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Mid-Morning Art Thread
Flirtation
Giovanni Battista Torriglia
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 09:30 AM (gPWpV)
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:31 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 09:31 AM (gPWpV)
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)
In the background, Granny Clampett is watching to see what happens.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)
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Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 09:33 AM (g8Ew8)
In the background, Granny Clampett is watching to see what happens.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
She's hoping Elly Mae gets hitched so she can get her house back.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 09:33 AM (gPWpV)
Posted by: Prelude To Alpenporn? at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (0xIB4)
Posted by: Butt-Head at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (7Q7Ca)
And he's smoking a pipe!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)
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Posted by: Dumb Clucks at January 22, 2026 09:36 AM (oftw2)
Needlecraft puns- GO!
Posted by: muldoon at January 22, 2026 09:36 AM (qgHp7)
"Annabelle Prepares To Yank Out Sam's Infected Molar With Yarn"
Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (iJfKG)
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When I walked into the exam room, I asked what kind of string they would tie to the doorknob to extract the tooth.
In hindsight, that might have been easier. I didn't feel pain in my jaw, but my neck got a workout as he pried the first fragment out. After that, the rest came out on its own.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (0xIB4)
I love the wide plank!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (n9ltV)
"Malaga the Witch Queen Cackles and Rubs Her Hands in Anticipation For The Moment When Her Young Ward Sylfinia Pluges the Thirteen Needles of Sorrow Into Her Victim and Makes Him Her Zombie Slave"
Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)
Needlecraft puns- GO!
Posted by: muldoon at January 22, 2026
***
Looks OK to my eye
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 22, 2026 09:38 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: dantesed at January 22, 2026 09:38 AM (Oy/m2)
Nice splash of happy blue in front of her. Dab of threatening red about to come around the corner. A hint of real yellow in her dress. A little light from the window.
Otherwise, again, dim and brown. It was the sepia age.
Chicken, therefore art.😶🍗
Posted by: mindful webworker is raw umbridge at January 22, 2026 09:38 AM (P0/oa)
Don't try to pull the wool over my eyes...I see what you are up to!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 09:38 AM (n9ltV)
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Posted by: huerfano
Sure, when a GUY watches he's a creeper cuck incel, but when a woman watches, she caring and sweet!
Posted by: Red Pill Wisdom at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (ZOv7s)
It’s a skill too. One that the younger generation hasn’t been able to figure out. Kinda sad.
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Posted by: muldoon
There goes Muldoon, trying to hem in the comments so he can create a cheap limerick at our expense.
Posted by: Prediction Expert at January 22, 2026 09:40 AM (oftw2)
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Posted by: George Costanza
I've been there! We call it sausage fencing, though.
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at January 22, 2026 09:40 AM (JCZqz)
The knitting era.
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The Morning Report — 1/22/26
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) commented on the possibility of a government shutdown over ICE by saying that, among “things that we believe are appropriate in this instance, are demanding be part of any final bill,” would be a requirement that “ICE should not be able to storm houses of worship, hospitals, and schools.”The unmitigated chutzpocrisy of this radioactive glittering turd is so unbearable that even Ray Charles wearing iridium-coated Raybans could feel a searing pain in his eye sockets were he watching from the surface of a supernova 5 billion light years from earth, Storming houses of Worship, hospitals and schools?! Not even a single peep when Don Lemon who might have organized and led a band of "agitators" and stormed into a Minneapolis church over the weekend to "protest" ICE's rounding up of criminal illegal aliens in that city in particular and all over the nation in general. Ditto the raking of police stations with gunfire as well as synagogues and religious schools with little children in them. The words "agitators" and "protest are in quotes because this was an act of dictionary and legal definition terrorism carried out by terrorists. Irrespective of the fact that this might have been the church where the priest was identified as supposedly being in the employ or otherwise working with ICE, the act of violently and loudly bursting into a church during a service to shriek at the parishioners is beyond abhorrent. It is straight up evil. Asking Hakeem Jeffries what he thinks of this is a waste of breath. His silence speaks volumes. He like all the other demonic vermin in the coven known as the Democrat party are cheering this on.
Well, there's terrorism, there's state-sponsored terrorism and then there's this!
Gov. JB Pritzker, in a statement, said the allegations “raise serious concerns for people struggling to maintain housing — and the communities that have been profiled and relentlessly targeted by the federal government during its violent immigration enforcement operations. State law prohibits discrimination, and that includes aiding or abetting conduct intended to interfere with housing and civil rights. Illinois will not tolerate conduct that puts anyone in Illinois at risk of discrimination or harm.” To be clear about what’s going on here, the Pritzker regime in Illinois has decided to define cooperation with federal law enforcement as a form of illegal discriminatory conduct that it can penalize. After demonstrating that landlords can be penalized for tipping off ICE, then it’ll be the turn of other small businesses, and then finally cooperating with ICE will be deemed a ‘hate crime’.Meh. This is from the same people who created the Garland Archipelago and rounded up anyone who was within 5 miles of the Capitol on January 6th 2021 for the crime of protesting the election the Democrats stole. Just as no Democrats will ever face justice let alone go to prison for all their crimes, you can bet that this landlord is going to be sent straight to Joliet Prison courtesy of a rigged prosecutor, Judge and jury. The message is now loud and clear, the Democrats now run Barter Town, they have proclaimed themselves Master/Blaster and Aunty Entity rolled into one. Defy them and one way or another it's (finger across neck in slicing motion).
Frey said, “In Minneapolis, we will not cooperate with ICE or any federal agency around immigration enforcement work, we will not. And there’s a good reason, by the way, that we won’t, and it’s not just the moral imperative here, it’s also the fact that I want our police officers focusing on safety.”If Jacob Frey is not arrested and charged with insurrection, and the Insurrection Act invoked, then the next church that is targeted by Leftists will have parishioners shot to ribbons.
As CBD and I discussed on the latest episode of the podcast, linked here and in the sidebar as well as at the usual outlets listed at the bottom of this post, every decent God-fearing American, arm yourself to the teeth and carry when you go to church or synagogue. Have a great day. And lastly, a quick shout-out and a huge thank you for your continued support in hitting our tip jar. It truly is appreciated more than you can know.
- CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
- Prigmore faces up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines.
Radical Charged With Unhinged Threats to Kill Trump, ICE, and ‘MAGA Republicans.’ - . . . The church invasion is the place for DOJ to make its stand and to enforce federal criminal laws, but more needs to be known about Lemon’s role in the crime.
Don Lemon: Criminal? Journalist? or Both - The useful idiots haven’t yet figured out that they’re just cannon fodder.
Democrat Politicians Sacrifice More Pawns - States are not allowed simply to thwart or undermine federal laws they don’t like. It’s treasonous, and should be treated as such.
Minnesota Democrats Are Creating A Nullification Crisis Over Immigration - On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NSDAP’s “Morning (Intern-Murderer) Joe,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) commented on the possibility of a government shutdown over ICE by saying that, among “things that we believe are appropriate in this instance, are demanding be part of any final bill,” would be a requirement that “ICE should not be able to storm houses of worship, hospitals, and schools.” — (And yet where was this filthy criminal degenerate when Don Yellow bitter fruit Lemon invaded and terrorized a Minneapolis church over the weekend? He was cheering it on - jjs)
Jeffries on Shutdown over ICE: We Won’t Vote for Funding Without Changes, Including Making Churches Off Limits* * * * * - The BlackRock CEO spearheaded many initiatives the president is fighting to upend.
Larry Fink Led The Charge For Woke Capital. Why Does Trump Love Him So Much
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY, DEMOCRAT VIOLENT INSURRECTION RIOTS - ICE and other federal immigration officials began “Operation Catch of the Day” as Wednesday dawned with coordinated raids in counties all over the Democrat-led state. The campaign was peaceful and without widespread protests or obstruction by leftist activists because local police departments were assisting the federal forces in their duties.
Immigration Agents Sweep Across Maine with Local Police Help Despite Dem Gov’s Orders to Stop
- In a legal memo issued last month, Ellison told sheriffs across the state that they were not permitted to sign 287(g) agreements with ICE, claiming that only county boards of commissioners could do so.
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Tries to Stop Sheriffs from Turning Criminal Illegal Aliens Over to ICE Agents
- What’s playing out in Minneapolis and other major cities controlled by Democrats is as simple as this: That party willfully ignored our nation’s laws to import millions of destitute foreigners for the purpose of loading them up with welfare and earning their political support, and now that they’re out of power, they’re trying to keep their new constituents here by any means possible.
Democrats Created An Unconstrained Immigration Problem. It Requires An ‘Unconstrained’ Solution
- Frey said, “In Minneapolis, we will not cooperate with ICE or any federal agency around immigration enforcement work, we will not. And there’s a good reason, by the way, that we won’t, and it’s not just the moral imperative here, it’s also the fact that I want our police officers focusing on safety.” (When will this dangerous treasonous criminal be thrown into a dungeon to rot? - jjs)
Frey: There’s ‘Moral Imperative’ to Not Cooperate with Feds on Immigration Enforcement Work
- Landlord who tipped off ICE about illegal alien gang members faces investigation.
Gov. Pritzker Defines Tipping Off ICE as Illegal ‘Discrimination” (Just call it "Affirmative Action," Winning! - jjs) IRAN ON the BRINK?! - The WSJ: “Those deployments may be the start of a broader buildup that would give Trump the firepower to strike Iran should he choose to use them.”
Trump Considers “Decisive” Options Against Iran as U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Fighter Jets Head to Middle East
- The chants echoing through the streets of Iran today leave no room for ambiguity. The people have made an unequivocal statement: they reject the monarchy as a relic of the past and the current theocracy as a pillar of oppression.
The Irreversible Tide: Iran’s Steady March toward Democratic Revolution
- From Syria to Gaza to Iran, Qatar is hijacking the Trump administration.
Why Are We Following Qatar’s Foreign Policy on Iran?
- Who, exactly, will come to the Mullahs' defense?
Is an Attack on Iran a Declaration of War Against the ‘Entire Islamic World?’ THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE - Independent journalist Nick Shirley was on Capitol Hill Wednesday with a blunt message for Washington: Americans have reached their breaking point. Testifying before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, Shirley said he was there “on behalf of all hardworking, law-abiding, taxpaying citizens here inside of the United States,” and he made clear that patience with government waste and fraud has evaporated.
Nick Shirley Goes Nuclear During Fraud Hearing on Capitol Hill
- Dead last in America’s favorability poll.
Somalis Now the Least Desirable Immigrant Group
- “Props to Democrats for submitting a one-page bill that simply says ‘make fraud legal.’ It’s almost like this bill was intentionally written to recreate the conditions for the Somali Daycare scandal.”
New Virginia Bill on Federal Benefits Draws Comparisons to Minnesota’s Alleged Fraud DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE - The moment came during Wednesday’s Supreme Court oral arguments in Trump v. Cook, which centers around a request brought by the Trump administration to pause a lower court injunction preventing Cook’s removal. As The Federalist previously reported, Trump fired Cook in August over allegations that she committed mortgage fraud prior to joining the Fed.
At SCOTUS, Lisa Cook’s Attorney Admits Trump Can Fire His Client From The Fed
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Trump v. Cook, the case testing whether President Trump can fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook based on allegations of mortgage fraud. Justice Brett Kavanaugh expressed concern that granting the president too much deference in removal decisions would effectively create at-will firing authority, rendering the Federal Reserve Act’s “for cause” requirement meaningless. But Kavanaugh’s worry overlooks the law’s actual check on presidential abuse: the Senate confirmation process.
Lisa Cook’s Supreme Court Case Shines Spotlight on the Senate’s Forgotten Fed Veto CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY - With four murders and several other shootings, the year is not starting out well for Macon, Georgia.
Yet Another Macon Murder-Funeral
- Mexico's cooperation signals a new willingness to crack down on cartel crimes alongside the United States.
Dozens Of Mexican Cartel Fugitives Flown To The U.S. To Face Justice
- Authorities shut down 24 industrial-scale laboratories and seized approximately 1,000 tons of chemicals used to produce street drugs like MDMA, cathinone amphetamine and methamphetamine, according to a Europol press release. Officials said they arrested 85 suspects. The criminal activities allegedly generated enormous profits. Traffickers were seeing 30-fold returns on the resources invested, Europol’s European Serious Organised Crime Centre head Andy Kraag told DW. (RELATED: Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin Extradited To U.S. After Elaborate Mexico-To-Russia Escape Plot)
European Police Bust Major Drug Ring, Arrest Dozens Across Continent FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH - Joke's over.
FCC Closes the Political Comedian Loophole* * * * * - Yuval Noah Harari is really saying AI is going to conquer God. (Pfft, the Beatles were bigger than GOd first! - jjs)
World Economic Forum Speaker Says, ‘AI Will Take Over Religion’ RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, - An estimated 1.6 billion barrels of oil and 28.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in famous Permian Basin may now be technically recoverable,..showing while resources matter, innovation can make all the difference. (Drill it like your prom date was Ann Margret in fishnets and stiletto heels! - jjs)
U.S. Geological Survey Report Shows Massive Untapped Oil, Gas Reserves in Texas
- America can’t defend its jets, grid, or future by outsourcing critical minerals; responsible domestic mining is a national security imperative, not an environmental indulgence.
America Can’t Secure Its Future on Imported Minerals THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH - Grassley, who serves as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote in a Jan. 20 letter to a constituent that he doesn’t think Washington, D.C., needs to interfere in elections.
Chuck Grassley Backtracks After He Appears To Oppose Federal Voter ID Laws In Leaked Letter
- . . . a seemingly innocuous program to entice foreign investors became a massive operation for laundering foreign donations to American politicians, primarily Democrats. The plot revolved around a program established by the 1990 Immigration Act called the Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) visa. It was ostensibly intended to encourage foreign investors to put big money into American business and job creation.
CCP SPY $$$ SPIGOT EXPOSED: How a U.S. Visa Program Designed by a Chinese Spy Lets Beijing Funnel Money into American Elections L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN - Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna asked U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer to let them weigh in as “friends of the court” and appoint a special master or monitor to oversee the DOJ’s public release of records under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed in November.
Federal Judge Tells Massie, Khanna To Pound Sand On Expediting Epstein Files Release DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY - New York Dems prepare to wipe out only remaining Republican congresswoman for racial justice.
Gov’s Judge Rules Existence of Republicans in New York ‘Unconstitutional’
- His response about his security deposit raises additional questions.
Mamdani’s Strange Answer at Gracie Mansion
- James Fishback claimed his DC condo as a primary residence through 2025 and voted there in 2020, records show. Florida's constitution requires gubernatorial candidates to have lived in the state for seven consecutive years.
Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Accused of 'Grooming' Minor May Not Even Be Eligible For Election
POLITICS - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took aim at California Governor Gavin Newsom during a speech at the World Economic Forum this week, focusing on Newsom’s economic record, his presence in Davos alongside Alex Soros, and his handling of issues such as homelessness, budget deficits, and pandemic-era policies.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Roasts Gavin Newsom at WEF: ‘Patrick Bateman Meets Sparkle Beach Ken’
- American ingrate.
Michele Still Whining That America’s ‘Not Ready’ For Female President (We're ready for an American Maggie Thatcher, you sick, grifting shit-whore - jjs) MADURO TAKEN DOWN - As is often the case these days, there are sharp political differences by party affiliation, perhaps due to what some have called the “Trump effect.“
49% Of Americans Back Trump’s Decision To Arrest Venezuelan Dictator Maduro: I&I/TIPP Poll ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Hamas must disarm or ‘be blown away very quickly’ (Ugh, enough with the bluster Mr. President, it's getting old - jjs)
IDF Discovers ‘Dozens of Weapons’ in Gaza Compound, Indicating Hamas Has No Plans To Disarm as US Begins Phase Two of Peace Plan FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL - “This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st,” he added.
Trump Announces ‘Framework of a Future Deal’ Regarding Greenland, ‘Entire Arctic Region’
- Hat tip to commenter TCN in Alaska for this overlooked perspective on the Greenland issue - jjs
Alaska vs. Greenland: Two Inuit homelands, two systems—and very different outcomes
- From a commenter/reader with Denmark's own intel agency's assessment. Big thanks!
DDIS’s annual risk assessment, INTELLIGENCE OUTLOOK, outlines the external conditions impacting the security and interests of the Kingdom of Denmark
- There are powerful strategic reasons for this potential acquisition.
Why Trump Wants Greenland and Why You Should, Too
- America can secure its Arctic interests through partnership, not plunder—working with Denmark and Greenland as trusted allies rather than proving that power makes right.
Reconciling US Needs vs. Danish Claims
- Trump was speaking directly to the Americans who are still determined to put their country first and let Europe stew in its own juices.
Trump slams globalist leaders to their faces at Davos—and they deserve it
- The Trump White House has hinted at possible land strikes against cartels for several months. However, President Trump’s remarks at Davos are the latest and most direct confirmation that the U.S. military will soon take direct action against cartel operations on land.
Trump Confirms Land Strikes on Cartels Are Coming.
- The POTUS confronts the strategic blunder that London should never have made.
Trump Finally Acts on Britain’s Chagos Folly DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS - The president's announcement comes as the United States moves military assets to the Middle East in preparation for a potential strike against Iran
Trump Announces Order of ‘25 Brand New’ B-2 Bombers, More Than Doubling Arsenal HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE - Clusters of cases are also reported in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia.
South Carolina Measles Outbreak is Epicenter of Nationwide Case Surge
- The move could also decrease high ER wait times.
How The FDA Is Working To Get More Meds Over The Counter And Lower Your Prices FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY - The amendment was offered to a government funding bill making its way through the House.
House Republican Takes Action To Codify Trump’s Order Protecting Kids From Trans Procedures CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE - Christian Toto: Pam Grier, Rep. James Clyburn utter outrageous claims that go unquestioned
‘The View’ Sinks to a New Low … and Then Another
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Find another squirrel.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 07:31 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 22, 2026 07:32 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 22, 2026 07:32 AM (bQ4nt)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)
Download & use it. Report ICE activities in muslim neighborhoods and mosques.
Sit back and watch the fireworks.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 07:33 AM (gPWpV)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 07:33 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 07:33 AM (gPWpV)
JJS, I really like Chutzpocrisy much better than DARVO. Adding to the dictionary.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 07:35 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 22, 2026 07:35 AM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 07:35 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:36 AM (u82oZ)
Arrests are coming within hours.
Posted by: They said two days ago at January 22, 2026 07:37 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 07:37 AM (U2OZr)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at January 22, 2026 07:37 AM (53oGX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:37 AM (RIvkX)
Oh, so you are stuck in the coal mines this morning, living in the company house, shopping at the company store, and wondering when your back pain and persistent cough will end.
Please, tell us all who has the better economy. You can go back to the dawn of human history if you can't think of any current example.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 07:38 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Col Kilgore at January 22, 2026 07:40 AM (Q+gd/)
g'mornin' again, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 22, 2026 07:41 AM (tljrc)
Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 07:41 AM (vFG9F)
"Well, kiddo, the Democrats were willing to shed blood to protect illegal aliens."
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 07:42 AM (jjoN6)
The tighter they clutch at the reins of power, the more it slips away as more people are disgusted with them.
Then there is Pritzker who is making Jabba the Hutt look like a humanitarian.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 22, 2026 07:44 AM (2GVsD)
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European Police Bust Major Drug Ring, Arrest Dozens Across Continent
And all that was required was for a President to actually fight the "War on Drugs".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)
I do like the Babylon Bee's Pentecostal Church Riot story.
Though I don't disagree that it is evil, this is mild compared to their usual interaction with the church: vandalism, arson, shootings, banning worship due to the flu, etc.
A few of the reasons we are hearing of this one is because Don Lemond was feeling he wasn't getting enough attention, and BLM coffers needing replenishment so they field a fund raising stunt.
We are just playing along with the Rage Bait for neurochemical addition reasons:
• Trigger → Anger → Adrenaline surge
•Expression → Social Reward → Dopamine hit
• Withdrawal → Craving for next trigger
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 07:47 AM (a4flb)
Timmy Walz had Keith Ellison take over as special prosecutor in Derek Chauvin's felony kneeling case, where he upped the murder charges and dropped the manslaughter option for the jury, thus ensuring a murder conviction.
Posted by: Ignoramus at January 22, 2026 07:48 AM (dtajH)
JJ must have a mind that is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives. Just like me.
Posted by: Hedley Lamarr at January 22, 2026 07:48 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 22, 2026 07:49 AM (+kWhq)
We need to close the loophole and make voting meaningful and true. Fraud has robbed the nation of the wisdom of a lot of people saying this is stupid, and good leaders not getting elected.
Looking at Virginia, the new real stakeholders are looters, wreckers, and criminals.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:49 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at January 22, 2026 07:50 AM (DDJSl)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 22, 2026 07:50 AM (2GVsD)
HOLY HELL. JB Pritzker just went nuclear on Trump: “Donald Trump and his bootlickers have torn down the Department of Education from the inside. Books are being banned. History is being erased. And Donald Trump and his cronies can f*** all the way off.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signs Clean Slate Act into law. All nonviolent felony records will be automatically sealed starting in 2031.
So, he's speed-running all the Left activist checkboxes: dropping F-bombs to sound tough, Trump=Nazi, protecting felons, protecting illegals. He's definitely preparing to
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 22, 2026 07:50 AM (ycI94)
Remember this every time you wonder why the DOJ doesn't accomplish more. Between insurrectionist employees and rogue judges they still have to deal with THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE THIS WEEK!!!! which so many people were wetting themselves over.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 07:51 AM (ExV1e)
Always preparing to fight World War Two.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 07:51 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 22, 2026 07:49 AM (+kWhq)
Seems that way. not sure if it's signed sealed and delivered but the announcement is that it's more or less a done thing. Is dotted and Tees to be crossed.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 22, 2026 07:51 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 22, 2026 07:52 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:53 AM (u82oZ)
BTW, I saw The Unmitigated Chutzpocrisy of Radioactive Glittering Turd open for The Mazeltones at Red Sea Jazz Festival 2018.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:53 AM (nXhai)
Always preparing to fight World War Two.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 07:51 AM (a4flb)
Better we have 25,000 new ICE agents. And it can be that Internal Security force that Obama wanted with double the funding of the War Dept.!!!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 22, 2026 07:54 AM (x0n13)
And blow your top like Spindletop's gusher - 100 ft into the air for 9 straight days.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 22, 2026 07:54 AM (wVcYX)
We have given the Illinois Governor priority access to the nation's butter reserve stockpile.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:53 AM (nXhai)
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I was at Rhoda Goldman Plaza yesterday and the Mazeltones were there! Not kidding.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: They said two days ago at January 22, 2026 07:37 AM (vFG9F)
1. They have to know who to arrest.
2. They have to get a federal judge to sign off on an arrest warrant.
Read step 2 again. Ask yourself if anything has happened over the past year or so making you question the dedication of federal judges to the rule of law.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 07:56 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 07:56 AM (dMEty)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
He got A deal. I have a feeling it's not Greenland becoming US territory. He left plenty of wiggle-room on what he would accept. Some kind of treaty guaranteeing US control of surrounding waters, mineral rights, right to build military facilities and station troops. Basically, all the rights and activities he wanted, but not official ownership of the land.
Posted by: Military Moron at January 22, 2026 07:56 AM (ycI94)
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Wait, Chuck U. Schumer is finally going to jail?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:57 AM (nXhai)
Posted by: Cray Cray at January 22, 2026 07:57 AM (UM59F)
What are JB Pritzker's thoughts on Virginia HB 333 which requires schools to teach:
• that the 2020 Election was the purest most responsible election ever held;
• banning the word "peaceful" when describing J6 demonstrations,
• must include the words "unprecedented violent attack on United States democratic institutions, infrastructure and representatives"
This is not only to be taught, but a criminal act not to include this in all Virginia instruction materials.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 07:57 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 07:56 AM (dMEty)
THe original deal was to swap Minnesota for it along with all the Somalians.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 22, 2026 07:57 AM (x0n13)
In: Orangeland
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 22, 2026 07:58 AM (wVcYX)
Somalis Now the Least Desirable Immigrant Group
AWFLs and Dems are glad there were not listed as a choice.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 22, 2026 07:58 AM (gbOdA)
Can you imagine yourself barging into a congregation and interrupting the prayer service to make a demonstration?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:58 AM (RIvkX)
You might be thinking of the B-21 Raider because Trump has requested more funding to get the Raider into service quicker. With a possible IOC of the end of this year.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 22, 2026 07:59 AM (2GVsD)
So all those Icebacks won't become US citizens?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 07:59 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Cray Cray at January 22, 2026 07:57 AM (UM59F)
You forget who runs the courts? But then again, federal terrorism and civil rights violations charges. Throw the book at them and make them go bankrupt. Of course, Soros et al will be there win lots of money to bail them out.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 22, 2026 07:59 AM (x0n13)
"Well, kiddo, the Democrats were willing to shed blood to protect illegal aliens."
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 07:42 AM (jjoN6)
https://youtu.be/yWxJBaviwkc - Asmongold clip, 2.5 minutes, includes an ICE agent specifically telling protesters that they're protecting a pedo.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:00 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
Meh. I'd agree if he was ordering a bunch of new B-52s. Updated/modern B2s will have key uses in Trump's style of precise strikes on difficult nations/targets.
Or war with China.
Posted by: Military Moron at January 22, 2026 08:00 AM (ycI94)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:00 AM (ExV1e)
Fink is a business man and rode the DEI wave because he thought that would be profitable for him, his company and his clients. Now he and his company are going all in on nuclear power because AI and data centers need immense amount of power. DEI is no longer profitable so it's yesterday's news
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 22, 2026 08:00 AM (PTsqM)
White women in Minnesota telling a black ICE agent he is a race traitor for arresting illegals.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 22, 2026 08:01 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 08:01 AM (y4wXR)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:02 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Just Wondering at January 22, 2026 08:02 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Military Moron at January 22, 2026 07:56 AM (ycI94)
No problem with this. As long as the red Chinese and Russians are kept the hell out of our hemisphere.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 22, 2026 08:03 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 22, 2026 08:03 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 22, 2026 07:51 AM (x0n13)
More importantly, not sure if an agreement with the rest of NATO is worth the paper its written on.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:03 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 22, 2026 08:01 AM (2GVsD)
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The thought process behind that utterance is twisted to the point of being fascinating.
The lack of self awareness to start.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:04 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 22, 2026 08:04 AM (ycI94)
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Brilliant! Let's raise food prices!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:05 AM (L/fGl)
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FACE act violations, probably. Misdemeanors.
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) intentionally injuring, intimidating, or interfering with, or attempting to injure, intimidate, or interfere, any person by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction because that person is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from, obtaining or providing reproductive health services; (2) intentionally injuring, intimidating, or interfering with, or attempting to injure, intimidate, or interfere, any person by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship; or (3) intentionally damaging or destroying the property of a facility, or attempting to do so, because such facility provides reproductive health services, or intentionally damaging or destroying the property of a place of religious worship.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 08:05 AM (U2OZr)
Posted by: Military Moron at January 22, 2026 08:06 AM (ycI94)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 22, 2026 08:00 AM (PTsqM)”
Same thing applies to the climate change / net zero nonsense. The Lords of Industry and Commerce are suddenly dropping all that like a hot potato.
Kind of funny to watch the True Believers who haven’t figured that out yet.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 08:06 AM (y4wXR)
About a years worth.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 22, 2026 08:07 AM (gbOdA)
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Brilliant! Let's raise food prices!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:05 AM (L/fGl)
How about also paying people to buy & eat less food? Work on the demand curve as well? Al Gore is a putz!
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 22, 2026 08:07 AM (wVcYX)
There is a lot to unpack from that one small statement.
The most interesting, that clearly needs more definition, is the term "race traitor".
First of all, these knuckleheads consider "Islam" to be a race, they routinely group Hispanics as "White" when booking them as criminals, and think that someone who has a white mother and an unknown black father is "black" (who might not even be, himself one hundred percent black)
But the word "traitor"... especially in the context of immigration status and nationality. My immediate thought is if we keep "traitor" in its somewhat original form, she literally is considering this person's immigration to be included in an act of war and a bona fide invasion
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 08:08 AM (a4flb)
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Brilliant! Let's raise food prices!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:05 AM (L/fGl)
Unspoken: Al Gore wants the government to tax more so that it can give still more food money to favored groups to overcome the increase in food prices caused by the government taxing people more to pay farmers to not grow food and, thereby, making more people more dependent on government.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:09 AM (ExV1e)
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Brilliant! Let's raise food prices!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:05 AM (L/fGl)
Seems to be a common theme with Progressives.
Let us have LESS stuff so that the STUFF we have is more better and pricier.
See Roosevelt Depression Schemes.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 22, 2026 08:09 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 08:06 AM (y4wXR)
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We'll put thuh klymuht in a lock box.....
-Al Gore
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:09 AM (RIvkX)
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FACE act violations, probably. Misdemeanors.
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit:
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 08:05 AM (U2OZr)
FACE Act is not gonna be misdemeanors, I don't think...that's what's taken awhile...
"Felonies: Subsequent violations, or actions involving the use of force, threats, or causing injury, can be charged as felonies, carrying penalties of up to 3 years in prison for repeat offenses and up to 10 years if injury is involved.
Conspiracy Charges: In some cases, the Department of Justice has charged FACE Act violations alongside "conspiracy against rights," which are felony charges that can lead to10 years or more in federal prison."
Posted by: Nova Local at January 22, 2026 08:11 AM (tOcjL)
About a years worth.
I don't know why it we should keep it in the ground serving no one. Use it. The trajectory the world is going, I'm not sure the following generations will either deserve it or know what to do with it.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 08:11 AM (a4flb)
I would do that only in a mosque, after the Imam preached Jihad, and my wife was killed as a result by a parishioner. Since I am now a widower, that will not come up.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:11 AM (u82oZ)
BLM is in it mostly for the money.
AWFL's are in it for something far more evil.
BLM simply wants to be rich, have large mansions and be able to break the law at will.
AWFL's have serious mental health issues, and lash out at the basic core of rational thinking.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 08:11 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 08:12 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:12 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Military Moron at January 22, 2026 08:06 AM (ycI94)
Nope, seems like Denmark IS handing over the land our military base is on...it will now fully be recognized as US land, not Denmark land with no Denmark flag flown on it. Not sure if we're getting a spot for a 2nd base as well.
Posted by: Nova Local at January 22, 2026 08:12 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 22, 2026 08:07 AM (wVcYX)
Or... paying fewer people less money for food.
It's already been pointed out that many school districts will supply 3 meals per day, including holidays and weekends (all paid for with tax dollars), to students but the food stamp benefits (all paid for with tax dollars) weren't lowered a penny in response. It's not like the people getting that money aren't gonna spend it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)
Ok, that's funny right there. He's a mental midget with a microphone, and little else, and always will be.
Best is to point and laugh.
Otherwise, a fine AM. Bought gas & road use diesel - $2.09/gas, $2.79/diesel. I'm really amazed. Lower transportation costs are really, really helping with.... everything.
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:12 AM (XuXeR)
At the same time Trump wants GLP-1 to be cheaper so people will eat less.
I'm seeing a common theme here.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 08:14 AM (a4flb)
Everyone "different" is a "race" to these clowns. "Racism" has, for so long, been the #1 cudgel with which to beat down... well, anyone. It's become a joke, really.
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:15 AM (XuXeR)
Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.
Hope your local governments are prepared for possible power outages. Not sure if you are set to get an ice storm.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:15 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 08:11 AM (iMotb)
Because they've spent their whole lives believing that they're princesses and people won't treat them like one. Dammit.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:15 AM (ExV1e)
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The misdemeanors are easy to prove, but there's no guarantee even those would land convictions in MN. Not with the judicial coup in place.
Felonies would be even harder, and less likely to land a conviction with. But certainly carry more "weight."
But, yea, you're probably right. What went down inside that church sort of crosses a line.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 08:15 AM (U2OZr)
Posted by: Nova Local
That seems a pretty wise compromise as well, if true. It's a tiny piece of land, easy for future Dems to reverse. I'd hope Trump gets more than that, as it doesn't meet his stated strategic needs for US long-term defense.
Posted by: Military Moron at January 22, 2026 08:16 AM (ycI94)
No panties either.
Posted by: Bill Clinton, OG sex pest at January 22, 2026 08:17 AM (n+1Zi)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 08:17 AM (NpAcC)
After playing a clip of Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Goldberg said, “The 25th Amendment. It’s time, it’s time, it’s time.”
Co-host Sunny Hostin said, “To that point, Whoopi, you would be in a lot of company, you believe at this point that the president of the United States may not have his full faculty?”
Goldberg said, “I felt that before now.”
Co-host Joy Behar said, “But the cherry on the cake was yesterday.”
Goldberg said, “There’s been a lot of cherries on the cakes. There have been several. The cherries on this cake are enormous. There are so many. The lines in the sand. I mean, it looks like a stamp there’s so many lines in the sand.”
. . . .
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said, “As a dose of reality, his Cabinet is squarely with him.”
Goldberg said, “And it’s time for them to go, to.”
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Well, there's no arguing with common sense.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:17 AM (L/fGl)
We may...or may not get ice during the weekend.
If we do, it will be a sh*t-Show on the roads as all the recent arrivals from the northeast head out, confident of their driving prowess.
And encounter.......coastal S.C rednecks.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 08:17 AM (iMotb)
Am going to Kroger this morning for my regular Friday shopping on Thursday. I do hope the scavenging bastards have left some things on the shelves.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 22, 2026 08:17 AM (wVcYX)
Arrest those "church protesters." Even if a jury does not convict, the process is the punishment. We can learn from the Left.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:18 AM (u82oZ)
Yep. Daddy's little girl can do no wrong.
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:18 AM (XuXeR)
Any conviction will be difficult. Felony charges leave more room for plea deals, and require a lot more time and money to fight. Make the process the punishment.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 22, 2026 08:18 AM (ycI94)
I think it was hoe_math that claimed that their destructive actions are supposed to be triggers for White Men to do something.
Sort of like them setting up their boyfriends to get in a fight at the bar over them. They want to break things so that he can demonstrate himself as worthy of fixing them.
Getting shot in the face was not the expected outcome for the last AWFL to break something.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 08:18 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: MJ at January 22, 2026 08:19 AM (XOmY9)
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The misdemeanors are easy to prove, but there's no guarantee even those would land convictions in MN. Not with the judicial coup in place.
Felonies would be even harder, and less likely to land a conviction with. But certainly carry more "weight."
But, yea, you're probably right. What went down inside that church sort of crosses a line.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 08:15 AM (U2OZr)
You charge high and then plead to the misdemeanors to try to get something b/c some person may think their jury will not be the one to go along with the nullifying...and then others tend to follow.
Posted by: Nova Local at January 22, 2026 08:19 AM (tOcjL)
I'm seeing a common theme here.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
Well, Joe Stalin had a plan.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:19 AM (L/fGl)
Amazing how two days of bad weather is touted as a fearful end of civilization. Get a grip, please.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:19 AM (u82oZ)
And entities will be underwriting the terrorist's defense and those cash movements can be traced back to a RICO candidate NGO.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 08:20 AM (a4flb)
True, but she seems to have settled down right after that.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 08:20 AM (iMotb)
Treasure secretary is becoming a National Treasure.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 08:20 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Nova Local at January 22, 2026 08:12 AM (tOcjL)
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Trump is establishing protectorates. Classic old school geopolitics. Let the locals run the day to day operations, govern themselves and give us unlimited rights of exclusive access.
No more nation-building..
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:20 AM (ZOv7s)
More than just that one. Patterned after the UK's Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus is the way unnamed senior administration officials have described it.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 22, 2026 08:21 AM (Y1sOo)
This. FWIW, the "forecasting" bit has gone all in on modeling, and no one actually tracks observable data anymore (hey, shut down weather stations, we've got satellites), so a forecast *looks at calendar* 3 days out is... crap.
Seriously garbage.
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:21 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 07:56 AM (dMEty)
THe original deal was to swap Minnesota for it along with all the Somalians.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 22, 2026 07:57 AM (x0n13)
Even if we just got rid of MN that’d be a net positive! And BTW I have friends and family in that state…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 22, 2026 08:21 AM (/iXAp)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:21 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 22, 2026 08:21 AM (Orcpq)
Treasure secretary is becoming a National Treasure.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 08:20 AM (NpAcC)
His zinger quip is solid gold.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 22, 2026 08:21 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 22, 2026 07:50 AM (ycI94)
No AWFL is going to vote for his bloated, ugly ass in the Primaries.
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 08:22 AM (6Uni8)
This. FWIW, the "forecasting" bit has gone all in on modeling, and no one actually tracks observable data anymore (hey, shut down weather stations, we've got satellites), so a forecast *looks at calendar* 3 days out is... crap.
Seriously garbage.
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:21 AM (XuXeR)
I see you live in NoVa.
Posted by: Nova Local at January 22, 2026 08:22 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 08:17 AM (NpAcC)
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Cholula on eggs. Tapatio on tacos. Sriracha on ramen.
This is known.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:22 AM (RIvkX)
Treasure secretary is becoming a National Treasure.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 08:20 AM (NpAcC)
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The most catty creature on earth is a raging queen. It combines feminine spite with masculine combativeness.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:22 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:22 AM (L/fGl)
1) Trump reveals SS referral for MTG tipping off Code Pink to his visit to a restaurant.
2) Muduro gets snatched while the Chinese trade delegation is in town, tracking their movements to confirm where Muduro was.
Spy vs. Spy.
Code Pink is heavily funded by the Chinese.
We in 1, told China we know and have mapped their network.
In 2, we told them they don't know how much we've mapped and, worse for them, they have no idea how extensive our spy network is.
Trump didn't show MTG a poll she'd lose the senate race--he showed her proof she's compromised and has taken money from and provided intel to China.
She blew up b/c she took it as a personal offense to call her friend Media Benjamin, a Chinese spy.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 22, 2026 08:23 AM (HXT0k)
This is true and there is another way to describe their behavior- cult.
The ones I know are completely *devoted* to the latest Democrat Narrative, even if it contradicts something they just believed in yesterday.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 08:23 AM (DgMqy)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 08:17 AM (NpAcC)
Yeehaw! -- Hilldawg
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:23 AM (ExV1e)
It's fun to bring up comments from *wait, 20 years ago?* to people who pushed that garbage.
Yeah, I'm kinda in the mood that more people deserve a nice punch in the face...
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:23 AM (XuXeR)
saw on lpcal Dallas news that the jury in the Uvalde, TX chief of poloce chikd endangerment trial returned a not guilty verdict on all 29 counts.
this was the guy in charge keeping other poloce out of the school while kids were being murdered. fucking coward.
Posted by: BifBewalski at January 22, 2026 08:24 AM (PnEh/)
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2h
Trump claims ‘Iran wants to talk, and we’ll talk’ as he rolls out Board of Peace https://trib.al/mbjwxUR
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 08:24 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: BifBewalski at January 22, 2026 08:24 AM (PnEh/)
Everyone "different" is a "race" to these clowns. "Racism" has, for so long, been the #1 cudgel with which to beat down... well, anyone. It's become a joke, really.
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:15 AM (XuXeR)
If they present it as a "race", they can act like it's a 1:1 counterpoint to Judiasm.
It's not, and it won't ever be.
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 08:25 AM (6Uni8)
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 08:25 AM (6Uni8)
Used to, yes, but now N of Houston.
"Cholula on eggs. Tapatio on tacos. Sriracha on ramen."
Heed these words. The spice must flow...
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:25 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 22, 2026 08:21 AM (/iXAp)
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Without the fraud it will vote like Wisconsin.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:25 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 22, 2026 08:26 AM (PTsqM)
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2h
Trump claims ‘Iran wants to talk, and we’ll talk’ as he rolls out Board of Peace https://trib.al/mbjwxUR
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 08:24 AM (ZxPkt)
Unfortunately President Trump does not seem to be aware of the concept of Taqqiya.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 22, 2026 08:26 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 08:17 AM (NpAcC)
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Cholula on eggs. Tapatio on tacos. Sriracha on ramen.
This is known.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:22 AM (RIvkX)
You're a regular gourmand! A hot sauce sommelier, even. You should write and submit to CBD a weekend food thread sometime.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 22, 2026 08:27 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 08:24 AM (ZxPkt)
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Trump is doing his trademark ambiguity while stalling for time so that more US assets are in place. Did it against Iran last year, and Venezuela this year. Iran can't disregard his overtures, but also can't be on alert indefinitely.
Panicans predicting a sellout are inadvertently helping Trump make his act more believable.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:27 AM (ZOv7s)
The Prosecutor screwed up the slam-dunk case. Probably deliberately. Put his name on a list.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:28 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 22, 2026 08:21 AM (Orcpq)
I took a geology course in college and a guest lecturer came in and pointed out that "at current usage rates and growth trends, we have about 25 years of oil left before we run out" has been the story since the 70s.
I was kind of surprised that someone in a modern US university would spout a truth like that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:28 AM (ExV1e)
Or Tawriyah.
Or Muruna.
Or Kitman.
Don't let Islam off the hook, they've got MULTIPLE different types of lying to the filthy kuffar, not just Taqiyya.
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 08:28 AM (6Uni8)
Nope. Just a legal name change. And some "certificate of co-habitation" or such.
Why does that matter?
B/c the $1.5 million GoFundMe is for "the widow and family of Renea Good."
You know how women almost always want to "burn the whole MFer down" in a divorce? The "if I can't have it, I'll make sure no one will" scorched earth?
Lesbo relationships are statistically, far more often violent and abusive.
And Becca is going to burn the whole MFer down once Renea's family says that $1.5 milli is theirs.
And the only way to do that is to void the GFM.
Meaning, Becca is going to release the whole vid, showing extensive criminal acts prior by Renea.
LOL
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 22, 2026 08:29 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 22, 2026 08:29 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 08:29 AM (wzUl9)
Walz and Frey Released 480 Plus Rapists and Murderers: Kristi Noem
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:29 AM (L/fGl)
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He's saying "nice doggie" while reaching for the big stick.
Let's not forget that Obama gutted the carrier force, supposedly "saving money" by scrapping ships and building new ones, but construction times were laughable. So now we have to wait for the Lincoln - which was busy near Taiwan - to steam to the Gulf.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:30 AM (ZOv7s)
"If somebody beats your a*s because you're being rude and disrespectful and causing division in this country that's causing distress and pain all over the streets and making people want to hurt one another!"
"As the expression goes, FAFO."
"BE CAREFUL. If you want to be a tough guy, there are plenty of tough guys out there."
"What are you, a bully now? What are you, a tough guy? Because you're talking to this kid who happens to be right, calling people illegals!"
"'They're called illegal aliens in the law.' And you know what? A long time ago, Republicans and Democrats switched to undocumented. Why? Because it seemed inhuman. That's why."
"What are you gonna do? What are you? You're a tough guy now, huh? I thought you were just supposed to be the simpering but, you know, open to conversation Trump defender."
"You want to see how somebody can make you stop saying illegal? And then what are you gonna do? Sue? Tough guy. How are you gonna enforce that?"
"You're not a tough guy, okay? Cont.
https://tinyurl.com/mv9smb36
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 08:30 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 22, 2026 08:27 AM (wVcYX)
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Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:31 AM (RIvkX)
This is cart > horse. No one seriously plans exploration/drilling/transportation 50 or 75 years out, so a quick glance at oil company plans gives the impression that yeah, there's about 25 years' worth "in the pipeline"...
Lots of smaht people ain't.
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:31 AM (XuXeR)
Any bartender is held to a higher standard of conduct than Walz and Frey.
Can they be arrested for aiding and abetting murders?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:31 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 22, 2026 08:32 AM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 08:24 AM (ZxPkt)
Unfortunately President Trump does not seem to be aware of the concept of Taqqiya.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 22, 2026 08:26 AM (x0n13)
Unless he's employing his own.
Note: I'm not suggesting that's the case but he has been known to play a little international three card monte.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:32 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 08:32 AM (6Uni8)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 08:32 AM (p9bn0)
https://nypost.com/covers/
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 08:32 AM (Yl2Ob)
Excellent. Stupidity (of the "donors") should hurt. I say ... get it up to a billion or so.
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 22, 2026 08:33 AM (PTsqM)
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Brilliant! Let's raise food prices!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:05 AM (L/fGl)
DC has been subsidizing non-grown crops since the 50's. This idea isn't new.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 08:33 AM (g8Ew8)
This is known.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:22 AM (RIvkX)
Or... in all cases... replace the spicy vinegar with good salsa.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)
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Always been a douchebag.
I pity his poor father z"l that he should have such a dummy for a son.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)
The technology I like is getting the waste heat and carbon dioxide from coal plants to make hydrocarbon producing algae thrive. Shell gave up on it, but it is a permanent solution for lack of hydrocarbons.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:33 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:34 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 22, 2026 08:32 AM (PTsqM)
Correct! Trump he call and say "we talk" so we talk. He number 1 GI!
Posted by: Kim Jong Dong, rocket man at January 22, 2026 08:34 AM (n+1Zi)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 08:35 AM (7Q7Ca)
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Wait. I thought if wymyns were in charge, there'd be peace.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:35 AM (L/fGl)
Well, then-Gov Andrew Cuomo did (in)famously declare that Republicans had no place in "his" state.
Which was my final impetus to leave.
Posted by: Delurker at January 22, 2026 08:35 AM (gtcuf)
Thank you for all the good wishes on the ONT. The Horde is wonderful.
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 08:35 AM (77rzZ)
Yet at the time, Grant was irate with him for taking so long, and considered firing him. Thomas had to deal with winter weather, but also wanted to break the back of Confederate resistance completely, and he did so, shattering Hood's army completely. It ceased to exist as an organized entity, but was instead reduced to scattered groups of disorganized stragglers.
Trump is moving behind the scenes, but also giving the left more rope to hang themselves. Each outrage further strengthens his hand. It's frustrating, but the left keeps stepping rakes, and being able to lock up Don Lemon is a hoot. The left is in a purity spiral, and allowing them to drive ever more normies into fits of rage is a good thing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:35 AM (ZOv7s)
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Bloody Mary wants to have words with you.
Posted by: pudinhead at January 22, 2026 08:36 AM (pLaQB)
I'm just really anxious to see these Iran mullah MFers be destroyed
in 1979 the US watched it all go south under the feckless weak-kneed 'leadership' of Jimmy Carter
we need to make this right
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 08:36 AM (ZxPkt)
Everything we’ve been told post 1960s is mostly bullshit. They just hammer it home over and over, and eventually, there are generations repeating bullshit as Received Wisdom
Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 08:36 AM (p9bn0)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:36 AM (u82oZ)
Vance is supposed to give a speech in Minneapolis today.
And regular military units have been advised to be prepared to deploy.
But no way does the left over-react to Vance's visit with violence and rioting.
And no way does Trump issue a proclamation that Frey and Walz restore order.
And no way do they refuse....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 22, 2026 08:37 AM (HXT0k)
Elizabeth I says "here, have a head"
Catherine TG says "hey, where's my horse"....
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:37 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Inventiveness to Infinity at January 22, 2026 08:37 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 22, 2026 08:32 AM (PTsqM)
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And they failed again and again.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:37 AM (ZOv7s)
we need to make this right
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 08:36 AM (ZxPkt)
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Now do Saigon!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Pamazon at January 22, 2026 08:38 AM (b5MGU)
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Wait. I thought if wymyns were in charge, there'd be peace.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:35 AM (L/fGl)
About 70% of college students think assassination acceptable.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 22, 2026 08:38 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Delurker at January 22, 2026 08:38 AM (gtcuf)
https://youtu.be/2_y1kT939CM - Asmongold clip, bit over 3 minutes.
If the agents sent had bothered to watch the woman's videos prior to going to her house, rather than treating the assignment like some BS exercise orchestrated by DC, they'd have informed her that lying to the FBI is a crime the first time she opened her mouth. But no, they do the bare minimum, accomplish nothing but keep their jobs.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:38 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:28 AM (ExV1e)
To plug a school I didn’t attend but have great respect for, the Texas Tech School of Law has a great oil and gas section, and has produced both written evidence and video seminars demonstrating how fracking technology has completely renewed the Permian Basin.
Not many people know that drilling has gotten much more efficient over the last few years. Rig count is no longer a useful metric; 400 modern drilling rigs can do what 1200 used to do.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 08:39 AM (y4wXR)
we need to make this right
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 08:36 AM (ZxPkt)
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I'm pretty sure that Trump has internalized a great deal of anger over that affront to American dignity. He doesn't seem like a guy who lets things go.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:39 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 08:39 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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Closest thing to a short term closed loop
Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 22, 2026 08:39 AM (6Snv6)
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Always been a douchebag.
I pity his poor father z"l that he should have such a dummy for a son.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)
******
He hasn't changed one bit. He tried to act like he was moving to the center, but the snake revealed himself.
Maybe he's planning a comeback with Don Lemon.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 08:39 AM (NpAcC)
It was a nice ceremony and we saw some people we haven't seen in a while that paid their respects. He wasn't a good man, but I pray the preacher, whom he'd known a long time, was correct and he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior and is currently celebrating with past friends and family. Maybe I'll find out someday.
First Lady did his eulogy and did amazing. She's my hero. I can't do that. I'm not a fan of funerals. We had a memorial service for my dad, but he was cremated and it wasn't a big official thing, just a gathering at a venue to chat, snack and share the history. Mom didn't have any friends or family in the area, so we just toasted her with a B&B and that was that.
Now, the fun begins.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 08:39 AM (7Q7Ca)
I was kind of surprised that someone in a modern US university would spout a truth like that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:28 AM (ExV1e)
And we've got hundreds of years left from already-working coal deposits. And then there's nuclear.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 08:40 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 22, 2026 08:40 AM (H/ViQ)
Head on a swivel, have a plan, and OPSEC, OPSEC, OPSEC. May your Google file be corrupted and unable to be analyzed by AI.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:40 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 08:40 AM (77rzZ)
Indeed.
"No, Uncle .... wanted ME to have that toaster, you lying theiving bastard!!!"
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:40 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:38 AM (ExV1e)
But again, isn't that all that matters?
Posted by: Agent Hammond Eggars at January 22, 2026 08:40 AM (uQesX)
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Wait. I thought if wymyns were in charge, there'd be peace.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:35 AM (L/fGl)
AWFLs, Guys who want to be Women, and Guys who want to f*** Guys who want to be Women. All possess an overpowering bloodlust.
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 08:40 AM (6Uni8)
Posted by: ... at January 22, 2026 08:41 AM (1s9HY)
Nope. Just look at what those idiot Brits did with Diego Garcia, you could never trust the Danes or NATO to not screw the US and give over Greenland to the Chicoms...Trump needed a deal that meant we controlled our bases and military assets on that island in perpetuity, and he got it
Posted by: Boswell at January 22, 2026 08:41 AM (NTVPI)
Posted by: Delurker at January 22, 2026 08:41 AM (gtcuf)
Or pump waste heat and CO2 into greenhouses, especially during the winter.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 08:42 AM (a4flb)
25,000 troops have been moved to Jordan waiting to board the Abraham Lincoln.
10 refueling tankers are now positioned in Qatar
Iran is recalling generals that can't seem to be found
Posted by: Ben Had at January 22, 2026 08:42 AM (0KSrI)
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Elizabeth I says "here, have a head"
Catherine TG says "hey, where's my horse"....
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026
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Back in about 1980, Robert Heinlein proposed in an essay (tongue-in-cheek? You make the call) that for the next fifty years, only women should be appointed as judges. "They can't be any worse than what men have been."
RAH, thou shouldst be living at this hour to see what America has become. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 08:42 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 08:43 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 08:43 AM (4bono)
"New York City?????"
/Pace advert
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:34 AM (XuXeR)
Not Pace - although it's not bad. I either use Mark's Good Stuff - Hot, or HEB fresh medium - which child the youngest determined to be spicier than the hot.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 08:43 AM (y4wXR)
You could just pull up to the airport, park your car, and walk out on the tarmac and get on the plane. Smoking a Pall Mall, with your gun.
Now? They confiscate your fingernail clippers, after feeling you up, crawl up your ass with a microscope . LOL
Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 08:44 AM (p9bn0)
Sending Barron to NYU ? How can he punish Illinois if he owns a Massive Tower in Chicago? Plaza etc..
He wants to leave biz empire to Sons, I get it, but what better message than to sell out
Posted by: Jonah at January 22, 2026 08:44 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 08:44 AM (2sfNr)
Well, airports.
Posted by: Delurker at January 22, 2026 08:38 AM (gtcuf)
Why don't you... loosen your bullets?
Posted by: Lili Von Shtupp at January 22, 2026 08:44 AM (wVcYX)
"No, Uncle .... wanted ME to have that toaster, you lying theiving bastard!!!"
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:40 AM (XuXeR)
First Lady is the only family and she did amazing in getting prepared for the 'inevitable' and put everything in her name YEARS ago, so there's none of that.
However, her past cancer experience has her wanting to get back to her roots and move to the country. She has land there and it looks like we'll now have to do a LOT of work on the home he lived in to make it more livable, all while getting our current home prepped for market.
And work is starting to kick my ass.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 08:44 AM (7Q7Ca)
Somalis Now the Least Desirable Immigrant Group
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"Somalis"
Posted by: ... at January 22, 2026 08:44 AM (1s9HY)
Now, the fun begins.
Posted by: Sponge
I'm sorry. It's early. What's a B&B?
Posted by: Out of the Loop at January 22, 2026 08:45 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Delurker at January 22, 2026 08:45 AM (gtcuf)
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A prayer for complete and speedy recovery.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:45 AM (RIvkX)
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Wait. I thought if wymyns were in charge, there'd be peace.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:35 AM (L/fGl)
First we'd kill all the men - except Chad and Tyrone, of course. Then we'd kill all the uppity women - like that bitch Becky. Then Chad, Tyrone and I would live in harmony with Gaia. -- Wymyns
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 08:40 AM (6Uni
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Math warning:
WOMEN ne AWFULs.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 08:46 AM (4bono)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)
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lmao
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 08:46 AM (nXhai)
Posted by: Jonah at January 22, 2026 08:46 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 22, 2026 08:40 AM (H/ViQ)
Oh my. You all are in our prayers. May he heal quickly and be back home, dancing around your nerves.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 08:47 AM (7Q7Ca)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 08:46 AM (4bono)
And my post made that distinction.
I'm not going to take the blame for the part I quoted from someone else's post.
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 08:48 AM (6Uni8)
Posted by: SMOD at January 22, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)
******
Sending prayers for your husband.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 08:48 AM (NpAcC)
I'm sorry. It's early. What's a B&B?
Posted by: Out of the Loop at January 22, 2026 08:45 AM (oftw2)
A liqueur, Benedictine and Brandy.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 08:48 AM (7Q7Ca)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 22, 2026 08:48 AM (emBoF)
Trump To Convert Entire City Of Minneapolis Into Insane Asylum
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From the Bee.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:49 AM (L/fGl)
Made in New Mexico, not New York City.
Posted by: Delurker at January 22, 2026 08:45 AM (gtcuf)
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Think of the irony of naming a state "New Mexico."
And then think of the irony of me calling NYC "New Zimbabwe City" since the election of the Muslim Commie as Mayor ...
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 08:49 AM (nXhai)
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 22, 2026 08:49 AM (WHfpM)
200 m
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 08:43 AM (4bono)
Now THAT'S funny.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 08:49 AM (7Q7Ca)
Posted by: Sponge
Thank you. I knew Bed and Breakfast wasn't right.
Posted by: Out of the Loop.. at January 22, 2026 08:50 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 08:43 AM (wzUl9)
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Czarina Elizabeth was no slouch, either.
I think it's funny that most Americans don't realize that the reason we have a prohibition on "established churches" and religious tests for office was Jolly Old England. We laugh at the Anglicans today, but there was a time when they were red in tooth and claw, spilling gallons of Catholic and Nonconformist blood.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:50 AM (ZOv7s)
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Camp Century, also known as the “city under the ice,” is a relic of the Cold War. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the military base in 1959 by cutting a network of tunnels within the near-surface layer of the ice sheet. After it was abandoned in 1967, snow and ice continued to accumulate, and the solid structures associated with the facility now lie at least 30 meters (100 feet) below the surface.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 08:51 AM (U2OZr)
Trump To Convert Entire City Of Minneapolis Into Insane Asylum
From the Bee.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:49 AM (L/fGl)
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That ain't nothin'!
Trump is planning to convert Gaza into Las Vegas!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 08:51 AM (4bono)
Goldberg said, “And it’s time for them to go, to.”
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Well, there's no arguing with common sense.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
If you find any in that group, please let us know.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 08:51 AM (gPWpV)
Posted by: Jonah at January 22, 2026 08:51 AM (YCxFk)
Omg Jordan. Praying!!!!
I was thinking about you yesterday. Weird.
Posted by: ... at January 22, 2026 08:52 AM (1s9HY)
Posted by: SMOD at January 22, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)
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So, the equivalent of one "Child DayCare" Center in Minnesomalia?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 08:52 AM (nXhai)
Thank you. I knew Bed and Breakfast wasn't right.
Posted by: Out of the Loop.. at January 22, 2026 08:50 AM (oftw2)
LOL.
I can see where that would cause confusion.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 08:52 AM (7Q7Ca)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 08:43 AM (4bono)
Now THAT'S funny.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 08:49 AM (7Q7Ca)
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Why you laugh at my schizophrenia?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 08:53 AM (4bono)
Posted by: ... at January 22, 2026 08:41 AM (1s9HY)
Also consider that, yes, he has a reason other than his ego and, yes, it's a good reason even if you don't understand it.
That's not to say that he's infallible but way too many people can't get over their distaste for Trump the man to recognize the brilliance of Trump the President.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:53 AM (ExV1e)
There are no "Inuit" in Alaska. While the Inupiat are fairly closely related to the Canadian Inuit, and don't usually mind being called that (you might get a behind-your-back eye roll), the largest group of Alaskan Eskimos, by far, is the Yupik. Historically the two groups did not get along (to put it mildly). Most of them do not like being called "Inuit". At all.
Calling a Yupik "Inuit" is like calling a Spaniard "French" because they both speak Romance languages, or an Arab a "Jew" because they both speak Semitic languages.
In other words, there's some probability of getting your ass kicked.
We're only in this mess because a bunch of stupid white Canadian communists decided that Eskimo is a racist term (it isn't) and that "Inuit" is the correct term for all speakers of Eskimo-Aleut languages (it isn't).
We won't even go into how pissed off the Indians ("Native Americans") get if you call them "Inuit" OR "Eskimo".
Unless you're 100% sure what the person is, and what he wants to be called, your best policy is to refer to him as an "Alaska Native".
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 22, 2026 08:53 AM (IG3/x)
There's that and I think something at least equally profound if less obvious. Trump is reordering the world power structure. Globalism is dead and the multi-culti, touchy feely approach to world affairs is over. There is one super power left in the world and it's the United States of America. No alliance like NATO is going to dictate how we operate any longer. We will determine how we operate.
Right now Trump is hosting his Peace Board and leaders from around the world are rushing to meet with Trump. Trump is his own UN but his will get results, I bet.
We're living in some amazing times. Let the left whine. This is what I voted for.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 08:53 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Jonah at January 22, 2026 08:53 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 08:11 AM (iMotb)
Because they've spent their whole lives believing that they're princesses and people won't treat them like one. Dammit.
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Think about this:
Right now, they are screaming into the Void to drown out the ticking of their biological clock.
To choke their maternal instincts.
Demanding a reality that says their career and politics are more important than a husband and family.
Now roll that forward 10 years, 20 or 30.
Imagine how much more violent and literally insane they will be?
No, I will not be shocked to see a blip that suicides by women of a certain age group has, for the first time, equaled men.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 22, 2026 08:54 AM (HXT0k)
Off to the oral surgeon, who wrenched the bugger out (in four pieces) with surgical pliers. So today is a day of rest, especially after a sleepless night. Pain is almost gone, but there's a hole that requires frequent care, and I'm on the soft food diet for a while.
Liquor counts as soft food, btw.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:54 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:55 AM (L/fGl)
Why you laugh at my schizophrenia?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 08:53 AM (4bono)
Because m is always trying to comment on the x00'th post with the x00 number as the post.
It's perfect.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 08:55 AM (7Q7Ca)
Perhaps there are other ships in the strike group that can, but, no, not the Lincoln.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 22, 2026 08:55 AM (Y1sOo)
Made in New Mexico, not New York City.
Posted by: Delurker at January 22, 2026 08:45 AM (gtcuf)
I'll give that a try.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:55 AM (ExV1e)
Israel National News Jan 22, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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I am not surprised in the slightest.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:56 AM (RIvkX)
We won't even go into how pissed off the Indians ("Native Americans") get if you call them "Inuit" OR "Eskimo".
Unless you're 100% sure what the person is, and what he wants to be called, your best policy is to refer to him as an "Alaska Native".
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 22, 2026 08:53 AM (IG3/x)
And now the Canadian Idiots use "First Nations" instead.
(I'm sure intelligent Canadians go with "Esquimeaux")
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 08:56 AM (6Uni8)
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Until the Democrats get back in and set about undoing everything because destruction and theft is easy. And the Republicans let them because they're in on it.
But for now Trump is doing everything he can to render their plans moot. He was spared by the Lord for a reason. We may not ever find out totally what that was but I suspect in 10 or 20 years it will be very clear to the world.
Posted by: ... at January 22, 2026 08:56 AM (1s9HY)
Yes, please. W/scrambled eggs...
First Lady is the only family and she did amazing in getting prepared for the 'inevitable' and put everything in her name YEARS ago,"
That's pretty much my play as well. I think/hope/fingers crossed to have eventualities covered. We'll see.
Mrs' extended family had a recent death, and the fighting/complaing/whining has already begun...
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 08:57 AM (XuXeR)
And now the Canadian Idiots use "First Nations" instead.
(I'm sure intelligent Canadians go with "Esquimeaux")
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 08:56 AM
I'm really starting to believe that excessive cold winters destroy the brain.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 08:57 AM (7Q7Ca)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:57 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Delurker at January 22, 2026 08:57 AM (gtcuf)
We're living in some amazing times. Let the left whine. This is what I voted for.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 08:53 AM (viF8m)
Thank you, you’re the first I’ve seen publicly acknowledge what’s going on with his Peace Board. It’s about getting all the countries that Trump can deal with into an association that completely sidelines the UN, in fact which makes the UN irrelevant. That’s why the EU countries are all pissed off and won’t join it.
But that just means they’ll have no say in what comes next.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 08:57 AM (y4wXR)
Off to the oral surgeon, who wrenched the bugger out (in four pieces) with surgical pliers. So today is a day of rest, especially after a sleepless night. Pain is almost gone, but there's a hole that requires frequent care, and I'm on the soft food diet for a while.
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Thank you for the detailed description of the horrorshow. It won't recur to me at all today.
I'll still make a prayer for you though.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)
Perhaps there are other ships in the strike group that can, but, no, not the Lincoln.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 22, 2026 08:55 AM (Y1sOo)
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Clearly they mean the CSG as a whole.
Unless we're doing Operation Magic Carpet 2.0.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:58 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:54 AM
Or in the words of scissoring sister of light Becca Good:
"Why do you have real bullets?"
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 22, 2026 08:58 AM (2Ez/1)
Trump is planning to convert Gaza into Las Vegas!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 08:51 AM (4bono)
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I've been assured by "our betters" that Trump's motive is to acquire Greenland for The Trump Organization and build a 164-floor Trump Phallis Tower that ejaculates Danish Krone every night.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 08:58 AM (nXhai)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 08:29 AM (wzUl9)
I put Pace Medium Salsa on all egg and burrito/taco stuff I cook. Just right heat/spiciness for me.
Mandatory add: Old Pace Salsa TV ad closing line: "Get a rope!"
Posted by: Gref at January 22, 2026 08:59 AM (5rh/l)
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Wait. I thought if wymyns were in charge, there'd be peace.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:35 AM (L/fGl)"
They are thinking too small. If the progs don't wave off and keep pushing on this foreign invasion and decriminalization bullshit, we are going to wind up with something a lot less discriminating.
A lot of us refuse to live in a third world country just because a bunch of shrill cat ladies and slimy politicians demand it. History shows us what real anti-communism looks like.
Posted by: heya at January 22, 2026 09:00 AM (nH+RN)
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 09:00 AM (ZxPkt)
Due to the Bering Straight Theory on how folks migrated into North America, I prefer the still acceptable hyphen form:
Siberian-Americans
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 09:00 AM (pawvM)
But that just means they’ll have no say in what comes next.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 08:57 AM (y4wXR)
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I don't like many of the people he is involving.
This Witkoff character is a problem and seems to be driven by a personal agenda.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 09:00 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 08:57 AM (y4wXR)
Bruxelles must be fuming. The entire point of the EU charade was to try to make them the centerpoint of global geopolitics.
DJT is just like "Nah, don't care.", exposing the entire farce.
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 09:00 AM (6Uni8)
@_johnnymaga
23-year-old “Nasra Ahmed” alleges she was “kidnapped” and brutalized by ICE at a MN news conference:
“That man, he called me the N-word… and then he arrested—they arrested me. It was multiple people. They used a lot of force…I actually got a uh… scab…”
Laughably bad acting.
https://tinyurl.com/bdtc6b4d
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 09:00 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
They say abscess makes the heart grow fonder, so that's a plus!
Posted by: Dr, I.B. Yankum, DDS at January 22, 2026 09:00 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 22, 2026 09:01 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: callsign claymore at January 22, 2026 09:01 AM (U17Kq)
Siberian-Americans
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 22, 2026 09:00 AM (pawvM)
Eh. That just opens the door to Russia saber-rattling and demanding Alaska back.
Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 09:01 AM (6Uni8)
This. Lived in Alaska, well... some years ago. The "all look alike to me" attitude will result in a kick in one's ass.
It's the same for every group...
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:01 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)
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Thank you. I appreciate it.
I've been texting people photos of the fragments which are, frankly, horrific. Nightmare fuel.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:01 AM (ZOv7s)
That's not to say that he's infallible but way too many people can't get over their distaste for Trump the man to recognize the brilliance of Trump the President.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 08:53 AM (ExV1e)
That is where I am at. Whatever I think of the guy personally ( and note well, NONE of us here have a personal relationship with Donald Trump) his accomplishments are what matter. He is one of the greatest Presidents in our history, and a blessing to our country.
Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 09:02 AM (pDt9x)
We're living in some amazing times. Let the left whine. This is what I voted for.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 08:53 AM (viF8m)
Thank you, you’re the first I’ve seen publicly acknowledge what’s going on with his Peace Board. It’s about getting all the countries that Trump can deal with into an association that completely sidelines the UN, in fact which makes the UN irrelevant. That’s why the EU countries are all pissed off and won’t join it.
But that just means they’ll have no say in what comes next.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 08:57 AM (y4wXR)
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1. Get the US out of the UN.
2. Condemn the UN Bulding.
3. Build a Trump Organization Middle-FInger-Shaped Tower on that site.
4. ???
5. PROFIT!!!
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 09:02 AM (nXhai)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 22, 2026 09:02 AM (O61mF)
Thank you, Rodrigo. The lefties who claim to care about "indigenous" peoples are usually the most ignorant about them.
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:03 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Delurker at January 22, 2026 09:03 AM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:01 AM (ZOv7s)
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Yes I'm sure you have.
TBH so would I. Anything gross gets immediately photographed and texted.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 09:04 AM (RIvkX)
I just call them drunk injuns.
Posted by: Dudley Doo Doo Right at January 22, 2026 09:04 AM (n+1Zi)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 09:04 AM (p9bn0)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 08:43 AM (wzUl9)
Don't forget Bloody Mary (Henry XIII's daughter).
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 09:04 AM (g8Ew8)
Who's your dentist, Christian Szell?
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:04 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 09:05 AM (g8Ew8)
...and "immigrants" as well.
Which one do they about the mostest?
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 09:05 AM (DgMqy)
She's like a lesser Muslim version of Tawanna Brawley?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 09:05 AM (looXz)
This.
Stumble into Mrs' family branch from SA and conflate the various groups. You'll be welcomed out...
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:06 AM (XuXeR)
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So you're just going to ignore the Bering Alternative Lifestyles?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 09:06 AM (L/fGl)
Under the deal, which mimics Britain’s agreement with Cyprus, American bases on the Arctic island would be considered US territory, The Telegraph understands.
This all could have been easily done without the drama.Denmark is incredibly favorable toward the US and would have welcomed the idea of additional military bases.
I don't really care for how we treated our allies on this, but I'm glad we've come to a deal everyone can live with. The President's use of leverage here was like pointing a pistol at a friend and telling them to pass the beer, but hey, at least we got a drink
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 22, 2026 09:06 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 22, 2026 09:02 AM (O61mF)
*Lyrics in Steely Dan's trashcan
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 09:06 AM (7Q7Ca)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 09:00 AM (RIvkX)
Care to expound? Seriously, I want to hear your rationale.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at January 22, 2026 09:06 AM (luW68)
Thank you, Rodrigo. The lefties who claim to care about "indigenous" peoples are usually the most ignorant about them.
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:03 AM (77rzZ)
We must prohibit ICE invading the igloo homes of all the Inuit!!!!
Posted by: Hakeem Jeffries at January 22, 2026 09:07 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: ... at January 22, 2026 09:07 AM (1s9HY)
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:07 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 09:08 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:08 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Biden's Dog
Gaz Vegas
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 22, 2026 09:02 AM (O61mF)
Viva Gaz Vegas!*
*If we can deport our south of the border illegals there.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 09:08 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Lapp Lisa at January 22, 2026 09:08 AM (oftw2)
Geneva was considered. The Soviets wanted New York. Rockefeller put up the money to purchase the land ultimately used from a real estate developer. An interest free loan was supplied by the US to construct the headquarters. “Paid back” by 1982 (with … US dollars no doubt).
Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 09:08 AM (p9bn0)
TBH so would I. Anything gross gets immediately photographed and texted.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 09:04 AM (RIvkX)
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When my dentist saw the xray, he was shocked. My teeth are generally in great condition, and I don't recall how the crack happened, but it split down to the root and I never noticed until the abscess formed and it became tender. The enamel is nice but the interior looks like it's filled with coal. Yikes!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:08 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 08:57 AM (y4wXR)
Oh please have what comes next is Trump kicks the UN weenies out of Turtle Bay and then installs his Peace Board there...
Posted by: Boswell at January 22, 2026 09:09 AM (NTVPI)
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So why didn't Biden and Lightbringer do it?
So that's their new rap on this? From scoffing at how stupid Trump is to consider it to saying it was so easy peasy a caveman could do if? Seems about right. I'm sure Colbert will outline his simple three step plan that would have already done back in 2012 had he been president at the time.
Posted by: ... at January 22, 2026 09:10 AM (1s9HY)
Like the Eskimoses
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:10 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Doc Emmett Brown at January 22, 2026 09:11 AM (VjfFB)
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:03 AM (77rzZ)
The darkies are all children who don't know how to live properly. They need my matronly guidance, with which I cannot bless the children I aborted (or never conceived because all men are evil... why am I alone?), so that they can live a life I approve of. -- Leftist women
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 09:11 AM (ExV1e)
For this to be effective, you must practice, and practice regularly.
AoSHQ Canon states that focusing on fundamentals whilst practicing is The Way.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 09:11 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 09:05 AM (looXz)
*****
I'm expecting Al Sharpton and Benjamin Crump to start the grifting game again.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 09:12 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 09:04 AM (p9bn0)
True dat. I add it to egg salad as well.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 09:12 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:12 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 22, 2026 09:12 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 09:04 AM (g8Ew
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She is a great example of successful propaganda. Mary had a very short reign, while Elizabeth had the leisure of decades to kill those who dared disobey her demands on their conscience.
We're seeing in real time that the English are still quite happy to lock you up for your beliefs. Orwell saw this clearly.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:13 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:08 AM (ZOv7s)
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I had a cracked filling recently. Went to the dentist complaining about tooth pain. He took one look inside and said, "You're getting a root canal." The picture he showed me of the cracked tooth was just as you describe.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 22, 2026 09:13 AM (ESVrU)
Eh. That just opens the door to Russia saber-rattling and demanding Alaska back.
... I've seen this story/theory that Seward's Folly was really a repayment to the Czar for help during the Civil War. The Czar supposedly threw in Alaska to deflect attention that it was a repayment for naval blockage help.
Posted by: SMOD at January 22, 2026 09:14 AM (RHGPo)
Perhaps there are other ships in the strike group that can, but, no, not the Lincoln.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 22, 2026 08:55 AM (Y1sOo)
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Clearly they mean the CSG as a whole.
Unless we're doing Operation Magic Carpet 2.0.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:58 AM (ZOv7s)
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Not even all the ships in the CSG can support 25K troops. There are 4 Burke class DDG's and the Lincoln. Not remotely possible.
They're not boarding anything other than C-17's A shitload of C-17's at that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 09:14 AM (U2OZr)
No! We need less, not more, firearms!!! Eventually zero!!!!
Posted by: David Hogg, Harvard alumnus at January 22, 2026 09:14 AM (147DF)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 09:08 AM (p9bn0)
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Geneva was the home of the ill-starred League of Nations, so I'm sure they wanted to remove that association.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:15 AM (XuXeR)
Off to the oral surgeon, who wrenched the bugger out (in four pieces) with surgical pliers. So today is a day of rest, especially after a sleepless night. Pain is almost gone, but there's a hole that requires frequent care, and I'm on the soft food diet for a while.
Liquor counts as soft food, btw.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 08:54 AM (ZOv7s)
Sounds pretty much par for the course.
You might lay off the liquor for a few days to give that clot a chance to form, or you may wind up with a dry socket.
Take your antibiotics to as directed.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 09:15 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: redridinghood
You can pull out the Hefty Bags, but all the dog shit in MN is frozen solid. No smearing.
Posted by: Divine, Acting in Waters Film at January 22, 2026 09:16 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:16 AM (77rzZ)
When Trump first mentioned Greenland - during this term, since he'd been trying to deal with it during his first term - why didn't Denmark suggest something?
Reddit 'people'. Ugh.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 09:17 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 22, 2026 09:12 AM (Y1sOo)
Amphibious Ready Groups are self-contained forces separate from Carrier Strike Groups
Posted by: Gref at January 22, 2026 09:17 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Anti-Dentite To My Core at January 22, 2026 09:18 AM (oftw2)
So this is proof of JJ's weather machine all along!!!!
(many days of below freezing temps in Somaliappolis)
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:18 AM (XuXeR)
Reddit 'people'. Ugh.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 09:17 AM (ExV1e)
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This is the fallback position to "TRUMP WILL FAIL!1!"
When he doesn't, they then whine about how he did it wrong.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:18 AM (ZOv7s)
What do I want?
Everything on my wish list!
When do I want it?
Yesterday!
C'mon Mr Preznit- let's bomb the shit out of those nazi ragheads
good training opportunity
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 09:19 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:19 AM (XuXeR)
You might lay off the liquor for a few days to give that clot a chance to form, or you may wind up with a dry socket.
Take your antibiotics to as directed.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 09:15 AM (iJfKG)
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All things in moderation. I've got a page of instructions and my life for the next week or so will be moving between rinses and pills.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:20 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:20 AM (ZOv7s)
Sounds good.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 09:22 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: SMOD
Russia was quite supportive of the Union during the Civil War, and did supply it with some intelligence re the British, but that was about it. Their support did play a factor in the Senate debate about the Alaska purchase.
The main reason they wanted to sell Alaska to us was because they didn't want the British to get it.
Fun fact: The last shots of our Civil War were fired in Russian waters, by the Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah, against Yankee whalers.
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:22 AM (77rzZ)
@greg_price11
Nikema Levy Armstrong, organizer of the church storming in Minneapolis, just went on CNN and claimed "we did not rush into the church. We sat down and participated in the service."
Except, she said on Don Lemon's livestream that they're doing it to "disrupt business as usual"
https://tinyurl.com/mtcea4u7
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 09:22 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 09:22 AM (ZxPkt)
Never ending or beginning on an ever-spinning reel
Like a snowball down a mountain, or a carnival balloon
Like a carousel that's turning running rings around the moon
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind
Kids’ YouTube star and Mamdani fangirl Ms. Rachel claimed she "was just tapping" and accidentally liked a post "Free America from the Jews" then claimed the post was left up by "themselves."
https://is.gd/FmZTAO
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 09:22 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:23 AM (LlV+5)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:20 AM
Don't forget to go long on .32
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 09:23 AM (0sNs1)
Most of the time. If we were going to invade Iran by onshoring 25,000 troops, several Amphibs would be part of the flotilla making way for CENTCOM. I cannot find a single, reliable source that puts a single Amphib heading that way.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 22, 2026 09:23 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:24 AM (77rzZ)
No, but if we were smart, we'd recognize that the entire Islamic world is at war with the rest of the world.
But we are ruled by the worst "elites" our country has ever had. (I won't say "the West" because Rome had some worse, for now.)
Posted by: Rainier Wolfcastle at January 22, 2026 09:25 AM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:23 AM (LlV+5)
I would have assumed that felons are not stripped of the vote in Illinois. That's a per-state thing, I believe.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 09:25 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 22, 2026 09:23 AM (Y1sOo)
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It could be purposefully false information to force Iran to consider an amphibious assault. If you have 25,000 troops off the coast, troops have to be moved out of the cities to counter it.
Inflatable tanks, phantom amphibious assaults. Same concept.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:25 AM (ZOv7s)
Is that an air wing...
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:15 AM (XuXeR)
It's a squadron. An airwing is a fucking shitload.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 09:26 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 09:23 AM (0sNs1)
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But of course!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:26 AM (ZOv7s)
Nikema Levy Armstrong, organizer of the church storming in Minneapolis, just went on CNN and claimed "we did not rush into the church. We sat down and participated in the service."
It's sad that they have getting away with the revisionist history for so long, it's like breathing to her; a natural reflex, not a second thought or miligram of shame.
WE HAVE VIDEO, B#TCH!!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:27 AM (LlV+5)
CNBC:
Top business leaders this week delivered an expletive-laden plea in defense of climate action, describing the backlash to Europe’s green transition as an “aberration.”
In an interview with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Allianz
CEO Oliver Bäte said he disagreed with the suggestion that it may just be a matter of time before net zero is dismissed in Europe, saying short-term thinking on this issue is “bulls---.”
Asked about political leaders backtracking on their much-vaunted European Green New Deal and Norway’s oil fund reportedly defending a push from companies to water down their climate goals, Bäte said anyone who has children “will have to worry” about the planet’s future.
Posted by: Really?? at January 22, 2026 09:27 AM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 09:25 AM (ExV1e)
According to wiki...
Voting rights for felons in Illinois are restored after their release from prison.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 09:27 AM (ExV1e)
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my plan calls for airborne assault troops securing airports
then we fly in everything on those big transport aircraft. Then we target regime assets and go on a nationwide killing spree.
Sound good?
WHO'S WITH ME?!
Yearrrggghhhhh!!
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 09:27 AM (ZxPkt)
No, but if we were smart, we'd recognize that the entire Islamic world is at war with the rest of the world.
But we are ruled by the worst "elites" our country has ever had. (I won't say "the West" because Rome had some worse, for now.)
Posted by: Rainier Wolfcastle at January 22, 2026 09:25 AM (zjgNU)
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Arabs hate Iranians.
Sunni hate Shia.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Pilgrim State Hospital at January 22, 2026 09:28 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: one hour sober
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I would think, maybe even presume, we'd need a bit more than 25K troops to invade Iran. And be successful at whatever they were supposed to do there.
We're not 'just' snatching a mullah or two.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 09:28 AM (U2OZr)
https://tinyurl.com/y9sjz3w8
Posted by: one hour sober at January 22, 2026 09:28 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 09:00 AM (RIvkX)
Care to expound? Seriously, I want to hear your rationale.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at January 22, 2026 09:06 AM (luW6
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Money. Ties that bind:
https://t.co/Dlr11Vk1TC
https://tinyurl.com/ywd9sw6h
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 09:28 AM (0xIB4)
WE HAVE VIDEO, B#TCH!!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:27 AM (LlV+5)
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They believe if their cause is righteous, everything is permitted. Lies, violence, all are acceptable. Basically they are horrible people who want to feel good about being horrible. Fueled by a combination of wrath, envy, lust, greed and pride.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 09:31 AM (gPWpV)
==
no less than Iranians despise and hate arabs and other "inbreds" (their words , not mine) like Pakistanis...
Posted by: runner at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (g47mK)
And that, my fellow Morons, applies to everything the Left does. They are nothing but DRAMA, 24x7, loooook atttt meeeeeee emoting over here, you must DO what I want or it doublezzzzz!!!!
Classic example of 'the woke more correct' theory!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (LlV+5)
WE HAVE VIDEO, B#TCH!!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:27 AM (LlV+5)
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They believe if their cause is righteous, everything is permitted. Lies, violence, all are acceptable. Basically they are horrible people who want to feel good about being horrible. Fueled by a combination of wrath, envy, lust, greed and pride.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)
*****
They know they can go on CNN or MSNOW spew lies and will never be held accountable.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026
09:30 AM (ZOv7s)
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* In best Dana Carvey "Church Lady" voice: "Could it be ... SATAN!!!" *
[Host Peter Marshall on the Hollywood Squares:] "Pride, anger, covetousness, lust, gluttony, envy, and sloth are collectively known as what?"
[Paul Lynde:] "The Bill of Rights."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (nXhai)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 22, 2026 09:36 AM (KDPiq)
Exactly.
BULLIES who have been rewarded for their bullying for so long it is now an entitlement, and how dare you think you can get in their way?
Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (LlV+5)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: SMOD
The Tsar's primary opponent at the time was Britain. He knew he could not defend Alaska. That was another consideration.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 22, 2026 09:38 AM (IVezt)
And that, my fellow Morons, applies to everything the Left does. They are nothing but DRAMA, 24x7, loooook atttt meeeeeee emoting over here, you must DO what I want or it doublezzzzz!!!!
Classic example of 'the woke more correct' theory!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (LlV+5)
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Infantile Irresponsible Tantrum Animalistic Emotion > Mature Responsible Rational Objectivity
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (nXhai)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (oT7pT)
Daily Tech News 22 January 2206
Top Story
- Anthropic - the company behind AI tool Claude - has updated its Claude Constitution, now a sprawling 57 page mess, five times the length of the actual Constitution, which has, for the most part successfully, guided the most powerful nation in history for nearly 250 years. (The Register)
Fortunately we are provided with a summary:Anthropic hopes that Claude's output will reflect the content of the constitution by being:
If only someone had given thought to a prioritised list of general rules - laws, you might call them - to govern the behaviour of autonomous thinking machines - robots, essentially - and all the myriad ways in which things might go awry.
- Broadly safe: not undermining appropriate human mechanisms to oversee AI during the current phase of development;
- Broadly ethical: being honest, acting according to good values, and avoiding actions that are inappropriate, dangerous, or harmful;
- Compliant with Anthropic's guidelines: acting in accordance with more specific guidelines from Anthropic where relevant;
- Genuinely helpful: benefiting the operators and users they interact with.
If Claude is conflicted, Anthropic wants the model to "generally prioritize these properties in the order in which they are listed."
Maybe a Boston biochemist in 1942, while we're engaged in idle speculation.
Tech News
- Nvidia is expected to launch its consumer-oriented N1X processor this quarter. (Tom's Hardware)
Nvidia hasn't said anything about this, but eagle-eyed observers have spotted the chip in shipping manifests for test hardware, most recently in a Dell laptop.
- OpenAI has committed to "paying its own way", admitting essentially that it hadn't been. (Tom's Hardware)
Specifically for electricity. Everyone else - like people who want to own computers - can fuck off and die I guess.
- The creator of Ruby on Rails says that AI can not yet replace junior programmers. (Final Round)
He notes that sometimes - sometimes - an AI tool can come up with an elegant solution to a small problem, maybe even a better one than you could have built yourself. But overall, 95% of the code his company creates is still built by humans, because at the end of the day for a system to be reliable, people have to understand it.
Which is a complete and welcome turnaround from the demented slopfest of Gas Town which has one simple rule: We don't know what is going on and we don't care. Oh, and a second implied rule: The solution to too much slop is more slop.
- Apple is reportedly working on an AI powered wearable pin. (9to5Mac)
You know that literally nobody is going to buy this thing, right? Even the Tame Apple Press is, well, unimpressed. (9to5Mac)
- OpenAI is working on its own AI wearable device, probably earbuds. (Tech Crunch)
Well, unlike an AI pin which is not useful at all, earbuds are at least useful for cleaning earwax.
What? Something different? Don't be silly.
- Apps for boycotting American products surge to the top of the Danish app store. (Tech Crunch)
Nobody tell them.
- Microsoft is building 15 datacenters in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. (Fox6Now)
This is on a site originally slated for a Foxconn factory, a plan that never went anywhere. Microsoft purchased the land from Foxconn and the first two datacenters are under construction now.
- Rocket company Blue Origin's TeraWave satellite constellation plans to deliver speeds of up to 6 terabits per second, bidirectional, to enterprise customers. (The Verge) (archive site)
Which used to be a lot.
- Why is America increasingly obsessed with prediction markets that perform no better than chance? (The Atlantic) (archive site)
They should read serious journals like Fascist Quarterly The Atlantic. We reliably get everything wrong.
- AI company Eightfold is being sued in California for - apparently - successfully removing litigious idiots from lists of job applicants. (Reuters)
Also, there's this self-ad in the middle of the article:Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here.
No. I don't think I shall.
- Ubisoft has ended remote work and told staff to be in the office five days a week because it makes mass layoffs more enjoyable to watch easier to manage. (Notebook Check)
If you had bough Ubisoft stock for 100 Euros in 2018, you would have jumped off a building by now.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: I've bent it and I can't get up!
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 04:00 AM (3447G)
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:00 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 22, 2026 04:00 AM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 04:04 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 04:04 AM (BLOW1)
Full-screen recommended:
https://tinyurl.com/mrxmj6zn
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 04:08 AM (3447G)
>>>Fortunately we are provided with a summary ...
Did you also ... read it? Which could be wild.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:08 AM (SSiCQ)
Somehow my before 4am alarm didn't go off
Posted by: Skip at January 22, 2026 04:09 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:09 AM (SSiCQ)
Wonder if AI tool Claude played a role in writing it.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:12 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 22, 2026 04:24 AM (+mUZM)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 04:30 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 04:31 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 22, 2026 04:34 AM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 22, 2026 04:24 AM (+mUZM)
DHH = ?
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:40 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:43 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 22, 2026 04:24 AM (+mUZM)
DHH = ?
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:40 AM (SSiCQ)
Oh, I see:
David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails, believes AI is not as good as most junior programmers for coding, at least as of right now.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:44 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 22, 2026 04:44 AM (jrgJz)
good one, from the article:
"I feel like it's a little bit like a flickering light bulb. You are in total darkness, and then it will flicker on, and you go like, I can see everything. And then two seconds later, boom, pitch black. If you can make that light bulb stable and shine all the time, clearly that's amazing for humanity.” --DHH
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:47 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 04:50 AM (8jVAy)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 22, 2026 04:53 AM (MmTZZ)
Snow is cool.
Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 04:54 AM (/Chlc)
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:54 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Colin at January 22, 2026 04:55 AM (wlQdF)
All day rain.
Then, cold, days of cold.
More coffee
Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 04:50 AM (8jVAy)
haiku
5 With rain. All day rain
7 The Storm of Doom approacheth.
5 Then, cold, days of cold.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:57 AM (SSiCQ)
Tress bow their heads,
Leaves wave goodbye
3rd grade, no idea how I thought of it.
Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 04:59 AM (GbONR)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 22, 2026 04:59 AM (+mUZM)
That is very well done, m, really get the impending doom
Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 05:00 AM (GbONR)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 22, 2026 04:59 AM (+mUZM)
Another "L" for the cancel culture crowd.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 05:02 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 22, 2026 05:03 AM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 05:05 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 22, 2026 05:06 AM (MmTZZ)
It's Thor's Day again. 61 F. here, and according to the CBS outlet's radar, there are bits of rain still floating eastward. Maybe everything will be all cleared out soon so I can go work out.
So Trump has signed an order to begin funding insane asylums again? "Hate to build those suckers . . . but you got to get the[se] people [nutcases] off the streets . . ."
Yes. I voted for this.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 05:07 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 22, 2026 05:12 AM (O7YUW)
I don't know what percentage of homeless have mental health issues, but I suspect the percentage is rather high.
So perhaps we could reframe this as providing government provided, affordable housing for the homeless.
With meals and healthcare provided at no additional cost to the resident of the facility.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 22, 2026 05:12 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Skip at January 22, 2026 05:17 AM (Ia/+0)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 22, 2026 05:21 AM (tljrc)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 05:23 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 05:24 AM (wzUl9)
https://tinyurl.com/3zpcbnrx
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 05:30 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Skip at January 22, 2026 05:34 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 05:34 AM (PFs9e)
I use Mobil1 from BJ’s and then get Liqui Moli’s molybdenum disulfide additive and K&N’s filter from Amazon. Much cheaper that way.
Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 05:39 AM (/Chlc)
They even muted and turned off cameras of people that were getting upset.
I thought that was wild but in retrospect, I think that way, though cold, is most efficient and reduces potential physical confrontations.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 05:39 AM (XV/Pl)
Devotional from "Our Dailt Bread" is followed by a prayer and additional insights:
https://tinyurl.com/mt2a7rt3
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 05:40 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Jeff at January 22, 2026 05:43 AM (hyQrc)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 05:44 AM (PFs9e)
I use Mobil1 from BJ’s and then get Liqui Moli’s molybdenum disulfide additive and K&N’s filter from Amazon. Much cheaper that way.
Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026
***
The '16 Buick has the big engine, a 3.6 L V-6 that pumps out 300 hp. (Not that I've ever come close to using it all.) The manual says to use 5W-30 oil with the Dexos certification. I know there are plenty of solid oils which don't pay for that certification; but it makes for a convenient way to compare the brands.
When I finally move farther north, perhaps I'll go to a 0W-30 to deal with starting in cold weather. But a 5W is good down as far as the -20s, something I don't plan on ever seeing.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 05:46 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: SMOD at January 22, 2026 05:47 AM (GITLP)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 05:48 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: SMOD at January 22, 2026 05:50 AM (GITLP)
Matthew 6:26-27
Posted by: Marcus T at January 22, 2026 05:51 AM (aZ9eR)
Anthropic's "constitution" says absolutely nothing of any value. It's all squish terminology with no actual guidance. A 2nd year low tier law student creation.
Posted by: Jeff at January 22, 2026 05:43 AM (hyQrc)
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No doubt it combines the length and sincerity of the 1936 Soviet Constitution. Whereas in execution it amounts to, "Hey, we're tech bros. We do whatever we want and you'll have to pay for it."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 05:52 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 22, 2026 05:53 AM (rzEIv)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 22, 2026 05:53 AM (rzEIv)
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https://youtu.be/C-M2hs3sXGo
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 05:54 AM (3447G)
I don't think I would. We have large trees around our house. Maybe if it was at a park at some distance.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 05:55 AM (dSKRp)
What I find interesting is that oils meet various industry or manufacturer specs, but, nowhere can you find specific ingredient lists.
Posted by: Accomack at January 22, 2026 05:58 AM (KQ27X)
Something like this: http://youtu.be/u6jbx0vlRiE
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 06:08 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 22, 2026 05:53 AM (rzEIv)
I never saw an exploding tree.
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you anyway
I'd rather see than be one.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:10 AM (SSiCQ)
And my best friend will be showing up with her pup (A six month old Swissy) for a dog show. So yeah; my two dogs, a guest Greyhound and a puppy in my house. Should be fun.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:12 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 06:14 AM (dSKRp)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 06:15 AM (dSKRp)
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:17 AM (jjoN6)
That's wonderful that you have such a caring and loving vet and staff!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 06:18 AM (AphQx)
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:19 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:20 AM (tgvbd)
The Purple Cow
Gelett Burgess
1866 – 1951
I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I’d rather see than be one!
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:21 AM (SSiCQ)
Death Storm 2026 approaches.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:20 AM (tgvbd)
Death Storm 2206!
Daily Tech News 22 January 2206
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:21 AM (SSiCQ)
The staff is pretty excited about this because our dogs are very loved over there.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:17 AM (jjoN6)
I'd like to think we're pretty popular with our vet as well. Our dogs are well taken care of, they're well socialized and easy to work with, we keep current on all vaccinations and we can discuss problems intelligently.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:23 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
And what makes it better is the fact that they are a five minute drive away.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:23 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:23 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 06:25 AM (gPWpV)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
And we also get good stories like when Kroger flipped a vet tech over his shoulder because he Had Opinions about nail trimming.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:28 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 06:28 AM (KxQqp)
Why do people do this?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 06:30 AM (dMEty)
It was ok though because they had plenty of beer. And Valentines stuff. No milk, but plenty of milk chocolate.
Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 06:32 AM (vFG9F)
Why do people do this?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 06:30 AM (dMEty)
Maybe you look safe and pleasant?
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:32 AM (SSiCQ)
Why do people do this?
Posted by: Thomas Bender
It is heard mentality. People feel safer in numbers. They do the same shit to me in a parking lot. I specifically park as far away from vehicles as possible. I'll come out of the store and suddenly have two or three vehicles parked right next to me.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 06:33 AM (gPWpV)
And we also get good stories like when Kroger flipped a vet tech over his shoulder because he Had Opinions about nail trimming.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 06:28 AM (jjoN6)
*waves hand dismissively*
Sighthounds and their nails: a story of hysteria. Diana once needed four people to do her nails at a show.
We use a battery-powered Dremel with a diamond-grit grinding head. The head is hollow cylinder with an open end, so not only is it fast, it dissipates heat much better.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:33 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Halfhand at January 22, 2026 06:33 AM (S1bNl)
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at January 22, 2026 06:35 AM (jt/rW)
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> Death Storm 2026 approaches.
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Yesterday morning we had a spate of freezing rain, sleet and snow over about 3 hours. You'd have thought it was the "Death Storm." I-65 between Louisville and Elizabethtown, KY was shut down. Numerous spots in the area were the scene of multi-car wrecks, slide-offs and the like. Businesses shuttered before opening. Schools closed.
There was no accumulations of snow or ice. Roads that were wet, became "icy," which was expected.
Death Storm 2026 will certainly kill us all....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 06:37 AM (U2OZr)
>>Maybe you look safe and pleasant?
I'm an old white guy in a suit and jacket, you dont get any more safe than that.
And it's always women.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 06:37 AM (dMEty)
Posted by: Eromero at January 22, 2026 06:38 AM (yw3eV)
They they actually assault anyone?
Would baseball bats and hickory haircuts be 'proportional?"
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 06:42 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 06:44 AM (BLOW1)
I came back to my car to find a broken window and missing radio/cassette player.
Never again.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 06:45 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 06:46 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 06:44 AM (BLOW1)
That escalated quickly.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:47 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 22, 2026 06:48 AM (BLOW1)
Plans to. Jeff Bezos (shopkeeper) has had numerous space related things which he's planned to do.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 06:50 AM (ExV1e)
We are set for whatever weather turns up here in CenTex.
They canceled the Wild West Film Festival, though, because of possible ice and will reschedule.
At my volunteer job, the owners have okayed a major renovation in our building, which when finished should be a big improvement re: sorting donations and moving merch along.
We are in what was a residence of the nursing home and use the two upstairs wings to sort and prep and then sell everything downstairs.
So, we sort and store things in the former suites, which is a mess, actually. Things get put in the bathrooms and forgotten, the lighting is not great, traffic gets snarled.
This will be better.
Although I am wearing a mask while they work on the ceiling b/c who knows what's up there.
Posted by: sal at January 22, 2026 06:51 AM (f+FmA)
Plans to. Jeff Bezos (shopkeeper) has had numerous space related things which he's planned to do.
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Getting to orbit?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 06:51 AM (U2OZr)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 22, 2026 06:52 AM (sAmhv)
Heard tell we had an agreement on Greenland, but I haven't seen any details.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:53 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: sal at January 22, 2026 06:51 AM (f+FmA)
Blessings on you.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:53 AM (SSiCQ)
Fortunately, we did not enter the shows being held this weekend in Alexandria, LA. That would have been suxoluxic.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:55 AM (tgvbd)
Marina Medvin
@MarinaMedvin
12h
Anti-ICE protesters scream “f*ck the Jews” and blame Israel.
Compton, CA
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:55 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 06:56 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 06:56 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 05:39 AM (XV/Pl)
It also means that you're not required to drive home while being very upset, which is safer for everyone. I might have done it one-on-one, though, but that would have inconvenienced HR.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 06:56 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 06:57 AM (tgvbd)
/waves hand
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 06:57 AM (RIvkX)
You people and your weather.
/waves hand
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 06:57 AM (RIvkX)
Look who's talking, Mr. Cyclone-Bomb-Atmospheric-River.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 07:01 AM (tgvbd)
Oh well. I am grateful for today.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 07:01 AM (qFwJc)
@BillMelugin_
15h
BREAKING: Per colleague @ChadPergram, the House Oversight Committee has just voted to hold former President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for ignoring a committee subpoena to give a deposition re: the Epstein investigation. Vote was 34-8 w/ two present. 9 Dems voted w/ GOP. Committee also voted to hold Hillary Clinton in contempt.
The resolutions will now to go the House for a full contempt of Congress vote. If the House passes those resolutions with a simple majority, it will be referred to DOJ for potential criminal prosecution.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (qFwJc)
9 Dems voted w/ GOP. Committee also voted to hold Hillary Clinton in contempt.
I have always held Hillary Clinton in contempt.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at January 22, 2026 07:04 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 06:30 AM (dMEty)
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Don't do that here, you will be assaulted.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:04 AM (RIvkX)
Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Brittany
@bccover
16h
Gavin is incapable of telling the truth. It can be a biggest issue or the smallest one- he refuses to be honest.
Human Events
@HumanEvents
19h
Gov Newsom was just asked by Human Events about Don Lemon and the storming of a Minnesota Christian church—Newsom said he hasn’t heard about it.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:06 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (qFwJc)
====
Strange but true.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:06 AM (RIvkX)
/waves hand
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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SanFran forecasts, everyday:
Foggy with peaks of sunshine by afternoon
Highs in the upper 50's / Lows in the lower 50's
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 07:06 AM (U2OZr)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (tgvbd)
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You're deplorable!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 07:09 AM (4bono)
I have always held Hillary Clinton in contempt.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 07:02 AM (tgvbd)
HELD her? Ewwww.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:11 AM (SSiCQ)
If she had remained Hillary Rodham, she would have become, at best, a state legislator who was later indicted for kickbacks.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 07:11 AM (tgvbd)
We use a battery-powered Dremel with a diamond-grit grinding head. The head is hollow cylinder with an open end, so not only is it fast, it dissipates heat much better.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
With Kroger, we tried Dremel and normal cutter. Even though he was wearing a muzzle that was coated in peanut butter, he still tried to kill us. So we walked him as much as we could and if he ever had to be drugged, the vet tech would take advantage of the opportunity.
As for Winnie? "Oh, cool. You're trimming my nails? Am I getting treats? Then this is fine."
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 07:17 AM (jjoN6)
Of course, his truth has only a very tangential connection to reality.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:17 AM (RIvkX)
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Getting to orbit?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 06:51 AM (U2OZr)
I stole "Jeff Bezos (shopkeeper)" and use it often. But I attribute it to you.
Posted by: sal at January 22, 2026 07:17 AM (f+FmA)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:17 AM (RIvkX)
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Isaac Asimov stated in a 1986 interview on the Manhattan public access show Conversations with Harold Hudson Channer -- with guest co-host Marilyn vos Savant:
"It's a little humbling to think that, what is most likely to survive of everything I've said... After all, I've published now... I've published now at least 20 million words. I'll have to figure it out, maybe even more. But of all those millions of words that I've published, I am convinced that 100 years from now only 60 of them will survive. The 60 that make up the Three Laws of Robotics."
OTOH, maybe they'll be forgotten by some or many in less than 40 years, sir ...
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:18 AM (nXhai)
"Knock Knock."
"Who's there?"
"Not you anymore."
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 07:19 AM (jjoN6)
Of course, his truth has only a very tangential connection to reality.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:17 AM (RIvkX)
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The judges would have also accepted the adjective "suicidal" ...
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:20 AM (nXhai)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:20 AM (RIvkX)
Aelfred The Great
@aelfred_D
20h
“Embrace the bullshit or the bullshit goes away” is not a great pitch
Pirat_Nation
@Pirat_Nation
Jan 20
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants everyone to embrace Copilot AI.
Satya warns the AI bubble could burst without wider adoption.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:21 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 07:21 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Farquad at January 22, 2026 07:22 AM (CFMhl)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 22, 2026 07:22 AM (2NHgQ)
They even muted and turned off cameras of people that were getting upset.
I thought that was wild but in retrospect, I think that way, though cold, is most efficient and reduces potential physical confrontations.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 05:39 AM (XV/Pl)
That seems barbaric.
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:22 AM (SSiCQ)
It is a magical quality to leftists who are happy to surrender independent thought.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:24 AM (RIvkX)
You know that literally nobody is going to buy this thing, right?
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Will they be coming out with a "Happy Trump" pin version (45.47)?
/rhetorical
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:24 AM (nXhai)
They even muted and turned off cameras of people that were getting upset.
Hopefully this is how it will be done to federal employees.
Posted by: Fire All Their Asses at January 22, 2026 07:25 AM (n+1Zi)
They they actually assault anyone?
Would baseball bats and hickory haircuts be 'proportional?"
Posted by: no one of any consequence
I always tell people to learn YOUR state's definition of assault, because every state's definition is different. For example, Texas:
Assault
Sec. 22.01. ASSAULT. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(3) intentionally or knowingly causes physical contact with another when the person knows or should reasonably believe that the other will regard the contact as offensive or provocative.
A simple touch is enough for assault. Other states require more.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 07:26 AM (gPWpV)
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I'm envisioning a sequel to "The Mouse That Roared."
/Where's Peter Sellers when you need him?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:26 AM (nXhai)
After it was done, her advice to me was, "at least let him sit down first!"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:27 AM (RIvkX)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:27 AM (u82oZ)
It fits.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 22, 2026 07:27 AM (jjoN6)
If there are not arrests today, well then there's always tomorrow.
Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at January 22, 2026 07:28 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Nazdar at January 22, 2026 07:28 AM (NcvvS)
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Getting to orbit?
Posted by: Martini Farmer
*snort
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 07:29 AM (gPWpV)
If there are not arrests today, well then there's always tomorrow.
Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at January 22, 2026 07:28 AM (vFG9F)
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There is a stark difference in the alacrity going after J6 grandmas than people in high office who suborned perjury.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:30 AM (RIvkX)
Download & use it. Report ICE activities in muslim neighborhoods and mosques.
Sit back and watch the fireworks.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 07:32 AM (gPWpV)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:32 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 07:33 AM (gPWpV)
Issac Asimov always thought of himself as a caring, ethical, scientist. The Three Laws made sense to him, and he had fun in two collections of short stories and then the Spacer novels with the implications.
Alas, without positronic brains, now designers are making war robots. They can and are programmed to kill. Cheaper that way, really.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:33 AM (u82oZ)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:27 AM (u82oZ)
That's the plan!
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 07:35 AM (SSiCQ)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:27 AM (u82oZ)
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Good morning, Salty!
Never gets old ...
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 08:05 AM (nXhai)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 07:26 AM (gPWpV)
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Whatever happened to the black teenager who murdered the white teenager -- football related? That was in Texas, right?
* searches grok *
"The April 2025 stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a white high school student and football player from Frisco, Texas (near Dallas). During a UIL District 11-5A track meet at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Metcalf (from Memorial High School) confronted 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony (from rival Centennial High School), who was allegedly in the wrong spot—sitting under Memorial's team tent or in the wrong bleacher area. Witnesses and reports indicate Metcalf told Anthony he needed to move or leave the area, as he didn't belong there with their team.
[1/2]
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 08:15 AM (nXhai)
His PhD was in chemistry, not biochemistry. He taught biochemistry to medical students ... not serious people. He also calculated that Earth's carrying capacity it 40,000,000,000,000. In EngrishOrnyPrease, that's forty trillion.
Posted by: Marooned at January 22, 2026 08:15 AM (kt8QE)
"The confrontation escalated quickly. Anthony allegedly pulled a knife and stabbed Metcalf once in the chest/heart. Metcalf died in his twin brother's arms despite attempts to save him. Anthony was arrested on the scene and charged with first-degree murder. He reportedly told investigators he was "protecting himself" or acting in self-defense, but police and the victim's family described it as unprovoked after a verbal dispute over the location/seating.As of the most recent reports (from early 2025 onward, with no major updates indicating resolution by January 2026), Anthony remains in custody without bond, and the case is ongoing in the criminal justice system. No trial outcome, plea deal, or sentencing has been widely reported yet—it's still in pretrial stages based on available coverage."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 08:16 AM (nXhai)
Wednesday Overnight Open Thread - January 21, 2026 [TRex]
Good evening Horde. The time has come for mid-week shenanigans of the post-cafe overnight variety.
Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of random overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. Good will offerings of amusing puns are happily accepted. Pants are optional. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. [Top photo: Memphis Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River, Memphis, Shelby County, TN. 1968. Library of Congress collection]27 contestants submitted guesses for the events challenge. Perhaps we will do a mid-year status update. Thank you for playing!
This video is hilarious, sorry!!😂
— Déborah (@dvorahfr) January 18, 2026
(I don't know the author) pic.twitter.com/3tnmIaX3nx
On 31 December, the Finnish strongman [Juha Andersson] challenged the popular record for the heaviest deadlift with one finger, a title which has changed hands (or fingers) three times within 2025 alone. Yet Juha was more than confident that he could take the crown due to his championship background in competitive finger pulling, and on the last day of the year, the ultimate showdown began to see who has the toughest middle digit in the world. And turns out, Juha was right - because on his second attempt, he easily yanked 336.42 lbs (152.60 kg) off the ground with just one finger, narrowly beating Egmond Molina's (Aruba) best of 334 lbs (151.5 kg) from four months prior."Competitive finger pulling"? Apparently so. In Germany it's called "fingerhakeln" and the Finnish version is named "sormikoukku." Cue the "pull my finger" fart jokes (for the record, fart jokes are still funny).
This is diplomacy with Donald Trump. He's a T-Rex. You mate with him, or he devours you, one or the other. The Europeans could be (devoured) if they continue down this path and process. They need to stand tall, stand firm, stand united.Others can debate the geopolitics but if you had "mating with a T-Rex" on your political bingo card for 2026, congratulations! I look forward to other dinosaur references in the vocabulary of public policy. In related news...
Lincoln Logs are among a handful of classic toys made in the USA with American trees, but that's likely to change in a matter of weeks. Pride Manufacturing - the Maine factory that makes Lincoln Logs and other wood products - is closing in April after losing its biggest contract, to make cigar tips for another company. That leaves toymaker Basic Fun scrambling to find a new factory to manufacture the century-old brand that was founded by Frank Lloyd Wright's son, John, and has been a staple in families' toy chests for decades. Production of the $10 million brand will likely move overseas and cost consumers about 10% more, according to Jay Foreman, chief executive of Boca Raton, Fla.- based Basic Fun. Basic Fun, which makes other classic toys - including Lite Brite, Care Bears and Tonka Trucks - has initiated a 45-day search for a US supplier but it is also preparing a back-up plan in China to make sure it can produce enough toys for the holidays, Foreman said. The plastic pieces that come with Lincoln Log sets - including roofs and other accessories like farm animals and farmers - are made in China. They are shipped in bulk to the US and packed into the boxes and tins of wood parts that were made by Pride Manufacturing. The Burnham, Maine, factory made the sets starting in 2014. "After our largest customer made the decision to relocate their sourcing for cigar tips, our highest volume product, the facility became financially unviable," the firm said in a statement.Because some of you are likely more interested in the cigar angle to this story:
The customer, according to sources with knowledge of the situation, is John Middleton, a downmarket cigar maker and subsidiary of tobacco conglomerate Altria Company. Altria did not immediately respond to a request for comment about about why it yanked its business from Pride, which is the only cigar tip operation in the US, according to sources. The tips are made from birch wood and are sold as part of John Middleton's Black and Mild cigars, which come with FDA-approved flavored wood tips.
Written correspondence can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Please do not send our mail to Greenland (yet). Are you lurking ?? Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 10:00 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 10:00 PM (5FeUl)
Posted by: Robert Plant at January 21, 2026 10:00 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at January 21, 2026 10:01 PM (w3u3d)
ンシェルジュ
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 10:01 PM (5FeUl)
Launch reminder .
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-30
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: January 21, 2026
Launch Time: 8:09 p.m. PST (January 22, 0409 UTC, 05:09 CET)
https://youtu.be/_-1AZpYZ9s8
Posted by: Joyenz at January 21, 2026 10:02 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: mikeski at January 21, 2026 10:02 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:03 PM (gh32g)
So far it's funny and the title song "Night Shift" is a banger
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 10:03 PM (gKWVE)
And don't even get me started on those pot metal Allen wrenches.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 10:04 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 21, 2026 10:05 PM (lUFok)
‘No other option’: inside the refugee camp for trans Americans fleeing Trump
It turns out that the Dutch don't take asylum claims from "Trans-Americans" very seriously.
One of the applicants explains that her tranny life had become a living hell since Trump was elected -- in San Francisco.
https://tinyurl.com/y5fscedt
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 21, 2026 10:06 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:06 PM (gh32g)
Also, Jason Anspach and Nick Cole have put out a new Tyrus Rechs story, for those of you who are fans of the Galaxy's Edge universe, called: "Escape From Red Eye."
Good evening, all the Horde.
Posted by: Sharkman at January 21, 2026 10:06 PM (/RHNq)
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Whoopi is a Brontosaurus. A really stupid Brontosaurus.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:07 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:07 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Wally at January 21, 2026 10:08 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: davidt at January 21, 2026 10:09 PM (Q+gd/)
I still don't acknowledge IKEA is a viable furniture store.
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:09 PM (47diA)
Haven't seen you around in awhile my friend. Of course that could just be me. I've got that shiny/squirrel thing going on. I always enjoy your posts.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 10:10 PM (T3puI)
Uhhh...
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 10:10 PM (mP0Kj)
Some FYI:
'One feature of Tyrannosaurus rex that everyone makes fun of is its arms, which seem disproportionately tiny compared to the rest of its massive body. T. rex's arms were over three feet long, however, and may have been capable of bench pressing 400 pounds each. In any event, T. rex didn't have the smallest arm-to-body ratio among carnivorous dinosaurs; that was the Carnotaurus, whose arms looked like tiny nubs.'
Think about it T! Bench pressing 400 lbs.🤣! You go guy!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 10:10 PM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 10:10 PM (+HNx/)
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Whoopi is a Brontosaurus. A really stupid Brontosaurus.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:07 PM (L/fGl)
/Nods
Posted by: Fred Flintstone... at January 21, 2026 10:11 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:11 PM (47diA)
Think about it T! Bench pressing 400 lbs.🤣! You go guy!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 10:10 PM
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Good evening COMM!! Feeling strong tonight!
Posted by: TRex - dino pumps you up! at January 21, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
Those poor folks in Pittsburgh just need someone to tell them what to do. Where is Ann Landers when we need her?
I didn't realize Lincoln logs were still a thing. Still, I hate to see them go away...
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 21, 2026 10:12 PM (kB9dk)
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Well, he's half right. Bonus: soon he will transcend to a:
Committed Certified Ninja... and be 2/3 right.
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 10:12 PM (dIske)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:09 PM (47diA)
We went to one one time just to see what the fuss was. The particle board was underwhelming.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:13 PM (gh32g)
The Bond bookcases are better.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 21, 2026 10:13 PM (qFwJc)
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 10:13 PM (zZu0s)
My grandsons love Lincoln Logs. Many a fun hours building things.
Another piece of Americana going away.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 10:13 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:11 PM (47diA)
Lincoln Logs, erector sets, Legos, Wooden Blocks, and even Plastic Cowboy and Indian Forts.
All mixed and matched on the Den floor...
As long as they were cleaned up by the time Dad got home from work? All Good.
Posted by: Fred Flintstone... at January 21, 2026 10:13 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 10:13 PM (T3puI)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 21, 2026 10:13 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:06 PM
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Lots of learing here! Some knowledge is even useful!
Posted by: TRex - dewey decimal dino at January 21, 2026 10:14 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 21, 2026 10:14 PM (syz1S)
He just did this:
Deranged leftist activists illegally invaded a church service, interrupting worship and shutting down the church because the pastor has alleged ties to ICE. Don Lemon was there, livestreaming his participation in the event too. “This is what the First Amendment is about, the freedom to protest,” Don Lemon said as he and his comrades harassed families with children. “I’m sure people here don’t like it, but protests are not comfortable.”
Human Events’ Jack Posobiec confronted Newsom about the incident at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and he just claimed to have “literally” no idea what Posobiec was talking about.
“It’s funny. Somebody mentioned Don Lemon and Trump the other day, and so I have no idea what that’s about,” Newsom said, nodding his head and shrugging his shoulders.
“Don Lemon? Into a church?” he continued, with a (fake) embarrassed chuckle.
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This effeminate fag wants to be President of The United States and travels thousands of miles to an international event, and then asserts he has no knowledge of a rather basic event that took place in his own country?
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:14 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: LRob
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Easily the best 'toy' that I ever had.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 10:14 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:15 PM (gh32g)
Haven't seen you around in awhile my friend. Of course that could just be me. I've got that shiny/squirrel thing going on. I always enjoy your posts.
I don't post a lot on the ONT these days.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 21, 2026 10:15 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Sock Monkey
I assume it works something like dental floss.
Posted by: mikeski at January 21, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 21, 2026 10:12 PM
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[Crisp salute to silently say "You are welcome"]
Posted by: TRex - dino says danke! at January 21, 2026 10:15 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: LRob
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Easily the best 'toy' that I ever had.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 10:14 PM (XeU6L)
____________________________
Did you guys have the motor attachment?
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 10:16 PM (dIske)
Uhhh...
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I wasn't aware that the US was facing a shortage of old, fat, washed up lesbians?
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:16 PM (Cjcf6)
James Hyter at the 1998 Memphis in May Sunset Symphony
https://is.gd/pUfeIt
Posted by: Bert G at January 21, 2026 10:17 PM (VARTN)
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Whoopi is a Brontosaurus. A really stupid Brontosaurus.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:07 PM (L/fGl)
... who enjoys banging her head against granite. The resulting stars are beautiful.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 21, 2026 10:17 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Nordic Interiors at January 21, 2026 10:17 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:15 PM (gh32g)
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Narbies? Can you introduce me?
Posted by: G.I. Joe at January 21, 2026 10:18 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Wally at January 21, 2026 10:08 PM (0e5Te)
He could drag his ass across the floor.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 21, 2026 10:18 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:07 PM
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Thank you and good evening! How's the truck?
Posted by: TRex - trucker dino at January 21, 2026 10:18 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Tent camping in the National Forest it was 18 degrees, wind 35mph & gusting, freezing rain with a bottle of CC and a Coleman lantern.
Across the way was an FMC cruiser, drapes open at the picture window, husband in shorts drinking a beer while the wife was fixing up grub.
That was the last time I went tent camping.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 10:18 PM (5FeUl)
She may not be the lesbian we need, but she is the lesbian we deserve.
Posted by: Governor Walz at January 21, 2026 10:18 PM (CSK7p)
Oh yes! I strung string all over the place and learned some angles weren't desirable.
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:19 PM (47diA)
Well, not yet, but if these anti-ICE people keep up the protests, maybe soon
Posted by: Wally at January 21, 2026 10:19 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: RickZ at January 21, 2026 10:19 PM (gKDq2)
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And just when things were going so well.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 10:20 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:20 PM (47diA)
Chyna will make them with natural flavors of lead, cadmium, and melamine.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 10:20 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 21, 2026 10:20 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: Wally at January 21, 2026 10:21 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 10:22 PM (gKWVE)
Yesterday - YESTERDAY- the head of DHS said arrests were hours away.
Why am I not supposed to black pill again?
Posted by: blaster at January 21, 2026 10:22 PM (cD7Zt)
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 10:22 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: Wally at January 21, 2026 10:21 PM (0e5Te)
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LOL
They have to get her out. It's a looming ecological catastrophe!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 10:23 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Wally at January 21, 2026 10:21 PM (0e5Te
She shoulda stuck ta carpet munching.
Posted by: RickZ at January 21, 2026 10:23 PM (gKDq2)
There. I said it.
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The regular beatings kept her vocal chords in shape to hit the high notes as well.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:23 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)
In very poor taste, but funny!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:23 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:25 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Sister Act at January 21, 2026 10:25 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 10:25 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 10:22 PM
It's for darn sure Gavin will lose the T. Rex vote.
Posted by: Tim Walz at January 21, 2026 10:25 PM (t5Wn4)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:25 PM (gh32g)
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She doesn't have the track record yet...but I bet with time she could be as unholy evil as Hillary. Its right there in the eyes. One would have to be blind to miss it. But those that voted for her didn't miss it. They *knew* that this evil bitch would forever support their "right" to abort babies.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:25 PM (Cjcf6)
Not to be outdone, T-Rex fighting with an ankylosaurus instead.
https://tinyurl.com/3ha5tevm
Posted by: Methos at January 21, 2026 10:26 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 10:26 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 10:27 PM (5FeUl)
Posted by: davidt at January 21, 2026 10:09 PM (Q+gd/)
Looks like it came right out of a Boy Scouts handbook.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:27 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026
You mean by people other than me?
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 10:27 PM (Wmg4n)
-the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
LOL
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 10:27 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: He-Man Woman Haters Club at January 21, 2026 10:28 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Ike Turner at January 21, 2026 10:28 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 10:29 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Bobby Brown at January 21, 2026 10:29 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 10:26 PM
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All good. Do you have doggie zoomies tonight?
Posted by: TRex - running in circles dino at January 21, 2026 10:29 PM (IQ6Gq)
Now packing to leave VA....these lunatics are driving me crazy.
Posted by: The Grateful at January 21, 2026 10:29 PM (IQ6Gq)
The only time I saw the MS River in Memphis I harfed, one of my 3 harfings from booze. This time my introduction to te-kill-ya. No thanks! Crazy story I may have told here.
Love the map of the weather. I know y'all don't need snow but we do out in the mountains of the West, so blow it back here. I'll take the very cold temps, too.
I had very good news today, after dreading this appt for 2mo (cardiologist). My fainting in November is apparently ye olde syncope of 4yrs ago and not cardiac related. I read the tests, 1/3 of brain thought it would be ok; 1/3 of brain thought more tests and stress to maybe be ok. One third of my brain never thought the PA would tell me I don't have to see her again unless I have problems! Incredibly thankful to God that all is well. I will continue to be good and lose weight.
I also love Tina Turner! By this summer my legs are going to look like hers. They aren't bad, but I want that muscle. Won't be dancing in heels, however. She was amazing! Sang right through her cardio workouts!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 10:30 PM (WONhk)
I think my mom told my dad that she liked his 'Erector set'...
Not sure what she meant🤨...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 10:30 PM (LNeRu)
It's like that story Kevin Bacon told about him donning a professional disguise so he could go out and not be recognized and after going out and mixing with regular people and just being one of the crowd, he said it sucked and he never did it again.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:30 PM (XV/Pl)
🚨BREAKING: Virginia is attempting to pass legislation to require public schools to teach that J6 was a violent insurrection and the 2020 election was not stolen.
https://tinyurl.com/3ndhc64w
screen shot of bill at link
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 10:31 PM (ZxPkt)
I think my mom told my dad that she liked his 'Erector set'...
Not sure what she meant🤨...
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I know, right?
Posted by: Raimondo, a good boy at January 21, 2026 10:31 PM (+HNx/)
Another piece of Americana going away.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 10:13 PM (3ek7K)
Greenland will need industry. A Lincoln Log factory could provide much-needed employment.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:31 PM (8zz6B)
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They admitted that they're ready to steal everything that isn't nailed down. And then they'll compel contractors to assist them stealing what is nailed down. How in the world can there not be legal challenges to the VA moves in the last 48 hours?
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:32 PM (Cjcf6)
Now packing to leave VA....these lunatics are driving me crazy.
Posted by: The Grateful at January 21, 2026 10:29 PM (IQ6Gq)
/Looks over shoulder...
are... they... following you?
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 10:32 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:32 PM (47diA)
🚨BREAKING: Virginia is attempting to pass legislation to require public schools to teach that J6 was a violent insurrection and the 2020 election was not stolen.
https://tinyurl.com/3ndhc64w
screen shot of bill at link
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 10:31 PM (ZxPkt)
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From democrat straight to Marxism.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 10:33 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Rusty Bill at January 21, 2026 10:33 PM (8m/cM)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:33 PM (77rzZ)
So far it's funny and the title song "Night Shift" is a banger
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 10:03 PM (gKWVE)
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Buster Keaton never made a movie by that name.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 10:34 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:31 PM (8zz6B)
The Danes should give Lego to the Greenlandians as a building block to their society.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:34 PM (gh32g)
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You are a *treasure* to this site. I'm very happy about your good news! Just keep being you and the world will be a better place.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:35 PM (Cjcf6)
Done it🤪!
Saaayyy...isn't this winter? Or am I wrong? Let's ask Al Gore!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 10:35 PM (LNeRu)
are... they... following you?
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 10:32 PM
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If they are, they are in for a rude awakening...next stop is Eastern TN!
Posted by: The Grateful at January 21, 2026 10:35 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 10:35 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 10:35 PM (QzJgf)
Posted by: Menachem's Razor at January 21, 2026 10:36 PM (zekCJ)
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 10:36 PM (dH1sy)
Greenland will need industry. A Lincoln Log factory could provide much-needed employment.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:31 PM (8zz6B)
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Yep. The Danish butter cookie plan collapsed when the dot-Indians hijacked the entire industry.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 10:37 PM (+HNx/)
So, how many of them go to Ewoks?
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 10:37 PM (dH1sy)
Posted by: Leslie, Felix, Steve, Corky at January 21, 2026 10:37 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:38 PM (Cjcf6)
Greenland's gun ownership rate is 22/100.
Great Britain's is 5/100
The US is 120/100.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:38 PM (XV/Pl)
This will be another freak out our sons will have when I croak, along with my million dishes.I don't really care, Margaret, do you? I have told them I don't care as I am going to live large and I like my stuff.
I love that Newsom got told he couldn't whine about the USA and President Trump in Davos today! He probably pitched a hissy fit, after prancing around feeling important.
That Finnish guy is going to blow a gasket. I mean, look at his red face and bulging veins on his head. Not worth it, dude.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 10:38 PM (WONhk)
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Who doesn't?
Posted by: The Shark at January 21, 2026 10:39 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 10:36 PM (dH1sy)
Wise choice to avoid the trolls.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:39 PM (gh32g)
Posted by: Stinky at January 21, 2026 10:40 PM (Molrb)
Now packing to leave VA....these lunatics are driving me crazy.
Posted by: The Grateful at January 21, 2026 10:29 PM (IQ6Gq)
We left VA (NoVA) two years ago. Giving God thanks every day we are outta there!
Posted by: moki at January 21, 2026 10:41 PM (wLjpr)
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That effeminate prancing idiot doesn't deserve the time of day...but Democrats will continue to pretend otherwise.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:41 PM (Cjcf6)
Greenland's gun ownership rate is 22/100.
Great Britain's is 5/100
The US is 120/100.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:38 PM (XV/Pl)
Come on. The US ratio is *that* low?
Or does that ignore guns lost in boating/canoe accidents?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 21, 2026 10:42 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 21, 2026 10:42 PM (0Htd1)
Could walk it, but it's kinda chilly, and the asphalt is dark and treacherous.
Posted by: mindful webworker close my italicans at January 21, 2026 10:43 PM (P0/oa)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:32 PM (47diA)
I believe Greenland has a small forest of birch trees in the southwest corner? But I was thinking rather of shipping suitable lumber there, have one shop mill it up into dowels, and then farm the dowels out to small home workshops that could mill the joints, and stain them. Other shops could do the packaging.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:43 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Crusader
Well OK, but I was no fan of Potsie and Ralph Malph.
Posted by: Unhappy Days at January 21, 2026 10:43 PM (oftw2)
Me: “Yes sir”.
(Apparently I had been watching Gunsmoke or Bonanza and merely inquired what we were having that night for dinner. Oops!)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:43 PM (C3G19)
You are a *treasure* to this site. I'm very happy about your good news! Just keep being you and the world will be a better place.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:35 PM (Cjcf6)
Many thanks! I love the ONT. Brings back happy memories of being young! I would say I am still "young at heart," but, well. My heart is normally abnormal like the rest of me. I feel like I won the lottery, as I surely thought this means I am finally super olde. A blue/green block from a plane will probably fall out of the sky and kill me tomorrow. But for today, baybee, I am a lucky dame!
If we could just get into a storm pattern for snow my life would be perfection!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 10:44 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Diego Garcia at January 21, 2026 10:45 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 21, 2026 10:45 PM (S/Y4j)
🚨BREAKING: Virginia is attempting to pass legislation to require public schools to teach that J6 was a violent insurrection and the 2020 election was not stolen.
https://tinyurl.com/3ndhc64w
screen shot of bill at link
Posted by: Don Black
Does anybody not know that these same people will set up death camps at first opportunity?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 10:46 PM (/lPRQ)
So far it's funny and the title song "Night Shift" is a banger
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 10:03 PM (gKWVE)
Mmm... Shelley Long climbing up on that kitchen step stool in her panties.
I don't remember much else about that movie, but I remember that.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 10:46 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 10:46 PM (5FeUl)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:46 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Unhappy Days at January 21, 2026 10:43 PM (oftw2)
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I had information that could lead to the conviction of Hillary Clinton.
Posted by: Chuck Cunningham at January 21, 2026 10:47 PM (+HNx/)
Sorry I'm late, I had to wait for some billy goats to show up before it was safe to cross the bridge.
Posted by: tankdemon
* writes out tardy slip *
Ok slacker, that's 567 tardys in a row. One more and it's a week of detention.
Mr. Strickland
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 10:47 PM (T3puI)
Me: “Yes sir”.
(Apparently I had been watching Gunsmoke or Bonanza and merely inquired what we were having that night for dinner. Oops!)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:43 PM (C3G19)
Mr Scary often says grub in regard to food. And Duds for clothes. I never got the Gunsmoke connection. But yeah.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:48 PM (gh32g)
In fairness, that would be out of the ordinary.
Posted by: Diego Garcia at January 21, 2026 10:45 PM (jc0TO)
I'm surprised he didn't burst into flames. That would have fired up the congregation for God.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 21, 2026 10:48 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:48 PM (77rzZ)
So far it's funny and the title song "Night Shift" is a banger
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 10:03 PM (gKWVE)
Mmm... Shelley Long climbing up on that kitchen step stool in her panties.
I don't remember much else about that movie, but I remember that.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 10:46 PM (IG3/x)
The last five minutes has the funniest part in the movie to me.
One of my favorite comedies.,
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:48 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 21, 2026 10:49 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 10:49 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026
Don’t take my dog! He would not be helpful. He has outsourced growling when someone is at the door to the cats. He is very much an every man for himself kinda guy.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 10:49 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 10:49 PM (Vvh2V)
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Welp, there you go.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 10:50 PM (+HNx/)
Great Britain's is 5/100
The US is 120/100.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
From those stats one could determine that Greenland's murder rate is more than four times that of Great Britain and the rate is twenty-four fold.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:48 PM (77rzZ)
She ended up on the infamous Paul Lynde Halloween Special. With KISS, Margaret Hamilton and Florence Henderson.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:50 PM (gh32g)
We had Lincoln Logs, but there weren't enough to build much of anything. Probably there were more that my older brothers had lost, damaged, or burned.
As the youngest bro, I got a lot of partly-hand-me-downs. Like oldest bro's magic tricks set with lots of bits missing. Like the chem set that had all the good stuff used already. (Look at comments some years back for my story of older bro getting the iron shavings bottle to explode.)
Tina was kinda hot and energetic still at 60.
Posted by: mindful webworker finally groks 'thicc' at January 21, 2026 10:50 PM (P0/oa)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 10:50 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: New Yawkers at January 21, 2026 10:51 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 21, 2026 10:51 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:51 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:51 PM (C3G19)
I don't remember much else about that movie, but I remember that.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 10:46 PM (IG3/x)
https://tinyurl.com/4pph8n8y
Thank me later.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 10:52 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 10:52 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 10:52 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 10:52 PM (GITLP)
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That was the cast of one of the later Love Boat episodes, wasn't it?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 10:53 PM (+HNx/)
🚨BREAKING: Virginia is attempting to pass legislation to require public schools to teach that J6 was a violent insurrection and the 2020 election was not stolen.
https://tinyurl.com/3ndhc64w
screen shot of bill at link
Posted by: Don Black
Does anybody not know that these same people will set up death camps at first opportunity?
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Their newly elected Attorney General had fantasies of murdering conservatives. The voters elected him anyway. Their newly elected Governor would abort a baby on live television if anyone asked. The voters elected her anyway.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:54 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:54 PM (C3G19)
We love kids and they crack us up...she's especially insane and you can see the DNA line from me to her Dad to her when we are all in the same photo. My own father's DNA is very strong.
She's told tales since she was around 2yrs that I totally believe. Because she's talked like an adult since then. I've gotten better about questioning her parents and finding out the real truth. At 2yrs she told me a "strange man picked her up on a cruise and bit her." I was a bit enraged until my son told me the truth (a man offered to hold her while her father fixed the stroller. No one bit her). I'm telling you, she's crazy.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 10:54 PM (WONhk)
They're probably afraid that they'll get stuck with the cost of some really gross surgical procedure.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 21, 2026 10:54 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Piper
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Discretion is the better part of valor.
Posted by: Piper's dog at January 21, 2026 10:54 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Roz Kelly at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:13 PM (gh32g)
They also sell solid wood shelving (mostly pine) that holds up really well. I bought some 40 years ago (from their first US store) for my library, and after 5 moves still have it, although library shelving was updated about 20 years ago so now it is in the garage.
Posted by: HTL at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM (5AjW6)
Posted by: New Yawkers at January 21, 2026 10:51 PM (oftw2)
The Mississippi Delta is a different place. Even if you grew up someplace else in the South. You have to go there to understand.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM (gh32g)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:50 PM (gh32g)
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Please tell me this is real lie if you must
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: scampydog at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM (Vvh2V)
I've been here an hour and still don't have a cocktail!
How can I possibly fall off my stool at this rate🤪?!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 10:56 PM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Well, I've been called alot of things, but never that...
Posted by: The Grateful at January 21, 2026 10:56 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Elect the CIA, get CIA propaganda.
Posted by: Methos at January 21, 2026 10:57 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:57 PM (77rzZ)
No lie. The KISS Halloween Special is real and as wacked out weird as it sounds.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 10:57 PM (CSK7p)
I am HOWLING with laughter over here, Christy! 🤣🤣🤣
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 10:57 PM (Vvh2V)
Uhhh...
Posted by: Romeo13
Oh, puhleeze. The Irish don't want her. They have enough drunks without her coming in and driving more people to drink.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 21, 2026 10:58 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 10:58 PM (47diA)
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Funny you should ask--I looked her up on a few weeks ago. Apparently her reach was longer than her grasp. They were ready to write her in as a regular on Happy Days. But they couldn't come to terms with her on a contract. And she never did regular television again (at least not for any length).
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:59 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: scampydog at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM
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Thank you Doggo!
Posted by: TRex - Lincoln log mogul dino at January 21, 2026 10:59 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 11:00 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM (RIvkX)
It isn't seasonal, but Happy Halloween!
https://tinyurl.com/9shf3fx8
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 11:00 PM (gh32g)
woooo i learnt somethin
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 11:00 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Bulg
Kirstie was completely nekkid in a Bertholt Brecht play around 1980. There are stills online. She looked quite good.
Posted by: The Play's The Thing at January 21, 2026 11:01 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 21, 2026 11:01 PM (MmTZZ)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 11:01 PM (KDPiq)
Thank me later.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
OMG - that gas range does not even have an exhaust hood.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 11:02 PM (/lPRQ)
We both enjoyed Hot Wheels and could 'play cars' for hours without fighting. Rare for us, LOL.
Younger bro & sis got way more and fancier toys because Mom was also working then.
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 11:02 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 11:02 PM (47diA)
I don't remember much else about that movie, but I remember that.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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delightful mix of sexy and domestic
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 11:03 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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Can't imagine where she got the wild streak.
No, not at all.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 11:03 PM (5FeUl)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 11:03 PM (RIvkX)
woooo i learnt somethin
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 11:00 PM (gKWVE)
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*shifty eyes*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 11:03 PM (+HNx/)
Yes, I was about to ask you if you're prepared for this end-of-the world storm we're about to get! I am your Eastern neighbor. I just hope the ice stays south of us. We're on the Missouri line, and I'm hoping we get snow instead. We're prepared, by which I mean I've got $500 worth of diet Red Bull for me, and Dos Equis Amber for Thor! Let it snow! 😁
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 11:04 PM (Vvh2V)
Thanks for the ONT Rex
I'm thinking it's probably best that a TRex does his business outside, there are too many obstacles to overcome indoors.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 21, 2026 11:04 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: One Stop Shopping at January 21, 2026 11:06 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 11:06 PM (+HNx/)
We need precipitation here and I guess snow is good enough. Ice is bad!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 11:07 PM (47diA)
Ok slacker, that's 567 tardys in a row. One more and it's a week of detention.
Mr. Strickland
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 10:47 PM (T3puI)
If Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald are there, it might be worth it.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 11:07 PM (dH1sy)
Posted by: 13times at January 21, 2026 11:07 PM (iRIR3)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM (gh32g)
Yep! Many don't know that Greenville is famous for their hot tamales. There's even a festival. The late writer (yeah, a liberal woman) was from there and I do like her books about the Delta.
I had a chance to see BB King at a little dive there in HS. Told the guy no. Mainly because I didn't know him and also, sadly, was not into BB King. Plus my parents would not have let me go that far anyway. I wish I had now.
I love the blues, thanks to my NY husband guitarist (hobby, not a pro). My favorite song is this one by Alvin Lee that I heard with him. Love that so many Brits like Eric Clapton came to the MS Delta to learn the blues.
I love the melody and lyrics of this song...thankfully never had to feel these blues personally. Well, the first time my bf/husband broke up with me in college for no reason I was blue. The second time I was irritated. The third time I was whatever. He learned a lesson, however. What a Moron!
https://tinyurl.com/mr79ymhe
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 11:07 PM (WONhk)
@Geiger_Capital
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12h
"If in 10 years, all American troops stationed in Europe have not been returned to the US, then this whole project [NATO] will have failed… We must get these people to stand on their own feet militarily."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1951)
First Supreme Allied Commander of NATO
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 11:08 PM (ZxPkt)
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Do we have to limit it to crazy grandmas?
Posted by: Jill Biden at January 21, 2026 11:08 PM (Cjcf6)
I’m in Boerne until tomorrow, when I’m headed back home to Round Rock (just north of Austin). I was wandering around downtown Boerne this morning and passed a Spec’s. Stopped in, and they had a whole bunch of a Texas gin I really like that’s gone out of business. It was on discontinued pricing, too, so I am well-stocked for martinis and bee’s knees for the duration.
Probably for the rest of my life given how slowly I go through gin.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 11:08 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 11:09 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: mindful webworker finally groks 'thicc' at January 21, 2026 11:09 PM (P0/oa)
Posted by: Cicero
Yeah, well don't forget us, and wouldn't you rather have an adowable blanket anyway?
Posted by: Caleb and Alec For Shriners at January 21, 2026 11:09 PM (oftw2)
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11h
CA Dem Rep Dave Min defends the Clintons during contempt hearing; says that “bringing criminal charges against a former president” would be a very serious matter.
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 11:09 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 10:50 PM (gh32g)
Ya gotta milk that 15 minutes for all it is worth.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 11:10 PM (dH1sy)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 10:03 PM (gKWVE)
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I thought it was very funny. Keaton was great as a young man
Posted by: 496 at January 21, 2026 11:10 PM (madg2)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 11
Oh no! Let’s make you hot water with lemon and honey. With a zinc chaser.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 11:11 PM (Wmg4n)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1951)
First Supreme Allied Commander of NATO
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And instead they spent their money enabling Muslims to invade them.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 11:11 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 11:11 PM (47diA)
I cannot drink gin, but it sounds like you got a great deal, and there's a big storm coming, so it was a necessity!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 11:13 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: Diego Garcia at January 21, 2026 11:13 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Don Black
Says the Stalinist thugs who raided Trump's home and charged him with dozens of felonies.... and the mug shot is done after an actual arrest.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 11:14 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 11
Oh no! Let’s make you hot water with lemon and honey. With a zinc chaser.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 11:11 PM (Wmg4n)
Of that doesn't work, we can try Granddad's remedy. Rock and Rye. It may not have cured your cold, but you didn't care.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 11:14 PM (gh32g)
No, not at all.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 11:03 PM (5FeUl)
The very first girl I am related to will be 5yrs old next month. All brothers and two sons and I know boys very well. She's been a surprise for us all in that girls are so different. Her baby sister, I hope, is just as wild. So far (4mo) a deep thinker but smiles a lot.
This crazy girl of ours looks like me, too, bless her heart. She has blue eyes to my green, otherwise you can tell she's mine...but 1000x smarter and prettier and athletic and competative. Look out world in 10yrs! Her poor parents deserve pity for what is ahead.
The parents of other kids at their school tell me that she cracks them up. Not shy at all. She's hysterically funny, too. She has the same wicked laugh as me, too. We have adventures!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 11:14 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Diego Garcia at January 21, 2026 11:13 PM (jc0TO)
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Is she still touring with the Temu Joan Jetts?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 11:14 PM (+HNx/)
I didn’t see one. But I wasn’t looking either. (That sounds vaguely familiar, though. Could it be Gruene?)
My plan, which I adhered to strictly, was not to plan this day but just wander around. Found an amazing place selling restored old gasoline pumps and soda bottle dispensers. They were beautiful. I wandered some antique places, and enjoyed the Boerne Library bookstore. Ate very unhealthy food. Drank at the hotel bar, which is quite nice, and not just for a hotel bar.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 11:15 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 11:15 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 11:16 PM (gh32g)
https://tinyurl.com/vey9nu74
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 21, 2026 11:16 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: Cicero
Aldi has the real Danish cookies. Wal-Mart has the gross knock-offs. I'm grateful to this place for the heads-up to check before buying.
Posted by: mindful webworker likes those cookies too much at January 21, 2026 11:17 PM (P0/oa)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 10:47 PM (T3puI)
Jeez. Dis that guy ever have hair?
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 11:17 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 11:17 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 11:17 PM (47diA)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 11:17 PM (47diA)
https://tinyurl.com/37yzb69a
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 11:18 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 11:18 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 11:18 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 11:18 PM (gKWVE)
Sure honey. Sorry you don't feel well. I still would like a cocktail however...either that, or just go home😢....
Love ya darlin'....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 11:19 PM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Piper
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Got the zinc already. Throat isn't sore. Sinuses aren't particularly stuffy. Just doing fine and then *whammo* rapid-fire multiple sneezes! And then I'm fine for another 30 or 60 minutes or whatever.
Even woke me out of sound sleep last night-- 4 sneezes in a row. Strange.
You know, I wonder if it's due to the warmer than normal temps we've had since Christmas-- perhaps caused a false spring and some of the trees are blooming now instead of late February? I do usually have a reaction to early tree pollen.
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 11:19 PM (rdVOm)
AhriFindling comedian
youtu.be/-hoarYHQkzE
Posted by: mindful webworker finally groks 'thicc' at January 21, 2026 11:09 PM (P0/oa)
If you're going to be out on a hill.anyway, why bot take a tent. Maybe start a little fire, roast marshmallows, eat s'more. It'll be fun.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 11:20 PM (dH1sy)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 21, 2026 11:20 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Joyenz at January 21, 2026 11:20 PM (2F0/Y)
You are worthy and wonderful, and we need you here!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 11:20 PM (Vvh2V)
If it is a Democrat? If it involves sex with an under aged girl?
This guy is a law maker? Really? And people wonder why California is a f*cked up state.
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2026 11:21 PM (4rWc3)
Look up! look up! ye weary ones,
Whose skies are veiled in night;
For He who knows the path you tread
Will yet restore the light;
Look up! and hail the dawning
Of hope’s triumphant morning.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 11:21 PM (CSK7p)
Well, mostly boys.
Posted by: Lincoln Project at January 21, 2026 11:21 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 11:21 PM (47diA)
I hope things get better for you Bulg. Sending you hugs.
Posted by: Joyenz at January 21, 2026 11:22 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 11:22 PM (dIske)
dead, kill, suicide -- replace with "unalived".
rape -- replace with "r*pe" or SA.
George Carlin's seven dirty words -- replace with a beep, or asterisks, or gray out.
In contrast, I cannot believe the number of times I hear and see the F word. Minnesota's riots are a good example; Lefty white women with their signs and shouts, "F--- ICE".
Maybe I'm the one looking in all the wrong places.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 11:22 PM (SVeHj)
https://tinyurl.com/3krkytyv
Goodnight,y'all! Busy day tomorrow with no dread of a MD appt! I am the worst patient on earth.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 11:23 PM (WONhk)
I was going to say it sounds like something in the air. I do that after days of constant rain if it's a super sunny day when it finally stops raining. Sneezing spells all day.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 11:23 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 11:23 PM (77rzZ)
‘No other option’: inside the refugee camp for trans Americans fleeing Trump
It turns out that the Dutch don't take asylum claims from "Trans-Americans" very seriously.
One of the applicants explains that her tranny life had become a living hell since Trump was elected -- in San Francisco.
https://tinyurl.com/y5fscedt
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 21, 2026 10:06 PM (n1OCj)
These people are absolutely batshit insane. This is what you get when instead of treating a psychiatric disorder as such you chop up their genitals and pump them full of artificial wrong-sex hormones. This is so psychotically fucked up it beggars belief.
Posted by: You couldn't make this up if you tried at January 21, 2026 11:23 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 11:24 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Joyenz at January 21, 2026 11:24 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 11:24 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 11:25 PM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Kids Say The Darndest Things at January 21, 2026 11:26 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 11:26 PM (gh32g)
I've been here an hour and still don't have a cocktail!
How can I possibly fall off my stool at this rate🤪?!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 10:56 PM
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Make sure to save something for the tip jar.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 11:27 PM (SVeHj)
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No one wants to date a surgically mutilated dude posing as a chick with an open wound between his legs.
Damn you, Trump!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 11:27 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 11:28 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 11:15 PM (77rzZ)
Prayers all will be well soon.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 11:30 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 11:18 PM (WONhk)
If you want Irish blues, you need to hear Rory Gallagher. As a guitarist he rivals Hendrix.
https://youtu.be/1UkgRN5Hx94
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 11:30 PM (dH1sy)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 21, 2026 11:31 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 21, 2026 11:32 PM (47diA)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 11:26 PM (gh32g)
Very welcome. There really was a "Muriel" in Memphis who helped him.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 11:32 PM (WONhk)
Necessary background- my granddaughter is due to give birth March 1st. Yesterday my 4 year old grandson explained to his mother that Jesus told him inside his brain that the baby was going to be born before March 1st.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 11:33 PM (dH1sy)
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 11:34 PM (ZxPkt)
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Tell me this guy has a punchable face. You probably won't need to lie about it.
He could also ask PDJT for his opinion.
Posted by: clarence at January 21, 2026 11:38 PM (/wfFD)
Posted by: No Dolls In My House at January 21, 2026 11:38 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 11:40 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Archer at January 21, 2026 11:40 PM (YGRGv)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sm9n-6hy6M
Posted by: Atlantic Records at January 21, 2026 11:42 PM (oftw2)
But I do remember that song when it came out. I really like it.
Use to song along with it. Wish the powers that be would crack down on the crime. Gangs and drugs have taken their toll on a once proud city.
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2026 11:43 PM (4rWc3)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 11:43 PM (gh32g)
Gonna take a little nap...love you Morons, one and all!
"Why sleep when you can worry about imaginary scenarios?”
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 11:43 PM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 21, 2026 11:44 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 11:15 PM (77rzZ)
Bulg, you are a friend to many here. We love you and need your humor and knowledge, and of course we will pray. Lord, bless and keep your son, Bulg, give him healing in body, mind and spirit. Provide for his needs, and comfort him in his pain. In Christ's name, amen.
Posted by: moki at January 21, 2026 11:44 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 11:46 PM (T3puI)
Posted by: fly gal at January 21, 2026 11:48 PM (SDgnC)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 11:50 PM (gKWVE)
https://youtu.be/1UkgRN5Hx94
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 11:30 PM (dH1sy)
I haven't listened to most of his music...but I'll bet my husband has. Fantastic guitarist.
I think it's interesting that so many from the UK would come to meet and play with BB King deep in the MS Delta: Eric Clapton, Ringo, and Steve Winwood, etc.
It's definitely another universe of poverty and soul food and good people. I only rode through once on a very bad Greyhound bus nightmare (with a hangover) from that fateful Memphis trip.
I forgot the late (liberal) author who wrote about the MS Delta from Greenville when I posted above:
Julia Reed.
Very witty and an entertaining writer. Used to have columns in Newsweek, interviewed the famous hoi polloi, and wrote of the Delta and NOLA. I liked the books, anyway, and have a cookbook she wrote.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 11:53 PM (WONhk)
why the hell didn't Fonzie get more roles, he is awesome
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 11:50 PM (gKWVE)
He turned down an offer to play the lead in Grease because he didn't want to be typecast as the greaser forever.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 11:53 PM (dH1sy)
Goodbye to the Fourth amendment
https://tinyurl.com/ykk9svs5
Police now can act on a "reasonable suspicion" that some vaguely-defined emergency allows them to enter your home -- Without. A.Warrant.
There are 700,000 sworn officers who will decide on the spot what's a "reasonable suspicion".
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 11:54 PM (J6DiX)
Posted by: JQ
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1. Q-Tip (cotton swab)
2. Triple antibiotic ointment
Some assembly required
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 11:54 PM (5FeUl)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 11:55 PM (gKWVE)
https://youtu.be/VjEq-r2agqc
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 21, 2026 11:56 PM (S/Y4j)
This sort of thing is what worries me about the Way Of Trump. Yes, it works, it may be the ONLY thing that works. But the ignoring of norms means that if the oppo ever gets their hands
on the levers again they are going to Pol Pot levels. I pray the Trump Group manages to wreck the oppo completely. By any means up to military government. The oppo simply cannot get in charge again
Posted by: Azjaeger at January 21, 2026 11:56 PM (3/XaG)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 11:57 PM (8Cor4)
New T-Zero: 9:47 p.m. PST (January 22, 0547 UTC, 06:47 CET)
https://youtu.be/_-1AZpYZ9s8
Posted by: Joyenz at January 22, 2026 12:03 AM (2F0/Y)
>>The Amelia memes have been amusing! I do hope our British cousins can reclaim their country.
With a gun ownership rate of 5/100.
Not a chance.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 12:03 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 22, 2026 12:04 AM (5FeUl)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 22, 2026 12:05 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 22, 2026 12:05 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 11:40 PM (rdVOm)
Mrs B has a few pieces she ordered online for certain spots in her office to fill some voids. They come in so many sizes she was able to fill every last bit of dead space in there.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 12:05 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 22, 2026 12:07 AM (0nHVk)
on the levers again they are going to Pol Pot levels. I pray the Trump Group manages to wreck the oppo completely. By any means up to military government. The oppo simply cannot get in charge again
Posted by: Azjaeger at January 21, 2026 11:56 PM (3/XaG)
Totally agree. I think if they come to power again there will be gunfire, no doubt about it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 12:09 AM (snZF9)
>>The Amelia memes have been amusing! I do hope our British cousins can reclaim their country.
With a gun ownership rate of 5/100.
Not a chance.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 12:03 AM (XV/Pl)
And no balls behind whatever pop guns they own. They are a conquered people, a slave population.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 12:12 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker
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Nice! I have a couple of walls of them, plus others here & there. They were affordable, even back when I had crappy, low-pay jobs. They have held up well over decades of use. The trick is to *not disassemble* when moving-- just take the shelf boards out to reduce weight. The cheapo plastic support clips sometimes get lost or broken, but I found sturdy replacements at Hdepot.
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 12:12 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Skip at January 22, 2026 12:13 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Azjaeger at January 21, 2026 11:56 PM (3/XaG)
Good luck with that:
Viewpoint Discrimination: The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the government (federal, state, or local) cannot restrict speech simply because it disagrees with the message or finds it offensive. Favoring one political opinion while restricting another is known as "viewpoint discrimination," which is considered an "egregious" violation of the First Amendment.
Posted by: Orson at January 22, 2026 12:14 AM (dIske)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm)
>> They're hopeless.
At that rate 5 guns have to defend/fend off 100 people.
In the US, we have more guns than people.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 22, 2026 12:15 AM (XV/Pl)
*not to say "blow by blow"
Posted by: gKWVE at January 22, 2026 12:17 AM (gKWVE)
on the levers again they are going to Pol Pot levels. I pray the Trump Group manages to wreck the oppo completely. By any means up to military government. The oppo simply cannot get in charge again
Posted by: Azjaeger at January 21, 2026 11:56 PM (3/XaG)
Totally agree. I think if they come to power again there will be gunfire, no doubt about it.
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They will overreact to Trump's "return to normalcy". I hope Trump can "wreck the oppo". If not? Dems pack SCOTUS and the rest falls into place. Minneapolis is warning.us.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 22, 2026 12:19 AM (vWgxe)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 22, 2026 12:19 AM (mlg/3)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 12:12 AM (rdVOm)
From my years of doing kitchens I have a shit ton of coffee cans filled with every shelf clip known to mankind. Some companies gave you so many extras I swear there were dudes just tossing handfuls of bags of them in the cabinets at the factory.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 12:20 AM (snZF9)
*shrugs*
Doubt any were "missed" if they did leave.
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 12:21 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker
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Haha! That hasn't been my experience... more likely to come up short, than get extras. No problem, the "replacement" clips I found were better quality than the originals. Plus-- I made a few extra shelves for the shorter, paperback book collection and needed additional clips.
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 12:26 AM (rdVOm)
That's not how you survive when it's -20 deg. and you're on horseback.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 22, 2026 12:26 AM (oT7pT)
Posted by: tankascribe at January 22, 2026 12:29 AM (NtoJk)
*not to say "blow by blow"
Posted by: gKWVE at January 22, 2026 12:17 AM (gKWVE)
________________
I think that's one of those movies where some eventually well known names got their start. I'm pretty sure Kevin Costner plays some kid in that movie. Same with a very very young Shannen Dougherty. Belzer is in that one too, I'm pretty sure. And, someone else I can't remember.
Posted by: Orson at January 22, 2026 12:29 AM (dIske)
Posted by: tankascribe
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Yes. And those stupid woven baskets that they use like drawers, to hold kids' stuff or whatever...
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 12:33 AM (rdVOm)
Could not believe the slop " risk of 6 inches of snow or more " probability map they issued for upcoming storm.
RISK % vs certainty that app only wants you to revisit the app every hour for next 4 days as they randomly change forecast!
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at January 22, 2026 12:35 AM (KaHlS)
Don't know the health problems but pray they will improve.
Regarding the job: I pray one you never dreamed of will happen. I was laid off as a RN abruptly from a neonatologist office (so were MD's and ARNP's due to a financial gamble the lead doc made). The beetch director of the L&D and nursery only gave me an option of 11-7 shifts, knowing I had young boys and my husband traveled a lot. I said no and collected unemployment, which I never dreamed of doing.
We'd just signed a contract to build a house. I tried everything and just finally said to heck with it. That summer I played with our sons at the beach and taught myself to watercolor. I ended up with a not great job for 9mo, then a great job I'd applied for (a shot in the dark) came my way. To teach as a clinical adjuct professor of a RN program at the med center. This then led to other jobs in case management. And the momentum kept growing from there, with two jobs created for me.
I consider the layoff now to be a blessing. It will happen for you, too. Never give up.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 22, 2026 12:37 AM (WONhk)
Dems pack SCOTUS
Posted by: JM in Illinois
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Congress (and Trump) are insane not to be codifying 9 justices. Libs will go nuts on that if they get the legislature and White House again.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 22, 2026 12:37 AM (jF1M6)
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This is why I worry about Trump's pace. I understand people wanting to celebrate that he's getting so much done and wanting to prove that the legal system can work, but we don't have forever and a day to work with.
Posted by: Methos at January 22, 2026 12:38 AM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 12:39 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Methos at January 22, 2026 12:40 AM (vSvIl)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 12:26 AM (rdVOm)
I always liked the metal pin type clips. Real strong. The top of the line cabinets had the metal pilasters running down the sides that used the metal clips. They were great, each slot was numbered so no guesswork. Yeah I got shitloads of clips, handle screws, hinge screws, you name it. I had a friend one time complaining that his clips were breaking and he can't find the exact ones. I said uh, asshole, you know what I used to do for a living right? Show me a clip. I had them, a gave him a huge handful.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 12:40 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at January 22, 2026 12:40 AM (KaHlS)
Posted by: Berserker
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You're a good friend, Bers. Those little favors mean a lot!
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 12:43 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 22, 2026 12:46 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Catsmeat at January 22, 2026 12:46 AM (le38v)
Took a quick look. Not sure what bridge I used. Either I40 or I55.
That's an old pic posted up top. That bridge might be long gone.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 22, 2026 12:47 AM (MmTZZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 22, 2026 12:47 AM (5FeUl)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 12:43 AM (rdVOm)
It was those plastic ones that had that springy part that pops out after you drop the shelf in and locks the shelf down, and to get the shelf out you have to push the plastic thing in enough to lift the self out, but you have to do both front and back clip almost together. People get impatient and sometimes break the damn things. The shelves are cut a tad shorter to fit in between the clips, so unless you use that type again the shelf can slide back and forth.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 12:49 AM (snZF9)
Bulg, add me to the list of those who wish you better days ahead.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 22, 2026 12:49 AM (jF1M6)
Posted by: Methos at January 22, 2026 12:38 AM (vSvIl)
He and his administration have been doing things at a faster pace than any administration I’ve seen in my lifetime, including Reagan’s. It’s not Trump’s fault Everything is broken and needs to be fixed. Not his fault that Congress is totally useless, either.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 12:54 AM (y4wXR)
This is AoS. I can't be alone.
Posted by: buddhaha at January 22, 2026 12:57 AM (IMmiQ)
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LOL, that'd be me, Bers! Not very patient with overly-complicated devices.
My cheapo shelves are all the kind that have holes drilled down the insides every inch. Clips push into the holes & shelves sit atop the clips, held down by whatever gets put on the shelves. Simple and cheap cheap cheap! Not "decorator" level by any stretch of imagination but for the price, at least not some homemade eyesore.
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 12:57 AM (rdVOm)
MiladyJo and I finished watching Eureka s03 and Warehouse 13 s01. Funny how little we recall from watching them originally.
Now, before we go on to the next year, we're thinking of finally watching Resident Alien final season. Been told the quality did not fall off and it ended well. Sure hope so.
Whatever we're going to do tonight, better get to it. Logging off.
https://youtu.be/TF3ma8eI8Gc
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker is legally resident at January 22, 2026 01:00 AM (P0/oa)
Posted by: Don Black
6 is plenty. 1200 rnds not so much.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 22, 2026 01:07 AM (T3puI)
Sinking feeling here. They were supposed to call or text me to let me know the 3-hour window the POD will be delivered tomorrow.
No call or text.
Website is down on all my devices.
Prediction: No POD comes tomorrow and my move is fvcked.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 22, 2026 01:07 AM (jF1M6)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Sorry to hear that. Praying that you are wrong.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 22, 2026 01:12 AM (T3puI)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:13 AM (rdVOm)
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You are a *treasure* to this site. I'm very happy about your good news! Just keep being you and the world will be a better place.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:35 PM (Cjcf6)
I'm going to second that. I enjoy reading your comments about your exploits and wish you years of good health and good commenting.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 22, 2026 01:15 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 12:54 AM (y4wXR)
That is correct.
Posted by: Methos at January 22, 2026 01:16 AM (vSvIl)
This is AoS. I can't be alone.
Posted by: buddhaha at January 22, 2026 12:57 AM (IMmiQ)
Nathan's isn't kosher. They sometimes call them kosher "style" but they've never been formally certified.
That said, I won't be buying them now that they're owned by the ChiComs. Hebrew National for me.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 22, 2026 01:17 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 12:57 AM (rdVOm)
Thats good because the shelves are cut to fit the box, not the clips. Those metal pins I was talking about are great for that. They look like a steel pin that somebody hammered one end almost flat. The flat part is under the shelf. Stick the round end in holes and you're done. You'll never break them. I found nice ones at home depot that I used when I built the book cases from hell in the old house. They were gold in color which looked good against the cherry color or the wood. They didn't cost much at all. Are yours the kind with the smaller 1/8" pin?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 01:19 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 22, 2026 01:07 AM (jF1M6)
Argh... nothing more stressful that something going wrong when you're moving with a time constraint.
Here's hoping it shows up!
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 22, 2026 01:20 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)
Not exactly cheap either.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 01:22 AM (snZF9)
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LOL, Bers-- I had to go measure! The holes are 3/16 dia.
Original pins are all-plastic, replacements have steel pins with clear plastic body that has a flat side to rest against underside of shelves.
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 22, 2026 01:24 AM (0nHVk)
Bah, don't cry for me, Morongentina! It's an annoyance, not a major life challenge.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 22, 2026 01:26 AM (jF1M6)
But, I mean, thanks for your sympathy! I just don't want to make a big deal out of it when lord knows there are morons with much bigger burdens than a POD not arriving as scheduled.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 22, 2026 01:27 AM (jF1M6)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 01:28 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 01:29 AM (8zz6B)
Sweet dreams Horde, it has been a day and I am off to sleep.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 22, 2026 01:29 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Don Black
2 guns, 63 rnds.
Should be good for Armageddon
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 22, 2026 01:29 AM (/lPRQ)
PODS would be handy for me, for moving stuff from Dad's to here... but they don't serve my area. Phooey.
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)
Not exactly cheap either.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Moving house ain't cheap. I minimized expenses by never having bought furniture for years, literally! I've kept my clothes in cardboard boxes and gotten the few meager sticks I do have from thrift shops. A lot of those things are going back to the shops where I got them! Circle of life.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 22, 2026 01:30 AM (jF1M6)
@AppSame 1m
Nathan’s Famous, an iconic American hot dog maker and fast-food chain, was sold to Smithfield Inc., a Chinese-owned pork producer, for $450M
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 22, 2026 01:30 AM (mlg/3)
Original pins are all-plastic, replacements have steel pins with clear plastic body that has a flat side to rest against underside of shelves.
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)
Oh sweet. I was going to recommend those if you had the cheap ass all plastic crap. Those are great. Got tons of them too. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 01:32 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker
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Worn parts somewhere, right? I dunno much about pumps & motors, other than how to remove and replace. Would like to learn how to rebuild, but nobody nearby to teach me. Too bad older bro is such a prick, he knows those things...
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:32 AM (rdVOm)
Random trivia - one Billy bookcase collapses every 10 seconds. Profit~!!@!!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 22, 2026 01:33 AM (mlg/3)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 22, 2026 01:30 AM (jF1M6)
You can get a lot of very serviceable furniture from thrift shops. Often real high-end stuff that may have a few dings and scratches.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 01:34 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 01:29 AM (8zz6B)
yup, those are the ones I was talking about before. The high end kitchen cabs used to use them. The ones I pulled out of here had them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 01:34 AM (snZF9)
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Many of the crappy plastic ones are still in use, because shelves were mostly filled (after moving in with hubby) before I found the nice replacement ones... If any break, I'm sure the books below will hold the shelf up until I bring out that jar of replacements LOL!
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:36 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:32 AM (rdVOm)
Maybe whatever passes for an impeller bearing fianlly wore out, allowing the impeller to contact the housing. In air, the drag is not too bad and the motor can overcome it and start; in water, the load is enough, combined with the impeller drag, to stall the motor.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 01:37 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:32 AM (rdVOm)
I took it apart and the damn thing looked almost mint. There was a little wobble in the shaft which tells me the bearing isn't good, and there is a seal, and seals don't work good on shafts with play. The bearings are cooled by the water, and the armature is in a stainless steel tube that sits inside the field coils, so it appears to be brushless. They aren't worth rebuilding because the assholes want stoooopid money for the parts. the start up capacitor? A stupid 250 volt 5mf cap, maybe $5-10 the most if I wanted it for a guitar amp. From the pump company..$80. The cartridge is replaceable, and they want $130 for it. The entire pump new was $175.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 01:40 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 11:15 PM (77rzZ)
Hang in there Bulg. There are more people who care about you than you think. Also - there are angels everywhere looking to help.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 22, 2026 01:42 AM (QGaXH)
You guys know what's going on, while I can only guess. I will sit back and read, hopefully learn something...
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:43 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)
Marco Rubio will formally inform Capitol Hill of the Trump Administration's new policy toward Venezuela on Wednesday, January 28 at 10.00 EST. Complete testimony of the diplomatic chief in the Senate Foreign Committee
==
@DerechaDiarioMX . 9:00
#URGENTE COMING President Trump reiterated at the Davos Forum that ground attacks against Mexican cartels will begin "very soon" coinciding with his government's actions to "prepare the ground".
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 22, 2026 01:49 AM (5FeUl)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 01:49 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 22, 2026 01:52 AM (5FeUl)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 01:54 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 01:37 AM (8zz6B)
The impeller wasn't contacting the housing, but, with the motor section standing up on on its back there is definitely some drag when you spin it. There is also an easy 1/8" front to back play on the shaft. I think the water pressure was probably pushing the shaft back into the motor where there is resistance. It definitely has to have a worn bushing. Plus I think with the bushing being worn that seal was probably letting water into that sealed area. The pump maker says the pump can be installed with the motor upright, but not with the motor hanging, so that tells me drag is a concern, and when this sucker is standing on its back there is some drag which the pressure amplified with the bushing being smoked. Mine is installed horizontally as it should be.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 01:56 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 01:49 AM (8zz6B)
taco 007-f5
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 01:56 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Don Black
2 guns, 63 rnds.
Should be good for Armageddon
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 22, 2026 01:29 AM (/lPRQ)
0 Guns 0 Rounds
Screwed.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 22, 2026 01:59 AM (QGaXH)
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Summertime extra job, Pop worked a place that refurbished power tools and such. Some were deemed unsafe or irreparable, yeah, you know where they went. Drill press, band saw, engine lathe etc.
Start up capacitor, just pull the belt.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 22, 2026 02:01 AM (5FeUl)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)
Thank you JQ - you are too kind.
I wouldn't say no.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 22, 2026 02:02 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 02:04 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 01:43 AM (rdVOm)
This is a pretty cool vid. A dude dissects that style pump. You'll see the cartridge, and eventually he shows you a cartridge he cut open. You can skip to probably 10:00 to get to the good stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryo8YwoFgOg
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 02:07 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 02:20 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 02:20 AM (rdVOm)
I figured you would like it. You got one of those mechanical brains.lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 02:28 AM (snZF9)
https://youtu.be/Us6qCzfRs6E
Another layout, showing more than the robotic part:
https://youtu.be/fzT3D-mED_o
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm)
LAUNCH 1:
Rocket Lab - Electron - The Cosmos Will See You Now
LC 1 - Mähia, NZ - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: January 22, 2026
Launch Time: 5:52 a.m. EST (23:52 NZDT, 1052 UTC)
https://youtu.be/674mXdbdD2E
LAUNCH 2:
Blue Origin - New Shepard - NS-38
Launch Site One, Texas - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: January 22, 2026
Launch Window: 10:00 AM CST (1600 UTC / 17:00 CET)
https://youtu.be/2CTt5dJ8Qb8
Posted by: Joyenz at January 22, 2026 02:52 AM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at January 22, 2026 03:01 AM (a/Yqx)
Heh, when it was running well-- it was freaking *cosmic* to behold. Mostly, it ran very well. Troubleshooting could be challenging, though.
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 03:10 AM (rdVOm)
Prayers up for Bulg, I hope things improve soon.
We are bracing for below 0 weather here soon. At least we'll miss that icey mess expected south of us.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 22, 2026 03:10 AM (55Qr6)
Screwed.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)
>I lost all of my firearms and ammo in a canoe accident on the lake. Very traumatic.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 22, 2026 03:13 AM (oT7pT)
Heh, when it was running well-- it was freaking *cosmic* to behold. Mostly, it ran very well. Troubleshooting could be challenging, though.
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 03:10 AM (rdVOm)
I was always amazed at machines like that. Even the older ones that weren't computer controlled. Sooooo much shit has to all happen at an exact time for any of it to be worth a shit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 03:30 AM (snZF9)
It's like bikes or automotive: break it down into its systems or areas of operation... after a while it all makes sense.
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 03:40 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 03:46 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 22, 2026 03:50 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: m at January 22, 2026 04:00 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 22, 2026 04:02 AM (Cjt/F)
Mid-Week Cafe
Yokenthwaite Farm, Yorkshire
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 07:17 PM (Ia/+0)
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Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 07:19 PM (CSK7p)
I like how a marginal increase in an old person's profit margin trumps new family formation and homeownership.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 07:17 PM (ZOv7s)
My point exactly.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 07:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 07:24 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 07:24 PM (Ia/+0)
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Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 07:26 PM (gKWVE)
It's not enough that we have access to free, at no cost to them, hands free catheters, but we want the whole enchilada. I can't live off of social security and have 2 vacation homes, 3 RV's and a sidepiece since the old lady's hormones went south.
Never come between a Boomer and it's profit.
Posted by: Old Fart Boomer at January 21, 2026 07:26 PM (R/m4+)
One would thing the Left would analyze his negotiation strategies. Or read his book Art of the Deal.
Those expectations would be crushed by reality. The Left, including media, are unlearned and uneducable.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:27 PM (u82oZ)
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Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)
A gal can learn a lot from you Morons.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 21, 2026 07:33 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Ben Had
There's a new comedy on Fox about a big city doctor who faints at the sight of blood so relocates to a small town, Doctor Best. I thought it might be funny but no. He's an asshole brilliant doctor (and we haven't seen enough of those!) who first meets an outgoing (read asshole) AWFL Karen who, no doubt, will be his love interest, an interracial gay couple, another interracial hetero couple, the wife being adventurously adulterous, and a screwball secretary.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 07:34 PM (L/fGl)
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Posted by: runner at January 21, 2026 07:34 PM (g47mK)
The preface, Dickens talks about meeting a farmer in Yorkshire while doing research, and he says: [my comments]
“Weel, Misther, we’ve been vara pleasant toogather, and ar’ll spak’ my moind tiv’ee. Dinnot let the weedur [widow] send her lattle boy to yan o’ our school-measthers, while there’s a harse to hoold in a’ Lunnun, or a gootther to lie asleep in. Ar wouldn’t mak’ ill words amang my neeburs, and ar speak tiv’ee quiet loike. But I’m dom’d if ar can gang to bed and not tellee, for weedur’s sak’, to keep the lattle boy from a’ sike scoondrels while there’s a harse to hoold in a’ Lunnun, or a gootther to lie asleep in!
[that last bit is "while there's a horse to hold in London, or a gutter to lie asleep in.] [holding a horse was way for street kids to earn a shilling for food.]
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 07:35 PM (pKhVe)
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Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 07:35 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Beartooth at January 21, 2026 07:35 PM (GGatE)
I've always had cats, never a dog, but I like other people's dogs. I buy dog and cat treats every time I go food shopping.
Posted by: Dog Days at January 21, 2026 07:35 PM (oftw2)
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Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:34 PM (0KSrI)
Totally! I also knew that Chagas was given to Mauritius, thanks to scrolling today's threads.
I think those were the only answers I knew today.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 21, 2026 07:37 PM (zYpTz)
bought it back in the 80s ...
I was looking for any tips that might help me buying stuff on Maxwell Street.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2026 07:37 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 07:37 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Beartooth at January 21, 2026 07:35 PM
As does everyone who supports Truth, Justice, and The American Way!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)
You Know Who is gonna be pissed, and not in the British way.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 07:38 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2026 07:39 PM (4rWc3)
Posted by: Skip
Our next stop? Harrisburg. We will find you soon!
Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority at January 21, 2026 07:39 PM (oftw2)
I'm going to take that mother-and-kitten video to a vet and ask what the breed is and get one.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 07:39 PM (jF1M6)
Good evening everyone. I've just been lurking and not posting recently, so I thought I ask how everyone was.
Posted by: the lower depths at January 21, 2026 07:19 PM (I/l1I)
_________
I fall down a lot and I cry a lot, but otherwise I'm doing fine, thank you.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 07:39 PM (tgvbd)
Before refrigerators and supermarkets, protecting farmers was very important.
We are riding an improbable bubble of prosperity, and I am glad.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:39 PM (u82oZ)
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Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 07:35 PM (gKWVE)
Objection! The surprise nudity was good. What was that actress' name... Julie something?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 07:40 PM (zZu0s)
I just finished Dresden Files Book 8 - Proven Guilty.
Now onto Book 9 - White Night.
Still got a ways to go until Book 18 - Twelve Months, which just arrived yesterday.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 07:40 PM (ESVrU)
I want to thank you again for your gift of curated Classical Music. I enjoy your selections.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:40 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 07:41 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 07:41 PM (y4wXR)
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Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 07:42 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2026 07:42 PM (Cjt/F)
One of the best titty drops in Cinematic History.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 07:43 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Penguins, FTW!! at January 21, 2026 07:43 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 21, 2026 07:43 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 07:43 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 07:45 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: The Grand Poof at January 21, 2026 07:45 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 07:42 PM
That's now my deadname; I've transitioned.
Posted by: Nicola Dimeby at January 21, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:45 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Oh, I haven't seen it. I will look out for it.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 07:45 PM (pKhVe)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:40 PM (u82oZ)
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You're quite welcome. Plenty more where that came from
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 07:45 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 07:46 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Penguins, FTW!! at January 21, 2026 07:43 PM
Moderately-soiled Penguin feet<<<<<Diseased Virulent Rabid Bats.
Posted by: Penguins are aiming to FTW! at January 21, 2026 07:47 PM (0sNs1)
if hash == “y4wXR”
shit_happens = true
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 07:49 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 07:35 PM (gKWVE)
Objection! The surprise nudity was good. What was that actress' name... Julie something?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
Warner. Julie Warner.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 21, 2026 07:49 PM (MmTZZ)
Extinct. Al Gore said so.
But there is a remnant population, frozen in Carbonite, at our Greenland base.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:50 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:52 PM (u82oZ)
Nanook was a badass though. Watch the movie sometime, " Nanook of the North". He catches a walrus all by himself.
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 07:52 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:53 PM (0KSrI)
A fine woman, in her prim, in that movie clip.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:52 PM
If she was nekkid, can she truly be in her prim, much less proper?
Asking for The Horde.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 07:54 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ben Had
I'm a Big Success and coming to West Texas. 600 pounds of sin.
Posted by: Dire Wolf at January 21, 2026 07:55 PM (oftw2)
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Because in a tribal system, if you are the least successful at killing and enslaving, you get pushed out to the margins.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 21, 2026 07:55 PM (6Snv6)
Straight up ripoff of Doc Martin.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 21, 2026 07:55 PM (PxJtr)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 07:56 PM (0sNs1)
The scarcity of river otter clips only enhances their value. And there are a lot more dog owners and cat owners posting all the time.
Perchance you could take your own pictures and post them here.
Speculation: Given all the landscape pictures on the Cafe of Scotland and Yorkshire, ace is cavorting with an escapee from the UK.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:56 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 07:56 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 07:57 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer
Based on the British series "Doc Martin" which was funny. Leave it to Hollywood to mess up a good thing.
Posted by: Tuna at January 21, 2026 07:57 PM (lJ0H4)
Oh no! That’s a complete clone of a BBC series about 10 years ago, Doc Martin. Pathetic.
Doc Martin was amusing because at least it was filmed in Cornwall, and there were a lot of humorous local characters that played off him.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 07:57 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 07:57 PM (Ia/+0)
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-30
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: January 21, 2026
Launch Time: 6:46 p.m. PST (January 22, 0246 UTC, 03:46 CET)
https://youtu.be/_-1AZpYZ9s8
Posted by: Joyenz at January 21, 2026 07:58 PM (2F0/Y)
I can only go by visual evidence. She looks prime. I'm sure she would have rejected any advances from me, even when I was in my prime. But she looks fit.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:58 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 07:59 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:32 PM (0KSrI)
I watched it and will wonder why til the day I die.
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 07:59 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:59 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Tuna
I couldn't get through the second episode. Bad.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 21, 2026 07:59 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 07:59 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 07:59 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Oddbob
I liked Doctor Melnitz on The Odd Couple. Slightly jaded, surly at times. "Unger, in the world of ulcers, you're what's known as a carrier".
Posted by: Bill Quinn at January 21, 2026 08:00 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Miss Daisy at January 21, 2026 08:01 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 07:59 PM (0sNs1)
Yeah, but that b**ch was a fascist, for real!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 21, 2026 08:01 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 21, 2026 08:02 PM (cxFcK)
Rural farming accidents have a lot of blood shed. Knew a student that had a tractor's power take-off remove some of his scalp. He was life-flighted to a major trauma center, and made a full recovery, with a big scar. Even playing football now as a Junior in HS.
But very bloody.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:02 PM (u82oZ)
Never come between a Boomer and it's profit.
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One day non-negotiated responsibility will come.
Prepare.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 08:03 PM (5FeUl)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:58 PM
Two things would have made you irresistible to her or any other cisfemale:
1. Dress Whites
2. Gold Dolphins
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)
I swear most people in DC have no sense of cause and effect, nor even a sense of deja vu.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 08:04 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 08:04 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 08:04 PM (zZu0s)
Hmm, I've been raving about Apple's imminent departure from Cupertino, but the only place I can find the story is on a ton of YouTubes running AI slop, thence picked up on X mostly by one guy.
Giant step back?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 08:05 PM (jF1M6)
Drunk. The Eskimos get their oil check each month and get drunk. By the time they sober up, the next oil check hits and they get drunk again. No time to think about moving. Get locked up a lot in the drunk tank too.
Posted by: Everybody Knows at January 21, 2026 08:05 PM (R/m4+)
Holy fuck that bill in Virginia. They’re gonna legislate fraud. Wow.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 08:05 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2026 08:06 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 21, 2026 08:06 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:59 PM (u82oZ)
Doing ok so far, thanks. Hope you are doing well.
Posted by: Joyenz at January 21, 2026 08:06 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Blutarski,
Try telling that to the concern-trolls on X and Insty.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 08:07 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 21, 2026 08:08 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 08:08 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2026 08:06 PM (Cjt/F)
They cannot project power. They relie entirely on our logistics.
How did they think this would work if it came to it?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 08:08 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 08:09 PM (Ryx1w)
I know the submariners think that, but Choker Whites and Naval Aviator Wings are the win. Saw it in action at the Oceana NAS Officers Club. It was overrun by hot, biddable women. Got stories.
Golden Thigh Spreaders is what one Naval Aviator I knew called his wings.
One Naval Aviator Helo Pilot, the Det Commander, was on his way to the Wardroom to watch a movie and eat popcorn. I was on my way to a bridge watch. He said " You know what SWOs use for foreplay? Five hours of begging." Thanks, Commander.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:09 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Rodrigo / Alexander VI was good for the Papacy though. It was in danger of being a Frog colony or at-best a sinecure for Italian mobsters.
Everyone got buttmad because a lousy Catalan beat them at their own game.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 08:09 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 08:04 PM (zZu0s)
===
Most likely result:
EU: "QUICK!!! Call America to stop this invasion!"
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 21, 2026 08:09 PM (xvV+O)
Giant step back?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 08:05 PM (jF1M6)
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[per grok:]
"Apple is not relocating its headquarters from Cupertino, California, to Texas.Apple's headquarters remains in Cupertino, as confirmed by official announcements and its ongoing operations there. Recent news from Apple's own press releases (e.g., in 2025) lists announcements as coming from Cupertino, California, and describes expansions elsewhere without any mention of moving the core HQ.
Apple has significantly expanded in Texas, particularly in Austin (where it has a major campus with over 13,000 employees as of recent updates, including ongoing construction and a second campus) and Houston (a new 250,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility for AI servers set to open in 2026 as part of a massive $500–600 billion U.S. investment commitment)."
#Soon (if they're smart)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:10 PM (nXhai)
"What did you do to prepare for the show, Eris?"
"Not a fucking thing, Ken!"
(I know I'd tank in reality, but it's fun to imagine Jennings furiously making that "cut to commercial!" slashing gesture)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 21, 2026 08:11 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 08:04 PM (zZu0s)
===
Most likely result:
EU: "QUICK!!! Call America to stop this invasion!"
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 21, 2026 08:09 PM (xvV+O)
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"Send us Gov. Tampon Tim and the Minnesota National Guard!"
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:11 PM (nXhai)
Posted by: Tuna
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Is Ian McNeice still alive?
Boy, I hope his is on Ozempic. Watching his career always felt like someone committing slow motion suicide.
(I just check - yes, he is.)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 08:11 PM (pKhVe)
Companies are walking away from billions to get out of CA while they can.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 21, 2026 08:11 PM (2My61)
Posted by: Oh, Deere! at January 21, 2026 08:11 PM (oftw2)
When the illegals go to the DMV, are they required to take a driving test?
I just read another sad story of a drunk illegal killing a very nice young couple in North Carolina.
This shit needs to be stopped.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 08:13 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:13 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: steevy at January 21, 2026 08:13 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2026 08:14 PM (Cjt/F)
I would put money down for you to win if you went
on Jeopardy. You would do better than the other Moron that got on the show.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:14 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Grain Bin Barry at January 21, 2026 08:14 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 08:04 PM (zZu0s)
===
Most likely result:
EU: "QUICK!!! Call America to stop this invasion!"
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 21, 2026 08:09 PM (xvV+O)
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"We're on it!" -- Democrat Congresscritters + Hawaiian Judges
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 08:14 PM (ESVrU)
Holy fuck that bill in Virginia. They’re gonna legislate fraud. Wow.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 08:05 PM (Ryx1w)
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BREAKING: 100,000+ Somalis Begin Relocation From Minnesota and Maine to Virginia. Developing ...
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:15 PM (nXhai)
Had a scare with The Big Dummy, such that if it was what we feared, his show career would have to come to an end.
Luckily, a specialist looked at the X-rays and said it was an old injury that was aggravated. If he avoided anything stupid and if he lost some weight, he'd be all right.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 08:15 PM (tgvbd)
We still have a building in Cappucino oh, lol, sorry Cupertino with that "H" and a "Q" on it.
Posted by: tim book, big penis in charge at January 21, 2026 08:15 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 08:15 PM (zZu0s)
This is a Starbucks by the way totally not a bathhouse.
Posted by: tim cook, even at January 21, 2026 08:16 PM (gKWVE)
They took my lawn darts but let me play with a PTO.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 08:16 PM (viF8m)
I would put money down for you to win if you went
on Jeopardy. You would do better than the other Moron that got on the show.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:14 PM (u82oZ)
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Holy Crap, I'd forgotten about that! Can't remember the dude's nic ... closer to 29 than most of us, and we were all rooting for him.
About a decade ago?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:16 PM (nXhai)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:17 PM (0KSrI)
Power take off. A rotating bar that powers other equipment from a tractor engine. Very dangerous.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:17 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 21, 2026 08:17 PM (WF/xn)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:32 PM
I watched it and will wonder why til the day I die.
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 07:59 PM
I watched it. There was a woman involved. That's not an excuse, but it is a valid reason.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 08:17 PM (Wnv9h)
on Jeopardy. You would do better than the other Moron that got on the show.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:14 PM (u82oZ)
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He beat himself up for not getting some questions, but I think he acquitted himself well. It's the luck of the draw.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 21, 2026 08:18 PM (kpS4V)
Just like chemists and all our tales of lab accidents. I can even show a small scar or three from mine.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:18 PM (u82oZ)
About a decade ago?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:16 PM (nXhai)
Yeah. What was his name? Fuck.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 08:18 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:18 PM (u82oZ)
Worst I ever had was i melted a mechanical pencil to a countertop inside a fume hood with HCL gas.
A buddy was a retard and got phenol all over his forearms.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 08:20 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 21, 2026 08:11 PM (kpS4V)
You'd probably do great, and I'd love to see it!
Also, Ken Jennings has tiny teeth. Like a doll's teeth. It's weird.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 21, 2026 08:20 PM (zYpTz)
Just like chemists and all our tales of lab accidents. I can even show a small scar or three from mine.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:18 PM (u82oZ)
___________
Scar on my arm.
Scar on my stomach.
Decreased sensation in my fingertips.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 08:20 PM (tgvbd)
Back in the early '60s, a guy had his nuts ripped off by a PTO shaft. He stepped over one and it caught his pants. Shields were not mandatory back then.
My father used that as a cautionary tale to me as a kid to be careful.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2026 08:20 PM (w6EFb)
About a decade ago?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:16 PM (nXhai)
I think it was Slapweasel ???
Posted by: browndog moving slowly at January 21, 2026 08:20 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
My point exactly.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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High number of new trolls hitting. I saw this shit all the time when I worked on zoning issues, memaw and papaw want to sell out of Meglamart for handfuls of cash but have to get their property rezoned from residential to commercial for the sale to go through. In most cases, it would dump on their former neighbors in light, noise, and car exhaust for a stop n go or worse.
People have a right to sell property but that does not mean that they have the legal or moral right to get whatever price they want from their property nor force changes in existing law to do it. Never has been true generally and why zoning got instituted at the beginning of the 20th century.
Basically zoning codified centuries of common law that you cannot use your property to the extent that it damages your neighbors.
Our Constitution was founded on negative rights to be left alone but once one engages in commerce, then it can and has been regulated since colonial times for the common benefit.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:20 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:21 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
I worked at a private school in Virginia Beach with a stunning redhead young lady teacher just out of college, shemarried an Oceana Naval Aviator. One of the most beautiful women I ever saw. She was a cheerleader in college at Notre Dame.
Posted by: Can Pick'em at January 21, 2026 08:21 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 21, 2026 08:21 PM (zYpTz)
Thank you. Brosiedon's stories of the women in his life were fraught. Even I did better.
And in my years before marriage, there was one difference between my dating history and the Hindenburg disaster. There were survivors on the Hindenburg.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:21 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I have no good stories attached to my various scars etc. Just boring ones.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:21 PM (E4rtv)
Jeopardy moron was Broseidon.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 08:21 PM (jF1M6)
I got one of those. A couple of years back, a feral mother and her kittens set up residence in our backyard. She was a tortoiseshell and one of her kittens was too. So, we named the kitten Mini-mom, currently shortened to Minnie.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 21, 2026 08:21 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:21 PM
King of the Brocean, too, as I recall.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 08:22 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: browndog moving slowly at January 21, 2026 08:20 PM (3sXRv)
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Dang, I think that could be it.
Great memory, dog!
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:22 PM (nXhai)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:21 PM (0KSrI)
That right Ben ...
Both used to post in the same time frame.
Posted by: browndog moving slowly at January 21, 2026 08:22 PM (3sXRv)
Julius, a “good” pope who proclaimed his purity and honesty, spent most of his effort putting together an army which he led himself against the other powers, which iirc resulted in the deaths of at least 12,000 of his countrymen. But he was Holy, he said so himself.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 08:22 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: Ben Had
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I always associate Jeopardy with him. And then the Weird Al track, I Lost at Jeopardy cues up in my mind.
Funny guy.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:22 PM (E4rtv)
I gotta quit doomscrolling the weather forecasts for iceasleetmageddon here.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2026 08:22 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:22 PM (nXhai)
NAS North Island was a target-rich environment. No question the brown shoes had a large and admiring following, but some preferred a more-professional, less ego-driven demeanor, coupled with their well-known and well-proven capability to 'do it deeper'.
One Naval Aviator Helo Pilot, the Det Commander, was on his way to the Wardroom to watch a movie and eat popcorn. I was on my way to a bridge watch. He said " You know what SWOs use for foreplay? Five hours of begging." Thanks, Commander.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:09 PM
He's not wrong, you know.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 08:23 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:23 PM (0KSrI)
I was thinking about Broseidon the other day. Why? I have no clue.
Guy had some stories about his women.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 08:23 PM (3ek7K)
was supposed to be a smiley face. Is Pixy making changes behind our back?Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 08:24 PM (0sNs1)
Had a scare with The Big Dummy, such that if it was what we feared, his show career would have to come to an end.
Luckily, a specialist looked at the X-rays and said it was an old injury that was aggravated. If he avoided anything stupid and if he lost some weight, he'd be all right.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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You take better care of our furry friends than many do of their human children. To be commended.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:24 PM (E4rtv)
did our Founding Fathers have zoning commissions? Did they have to get a permit to build a cabin?
Did my neighbor get to have a say in what I did, with MY LAND?
Sure, if I actually damaged my neighbors land... but not because He does not like the color I painted my Barn.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 08:24 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 21, 2026 08:25 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 21, 2026 08:25 PM (zYpTz)
One of a variety of PTO driven tools my dad had was a saw for cutting trees into logs. That thing was straight out of Freddy Krueger. Huge PTO driven saw blade, no shield of course.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 08:25 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:26 PM (u82oZ)
Neighbors, geez i wish we had acreage.
The ahole next-door has "suggestions."
He can shove that shit where the sun doesn't shine.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 08:28 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 08:29 PM (pKhVe)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 08:24 PM (mP0Kj)
Say you paint your barn like the granny flag. flag colors. the value of my property will fall because who wants to buy it and have to look at that shit every day?
Negative Externalities come in many ways. That’s why zoning laws and HOAs exist.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 08:29 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 21, 2026 08:20 PM (zYpTz)
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He's a wee little wooden puppet man brought to life.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 21, 2026 08:29 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:21 PM (E4rtv)
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I played 12 years of football and even more years of baseball, and I have three prominent scars that ALL came while pole vaulting during my 8th grade year.
Two ripped open wounds in my legs from the sharp track cleats during a jump (one ascending, one descending), and one busted open my chin from coming down hard on the metal crossbar after clearing it my a couple of feet. There were a couple of times I came down from 10-11' without hitting the cushioned pit -- once on the cement upon which a standard was sitting.
Back in the days when we didn't even slap a hot iron on the bleeding ... let alone clean the wound or get stitches.
Good times, good times ...
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:29 PM (nXhai)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 08:29 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 08:30 PM (pKhVe)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 08:30 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:31 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: JackStraw
The two sisters who run the equipment at Lumber Capital Log Yard are awesome. Lumber mill machine, planers, splitters, they do it all. Very popular on Youtube and both tall and lovely. One blonde, one ginger. They work hard.
Posted by: Timber! at January 21, 2026 08:31 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 08:31 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Guy named Daniel Elazar used US history to divide America into three zones, Individualistic (Mid Atlanttic, Midwest and West), Moralistic which was New England, and Traditionalistic which was the South and Southwest to some extent.
And his argument was that politics in each state west of the original colonies reflect which state type predominated settling there.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:31 PM (E4rtv)
Arn't you glad to be in Arizona? They name weather phenomena after your Province.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:32 PM (u82oZ)
Good times, good times ...
Posted by: ShainS
I played football from 2nd grade to high school but most of my scars came from other activities. Probably the head damage did not, lol.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:33 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: fourseasons
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Turning Moronese by the Vapors. Theme song.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:33 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 08:34 PM (vFG9F)
With a Baofeng (or any other VHF radio) you'll get at least one of the seven channels.
162.400 mHz
162.425
162.450
162.475
162.500
162.525
162.550
Test your reception now.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 08:34 PM (0sNs1)
Guy had some stories about his women.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 08:23 PM (3ek7K)
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lol
I'd totally forgotten about that!
He'd give us blow-by-blows about his dates and we'd all be giving him hilarious Horde Advice.
Damn, that WAS funny ...
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:34 PM (nXhai)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 08:35 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:33 PM (E4rtv)
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I had several whiplashes (which I'm paying for now) and concussions -- which nobody cared about back then.
I went through an extremely angry phase in my 20s and 30s, and was afraid it might have been a result of CTE damage.
Turns out, I just needed to (1) get the hell out of corporate software development (80-100-hour weeks); (2) get a wife and a life; and (3) get the hell out of Califzuela.
Been fine ever since ... ;-)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:37 PM (nXhai)
Posted by: ShainS
My Dad broke his shoulder terribly severely pole-vaulting at school in Norway in 1948. Huge scar from operation(s). Couldn't really reach above his head with that arm for the rest of his life. I think he was in the hospital for 6 weeks, or so. No Foam in those days.
Posted by: The Pits! at January 21, 2026 08:37 PM (oftw2)
My dad and I rebuilt the inside of an old cow barn as a horse barn. There was sawmill near the farm and we got all the wood there. Loved going to that place. So many cool machines.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 08:37 PM (viF8m)
Did my neighbor get to have a say in what I did, with MY LAND?
Sure, if I actually damaged my neighbors land... but not because He does not like the color I painted my Barn.
Posted by: Romeo13
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Riparian damage from construction, destruction of border trees, escaping cows, illegal hunting or fishing, the list goes on. So yes, if you ever read old court cases, much of it was about property including border disputes.
And in cities, they did such things as tight regulations to prevent fires, quarantines locking you in your own house during epidemics, etc.
The only reason that the frontier did not have as much was not due to existing laws but lack of people to actually enforce them. Still true today, assholes in the country dump trash on neighbor's land, burn tires, let their livestock run loose from shoddy fencing, and so on.
They even conscripted men to work on public roads, sewers, etc. as a public duty as well as requiring service in militias, etc.
Libertarianism is largely a mythic view of the past that any sober student of history knows is skewed history of the past.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:38 PM (E4rtv)
Two days of bitter cold, ice and snow. We have survived this situation before
.
In the DC area, WTOP has a Voice of Doom from the glass-enclosed nerve center every eight minutes about the incoming weather.
Here in rural Kansas, we don't even protect the cows. We are equipped to handle it. Been there, done that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:38 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 07:43 PM (ZcsJV)
Up there with Fastimes at Ridgemont High
Posted by: Judge Smails at January 21, 2026 08:39 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 08:39 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Short Wave, Short Bus at January 21, 2026 08:40 PM (oftw2)
Well, not today...but several times in the last few year? Yeah - ALL of this.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 08:40 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
A division of clerks and cooks could kick NATO's ass.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 08:41 PM (T3puI)
It's amazing to me the badweather so many of you are expecting. We haven't had any snow here yet.
I've always found weather to be a fascinating thing to follow.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 08:42 PM (3ek7K)
The RI National Guard would have had a fun weekend, taking Greenland.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 08:43 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Mr. Freeze at January 21, 2026 08:43 PM (oftw2)
About a decade ago?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:16 PM (nXhai)
Broseidon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 08:43 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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They'd put the penguins on the front line.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 08:44 PM (JkO4W)
That includes Lord Coke, Blackstone, Story and a lot of our founders at various conventions etc.
The really funny historical irony is the Confederacy so known for states rights actually had a much stronger commerce clause in its Constitution than the US. It just could not enforce such during the war. Same thing for its presidency. State's rights was largely like it is today for places like MN, an excuse to ignore federal law contrary to what it wants. Aided by one of the worst decisions that Scotus ever issued in Dred Scott, appalling morally, legally, and politically. All to declare the entire US open for slavery by Justice Taney and the justices adopting his opinion.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:44 PM (E4rtv)
Sailing out of Guantanamo Bay, I tuned my shortwave to Radio Cuba which was really Radio Moscow. They were inadvertently hilariously funny.
Like a T-Shirt contest "Why I listen to Radio Moscow?" "Won" by someone in Moscow, Idaho.
FBI, start your engines.
Saddam Hussain's Iraq shortwave radio show mentioned my sister's postcard to them. We got a call at home about that from No such Agency.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:45 PM (u82oZ)
When we lived in the South for many years I thought the weather people should say "it's going to be hot and shitty again."
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 08:45 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Zeke from down the Holler at January 21, 2026 08:45 PM (oftw2)
NAS North Island was a target-rich environment. No question the brown shoes had a large and admiring following, but some preferred a more-professional, less ego-driven demeanor, coupled with their well-known and well-proven capability to 'do it deeper'.
One Naval Aviator Helo Pilot, the Det Commander, was on his way to the Wardroom to watch a movie and eat popcorn. I was on my way to a bridge watch. He said " You know what SWOs use for foreplay? Five hours of begging." Thanks, Commander.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:09 PM
He's not wrong, you know.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 08:23 PM (0sNs1)
Those ladies were the runner-ups from the nearby Army Post.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 08:46 PM (2WIwB)
I've heard weather guys, especially my late cousin, talk about "warm noses" and how that governs snow vs sleet vs freezing rain.
I was looking at the point soundings from the various model runs, and yep, you see what looks exactly like a nose on the temp/altitude profile.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 21, 2026 08:46 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:53 PM (0KSrI)
I think the Dodos will begin hatching this year. The mammoths I don't know. But how fast can they go, what's the gestation period for a mammoth? Elephants are like 20 months.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 21, 2026 08:46 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: The Pits! at January 21, 2026 08:37 PM (oftw2)
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That's wild. Yeah, I think pole vaulters and high jumpers back then just landed in sand pits?
My understanding is that the most dangerous modern sport -- of all things -- is cheerleading!
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:46 PM (nXhai)
I can't help but noticing that she is wearing very climbable clothing. I don't think that's an accident.
How do you prevent someone from becoming a cat lady? They mostly seem unstoppable to me.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 21, 2026 08:47 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:32 PM (u82oZ)
You call it the Alberta Clipper; I call it the Siberian Express.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 08:48 PM (8zz6B)
In some societies, the majority of people are adult human mammals who instinctually realize this fact and don't need to resort to labyrinthine regulations to account for every conceivable instance of communal jackassery that could ever happen.
Other societies need HOAs.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 08:48 PM (06Hmj)
Things are easier now but fewer people ever cared enough to look at such matters.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:48 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous
Headboard smashing, mattress shredding, yodel sex.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:49 PM (u82oZ)
In some societies, the majority of people are adult human mammals who instinctually realize this fact and don't need to resort to labyrinthine regulations to account for every conceivable instance of communal jackassery that could ever happen.
Other societies need HOAs.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
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Disputes regarding property and its uses will go on forever and ultimately courts and the state leg will decide if you make enough of a nuisance of yourself or your neighbor does. And when they get involved, both sides or society itself are usually unhappy to some degree.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 08:50 PM (E4rtv)
The RI National Guard would have had a fun weekend, taking Greenland.
Posted by: garrett
Or the NYPD.
Or the NYFD, honestly.
Posted by: mikeski at January 21, 2026 08:50 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous
Headboard smashing, mattress shredding, yodel sex.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
Even if it can't cure her, it'll scare the cats away.
Posted by: mikeski at January 21, 2026 08:51 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 07:43 PM (ZcsJV)
Up there with Fastimes at Ridgemont High
Posted by: Judge Smails at January 21, 2026 08:39 PM (KDPiq)
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Trading Places
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 08:51 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: ShainS
If you look at any HS Cheer Squad with 8-10 girls, chances are good that one or more will have a knee brace. The stunting and tumbling can be really dangerous.
Posted by: Oh Mickey, You're So Fine at January 21, 2026 08:51 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 21, 2026 08:46 PM (w/O5Q)
If Stacey Abrams were the least bit civic-minded, she would volunteer to be a host mother for the mammoth breeding project.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 08:52 PM (8zz6B)
The RI National Guard would have had a fun weekend, taking Greenland.
Posted by: garrett
The only caveat I would make is take care if there are Finnish troops. To my knowledge the only NATO country that has mandatory military service. They know how to fight in a cold environment.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 08:52 PM (T3puI)
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 07:43 PM (ZcsJV)
Up there with Fastimes at Ridgemont High
Posted by: Judge Smails at January 21, 2026 08:39 PM (KDPiq)
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Trading Places
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 08:51 PM (RIvkX)
Whole Nine Yards.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 08:52 PM (zZu0s)
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@whig, did you say awhile back that you were writing a book on or about the law?
Is this you thesis?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:53 PM (nXhai)
Posted by: Oh Mickey, You're So Fine at January 21, 2026 08:51 PM (oftw2)
It's amusing that a lot of people get super twisted about dudes occasionally getting TBIs in high school football or soccer, to the point where they're trying to ban the sports outright, but chicks ruining their legs and backs to where they're getting major surgeries in their early 20s to hopelessly try to cobble their shit back together for them isn't even noteworthy.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 08:55 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 07:43 PM (ZcsJV)
Up there with Fastimes at Ridgemont High
Posted by: Judge Smails at January 21, 2026 08:39 PM (KDPiq)
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Trading Places
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 08:51 PM (RIvkX)
Whole Nine Yards.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 08:52 PM (zZu0s)
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Not to mention the famous scene from a Season 1 episode of "True Detective."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:55 PM (nXhai)
I have a different technique. I put him on the BBQ. Warms him right up!
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 21, 2026 08:56 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:56 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 08:57 PM (5FeUl)
youtu.be/HqgObHS8a0U
We can argue this was due to wartime conditions which war the CSA was not exactly winning.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 08:57 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:57 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: garrett
Up there with Fastimes at Ridgemont High
Posted by: Judge Smails
Trading Places
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Whole Nine Yards.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
That's what Nancy Pelosi calls her titty drops.
Posted by: mikeski at January 21, 2026 08:58 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:56 PM (u82oZ)
TJM could monetize this thread on his youtube channel
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 08:59 PM (ZcsJV)
I have a different technique. I put him on the BBQ. Warms him right up!
About 20 years ago a buddy and I were duck hunting on a very frozen river. A herd of deer ran across the ice upstream and one fell and broke his hip bone.
Nothing left to do but put him to sleep and load him in the canoe.
He was delicious.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 09:01 PM (ZcsJV)
Is this you thesis?
Posted by: ShainS
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My dissertation was on another area of law altogether, criminal law actually.
A history of one of the original colony's Bill of Rights. To do it right, had to spend about three years researching old law from ancient England back to the Magna Carta and before, canon law, Judaic law (reading the Babylonian Talmud slowly), and colonial law from about 2016-2020. Then Covid hit and my health went to shit and was trying to keep teaching despite mounting physical problems. Couldn't fit in the research among doctor visits and teaching.
After my back surgery coming up, I am going to revisit my work and try to push through and finish. Lots of footnotes along the way. I would actually teach ancient laws now and again upon demand dating back to the origins of canon law, Mosaic law, and items like the Code of Hammurabi. I also used to teach Comparative law which is simply Roman law cubed and squared in most of the Western World that does not speak English.
Chinese and Islamic law I know slightly as an outsider not speaking Chinese or Arabic.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:01 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Dolly Parton's rockets at January 21, 2026 09:03 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 09:03 PM (u82oZ)
By contrast, Great Britain is 5.1/100.
And the US is 120/100.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 09:03 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 09:03 PM (F3Dlr)
Sound on? Why, so we can listen to your retarded background music?
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 21, 2026 09:03 PM (syz1S)
youtu.be/HqgObHS8a0U
We can argue this was due to wartime conditions which war the CSA was not exactly winning.
Posted by: gKWVE
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There was considerable fighting between governors and the central Confederate government over resources, manpower, war strategy etc. Ironically once the Southerners had their own central government, their own states often rebelled against its wartime decisions.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:04 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: gKWVE does not denounce the Talmud, screw you at January 21, 2026 09:04 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 21, 2026 09:05 PM (w/O5Q)
They played it pretty straight there. Their editorial content was batshit insane, but for breaking news roundups they were OK. Arnie Coro was good too.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 09:07 PM (q/G6k)
whig,
You sir are amazing to me with your knowledge of law.
I learn a lot of stuff from reading your comments.
I pray your surgery is successful.
We need your knowledge here.
Best Wishes sir!!
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 09:07 PM (3ek7K)
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Very cool!
Will keep you in my prayers for a return to good health ...
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:07 PM (nXhai)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 09:08 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 09:03 PM (XV/Pl)
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REALLY?
What idiot only has 1.2 guns?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 09:08 PM (JkO4W)
I knewd you was smart … but damnnn, that’s impressive
Posted by: browndog on the Maid of the Mist at January 21, 2026 09:10 PM (TTAGa)
Posted by: gKWVE
The Jerusalem Talmud is interesting as it focuses more on agrarian issues but the Babylonian is the mainstream of talmudic thought. Mosaic law in the Bible has to be filtered through the lived experiences and rise of rabbinical Judaism in the absence of a central priesthood. Fascinating stuff and you can see where the Judaic influence mingled with Roman law to create canon law which then begat civil law for most of Europe.
I can literally lose myself for hours reading and cross checking references in such matters.
Islamic law is like trying to nail jello to the wall depending on which of the four major schools you favor. I 've read some Ottoman law, primarily on the treatment of minorities and some current Islamic treatises but you really have to speak the language to know much about what is going on there. Ditto in spades for China where you have communism overlaid over older Confucianism and Empire law.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:11 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:11 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Chester Proudfoot at January 21, 2026 09:12 PM (q/G6k)
Posted by: Common Tater
I was 15 in 1970 and sometimes listened to Radio Peking on SW. There was a lot of wild and crazy radio on FM then, too, in the NYC area. WBAI, some college stations, WABC-FM, Alex Bennett, Bob Grant, David Peel, it was kinda nuts, but kinda fun.
Posted by: Old Yeller at January 21, 2026 09:12 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 09:03 PM (F3Dlr)
From the bit I’ve read, the prosecution screwed up the case right from the start. Had one of their star witnesses contradict her previous statements on the stand. The officer was guilty as hell, but the prosecutions mistakes let him off the hook.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 09:13 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:11 PM (8zz6B)
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We're getting Greenland and two first-round draft picks for countries to be named later.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 09:13 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: whig
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The crux of the Southern movement; Independence.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 09:14 PM (5FeUl)
Posted by: Chester Proudfoot at January 21, 2026 09:12 PM (q/G6k)
I fell down a different branch of the hillbilly tree
Posted by: browndog on the Maid of the Mist at January 21, 2026 09:14 PM (TTAGa)
So I am taking a break from the law and reading Pope Benedict's three books on Jesus and his life. Benedict was probably the most theological of all the recent popes and very sound compared to his successor. Very readable but reading the new Testament provisions to understand Jesus in multiple levels can limit me to about one or two chapters per night. It will open your eyes before it puts you to sleep. LOL.
I can deal with a Kindle right now easier than a paper book as I can view it at different angles to ease my back.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:15 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 09:15 PM (q/G6k)
Posted by: gKWVE does not denounce the Talmud, screw you at January 21, 2026 09:04 PM (gKWVE)
Quoting out of context stuff is the death of journalism and academic research. Cherry picking is one of the great sins in science and arts and letters.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 09:15 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 09:18 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 09:15 PM (q/G6k)
Radio Netherlands had some of the best pop music on the SW bands, and with a transmitter located on Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles, they covered North America pretty well.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:19 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 09:19 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: whig
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The crux of the Southern movement; Independence.
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Well, that and also the Northern aggression.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 09:20 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 09:20 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 09:13
My heart goes out to the families that have to relive this unthinkable tragedy in private and in public.
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 09:20 PM (F3Dlr)
I knewd you was smart … but damnnn, that’s impressive
Posted by: browndog
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I found the more I read and try to understand, the more ignorant I feel. My discipline since Covid and lack of concentration since my physical problems worsened has caused a bit of withdrawal from active research for the moment and more to just absorb the background behind what I am trying to explain.
By more fully understanding the roots of something like two witnesses std (Mosaic law) which then was adopted as a standard for treason by the US, the distinction of twelve jurors relating back to the twelve tribes, and so on. I found myself going back and forth to the black letter law in the Bible but then the understandings by the rabbis in the Talmuds or even the Essenes in the Dead Sea Scrolls that can explain how these came about.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:21 PM (E4rtv)
The Gun Thread would have overrun the EU defenses in Greenland.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 09:19 PM (tgvbd)
To be fair a sixth grade girls soccer team could probably do it if we gave them the schedule of union mandated breaks for the EU soldiers.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 21, 2026 09:23 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 09:23 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Opinion fact
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Based on a concept of duty for sworn law enforcement but as you said, difficult to explain. Would be an interesting application of law in the criminal sense while probably barred from civil case by qualified immunity doctrine.
Sort of like how the duty to retreat to the wall sotte voce includes 'in perfect safety' as a limitation. One cannot retreat from a bullet fast enough for example.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:23 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 09:24 PM (zZu0s)
So my covid years, not productive in a traditional research sense, have been so in deepening my understand of ancient law and how it relates to my particular beginnings in English Common law and the Magna Carta which was then affected by the Glorious Revolution and the colonial experiences to cause a particular old state to determine which rights were important to protect and why in its Bill of Rights.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:27 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:28 PM (E4rtv)
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Wasn't it essentially the Charlie Kirk shooting? That shooter was deranged because he was all-in on an identity that doesn't exist.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 09:29 PM (Cjcf6)
Whilst waiting for the trees to mature a goodly portion of the grant will purchase excavator, trommel, sluice box to prospect gold in the meantime.
Posted by: See You On The Creekbank! at January 21, 2026 09:30 PM (oftw2)
I can't wait for discovery.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 09:30 PM (rbvCR)
The ever expanding sphere of knowledge: the more you learn, the more you you know you don’t know.
All that said, you’ve developed a very disciplined mind, and are quite gifted in being able to share what you’ve learned in a fashion that’s not off putting, condescending, or demeaning. Not to mention it’s just damn illuminating, and I appreciate the lessons.
Posted by: browndog on the Maid of the Mist at January 21, 2026 09:32 PM (TTAGa)
Rome gets credit for coming up with the adversarial courtroom process, where the accused has the right to an advocate.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 09:32 PM (y4wXR)
Well, it was his boyfriend there that was the trannie. I think the kid was just a gay evil furry.
But point taken.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 09:34 PM (zZu0s)
@NYCPDDEA
Last week, two NYPD Detectives were mistreated while seeking medical attention at NYU Langone – Cobble Hill Emergency Room after being injured on duty during the arrest of a violent perpetrator. Upon arrival, they were met with rudeness, disrespect, and a lack of basic professional courtesy by hospital administrators.
It is an outrage that any NYPD Detective injured in the line of duty should have to worry about being treated at any hospital in the city they protect. As nurses across the city strike over issues like workplace safety, treating Detectives poorly is not how to make hospitals safer.
No one—especially Detectives injured in the line of duty—should face such treatment. The DEA is investigating this matter and will pursue all available remedies to ensure our members are treated with the dignity and respect they have earned.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 09:34 PM (Cjcf6)
Almost 20 injured and 2 children died.
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 09:36 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: See You On The Creekbank!
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Don't forget the dynamite!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 09:38 PM (5FeUl)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 09:39 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 09:38 PM (5FeUl)
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Dynamite? We going fishing?
Posted by: Filipinos at January 21, 2026 09:40 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Filipinos at January 21, 2026 09:40 PM (JkO4W)
Doc Hollywood reference?
Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at January 21, 2026 09:41 PM (ZTJjv)
Dynamite? We going fishing?
Posted by: Filipinos
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Clear that ice away so the forests have a place to grow.
In the meantime sell the exotic ice to upscale bars across the world.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 09:42 PM (5FeUl)
Posted by: The Big Picture at January 21, 2026 09:43 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 09:43 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 09:44 PM (zZu0s)
Their alloted hour comes and goes quickly- like all the works of Man.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 09:45 PM (zZu0s)
But point taken.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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One is either heterosexual or homosexual unless one of the
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 09:46 PM (5FeUl)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 09:45 PM (zZu0s)
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*nods knowingly*
Dude knows his shit.
Posted by: Ozymandias at January 21, 2026 09:46 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: steevy at January 21, 2026 08:13 PM (YwEeS)
People who dislike Trump, even if it's only personally and they generally agree with his policies, consistently misunderstand him because, in their mind, he's an ass, being an ass. It's never that he's got a goal in mind and he's trying to reach it.
Some folks around here have that problem.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 09:47 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Gandalf at January 21, 2026 09:47 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Amen and Awomen.
Posted by: Ashes to Ashes, Funk to Funky at January 21, 2026 09:48 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 09:49 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Jen the original at January 21, 2026 09:50 PM (Quil1)
Posted by: Very Fixed Income at January 21, 2026 09:51 PM (oftw2)
Launch Time: 8:09 p.m. PST (January 22, 0409 UTC, 05:09 CET)
https://youtu.be/_-1AZpYZ9s8
Posted by: Joyenz at January 21, 2026 09:51 PM (2F0/Y)
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Facebook?
*snort*
No guardrails
Posted by: This is CNN at January 21, 2026 09:52 PM (JkO4W)
Like tears. In rain.
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Great song by Triumph!
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 09:53 PM (Cjcf6)
I think its bullshit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 09:53 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 09:53 PM (3ek7K)
I don't know.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 09:54 PM (5FeUl)
I think its bullshit.
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This seems likely.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 09:55 PM (Cjcf6)
I don't know.
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The Hero of Western Nagoya
Posted by: This is CNN at January 21, 2026 09:55 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Jen the original
Might be some deliberately omitted context there.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 09:59 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Jen the original at January 21, 2026 09:59 PM (Quil1)
It says ICE agents are allowed to forcibly enter a person’s home using an administrative warrant if a judge has issued a “final order of removal.” Administrative warrants permit officers and agents to make arrests and are different from judicial warrants, which judges or magistrates sign allowing entry into homes.
Lyons notes in the document that detaining people “in their residences” based solely on administrative warrants is a change from past procedures.
“Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose,” the memo reads.
The memo says agents may “arrest and detain aliens” in their places of residence who are subject to final orders of removal issued by immigration judges, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or U.S. district or magistrate judges.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:00 PM (Cjcf6)
It's here
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 10:00 PM (3ek7K)
Todd Blanche is the Assistant Attorney General. I seriously doubt he suggested anything unlawful.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 10:01 PM (viF8m)
The old joke was why do Italian mobsters go to Italian restaurants when they know that's where they're going to get shot? The new reality is why do blacks go to community centers when they know that's where they're going to get shot?
Posted by: Wally at January 21, 2026 10:02 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 10:02 PM (viF8m)
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And he got married to an 'ette (do not remember her nic). So, he was either 2-0 or 1-1, depending on your point of view.
Posted by: clarence at January 21, 2026 10:36 PM (/wfFD)
Quick Hits
Trump: I signed a bill to begin funding insane asylums again.
Trump also signed an EO blocking big investment companies from buying up single family homes.Both American mega-corporations like Black Rock and Vanguard and foreign corporations, especially Chinese, have bought up many tens of thousands of homes and properties in the USA between them. These monopolistic efforts exacerbated an already difficult housing market. In his Tuesday executive order, Trump blamed Wall Street investors for "crowding out families seeking to buy homes." He accused:Therefore, Trump requires Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Kevin Hassett to come up with definitions of "large institutional investor" and "single-family home" within the next 30 days in order to ensure the executive order is implemented.
Hardworking young families cannot effectively compete for starter homes with Wall Street firms and their vast resources. Neighborhoods and communities once controlled by middle-class American families are now run by faraway corporate interests. People live in homes, not corporations. My Administration will take decisive action to stop Wall Street from treating America's neighborhoods like a trading floor and empower American families to own their homes. To preserve the supply of single-family homes for American families and increase the paths to homeownership, it is the policy of my Administration that large institutional investors should not buy single-family homes that could otherwise be purchased by families.
Commentary: Trump Truth Social Posts On XPeople have speculated that this deal could cost us $700 billion, which, in terms you can understand, is equal to eight Somali day care centers. But that's a lot of money for a rock covered in snow and Eskimos. Vodkapundit: Never forget the Obamas' corruption.
@TrumpTruthOnX Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st. Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland. Further information will be made available as discussions progress. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and various others, as needed, will be responsible for the negotiations -- They will report directly to me. Thank you for your attention to this matter! DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (TS: 21 Jan 14:27 ET)
One of Barack Obama's pet projects was a little something called Net Neutrality, and when Trump ended it early during his first term, it literally murdered everybody who had miraculously survived his tax cuts. But the point is that, starting with House of Cards, a little non-black-owned firm called Netflix was poised for explosive growth. Without going too deep into the woods on an old issue, from 2013 (House of Cards launch) to 2015, the 11--15% of Americans streaming Netflix sucked down 30--37% of peak-hour bandwidth -- while paying the same flat rate as everyone else. One solution might be that internet service providers (ISPs) could charge Netflix extra during peak hours. I like that solution, because it incentivizes ISPs to build more bandwidth. Netflix could either eat the charges or pass it along to their customers who were using all that bandwidth. Or ISPs could throttle Netflix's streaming quality -- and here's where things got tricky -- without throttling the quality of the streamers they operated, like Comcast-owned NBCUniversal. ... However, Netflix founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings -- a big-money Obama donor and frequent White House visitor -- continued his extremely vocal support for Net Neutrality, which eventually forbid deals like that one. "Bits are bits," and under Net Neutrality, ISPs couldn't charge more for this bit (Netflix's) than they did for that bit (Nana's latest LOLcat post on Facebook). Even though Netflix was using trillions more bits. ... [O]bama remained a yuge proponent of Net Neutrality going into his second term, railing against "gatekeepers deciding which sites you get to access." But it was never about Comcast blocking you from visiting VeryNaughtySite.com. It was about Netflix and Netflix subscribers getting a free ride -- and how to locate the grift. ... In 2018, safely out of office, the Obamas landed a multi-year Netflix production deal reportedly worth at least $50 million (according to various sources like the New York Post), through Higher Ground Productions, churning out award bait nobody streams. This was one of the most visible examples of post-office windfall politics in modern history, and hardly anyone blinked. I mean, look at the virtually unwatched content Higher Ground Productions made: American Factory (2019 Oscar-winning documentary)
Crip Camp (2020 Oscar nominee)
Becoming (2020 Michelle Obama documentary)
Exit West (upcoming scripted series)
Rustin (2023 film on civil rights leader Bayard Rustin)
Leave the World Behind (2023 apocalyptic thriller) If you hadn't heard of those, you aren't alone -- neither had I, and I'm paid to follow this stuff. But the Obamas certainly took home enough Netflix money to "buy everyone."
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Journalist finds $2M "home health" center in Maine located next to a SOMALI MONEY WIRING SERVICE
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 21, 2026
They don't even freaking hide it.
In one building, TEN businesses are home health. Nobody is ever there.
They are funded by our tax dollars. IT'S FRAUD.
"That's a… pic.twitter.com/w5TPHk9C3x
Democrats in Virginia have introduced a bill that bans state agencies from imposing requirements on non-profits to verify their eligibility before receiving taxpayer dollars. https://t.co/z8o1wjdNGP
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 21, 2026
BREAKING: Abigail Spanberger's first act as Governor of Virginia is to repeal Glenn Youngkin's executive order that mandated state and local law enforcement cooperate with immigration enforcement.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 17, 2026
Elections have consequences. pic.twitter.com/RieZ6ToQWx
NEW: Shocking details emerge in this triple homicide out of Florida
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) January 21, 2026
Turns out Ahmad Jihad Bojeh shot up a Wawa in 2021 where one victim was shot several times and nearly died.
A judge let him back out into the community on an insanity plea.
The judge has the blood of three… https://t.co/u6WUTBPMIz pic.twitter.com/raxue2uApN
I’m sure you all remember Gabrielle Darone, the trans – identifying man who simulated a pregnancy that ended in a “planned stillbirth.” He joined a support group for women who had experienced stillbirth, and when some of the women objected to his presence, they were ejected from… pic.twitter.com/6IIQwT3VVh
— Diana Alastair💚🤍💜 ⚢ ❌❌ (@sappholives83) January 21, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: GF at January 21, 2026 06:04 PM (o4yV8)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 06:05 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 21, 2026 06:06 PM (qwx/I)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:06 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 06:07 PM (Ia/+0)
Damn those Amish. Or maybe he's a Quaker. Damn them, too.
Naming your kid any variant of "Jihad" should be prima facie evidence for deporting both you and the child in question.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:08 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 06:08 PM (zZu0s)
Bidness will be very good.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:06 PM (abIsI)
It will have a huge wing set up for Karen's
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 06:08 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:09 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:08 PM (IG3/x)
You're gonna piss off Amishdude. He got pissed at me when I did that joke.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 06:09 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 21, 2026 06:09 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: illiniwek at January 21, 2026 06:09 PM (vbXSk)
Oh, and he already tried to kill someone...gee, sure Mr TSA agent, I'll take my shoes off and get a dose of radiation to board a plane.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 21, 2026 06:10 PM (qwx/I)
It will have a huge wing set up for Karen's
Posted by: It's me donna
They'll need a box wine detox center.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:10 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 06:10 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 06:11 PM (rbvCR)
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I am shocked and saddened to hear that someone named Jihad is shooting people up. Whoever would have predicted !
Posted by: runner at January 21, 2026 06:11 PM (g47mK)
Bidness will be very good.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:06 PM (abIsI)
Start with the simulated pregnancy retard.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 06:12 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 06:12 PM (VE6XX)
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Its not as bad as one might think. We "borrowed" buyers from the future during Covid when rates were dropped into the 2's and 3's, and as a result the market has been dramatically slower the last couple of years. If one drew a line showing "typical" growth in housing prices, we're about where one would expect, but with ups and downs in the data rather than a gradual curve upwards.
Posted by: Crusader, Realtor at January 21, 2026 06:12 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:12 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: illiniwek at January 21, 2026 06:09 PM (vbXSk)
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Trump 2.0 has a team of true killers working the legal side of his stuff. Each action is covered by multiple authorities that have to be unwound individually. They also have mountains of precedent.
So yes, district court judges can throw injunctions, but they always fall, and as time passes, more of Trump's stuff sticks. It was always a stopgap measure.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 06:13 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 06:08 PM (VE6XX)
There is going to have to be a detox center in each and everyone of them. Diazepine is seriously addictive.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 06:13 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 21, 2026 06:13 PM (n5tGW)
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There's the tell. "the entire Arctic Region."
This is more about keeping China's greedy little hands out of Arctic resources than it is about security (which if you think about it..is related). China and their made up title "Near Arctic State" will likely end up the way of Maxwell Smart. "Missed it by that much."
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 06:15 PM (dIske)
They don't even freaking hide it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 06:15 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 06:12 PM (snZF9)
LOL
Posted by: runner at January 21, 2026 06:15 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: 496 at January 21, 2026 06:16 PM (t+VLa)
Blue Lives Matter
@bluelivesmtr
16h
We're not saying that Blue Lives Matter was behind feeding false information to far-left, anti-ICE protestors.
We're not saying we had teams comprised of HUNDREDS of off-duty cops and veterans volunteer to run decoy operations so far-left activists THOUGHT they were conducting ICE raids.
We're not saying they were in fact they were just driving around in what appeared to be unmarked vehicles with tinted windows... drinking coffee and listening to Guns and Roses.... being chased down and surrounded by protestors.
What we ARE saying is that if it DID happen [ . . . ]
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 06:16 PM (rbvCR)
Congratulations Virginians. Y'all are brilliant. But hey, you saved your precious abortions.
Posted by: Crusader, former Federal Bank Examiner at January 21, 2026 06:16 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: illiniwek at January 21, 2026 06:09 PM (vbXSk)
what does it mean ? no one on SCOTUS ??
Posted by: runner at January 21, 2026 06:16 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 06:16 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 06:17 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 06:15 PM (dIske)
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The Euro economies are stalled. China is in recession. Only the US is posting robust growth, which means plenty of money to throw around.
That's what Greenland was always about.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 06:17 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: huerfano at January 21, 2026 06:17 PM (98kQX)
Is this a form of emotional manspreading?
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 06:17 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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Perhaps they can be fed lithium-ion batteries?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 06:17 PM (XeU6L)
That's My President!
Now, about that Ad Council...
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 06:17 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: turambar at January 21, 2026 06:18 PM (Q0yOR)
The crazy just jumped the shark and landed on an insane asylum.
That is offensively absurd.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at January 21, 2026 06:18 PM (gLikB)
Posted by: illiniwek at January 21, 2026 06:18 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 06:18 PM (0KSrI)
A judge let him back out into the community on an insanity plea.
This is why affected family members should be given one shot at an article 357 appeal to change the judge's mind.
/Get it? It's a joke!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 06:18 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 06:18 PM (RIvkX)
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I'm always surprised when people like him don't wind up suddenly going missing...
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 06:19 PM (TN0g+)
Is this a form of emotional manspreading?
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 06:17 PM (Eng1Z)
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It's funny how the "we're fierce, we're feminists, and we're in your face!" crowd has surrendered every single female space, and tried to wipe out any of their own who offered resistance.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 06:19 PM (ZOv7s)
That's one tight and loving family right there.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:19 PM (abIsI)
All those assholes work for or get a check from Uncle Sugar and live in Virginny, where thy will shit the bed again and again until Virginny is Virginny no more.
Just please do not move, I'm begging you. Stay there and enjoy!
Posted by: Abolish The Federal Government Already at January 21, 2026 06:20 PM (R/m4+)
What can they possibly add to the defense of that region?
Posted by: Beartooth at January 21, 2026 06:20 PM (GGatE)
They are not even hiding it.
This is previews for coming attractions if we lose the midterms. Democrats like Hakeem Jefferies have said they will impeach Trump and arrest every ICE field agent. Arrest us. Make us all feel their emotional pain. I believe them.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 06:20 PM (Eng1Z)
China has deployed life-sized AI-powered ‘robocops’ to police roads and direct traffic around the clock.
Also land & water traversing police "rovers" as if inspired by The Prisoner's bubbles.
https://bit.ly/bcf-chinese-robocops
Posted by: mindful webworker hits quickly (1) at January 21, 2026 06:20 PM (P0/oa)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 06:18 PM (0KSrI)
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Also a few car accidents.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 06:20 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 06:18 PM (0KSrI)
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Is.
Napa State Hospital.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 06:21 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 06:21 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 06:05 PM (ExV1e)
Start with that crazy fake woman with the "planned stillbirth." Jesus Christ, that's sick as fuck.
Posted by: No shortage of potential patients at January 21, 2026 06:21 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 06:12 PM (snZF9)
That would be a good general screening question.
"Do you believe that a Person of Penis can get pregnant? You do? Get on the bus, please."
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:21 PM (IG3/x)
my bad ... no one ruling, from (the collective) SCOTUS, would stop Trump's tariffs. This case is apparently very specific, or it should be.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 21, 2026 06:21 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 06:20 PM (Eng1Z)
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The House has no police power, so it's an empty threat.
But I welcome them running on a platform of defending violent foreign criminals.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 06:21 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:08 PM (IG3/x)
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You're gonna piss off Amishdude. He got pissed at me when I did that joke.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I think that was
Mennonite Accountant.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 06:22 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 06:22 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 06:22 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 06:22 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 06:18 PM (0KSrI)
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Also a few car accidents.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Get most of these Karen's high enough and they'll take on the whole wing.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:23 PM (abIsI)
The judge has the blood of three innocent people on his hands.
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The judge doesn't give a damn.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 06:23 PM (jF1M6)
I still can't believed they pimped the one daughter out to Harvey Weinstein...twice. There's no way they didn't know what they were doing.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:23 PM (IG3/x)
Her friend knew absolutely nothing about all of the fraud that has been recently uncovered. She really didn't believe Mrs. F. but promised to "check Google when she got home."
Millions of Americans are being disinformed.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 06:24 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Lincoln went to war for less at January 21, 2026 06:24 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Pilgrim State Hospital Bldg. 23 at January 21, 2026 06:24 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at January 21, 2026 06:25 PM (/L0SE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 06:18 PM (RIvkX)
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Virginia needs lots of new Learing Centers...get on it!
Posted by: Bigsmith at January 21, 2026 06:25 PM (1Au9i)
Posted by: Daria at January 21, 2026 06:25 PM (vFG9F)
[ponders 'Seventh Day Actuary' as a sock]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 06:25 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 06:26 PM (yw3eV)
Posted by: Crusader, former Federal Bank Examiner at January 21, 2026 06:16 PM (TN0g+)
Thinking tactically in an ancient world sense... Do you really want those ignorant fuck sticks to breed?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 06:26 PM (snZF9)
Driving through those abandoned grounds, no one else was visible, ordinary afternoon, but both my wife and I felt and remarked on the air of overwhelming sadness that hung about the place.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 06:26 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 06:26 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 06:25 PM (XeU6L)
Orthodox Insurance Broker
Buddhist Management Consultant
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:26 PM (IG3/x)
Every single one I found only showed the useless angle thart revealed little.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at January 21, 2026 06:27 PM (/L0SE)
This is more about keeping China's greedy little hands out of Arctic resources than it is about security (which if you think about it..is related). China and their made up title "Near Arctic State" will likely end up the way of Maxwell Smart. "Missed it by that much."
Posted by: Orson
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Russia already has about twelve timezones worth of it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 06:27 PM (/lPRQ)
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The judge doesn't give a damn.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 06:23 PM (jF1M6)
The days of our legal system itself being above the law need to end.
Posted by: Judges and prosecutors are the sovereign citizens at January 21, 2026 06:27 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 21, 2026 06:27 PM (pkeXY)
One would think that they could just use the real estate definition for the homes.
Dunno about the institutional investors - the ones that have stocks other people can buy?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 21, 2026 06:27 PM (a+4eV)
Greenbacks for Greenbacks?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 06:28 PM (wtYW/)
@TrumpTruthOnX
"Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled ........"
Art of the deal?
Posted by: Easy the Elder at January 21, 2026 06:28 PM (gStWC)
That bow-tie History Guy: Broken Arrow Over Greenland: Thule, 1968 (16:34)
https://youtu.be/7BJdWDmAw3s
Posted by: mindful webworker hits quickly (2) at January 21, 2026 06:28 PM (P0/oa)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 06:26 PM (snZF9)
If there's one thing that will save us in the long run, it's the fact that conservatives have spouses and children, while communists have fuckpieces and abortions.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:28 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: steevy at January 21, 2026 06:28 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Kindltot
That would be like an insurrection in the insurrection!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 06:29 PM (/lPRQ)
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They can call their cafeterias "AWFL House".
Posted by: Eeyore at January 21, 2026 06:29 PM (s0JqF)
Posted by: turambar at January 21, 2026 06:29 PM (Q0yOR)
She just pissed that they barged into the bathroom and saw her dick.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 06:29 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: I Love Poison Ivy! at January 21, 2026 06:29 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at January 21, 2026 06:30 PM (jYRYu)
What happened to "know your enemy"?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:30 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 21, 2026 06:06 PM (qwx/I)
Why go for half measures? Bring back Madame de Guillotine!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 06:30 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:28 PM (IG3/x)
Exactly.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 06:30 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Pilgrim State Hospital Bldg. 23 at
My Dad would always tell Mom when we passed by on the Sagtikios Parkway, "They have beds available in there you know."
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:30 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 06:27 PM (/lPRQ)
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Russia is HUGE compared to any other country in the world. Just an enormous plot of land that's sparsely populated by comparison to most other countries.
No doubt there's enough natural resources there to power the rest of the planet for centuries, if not millennia.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 06:31 PM (ESVrU)
Moscow currently enduring a brutal snowstorm ... something like six feet and wind ... crazy YouTube videos.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 21, 2026 06:31 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: I Love Poison Ivy! at January 21, 2026 06:29 PM (oftw2)
Were they expecting the Ramones?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 06:31 PM (wtYW/)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 06:31 PM (0KSrI)
Driving through those abandoned grounds, no one else was visible, ordinary afternoon, but both my wife and I felt and remarked on the air of overwhelming sadness that hung about the place.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 06:26 PM (y4wXR)
The horror film Session 9 was filmed in the ruins of Danvers State Hospital. Sad, but also supremely creepy and terrifying.
Danvers was also supposed to be the inspiration for HP Lovecraft's Arkham Sanitorium...
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 06:31 PM (y9nCu)
Millions of Americans are being disinformed.
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Oh that can't be! There are dozens of people here who assert that the legacy media is dying/dead and has no real sway any longer.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 06:32 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 06:31 PM (wtYW/
I wanna be sedated.. No.... really
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 06:32 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:30 PM (abIsI)
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Not any more!
Posted by: Geraldo Rivera at January 21, 2026 06:32 PM (RIvkX)
I don't think their dozens of citizens will mind. And if they do, tough titties.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 06:33 PM (gtcuf)
@RepJeffries
Donald Trump is overseas embarrassing America on the world stage.
Again.
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Whereas Droolin' Joe was the very model of modern major leader.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 06:34 PM (L/fGl)
Because Reporters are now above the law.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 06:34 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 06:34 PM (UjdFS)
It's kind of amusing that approximately zero of the retards screeching about Trump have bothered to read his book.
What happened to "know your enemy"?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:30 PM (IG3/x)
But that book will give you Trump cooties if you read it.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 06:34 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 06:31 PM (wtYW/
I wanna be sedated.. No.... really
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 06:32 PM (VE6XX)
Yeah... because..
The KKK took my Baby away!
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 06:35 PM (mP0Kj)
@RepJeffries
Donald Trump is overseas embarrassing America on the world stage.
Again.
You just embarrassed yourself by saying that jackass
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 06:35 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon
No. Poison Ivy was more than they could handle. She's much better looking than Joey Ramone.
Posted by: I Love Poison Ivy!!!! at January 21, 2026 06:35 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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Perhaps they can be fed lithium-ion batteries?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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That was a "Z Nation" episode.
They spoof a lot of stuff on that show.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 06:35 PM (/lPRQ)
There's no stoppin' the cretins from hoppin'
(Attendents stop the cretins from hopping)
Uh, never mind.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 06:35 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Savatage fan at January 21, 2026 06:35 PM (0aYVJ)
He does realize that this is a smart military blog where we just refer to ourselves as morons, not that we really are right?
Right???
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 06:35 PM (2WIwB)
The State Hospital in Columbia SC was closed years ago. The buildings are being converted to condos now.
The place has to be haunted. It creeps me out thinking about living there.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 06:36 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 06:37 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 06:31 PM (wtYW/
I wanna be sedated.. No.... really
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I Wanna Be Committed by Sweet was a better recording, and predated the Ramones. In fact, the Ramones probably should have paid royalties to Sweet.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 06:37 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 06:31 PM (wtYW/
I wanna be sedated.. No.... really
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 06:32 PM (VE6XX)
Yeah... because..
The KKK took my Baby away!
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 06:35 PM (mP0Kj)
Look around Rockaway Beach.
Posted by: And get a teenage lobotomy at January 21, 2026 06:37 PM (TbWk/)
Oh, no, wait, wait, that was Muslims in Nigeria.
"This picture is the same as that one."
https://bit.ly/christian-church-attack
Posted by: mindful webworker hits quickly (3) at January 21, 2026 06:37 PM (P0/oa)
my bad ... no one ruling, from (the collective) SCOTUS, would stop Trump's tariffs. This case is apparently very specific, or it should be.
Posted by: illiniwek
They prefer to be called "SCROTUS".
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 06:38 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Handy Capable at January 21, 2026 06:38 PM (oftw2)
"It was remarkably boring and insignificant. He was never going to invade Greenland. It was never real."
California Gov. @GavinNewsom tells @kaitlancollins Trump's speech in Davos didn't have "anything new" for Americans.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 06:38 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Savatage fan at January 21, 2026 06:35 PM (0aYVJ)
Ask and you shall receive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_pbbGU7oCM
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 06:39 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 06:39 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Handy Capable at January 21, 2026 06:38 PM (oftw2)
Were they in the Billy Squier Annex?
Posted by: The stroke's the word at January 21, 2026 06:39 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 06:39 PM (wtYW/)
Posted by: buddhaha at January 21, 2026 06:39 PM (IMmiQ)
Posted by: Donald J. Trump After Dark at January 21, 2026 06:39 PM (IWWNN)
"It was remarkably boring and insignificant. He was never going to invade Greenland. It was never real."
Psych !
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 06:39 PM (VE6XX)
One particular jerk sometimes asked directly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 06:39 PM (RIvkX)
@RepJeffries
Donald Trump is overseas embarrassing America on the world stage.
Again.
You just embarrassed yourself by saying that jackass
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It's like he's just phoning it in now.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 06:40 PM (2WIwB)
The Sweet shoulda been huge.
There's a vintage live clip on the youtubes of them doing an acoustic set mid-concert, and man, the talent in that band was insane.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 06:40 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Penguin Defense Fund 501c3 at January 21, 2026 06:41 PM (oftw2)
Yes, you feel you were born in the wrong body. That would be horrifying. But I think a LOT of the mental trauma is hating their bodies and the biology they were born with. Not loving themselves, warts and all. You were born this way! Embrace it. They fight so hard to hate the one part of themselves they can't, their chromosomes. It's heartbreaking to see the struggle. And instead of helping them love themselves as they are, they seek out doctors and therapists that feed into the self hatred for money. I feel like it's malpractice.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 06:41 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: buddhaha at January 21, 2026 06:39 PM (IMmiQ)
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If this were done three times, courts would stop releasing predators from custody to prey on us.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 06:42 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: I Love Poison Ivy!
That would be a great show.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 06:42 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 06:42 PM (Ia/+0)
The Sweet shoulda been huge.
There's a vintage live clip on the youtubes of them doing an acoustic set mid-concert, and man, the talent in that band was insane.
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You are so right! The follow-up album "Give Us a Wink" was a great album too!
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 06:42 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 06:37 PM (0KSrI)
Point taken.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 06:42 PM (2WIwB)
The Sweet shoulda been huge.
There's a vintage live clip on the youtubes of them doing an acoustic set mid-concert, and man, the talent in that band was insane.
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You are so right! The follow-up album "Give Us a Wink" was a great album too!
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 06:42 PM (TN0g+)
I agree. I have both on LP, as well as CD. Two very great albums.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Savatage fan at January 21, 2026 06:44 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 06:44 PM (XeU6L)
Do not sell out your hard earned Liberty in the name of rounding up criminals. Your rights as an American are being infringed. If you're not on r/minnesota get on it
These names they give these operations aren’t funny and are deeply inhumane. These are people for God’s sake.
The idea that this regime is using criminal history in any way shape or form as a justification for deportation is completely asinine. Anyone with a “criminal history” has paid their debt to society in accordance with the law. The matter is over.
Take photos. Save them. Despite this horrific, disgusting, and disgraceful period, the Nuremberg trials are a part of history that we will see repeated.
They're all fucking proud boys, the masks are at least as much to protect the Trump admin for hiring all this scum as it is to protect the scum from prosecution in the future.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 21, 2026 06:45 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: wth
They have whales ! and I do not mean the drunken fat wives of the town fisherman.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:45 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Eeyore at January 21, 2026 06:29 PM (s0JqF)
*snort
Posted by: Muhammad Omar Mohammedan at January 21, 2026 06:46 PM (zYpTz)
Yes, you feel you were born in the wrong body. That would be horrifying. But I think a LOT of the mental trauma is hating their bodies and the biology they were born with. Not loving themselves, warts and all. You were born this way! Embrace it. They fight so hard to hate the one part of themselves they can't, their chromosomes. It's heartbreaking to see the struggle. And instead of helping them love themselves as they are, they seek out doctors and therapists that feed into the self hatred for money. I feel like it's malpractice.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 06:41 PM (Eng1Z)
One of my cousin's kids. Nice kid, very conservative, had a good head on his shoulders. Went away to college ( cue evil music) came back dressing like a chick and wants to go trans. I hope when mad max world arrives colleges are the first things wiped from the planet.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 06:46 PM (snZF9)
The Sweet shoulda been huge.
There's a vintage live clip on the youtubes of them doing an acoustic set mid-concert, and man, the talent in that band was insane.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 06:40 PM (gtcuf)
I'm going to be checking your work.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 06:46 PM (wtYW/)
Posted by: Daria at January 21, 2026 06:47 PM (vFG9F)
Never has a woman been so adored that hates her family so much.
Even lefties that should be eating up her podcast with a spoon hate it. She is so whiny and ungrateful, and it's turning them off of her.
I have a feeling her daughter that did the Weinstein internship was treated with kid gloves and not abused. But she purposely change her name for film projects to NOT be attached with her parents and find her own way. Maybe mom is upset about that and thinks her ungrateful.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 06:47 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: buddhaha
Myth Busters can test out that scene from Dead Pool with the 10mm busting two mellons and getting stuck in the third.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 06:47 PM (/lPRQ)
(See Washington State)
Once vote by mail and drop boxes become the only way you can vote there, (no more voting in person) it will become dictatorship of the dem majority.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 06:47 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:47 PM (abIsI)
"I saw Star Trek Academy" (image)
https://bit.ly/saw-star-trek-academy
By the way, fellow billionaire Bruce Wayne fully endorses Trump's plan to re-open Gotham's Arkham Asylum.
Posted by: mindful webworker hits quickly (4) at January 21, 2026 06:47 PM (P0/oa)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:48 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:47 PM (abIsI)
The rest just drink a lot.
Posted by: Stop it. Get some help. at January 21, 2026 06:48 PM (TbWk/)
Suck it, soibois.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 06:48 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Handy Capable at January 21, 2026 06:38 PM (oftw2)
Nutjobs and homeless people should be sterilized before any other services are availed to them.
Posted by: Snip Snip and Tie Tie at January 21, 2026 06:48 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 06:49 PM (vFG9F)
It's write off, Jerry.
Posted by: Max Power at January 21, 2026 06:49 PM (SwyyQ)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 21, 2026 06:49 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 06:50 PM (PTsqM)
Who's making The Barrel hungry???
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 06:50 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:47 PM (abIsI)
Sounds like a cool place for a MoMe. The booze table would be epic.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 06:51 PM (snZF9)
The US has experience in land negotiations with people like this! Get the beads and firewater!!!
Posted by: Zombie Andrew Jackson at January 21, 2026 06:51 PM (ycI94)
https://tinyurl.com/3pkj7d43
They really did those harmonies live, with no help on tape like Queen. Andy Scott's voice was so good he would have been the lead singer in any other band.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 06:51 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:51 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 06:51 PM (RIvkX)
Michelle Obama laments being known as the wife of Barack Obama instead of being known for her career
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Well, she is a pro bowl grifter.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 06:52 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 06:53 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: San Franpsycho"
It seems remarkable now that we were once able to do that.
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 06:53 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 06:54 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 06:49 PM (vFG9F)
Actually... Jeanie 'could' save him.
*waggles eyebrows*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 06:55 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:55 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 06:55 PM (PTsqM)
They really did those harmonies live, with no help on tape like Queen. Andy Scott's voice was so good he would have been the lead singer in any other band.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 06:51 PM (gtcuf)
Can't wait. That's a big claim. Check out "Hard Stuff - Bulletproof" in the meantime.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 06:55 PM (wtYW/)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 06:55 PM (L/fGl)
Of course the Dim blue states will object to this and find away around it. Of course.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 06:55 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at January 21, 2026 06:55 PM (gStWC)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 06:55 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:51 PM (abIsI)
Here, take this!!
*Hands Maj. Healey a packet of sanitizing wipes and a bottle of clean water. What the hell, have some bourbon, too.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 21, 2026 06:56 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 06:53 PM (vFG9F)
Phones, man. It was hilarious when it happened.
Fucking trolls had to go and ruin it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 06:56 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: #1 rule in the Barrel at January 21, 2026 06:56 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 06:56 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 06:57 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:51 PM (abIsI)
Here, take this!!
*Hands Maj. Healey a packet of sanitizing wipes and a bottle of clean water. What the hell, have some bourbon, too.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 21, 2026 06:56 PM (zYpTz)
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What ever you do, DO NOT touch the walls!
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 06:58 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:55 PM (abIsI)
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Coating?
That's skin.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 06:58 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 06:57 PM (0KSrI)
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Tolkien had a typewriter with an italics setting. Which he used frequently.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 06:58 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: turambar at January 21, 2026 06:59 PM (Q0yOR)
Posted by: Zombie Andrew Jackson at January 21, 2026 06:51 PM (ycI94)
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Tell me about it.
Posted by: Chief Sells-land-for-trinkets at January 21, 2026 07:00 PM (ZOv7s)
yet somehow they have an airport in Nuuk that has three good sized planes and one really big plane, and other aircraft come and go.
My home town serves about 55,000 and we are barely supporting one flight a day to St. Louis, and maybe Chicago, idk. And Greenland has cruise ships, we don't get any of those.
But yes, Greenlanders would be better off under the USA umbrella. If the cost was really $700B, that is like $10M per Greenlander. Better than the $46K Denmark was promising for covertly sterilizing their children.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 21, 2026 07:00 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: #1 rule in the Barrel at January 21, 2026 06:56 PM (vFG9F)
youtu.be/dBUpPvCsHGo
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 07:00 PM (gKWVE)
Wtf would you have needed to smuggle cigarettes in the 70s? Tell me this was about smuggling drugs without telling me you were smuggling drugs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 07:00 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Zombie Andrew Jackson at January 21, 2026 06:51 PM (ycI94)
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Tell me about it.
Posted by: Chief Sells-land-for-trinkets at January 21, 2026 07:00 PM (ZOv7s)
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You chose poorly.
Posted by: Scouts For Army at January 21, 2026 07:01 PM (ZOv7s)
Having a loon march into one of the many grieving sessions we went to, with others who were in the same state . . . well, it would not have gone well.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 21, 2026 07:01 PM (6Snv6)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 07:01 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Reagan hating leftists at January 21, 2026 07:02 PM (l+ral)
Posted by: wth
Penguin Panic: Breeding Season Hits Too Soon in Antarctica
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It's the global warming.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 07:03 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 07:03 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 07:01 PM (PTsqM)
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The cadre travels around, and their numbers are limited. As for the local nuts, they have a much lower pain threshold.
Trump is waging a war of attrition, and the new hires for ICE are still going through training and vetting, so more are on the way. He's expanding the operational area. Long drive to Maine from Minnesota.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 07:04 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 21, 2026 07:04 PM (2NHgQ)
Do good work, Maj. Healy. An Army COE astronaut can accomplish much. (What were the TV network writers thinking?)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:05 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:05 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 07:05 PM (U2OZr)
Well all-righty then.
Posted by: Fred_Z at January 21, 2026 07:06 PM (VQIqq)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at January 21, 2026 07:06 PM (vFG9F)
Incorporate it into the mythical State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. No need to adjust the flag, and R.I. will no longer be the tiniest state.
Posted by: mindful webworker is in the Oklahoma state of mind at January 21, 2026 07:07 PM (P0/oa)
Posted by: mindful webworker close my italicans at January 21, 2026 07:07 PM (P0/oa)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at January 21, 2026 07:06 PM (vFG9F)
Damn I miss college....
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 07:08 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Penguin Facts
They look like they were run through a copier.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 07:09 PM (L/fGl)
Yeah, I think I saw that in a spoof Harry Potter porn.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at January 21, 2026 07:10 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:10 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:10 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at January 21, 2026 07:10 PM (ycI94)
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As opposed to the serious Harry Potter porn.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 07:11 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 07:11 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar "
You travel to some really weird places.
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 07:11 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 21, 2026 07:04 PM (2NHgQ)
Oh, wow. I didn't know they had rehabbed that. In 1981 (?) a college friend of mine sneaked in there and took bunch of pictures. Looked so creepy.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 21, 2026 07:11 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: banana Dream at January 21, 2026 07:12 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Daria
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In NC it was in Morganton, and the same phrase was used. In SC, it was 'sent to Columbia'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 07:13 PM (XeU6L)
18 abandoned mental hospitals, pics:
https://shorturl.at/5MI6R
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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And that's just surviving one's on the east coast.
Then do the rest of America.
It's a human fact that a certain percent of the human population cannot survive outside a controlled environment.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 07:13 PM (5FeUl)
I don't think their dozens of citizens will mind. And if they do, tough titties.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 06:33 PM (gtcuf)
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First thing we need to do is dye the fur of all the polar bears orange and bill the work to the DOD.
Posted by: mrp at January 21, 2026 07:14 PM (rj6Yv)
Well all-righty then.
Posted by: Fred_Z at January 21, 2026 07:06 PM (
Oh, we want to make sure kids are never able to own a home, start families or be financially secure (and responsible.) We want them to be forced to rent their entire lives so we can shit on them and call them losers.
All right then.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 07:14 PM (zZu0s)
Tosses in a 10 mm Goldline rope with two Petzl ASCENSION Handled Rope Clamp/Ascender Grabs.
Anchors rope.
On Belay!
Gets Maj. Healy to the top as he escapes the Barrel.
To Maj. Healy: "Be careful next time. Use close tags in your nic."
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:15 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 07:13 PM (XeU6L)
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That's the little one. The big kahuna was Dorothea Dix in Raleigh.
Posted by: mrp at January 21, 2026 07:15 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: banana Dream at January 21, 2026 07:12 PM (3uBP9)
Exactly. Also Red States should ban payroll withholding...
Posted by: But The Children Will Starve at January 21, 2026 07:15 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: Delurker
What's so great about that?
Posted by: The Gibbs Brothers at January 21, 2026 07:15 PM (IMmiQ)
Posted by: banana Dream at January 21, 2026 07:16 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 07:14 PM (zZu0s)
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I like how a marginal increase in an old person's profit margin trumps new family formation and homeownership.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 07:17 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 07:18 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 07:18 PM (Ia/+0)
But there is no ICE Exception. That is, if these Gangsters make it “legal’ to harass and impede ICE Law Enforcement, it is legal to harass and impede ALL Law Enforcement.
FBI. US Marshalls. State Patrol. City Police. Sheriffs. ALL of them.
The Wiles/Bondi DOJ is facilitating a disaster by their criminal negligence. Or is that the plan?
Posted by: The Gipper Lives at January 21, 2026 07:19 PM (34XdJ)
Posted by: mrp
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Closed also. It was a huge facility.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 07:21 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2026 07:22 PM (4rWc3)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2026 07:26 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 21, 2026 07:29 PM (+mUZM)
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 21, 2026 07:30 PM (WHfpM)
Posted by: Ben Had
There's a new comedy on Fox about a big city doctor who faints at the sight of blood so relocates to a small town, Doctor Best. I thought it might be funny but no. He's an asshole brilliant doctor (and we haven't seen enough of those!) who first meets an outgoing (read asshole) AWFL Karen who, no doubt, will be his love interest, an interracial gay couple, another interracial hetero couple, the wife being adventurously adulterous, and a screwball secretary.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 07:31 PM (L/fGl)
Not sure why I have to say this, but in February of 2025, Trump said we wanted the Panama Canal back, and might take it by force, etc. etc. Same song and dance. At the end of the day, we settled for an agreement to force out Chinese companies who were managing the canal. Which was the goal the whole time.
This is the same fucking thing. China’s publication of its first white paper on its Arctic Policy in January 2018, identifying itself as a ‘Near-Arctic State’ and with a prominent goal of establishing a Polar Silk Road. Trump is saying "no way."
The deal will be Greenland is open to European and North American investment...and nobody else. Some sort of exclusive 99-year rights agreement. Maybe we pay Greenland a bit of cash to secure exclusive rights.
Trump's big goal is to force China out of the western Hemisphere. All the way out.
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 07:35 PM (vOtXJ)
Posted by: Braenyard
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Which is why the United States Marine Corps was created.
😎
Posted by: buddhaha at January 21, 2026 07:40 PM (IMmiQ)
The U.S. say this and realized this is exactly the sort of thing Russia or China could do to us. The only solution is to push back the defensive parameter. Push it way back. So far back the drones won't have the juice to reach the U.S. Greenland, the Panama Canal, Venezuela, Cuba - these are all becoming red zones for the U.S. We need to exert some control over that space, so they won't be launching points for this sort of attack.
He's also trying to do this without saying why he is doing it, lest there be fear and panic. Also not to alert the bad guys he's on to the danger.
Canada is being a major dumbass right now - cozying up to China is very much the wrong move with Trump.
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 07:47 PM (vOtXJ)
Look, asylums used to be horrible places. because we'd just pack all the crazy in, with no cure. Then we developed drugs to combat the crazy. So, they let them out. But one crazy gets off his meds and he becomes a homeless menace. And they got rid of the asylums, so there is no going back.
Put the crazies into the asylum and force them to take their meds. Crazy and on meds, in an asylum setting, means the place won't be nearly as awful. Heck, people can be monitored, even have remote jobs.
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 07:52 PM (vOtXJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 07:00 PM (zZu0s)
Evading state taxes, and probably were stolen as well.
Remember the opening of Beverly Hills Cop? Stolen and no stamp.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 07:57 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: MartynWW at January 21, 2026 08:22 PM (M9zxq)
Posted by: Flakey Foont at January 21, 2026 09:11 PM (kvDvI)
Posted by: Random PJ at January 21, 2026 10:14 PM (Dwxc/)
WHERE IS THE FUCKING REPUBLICAN PARTY?@!!
Ok, feel better.
All I am left with is: establishment gotta establishment. For money. Our money.
Assholes.
Posted by: Danimal28 at January 21, 2026 10:22 PM (iXm17)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 07:17 PM (ZOv7s)
Speaking as an older person, I despise how some older people, usually upwards of 80 years old, like to pretend how young people 'just aren't working hard like I did'.
Posted by: cfabella@sbcglobal.net at January 21, 2026 10:43 PM (S3aD9)
Maybe we could blame both Democrap and Rethuglican politicos at all government levels for regulating the cost of development and construction of new homes to utterly stupid levels.
But no, lets blame the "Corporations".
You know, the one mostly owned by Ta Da!! Pension funds.
Posted by: Fred_Z at January 21, 2026 10:55 PM (VQIqq)
Posted by: paulnjax at January 22, 2026 06:14 AM (PPnyU)
Trump Objects to Queer Starmer's Giveway of Critical Chagos Islands
The important Indian Ocean base of Diego Garcia is located at these islands.
President Trump has called the U.K.'s decision to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius -- a deal his administration previously supported -- an act of "great stupidity" that further justified his desire for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. One of the islands, Diego Garcia, is the site of a key U.K.-U.S. military base in the Indian Ocean. "Shockingly, our 'brilliant' NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER," Mr. Trump said early Tuesday on his own Truth Social platform. "There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness. These are International Powers who only recognize STRENGTH, which is why the United States of America, under my leadership, is now, after only one year, respected like never before. The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired. Denmark and its European Allies have to DO THE RIGHT THING. Thank you for your attention to this matter. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP." Mr. Trump issued his statement as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson, a Republican, was in the U.K. to address the British parliament, where he told lawmakers the U.S. and U.K. had "always been able to work through our differences calmly as friends. We will continue to do that. I want to assure you this morning that that is still the case." The Chagos Islands were separated from Mauritius, which was then a British colony, in 1965.The UK paid Mauritius for the islands, but Mauritius is claiming the deal was unfair. Queer Starmer claims that Trump reversed his previous OK to pressure the UK over Greenland.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer went after President Trump on Wednesday for reversing position on a deal surrounding the Chagos Islands, suggesting the president did so because of tensions over his plan to acquire Greenland. "I made out my position on Greenland absolutely clear on Monday and a moment ago. President Trump deployed words on Chagos yesterday that were different to his previous words of welcome and support when I met him in the White House," Starmer said in the House of Commons. "He deployed those words yesterday for the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland," he added, emphasizing he would not give in.
President Trump is absolutely right to point out the staggering stupidity of the United Kingdom handing over the strategically vital Chagos Islands to a country more than 1,200 miles away that has no connection to them (and that happens to be a vassal of China), purely as an act… pic.twitter.com/wLD0u3PBGY
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) January 20, 2026
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But buying Greenland is beyond the pale.
Yea... about that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 05:05 PM (U2OZr)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 05:06 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: banana Dream at January 21, 2026 05:06 PM (l5dSG)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 05:06 PM (U2OZr)
Well there it is. China has its tentacles into everything.
Posted by: Frank Barone at January 21, 2026 05:06 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: Frank Barone at January 21, 2026 05:07 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 05:07 PM (0RTcs)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at January 21, 2026 05:08 PM (N4KWG)
Pacific Islander givers?
Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 21, 2026 05:08 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Cuisine Critic . . . at January 21, 2026 05:08 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 05:08 PM (XuXeR)
Or red-dot Indian-givers?
Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 21, 2026 05:08 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: illiniwek at January 21, 2026 05:09 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 05:10 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Pamazon at January 21, 2026 05:10 PM (b5MGU)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 05:10 PM (0N4FZ)
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He was a decent shortstop, but couldn't hit a lick.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 05:11 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Pamazon at January 21, 2026 05:11 PM (b5MGU)
I shall not believe it. I simply shannot.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 05:11 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 05:12 PM (pDt9x)
Thank God we still have Bagram in Afghanistan.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 21, 2026 05:12 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Its about that time at January 21, 2026 05:12 PM (0RQlF)
I shall not believe it. I simply shannot.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 05:11 PM (5aZAZ)
Entire committees of British Women must have scoured their atlases for years to find the last little crumb of Empire left standing.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 05:13 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 05:13 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 05:13 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 05:10 PM (0N4FZ)
And, of course, the inverse of that is that if China were to gain access to Greenland...
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 05:14 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 05:14 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: illiniwek
Don't you just hate it when instead of being soft, pliable and sweet, the gum is hard, cracks, and is a sickly white color? Let's start a class action suit.
Posted by: Bankrupt Topps Today at January 21, 2026 05:14 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 05:13 PM (pDt9x)
It'll be more like a satrapy.
That sounds way more gayer.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 05:14 PM (06Hmj)
How unfair can a deal be if you thought it was good enough at time to agree to?
Or is this one of those "we didn't properly appreciate the opportunity for graft at the time so we didn't make the deal then that we would have now, so you owe us more money" things.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 21, 2026 05:14 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Diego Garcia's parole officer at January 21, 2026 05:14 PM (KhXwI)
What I have heard (not paying close attention) is that Mauritius was never culturally close to Chagos, and that the Brits moved the Chagosians to Mauritius as required.
This presents two problems.
1. Why give it to Mauritius, as they have nothing to do with that land.
1. Now that there are native Chagoisians identified, and they are not Mauritiusavians, UK law states that they can not "sell" the land to anyone, but instead have to some how repatriate the Chagoisains (I am not really clear on this bit, I just know that the originally planned deal is now considered a violation of UK law.)
Also, it is important to note that
- Mauritius is totally controlled by China
- The deal would give $7.8 trillion dollars to every Mauritiusavian, (or something like that.)
- And absolutely no MP or Lords were paid by CCP to facilitate this nonsense
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 05:14 PM (pKhVe)
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Thus the need to obtain greenland.
Posted by: Its about that time at January 21, 2026 05:14 PM (0RQlF)
Alternate: Trump Grabs Europe's Pussy
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 05:15 PM (dK+Kv)
Guess who's coming to visit you this weekend!
The New Ice Age!
https://myradar.com/videos/6341
Unfortunately, it's looks as though the DFW area is getting an ice storm with areas as far east as Nc and even NJ in the worst situation picking up to a foot of snow.
I hop-e it's exaggerated but if not...
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 05:15 PM (iJfKG)
That is the point.
I think the UK surrender of land to China's vassal keeps a 99 year lease of Diego Garcia.
I'll be dead by the time the lease expires, so I don't care... unless Mauritius comes back a few months later and claims the lease is "not fair" and UK capitulates again.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 05:16 PM (pawvM)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 05:13 PM (PTsqM)
Except that the next mandatory election isn't for, like, three years and right now Labour is so disliked that none of the MPs will try to get rid of him to save their own position since that wouldn't save it.
So, barring Trump invading the UK, the British public gets to enjoy finding out for a while longer.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 05:17 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 05:17 PM (mlg/3)
During the Israel-US - Iran dust up last year we used that base as a distraction. B-2's from Whiteman AFB here in the US were used for that raid. We even moved aircraft off that airbase because Iran had ballistic missile capable of reaching it.
Probably, militarily speaking, not that important anymore.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 05:17 PM (U2OZr)
More or less.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 05:17 PM (06Hmj)
Wondering exactly who has the ability to fire her ?
Posted by: Maroon at January 21, 2026 05:17 PM (O+zfw)
Posted by: Pamazon
What on earth did you do? Every time I've been banned I deserved it.
Posted by: Doesn't Play Well With Others at January 21, 2026 05:17 PM (oftw2)
>>> We should eschew real connections with people we know and replace them with media connections who will never even know our names.
I know it's sarcasm. But the sad thing is that I had family and friends I adored my whole life. And ever since 2016, many of them transformed into Karen Covidians valuing security over freedom (and as Ben Franklin warned us, getting neither), with rampant TDS. And they chose to sever ties with me.
So while it's a joke, there are people in little grey boxes here, and talking heads, I suspect would have my back over my own flesh and blood. And it's tragic that I lost them in my life. And I'm far from the only one.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:18 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: DaveA at January 21, 2026 05:18 PM (FhXTo)
One reason we need sovereignty over critical national security locations like Diego Garcia and Greenland is because the Euro elites are so easily corrupted by Beijing or Moscow or Soros.
There was actually a German Chancellor that was hired by the Russian gas monopoly immediately after leaving office.
But then again, we have our Clintons and Bidens.
Posted by: TITP at January 21, 2026 05:18 PM (r3hkP)
Starmer is forcing a massive super-embassy on London for the Chinese.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 05:18 PM (ZOv7s)
I hop-e it's exaggerated but if not...
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 05:15 PM (iJfKG)
16 - 24 inches predicted in the western Philly burbs. The 'snowmygod! hype machine is about to be cranked up to eleventy. I'll hit the grocey store to make sure I have enough cocktail mixers Fri morning. You could not pay me to anywhere near one Saturday.
Posted by: Jello Biafra at January 21, 2026 05:18 PM (GTqXr)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 05:19 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 05:19 PM (viF8m)
Unfortunately, it's looks as though the DFW area is getting an ice storm with areas as far east as Nc and even NJ in the worst situation picking up to a foot of snow.
Ice Storms = downed power lines.
It will be interesting to see who has the most juice to attract the line-men who will need to repair all of this.
I was planning on a four day outage, it might be a few weeks. The only hole-card I have is that the property has working oil wells and no power = no $$$. ETX ethos includes bribes.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 05:19 PM (pawvM)
Posted by: banana Dream at January 21, 2026 05:19 PM (l5dSG)
"So why are they paying Mauritius and giving it to them?"
Chagos is in the middle on nowhere. The only people there were put there by rubber tree plantation owners or something to tap the trees. (or something. Don't take me seriously as I don't really care enough to remember details.) they were as un-contacted as those guys who throw spears at drones. They all died of the common cold when outsiders showed up.
But, Mauritius is the nearest land so they figure to give it to them. It would be like finding Fiji, and handing it to Hawaii, and paying them quadrillions for the favor.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 05:20 PM (pKhVe)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:20 PM (krQz2)
I'm going to guess that's because you lied to him about the terms of the agreement the same way you lied to Parliament.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 21, 2026 05:21 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 05:21 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 05:21 PM (Hx0tZ)
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 05:22 PM (se8lQ)
"More importantly, it shows that the people running Europe cannot, under any circumstances, be trusted with an even more consequential geostrategic asset, Greenland. The real world is far too dangerous to allow Europeans to play at geopolitics."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 05:22 PM (4MIMf)
NOBODY lived on the island before the Europeans arrived. How do you think it got the name Diego Garcia? The French settled it in 1778, and the French Governor of Mauritius granted Monsieur Dupuit de la Faye the island of Diego Garcia. They abandoned it, and it was settled by the British. The British settlement failed, and the French took over turning it into a leper colony. Britian won it back during the Napoleonic wars. 1814 to 1965 Great Briton administered it as part of Mauritius. To settle any dispute, the UK purchased the Chagos Archipelago, which includes Diego Garcia, from the then self-governing colony of Mauritius for £3 million.
The island was never inhabited or colonized by Mauritius. It was only nominally part of their territory when Britian ruled Mauritius.
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 05:23 PM (vOtXJ)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 05:23 PM (Ia/+0)
Between watching the miniseries Victoria and The Crown, one would get a sense that Prime Ministers are at risk all the time of being thrown out of office on a threat of no confidence. Victoria had to play some crazy 3D chess, and give a title to some guy's wife, to get Lord M to stay on as her chosen Prime Minister. It seems like there is a threat of no confidence looming at any given moment.
Can the people just agitate enough there's a vote of no confidence, and the ponce is tossed out of Downing Street?
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:23 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:23 PM (krQz2)
Hmm. Time to keep the "British " nuclear assets locked up at Kings Bay....
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 05:08 PM (XuXeR)
From what I understand, the warheads are Limey-built, but the Trident missiles they bolted them to are Made in USA. Time to cancel the maintenance contracts and parts supply.
There's actually a good chance that the warhead electrical systems were made by Lucas, which would be hilarious.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 05:23 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Gunslinger at January 21, 2026 05:23 PM (R2gO3)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 05:23 PM (Ia/+0)
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Accidently.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:24 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:20 PM (krQz2)
There's kind of three layers of it, aren't there?
- Does he realize what he's doing?
- Does he not care that what he's doing is bad, because he values something else higher?
- Does he actively *want* to do this awful thing just for its own sake?
Stupid, Negligent, and Malicious, and any sufficiently advanced form of any one looks like the other two.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 05:24 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 05:24 PM (XuXeR)
I'll be dead by the time the lease expires, so I don't care... unless Mauritius comes back a few months later and claims the lease is "not fair" and UK capitulates again.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 05:16 PM (pawvM)
I'm betting that China will immediately begin building up the Egmont Islands as a military base only about 10 miles from Diego Garcia.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 05:24 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: banana Dream - and I dont even like clamatos at January 21, 2026 05:24 PM (l5dSG)
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 05:24 PM (ZxPkt)
Starmer "President Trump, We in the UK have chiggers."
(Trump takes step backward.)
Starmer: "We plan to give them to Mauritius."
Trump: "That's a good Idea there Keith. You do that."
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 05:25 PM (pKhVe)
Regardless, the warheads probably leak oil.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 05:25 PM (kHd4y)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 05:25 PM (PTsqM)
(directed by Sam Peckinpah, 1974)
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 05:25 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 05:23 PM (Ia/+0)
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Accidently.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:24 PM (krQz2)
Allegedly!
Posted by: Starmer, joining King Charles in the secret bunker where they keep their personal Muslim prayer rugs at January 21, 2026 05:26 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 05:24 PM (ZxPkt)
If not he's controlled by them is my guess.
Posted by: CaliGirl at January 21, 2026 05:26 PM (8+C2v)
Regardless, the warheads probably leak oil.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 05:25 PM (kHd4y)
I didn't know that Harley Davidson was into military contracts...
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 05:26 PM (y9nCu)
I know it's insane, but Starmer is one of the Climate change true believers. Maybe he thinks of this as a place for the Climate Change refugees of Mauritius to escape.
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 05:27 PM (dIske)
(Looking at you, Canada.)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 05:27 PM (06Hmj)
More or less.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 05:17 PM (06Hmj)
yeah, as far as I'm concerned the planet failed, nuke it all and just go around planting United States of Earth flags.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 05:27 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 21, 2026 05:27 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 05:28 PM (se8lQ)
As pointed out earlier today, GB is a rotting skinsuit.
Time for a revolution, but all the serfs are allowed for weaponry are flexible plastic butter knives.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 05:28 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 05:28 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Some joker at January 21, 2026 05:28 PM (pkeXY)
There was an SF novel a decade or more ago, about an alternate history where instead of the West dominating the world scene in the modern era,
it was a world dominated by China and the Muslims and how great and peaceful and wealthy the world would've been. And Mother Gaia was all happy and such.
Welp...we're about to get a real time, real world experiment in that bit of wish casting. The Yourapeein's especially.
I hope Fortress America is up and running on all cylinders by then.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 05:29 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 05:22 PM (se8lQ)
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Make Amelia the Princess of Diego Garcia.
* cue Prince *
🎶
"Purple Reign, Purple Reign ..."
🎶
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 05:29 PM (aeOae)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:29 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Beartooth at January 21, 2026 05:29 PM (GGatE)
There's a high chance that the former British territory would be free of cancer, I mean Islam. I always get the two confused
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 05:29 PM (XLfSN)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:30 PM (krQz2)
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I wonder if there are ANY "Climate change true believers" other than that down syndrome chick Greta? No, I'm serious, if you were to inject them with truth serum and simply asked "Do you REALLY believe the earth is going to kill us all because of man-made climate change?", do you think even 10 percent of those in power would respond with "Yes"?
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 05:30 PM (TN0g+)
Hell, that's easy. Highland Park won't even know it hit. $$$$
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2026 05:30 PM (4rWc3)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 05:30 PM (06Hmj)
Puffs, the whole lot of them.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 05:31 PM (XV/Pl)
Panama tried to sell out to China, and as it stood in 2024, China effectively controlled both ends of the Canal an in times of war they would have made it impassible to the USA.
Philippines started selling out to China long ago, and for their troubles China claimed territory spitting distance from the Philippine Islands.
Both of these were USA territory and strategic, but China is very aggressive for that very reason. It is very easy to corrupt people into selling out.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 05:31 PM (pKhVe)
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 05:29 PM (XLfSN)
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Putin might actually be better at preserving Western Culture than any of these fucks seem to be.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:32 PM (krQz2)
As of now, we remain in the rain only section, there was a moment where ice was a consideration. Northern Alabama looks like it may get dicey. Monday and Tuesday highs are 47. No bueno.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 05:32 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 21, 2026 05:32 PM (W2Pud)
You stay the fuck out of our hemisphere, and we'll let you have Europe. You can clear out them rugfuckers easy enough. I've seen you do it. Deal?"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 05:32 PM (06Hmj)
Sorry Somalia, you need to take your shithead pirate population back. We need room for productive members of society.
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 05:32 PM (XLfSN)
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 05:29 PM (iJfKG)
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Golden Dome > Yellow Gnome
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 05:32 PM (aeOae)
During the Israel-US - Iran dust up last year we used that base as a distraction. B-2's from Whiteman AFB here in the US were used for that raid. We even moved aircraft off that airbase because Iran had ballistic missile capable of reaching it.
Probably, militarily speaking, not that important anymore.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 05:17 PM
diego garcia is vital to the Navy for resupply of beans, bullets and bombs.
My information may be a bit dated as I have not been deployed to that area for some years but almost everything consumable that was brought onto our carriers deployed in the IO and the Gulf came through DG.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 05:32 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 21, 2026 05:32 PM (06Hmj)
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Muslims is practically Uyghurs.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:33 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Diego Garcia at January 21, 2026 05:33 PM (jc0TO)
As pointed out earlier today, GB is a rotting skinsuit.
Time for a revolution, but all the serfs are allowed for weaponry are flexible plastic butter knives.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 05:28 PM (Y8DZL)
Years ago, the UK fielded the world's worst infantry rifle the SA80. Even worse than the Indian INSAS. The Limeys had to take the 80s to the Germans to please fix our rifles for us, please. HK decided that while the Limeys sucked and they hated them, they might as well fix 'em, because the check cleared.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 05:34 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 05:29 PM (iJfKG)
It won't because the yoots will have been tiktoked into believing that communism is teh awesome and the people in power will sell us out for the opportunity to suckle the chinee (or Indian, depending on how long things take) penee for a while.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 05:34 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:34 PM (krQz2)
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But buying Greenland is beyond the pale.
Yea... about that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 05:05 PM (U2OZr)
Yeah, about that Louisiana purchase...
Posted by: France at January 21, 2026 05:34 PM (mP0Kj)
But it makes me wonder, what on earth do Starmer and King Charles even talk about every week?
"What Ho, your majesty! Jolly good show, letting the fate of your people disintegrate while you focus on climate change."
"Why thank you! I'm quite proud of it. And arresting the peons for gardening tools and mean tweets? Pip Pip!"
They shake hands, and then (allegedly) unroll their matching prayer rugs and bow to Mecca.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:34 PM (Eng1Z)
I can't imagine Highland Park having any utilities above ground.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 05:34 PM (9Hs2w)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 05:35 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 05:35 PM (vFG9F)
I am very sorry. I don't have family whom I lost over Covid , because they live abroad and I didn't discuss it with them, but I have a friend of more that 40 years whom I lost over it and it is very painful.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 05:35 PM (Yl2Ob)
I wonder if there are ANY "Climate change true believers" other than that down syndrome chick Greta? No, I'm serious, if you were to inject them with truth serum and simply asked "Do you REALLY believe the earth is going to kill us all because of man-made climate change?", do you think even 10 percent of those in power would respond with "Yes"?
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 05:30 PM (TN0g+)
I don't think they believe it or they wouldn't fly private and buy beachfront property.
Posted by: CaliGirl at January 21, 2026 05:35 PM (8+C2v)
Posted by: Piper
Is that considered very low down there? (Not a height joke)
Posted by: Kratwurst at January 21, 2026 05:36 PM (zWGac)
Or have they been promised Chinese troops to put down the domestic rebellion, like they're doing in Iran?
And will be doing in the UK and Canada?
When you see Trump tearing down the post-war order--including NATO--this is what he's destroying.
He sees this is what they are doing, what they intend for us.
Now you see how deadly serious this "obsession" with Greenland really is.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 05:36 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Skip
He feels Great Britain has a lot of evil colonization sins to repent for.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 21, 2026 05:36 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 05:36 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 21, 2026 05:37 PM (pkeXY)
Sorry Somalia, you need to take your shithead pirate population back. We need room for productive members of society.
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 05:32 PM (XLfSN)
Productive members of society? The people who voted for the politicians who made them decide to become refugees? The ones who're willing to live in a phone booth in exchange for 'free' healthcare and August off? Those productive members of society?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 05:37 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:37 PM (krQz2)
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he's England's 0bama
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 05:37 PM (ZxPkt)
Both of these were USA territory and strategic, but China is very aggressive for that very reason. It is very easy to corrupt people into selling out.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 05:31 PM (pKhVe)
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They are standing up to China now, hosting lots of US forces and training missions. Japan is building ships for them. Go watch the youtube of the patrol boat who outfoxes the Chicoms and makes the cutter ram the PLAN destroyer.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 05:37 PM (ZOv7s)
Amelia the far-right UK waifu meme >>> Greta the real life climate/Hamas troll
I heard the Germans are going to do zero migration and open up coal plants again. Maybe with Angella Merkin gone, the new leader has some sense?
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:37 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: buddhaha at January 21, 2026 05:38 PM (IMmiQ)
Here in SW Wyoming our utilities are above ground.
We have had bad storms over the years and the power has never flickered or gone out.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 05:38 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Piper
Is that considered very low down there? (Not a height joke)
Posted by: Kratwurst at January 21
Yes. We don’t really do cold well. The high tomorrow is 66. Our average January temp is 62ish.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 05:38 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 05:31 PM (XV/Pl)
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The French identify as Bon-Bons.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 05:39 PM (aeOae)
Productive members of society? The people who voted for the politicians who made them decide to become refugees? The ones who're willing to live in a phone booth in exchange for 'free' healthcare and August off? Those productive members of society?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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European sort-of refugees. Haven't seen that since the 19th and early 20th centuries, right?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 05:39 PM (jF1M6)
Hugs to you, Fenelon! I'm grateful for all the people in the little grey boxes here.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (Eng1Z)
He feels Great Britain has a lot of evil colonization sins to repent for.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 21, 2026 05:36 PM (ycI94)
To be fair, he wouldn't be wrong. Limeys are asshoe. But being a Great Power is kinda like being in love, it means you never have to say I'm sorry.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (y9nCu)
We have had bad storms over the years and the power has never flickered or gone out.
Posted by: fourseasons
No Trees?
Posted by: The Larch at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (oftw2)
But if SHTF, China will attack. That means we have to defend. That means we waste resources defending what was.
This is the Chinese strategy -- Make the cost of defense so high that the USA starts to pull back to our own little island. (North America.)
They *want* fortress America since that gives them free reign over the rest of the world, where they will rape and pillage their way to such great wealth and power that we are irrelevant.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (pKhVe)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (3ek7K)
Exactly
European "leadership" has devolved into prancing and preening while Euro normies watch in horror as their culture is being erased in front of their eyes.
Putin has pride for his homeland. He's not the most sociable guy but you don't see Aloha Snack bars blowin his people up daily.
Fuck it. Roll the dice. I'd rather deal with an individual that doesn't hide ambition and purpose. I still can't believe nobody rose up after 8 of the AFD members "Suddenly" died.
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (XLfSN)
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:41 PM (Eng1Z)
Thanks. Hugs back to you. I'm sure there are quite a few people who can relate to this difficult experience. It is like a big chunk taken out of your life.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 05:42 PM (Yl2Ob)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 05:39 PM (jF1M6)
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After WW2, a bunch of Dutch emigrated and settled with their relations in West Michigan.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 05:42 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Yes, I know. But as for the land that China already took, they said "what's done is done. It is too late to complain now...."
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 05:42 PM (pKhVe)
Time for a revolution, but all the serfs are allowed for weaponry are flexible plastic butter knives.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 05:28 PM (Y8DZL)
Allowed? That's not how you conduct a revolution.
I wonder if some entrepreneurial sort would consider taking pallets of cuban AKs out of Venezuela and dropping them on the shore of England? Nah. That's not allowed.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 05:42 PM (Hx0tZ)
Blonde, in case you didn't see it, thanks for the book recommend! I'll check it out.
Posted by: LizLem
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I think you'll be engrossed and informed.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 05:42 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: turambar at January 21, 2026 05:42 PM (Q0yOR)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:43 PM (krQz2)
Still too low.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 05:43 PM (abIsI)
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he's England's 0bama
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 05:37 PM (ZxPkt)
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A member of the Muslim Motherhood.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 05:43 PM (aeOae)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (pKhVe)
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The current 'dynasty' will fall before that happens.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 05:43 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (ESVrU)
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Thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:44 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (pKhVe)
Or, alternate version. Reagans plan against the USSR. Destroy their economy by making them go into debt by making them spend too much money on defense.
Especially defending other countries (Warsaw Pact).
Posted by: France at January 21, 2026 05:44 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Weasel at January 21, 2026 05:44 PM (DJPFk)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (ESVrU)
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Thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:44 PM (krQz2)
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And a lot of NOT.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:44 PM (krQz2)
I deployed to Diego Garcia twice in the '80s. It's, like, six feet above sea level. It would be underwater long before Mauritius.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 05:44 PM (Y1sOo)
After WW2, a bunch of Dutch emigrated and settled with their relations in West Michigan.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Yes, definitely some after WWII. I was flashing back to the B&W photography at Ellis Island, raggedy Europeans from every country with their trunks and funny hats and kids. 50 years from now maybe, here we go again?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 05:45 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: No. 1, The Larch at January 21, 2026 05:45 PM (oftw2)
I wonder if some entrepreneurial sort would consider taking pallets of cuban AKs out of Venezuela and dropping them on the shore of England? Nah. That's not allowed.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 05:42 PM (Hx0tZ)
Britain's citizens were disarmed. They are now arrested for yelling "We Love bacon".
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 05:45 PM (mP0Kj)
(Didn't the oldest granddaughter honeymoon in the posh islands? /R )
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 21, 2026 05:46 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 05:46 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Weasel
Not to mention Piper.
Posted by: So, I Won't Mention It at January 21, 2026 05:46 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 05:42 PM (pKhVe)
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They haven't given up any claims, but yes, they do lack the military force to expel China.
The fact that they are working with JAPAN (who they hate) shows you how pissed off they are now.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 05:46 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Piper
Tomorrow our daytime high will be -20 and will feel like -47.
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 05:47 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: 80's music fan at January 21, 2026 05:47 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
They bat from both sides of the plate.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 21, 2026 05:47 PM (gkRAX)
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They can't play chess and will get arrested for posting something spicy on the internet. They are a nation of pansies. We should be negotiating with who we would allow to occupy them, with the unspoken caviat being that if we don't like the highest bid we could always simply do the job ourselves.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 05:47 PM (TN0g+)
She had a crush on the Unabomber, her parents had to intervene to stop them from being pen pals. Her taste in murderous psychos has definitely plummeted since then.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:48 PM (Eng1Z)
But if SHTF, China will attack. That means we have to defend. That means we waste resources defending what was.
This is the Chinese strategy -- Make the cost of defense so high that the USA starts to pull back to our own little island. (North America.)
They *want* fortress America since that gives them free reign over the rest of the world, where they will rape and pillage their way to such great wealth and power that we are irrelevant.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 21, 2026 05:40 PM (pKhVe)
China is unlikely to attack, at least in the short run because,
as I've been saying for a long, long time,
China has decided that- "War Is For Suckaz"(TM).
They have been able to achieve almost everything they want with bribes to those in power in gov't and industry.
And WEF made their job easy by loading up high(ish) trust productive societies in the West with 3rd World peasants and yobbos and dismantling their energy production.
Brilliant! You literally couldn't fight a traditional war or even an atomic one and get great results like these.
Unconditional Surrender By Stealth! Amazing.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 05:48 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: runner at January 21, 2026 05:48 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 05:49 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Piper
Tomorrow our daytime high will be -20 and will feel like -47.
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 05:47 PM (F3Dlr)
Oh my gosh! That sounds really bad.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 05:49 PM (Wmg4n)
We've lived in NC and SC.
We've experienced power outages due to winter storms. It's not fun and feel bad for any of ya'll who are going to deal with the storms.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 05:49 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Its about that time at January 21, 2026 05:12 PM
Not twinks. Eunuchs.
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 05:49 PM (yw3eV)
He'll be bending the knee, ala Carney, to the CCP soon I'm guessing by attempting to ink a trade deal that will further kill off the UK's industrial base.
It seems running to China's arms is the obvious move to most of our dependent ally's leadership.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 21, 2026 05:49 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Witches You-Know-What at January 21, 2026 05:50 PM (oftw2)
I'm telling the UN!!!"
"You ALL are a bunch of MEANIES!!"
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:51 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 05:51 PM (abIsI)
The lefty media will blame Canada and the UK breaking up with us and running to bad boy China on Trump. But I assume this was happening long before Trump. He just called them out on their crap to their faces.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:51 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 05:52 PM (XLfSN)
They have been able to achieve almost everything they want with bribes to those in power in gov't and industry.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 05:48 PM (iJfKG)
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The tide has turned, thanks to Trump. China is now on the ropes.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 05:52 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:52 PM (krQz2)
Are all English men queer adjacent or they just outright queers?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 05:46 PM (abIsI)
*ahem*
Posted by: British Public School Buggery at January 21, 2026 05:52 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 05:43 PM (ZOv7s)
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Yeah, I agree with you there. I think we're less than a decade out from China having serious problems internally. They already do. 300,000 riot police recently hired. That's a better sign than anything else written on paper.
I have a relative who grew up on the mainland and married into my family. She was over there a couple months ago, and the thing that struck her was that the average resident is losing compliancy, and developing an animosity towards the ruling class. Beijing secondary to their locally installed behavior moderators.
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 05:52 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 05:52 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 05:51 PM (abIsI)
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There won't be by the time they are finished with Islamification.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 05:52 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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Crappers?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 05:53 PM (XeU6L)
We've lived in NC and SC.
We've experienced power outages due to winter storms. It's not fun and feel bad for any of ya'll who are going to deal with the storms.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 05:49 PM (3ek7K)
My fav forecaster on YouTube, Mitch West (he lives near Columbia), has the freezing rain mostly missing the Lowcountry and going north, but it's close, so we'll have to see.
I'm seeing some areas of the South and Mid-Atlantic getting over .75 inches of ice accumulation, though.
I hope that misses us for sure.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 21, 2026 05:53 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Piper
Not far off the norm for North Dakota. It used to be said it kept the riffraff away. Minneapolis has debunked that.
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 05:54 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 21, 2026 05:55 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:55 PM (krQz2)
I shall not believe it. I simply shannot.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 05:11 PM (5aZAZ)
Hard to believe that these gelded faggots were once the nation that oppressed my ancestors for centuries.
Posted by: Winston Churchill spins in his grave at January 21, 2026 05:55 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:51 PM (Eng1Z)
I think it's less strategic and more Girlfriend Trying to Make Boyfriend jealous by dating his arch-enemy type of thing.
China could never replace us, and they know it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 21, 2026 05:55 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 21, 2026 05:56 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 21, 2026 05:55 PM (NFX2v)
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Watch it. We have nearly 3 dozen troops ready to roll! For about two days, and then it's too damn cold!
Posted by: NATO at January 21, 2026 05:56 PM (krQz2)
Usually in the South you can get by with it until you can't. Every now and then we get one of "those" winters. Best to stay at home and don't get out in it. And heat with gas or propane. And of course stock up on easy to fix groceries. I just got back from Dollar General where I dropped a hundred bucks. But the dogs and I have to eat. BTW. Dollar General was packed. It will be worse tomorrow.
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2026 05:56 PM (4rWc3)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 05:57 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 05:52 PM (ZOv7s)
This seems to be some sort of fighting analogy. Totally different to be on the ropes in 'rasslin than boxing.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 05:57 PM (Hx0tZ)
Posted by: fourseasons
I live in NC a mile from the ocean. Have dealt with hurricanes, nor'easters, etc. Have a generator, backup kerosene heater, it's hardly an inconvenience. One experience after a hurricane without a generator made me very ready for storms.
Posted by: No. 1, The Larch.. at January 21, 2026 05:57 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: - (TbWk/)
Consider that the Irish at the time were just that drunk and dysfunctional.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 05:57 PM (gKWVE)
Mauritius NEVER "owned" the Chagos Islands. NEVER.
They are over 1000 miles apart. The Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Maldives are both closer. Hell, Sri Lanka is closer.
At one time the British Administration treated them as an entity (BIOT). That is the claim. Because the colonial British Empire clumped them all together to make it easier on some clerk in Old Blighty, some jumped up clown who stole/bought enough votes on an island a 1000 miles away should determine the fate of strategic US base.
Posted by: buddhaha at January 21, 2026 05:58 PM (IMmiQ)
Posted by: Piper"
There's a dang good reason I live down here.
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 05:58 PM (vFG9F)
Already a snowy winter in the mid Hudson
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 05:58 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 05:58 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: British Public School Buggery at January 21, 2026 05:52 PM (y9nCu)
NGL, one the funniest parts of Downton Abbey was the servant Thomas getting outed after all those years to the Earl of Grantham and his wife, and the Earl just doesn't care. He's basically like so what, do you know how many blokes were gay at prep school? A completely unexpected reaction. Good on Fellowes for writing it.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:58 PM (Eng1Z)
Ever.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 05:58 PM (U2OZr)
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 05:23 PM (vOtXJ)
For that matter, it was never inhabited by anyone before the Europeans came along. Neither was Mauritius. The only victim of the "colonization" of Mauritius was the dodo (turns out that mixing hungry sailors with tasty, turkey-sized flightless pigeons with no inborn fear of humans doesn't work out well for the birds).
One could make some argument for handing over Mauritius to the descendants of the slaves who had been imported there (by France, not Britain), but no such argument applies to Diego Garcia. The French didn't even use it as a slave plantation. Unlike Mauritius, Diego Garcia is not suited for agriculture. The French mostly used it as a dumping ground for lepers.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 05:59 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Piper"
There's a dang good reason I live down here.
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 05:58 PM (vFG9F)
Here in NorCal it hit a low of 33 and we thought we were gonna freeze...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 05:59 PM (VE6XX)
Let's see how governor tranny hero behaves.
Posted by: melodicmetal [/i
ICE should advertise the Downeast Catch of the Day on their website.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 06:00 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: - (TbWk/)
I saw Gelded Faggots open for Wham! at a club in the Castro District back in '82.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:00 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Immanuel K. at January 21, 2026 06:00 PM (mjGIt)
I think it's less strategic and more Girlfriend Trying to Make Boyfriend jealous by dating his arch-enemy type of thing.
China could never replace us, and they know it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 21, 2026 05:55 PM (6ydKt)
True. But by the time the Euroweenies realize the error of their ways, China has them by the short hairs.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 21, 2026 06:01 PM (N39Ws)
Leigh McGowen told Ben Fergusen to prove that ICE is taking in all these murderers and rapists or "zip it".
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 06:02 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: fourseasons
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At the risk of being tedious about it, a full month in the afermath of Helene. No electricty, no cell, no WATER. No
anything for most of that time. At night, the county was like something out of the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 06:02 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 05:59 PM (VE6XX)
I don't see my area getting as warm as 33 in the next 10 days.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 06:02 PM (Hx0tZ)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 06:00 PM (IG3/x)
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I would have gone with The Fixx....because...you know, gelded.
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 06:03 PM (dIske)
I don't see my area getting as warm as 33 in the next 10 days.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 06:02 PM (Hx0tZ)
Our Highs have been in the mid 60's
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 06:03 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 06:03 PM (krQz2)
That aside there are facilities and assets on Diego Garcia which are Strategically important for US Ops in CENTCOM Theater and USSPACECOM. It was also an emergency landing facility for the STS.
You can house and support a Wing of Bombers on the Island.
We built the base and run the place.
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 21, 2026 06:03 PM (J9q9v)
anything for most of that time. At night, the county was like something out of the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2026 06:02 PM (XeU6L)
You think you're tough for eating beans every day? There's half a million scarecrows in Denver who'd give anything for one mouthful of what you got. They've been under siege for about three months. They live on rats and sawdust bread and sometimes... on each other. At night, the pyres for the dead light up the sky. It's medieval.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 06:04 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 06:04 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 05:59 PM (VE6XX)
I don't see my area getting as warm as 33 in the next 10 days.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 06:02 PM (Hx0tZ)
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My sister is down in Texas whining about temps going down into the 20's in the next few days.
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 06:05 PM (dIske)
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Exactly how did they plan on going about this?
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 06:05 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 06:05 PM (ExV1e)
Losing trees because of ice is bad. An expensive job if you don't have the correct removal equipment.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 06:05 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 06:06 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 05:57 PM (Hx0tZ)
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Trump came off the top rope with tariffs, knocked Xi down and did a Venezuelan Elbow Drop on his ass.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 21, 2026 06:06 PM (ZOv7s)
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But buying Greenland is beyond the pale.
Speaking of which...how exactly did Denmark get Greenland in the first place? Answer? They conquered it in 1721.
Which...remind me again are we good with Europeans conquering lands in the Americas now or does that make them "stolen lands"?
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 06:06 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 06:05 PM (3ek7K)
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Seen that before. Had to lop off some major limbs on the side of the tree that got frozen to the ground one time.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 06:06 PM (krQz2)
I am waiting for ICE to hot Philadelphia
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 06:04 PM (Ia/+0)
And they called the J6ers insurrectionists . These people need to be executed at moment of capture.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 06:08 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 06:10 PM (XLfSN)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 21, 2026 06:11 PM (zdLoL)
America wanted to be the Melting Pot.
England has chosen the role of the Chamber Pot.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:55 PM (krQz2)
More like tosspot.
Posted by: Amiright or amiright at January 21, 2026 06:16 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Skip
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"Raising". Riiiiight.
The " Colonel " in charge will run a GoFundMe and then decamp with the proceeds.
Posted by: buddhaha at January 21, 2026 06:18 PM (IMmiQ)
anything for most of that time. At night, the county was like something out of the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Yes, you had it just awful. I remember your tales of delivering water in 5 gallon buckets.
Posted by: No. 1, The Larch.... at January 21, 2026 06:21 PM (oftw2)
CNN Sissy Accuses Trump of Being "Provably" Part of "Global Sex Trafficking Ring," and Liberal Host Wants to Let the Defamation Stand With No Pushback
It falls to Scott Jennings to object, and to press the leftwing host to even address the major, serious, no-defense-possible defamation that just occurred.
First the host pushes back against Jennings, saying "I'll do the fact-checking here," except he didn't do it and clearly doesn't want to do it. Ultimately Jennings moggs him into offering the weakest possible "Trump hasn't been charged with crimes" fact check, but Berman would have let the defamation stand completely unchecked if not for Jennings' demand. Trump is going to sue CNN, and they'll have to settle, because there is just no defense here. The clown made a false factual statement, not an opinion, and emphasized that he was speaking about what he was claiming was a proven fact by adding the word "provably." And yes, CNN is liable for defamation that one of its panelists speaks on its platform.OvertonAnd only then did he offer his brief, grudging, weak "fact check."
@overton_news A smug 25-year-old leftist activist just got HUMBLED live on CNN by Scott Jennings. Cameron Kasky claimed President Trump was part of a "human sex-trafficking network" -- and for a moment, the panel let it slide. Until @ScottJenningsKY stepped in and FORCED the host John Berman to correct the record for all to hear. KASKY: "So I am appreciative that the president is being transparent about this. I would love it if he was more transparent about the human sex-trafficking network that he was a part of, but you can't win them all." BERMAN: "Cameron's grateful that the president is being transparent about the Nobel Peace Prize and his desires for Greenland. Scott, what do you think about that?" JENNINGS: "You're going to let that sit? Are we going to claim here on CNN that the president is part of a global sex trafficking ring, or...?" BERMAN: "We're going to talk about the Epstein files. Scott... I will do the fact checking as we go along here. Repeat what you said about the global sex trafficking ring." KASKY: "That Donald Trump was provably very involved with it." Berman suddenly realized he was cornered...
M.A. Rothman
@MichaelARothman Jan 20 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐓 𝐉𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐂𝐊 - 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗖𝗡𝗡'𝗦 𝗔𝗦𝗦 A smug, barely-out-of-college leftist activist wandered onto CNN and accused a sitting president of running a global human sx-trafficking ring -- 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. And for a moment? CNN just let it sit there. You could almost imagine Trump picking up the phone to his lawyers. Until Scott Jennings -- 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 -- slammed the brakes and reminded the room that 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. Here's how it went down. 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘺:
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘹-𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬. The moderator tried to pivot.
Tried to move on.
Tried to memory-hole it. That's when Jennings stepped in. 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴:
𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵? 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘕𝘕 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘹 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨? You could feel the panic. Because that's not commentary.
That's not opinion.
That's a 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 waiting to explode. Suddenly the host realized he was boxed in. 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯:
𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘌𝘱𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯. Translation: 𝐂𝐍𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐀 𝐊𝐈𝐃 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐀 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 -- 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐍𝐎 𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 If Scott Jennings hadn't stepped in, that clip would already be Exhibit A in a courtroom. This is what happens when activism cosplay replaces journalism. This is why adults still need to be in the room. And this is why "𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬" is not a journalism standard.
A smug 25-year-old leftist activist just got HUMBLED live on CNN by Scott Jennings.
— Overton (@overton_news) January 20, 2026
Cameron Kasky claimed President Trump was part of a “human sex-trafficking network” — and for a moment, the panel let it slide.
Until @ScottJenningsKY stepped in and FORCED the host John Berman… pic.twitter.com/wRxV2sQ3B5
Cameron Kasky
@camkasky 20h I would like to retract my comments from CNN last night and truly apologize. Donald Trump was obviously not involved with a giant international child sex trafficking ring where women and children were systematically raped by elites. I said that by accident and didn;t mean it.
1. You knew exactly what you were doing.
— Harold__Finch (@HaroldWren22) January 21, 2026
2. You did it intentionally.
3. This weak walk back isn’t fooling anyone & doesn’t absolve you of any legal jeopardy.
4. You only put this out because of real fear that you & your employer will be sued.
5. I’ll bet if your employer is sued…
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Ann at January 21, 2026 04:02 PM (w9jrX)
Posted by: Ann at January 21, 2026 04:02 PM (w9jrX)
Posted by: Ann at January 21, 2026 04:03 PM (w9jrX)
Posted by: Ann at January 21, 2026 04:04 PM (w9jrX)
That's exactly what it sounds like. What a weasel!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 04:04 PM (PFs9e)
Can Trump prove damages, if no one watches or trusts CNN?
Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 21, 2026 04:04 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 04:04 PM (Ia/+0)
they're still based but they're becoming anti-Trump
at least in my house! it suuuuuucks
especially since my husband has been and still is very TDS-afflicted.
argh.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (emBoF)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (77rzZ)
And yet you didn't.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (Riz8t)
they're still based but they're becoming anti-Trump
at least in my house! it suuuuuucks
especially since my husband has been and still is very TDS-afflicted.
argh.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (emBoF)
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Trump will never win the presidency in 2028 at this rate.
Anti-Trumpism is the last war.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Oglebay at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (GPa4z)
Posted by: David Hogg at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (ycI94)
Scott Jennings fucked up. Had he said nothing Trump would have sued CNN into the ground.
Sue it all down!
Posted by: Robert at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (7yskd)
Trump Haters
Posted by: steevy at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (YwEeS)
With cash left over for an addition to Mt. Trumpmore
Posted by: Architectural Miklos at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (f/3mU)
Can Trump prove damages, if no one watches or trusts CNN?
Very zen. If an idiot talks on CNN and nobody hears it, does it make a sound?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (ZcsJV)
We good?
That's basically what CNN just said.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 04:07 PM (U2OZr)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 04:07 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: BruceWayne at January 21, 2026 04:07 PM (MGB5H)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 04:07 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (NpAcC)
Anti-Trumpism is the last war.
fair but it's annoying (for me personally)
and I'd assume PDJT doesn't love it
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (emBoF)
https://is.gd/uW7reL
If the NY post is accurate about what he said, that's kind of a wuss move. Do it or don't. Trump isn't your boss.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (Riz8t)
Ronald Reagan
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (NpAcC)
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He'll be Kentucky's senator soon enough, and he can get rich like the best in DC easy enough.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2026 04:09 PM (4rWc3)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 04:09 PM (0KSrI)
See my #26.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:09 PM (Riz8t)
Gen Z males think that Trump was a sex trafficker for Epstein?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 04:09 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 21, 2026 04:09 PM (8CIFn)
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In other news, it's Wednesday afternoon.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:09 PM (krQz2)
Ok. Provably Trump's going to sue them for billions. If this works out correctly Brian Stelter and Jake Tapper are going to end up working at a Trump golf course making sure the golf ball washers are filled up with soap.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2026 04:10 PM (HTCU3)
Posted by: Architectural Miklos at January 21, 2026 04:10 PM (f/3mU)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 04:10 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 04:10 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: David Hogg
Who is he and what has he done to have a voice on CNN? I mean, I at least know why Hogg was in the news, at least for the first 15 minutes.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 21, 2026 04:10 PM (Fs0KI)
On the other side of the hole in last bathroom stall on the right.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 04:11 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at January 21, 2026 04:11 PM (CY+M8)
See my #26.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:09 PM (Riz8t)
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"Public personality who's definitely going to run for Senate is acting like he needs to be called to it by an outside force rather than wants it himself."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:11 PM (GBKbO)
This liberal kid on CNN has yet not learned to always use the most important word for a talking head: ALLEGEDLY. Say allegedly and you can get away with anything!
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 04:11 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Ann at January 21, 2026 04:12 PM (w9jrX)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 04:04 PM (Ia/+0)
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Back on the Island
Again, on the Island
Oh, I'm back on the Island, again.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:12 PM (krQz2)
Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion for deceptively editing his speech on Jan. 6, 2021, to make it appear he told his supporters to storm the Capitol. While that case is ongoing, Trump has had a string of successes with similar lawsuits. Meta agreed to pay $25 million to settle Trump’s lawsuit over his suspension from Facebook. Alphabet paid a $22 million settlement for suspending Trump’s YouTube channel. CBS settled with Trump for $16 million over its deceptive edits of Kamala Harris’s 60 Minutes interview in a blatant attempt at election interference. ABC News settled with Trump for $15 million over George Stephanopoulos’s false claims about him. These companies did not settle out of charity or goodwill.
https://is.gd/f1sKL1
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:12 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Oddbob at January 21, 2026 04:12 PM (Fs0KI)
He's been around for a while. He's a less famous David Hogg.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 04:12 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 04:12 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 04:13 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (Riz8t)
*******
I see it more like when people take a cabinet position. If Trump asks, then you're not only doing it for him and probably taking a huge pay cut, but you'd be doing it for the country.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 04:13 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 21, 2026 04:14 PM (SRRAx)
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Eeny meeny miney moe at the door of a college class.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:14 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: four seasons at January 21, 2026 04:14 PM (3ek7K)
I think some do bc suddenly my two went from liking him to spouting nonsense about him being a pedo
they don't really pay attention to politics so I'm assuming this filtered thru tik Tok or something
it is just annoying. bc yes he's not running again but still. it's a little bit of a rift here but I guess it helps them be closer to their Dad now!
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 21, 2026 04:14 PM (emBoF)
And the street theater about Trump protecting pedos?
All part of that.
But yeah, we had to release the Epstein files to get justice for those poor, poor girls.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 04:14 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 04:15 PM (txWKi)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith... the anal behind anal sex at January 21, 2026 04:16 PM (RygT7)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 04:16 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 04:17 PM (PTsqM)
unfortunately the "Epstein Files" has become sort of an Area 51 type thing on social media -- every secret thing ever is in there and you'll never know the truth but it's totally like everyone and everything was in on it, man
Posted by: brak at January 21, 2026 04:17 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Cuisine Critic . . . at January 21, 2026 04:17 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Archimedes
All of these details should be etched into shiny, gold plated plaques in the new White House Ballroom.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at January 21, 2026 04:17 PM (CY+M8)
Oh no! He needs to stay in media, jump from CNN to hosting his own show somewhere. If the media realizes they need to pivot to the center, and hire him as a center-right draw. OR if Elon buys a network, or Trump does after his run as POTUS.
He's great now. But the swamp is SO good at corrupting even the most valiant of our warriors. I don't know what the swamp would do to Scott Jennings, tbh.
Now, Scott Pressler has hinted at a run, he's so done with the feckless spineless GOP not doing anything. He's a valuable on-the-ground warrior. But I actually believe he'd be amazing in congress.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 04:17 PM (Eng1Z)
And the street theater about Trump protecting pedos?
All part of that.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 21, 2026 04:14 PM (emBoF)
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Yeah, I read plenty of that on X.
They're actually attacking ICE for rounding up proven kiddie rapists, but people who back Trump are backing a "pedo-protector", based on nothing--but here's that photo from 1993 for the 1,000,002nd time!
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:17 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 21, 2026 04:17 PM (45BvE)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith... the anal behind anal sex at January 21, 2026 04:17 PM (lJi1E)
House Oversight Committee has just voted to hold former President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for ignoring a committee subpoena to give a deposition re: the Epstein investigation. Vote was 34-8
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 21, 2026 04:18 PM (k1gZr)
BERMAN: "We're going to talk about the Epstein files. Scott... I will do the fact checking as we go along here.
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Who the duck made Berman the Authorized Fact Checker?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 04:18 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 04:18 PM (mlg/3)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 04:18 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 04:09 PM (PFs9e)
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It's not just Gen Z. I know dudes my age (definitely not Gen Z lol) who are 100% in on the idea that Trump was Epstein's #1 pal and kid-toucher extraordinaire.
Propaganda works. Simple as that.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 04:18 PM (5aZAZ)
This is a population of soy infused children who are afraid to leave their goon caves.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 04:18 PM (ZcsJV)
https://t.co/3OaET795lu
Basically he was video calling this gal I will call his soon to be girlfriend when this other guy starts wailing on her during the call. So Barron calls 911 and they spring to action to rescue the girl. The action movie directed by Guy Ritchie will be a banger
Posted by: banana Dream at January 21, 2026 04:18 PM (l5dSG)
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 04:19 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 04:19 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2026 04:19 PM (HTCU3)
Posted by: Archimedes
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I think he has a pretty good shot, unless it doesn't matter to the court that two sentences 54 minutes apart were edited together.
That's not just a whoops.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:19 PM (krQz2)
they don't really pay attention to politics so I'm assuming this filtered thru tik Tok or something
it is just annoying. bc yes he's not running again but still. it's a little bit of a rift here but I guess it helps them be closer to their Dad now!
Posted by: BlackOrchid
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Watch them, this is a line coming from Nick Fuentes and associated crew to dirty Mossad and Israel with Epstein. Coordinated op to hide Democrat complicity.
Have them read the old depositions given in the Epstein Miami trial in the 00's. Those are all public and give a sense of that time and place when Epstein operated out of Miami and Trump had Mar A Lago.
After that, it is clear that Trump had nothing to do with Epstein and in fact his own DoJ charged Epstein and Ghislaine.
Goldman Sachs is faced with the embarrassing fact that their Obama admin lawyer, Katherine Ruemmler, exchanged lots of emails with Ghislaine and Epstein after his conviction in 2008. To the point that the firm may fire her for it.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 04:19 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: turambar at January 21, 2026 04:19 PM (Q0yOR)
"To those of you who are also struggling to find an identity that you find authentic, take your time. Look inwards and indulge in your beauty and light"
Uggh. From Wikipedia
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 04:20 PM (PFs9e)
We need to send more support to Ukraine while pursuing comprehensive immigration reform with my good friends across the aisle
Posted by: Sen. Scott Jennings 5 years from now at January 21, 2026 04:20 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 04:21 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Cuisine Critic . . . at January 21, 2026 04:17 PM (3ZUWJ)
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Sue like the wind!
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:21 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch
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Welp, I guess the Dems are okay throwing the Clintons on the fire pyre now. Their pushing the Epstein file releases leave them little latitude to cover up the Clintons anymore.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 04:21 PM (E4rtv)
These things take time.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 04:22 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 04:22 PM (0RTcs)
ALL IN 3D!
THIS SUMMER!
Posted by: banana Dream at January 21, 2026 04:22 PM (l5dSG)
House Oversight Committee has just voted to hold former President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for ignoring a committee subpoena to give a deposition re: the Epstein investigation. Vote was 34-8
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I'm honestly surprised the vote was 34-8. I could have seen even some of the GOPe showing their gutlessness on this one.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 04:22 PM (TN0g+)
ALL IN 3D!
THIS SUMMER!
Posted by: banana Dream at January 21, 2026 04:22 PM (l5dSG)
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Barron Trump to be played by: Michael B. Jordan.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:22 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 04:23 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 04:23 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Piper
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It is a way to go after Israel and Mossad. What is being alleged by little shits is that Trump is covering up for Israeli involvement in the Epstein case. Same nasty shit that MTG and mASSIE are trafficking.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 04:23 PM (E4rtv)
ALL IN 3D!
THIS SUMMER!
Posted by: banana Dream at January 21, 2026 04:22 PM (l5dSG)
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Barron Trump to be played by: Michael B. Jordan.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:22 PM (GBKbO)
Heh. Knowing Hollyweird, Kevin Hart.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 04:23 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:22 PM (GBKbO)
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Or some black chick with blonde hair.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:23 PM (krQz2)
Wow! And that NotTheBee article by Harris Rigby is fabulous:
"I mean, you can understand a boyfriend being jealous that his girlfriend is cozy with a man who is quite possibly a demigod or a distant descendant of the Nephilim. But that's no reason to allegedly abuse anyone."
Never get between a Trump man and an Eastern European woman. I've worried about him dating chicks at NYU. But an eastern european lady like his momma might work for him.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 04:24 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen
Barron Trump to be played by Bob the Drag Queen.
Posted by: BruceWayne at January 21, 2026 04:24 PM (MGB5H)
It started after Trump's stupid 180 degree turn on releasing Epstein files after a visit by Bibi, after having campaigned on total transparency on everything. That led to the ill-advised push for congressional legislation forcing the disclosure.
The president needn't have folded to Bibi on this. One can be certain there is nothing in the files that would lead to the Mossad or the CIA. The FBI would never document such a thing and prosecutor Alex Acosta was told to back away from any intelligence connection many years ago.
We don't know who has custody of the kompromat video recordings of many of America's elite cavorting with underage girls, but we can be certain the answer is not in FBI files.
Posted by: TITP at January 21, 2026 04:24 PM (r3hkP)
OK, will be a bit long.
We always think of ourselves as normal. We ARE the Norm, and so everyone else is like us.
Thus, if you are an honorable truthful person, your first reaction to people is that they are honorable and truthful...
Sadly, liars and cheaters think the same way. A Liar will be the first to accuse you of telling lies... a Cheater will accuse you of cheating... because THEY do it, thus making it normal, so you MUST be doing it...
Young effeminate guy accuses someone else of Pedophilia without an evidence.
Same assembly required.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 04:24 PM (mP0Kj)
Trump ought to sue and use the settlement money on a solid gold chandelier for the new East Wing ballroom.
Then he should give little punk-face the fame he craves by naming the chandelier after him.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 04:24 PM (jF1M6)
The left now: Trump won't release the Epstein files, obviously he is one of the many pedo clients.
Bonus the left now: LEAVE BILL CLINTON ALONE! The ex-president is allowed to have a sex life!
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 04:25 PM (sKqQm)
omg I took a gander at this twink's X account and it appears Tim Miller might run for NY-12???
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 04:25 PM (jF1M6)
With cash left over for an addition to Mt. Trumpmore
Posted by: Architectural Miklos at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (f/3mU)
I think Trump should put one of those little Home Community Library boxes out on the White House lawn, near the street entrance, and put a sign over it saying "Joe Biden Presidential Library." Then have fun with what books are stocked there.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 04:25 PM (giMmT)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 04:25 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: DJIA Deathwatch at January 21, 2026 04:25 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 04:26 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch
Committee votes
34 -8 for Bill
28-15 for Hillary.
Even Tlaib voted to hang these bastards.Should we expect 34 accidental self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the back of the head to start happening?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2026 04:26 PM (HTCU3)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 04:18 PM (XV/Pl)
Disney is for fags and preteen girls, but mostly for fags.
Posted by: Robert at January 21, 2026 04:26 PM (7yskd)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (GBKbO)
******
Elon just put money towards pro-Trump supporter Nate Morris for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat.
Maybe he can replace Rand Paul.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 04:26 PM (NpAcC)
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While still employed by CNN this statement is actually pretty tame.
He keeps his job, for now. Everyone with a couple of brain cells knows Trump isn't going to "order it." Jennings collects his paycheck at CNN until he either runs, or doesn't.
It's called "hedging." That unto itself is pure political acumen.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 04:27 PM (U2OZr)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 04:27 PM (Ia/+0)
They say stupid, completely unproven sh*t all of the time. This gets vigorous head nods from the other vacuous Leftists.
I asked Bride of PI if I am permitted to call them out - if they are the first one to throw a hand grenade. She has now given me approval for many, but not all occasions.
I am amazed that when called out they are either reduced to sputtering incoherence, or straight up ad hominem attacks.
I rather enjoy it. The best defense for ad hominem attacks is to remain completely nonplussed and point out their nastiness, and then state that proves they have zero rebuttal to my actual factual points.
I might sometimes lose a "friend", but losing a friend that is an unthinking a$$hole is not much of a loss.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 21, 2026 04:28 PM (HlyYF)
When Trump owns CNN, needs to rebrand it as something useful - 24/7 funny cat videos.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 21, 2026 04:17 PM (45BvE)
Gorilla Channel!
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 04:28 PM (y9nCu)
@beyondreasdoubt
16h
lol “I said that by accident” lol
Posted by: m
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TWICE.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 04:19 PM (jF1M6)
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That's the hell if it. Twice! I doubt Berman's back peddling will save their ass. Jennings has got to be laughing his ass off. I hope he wrote a note or two of what was said off camera.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 04:28 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Stock it up with the documents that Joe Biden stole and pictures of Hunter Biden sucking on a crack pipe.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2026 04:28 PM (HTCU3)
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The top-line retarded Underpants Gnome theory is:
1) Release the Epstein files
2) Expose all the rich and powerful
3) They all resign, go to jail or suicide (you mean, like Bill Clinton and all the others actually known to be at the island?)
4) ???
5) world is saved!!
But the actual really real retarded Underpants Gnome theory is:
1) Release the Epstein files
2) Expose is Trump on the list (if Trump is not, repeat #1)
3) ???
4) Trump, Vance, and Speaker Johnson resign.
5) President Kamala!!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 04:28 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 04:29 PM (EyfuW)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (NpAcC)
If he was as good as you want him to be, he wouldn't be working for CNN.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 04:29 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 04:24 PM (mP0Kj)
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The only reason a man looks behind the bedroom door is because he's hidden there before.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 04:29 PM (5aZAZ)
These things take time.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 04:22 PM (wEF4H)
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You left out the accusation that he murdered Melania during his first term and was showing up with her body double in public.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 04:29 PM (0RTcs)
Posted by: NCKate at January 21, 2026 04:30 PM (uQzkA)
Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar have both had to issue multiple on-air apologies during their time on The View, re: their comments that occasionally resulted in significant media controversy and, in Goldberg's case, a suspension. Both were forced to apologize for remarks deemed "wrong and hurtful."
MSNBC - Lawrence O'Donnell, Nicolle Wallace, Stephanie Ruhle (more than 1X) and Ali Velshi.
CNN - Thomas Frank, Eric Lichtblau, and Lex Haris; Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb; Erin Burnett, Christian Amanpour
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In 2025 apologies or retractions were made for implying or stating that Donald Trump was involved in a sexual misconduct or sex trafficking ring by James Carville & The Daily Beast.
>Democratic strategist James Carville apologized and removed a podcast episode and video that suggested a connection between Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and Donald Trump. The apology followed a letter from Melania Trump’s legal team regarding the "false, disparaging, defamatory, and inflammatory statements."
>The Daily Beast apologized & retracted an article that suggested Melania Trump met her husband through an Epstein connection.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 21, 2026 04:31 PM (NFX2v)
unfortunately the "Epstein Files" has become sort of an Area 51 type thing on social media -- every secret thing ever is in there and you'll never know the truth but it's totally like everyone and everything was in on it, man
Posted by: brak
As I have mentioned before, if they ever existed, those files have been purged, shredded, burned, the ashes encased in concrete, and are now at the bottom of the Marianas Trench.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2026 04:31 PM (sAmhv)
Insufferable. It has a specific meaning. Yeah. Thats where we are at.
Posted by: Its about that time at January 21, 2026 04:31 PM (0RQlF)
1) Release the Epstein files
2) Expose is Trump on the list (if Trump is not, repeat #1)
3) ???
4) Trump, Vance, and Speaker Johnson resign.
5) President Kamala!!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 04:28 PM (HXT0k)
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"Trump not being in the Epstein files beyond wild accusations that even Biden's DOJ considered so ludicrous as to be not worthy of pursuit just proves even more that Epstein and Trump fucked 3 year old girls every day for 73 straight years."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:31 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 04:29 PM (iXqHn)
He's picking up more name recognition doing this than any other way I can think of; I had never heard of him before about a year or two ago. Makes me think he's thinking of a political run in the future.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 04:31 PM (giMmT)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 04:31 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 04:25 PM
I recently drove past one of our "adult centers" in a low-income neighborhood. Someone had scattered all of the reading material across the parking lot and broken the doors of their nice book box.
I was pissed. Ineducable a$$holes want to drag the rest of the crabs back down to the bottom of the bucket with their ignorant selves.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 21, 2026 04:31 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 04:24 PM (mP0Kj)
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Projection is not just a river in Egypt.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 04:32 PM (0RTcs)
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 04:32 PM (TN0g+)
24 R
20 D
Looks like 14 Democrats voted against the Clintons.
Or, possibly, in favor of good governance?
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 04:32 PM (dwBj9)
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 04:32 PM (TN0g+)
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More Democrats in the House fondly remember the Hillary presidency that could have been than the Bill presidency that was.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:33 PM (GBKbO)
I agree. Not really interested in the Epstein Files Off Off Broadway Theatre, Now Still Playing.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 21, 2026 04:33 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 04:25 PM
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Continence for Dummies.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:33 PM (krQz2)
I was pissed. Ineducable a$$holes want to drag the rest of the crabs back down to the bottom of the bucket with their ignorant selves.
No, no. They can't read because they live in a book desert!
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:33 PM (Riz8t)
24 R
20 D
Looks like 14 Democrats voted against the Clintons.
Or, possibly, in favor of good governance?
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 04:32 PM (dwBj9)
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More like, "I can't vote against the recommendation because it'll look like I'm covering for Epstein pedophiles while I spent the last year screaming about how evil Epstein pedophiles are. Please, just recognize that I'm a good leftist and donate today."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:34 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 04:34 PM (Kt19C)
they don't really pay attention to politics so I'm assuming this filtered thru tik Tok or something
it is just annoying. bc yes he's not running again but still. it's a little bit of a rift here but I guess it helps them be closer to their Dad now!
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 21, 2026 04:14 PM (emBoF)
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My 19 yo daughter is a lefty. There is a lot of AI images out there of Trump and Epstein. She showed me one of Trump going down on Epstein.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 21, 2026 04:34 PM (Vh9CX)
You are wise.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:34 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 04:29 PM (5aZAZ)
LOL, actually... that is where my shotgun resides... I'm looking at it right now.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 04:34 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 04:25 PM
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It should double as an outhouse.
The first book in there could be a Koran in the toilet ...
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 04:34 PM (0RTcs)
"You don't care about the victims! I just want justice!" and other goofy shit.
One particularly funny one was some holy roller getting all puffed up about how his conscious would not let him sit by without demanding justice for those girls.
That his morals demand he ... join with the Democrats.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 04:37 PM (HXT0k)
You are wise.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:34 PM (Riz8t)
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False.
We should love him like he's close family, like he could never do anything to disappoint us because he's so close to us personally.
We should eschew real connections with people we know and replace them with media connections who will never even know our names.
This is the way.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:37 PM (GBKbO)
@camkasky
Oh wow, the people sending me death threats are getting as relentless as they were in the Parkland days.
Fellas- I’m tired. Give me a week or so.
11:09 AM · Jan 21, 2026
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Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 21, 2026 04:37 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: banana Dream at January 21, 2026 04:37 PM (l5dSG)
Crash And Burn - The Kathleen Kennedy Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFmi6BTHb2M
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:37 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: NAMBLA at January 21, 2026 04:38 PM (IKhxE)
Posted by: Peaches at January 21, 2026 04:38 PM (VyqMH)
"You don't care about the victims! I just want justice!" and other goofy shit.
One particularly funny one was some holy roller getting all puffed up about how his conscious would not let him sit by without demanding justice for those girls.
That his morals demand he ... join with the Democrats.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 04:37 PM (HXT0k)
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The victims are all known. They've all received settlements.
They all supposedly have a list of the most powerful people in the world who raped 3 year old children for years straight and just won't release it. Massie won't even read this super secret list that's definitely 100% true on the House floor where he'll be free from any repercussions to his words.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:39 PM (GBKbO)
That's some oblivious shit there.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:39 PM (krQz2)
With cash left over for an addition to Mt. Trumpmore
Posted by: Architectural Miklos at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (f/3mU)
I think Trump should put one of those little Home Community Library boxes out on the White House lawn, near the street entrance, and put a sign over it saying "Joe Biden Presidential Library." Then have fun with what books are stocked there.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 04:25 PM (giMmT)
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Preteen Penthouse.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 21, 2026 04:39 PM (s0JqF)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:40 PM (Riz8t)
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Did Jennings err and save them from a really bad lawsuit?
Posted by: Eeyore at January 21, 2026 04:40 PM (s0JqF)
they don't really pay attention to politics so I'm assuming this filtered thru tik Tok or something
Probably they saw some reposted Hasan Piker. They need to hear about Dogtober 7th if so.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 04:40 PM (YRLP/)
We should love him like he's close family, like he could never do anything to disappoint us because he's so close to us personally.
We should eschew real connections with people we know and replace them with media connections who will never even know our names.
This is the way.
Now, see, why don't I believe you're sincere?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (Yl2Ob)
Posted by: Its about that time at January 21, 2026 04:31 PM (0RQlF)
They might stop if their pissant network is sued into oblivion.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (XPM1I)
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Just, Thanks. Thank you for reminding me of the Communist b******* this guy's selling. I think I'll go back and re-read a few "warm" chapters of the Gulag Archipelago.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (fyPzL)
Posted by: banana Dream
Well hang on there- is this for eye make up removal? Because the skin around the eyes is delicate.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (OoFl2)
Crash And Burn - The Kathleen Kennedy Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFmi6BTHb2M
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:37 PM (Riz8t)
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I'll believe she's done after she accidently burns Lucas films and Skywalker ranch to the ground and salts their ashes.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (Riz8t)
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Because I have a long professed love, I mean hatred of, I mean love affair with, I mean despising of Megyn Kelly?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:42 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: David Hogg
Who is he and what has he done to have a voice on CNN? I mean, I at least know why Hogg was in the news, at least for the first 15 minutes.
Posted by: Oddbob
After a quick Reddit check, the most recent discussion about him is on r/thebulwark. Seriously.
Cameron Kasky, Gen-Z Israel critic, quits congressional race to focus on West Bank activism
If you’re reading, way to try Cam. Only way to learn is try. Yes please bring back the pod!
I hate to be a Debbie Downer but he will have more influence just being a podcaster now a days.
Spending time in Gaza while running to represent a Manhattan district with a substantial Jewish population didn’t seem like a smart political move.
George Conway is probably who I want fighting the administration in the House. In normal times I’d bristle at a conservative running as a democrat, but I’m willing to use the transfer portal to build out a winning roster.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 21, 2026 04:42 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (krQz2)
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I think she's actually out as of last week.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:42 PM (GBKbO)
Hey, it was HIS TRUTH, so, like, you can't do nuffin!
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 04:43 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (Riz8t)
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Because I have a long professed love, I mean hatred of, I mean love affair with, I mean despising of Megyn Kelly?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:42 PM (GBKbO)
Ah, the Oscillation Queen. The Benchmark of Fecklessness.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 04:43 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (Yl2Ob)
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Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:43 PM (krQz2)
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Did Jennings err and save them from a really bad lawsuit?
Posted by: Eeyore at January 21, 2026 04:40 PM (s0JqF
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Maybe Scott's gig includes a stock option/payout.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 04:43 PM (fyPzL)
Scott appears funny and smart, what should be a normal default thing for media people. But with the dumbing down of the media, especially DEI lefty media like on CNN, he looks like a friggin' hero to us. But I put no man on a pedestal, except Ace. And even then, I make sure he didn't build the pedestal.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 04:43 PM (Eng1Z)
24 R
20 D
Looks like 14 Democrats voted against the Clintons.
Or, possibly, in favor of good governance?
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 04:32 PM (dwBj9)
Or, possibly, some tighter than expected midterm races looming?
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 04:43 PM (2WIwB)
That's some oblivious shit there.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:39 PM (krQz2)
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It's not oblivious, it's a deliberate lie and a purposeful inversion of the truth.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 04:44 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 04:44 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at January 21, 2026 04:44 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (krQz2)
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I think she's actually out as of last week.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:42 PM (GBKbO)
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* taps the sign *
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:45 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at January 21, 2026 04:45 PM (V87Oy)
It's cute that the mouth-breathers think George Conway is a conservative.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 04:45 PM (gtcuf)
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Trump has an overinflated sense of self too!
I also don't care about his sense of self for the same reason I don't care about Scott Jennings'. I'm not trying to get him to date my daughter and if their egos allow them to make me laugh by clowning on the left, I'm Jake.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 04:46 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Martin Tell at January 21, 2026 04:46 PM (sFNX2)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 04:44 PM (gtcuf)
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What if he has a mouth-shaped dick?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 04:46 PM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 21, 2026 04:47 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 04:43 PM (2WIwB)
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Generic congressional ballot in early 2018 was about D+12.
It's now about D+3.
With existing gerrymandering, there is a non-zero shot that the GOP keeps the House. I'm not sure I'd put money on it, but there is no way that the House will be a blowout in one direction or the other.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:47 PM (GBKbO)
Be better than AI, retards.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 04:47 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 04:45 PM (gtcuf)
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Yeah, I haven't heard him say anything conservative for quite some time.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:47 PM (krQz2)
Then repeated it, when challenged, with emphasis by adding "provably".
Yeah, sure, "accidentally".
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 04:47 PM (KhyP1)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (OoFl2)
Maybe, I guess. You know what I wash my eyes with? A bar of soap. For all parts of body, including those few strands of hair barely holding on - bar of soap. But if women washing like men ended up with them having my scaly skin I’d understand the concern.
Posted by: banana Dream at January 21, 2026 04:47 PM (l5dSG)
The Trump Library and Memorial will be truly yuge and classy, really the best
With cash left over for an addition to Mt. Trumpmore
Posted by: Architectural Miklos at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (f/3mU)
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There should be two.
- The Trump 45 Library and Casino
- The Trump 48 Library and Resort.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 04:48 PM (tgvbd)
Heywood is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
It really doesn't say here.
Well, he should be.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 21, 2026 04:48 PM (XvL8K)
There should be two.
- The Trump 45 Library and Casino
- The Trump 48 Library and Resort.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 04:48 PM (tgvbd)
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Is the Trump 47 library going to be a shack in between?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:48 PM (GBKbO)
To be fair, he's very used to things falling out of his mouth.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 04:48 PM (gtcuf)
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Did Jennings err and save them from a really bad lawsuit?
Posted by: Eeyore at January 21, 2026 04:40 PM (s0JqF
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Probably not.
The statement sure looked rehearsed and thus premeditated. Jennings' comment just highlights it. Then come the second comment. And who knows what was said after.the cameras were turned off?
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 04:49 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Martin Tell at January 21, 2026 04:46 PM (sFNX2)
Just a handful of days ago a talking point went our near identical from a bunch of dems lambasting gaza, like suddenly oceania was always at war with eastasia.
I like to call these coordinated uniform statements 'Argus Lines' (Van Buren reference).
Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at January 21, 2026 04:49 PM (V87Oy)
I'm not sure I'd put money on it, but there is no way that the House will be a blowout in one direction or the other.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:47 PM (GBKbO)
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The GOPe will stage an exodus of retirements.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 04:49 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 04:43 PM (2WIwB)
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Now, THAT'S the likely answer.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 04:49 PM (fyPzL)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith... the anal behind anal sex at January 21, 2026 04:49 PM (oXwzM)
Is the Trump 47 library going to be a shack in between?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:48 PM (GBKbO)
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Sorry, fat fingers. Read, then post.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 04:50 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 21, 2026 04:50 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:50 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 04:49 PM (tgvbd)
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The simple fact of the matter is that the 2020 census redraw gerrymandered the entire country to such a degree that the number of actually up in the air House seats is between 20-30.
And the GOP should win most of those because of PVI of the districts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:50 PM (GBKbO)
When did that happen?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 21, 2026 04:51 PM (a+4eV)
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When did you stop beating your hubby?
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:51 PM (krQz2)
That's the kind of crap one usually hears from some fifth grader on the playground who got caught by the teachers saying a bad word.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 04:52 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 21, 2026 04:52 PM (8CIFn)
Uh... Damn, even Fox news is saying Republicans did it...
When almost all the Dems voted along with the Repubs.
Even when the Parties do agree with something, it's all Repubs fault.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 04:52 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Roy at January 21, 2026 04:53 PM (qwype)
We would have to torch the barn to kill the rats. AS much as I hate rats I would like to preserve the Smithsonian
Please don't burn it when the time comes
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 21, 2026 04:54 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith... the anal behind anal sex at January 21, 2026 04:54 PM (8uqMR)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 04:55 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:55 PM (krQz2)
That's the kind of crap one usually hears from some fifth grader on the playground who got caught by the teachers saying a bad word.
SJ: That's slanderous.
Kama: Nuh-uh, you're slenderass.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 04:56 PM (Riz8t)
No fear of the wrath of Hillary left in house Dems?
What's the balance sheet of the Clinton Foundation? Are they like the Iranian mullahs unable to pay their thugs?
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 04:57 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 04:41 PM (fyPzL)
Well, you'll work harder with a gun in your back
For a bowl of rice a day
Posted by: Jello Biafra at January 21, 2026 04:57 PM (GTqXr)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 04:57 PM (PTsqM)
House Oversight Committee has just voted to hold former President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for ignoring a committee subpoena to give a deposition re: the Epstein investigation. Vote was 34-8
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by any chance Billary (or one of their clones) gets deposed...please ask -- just 1 simple question: how Clinton Foundation *shut down/had 0 revenue* in 2017-2020....but re-opened 2021/22 and immediatly raked in 100 gorillian dollars.
Posted by: superPACman at January 21, 2026 04:59 PM (5LiC7)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 04:59 PM (2sfNr)
"And you said I was dumb" Katana Jackson Brown Jackson
"You win. I'll hold your beer." Selfie man with huge salmon in hand, Grizzly charging at him.
"Zat seemss unvise" Hitlers generals one day after attacking Russia.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 05:00 PM (Hx0tZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:42 PM
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She sure wasn't whispering sweet nothings to Trump at the debate a few elections ago. And she lost the NBC network gig since then and needed to succeed in her podcast. I don't think she's really in love with everything Trump, but she's too smart to support Kamala
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 05:00 PM (AuJxW)
And there is the plot line for the next Mission Impossible.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 05:00 PM (KhyP1)
Then have fun with what books are stocked there.
Tijuana bibles.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 04:34 PM (Kt19C)
Eeyore's Tijuana Twilight Adventure
That's just good entertainment for the whole family
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 05:01 PM (y9nCu)
President Biden.
I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
He's not a president.
Posted by: The Gipper Lives at January 21, 2026 05:02 PM (ZTq2N)
Posted by: 80's music fan at January 21, 2026 05:02 PM (YlWIZ)
Third Option: He is lying.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 05:02 PM (nCgQz)
Yes; That's quite possible.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 05:03 PM (Yl2Ob)
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth
212.102.51.38
Is that the address of the esteemed poop eater?
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 05:03 PM (Hx0tZ)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:04 PM (krQz2)
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I think it's option 3...the twink is lying, to "prove" that the Trump supporters are violent maniacs who hate free speech.
In other words....a typical leftist projectionist.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at January 21, 2026 05:04 PM (Cjger)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 05:05 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:06 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: turambar at January 21, 2026 05:06 PM (Q0yOR)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 05:06 PM (U2OZr)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 05:05 PM (Ia/+0)
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You know Leftists love to project their own actions and desires onto others.
They believe that deep down, everyone believes and acts as they do, even if they don't admit it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 05:07 PM (ESVrU)
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Just his hair--they dye is cheap and it doesn't hold up when it rains.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 05:07 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
That space is reserved for the Temple of Melania
Posted by: Architectural Miklos at January 21, 2026 05:08 PM (f/3mU)
He left March for Our Lives "because his involvement was negatively impacting his mental health, stating, "I couldn't stay involved without losing my mind."
But he launched a campaign for New York’s 12th Congressional District - one of the most Jewish in the US - and they thought him completely nuts: "Medicare for all, stop funding genocide, abolish ICE."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 21, 2026 05:09 PM (NFX2v)
I know it's sarcasm. But the sad thing is that I had family and friends I adored my whole life. And ever since 2016, many of them transformed into Karen Covidians valuing security over freedom (and as Ben Franklin warned us, getting neither), with rampant TDS. And they chose to sever ties with me.
So while it's a joke, there are people in little grey boxes here, and talking heads, I suspect would have my back over my own flesh and blood. And it's tragic that I lost them in my life. And I'm far from the only one.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:09 PM (Eng1Z)
And there is the plot line for the next Mission Impossible.
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yes..this.
what actually are the 'Epstien Files' ...whats the source ? FBI, CIA, 5eyes, etc. And really, if there was anything there on Trump it would have come out in 2015. Surprised they just dont make up some files ...like the 'steele dossier'.
this whole idea that the NSA/FBI/whoever ... has damning files on 'important ppl' just waiting to be released, is meant for fans of CSI:TV broadcast.
All the damning data the swamp needs is at Verizon/ATT or a NSA datacenter in utah. this Epsteen Files is the 2024-2028 version of Russian Collusion.
Posted by: superPACman at January 21, 2026 05:10 PM (5LiC7)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 05:11 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 05:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 21, 2026 05:13 PM (k1gZr)
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 04:29 PM (5aZAZ)
LOL, actually... that is where my shotgun resides... I'm looking at it right now.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 04:34
I keep a five iron behind my door too.
Posted by: CaliGirl at January 21, 2026 05:16 PM (8+C2v)
This is what our colleges are churning out? Reddit personified. Loud, wrong, arrogant, retarded.
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 05:17 PM (XLfSN)
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 21, 2026 05:13 PM (k1gZr)
It's marginally more than a sternly worded letter, for the moment.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 05:17 PM (Hx0tZ)
[Excellent Point by Hans Mahncke:]
"More importantly, it shows that the people running Europe cannot, under any circumstances, be trusted with an even more consequential geostrategic asset, Greenland. The real world is far too dangerous to allow Europeans to play at geopolitics."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 05:20 PM (4MIMf)
Maguire is Spiderman
Reeve is Superman
And that's that, everyone else is a pretender.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 05:23 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 05:25 PM (XLfSN)
She's a psychopath and pretty much has done as damn well as she pleased, but which much more mental capacity than the entire Biden family working together.
Little middle class girl who viscously wielded power - while seeming a lady - but she couldn't break the glass ceiling for Secretary of State, VP, or President. Until Harris, she had all the progressive women in the palm of her hand - which is why she helped Harris' presidential run.
See Indivisible on "Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
imho, of course.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 21, 2026 05:31 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 05:39 PM (krQz2)
Justice D E-I Cites "Black Codes" Which Stripped Post-Civil-War Blacks of Right to Bear Arms As Good Law In Order to Justify Endless Gun Control
Justice D-EI is making it as hard as possible for other DEI judges to ever get confirmed.
What were the Black Codes? They were post-Civil-War state laws enacted by the defeated Confederacy in spite. They were almost immediately declared unconstitutional.The Black Codes were a series of racially discriminatory laws enacted by Southern states immediately after the Civil War (primarily in 1865--1866) to restrict the rights and freedoms of newly emancipated African Americans (freedmen) and maintain white supremacy, often as a continuation of pre-war slave codes. These laws frequently included provisions that severely restricted or outright prohibited Black people from owning, possessing, or carrying firearms (and often other weapons like Bowie knives or dirks). The intent was to disarm freed Black individuals, leaving them vulnerable to violence from white supremacists, including groups like the Ku Klux Klan, while preventing any potential armed resistance or self-defense against oppression. Key examples from prominent Black Codes include: Mississippi Black Codes (1865) -- One of the earliest and most explicit. In "An Act to punish certain offenses therein named, and for other purposes" (often part of the Penal Code section), it stated: No freedman, free negro or mulatto, not in the military service of the United States government, and not licensed so to do by the board of police of his or her county, shall keep or carry fire-arms of any kind, or any ammunition, dirk or bowie knife... Violations resulted in fines (up to $10), costs, forfeiture of the weapons/ammunition, and potential arrest by any civil or military officer. A license from a local police board was required, which was discretionary and rarely granted to Black individuals. Whites faced no such requirement. South Carolina Black Codes (1865) -- Similar restrictions applied, stating that persons of color could not keep a firearm, sword, or other military weapon without written permission from a district judge or magistrate. Louisiana (1865) -- Laws required consent before bringing firearms onto another's property, explicitly aimed at freedmen to disarm them. Other Southern states adopted comparable measures, often requiring licenses (discretionary and biased against Black applicants) or imposing total bans on Black firearm possession unless in military service. These were not race-neutral; contemporary accounts and later analyses confirm they targeted freed Black people to prevent self-defense and enable terrorization.These disarmament provisions were short-lived in their original form -- many Black Codes were repealed or overridden by Reconstruction-era federal actions, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Freedmen's Bureau Act, and the Fourteenth Amendment (ratified 186Justice D E-I needed some kind of precedent to "prove" her argument that the Constitution allows governments to strip citizens of their right to bear arms as it pleases. She wants to uphold a Hawaiian law that strips citizens of their Second Amendment rights. So this genius decided to cite the Black Codes as good law which should control in gun control cases. Specifically, the Bruen ruling says that we should look at the history and tradition of the Second Amendment in the US to determine if a new gun control law is constitutional. She decides that the Black Codes are part of that tradition -- even though they were ruled unconstitutional days after they were passed. She says they were on the books for a couple of weeks (before being repealed or ruled unconstitutional), so why shouldn't we take them as good constitutional law? After all, this MacArthur Genius Grant candidate reasons, they were only ruled unconstitutional later, after they were passed. Note to Justice D E-I: All laws ruled unconstituional are so ruled later, after they're passed. You can't rule on a law before it's passed. Not only is that nonsensical Because of How Time Works, but the Supreme Court actually forbids what it calls "advisory opinions," or opinions of the Court about whether a law would be constitutional, if it were passed. The Court ruled that only actual "cases and controversies" -- real cases -- could be adjudicated by the court, and never any future hypothetical ones. The Constitution just doesn't allow for that.
But sure she's qualified like the Wise Latina is.
Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris’s response to Justice Gorsuch’s question on the relevance of the Black Codes was spot on:
— Carrie Severino (@JCNSeverino) January 20, 2026
“It is 2026, and it is somewhat astonishing that Black Codes, which are unconstitutional, are being offered as evidence of what our tradition… pic.twitter.com/Xt9Bg7HY0K
Must Listen: Justice Alito reveals the obvious irony of citing the Black Codes as justification for Hawaii’s 2023 firearm restriction law.
— Carrie Severino (@JCNSeverino) January 20, 2026
“They wanted to disarm the Black population in order to help the Klan terrorize them...they wanted to put them at the mercy of racist law… pic.twitter.com/GHerQmmM7C
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson draws sharp pushback from Gorsuch, Alito, and Roberts after invoking unconstitutional Black Codes to defend Hawaii’s gun restrictions under the Bruen test. pic.twitter.com/9cs7sGUf4Q
— Robert Gouveia Esq. (@RobGouveiaEsq) January 21, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 02:55 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2026 02:55 PM (3r1VB)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 02:55 PM (FMAqD)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 02:56 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Gaff at January 21, 2026 02:56 PM (EqzMw)
The Black Code Talkers were instrumental at the beach invasion of Iwo Jima.
Japanese could not translate the ebonics.
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at January 21, 2026 02:57 PM (w9Wax)
So, we have a black woman citing racist laws to uphold a racist law written by racists.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 02:57 PM (HXT0k)
- Poll Captain
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 02:58 PM (yw3eV)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 02:58 PM (VE6XX)
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That is not who we are!
Murkowski
Collins
Grassley
Rand Paul
Posted by: Jay in PA at January 21, 2026 02:59 PM (9mw3J)
Once you go black, you never go back..
So, stick your Stars and Bars Flag up your White Supremist Ass ....
Posted by: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at January 21, 2026 02:59 PM (X7dyz)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 02:59 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM (zb4y7)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 02:59 PM (jc0TO)
I was wondering about that too...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 21, 2026 03:01 PM (emBoF)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 21, 2026 03:01 PM (zHVsH)
I only know what I read in the papers.
But Bessent is pretty credible when discussing the bond markets.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2026 03:01 PM (U/Byj)
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"But I love going to the opera with her."
-Zombie Alito
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:02 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:02 PM (wEF4H)
People are either birthing persons or not.......
Posted by: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Jeferson Davis King Cobra Tongue at January 21, 2026 03:02 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 03:02 PM (jc0TO)
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"Dow rallies 600 points after Trump calls off Europe tariffs related to Greenland"
Posted by: Jay in PA at January 21, 2026 03:02 PM (9mw3J)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 03:02 PM (ix8EF)
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM
Yes. And shall hold office "during good behavior". No high crimes or misdemeanors needed, afaik.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 03:02 PM (bFu5X)
Did it dawn on her she was making an argument for the other side? .
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (sKqQm)
The notorious RBG was hard left, but she was very smart about and knew how to make intellectually consistent arguments. Her corpse must be spinning like a top.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (y4wXR)
- Tampon Tim Walz
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (Ryx1w)
The post comes after Trump struck a less aggressive tone on Greenland in his keynote address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, calling for "immediate negotiations" and saying that the US wouldn't use force to gain control of the Danish territory.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 03:02 PM (jc0TO)
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Oh, look...the thing that the left had talked up, military action in Greenland, that never had a chance of actually happening is not happening.
Everyone buy!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Blanco at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (q83gU)
Why Racist 'Black Code' Laws Are the Dictionary Definition of True Conservatary Conservatism and Why Only a Racist Would Oppose Them
The Bulwark
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (wEF4H)
yup
I assume incompetence is a justification for it.
Posted by: ace at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM
Yes. And shall hold office "during good behavior". No high crimes or misdemeanors needed, afaik.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 03:02 PM (bFu5X)
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Will 24 Democrats in the Senate and all GOP Senators vote to convict?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (OoFl2)
I highly doubt that. To realize this would mean that she had an ounce of self-awareness and/or intelligence. There is nothing in the record to support either assertion.
Posted by: Virginia SoCon at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (a/dOO)
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She's the DEI Affirmative Action poster child.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: BurtTC at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM
Oh, fu*k no!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (bFu5X)
So, Black Codes and monarchy. You go with that, lefties.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (wEF4H)
Name a democrat (male of female, besides Fetterlump) that doesn't fit this description...
Posted by: UncleJefe at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (gAuAm)
Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (KYCXs)
Because, it argued, the Braun test, historical precedent in existence at the time of the Founding, is unworkable--according to several judges who are writing opinions trying to reverse Braun.
The argument is, if I can understand it, is that we just can't know what laws are the laws we're supposed to rely upon as parallels.
Basically, deliberately confusing the issue since there were so few restrictions--but we must have restrictions!
And Stupid Jackson is, poorly, trying to echo that, she's citing these laws, trying to make is seem like the historical laws that Braun referred to, can and must include ... laws passed decades to centuries later!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM
Her nomination should be ruled invalid.. Biden was unfit to serve...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM
Oh, fu*k no!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM (bFu5X)
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So, impeachment is failure theater.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:06 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (sKqQm)
That explanation is so stupid that it has to be the truth.
Of course a DEI Judge would have a staff full of DEI clerks.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 03:06 PM (y4wXR)
_______
Further, Biden promised to appoint a woman. But we can't be sure s/he/it is one. So out s/he/it goes.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 21, 2026 03:06 PM (s0JqF)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 21, 2026 03:06 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January
RBG was pretty racist, so I am thinking she wouldn’t be happy regardless. What I find stunning is the Women of the Left who fawn over her words like she is the equivalent of Socrates.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 03:06 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:06 PM (wEF4H)
Of course it's not just him, how many Republicans voted to confirm her?
Posted by: Thrawn at January 21, 2026 03:06 PM (9Ovst)
Posted by: ace at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (1wjle)
That's what SHE said.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 21, 2026 03:06 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 03:05 PM
Dah rye
Posted by: Gabby Giffords at January 21, 2026 03:07 PM (jc0TO)
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Or maybe a gong like on The Gong Show.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 03:07 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 03:07 PM (CNXyM)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026
But she was confirmed and the critters from our side of the forest helped that happen.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 03:08 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:08 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:08 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:06 PM
I never said it wasn't. I only said that it was possible, not probable.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 03:08 PM (bFu5X)
Instead of "looking to the history and tradition of the 2A", how about, you know, *looking at the 2A itself*.
Pretty stark example of the enormous coral reef of court-made law that has rendered the constitution merely a suggestion.
Imagine the ridiculous concept of "originalism" applied to, say, your mortgage documents. "Sorry, but this is not what was meant when I said I'd pay back the loan".
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2026 03:08 PM (U/Byj)
I would add super retarded without the benefit of having super retard strength.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 03:08 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 03:07 PM (L/fGl)
Gene Gene the Dancing Machine would make a better SCOTUS than Judge Jumanji.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 03:09 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 03:08 PM (OoFl2)
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Well, 3 of the GOP Senators.
And one of them isn't in Congress anymore (Romney).
Worst performance by a Dem nominated SCOTUS appointee in history.
So, that's a nice salve of some sorts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:09 PM (GBKbO)
You honky racist rednecks need to listen to my hero Reverend Al and get onboard.
I am nots talking Ebonics here because you be too damn dumb to understand persons of color language white craker.
Posted by: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Jeferson Davis King Cobra Tongue at January 21, 2026 03:09 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 03:08 PM (OoFl2)
That's why I don't live in the woods.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 21, 2026 03:09 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: dantesed at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (Oy/m2)
Her basic premise is off - once something is ruled unconstitutional it is considered unconstitutional for all time, including the time when it was considered constitutional. It is fully retroactive. A judge would never, ever say "well it once was unconstitutional, now it isn't." Nope once ruled constitutional, always unconstitutional. That is how the law works. Unless that ruling is overturned, there is nothing to discuss.
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (vOtXJ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:06 PM
I never said it wasn't. I only said that it was possible, not probable.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 03:08 PM (bFu5X)
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Yeah, I know.
I just...get tired of the impeachment talk. It's everywhere about everything, and no one ever addresses the second half: the Senate trial.
If you have no chance of winning at the Senate trial, then don't do the impeachment. It ultimately just strengthens the impeached individual politically.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (GBKbO)
She’s a laughing stock to us, a permanent embarrassment to the left (at least those few who can still think). She’s the living proof that credentialism pushes drooling, mumbling retards to the very top of our institutions.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: dantesed
Paper clips have a practical value.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: dantesed at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (Oy/m2)
You'll be hearing from our Lawyers
Posted by: Paper clips international at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Which is the reason that Parliament quit doing it. Back when Parliament was fighting kings, it allowed an avenue to attack the king via his ministers without being able to charged with treason (see Earl of Buckingham for example). When UK kings receded in power, during the 1700's, it became a useless thing for Parliament to do.
Under a party system, the Democrats will never vote to impeach and convict a Dem and only a few famous 'principled' types like Cassidy, Romney, or Murcow would cross the aisle to do it to a GOP president. Just to make it bipartisan reach arounding.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:08 PM (GBKbO)
It's time for her Diabetes to evolve into Deadabetes.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (iXqHn)
Yes, that's right. The No Kings left cited a king.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 03:02 PM (ix8EF)
You can impeach her for having cobwebs in her noggin. Getting a conviction is another story. 67 stories to be exact.
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 21, 2026 03:11 PM (k1gZr)
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 03:11 PM (vOtXJ)
Posted by: XTC
Torgo from Manos, the Hands of Fate would make a better SCOUS justice than Jumanji.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:11 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:08 PM (GBKbO)
It's time for her Diabetes to evolve into Deadabetes.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (iXqHn)
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I remember seeing her at Trump's inauguration and thinking she looked like shit and would pass soon.
His...first inauguration.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 03:11 PM (22dac)
I would add super retarded without the benefit of having super retard strength.
Posted by: Opinion fact
I don't understand this comment.
Posted by: Supreme KBJ at January 21, 2026 03:11 PM (Dv3i1)
that sounds like some serious whitesplaining there mister
a black woman is speaking -- listen and learn
Posted by: Justice Jumanji Kia Sorento Jackson at January 21, 2026 03:11 PM (jGJov)
Like Wernher Von Braun, the Nazi? His test might be something like tying a Jew to a rocket or something similar.
I think you meant Bruen.
Posted by: That Guy at January 21, 2026 03:11 PM (IfQzb)
>>>>>>Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 03:02 PM (ix8EF)
That's not what impeachment means.
Posted by: Same Old at January 21, 2026 03:11 PM (OuiFV)
Posted by: dantesed at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM
"It looks like you're trying to write a Supreme Court Decision..."
Posted by: Associate Justice Clippy at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (GBKbO)
Something tells me that theory is going to be tested... in about a year.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Randolph Duke at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (IKhxE)
Posted by: BlackOrchid
Well that right there explains why it'll never happen...
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (zHVsH)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (L/fGl)
Lord knows the criminals will just hand over their firearms like the decent law-abiding citizens that they are 🙄🙄🙄
Oh, and Hello, Horde! 😊♥️
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (E4rtv)
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It's one of the flaws in the Constitution.
I don't know what could replace it, but it is based on the unspoken assumption that political parties wouldn't form.
Oh, I know...Limiting government power so that a bad president or elected official or judge can't fuck up that much!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:13 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (E4rtv)
Cassidy's bullshit on why he voted "Yes" on Trump's second bullshit impeachment (without any formal hearings...etc, etc), is why I voting to primary him out this year. Hopefully it sticks, but we'll just see.
Posted by: Thrawn at January 21, 2026 03:13 PM (9Ovst)
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 03:13 PM (vOtXJ)
At least she will be an on-going example of the danger and damage this whole DEI thing does and will be a continual reminder of just how bad Sleepy Joe and the Auto Pen really were, even if he did 'answer all the questions....'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 03:13 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 03:13 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: dantesed at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (Oy/m2)
Hey!
Posted by: The paper clips at January 21, 2026 03:13 PM (wEF4H)
Yes, that's right. The No Kings left cited a king.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (2ocoG)
What is wrong with King's Hawaiian Bread ??
You people are clueless when comes great tasting bread !!!
And you call me a bag of rocks ???
Posted by: Kami Harris at January 21, 2026 03:13 PM (Es4vZ)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (E4rtv)
Yeah, but what about Funkadelic.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 21, 2026 03:14 PM (dGCAG)
If you have no chance of winning at the Senate trial, then don't do the impeachment. It ultimately just strengthens the impeached individual politically.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Used strategically, impeachment is like a supercharged investigation vehicle (due to Scotus precedents) of the executive branch. Like how Parliament originally used the impeachment, it is best directed at government ministers and judges rather than Presidents or VPs.
But Congress nowadays is probably unable to function legislatively except when absolutely required like some sort of continuing resolution on spending and some rare oddball bipartisan bills.
It has taken itself out of the game intentionally so as to better feed their grift.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:14 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Mary Cloggistein
****
Misspelled your own name, dummy.
Posted by: Thanatopsis at January 21, 2026 03:14 PM (LdBR/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (GBKbO)
Something tells me that theory is going to be tested... in about a year.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (dGCAG)
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Trump was impeached twice and came back and won the presidency again anyway.
If Democrats take the House (they probably will, barely) and spend all their time impeaching a president whose going to be out of office in less than two years anyway...all while ICE keeps deporting hundreds of millions of people a year and DOJ keeps suing to have voter rolls cleaned up...
Well, they can have their moral victories.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:14 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: dantesed
Paper clips have a practical value.
Sheeeeit, I can't even help her
Posted by: Clippy the Microsoft assistant at January 21, 2026 03:14 PM (HcoTw)
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is a black afro-american wymyn of color.
She, by definition, cannot be a raciss.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 03:14 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 03:15 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
On top of Mount Iwannahockaloogie.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:15 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (iXqHn)
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My cats' toe fungus is more intelligent, so that's not a very high bar.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 03:15 PM (ESVrU)
I didn't think they were the same thing, Just noting it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 03:15 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 03:15 PM (22dac)
Like Wernher Von Braun, the Nazi? His test might be something like tying a Jew to a rocket or something similar.
I think you meant Bruen.
Posted by: That Guy
Von Braun wrote a book, 'I Reach for the Stars.'
A British reviewer added the subtitle, But Sometimes I Hit London.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 03:15 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: dantesed at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM
"It looks like you're trying to write a Supreme Court Decision..."
Posted by: Associate Justice Clippy at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (bFu5X)
LOL!!
Posted by: Pug Mahon at January 21, 2026 03:16 PM (PSEDc)
Posted by: the more you know at January 21, 2026 03:16 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at January 21, 2026 03:16 PM (8yx7s)
Posted by: epador at January 21, 2026 03:16 PM (TRnzq)
And one of them isn't in Congress anymore (Romney).
Worst performance by a Dem nominated SCOTUS appointee in history.
So, that's a nice salve of some sorts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:09 PM (GBKbO)
Yes, the mangey, wormy critters known as Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins. Not shocking, of course, but the resided / reside (technically) on our side.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 03:16 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:16 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Associate Justice Clippy at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (bFu5X)
👏
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 03:17 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Associate Justice Clippy at January 21, 2026 03:12 PM (bFu5X)
Ok that was good
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:17 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 03:17 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 03:17 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 03:18 PM (NpAcC)
I know nothing about Alito, but I expect Thomas is looking to retire. But… who are the clones?
What this Senate has done in the last year doesn’t exactly give me confidence.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 03:18 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:18 PM (SSiCQ)
Ahem, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney. This is your gal. You must be so proud.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2026 03:18 PM (khrVb)
She can't say what a woman is, and she was still confirmed. So you think she or the people who support her are capable of embarrassment?
The Court as an institution is embarrassed? It's not really that respectable an institution.
All she's really guilty of is being too stupid or too Soviet to know she should dissemble like Kagan.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 21, 2026 03:18 PM (eO11x)
They cite to the pointed questions of ACB and Kavanaugh along the lines of "what comes next if we [over rule it]?"
And the horror of horrors was that ... future Presidents could fire the entire Fed and appoint their own.
Well, that's pretty weak.
1) Rulings should not be forward-looking. And I don't think there's any opinions from those two that say, "we don't think this is Constitutional but we're going to have to leave it 'cause it'll cause problems."
2) That doesn't address the Constitutional issue, that the Fed's "independence" has no place under our Constitutional order of each branch having political accountability.
3) If I want to wishcast, it's those two are probing the future dissent argument, that those, exposing that future concerns are not a basis for finding constitutionalality.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 03:18 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:18 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 03:19 PM (0KSrI)
I don't know what could replace it, but it is based on the unspoken assumption that political parties wouldn't form.
Oh, I know...Limiting government power so that a bad president or elected official or judge can't fuck up that much!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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We are not the same people nor culture that created the Constitution and using Scotus and the judiciary as a continuing Constitutional Convention was a horrible idea.
My sad conclusion is that sooner or later the system will fail and we will get some sort of despot, king, or worse, a corrupt aristocracy that sells out the country to the point where the system ends in catastrophe or tear itself apart in a civil war.
There will be some sort of America with people in it but what that will look like depends on just exactly how the Republic fails.
But we fight today regardless as Trump is on the side of angels in this fight, not the Democrats in service to Stan.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:19 PM (E4rtv)
I know nothing about Alito, but I expect Thomas is looking to retire. But… who are the clones?
What this Senate has done in the last year doesn’t exactly give me confidence.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 03:18 PM (CSK7p)
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Alito is actually rumored to be retiring this year.
And the rumored replacement is Andrew Oldham from the Fifth Circuit.
RUMORS!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:19 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: miguel cervantes at January 21, 2026 03:19 PM (bXbFr)
Nevertheless Roberts will do whatever Jackson tells him to do.
Posted by: Mhandisi at January 21, 2026 03:19 PM (Sq0ye)
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Straight trade!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Works for me. They could move the capital to Solvang.
The Euros really don't understand us, do they?
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:19 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: miguel cervantes at January 21, 2026 03:20 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Courtney X, Eskwire at January 21, 2026 03:20 PM (qUkBO)
I think we'd have more of a chance of getting the 37 or so states needed to pass a constitutional amendment ending her term upon passage of the amendment.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 03:20 PM (QGaXH)
I think we'd have more of a chance of getting the 37 or so states needed to pass a constitutional amendment ending her term upon passage of the amendment.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 03:20 PM (QGaXH)
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"It takes a majority of the House to impeach. It takes 2/3 of the Senate to convict."
-Pedant
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:20 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 03:21 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:21 PM (SSiCQ)
LOL
They couldn't afford to buy Fire Island.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 03:22 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 03:22 PM (KDPiq)
What a shitshow that would be, lol.
Posted by: fourseasons
Venn diagrams showing the similarities and differences in the various states' black codes.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:23 PM (77rzZ)
Without setting bounds to the lower limits of her legal reasoning, the Constitution’s 3/5 persons count is specifically not citizens (“free persons”). Citizens and 3/5 persons are mutually exclusive.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 03:23 PM (CSK7p)
2) That doesn't address the Constitutional issue, that the Fed's "independence" has no place under our Constitutional order of each branch having political accountability.
3) If I want to wishcast, it's those two are probing the future dissent argument, that those, exposing that future concerns are not a basis for finding constitutionalality.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
Anything about the Fed is obiter dictum. Basically when allowing firings at the NLRB or other bodies, the Court, by rejecting the injunctions already indicate that the executive is likely to prevail for the injunctions to be dissolved.
Retaining the injunction preventing Cook (or Powell if it comes to it) from being removed for cause means simply that the district court has to develop a fact pattern at trial as to what is cause. That requires a judicial opinion as to what statutory language 'cause' means (which the higher court has no requirement to follow) in the Federal Reserve Act, etc.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:23 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ketanji Jackson Brown at January 21, 2026 03:23 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 03:22 PM (KDPiq)
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I'd sell California to Denmark, pocket the money, and then invade California with an army to suppress the communist uprising.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:23 PM (GBKbO)
yeah that's the reality of it
Posted by: brak at January 21, 2026 03:24 PM (jGJov)
No.
Though, I'd sell them the Californians real cheap.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 03:24 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: mr tmz at January 21, 2026 03:24 PM (rJ48h)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:24 PM (wEF4H)
they're offering to pay in LEGOs
Posted by: brak at January 21, 2026 03:25 PM (jGJov)
At some point this pants-shitting clown went to college, graduated, took the LSAT and scored high enough to get into law school, graduated from that, passed the bar, and eventually got her wide ass installed in the highest court in the land with a lifetime appointment.
It's a pretty impressive indictment of our educational, judiciary, and political systems all at once.
God help us.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 03:25 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: ...
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I don't get it.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:25 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Jay in PA at January 21, 2026 03:25 PM (9mw3J)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 03:25 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:25 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:25 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:25 PM (GBKbO)
I don't get it.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:26 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 03:24 PM (ZcsJV)
I'm not going to Denmark !
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 03:26 PM (VE6XX)
Judge Ho* of the 5th Circuit for one.
* Yeah, yeah. Make your little joke and move along.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 21, 2026 03:26 PM (Fs0KI)
Sad!
Posted by: Jay in PA at January 21, 2026 03:25 PM (9mw3J)
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Collins' vote doesn't bother me as much as the other two.
I always assume that Collins does these things to win in ME: vote against us in votes that are going to win anyway whether she votes for it or not.
She's a political survivor, and I kind of respect that.
Romney and Murkowski, though, did it because they hate us. I'm convinced of that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:26 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2026 03:26 PM (U/Byj)
It was the awful White Codes that is racist.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:26 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:25 PM (GBKbO)
I don't get it.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:26 PM (wEF4H)
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hey
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:27 PM (GBKbO)
...
What this Senate has done in the last year doesn’t exactly give me confidence.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 03:18 PM (CSK7p)
What HAS the Senate done in the last year? I'll wait.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 21, 2026 03:27 PM (N39Ws)
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Straight trade!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Works for me. They could move the capital to Solvang.
The Euros really don't understand us, do they?
Posted by: Bulg
Dear Denmark,
This is your lucky day! As an added bonus, you will receive Oregon & Washington State.
The only string attached is, you cannot give away, sell, loan or remotely give them away.
They. Are. Yours.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 03:27 PM (FMAqD)
Everything west of Otisville. I want to keep Otisville.
Posted by: Gene Hackman at January 21, 2026 03:27 PM (CSK7p)
Also, hysterical.
Next, she'll argue we once had segregation, so it is perfectly fine to segregate.
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 03:27 PM (vOtXJ)
Posted by: ...
But then I'd have to sell it for a centime!
(Kudos to the first person who gets the literary reference.)
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 03:27 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 03:26 PM (VE6XX)
You'll Go and You'll Like It !
Posted by: Judge Smails at January 21, 2026 03:28 PM (KDPiq)
What HAS the Senate done in the last year? I'll wait.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 21, 2026 03:27 PM (N39Ws)
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Been ground to a halt because Democrats are denying unanimous consent for all Trump appointee votes, forcing the floor to be used exclusively for debate on the appointment of the sub manager of some agency or other.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:28 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: brak at January 21, 2026 03:28 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 03:27 PM (vOtXJ)
All their talk about racial "safe spaces" is just racial segregation.
Posted by: Robert at January 21, 2026 03:29 PM (7yskd)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:29 PM (77rzZ)
Also, hysterical.
Next, she'll argue we once had segregation, so it is perfectly fine to segregate.
Posted by: El Mariachi
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Well, we have Don Lemon and the BLM leftovers violating the Ku Klux Klan laws and the FACE Act on MLK weekend.
Irony meter is pegged out this month.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:29 PM (E4rtv)
Sotomayor - I disagree but think she's impassioned.
Kentanji-Brown - Who let this high school debate failure come to work today?
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 03:29 PM (vOtXJ)
The implication is intended to be "I don't understand because your argument doesn't make sense." The correct response (which, no, I wouldn't make to a SCOTUS Justice to her face) is "You don't understand because you don't want to." Or maybe, depending on circumstances "You don't understand because you're a friggin' idiot."
Posted by: Oddbob at January 21, 2026 03:30 PM (Fs0KI)
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"It takes a majority of the House to impeach. It takes 2/3 of the Senate to convict."
-Pedant
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:20 PM (GBKbO)
Yes. I was going for brevity because my more important point was, however unlikely success would be, there is an alternative to impeachment.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 03:30 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: brak at January 21, 2026 03:28 PM (jGJov)
I thought this said "monkey to Ukraine" and for a moment was wistful I missed the time the Senate sent a monkey to Ukraine.
(I set em up, you knock em down, if you dare)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:30 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 03:30 PM (QGaXH)
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I did get it. I just wanted to be a pedant but in a way that wasn't meant to offend directly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:30 PM (GBKbO)
Is that good or bad? And do you think he will fill TJM’s implied requirement of longevity?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 03:31 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:30 PM (GBKbO)
Hey.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 03:31 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 03:31 PM (vOtXJ)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:31 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 03:31 PM (igU66)
Posted by: Halfhand at January 21, 2026 03:32 PM (S1bNl)
“Of course.”
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 03:32 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:28 PM (GBKbO)
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Because GOPe leadership won't sack up and tell the Dems to jam the "silent filibuster" up their asses, and force Senators to be on the floor seven days a week actually doing their jobs. If the republicans would all just go to the floor and vote, they can move the previous question with a simple majority, which would force some Dem turd to come in and actually execute a talking filibuster.
But no, because we have gentlemen's agreements or some such complete fucking nonsense.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 03:32 PM (5aZAZ)
Is that good or bad? And do you think he will fill TJM’s implied requirement of longevity?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 03:31 PM (CSK7p)
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Ho would be really good. He's also on the Fifth Circuit, and he's only 53 years old.
Could be there for 30 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:32 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: braenyard at January 21, 2026 03:32 PM (FI1KT)
Posted by: ...
But then I'd have to sell it for a centime!
(Kudos to the first person who gets the literary reference.)
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 03:27 PM (se8lQ)
You guys are killin' me...no pun intended...LOL
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 03:32 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 21, 2026 03:32 PM (wBaIH)
I'll have to find a vid later and watch Alito's face. I'm listening to Trump's Davos speech in full right now.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 03:33 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Bulg
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American workers at that company no longer get free Danishes in the mornings or those butter cookies at Christmas.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:33 PM (E4rtv)
Portland has a program called "Everybody Reads", where everyone is supposed to read one specific book every year.
You'll never guess whose autobiography they assigned this year.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 21, 2026 03:34 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 03:34 PM (0N4FZ)
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Senator ShainS: "Prospective Justice Nominee, can you define what a Black Female DEI Hire is and provide an example from the current Supreme Court?"
Prospective Justice Nominee: "No, I'm sorry Senator, I am not a Mental Retardation Scientist."
Senator ShainS: "You had me at 'Retard'"
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 03:34 PM (KJPYG)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 21, 2026 03:34 PM (n1OCj)
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"I have thoughts."
-an Austrian painter
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:34 PM (GBKbO)
But no, because we have gentlemen's agreements or some such complete fucking nonsense.
Posted by: ballistic
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Because since the filibuster was revised in the 1970's, it became an all purpose way for senators to pose, grab donor cash, but do nothing except what benefitted their donors.
Our congress is why government is in fact dysfunctional and becoming an elected king situation. They simply do not want to legislate in order to retain their seats.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:35 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: kingsman at January 21, 2026 03:35 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:30 PM (GBKbO)
I see. I have no clue what a pendant is and am too lazy to look it up...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 03:36 PM (QGaXH)
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Hold on to your dirks.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 03:36 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Mister Scott
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If I was the suspicious type, I would think her staff is setting her up for failure because they don't like or respect her.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:36 PM (E4rtv)
204 184 Doesn't Sponge work for a Danish company? I wonder what they're saying about it there. Has Sponge said anything about that?
Posted by: Bulg
I heard it was at Cinnabon until he cussed out those Somalians.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 03:36 PM (y4wXR)
Is the Hawaii lawyer just a bad lawyer?
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:37 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 03:37 PM (3ek7K)
Also, hysterical.
Did she think that up on her own or was it actually part of HI's argument? I watched a vid about the case by William Kirk and he talked about their King Kamehameha exception but I don't recall mention of the black codes and that's the kind of thing he would have torn to shreds.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 21, 2026 03:37 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: Elto Johnson at January 21, 2026 03:37 PM (kF3Oj)
Of course it's also a de facto legislature with the de facto dissolution of Congress as a political body dealing substantively with important issues. And under the extremely degraded lawless conditions now prevailing, it's of course trying to become the de facto executive.
That last one could be fixed directly and quickly, but it won't happen.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2026 03:37 PM (U/Byj)
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess her clerks are DEI hires as well
Posted by: brak at January 21, 2026 03:38 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 03:38 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Halfhand at January 21, 2026 03:32 PM (S1bNl)
There it is.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:38 PM (wEF4H)
I guess sometimes you just have to play the cards you're dealt. And the HI legislature dealt him a stinker.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 21, 2026 03:38 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:35 PM (E4rtv)
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Yeah some of that, but also they're all fucking lazy as shit. I worked in the Senate for a number of years. Senators don't actually work. They show up Tuesday morning, have a couple of meetings, maybe a vote if they're really pushing it, go out to a couple of fundraisers and then fly home Thursday afternoon (at no expense to themselves, of course). Over five-ish years I can recall about that many times when the entire body actually spent any significant time in the well of the Senate.
Not a bad way to earn a nearly $200k salary, if you can get it.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 03:38 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: braenyard at January 21, 2026 03:39 PM (FI1KT)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:39 PM (wEF4H)
There are no words in English that adequately describe how useless this fossil is.
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at January 21, 2026 03:39 PM (UsFXg)
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For all that is holy, she should have.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 03:39 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: braenyard at January 21, 2026 03:40 PM (FI1KT)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 03:40 PM (QGaXH)
I don't have a dick. What am I gonna hold??
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 03:37 PM (3ek7K)
Subject to supply, a rubber facsimile will be provided on written request, after execution of forms indemnifying the HQ for any liability.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 21, 2026 03:40 PM (eO11x)
Posted by: Going deep. Out.
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Staff. It might however bestir Iowans to finally put this relic out to pasture. 92 years old is simply too old for any actual legislating.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:41 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:29 PM (77rzZ)
Now that you have said this, I would like some Danish butter cookies.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:41 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 03:41 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 03:42 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: turambar at January 21, 2026 03:42 PM (Q0yOR)
Does Jumanji even know what happened to her today? Is someone going to tell her what a self-pwn this was?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 03:42 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 03:42 PM (QGaXH)
I don't have a dick. What am I gonna hold??
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 03:37 PM (3ek7K)
Subject to supply, a rubber facsimile will be provided on written request, after execution of forms indemnifying the HQ for any liability.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 21, 2026 03:40 PM (eO11x)
Or... coulda gone to a WNBA game and picked one up off the Court...
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 03:43 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 03:42 PM (mP0Kj)
Self absorption OTOH
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:43 PM (wEF4H)
Does Jumanji even know what happened to her today? Is someone going to tell her what a self-pwn this was?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 03:42 PM (jF1M6)
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"Black girl magic! Slaw kween!!"
-everyone she talks to
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:43 PM (GBKbO)
Gee, "separate but equal" was a much longer lived "Constitutional" standard of "obeying" the 14th. So, it probably has more standing as a "once-allowed" principle.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 03:43 PM (krQz2)
m,
I would give you some cookies but the dogs and I ate the entire tin of them.
We're still alive, lol.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 21, 2026 03:43 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 21, 2026 03:43 PM (jrgJz)
Someone should ask her about that horrible Republican President Jim Crow...
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 03:43 PM (y9nCu)
Judge Ho* of the 5th Circuit for one.
* Yeah, yeah. Make your little joke and move along.
Posted by: Oddbob
We already have a Ho there.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 03:43 PM (0U5gm)
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Maybe, but we are acutely aware of all of YOUR faults that we have made up in our heads.
Posted by: Leftists at January 21, 2026 03:43 PM (Dv3i1)
Not a bad way to earn a nearly $200k salary, if you can get it.
Posted by: ballistic
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Senate floor has not been a thing since the 1930's. Even earlier for any real debate prior to 1920's.
Senators (or House members, I worked on that side during Reagan years) do not 'work' for the salary--they work for grifting family wealth by parlaying their connections (as do many of the staff) into the blob that is the DC establishment of NGOs, boards, corporate positions, lobbying, etc.
The ones wanting to work end up often just going back home to be governor, AG, etc. Even there, staffs run the place day to day.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:45 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 03:45 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: m at
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Chinesium is xtra sweet.
Posted by: braenyard at January 21, 2026 03:45 PM (FI1KT)
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Because it's what is avoided by narcissists.
Any less-than-wanted feedback from the real world.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 03:45 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at January 21, 2026 03:45 PM (+aem1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 03:45 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 03:45 PM (Ia/+0)
I'll have to find a vid later and watch Alito's face. I'm listening to Trump's Davos speech in full right now.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 03:33 PM (Eng1Z)
@redsteeze
Stephen L. Miller
@redsteeze
Jan 20
I have reversed my stance on cameras at SCOTUS just to see Alito's face every time this woman speaks.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:46 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 03:46 PM (Ia/+0)
Now, why is the decision on Tariffs being delayed time and time again?
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 03:46 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: DAK Premium Ham, Canned Meat, 454g, Product of Denmark at January 21, 2026 03:46 PM (UjdFS)
"Black girl magic! Slaw kween!!"
-everyone she talks to
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:43 PM (GBKbO)
She makes a lot of cabbage though.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 03:47 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 03:46 PM (Ia/+0)
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You had me at "cheese Danish".
I have to rethink the whole Greenland thing, now.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 03:47 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2026 03:47 PM (HTCU3)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 03:46 PM (mP0Kj)
Because the vote is 4 - 4 and Roberts can’t figure out how to split the baby.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 03:47 PM (y4wXR)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:47 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: m at
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Chinesium is xtra sweet.
Posted by: braenyard at January 21, 2026 03:45 PM (FI1KT)
Weren't they in the news recently about being made in India under less than ideal sanitary conditions?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 03:47 PM (QGaXH)
I mean, what exactly is the underlying legal theory which uses despicable laws that were eventually ruled unconstitutional as a baseline, to argue that existing laws along similar unconstitutional lines are…constitutional? That is, to the point we have antebellum constitutional amendments addressing their flaws and heinous attributes. God in Heaven.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2026 03:48 PM (khrVb)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 03:48 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:48 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 03:34 PM (0N4FZ)
I believe KBJ has more than law clerks 'helping' her. The finest legal minds of the critical race theory Constitutional Law professor set are sending KBJ tons of pages of pure race/equity/World Communism crap. Tailored to each and every case SCOTUS hears. Biden didn't saddle the nation with only KBJ. She brought-along an army of America-h8ter lawyers who she listens to.
Posted by: Gref at January 21, 2026 03:48 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Paid protestor at January 21, 2026 03:48 PM (VsyBi)
The pundit with the parrot has the snack that's not whack
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 21, 2026 03:48 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 03:46 PM (mP0Kj)
Because the vote is 4 - 4 and Roberts can’t figure out how to split the baby.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 03:47 PM (y4wXR)
My bet is trying to come up with some rationale why the Courts should have oversight?
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 03:48 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: sifty boones
Knock, Knock!!
Posted by: Horny Lena Dunham at January 21, 2026 03:49 PM (w9Wax)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 03:49 PM (krQz2)
Wait a minute, I want a second opinion!
OK, she's insane, as well.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 21, 2026 03:49 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: rhomboid
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I think any Democrat president in the future is simply going to expand on what Biden did on student loans. I don't think Scotus judges, aside from maybe Alito or Thomas, actually know what time it is for the American Republic.
We will have a massive constitutional crisis coming soon, and the Gordian knot is likely to be cut, perhaps in a way we like, perhaps not.
But the old uniparty status quo is simply failing in the US and across the West where the elites believe that they have the right to rule over the masses regardless of what institutions interfere with that. We shall see what the masses do in response. Tears and blood might very well be involved.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:49 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 03:50 PM (pLaQB)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 03:48 PM (mP0Kj)
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Rationale =/= "Good reason".
The courts want to be included in all decisions these days. Takes a solid originalist to resist kibbitzing.
We have no kings but judges.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 03:51 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 03:51 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 03:51 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 03:50 PM (pLaQB)
That must have been when the parties switched.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:51 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 03:46 PM (mP0Kj)
Because the vote is 4 - 4 and Roberts can’t figure out how to split the baby.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 03:47 PM (y4wXR)
My bet is trying to come up with some rationale why the Courts should have oversight?
Posted by: Romeo13
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Remedy is likely to be a sticking point along with the other implications of presidential emergency proclamations based on power delegated by Congress. See the tariff cases like JW Hampton Meatpacking (intelligible principle of delegation), Nixon's wage price freeze in the 1970's, and so on.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:51 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 03:51 PM (PTsqM)
Smell the Lena Dunham.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:52 PM (SSiCQ)
Weren't they in the news recently about being made in India under less than ideal sanitary conditions?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
Thanks a lot.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 03:52 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
I question the voracity of this- I could not find a tin made in India, to include the bargain brand in Rouses.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 03:52 PM (OoFl2)
Because the vote is 4 - 4 and Roberts can’t figure out how to split the baby.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 03:47 PM (y4wXR)
Tune in next week for another episode of...
Samurai Supreme Court Justice
Posted by: Zombie Don Pardo at January 21, 2026 03:52 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 21, 2026 03:46 PM (mP0Kj)
Because the vote is 4 - 4 and Roberts can’t figure out how to split the baby.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 03:47 PM (y4wXR)
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1. Who says it's delayed?
2. It's probably a highly technical opinion about tariff authority under different sections that got narrower and narrower as they debated it.
3. It'll probably end up as "Trump has the authority to do it in general, but the lower courts didn't take the individual tariffs on merits, choosing to use a blanket ban instead. Lower courts, redo your ruling based on actual analysis of each proclamation and tariff."
And then Trump will just reimpose every tariff under a different authority, and it won't matter.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:53 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2026 03:53 PM (HTCU3)
Posted by: pudinhead
Yeah, my Dad remembered that, when he was a kid, the Klan burned a cross on a farm next to theirs. In Michigan.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:54 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Dirac_Delta
On her resume:
Designed Space Shuttle O-rings
Designed pedestrian bridge in Florida
Designed 737 Max
Designed Titan submersible
Designed Orion capsule heat shield
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at January 21, 2026 03:54 PM (w9Wax)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2026 03:53 PM (HTCU3)
Double sized.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 03:54 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Beto Ochoa at January 21, 2026 03:54 PM (dzZCL)
Posted by: Paid protestor
Everybody knows ICE is white supremacy.
Posted by: Ketanji Action Jackson at January 21, 2026 03:55 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Piper
I do not question the voracity with which you consume kale.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:55 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 03:52 PM (OoFl2)
The brand of butter cookies Ollie's sells is made in India.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at January 21, 2026 03:55 PM (0bjKf)
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Have you spent any time in Detroit?
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 03:55 PM (pLaQB)
Posted by: pudinhead
Yeah, my Dad remembered that, when he was a kid, the Klan burned a cross on a farm next to theirs. In Michigan.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:54 PM (77rzZ)
Photos I've seen are very scary. Talk about Never Forget.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:55 PM (SSiCQ)
Go look at the average frozen bag of shrimp in your grocery store. A lot come from India. A place where most of the population doesn’t even have indoor plumbing. Then realize they “farm” these shrimp under unsanitary conditions. There are some pictures online if you dare. It looks like a giant shit puddle. Enjoy that shrimp you just ate. You’re welcome.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2026 03:56 PM (khrVb)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 21, 2026 03:56 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
I question the voracity of this- I could not find a tin made in India, to include the bargain brand in Rouses.
Posted by: Piper
Royal Dansk came out with a statement that their cookies are all made in Denmark, the knock off brands may be a different story.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 03:56 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
He's already been dropping that he'll just convert them over to licensing agreements. I have no idea how that will work but he does so I guess we're good. He is a force of nature.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2026 03:56 PM (HTCU3)
Posted by: Piper
I do not question the voracity with which you consume kale.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:55 PM (77rzZ)
Bulg with the word quip.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:56 PM (SSiCQ)
party switch
Posted by: Reddit at January 21, 2026 03:56 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: Paid protestor
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That's the subject of one of Key and Peele's funniest sketches.
"I was at the ATM and black ice came up from behind me and robbed me of my balance." -- white lady.
Watching the in studio and on-the-street weathermen played by Key and Peele get more and more outraged about singling out "black ice".
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (krQz2)
Umm, little known fact - the Klan hit its zenith in membership following WWI and the new numbers were all in the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast. The largest Klan rally was in NJ and the biggest Klan parade was NYC.
Posted by: pudinhead
*whistles absently*
Posted by: Zombie FDR nominated Associate Justice Hugo Black at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (y9nCu)
Should be taking bets for June
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (Ia/+0)
The ones wanting to work end up often just going back home to be governor, AG, etc. Even there, staffs run the place day to day.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:45 PM (E4rtv)
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No argument there. The self-sucking dick that is the path between legislative staff and various lobbying firms and trade associations is disgustingly slimy.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (PTsqM)
Go look at the average frozen bag of shrimp in your grocery store. A lot come from India. A place where most of the population doesn’t even have indoor plumbing. Then realize they “farm” these shrimp under unsanitary conditions. There are some pictures online if you dare. It looks like a giant shit puddle. Enjoy that shrimp you just ate. You’re welcome.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2026 03:56 PM (khrVb)
Boiling might work.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
He's already been dropping that he'll just convert them over to licensing agreements. I have no idea how that will work but he does so I guess we're good. He is a force of nature.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2026 03:56 PM (HTCU3)
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Congress gave away its tariff powers along time ago and multiple ways.
Trump has every authority to impose tariffs for pretty much any reason he wants. There are enough ways to do it that he can do it at any level he wants.
If Congress hates then, then repeal the authorities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Reddit at January 21, 2026 03:56 PM (jGJov)
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Which is why only Republicans praise Woodrow Wilson....
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 03:59 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: pudinhead
As little as possible. I did have an aunt who lived in Highland Park, so we'd go there to see her occasionally. She and her husband lived in this huge house that was basically a fortress. You had to phone them ahead and tell them when you'd be arriving so that they could disable all the alarms.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:59 PM (77rzZ)
Was it near Howell?
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 03:59 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (PTsqM)
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So, we'll get a headline about how SCOTUS rules against Trump. It won't actually be a ruling against Trump, but people will freak out anyway.
And the tariffs will remain under the authority he's already cited or another authority.
And narratives will be spun, but the policy will be won by Trump no matter what.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:59 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 03:59 PM (PTsqM)
Trump has every authority to impose tariffs for pretty much any reason he wants. There are enough ways to do it that he can do it at any level he wants.
If Congress hates then, then repeal the authorities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (GBKbO)
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They can always claw it back with a single law--after the override any veto, that is.
Congress doesn't want to do its actual job. Too much time and effort spent away from grifting.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:00 PM (krQz2)
My moonshiner ancestors were the law in a small east Texas county. They controlled it but didn't partake because they were Primitive Baptist. But they kept the crime in check. The biggest threat to the public was when the Klan invaded there in 1920. These were democrat party shock troops. The Anti Ice riot stuff is just a new KKK. They bought themselves some black people too.
Posted by: Beto Ochoa at January 21, 2026 04:00 PM (dzZCL)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:54 PM (77rzZ)
There were in fact 2 very different KKK's, although the mythology around them doesn't allow the topic to be discussed. The first was made up of disgruntled and unrepentant Confederates, but it was mostly stamped out by the end of Grant's term in office, and it went dormant for 3 decades. The 2nd iteration was the activist version of the Democrat Party, just like Antifa is now, and it really took WW2 and the mobilization to start it being seen as un-American.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 04:00 PM (giMmT)
Congress doesn't want to do its actual job. Too much time and effort spent away from grifting.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:00 PM (krQz2)
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Rand Paul led an effort to try and undo some of Trump's tariffs last year.
It failed. And, as you note, if it had passed, Trump would have vetoed it anyway.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:00 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (SSiCQ)
A shrimp that’s been grown its entire life in a shit puddle is beyond boiling.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2026 04:01 PM (khrVb)
Anywhere you find Union Dems you will find a history of Klan activity.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 04:01 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Strange Brew at January 21, 2026 04:01 PM (vzrBC)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 03:58 PM (0KSrI)
Darn right ma’am. But it needs to be caught well away from Houston.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2026 04:02 PM (khrVb)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 04:02 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Beto Ochoa at January 21, 2026 03:54 PM (dzZCL)
The Confederacy was never recognized as a separate country by the US or any other country, thus not 'outside the Union'. Northern leaders such as Lincoln and Grant considered them simply states in rebellion. Maybe not in the hearts and minds of the people living there, but the states in rebellion were technically still US states.
Posted by: troyriser at January 21, 2026 04:02 PM (DPeYO)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 04:03 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Ann at January 21, 2026 04:03 PM (w9jrX)
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This seems hateful and rayciss.
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 04:03 PM (pLaQB)
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I don't know. She has "dies in a bizarre and totally avoidable home accident" written all over her.
Posted by: Diversity Electrocution Inclusion at January 21, 2026 04:03 PM (qUkBO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 04:00 PM (GBKbO)
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Which would have been an illegitimate use of power, because it's Trump vetoing. He doesn't have to answer to the American voters...blah blah blah.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:03 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Piper
I do not question the voracity with which you consume kale.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:55 PM (77rzZ)
A quick search shows that it was 'danish-style' cookies made in India for the Indian market, not the name brand stuff made in Denmark and shipped in the blue tins.
veracity - truthfulness
voracity - extreme eagerness (simple def)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 04:03 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Tom Servo
I've read that the second Klan was greatly influenced by Birth of a Nation.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 04:03 PM (77rzZ)
Lots of Klan up around Binghamton NY. Not exactly the South
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 03:59 PM (PTsqM)
Oildale, CA had a sign on the bridge to Bakersfield that read "N****r, Don’t Let the Sun Set on You in Oildale."
Lasted until the mid-1970s when it was finally taken down.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (y9nCu)
'kay. Howell has a history with the KKK. That's why I asked.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (Y1sOo)
Because, it's Trump.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 21, 2026 03:56 PM (HTCU3)
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Congress gave away its tariff powers along time ago and multiple ways.
Trump has every authority to impose tariffs for pretty much any reason he wants. There are enough ways to do it that he can do it at any level he wants.
If Congress hates then, then repeal the authorities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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There is also the standing issue. In many of the cases of levied tariffs, the other nation and the US came to agreement which makes it difficult for individuals or companies suing to assert standing as international agreements are a separation of powers issue especially when Congress authorizes it vaguely.
This is a very complicated case involving tariffs, presidential powers, delegation, standing, and remedies. Might not get a decision until June at this rate. The longer it goes, the more likely Trump gets a decision he can live with.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (E4rtv)
We will have a massive constitutional crisis coming soon, and the Gordian knot is likely to be cut, perhaps in a way we like, perhaps not.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 03:49 PM (E4rtv)
Student loans were turbofucked by Obama as part of his first wave of "fuck shit up illegally in ways nobody can ever fix" in 2009. It'a not really a Biden move, specifically.
The biggest issue is counting foreign invaders in the census and giving their kids citizenship, as well as enabling their invasion and refusing to deport them when they get all rapey/murdery. That's not just a constitutional crisis, that's a straight shot to ethnic cleansing and genocide. I have close family friends murdered recently by these invader fucksticks, and friends dead in fed witch hunts, and this shit is getting old.
If it pops off - remember if everyone sweeps their own porch, the whole world will be clean.
Posted by: heya at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (nH+RN)
@redsteeze
Jan 20
I have reversed my stance on cameras at SCOTUS just to see Alito's face every time this woman speaks.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:46 PM (SSiCQ)
Thanks m! That's who it was. It's nice when politicians are as clever as the Horde, and I get them mixed up with comments here.
I love that, to the left, Stephen Miller is the worst antisemitic Jew they know. Like how Larry Elder is the black face of white supremacy.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: pudinhead
Yeah, my Dad remembered that, when he was a kid, the Klan burned a cross on a farm next to theirs. In Michigan.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 03:54 PM
I accidentally stumbled into a klan rally in the swamps in mississippi in 79 when we were heading out to gig frogs one saturday night. We went way back into a part of the swamp where we would get a ton of frogs and crawdads. When we drove up the last part of the road we came upon dozens of cars and trucks and a fiery burning cross in the middle of the road. I pulled a starsky and hutch turn and got the heck out of dodge. We never went back there.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Joel at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (zBfOm)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:06 PM (krQz2)
Because, it's Trump.
Posted by: Axeman
Doubt it will happen. The issue is now that Congress can smell those billions and drool collected from tariffs. The old saying on Capitol Hill is "don't tax you, don't tax me, tax that fellow behind that tree" (Courtesy Sen. Russell Long from Louisiana).
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 04:07 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Ann at January 21, 2026 04:03 PM (w9jrX)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (0N4FZ)
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Them boys is NOT WHITE!
They's miscegentated!!
They interrupted a sacred ceremony of a certain gentlemen's social group!
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 04:08 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 04:05 PM (0N4FZ)
Ok that's amazing because the same thing happened to me and a friend in Central Texas, way out in the country about 30 miles away from Waco, in 1980. Well we just found this parking lot down a long dirt road full of new cars with nobody there, and it was about midnight, and first we were going Huh? but then we saw these Q-beam lights flashing through the trees and sound of a number of people headed through woods in our direction.
We didn't wait around to ask who they were, we got the hell outta there!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 04:18 PM (giMmT)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 04:21 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
I saw that video. The cookies were not in any way the right shape for Danish Butter cookies.
I suspect they were actually local manufacture for a local festival.
That said, the knock-off alleged butter cookies that use artificial butter flavoring (think movie theater popcorn) are an abomination unto Nuggan, and probably any other deity that abominates things.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 21, 2026 04:47 PM (a+4eV)
Slick Bitch Gavin Newsom Has His Davos Speech Cancelled; Whines That Trump Did It
Scott Bessent Cooks Gavin Newsom As Communist Patrick Bateman
Some clips from Davos. Trump cooks the elites, of course.
Gavin Newsom was informed at the 11th hour that his talk with Fortune at USA House in Davos was canceled. Newsom had been invited to speak on Wednesday at an event sponsored by USA House, which for the first time was recognized by the U.S. government as the country's official headquarters at Davos. But an organizer told his office that they had opted to not include any U.S. officials in the talk focused on CEOs and other business leaders. In a private exchange of messages obtained by POLITICO, a Newsom administration official accused the USA House of bowing to political pressure from the State Department -- an accusation the organizer denied, while emphasizing the governor was still welcome in the venue -- in a microcosm of the larger geopolitical tensions on display.
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump EVISCERATES the globalists to their FACES in Davos, he's holding NOTHING back
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 21, 2026
I voted for this.
"Frankly, many parts of our world are being destroyed and the leaders don't even UNDERSTAND what's happening! And the ones that DO understand won't do… pic.twitter.com/m433plRLZU
President Trump has takes aim at Europe in his Davos speech:
— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) January 21, 2026
'Certain places in Europe are not even recognisable anymore…we can argue about it but there’s no argument.’
There really isn’t anything to argue about. It’s true. Sadly the decline in Europe is very noticeable. pic.twitter.com/YUW1RuGrKn
🚨Trump just TORCHED the Davos!
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 21, 2026
“Without us, right now you’d all be speaking German and a little Japanese perhaps. After the war, we gave Greenland back to Denmark. How stupid were we to do that? But we did it. But how ungrateful are they now?” pic.twitter.com/OLKU1Y6AI9
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump is CALLING OUT the "stupid people" who support wind energy in Davos
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 21, 2026
"China is smart. They make windmills, sell 'em for a fortune, and sell 'em to the STUPID PEOPLE that buy them!" 🤣
"Windmills all over Europe, all over the place, and they are… pic.twitter.com/6LZEHcPkKW
.@SecScottBessent in Davos: "I think it's very, very ironic that Newsom — who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ben — may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris. He's here this week with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros." pic.twitter.com/9BmdpaebEd
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 21, 2026
Check out Gavin Newsom barking like a dog at Alex Soros’ command. They’re hanging out together at Davos. Alex claims he’s far more aggressive than his POS father. If it weren’t for men like Trump and Musk we’d be in serious trouble. I’d be arrested for making this post. pic.twitter.com/dngf1of8jn
— Colette Harrington (@sweetcarolinatv) January 21, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: gnats local 678 at January 21, 2026 01:27 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 01:28 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (FMAqD)
what a shame
Posted by: runner at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: steevy at January 21, 2026 01:30 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 01:30 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at January 21, 2026 01:30 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 01:30 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: 496 at January 21, 2026 01:30 PM (JQ6N+)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 21, 2026 01:30 PM (4tmpE)
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Tangential:
I rewatched The Batman last weekend.
The central plot is about the Riddler exacting justice on the elite of Gotham because they took a billion dollar fund that Thomas Wayne had set up and used it to enrich themselves.
After the uprooting of USAID, I see it more clearly. The expanded spending. The lack of progress and even the drawback of standards of living.
I'm sure Matt Reeves would place the blame on Republicans squarely because Hollywood, but it's still just this cri de coeur about how government became a piggy bank for the connected over the past few decades.
Because the old world order ossified and corrupted to the point where there was no downside to just stealing outright.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:31 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 01:31 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at January 21, 2026 01:31 PM (CWTWj)
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Germany can fund its own defense.
And welfare state.
At the same time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:31 PM (GBKbO)
So what about Newsom? He already made his points in some casual press remarks. "Oppose the US, we suck, ooga booga!"
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:32 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 01:32 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 01:32 PM (FMAqD)
thanks, I'll look that up and link it later.
Posted by: ace at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (jc0TO)
Then I get it.
When you also understand that people like Carney are selling out to the Chinese, and a lot of the globalist forces based in European countries are using their surrogates to fund chaos, protests and other anti American activities, most in our own country, you’ll find yourself going even further and thinking a few JDAM’s might be reasonable.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (kOXxF)
So what about Newsom? He already made his points in some casual press remarks. "Oppose the US, we suck, ooga booga!"
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:32 PM (jF1M6)
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Gonna play great for white Manhattan progressives.
But this whole thing is desperation, especially after his Shapiro interview where he came off as defensive on everything.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ace at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (1wjle)
Make sure you put in for the overtime.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (wEF4H)
He seemed a tad infirm. I hope he was just tired (who wouldn't be?).
Posted by: 496
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He seems tired in that top clip. Probably going on no sleep, and the AF1 turnaround maybe subtracted a few more hours sleep.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (se8lQ)
American Psycho Newsome thinks he's way more important than he is. After the way he ran the rebuilding of the palisades, Americans shouldn't want him to have a platform at Davos, or to elect him as dogcatcher, let alone POTUS. He'd probably drown the dogs and pretend that homeless pet stats are going down naturally on his watch. He's that sick in the head.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 01:34 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Tuna at January 21, 2026 01:34 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 01:34 PM (ZeH0U)
Some people have noted that Alex Soros' insistence on having pictures publicly taken with all the politicians that he's bought is a bit... counterproductive.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 21, 2026 01:35 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 01:35 PM (jc0TO)
Then I get it.
Posted by: Ace at 01:26 PM
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"King Trump" has piloted his fighter jet over the target and is dropping excrement on the GloboHomo Deep State excrement at Davos.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 01:35 PM (8VfKb)
Posted by: barbarausa at January 21, 2026 01:35 PM (enw9G)
thanks, I'll look that up and link it later.
Posted by: ace at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (1wjle)
Eric Daugherty tweeted it. Bessent took a flamethrower to Newsome in the most glorious way.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 21, 2026 01:35 PM (4tmpE)
Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2026 01:35 PM (kOXxF)
this whole thing is desperation, especially after his Shapiro interview where he came off as defensive on everything.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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There should be a lottttt of desperation coming, IF IF IF the revelations about California fraud dwarfing Minnesota's actually happen.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:36 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:36 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 01:36 PM (euc5m)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at January 21, 2026 01:36 PM (CWTWj)
>>> "I signed an executive order to bring back mental institutions and insane asylums. We’re going to have to bring them back. Hate to build those suckers, but you’ve got to get the people off the streets.”
I will say this...while asylums are needed, they NEED to be heavily monitored and free of corruption.
I mentioned in a book thread a few weeks ago "The Woman they Could Not Silence." Back in the Civil War era, if you were a man, you could get your wife locked away in an asylum for anything. Even just thinking too much. Elizabeth Packard was committed to an asylum by her husband for disagreeing with him on religion and politics. (He was all fire and brimstone, she believed in a more loving God. And he flip flopped to be pro slavery to appeal to rich patrons financing his church, and she was adamantly anti-slavery. Her views caused embarrassment to him in front of his flock, so he got a crooked doctor and a sham trial to get her thrown into an asylum.) Chilling read.
There is corruption and abuse in the mental health and incarceration system already. How do you protect the most vulnerable people who NEED help, when the system is rotten?
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 01:36 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:37 PM (wEF4H)
Ukrainian sex trafficking cartel stocks are up, way up, this week as world elites gather at Davos....
Posted by: CNBC at January 21, 2026 01:37 PM (jGJov)
In: Fonduegate
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 01:37 PM (se8lQ)
what a shame
Posted by: runner at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (g47mK)
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Actually, USA House didn't ban Newsom. They banned his hair.
Posted by: mrp at January 21, 2026 01:37 PM (rj6Yv)
There should be a lottttt of desperation coming, IF IF IF the revelations about California fraud dwarfing Minnesota's actually happen.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:36 PM (jF1M6)
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His glory from the congressional apportionment fight has completely faded. He's fading as a going concern regarding the Democrat primary for 2028.
He's going to be rapping by the start of 2027 to try and capture more black voters.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:37 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Oddbob at January 21, 2026 01:38 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: barbarausa at January 21, 2026 01:38 PM (enw9G)
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Was Gruesome Newscum wearing kneepads -- or bent over taking it up the ass like he does with Chairman "Winnie The" Xi?
I know, I know ... embrace the power of "YES!"
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 01:39 PM (8VfKb)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at January 21, 2026 01:39 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:32 PM (jF1M6)
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Gonna play great for white Manhattan progressives.
But this whole thing is desperation, especially after his Shapiro interview where he came off as defensive on everything.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (GBKbO)
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I don't think Newscum is popular in NYC. Sure, he's a democrap and he'll easily win NY if he's the dum nominee in 2028. Duh. But east coasters don't much like or identify with west coasters, and Newscum is as west coast as they come. He's the poster boy for Effete Probably-Gay California Pest. He's also seen as so last year.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 01:40 PM (iFTx/)
Democrats deflecting to affordability and then choosing Gavin Newsom, who has colluded with utilities companies in California to fuck up affordability, repeatedly vetoing legislation that would put them in check, and legislation that would protect trans people as well? Fuck that.
He's an amorphous blob that tries to appease whoever is in front of him. This guy stands for nothing.
He won’t even win the primary. It’s hilarious the Right hates him so much, he’s way closer to a Republican than anything progressive. Both sides don’t like him, but the Dem establishment is shoving him down our throats
He is made of the same stuff Trump is. He just has tighter impulse control. He's not the guy to run the US.
Fuck Newsome. He's centre right, hates the homeless and trans people, and loves the rich and won't tax billionaires. I'll vote for him only if he's literally the only non-explixitly-fascist option
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 21, 2026 01:40 PM (ycI94)
Didn't Newscum have some shtick a few months back where he claimed to have grown up in the hood eatin' mac-and-cheese?
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:40 PM (gtcuf)
I fucking love this guy. Goes right into the hub of Europe's Power and destroys them. Every time. It's glorious.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:40 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 21, 2026 01:41 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 01:40 PM (iFTx/)
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I use Manhattan progressive as a shorthand for predominantly white, upper class, politically plugged in Democrat partisans who think Elizabeth Warren would make a great presidential nominee because she's so real.
The only black candidates they like are dull as dishwater like Deval Patrick.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:41 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ace at January 21, 2026 01:41 PM (1wjle)
Newsome simply does not have National Legs.
He's also a terrible orator and debater. His schtick is custom made for San Francisco Libs.
It doesn't play anywhere else effectively.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:42 PM (ZcsJV)
Didn't Newscum have some shtick a few months back where he claimed to have grown up in the hood eatin' mac-and-cheese?
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:40 PM (gtcuf)
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Yeah, he said his family was poor.
His family was...not poor. They were poor compared to the Gettys, but that's about it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:42 PM (GBKbO)
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I don't get it. I am being serious.
So "USA House" is the newly-"official" American globalist hangout in Davos, and they decided to cancel an appearance by Newsom because they changed the theme of the event to "business leaders?" And now Gavin is bitching because he thinks it was political and "USA House" - whatever it is/they are - say it wasn't? Do I have this right?
If I do, why does it matter?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 01:42 PM (GyQIQ)
"I signed an executive order to bring back mental institutions and insane asylums. We’re going to have to bring them back. Hate to build those suckers, but you’ve got to get the people off the streets.”
I will say this...while asylums are needed, they NEED to be heavily monitored and free of corruption.
Posted by: LizLem
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LizLem, I preach about this every chance I get. I'll repeat your 2 points:
1 - The institutions are needed.
2 - It is essential that they be monitored for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
You evidently already know what's up, but if you want the evidence and an incredible history of America's treatment of the mentally ill, read Jonathan Rosen's book, The Best Minds. We have actually done it successfully at times in the past, but somehow the good will or the money runs out.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (jF1M6)
And I know this offends you Episcopalians, but that degenerate King and his family have to go too. I think he wields far more influence over the Commonwealth than he claims.
Trump needs a guy like me to be his Beria.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (qwx/I)
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Bullshit. Almost all of them understand it. And they support it. They want it. This is the world they desire.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:37 PM (GBKbO)
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He's got a chance if he goes full black-face.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (8VfKb)
It's nice to see America have some self respect again.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (yFLFB)
When I was a kid I didn't understand how "some things that should not have been forgotten were lost," to quote Galadriel's monologue in the LOTR movie. And how mighty civilizations could fall.
I totally understand why now. And I'm sad that I do. It's hard to sit back and watch Western Civilization destroy itself in real time.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (eO11x)
He's also a terrible orator and debater. His schtick is custom made for San Francisco Libs.
It doesn't play anywhere else effectively.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:42 PM (ZcsJV)
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White progressives want their own Trump, and Newsom is the closest they have. He sucks, and everyone knows it, and he can't pull together anything like a national constituency in a primary.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (GBKbO)
Newsome simply does not have National Legs.
He's also a terrible orator and debater. His schtick is custom made for San Francisco Libs.
It doesn't play anywhere else effectively.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:42 PM (ZcsJV)
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He's not dreamy like Bombdaddy!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (3r1VB)
Newsom is very, very slick. Slick enough to fool a whole lot of LIVs. And he has a metric shit-ton of donor money behind him. And that ties in with the whole superdelegate thing on the Dem side. We have very good reasons to believe he's at or near the head of the Dem pack
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (gtcuf)
Didn't Newscum have some shtick a few months back where he claimed to have grown up in the hood eatin' mac-and-cheese?
Posted by: Delurker at January
And by hood, he meant his Aunt Nancy made him sit at the kids table.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 01:44 PM (Wmg4n)
It again. He was merciful and left out the whole part about how the Danes force sterilized all the young girls in Greenland up until 1991 and sent all the other children for reeducation in Denmark.
There’s a reason Russia and China are dumping tons of money into these anti US propaganda campaigns opposing our efforts. People need to sit down and STFU until They actually learn the history and what’s really at stake
Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2026 01:44 PM (kOXxF)
Even the PhDs that go up to Congress to school them are totally incompetent. They latched on to a dialect of MMT (Modern Monetary Theory) that says that they can print dollars an it will have no effect, mostly because the paper came from a PhD that was a women. All male, female and androgynous economists who think that are morons. Having them school the Congressional morons in "THE TRUTH" is beyond parody.
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 01:45 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: 496 at January 21, 2026 01:30 PM (JQ6N+)
He'd probably already spent time privately spanking the children before his talk.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 01:45 PM (ExV1e)
Good Lord. The bubble this person occupies is less porous than earth's magnetic field to cosmic rays.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 01:45 PM (Riz8t)
Good Lord. The bubble this person occupies is less porous than earth's magnetic field to cosmic rays.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 01:45 PM (Riz8t)
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Center-left is a Maoist who lies about it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:46 PM (GBKbO)
"Say, Gavin...what do you have to add? After all, your state is sitting on a $2.9 Billion deficit, and holding $1.6 Trillion in debt. Surly you have something outlandishly stuipid and counterproductive to contribute."
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 01:46 PM (dIske)
He's fading as a going concern regarding the Democrat primary for 2028.
He's going to be rapping by the start of 2027 to try and capture more black voters.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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It really is funny to imagine how he and his advisors are plotting to win the primary against Kamala, who is polling even or slightly ahead of him right now. He also must be running around to every MSM outlet, reporter, etc trying to protect himself from the fate of Tim Walz.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:46 PM (jF1M6)
Do you think that ole Alex Soros gets a bit of sloppy before signing a check to Newscum?
Posted by: Robert at January 21, 2026 01:46 PM (7yskd)
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 01:46 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: mrp at January 21, 2026 01:37 PM
Well, fire codes and all that...
Posted by: USA House at January 21, 2026 01:47 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (jc0TO)
If Greenland were smart, they'd declare their independence and work their own deal and let Denmark twist in the wind.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 01:47 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:40 PM (gtcuf)
Yes! It's The Funniest Thing.
He was sittin' cross-legged in front of the Plasma TV eatin Wonder Bread, White-Cheddar Cheeze-Its, and charcuterie. lol
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 21, 2026 01:48 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 01:48 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:46 PM (jF1M6)
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Kamala wins like 95% of the polls of the Democrat primary she's included in.
She is the front runner, and she keeps signalling that she's going to run. She started a new super PAC for that purpose a couple of weeks ago.
That people assume she's simply...not going to run, his just...stupidity. It's also hopeful delusion, but mostly stupidity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:48 PM (GBKbO)
Keep hammering that message, and pray that there are enough voters to stave them off.
If there aren't enough voters, then cheat.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 21, 2026 01:48 PM (qwx/I)
Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at January 21, 2026 01:48 PM (+48wn)
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This is a prime example - perhaps *the* prime example, in the past century at least - of shooting the messenger.
Trump did no such thing. The Postwar Order had already failed and was in the process of collapsing. It started to crack up when the USSR fell and accelerated hard after 9/11 and the financial crisis. The COVID response was a massive shift out of the "traditional" Postwar Order and Biden's treatment of Russia following the invasion of Ukraine was uncharted territory on the trade/finance side of things.
*Trump* didn't dismantle the old order. The old order fucking collapsed on all on it's own through entropy, apathy, mismanagement, fraud and shifting priorities.
What Trump *did* do was be the first guy to loudly and bluntly say, "this shit is over and we need to figure out what comes next." Trump's policies didn't cause a collapse of the old order, they are a *response* to the old order collapsing.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 01:48 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 01:48 PM (L/fGl)
His family was...not poor. They were poor compared to the Gettys, but that's about it.
I've seen pictures of him in HS or maybe college. The guy dressed like a fashion model in clothes I still can't afford. But sure, he was born a poor, black child.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 01:49 PM (Riz8t)
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And if it happens, they will become empires and thus Great Powers.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 01:49 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 01:47 PM
A million bucks to each resident would save us $130B.
Win win!
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 01:49 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 01:49 PM (aZm/F)
Gays throw the BEST shade. And conservative gays do it with style and a smile! Kudos to Scott for that.
Now I need someone to Grok me a video of Gruesome Newsom as a Patrick Bateman Ken Doll, with no junk and plastic hair, turning a blowtorch on the Palisades.
What's ironic is Scott Bessent worked for Soros at his hedge fund, before leaving to start his own company. He knows how corrupt the Soros family is better than anyone!
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at January 21, 2026 01:48 PM (+48wn)
The way Europeans and Brits are trashing us today, we should pull all our assets
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (gtcuf)
AWFLs like his hair.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (iXqHn)
"Where's Don King these days? Dig him up.
Fuck it. Rematch! You assholes get Russia this time. We get Japan and Godzilla."
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (c3bGo)
Public airing of what are traditionally privately conveyed sentiments, in response (often) to concrete actions harming/endangering our interests in order to make a buck?
Rhetoric aside, Trump (and the Beltway) are still stuck in a pre-1991 inertial default mental framework, when it comes to NATO. The zombie alliance, bereft of any rationale for more than a generation. Thus the ridiculous attempts to tweak it (increase your defense spending!) when there is no military rationale or trace of political will. And all this predates and is separate from the mass migration that has made the politics of key members even more problematic on foreign policy.
No easy or obvious alternatives to the increasingly silly attempts to prop up the shambling zombie. But probably best to recognize the silliness, and the zombie.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (U/Byj)
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And if it happens, they will become empires and thus Great Powers.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 01:49 PM (GyQIQ)
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That England has to be lumped into the "middle powers" must be embarrassing. They need...France's help to stand up to another nation now?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (GBKbO)
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This is probably true, and it is a damning indictment of how things work.
Law? Rules? Customs? Righteousness? Nah, none of that. Nowhere to be found and it's been that way for a long time. What we have now are battling oligarchs.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (GyQIQ)
Newsom is very, very slick. Slick enough to fool a whole lot of LIVs. And he has a metric shit-ton of donor money behind him. And that ties in with the whole superdelegate thing on the Dem side. We have very good reasons to believe he's at or near the head of the Dem pack
Posted by: Delurker
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It really all depends on what the DNC and the big donors want. If Newsom can't handle what I HOPE is coming -- scandals bigger than those that got Walz to drop out -- then he might be thrown out in favor of Shapiro or, heck, Buttigieg! Buttigieg is also slick as hell.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:51 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:37 PM (GBKbO)
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He's got a chance if he goes full black-face.
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Make Reparations Great Again!
"$10 million from the California Treasury to every person who identifies as black and gets here -- legally or illegally -- before the California primary in '28!"
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 01:51 PM (8VfKb)
Should have just said "American Psycho meets Sparkle Beach Ken". Some people might not recall the psycho's name, only that Bale played him
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 01:51 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (GBKbO)
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Britain is no more. Fallen. Gone. Kaput. It's so far into its "skin suit" phase that the skin is now rotting off.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 01:51 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 01:51 PM (7RYym)
Let's consider their militaries. What is the sum of zero plus zero plus zero? Math, do you speak it?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 01:51 PM (Riz8t)
Good Lord. The bubble this person occupies is less porous than earth's magnetic field to cosmic rays.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 01:45 PM (Riz8t)
It's Reddit. Nothing is more important to Reddit than Troons.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 01:51 PM (iXqHn)
The real story is that, other than the USA, all of the other "leaders" are shitting on their own countries.
That Canadian clown all but begged China to come and fuck his country in the ass. So did Macron about France.
These megacuck losers are literally begging a clearly hostile foreign power with mercenary dreams of worldwide domination to take over their countries. It's incredible to see.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 01:52 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:52 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 01:53 PM (aZm/F)
Win win!
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 01:49 PM
Wait, my maths suck.
57K * $1M = $57B
A freaking 10 fold savings.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 01:53 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (GBKbO)
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Britain is no more. Fallen. Gone. Kaput. It's so far into its "skin suit" phase that the skin is now rotting off.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 01:51 PM (GyQIQ)
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A PM who eliminates the monarchy, sells off all the assets, kicks out all the foreigners, massively reduces regulation, takes away Scotland's suffrage in Parliament, and moons Macron would be doing some good things for Britain.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:53 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:53 PM (wEF4H)
>>Trump has nerves of steel and no f*cks to give. Love him.
Trump understands his time on this mortal coil are measured in a handful of years, he's got a lot of work to do and no time to waste with politeness.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 01:53 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 01:53 PM (77rzZ)
Now I need someone to Grok me a video of Gruesome Newsom as a Patrick Bateman Ken Doll, with no junk and plastic hair, turning a blowtorch on the Palisades.
I'm absolutely sure it's coming.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 01:51 PM (Riz8t)
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They aren't at zero. Just very, very small.
What he is talking about has a name, and that name is empire. No "customs union" or "alliance" or whatever is going to get a large number of states to work toward a common goal in opposition to a large state. There are too many deals to be made and too much benefit to breaking the pact.
What he's describing *does* happen - in the form of the strongest of the "middle powers" conquering their neighbors and then either joining up or conquering each other. At the other end of that, you have a major empire and a great power. The king is dead, long live the king and whatnot.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:51 PM
Can never have too much lube, honey!
Posted by: Pete Bootyjudge at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (PTsqM)
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Why are these two options mutually exclusive?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (kJmLc)
I've seen pictures of him in HS or maybe college. The guy dressed like a fashion model in clothes I still can't afford. But sure, he was born a poor, black child.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Yes, and he tried to have it both ways about that photo. "I miss that scarf" or something-such. He's got a different face for every audience.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: Bigsmith at January 21, 2026 01:55 PM (1Au9i)
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That's the best possible outcome for 2028--Newscum and Kamala fighting each other to see who can out-left/out-crazy the other. At that point, Vance just walks into the Presidency, so long as we don't let them steal the voting process.
Posted by: Crusader, former Federal Bank Examiner at January 21, 2026 01:55 PM (TN0g+)
I'm absolutely sure it's coming.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (Riz8t)
Shirtcocking without a cock ? Shitcocking
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 21, 2026 01:55 PM (NtVYv)
Ask McCain how how that worked out for him. The AZ machine got him super far when he ran for POTUS, but not far enough to get the brass ring.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 01:55 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 01:55 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: That guy who always thinks it's beginning at January 21, 2026 01:55 PM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (PTsqM)
But it does mean that we can't trust our pretend allies not to give away the land under our bases.
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 01:55 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:56 PM (wEF4H)
Maine man points out Somali healthcare company located next door to Somali money-wire service
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 01:56 PM (L/fGl)
These megacuck losers are literally begging a clearly hostile foreign power with mercenary dreams of worldwide domination to take over their countries. It's incredible to see.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 01:52 PM (iFTx/)
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Crudely but hilariously put. The long game on this is not pretty.
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 01:56 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2026 01:56 PM (HTCU3)
Posted by: Crusader, former Federal Bank Examiner at January 21, 2026 01:55 PM (TN0g+)
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Kamala is going to black girl magic her way to the nomination. It's going to be shockingly boring in hindsight.
And then, because it'll be her revenge tour in the general, she'll say all the woke things up to and including repatriation of all deported illegals and granting them citizenship while trying to convince everyone that they're worse off in 2028 than they were in 2024 when they should have chosen right.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:56 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Seems Legit
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Just showing gas prices in California and the endless streams of homeless, druggies, etc. everywhere would be potent.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:56 PM (E4rtv)
And he sits like a fag.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 21, 2026 01:56 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:40 PM (gtcuf)
'Less he pull hot sauce out his purse, don't believe a word that honkey say. -- Hilldawg
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: The Kinks at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (UjdFS)
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John Effin' Kerry was the same deal.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (X4XpB)
So we got one weird faggot billionaire running the progressive Communist faction.
Yet another thing the shithead Dems accuse everyone else of doing.
Can't stomach these idiots.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (och2J)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (xcxpd)
I'll need to see his business card to be certain
Posted by: Paul Allen at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (jGJov)
Rollin in my limo, with the spray on my head so my hair can't blow.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (xcxpd)
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Better than Outbreak, that's for sure.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (wEF4H)
And then, because it'll be her revenge tour in the general, she'll say all the woke things up to and including repatriation of all deported illegals and granting them citizenship while trying to convince everyone that they're worse off in 2028 than they were in 2024 when they should have chosen right.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I read a hilarious article yesterday decrying Kamala moving to her new digs in Malibu from Brentwood. And certain unnamed Democrats (Gavin most likely) fretted about how she was absent from the struggle against PDT.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:58 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 01:58 PM (aZm/F)
Too flammable. too much product. And his Soros kneepads are padded with coke.
Posted by: USA House Security at January 21, 2026 01:59 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 21, 2026 01:59 PM (XvL8K)
And he sits like a fag.
S*** status:
[X] Retarded
[ ] Not retarded
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 01:59 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 01:59 PM (0KSrI)
Public airing of what are traditionally privately conveyed sentiments, in response (often) to concrete actions harming/endangering our interests in order to make a buck?
Rhetoric aside, Trump (and the Beltway) are still stuck in a pre-1991 inertial default mental framework, when it comes to NATO. The zombie alliance, bereft of any rationale for more than a generation. Thus the ridiculous attempts to tweak it (increase your defense spending!) when there is no military rationale or trace of political will. And all this predates and is separate from the mass migration that has made the politics of key members even more problematic on foreign policy.
No easy or obvious alternatives to the increasingly silly attempts to prop up the shambling zombie. But probably best to recognize the silliness, and the zombie.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (U/Byj)
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Well said, rhomboid.
"Weekend at Brussels."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 01:59 PM (8VfKb)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:58 PM (E4rtv)
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She was too busy selling out venues to the Democrat primary electorate on her book tour where they cheered her and paid hundreds of dollars each for tickets.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:59 PM (GBKbO)
That, booze, and nose candy.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 21, 2026 01:59 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 01:59 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (cDsob)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (xcxpd)
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Better than Outbreak, that's for sure.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)
Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (wEF4H)
Yet another thing the shithead Dems accuse everyone else of doing.
Can't stomach these idiots.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq
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Soros got Hillary's leftovers in Huma. That guy probably got swirlies in the toilet back in high school. He deserves that honor now.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (xcxpd)
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Better than Outbreak, that's for sure.
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In your opinion which was worse: Outbreak or Ishtar?
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 01:58 PM (aZm/F)
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Partisanship is a thing, for sure.
"He's wearing my team's jersey. Go team."
This is the most people think about politics. It's a cultural artifact, not a question of policy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (GBKbO)
Sure, he's right about wind power, but glaring mistakes like that -- borne of being informed in a bubble -- do nothing but hurt his arguments.
Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (IhL8c)
Now, 2.5 years out. There's a reason she did terribly in the other primary she ran in, and got SPANKED by Trump. Sure, she polls well now due to name recognition and the fact she's a brown woman, but she'll crater quickly. You have to be pretty special to successfully bounce back from a presidential loss...Trump is special, Kamala is not.
More hilarious will be the oppression calculations. Many are convinced "Amerikka" is too evil to elect a woman or brown person, so another white male? Another half of their electorate won't stand for that. And the wedge issues of trannies, Israel...it's going to be beautiful.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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The Magical Misery Tour.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (GBKbO)
Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (xcxpd)
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Netflix presents:
Trump: The story of Two presidencies.
Starring Morgan Freeman as Donald Trump.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:01 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (GBKbO)
They might get one Iota of respect if they just admitted they want to declare actual War on Trump.
They're just too bitch-made to do it unless China will do it for them.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:01 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (GBKbO)
Enter Abi Spanburger. There is a reason the dem apparatus brazenly stole her re-election campaign by finding a thumb drive with 14k votes for her turning a loss to a win in 2020. Being Governor is her stepping stone. I have consulted my crystal ball that has thus far been pretty accurate, if I do say so myself.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 02:01 PM (Wmg4n)
No easy or obvious alternatives to the increasingly silly attempts to prop up the shambling zombie. But probably best to recognize the silliness, and the zombie.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2026 01:50 PM (U/Byj)
*glances at Ukraine and Russia*
There is still a need for treaties and unified defense, I'd say. But I'm done advocating for us being World Police.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 21, 2026 02:01 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Miflin at January 21, 2026 02:01 PM (M5Nnj)
New York Post
@nypost
Trump throws shade at French President Emmanuel Macron for his ‘beautiful’ sunglasses
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 02:02 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (TN0g+)
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Neither are terrible. They're both...bleh.
I'd probably watch Ishtar before Outbreak again, but that's mostly because I haven't seen Ishtar in at least a decade and I most recently watched Outbreak a few weeks ago.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:02 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 02:02 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Gavin Newsom 2026 at January 21, 2026 02:03 PM (zZu0s)
More hilarious will be the oppression calculations. Many are convinced "Amerikka" is too evil to elect a woman or brown person, so another white male? Another half of their electorate won't stand for that. And the wedge issues of trannies, Israel...it's going to be beautiful.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (ycI94)
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It's amazing how predicting early polls are of the Democrat primary years out.
Name recognition mostly wins presidential primaries. Joe Biden was a fucking embarrassment for decades until Obama's aura gave him name recognition and made him black adjacent.
Suddenly...he's the only not-Bernie who can win in 2020.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:03 PM (GBKbO)
Hoping it will all melt before the next snow storm.
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 02:03 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Seems Legit
40 percent of ballots. We need not claim that Democrats get 40 percent of voters when we know a lot of those don't exist, moved, died, or otherwise are illegal voters. So he would get 40 percent of ballots.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 02:03 PM (E4rtv)
Say hello to the next Democrat presidential nominee:
Rahm Emanuel
You could tell the powers that be were warming things up for him when they tried to imply that he was very respected in Japan when serving as ambassador. In truth, they hated him for discarding some of the traditions of that country and had a valid reputation as a prick. The Atlantic has already done a piece on his coming run. And despite having no real reason, he keeps popping up on CNN to counter the current administration.
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 02:03 PM (dIske)
I think the Danish are being overrun by Islam like everywhere else in Europe? So they will either have a Caliphate running it in a few decades, working with Russia and China, or those countries will just take it.
The same countries in the EU that refuse to see that Greenland is vulnerable, are also the ones shocked when Russia invaded Ukraine, after nabbing Crimea without so much as a whimper from Obama and the EU. Unimaginative lemmings with hollow chests.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 02:03 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 01:54 PM (PTsqM)
Pretty weird that Trump gave his blessing to that deal last year. I wonder what changed?
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 02:04 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo
Damn it feels good to be a Trumpster!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 02:04 PM (L/fGl)
Too flammable. too much product. And his Soros kneepads are padded with coke.
Posted by: USA House Security at January 21, 2026 01:59 PM (Eng1Z)
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Newsom's only chance now to win the nomination is to announce a lesser coke-fiend as his running mate ... like say, Hunter Biden.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 02:05 PM (wWNcr)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2026 01:56 PM (HTCU3)
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Time for Trump Wall 2 - Northern Boogaloo
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 02:05 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:05 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
The royals are the rot that needs the Charles the First treatment. Tabloid distraction with characters Aaron Spelling could have scripted directed by the Brit intel service. Frauds.
Anglican cathedrals there are emptying out; I hope the weapons storage conversion for mosque construction leaves some of the original stonework.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 02:05 PM (Y8DZL)
Suddenly...he's the only not-Bernie who can win in 2020.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Yep. Fundraising has gone into hyperdrive with Scotus unlocking the key in Citizen's United. And name recognition drives fundraising ability.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 02:05 PM (E4rtv)
Oh, and most of the women pushing baby carriages had hijabs. There were plenty of Euro women jogging and in the resteraunts as well, but seeing a non-Muslim woman with a baby carriage or young child was unusual.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 02:05 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 02:03 PM (dIske)
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I don't know how anyone can see the last three Democrat primaries as evidence that the DNC can easily rig their primary.
They barely did it in 2016 when it was just Hillary and that cook from VT. Their effort to rig it created a superstar in Bernie that they had to cheat out of a win.
And then...in 2020...anyone saying that whole thing was planned for Biden insane.
Now, if you're going to say that the primary will just be canceled and someone selected, we can discuss that. But that's not what you seem to be saying.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:05 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 02:06 PM (PTsqM)
http://tiny.cc/3iyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 02:06 PM (GyQIQ)
Also the left: HOW DARE THAT TRUMP talk about taking one of Denmark's colonies away!!!
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:07 PM (sKqQm)
http://tiny.cc/3iyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 02:06 PM (GyQIQ)
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Weird, veiny forearms.
2/10
Would not bang.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:07 PM (GBKbO)
I suspect, admittedly without evidence, that Trump is aware that NATO is, at best, counter to the US national interest. He cannot, however, unilaterally withdraw us and Congress would never go along. So he tries to give Europe requirements - ones spelled out in the treaty - in the hopes that they will refuse and we can leave.
Vance seems even more anti-NATO.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 02:07 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 02:07 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 02:07 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: LizLem
Denmark is not the desired destination as they ban all sorts of Muslim practices that other states allow. Think is about 5-7 percent and then the door shut for the last 8 years or so.
Brave AI
"Children in designated areas are subject to mandatory daycare for 25–30 hours per week starting at age 1, where they are immersed in “Danish values” such as gender equality and Christian traditions, with no parental accompaniment allowed. This measure does not apply to ethnic Danish families, who retain the right to choose childcare freely, highlighting a two-tier system.
Legal and social integration requirements are also strict. Non-EU immigrants, especially refugees, must sign individual integration contracts requiring Danish language acquisition, employment, and cultural education. Failure to comply can result in loss of benefits or denial of permanent residency. "
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 02:08 PM (E4rtv)
She's a punchline.
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 02:08 PM (aZm/F)
Say hello to the next Democrat presidential nominee:
Rahm Emanuel
He never lets a crisis go to waste.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 21, 2026 02:08 PM (pkeXY)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2026 02:08 PM (U/Byj)
http://tiny.cc/3iyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 02:06 PM (GyQIQ)
Great hips, nubile breasts
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 21, 2026 02:09 PM (xcxpd)
Eurofags getting their comeuppance, and the Golden Scalp Weasel rubs their nose in it to boot.
Be quiet, little doggies.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 02:09 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: B.O. at January 21, 2026 02:09 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (GBKbO)
I'd say the ones who care about team are the ones who think about policy. Most others go by feelz. Humans are not reasonable creatures.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 02:09 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 02:09 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Kevin Spacey is a horrible disease. An awful meatsack of evil.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 02:09 PM (E4rtv)
elite (n):
a. the choice part
b. the best of a class
c. the socially superior part of society
Can we at least get some scare quotes around "the elites" ? There is nothing truly elite about this crowd at all.
Posted by: Half Dozen at January 21, 2026 02:09 PM (EYvpB)
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 02:09 PM (aZm/F)
She's a punchline.
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 02:08 PM (aZm/F)
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Black women love her.
And black women will make up an oversized part of the Democrat primary electorate.
She's going to win SC by 50 points.
"Oh, fuck the black vote," as the DNC tries to steal MI or whatever (which will also be majority black voting) will go...badly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:09 PM (GBKbO)
Rahm Emanuel
You could tell the powers that be were warming things up for him when they tried to imply that he was very respected in Japan when serving as ambassador. In truth, they hated him for discarding some of the traditions of that country and had a valid reputation as a prick. The Atlantic has already done a piece on his coming run. And despite having no real reason, he keeps popping up on CNN to counter the current administration.
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 02:03 PM (dIske)
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"Too Jewish." In fact, he's way too Jewish. If memory serves, he was born to an Israeli father who smashed Palestinian heads as part of a pro-Israel paramilitary group.
If Josh Shapiro was Too Jewish to be Kamala's VP, then there is no way the Democraps let this Very Jewish Jew anywhere near the nomination.
He may try to run, though. Why not? It's a great opportunity for graft and stealing campaign funds.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 02:09 PM (iFTx/)
The Dems would have to (and sure, they might even do it) say "no debates" for her to not shit her pants live on stage again.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (uEmCf)
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Lol!
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (TN0g+)
I'll need to see his business card to be certain
Posted by: Paul Allen at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (jGJov)
TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT FRENCH LAUNDRY NOW YOU FUCKING STUPID BASTARD! YOU FUCKING BASTARD!
Posted by: Hey Gavin... at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (TbWk/)
I suspect that the issue here is that Dem voters tend to do what they are told.
So yes in 2016 D voters wanted Bernie but the DNC installed Hillary but in '20 and '24 they mostly just told D voters who they should vote for and they did.
I can tell you in reading lefty forums there was little love of Biden before 2019 or so. They liked Kamala a bit better in the lead up to '24 but if you asked the average D voter in '22 to name who they wanted it would not have been her...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)
This sun-kissed brunette longs for a world free from the darkness of globalist technocracy:
http://tiny.cc/3iyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 02:06 PM (GyQIQ)
That bikini is ugly. She should remove it immediately.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:53 PM (GBKbO)
And would, at the next election, be replaced by a PM who would return to the modern tradition of fellating European leaders daily.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (ExV1e)
http://tiny.cc/3iyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
Her top is tied too tightly.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:00 PM (GBKbO)
I'd say the ones who care about team are the ones who think about policy. Most others go by feelz. Humans are not reasonable creatures.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 02:09 PM (wEF4H)
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I'm saying it's not even feels.
It's just...something they were born into most of the time. Everything beyond that is just justification and rationalization for a cultural part of their identities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (wEF4H)
Like Humpty Dumpty (ie, push'd, coming soon), yes, he is.
Rebranded/BleachBlonde'd AOC will seal the deal Psycho Dancin' w/Gavin -- a true tribute to the legacy of Harley&the Joker.
https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-HillarySoSerious
https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-GavinUberAlles
That's the thing about Comedy, some people Just DON'T GET the Joke.
forWAR'd !!!
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (44Qw8)
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It moved.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 02:11 PM (RIvkX)
But they're really beclowning themselves by doing anything other than driving a moderate bargain in response to the US interest in Greenland. Of course maybe that will be the outcome. But the absurd posturing of other Euro countries over the whole thing is truly something.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2026 02:11 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Keir Starmer is as popular as herpes in the UK right now. They're suspending local elections to try and maintain power a bit longer. He's getting humiliated online by a based Rightwing waifu of his own creation.
Posted by: Amelia at January 21, 2026 02:12 PM (ycI94)
The Dems would have to (and sure, they might even do it) say "no debates" for her to not shit her pants live on stage again.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (uEmCf)
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She never rose above the 3rd tier.
She never got better than 15% of a national poll.
Yes, she was the early choice. But the most the elites could buy from the electorate was 15%.
First tier was Bernie. Second was Biden. Everyone else was third. The DNC had to scuttle the entire third tier to consolidate votes for the second in the end, all of their plans having come to nothing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:12 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 02:12 PM (RHGPo)
And black women will make up an oversized part of the Democrat primary electorate.
This one is disheartening on so many levels. Why do they love her? They thing she's black. And that's it.
And as has been pointed out she's half Indian, half from a slave trading Jamaican family of mixed race. But I guess the "one drop" rule is still a thing on the left
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:12 PM (sKqQm)
book it.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 02:12 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 02:13 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Seems Legit
Soft manicured hands. The hands of a lifetime of faggotry.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 21, 2026 02:13 PM (abIsI)
So yes in 2016 D voters wanted Bernie but the DNC installed Hillary but in '20 and '24 they mostly just told D voters who they should vote for and they did.
I can tell you in reading lefty forums there was little love of Biden before 2019 or so. They liked Kamala a bit better in the lead up to '24 but if you asked the average D voter in '22 to name who they wanted it would not have been her...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)
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1. The DNC cheated to get Hillary the nomination.
2. Lefty forums are white progressives. An outright majority of the Democrat primary electorate in key states are black.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:13 PM (GBKbO)
One thing Orwell got wrong about EngSoc is that he made them too serious and competent. The real world EngSoc running Britain are a bunch of clowns...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:13 PM (sKqQm)
I've never heard of either of these guys. Actors, I'm guessing?
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:13 PM (77rzZ)
http://tiny.cc/3iyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 02:06 PM (GyQIQ)
Needs a sammich ...
Posted by: browndog moving slowly at January 21, 2026 02:14 PM (3sXRv)
Blonde Morticia, I will! Thanks so much for the recommend.
Potentially throwing out some chum for the Horde to go nuts over...It's popular among red pilled MAGA chads to joke that we should repeal the 19th. Many here joke about it. I get that it's done in fun. (I hope??) But I've thoroughly researched this topic and time period, from the lens of being a pro-man, conservative leaning, pro-life first wave feminist. And we do NOT want to go back to the oppressive eras of the past when women had no rights, before they could vote. It was horrifying and brutal. Truly.
There is positive space that exists between AWFLS taking away men's rights, and repealing the 19th and locking up mouthy women in insane asylums. But with the divide between men and women growing, I don't know it heals.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 02:14 PM (Eng1Z)
And as has been pointed out she's half Indian, half from a slave trading Jamaican family of mixed race. But I guess the "one drop" rule is still a thing on the left
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:12 PM (sKqQm)
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Because whitie robbed her of the opportunity to run a full campaign.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:14 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ...
Non ideologues have outcome preferences, not policies. Ideologues have policy preferences but often no outcome preference in that they are often indifferent to adjusting policy to outcomes.
The masses are slow in coming to public judgment but once there, the elites and policy types are frustrated because the masses become immovable on some policies like not wanting Social Security changed or disdaining the Green Nude Eel and EV flambes.
Classic examples in the past, the Vietnam War, massive tax hikes, gas rationing or massive price hikes, inflation under Biden and Carter, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and so on.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 02:14 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:10 PM (GBKbO)
Plenty go against their parents or family. It's not 1970 anymore.
People go by "feel". That's how a brash philandering New York Values guy won three times.
I'm not even really saying you're wrong. There are plenty of the "team" people but they are as built in as the policy people. Those who decide elections however are all about who touches their emotionally crippled fancy.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 02:14 PM (wEF4H)
Now imagine who would vote for that, and you have Democrat Voter.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 21, 2026 02:15 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:15 PM (77rzZ)
"Too Jewish." In fact, he's way too Jewish. If memory serves, he was born to an Israeli father who smashed Palestinian heads as part of a pro-Israel paramilitary group.
Plus, during the Gulf War Rahm was a civilian volunteer with the IDF.
On the other hand, watching the Donks turn 180 and try to claim that Trump takes his orders from Israel because he has Jooish kids, but Rahm totally isn't in the pocket of Israel will be really funny.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 02:15 PM (y9nCu)
Yet another thing the shithead Dems accuse everyone else of doing.
Can't stomach these idiots.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (och2J)
Communism sounds cool and all . . . until the murders begin.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 02:15 PM (dK+Kv)
Now imagine who would vote for that, and you have Democrat Voter.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 21, 2026 02:15 PM (DgMqy)
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But, remember, Joe Biden was considered a serious elder-statesman before 2020.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:15 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 02:15 PM (vOtXJ)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:12 PM (sKqQm)
Left-wingers *handshake emoji* Groypers
Enforcing the One Drop rule.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:15 PM (uEmCf)
http://tiny.cc/3iyx001
The glow from the sole of her left foot makes it look like her hoohaw is radiating sunshine. Which it likely is.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at January 21, 2026 02:15 PM (0bjKf)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 21, 2026 02:15 PM (pLaQB)
book it.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 02:12 PM (XV/Pl)
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Crockett/Cortez 2028 -- Four Boobs For The Price Of Two!
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 02:16 PM (wWNcr)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 02:16 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 02:16 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 21, 2026 02:16 PM (h/ffs)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 02:16 PM (rZCVI)
I've never heard of either of these guys. Actors, I'm guessing?
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:13 PM (77rzZ)
Should say Sparkle Beach Ken which is an extra-gay version of the Mattel Ken doll. Patrick Bateman is the main character in American Psycho, brilliantly played by Christian Bale.
Posted by: Do you like Huey Lewis and the News? at January 21, 2026 02:16 PM (TbWk/)
"I don't believe any of them"
"They're all as bad as each other"
"I make up my own mind"
That's who decides elections and they are as malleable as a two hour old shit.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 02:16 PM (wEF4H)
Self-licking ice cream zone of sorts.
NATO was premised on a specific world and adversary that are completely gone. It was the most successful alliance in modern history. The world changes.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2026 02:17 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 02:17 PM (yw3eV)
I read through the NR coverage of Biden during his first run for president and they treated him as a clown.
Then I compared it to how NRO covered him in 2020. Night and day. It is amazing how many "rightwing" pundits were up for sale with all the money being spent to install the Junta in 2020...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:17 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 02:17 PM (2WIwB)
Sparkle Beach Ken makes more sense.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 02:17 PM (zZu0s)
>>In a private exchange of messages obtained by POLITICO, a Newsom administration official accused the USA House of bowing to political pressure from the State Department
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It's probably not the case, but I'd be delighted if it was. Newsom vs Rubio 2028 would make my day every day.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 02:18 PM (jF1M6)
http://tiny.cc/3iyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 02:06 PM (GyQIQ)
She obviously has not been near - nor does she have enough experience making - a sammich.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 02:19 PM (dK+Kv)
http://tiny.cc/3iyx001
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Why is there a mattress in the yard -- was she pole vaulting?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 02:19 PM (D9BsV)
First tier was Bernie. Second was Biden. Everyone else was third. The DNC had to scuttle the entire third tier to consolidate votes for the second in the end, all of their plans having come to nothing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:12 PM (GBKbO)
The Jussie Smollett hoax was meant to get momentum behind the Anti-Lynching bill she sponsored and thrust her into stardom.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:20 PM (uEmCf)
Sparkle Beach Ken makes more sense.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 02:17 PM (zZu0s)
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Sparkle Beach Ben destroys you with facts about interior decorating.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at January 21, 2026 02:20 PM (0bjKf)
When he was ditching CA for TX, Gary from Nerdrotic had an opening video for Friday Night Tights where Newsom was Patrick Bateman, and he was chasing down Gary and his FNT Scooby Gang to prevent them from leaving CA. Had clips from American Psycho with Newsome's face spliced in. It was hilarious and eerily perfect. Video was by Pierry Chan.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 02:21 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 02:21 PM (RIvkX)
Now imagine who would vote for that, and you have Democrat Voter.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 21, 2026 02:15 PM (DgMqy)
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How stupid are they? An AWFL could have a black baby and she'd accuse her husband of having an affair with a black woman.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 02:22 PM (2WIwB)
"I mean he's rich, and has a high prestige job, and gets beautiful women, and is fit, and lives in a nice place but obviously he's a horrible person!"
Yes, somehow these lefties don't realize that this is very appealing to many people. Meanwhile in other threads the same people complain they don't have enough money, high prestige jobs, and nice places to live and its all other people's fault they don't!
This isn't a judgement on the movie or the book, that's a separate issue, here I'm just bemused that lefties don't even understand themselves.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:22 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Political socialization. Family is the first influence but friends and social group id influences it after adulthood. Ironically, the most politically knowledgeable are the ones most likely to defect from one party to another based on specific policies and issues. So you get someone like David Horowitz raised as a pink diaper baby and early leftist activist becoming hard right.
Some defect for money and fame, often GOPe types--can anyone provide a principled argument like Bill Weld running as Libertarian VP? Snarlin Arlen Spector? Etc.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 02:22 PM (E4rtv)
Seriously?
Firs off, Hillary's selection in 2016 was a buy off for her to drop the challenge on the Selected Obama previously. Hell, they even played around with the caucus for Obama.
Hillary's problems in 2016 stem from her being absolutely unlikable by everyone. Without the way being paved for her (and Sanders being bought off) she wouldn't have done as well as she did.
Biden in 2020...got schelacked in Iowa, and beat in NH to the extent that he didn't even show up for the primary. Instead he ran to his savior down in South Carolina (Clyburn) who paved the way in that state and all the big states. Clyburn is one of the kingmakers .
Think what you like. Democrats don't have valid primaries. They select then tailor. Always.
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 02:22 PM (dIske)
The rest of you, I'm not so sure about.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:22 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:20 PM (uEmCf)
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This is MAGA country!!
Chicago? Really? Really?
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 02:22 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at January 21, 2026 02:20 PM (0bjKf)
He'd catch on fire the moment he tried to step onto a beach.
"I DON'T NEED THIS! I MAKE MORE MONEY THAN ALL OF YOU COMBINED! AHHHH IT BURNSSSSSSS!"
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (REq0p)
Posted by: Ripley at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 02:06 PM (PTsqM)
Kinda how I felt about the movie titanic. I never saw it, but Mrs B and her sister were watching it in the living room, and I just happened to walk through the room as Retardo Dicraprio was dying an icy death. I asked if it was the end of the movie. They asked why. I said because I'm going to rewind that shit and watch the prick die again, and I did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (snZF9)
.. tick, tick
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 02:17 PM (2WIwB)
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That crosses my mind every time I hit Post.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (RIvkX)
Like fried bugs and fromage like the smelly frogs say...
Posted by: President Donald J. Trump ASS MAN at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (IKhxE)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:12 PM (sKqQm)
Don't forget her mom's Indian side is Brahmin, the top caste in India. She she gets her entitlement genes naturally from both sides of the family tree!
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (Eng1Z)
Biden in 2020...got schelacked in Iowa, and beat in NH to the extent that he didn't even show up for the primary. Instead he ran to his savior down in South Carolina (Clyburn) who paved the way in that state and all the big states. Clyburn is one of the kingmakers .
Think what you like. Democrats don't have valid primaries. They select then tailor. Always.
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 02:22 PM (dIske)
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Biden won literally all but one SC primary poll for more than a year before the SC primary.
Clyburn has no power at all. It's a fiction.
The lesson of 2020 is that IA and NH are too white to reflect the actual will of the Democrat electorate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (GBKbO)
But remember not even a hint of fraud....
And Seth Rich was totally murdered by a mugger that didn't take his phone, watch or wallet.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 02:24 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 02:24 PM (rZCVI)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism'
Abrams/O'Rourke -- We wuz robbed!
Posted by: Dear God No at January 21, 2026 02:24 PM (ycI94)
This isn't a judgement on the movie or the book, that's a separate issue, here I'm just bemused that lefties don't even understand themselves.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:22 PM (sKqQm)
They thought they were owed high-paying sinecures just for having the correct lefty views.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:25 PM (uEmCf)
Chicago? Really? Really?
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 02:22 PM (aZm/F)
And tell me, Mr. Smooliet, what were they wearing? MAGA HATS??!! MAGA hats in CHICAGO?!
Posted by: Dave Chapelle at January 21, 2026 02:25 PM (TbWk/)
Pence...GFY
Romney...GFY
Well, damn, I'd have to list all the halfwit Republicans, and they would take a very long time.
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 02:25 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 02:25 PM (SSiCQ)
But remember not even a hint of fraud....
And Seth Rich was totally murdered by a mugger that didn't take his phone, watch or wallet.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (sKqQm)
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It was Nevada.
And my point is that they cleared the deck for her, gave her a sacrificial lamb to beat, and...they barely managed it.
Barely.
10 years ago, they barely managed it, when the DNC was far more powerful. The DNC actually gave up some of its power after 2016 because the cheating was so bad (super delegates don't get to make free votes until the second ballot at convention now).
All they managed was to create a superstar out of Bernie that's been a thorn in their side ever since.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:26 PM (GBKbO)
Miss them. But it's thanks to all of what they built we get Trump in Davos. They have earned their rest. Miss and appreciate them all.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 02:26 PM (Eng1Z)
I won't get 0.03 again, but 0.07 will be a nice profit.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:27 PM (GBKbO)
Carney
Mark Joseph Carney (born March 16, 1965) is a Canadian politician and economist who has served as the 24th prime minister of Canada since 2025.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 02:27 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 02:17 PM (2WIwB)
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That crosses my mind every time I hit Post.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (RIvkX)
It crosses mi.............
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 02:28 PM (2WIwB)
Pence...GFY
Romney...GFY
Posted by: Seems Legit
He annihilated entire political dynasties.
Please clap.
Posted by: Jeb! at January 21, 2026 02:28 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Kudos for the leading zeroes.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:28 PM (77rzZ)
Pence...GFY
Romney...GFY
Posted by: Seems Legit
He annihilated entire political dynasties.
Please clap.
Posted by: Jeb! at January 21, 2026 02:28 PM (ycI94)
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The irony now is that Democrats desperately want that on their side. They want their own Trump to take out the establishment that they see as sell-outs.
Except that the establishment uses the language of the activist base and an outsider who could shake things up on important issues, like immigration, would get destroyed by the very activist base that wants an outsider.
If Bernie ran now and said that Trump was right about immigration, you know, his 2016 stance, the left would turn on him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:29 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 02:24 PM (rZCVI)
Co!ette Harrington
See last X link just before Comments begin.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 02:29 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Kudos for the leading zeroes.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:28 PM (77rzZ)
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I did think about that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:30 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 02:30 PM (D9BsV)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 02:30 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 21, 2026 02:30 PM (eO11x)
Please clap.
As a practical matter, Republican voters wanted certain things done.
The GOPe kept refusing to do them.
The fact the voters switched to someone else that would do them isn't just obvious it is the way the system is supposed to work - politicians are supposed to be afraid of losing their positions if they don't do what their voters want...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:30 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 02:30 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at January 21, 2026 02:30 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 02:30 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:30 PM (77rzZ)
10 tankers are positioning in Qatar.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 02:31 PM (0KSrI)
Please clap.
Posted by: Jeb! at January 21, 2026 02:28 PM (ycI94)
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Good point.
The Bush crowd was a cancer on this country.
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 02:31 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:23 PM (GBKbO)
________________________
Care to explain why Clyburn traveled to every single battleground state before the 2020 election (as a SC congressman)? And, why he was practically begging for a presidential pardon before Biden left office? Clyburn is "fraud central" and always has been.
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 02:31 PM (dIske)
As an Iowan, I can confirm it was Iowa. Here's a Forbes analysis of the whole thing: https://tinyurl.com/52a3a7jw
Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 21, 2026 02:32 PM (ycI94)
One of my favorite things about Trump is how he ruined the political aspirations of so many asshole "it's my turn" republicans.
Pence...GFY
Romney...GFY
Posted by: Seems Legit
He annihilated entire political dynasties.
Please clap.
Posted by: Jeb!
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Heh, he also eliminated the Clinton dynasty. (It's a certainty that the unelectably graceless Chelsea was up for unlimited appointments.)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 02:32 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: Frank Barone at January 21, 2026 02:32 PM (IifOV)
Yes - D voters don't really care about who their candidates are or what they say. I mean many of them just don't pay attention at all, but even out of the ones that do they only really care that D pols keep the grift going...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:32 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: m at January 21
Let he who has never made a typo cast the first ston. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 02:32 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 21, 2026 02:32 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:32 PM (77rzZ)
Trump has it dead right - The USA by necessity needs to wash its hands of the Europe where it can and then use those resources to solidify control over the western hemisphere's energy supplies and strategic geographic resources.
It isn't that USA is suddenly unreliable. Rather this is the USA accepting that Europe is headed into a prolonged cultural, economic, and strategic decline rendering it an increasingly inept and incapable ally.
All Trump is doing is accepting this reality and doing everything possible to secure the long term future of the USA as an ongoing superpower. This is not optional because the Chicoms prime objective is the ensure USA fails at this. And odds on, when it gets rough, Europe won't be around to help.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 21, 2026 02:32 PM (HTCU3)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 02:32 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 02:32 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 02:33 PM (BI5O2)
Many of them don't have kids.
And out of those that do they assume they'll be taken care of either by "generational wealth" or a position in the technocracy.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:34 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 02:34 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: m at January 21
Let he who has never made a typo cast the first ston. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 02:32 PM (Wmg4n)
There was a great nic--on LGF?--that I greatly coveted:
Typo Knig
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 02:34 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 02:35 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 02:35 PM (PTsqM)
There's just nobody they can run that's going to be "Fuck you, Daddy!" enough for the activists.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:35 PM (uEmCf)
Does it really matter who the Dems nominate? Like Hillary before her, Kamala wasn't that far away from presidency (decided by a relatively small number of votes in a handful of states).
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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Considering the amount of voter fraud, those margins might have been wider. With any luck, we'll have some types of voter fraud closed off by 2028 and we'll have a more realistic election, i.e., one in which maybe half the country votes.
I think Rubio could heat up an election by campaigning in Spanish and (my dream) debating AOC in Spanish, if they're both the veep selections.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 02:35 PM (jF1M6)
The Game Changer
How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight
By: Jon Ralston
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 02:36 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: LizLem"
Yet she had the nerve that little Kamal was a victim of racism and forced school busing made her success possible, or some such BS. She has Stolen Victim-hood status, you would think somebody on the left would notice and be offended. .
Posted by: Ripley at January 21, 2026 02:36 PM (GUOwU)
I'm not so sure. A blowout? Perhaps not, but I can see the Republicans making gains in the midterms. You'll know the dems are worried when you see them ramp up the violence come summer.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 02:36 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 02:36 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
We're good with that, as long as we're only killing the bad people!!!
Posted by: Modern US Leftists at January 21, 2026 02:36 PM (ycI94)
Is Cory Booker still straight?
It's him and some AWFL for '28.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 02:34 PM (Y8DZL)
Wes Moore and Spanberger. Order may change.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 02:36 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 02:36 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 02:35 PM (PTsqM)
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OFFS
They truly are a cancer.
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 02:36 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 21, 2026 02:36 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at January 21, 2026 02:36 PM (CwhoI)
Posted by: runner at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (g47mK)
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Makes sense.. USA House is for Americans, and Newscum isn't one.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 02:37 PM (IG3/x)
Peace in our time
Posted by: Mark1971 at January 21, 2026 02:37 PM (CNl8/)
Trump can to prominence by agreeing to do the things that right leaning voters wanted. Since the GOPe wasn't doing that he was able to supplant them.
Now, many D voters would also claim their party isn't doing what they want but...would have trouble explaining what that might be.
Because the left follows the narrative that comes out of the D party anyway. So they just say they want want the people that control the D party say they want.
Today its illegals and trannies rights. Yesterday it was a living wage and cracking down on men treating women badly. Tomorrow it will be something else completely. And the D voters will just pretend they've always wanted those new things whatever they might be...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:37 PM (sKqQm)
I needed that snicker. If his hair did catch on fire in anger it had plenty of grease to make it worse.
He really thinks he's special, the narcissistic fag. And that no other governors (I guess) were invited because he's so fabulous. All he was going to do was complain about President Trump anyway.
After throwing CA into a ton of debt, yeah, he really knows about money. Ask him about the speed train to nowhere. Or the burned up parts of his state. Or the reservoirs that are dry. Or how his state is crime free and debt free.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 21, 2026 02:37 PM (WONhk)
Crowder has been running old clips of OBAMA saying the same thing Trump is now on immigration. He used rampant immigration (I think he quoted 5 million illegals came in) as a cudgel to say that Dubya the Bushitler and the republicans were exploiting brown people, due to crony greed. So we should vote for him to plug the hole and fix it.
Cut to Biden's time as POTUS...20–30 million illegals flowed over the border, most likely. And the democrats were all on board with the brown people coming here to be exploited, due to crony greed.
The left SHOULD turn on Obama and they won't. Luckily he's waning in influence and power.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 02:37 PM (Eng1Z)
Have to see whatvwas downstairs
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 02:37 PM (Ia/+0)
If ever there was a real life Bond Villain, it's Soros and his spawn son. And now the son is married to Anthony Weiners old fleshlight Huma Abedein (Hillarys lesbo beard).
Posted by: Frank Barone at January 21, 2026 02:38 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 02:34 PM (Y8DZL)
By comparison to Richard Simmons or by comparison to Liberace?
The judges would also have accepted "Paul Lynde" or "Boy George" as answers.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 02:38 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at
Oh I love this! But I don’t think AOC actually speaks Spanish, does she? I should look that up.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 02:39 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 02:39 PM (Ia/+0)
The left SHOULD turn on Obama and they won't. Luckily he's waning in influence and power.
I've been down this route...and it isn't just this issue.
The argument you'll get from leftists is ALWAYS "that was different, we've learned since then" and they'll reject the things they said were their core political believes then and claim whatever the left's narrative is focused on NOW is their core belief...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:39 PM (sKqQm)
The thing standing in his way is he actually loves this country and is grateful to have been born here. That is what saved us. That's it.
Because a commie that had the raw power of Trump would be the ruin of the world. Instead he's doing his level best to salvage it.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 02:39 PM (wEF4H)
Mamdani
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 02:35 PM (61TgR)
Would the Rs play along in passing a new Constitutional Amendment (67 votes) to allow Bombdaddy to run?
(Yeah, they probably would...)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:40 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 02:40 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 02:31 PM (dIske)
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Because people think he has power, so he exerts it. He was probably celebrated everywhere he went.
And he's probably corrupt.
Doesn't mean he can make 29/30 polls got Biden's way in SC in 2020 before Clyburn decides to endorse him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:40 PM (GBKbO)
What say does Rutte have in anything?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 02:40 PM (ExV1e)
Peace in our time
Posted by: Mark1971 at January 21, 2026 02:37 PM (CNl8/)
Peas in our thyme.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 02:40 PM (SSiCQ)
Because the left follows the narrative that comes out of the D party anyway. So they just say they want want the people that control the D party say they want.
Today its illegals and trannies rights. Yesterday it was a living wage and cracking down on men treating women badly. Tomorrow it will be something else completely. And the D voters will just pretend they've always wanted those new things whatever they might be...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:37 PM (sKqQm)
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"Welfare only for Americans, kick out the foreigners" would get a lot of support from Democrat voters.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:41 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:41 PM (77rzZ)
We support Current Thing. Because it is Current Year, and it is time for Current Thing
Posted by: Leftist NPCs at January 21, 2026 02:41 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 02:41 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 02:41 PM (Ia/+0)
Please clap. Posted by: Jeb! at January 21, 2026 02:28 PM (ycI94)
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Good point. The Bush crowd was a cancer on this country.
Posted by: Seems Legit at January 21, 2026 02:31 PM (aZm/F)
I have NOT forgotten that the GOP front runner for a time, floated by the media and the uniparty, was Jeb Bush. JEB. And then Trump cleaned his clock so thoroughly in the debates, it was a true thing of beauty.
We owe a great debt to Trump for ending the Bush and Clinton dynasties as a thing, more than we even know.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 02:42 PM (Eng1Z)
I've been down this route...and it isn't just this issue."
It's actually amazing how much of a non-person Obama has become; we still talk about Bill and Hillary far more than him, and they have more influence as well. He's just become a great big nothing.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 02:42 PM (uWKK8)
If you follow how the game is played the left always has enough dirt to get a few Rs to vote their way on important issues.
But...67 is a lot more dirt then they'd risk for just one corrupt-o-crat when they have dozens of others that they wouldn't need to make this change for...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 02:37 PM (Eng1Z)
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The left needs someone on their side to shit on their establishment.
Hunter Biden is the only figure of any prominence to do it yet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:42 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 02:42 PM (2WIwB)
- GOP
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 02:43 PM (Ryx1w)
But...67 is a lot more dirt then they'd risk for just one corrupt-o-crat when they have dozens of others that they wouldn't need to make this change for...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)
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Is this why the Senate fell 10 votes shy of kicking Trump out of politics forever in his Senate impeachment trial vote in early 2021?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:44 PM (GBKbO)
You missed Kate Winslet's boobs, which was the actual best part of that movie.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 02:44 PM (3ha+O)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 02:41 PM
Seal's pretty tasty.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 02:44 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: LizLem
Yep. Had he done nothing else, he deserves our undying gratitude for that alone.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:44 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 02:45 PM (VE6XX)
I don't think so honestly.
If the FNM says we need welfare for "refugees" then D voters will just repeat it even if in theory it it taking money from them.
Sure, one could imagine a new President Newsom deciding to stop welfare for illegals and D voters doing a 180 but only if the FNM and D party both established a new narrative. No outsider left, right , or center would win substantial D votes running on this without official D approval
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:45 PM (sKqQm)
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If you told Democrats ten years ago that they'd believe the things they believe today (e.g., genital mutilation of confused children, men in women's sports, men in women's bathrooms), they would have said NO EFFIN WAY, THAT'S CRAZY YOU LYING POS! Yet look where they are today. Now imagine the things they'll believe in ten years that they would firmly deny as not possible today.
Posted by: Blue Boobies at January 21, 2026 02:45 PM (qUkBO)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 02:41 PM
Since we got that Cajun as our envoy up there, I'm thinking muktuk gumbo.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:46 PM (77rzZ)
I don't think so honestly.
If the FNM says we need welfare for "refugees" then D voters will just repeat it even if in theory it it taking money from them.
Sure, one could imagine a new President Newsom deciding to stop welfare for illegals and D voters doing a 180 but only if the FNM and D party both established a new narrative. No outsider left, right , or center would win substantial D votes running on this without official D approval
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:45 PM (sKqQm)
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Deporting all illegals still gets like 60% support overall when asked plainly.
"Would you trade increased welfare for Americans over fewer foreigners in America?"
"Socialized medicine but only if we make Costco feel less like Bangladesh."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:46 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:45 PM (sKqQm)
All that would take is one 30 second appearance by Rachel Madcow on MSDNC.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:46 PM (uEmCf)
That's an interesting example. I assumed at the time the left decided that a "damaged" Trump was better to have as an opponent then opening the field to someone else.
And they didn't realize the scope of the mistake they had made until the summer of '24 where they ran two ops to assassinate him...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:46 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 02:42 PM (Eng1Z)
Jeb: How dare you talk about my mother. My mother is a wonderful woman!
Trump: *She* should be running.
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The best. Truly the best.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 02:47 PM (wEF4H)
Right? Even random Clinton lackeys like Carville rate more news than the Obamas.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 02:47 PM (3ha+O)
They didn't have coin flips, that was Iowa.
Nevada had card draws. And Hillary won all of them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:47 PM (GBKbO)
That's an interesting example. I assumed at the time the left decided that a "damaged" Trump was better to have as an opponent then opening the field to someone else.
And they didn't realize the scope of the mistake they had made until the summer of '24 where they ran two ops to assassinate him...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:46 PM (sKqQm)
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Or...a simpler explanation: The left isn't that powerful.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:47 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 02:48 PM (EyfuW)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 02:42 PM (uWKK
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Almost as if he was always a Zero.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 02:48 PM (D9BsV)
We're not saying that Blue Lives Matter was behind feeding false information to far-left, anti-ICE protestors.
We're not saying we had teams comprised of HUNDREDS of off-duty cops and veterans volunteer to run decoy operations so far-left activists THOUGHT they were conducting ICE raids.
We're not saying they were in fact they were just driving around in what appeared to be unmarked vehicles with tinted windows... drinking coffee and listening to Guns and Roses.... being chased down and surrounded by protestors.
What we ARE saying is that if it DID happen.... it sure worked remarkably well in NINE DIFFERENT STATES, allowing ACTUAL raids to successfully take place unimpeded, helping support the capture of HUNDREDS of criminals.
https://tinyurl.com/22nyra6r
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 02:48 PM (FMAqD)
Come back for Pete Buttigeig and the Gay Greenies?
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 02:49 PM (Y8DZL)
If they end being the natural born citizen rule for president:
Dems: Mamdami
GOP: Elon Musk
Actually, I would watch that debate. A useless, do-nothing, Hollywood/Higher Ed red diaper baby, nepo baby, versus one of the most ambitious, accomplished titans of industry of our modern era.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 02:49 PM (Eng1Z)
Come back for Pete Buttigeig and the Gay Greenies?
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 02:49 PM (Y8DZL)
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He won the IA caucus in 2020.
And no one gave a shit at the time.
Because the IA caucuses are completely fake and don't matter.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:49 PM (GBKbO)
I've also been down this route. It should trouble them. You'll get one of two types of answers:
1) Unlike you I can learn...RACIST!
or just a plain...
2) RACIST!
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:49 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 02:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 02:50 PM (VE6XX)
I don’t think AOC actually speaks Spanish, does she? I should look that up.
Posted by: Piper
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I also have my doubts about her skill, which would make it doubly fun if he challenged her to it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 02:50 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 02:48 PM (EyfuW)
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I could see him one day as Commander-in-Smirk.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 02:50 PM (D9BsV)
Because Bill is/was actually kind of charming and people feared Hillary. Obama was an empty suit, put in power by the profession left. He was a mid-grade speaker with no professional accomplishments except being black.
Posted by: Ripley at January 21, 2026 02:51 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 02:51 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 02:51 PM (L/fGl)
Yet look where they are today. Now imagine the things they'll believe in ten years that they would firmly deny as not possible today.
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Their abandonment of Martin Luther King is another.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 02:51 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 02:51 PM (jF1M6)
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"He was controlled by whitey to keep the black man from reaching true revolutionary status like Malcolm X wanted. Also, Malcolm X was assassinated by the CIA because he wanted us to revolt."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:52 PM (GBKbO)
He loves to pick his moments. And ruin aspirations.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 02:52 PM (wEF4H)
But then how do you explain the regular R defections that make no sense on various important issues?
It doesn't get them more votes. It isn't some core thing they believe in because the normal pattern is they've said the exact opposite repeatedly in the past.
Either favors/threats are being called in or some percentage of R office holders regularly flake out and make what are obvious mistakes in their own voting patterns on a regular basis. You don't get to be a Senator by not understanding politics or making a bunch of political mistakes.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:52 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Tom Servo
A black hole?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 02:51 PM (L/fGl)
He was the face of the entire Chicago (later Kalorama) machine.
He was never a commanding presence all on his own. He was just the bow tied around the whole deal to make it look prettier to the easily fooled.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:53 PM (uEmCf)
It doesn't get them more votes. It isn't some core thing they believe in because the normal pattern is they've said the exact opposite repeatedly in the past.
Either favors/threats are being called in or some percentage of R office holders regularly flake out and make what are obvious mistakes in their own voting patterns on a regular basis. You don't get to be a Senator by not understanding politics or making a bunch of political mistakes.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:52 PM (sKqQm)
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The flakes end up being a handful, not the entire caucus.
And yes, many of them hate our policy goals and only mouth them to get elected.
Seriously, DC could have convicted Trump of his second impeachment and laid a judgement that he was barred from political office forever. And they couldn't manage it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:54 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:54 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 02:54 PM (0U5gm)
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If I wasn't jerking off to the NFL, I woulda helped!
Posted by: True Conserfative at January 21, 2026 02:55 PM (qUkBO)
Posted by: BurtTC at January 21, 2026 02:55 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 02:54 PM (0U5gm)
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The EU bureaucracy exists for the sole purpose of not hitting, "this solution will fix the issue" button that exists for most major issues facing the continent today.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 02:56 PM (GBKbO)
Jamie Bonkiewicz
@JamieBonkiewicz
The 3rd pregnancy announcement from this administration isn’t a coincidence.
It’s coordinated propaganda.
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Well, Elon Musk alone . . .
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 02:56 PM (L/fGl)
1) Unlike you I can learn...RACIST!
or just a plain...
2) RACIST!
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:49 PM (sKqQm)
The only thing that matters to many of them is getting to shout "Racist" or "Nazi" at someone.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:56 PM (uEmCf)
He was never a commanding presence all on his own. He was just the bow tied around the whole deal to make it look prettier to the easily fooled.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 02:53 PM (uEmCf)
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He was the Magical Negro (h/t Bo Snerdley) that made their entire platform look shiny and new, despite it being nothing more than a tired retread of the same shitty Democrat nonsense that has done nothing but make people poor every time it's tried.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 02:57 PM (5aZAZ)
Another reason is that on a particular vote, going rogue makes them appear (to themselves) more powerful or attractive or exciting.
Yeah pretty stupid.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 21, 2026 02:58 PM (DgMqy)
This is a core problem with having government "fix" problems.
You give people money and status as long as they are doing the "fixing" and then take it away if they succeed . This creates a natural inclination to not actually ever solve those problems. "Don't kill the job!"
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 02:58 PM (sKqQm)
It’s coordinated propaganda.
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Well that's healthy and sane.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 02:58 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Tom Servo
A black hole?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 02:51 PM (L/fGl)
Ha!
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 02:58 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 02:54 PM (0U5gm)
Hold on now. I'm willing to just fire most of them. Some can go to jail.
If we need to take it further, sometime down the road, fine, but for now.....
Posted by: BurtTC at January 21, 2026 02:58 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: XTC
He had the Office of the President Elect with Styrofoam Greek columns!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 02:59 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 02:59 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 02:54 PM (0U5gm)
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Or that as soon as the Euroweenies don't have America's apron to punch out from behind anymore, that everyone's going to realize they're a bunch of fags and their shit's all retarded.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 02:59 PM (5aZAZ)
It’s coordinated propaganda.
Somehow I think Sarah Palin's vagina is gonna get dragged into this.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:59 PM (77rzZ)
It’s coordinated propaganda.
Somehow I think Sarah Palin's vagina is gonna get dragged into this.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 02:59 PM (77rzZ)
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"Only childless women on SSRIs should be in political office."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM (GBKbO)
The 3rd pregnancy announcement from this administration isn’t a coincidence.
It’s coordinated propaganda.
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Without looking, I bet I can guess what this wymxn looks like.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM (5aZAZ)
@JamieBonkiewicz
The 3rd pregnancy announcement from this administration isn’t a coincidence.
It’s coordinated propaganda.
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Well, Elon Musk alone . . .
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 02:56 PM (L/fGl)
Imagine being so broken, that the announcement of someone other than you being willing to bring another life into this world causes you to launch into hateful apoplexy.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 03:01 PM (wEF4H)
Pence...GFY
Romney...GFY
Posted by: Seems Legit
He annihilated entire political dynasties.
Please clap.
Posted by: Jeb!
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Based what we have out there Jeb and Pence wouldn't be the worst picks. They both were good governors and both have praised Trump 2.0 for specific actions . They are not Never Trumpers. I never will understand the required annihilation of politicians that we agree with on 90% of the issues because of disagreement on the other 10%. If that was the case I wouldn't have voted for Trump 2.0 because of Trump 1.0. (who am I kidding, I would have voted for just about anyone over Kamala or Biden)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (KDPiq)
The sweaty commie is so dumb she can't eat a banana without somebody putting their hand on the top of her head to get her started.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (CNXyM)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 03:03 PM (KDPiq)
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Pence is softer than Charmin, my dude.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 02:54 PM (0U5gm)
good one
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 03:06 PM (EyfuW)
Posted by: Thomas Masshole at January 21, 2026 03:07 PM (Mj9Qq)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 03:00 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 03:07 PM (SSiCQ)
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Pence is softer than Charmin, my dude.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 03:04 PM (5aZAZ)
Pence is loathed in Indiana. Maybe part of it is the way he and his fam bailed on all the gas stations that made them rich when they needed ground cleanup, which the Pences decided would best be handled by taxpayer money.
Posted by: Peaches at January 21, 2026 03:09 PM (VyqMH)
Option 2: AOC. Cartoonish incompetent marxist.
Option 3: Buttigieg. Afro-repellent incompetent Consultant Group product.
Option 4: Pritzker. Dick-blind incompetent trust fund baby.
Option 5: Kamalamadingdong. 2024's dog's breakfast.
Posted by: GOTO 100 at January 21, 2026 03:10 PM (qUkBO)
Boxers, briefs, or thongs?
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 03:31 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 21, 2026 04:16 PM (wGqjj)
Bill and Hillary Clinton: We Won't Testify, But If One Single Congessman Comes to NY, Bill Alone Will Sit For Some Questions, as Long as There Is No Recording and No Transcript
Comer rejected the "counter-offer."
Apparently decrepit alcoholic lesbian Hillary Clinton really doesn't want to be asked about her visits to Pedo Island."Facing contempt of Congress, the Clintons' lawyers made an untenable offer: that I travel to New York for a conversation with President Clinton only," Comer revealed in a post on X. The conditions only got worse from there. "No official transcript would be recorded and other Members of Congress would be barred from participating. I have rejected the Clintons' ridiculous offer." Comer added, "The Clintons' latest demands make clear they believe their last name entitles them to special treatment." Comer pointed out that the subpoenas came from a bipartisan House Oversight Committee and required sworn, transcribed depositions, and an informal, off-the-record chat fails to meet even the lowest standard of oversight. "Former President Clinton has a documented history of parsing language to evade questions, responded falsely under oath, and was impeached and suspended from the practice of law as a result," Comer said.The Committee will now hold hearings on whether or not to refer the Clintons to the DOJ for prosecution. I sure hope it's a short hearing. Hello! And welcome to the mid-week!
... "The absence of an official transcript is an indefensible demand that is insulting to the American people who demand answers about Epstein's crimes," he said. ... Of course, Hillary Clinton also remains squarely in the committee's sights. Comer laid out why her testimony matters and why a closed-door, casual conversation fails to satisfy the committee's responsibility. "Former Secretary Clinton's on-the-record testimony is necessary for the Committee's investigation given her knowledge from her time as Secretary of State of the federal government's work to counter international sex-tracking rings, her personal knowledge of Ms. Maxwell, and her family's relationship with Mr. Epstein," he said.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: front toward enemy at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (TIizU)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2026 12:18 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:18 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 12:18 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: The rulers and the ruled at January 21, 2026 12:18 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at January 21, 2026 12:19 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 12:18 PM (dK+Kv
Just be a bit
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 12:19 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:19 PM (SSiCQ)
What kind of monsters would treat a former Preznit this way?
Posted by: Merrick Garland, from his hiding hole at January 21, 2026 12:20 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 12:18 PM (dK+Kv
Just be a bit
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 12:19 PM (kJmLc)
He doesn't yet claim to have information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of Hillary Clinton.
Posted by: Yet... at January 21, 2026 12:20 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Vince Foster at January 21, 2026 12:20 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 12:20 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)
moar adjectives!
Posted by: m
Who smells of elderberries.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 12:21 PM (FMAqD)
Posted by: The rulers and the ruled at January 21, 2026 12:18 PM (TbWk/)
Oddly the globalist cabal wants that. Those of us the elites plan to cluster in 15 minute concentration camps after they kill our pets, take everything we own, and let us die...and the elites who will get all.
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 12:21 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at January 21, 2026 12:21 PM (bNf8H)
moar adjectives!
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:19 PM (SSiCQ)
bloated
odiferous
repugnant
odious
contemptible
Posted by: Here are a few for your enjoyment at January 21, 2026 12:21 PM (TbWk/)
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1. *FORMER* president Clinton
2. These are basic FBI interrogation rules. No transcripts, no recordings. Just a report after the fact with "trust me bro" scribbled in the margin. It's what insider are familiar with.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:21 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 12:21 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:21 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 12:22 PM (gm9Sb)
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Meh. Make it about anything. Epstein, Shmepstein. It makes no difference. The rules are that the ruling class does *not* experience accountability.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:22 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: D-E-E-P Heating!! at January 21, 2026 12:22 PM (oftw2)
And those rules must be changed immediately. The FBI has lost any benefit of the doubt they once enjoyed.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 12:23 PM (8FItK)
Posted by: Minneapolis Republican at January 21, 2026 12:23 PM (abIsI)
340 TJM and Joe Mannix and others - thank you for good discussion on SS.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:22 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:23 PM (QGaXH)
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Me, too. The Clintons are never going to see stainless steel bracelets or a perp walk regardless of what is "referred" or whatever, so I hope they don't waste too much time on it.
Or, wait a moment. No. I don't mean that. This is *congress* we're talking about. The less those people do, the better. I hope they spend weeks on it. Months if they can get away with it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:23 PM (GyQIQ)
Anyone with half a brain always knew Bill was a flim flam man as soon as he opened his pie hole.
Which is why you never see that movie on TV.
Posted by: Mordecai Jones at January 21, 2026 12:23 PM (n+1Zi)
Posted by: rickb223
And Mentholatum Rub.
Ben Gay should seriously consider a name change.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 12:24 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 12:21 PM (wEF4H)
Like a botched robbery.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 12:24 PM (dK+Kv)
When they get back in power Dems will make what happened to the J-6's look like a jolly holiday.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 12:24 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:24 PM (KDPiq)
And those rules must be changed immediately. The FBI has lost any benefit of the doubt they once enjoyed.
Posted by: Archimedes
THIS X a Brazilian!
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 12:25 PM (FMAqD)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 12:25 PM (giMmT)
In a just world:
Chairman: Should we refer the Clintons to the DOJ for prosecution?
Committee: Hear, hear!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 12:25 PM (bFu5X)
They need to implement a new propaganda tool, one that will persuade young men that beautiful girls are icky and fascist. But what to call her?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
Dianne Feinstein, the highly regarded Senator from California, recalled how she believed Clinton back in January when he denied having had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
Of course she came up with some tortured explanation to not convict him in the Senate.
Posted by: Jay in PA at January 21, 2026 12:26 PM (9mw3J)
Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 12:26 PM (BvTxf)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:26 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
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Tinder. Hinge. Bumble. TikTok. Instagram. Pinterist.
It's here, it goes by many names, and it's working splendidly.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 12:22 PM (gm9Sb)
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Over/under on the number of historical Arkancides-by-bowling-ball(s)?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (8FItK)
President Clinton, we've been advised that you have information that could lead to the incarceration of Hillary Clinton.
Bubba: gaack, thud
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (Wmg4n)
Anyone with half a brain always knew Bill was a flim flam man as soon as he opened his pie hole.
Which is why you never see that movie on TV.
Posted by: Mordecai Jones at January 21, 2026 12:23 PM (n+1Zi)
Three times. Twice for Bill, once for Her.
Raise your hand if you knew a gal in the 90s who spoke admiringly of Bill. And it was a massive red flag.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:26 PM (Ryx1w)
Is not is depending on how you define it.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (KDPiq)
I'd pay-per-view to see them try to run from the current Arkansas State Police though. Especially if it's Trooper Jacob Byrd in the really fast Charger.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 12:26 PM
It is when you don't control the DoJ anymore.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (bFu5X)
Which is why you never see that movie on TV.
Posted by: Mordecai Jones at January 21, 2026 12:23 PM (n+1Zi)
And it's been downhill since then.
Posted by: Emmie at January 21, 2026 12:28 PM (ZNSbE)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
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Tinder. Hinge. Bumble. TikTok. Instagram. Pinterist.
It's here, it goes by many names, and it's working splendidly.
Sure, sure, Olivia Julianna was a good first try, but I think they can do better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVxjiQGgV9k
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)
Remember further that other ardent feminists proclaimed their own willingness to service Bill's sexual hunger a la Monica Lewinsky, especially if that would keep Rowe v Wade in effect.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 21, 2026 12:28 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 12:28 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: In-N-Out at January 21, 2026 12:29 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ace at 12:17 PM
Ah yes. Now it's time for the failure theatre, Republicans' favorite tactic.
Posted by: Rainier Wolfcastle at January 21, 2026 12:29 PM (cuae1)
Yeah, some people are. We've seen too many examples.
Some people/groups in America actually are above the law.
One of the saddest developments in our history.
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 12:29 PM (ZxPkt)
Why can’t we do all of what you list. It ain’t that hard.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:29 PM (KDPiq)
They don't need a tool, letting young girls speak does that quite well.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:29 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Jim Jordan at January 21, 2026 12:29 PM (ViMlc)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 12:29 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
Twitch.
Half of the dudes watching e-thots anymore want to become e-thots themselves, and that's why they troon out.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 12:30 PM (uEmCf)
Surprised Congress critters can tear themselves away from their portfolio reviews to bother with this.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 12:30 PM (Y8DZL)
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That's how things were run at the Mena Aiport in the early 1980's!
Posted by: Jay in PA at January 21, 2026 12:30 PM (9mw3J)
Posted by: According to Chris Plante at January 21, 2026 12:31 PM (2Ez/1)
It's important because a sense that justice has finally been done is a very strong driver for most people. Besides, I think we can do both simultaneously. Just giving up on Bubba and especially Hillary would short circuit any sense of closure and right having won the day.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:31 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Flyin' Green Dildo at January 21, 2026 12:31 PM (DDJSl)
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"No one regarded her as highly as we!"
/The Red Chinese Communist Party
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 12:31 PM (8FItK)
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 12:31 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: holygoat at January 21, 2026 12:31 PM (E4/dr)
Dianne Feinstein, the highly regarded Senator from California, recalled how she believed Clinton back in January when he denied having had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
Of course she came up with some tortured explanation to not convict him in the Senate.
Posted by: Jay in PA at January 21, 2026 12:26 PM (9mw3J)
I recall Feinstein and others charging up the steps of some office building to demand - was it Packwood (?) of Oregon before Oregon got turned blue - to demand he resign over allegations of sexual impropriety of some sort...?
Thank you for interesting topic Ace. Hope you are doing well and staying warm.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:31 PM (QGaXH)
Welcome to the Working Week!
I no it don't thrill you
I hope it don't kill you
Now-
Welcome to the Working Week!
Welcome to the Working Week!
Posted by: Pre-Zombie Elvis Costello at January 21, 2026 12:32 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Adds a Jedi Hand Wave... at January 21, 2026 12:32 PM (BvTxf)
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Yeah, that'll do the trick.
Who's the latest roll up their sleeves star of the committee circuit?
Soap operas for ugly people, indeed.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 12:33 PM (Hx0tZ)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:33 PM (66/qG)
Hitching her career wagon to a serial sexual offender and riding that connection to elected and appointed positions is Hildabeest's sole "accomplishment".
In that respect she and Red Kammie have a lot in common.
Willies' Willies FTW!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 21, 2026 12:33 PM (xG4kz)
And those rules must be changed immediately.
To Obama's credit, he did change this rule. FBI were supposed to record interviews. To Obama's discredit, he only made it policy with no teeth. FBI feel free to ignore the rule when it's convenient to them or their politics.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 21, 2026 12:34 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 21, 2026 12:28 PM (xG4kz)
Sucking off perverts for baby murder, the end goal of feminism.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 12:34 PM (dK+Kv)
I will meet with ONE Senator at a time. Alone, sometime in the evening.
At Fort Marcy Park.
How's that?
Posted by: Hillary. at January 21, 2026 12:34 PM (pKhVe)
Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at January 21, 2026 12:34 PM (DY7Xb)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:34 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Benghazi at January 21, 2026 12:34 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (N8ZBc)
Willowed:
Anglo-American Full Breakfast: We're building an empire.
Continental Breakfast: We're taking August off and otherwise working 30 hours a week.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (tgvbd)
@TrumpWarRoom
·
1h
.@POTUS
on WWII: “We won it big. Without us, right now you’d all be speaking German and a little Japanese, perhaps.”
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
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Tinder. Hinge. Bumble. TikTok. Instagram. Pinterist.
It's here, it goes by many names, and it's working splendidly.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (GyQIQ)
I believe Archimedes is referring to 'Amelia' a British Gov propaganda tool that has gloriously backfired on the perpetrators!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (9EO0O)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (T3puI)
Hitching her career wagon to a serial sexual offender and riding that connection to elected and appointed positions is Hildabeest's sole "accomplishment".
In that respect she and Red Kammie have a lot in common.
Willies' Willies FTW!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 21, 2026 12:33 PM (xG4kz)
The Maserati Dealer doesn't ask you where you got your money from. He just hands you the keys.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (SSiCQ)
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Dear James Comer,
You have yet to prove them wrong.
Love, Franpsycho
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)
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Their input, and more than a couple others' input, are always valuable. Always
Posted by: 496 at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (GjxrJ)
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (UqzrU)
In that respect she and Red Kammie have a lot in common.
In both cases the serial sexual offender turned on them, too. We all know Bill hates his life, and Willie Brown made public statements that were not positioning Kammie for success.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at January 21, 2026 12:34 PM (DY7Xb)
What difference at this point does it make ?
Posted by: Hillary at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (VE6XX)
Why can’t we do all of what you list. It ain’t that hard.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12
Because we have limited resources. Because we need to be more targeted. Because we are all over everywhere, nothing is happening. Because Bill is a foot, maybe a foot and a half in the grave. He will answer for what he has done as will Hillary, probably before the meetings on setting up the meetings are over. Because I care more about Omar and her fraud than this. Because Covid is more relevant. Because focus on this is very much on purpose so we are not focused on these other things that actually matter.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Lisa Murkowski at January 21, 2026 12:36 PM (L3gF5)
Posted by: zombie at January 21, 2026 12:28 PM (se8lQ)
This very short one just popped up:
https://x.com/Huff4Congress/status/2012164484433912063?s=20
Posted by: Pre-Zombie Elvis Costello at January 21, 2026 12:36 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Lisa Murkowski at January 21, 2026 12:36 PM (L3gF5)
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The dead haunt.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:36 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: My favorite moniker for Old Lady Rodham at January 21, 2026 12:37 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:37 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (OoFl2)
They do not believe in Hell. They need to be punished alive.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 12:37 PM (uEmCf)
They need to implement a new propaganda tool, one that will persuade young men that beautiful girls are icky and fascist. But what to call her?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
_____
That filtered THOT pimping an upcoming "dating app" where men give pre-date "deposits" to the ladies for "dating prep"?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 12:37 PM (iFTx/)
Thank you for interesting topic Ace. Hope you are doing well and staying warm.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:31 PM
Only after Billy Bob was elected and they didn't need Packwood anymore to protect Roe.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (bFu5X)
I'm extremely entertained at how much the Dem base is hanging on to "the Epstein Files will prove Trump raped everything that moves and his grandkids are also his kids" even while some elected Dems have slowly backed away from it.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (2ocoG)
Shows they're delusional psycho hose beasts.
Posted by: Charging for dates by the pound at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (TbWk/)
Raise your hand if you knew a gal in the 90s who spoke admiringly of Bill. And it was a massive red flag.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (bss/y)
Aw hell - the stupidity goes back further than that - my then 20 y.o. sister voted for the peanut farmer because 'he has a nice smile'..
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (KDPiq)
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Everyone knows what needs to be done. They just want someone else to do it.
They really do want the “system” to work, they want their representatives to do what they are paid to do, instead of the opposite, they don’t want to acknowledge that perhaps most of the things they were taught and believed were complete nonsense. The “political class” and the “media” have no idea what they are doing, playing with fire. History is very clear on this, but I guess hope springs eternal.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (66/qG)
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She humiliated herself on [NON PARTISAN TOTALLY BY THE BOOK] 60 Minutes to save Bill's campaign.
“I'm not sittin' here some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette."
(She did the fake southern drawl thing to boot)
Posted by: Jay in PA at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (9mw3J)
If I can escape eternal punishment merely by refusing to believe in it, where do I sign up?
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (gm9Sb)
Republican Members
Jim Jordan, Ohio
Michael Turner, Ohio
Paul Gosar, Arizona
Virginia Foxx, North Carolina
Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin
Michael Cloud, Texas
Gary Palmer, Alabama
Clay Higgins, Louisiana
Pete Sessions, Texas
Andy Biggs, Arizona
Nancy Mace, South Carolina
Pat Fallon, Texas
Byron Donalds, Florida
Scott Perry, Pennsylvania
William Timmons, South Carolina
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (jc0TO)
Tim Burchett, Tennessee
Lauren Boebert, Colorado
Anna Paulina Luna, Florida
Nick Langworthy, New York
Eric Burlison, Missouri
Eli Crane, Arizona
Brian Jack, Georgia
John McGuire, Virginia
Brandon Gill, Texas
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (jc0TO)
Did Bubba run in any primary before 1992? Maybe even 5 times if so.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:31 PM (Riz8t)
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Even executions for treason would not provide enough closure for me given the past four decades of their disgusting depravity, depredations, and degradations. * spit *
YMMV.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (NUa0z)
Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Columbia
Stephen Lynch, Massachusetts
Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois
Ro Khanna, California
Kweisi Mfume, Maryland
Shontel Brown, Ohio
Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico
Maxwell Frost, Florida
Summer Lee, Pennsylvania
Greg Casar, Texas
Jasmine Crockett, Texas
Emily Randall, Washington
Suhas Subramanyam, Virginia
Yassamin Ansari, Arizona
Wesley Bell, Missouri
Lateefah Simon, California
Dave Min, California
James Walkinshaw, Virginia
Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts
Rashida Tlaib, Michigan
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (jc0TO)
@TrumpWarRoom @POTUS
on WWII: “We won it big. Without us, right now you’d all be speaking German and a little Japanese, perhaps.”
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (ZxPkt)
Yeah, I voted for this.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (QGaXH)
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Ah, I see. From the "Pathways" propaganda 'game' thing. Got it.
I love how much it's backfiring on them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 12:37 PM (iFTx/)
"My dear we have established what you are, now are merely haggling on price."
Posted by: Winston Churchillin' like a villain at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Opinion fact
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She severed it because the Don told her bad news she could not win a statewide race in GA and then she sicced Code Pink on him at a restaurant.
The rest of it was simply being the person she really was--an accidental congress critter that was overmatched by its low bar on competence. She screwed her constituents too by resigning early.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (E4rtv)
I'm extremely entertained at how much the Dem base is hanging on to "the Epstein Files will prove Trump raped everything that moves and his grandkids are also his kids" even while some elected Dems have slowly backed away from it.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (2ocoG)
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Epstein was only and always an online exclusive obsession.
No material constituency voted on it.
It was, at best, supporting evidence one way or another for people already having made up their mind about particular politicians.
Elected officials obsessing over online exclusive obsessions just creates noise that most people filter out.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: DanMan at January 21, 2026 12:40 PM (8uzBS)
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Chicks voted for John Kennedy, because he was cute (compared to Nixon)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:40 PM (66/qG)
What I’m about to say is totally against the church handbook, but you should absolutely conceal carry to church.
Yes, I know they prohibit it.
But it’s probably the softest target on earth.
I know of at least five other people in my ward that carry. I’m assuming there are others as well.
Be prepared to protect the flock, even though you’ll likely never need to.
http://tiny.cc/peyx001
This is the policy in the General Handbook:
Firearms and other lethal weapons are not allowed on Church property. This includes concealed weapons. This does not apply to current law enforcement officers.
I agree with the poster and I'm fascinated by the adverse responses.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 21, 2026 12:40 PM (Yp6az)
https://is.gd/IY8sZp
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:40 PM (Riz8t)
If I can escape eternal punishment merely by refusing to believe in it, where do I sign up?
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (N8ZBc)
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I believe that when I die I will enter the Valhalla of eternal sex with busty, attractive women.
Is this how it works?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:40 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 12:37 PM (iFTx/)
++++
End-stage culture is a weird thing.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:40 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM (QGaXH)
My GF in 2000 voted for Gore because he had really pretty daughters.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:41 PM (Ryx1w)
I love how much it's backfiring on them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (GyQIQ)
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Because the left doesn't have a sense of humor therefore it cannot meme.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:41 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 12:41 PM (LjXLp)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom at the World Economic Forum in Davos, calling him "economically illiterate" and comparing him to "Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken." Bessent claimed Newsom "may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris" and accused him of being out of touch while "hobnobbing with the global elite" amid California's ongoing homelessness and budget challenges.
Bessent also mocked Newsom’s social media suggestion that California could withhold federal tax payments in response to potential funding cuts, calling it a "reckless" threat of criminal tax evasion. He stated, “Governor @GavinNewsom is threatening to commit criminal tax evasion. His plan: defraud the American taxpayer and leave California residents on the hook for unpaid federal taxes.”
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 12:41 PM (NUa0z)
Also you must submit proof of actually being a minotaur or an ICE agent.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:41 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2026 12:42 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (OoFl2)
I like this version of you much better than the one that made us look at foo-foo "men's" fashion on Sunday!
Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2026 12:42 PM (3r1VB)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:42 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (OoFl2)
I like this version of you much better than the one that made us look at foo-foo "men's" fashion on Sunday!
Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2026 12:42 PM (3r1VB)
She is multitudes.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:42 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:42 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 21, 2026 12:42 PM (45BvE)
Firearms and other lethal weapons are not allowed on Church property. This includes concealed weapons. This does not apply to current law enforcement officers.
I agree with the poster and I'm fascinated by the adverse responses.
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Printing that in the Handbook might be for liability purposes, but actively enforcing it would be really, really, stupid. Even more stupid would be not having an actual security plan that includes a couple of deacons carrying during every service.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 12:42 PM (TN0g+)
I love how much it's backfiring on them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (GyQIQ)
They shouldn't have given her purple hair. That was just going to make the intended audience (young people) like the character more.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 12:43 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:42 PM (2ocoG)
; )
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:43 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: pookysgirl knows what "is" is at January 21, 2026 12:43 PM (Wt5PA)
Is this how it works?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen
Whoa, never figgered you were Mooslim!
Posted by: You Hide It Well at January 21, 2026 12:44 PM (oftw2)
His wife, on the other hand, needs to be cuffed and hauled off as soon as possible.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 12:44 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 12:44 PM (Uh88k)
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Just like Bill's meeting on the tarmac a few years back.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 12:44 PM (TN0g+)
Also you must submit proof of actually being a minotaur or an ICE agent.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:41 PM (2ocoG)
Balls Symmetrical?
Yes / No (Circle one)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 12:45 PM (nBIRu)
Another piece of data to support AlexTheChick's "Unified Clinton Theory" that most, if not all, of our problems are due to Bill Clinton not being impeached. At least, that's how I remember it. Maybe the Empress can correct me.
*polite cough*
He was impeached. He was not convicted.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 12:45 PM (tgvbd)
What I’m about to say is totally against the church handbook, but you should absolutely conceal carry to church.
Yes, I know they prohibit it.
But it’s probably the softest target on earth.
I know of at least five other people in my ward that carry. I’m assuming there are others as well.
Be prepared to protect the flock, even though you’ll likely never need to.
http://tiny.cc/peyx001
This is the policy in the General Handbook:
Firearms and other lethal weapons are not allowed on Church property. This includes concealed weapons. This does not apply to current law enforcement officers.
I agree with the poster and I'm fascinated by the adverse responses.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 21, 2026 12:40 PM (Yp6az)
How about requiring a permit to carry?
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:45 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: pookysgirl knows what "is" is at January 21, 2026 12:43 PM (Wt5PA)
He gets impeached Gore becomes potus and runs as an incumbent in 2000, and wins.
I don’t know how that solves problems. But I’m open to suggestions.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:45 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 21, 2026 12:45 PM (45BvE)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:39 PM (E4rtv)
Ace-esque. Well said.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 12:45 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Piper
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Different committees Piper. Comer is chair of House Oversight, Omar goes to Ethics Committee for investigation, not Oversight. Covid would normally be an issue in Health Committees.
And that also does not take into account Senate Commitees.
So it is not an all or nothing sort of deal. Given Congress is doing an imitation of King Log under GOP leadership and struggling to pass spending bills for the rest of government for FY 2026 (Mainly a Senate issue, not House), the House committees might as well blow up the Dems equation of Trump with the Epstein bill by dragging Bill and Hill before the House committees and making the Dems eat a shit sandwich.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:45 PM (E4rtv)
It says "72 raisins."
Posted by: The More You Know at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: My favorite moniker for Old Lady Rodham at January 21, 2026 12:37 PM (2Ez/1)
Gennifer Flowers would have made a better First Lady. Bill should have dumped the Lezzie
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:45 PM (E4rtv)
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Another way to put it:
Congress is stupid theater. Might as well have stupid theater that entertains us.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (GBKbO)
I’d Zoom that!
Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (mFlIh)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (gIcAo)
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (Uh88k)
What could go wrong?
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (nBIRu)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 21, 2026 12:45 PM (45BvE)
Tommy Robinson
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (kJmLc)
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The way Trump, as an ex president was given accommodations by the left? Yeah fuck that.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (Ryx1w)
I don’t know how that solves problems. But I’m open to suggestions.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:45 PM (Ryx1w)
Think Gore would have tacked back to his dem con roots? Or does he muddle in the Clintonian middle?
It also reeks to me of the 'THE DEMS WILL DO TEN TIMES WORSE THINGS TO US!!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE BUT I AM AFRAID OF THEM!!! WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL!!!'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (Uh88k)
The rest went poof. So Illinois courts are going to take a loss because when the money ain't there, the pensions are not going to be paid. And Pritzker is busy wrecking the Illinois economy for illegals and other wasteful spending in the process. Illinois and Chicago pension funds are 9 out of 15 of the least funded pension funds in the US. Average about 40 cents on the dollar. Illinois when you take all of the pension liabilities and aggregate them, has about 52 percent funding of its pension promises to state and local workers. 51st of all states plus DC.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:14 PM (E4rtv)
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Well, as I noted elsewhere - the Illinois Constitution says they must be paid, and so they will be paid before everyone else, in full, until someone has the balls to change it. The first step will be a State Supreme Court Justice ordering a 50% increase in the state sales and income tax.
They will be paid first, because to not do so is unconstitutional in the state.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (GZYu7)
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (GZYu7)
She was good-looking and eager. I would have let her fellate me, sure. I wouldn't **** her *** like he did, but the other stuff seemed normal for a horny guy with a repulsive wife.
His crime there was lying about it under oath. For that, yes, condemnation is appropriate.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (N8ZBc)
What could go wrong?
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (nBIRu)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSMxBLlA8qY
One of the best movie trailers of the last 20 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (GBKbO)
I agree. I think Comer offered the appropriate accommodation for a former President in that it would not be a public hearing and it would be limited regard to the participants IIRC.
Is that correct? Anyone?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (Uh88k)
eww
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:48 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)
Republicans are Democrats' bitches, and they serve at the pleasure of the Democrats.
It is thus, because the GOP wanted it thus.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 12:48 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 12:48 PM (gIcAo)
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Let the commies believe that.
Also the parishioners only have rubber bullets.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 12:48 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:48 PM (66/qG)
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (UqzrU)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (45BvE)
x.com/bluelivesmtr/status/2013771912552554994#m
Blue Lives Matter
@bluelivesmtr
16h
We're not saying that Blue Lives Matter was behind feeding false information to far-left, anti-ICE protestors.
We're not saying we had teams comprised of HUNDREDS of off-duty cops and veterans volunteer to run decoy operations so far-left activists THOUGHT they were conducting ICE raids.
We're not saying they were in fact they were just driving around in what appeared to be unmarked vehicles with tinted windows... drinking coffee and listening to Guns and Roses.... being chased down and surrounded by protestors.
What we ARE saying is that if it DID happen [ . . . ]
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (gStWC)
If the DOJ is sitting behind their desks, waiting for thieves to do their investigations for them, man, we got some problems.
Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (BvTxf)
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (Uh88k)
Concur.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (Riz8t)
Well, right this minute she does not have his dick in her mouth, so...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (gIcAo)
Posted by: Huma at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: connected and litigious at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (cS1cw)
I'm not saying it wasn't important, but it wasn't perceived that way politically or by the public.
Posted by: MJ at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (XOmY9)
His wife, on the other hand, needs to be cuffed and hauled off as soon as possible.
Posted by: Diogenes
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You don't get privilege for actions after the presidency. You are a common citizen.
Most of the Epstein visits involved a post Clinton presidency and his Global Foundation fundraising and actions.
Haven't seen as it raised yet as an issue whether Trump removes presidential privilege for testimony over Clinton's term in office as only the current president may justify privilege for a past one (new precedents from Jan 6).
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:50 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (Uh88k)
Huma, the anchor baby, did alright for herself as Mrs Soros
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 12:50 PM (kJmLc)
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I worked for a very savvy boss at a three-letter agency who insisted on writing down the questions and answers and having the FBI interviewer initial the document. The FBI refused and dropped the request for an interview
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 12:50 PM (LjXLp)
She was good-looking and eager. I would have let her fellate me, sure. I wouldn't **** her *** like he did, but the other stuff seemed normal for a horny guy with a repulsive wife.
He was the f***ing PRESIDENT! I expect a modicum of restraint and self-discipline from them, if for no other reason than to avoid being blackmailed.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:50 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: davidt at January 21, 2026 12:50 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 12:49 PM (UqzrU)
What about Uranium One, can she be compelled to testify about that?
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 12:50 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 12:51 PM (gm9Sb)
I hold the President to a higher standard and expect him to resist such temptation. She was still just an intern. It wasn't hard to seduce that pervert.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:51 PM (KDPiq)
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Democrats screw everything up, that’s true. But Republicans ensure it stays that way.
That’s why Trump captured the American electorate in about 30 minutes. They’d gotten tired of the “here are your choices: Bush, or Clinton. Pick one”
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:51 PM (66/qG)
I believe that when I die I will enter the Valhalla of eternal sex with busty, attractive women.
Is this how it works?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Inshallah, believer!
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 12:51 PM (Y8DZL)
http://tiny.cc/6fyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (GyQIQ)
I think that would be reasonable, but my thoughts aren't considered when the General Handbook is updated. It's overseen by the First Presidency and the Quorum of Twelve Apostles.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (Yp6az)
Bill Clinton is getting a bj in The Oval Office with a girl young enough to be his daughter, while Hillary is 69’ing some lesbian in The Lincoln Bedroom.
Total class act.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (Uh88k)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom at the World Economic Forum in Davos, calling him "economically illiterate" and comparing him to "Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken."
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I live here in CA and hearing Sparkle Beach Ken coming from a gay man is just the best thing ever! Bessent is a gem.
Posted by: beckster at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (I7J98)
Posted by: Common Tater
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I lived through him in statewide office as an Arkansan. Same with his evil wife. And she is definitely evil. Lots of gross stories there as I was involved in Arkansas politics during the 80's and early 90's, father before that.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 12:37 PM
Have I got some news for you!
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:50 PM (Riz8t)
He was also picking off an 18 year old girl at ... mid to late forties (?) Dude. Fuck all the 30 year old socialites you want, but your own unpaid employee? Who's 18? That is shitty no matter who you are.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: davidt at January 21, 2026 12:53 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: B.J. Clinton at January 21, 2026 12:53 PM (2Ez/1)
I understand and sympathize. Maybe someday we'll get a president like that.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:53 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 12:37 PM (iFTx/)
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End-stage culture is a weird thing.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:40 PM (GyQIQ)
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I think most of this mercenary transactionism was always there. Social media has just made it so acceptable now that it's actually something that's flaunted. "Hell yea, I want upfront payment from men before I go on a date! That's how much I'm worth. They're all pigs anyway!"
The public airing of dirty laundry that was once swept under the rug has a vicious-circle aspect, bringing everyone down. Young men and boys see this and think "damn, all women are whores," and start treating them that way. Young ladies and girls react to this by thinking men are pigs, and only useful for extracting money from. And it spirals down from there.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 12:53 PM (iFTx/)
http://tiny.cc/6fyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (GyQIQ)
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Weird nose that could just be a problem with pixelation on low-res images, but can't be too safe.
2/10
Would not bang.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:53 PM (GBKbO)
I can't watch that without getting fighting mad.
Fuckin Feds. Hoover was a lunatic cocksucker and the dog-shooting sonsabitches carry the torch proudly.
It's a goddamned shame we need them as bad as we do.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 12:53 PM (igU66)
Concur.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12
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She was no innocent angel, but she was only 22, and Clinton took terrible advantage of her and ruined her life. And so many Lefty women defended him
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 12:54 PM (pSl4u)
Posted by: Just the Punchline at January 21, 2026 12:54 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Scrofulous at January 21, 2026 12:55 PM (66/qG)
I understand and sympathize. Maybe someday we'll get a president like that.
The odds go down dramatically if we say "everyone does it, it's okay".
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:55 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (wEF4H)
Domenici did it, and with a colleague's daughter.
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 12:55 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: Braenyard
I'm interested in DOCTOR Jill Biden's opinion, too.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 12:55 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:55 PM (N8ZBc)
I've been patient with Bondi and Patel. I realize their battles are as much internal as external. That said, my patience is on E. I don't need a JP behind my name to understand how blatant Lemon's crap is.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 12:55 PM (T3puI)
Posted by: Max Power at January 21, 2026 12:55 PM (SwyyQ)
Posted by: Is that how this works? at January 21, 2026 12:55 PM (2Ez/1)
But, we had our own special brand of loony fanatics here that were thundering with holy righteousness that we must release all the Epstein files to "get justice for the victims."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 12:56 PM (HXT0k)
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Have a committee to study the idea that the concept of instituting a committee to consider the idea of possibly doing an investigation. Yes, we will look into that.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 12:56 PM (gIcAo)
Posted by: Archimedes
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He had no restraints whatsoever as governor or before. Rumor widespread in Arkansas was that he was sterile as a result of a bad case of mumps. Clinton liked to screw married woman as governor due to less blowback potential but he was not averse to trying to screw any woman by any means by the time of Paula Jones. And including hitting on high school kids at official functions.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:56 PM (E4rtv)
http://tiny.cc/6fyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (GyQIQ)
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Odd pose but The Blade will give her a better one. TBWB.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 12:56 PM (iFTx/)
>>That is shitty no matter who you are.
Clinton was an opportunist, he would f**k whatever and whenever he had the opportunity to do so.
I don't think it gets too much beyond that.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 12:56 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 12:56 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Every democrat female at the time at January 21, 2026 12:57 PM (2Ez/1)
Sleeve status?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:57 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Weasel at January 21, 2026 12:57 PM (nI4xo)
You should've heard the first offer by Clinton. He wanted Comer to bring a harem of young, female Congressional aides to him at his DC hotel suite and have Comer stick his subpoena up his a**. Not really Art of the Deal caliber negotiation.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at January 21, 2026 12:57 PM (gLikB)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (OoFl2)
This is why the GOP knows they can get away with not even trying.
Because the base will just say "Oh, well, they'll go to Hell when they die, anyway."
And this isn't intended to mock Hell, not remotely. But it is pointing out that the GOP doesn't even remotely feel their feet being held to the fire.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 12:57 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 12:54 PM (pSl4u)
There is a clip on YouTube called:
JFK Jr. Reads Monica Lewinsky's poem about being a Pizza with Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 12:57 PM (rbvCR)
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They need to brand him for life, and literally everything else failed so this is it. Trump and anyone who voted for him are pedophiles.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 12:58 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM
And let's not forget decades of leftists screaming that any relationship that involved a "power disparity" was sexual harassment per se. Reeeeeeee!!!!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 12:58 PM (bFu5X)
http://tiny.cc/6fyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (GyQIQ)
I'd definitely let her make me a sammich.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 12:58 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude
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It's a blatant illustration that Bondi's ...not.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 12:58 PM (gIcAo)
Posted by: Every democrat female at the time at January 21, 2026 12:57 PM (2Ez/1)
Oral sex isn't sex.
Posted by: the same democrat females at January 21, 2026 12:58 PM (Q+gd/)
I'd check her net worth before concluding her life is ruined.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:59 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 12:59 PM (iFTx/)
And the fat ones do more stuff.
The Kennedy's ran a train on Marilyn and they are saints to the Democrats.
But messing with underage kids is a line you shouldn't get to cross and still keep your oxygen subscription.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 12:59 PM (yYWeb)
Posted by: Archimedes at January
Right! She was young and dumb. I mean now she is old and dumb, but not quite as starry eyed. Bill should have had her sent home to her her parents the second she flashed her thong. It would have been a valuable lesson for her.
You know what the last laugh part is, however, in all of this? Bill had to stay married to Hillary.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 12:59 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:38 PM
And, they want it done on their schedule to boot.
Like when Ace posts 15 mins after some arbitrary schedule or the ONT is late. Hard times make strong men people!!
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 12:59 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: Archimedes
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He had no restraints whatsoever as governor or before. Rumor widespread in Arkansas was that he was sterile as a result of a bad case of mumps. Clinton liked to screw married woman as governor due to less blowback potential but he was not averse to trying to screw any woman by any means by the time of Paula Jones. And including hitting on high school kids at official functions.
When my girls were younger (about 16), one of mine and her best friend had a Gold Award ceremony (the girl's Eagle). They were presented with a flag by one of our politicians, one whose name you'd know if you were from this area. The friend was very busty, and after the ceremony, she and my daughter were discussing how he spent the entire time he was conversing with her staring at her chest.
I have no patience for creeps, no matter how exalted their title.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:59 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:57 PM (Riz8t)
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Dunno. Don't use 'em.
The untreated tertiary syphilis shoulda told you.
Posted by: Bill Clinton at January 21, 2026 01:00 PM (GyQIQ)
JFK was an actual predator. He had a guy who would go get the girls the pResident ID'd as bangtoys, as young as 18
Posted by: kallisto at January 21, 2026 01:00 PM (dCxaZ)
Posted by: Weasel at January 21, 2026 12:57 PM
And long lasting.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 01:00 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 12:59 PM (OoFl2)
Who will never be president. Now that's what I call a last laugh.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:00 PM (wEF4H)
@POTUS
on WWII: “We won it big. Without us, right now you’d all be speaking German and a little Japanese, perhaps.”
Posted by: Don Black
===============
HAHA! Did he really say this out loud at Davos?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:00 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Twas an op. And to some extent, many of those pushing that were after Israel because they blamed Mossad for it. Personally, I think Epstein was likely more to be a money launderer as hedge fund manager for intel agencies and Ghislaine's father was an MI-6 agent of influence (became friends with Breznev to the dismay of KGB). Plus British security services keep the Royal Family surveilled and managed for the sovereign to keep problems from happening.
So MI-5 and 6 knew about Epstein, perhaps employed him as an agent, and yet felt it okay to let Andrew screw underage types.
Undoubtedly reports went to the Queen about it.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:01 PM (E4rtv)
Is it oversight of the DOJ and Federal Law enforcment? Is it determination as to whether it offered a security threat? Is it because a bunch of people who vote one side of the aisle want to know the details so they pressured a congressional investigation? Or, is this just partisan politics at its finest?
I'm serious. What is the primary basis behind Comer's investigation? What is the goal?
Posted by: Orson at January 21, 2026 01:01 PM (dIske)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:01 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 01:01 PM (gIcAo)
Posted by: Bill Clinton at January 21, 2026 01:01 PM (BvTxf)
Stokely Carmichael: " The only position for women in the movement is on their back."
But Monica persevered, and got up to her knees.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 01:01 PM (Y8DZL)
But messing with underage kids is a line you shouldn't get to cross and still keep your oxygen subscription.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 12:59 PM
+++
Mary Jo Kopechne unavailable for comment.
Posted by: Obligatory at January 21, 2026 01:02 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 01:02 PM (yYWeb)
What could go wrong?
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (nBIRu)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSMxBLlA8qY
One of the best movie trailers of the last 20 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:47 PM (GBKbO)
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Good movie with a great story. How strange that it dropped out of sight so quickly. Sam Rockwell as a fine actor.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 01:02 PM (amjpL)
Posted by: Every democrat female at the time
At the time my brother was going through a nasty divorce and custody hearing (among other things his ex was being unfaithful) and my mom, a Clinton supporter, was furious that his ex lied under oath about her affair. I said, " but I thought everyone lied about sex?". I never saw her give me such a nasty look before or since.
Posted by: Josephistan at January 21, 2026 01:03 PM (y9ksN)
It wasn't sooo bad.
Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at January 21, 2026 01:03 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 01:03 PM (N8ZBc)
Gee, no shit, Sherlock.
I wonder what could have ever given them that idea?
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 01:03 PM (5aZAZ)
Teddy Murderbubbles has to swim laps in the lake of fire with Darth Vader Ginchberg on his back for eternity.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 01:03 PM (yYWeb)
Posted by: El Rushbo at January 21, 2026 01:04 PM (2Ez/1)
Raise your hand if you knew a gal in the 90s who spoke admiringly of Bill. And it was a massive red flag.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (bss/y)
*raises hand*
Mine was even worse. She got a Masters from Antioch (red flag) and did a bunch of stuff with AmeriCorps (red flag), and met Bubba in DC (red flag) frankly, I later suspected that she banged him.
Seriously left wing, dumped me when she found out I voted for Dubya. Despite being a lefty, she had a thing for manly blue collar assholes.
Screwed like a mink. And unlike most lefty 304s, she was really good at it. No starfish sex.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 01:04 PM (y9nCu)
I guess it was intentional to push up her hair like cat ears? LOL I know guys say, "what hair?" Do they get paid for the modeling or it's just thousands ) or men (?) who she doesn't know could enjoy the photos?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 01:04 PM (ZeH0U)
“He’s likely going to resign. He has to.” morphed into dissembling about private lives, and besides, blowjobs aren’t really sex, etc. when the Clintons said “F you” the press took the hint.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 01:04 PM (66/qG)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:01 PM (wEF4H)
I got that reference!
Posted by: Josephistan at January 21, 2026 01:04 PM (y9ksN)
And the lying bastards will get away with it.
They've done it before.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at January 21, 2026 01:05 PM (Lo97M)
You know what the last laugh part is, however, in all of this? Bill had to stay married to Hillary.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 12:59 PM (OoFl2)
Who will never be president. Now that's what I call a last laugh.
Posted by: ...
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His political epitaph will be "the BJ president"
Her political epitaph will be "wife of the BJ president (and failed president contender)"
And they both know it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:05 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 01:05 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 01:05 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 01:06 PM (vFG9F)
The GOP won't pursue them.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 01:06 PM (U2OZr)
Posted by: kallisto
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Kallisto,
Clinton probably did worse as governor. I had two young female HS students that recounted being hit on by Bill at an official state function recognizing high performing students. They were 17. Clinton invited them to come up to his suite at the Excelsior Hotel (same place he showed his dingus to Paula Jones). They didn't but I'd be willing to imagine that some took him up on the offer.
He and Hillary were slimy but Bill was charming as a snake could be normally but turned vicious if challenged. I worked at the time for a Arkansas Congress critter and then off and on for that guy in elections. Got more stories--Billy Jeff went AWOL at a local university and the local head of teh campus democrats, a personal friend, had to deal with Killary's raging to my friend about where Bill was. Bill was getting some from the young college girls that his security deal had procured for him.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Josephistan at January 21, 2026 01:06 PM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 01:06 PM (rbvCR)
That is the kind of hearing I want for Clinton scum.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 01:06 PM (yYWeb)
Nobody is surprised. I’m guessing she’s the reason justices don’t want to take up the AR ban and the standard magazine ban cases. She’s a no vote.
Trump’s worst pick ever. Please stop picking women for the courts.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 01:06 PM (KsZMV)
Posted by: ...
Not only stupid, it's a lazy excuse that sluffs off being disrespectful to all marriages.
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 01:06 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: kallisto at January 21, 2026 01:06 PM (dCxaZ)
I understand and sympathize. Maybe someday we'll get a president like that.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:53 PM (N8ZBc)
Ouch
Posted by: Easy the Elder at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (gStWC)
Posted by: Ruth Bader Ginsburg at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (jc0TO)
The GOP won't pursue them.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Read up on transactional immunity sometime.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (E4rtv)
on WWII: “We won it big. Without us, right now you’d all be speaking German and a little Japanese, perhaps.”
Every leftist on the planet believes Russia single-handedly won WWII and the US basically did nothing.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (uDtmc)
Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (ndZQ6)
Also you must submit proof of actually being a minotaur or an ICE agent.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:41 PM (2ocoG)
I'm so out of touch I had to google THOT and even then I'm not sure I understand what it means....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (gm9Sb)
The Left and some on the Right demanded the release of the entire Epstein investigation, specifically the mythical list. That lead to the committee investigating any possible government coverup. I would term it political in that 'watch out what you wish for' directed at the Left and legitimate for those really trying to determine if there was a government overup.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (KDPiq)
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
🚨 BREAKING: Americans are speculating Gavin Newsom is on something in Davos after Trump's speech - unable to speak coherently, darting his eyes all over the room and erupting in rage
Something is seriously wrong with this snake. He must lose 2028.
[video]
https://is.gd/m8aweg
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 01:08 PM (QeL0M)
But...but, but...Power! (or some shit).
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:08 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:08 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 01:04 PM (ZeH0U)
She? Had hair?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 01:08 PM (dK+Kv)
I'd check her net worth before concluding her life is ruined.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12
Her family was fairly comfortable, her father was an oncologist in Brentwood. But Monica hasn’t made millions. She hasn’t been able to get a normal job. She has never gotten married. Her name carries with it a stigma and every time she tried to do anything, she was accused of capitalizing on her name and the scandal. It’s her stinking name! She is doing a podcast now, maybe? She did design some pretty purses, but she was still ostracized and she has said she felt like she really can’t come out and say much- but she is still a democrat, and she didn’t want to hurt Hilary’s campaign.
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 01:08 PM (OoFl2)
Monica Lewinsky’s Ex-Boyfriend’s Wife
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 01:09 PM (66/qG)
Media Research Center Chairman Brent Bozell reacted with only modest surprise at the admission by former Time magazine White House correspondent Nina Burleigh that she would give President Clinton oral sex "just to thank him for keeping abortion legal." Ms. Burleigh's eye-popping confession comes in an interview with the Washington Post after her revealing essay in the latest issue of Mirabella magazine in which she admits she would have been open to having an affair with Clinton.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 21, 2026 01:09 PM (pkeXY)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 21, 2026 01:09 PM (DgMqy)
And the fat ones do more stuff.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 12:59 PM
This popped up in my EweToob feed. Say what you like, she's got a great sense of humor.
https://youtube.com/shorts/vGzg35kQrq0
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 01:09 PM (fVosr)
it's not the age so much as the power differential, the age difference is just the cherry atop the depraved perv sundae
Posted by: kallisto at January 21, 2026 01:09 PM (dCxaZ)
Posted by: My favorite moniker for Old Lady Rodham at January 21, 2026 12:37 PM (2Ez/1)
Gennifer Flowers would have made a better First Lady. Bill should have dumped the Lezzie
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (kJmLc)
Ask Vince Foster what happens when you cross Hillary.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 01:09 PM (QGaXH)
Is it oversight of the DOJ and Federal Law enforcment? Is it determination as to whether it offered a security threat? Is it because a bunch of people who vote one side of the aisle want to know the details so they pressured a congressional investigation? Or, is this just partisan politics at its finest?
I'm serious. What is the primary basis behind Comer's investigation? What is the goal?
Posted by: Orson
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Claims have been made that government agencies and officials used and protected Epstein. That being said, Congress has plenary and inherent power to investigate damn near anything that might relate to use of its legislative powers.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM (E4rtv)
I love the women's movement.
Especially from the rear.
Posted by: El Rushbo
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El Rushbo can go fvck himself.
You know who needed the women's movement? Juanita Broaddrick. She had no chance back in the days when rape victims were accused of seduction and quizzed about their sex lives on the witness stand. To say nothing of the fact that her attacker was the attorney general.
She was the poster child for reform of those practices, completely ignored by Hillary of course.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM (jF1M6)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM (gm9Sb)
dude, that's more red flags than May Day at Tienneman Square
Posted by: Josephistan at January 21, 2026 01:06 PM (y9ksN)
Did you see the part where she screwed like a mink?
Us men are pigs, the feminists got that one right.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:08 PM (gtcuf)
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I heard rumors of strongly worded letters too.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 01:08 PM (dK+Kv)
Yes, I already said men would say that😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM (ZeH0U)
She was an immature intern and Clinton was over twice her age.
If this happened at any corporate business, the CEO would be out on his ass.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM (KDPiq)
Tito's and Adderall. It is the newest thing.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 01:11 PM (yYWeb)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (Ryx1w)
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The argument was always that it was a "power relationship" that Bubba held over her -- and refusing the sexual advances of your boss could harm your career.
Or something ... but I agree with you.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 01:11 PM (myyTS)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 01:04 PM (y9nCu)
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They all do, even if they don't admit it to themselves or anyone else.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 01:11 PM (5aZAZ)
I have to admire that woman who has been consistently straightforward in her negative opinions of Bill Clinton and not afraid to express that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 01:12 PM (ZeH0U)
What could go wrong?
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (nBIRu)
Have we forgotten General Flynn?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 01:12 PM (QGaXH)
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I've told this story before--when I worked for the Feds we had to view a mandatory sexual harassment video. That video's introduction was performed by...Bill Clinton.
Posted by: Crusader, former Federal Bank Examiner at January 21, 2026 01:12 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (Ryx1w)
She didn't blow her opportunity.
Posted by: Joe Mama at January 21, 2026 01:13 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 01:02 PM (amjpL)
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It bombed horribly.
Unfortunate, but the truth.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:13 PM (GBKbO)
Europe and Canada are going to superiority complex themselves into extinction. I'm sorry Trump pops their ego bubbles. But someone has to so they wake up!
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 01:13 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 01:08 PM (OoFl2)
My sympathy meter for her is still stuck on zero.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:13 PM (Ryx1w)
Your job is to judge on constitutional matters. Not to be a social liberal, do-gooder AWFL posing as a constitutionalist.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 01:13 PM (KsZMV)
"304 woman," a slang term meaning a promiscuous woman. When 304 is typed into a hand-held calculator then turned upside down, the symbols resemble the word "hoe", which is an American term for a whore.
Posted by: kallisto at January 21, 2026 01:13 PM (dCxaZ)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01
You did not have a straight face when you typed this, did you?
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 01:13 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:14 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Ruth Bader Ginsburg at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM
I'd like to help, but, you know...the chasm and all.
Posted by: Lazarus at January 21, 2026 01:14 PM (bFu5X)
https://tinyurl.com/4uy5ypvu
Homes for the Really, Really Nervous.
Posted by: Easy the Elder at January 21, 2026 01:14 PM (gStWC)
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All of which is true, and all of which would be potentially held over the head of any other Federal employee. The law is pretty clear.
Posted by: Crusader, former Federal Bank Examiner at January 21, 2026 01:14 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 01:14 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at January 21, 2026 01:14 PM (krApV)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:13 PM (GBKbO)
I have been looking at your YT channel. There was one recently in which you wore some very nice suits.
Did you select them or is that Dolley's doing?
Posted by: kallisto at January 21, 2026 01:14 PM (dCxaZ)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM (gm9Sb)
"Stalin singlehandedly killed all the Nazis, all on his own!"
-Every freaking Twitter user with the Hammer and Sickle in their username
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 01:14 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 01:13 PM (OoFl2)
On the contrary - no one does deadpan text like me, baby.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:15 PM (wEF4H)
Doesn't mean Bill is any less of a lecherous pervert for trying to fuck an intern in the Oval Office.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 01:15 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:13 PM (GBKbO)
I have been looking at your YT channel. There was one recently in which you wore some very nice suits.
Did you select them or is that Dolley's doing?
Posted by: kallisto at January 21, 2026 01:14 PM (dCxaZ)
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Just the small collection I've been building over the years. I always do the Directors Series in them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:15 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: RM at January 21, 2026 01:15 PM (n/1Oj)
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While there is some truth to this it doesn’t apply to Clinton.
This guy fucked everything that moved. Had Monica said no to him he would have shrugged and moved on to the next one, forgetting Monica existed within an hour.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:15 PM (Ryx1w)
Justice Amy Coney Barrett always leans in with the liberals including that idiot Jackson. The Hawaii case is a straightforward 2A case and she’s sitting there agreeing with the anti constitutional sophism.
Your job is to judge on constitutional matters. Not to be a social liberal, do-gooder AWFL posing as a constitutionalist.
Posted by: Vengeance
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I'm out of it, are they in session now?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:15 PM (jF1M6)
Would not bang.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
2, really? You should probably leave some room for the Admiral's offerings.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 01:15 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at January 21, 2026 01:14 PM
Excellent obscure Mel Brooks shout out.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 01:16 PM (bFu5X)
Feeling that way, I STILL VOTED FOR HIM OVER HILLARY. That's how bad the Clintons are. Better the devil you might get than the one you KNOW you'll get!
Lock her up, FINALLY. Please.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 01:16 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 01:16 PM (KsZMV)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 01:16 PM (mlg/3)
She was the poster child for reform of those practices, completely ignored by Hillary of course.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM
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I'm sitting right here.
Posted by: Tara Reade at January 21, 2026 01:16 PM (2Ez/1)
The Exodus from VA should look nearly biblical, at this point.
Anyone with anything to lose should be getting the fuck out of that State.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:17 PM (ZcsJV)
As I said yesterday, it's going to be a verrrrrry long 4 years.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 01:17 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 01:16 PM (mlg/3)
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Not one elite telling us to eat bugs this year.
Their plans suck and don't come true most of the time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:17 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 01:17 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:15 PM (jF1M6)
Hawaii was yesterday. I read the transcript.
Today they’re ready to tell POTUS he can’t fire a Federal Reserve official for cause.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (KsZMV)
Posted by: Virginia at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Every democrat female
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He was a sorry commie rat.
That was the only thing they could nail him with that the country could comprehend. Remember if 2/3s of the country don't think so, it ain't gonna happen.
Especially if you're a Republican.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (gIcAo)
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She's at the top of my list for the worst things to come out of Trump's first term. And we're stuck with her forever.
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (wEF4H)
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The makeup hides the hideous scarring on my face from all the bar fights.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Scotus heard cases yesterday. Conference is Friday for the Hawaii gun case then I think they go on a four week recess.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:07 PM (Ryx1w)
Vermont is lovely.
Posted by: Joe Mama at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (TezPK)
Women have no place on the Supreme Court.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:19 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at January 21, 2026 01:19 PM (krApV)
One of the reasons that Camille Paglia is totally irrelevant is the Clintons. She spent years venting about how much she hated them both (and their GOP opponents weren't THAT bad), but when it came time to vote, she'd either vote for them or throw it away on the Green Party, because ewww Republicans have cooties.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 01:19 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:19 PM (gtcuf)
If you live in Virginia and didn’t vote you’ve got nobody to blame but yourself.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 01:19 PM (KsZMV)
http://tiny.cc/6fyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:52 PM (GyQIQ)
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"I've got cat-scratch fever ..."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 01:19 PM (8VfKb)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I figured the dude on the screen was an actor and you were directing him off screen.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:19 PM (E4rtv)
Monica was old enough to consent and maybe even knew exactly what she was doing, I don't know her state of mind. Being around that kind of power is a hell of an aphrodisiac for young women.
Doesn't mean Bill is any less of a lecherous pervert for trying to fuck an intern in the Oval Office.
Posted by: ballistic
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Yes, plenty of blame to go around for both of them. I'd love to see Monica come forward with her real story, as Piper described it -- unable to marry, enjoy a career or a public life or a social presence that isn't sharply defined by her episode with Bill -- all because of a serious misjudgment and a turn away from basic morality. That's the podcast she should do, advising young women to be disciplined and focused.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:20 PM (jF1M6)
Thomas Reeves "A Question of Character" JFK biography has a great story about his dad Joe playing tennis with a very young woman, bringing her home to a women's party Rose was throwing, then going upstairs and going at it so hard the ceiling shook while the ladies sipped tea below and pretended not to notice.
Apple. Tree. Proximity.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 01:20 PM (Y8DZL)
Anyone with anything to lose should be getting the fuck out of that State.
Posted by: garrett
Vermont is still lovely.
Posted by: Joe Mama at January 21, 2026 01:20 PM (TezPK)
Doesn't mean Bill is any less of a lecherous pervert for trying to fuck an intern in the Oval Office.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 01:15 PM (5aZAZ)
This is such a sticky subject (yes, I said it), because there IS a point at which the person without "power" is harmed by the experience. Not unlike older teens who are banging their teachers, or some 20/30 something who likes 'em young.
Is it a crime? Maybe. Maybe not. But the person who HAS the power is always guilty of exploiting his/her position for sexual gain, and if it's a work relationship, it warrants at least being fired, if not prosecuted.
Clinton should have been removed from office.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 21, 2026 01:20 PM (dGCAG)
The DOJ takes up the case, the Clintons are charged and now it is federal court time.....
What District Court does it end up in? NY? DC??
Maybe I am too much of a cynic, but the random judge assignment will end up with a pro democrat judge. The jury selected in DC or NY? Give me an effin break.
They have better chances going for the Lemon man.
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at January 21, 2026 01:20 PM (w3u3d)
Based on all the evidence, this seems to be the case.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:20 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 01:20 PM (KsZMV)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:21 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 01:21 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:19 PM (ZcsJV)
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*stamps foot*
But most of us go by three names!
Posted by: Female justices at January 21, 2026 01:21 PM (2Ez/1)
Coney Ferret was a "conservative" only when it came to Roe v Wade. Once that was taken care of, she went full Sandra Day O'Connor.
Women have no place on the Supreme Court.
Posted by: garrett
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She's been part of the 6-3 conservative majority on some crucial cases, no?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:21 PM (jF1M6)
Clinton - skeevy morally vacant narcissist that oozes charm like CO2
Monica - entry level worker, his junior in every way - smart, ambitious
Someone please do this math for me.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:22 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 01:22 PM (KsZMV)
Posted by: mrp at January 21, 2026 01:23 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:23 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (gtcuf)
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So, she voted against us on Skrmetti? Mahmoud v. Taylor? Trump v. United States? Loper?
I would expect another O'Connor to have voted against our interest in all of those cases.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:23 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 01:20 PM (KsZMV)
I'm going to go out on a limb and say Harriet Miers would have been a constitutionalist. Not only was her specialty Business Law her under degree was Mathematics.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 01:23 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Joe Mama at January 21, 2026 01:20 PM
But it's full of Vermonters.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 01:23 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 01:15
Just maybe he contributed to the whatever attitude toward marriage because he had the platform to promote casual sex.
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 01:23 PM (F3Dlr)
https://tinyurl.com/yc4ca6mn
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 01:23 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: Vengeance
Skip the confirmation "litmus test", run one for elevated estrogen levels. For the men, especially.
Posted by: Joe Mama at January 21, 2026 01:24 PM (TezPK)
Yeah Virginia.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 01:24 PM (KsZMV)
Anyone with anything to lose should be getting the fuck out of that State.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:17 PM (ZcsJV)
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Yeah, the whole "Banning manual recounts in elections" as their first order of business is a little bit on-the-nose.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 01:24 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 01:21 PM (jF1M6)
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Pretty much all of them.
She is more Roberts like when it comes to process questions like if they should take up cases before ripeness and stuff.
But she's nothing like an O'Connor.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:24 PM (GBKbO)
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As a chick myself, I'm not ashamed to admit this is correct. Women do not have the disposition to decouple their feelz from actually adhering the the US Constitution. There, I said it.
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 01:25 PM (qBdHI)
Monica - entry level worker, his junior in every way - smart, ambitious
Someone please do this math for me.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:22 PM (wEF4H)
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0 + 0 = 0
Posted by: mrp at January 21, 2026 01:25 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 01:25 PM (UqzrU)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 01:18 PM (GBKbO)
You are definitely no stranger to being inside.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:25 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 12:59 PM (OoFl2)
Another poster mention - married people can't be compelled to testify against each other - so that explains why they stay married - it would be 'Mutual Assured Destruction' to do otherwise.
I wonder what Chelsea knows?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 01:25 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: bill in arkansas
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That was John Paul Hammerschmidt's district. Nice guy.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:25 PM (E4rtv)
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Absolutely a 17 year old girl fucking a 32 year old teacher is going to mess her up. It’s totally a power imbalance, etc.
But for a 24 year old (which I believe is how old Monica was) it’s well past the “age of innocence”. I mean you can be a congresscritter at 25. Let’s stop infantalizing adults like this.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:25 PM (Ryx1w)
Bad enough we have the biggest pussy in DC as Chief Justice. The fake-smiling smarmy Obama-blowing sonofabitch.
DEI sucks.
I kinda forgot what my point was.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 21, 2026 01:25 PM (euc5m)
Posted by: kallisto at January 21, 2026 01:13 PM (dCxaZ)
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Yup. It's a juvenile joke. "304' on an old-fashioned calculator looks like "hoe" when you turn it upside down, and hoe = 'ho = whore.
It made a resurgence because of silent internet censorship on platforms like YouTube. "Hoe" or "Ho" or "Whore" might get your comment suppressed or your videos search-suppressed. "304," though, is just a string of numbers.
Kinda like how "killed" got replaced with "unalived" and "suicide" got replaced with "self-deletion" on YouTube. They are ways of end-running automatic censorship systems.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 01:26 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Joe Mama at January 21, 2026 01:26 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 01:26 PM (UqzrU)
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 01:25 PM (qBdHI)
I like and respect you so much right now that I could go straight out and buy you a new Handbag or a pair of cute Shoes!
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:27 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Webb Hubbell at January 21, 2026 01:27 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:27 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 01:28 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:27 PM (Ryx1w)
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That reminds me of the old Victor Hugo anecdote.
Posted by: mrp at January 21, 2026 01:28 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 01:28 PM (UqzrU)
I will say this...while asylums are needed, they NEED to be heavily monitored and free of corruption.
I mentioned in a book thread a few weeks ago "The Woman they Could Not Silence." Back in the Civil War era, if you were a man, you could get your wife locked away in an asylum for anything. Even just thinking too much. Elizabeth Packard was committed to an asylum by her husband for disagreeing with him on religion and politics. (He was all fire and brimstone, and she believed in a more loving God. And he flip flopped to be pro slavery to appeal to rich patrons financing his church, and she was adamantly anti-slavery. Her views caused embarrassment to him in front of his flock, so he got a crooked doctor and a sham trial to get her thrown into an asylum.)
There is corruption and abuse in the mental health and incarceration system already. How do you protect the most vulnerable people in asylums when the system is corrupt?
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 01:28 PM (Eng1Z)
Doesn't mean Bill is any less of a lecherous pervert for trying to fuck an intern in the Oval Office.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 01:15 PM (5aZAZ)
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I don't think anything Bill did with Monica was illegal. She was of consenting age and made her choices.
What Bill did, though, should have completely disqualified him from holding any office or position of power at all.
It wasn't just that Bill deliberately targeted an insecure, eager-to-please intern, knowing that such women are easier targets. Unlike Trump, who targeted supermodels and playboy playmates, Bill almost always went after easier game like Monica.
He then lied about it, through his teeth, and exposed himself as completely untrustworthy. He should have been thrown out of office on his ass.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (iFTx/)
That's all it takes to classify a man as a 'creep?' A pretty low bar.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 01:03 PM (N8ZBc)
We are all creeps. Some just show it more.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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Can't allow logic to interfere with that good feeling.
ahhhhhh
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (gIcAo)
Posted by: Joe Mama at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (TezPK)
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Size 8, please!
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 01:30 PM (KDPiq)
Maybe I’m getting my timeline wrong. It’s been a while.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:30 PM (Ryx1w)
Coney Ferret was a "conservative" only when it came to Roe v Wade. Once that was taken care of, she went full Sandra Day O'Connor.
Women have no place on the Supreme Court.
Posted by: garrett
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She's been part of the 6-3 conservative majority on some crucial cases, no?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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yes. The leftists all vote as a bloc, those on the right not so much.
The specific question that had 2A types going about ACB yesterday was this exchange,
"Justice Amy Coney Barrett also asked Beck whether Hawaii could pass a law restricting guns on private property that isn’t open to the public—like people’s homes—unless expressly authorized. When the attorney responded that such a law would be illegal, Barrett responded, “Really?”
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:30 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ref with whistle at January 21, 2026 01:31 PM (2Ez/1)
Adult women can be taken advantage of, or worse, by sleazebags. It's not a commentary on all women or men.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:31 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 01:31 PM (UqzrU)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at January 21, 2026 01:31 PM (gStWC)
Posted by: Dick Morris at January 21, 2026 01:32 PM (wEF4H)
Posted by: LizLem
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If you go into it far enough, you will find a lot of old men and women being chucked in mental institutions as well if they were wealthy. Heirs did not want to wait for their fortune or risk being cut out of the will.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: The media at the time at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (2Ez/1)
what is a 304?
Posted by: kallisto at January 21, 2026 01:06 PM (dCxaZ)
A grade of Austenitic Stainless Steel?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (QGaXH)
What Bill did, though, should have completely disqualified him from holding any office or position of power at all.
He should have been thrown out of office on his ass.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (iFTx/)
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Agreed.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 01:33 PM (5aZAZ)
This is why I don’t buy the “power” thing. It’s not like she was about to make partner in a law firm and her boss said blow me or you lose the partnership. Thats having power over someone. Clinton did t really have any real power over her that mattered.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:34 PM (Ryx1w)
That's our ex-president...and why the communists were so hot and horny to invent the E Jean Carroll perjury.
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 01:34 PM (UqzrU)
Thomas Reeves "A Question of Character" JFK biography has a great story about his dad Joe playing tennis with a very young woman, bringing her home to a women's party Rose was throwing
I prefer the story of how Old Joe got to be Ambassador to Great Britain, a post that he wanted BADLY because he hated the Limeys. FDR didn't want to give him the post, but because of Joe's previous support and money, he had to at least interview him for the position.
So in the middle of the meeting with Joe, FDR and FDR's son James, FDR tells Joe to stand up and drop trou. Confused, Joe obeys and drops his pants. FDR starts laughing, pointing at Joe saying "SEE? SEE? I TOLD YOU IT WAS TRUE!" FDR explained that they had a mutual friend who had been swimming with Joe and the kids, and he'd observed that Joe was the most bow-legged man he'd ever seen.
FDR explained that if he sent Joe to the King in period dress, complete with leggings, he'd be the laughing stock of the world. Joe responded (pissed) that if he could talk the Brits into allowing him to present himself in modern diplomatic wear (striped pants, tails, top hat), could he have the position. FDR agreed thinking that Joe couldn't
(cont)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 01:34 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 01:34 PM (0KSrI)
Adult women can be taken advantage of, or worse, by sleazebags. It's not a commentary on all women or men.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:31 PM (wEF4H)
None was 24 when Bill whipped it out.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 01:34 PM (KDPiq)
There is more power in a pair of panties than any CEO can wield.
And it goes completely unchecked.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:35 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 01:35 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 01:36 PM (KDPiq)
And it goes completely unchecked.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:35 PM (ZcsJV)
Especially mine!
Posted by: Lena Dunham Fumigation Services Inc at January 21, 2026 01:36 PM (wEF4H)
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Its not about her--its about the unequal power positions between the two.
Posted by: Crusader, former Federal Bank Examiner at January 21, 2026 01:36 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: torabora
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Lincoln provoked that one. Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, etc. were hesitating to join the Deep Southern states in seceding but Lincoln demanded that these states provide their state militias to invade those states wanting to leave.
That broke the logjam (and broke Virginia in half eventually).
Lincoln has a pretty big share of the blame for the bloody civil war along with the fireeaters. Inexperienced politically isolated president overwhelmed by the office is my assessment.
He grew into the office but once the fighting started, it was impossible to stop. Wars are easy to get into but hard to get out of.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:36 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 01:34 PM (Ryx1w)
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He was the President of the United States of fucking America bro.
Tell me about how he had no real power over her or anyone else in the White House.
Maybe she loses an internship, but the real damage would be that he blackballs her from any decent job in the DC political world, which is undoubtedly where someone interning in the WH is aspiring to.
Also, it's like saying a CEO doesn't have any power over his secretary and it's totes cool to bend her over the conference table. After all if she gets fired it was a low-paying admin job and she can just get another one, right?
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 01:37 PM (5aZAZ)
One member of the comedy group The Capitol Steps had a funny routine that swapped the syllables of words and he would refer to her as Lonica MOO-insky.
Good times.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2026 01:37 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 01:37 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 01:10 PM (gm9Sb)
AOP please pick up the white courtesy phone
AOP to the white courtesy phone....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 01:38 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 21, 2026 01:38 PM (pkeXY)
Posted by: Opinion fact
Old enough to drink ...
Posted by: Joe Mama at January 21, 2026 01:29 PM (TezPK)
****
Hillary is jealous she was not the object of her tender affections.
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 01:38 PM (UqzrU)
Posted by: kallisto
Cockney rhyming slang, 304=whore. Done to get around social media restrictions.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:38 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 01:28 PM (Eng1Z)
I think the best answer I can offer is "Don't dump them on the street to live like feral dogs among their personal demons"
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 01:38 PM (rbvCR)
And it goes completely unchecked.
Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2026 01:35 PM (ZcsJV)
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In the words of one of the great poets and philosophers of the modern era, Akinyele: Pussy makes the world go 'round.
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 01:39 PM (5aZAZ)
swing it. But somehow (probably bribery), the Brits cabled the State Dept saying that the new ambassador could present himself in modern diplomatic clothes, rather than the traditional period costume. FDR was stuck, and gave Joe the post.
Of course, Joe turned out to be a shitty ambassador, with lots of family drama because his son Jack was screwing every British bird in London (including what turned out to be a Nazi double-agent), and had to join the Navy to get out of Great Britain but that's another story.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 01:39 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Easy the Elder
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It was so shocking because older men of authority with younger women never happened before.
It's something that's not done. Ever.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 01:39 PM (gIcAo)
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Only one was the most powerful member of the executive branch. The other was an intern. I sat thru those "sexual harassment" videos of the day--what Clinton did was a textbook example of sexual harassment.
Posted by: Crusader, former Federal Bank Examiner at January 21, 2026 01:40 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Sports Talk Radio Hosts Everywhere at January 21, 2026 01:41 PM (2Ez/1)
It's something that's not done. Ever.
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Its prohibited by every single modern company of any size, regardless of what may have been common back in the day.
Posted by: Crusader, former Federal Bank Examiner at January 21, 2026 01:41 PM (TN0g+)
Bill, not so much. Actually, imo, not at all.
Blame them both, but, the punishment has not been equal.
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 01:42 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: ballistic at January 21, 2026 01:42 PM (5aZAZ)
Its prohibited by every single modern company of any size, regardless of what may have been common back in the day.
Posted by: Crusader, former Federal Bank Examiner at January 21, 2026 01:41 PM (TN0g+)
Yup, don't dip your pen in company ink. Don't punch the company clock with the timecard in your pants.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 01:43 PM (y9nCu)
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Was that wrong?
Should I not have done that?
Posted by: George Costanza at January 21, 2026 01:44 PM (2Ez/1)
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Size 8, please!
Posted by: Lady in Black
Handbags come in sizes?
Posted by: Clueless Husband at January 21, 2026 01:44 PM (w9Wax)
Posted by: J. Peterman at January 21, 2026 01:45 PM (2Ez/1)
But for a 24 year old (which I believe is how old Monica was) it’s well past the “age of innocence”. I mean you can be a congresscritter at 25. Let’s stop infantalizing adults like this.
Posted by: Really??
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And yet society seems comfortable with schools protecting female predators in K-12 education and I suspect if you had a female president with a 21 year old male intern, that suddenly it would be okay.
Most bullshit about the sexes are lies we tell ourselves to justify what we think.
My argument is that such societal and legal rules should be open, public, stipulated and enforced equally. If a 30 year old female teacher seduces a 16 year old, then she goes to the chokey for the same length of time just the same as a 30 male mechanic goes after a 16 year old Lolita.
And I also think any female or male sexing up their boss also gets the boot along with the boss. If they want to hanky panky, one or both of them can damn well leave the company before starting it.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:45 PM (E4rtv)
Picture what that must have been like for them, reviewing every single scrap in the investigative file for required redactions -- from gold to dross, including every "tip" submitted by egomaniacal drunkards and fixated schizos. Maybe it was just opportunistic, but someone managed to turn the Epstein meme into concrete action that kept the DOJ occupied and out of their hair.
Posted by: SciVo at January 21, 2026 01:48 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: old chick
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You really do not know what Hillary is like. There is a reason she had to go to NY to get elected. People in Arkansas hated Hillary and she hated them in return.
Yelling, screaming, throwing shit, drunkard, and more. She was the reason that Bill's former protector as governor (a female) did not go to Washington as Chief of Staff (Betsy Wright). Betsy was the closest thing that Bill had to a moral compass.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 01:48 PM (E4rtv)
Just try to resist me!
Posted by: 16 y.o. Lindsay Lohan at January 21, 2026 01:49 PM (w9Wax)
Thomas Reeves "A Question of Character" JFK biography has a great story about his dad Joe playing tennis with a very young woman, bringing her home to a women's party Rose was throwing, then going upstairs and going at it so hard the ceiling shook while the ladies sipped tea below and pretended not to notice.
Apple. Tree. Proximity.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 01:20 PM (Y8DZL)
yikes
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 01:55 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: old chick
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You really do not know what Hillary is like. whig
I meant in public perception of the villain/victim and the ability to be allowed to live without the stigma till death.
She was punished. He was not. Even now, even here, she bares the entire blame.
Posted by: old chick at January 21, 2026 01:57 PM (F3Dlr)
Fuck this. Just send the FBI loaded for bear and kick down their fucking door.
If they die they die.
Right?
Right news media?
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 02:13 PM (61TgR)
Slick Bitch Gavin Newsom Has His Davos Speech Cancelled; Whines That Trump Did It
Scott Bessent Cooks Gavin Newsom As Communist Patrick Bateman
—Ace
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 02:16 PM (SSiCQ)
The issue should be about what he factually did do:
1. 72Hrs of phone sex while on duty much of which occurred on AF1, and continued even after he knew the Russians had intercepted it.
2. Disgrace His office and Betray us all -- the First Elected President neither President Nor Leader of a Free World
3. Vandalize the Whitehouse on his exit, doorknobs, typerwiters, phone lines
4. The Clinton Global Catastrophe
5. Open the door to a Glasnost to Terror the likes of which the world has never seen.
Remember who did this:
"to leave now we would send a message to terrorists and other potential adversaries around the world that they can change our policies by killing our people. It would be open season on Americans." -- Bill Clinton '93 just before he pulled out of Somalia.
To abandon this area now -- and to rely only on efforts against alQaeda from a distance -- would significantly hamper our ability to keep the pressure on al Qaeda, and create an UNACCEPTABLE RISK -- OBAMA'09
what is the vital national interest? -- IceKingJOE who enabled precisely that!
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at January 21, 2026 02:18 PM (44Qw8)
“Iran is the only country in the world that has now had six elections since the first election of President Khatami (in 1997). (It is) the only one with elections,
including the United States, including Israel, including you name it, where the liberals, or the progressives, have won two-thirds to 70 percent of the vote in six elections: Two for president; two for the Parliament, the Majlis; two for the mayoralties. In every single election, the guys I identify with got two-thirds to 70 percent of the vote. There is no other country in the world I can say that about, certainly not my own.” -- Bill Clinton'05
Palestinians elected Hamas because they promised to make the buses run on time -- Bill Clinton'06
it would be wrong to cut off contact with the terror group just because they may have killed people "in a way that we hate." -- Bill Clinton'06
I tried to represent a better America when I was president. But now I don't have to... -- Bill Clinton'06
And all ^THAT^ at a time when Epstein's Island came to HIM.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at January 21, 2026 02:21 PM (44Qw8)
Screwed like a mink. And unlike most lefty 304s, she was really good at it. No starfish sex.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 01:04 PM (y9nCu)
Uh, you wouldn't still have her number, do you? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Manly blue collar asshole at January 21, 2026 02:42 PM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 21, 2026 04:20 PM (wGqjj)
Posted by: jumpininhere at January 21, 2026 06:12 PM (75fnR)
Wednesday Morning Rant
This needs to stop. Justice and other agencies are starting (publicly, at least - I have no idea if it is sincere) to tackle some of the fraud, but there is likely no way they can contain it. They can punish specific wrongdoers in specific frauds, but the overall system is conducive to fraud. The way the NGO complex is constructed virtually demands fraud, and all but guarantees it. The entire point is to slosh money around outside of accountability systems. The system itself is deeply flawed and designed from the ground up to be exploited. That system needs to be abolished.
There does not need to be cessation of particular projects or programs, or punishment of specific wrongdoers. The wrongdoers must be punished, of course, but that will not solve the problem. New wrongdoers will do the same things - and why not? The system is designed to be abused. That system is what needs to go, not some particular recipient. What we need is a rethink on how taxpayer is spent at all. What I think needs to happen is a new law around how the government is permitted to spend money. It should be restricted to four categories:1. Goods purchased by and for the government, under contract
2. Services purchased by and for the government, under contract
3. State block grants for various programs (Medicaid, Section 8, etc.), with hard requirements that all block-grant funds are directly attributable to a specific end consumer (recipient), however it is delivered, and that records are available to the federal government on demand.
4. Direct welfare payments to named recipients - disability, social security, medicare, etc. The welfare programs are not going to be abolished, but there must be accountability within the government for them. Any dollar that goes out must go out to or on behalf of a known, named, enrolled individual. No organizations. If an organization is paid on behalf of an individual - say, medical transportation for a Medicaid recipient - it must be via a company under legitimate and valid contract per federal standards for bidding and selection, with specific recipient recorded and audited. No cash to anyone else for anything. The government is itself a customer for many businesses, and that can continue. When some agency buys toilet paper under contract, that's fine. When a contractor operates a government facility on behalf of an agency, that's fine. When a supplier or vendor provides services to the government under contract, that's fine. But there must be no more non-contract activity paid for with taxpayer money. No more grants or non-contract outlays. If there is, for example, some research project that people think ought to be undertaken, the government either needs to do it itself at one of its laboratories or the organization doing it needs to bid and negotiate a contract - and that contract must be subject to the same bidding and procurement requirements as any other contract. No more research grants, no more "development" grants, no more grants to universities or hospitals or NGOs not doing specific, named work for the US government under competitive contract. These requirements are bureaucratic and onerous. That is the point. If an organization receives so much as a single penny of federal taxpayer money, it must be for a stated, known purpose under a valid contract and all that this entails. It must be auditable, accountable and transparent. If an NGO, university or other organization doesn't want to both convince someone in government that something is a good idea and then go through competitive bidding to do it, it is welcome to not participate. If an NGO wants to operate without accountability, it is welcome to do so with no victims but its own suckers who gave them money. There is no way to get the fraud problem under control while the current NGO system remains intact. The flow of cash into the NGOs must be stopped in order to reduce the amount of flagrant theft and dishonesty in the system. The government has by now amply demonstrated that it is both unwilling and unable to determine how it spends money without aggressive oversight. The problem has to be cut out at the root, and that is in the standards and requirements for all government outlays. One way to stop this hemorrhaging cash flow into NGOs is to change the law to explicitly define how the government is permitted to spend money, and on what. No payments without specific, named purpose and competitive contract. No transfers without accountability. Make the NGOs into actual non-government entities and let them sink or swim on their own.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2026 11:00 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 11:00 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 11:00 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 11:02 AM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 11:02 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: Rainier Wolfcastle at January 21, 2026 11:02 AM (cuae1)
Posted by: Zeera. I voted for ALL of this at January 21, 2026 11:02 AM (pscAN)
If you love Manos the Hand of Fate, bring it up. Spread the joys!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:52 AM (GBKbO)
I do love Manos. I think Hal Warren had a good idea, but he didn't flesh it out enough.
There was a crowdfunded sequel / reboot a few years back called Manos Returns, which, while replicating some of the original, ended up being even more confusing.
I still say there's a good idea in the mess. Maybe I'll take a crack at it someday.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 11:03 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 11:03 AM (pLaQB)
- Tampon Tim Walz
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:03 AM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 11:04 AM (mlg/3)
There are government entities that are extremely closely watched, often to an absurd point. I worked for one of them. The problem isn't that accountability isn't called for or required by law, it's that the people dispensing most of the money don't WANT accountability and so just ignore the law. Fix that, and you can fix most of the problem.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:04 AM (Riz8t)
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They should really be called TGAYM.
There Goes All Your Money.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:04 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 11:04 AM (Fsl9/)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 21, 2026 11:04 AM (oT7pT)
Never going to happen. Congress has delegated the power of the purse over the last 60 years to so many different agencies, contractors and ngo's that is impossible to turn off at this point.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 11:04 AM (0N4FZ)
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But that would dismantle OurDemocracy(TM) !
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 11:05 AM (Dv3i1)
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They should really be called TGAYM.
There Goes All Your Money.
AIR
Accountability is racist.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)
It's possible, but it's a matter of will, which doesn't exist at the moment.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 11:06 AM (o2ZRX)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:06 AM (GBKbO)
A secondary source of graft is the salaries these ngos pay out. $300,400,500k a year for executives.
It’s the same scam charities operate. At least charities do it with private donation money. NGOs do it with my tax dollars.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:07 AM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:04 AM (Riz8t)
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Yes, for sure.
But the system is structurally designed to enable bad behavior and it needs to be contained.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:07 AM (GyQIQ)
'Sluicing' being a great metaphor. The more sluicing there is, the more spillage! If it were piped, it would all reach the destination.
Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 11:07 AM (BvTxf)
It's possible, but it's a matter of will, which doesn't exist at the moment.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)
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The House alone has had the power to completely shut down branches of government. Just pass a budget without the funding and go home.
"Defense and Justice are funded. Nothing else. See you in 18 months."
It was always an option.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:08 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Joe Mannix
I think there should be a Constitutional amendment prohibiting the payment of Federal funds to any individual or legal entity, except for salaries, payment for goods provided or services rendered, compensation for a taking, and payments made as a result of the government losing or settling litigation.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 11:08 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 21, 2026 11:08 AM (45BvE)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 11:08 AM (0KSrI)
England, Islam wants to take away your beer, your bangers and mash, your dogs, your lovely lasses, your delicious English breakfasts with ham...are you going to let it take away chess too? (Someone needs to update the Amelia waifu meme to add chess!)
@BasilTheGreat
A Teacher in England faces losing their job because they organised a Chess Club
A third of his class is Muslim and Chess is Haram
This is the insanity of the UK right now
Islam has no place here
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:08 AM (gWBY1)
A secondary source of graft is the salaries these ngos pay out. $300,400,500k a year for executives.
It’s the same scam charities operate. At least charities do it with private donation money. NGOs do it with my tax dollars.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:07 AM (Ryx1w)
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Sure. If they want to rook their own suckers, that's on them and their suckers. But robbing taxpayers with a nod and a wink and a kickback to a bureaucrat or politician is worse. The taxpayer didn't agree to it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:08 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:09 AM (Ryx1w)
They are unsustainable in the long run. They were foolish promises that never could be kept perpetually. There will be a sad reckoning.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:09 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:09 AM (Q4cxx)
Further, if we absolutely cannot rid ourselves of people in Kentucky being taxed to pay for welfare in Los Angeles, no state which receives a federal block grant may use non-federal money for a purpose which specifically violates federal law (I can't believe this needs to be spelled out but here we are), e.g. benefits for non-citizens.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 11:10 AM (ExV1e)
They are unsustainable in the long run. They were foolish promises that never could be kept perpetually. There will be a sad reckoning.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:09 AM (N8ZBc)
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I don't think we can get even 10 percent of GOP voters to agree to "Cut mine and theirs" instead of "cut theirs, not mine."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:10 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 11:10 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 21, 2026 11:10 AM (45BvE)
Its just a made-up example, but I don't know we allow such things.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 11:10 AM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 21, 2026 11:10 AM (45BvE)
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The Greeks did goat fucking first.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)
There was a crowdfunded sequel / reboot a few years back called Manos Returns, which, while replicating some of the original, ended up being even more confusing.
I still say there's a good idea in the mess. Maybe I'll take a crack at it someday.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
Warren admitted that if recut properly, it might have made a passable comedy.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 11:11 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 11:08 AM (77rzZ)
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I'd support that. That would also be the end of welfare programs, however, which is a much taller order. The two problems are independent. I think it is possible to deal with much of the fraud and theft without touching the welfare programs, which is probably politically a lot more viable.
Not that my approach is viable either, of course. Too many people are getting rich feasting on the body politic.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:11 AM (GyQIQ)
I suspect this also applies to NGOs as well.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 21, 2026 11:11 AM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 11:12 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 11:12 AM (2WIwB)
I can only name one, the Quality Learing Center.
Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 11:12 AM (BvTxf)
https://is.gd/RjvAbK
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (L/fGl)
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There's actually less than none -- is negative accountability a thing? -- as the GloboHomo Deep State and Democrat-Islamunist Party (BIRM) actively enable, encourage, obstruct inquiries and investigations into, refuse to prosecute, and overtly celebrate literally trillions of dollars of fraud and theft of the US Treasury.
And, of course, nothing will happen ...
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (Fsl9/)
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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The problem is Congress and its politicians. It was corrupt before the Constitutional Convention and continued that corruption after the new Constitution. And the corruption festered quicker than revenues and borrowing can feed.
The dilemma that leads to republics failing is often that the legislators cannot restrain their greed for power and wealth and then use that as a bludgeon to create a pseudo aristocratic elite but without the feudal duties that were required in ye olde times.
Nor do they have the social pressures enforced by the Roman Catholic church to be a godly leader.
So we have a government of sociopaths.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (E4rtv)
>>>The appropriateness of government sponsorship of ostensible charity notwithstanding, the last few months have underscored yet another problem with the idea of government-supported NGOs: accountability.
Let's not notwithstand this.
The government should not in any circumstance be in the position to take money from one person and give it to charitable organizations for purposes not authorized by that person, which as we have seen, can lead to religious-based organizations being used to import third-worlders to replace the population under the guise of charity.
This is spending that is purely used for political purposes and can and should be cut.
Stop this altogether.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:33 AM (RHGPo)
They mean stated recipients. It always reaches the intended ones.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (DgMqy)
A lot of research is funded by grants. There is not a specific known service or product for a contract. However research has become so corrupted that it maybe would be good if something like Mannix's proposal would happen. Let groups research on their own in order to develop a service or product the government would want to buy.
Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (hhkIi)
I fully expect that any money saved by cutting SS would simply be stolen or squandered, same as all the money that's been paid into it so far. So objecting to cuts is defensible on that basis.
I survive on SS, so I am arguing against my own personal interests here, but the damn thing is going to collapse on its own soon.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 11:10
True. But very little ngo money ever gets to them. It’s all stolen by others.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:14 AM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 11:14 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 21, 2026 11:14 AM (qIjyO)
Posted by: OnPoint at January 21, 2026 11:14 AM (RK/h9)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 11:14 AM (/iXAp)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (N8ZBc)
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We've more than doubled the debt since Paul Ryan said that math dictates that we were unsustainable under Obama spending.
It's amazing what the world reserve currency status can do to keep the ball rolling.
I think we're decades from a collapse, if it happens at all.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:15 AM (GBKbO)
But you have to beat the Dems on each violation of that principle, because they are going to defend all of their graft and all there footholds and hopefully catch a captured judge to delay the rightful decision.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:15 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 11:15 AM (Dv3i1)
The government should not in any circumstance be in the position to take money from one person and give it to charitable organizations for purposes not authorized by that person, which as we have seen, can lead to religious-based organizations being used to import third-worlders to replace the population under the guise of charity.
This is spending that is purely used for political purposes and can and should be cut.
Stop this altogether.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (dK+Kv)
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Concur. I want to see an end to any federal spending on anything not contracted according to bidding rules for specific tasks. If the states want to rob taxpayers to give money to their cronies, it's up to the state's residents to deal with that. But at the federal level? Zero excuse. End it. Completely.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:15 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 11:15 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 11:15 AM (Dv3i1)
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Trading stocks with insider information about upcoming legislation is apparently a game that only a few in Congress can do well.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:15 AM (GBKbO)
The fight to restore "the system" would be epic tho'.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (U2OZr)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (wBaIH)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (N8ZBc)
It won’t.
They’ll just increase SS taxes on everyone combined with reducing benefits for “the rich”. It’ll end up being just another welfare program in the long run.
Right now there is a cap on SS taxes up to about $200k a year. If that cap is eliminated it keeps the scam going for a few more decades alone.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (Ryx1w)
Not much is known
Of early days of chess beyond a vague report
That fifteen hundred years ago, two princes fought,
Though brothers,
For a Hindu throne.
- Tim Rice, "The Story of Chess," Chess: The Musical
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (ufSfZ)
I think we're decades from a collapse, if it happens at all.
At some point, foreigners will tire of buying US debt, only to watch its value shrink with the inflation needed to keep the debt train rolling.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)
A Teacher in England faces losing their job because they organised a Chess Club
A third of his class is Muslim and Chess is Haram
This is the insanity of the UK right now
Islam has no place here
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Playing a game is forbidden? WTH? The only things they're allowed to do, it seems, is beat their women, live off of taxpayer money, crank out endless kids, and kill anyone who doesn't adhere to their demonic "religion."
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (qBdHI)
DOES add to the quality of human life and our understanding of science. Genomics, and other areas connected to human health.
Then I see government grants awarded to people putting shrimp on treadmills, and I despair. These are the kind of grants that don't let us have nice things. That make everyone want to throw the baby out with the bath water.
There are SO many ongoing research projects experiments and trials that shutting off all NGOs overnight would kill. And that would be horrible. But I also feel the wrath of knowing people have grown fat off of wasting my tax money. It's tough to be in the position of seeing the need for NGOs, and also despising the monstrous leeches they have become. I feel like I'm serving two masters, as the Bible says.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (gWBY1)
You're losing me LizLem.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (wBaIH)
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Related:
@iconawrites
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17h
People think I do all the cooking for myself and my husband because I have some trad belief that men don’t belong in the kitchen. The truth is that I am Italian and my husband is English, and I do not believe any English person of any gender belongs in my kitchen.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:17 AM (GBKbO)
Either states can receive federal dollars or states can fund things that federal dollars cannot.
If you say that the feds will give the state a buncha money and the state can spend money on sketchy shit then you're just adding an extra step to the feds spending money on sketchy shit.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 11:17 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: NR Pax at January 21, 2026 11:17 AM (99eI0)
Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (hhkIi)
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Yup. Shitty situation, but this is where we are when trust is destroyed and accountability is absent.
It *could* be reworked under a contract scenario. A contract to research Phenomenon X on Timeline Y with deliverable results - positive or negative - by Deadline Z. Let research houses bid on the contract if they want it.
Step 1 would be convincing someone in government to out the RFP. That alone is probably not worth it most of the time.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:17 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)
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I was assured that point was soon more than a decade ago.
And the rest of the world is just worse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:17 AM (GBKbO)
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Local government has some accountability
State government has no accountability
Federal government has negative accountability
{Skeletor will be back}
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 11:18 AM (wEF4H)
>>I think we're decades from a collapse, if it happens at all.
The trick is that the vast majority of our outstanding debt is owed to ourselves.
So theoretically, we could default on our own debt and give ourselves a mulligan.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 11:18 AM (XV/Pl)
England, Islam wants to take away your beer, your bangers and mash, your dogs, your lovely lasses, your delicious English breakfasts with ham...are you going to let it take away chess too? (Someone needs to update the Amelia waifu meme to add chess!)
@BasilTheGreat
A Teacher in England faces losing their job because they organised a Chess Club
A third of his class is Muslim and Chess is Haram
This is the insanity of the UK right now
Islam has no place here
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:08 AM (gWBY1)
This is the newest one that indirectly addresses what your talking about.
This one walks a thin line.
Amelia on "Who's British?"
https://tinyurl.com/57ucsnch
Though for a nation that's trying to survive or not, it's a legit question.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 11:18 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
LOL.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 11:18 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:15 AM (GyQIQ)
Putting the theft closer to the voter would have your intended consequence of accountability, presuming free and fair elections.
Yes, I see the flaw in my plan.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 11:18 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
Look up NED on Twitter; dataRepublican has been flaming their wig back recently.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 11:19 AM (mlg/3)
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I take umbrage sir. Social Security is NOT 'welfare'. I paid for it over 50 or so years of working, plus had to 'qualify' by contributing over a set number of quarters.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 21, 2026 11:19 AM (xvV+O)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 11:20 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)
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It meets every definition of welfare.
You didn't pay into it. You were taxed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:20 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:20 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)
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Ah, you bought the scam. For a while now the feds have been calling it a "pay-as-you-go" system.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:20 AM (Q4cxx)
It's amazing what the world reserve currency status can do to keep the ball rolling.
I think we're decades from a collapse, if it happens at all.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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We are at about 100 percent debt to gdp ratio. Japan is past 300 percent, China is close to Japan.
Most of Euroland is at 100 percent or higher debt to gdp ratio and the few nations that are not in debt are often rentier states relying extractive industries where the public has no real elections nor power affecting government spending.
We are one of the bigger and better houses in a slum filled with debtors.
Long run unsustainable but the kleptocrats running these nations figure like Keynes, in the long run we are all dead, so live for today and screw tomorrow. YOLO.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 11:20 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
This is why it is important to keep the context in your quotations
Posted by: gKWVE at January 21, 2026 11:21 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:20 AM (Q4cxx)
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Yes.
SS being an investment was always, always a lie.
It's a tax of money going into the government and welfare payments going out of the government.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:22 AM (GBKbO)
I can explain it all in one word: Democrats.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:22 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)
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Which is a fiction. Social Security is a welfare payment. They print up what looks like an annuity statement and pretend that revenues are coupled to outlays, but they aren't. The Social Security tax is just a tax, and the Social Security benefit payment is just a benefit. The benefit value is tied to some degree to the amount of tax paid, but Social Security is structured as and legally is a welfare program. There is no trust fund, there is no "lock box" and there never has been. It is not an annuity and it is not a pension.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:23 AM (GyQIQ)
A secondary source of graft is the salaries these ngos pay out. $300,400,500k a year for executives.
I was surprised at how the remade "House of Cards" was willing to so nakedly expose how non-profits and NGOs like the "Clean Water Institute" are really a pit of vipers.
As long as you put a "$0" profit balance in your ledger, you can abuse the money your NGO gets on luxuries a grunt at the bottom like me can only dream of.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:23 AM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (qBdHI)
You left out raping goats and white kids.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 11:23 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 21, 2026 11:23 AM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 11:24 AM (L/fGl)
Raise or eliminate the earnings cap on it and get SSDI fraud under control and Social Security will be largely stable. Raising or eliminating the tax cap will be seen - accurately - as hugely unfair, but it would solve most of the problem and since it's *not* a pension scheme and *is* a welfare scheme, there is no reason they couldn't.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:25 AM (GyQIQ)
You're losing me LizLem.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov
>Great, now I want chili with beans and cornbread. Hold the carrots.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 21, 2026 11:25 AM (oT7pT)
You didn't pay into it. You were taxed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:20 AM (GBKbO)
Now you see how convincing I am!
Posted by: John Roberts at January 21, 2026 11:25 AM (X9p3i)
That's exactly what happens now.
Here's the hard truth: scientific research is not the problem. Scientific results are very easy to measure, because the goals are clear and quantifiable. Getting rid of all scientific research would make no discernible difference to the problem. The real problem is that we hand out oceans of money to politically favored people with no clear goals, metrics, or deadlines.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:25 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 11:24 AM (L/fGl)
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Well, I for one am glad to hear him say that.
Not that I ever thought he would. Because he's a 80s-90s Dem, although not the scheming kind.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:26 AM (Q4cxx)
Here's the hard truth: scientific research is not the problem. Scientific results are very easy to measure, because the goals are clear and quantifiable. Getting rid of all scientific research would make no discernible difference to the problem. The real problem is that we hand out oceans of money to politically favored people with no clear goals, metrics, or deadlines.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:25 AM (Riz8t)
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And it can keep happening. Cash handouts to "organizations" without a stated purpose, known goal and competitive bidding wouldn't.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:26 AM (GyQIQ)
You didn't pay into it. You were taxed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:20 AM (GBKbO)
Further, the payout has diminishing returns for higher earners. Further, people with higher ss payments run the risk of being taxed on those payments AND paying higher Medicare fees.
It's welfare disguised.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 11:26 AM (ExV1e)
It's welfare disguised.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 11:26 AM (ExV1e)
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There's no disguise. There's just a narrative.
That way too many people bought into to make themselves feel better for not being "on the dole".
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:27 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: DC-Plex at January 21, 2026 11:27 AM (FhXTo)
https://is.gd/RjvAbK
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM
Julia wept.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 11:27 AM (bFu5X)
Have you never had a true English breakfast? They have sausages AND ham! And not crappy Canadian bacon ham, true ham. At least where I had it. It was great.
They also invented the Scotch Egg, a hard boiled surrounded in sausage and fried. One of the UK's greatest culinary gifts to mankind.
Britain's indigenous culture, and especially its food culture, is not compatible with Islam.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:27 AM (gWBY1)
Trump rules out using military force to acquire Greenland in Davos speech
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 11:24 AM (L/fGl)
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Chickens out of WHAT, though?
The most fevered, bed-wetting nightmare of Dems?!!
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:28 AM (Q4cxx)
So theoretically, we could default on our own debt and give ourselves a mulligan.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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The federal reserve has essentially floated bad checks, known as US currency, to cover spending so we are being squeezed by inflation because of it.
This is the soft default option where like in Covid, the debt was effectively devalued by about 25 percent from the Biden inflation brought about by massive US fiscal deficits that were covered by Fed Reserve issuing fiat currency.
That can go on until the government becomes unable to make interest payments on the debt due to rejection of those bonds at market and people refuse to accept the currency as tender for trade.
We have essentially sailed beyond the prudence level on GDP to debt and sooner or later soft defaults via inflation become hard ones via default.
When that is, no one knows but it has led to suspicion that is one of the reasons that the financiers in the West want continental scale wars to cover the eventual defaults.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 11:28 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:29 AM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 11:29 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 11:29 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: nogooddeed at January 21, 2026 11:29 AM (4Af9R)
They also invented the Scotch Egg, a hard boiled surrounded in sausage and fried. One of the UK's greatest culinary gifts to mankind.
Britain's indigenous culture, and especially its food culture, is not compatible with Islam.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:27 AM (gWBY1)
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I have not had a true English Breakfast, but what I've heard from people who have the sauce they make for the beans really pulls it together.
And beans for breakfast didn't sound good to them either, but they liked the authentic English Breakfast.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:30 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)
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I was assured that point was soon more than a decade ago.
And the rest of the world is just worse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:17 AM (GBKbO)
Yup. The bottom is going to drop out has been predicted for a long long time. But as long as people trust that the dollar has value, the hangman's lever will never be pulled.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 11:31 AM (g8Ew8)
And this happens a lot.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 21, 2026 11:31 AM (GWvli)
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (qBdHI)
When you make killing the only approved outlet, you may be surprised how many people are wanting and excited to go out and kill.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 11:31 AM (uEmCf)
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Jan 17
**NC WEEKLY VOTER REG UPDATE**
1/10-1/17
Net🔴+1,210
Overall Lead🔴+6,012
Active Voter Lead🔴+115,002
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Listen...I don't think people appreciate the fact that Roy Cooper should be considered an underdog for NC this year.
Senate races drive up turnout in the states that have them to near presidential levels, meaning that overall PVI becomes much more predictive of the race in question.
And NC just...keeps...trending...Republican.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:32 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: GWB at January 21, 2026 11:32 AM (JJOjf)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 21, 2026 11:33 AM (qIjyO)
Well, I guess we're doing this again. There is merit in both sides of the argument because some people actually do get welfare in the sense that they get out a lot more than they ever put in (and it's going to get much worse when they inevitably start means-testing). OTOH, people like me, who would much rather have left the system and paid into a personal retirement account, will get much less than what they paid for in terms of their "pension", and the estate that I otherwise would have built and passed on to my kids will just go in to the general slush fund to keep paying the takers.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: pudinhead
We shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 11:33 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 11:33 AM (XuXeR)
>>We have essentially sailed beyond the prudence level on GDP to debt and sooner or later soft defaults via inflation become hard ones via default.
There is effectively no way to "pay off" our debt, so whether we are 100, 125, 150, 200 pct debt to GDP ratio, it doesn't matter, it's all really a shell game and can you get enough people to believe in the magic tricks any longer.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 11:34 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 11:31 AM (g8Ew
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As long as the dollar is better than the Euro and the yuan.
And medium term futures for political strength of Europe and China seem...weak.
China is in the middle of an outright collapse of its population, won't import the third world to make up for it, and will have a population about 1/4 of its current size in 50 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:34 AM (GBKbO)
They also invented the Scotch Egg, a hard boiled surrounded in sausage and fried. One of the UK's greatest culinary gifts to mankind.
Britain's indigenous culture, and especially its food culture, is not compatible with Islam.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:27 AM
A real English Breakfast is the shizznit. The rest of their food...not so much, although they do a good roast beast and Yorkie pudding.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 11:34 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: GWB at January 21, 2026 11:32 AM (JJOjf)
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I agree, but ending the state block grant system is a much bigger change than requiring all funds to be spent according to legitimate competitive contract or on direct transfer to qualified individuals.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:34 AM (GyQIQ)
Raise or eliminate the earnings cap on it and get SSDI fraud under control and Social Security will be largely stable. Raising or eliminating the tax cap will be seen - accurately - as hugely unfair, but it would solve most of the problem and since it's *not* a pension scheme and *is* a welfare scheme, there is no reason they couldn't.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:25 AM (GyQIQ)
Make Medicare catastrophic coverage and let people buy whatever other insurance they want without stupid requirements like it having "trans care". Aggressively prosecute abuse by healthcare providers to inflate claims and get rid of the illegals from the system.
Also, I've been very good this year, Santa, and I deserve a pony.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 11:34 AM (ExV1e)
And this happens a lot.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 21, 2026 11:31 AM (GWvli)
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Yup. That should be fraud by Congress.
Congress should not be allowed to hand over powers, because some of them should be considered responsibilities to their voters.
It is arguably shifting away from a "republican form of government".
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:35 AM (Q4cxx)
Trump rules out using military force to acquire Greenland
Greenland is too well-defended by those 34 EU troops who showed up. Those must be the best of the best, since they have zero troops fighting the Russians.
Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 11:35 AM (BvTxf)
If China is just as leveraged (if not moreso) than the rest of the world, why are so many countries begging them to take over as Sole Superpower?
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 11:35 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)
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There is a logical and psychological basis to either argument, but there is one legal reality.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:35 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:36 AM (Ryx1w)
If China is just as leveraged (if not moreso) than the rest of the world, why are so many countries begging them to take over as Sole Superpower?
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 11:35 AM (uEmCf)
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Because China conquers through bribes of the political elite.
And that won't last.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:36 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 11:36 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 11:35 AM (uEmCf)
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They hate God.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:36 AM (Q4cxx)
There's two guys from out of Islamorada fishing right over there....
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 11:36 AM (XuXeR)
Also, I've been very good this year, Santa, and I deserve a pony.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 11:34 AM (ExV1e)
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Medicare/aid is an entirely different problem and is not salvageable. Social Security is salvageable.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:36 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:08 AM (gWBY1)
Chess is not specifically haram in Islam. There are imams who make it haram because you can gamble on it (as you can on almost any human activity /eyeroll/ ). Others say that as long as you're not betting on it, it's not haram. (Arabs are who introduced chess to Europe, as far as I know.)
Also, the video that accompanied that tweet was not Muslims "destroying a chess set" but a couple of morons being stupid. The difference between the Bloods burning a store and a couple of teens pantsing the owner.
Posted by: GWB at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM (JJOjf)
Trump rules out using military force to acquire Greenland in Davos speech
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 11:24 AM (L/fGl)
Morons are civilians.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM (ULPxl)
Trump rules out using military force to acquire Greenland
Greenland is too well-defended by those 34 EU troops who showed up. Those must be the best of the best, since they have zero troops fighting the Russians.
Posted by: t-bird
US probably already has more troops (allowed by treaty) in Greenland than these 34 EU tranny troops.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM (Dv3i1)
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Corrollary: I've had more hamburgers at Whataburger during "breakfast hours" than I've had breakfast items during breakfast hours. Its one of the things I love about Whataburger--they'll make you a burger whenever you want one.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 11:36 AM (0KSrI)
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1. Is it a billion? Can we trust China's numbers on that?
2. When 2/3 of your population is over 40, that changes what you can do with your nation and the kind of power you can demonstrate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM (GBKbO)
And the #1 answer is...
Envy
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM (XuXeR)
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Raising the retirement age by one month per year to 69-70 now would make the Social Security project failure go beyond 2060. When it was instituted, Social Security was designed to cover about 3-5 years of payments before death. Average lifespan is about 72-73 for males and 77 for females but a bit higher when you delete childhood mortality figures.
There is a reason that every single government has some sort of elderly pension. One is that without it, less workers are available as the family used to be the source of care for the elderly whether they liked it or not.
Two, care of elderly parents becomes much more tough when families shrink in part because women entered the workforce for paid jobs.
Three, elderly that can no longer work without family without a pension would be screwed. Everyone gets old and unable to work unless you happen to die in your prime.
Ideally, one could argue that savings should be encouraged but when the governments resort to ZIRP to finance their own deficits, that becomes a loser argument. Same with massive ETFs, etc that are diverted from highest earnings into boondoggles like Larry Fink has done.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: Lady in Black
It's because pawns, knights & bishops can all jump the queen. 😉
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 11:38 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM (Q4cxx)
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I wonder if they're going to have to spend more on domestic programs to keep their population happy or less in the near future?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:38 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:08 AM (GyQIQ)
It's not with just a nod and a wink, though. It's standing behind the guy with the gun who is robbing you.
Posted by: GWB at January 21, 2026 11:38 AM (JJOjf)
Posted by: Ann at January 21, 2026 11:39 AM (w9jrX)
Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 11:39 AM (BvTxf)
But he and the gop ran away from it like the little bitches they always are.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:39 AM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:39 AM (N8ZBc)
There's two guys from out of Islamorada fishing right over there....
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 11:36 AM
Damned straight, jefe! They're poaching my fish!
Posted by: The Old Man at January 21, 2026 11:39 AM (bFu5X)
Greenland is too well-defended by those 34 EU troops who showed up. Those must be the best of the best, since they have zero troops fighting the Russians.
Posted by: t-bird
I was pondering this recently, and came up with a theory. Trump's goal here is to make it as plain as can be to the Euros that their military is a joke, and they need to get serious. The inability to even send a platoon to Greenland is a wake-up call.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:39 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: LaQuisha at January 21, 2026 11:40 AM (2Ez/1)
https://x.com/patriot_savvy/status/2013754193970966751?s=20
It's educational TV!!!
No joke.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 11:40 AM (iJfKG)
I would not be surprised that about half of all medicare and medicaid expenditures are fraud, waste, or abuse. That alone is about 800 billion bucks.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 11:40 AM (E4rtv)
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I generally feel that my stomach is more ginger in the morning. So, really bold and savory flavors are preferred later in the day. I feel that the standard breakfasts seem to reinforce that idea. Except, huevos rancheros.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:40 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM
The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast!
Posted by: Jules Winfield at January 21, 2026 11:40 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 11:37 AM (E4rtv)
++++
I'm not even on the "get rid of Social Security" train. We may *have* to - when the rest of it falls apart - but like I said, the program is salvageable. There a bunch of ways to salvage it. Social Security is far from our biggest problem and we can afford it. It does, however, need reform.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:41 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: I gotta ask at January 21, 2026 11:41 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 11:41 AM (0KSrI)
"Whether chess is haram in Islam is a debated topic among scholars...due to potential gambling links, time-wasting, distraction from religious duties, while others permit it if played responsibly, emphasizing its intellectual benefits and moderation. There's no explicit mention in the Quran, some hadith mention prohibiting games like Nardashir, with potential for neglect or gambling. A balanced view suggests it's permissible if it doesn't interfere with prayers or family obligations.
Arguments for Chess Being Forbidden (Haram):
Distraction from obligatory prayers (Salah) and other religious duties; linked to gambling (like nardashir); viewed as a waste of time and money; fosters enmity; the chess pieces resemble idols.
Arguments for Chess Being Permissible (Halal): Chess is a game of skill and intellect, unlike pure gambling games of chance; in moderation, it's a pastime that can sharpen the mind; Caliphs and other figures thought it a noble pursuit, not universally banned; some prohibitions in hadith were context-specific and scholars argue they don't apply now. "
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:41 AM (gWBY1)
Then I see government grants awarded to people putting shrimp on treadmills, and I despair.
Putting the shrimp on treadmills is the easy part. Getting them into the leotards and legwarmers is something else entirely.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 21, 2026 11:42 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 11:41 AM (0KSrI)
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According to China's own internal numbers.
Can we trust China's own internal numbers?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:42 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: I gotta ask at January 21, 2026 11:41 AM
When the left wants its troops to flood the streets.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 11:42 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 11:40 AM (E4rtv)
+++++
Medicare/aid is also downstream from the medical industry, and that entire industry is fraught with waste and fraud and cost-shifting.
"Fixing" Medicare/aid probably requires radical reform of the entirely regulatory system around medicine in general, major changes to the tax code, etc. A much, much, much bigger problem than Social Security.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:42 AM (GyQIQ)
The way NGOs are supposed to work, but more the exception than the rule.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (wBaIH)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: I gotta ask at January 21, 2026 11:41 AM
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Whenever you're wearing a barrel and suspenders.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (Q4cxx)
Government taking it from you is the greatest theft the world has seen.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (iFTx/)
++++
LOL
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (pkeXY)
A Teacher in England faces losing their job because they organised a Chess Club
A third of his class is Muslim and Chess is Haram
This is the insanity of the UK right now
Islam has no place here
--
Playing a game is forbidden? WTH? The only things they're allowed to do, it seems, is beat their women, live off of taxpayer money, crank out endless kids, and kill anyone who doesn't adhere to their demonic "religion."
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (qBdHI)
You left out goat sex....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (RHGPo)
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Oh, no. What will we do with only 75% of American universities?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:44 AM (GBKbO)
I've been watching a lot of videos on the new Fujian carrier. The carrier is not nuclear-powered, its EMALS is crap, the deck is so poorly laid out that they can't launch and land planes simultaneously, and the "stealthy" fighters slated to fly from it are so fuel-hungry their range is severely limited and their loiter time is measured in single digits of minutes. Admittedly, a lot of this is speculation and inference, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's true.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)
There's two guys from out of Islamorada fishing right over there....
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 11:36 AM (XuXeR)
This is really quite funny; they desperately want a war as some way to focus what they're doing, and they can't handle the fact that the US is just standing by, waiting for them to collapse.
Which is coming soon enough.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 11:44 AM (giMmT)
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 21, 2026 11:44 AM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 11:44 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (Q4cxx)
You think they're going to let you afford a barrel?
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 11:45 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 11:45 AM (wEF4H)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (RHGPo)
Okay.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 11:45 AM (g8Ew8)
A Teacher in England faces losing their job because they organised a Chess Club
A third of his class is Muslim and Chess is Haram
This is the insanity of the UK right now
Islam has no place here
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:08 AM (gWBY1)
++++
:: eye twitch ::
He or she. Not they.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:46 AM (GyQIQ)
He or she. Not they.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:46 AM (GyQIQ)
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That's what they said.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (RHGPo)
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Okay.
Good. Let them go bankrupt Someone can buy the physical site and plant and try again at a more reasonable price with better results.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:46 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:44 AM (GBKbO)
I have an idea.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 11:47 AM (wEF4H)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
++++
LOL
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:47 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Democrats at January 21, 2026 11:47 AM (1Au9i)
They'd get some productivity out of me, and save $10K/mo to boot.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:47 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM
Oh, no!
Anyway...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 11:47 AM (bFu5X)
>>Up to 25 percent of U.S. colleges may close soon, Brandeis president warns.
Roughly 75pct of all colleges are useless diploma mills.
I get the opportunity to interview what's coming out of the higher education system, and it's not pretty.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 11:47 AM (XV/Pl)
Xi recently told the young Chinese that they must eat bitterness and like it. (I may have added the last three words)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)
No wonder the Iranian youth are trying to revolt. Give me Prince of Persia or give me death!
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (PTsqM)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
++++
LOL
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:47 AM (GyQIQ)
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https://is.gd/9ROZej
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (GBKbO)
Emergency vehicle service fraud
Tuition fraud
NGO fraud
Gawd. How much less would our taxes be if not for these?
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (Q4cxx)
You think they're going to let you afford a barrel?
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 11:45 AM (uEmCf)
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You're right. Some Somali might have to sacrifice the highest tier of their chosen luxury car, if we all have barrels.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:46 AM (GyQIQ)
If one doesn't know the sex (because the source refuses to reveal it), one should use male words.
And if that offends people, all the better.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (uEmCf)
http://tiny.cc/4cyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (GyQIQ)
Xi recently told the young Chinese that they must eat bitterness and like it. (I may have added the last three words)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)
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"Well, we can accept that as long as you send me to die in a foreign war."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:09 AM (N8ZBc)
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I don't think we can get even 10 percent of GOP voters to agree to "Cut mine and theirs" instead of "cut theirs, not mine."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:10 AM (GBKbO)
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The medical ones are for sure. Medicare is just sucking the Treasury dry. SS actually isn't in that bad of shape if you just reform SSDI. And adjust retirement age.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM (GZYu7)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)
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Yeah, I've watched a couple of those videos. Just the fact that they have fewer elevators on the flight deck compared to a US carrier gives them a significant disadvantage in combat.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM (ESVrU)
And if that offends people, all the better.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (uEmCf)
++++
Yuuuuuup
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM (GyQIQ)
http://tiny.cc/4cyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (GyQIQ)
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wtf is up with that face?
1/10
Would not bang.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM (GBKbO)
Someone can buy the physical site and plant and try again at a more reasonable price with better results.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
Another data center.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM (pkeXY)
Posted by: Democrats at January 21, 2026 11:47 AM (1Au9i)
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Except the White People! -- Democrats 2030.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM (Q4cxx)
A Teacher in England faces losing their job because they organised a Chess Club
A third of his class is Muslim and Chess is Haram
This is the insanity of the UK right now
Islam has no place here
--
Playing a game is forbidden? WTH? The only things they're allowed to do, it seems, is beat their women, live off of taxpayer money, crank out endless kids, and kill anyone who doesn't adhere to their demonic "religion."
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (qBdHI)
You left out goat sex....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (QGaXH)
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There are many Muslim chess players and quite a few grandmasters. Only an idiot thinks the cum-rag Quoran forbids an highly intellectual and prestigious game.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 11:41 AM (0KSrI)
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According to China's own internal numbers.
Can we trust China's own internal numbers?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:42 AM (GBKbO)
The stated population in 1950 was near 1/2 billion. How many children were couples having before the one-child policy went into effect in 1979, and then after?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 21, 2026 11:50 AM (ULPxl)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:15 AM (GyQIQ)
Putting the theft closer to the voter would have your intended consequence of accountability, presuming free and fair elections.
Yes, I see the flaw in my plan.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 11:18 AM (dK+Kv)
Remember it took a constitutional amendment to impose an income tax. Prior to that the courts kept striking it down based on the takings clause.
Maybe we start threatening to repeal it and the one lowering the voting age to 18 which I personally feel is what caused a lot of the politicing (sp) of our colleges and universities.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:50 AM (QGaXH)
http://tiny.cc/4cyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (GyQIQ)
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I propose we start an NGO to study the effects of providing her with a properly-sized bikini.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 11:50 AM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Democrats at January 21, 2026 11:47 AM (1Au9i)
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Except the White People! -- Democrats 2030.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM (Q4cxx)
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"Kill Whitie. Give citizenship to all deported people from Trump. Trans the kids."
-Democrat platform in 2028
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:50 AM (GBKbO)
By comparison the UK has 150.
Yeah I think we can survive with only 2200.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:51 AM (Ryx1w)
http://tiny.cc/4cyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (GyQIQ)
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But her sugar-daddy does!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 21, 2026 11:51 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM (pkeXY)
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Sure, whatever. The new owner can do with it what he pleases. A whole university campus is probably worth keeping a university. Lots of special-purpose construction is already done. Up to the new owner, though.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:51 AM (GyQIQ)
There were a few half hearted attempts to reform this but nothing really effective - basically people had to learn to pay attention to who they were giving their money to and do some research.
I wonder if this is when the left realized just how big of a cash cow NGOs could be since there was functionally "no legal controlling authoritiy" to quote the guy who created the internet...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 11:51 AM (sKqQm)
All expenses shoul be open records except for the truly national security related expenses (which I'm sure would be rife with fraud opportunity but ideally there would be an internal fraud Ai group to watch that).
Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at January 21, 2026 11:51 AM (2Nfh9)
I'll look forward to receiving my "tax rebate" every month from now on.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 11:51 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Piper at January 21, 2026 11:52 AM (OoFl2)
http://tiny.cc/4cyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (GyQIQ)
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But her sugar-daddy does!
That reminds me...Hunter Biden's favorite hooker got COVID funds for her business...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 11:52 AM (sKqQm)
-Democrat platform in 2028
Slowpoke.
https://is.gd/BC7hhU
Posted by: Abigail Spanberger at January 21, 2026 11:52 AM (Riz8t)
I'll look forward to receiving my "tax rebate" every month from now on.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 11:51 AM (Y1sOo)
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I'd like a dividend, please?
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:52 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (N8ZBc)
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Except it isn't. They've been saying this for almost 60 years. It is somewhat actuarially sound. Medicare will not survive because it is not. SS just needs to continually be adjusted for life expectancy and work capability.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 11:53 AM (GZYu7)
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 11:53 AM (o2ZRX)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (N8ZBc)
It won’t.
They’ll just increase SS taxes on everyone combined with reducing benefits for “the rich”. It’ll end up being just another welfare program in the long run.
Right now there is a cap on SS taxes up to about $200k a year. If that cap is eliminated it keeps the scam going for a few more decades alone.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (Ryx1w)
I don't think that will work. There's a feedback loop in that the more you make/pay in, the more you get in benefits. You have to raise the payroll tax which will be real popular (sarc) but in this case justifiable.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:53 AM (QGaXH)
Supposedly we have 19 million current college students.
That's a lot of kids who saw no hope of working out in the field.
Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 11:54 AM (BvTxf)
http://tiny.cc/4cyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (GyQIQ)
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wtf is up with that face?
1/10
Would not bang.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM (GBKbO
***
Classic sultry come hither.
And...no tan lines.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 11:54 AM (2WIwB)
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Military Morons™ have speculated that with the admittedly insane speed that China builds, commissions, and puts into service warships, planes and other military kit... it's likely most of it's so poorly designed and built they'd never stand-up in an actual war.
But quantity has it's own merits I guess.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 11:54 AM (U2OZr)
Don't leave the house and clearly she has...or leave the clothes at home...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 21, 2026 11:54 AM (sKqQm)
Ah, Pittsburgh at noon?
Not good at cipher'n
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 11:55 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:53 AM (QGaXH)
They will raise taxes, ie remove the cap but not raise benefits for those making above the cap. Super easy, barely an inconvenience.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:55 AM (Ryx1w)
http://tiny.cc/4cyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM
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Does she know about the cup sizes?
Posted by: Frank Costanza at January 21, 2026 11:55 AM (2Ez/1)
GoFundMe!
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 11:55 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 11:55 AM (wEF4H)
205 This brunette in a somewhat undersized bikini has never run a phony-baloney NGO:
http://tiny.cc/4cyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (GyQIQ)
That's some fine flesh right there.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 11:55 AM (g8Ew8)
https://tinyurl.com/bddrrzhj
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 11:55 AM (7RYym)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 21, 2026 11:56 AM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Flyin' Green Dildo at January 21, 2026 11:56 AM (DDJSl)
There is a huge "enrollment cliff" coming up panicking higher education, because of the Great Recession. Millennials couldn't find jobs at that time, and put off getting married and having babies. Add to that they think 1/3 or so of Gen z was aborted. Between the economy and abortion, there are just less American kids in this current generation living to attend school.
Which also explains the massive, MASSIVE increase in schools accepting foreign students. They can charge them three times as much as an American student and they will make up the enrollment cliff gap. But they also crowd out actual Americans getting an education, and a good job. So the enrollment cliff cycle will repeat.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:56 AM (gWBY1)
http://tiny.cc/4cyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (GyQIQ)
Wrong. That's the hero image for THOT Leaders, Inc. They lobby the government to make sunnier days for hot chicks, tugging at the heartstrings with photos of forlorn bikini models on cloudy days.
Won't you help her? Dig dip. It's going to require $100b for atmospheric lensification.
Posted by: Bill Gates at January 21, 2026 11:56 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 11:56 AM (Y1sOo)
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The problem with Social Security, Medicare, etc. is the idea that one is vested with private property rights (Scotus rejects this idea btw) of such. People have been encouraged to think of their own personal accounts but in reality, the Trust Fund is a group of non marketable securities that Social Security can only redeem at the Treasury.
The money has been spent already dating back from the Johnson years as president and used to make our deficit look better. There is no Trust Fund, only an IOU from Treasury that must be covered the usual way, general taxes or debt issuance.
Collectively all the taxpayers believed lies and not looking at what Fedgov was doing since the 1960's--Greatest Generation, Silents, Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z is just realizing that they are screwed. The last three realize what they pay in and get are not likely to be equal. These generations won't get what they paid in. Boomers will possible break even depending on when they were born. Silents and Greatest got far more benefits than they paid taxes to get.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 11:57 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)
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It meets every definition of welfare.
You didn't pay into it. You were taxed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:20 AM (GBKbO)
We have to go back to see what the enabling legislation said. My understanding was I was being forced to buy 'old age insurance'.
Welfare is an entitlement that you get just by existing. You have to pay in to qualify for SS. You don't just get it. Same with Medicare.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:57 AM (QGaXH)
SS always has been a welfare program where poor people got subsidized by rich people. But at least the rich got some token benefits. With the cap removal it goes 100% welfare, with the rich paying in but getting nothing out.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 11:57 AM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 11:06 AM (o2ZRX)
This does sound like Doge Country.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 11:58 AM (SSiCQ)
http://tiny.cc/4cyx001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:48 AM (GyQIQ)
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wtf is up with that face?
1/10
Would not bang.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM
Nice philtrum, though.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 11:58 AM (bFu5X)
———
There is an epidemic of crime or incidents of every sort that are not reported. Grudgingly if they have to.
I arrived minutes after an 18 wheeler ran off the road by Mexican Hat hauling a load of Red Bull and bottled water. The truck itself was a mangled mess of unrecognizable scrap. Unbelievable. I searched online for reportage for a couple weeks. Driver fatality for certain. Not a peep.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 11:58 AM (qBPIs)
Posted by: brunettes in a somewhat undersized bikinis at January 21, 2026 11:58 AM (2Ez/1)
-Democrat platform in 2028
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:50 AM (GBKbO)
"Free Fentanyl. Free Abortions. All non-train transportation is banned, and energy must be made unaffordable for all but the elect!"
-The rest of the 2028 Dem platform.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 11:58 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:57 AM (QGaXH)
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UBI is an entitlement you get just by existing. All welfare programs are gated and not everyone qualifies. I couldn't get Section 8, for example. I earn too much. No housing subsidy for me. I don't qualify.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:59 AM (GyQIQ)
It's not that Monty was wrong. It's that none of could believe the Coyote wouldn't look down for this long.
Posted by: DaveA at January 21, 2026 11:59 AM (FhXTo)
-Democrat platform in 2028
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:50 AM (GBKbO)
"Free Fentanyl. Free Abortions. All non-train transportation is banned, and energy must be made unaffordable for all but the elect!"
-The rest of the 2028 Dem platform.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 11:58 AM (uEmCf)
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"At least they don't hate the gays."
-like, 40% of America
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:59 AM (N8ZBc)
1/10
Would not bang.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:49 AM
I'd let her make me sammiches.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 12:00 PM (dK+Kv)
Which also explains the massive, MASSIVE increase in schools accepting foreign students. They can charge them three times as much as an American student and they will make up the enrollment cliff gap. But they also crowd out actual Americans getting an education, and a good job. So the enrollment cliff cycle will repeat.
Posted by: LizLem
If disparate impact goes out the window due to constitutional reasons (majority minority districts are up for being eliminated), then Griggs v. Duke Power no longer forbids using company specific tests for hiring as used to be the case.
US overinvested in college educations for jobs that do not require it and shortchanged technical education at the same time because the elites don't want to pay for such. And Griggs v. Duke Power is what kicked all of this off.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:00 PM (E4rtv)
Greenland is too well-defended by those 34 EU troops who showed up. Those must be the best of the best, since they have zero troops fighting the Russians.
Posted by: t-bird
I was pondering this recently, and came up with a theory. Trump's goal here is to make it as plain as can be to the Euros that their military is a joke, and they need to get serious. The inability to even send a platoon to Greenland is a wake-up call.
Posted by: Archimedes
From The Bee:
Trump disguises himself as muslim so Greenland will let him invade.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 12:00 PM (FMAqD)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 21, 2026 12:00 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:00 PM (KDPiq)
SS being an investment was always, always a lie.
It's a tax of money going into the government and welfare payments going out of the government.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 11:22 AM (GBKbO)
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Social security does not payout more than it receives via taxes - so in essence it is an investment - with a mighty damn poor return I might add. SSDI is a welfare program built within SS.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 12:01 PM (GZYu7)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:01 PM (pDt9x)
The part of Islam forbidding chess as haram is probably also the same group that believes blowing yourself up in jihad gets you a harem of virgins in the afterlife. It's not all of them. Just the part that's causing us all the current problems.
I wonder, if this school is willing to fire a teacher for starting a chess club, because 30% of their students are Muslim and object... how robust is the school's LGBT club????
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 12:01 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Crone From Bleak Hill Boarding School at January 21, 2026 12:02 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:03 PM (SSiCQ)
They also invented the Scotch Egg, a hard boiled surrounded in sausage and fried. One of the UK's greatest culinary gifts to mankind.
Britain's indigenous culture, and especially its food culture, is not compatible with Islam.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 11:27 AM
A real English Breakfast is the shizznit. The rest of their food...not so much, although they do a good roast beast and Yorkie pudding.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 11:34 AM (bFu5X)
This may be OT but in the movie Bridge of Spies, Tom Hank's character gets fed up with his accomodations at one point and goes to the Hilton (I think) in the American Sector and orders 'the American breakfast'....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:03 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (N8ZBc)
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Except it isn't. They've been saying this for almost 60 years. It is somewhat actuarially sound. Medicare will not survive because it is not. SS just needs to continually be adjusted for life expectancy and work capability.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 11:53 AM (GZYu7)
The problem - cancer has exploded in women under 50. So you will never have the votes to change any health plan.
https://www.cancer.org/research /acs-research-news/cancer- incidence-rate-for-women-under-50-rises-above-mens.html
I've given thought why that is, and why it's likely even worse for moms vs non-mom women (b/c women are so susceptible to environmental factors during pregnancies). But this trend is not reversing - if anything, it's increasing, so hopefully RFK is on this, too...
And this isn't a Medicare scam thing with under 50s. And it's Precovid data for up to 2020...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 21, 2026 12:03 PM (tOcjL)
Answerable to the government, but not to the people.
Posted by: Speller at January 21, 2026 12:03 PM (pSotA)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:59 AM (GyQIQ)
Anyone can qualify if you’re lazy and corrupt enough.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:03 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 11:58 AM (bFu5X)
You're going to get up her nose, if you suggest philtrum sex.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 12:04 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:03 PM (SSiCQ)
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Seward's Follies were great vaudeville while it lasted.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:04 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:04 PM (pDt9x)
You must have a job as a goal post mover in between your shift at the glory hole.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:05 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: gp
A lot of issues go away if the endless streams of foreigners taking US jobs are stopped up. That means people can be drawn into the job market that are retired in part due to not being able to find a job.
And I would remove any reduced benefit bullshit for earnings from jobs letting people receiving Social Security to work. Same with disability, rate it at percentages like the VA does.
The work restrictive clauses were put there to produce a tight labor market for unions, but are no longer needed in an aging nation that restricts immigration.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 11:59 AM (GyQIQ)
Weird. I make $700k a year running a daycare and I qualify for all of it.
- Somali in Minneapolis
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:06 PM (Ryx1w)
All of them?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:06 PM (Riz8t)
- Somali in Minneapolis
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:06 PM (Ryx1w)
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Sure, but you're a crook. I'm not.
I'm a sucker.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:06 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:53 AM
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Only to a point. The more you pay in the smaller the incremental increase in benefits. And there is a maximum benefit, it's something over $5000 a month currently.
Posted by: Democrats at January 21, 2026 12:06 PM (1Au9i)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 12:06 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 11:36 AM (0KSrI)
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It will be at 650M in 25 years, and will drop below 400M 25-30 years after that. There is absolutely no way they can stop the decline, they have way too few women of child bearing age, and the cost of major urbanization means it is wildly expensive for them to have too many.
In a way, our major cities showing themselves to be unmanageable, as well as the improvement in technology means much of the reason for people to congregate in large metropolitan areas is being reduced. Midsized cities that can have a mixed economic base of service and retail and manufacturing, with more reasonable cost of living will help us hopefully increase our birth rate - oh, and the forced round up and imprisonment of AWFLS so they can stop screwing up new adult women's minds.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 12:07 PM (GZYu7)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2026 12:07 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2026 12:07 PM (2Ez/1)
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Nope. And you never will.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:07 PM (GyQIQ)
An obama favorite!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
Hey, I'm standing right here. Just got back from wokking the dog.
Posted by: Barry Soetero at January 21, 2026 12:08 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: front toward enemy at January 21, 2026 12:09 PM (TIizU)
All of them?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:06 PM (Riz8t)
Okay I smiled, but only with half my face.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:09 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 12:07 PM (GZYu7)
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This is basically the background of Clifford D. Simak's short story "City" (1944). Technology has moved on, making cities obsolete.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 12:10 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:10 PM (pDt9x)
You were mentioned late in the last thread:
343 I am waiting for the AWFLs to decide to 'embrace' the suck. Perhaps a nice festive pussy hat with AWFL emblazoned on them might serve.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (E4rtv)
350 Perhaps a nice festive pussy hat
We've got a commissar who can supply those!
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:10 PM (SSiCQ)
To hell with these insults of humanity. I'm ready tired of this shit-stain of a *religion
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 12:10 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: Democrats at January 21, 2026 12:06 PM (1Au9i)
That’s if you wait to start collecting at 70. And if you earned the max for your entire working career.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:11 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:10 PM (pDt9x)
Zero.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 12:11 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 11:41 AM (0KSrI)
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Probably a UN site. It is way wrong - probably between 1.1 and 1.0B. now. And you can make an argument its under 1B.
India is currently number one.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 12:11 PM (GZYu7)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:10 PM (pDt9x)
Zero.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 12:11 PM (uEmCf)
Higher than zero.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:11 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Brunette in a slightly undersized bikini at January 21, 2026 12:11 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:10 PM (pDt9x)
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One in three, maybe.
Him being arrested? Maybe one in twenty.
Him doing any fail time? Zero.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:12 PM (GyQIQ)
The bitch called me quickly.
Q: "How will you get to work?"
A: "As I clearly explained in my cover letter, I live a half-mile away."
Q: "Can you work an 11 hour shift with NO breaks."
A: "I know YOU can't, you fucking cunt!"
And I hung up on her. That's what job-searching is like.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:12 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 11:13 AM (N8ZBc)
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Except it isn't. They've been saying this for almost 60 years. It is somewhat actuarially sound. Medicare will not survive because it is not. SS just needs to continually be adjusted for life expectancy and work capability.
Posted by: Black JEM
You don't have to raise the age to retire. Just kick off every cocksucking thief.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 12:12 PM (FMAqD)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:12 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 12:12 PM (61TgR)
The good thing is I already know the answer to every question:
Bewbs.
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 12:12 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:10 PM (pDt9x)
Zero.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 12:11 PM (uEmCf)
Higher than zero.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:11 PM (SSiCQ)
Remember to put a zero in front of the decimal.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:12 PM (pDt9x)
The good thing is I already know the answer to every question:
Bewbs.
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 12:12 PM (UjdFS)
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Some of the answers have to be minge.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:13 PM (GBKbO)
____
But what about that Old Urine smell? Can't get that anywhere else.
Posted by: Urban Rube at January 21, 2026 12:13 PM (qUkBO)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 12:13 PM (2jR+b)
Posted by: Urban Rube at January 21, 2026 12:13 PM (qUkBO)
++++
1. Use bathroom
2. Do not clean bathroom
3. Wait a couple of months
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:13 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: tubal
Until they are not. States can and have gone bankrupt and Illinois is a likely state to do so. When Detroit went bankrupt, something like 30-40 percent of their pension monthly check got paid from the PBGC. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or some such.
The rest went poof. So Illinois courts are going to take a loss because when the money ain't there, the pensions are not going to be paid. And Pritzker is busy wrecking the Illinois economy for illegals and other wasteful spending in the process. Illinois and Chicago pension funds are 9 out of 15 of the least funded pension funds in the US. Average about 40 cents on the dollar. Illinois when you take all of the pension liabilities and aggregate them, has about 52 percent funding of its pension promises to state and local workers. 51st of all states plus DC.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:14 PM (E4rtv)
The good thing is I already know the answer to every question:
Bewbs.
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 12:12 PM (UjdFS)
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Some of the answers have to be minge.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:13 PM (GBKbO)
It seems the word cooter has fallen out of fashion.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:14 PM (pDt9x)
They just write it off.
Posted by: Kramer at January 21, 2026 12:14 PM (2Ez/1)
The bitch called me quickly.
Q: "How will you get to work?"
A: "As I clearly explained in my cover letter, I live a half-mile away."
Q: "Can you work an 11 hour shift with NO breaks."
A: "I know YOU can't, you f***ing c***!"
And I hung up on her. That's what job-searching is like.
So, did you get the job?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 21, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)
The good thing is I already know the answer to every question:
Bewbs.
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 12:12 PM (UjdFS)
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Some of the answers have to be minge.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen
......
Uh-oh. This is getting complicated.
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 12:14 PM (UjdFS)
'Things that haven't happened yet won't happen.'
I don't buy that argument.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:14 PM (N8ZBc)
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I chuckle to myself every time I ponder how spectacularly China's 1-child / forced abortion policy has backfired.
Posted by: Bigsmith at January 21, 2026 12:14 PM (1Au9i)
Posted by: Urban Rube at January 21, 2026 12:13 PM (qUkBO)
++++
1. Use bathroom
2. Do not clean bathroom
3. Wait a couple of months
___
Bathroom? Oh, you mean the subway!
Posted by: Urban Rube at January 21, 2026 12:15 PM (qUkBO)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:15 PM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Bigsmith at January 21, 2026 12:14 PM (1Au9i)
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Well, the first order effect was achieved.
That China never figured that second order effects isn't really a surprise because, you know, communists.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 12:15 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg
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Would really be useful in telling us who to avoid in public.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)
I would love to walk to my doctor, grocery store, movie theater, etc.
They are doing these type of complexes in a lot of cities on a significantly smaller scale.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:15 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: wth at January 21, 2026 12:12 PM (UjdFS)
You are going to be trained online to sexually harass people?
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 12:15 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:15 PM (Ryx1w)
Bots and cheaters.
Posted by: Game in one window, Stockfish in the other at January 21, 2026 12:16 PM (TbWk/)
She didn't want employees. She wanted people she could shit on all day.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:16 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Well, don't eat blood sausage in front of a hemophiliac.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (mlg/3)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (pDt9x)
OK, I hate unions for the most part, but this is why they're sometimes necessary. 11 hours punching steel with no breaks? What the hell kind of third world shithole factory is this?
Posted by: bonhomme at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (O7YUW)
You'd think communists would eventually figure out the second-order effects of their policies since they keep happening like clockwork, but nope.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:15 PM (Ryx1w)
Quit using the Queen’s Gambit!
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (KDPiq)
Also, Don Lemon won't be charged. You'll be lucky if he doesn't set up a GFM so he can become pastor of the Branch Lemonian Church on Fire Island.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 11:57 AM (E4rtv)
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Eh, doubt it. You;ll get you half to 1% return and be happy about it. Which is what I as a boomer will get.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (GZYu7)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 12:18 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Bigsmith at January 21, 2026 12:14 PM (1Au9i)
Except for birth tourism so that they can make "American citizens" who can vote, from China, however Xi wants them too.
Posted by: night lifted at January 21, 2026 12:18 PM (kJmLc)
I've always set things up like SocSec won't exist when I retire, and I know a fair number of other Gen X that are the same way.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:19 PM (2ocoG)
The infuriating thing is that she didn't even read my cover letter or resume. She just needed somebody to chew out first thing in the morning.
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:19 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: bonhomme at January 21, 2026 12:17 PM (Yp6az)
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One in flagrant violation of federal labor law?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:19 PM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 11:57 AM (QGaXH)
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You did not pay nearly enough for medicare to even suggest you've paid for it. No one has - it is an entitlement free and clear which the government pays well beyond any inputs received form taxpayers for the system specifically.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 12:21 PM (GZYu7)
Speak up early and tell them you don't sexually harass women online, you do it in person.
Then walk out.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 12:21 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:22 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 12:19 PM (2ocoG)
Same here.
If SS exists when I retire great, it’ll be a bonus. But it’s not part of my retirement planning.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 12:22 PM (Ryx1w)
You needed to press "2" for Spanish for the real government-subsidized job, where the employer didn't have to pay taxes or insurance or anything.
Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 12:23 PM (BvTxf)
US overinvested in college educations for jobs that do not require it and shortchanged technical education at the same time because the elites don't want to pay for such. And Griggs v. Duke Power is what kicked all of this off.
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Yes, Griggs created disparate impact. Was unnecessary to even add to the decision, a little known greatest hits of SCOTUS over reach in the 60's and 70's.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 12:24 PM (GZYu7)
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The biggest fraud is SSI which is heavily used by immigrants bringing in parents, etc. And that is not charged to Social Security but paid for by general revenues.
There is some fraud in Social Security but overall it is better run than many other programs because it is fairly simple to who qualifies--work x quarters, be of X age, then benefits. The major fraud comes in when illegals work and submit someone else's SSN and that person ends up getting more benefits as a result. People also don't report deaths and keep getting checks from Gramps and Grandma after they pass on.
Disability is the one area where fraud is murky but we do know that a) the all or nothing tends to keep people collecting the checks rather than trying to work if younger, b) it is related to a loss of US jobs where older workers that worked disabled can no longer find a job and apply.
Medicare, however, has much more fraud primarily by providers and the tax rate is too low for what it is paying out and that has been the case for decades. Never got fixed. Essentially it is a welfare program relying on general revenues instead of its own payroll taxes to meet expenditures.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:24 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 12:19 PM (GyQIQ)
I doubt it exist
Posted by: MAC V SOG at January 21, 2026 12:24 PM (P4Pk9)
You're losing me LizLem.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 21, 2026 11:16 AM (wBaIH)
precisely what I was thinking. The sun never set on the British Empire because they were scouring the globe for better shit to eat than was available at home.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 21, 2026 12:25 PM (Hx0tZ)
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That is NOT true.
They are actually IOUs for …. IOUs. LOL
Social security T-Bills are “special” and not tradeable on the markets..
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:25 PM (66/qG)
Posted by: gp at January 21, 2026 12:26 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 12:01 PM (pDt9x)
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Actually SS can be amended and tweaked. Illinois public employees pensions are enshrined in the State Constitution and must be paid out in full until such time as it is amended. A judge at some point will double the state income tax to pay for it. And that will be fun to watch, given that the state is essentially bankrupt and the pensions - like all public pensions - is woefully underfunded.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 12:27 PM (GZYu7)
Posted by: Ian S.
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The biggest thing most younger generations never consider is disability and thus a really long period of not being able to work. It happens far more than people think as a result of car accidents, work on the job accidents, disease, or genetic issues.
If you have disability policies, really peruse the fine print and also consider whether you pay for them with after tax dollars (non taxable as of now to receive benefits) or tax deductibility of the payments (which means benefits are taxable). Be sure to closely peruse limitations, requirements, what is covered and not, and keep your medical records even from long ago to justify if you have to get those benefits. Also make sure you understand short term benefit policies.
If you do not have such, then get a disability policy. I think Weirddave as a cob can direct you to good companies.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:31 PM (E4rtv)
Up to 25 percent of U.S. colleges may close soon, Brandeis president warns
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 11:43 AM (RHGPo)
My alma mater is in serious financial trouble. They're cutting faculty and pay and no longer contributing to pension funds. If they lose their accreditation, it's likely curtains.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 12:32 PM (tgvbd)
Anglo-American full breakfast: We're building an empire.
Continental breakfast: We're taking August off.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 12:33 PM (tgvbd)
They are actually IOUs for …. IOUs. LOL
Social security T-Bills are “special” and not tradeable on the markets..
Posted by: Common Tater
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A non marketable security that is not publicly traded is essentially an IOU from one govt bureau to another. Because of Scotus decisions, if Treasury refused to pay, Soc. Sec. probably would not be able to sue. There is no property right to receive social security benefits, Scotus has decreed. That means Congress and the President dictate what gets paid regardless of past regulations (see the Notch baby lawsuits among others).
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:34 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Small private colleges are likely going to be the first to go, then state schools in unpopular areas and declining states like Illinois.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:35 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 12:14 PM (E4rtv)
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Well, as I noted elsewhere - the Illinois Constitution says they must be paid, and so they will be paid before everyone else, in full, until someone has the balls to change it. The first step will be a State Supreme Court Justice ordering a 50% increase in the state sales and income tax.
They will be paid first, because to not do so is unconstitutional in the state.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 21, 2026 12:46 PM (GZYu7)
Posted by: Don DeVan at January 21, 2026 01:00 PM (6inc5)
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 21, 2026 01:08 PM (L6dcX)
2. I doubt the Congress will ever change the system because they and theirs are making bank through the current system
Posted by: Al in St. Louis at January 21, 2026 02:01 PM (pKne7)
There WAS (past tense) a huge amount of fraud in SSDI. There has been very little fraud in that program for the last 15 years, and the pendulum has swung way too far in the other direction. Denial is almost automatic.
You hear about the prison-industrial complex, prisons, guards, prisoners, courts, baliffs judges, lawyers.
The backlash to.the rampant SSDI fraud has produced a similar ecosystem, with a huge number of administrative judges, clerks and assorted paper-pushers and lawyers who would be otherwise unemployed. This leviathan must be fed, and denial, denial, hearings and denial is its nourishment.
I have a relative. He was a skilled transport worker, not a machinist, but well above a loader or driver. He started having grand mal seizures at 52. That made him unemployable in his field. Within a year he was having 2 or 3 a day which made him unemployable, period. It took 8 years to finally get into a "real" court, where the judge stopped the proceedings after 45 min, awarded him back benefits for 3 years (as much as he could), and gave the SS lawyer hell for taking it this far.
Fraud is NOT rampant in SSDI today.
Posted by: buddhaha at January 21, 2026 03:39 PM (IMmiQ)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 21, 2026 04:24 PM (wGqjj)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
William Michael Harnett
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:30 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)
Violin has four string and a skinny neck.
Fiddle has four strangs and a redneck.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: huerfano at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (98kQX)
ya gotta have a fiddle in the band.
Posted by: Count de Monet's Remote Location at January 21, 2026 09:32 AM (q2NNn)
And you're not getting in if you can't play the violin.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 09:32 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:33 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 21, 2026 09:33 AM (36PRH)
Seems like the artist could have demonstrated technical prowess using a subject with a bit more interest, though.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 09:33 AM (ExV1e)
I played the horseshoe in band!
I was first chair.
...
...
Thing is no one ever yelled, "Needs more horseshoe!"
Lucky cowbelling bastards....
*grumbles*
*kicks rock*
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (pLaQB)
Would not hang!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM (LlV+5)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)
The painting explores the theme of time's passage. Harnett illustrates this through the signs of wear on the violin and the sheet music, suggesting a connection between the past and the present. The choice of objects reflects a nostalgia for earlier times.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM (NpAcC)
The King did but it was too late. The shoe was lost for want of a nail and the kingdom with it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM (LlV+5)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: pudinhead
I didn't see Jenny.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (ZxPkt)
Would not hang!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM
Sax and violins wouldn't be appropriate for the Art Thread.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (bFu5X)
Technically very good, I mean, look at the lines, the consistency of light and shadow, it could just about be a photograph, yet, it just doesn't reach on an emotional level.
Not something I would spend too much time standing in front of at a gallery. Would not hang.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (Hd1lH)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (R11M+)
This composition is notable for its intricate details and the use of trompe l'oeil techniques, which create an illusion of depth and realism.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (pLaQB)
He's a Brian's Song fanboi?
Posted by: Count de Monet's Remote Location at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (q2NNn)
Posted by: Great way to start the day at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:37 AM (LlV+5)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:37 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (EyfuW)
If you try to hang me...I will seriously kick your ass from here to Planet Namek!!!
Posted by: Piccolo at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)
-- Scarlett O'Hara
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (5wYWY)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (U2OZr)
If you try to hang me...I will seriously kick your ass from here to Planet Namek!!!
Posted by: Piccolo at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (iJfKG)
His power level must be over 9000! *breaks scope*
Posted by: Vegeta at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Bulg
Piccolos can have more than one bullet.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (LlV+5)
Posted by: Art For the (M)asses at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (oftw2)
One played for the Chicago Bears and died prematurely.
The other is a bumbling deputy sheriff in Mayberry.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Downstairs, in the cellor.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (R11M+)
Sorry, you have me confused with someone else.
I was 4F.
Posted by: Barney Fife at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)
There's a Barney Fife but no Barney Piccolo?
Posted by: Nip it in the bud! at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (R11M+)
This is a Smart Military Blog.
Shouldn't EVERYTHING be about soldiers?
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)
There's a flasher, apparently, so wish me luck*!!
*That I don't see him.
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM (LlV+5)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (Y1sOo)
Also Joanie Cunningham's slutty friend.
Posted by: Barney Fife at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)
I was first chair.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (iJfKG)
Our band didn't have horseshoes, just two coconut halves we banged together. Don't ask how we got the coconut, that story is hard to swallow.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (Hd1lH)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 09:43 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (R11M+)
There's always time for an ocarina.
Posted by: A link to wind instruments at January 21, 2026 09:43 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:44 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 09:44 AM (NpAcC)
Obviously, Harnett was a fan of The Blade, so that gets him some extra points:
https://tinyurl.com/3bru5ea4
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 21, 2026 09:44 AM (iozMe)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Satan at January 21, 2026 09:45 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)
Duncan Piccolo never made any fine furniture?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:45 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 09:46 AM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 09:46 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ)
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I remember talking about it the day after it aired. One guy said, "My Dad was goin' fruits. I had to turn the TV off!"
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (R11M+)
"If you want to play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band --"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Arts and Farces. at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Josephistan at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (y9ksN)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (L/fGl)
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This might work well on the fiddle:
"Jesus just left Chicago and he's bound for New St. Paul."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (bH6aI)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (UTyB6)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (DgMqy)
Posted by: dantesed at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: George Costanza at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Mr Ed at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
I noticed yesterday that there's a pickleball place less than a mile from my house.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)
This composition is notable for its intricate details and the use of trompe l'oeil techniques, which create an illusion of depth and realism.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026
***
"Fool the eye"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (wzUl9)
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You must pay me!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: dantesed at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (Oy/m2)
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Dunno, but there are lots of viola jokes.
The viola is the banjo of the orchestra.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Josephistan
If it has a stand up bass in it, it's good.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: J. Denver at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Johnny - from Georgia at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (3r1VB)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)
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Cha-ching!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (wzUl9)
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Premature interlocutor?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (bH6aI)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM
Fifes don't have valves.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (bH6aI)
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Hey, it can happen to anybody.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:52 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM
We don't like those.
Posted by: SCOTUS at January 21, 2026 09:52 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Josephistan
The cello is the king of string instruments.
Dvorak's cello concerto is sublime.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:52 AM (77rzZ)
Nobody knows
How can you tell when a Banjo is in tune?
By the sound it makes when you throw it in the dimpster
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 09:52 AM (UTyB6)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (mlg/3)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM
Not that you're biased, or anything.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (bH6aI)
Posted by: Josephistan at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (y9ksN)
At least violation is in the orchestra.
Posted by: Ukelele at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (Hd1lH)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)
I expect a scouting report from you!
Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (3r1VB)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM (X4XpB)
Could use concertina wire to hang it up.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (IG3/x)
Dvorak's cello concerto is sublime.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:52 AM (77rzZ)
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Now play it like a guitar!
Posted by: Luigi Boccherini at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (X4XpB)
There's a flasher, apparently, so wish me luck*!!
*That I don't see him.
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026
***
If you do, just point and laugh. It's the shock and outrage on the victim's face that gives those guys their charge.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (8zz6B)
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle.
When the sun's coming up, I got cakes on the griddle.
And life ain't nothing but a funny, funny riddle, thank God I'm a country boy.
Posted by: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Doof
My wife has expressed an interest in learning pickleball.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: J. Denver at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (+HNx/)
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle.
Posted by: John Deutschendorf at January 21, 2026 09:55 AM (GTqXr)
Posted by: Deputy Fife at January 21, 2026 09:55 AM (q2NNn)
Posted by: Bulg
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Wear hearing protection as pickleball courts get noise complaints.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:55 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)
If only you knew a certified instructor
Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (3r1VB)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (36PRH)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (GyQIQ)
So we verbally brutalized him.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (mlg/3)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (8zz6B)
You know who has more guns than farmers?
Farmer's Mums, that's who.
Posted by: Hot Fuzz at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (q2NNn)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:57 AM (L/fGl)
But I can't play the fiddle 'cause I'm fat around the middle
So now I let the poodle go piddle on the fiddle
Thank God I'm a millionaire!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:57 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 09:57 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)
"Ha ha! That looks like a dick, only smaller."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:57 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)
@SenGillibrand
Ok, run the simulation for us yourself.
I challenge Secretary Rollins to eat three meals a day on 15 dollars.
Show the American people.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 09:58 AM (mlg/3)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ukelele at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (Hd1lH)
Dear Autocorrect,
Kindly f off.
Sincerely,
Ukelele
Posted by: Ukelele at January 21, 2026 09:58 AM (Hd1lH)
So we verbally brutalized him.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (RIvkX)
Paddle. Not racquet.
And Selkirk >> Joola.
Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2026 09:58 AM (3r1VB)
Posted by: Ole-ana at January 21, 2026 09:59 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:59 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 09:57 AM
JC Penny bra ads. That's all we had and were damn glad to have it! Lawn, off it!
Posted by: Minnfidel at January 21, 2026 10:01 AM (4p0Xq)
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?
What world does she live in? I do that pretty much every day. It ain't hard.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:01 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 10:01 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 10:02 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:02 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Just the punchline at January 21, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)
JD Vance Announces Second Couple Is Expecting Fourth Child
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:02 AM (L/fGl)
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Wow, that's, like, sixteen kids!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:03 AM (X4XpB)
You know about the cup sizes?
Posted by: Frank Costanza at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (XuXeR)
Bwahahahahahaha!
Tensions boiled over in St. Paul as anti-ICE activists blocking operations got blasted with a water gun by a passing driver.
It was 9 degrees outside.
Minnesotans are clearly DONE with leftists trying to stop the deportation of violent criminals.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: J. Denver at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (+HNx/)
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle.
Posted by: John Deutschendorf at January 21, 2026 09:55 AM (GTqXr)
And then you crash your plane into the ocean.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:05 AM (XuXeR)
The incongruity and the 3d nature did in fact remind me heavily of the art in Omni Magazine back in the day.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 10:05 AM (CSK7p)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:05 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:05 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Chauncey's Pawn And Gun at January 21, 2026 10:06 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Peter Bootygig at January 21, 2026 10:07 AM (ieou3)
Nobody knows
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Eric Johnson asserts that a guitar is never really in tune, and that its fighting its way out of tune from the moment you decide you're happy with where its at.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:07 AM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:07 AM (L/fGl)
It was 9 degrees outside.
Minnesotans are clearly DONE with leftists trying to stop the deportation of violent criminals.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (FMAqD)
Set up a catapult a block away, and pelt the bastards with water balloons. Have a spotter call the shots. "A little short, and to the right."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:08 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: J. Denver at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (+HNx/)
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle.
Posted by: John Deutschendorf at January 21, 2026 09:55 AM (GTqXr)
And then you crash your plane into the ocean.
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Great musician, lousy pilot.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:08 AM (TN0g+)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (FMAqD)
A Super Soaker™ would go a long way to dissuade these assholes.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 21, 2026 10:08 AM (GTqXr)
Posted by: The other 469 paddle brands available on Pickleball Central at January 21, 2026 10:08 AM (Eq8W+)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:09 AM (X4XpB)
William Michael Harnett (1848-1892)
Medium Oil on canvas
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts -
William Michael Harnett
Harnett first studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy and later at Cooper Union and the National Academy of Design. Too poor to afford live models, Harnett turned to still-life painting, becoming one of the leading 'trompe l'oeil' painters in America. Between 1880 and 1886 Harnett also studied in Munich and later in Paris. When he returned to America he settled in New York City, where he resided until his premature death at the age of forty-four. This still life is characteristic of his later work in the tightness of its execution and rather luxurious collection of tabletop objects. He acquired many of these props while in Europe, and upon his return to America, used them constantly. The sheet music and violin reflect Harnett's interest in music, ...
suggest the contemporary fascination with the past and its comforting values.
His illusionism was so convincing that Harnett was arrested in 1886 on a counterfeiting charge after exhibiting one of his paintings of a five-dollar bill.
Like the painting but would likely pass hanging.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 21, 2026 10:09 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:09 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: J. Denver
I read that as cakes on a urinal and thought it was an ode to Aggies.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:09 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:10 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 10:11 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:09 AM (X4XpB)
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I'd prefer to make its price increase.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (jc0TO)
Ok. Suppressed .22 it is. They'll never know what hit 'em....
As if they would anyway.
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (XuXeR)
Kick off your shoes and you throw 'em on the floor
Dance in the kitchen 'til the mornin' light
Louisiana Saturday night
Posted by: Mel McDaniel at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (q2NNn)
Posted by: one hour sober
They should probably stop using a bucket of gum for servers.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (mlg/3)
Georgia State Senate 18 (Trump +21.1)
✅🟦Brown 37.6% (advances to possible runoff)
🟥Wilson 21.4%
🟥Daniel 20.5%
🟥McNeel 17.6%
🟥Warnock 1.5%
🟥Allison 1.5%
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So, all told, the GOP candidates outperformed Trump's 2024 result by double digits.
The GOP voters came out in a special election at a higher propensity than Democrat voters.
Will people use this as evidence that the GOP is engaged? Or will they not even realize it's happening and act like the GOP voters simply don't turn out ever?
(also...special elections are not predictive of general elections...I'm just pointing out the selective application of narrative dooming.)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: I'll let myself out at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)
Things like this make me so glad I retired early.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (jc0TO)
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Squirrels with artillery and poison gas is a frightening thought.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (UTyB6)
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (XuXeR)
Years ago I used strap hinges much like those and an old padlock exactly like that on a wooden chest I built patterned after furniture in the governor's residence in late 1800s Santa Fe, NM. Very cool.
Posted by: muldoon at January 21, 2026 10:14 AM (qgHp7)
It was 9 degrees outside.
Minnesotans are clearly DONE with leftists trying to stop the deportation of violent criminals.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM
It's going to be minus 25 without windchill on Friday. Time for a wet t-shirt contest.
Posted by: Minnfidel at January 21, 2026 10:14 AM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:15 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at January 21, 2026 10:15 AM (PSEDc)
Pan fried with biscuits and gravy.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 10:15 AM (0KSrI)
Dang. And I thought I was old...
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:16 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 10:16 AM (ESVrU)
I’m one hour sober.
If I don’t get an email soon
My temperance will be over.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 10:16 AM (CSK7p)
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In a prior life time, for a short while, I was an elementary school teacher in a rural ranch community. The kids, well, the boys anyway, would bring cattle artificial insemination syringes to use as water guns. They didn't just shoot a trickle like regular guns but a deluge that would float Noah's arc.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:16 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: toby928
Yeah, those little bastards. It's hard enough for me to grow grass in my yard without their tearing it up.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:17 AM (77rzZ)
For affordability. That's a possible $1,900/year for people who saved for retirement.
Affordability, Now!!
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:17 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:17 AM (XuXeR)
Is that a half million or 5 million?
Do they count property?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:19 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:19 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: Gofundme Wasn't Around. at January 21, 2026 10:19 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)
Pit bulls don't let go.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 10:20 AM (g8Ew8)
Is that a half million or 5 million?
Do they count property?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:19 AM (KDPiq)
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Yes. So if you own a home straight-out, $200k is reasonable, so your retirement accumulation has to be less than 300k, or the Democrats will bleed you for affordability.
Does anyone notice that it seems that Democrats don't know what any words mean?
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (pDt9x)
I wonder if that would exempt 410k, cause otherwise that would be hilarious.
That's a possible $1,900/year for people who saved for retirement.
I know math is forbidden but... that's at least $1,900/year for people who saved for retirement, or people who own property, or people who don't constantly spend themselves into debt.
Remember: Money == freedom. Freedom is haram.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (ExV1e)
https://is.gd/762Qd8
That's weirdly specific even for Islam. Anyone know the Koran backstory there?
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: alpine_beer at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (van9r)
Where was this? Just asking for a friend. . .
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:19 AM (Q4cxx)
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A scurry of squirrels in a hurry.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (9hqgY)
https://is.gd/762Qd8
That's weirdly specific even for Islam. Anyone know the Koran backstory there?
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (2ocoG)
Mo preferred dominoes.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (UTyB6)
It appears he panicked in his effort to find the fuel valve, and forgot to fly the airplane. If he had continued to fly the airplane, he might have been able to safely ditch it, and survive the water landing.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (pDt9x)
Mo preferred getting railed up the al-Butt by the al-Zutt.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Live And Let Live at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: I'll ask at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Minnfidel at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (4p0Xq)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM
Chutes and ladders.
Posted by: Minnfidel at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (4p0Xq)
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Candyland.
He used to pick up chicks playing that game.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (Q4cxx)
https://is.gd/762Qd8
That's weirdly specific even for Islam. Anyone know the Koran backstory there?
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (2ocoG)
After sex, the goats would often beat Mo at chess so he declared it off limits.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (ExV1e)
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They know. They just think that YOU don't know what words mean. The giveaway that they DO know how stuff works is this: The Strategic Oil Reserve. They tap it EVERY SINGLE TIME a Democrat occupies the White House, because when Democrats occupy the White House gas prices always go to hell and become outrageous.
So Democrats FOR FIVE MINUTES remember "supply and demand curves", and tap the Strategic Reserve so that "supply" will increase and prices (temporarily) go down.
Then five minutes later they return to stupidity and propose raising the minimum wage or something else equally ignorant.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (TN0g+)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (pDt9x)
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Reminds me of the scene in "Never Cry Wolf" where Farley is flying into Alaska with a bush pilot, the engine dies, and the pilot makes Farley take the stick while he climbs out on the strut to fix it.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (X4XpB)
Still, brown.
Posted by: mindful webworker remembers when color replaced sepia at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (P0/oa)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:25 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: I'll ask at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)
It's like 401k but 9 more.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:25 AM (ExV1e)
https://is.gd/762Qd8
That's weirdly specific even for Islam. Anyone know the Koran backstory there?
Posted by: Ian S
One of the nastiest Islamic conquerors in history, Tamerlane is said to have played chess with his conquered enemies, and would spare them death if they played well.
Maybe it's a Shia v. Sunni thing. (Tamerlane was Shia.)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:25 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ian S.
Nothing Queeranic, but the hadiths say it was gambler's game. Imam Al-Shafi'i, Abu al-Hassan, and Alayhi al-Salam say it was a thing used as a betting thing and hence HARRAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMM.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 10:25 AM (mlg/3)
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 10:26 AM (EyfuW)
Posted by: I'll ask at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)
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It's normally written 4-10, k?
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:26 AM (Q4cxx)
Tells you who rules the art market.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:27 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:27 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Just the punchline at January 21, 2026 10:27 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: dantesed at January 21, 2026 10:27 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:17 AM (Q4cxx)
++++
A 3.8% annual wealth tax is YUGE.
Assume your net worth is a million bucks and the scope is "everything." Your home equity is $500k. You have $350k in retirement. You have $100k in mutual funds and $50k in cash on hand.
The wealth tax will come to $38,000.
In year 1, you can pay that out of your cash on hand. You no longer have an emergency fund, but the tax is paid. You take down your mutual fund and buy in again at $50k to refill your emergency fund. You pay capital gains tax to do that.
In year 2, you owe a bit less. You pay the tax, leaving ~$25k in your emergency fund. That's enough for your rainy day, but not for next year's tax. Take down the mutual, leaving you with ~$77k in cash on hand. That gets you the next two years of taxes, assuming nothing goes wrong.
Starting in year 5 - or earlier, if there's an expensive problem (likely on a 5-year timeline) - you're now liquidating retirement funds or selling your house.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (GyQIQ)
At a Tuesday press conference intended to address a church protest, Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley dropped a bombshell instead: he accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of aggressively confronting an off-duty police officer—with guns drawn.
What happened next escalated fast.
“When she became concerned about the rhetoric and the way she was being treated, she pulled out her phone in an attempt to record the incident. The phone was knocked out of her hands, preventing her from recording it. The officers had their guns drawn during this interaction. And after the officer became so concerned, she was forced to identify herself as a Brooklyn Park police officer in hopes of slowing the incident and de-escalating the situation.
Maybe do that BEFORE grabbing your phone for a tik tok moment.
Not buying this. Smells. Goes to Bo Snerdley.
https://tinyurl.com/5xykdas4
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 10:26 AM (EyfuW)
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Ukrainians could make a bundle selling their grenade-dropping mods.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Joe Mannix
Sell home in year one and GTFO.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (FMAqD)
You added an extra 0.
It’s math so ………
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (KDPiq)
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1h
>>Dont believe everything u read on the internet Im not opposed 2 SAVE Act In fact Ive been fighting alongside Iowa Scty of State Pate 2hold Biden admin accountable for their hiding immigration/citizenship voter data in 2024 election ELECTIONS MUST B SECURE W ONLY CITIZENS VOTING
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (TN0g+)
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But Marx said that demand only plays a remote, minuscule role in prices, at best.
(Because he conflated the fixed cost of capital with "total value")
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (Q4cxx)
So you're into forced liquidation of special assets (retirement, property, etc.) in year 10 or 11, barring other major problems.
If you're well-to-do by 45, goodbye retirement.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (Q4cxx)
That's a possible $1,900/year for people who saved for retirement.
Thats 19K. (10% of 500K = 50K)
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (FxH7T)
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 10:26 AM (EyfuW)
Water balloons filled with deer away.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (ExV1e)
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I think I spotted part of the problem.
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (FMAqD)
++++
Almost.
Sell as soon as it's proposed and GTFO. Don't pay the tax in year 1 at all. Run like the wind.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: rickb223
And voila! Northern Virginia housing becomes affordable again.
We're smart, not dumb, like people say.
-Gov Spanaberger (D, CIA)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 10:31 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:31 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:31 AM (pDt9x)
It’s math so ………
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (KDPiq)
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No, but I probably did make the mistake of including the first $500k. 3.8% of one million is 38,000.
Assuming only net worth in excess of $0.5 million is in play, the tax will be half that, or $19k.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)
These fuckers can't read their own languages, much less English.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (pDt9x)
And goats, but mostly goats.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (GTqXr)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: pawn at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (WXTVZ)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (jc0TO)
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Squirrels with artillery and poison gas is a frightening thought.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM
Just wait until they get air.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (GyQIQ)
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I hope VA enjoys the ride, because it's not gonna stop now.
Making it illegal to hand recount ballots is gonna make sure this ride lasts a long time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (bFu5X)
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They do. Flying squirrels.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)
These fuckers can't read their own languages, much less English.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (n9ltV)
Go into say a Pilot truck stop on any interstate. Take a look at the truckers in there. Very educational.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (pDt9x)
(Because he conflated the fixed cost of capital with "total value")
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (Q4cxx)
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Labor is responsible for all wealth. Capital just exists to steal from labor.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Joe Mannix
Sell home in year one and GTFO.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (FMAqD)
All the people living in blue states have been warned numerous times to get out. No sympathy if they didn't.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (GyQIQ)
It is moronic and economy-destroying on every level, but not exempting primary homes will probably make it DOA.
And if it does pass, I will laugh and laugh and laugh.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (n9ltV)
Probably some wetback with a bogus CDL, who relied upon GPS.
The road has signs warning that it is not for commercial traffic.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Turban Suburban
Dirka Dirka allah
Dirka dirka muhammad jihad
Haka sherpa sherpa
Abac allah
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (FMAqD)
My own take is that the bow has not been relaxed.
As a general rule, I don't like bland collections, but I like this one. Stories to tell of the contrast between iron works and fragile instruments and paper could be fun.
Never put a fiddle away without wiping off excess rosin and relaxing the bow. Would not hang because that would make me nuts looking at it at home.
Posted by: mustbequantum at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (tGk1L)
All the people living in blue states have been warned numerous times to get out. No sympathy if they didn't.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (g8Ew
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I was assured that FL was going to turn blue after 2020 because of all the people escaping blue states.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (GBKbO)
Go figure.
Posted by: pawn
*looks at nic*
You may be biased, Mr. pawn.
However, I think they do allow betting in the Prettiest Camel contest, so you may be correct.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (Dv3i1)
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Man, did I blunder. That's 19k/year if you saved up enough for retirement and own a home.
I guess we know that progs want the state to own the monopoly on extortion.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (pDt9x)
And if it does pass, I will laugh and laugh and laugh.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (n9ltV)
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Just talking about it has driven half of all billionaire wealth out of CA already.
I'm sure there will be no similar effects in VA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:31 AM (77rzZ)
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And they're mostly government employees or in affiliated enterprises - making "GTFO" a lot harder, since earning potential is going to collapse when you leave the government center and have to find work in whatever local market you're targeting. Their salaries are essentially a non-portable special circumstance and the individual's debt situation is likely to be structured around maintaining a reasonable-for-that-location salary floor that is not going to exist elsewhere.
"GTFO" is a lot harder in that scenario without a radical decline in lifestyle and very possibly bankruptcy. A lot of those frogs will choose to be boiled if VA does it.
Silicon Valley has a similar problem, though career portability is generally better.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (n9ltV)
Hence my assumption that the driver is a wetback with a bogus CDL.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (8zz6B)
I allowed to the wife that it was a minimum $500 towing fee out there “but that was 20 years ago”, not sure what it would be for an RV.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:36 AM (UTyB6)
.5 NO
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)
Thank you Ms Landers
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:37 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (pDt9x)
I worked for UPS for years, primarily at an intermodal facility (planes, trains, trucks).
We would get independent truckers in occasionally, pulling drop-ship stuff, and our drivers called them "gypos. They were usually Indians, and damn, they were rough around the edges, and didn't understand the rules in our yards. We threw out a few.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:37 AM (n9ltV)
.5 NO
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)
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They both work in Perl.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM (77rzZ)
.5 NO
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher
Yes'm!
-02.375
Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM (BvTxf)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM
*facepalm*
I forgot the flying squirrels. How will I ever be able to face the Moose Out Front, now?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)
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I occasionally drive AZ 89-A over Mingus Mountain (where Jerome is located) and the road has been closed a couple of times because of big rigs stuck on the hairpin turns (after ignoring the flashing lights and signs barring them).
I drove the Apache Trail back in '93 (the section you're talking about was terrifying) ... and need to get the wifey down there for a trip someday -- which will undoubtedly terrify her!
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (Fsl9/)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (GyQIQ)
I'll make the popcorn.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (FxH7T)
.5 NO
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher
I agree completely with this. Not sing a leading zero is like not using an Oxford comma.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)
I allowed to the wife that it was a minimum $500 towing fee out there “but that was 20 years ago”, not sure what it would be for an RV.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:36 AM
"You can't park that 'ere, mate."
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (bFu5X)
But they are.
I'm wondering when we'll see a state declare a "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat"....
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (Q4cxx)
Go figure.
Posted by: pawn at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (WXTVZ)
I actually asked someone in KSA about that.
He said it depends on the Imam.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (iXqHn)
But they are.
I'm wondering when we'll see a state declare a "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat"....
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (Q4cxx)
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Because ideology.
And probably donation money strings.
The Pritzker Family will have their tranny utopia.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)
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Same rule, actually. The Oxford Comma is needed only to ensure disambiguation. If there is no probably ambiguity, you can skip the Oxford (and I do).
But a naked decimal is always potentially ambiguous due to absence of context, and so a leading zero should always be used.
In my opinion, anyway. But my opinions are solid gold!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (GyQIQ)
I allowed to the wife that it was a minimum $500 towing fee out there “but that was 20 years ago”, not sure what it would be for an RV.
You want to see "surge pricing" in action? They probably had to sell one of the children.
Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (BvTxf)
.5 NO
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)
Umm, 0.5 is a positive number, and therefore not less than zero.
Did you perhaps mean to refer to -0.5?
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM (bFu5X)
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Just don't call him on his bullshit when he tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:36 AM (UTyB6)
Well, a buddy of mine was there yesterday, and took pics of the stranded truck on his phone, He said a commercial towing company had been called, and they sent out a big "rotator" rig used for semi wrecks. And the rotator driver took one look, and said to the rangers, "Na-ah, Buddy. Get a crew in there to offload the cargo into pickup trucks, and cut the trailer into pieces, and airlift it out."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (8zz6B)
But they are.
I'm wondering when we'll see a state declare a "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat"....
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (Q4cxx)
So that there will eventually be No Escape.
The people they drive away will vote for the same policies in their new locations.
In some states (see : Colorado), that will be enough. In others (Florida), not so much (at least not yet).
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 10:42 AM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (8zz6B)
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Dayum
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:42 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (XV/Pl)
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)
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They both work in Perl.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM
That's because there's more than one way to do it.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (0sNs1)
And probably donation money strings.
The Pritzker Family will have their tranny utopia.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (GBKbO)
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Also it's hard to square a "dictatorship" with "republican form", and the US Constitution guarantees a republican form of government, which would allow the feds to step in.
Which of course would involve "Dictator Trump".
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (GyQIQ)
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But Ensign Crusher makes a valid point.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)
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*AND* probably didn't configure his vehicle type as "heavy truck" in his GPS settings.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (XV/Pl)
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Tony Scott has Unstoppable. Unstoppable is Tony Scott's masterpiece.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (RIvkX)
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ACTING ensign.
And I don't dispute his point. He's still a sniveler.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (GyQIQ)
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No first name given.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (Ryx1w)
Which of course would involve "Dictator Trump".
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (Q4cxx)
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We've reached the point where constitutional thought is that the Tenth Amendment means that the Federal government can't enforce immigration law in a state that doesn't want it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (GBKbO)
And if it does pass, I will laugh and laugh and laugh.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (n9ltV)
Hey, this is what they voted for, and it will only affect The Rich(TM).
I will laugh like a three year old with a new puppy, if this passes.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 10:45 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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I did a summer with UPS as a loader/unloader during college in the 80s. It was brutal in the heat. 1200 pieces per hour, I think, was the unloading standard, and 600 for loading. I'd build a nice looking wall during loading in case the supervisor came by, and just toss shit behind it. Gotta think that was standard.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 21, 2026 10:45 AM (XvL8K)
The Oxford comma ensures no ambiguity. Since I might not be aware that an ambiguity might exist in someone else's mind, I always use it. Like turn signals.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (RIvkX)
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ACTING ensign.
And I don't dispute his point. He's still a sniveler.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (GyQIQ)
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There's a behind the scenes story where producers were in negotiations with the cast on salaries, and they tried to entice Wheaton with a promotion of Wesley to lieutenant instead of a pay raise.
Wheaton, for some reason, wasn't happy with the offer.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:45 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (QGaXH)
“Yes, but first we have to get out of here and not die”. Her husband had borrowed an army entrenching tool from a jeepster and was trying to dig out. LOL
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (UTyB6)
🟥Wilson 21.4%
🟥Daniel 20.5%
🟥McNeel 17.6%
🟥Warnock 1.5%
🟥Allison 1.5%
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There’s another Warnock in politics? May God help Georgia.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (GBKbO)
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The states are already barred from enforcing immigration law. So, effectively, there's no immigration law at all.
*bangs head on wall*
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (X4XpB)
The paper published a lengthy piece Friday about the acronym AWFUL, which stands for Affluent White Female Urban Liberal. Conservative commentators have used the term to describe liberal women protesting immigration enforcement in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of activist Renee Good by an ICE agent on January 7.
. . . .
The paper leaned on academics to explain conservative criticism of affluent white liberal women. Rutgers political scientist Dr. Shauna Shames told the NY Times the term stems from anxieties about race, gender and immigration among Trump’s base.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (L/fGl)
>>Tony Scott has Unstoppable. Unstoppable is Tony Scott's masterpiece.
I love Unstoppable, it's my favorite Scott film, but it's just shy of being a masterpiece, will it be taught in film schools?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (hhkIi)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (XV/Pl)
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Tony Scott has Unstoppable. Unstoppable is Tony Scott's masterpiece.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)
Ouch!
Zombie Tony Scott is crying tears of self-pity.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 10:47 AM (iJfKG)
*bangs head on wall*
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (X4XpB)
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"Immigration law is unconstitutional," is a goal.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:47 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher stands corrected at January 21, 2026 10:47 AM (2Ez/1)
.5 NO
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)
Thank you Ms Landers
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*golf clap for the reference*
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:47 AM (TN0g+)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (pLaQB)
Jenny?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 10:47 AM (QGaXH)
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He should have asked for Ashley Judd to return in role of Ensign Robin Lefler.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 10:48 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (XV/Pl)
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You do a grave injustice to Last Boy Scout!
Also, Petersen has to answer for the string of cliches and German propaganda they called Das Boot.
I'll recount again, that I was determined that if the sub went down again, I was going to stand up and cheer. I hated that movie at that point.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:48 AM (Q4cxx)
>>Tony Scott has Unstoppable. Unstoppable is Tony Scott's masterpiece.
I love Unstoppable, it's my favorite Scott film, but it's just shy of being a masterpiece, will it be taught in film schools?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (XV/Pl)
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It probably should be. Great action filmmaking combined with effective Hollywood storytelling without a romantic subplot or messaging.
There should be entire semesters dedicated to it because Hollywood has largely forgotten how to do it.
Just because it won't happen, just because the authorities won't do it, doesn't mean that the movie isn't worthy of study. Don't fall into the argument by authority on this one. The authorities are particularly terrible in this instance.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:48 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2
Did NYT point out the irony of Shauna being an AWFL (no U) herself?
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 10:49 AM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:49 AM (UTyB6)
If only Ridley had died before making "Napoleon."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:49 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: pudinhead
I didn't see Jenny.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (FMAqD)
I got here late - you beat me to it....LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 10:49 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM
Tony Scott's masterpiece is totally eclipsed by his older brother Ridley's masterpiece, which is the most named and referenced movie here on the HQ.
This is known.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (0sNs1)
Also, Petersen has to answer for the string of cliches and German propaganda they called Das Boot.
I'll recount again, that I was determined that if the sub went down again, I was going to stand up and cheer. I hated that movie at that point.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:48 AM (Q4cxx)
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The whitewashing of German dedication to Naziism is definitely a thing in Das Boot, but I think the cliches of sub existence are just so well executed that it goes beyond cliche.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)
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I really like that film. I was wondering if I should mention it.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (Q4cxx)
>>Just because it won't happen, just because the authorities won't do it, doesn't mean that the movie isn't worthy of study. Don't fall into the argument by authority on this one. The authorities are particularly terrible in this instance.
There is iron in your words.
Bender Abides.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:51 AM (XV/Pl)
If only Ridley had died before making "Napoleon."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:49 AM (X4XpB)
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The rumor is that Tony was given a cancer diagnosis and took his own life by throwing himself off a bridge for it.
Ridley was effectively a father figure to Tony, and from what I understand, Tony's death affected Ridley rather badly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:51 AM (GBKbO)
A similar thing happens in Boston. Trucks take Storrow Drive, even though there are low-hanging signs and lights telling them access is too low for an 18-wheeler.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 10:51 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:52 AM (TN0g+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)
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It's not unreasonable as the Kriegsmarine was the least Nazified of the service branches.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:52 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)
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I really like that film. I was wondering if I should mention it.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (Q4cxx)
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Mention what you like.
If you love Manos the Hand of Fate, bring it up. Spread the joys!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:52 AM (GBKbO)
In my opinion, anyway. But my opinions are solid gold!
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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If you do that on the gun thread, we will point and laugh at you. 0.357 indeed.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:53 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Top Gun at January 21, 2026 10:54 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Captain Obvious
I think it was the one that Hitler trusted the most. Hence his appointment of Adm. Donitz to succeed him.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)
TJM,
While I'm disagreeing with you.
I'd don't think "Village of the Damned" is Carpenter's worst film at all.
I'd probably place it where you have "Prince of Darkness"(maybe higher) for much the same reason, Carpenter's strength as a director really shines in the set pieces, especially. the alien fetal reveal scene.
Also, the difference in the Brit original and this one is that the Brit version focusses on a country village England that no longer exists and so is more concerned with family and high trust community.
Carpenter's as per his tendencies focusses on how the government comes in a takes over the show, the villagers are a secondary thought.
The Brit version is emotionally stronger though because of this.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 10:55 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Top Gun at January 21, 2026 10:54 AM (0sNs1)
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Peacocking aviators with no stakes.
It's fun, but dear lord does it need a rewrite.
Top Gun Maverick is that rewrite.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:55 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)
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The upper level guys, sure. OTOH, see ADM Wilhelm Canaris.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:55 AM (X4XpB)
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Ask 100 random Germans who were alive during the time and 98 will tell you they hated Hitler and had no idea concentration camps existed.
Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (Ryx1w)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)
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It wasn't the necessarily the sub existence. It was the young blonde kid who faithfully writes his girl and you know he's dying.
That wasn't even done that well.
I often like long-running movies. I couldn't wait for Das Boot to end. Crying Germans, the one true Nazi guy is Frank Burns, all of it. And the last part which I will not spoil for anybody who hasn't sat through it. Was not as tragic if you're all the way out of the movie at that point. It's just like "Well, of course!"
Ve really didn't efen like ze Nazis, you know?
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:53 AM
Some of us even get by with no decimal at all.
Posted by: 50 cal at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Really??
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I am waiting for the AWFLs to decide to 'embrace' the suck. Perhaps a nice festive pussy hat with AWFL emblazoned on them might serve.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (E4rtv)
The Brit version is emotionally stronger though because of this.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 10:55 AM (iJfKG)
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I can see that as a change in focus with validity, but I still don't buy any of the drama and pretty much everything about the kids is all wrong.
I just don't think the movie works, no matter Carpenter's intentions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (Q4cxx)
Posted by: 50 cal
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50 BMG is a proper name.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:53 AM (E4rtv)
Goes to show that context matters. What is ambiguous in one context is clear as a bell in another.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (iXqHn)
Nothing says "the immutable word of Allah" quite like depends on the Imam.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)
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Yup.
The fifty caliber big machine gun!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)
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Yup.
The fifty caliber big machine gun!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (GyQIQ)
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I prefer the BFG9000.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Until the inevitable result of AI pointing at Muslims then the whole project will be abandoned.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:59 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 10:59 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 21, 2026 10:59 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Top Gun at January 21, 2026 10:54 AM (0sNs1)
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None.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (Q4cxx)
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Counterpoint: Prime Kelly McGillis.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:59 AM (X4XpB)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 10:59 AM (g8Ew8)
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes
You're not the only one who goes looking for coffee, y'know.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 11:00 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:52 AM (GBKbO)
I do love Manos. I think Hal Warren had a good idea, but he didn't flesh it out enough.
There was a crowdfunded sequel / reboot a few years back called Manos Returns, which, while replicating some of the original, ended up being even more confusing.
I still say there's a good idea in the mess. Maybe I'll take a crack at it someday.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 11:00 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2026 11:00 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 11:00 AM (L/fGl)
I enjoyed Diva with subtitles. I enjoyed Amelie with subtitles. And a number of films escaping me now.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:01 AM (Q4cxx)
I suspect it didn't make the news because it would draw unwanted attention to unqualified truckers on the road.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 11:05 AM (8zz6B)
This work reminds me of a project we were assigned in art school, in which we had to choose some still life objects and render them as to appear realistic (3D) as possible.
Posted by: kallisto at January 21, 2026 12:30 PM (dCxaZ)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 21, 2026 04:25 PM (wGqjj)
The Morning Report — 1/21/26
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson used legislation passed as part of the post-Civil War “Jim Crow” laws Tuesday to justify a Hawaii gun control law. The Supreme Court heard a case challenging legislation passed by the Hawaii state Legislature after the Supreme Court’s June 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. Jackson questioned United States Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris regarding the constitutionality of a law that prohibited concealed carry permit holders from carrying a firearm on private property without permission. . . “So I guess I really don’t understand your response to Justice Gorsuch on the Black Codes,” Jackson, a Biden appointee, told Harris. “I mean, I thought the Black Codes were being offered here under the Bruen test to determine the constitutionality of this regulation. And it’s because we have a test that asks us to look at the history and tradition.” “The fact that the Black Codes were, at some later point, determined themselves to be unconstitutional doesn’t seem to me to be relevant to the assessment that Bruin is asking us to make. So, can you say more about that?” Jackson continued. “Things I didn’t have on my bingo card today: Justice Jackson defending the racist Black Codes as precedent for what we should consider constitutional,” Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network posted on X.A complete and utter debasement of anyone and everyone who ever suffered under the Democrat Jim Crow laws. Of course the bitter irony of this, to anyone with a conscience and an iota of moral rectitude is that it comes close on the heels of the birthday of Dr. Martin Lather King Jr. (yes I am well aware of Dr. King's failings as a man and his ties to communism, yet his beliefs and words are what matter most, especially in light of the fact that the racialist-Left are now embracing anti-white/American/Judeo-Christian evil as a means of destroying this nation and attaining absolute power, but I digress). And how does this square with Michelle Obama demanding a boycott of white-owned businesses? I'm so confused! Yes, Kentanji Brown-25 is indeed an intellectual lightweight if not a dolt whose career achievements are based solely on the content of her melanin and XX chromosomes, certainly not her brain case. But this is not stupidity on her part. This is pure political expediency on her part. She will debase herself if it helps put a torpedo into one of the key pillars of the Bill of Rights. She knows enough to know that because she's black and female, and that she has a propaganda machine fully in her corner, no one will dare question her lest they be labeled racist and sexist. In fact, I'm waiting for the usual suspects to call her citing of Jim Crow laws as some sort of brilliant judicial masterstroke. Chuckle-worthy that the case in question comes out of Hawaii, insofar as we are always quoting noted Hawaiian justices Buch M. Danno, Moe Loki and Mac A. Damia, who no doubt will be weighing in on this next item to give Kristi Noem a whack on the knuckles.
Arrests are coming soon in the investigation into an anti-ICE mob that crashed a Sunday morning service at Cities Church in St. Paul, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Noem appeared on Newsmax on Tuesday evening and said that arrests would begin “in the next several hours.” The secretary also said that ex-CNN host turned YouTuber Don Lemon could face charges for his involvement in the church protest as well. “There will be arrests tied to that, and people will be brought to justice for how they violated the law in that situation,” said Noem. Noem suggested that Lemon’s claim to have only been a bystander and journalist during the incident at Cities Church is belied by the foreknowledge he had of the demonstration and relationships has with activists involved. “The fact that ahead of time, before this even happened, he said that he had conducted some surveillance before they went into this church, he identified individuals that were going in with him that were activists in the work that they had done in the past, the fact that this entire situation was then posted on the Black Lives Matter website, all of that is something that they’re going to be responsible for,” said Noem.While the left yawns if not applauds Brown-25 Jackson invoking Jim Crow laws to dismantle the Second Amendment, Their heads will explode when Noem goes after the terrorists who invaded that Minneapolis Church with the FaceAct and anti-Klan laws! Oh how delicious! Let's face it, it was an act of terrorism straight up. The terrorists themselves even crow (not Jim) about making people feel uncomfortable, about ICE or whatever the issue du jour may be. Let's take it a step further — what if one or more of the scum were armed? If Renee Good could use her SUV as a weapon and if a transexual could shoot up a Catholic school and mow down innocent children, then that Church in Minneapolis could've been the sight of bloody carnage. And given who and what we are dealing with, it may yet happen. What happens when the Einsatz-Groupies of Hamas along with Joey Sponge-Brain Shits-Pants' untold number of Afghan/Taliban asylum-seekers join forces with the Anti-ICE crowd and waltz into another church or synagogue in the Twin Cities to raise a few pulses?! Speaking of terrorists and those who give them aid, comfort and support:
Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison (D.) defended the group of anti-ICE agitators who stormed a St. Paul church on Sunday, telling former CNN host Don Lemon—who accompanied the agitators and boasted of conducting "reconnaissance" ahead of the stunt—that critics of the incident were "getting tender about a church service." Ellison appeared on Lemon's YouTube show on Monday to discuss the protest, in which Lemon accompanied Minneapolis attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, St. Paul school board member Chauntyll Allen, and other activists on "Operation Pull Up," the Washington Free Beacon reported. The group disrupted services at Cities Church in St. Paul based on the belief that a pastor there works for ICE, shouting "ICE Out" and other slogans.
The only thing that should be tender, is the skin on Ellison's neck after he's been sent to GITMO for an extended waterboarding session. This evil bastard. That's all I'll say. Elsewhere, Air Force One was forced to turn back to Andrews AFB due to some potential electrical system snafu, while on its way to Davos for that WEF conference. Feh. FYI, our good friend and director of communications at the Heartland Institute Jim Lakely invites you all to watch Heartland's alternative to the WEF, their World Prosperity Forum. Catch it linked here or on their YouTube channel
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The Heartland Institute hosts the World Prosperity Forum January 19–23 in Zurich, Switzerland, bringing together international leaders and policymakers to challenge the globalist, leftist agenda advanced each year at the World Economic Forum. While the World Economic Forum promotes a centralized, top-down vision for the global economy, the World Prosperity Forum advances a prosperity-focused, freedom-focused vision rooted in free markets, individual liberty, and rising living standards. The World Prosperity Forum will coincide with, and present a clear alternative to, the World Economic Forum taking place on those same dates in Davos, Switzerland.
- CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
- The subpoenas sought documents from Gov. Tim Walz, Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis and Mayor Kaohly Her of St. Paul related to their policies on immigration enforcement efforts in the state. Two Minnesota prosecutors, Keith Ellison, the state attorney general, and Mary Moriarty, the Hennepin County attorney, were also sent similar subpoenas.
Justice Dept. to Interrogate Tim Walz, Four Other Top Minnesota Democrats
- 'None of us are immune from the voice of the public,' Ellison said in an interview with Don Lemon, who accompanied the agitators and boasted of conducting 'reconnaissance'
‘They’re Getting Tender About a Church Service’: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Defends Left-Wing Agitators Who Stormed Minnesota Church (If only the skin around his neck gets tender from rope burns on a gallows - jjs) - "People will be brought to justice for how they violated the law in that situation." (I want them brought to a gallows - jjs)
Kristi Noem Promises Arrests ‘In The Next Several Hours’ Over Church Stormed By Anti-ICE Activists - The disgraced former CNN host has-been and his thug buddies who terrorized a church should face charges for assaulting civil rights.
Don Lemon Made Himself Relevant Again, And Now He Should Be In Federal Custody
- The Fourth Circuit’s ruling in U.S. v. Al-Timimi wrongly conflates coordination of terrorist activity with “unpopular” speech.
Inciting Terrorism Is Not Free Speech "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY, DEMOCRAT VIOLENT INSURRECTION RIOTS - "As the president desperately clings to power like an insecure dictator, there is a concerted effort to resegregate America," Eric Holder said.
The Left Says Opposing Illegal Immigration Is White Supremacy
- To the great sorrow of crime-loving leftist domestic terrorists, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested thousands of foreign criminals in Minneapolis in just a few weeks, despite leftist rioting.
ICE Arrests 3,000 Illegal Alien Criminals in Minneapolis
- . . .spent the day with ICE officers in Minneapolis, where agents have been under siege for weeks. It was constant chaos.
A Day In The Life Of Minneapolis ICE Agents
- Damn the polls. full speed ahead!
This Is No Time To Panic About ICE
- The NY Times of all places called the lie on this.
Now We Know: Obama And Biden Deportation Numbers Were Bogus
- The only people who think murderers and drug dealers are "our neighbors" are the people who don't have to live next door to them.
Who Wants 7,000 Gang Members as Their “Neighbors”?
- Leftist feminists searching for meaning.
Anti-ICE Moms Imploding
- The analysis, published by Jason Richwine at the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), reviews Census Bureau data on Afghan immigrants in the U.S. — an immigrant group that has exploded from just 22,000 in 1990 to almost a quarter of a million as of 2024.
Analysis: 85% of Afghan Households with Children Are on Welfare in U.S.
THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE - Scammers and state governments routinely pilfer from federal health-care programs.
It’s Not Just Minnesota—Fraud Is Everywhere DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE - Once upon a time, one of the great things about working in movies and TV was that if you lived in Los Angeles, even if you worked on a New York-set show like Friends or Seinfeld, you could commute from your L.A. home every day.
Newsom Fail – Film and TV Production Drops 20% in Democrat-Run California - The norm-busting former Federal Trade Commission chair is finding new ways to bolster Mamdani’s anti-corporate agenda.
Lina Khan Brings Her Anti-Business Playbook to New York City WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM - "They were screaming antisemitic abuse and threatening to come back and stab them," The father of one of the boys, Adass community leader Chayim Klein, said.
Australian police hunt for suspects after Jewish teens targeted in hate attack
- Osmani received a 15-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, meaning he will spend no time in custody unless he commits further crimes in that 12-month period.
Imam Who ‘Married’ Kids Spared Jail After Pleading Ignorance.
- Support for terror continues to plague the Florida Muslim Conference.
Coral Springs to Host Pro-Hamas Confab 2026 (I assume Don Lemon will not be leading a brigade to disrupt this- jjs) OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY - In the face of surging antisemitism across New York state — fueled by incessant illegal demonstrations in support of terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah — Attorney General Letitia James jumped into the fray to prosecute . . . Jews.
Letitia James makes it quite clear — there are no limits to denouncing or harassing Jews in New York
- Alliance San Diego acknowledged that it revoked invitations for pro-Israel speakers, citing concerns about 'potential disruption related to Zionism and anti-Zionism'
MLK Day Celebration Backed by Top Teachers' Union Disinvites Rabbi Over Support for Israel
- Lloyd Billingsley: Grandson of the Munich massacre mastermind runs for Congress . . . a third time.
The Munichian Candidate Returns THE ECONOMY, STUPID - The costs in jobs, hope, and lives has been incalculable.
Howard Lutnick is right—Trump's tariffs are helping America a win in the global economic order FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH - This isn't MAGA. This is Marxism.
Tucker Carlson: “Could the Iranians Obtaining The Bomb Wind Up Being a Good Thing?”
- You'd think CNN would have learned its lesson. Wrong.
Will President Trump Push for Real Change at CNN? RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, - Green mandates aren’t saving the planet—they’re building a tech-driven surveillance state where appliances cost more, work worse, and train Americans to accept control as virtue.
The Green Robotic ‘Utopia’ is Here - After years of green dogma and rising costs, 2026 offers a chance to restore American energy independence and lock in affordable, reliable power through lasting law.
In 2026, Congress Can Predict Our Energy Future By Creating It EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT - Statement comes in wake of report pressing university to 'exercise restraint' in making institutional statements
Columbia Journalism School Faculty Endorse Minnesota Anti-ICEActivismTerrorism - Although most homeschool alumni transition seamlessly into higher education, employment, and vocational training, the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) assists hundreds of families confronting discrimination annually. The overwhelming majority of institutions and employers fully recognize and accept homeschool graduates. However, a small minority of employers, trade schools, and certain institutions deny opportunities to these graduates under the mistaken belief that a homeschool diploma does not signify legitimate high school completion.
It’s Time to End Discrimination Against Homeschool Graduates ABORTION - The radical abortion amendment includes no age limit, no parental rights, no ban on partial-birth abortions, no required medical treatment for babies born alive after a botched abortion, and no restrictions on taxpayer funding.
Virginia Democrats Are About To Make Northam’s Baby-Killing Comments Reality
SECOND AMENDMENT - At question are Hawaii gun restrictions barring even licensed concealed carriers from carrying on private property that is open to the public unless said carriers first get permission from the land owner.
Justice Ketanji Brown-25 Jackson Cites ‘Black Codes’ as Precedent Justifying Hawaii Gun Control
- “Things I didn’t have on my bingo card today: Justice Jackson defending the racist Black Codes as precedent for what we should consider constitutional,” Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network posted on X.
Ketanji Brown-25 Jackson Defends Jim Crow Law During Second Amendment Case Hearing THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH - A Virginia state delegate has introduced legislation that would bar the hand-counting of machine-readable ballots in most circumstances.
Extending Mail Ballots, Banning Hand Counts, And 3 Other Radical Election Changes VA Dems Have Planned L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN - In a post on X, Comer stated that the “latest demands” by the Clintons “make clear they believe their last name entitles them to special treatment.” Comer also criticized former President Bill Clinton for having “a documented history of parsing language to evade questions.”
James Comer Rejects ‘Ridiculous Offer’ by Clintons of Unofficial Interview
- By continuing to comply with the House Oversight subpoenas, the Clintons will face an initial contempt of Congress vote on Wednesday.
Bill Clinton Keeps Refusing to Appear in Front of Congress, and Now He’s Bemoaning a Contempt Charge. DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY - “They will do this nationally as soon as they gain power and democracy will end,” Elon Musk tweeted yesterday.
Let’s Make Child Porn Less Punishable, And Other Fun Ideas From Newly Empowered Virginia Democrats
- Democrats now control not just the governorship but both houses of the legislature, and they mean to test Spanberger’s claim to moderation. In the opening days of the term, they have put forward an orgy of left-wing legislation that would make a gender studies professor at Vassar blush. They propose to: —Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for offenses, including rape, manslaughter, and the assault of a law enforcement officer —Introduce a quota for the use of "small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses" in government contracting —Impose a tax on every retail delivery service, including Uber Eats, Amazon, and DoorDash —Double(!) taxes for high earners
Abigail Spanberger’s 48-Hour Honeymoon POLITICS - The highlight of the day came from Elon Musk and Barron Trump.
Flashback: Trump 2.0 Inaugurated One Year Ago . . . MADURO TAKEN DOWN - The information, Foro Penal detailed, confirms that, since January 8, the Venezuelan regime has only released 143 political prisoners out of the 863 confirmed by the end of 2025.
Report: Venezuela Still Keeping 777 Political Prisoners; Victims Detail Sexual Torture ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS - For the IDF, there is no rest for the weary.
IDF Hits Hamas and Hezbollah Targets
- Israel’s Foreign Ministry: “UNRWA-Hamas has long ceased to be a humanitarian aid organization, serving instead as a greenhouse for terrorism.”
Israel Demolishes Terrorist-Linked UNRWA’s East Jerusalem Headquarters (Now to demolish Turtle Bay - jjs)
- When American campuses become relay stations for terrorist messaging, the problem is no longer speech — it is complicity.
Hamas’ US messengers: Campus activists as terror popagandists
- Should we be elevating a Dutch leftist globalist who hates Trump and Geert Wilders? (elevating only onto a gallows - jjs)
UN Official Who Financed Murder of Teenage Girl on Gaza Board
- Netanyahu’s decision to join the board could now put him in conflict with some of the far-right allies in his coalition, such as Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has criticized the board and called for Israel to take unilateral responsibility for Gaza’s future.
Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza, changing his public stance
THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT" - Ukraine’s long-standing reputation as one of the most corrupt countries in Europe has only gotten worse under President Volodymyr Zelensky, especially during the war with Russia. Very recently, a top ally of Zelensky fled to Israel after being accused of taking part in a $100 million corruption scheme. Despite previously being close to Zelensky and his right-hand man, Andriy Yermak, Timur Mindich is now claiming he never was.
You Still Can’t Trust Anything Coming Out of Ukraine. FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL - Proof that Trump retains his unique gift for poking the bear of conventional thinking and the gatekeepers of the so-called norms is contained in the harsh criticism being lobbed at the (Gaza) Board of Peace. (Total waste of time unless its to expose the usual suspects, but even still - jjs)
Michael Goodwin: Trump’s America First strategy now pulling double duty on the international stage
- German officials denied that the mission ended early.
German forces quietly flee Greenland after high-profile NATO arrival
- The UK’s Labour Party-controlled government has approved plans for China to build a sprawling new embassy complex in central London, despite warnings from lawmakers, security officials, and Chinese dissidents who say the project poses serious national security risks.
UK Approves Chinese Super-Embassy In Capital DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS - Air Force One turned around while en route to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday night. The crew reportedly detected a “minor electrical issue” and decided to return to Andrews Air Force Base “out of an abundance of caution,” with President Donald Trump and his team planning to board another aircraft. Trump was en route to the WEF to give a “Special Address” Wednesday afternoon local time when the issue occurred.
Air Force One Makes U-Turn Over Atlantic, Returns To Andrews AFB HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE - Stronger border enforcement, military strikes on drug boats, and other measures have coincided with a significant decline in overdose deaths.
Overdose Deaths Down by a Fifth Amid Trump’s Cartel Crackdown. - Taken together, this means that billions of dollars flowing through the No Surprises Act’s arbitration process are being fought over, and often won, by investment funds and foreign governments. These entities were never the intended beneficiaries of the law. The NSA was meant to stop surprise bills and stabilize costs, not to enable global financiers to wage billing wars for profit inside our healthcare system.
Hospitals Are Allowing Foreign Governments to Exploit a U.S. Patient Protection Law ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY - Hopefully the impacts will be minimal, and notable only for the stream of spectacular aurora images that will be streaming on social media.
Solar Radiation Storm Slams Earth, Generating Auroras and Threatening Satellites
- This conclusion however runs completely counter to what we should expect. Jupiter has a much great mass, and one would assume from this that its interior would therefore be denser and thus harder.
Computer simulations suggest Jupiter and Saturn have fundamentally
different interiors
- We still do not know the cause of the over-rotation, which at present does appear to have been the result of human carelessness. And NASA’s lack of transparency in this matter reinforces that speculation.
Update on NASA’s damaged Goldstone antenna FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY - Tech billionaire backs doctor who blew the whistle on secret transgender surgeries at Texas Children's Hospital.
EXCLUSIVE: Elon Musk Funds Suit Against Texas Children’s For ‘Malicious Prosecution’ Of Eithan Haim - In his first year back in office, President Trump has elevated the voices of detransitioners like me.
A Year Of Action To Protect Kids From Child Mutilation CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE - John Stossel: Sounds nice -- until the monstrosity.
The Warmth of Collectivism - The culture wars are taking their toll, and the nation could suffer irreparable damage.
Our Pernicious Culture Wars - Far from isolated incidents, persecution of Christians is now embedded in the political and social systems of dozens of countries.
Christian persecution is growing globally (eg: Don Lemon and his jihadists - jjs) - Christian Toto: Stage Right celebrates its 10th festival with four thoughtful short plays
The Left Rages Against Lone Conservative Theatre Group
HITHER & YON - Robert Zimmerman: "What made [the book] a revelation to me is that it revealed an aspect of this early American settlement of the west that I had been ignorant of. It wasn’t just any old Americans moving west to found new communities. At the beginning it was specifically the descendants of the Pilgrims and Puritans in New England, actually organizing consciously to repeat the same thing as their ancestors, sending a group of God-fearing religious families west to build a new city on a hill, for the future of America and for their children."
“A new empire has sprung into existence, and there is a new thing under the sun.”
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 07:00 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Ignoramus at January 21, 2026 07:01 AM (dtajH)
Timmy Walz had Keith Ellison take over as special prosecutor in the Derek Chauvin case, where he upped the murder charges and dropped the manslaughter option for the jury, thus ensuring a murder charge.
No prisoners.
Posted by: Ignoramus at January 21, 2026 07:03 AM (dtajH)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at January 21, 2026 07:04 AM (w3u3d)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 07:05 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 07:06 AM (U2OZr)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 21, 2026 07:07 AM (gm9Sb)
How does MN's "Duty To Retreat" work in the case of BLM gunmen in the church sanctuary?
Would those defending themselves, their family, and the assembly be charged criminally if they neutralize the threat? Or are they expected to die for the cause?
This is important, because I don't know what the law requires for body count and casualties before a sheep dog can be let off the leash.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 07:07 AM (a4flb)
The last thing on earth the EU wants is prosperity.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 07:09 AM (U2OZr)
I don't believe you. Not in the least.
The secretary also said that ex-CNN host turned YouTuber Don Lemon could face charges for his involvement in the church protest as well.
'COULD' face charges. I told you the DoJ wasn't going to touch that bastard - they just had to find the right excuse to gull the rubes.
But I'm the bad guy for calling it like it is.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 07:10 AM (ufSfZ)
That was a career limiting move of the Crew Chief or the DCC.
Echoes of the UN's problems with escalators and sound systems whenever Trump is present.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 07:11 AM (a4flb)
But you can't hold a whole amendment responsible for the behavior of a few, sick twisted individuals.
For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole Constitution?
And if the whole Constitution is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our Congress in general?
I put it to you, Jumanji - isn't this an indictment of our entire American society?
Well, you can do whatever you want to us, but we're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America. Gentlemen!
Posted by: Solicitor General at January 21, 2026 07:12 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 07:14 AM (o2ZRX)
That was a career limiting move of the Crew Chief or the DCC.
Echoes of the UN's problems with escalators and sound systems whenever Trump is present.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
Ohm! ISWYDT.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 07:15 AM (FMAqD)
"could" is the operative term here.
Translation: Lemon's lawyers are better than ours since both teams want to see Lemon prevail.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 07:15 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:15 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Ignorant, Illiterate and Unqualified at January 21, 2026 07:15 AM (n+1Zi)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 07:18 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:18 AM (0KSrI)
Review of physical security plans and armed security response, all brought about by the recent events involving Don Lemon, and friends.
I suspect that most of the Churches down here are as well armed as any physical Palmetto State Armory brick and mortar store is.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2026 07:20 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:22 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: I gotta ask at January 21, 2026 07:22 AM (2Ez/1)
*holds breath, turns blue*
Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at January 21, 2026 07:22 AM (vFG9F)
Snubbing them instead, delegitimizing the whole Forum would, IMO be a better play.
And cost the taxpayers nothing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 07:23 AM (U2OZr)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:23 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Congress at January 21, 2026 07:25 AM (vFG9F)
Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.
Prior planning to protect the congregation is always warranted in today's environment.
Demonic possession of Leftists is as good an explanation as any other. They will not learn. They are another tribe, that wants us dead.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:25 AM (u82oZ)
The irony is so thick...
“I think Nicki Minaj has made it very clear how she feels about African-Americans in this country,” Lemon said. “I don’t think she’s one of them, obviously. And under Trump’s rules, she should be deported, because I don’t think, reportedly, that she is a legal citizen here.”
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 07:26 AM (FMAqD)
Invade a church, the media loves you
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 07:26 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:26 AM (0KSrI)
It's a good cover story. Send Vance to talk with them. Let Trump focus on improving the world.
Meanwhile, on the frontiers of Iran ...
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)
Nobody here thinksyou're a bad guy. You're a smart and nice and interesting guy. Some people just take "a wait and see approach" and their thinking won't change because of what is said here.
I understand people can get kind of testy here ( Me too) and this is not directed to you, MP4, but the "mind reading" here ( "you think this. You think that" ) when that may not be the case at all, as well as the insults towards people on the same side politically does get to be a bore. For goodness sake, if people are going to go off like a rocket on fellow conservative posters better perhaps they should take a break from threads that cause them
Such anxiety.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 07:29 AM (Nx5jP)
All of them do this, and this is a pretty mild example, frankly. Leftist men will make vicious, blanket attacks on "toxic masculinity." Leftist whites in general attack white people on every front, all the time. Leftist Jews will denounce of Zionism at the drop of a hat. And so on and so on.
The funny thing about their identity politics is that everyone in their coalition MUST stridently identify as X, Y, or Z, or at least an ally of some group, for the few remaining straight white men. They must do this daily, in a strained and inscrutable manner - "as a gay Polynesian otherkin, I believe that tariffs on Norway are a genocide of my people."
But, from to time to time, they MUST attack their own group, to show fealty to the overarching Party and its power demon masters - "Polynesian otherkin all too often appropriate indigenous cultures, which do not necessarily include a rich otherkin history in all cases. It's time to pass the mic and be an ally to our brothers in Hamas."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 07:29 AM (BI5O2)
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪
It is a good morning.
I am now the organizer of the local Senior Center Widow Support Group for social events. We had dinner at a local restaurant last night. My goal is to reduce my social isolation after the three local gold diggers gave up.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:31 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Dan Bongino, Balloon Juicer at January 21, 2026 07:34 AM (n+1Zi)
Demonic possession of Leftists is as good an explanation as any other.
For as much it is true, I'm pretty sure that argument won't fly in a MN or for that matter, any, US court.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 07:34 AM (a4flb)
The first lady blamed the members, for having a pastor who was an ICE agent. She then demanded further investigation ... into the other members!
To see if they were ICE!
(yes, she is continuing to make terroristic threats)
The next lady compared themselves to Jesus. That chasing the money changers out of the temple is exactly like breaking into a church to find and hunt down suspected ICE agents.
The last guy wanted you to know that the only victims here are blacks. Because their churches--thousands of miles away and over 50 years ago--were bombed by racists.
That is the level of delusion, derangement and evil roaming the streets in Minny.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 07:35 AM (HXT0k)
What happened to the FBI that had the free time and the speed and efficiency to hunt down and track elderly Catholic women for FACE act violations, to prosecute meme posters and raid homes of parents who had the temerity to challenge local school board officials?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 07:37 AM (a4flb)
Depends. You cannot, necessarily, detect that an electrical component will fail until it fails. No doubt there'll be an investigation but - shit breaks.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 07:38 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:38 AM (0KSrI)
Hegseth was bragging yesterday about Trump wanting to piss away $1.5T for FY2027 just on the DoW / MIC alone.
Trump couldn't care less about spending public money.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 07:39 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:31 AM (u82oZ
You have such a great outlook on life -- I'll bet the people in your social circles enjoy your sunshine!
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 21, 2026 07:40 AM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:40 AM (0KSrI)
Based on the history of pushback from accountability for Deep State actions, I think your observations are whip-smart.
We want one thing, but reality is different.
I wish there will be a change. I hope we get smarter as a culture. But human nature is a stubborn, hierarchal, thing. We have made progress since the Stone Age.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:41 AM (u82oZ)
Isnt there a theme in the beginning of On the Beach that some Moolahs get the bomb and decide their Mohammedans are better than other Mohammedans.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 07:41 AM (gbOdA)
' The next lady compared themselves to Jesus. That chasing the money changers out of the temple is exactly like breaking into a church to find and hunt down suspected ICE agents.'
Hmmm...I guess the next step would be for these fine folks to mask up in distinctively shaped hoods, round ups the folks in the church, and take them to the nearest tree to impose justice.
And then...burn the church down.
And never once see the irony of their actions and mind set.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2026 07:41 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 07:41 AM (rZCVI)
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 07:42 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:18 AM (0KSrI)
It's pretty nice. Used to get up at 3, now I get up around 6. Working on a couple projects around the house. Set up a linux computer for the wife.
The only real downside, and it's not much, is that I chose to retire right before property taxes, homeowners insurance, and car insurance came due. Added to that, the stupid lease youngest child had to sign for their apartment at Virginia Tech which I have to pay for for another 6 months despite said youngest child having graduated and being back in Texas, means that the first month spending was roughly 25% of what I had mentally allotted for the whole year. As I said, it's not an issue - recalibration required - but it was a mild shock.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 07:43 AM (ExV1e)
Thanks.
How are you doing? Do you need a car? My late wife's car has been idle for a while. Thinking of selling it.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)
Lady didn't have a very good understanding of that Bible story, did she?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 07:43 AM (rZCVI)
Blaming small investors for the Silver supply Squeeze is like blaming California Mercedes drivers for the high price of gasoline in that state. There is a whole lot of big player involvement in both situations. Chase Bank was fined $920 million dollars for illegally holding down Silver prices for years while they bought many, many tons of the metal, enough that they considered that huge fine just part of the cost of doing business. Until the last month or so very few people owned silver. The reason the propaganda press is blaming small investors is that the government plans to steal Silver from individuals because Chase Etc. can afford the lawyers to fight them in court, while small investors are helpless to stop them.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 21, 2026 07:44 AM (Da7Vv)
Those colored folks are a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with them, I can prove it.
Posted by: Randolph Duke at January 21, 2026 07:44 AM (n+1Zi)
>> And never once see the irony of their actions and mind set.
These people’s bread is buttered by this corrupt system.
They’re whores, the whole lot of them.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 07:44 AM (XV/Pl)
"Noem appeared on Newsmax on Tuesday evening and said that arrests would begin “in the next several hours.”
that was yesterday ... so the arrests have begun?
good to hear!
/s
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2026 07:45 AM (Cjt/F)
Speaking of old JD... I saw something yesterday which said that he and Usha are expecting another baby.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)
--
I wonder who will be the last man standing to chew on the hollowed-out carcass of what was once the UK: Islam or China.
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 07:46 AM (qBdHI)
Speaking of old JD... I saw something yesterday which said that he and Usha are expecting another baby.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)
Baby #4 on the way.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 21, 2026 07:46 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)
NaCly, that is so sweet! I'm off to school soon, so I will try to get in touch later when I get a minute.
Thank you for thinking of us!
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 21, 2026 07:47 AM (FMtrg)
Lady didn't have a very good understanding of that Bible story, did she?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke a
What? You weren't taking notes on her sermon for prep in next Sunday's message? </sarc>
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 07:47 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 07:49 AM (rZCVI)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at January 21, 2026 07:49 AM (53oGX)
They say power is an aphrodisiac.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 07:49 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 07:37 AM (a4flb)
How many FBI agents retired or were fired in the past year? Do you people even follow the goings-on?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 07:50 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:38 AM (0KSrI) "
No idea. Lost in the furor. I wondered the same thing.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2026 07:50 AM (Cjt/F)
Practice makes pregnant.
Seriously, get VP Vance over to Davos to practice his BSD moves among the self-anointed. Good training.
And he does not shoot blanks.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:50 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 21, 2026 07:51 AM (FMtrg)
The whole church invasion incident is gross and disgusting…. At my church we have multiple policemen at every service and almost certainly multiple members of the congregation that are carrying. If they pulled that stunt here they’d risk being ventilated…. And you know what? No one wants that by a long shot; we go to church to worship our Lord and (at least for me) confrontation is the farthest thing from mind…. It’s insane
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 07:52 AM (YobFY)
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 21, 2026 07:53 AM (FMtrg)
Islam. Facts on the ground and maternity wards say Islam takes over the UK. Unless...
China is experiencing imperial overstretch. Their next generation is lying flat (like our hipsters in basements) in protest.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: pookysgirl. making sure the space heaters are going at January 21, 2026 07:54 AM (Wt5PA)
On yesterday's walk, listening to Matt Walsh's podcast where he played clips of that nutcase and Lemon.
Similar to when Biden or Obama clips are played, I can't listen to them and turn the sound down (or advance the recording) because I just don't listen to demons.
One of the myriad of problems with the internet and everyone is a broadcaster is that true demonic voices can be amplified, heard and repeated all around the globe.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 07:54 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Obama, ValJar, Biden, Ben Rhodes, and a lot of other Smart People! at January 21, 2026 07:55 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 07:56 AM (rZCVI)
And he does not shoot blanks.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:50 AM (u82oZ)
Honestly, if I were the Trump Administration, I'd send the Third Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of Deputy Assistants to go over there and tell them that they're retarded and their shit's all fucked up but Trump has couth.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 07:56 AM (ExV1e)
No kidding. You have to bring in expensive specialists to clean up the blood and brain matter out of the furniture and floors.
Its expensive and in the meantime have to use the church gymnasium or dining hall until the mess is cleaned up.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 07:57 AM (a4flb)
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Per Karoline Leavitt and President Trump yesterday, it was 10,000.
One for every lake in Minnesomalia ...
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 07:58 AM (nXhai)
"I'm a Don LeMon Christian!" said no one, ever.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 21, 2026 07:58 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2026 07:46 AM (qBdHI)
China.
They can do math.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 07:59 AM (iXqHn)
Oh no, a walkout. I hope their education is not affected. Probably not, what they are taught is mostly garbage anyway.
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 08:01 AM (vFG9F)
And that, right there, is all you need to hear to know Blondi's huffing and puffing is all bullshit. If these assholes really thought they were going to be arrested and prosecuted, they'd never have left their houses.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 08:01 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith
I see that English as a second language course didn't help much, eh? LOL.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 08:01 AM (rZCVI)
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A Nihilistic Satanic Anarcho-Terrorist Death Cult.
Next?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:02 AM (nXhai)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:02 AM (0KSrI)
No.
You, you are the local money-changers guild.
And you're kicking in the doors of synagogues to find this outsider, this Nazarene, or his followers.
You've bribed the centurion to look the other way as you stole money from the people.
And you are very, very upset that anyone would dare stop your lucrative exploitations of the people.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 08:03 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: fd at January 21, 2026 08:03 AM (vFG9F)
Fake beeper morale patch. Screen says:
Shalom Hamas
Bottom beeper panel:
L'Chaim!
Patch: https://tinyurl.com/ycxrpjvr
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 08:03 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 08:05 AM (gtcuf)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)
What kind of car? Where are you?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 08:05 AM (ufSfZ)
...funding for gender-based violence services
Is there such a thing as Wife Beaters-R-Us franchises? Who knew?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 21, 2026 08:06 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: pookysgirl, from the band section at January 21, 2026 08:06 AM (Wt5PA)
TBH, No.
What reliable source is reporting on the scope of the attrition within the FBI? Randos say "lots of FBI agents retired or were fired" but that is hearsay, and wildly subjective as to being a few, or thousands.
Yet another problem with today's tech, the internet where pathological liars and propagandists can say anything, with AI creating all kinds of propaganda and fiction, bad actors from around the globe injecting FUD and the pursuit of clicks rather than truth...
information wise, its like being stranded on a deserted island.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:06 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 21, 2026 08:07 AM (xG4kz)
fixed it
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 08:08 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 08:08 AM (gbOdA)
That is how you know it is substance abuse rather than AI that is behind the utterances.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:09 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 08:09 AM (ufSfZ)
Is that like getting a Zamboni?"
Or a Chocolate Swirly?
TBH, I would settle for them getting an Upper Decker.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2026 08:09 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 08:05 AM (gtcuf)
Heh. Jackson Browne — Running on Empty. Good song and appropriate connection to the retard justice
I never made that connection…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 08:09 AM (YobFY)
I presume arrests have been made in Minneapolis. That's a good sign. But are those arrested in jail, like the J6'ers or are they running loose on bond... that was denied to anyone caught up in J6?
I fully understand Trump's DoJ is facing a very unfavorable judiciary now. Every case must be water tight. But that doesn't preclude a black robed tyrant from tossing a case out of spite.
So, what to do?
Maybe confronting the judiciary on day one and forcing the issue would have been a better play?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 08:09 AM (U2OZr)
I think I will start with the woman who just recently showed up- Jennifer (have to look up her last name.
Mostly because she seems like such a sad person, not b/c she's particularly powerful.
We're gearing up for the possible ice storm, just in case.
Texas weather...
Y'all stay warm and safe.
Posted by: sal at January 21, 2026 08:10 AM (f+FmA)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:38 AM (0KSrI) "
No idea. Lost in the furor. I wondered the same thing.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2026 07:50 AM (Cjt/F)
Irrelevant. Immaterial. Impertinent.
Posted by: Jackie Chiles, Esq. at January 21, 2026 08:10 AM (q2NNn)
It is a 2010 Ford Fusion Sport with 46,000 miles on it. Garaged in rural Kansas.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:10 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 08:10 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e)
Thanks, Salty. Asking for a friend. I don't think she wants to go that far.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 08:11 AM (ufSfZ)
- The Left's Hot Take of the Day
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 08:12 AM (gtcuf)
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"He's just asking questions, h8rs!" Like, what could go wrong?
/Jeff Dunham could revitalize his ventriloquist career with a new Qatarlson puppet called "Cucker The Dead Terrorist."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:12 AM (nXhai)
Maybe they will get control of the Mohammedans in Londonstan.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 08:13 AM (gbOdA)
I would sell it to you. But not your friend. Just one of the things I have to get done in 2026.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:13 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Emily Litella at January 21, 2026 08:13 AM (oftw2)
It would matter, because he would have been legally allowed to carry and could have punctuated his sermon with an ad hoc weapons handling and proficiency demonstration.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:13 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2026 08:14 AM (iMotb)
That album's an outlier for me. I cannot stand 99% of Jackson Browne's output...except that one amazing album, which I deeply love. A downright masterpiece from start to finish. But, nearly everything else he's ever done, I hate.
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 08:14 AM (gtcuf)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 08:14 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 08:15 AM (RIvkX)
Having lived in LA for a long time I just can’t get used to “wintry mix”… everything just shuts down
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 08:15 AM (/iXAp)
How was their Haka performance?
Posted by: Count de Monet's Remote Location at January 21, 2026 08:15 AM (q2NNn)
It is to laugh. This will be an intel node to hoover up all sorts of secrets. Very expensive.
But the UK is a hollow society, and their pace of innovation in science and technology is faltering. This despite having research powerhouses in Oxford and Cambridge. Singapore is doing much better than the UK these days.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:16 AM (u82oZ)
Like other criminal organizations, the FBI keeps things secret and murky. Just because our tax dollars pay for everything doesn't mean we have a right to know. Plus if you ask again they will break your legs, shoot your dog and put nasty Chomo stuff on your computer.
Posted by: Zombie Richard Jewell at January 21, 2026 08:17 AM (n+1Zi)
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 08:14 AM (gtcuf)
He opened for the Eagles Millennium Concert in Vegas Dec 30 99. We are on about the 4th or 5th row around $1000 for tickets. Jackson plays and the lights come on and the couple next to us get up. There was about a 30 min intermission. They never came back.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 08:17 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 08:09 AM (U2OZr)
Confront them how? Declare that they had better do right or you'll complain to Congress who will do nothing?
We're fighting the judiciary, the legislature, half the state governments, and approximately 98% of all the foreign governments - simultaneously.
Things are happening. Not as much as we'd like, and not as fast, but things are happening.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:17 AM (ExV1e)
were they kneeling, wearing those really cool scarves, like Nancy and the Gang wore for their performance?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2026 08:17 AM (iMotb)
Still kind of amazed that the African-Americans in Minnesota haven't realized they've been pushed down further on the pecking order of the Dem party. The Somalis will and are stealing from them as well. Violence by the Somalis against the African Americans can't be far off
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 08:17 AM (PTsqM)
Maybe confronting the judiciary on day one and forcing the issue would have been a better play?
Never underestimate the persuasive power of black bagging trouble makers.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:17 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 08:17 AM (77rzZ)
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Please to remember two children murdered in a Minneapolis church just months ago.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 07:38 AM (0KSrI) "
No idea. Lost in the furor. I wondered the same thing.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2026 07:50 AM (Cjt/F)
Irrelevant. Immaterial. Impertinent.
Posted by: Jackie Chiles, Esq. at January 21, 2026 08:10 AM (q2NNn)
I saw elsewhere that he had the same name as someone in ICE but wasn't the same person. That having been said, UDUP's comment @92 has some validity.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:19 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 08:17 AM (PTsqM)
They seemed to know, right up until the moment the checks started clearing.
Then it was Leftist Business as Usual.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 08:19 AM (iXqHn)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 08:19 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 08:17 AM (77rzZ)
I sympathize.. I'm in CA.
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 08:20 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:20 AM (0KSrI)
Where you live has always been behind enemy lines.
I saw the future from Reston, and got out in time.
You can be the plucky resistance and safe house holder going forward. But the masks are off in VA, for sure.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:21 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 08:15 AM (/iXAp)
Better to shut down than to try and drive on ice - once a year, with other people who almost never drive in ice - driving on ice, on roads which have had almost no remediation for the ice applied to them.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:22 AM (ExV1e)
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Oh, they know.
You all are underestimating how evil they are; who is ultimately directing them.
They know there are guns and people who will shoot in churches.
And they want that.
They want a white, Christian man shooting a black person dead in a church.
Again: They want death.
A death they can exploit.
Because, when they busted into the church, they claim they were yelling "Hands up, don't shoot!!"
(and even if they didn't, they'd still spread that lie, that they told the church members not to shoot)
Related: How many hundreds of churches have been burned in Canada over an obvious, deliberate lie?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 08:22 AM (HXT0k)
- The Left's Hot Take of the Day
Posted by: Delurker at January 21, 2026 08:12 AM (gtcuf)
Oh good grief. It's like that troll here yesterday claiming Trump was inebriated: Do they really think, in today's age of instantaneous and hostile to Trump/Vance media, that something like that wouldn't immediately leak out?
Posted by: pookysgirl, using an ounce of logic at January 21, 2026 08:22 AM (Wt5PA)
One month later he received a visit from federal agents — and he quickly realized he was on former president Joe Biden’s target list.
FBI was much more efficient under Biden.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 08:22 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Emily Litella... at January 21, 2026 08:23 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:20 AM (0KSrI)
Never thought I'd see the day when England/Canada would see China as an ally and the US as an enemy...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 08:23 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 08:15 AM
I lived there most of my life and don't recall ever paying attention to a weather forecast.
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 21, 2026 08:23 AM (h/ffs)
Are they still, or is this another case of running on an outdated reputation? No, Harvard, I was talking about Yale... I'm sure you're fine.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:23 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 08:22 AM (HXT0k)
85 on record
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 08:24 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 08:23 AM (VE6XX)
They've gone full "Whatever it takes to destroy the Orange Man".
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 08:24 AM (iXqHn)
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I could never have imagined reading that headline a half century ago.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:24 AM (nXhai)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 08:24 AM (PTsqM)
An enemy unmasked is a blessing. Makes head on a swivel easier. May you be untroubled by the mentally ill around you.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2026 08:24 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:20 AM (0KSrI)
There was a time when I would have been worried about China keeping track of what the Muslims are up to, but now I don’t care.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 08:25 AM (8YGuO)
They've gone full "Whatever it takes to destroy the Orange Man".
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 08:24 AM (iXqHn)
Which will no doubt destroy them...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 08:25 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at January 21, 2026 08:25 AM (TdwJC)
Real Christianity is about profligate sodomy. It's about lying to people from a position of trust so you can lead them into wickedness. It's about dividing people, and pitting them against one another so that your masters can enslave them. It's about terrorizing young children in their churches.
It's easier for my cock sweat to be forced through a waiter's lips than for a white supremacist to enter the kingdom of heaven, and don't you forget it, crackers.
Posted by: Demon Lemon at January 21, 2026 08:25 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 08:15 AM (/iXAp)
Better to shut down than to try and drive on ice - once a year, with other people who almost never drive in ice - driving on ice, on roads which have had almost no remediation for the ice applied to them.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
When you watch Reels on Facebook and see M1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks sliding on ice, tracked vehicles, that should be your first clue that driving on ice is a no no.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 08:25 AM (FMAqD)
John Stossel: Sounds nice -- until the monstrosity.
The Warmth of Collectivism
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"The Warmth Of Collectivism" is Code for "Hell On Earth."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:26 AM (nXhai)
ABOUT FACE:
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison has called for the use of the FACE Act to prosecute protests at mosques, according to @FreeBeacon review.
Now, Ellison insists the FACE Act shouldn't apply to Don Lemon and comrades' storming of a church.
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 08:26 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:26 AM (0KSrI)
Hi pg I hope you are hanging in.
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 08:26 AM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Bulg
Yeah, a woman governor mocking the Eucharist would be crazy.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 08:26 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 08:26 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: pookysgirl, using an ounce of logic at January 21, 2026 08:22 AM (Wt5PA)
Donald Trump, who famously doesn't drink alcohol at all, was inebriated? Where do they get these people?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:27 AM (ExV1e)
(a) Prohibited Activities.—Whoever—
(2) by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, intentionally injures, intimidates or interferes with or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship; or
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 08:27 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 08:27 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 08:27 AM (gbOdA)
The rank and file agreed with Biden. They were happy to round up their master's political enemies. Now they work for their master's political enemy and are trying to wait him out.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:28 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 08:26 AM (Dv3i1)
Poland
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 08:28 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:28 AM (0KSrI)
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Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure we've long passed that point -- perhaps with the exception of some cataclysmic event that thins the herd and every day becomes a struggle to survive again, where individual irrationality leads to swift death.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 08:28 AM (nXhai)
"...the breaking of the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a brutal reality where the geopolitics of the great powers is not subject to any constraint..."
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 08:29 AM (RHGPo)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 21, 2026 08:29 AM (tljrc)
They destroyed Illinois also
Posted by: Jonah at January 21, 2026 08:29 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 08:29 AM (wEF4H)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 08:29 AM (77rzZ)
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He is selling space lasers on that site!
-MTG
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 08:29 AM (Dv3i1)
(and even if they didn't, they'd still spread that lie, that they told the church members not to shoot)
Try doing that in your typical non-urban Texas home. May not even get that far if the target has a long driveway and clear sight lines.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:30 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 08:15 AM
I lived there most of my life and don't recall ever paying attention to a weather forecast.
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 21, 2026 08:23 AM (h/ffs)
Exactly. No need to ever look at a weather forecast. But here in DFW I find myself constantly going so because the weather influences my behavior. Just one trivial example: I almost always run on a Saturday morning.. but this week if I want my “weekend” exercise I’m gonna have to run after work on Thursday… because Saturday morning I couldn’t go 10 yards without falling down… In SoCal I’d just run… the same weather year round on the beach
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 08:30 AM (/iXAp)
... the European Union is “not taken completely seriously” by world leaders because of its “suicidal migration policy” and “nonsense climate goals”...
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 08:30 AM (RHGPo)
-MTG
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)
I don't think the goyim are allowed to buy them.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 08:31 AM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 08:31 AM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 21, 2026 08:31 AM (h/ffs)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 08:27 AM (HXT0k)
From wiki...
Tafoya describes herself as a "pro-choice conservative with libertarian leanings".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:31 AM (ExV1e)
Things are happening. Not as much as we'd like, and not as fast, but things are happening.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:17 AM (ExV1e)
The only way to “confront the judiciary” on Day One would have been to do what Bukele did in El Salvador; and that would have required suspending the Constitution and imposing martial law throughout the country. Trump had nowhere near the support to do something like that, and the military would have mutinied and deposed him.
Trump is following the only realistic path that was open to him.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 08:31 AM (y4wXR)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:30 AM (a4flb)
You already know that the Leftists aren't going to come down there, though.
There's no point in shouting "Try invading MY house!" when there's a 0 percent chance of it ever happening.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 08:32 AM (iXqHn)
That ship sailed more than sixty years ago.
You can thank broken homes are the majority now due to No Fault Divorce.
Roe v Wade
Prayer banished from schools.
Great Society
The list goes on.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:32 AM (a4flb)
"...the breaking of the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a brutal reality where the geopolitics of the great powers is not subject to any constraint..."
Posted by: SMOD
I wonder who these great powers are that Carney is referring to. It's obviously not China, since there aren't any constraints on them. Russia is no great power. That leaves only....
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 08:33 AM (Dv3i1)
A lot of Texas people consider their local assembly "Their Home".
We can have a good gun show following any service.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:33 AM (a4flb)
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And now you see the need for Greenland.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 21, 2026 08:34 AM (0U5gm)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 08:25 AM (FMAqD)
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When I lived in Lake Effect country I was quite surprised the residents did not give af about driving on ice and if your parked car gets a ding or two, well we all gotta eat.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 08:34 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:31 AM (ExV1e)
Even THAT is too much for Minnedishu.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 08:34 AM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 08:31 AM (PTsqM)
The politicians attempting to sell out their citizens to China will have gotten paid before China collapses. They'll be living in a villa next to Zelensky.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:34 AM (ExV1e)
I tell them flat out it is White Liberal women who are the cancer of this country.
Posted by: Jonah at January 21, 2026 08:34 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 08:35 AM (RHGPo)
Would be kind of nice if Trump had a supporting party and those within the movement weren't trying to cancel each other based on their Zionism Scores.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:35 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 21, 2026 08:35 AM (Da7Vv)
Oh, I agree that people should go to jail for this. They won't. But, no matter... whether they do or not, the attacks won't cease until Christianity is extirpated in America, or Leftism is.
This isn't an optional agenda item, it's a core goal. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me a bit if they intensified their church attacks in response to prosecutions.
You might be able to get them to quiet down and slightly moderate on issues like Troon Fever, but the war against religion is non-negotiable, and forever. They're Statists, and religion is affront to their power.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 08:36 AM (BI5O2)
We can have a good gun show following any service.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:33 AM (a4flb)
All the same, no lefties are going to leave their comfortable home bases where they've been given free reign in Portland, Boulder, or Minneapolis to go march on rural Texas.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 08:36 AM (iXqHn)
"The shortfall is likely to persist over the medium to long term with a possibility of a non-recovery."
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 08:36 AM (RHGPo)
Any potential threat by Europe to sell its Treasuries in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s aim to annex Greenland is likely to be an empty one...
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 08:36 AM (RHGPo)
I tell them flat out it is White Liberal women who are the cancer of this country.
Posted by: Jonah at January 21, 2026 08:34 AM (YCxFk)
It can be two things.
Posted by: Mayor Quimby at January 21, 2026 08:36 AM (wEF4H)
They got their asses back on the bus and got out of town
Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 08:36 AM (0KSrI)
Every Virginian who didn’t go the polls because it was an “off-cycle” election, please bend over. You’re about to watch your state swirl down the toilet bowl. They are attacking every aspect of your life. Your ability as parents to bring up your children without interference. Every woke item to destroy your family. Your Second Amendment Rights. Your First Amendment rights, and your ability to worship freely. Not only that, they are going to gerrymander every republican seat in the state out of existence.
That’s before we get to their very first order of business- passing legislation so you can’t investigate the very questionable election that brought them to power.
It’s a model for other states, especially the electoral corruption- and nobody is stopping them.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 08:37 AM (E24OL)
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 21, 2026 08:37 AM (h/ffs)
Whats a few dings when the road salt will give the car terminal body cancer within a few years?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:37 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Jonah at January 21, 2026 08:37 AM (YCxFk)
It's complete FUBAR right now.
*checks Bourbon stocks, generator and propane levels*
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 08:38 AM (U2OZr)
Good Lord, WTF are you talking about? lol
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 08:38 AM (Y1sOo)
... just as Russia is down to their last 2% of their pre-war tank inventory levels
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 08:38 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 08:31 AM (iXqHn)
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NP I bought a few.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 08:38 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 08:39 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 08:27 AM (HXT0k)
From wiki...
Tafoya describes herself as a "pro-choice conservative with libertarian leanings".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:31 AM (ExV1e)
******
I really like Michele. She's been on many Fox shows and I like her viewpoints.
She also has a podcast which is good.
Probably can't win, but someone from our side has got to try.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 08:39 AM (NpAcC)
Maybe move some Naval sites to South Carolina
Posted by: Jonah at January 21, 2026 08:39 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 08:39 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Jonah at January 21, 2026 08:40 AM (YCxFk)
Clear abuse of power by DHS and DOJ for investigating Americans exercising their First Amendment rights to speech, protest, and press. Add it to the pile. We'll have to wait until at least 2029 for Nuremberg 2.0 to get justice.
Noem would rather target someone practicing free speech as opposed to investigating her ICE agents for murder (and several other crimes).
Exactly what laws were broken? Even trespassing would be a stretch...they were not violent and did not make threats. Anyone opposed to the regime is a terrorist? Laughable
Protesting is the most American thing we can do and it’s exactly why this evil regime attacks it. It’s like we’re the 12th man for justice. And we get LOUD!
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 21, 2026 08:40 AM (ycI94)
It’s going to become Virginiafornia.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 08:41 AM (XJzAV)
Abortion is an even worse national sin than slavery was. "I'm with you on corporate tax rates, but we have to kill more babies," is a less than compelling argument.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 08:41 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 08:42 AM (RIvkX)
Anyone who says nothing is happening is clearly not paying attention. The post WWII order is dissolving. Decades of political/military alliances are being fractured and a new era of nationalism and free association based on the priorities of individual countries is going to replace it.
Trump is creating a new world order and building a dominant western hemisphere alliance that will focus on the welfare of the people and not international cartels of wealthy oligarchs and politicians.
Yesterday, Howard Lutnick boldly and clearly stated at Davos that globalism is dead. Can't be more clear what is happening.
I expect Trump's speech at Davos to be a banger.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 08:42 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Former Charleston Naval Base and Naval Shipyard at January 21, 2026 08:42 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 08:36 AM (BI5O2)
Except Islam. They'll always line up to kiss Islam's ass, because they like the idea of enacting Islam's brutal punishments on the masses.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 08:42 AM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 08:43 AM (PTsqM)
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I am certain that the actual population of China is at least 300 million less than they claim.
Saw some long thread on X of some guy who just took a trip to China.
Their propaganda machine is second to none.
Like, he was extolling the "campus towns" around the factories; how the workers could walk to work, dinner, etc., didn't need cars.
So much better than America, he kept repeating.
Dumbass: Those are slaves sold to the company.
They often work six 12-hour days. They count the day off as a "vacation" day. They live in the "company house," eat at the "company diner," shop at the "company store."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 08:43 AM (HXT0k)
We're not saying that Blue Lives Matter was behind feeding false information to far-left, anti-ICE protestors.
We're not saying we had teams comprised of HUNDREDS of off-duty cops and veterans volunteer to run decoy operations so far-left activists THOUGHT they were conducting ICE raids.
We're not saying they were in fact they were just driving around in what appeared to be unmarked vehicles with tinted windows... drinking coffee and listening to Guns and Roses.... being chased down and surrounded by protestors.
What we ARE saying is that if it DID happen.... it sure worked remarkably well in NINE DIFFERENT STATES, allowing ACTUAL raids to successfully take place unimpeded, helping support the capture of HUNDREDS of criminals.
Combat veterans, off-duty officers and patriotic Americans have had enough of the radical left... and are being activated across the country to back our #lawenforcement. And they're smarter...more skilled... more driven... better trained than the left … and actually enjoy sitting in a deer stand for days on end just waiting.
@DHSgov @ICEgov we’ve got you.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 08:44 AM (QZThv)
They don't even have as large a population as they claim to have. The one child per family rule, the Great Leap Forward, etc. have resulted in an aging infertile population that couldn't have even have stayed at their population number 90 years ago.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 21, 2026 08:44 AM (Da7Vv)
They load 16 tons and what do they get?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:45 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 08:45 AM (viF8m)
Sounds almost like Plantation Life down here...
Before the war, of course.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2026 08:45 AM (iMotb)
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Nah, it's because they think they can use them as a weapon and then put them away, because they are from an advanced civilization and Moslems are backward and retarded.
They're wrong, history clearly shows they wrong about this at many points in the last 60 years, but they still keeping fucking that chicken.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 08:45 AM (BI5O2)
And with regards to Monday-Tuesday, I expect to hear the ridiculously overused "nor'easter" descriptor every other minute.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 08:46 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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hold the phone
the Constitution talks about what GOVERNMENT may or may not do
that church is PRIVATE property, and they can regulate or proscribe speech, protest, and press as they see fit
it's clear to me now that Reddit commenters are gibbering nitwits
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 08:46 AM (ZxPkt)
They often work six 12-hour days. They count the day off as a "vacation" day. They live in the "company house," eat at the "company diner," shop at the "company store."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 08:43 AM (HXT0k)
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And when they don't get paid, they have no recourse. And they don't get paid.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 08:42 AM (iXqHn)
And remember; in all societies where it takes hold, Islam IS State Power, with far more punitive force than western governments allow.
That’s why mosques were being burned by the Iranian protestors; in a full Islamic regime, the Church IS the State, and the State IS the Church.
Leftists drool over the thought of having that much power.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 21, 2026 08:48 AM (y4wXR)
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 08:48 AM (gbOdA)
Now?
And you mis-spelled 'F*cktards'
/s
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2026 08:48 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 08:48 AM (/iXAp)
I don't trust that at all. It sounds to me like "I'm just waiting for the right number of zeroes on the check."
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 08:48 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 08:49 AM (PTsqM)
I don't trust that at all. It sounds to me like "I'm just waiting for the right number of zeroes on the check."
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 08:48 AM (ufSfZ)
Yes, she's a RINO...but a RINO is better than any D MN would elect...you gotta start with baby steps...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 21, 2026 08:49 AM (tOcjL)
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I despise each and every one of you."
Posted by: Count de Monet's Remote Location at January 21, 2026 08:49 AM (q2NNn)
we might get an ice storm here and THAT sucks
snow is fine
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 21, 2026 08:50 AM (emBoF)
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 08:46 AM (ZxPkt)
Now? You weren't previously aware of that?
I remember, during Trump 1, he did something and they were all freaked out about WW3, and they were gonna get drafted, and OMG!!!!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)
"...the breaking of the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a brutal reality where the geopolitics of the great powers is not subject to any constraint..."
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That's what I voted for.
That's what we all voted for:
Death of the post-war "order." That saw all the nations of the world exploit and plunder--with help of American elites--the American people.
Because this technocratic elite, them, knew what was best for all of us.
We had to do with less, we had to dream less, we had to hold back in all things.
To fund their plans, their dreams, their development, their future.
When "fighting communism" was played out as an excuse to impoverish Americans, they moved to the "war on terror."
When that played out, they are on to "racism," or "climate change" or "Russia."
The reason always changes but their prescriptions never do.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 08:50 AM (HXT0k)
They're wrong, history clearly shows they wrong about this at many points in the last 60 years, but they still keeping fucking that chicken.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 08:45 AM (BI5O2)
Leftist think Mohammedans will give them ultimate power.
Mahommedans think leftist will give them ultimate power.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 08:50 AM (gbOdA)
She's been on Gutfeld and seems pretty conservative...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 08:51 AM (VE6XX)
Coleman "lost" days after the election when more ballots were magically found. Hopefully, the work the DOJ has been doing for the last year cleaning voter rolls will stop some of that.
My bigger problem with Tafoya is she is another RINO. She was telling Trump not to run in 2024 because he couldn't win and it would hurt the party.
Pass.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 08:51 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Nova Local at January 21, 2026 08:49 AM (tOcjL)
*****
She's much better than a RINO.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 08:52 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Gref at January 21, 2026 08:52 AM (5rh/l)
You get used to it.
Posted by: Tennesee Ernie Ford at January 21, 2026 08:52 AM (ufSfZ)
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I despise each and every one of you."
Posted by: Count de Monet's Remote Location at January 21, 2026 08:49 AM (q2NNn)
https://youtu.be/TPGcBvrbcNw
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 08:52 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 08:52 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 08:53 AM (wEF4H)
They're wrong, history clearly shows they wrong about this at many points in the last 60 years, but they still keeping fucking that chicken.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 08:45 AM (BI5O2)
That's part of it, but the whole idea of "You run afoul of our retarded rules, you either die or we cut off one of your limbs" definitely holds appeal to the tyrants of the Left.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 08:53 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 08:53 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Silver Is Easier To Store at January 21, 2026 08:54 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 08:54 AM (NpAcC)
You just reminded me of a recommendation for the Book Thread.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 08:54 AM (ufSfZ)
Yet another entry for the long, long list of things this scrunt "doesn't understand". Is there anything she DOES understand? I've seen no evidence of it if so.
The sad thing about Lemon is that he probably considers going to prison as a dating opportunity.
Maybe someone could give Ellison's mosque thhe "water pistols full of bacon grease" treatment. See if that makes the penny drop.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 08:55 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: redridinghood
You misspelled "the little bastards who keep digging holes in my yard."
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 08:56 AM (77rzZ)
MP4, did you get my email? Let me know if you have any questions for the guy.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 21, 2026 08:57 AM (uQesX)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 08:57 AM (y5uT8)
I don't see "Protest" in the Constitution. I do see "peacefully assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
There was no "peaceful assembly", neither "the government" present at that church. And chanting lies like some 60 IQ mutant isn't "petitioning".
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:57 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: redridinghood
You misspelled "the little bastards who keep digging holes in my yard."
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 08:56 AM (77rzZ)
You misspelled "the pestiferous little nickelfuckers who nest and die in the eaves under my roof and in my walls."
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 08:58 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 08:30 AM (RHGPo)
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The EU is not taken seriously because it's fake and gay. It's a largely non-functional superstate comprised of dead or dying individual states. It increasingly has no effective power center and its internal governing process is deliberately inscrutable and unaccountable.
Even now, *decades* into the EU-as-government experiment, the "2 AM question" - that is, "who in Europe do you call at 02:00 due to an international emergency" - *still* cannot be reliably or consistently answered. The EU is a pseudo-empire, but nobody knows who the emperor is at any given time or if he is dressed.
The EU is what happens when you try to split the baby between imperial and nation-state government, and it works as well as anyone rational should expect.
The EU is disrespected because it is irrelevant, and it is irrelevant because it's a hidebound, sclerotic, weak technocracy run by anonymous midwits to control masses of retards to enslave the diminishing population of the competent in a grand game of Calvinball.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 08:58 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 21, 2026 08:58 AM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Mega Ultra MAGA Man. at January 21, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)
"Wintry mix": a euphemism for "some kind of generic frozen shite... we don't know what it will be, but we do guarantee it will, in fact, be frozen shite."
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 08:59 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (7RYym)
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26m
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>>@SecScottBessent in Davos: "I think it's very, very ironic that Newsom — who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ben — may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris. He's here this week with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros."
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 08:59 AM (IG3/x)
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Basically.
It's the midpoint between "freezing rain" and "snow" - usually. But exactly how you described it. "Shitty, with cold and wet stuff that can't make up its mind falling out the sky."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 08:58 AM (GyQIQ)
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The EU, UN, NATO and similar globalist institutions are nothing but employment schemes for anonymous midwits.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 21, 2026 08:57 AM (uQesX)
I did, and thank you. No, no questions. The only book of mine available would be the second, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, but it works as a stand-alone.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: redridinghood
You misspelled "the little bastards who keep digging holes in my yard."
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 08:56 AM (77rzZ)
We recently noticed flying squirrels around the bird feeder in the evenings. Owls will be the next visitor to our yard.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 21, 2026 09:01 AM (N39Ws)
Hey! I'm right here, you know!
Posted by: Maxine Waters at January 21, 2026 09:01 AM (IG3/x)
The Democrats in MN are having to call-up reinforcements for their street and media battles against ICE and Trump. By injecting abortion into their talking points and having all-black spokesmen at a press conference. They must believe they are losing the votes of too many non-radicalized Minnesotans.
Posted by: Gref at January 21, 2026 09:01 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: XTC
In the Special Instructions box, put FOCBD or FOJJSEFTON.
(Friend of) It bypasses the goyim restrictions.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:01 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (viF8m)
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Gay dudes are brutal to each other.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:02 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Penguin-Squirrel Anti-Defamation League at January 21, 2026 09:02 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (7RYym)
From your keyboard to God's ear.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 21, 2026 09:02 AM (N39Ws)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (7RYym)
From your keyboard to God's ear.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 21, 2026 09:02 AM (N39Ws)
Yes
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 09:02 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Joe Mannix
Freezing fog is wild.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:03 AM (FMAqD)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (RIvkX)
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If only. If they were just that, we could afford them. We could up big office towers and pay them comfortable salaries to walk sheets of irrelevant paper between their offices and treat them as treasures as they file them away with the smug satisfaction of a job well done. That would be a small price to pay to remove them from productive society.
They're much worse than that. They have actual power and the ability to interfere with the absolute self-assurance that they are always correct and entitled to make decisions.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:03 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (RIvkX)
That description works for almost all governments, and their agencies, everywhere.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 09:03 AM (ExV1e)
But absolutely, positively seek out and accumulate on large tree limbs and power lines, causing both to collapse causing linemen all kinds of harsh weather overtime pay.
Praise God for the Toxic Masculinity of men who are willing to work in extreme weather to restore power to us idiots who can't live without our 24/7 internet.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 09:03 AM (a4flb)
For a guy who looks like he could be an academic. from the Victorian age, he does come out with some zingers. I like Scott Bessent.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 09:03 AM (7RYym)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 09:03 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:02 AM (RIvkX)
++++
*snort*
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:03 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 09:04 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (7RYym)
I need this man; he fights — Abraham Lincoln refusing to fire US Grant
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 09:04 AM (YobFY)
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This MN race is interesting.
Tim Scott has endorsed Tafoya.
Maybe I'm wrong, but does that mean she is the GOPe choice?
With Royce White the MAGA?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 21, 2026 09:04 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:03 AM (FMAqD)
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Yeah, it's one of my least-favorite weather conditions.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:04 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:03 AM (FMAqD)
The aftermath sure is pretty, though.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 09:04 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 09:04 AM (viF8m)
*****
Plus the plane debacle didn't help matters.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 09:05 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 21, 2026 09:06 AM (YobFY)
Posted by: Mega Ultra MAGA Man. at January 21, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)
This explains why Tafoya is running.
Posted by: GOPe at January 21, 2026 09:06 AM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 09:04 AM (IG3/x)
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The hard candy shell it leaves over everything, to the point that you have to pour your coffee out over your driver's door to melt enough of it away to let you force the door open and start the long, arduous process of heating up the car while you laboriously chisel the candy shell off enough of your windshield to make a good faith effort at seeing the road ahead...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:06 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 09:04 AM (IG3/x)
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The hard candy shell it leaves over everything, to the point that you have to pour your coffee out over your driver's door to melt enough of it away to let you force the door open and start the long, arduous process of heating up the car while you laboriously chisel the candy shell off enough of your windshield to make a good faith effort at seeing the road ahead...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:06 AM (GyQIQ)
An instance where Remote Start capability takes the cake.
Posted by: Count de Monet's Remote Location at January 21, 2026 09:08 AM (q2NNn)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 09:00 AM (ufSfZ)
Ok.
Any other Moron authors interested can reread Sunday's book thread. I found a book vending machine and will contact the jobber and ask how he sources his books. Looks like they're all sold at $8. If interested, use my email on the main page sidebar. I'll be getting his info on the 30th.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 21, 2026 09:08 AM (uQesX)
Their propaganda machine is second to none.
Like, he was extolling the "campus towns" around the factories; how the workers could walk to work, dinner, etc., didn't need cars.
So much better than America, he kept repeating.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
This is about me, isn't it.
Tom Friedman
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at January 21, 2026 09:09 AM (FxH7T)
Tim Scott has endorsed Tafoya.
Maybe I'm wrong, but does that mean she is the GOPe choice?
With Royce White the MAGA?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
+++
Wow! A Tim Scott endorsement.
That's gonna really move the needle.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at January 21, 2026 09:09 AM (Lo97M)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:09 AM (Y1sOo)
++++
Nothing says "non-globalist pursuit of national interest" like "a great big international confab in a resort town featuring national leaders from around the world."
Multilateralism by any other name smells just as shitty.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:10 AM (GyQIQ)
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It looks like regular fog, except it's frozen.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 09:10 AM (U2OZr)
Posted by: r hennigantx
Because if the do they won't sound like a smaht liberal.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at January 21, 2026 09:10 AM (FxH7T)
Posted by: Sa at January 21, 2026 09:10 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 08:30 AM (a4flb)
Yeah, sure. I haven't seen any evidence that would happen.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 09:10 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:09 AM (Y1sOo)
++++
AF1 had some electrical problem and had to return for maintenance.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:10 AM (GyQIQ)
In Virginia it's not just the DC suburbs; Norfolk has an illiterate underclass that is unemployable and generationally fixated on doing nothing and getting paid for it.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 09:11 AM (Y8DZL)
What debacle?
yeah what debacle? I missed this
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 21, 2026 09:11 AM (emBoF)
Yes, I know. But why was it a debacle?
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:11 AM (Y1sOo)
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It looks like regular fog, except it's frozen.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 09:10 AM (U2OZr)
That could be a problem.
Posted by: Adrienne Barbeau at January 21, 2026 09:12 AM (q2NNn)
What debacle?
yeah what debacle? I missed this
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 21, 2026 09:11 AM (emBoF)
AF1 had to turn around because of electrical problems and Trump had to switch planes
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 09:12 AM (VE6XX)
... the Europe's track record with Russia leads the way
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:11 AM (Y1sOo)
++++
Significant lost time, pushing everything late and probably screwing with the schedule and increasing fatigue since the president was probably not sleeping through the problems. I think that's what redridinghood was driving at.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:13 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:11 AM (Y1sOo)
++++
Significant lost time, pushing everything late and probably screwing with the schedule and increasing fatigue since the president was probably not sleeping through the problems. I think that's what redridinghood was driving at.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:13 AM (GyQIQ)
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Plus he had to fist fight Gary Oldman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 09:13 AM (GBKbO)
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE BEING AN 'BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY' LEFTY, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW WRONG THIS IS. SHE JUST NEEDS TO WIN IN THIS MOMENT.
Posted by: DRAKE at January 21, 2026 09:13 AM (LlV+5)
Significant lost time, pushing everything late and probably screwing with the schedule and increasing fatigue since the president was probably not sleeping through the problems. I think that's what redridinghood was driving at.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:13 AM (GyQIQ)
And all suitcases and foods and people had to be transferred to a smaller less comfortable plane... Press didn't get on the replacement plane.
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 09:14 AM (VE6XX)
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Posit:
Racist white people on the court tricked genius Jackson to defend Black Codes as a racist dog whistle to Trump voters that Jackson won't be controlled by whitie. Also, Trump is a doo doo head.
Discuss.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 09:14 AM (GBKbO)
@AFpost
92-year-old Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he will oppose federal legislation to mandate voter ID, saying he doesn’t think DC needs to interfere in elections
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Art 1 Sec 4
I know I've posted this before, but I'm still pissed
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 09:14 AM (ZxPkt)
@AFpost
92-year-old Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he will oppose federal legislation to mandate voter ID, saying he doesn’t think DC needs to interfere in elections
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Art 1 Sec 4
I know I've posted this before, but I'm still pissed
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 09:14 AM (ZxPkt)
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Then repeal the VRA, Chuckie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 09:15 AM (GBKbO)
@camkasky
I would like to retract my comments from CNN last night and truly apologize.
Donald Trump was obviously not involved with a giant international child sex trafficking ring where women and children were systematically raped by elites.
I said that by accident and didn’t mean it.
Karen David
@KarenDavid47792
Replying to @camkasky
What did your attorney say exactly
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:16 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 09:15 AM (GBKbO)
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Huh?
Posted by: Doddering Gerontocrat at January 21, 2026 09:16 AM (GyQIQ)
And combined with the NOVA AWFL’s they out voted the rest of the state, and now will eat their lunch.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 09:16 AM (DZ6nv)
lol! Better than fighting a rag-tag group of disillusioned American vets in order to defend your policy of a Deal with Iran!
*WH Down
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:16 AM (LlV+5)
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It looks like regular fog, except it's frozen.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 09:
****
In Lassen County an entire month of February was freezing fog. Zero sun.
The Indians call it pogonip. It killed the weakest members of their tribes because no serious amount of heat was available. A small fire in a small structure isn't going to keep you warm.
The bare trees are flocked with ice crystals. Its very pretty for all its dangers of pneumonia.
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 09:16 AM (29T0f)
Posted by: Penguin-Squirrel Anti-Defamation League
How can I subscribe to your newsletter and website? I like your stance!
The Furry alliance is sus, however.
Posted by: Auspex at January 21, 2026 09:17 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:11 AM (Y1sOo)
++++
Significant lost time, pushing everything late and probably screwing with the schedule and increasing fatigue since the president was probably not sleeping through the problems. I think that's what redridinghood was driving at.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:13 AM (GyQIQ)
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Plus he had to fist fight Gary Oldman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 09:13 AM (GBKbO)
Plus the regulator on the CO2 tank went tits up and the water, carbonation, and Diet Coke syrup mix was FUBAR, so the soda fountain was out of commission. No ice cream floats, either. Total CF.
Posted by: Count de Monet's Remote Location at January 21, 2026 09:17 AM (q2NNn)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 09:15 AM (GBKbO)
++++
Huh?
Posted by: Doddering Gerontocrat at January 21, 2026 09:16 AM (GyQIQ)
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"DC shouldn't be involved in state level running of elections. Also, I refuse to repeal the single largest involvement of DC in state level running of elections in history because the states really need DC level guidance on elections."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 09:17 AM (GBKbO)
“I know of no other country that makes things so expensive and difficult as Germany...”
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:17 AM (RHGPo)
@camkasky
I would like to retract my comments from CNN last night and truly apologize.
Donald Trump was obviously not involved with a giant international child sex trafficking ring where women and children were systematically raped by elites.
I said that by accident and didn’t mean it. ...
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:16 AM (RHGPo)
++++
"Two pickets to Titsburgh, please" is an accident.
This sounds like ... something else.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:17 AM (GyQIQ)
@camkasky
I would like to retract my comments from CNN last night and truly apologize.
Ah, that's who that sassy twerp was, trying to speech police Scott Jennings and failing miserably.
Please, be like David Hogg and disappear!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:17 AM (LlV+5)
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 09:17 AM (DZ6nv)
He was found "not guilty by reason of insanity" and...this is the infuriating part...set free to murder again.
Sorry, if you're insane in a way that makes you shoot people,you should, at a minimum, be institutionalized, not dumped back on the street.
That's why we have "guilty but mentally ill" as a possible verdict here in Alaska. You get sent to a mental institution first, and then, if the docs decide you're All Better Now, you get to go to prison for the rest of your term.
We have this due to a case way back in the '80s, where a psycho named Charles Meach, who'd been institutionalized for beating a retarded supermarket bagboy to death, was set free, only to promptly murder four teenagers who caught him burglarizing their campsite.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 09:18 AM (IG3/x)
“I know of no other country that makes things so expensive and difficult as Germany...”
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:17 AM (RHGPo)
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But Trump is still wrong about everything even though he was right about this major policy consideration while those who said he was wrong at the time are right about everything because they have pure hearts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 09:18 AM (GBKbO)
@KarenDavid47792
Replying to @camkasky
What did your attorney say exactly
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:16 AM (RHGPo)
Posted on an account that probably blocks everyone this person doesn't like? Yeah, go on the same program you made the statement and grovel. Posting it where no one will see it isn't a retraction.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 21, 2026 09:18 AM (uQesX)
An end of the Ukraine war may have as devastating economic and political consequences for Europe...
... the same is true for Russia. Putin has now put himself in the same position as Hamas .. your power is based on the jihad. No jihad .. no power.
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:19 AM (RHGPo)
“I know of no other country that makes things so expensive and difficult as Germany...”
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:17 AM (RHGPo)
++++
I guess the German industrial base pulling up stakes and moving to Eastern Europe and the United States is finally starting to be noticed by the higher echelons of German government.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:19 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 09:19 AM (ZxPkt)
Yeah, sure buddy, it has NOTHING to do with ICE rolling in and scooping up TdA bigly. Go with that!!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:19 AM (LlV+5)
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Please, Jane Crow.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:20 AM (L/fGl)
Amelia on "Who's British?"
https://tinyurl.com/57ucsnch
Walking a thin line here.
Would be interesting to see how many of these folks are counted as British by the Limeys themselves.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 09:20 AM (iJfKG)
Mahommedans think leftist will give them ultimate power.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 08:50 AM (gbOdA
The Moslems are correct.
Look at how things went in the 60s and 70s. The Marxists and their terror groups funded political Islam, trained it in the trade craft of terrorism, and maintained direct operational links with them in many cases. The poor dumb browns were on the wrong end of the power dynamic, and their revolutionary consciousness would develop according to preordained dialectics with the help of proletariat vanguard leadership. They would be used against the capitalists, and then run their fiefdom as good socialist apparatchiks.
Problem was, the European radicals were unserious, middle class students, and when that generation hit middle age, they melted right back into bourgeois society, took jobs at NGOs and in government, and served the continent up to their deadly serious, much more aggressive comrades.
Last week UAE canceled its study-abroad program in the UK, because they got tired of their sons returning from London radicalized by the Brotherhood. So that's how that went.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 09:20 AM (BI5O2)
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Please, Jane Crow.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:20 AM (L/fGl)
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Let's play that, "What if Kavanaugh had defended Black Laws," game.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 09:20 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 09:20 AM (viF8m)
@ChrisMurphyCT
I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I’m Your Huckleberry
@RossFairchild
Replying to @ChrisMurphyCT
Fact check: FALSE
You’re required to give 7 days notice dipshit.
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:21 AM (RHGPo)
Yeah, sure buddy, it has NOTHING to do with ICE rolling in and scooping up TdA bigly. Go with that!!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:19 AM (LlV+5)
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Which state? There are at least have a dozen Douglas Counties.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:21 AM (GyQIQ)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:19 AM (RHGPo)
Nothing a few well-composed photos of him laughing menacingly while shirtless on a horse can't fix.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 09:22 AM (uEmCf)
You’re being kind. He has great accomplishments and very good policy goals. But, whoo, boy his delivery is meandering and nostalgic more than anything else.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 09:23 AM (DZ6nv)
Posted by: M. Gaga at January 21, 2026 09:24 AM (KiBMU)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:24 AM (RHGPo)
Mahommedans think leftist will give them ultimate power.
Leftists, particularly women, are so very stupid and condescending. They have this savior complex, like they are protecting stray dogs who will be grateful to them for settling them into a new home. It would be pathetic if it wasn't so dangerous.
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:24 AM (LlV+5)
You’re being kind. He has great accomplishments and very good policy goals. But, whoo, boy his delivery is meandering and nostalgic more than anything else.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 09:23 AM (DZ6nv)
So a snoozer...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 21, 2026 09:24 AM (VE6XX)
@camkasky
I would like to retract my comments from CNN last night and truly apologize.
Donald Trump was obviously not involved with a giant international child sex trafficking ring where women and children were systematically raped by elites.
I said that by accident and didn’t mean it.
I would like to retract my comments from CNN last night and truly apologize.
I absolutely WILL do that thing in your mouth.
I said that by accident and didn’t mean it.
-- the government
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 09:24 AM (ExV1e)
This wasn't. Maybe just rushing around to get him to Davos without losing a lot of time...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 09:24 AM (U2OZr)
Of course they did...
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:25 AM (RHGPo)
Wow. No words.
...And Demonrats salivate and rub their grubby, greedy hands together.
Posted by: Lady Who...se Heart Goes Out to Those Kids at January 21, 2026 09:25 AM (JCLJi)
Way too generous here.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 21, 2026 09:25 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 21, 2026 09:26 AM (vd6bO)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:11 AM (Y1sOo)
++++
Significant lost time, pushing everything late and probably screwing with the schedule and increasing fatigue since the president was probably not sleeping through the problems. I think that's what redridinghood was driving at.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:13 AM
*****
Thanks, that's exactly what I meant.
I had to leave the thread momentarily.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 09:26 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: M. Gaga at January 21, 2026 09:24 AM (KiBMU)
Is it truly secure if Carney hands Canada over to the CCP?
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 09:26 AM (uEmCf)
@_johnnymaga
Lib tries to protect a child predator from ICE:
“Do you have a warrant? I’d like to see it!”
ICE: “I have a warrant, but I’m not going to show you.”
Lib: “Why not?”
ICE: “Because you’re a nobody.”😭
Why do these people think they have a right to view others’ arrest warrants?
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:26 AM (RHGPo)
If you take in a stray dog, feed it, and take care of it, it usually will not bite you.
This is the primary difference between a dog and a man.
Posted by: Mark Twain at January 21, 2026 09:27 AM (IG3/x)
Things I didn’t have on my bingo card today:
Black man being busted on a KKK law on MLK Day.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:27 AM (FMAqD)
Colorado.
Get this -- car thefts are down 34%!
Crazy, considering the criminal gangs were known for rolling in with a car transport truck, filling it with Ford F-150s, then immediately heading down across the Southern border.
A am sure the ICE deportations and closed border is just a coincidence. . . .
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:27 AM (LlV+5)
That getup has a predictable lifespan so should be replaced before they go bad. And when the bearings start to go there's a funky armature clearance indicator that gives you the possibility of stopping it from spinning before it totally rekts itself.
The expense of running aircraft is mind boggling.
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 09:27 AM (29T0f)
Posted by: redridinghood
This will be reflected in your permanent record.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:27 AM (77rzZ)
Do the other eight Justices think "DEI pick" when KBJ opens her mouth in their deliberations? I feel sorry that Alito or Thomas has to listen to her ramblings.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 09:28 AM (+qFxn)
Posted by: M. Gaga at January 21, 2026 09:24 AM (KiBMU)
*****
I'm surprised Gavin Newsom hasn't heckled him yet.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 09:28 AM (NpAcC)
Get this -- car thefts are down 34%!
Crazy, considering the criminal gangs were known for rolling in with a car transport truck, filling it with Ford F-150s, then immediately heading down across the Southern border.
A am sure the ICE deportations and closed border is just a coincidence. . . .
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:27 AM (LlV+5)
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Ouch. Car theft is a HUGE industry on the Front Range. A ton of people are going to be out of work ...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:28 AM (GyQIQ)
Arrest her/him.
Put the kids in protective foster care until it can be ascertained that the kiddos are safe and the parent isn't an insane whackado?
Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 09:28 AM (iJfKG)
I'd like to see Sydney Sweeney's knobs up close and personal. Some things just aren't gonna happen.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 09:29 AM (ExV1e)
That's not a debacle. That's life in aviation. My 14,000+ logged flight hours in large, transport aircraft tells me so.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:29 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: JM in Illinois
I love to think what Scalia would have done to her.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:29 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:29 AM (77rzZ)
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Become her best friend and attend opera together?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 09:29 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 09:29 AM (29T0f)
I know it takes time, but the arrest really should be a televised pre-dawn raid.
Not kidding.
Recall the video of the abortion clinic prayer dude having multiple FBI SUVs roll-up and storm his home as his family is getting ready for school and terrorizing them because he had prayed at a clinic 1 year earlier.
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:29 AM (LlV+5)
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (BI5O2)
Only the Right has to live up to a book of rules. The left does not. (Alinsky Rule #4)
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 09:32 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:32 AM (FMAqD)
Yes, huge.
Western Stock Show happening now, and typically their trucks, even with trailers attached, sometimes with their animal(s) are stolen. Haven't seen any reports of this happening this year - hope it hasn't!!!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:32 AM (LlV+5)
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Who has captured moar ChiCom investment money between the US and Canada?
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 09:33 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 21, 2026 09:28 AM (+qFxn)
Hell, I'll bet even her lefty colleagues wince at some of her bullshit.
Kagan isn't stupid. I don't agree with her on anything, but she's not stupid.
The "Wise Latina" is no rocket scientist, but she can probably at least tie her own shoes.
Brown takes it to a whole new level.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 09:33 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: SMOD at January 21, 2026 09:33 AM (RHGPo)
If accurate, this would represent the largest single Chinese military airlift to Iran in such a compressed timeframe.
Not only has Trump abandoned the Iranian protesters, he’s also letting the Chinese move in with military hardware.
Unreal.
Posted by: Vengeance at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM (DZ6nv)
That's some interesting stuff. Can she go lower?
Does she have any hobbies?
Does she have pets?
Does anyone love her?
Is she capable of making a joke or even reason?
Im thinking bolshevik to the bone.
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (29T0f)
Tell us you don't have a fucking life without telling us
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM (61TgR)
Posted by: pjungwir at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (noE7F)
Posted by: pjungwir at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (noE7F)
It was just an image I swiped off the internet for the purposes of a P-shop. You're reading too much into something that's not there or really relevant to the overall theme.
Thank you.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 21, 2026 09:44 AM (x0n13)
@AFpost
92-year-old Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he will oppose federal legislation to mandate voter ID, saying he doesn’t think DC needs to interfere in elections
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Art 1 Sec 4
I know I've posted this before, but I'm still pissed
Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 09:14 AM (ZxPkt)
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Then repeal the VRA, Chuckie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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His staff put that out there. Most of the members of Congress nowadays are actually run by the staff as a front pr man or woman for the team. My guess is Judiciary Cmte senior staff crafted that particular message on behalf of Thune's request.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Bangladesh, Kampuchea, or India. Troll centers are standing by......
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: M. Gaga at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (KiBMU)
Of course they did...
Posted by: SMOD
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Because treating the disease, aka Islamic immigration from violent shitholes is totally off the table.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (E4rtv)
From above, 'None of us are immune from the voice of the public,' Ellison said in an interview with Don Lemon, who accompanied the agitators and boasted of conducting 'reconnaissance'
‘They’re Getting Tender About a Church Service’: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Defends Left-Wing Agitators Who Stormed Minnesota Church
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Ellison using a Dorothy Parker phrase, "getting tender about?" It's actually interesting and mocking, too.
"Just a Little One" (Short Story): In her 1929 story "Just a Little One," the narrator says, "You can always tell that the crash is coming when I start getting tender about Our Dumb Friends."
Who are the Dumb Friends by Keith Ellison 'standards'? The general public? The worshipers of the Protestant church invaded by protestors in St. Paul, MN?
BTW, Cities Church, is a congregation affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).
FFS, now the Baptists will wade in. (Baptist News: 'Cities Church isn’t being persecuted for righteousness' Opinion, Rodney Kennedy, January 19, 2026)
Good Day! 🤗🙏
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 21, 2026 09:55 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: AnnaS at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (WdMlw)
It's simply not true. Grassley put out a tweet a couple hours ago claiming he is not opposed to the SAVE Act.
All of this was ginned up by Scott Presler misinterpreting a Grassley constituent letter and having his tweet repeated over and over.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 11:59 AM (61TgR)
Just like 'palestinians'
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 21, 2026 12:02 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 21, 2026 04:35 PM (wGqjj)
Daily Tech News 21 January 2026
Top Story
- Micron has bought a 300,000 square foot factory in Taiwan from Powerchip for $1.8 billion. (MSN)
Powerchip manufactures DRAM, but is much smaller than Micron or even Taiwanese competitor Nanya. Micron is valued at $400 billion - the largest pure-play memory company in the world. Nanya's market cap is now around $25 billion, and Powerchip is around a third of that.
The new site is expected to be producing DRAM in volume by the second half of next year.
Tech News
- Tesla has restarted construction of it's Dojo 3 supercomputer based on the in-house AI5 chip. (Tom's Hardware)
And also the future AI6 and AI7 chips, because the company plans to be in production of those designs before it finishes building this computer.
- The DockFrame is a modular USB4/Thunderbolt hub compatible with Framework I/O modules and Lego. (Tom's Hardware)
It takes up to four of the Framework I/O modules, and is a 20x8 Lego-compatible baseplate.
- The new Web3IsGoingGreat. (Firehound)
Firehound vibe-coded apps with known vulnerabilities, along with the number of files and database records exposed.
And 99% of the apps analysed so far have vulnerabilities.
- The Bank of England must plan for a financial crisis triggered by aliens. (MSN)
Well, it's good that someone on Airstrip One can see the danger.
What?
Oh. The other kind of aliens.
Disclaimer: Sometimes?
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 04:00 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 04:01 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 21, 2026 04:01 AM (BLOW1)
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Ok. That is the silliest thing I have read all day.
Posted by: clarence at January 21, 2026 04:19 AM (VL3/h)
Upgraded Linux Mint 22.2 to 22.3. I have soup in the crockpot, about a half hour to go. I go back to work tonight. Could be sporty weather wise this weekend. I'm praying the bad snow fall happens on Sunday afternoon. I'll be home then. Hopefully the car will behave. Not sure it's had to deal with weather in the low teens for a few days. I was assured Global Warming was going to heat things up. Seems a glacier is showing up this weekend here in Babylon DC.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2026 04:19 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: clarence at January 21, 2026 04:23 AM (VL3/h)
It's taken me 15 minutes to figure out what "oacked" is.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 04:27 AM (tkcii)
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I have to correct typos so often, I have gotten used to automatically substituting known close letters when something looks off.
Posted by: clarence at January 21, 2026 04:34 AM (VL3/h)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 21, 2026 04:43 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 04:52 AM (SSiCQ)
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Ok. That is the silliest thing I have read all day.
Posted by: clarence at January 21, 2026 04:19 AM (VL3/h)
How long ya been up, clarence?
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 04:54 AM (SSiCQ)
Only if
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 04:55 AM (Ia/+0)
The chip AI business is another burn your ships move by the Oligarchy. We will live in their panopticon no matter what.
Posted by: Accomack at January 21, 2026 04:55 AM (T8bqm)
Actually, I'll be retired and Don Lemon will still be untouched. I have no doubt the DoJ is, at this moment, wondering how they can 'open an investigation' to fool the base and yet make sure the 'investigation' goes nowhere.
This is just another of those days where I wish I had never woken up. I'd better get back to work.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 04:57 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 04:01 AM (Ia/+0)
Poor lunch; it's been oacked. Hard to believe Skip would do that to a lunch.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 04:59 AM (SSiCQ)
But I'm betting not for the retail market.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2026 05:00 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 05:02 AM (mlg/3)
It's taken me 15 minutes to figure out what "oacked" is.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026
Oh, that's minor stuff, Morticia. Consider the remark Dorothy Parker made when told that people at a party were "ducking for apples":
"There but for a typographical error is the story of my life."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 05:07 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 05:09 AM (wzUl9)
Hey, I might go out for breakfast on Sunday morning. There are few pleasures in life quite like sitting in a warm dry room, eating a tasty omelette and drinking good coffee, while watching the cold rain slash down outside.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 05:13 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 05:15 AM (Ia/+0)
"Packed" seems to fit.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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That's what I finally got at 15 minutes.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 05:15 AM (tkcii)
I don't even bother checking the temperature here. It's warm here. Always warm. I saw the drone footage of that horrid 100-car wreck in Minnesota and I couldn't fathom driving in that whiteness.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 05:18 AM (tkcii)
Posted by: Just Wondering at January 21, 2026 05:19 AM (2Ez/1)
Colorado Democrats have decided to deal with the obvious injustices dealt to Tina Peters by attempting to frame her with a charge of felony assault.
Pray for Tina Peters.
Pray for America.
Posted by: Sam Adams at January 21, 2026 05:20 AM (X+xvk)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 05:18 AM (tkcii)
I wish I lived where you are. I hate the cold. Although I will admit that, when I had to drive to work, I enjoyed being in a warm car ambling along a dark road as the snow fell. It gave me an oddly cosy feeling.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 05:22 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 05:22 AM (Ia/+0)
Maybe in a few years she'll be a lap cat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 05:22 AM (wzUl9)
or maybe:
The Bank of England, triggered by aliens, must plan for a financial crisis.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 05:23 AM (SSiCQ)
I refuse to drive with freezing rain.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 21, 2026 05:25 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 05:22 AM (Ia/+0)
It brings us happiness. And something like a word game. Skiple.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 05:26 AM (SSiCQ)
Have a great day horde
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 05:27 AM (Ia/+0)
I'd parked the car the day before in the back lot away from trees, in a spot where it would get afternoon sun to help melt the snowpack once the sky cleared. And I have an ice scraper in the trunk. No idea what my neighbors did to get the snow and ice off their windshields.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 05:28 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 05:18 AM (tkcii)
Recent? Old? I'm not seeing it online.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 05:30 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026
*
Recent? Old? I'm not seeing it online.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026
***
I saw mentions of it here yesterday.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 05:32 AM (wzUl9)
The Post Millennial
@TPostMillennial
8h
Leftist anarchist William Kelly, who travels the country disrupting ICE operations, defends St. Paul church storming:
"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution!"
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 05:34 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 05:18 AM (tkcii)
Recent? Old? I'm not seeing it online.
Posted by: m
****
You should see the footage of the 120-car pileup we had in DFW a couple years ago. Unlimited visibility. Black ice. Hundreds of Texans with zero winter driving experience doing 70 mph.
We'll be getting freezing rain/snow in Dallas late Friday night, all day Saturday and probably extending into Sunday morning, with temps down in the teens. I'm going to build a fire and nail myself to the couch.
Posted by: Sam Adams at January 21, 2026 05:36 AM (X+xvk)
Upper Room devotional:
https://tinyurl.com/msuuwjjy
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 05:36 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 21, 2026 05:37 AM (k1gZr)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 05:38 AM (PFs9e)
The move did happen, I understand, and I imagine it was a hell of an undertaking. I'm more than glad I wasn't there to be in charge of it!
Do I feel as though I was abandoning my colleagues, as Tampon Tim did his military unit before it was deployed overseas? After the insanity my employer displayed during the Sniffle Scare, I'd lost all respect for the place, including my co-workers, and have never looked back.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 05:38 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 05:41 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Sam Adams at January 21, 2026 05:36 AM (X+xvk)
heh
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 05:42 AM (SSiCQ)
The Post Millennial
@TPostMillennial
8h
Leftist anarchist William Kelly, who travels the country disrupting ICE operations, defends St. Paul church storming:
"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution!"
Posted by: m
Oh. So, either he comes from money (spoiled rich kid looking for meaning) or some organization is paying for his roving terrorism. Could be both of course.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2026 05:42 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: NR Pax at January 21, 2026 05:42 AM (99eI0)
New meme with the "evil" ending for the Pathways game. Charlie and Amelia help with efforts to preserve the UK for the "indigenous people" and then can afford to buy a home and have lots of white babies... he looks happy, but at what cost? WHAT COST? Those poor grooming gangs!
https://x.com/Stone_tossers/status/
2013731415721156804
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:43 AM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 21, 2026 05:37 AM (k1gZr)
This seems possibly insightful.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 05:44 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2026 05:44 AM (ATSTk)
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch
Heh! A Balrog lives in the tunnel.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2026 05:45 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 21, 2026 05:46 AM (qFwJc)
New meme with the "evil" ending for the Pathways game. Charlie and Amelia help with efforts to preserve the UK for the "indigenous people" and then can afford to buy a home and have lots of white babies... he looks happy, but at what cost? WHAT COST? Those poor grooming gangs!
https://x.com/Stone_tossers/status/
2013731415721156804
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:43 AM (gWBY1)
Took me a minute to catch on!
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 05:47 AM (SSiCQ)
The next person whose face he shoves himself into needs to ask him who is funding him. Why is he spending thousands on travel, which is a privilege, when it could go to a poor Somalian with a Bentley and $1000 shades.
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:47 AM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Skip's oacked lunch at January 21, 2026 05:48 AM (2Ez/1)
Psalm 6:4
Posted by: Marcus T at January 21, 2026 05:44 AM (ATSTk)
Thank you, Marcus T.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 05:48 AM (SSiCQ)
**shrugs**
Some of us are just built that way. I find it a great deal more mentally peaceful to expect the worst and have good things happen than to live in a Pollyanna world expecting the best and being constantly kicked in the nuts by reality.
If it's a choice between "Steiner will come!" and "We'll be stabbed in the back," I know which I will choose.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 05:51 AM (ufSfZ)
I've never heard that phrase, but it's quite clever and true.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 05:54 AM (PFs9e)
Whoever recommended to me a few days ago to use Entirely Digital for web hosting, thanks.
In midst domain transfer right now.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 21, 2026 05:55 AM (7jSnO)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 05:47 AM (SSiCQ)
It's so, so good!! I really love the Amelia waifu memes.
As Dan Scavino pointed out, the average rando memesmith on Twitter or Grok is cleverer than the best ad man on Madison Avenue right now. Glad they are on our side! The foot soldiers of the culture war.
@TheChiefNerd
🔥 Dan Scavino Thanks the Meme Makers
“As the President says … you could go to Fifth Avenue or Park Avenue in New York City to an ad agency, spend a million or $2 million, and they would not create these. The President calls them geniuses.”
Tag your favorite meme “genius”👇
Posted by: LizLem at January 21, 2026 05:56 AM (gWBY1)
Just finished watching it. I hope when the people who tactically acquired the code re-release the game that gets added.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 21, 2026 05:56 AM (99eI0)
Good morning, Hordians.
Freezing temperatures forecast for early next week. Naturally, for Her Majesty this means panic in the streets. Do we have enough gas for the generators? Do we have enough dog food on hand? What's the status of this, what's the status of that? What are you going to do about this? What are you going to do about that? Of course, it's all stuff I have to do or we have to do.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 06:02 AM (tgvbd)
https://tinyurl.com/2p8xf8tj
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 06:02 AM (PFs9e)
***shrugs back***
I wish the ignore that EOJ coded still worked. I would be reading a lot less of you black pilled people and be a lot happier.
That's my last thought on this subject. Have at it.
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 21, 2026 06:02 AM (k1gZr)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 06:03 AM (PFs9e)
If it's a choice between "Steiner will come!" and "We'll be stabbed in the back," I know which I will choose.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 05:51 AM (ufSfZ)
Having suffered most of my life from anxiety and depression, I've come to the point where I know I can only control a very limited number of things and otherwise let the world go hang.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 06:04 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 21, 2026 06:08 AM (oT7pT)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 06:10 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Because the women at January 21, 2026 06:10 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 21, 2026 06:15 AM (k1gZr)
Posted by: Because the women at January 21, 2026 06:10 AM (2Ez/1)
The "Woe" might be a problem.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 06:16 AM (SSiCQ)
I have lived long enough to see the culture go completely to rot. Actually, three times. When a threshold was reached I moved to a better place and watched the problem repeat.
Keep out of the cultural currents. Stay off the X (double entendre). Purge the social crap, then life is what can be expected if you have high standards in a Fallen and cursed world.
In the meantime, enjoy the things that you have earned and have built.
The technical side of pretty much every industry has grown to great new marvels, enjoy what you can, be aware, but don't immerse in the fact that evil people corrupt all of these things.
But the most important thing is be Grateful for every blessing, count those, and there isn't time to worry about the rest of the world - just be aware what they are doing and don't be a part of them.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 06:22 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 21, 2026 06:25 AM (bQ4nt)
Posted by: clarence at January 21, 2026 06:26 AM (VL3/h)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 06:26 AM (SSiCQ)
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When I wrote that, about 16 hours.
Posted by: clarence at January 21, 2026 06:26 AM (VL3/h)
yowza
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 06:27 AM (SSiCQ)
Aren't you closer to the coast?
Like bicycling, I can handle cold; I can handle wet; I just don't do well with cold and wet.
Cold, is no problem; kick on the fireplace. Wet; we are above the five hundred year flood plain.
Cold and Wet, mean iced over branches and power lines. Just added 300+ gallons to the propane tanks and 30+ gallons of ethanol-free for the generator.
Planning on four days without power. Except for a couple days, the roads ought to be passable.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 06:28 AM (a4flb)
That is a blast from the past. Best Hendrix impersonator. Will take any song and stretch it out into a full length guitar solo concert.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 06:30 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 06:31 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at January 21, 2026 06:33 AM (DDJSl)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 06:31 AM (SSiCQ)
That did not work.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 06:33 AM (SSiCQ)
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My sleep schedule is so messed up that I could say that I do not have one. I can also spend the same amount of time asleep.
Posted by: clarence at January 21, 2026 06:34 AM (/wfFD)
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 06:37 AM (o2ZRX)
Planning on four days without power. Except for a couple days, the roads ought to be passable.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 06:28 AM (a4flb)
I think the principal concern should be what we do if the power goes out. Bitter experience tells us we'll be the last ones to have it restored.
We have two 7500 watt generators and a 3500 watt one. We also have a transfer switch so that we can run the furnace and well. So, yes, I'll make sure we have plenty of gas on hand. They were scheduled to deliver propane on Monday, but they've deferred it to next Monday. In any case, the tank is about half full.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 21, 2026 06:37 AM (tgvbd)
Minus 9 on Friday, and minus 2 on Saturday.
Just saying.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2026 06:37 AM (2Ez/1)
This is only because of a total breakdown in theology and science.
Science:
• the mathematical impossibility of life from non-life.
• "They" are too far away for practical interstellar travel.
Theology:
• Order of the timing of Creation
• Imago Dei
• Scope of the Fall and Redemption
• The future of the Universe
Only a few Christian denominations haven't corrupted these key doctrines for teaching that we are alone in this wide universe.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 06:39 AM (a4flb)
I guess the rioters will be invading more churches to stay warm. 😕
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 06:39 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: clarence at January 21, 2026 06:39 AM (/wfFD)
That is a blast from the past. Best Hendrix impersonator. Will take any song and stretch it out into a full length guitar solo concert.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
>I hear this all the time. Hendrix whatever. Pretty good company to be compared to. Frank was a monster guitar player all on his own. Certainly inspired by Hendrix.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 21, 2026 06:40 AM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 06:43 AM (o2ZRX)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 21, 2026 06:44 AM (Cjt/F)
Dittos. Not so bitter though, if you prep. Before the Great Texas Freeze and Power Outage of Feb 2021, had no generator. Fortunately we were on the same grid circuit as a number of nursing homes so the power was out for a few hours, not for a week.
Now have an inverter generator that can drive a five-ton heat pump plus all the usual stuff in the house. Problem is when the heat strips kick in for a few minutes for de-icing of the lines - it exceeds the generator's capacity. Noticed that Harbor Freight has one suitable enough for $2200.
The smaller the better because 95% of the time, the generator only feeds no more than 1000W of total household use. Its when the microwave, septic tank pump or water heater kicks in that the extra head room is good.
I can keep a house at 72°F in the 100°F summer on 14 gallons a day. A Generac can't touch that number. I don't know what cold will do, probably just run the blowers and let the fireplace do the work.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 06:48 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2026 06:48 AM (iMotb)
Stephen L. Miller
@redsteeze
18h
I have reversed my stance on cameras at SCOTUS just to see Alito's face every time this woman speaks.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 06:49 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2026 06:49 AM (iMotb)
I hope it's true. I enjoyed that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 06:52 AM (ix8EF)
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2026 06:52 AM (o2ZRX)
Remember coming really early to the Bronco Bowl in Dallas to be let in and Marino was doing a "sound check" of quality jams that lasted for an hour. Then he performed a long concert.
Monster indeed. Loved "Live" album.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 06:52 AM (a4flb)
It's 30.6F here this morning and sleeting. First time in a while it's been this "warm" in the morning.
All the weather talk is about a potentially big winter storm this weekend. And power outages.
What fun.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 06:53 AM (U2OZr)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 06:53 AM (ix8EF)
Stephen L. Miller
@redsteeze
6h
You guys should all be taking the next governor of Minnesota a little bit more seriously.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 06:54 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 21, 2026 06:54 AM (+mUZM)
Posted by: The Experts, circa 2000 at January 21, 2026 06:56 AM (Lq/LE)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 06:56 AM (FMAqD)
I recommend, given the temperatures, that for the churches they attempt to raid that the demonstrators are given a free outdoor baptism.
A good hose will be ideal for Confessional denominations, Evangelicals will have to temporarily abandon credo-baptism modes and adopt pedo-baptism modes, but they are good at compromise.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 06:57 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 21, 2026 06:57 AM (oT7pT)
Posted by: The Experts, circa 2000 at January 21, 2026 06:56 AM (Lq/LE)
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Considering how little snow we've gotten around here and how mild it's been this winter, I'm *almost* inclined to listen. Almost.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 06:57 AM (ESVrU)
Carrie Severino
@JCNSeverino
15h
Must Listen: Justice Alito reveals the obvious irony of citing the Black Codes as justification for Hawaii’s 2023 firearm restriction law.
“They wanted to disarm the Black population in order to help the Klan terrorize them...they wanted to put them at the mercy of racist law enforcement officers. So is it not the height of irony to cite a law that was enacted for exactly the purpose of preventing someone from exercising the Second Amendment right, to cite this as an example of what the Second Amendment protects.”
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 06:58 AM (SSiCQ)
Saw a lot of line worker contractor bucket trucks stacking up around here. Good to see SWEPCO is ahead on this.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 21, 2026 06:59 AM (a4flb)
JJS
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 21, 2026 07:00 AM (gbOdA)
Dittos. Not so bitter though, if you prep. Before the Great Texas Freeze and Power Outage of Feb 2021, had no generator. Fortunately we were on the same grid circuit as a number of nursing homes so the power was out for a few hours, not for a week.
Now have an inverter generator that can drive a five-ton heat pump plus all the usual stuff in the house. Problem is when the heat strips kick in for a few minutes for de-icing of the lines - it exceeds the generator's capacity. Noticed that Harbor Freight has one suitable enough for $2200.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
Same. Now have an EcoFlow battery backup, Duromax dual fuel generator and propane for indoor heater.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 07:01 AM (FMAqD)
AG
@AGHamilton29
11h
Governing is much harder than getting people outraged for clicks.
What @HarmeetKDhillon has been exposing in the last few days is that there are a lot of people in the commentator and influencer space who view their main role as just to create anger and outrage, whether it is justified or not.
You should not trust those people to give you reliable information about what is happening or what is feasible because that isn’t their goal. It’s also not their goal to drive actual results.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 07:03 AM (SSiCQ)
"The life that intends to be wholly obedient, wholly submissive, wholly listening, is astonishing in its completeness. Its joys are ravishing, its peace profound, its humility the deepest, its power world-shaking, its love enveloping, its simplicity that of a trusting child."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2026 07:03 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: Colin at January 21, 2026 07:10 AM (wlQdF)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 21, 2026 07:15 AM (pLaQB)
A talk radio host isn't trying to change the world. He's trying to attract advertisers.
Posted by: And I still miss Rush at January 21, 2026 07:18 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at January 21, 2026 07:36 AM (YBcQb)
Posted by: clarence at January 21, 2026 07:55 AM (/wfFD)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 08:35 AM (CSK7p)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 08:35 AM (CSK7p)
Thank you! I think I fixed it. I think it was the choice of batteries I've put into the mouse. I just switched the position of the two, and all the wacky stuff has stopped--I think! (Stuff like: double-clicking on a word did not highlight the word.) It was like having a gremlin in there.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 08:41 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2026 08:42 AM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Caiwyn at January 21, 2026 08:48 AM (fG/4l)
Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - January 20, 2026 [Doof]
Feel good story Cajun Navy Travels To Oklahoma To Find Missing Boy — Brings Him Home Safe
A happy ending came for 12-year-old Ryan “RJ” Davis, who was recently found safe in Oklahoma thanks to the efforts of the United Cajun Navy. Nine days after being reported missing by his mother and stepfather, RJ was found safe indoors, unharmed, and warmly embraced by his rescuers. Authorities believe RJ ran away to seek safety away from his parents’ home. “He gave us a hug and we told him that he was safe and nobody was going to harm him anymore, and he gave us a big hug and he was ready to go eat some pizza,” said Thomas Gentile of the United Cajun Navy. Local authorities confirmed RJ is now in a safe environment, and he will not be returning to the property where he was previously living. The community played a key role in bringing RJ home. “I asked for the media’s help and we got it,” said Chickasha Police Chief Goebel Music. “How I know that to be true is that where I met and spoke with RJ, when I was hugging him, he said, ‘Hey, I saw you on the news.’ So, what you did worked.”Check out the whole thing. Video segment at the link ----- Wholesome content
The moment this dude said goodbye to his pacifier 👋 pic.twitter.com/YR5MXz7gJl
— Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) January 20, 2026
----- Not exactly wholesome Walrus Penis Bone Stolen from Iconic Camden Cheesesteak Restaurant
A decades-old walrus penis bone that had become a quirky fixture at Donkey’s Place, a well-known cheesesteak spot in Camden, was stolen by a bar patron, according to the restaurant’s staff. The item, considered a good luck charm by employees and regulars, was taken by a man who had reportedly been drinking for several hours with two others. Surveillance footage shows the suspect leaving the premises with the walrus penis bone in hand, shortly after the group asked to see it.Really? A bone from a walrus' junk? People need help. ----- Spalding! Don't touch it! Something huge and brown is crossing the Atlantic from Africa to America, and satellites can no longer ignore it
For more than a decade, satellites have watched a brown streak grow across the Atlantic Ocean. In May 2025, that streak reached a new record of about 37.5 million tons of floating seaweed stretching over 5,400 miles, roughly twice the width of the continental United States. Scientists call it the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, and it is now big enough to be tracked from space almost every year. A new scientific review led by marine scientist Brian Lapointe at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute pulls together forty years of data to explain how this happened. Published in the journal Harmful Algae, the work shows that a mix of natural forces and human made nutrient pollution has turned a once patchy seaweed into a recurring ocean-scale belt that threatens coasts, economies, and even the climate.But OF COURSE - it threatens the climate. Good grief. ----- Cool photos 33 Unseen Historical Photos Revealing Forgotten Moments History Never Taught Us
#6. What 5 megabytes of computer data looked like in 1966: 62,500 punched cards, taking four days to load.Check out the link. Lots of interesting photos. ----- More cool photos Having Fun With Statues (26 photos)
What's the common thread / common meaning / common leitmotif?
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 20, 2026 09:49 PM (mkk/2)
Posted by: GWB at January 20, 2026 09:52 PM (uLMww)
Posted by: Menachem's Razor at January 20, 2026 09:54 PM (ZlR2o)
Posted by: yz at January 20, 2026 09:54 PM (G6mgr)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 09:55 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at January 20, 2026 09:56 PM (cuae1)
-so they said
Posted by: mindful webworker lives on an inhabited planet at January 20, 2026 09:56 PM (FMpsC)
The county has prepared all snow removal/management equipment for the expected storm:
The two snow shovels were located and dusted off and Caleb's 1973 Ford pickup was gassed up down at Wally's Filling Station. Violet is fixing biscuits and cornbread just in case.
The models for here are too far out to truly get worried but right now, they are calling for at least 10 inches of snow. Honestly, if that happens, we'll be cut off from the rest of the country until May or so.
Okay by me.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 09:56 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 20, 2026 09:57 PM (55Qr6)
If you are eating a cheesesteak in Camden I feel nothing but pity.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 09:57 PM (RIvkX)
It helps that (a) Dumb+Dumber (Dave and Daniel) didn't touch this and (b) the big bearded food eater already finished it back when he gave a damn
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 09:57 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 09:57 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 09:57 PM (cYBz/)
Too stupid to realize that they're making nice because they're hoping to get Canada to make up the oil they just lost from Venezuela.
Hey, Marky: you know what's the biggest problem with sucking Chinese dick? You want to suck another dick half an hour later.
Oh, right: you'd view that as a feature, wouldn't you?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 20, 2026 09:59 PM (IG3/x)
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And I'm thankful for it. I personally would prefer the ONT thread start at 8:30 pm central. There's only so much juice from watching kittens and puppies do cute things.
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 09:59 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: SimoHayek at January 20, 2026 09:59 PM (/ZkOF)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 09:59 PM (RIvkX)
Fairly certain the Billy Idol live/hit version came out around the same time Tiffany did "I Think We're Alone Now", by....
Yep. You guessed it. All the same artist...
Posted by: man at January 20, 2026 10:00 PM (XuXeR)
'Cobalt'?!! Oh my.
And, you'd better have had some method to reorganize your punched cards in case you dropped the box(es).
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 10:00 PM (cYBz/)
So he was drunk?
It probably wasn't the worst thing he woke up next to.
.....that week.
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 10:00 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 10:01 PM (cYBz/)
Too stupid to realize that they're making nice because they're hoping to get Canada to make up the oil they just lost from Venezuela.
Hey, Marky: you know what's the biggest problem with sucking Chinese dick? You want to suck another dick half an hour later.
Oh, right: you'd view that as a feature, wouldn't you?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 20, 2026 09:59 PM (IG3/x)
One starts to get the impression that Canada, the UK, and the EU very badly want to declare war on the US, they're all just too bitch-made to do it, and want China to do it for them.
Posted by: XTC at January 20, 2026 10:01 PM (6Uni8)
Posted by: Menachem's Razor at January 20, 2026 09:54 PM (ZlR2o)
4 all tommy james songs...
Posted by: yz at January 20, 2026 09:54 PM (G6mgr)
Well done. I thought it was kinda easy. My over/under was 15 comments. You guys crushed it!
Posted by: Doof at January 20, 2026 10:01 PM (QMAsf)
Juice? Try making coats out of them
Posted by: Cruella deVil at January 20, 2026 10:01 PM (0e5Te)
They're big enough to use as a club.
https://www.alaskafurexchange.
com/oosik.shtml
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 20, 2026 10:02 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 09:59 PM (RIvkX)
Yes. All originally done by Tommy James and The Shondells.
Posted by: Doof at January 20, 2026 10:02 PM (QMAsf)
Super computer in 1966.
Still more RAM than a PC could work with in 1985.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 10:03 PM (/lPRQ)
Yep. You guessed it. All the same artist...
Posted by: man at January 20, 2026 10:00 PM (XuXeR)
Couldn't bring myself to include Tiffany. That was the 3rd one I thought of after Billy Idol and Joan Jett, but I had to find something else!
Posted by: Doof at January 20, 2026 10:03 PM (QMAsf)
were you a lord of cobalt?
ONE SINGLE typo would cause your entire program to be ignored (and not run at all).
better were dropping your deck or forgetting to remove the rubber band before shoving them in the reader.
personally, i found that making a typo while punching a card made me mess up the next two or three cards as well.
Posted by: anachronda at January 20, 2026 10:05 PM (edU/H)
Posted by: Menachem's Razor at January 20, 2026 10:05 PM (ZlR2o)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 10:05 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: TRex - arctic dino at January 20, 2026 10:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 10:05 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 10:06 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 20, 2026 10:06 PM (mkk/2)
Check last Monday's ONT for walrus cock news.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 10:05 PM (n9ltV)
Nobody reads Monday night ONTs
Posted by: Doof at January 20, 2026 10:06 PM (QMAsf)
The curator really has a thing for Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, and Brigitte Bardot. Don't mind that at all.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 10:07 PM (rj6Yv)
So that pile of punch cards could hold 27 copies of that PNG file of a pile of punch cards.
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 10:07 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 20, 2026 10:07 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Or Is It Grey Box? at January 20, 2026 10:07 PM (oftw2)
Mixed emotions about that story. Glad he's okay, of course.
At not quite that boy's age, I "ran away" for an hour or so one day. I was frustrated by something, I forget what exactly, but I was teased and tormented frequently by siblings, and didn't get a lot of help from parents. Seemed like nobody understood.
I didn't go far, and came back fairly soon. Got the belt. Never ran away again, with that kind of welcome-back.
You don't know your family dynamic is not healthy when you're growing up in it; you just think it's all like that. Even when you have Leave It To Beaver for contrast.
Like having Eddie Haskell for a brother.
Middle of the last century was a different universe.
Posted by: mindful webworker never was a cub scout at January 20, 2026 10:08 PM (FMpsC)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:08 PM (8zz6B)
That's over there. The box labeled "Cologuard"
Posted by: man at January 20, 2026 10:09 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Musik Kal at January 20, 2026 10:09 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Doof at January 20, 2026 10:06 PM (QMAsf)
Effete whiny-babies who can't stay up past 10pm for an ONT?
We don't want their kind!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 10:09 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Menachem's Razor
4 all tommy james songs...
Posted by: yz
Well done. I thought it was kinda easy. My over/under was 15 comments. You guys crushed it!
Posted by: Doof
I have a suspicion that some of us are older than 29.
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 10:09 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I was gonna call you on that, but the first one is obviously The Color of Mony.
Posted by: mikeski dodges the rotten fruit at January 20, 2026 10:11 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Wally at January 20, 2026 10:11 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 10:11 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 10:05 PM (n9ltV)
Adds a whole new meaning to scrimshaw.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:11 PM (8zz6B)
Check last Monday's ONT for walrus cock news.
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I have an idea. Its this ONE weird idea....how about we just decide that we don't really need ANY walrus cock news? That way this won't happen again.
Or maybe its just me.
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:11 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Wally Walrus Fan at January 20, 2026 10:11 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 20, 2026 10:11 PM (CHHv1)
I think it could sell well.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 20, 2026 10:12 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: XTC at January 20, 2026 10:01 PM (6Uni
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Richmond, BC is a suburb of Vancouver, and it's next to the airport. Every storefront has Chinese signage prominently displayed. My cab driver told me that in a lot of stores, if you don't speak a Chinese dialect, you are ignored.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 10:12 PM (rj6Yv)
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For some of us, the second time past 29 is fading away in the rear view mirror.
Posted by: clarence at January 20, 2026 10:12 PM (VL3/h)
Posted by: SimoHayek at January 20, 2026 09:59 PM (/ZkOF)
And a day or so later, someone is going 'what the hell is this pacifier garbage doing in my backyard! GROSS!"
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 20, 2026 10:12 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: mindful webworker
.....but I'm not allowed to cross the street.
Posted by: just the punchline at January 20, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Moby at January 20, 2026 10:13 PM (oT7pT)
First term at college, I swapped the position of just two cards in my roommate's bundled stack of punch cards.
No matter how annoying he was, it was cruel of me. Never knew what he went through because of it.
Posted by: mindful webworker was not usually cruel but sometimes... at January 20, 2026 10:13 PM (FMpsC)
Posted by: Gavin Newsom 2026 at January 20, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s)
One time they asked where I was going to go.
We all knew where I was going to go. Grandma's house.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NYC Refugee Since 1988 at January 20, 2026 10:14 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: SimoHayek at January 20, 2026 09:59 PM (/ZkOF)
It should have been set to Nena's 99 Luftballons.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 20, 2026 10:15 PM (S/Y4j)
Thank you Doof!
But..but...but...Why does it feel like Monday?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 10:15 PM (QGaXH)
I think it could sell well.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
That second U is wasted. Should be a ! key
Posted by: mikeski! at January 20, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)
Inez Stepman
@InezFeltscher
The trajectory of the “conservative condemning the right” is basically the same one trod by porn actresses. The first time you open your kimono is the most valuable, and thereafter you find yourself doing increasingly humiliating and degrading acts just to stay relevant.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 10:16 PM (1c8Sj)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)
Rob Hirst drummer for Midnight Oil died at 70. Saw them twice.
Once at Radio City and the second time on Peter Gabriel's WOMAD tour . Gabriel was smart, he had them close the show. Blew the leaves off the trees at SPAC. Both awesome shows. RIP
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 10:16 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: It Is Balloon! at January 20, 2026 10:17 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Doof
Lene Lovitch
Posted by: Ever Helpful Miklos at January 20, 2026 10:17 PM (f/3mU)
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 09:57 PM (cYBz/)
Sounds like he might produce nazi parade music.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 10:18 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: mindful webworker was not usually cruel but sometimes... at January 20, 2026 10:13 PM (FMpsC)
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I do. I took a Fortran course at The Ohio State University back in the day. One compiler error meant a helluva lot of searching through the deck, and if you had to make little piles of cards to find the error(s), then you had better put the new, corrected cards in the right pile and then restack the piles in the correct order.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 10:18 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 10:12 PM (rj6Yv)
The whole town (and the airport) are built on a river delta island composed of peat and sand, fully water-saturated. When the next big earthquake hits, all that stuff will become fluid, and buildings will simply topple over, or sink into the muck. City of Vancouver is mostly on high ground, with bedrock below the soil and sand, and likely will survive, more or less.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:19 PM (8zz6B)
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At that particular point, Bill should have realized that he was stone cold crazy, and that he needs professional help. There's no turning back from being that particularly *stupid* unless one realizes that they've wandered a very, very, long way from sanity.
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:19 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 10:19 PM (pkeXY)
It's called an oosik. There are plenty of them around in AK. Sort of a conversation piece. You are just immersed in a boring culture. LOL.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 20, 2026 10:19 PM (6Bc88)
I think it could sell well.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
I'm not an office worker, but I want one.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 10:20 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 10:20 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Okay, smart guy, you think you can do better? You try doing an ONT.
Oh, um, wait...
Posted by: mindful webworker has never done an ONT at January 20, 2026 10:20 PM (FMpsC)
Posted by: Ever Helpful Miklos at January 20, 2026 10:17 PM (f/3mU)
Ah. A lucky number
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 10:21 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: XTC at January 20, 2026 10:01 PM (6Uni
Why not? They all wanted to declare war on Russia but were too pussified to do that and wanted the US to do it for them. Having been stymied in their first war, they seek a consolation war.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 10:22 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 20, 2026 10:23 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 20, 2026 10:23 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 10:23 PM (gKWVE)
It's called an oosik. There are plenty of them around in AK. Sort of a conversation piece.
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I'll find myself looking for an exit the moment anyone I know starts a conversation with "Let's talk about walrus penis. I happen to have one right here."
People on "our" side need to stop doing stupid stuff too.
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:23 PM (Cjcf6)
Thanks for other ONTs and comment posts, CBD!
Can't we all just get along?
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 10:23 PM (47diA)
AF1 with PDJT onboard en route to Europe departed Andrews AFB earlier this evening, but it just turned around off the coast of Long Island. Headed back to Andrews? Unusual.
Posted by: TRex - air traffic dino at January 20, 2026 10:24 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:19 PM (8zz6B)
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Ouch. I was there last June and I saw a lot of high rise apartment buidings going up around the periphery. Big Money going into construction around Richmond.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 10:24 PM (rj6Yv)
or something.
I work Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun, so I'm hoping if its bad, it hits Sunday, after 0600. I'm off work then and will have a few nights off.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 20, 2026 10:24 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: The Paolo at January 20, 2026 10:24 PM (Q+gd/)
People on "our" side need to stop doing stupid stuff too.
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:23 PM (Cjcf6)
It is a Baculum. Very Catholic
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 10:25 PM (rbvCR)
My mechanic looks much like you would expect, except younger and with shorter hair. He does a fantastic job!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2026 10:25 PM (kB9dk)
Lene Lovitch
Posted by: Ever Helpful Miklos
Ah. A lucky number
Posted by: Kindltot
Extended version
https://youtu.be/JZ5ofB7axSg
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 10:25 PM (pkeXY)
And every one is a vote for democrats.
Posted by: Diogenes
The threadwinner showed up early, too.
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: scampydog at January 20, 2026 10:27 PM (YLdK4)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 20, 2026 10:27 PM (2WIwB)
If yer drunk enough, you'll bang anything?
Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 20, 2026 10:27 PM (Zr554)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 10:28 PM (pkeXY)
Posted by: Crusader
I don't think Bill is crazy at all. He doesn't believe most of what he say's. As was mentioned, he's a whore. A prostitute. Pay him enough, and he'll take any stance you want.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 20, 2026 10:28 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: The Paolo at January 20, 2026 10:24 PM (Q+gd/)
Because you never have a penis bone? Seems out of character for you.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 10:28 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Wally
Back in the day Jenna wouldn't do butt stuff and she wouldn't do, um, black men. The latter came out when she endorsed Rubio in 2016. (She went for Trump later.)
Wiki says she got gay married in 2023 but was an alcoholic so that fell through. Last November she found Jesus.
She'll probably take shahada in a few years.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 10:28 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Diogenes
They probably do, it just goes unmentioned.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 20, 2026 10:29 PM (sAmhv)
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Its low class, and stupid. Its like being 50 and making fart noises for laughs.
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:29 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: National Penis Gourd Association (NPGA) at January 20, 2026 10:29 PM (Rh0Gp)
Posted by: Donkey Dicks at January 20, 2026 10:29 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 20, 2026 10:23 PM (CHHv1)
They're even nicer in person.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 10:29 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 20, 2026 10:30 PM (IQ6Gq)
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I remember my dad told me a few of his friends got arrested on Halloween night, they decided to dig up a boulder in someone’s yard and move it. Turned out it was a lot larger than it appeared and they were sent to a holding room downtown. Small town. They had a cardfile of something, not computer cards but something, he said they amused themselves by shuffling them. Dear old dad the incorrigible inmate.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 20, 2026 10:30 PM (x0PGQ)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 20, 2026 10:28 PM (sAmhv)
We should start a GFM to raise money to have him write an article, and post to bluesky, about how Bill Kristol should be beaten to death.
It would be amusing to watch him agonize over it before he accepted the commission.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 10:30 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: TRex
There was no Diet Coke on board. Priorities!
Posted by: mindful webworker prefers old-style Dr Pepper at January 20, 2026 10:30 PM (FMpsC)
I got hit by a bow and arrow
Got me down to the very marrow
You're a friend of mine and I'm real real gone.
Posted by: Walrus Penis Bone de Van Morrison at January 20, 2026 10:30 PM (C9oTe)
Posted by: TRex - air traffic dino at January 20, 2026 10:24 PM
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Yes, headed back to Andrews. No further info.
Posted by: TRex - air traffic dino at January 20, 2026 10:31 PM (IQ6Gq)
Supposedly, there was some porn chick, I don't recall her name, who refused to 'collaborate' with guys who did gay scenes. Over concerns about AIDS. She was bullied so much for that stance that she killed herself.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 10:32 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 10:24 PM (rj6Yv)
That land was once incredibly productive farmland. Damned shame to see it covered by condos full of foreigners. Considering there is a vast amount of hilly, but accessible land in the North Shore mountains and around the coastline of Indian Arm. Burrard Inlet carries on for 30 miles past Vancouver up the branch inlet called Indian Arm, and nearly all of it is uninhabited.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:32 PM (8zz6B)
At that age, he probably thought it was cool how things were just floating away...and didn't realize that his *precious binky* was now GONE FOREVER!
Bet there was a (loud and tearful) reckoning afterward.
Posted by: JQ at January 20, 2026 10:32 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: still better than Starfleet Academy at January 20, 2026 10:32 PM (gKWVE)
It's called an oosik. There are plenty of them around in AK. Sort of a conversation piece.
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I'll find myself looking for an exit the moment anyone I know starts a conversation with "Let's talk about walrus penis. I happen to have one right here."
People on "our" side need to stop doing stupid stuff too.
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:23 PM (Cjcf6)
Are you saying that conversation would flop?
Posted by: Nerd Herd at January 20, 2026 10:33 PM (NZPfR)
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:23 PM (Cjcf6)
You probably thought jackalopes were funny, didn't you?
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 20, 2026 10:33 PM (6Bc88)
That is a lot of Vegan Chow.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 10:34 PM (/lPRQ)
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That’s always been my policy too, get right down to it.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 20, 2026 10:34 PM (x0PGQ)
Posted by: mrp
Ah yes - late nights at Baker Systems Engineering building.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 10:35 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Diogenes
They probably do, it just goes unmentioned.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 20, 2026 10:29 PM (sAmhv)
https://youtu.be/KpSg8PfPQlU
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 20, 2026 10:35 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Ever Surfful Miklos at January 20, 2026 10:35 PM (f/3mU)
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:29 PM (Cjcf6)
Must you come here to just be an ass?
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 20, 2026 10:36 PM (6Bc88)
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8m
🚨 BREAKING: Air Force One, which President Trump recently boarded to head to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has suddenly TURNED AROUND and seems to be headed back to DC
It’s unclear why AF1 pulled a U-turn
Pray for President Trump’s safety tonight 🙏🏻
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 10:36 PM (ZxPkt)
Came from Greenland. I do NOT want to think about the specific contents!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 10:36 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 10:34 PM (/lPRQ)
Or Joe Biden is attempting a trans-Atlantic swim.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:37 PM (8zz6B)
If yer drunk enough, you'll bang anything?
Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 20, 2026 10:27 PM (Zr554)
I get banged harder and more often than anyone else you know, especially when drunk.
Posted by: Left Pinky Toe at January 20, 2026 10:37 PM (NZPfR)
Posted by: The Grateful
I'm staying for now. VA-MD-DC is just one big blob, well, even more so. When things go to shit, the ones who voted for CIA Barbie and her merry band of Marxists, will still blame Trump and the GOP. Because they are SMART, not DUMB, like those red states.
(shrugs)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 20, 2026 10:38 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: BifBewalski -
I sure banged the pooch yesterday
Posted by: CJ Stroud at January 20, 2026 10:38 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 10:38 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:29 PM (Cjcf6)
Must you come here to just be an ass?
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I must have struck a nerve--I take it that making fart noises is part of your regular routine?
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:38 PM (Cjcf6)
If yer drunk enough, you'll bang anything?
Posted by: BifBewalski
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I get banged harder and more often than anyone else you know, especially when drunk.
Posted by: Left Pinky Toe
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Bruh.
Posted by: wood nut in cider- at January 20, 2026 10:39 PM (Zr554)
Posted by: Crusader
I fart in your general direction
Posted by: Le Mikleuse at January 20, 2026 10:39 PM (f/3mU)
BREAKING: Air Force One, which President Trump recently boarded to head to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has suddenly TURNED AROUND and seems to be headed back to DC
It’s unclear why AF1 pulled a U-turn
Pray for President Trump’s safety tonight 🙏🏻
Posted by: Don Black
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Damn. Me no likee.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2026 10:39 PM (tkcii)
were you a lord of cobalt?
ONE SINGLE typo would cause your entire program to be ignored (and not run at all).
better were dropping your deck or forgetting to remove the rubber band before shoving them in the reader.
personally, i found that making a typo while punching a card made me mess up the next two or three cards as well.
Posted by: anachronda at January 20, 2026 10:05 PM (edU/H)
Ahh yes...sweet memories of First Semester Freshman Year Comp Sci class learning FORTRAN and using the punch card machines in the basement of the Amos Eaton Bldg....one card per line of code and if you made a typo all was lost...I may still have some cards in the attic...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 10:40 PM (QGaXH)
Pray for President Trump’s safety tonight 🙏🏻
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 10:36 PM (ZxPkt)
If the aircraft itself was having mechanical problems, likely they would have landed at JFK. Sounds to me more likely there is some issue that Trump needs to attend hands-on much more important than Davos.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:40 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:38 PM (Cjcf6)
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Um hello?
Posted by: Eric "Gusty" Swallowswell at January 20, 2026 10:40 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 20, 2026 10:40 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:29 PM (Cjcf6)
Must you come here to just be an ass?
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I must have struck a nerve--I take it that making fart noises is part of your regular routine?
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:38 PM (Cjcf6)
Good enough for Leslie Nielsen, good enough for me.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 20, 2026 10:41 PM (EOjZq)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 10:41 PM (pkeXY)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Virginia is pretty much in rebellion so
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 10:41 PM (gKWVE)
.....that week.
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 10:00 PM (VHUov)
LOL!
Posted by: RickZ at January 20, 2026 10:42 PM (gKDq2)
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Are they pointing AF1 toward Greenland?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 20, 2026 10:42 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 10:42 PM (/lPRQ)
🚨 BREAKING UPDATE: U.S. government motorcade seen on interstate racing lights and sirens to Joint Base Andrews near DC after Air Force One turns around over the Atlantic Ocean
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 10:42 PM (ZxPkt)
It’s unclear why AF1 pulled a U-turn
Pray for President Trump’s safety tonight 🙏🏻
Posted by: Don Black
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Damn. Me no likee.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Yah, prayers up. Even if it's a stoopid 'fault' in the aircraft system.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 20, 2026 10:42 PM (Zr554)
Old and busted- You can trust your car to the man that wears a star
The new hot- The EV driving twat trusts the freak with the douche knot
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 10:42 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Cicero
True
Guy's name was Johnson
Posted by: Fact Checked by Miklos at January 20, 2026 10:42 PM (f/3mU)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 10:41 PM (pkeXY)
It attained sentience, and identifies as seaweed?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:43 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 10:18 PM (rj6Yv)
Comment column for the win!
Posted by: RickZ at January 20, 2026 10:43 PM (gKDq2)
Sounds to me more likely there is some issue that Trump needs to attend hands-on much more important than Davos.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Everything is more important than Davos.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 10:43 PM (pkeXY)
Pray for President Trump’s safety tonight 🙏🏻
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 10:36 PM (ZxPkt)
If the aircraft itself was having mechanical problems, likely they would have landed at JFK. Sounds to me more likely there is some issue that Trump needs to attend hands-on much more important than Davos.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
*********
I can't imagine there isn't anything that wouldn't quality as more important than Davos
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 20, 2026 10:43 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Landofskybluewater at January 20, 2026 10:44 PM (ViMlc)
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:38 PM (Cjcf6)
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I bet you're super fun at parties.
Seriously. Life is absurd. Treat the serious seriously, but remember to enjoy a dumb joke. As they say, laughter is the best medicine.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 20, 2026 10:45 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 10:42 PM (snZF9)
He uses the ear gauge to set the Fetzer valve clearances on your Tesla.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:45 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 10:45 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Vaguely recalled by Miklos at January 20, 2026 10:45 PM (f/3mU)
Posted by: Hillary's Left Testicle at January 20, 2026 10:46 PM (3EqMc)
Posted by: 496 at January 20, 2026 10:46 PM (5FvuI)
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8m
🚨 BREAKING: Air Force One, which President Trump recently boarded to head to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has suddenly TURNED AROUND and seems to be headed back to DC
It’s unclear why AF1 pulled a U-turn
Pray for President Trump’s safety tonight 🙏🏻
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 10:36 PM (ZxPkt)
Pray it's not a medical emergency.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 10:46 PM (QGaXH)
With the sound of oosik...
Posted by: Julie Andrews at January 20, 2026 10:47 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 20, 2026 10:47 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 20, 2026 10:48 PM (gh32g)
Hamm's beer?
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When I was about 10 the Kansas City Royals were regularly broadcast on our local Oklahoma television station. Hamm's beer was a regular sponsor, and to this day I can sing that jingle!
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:48 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Joemarine at January 20, 2026 10:48 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Doof at January 20, 2026 10:06 PM (QMAsf)
Effete whiny-babies who can't stay up past 10pm for an ONT?
We don't want their kind!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 10:09 PM (n9ltV)
That's cold, man....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 10:49 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Landofskybluewater at January 20, 2026 10:49 PM (ViMlc)
When was a baby born to another Pres or Vice Pres on duty? Serious question, but not serious enough to look it up.
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 10:49 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 10:46 PM (QGaXH)
If it were that, they wouldn't be sending a motorcade to Andrews; they'd have a chopper to take him to Walter Reed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:49 PM (8zz6B)
Don’t worry: it’s on her desk!
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 10:50 PM (l3YAf)
Pray it's not a medical emergency.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)
_____________
Of course, if Trump should die in office, then everything will return to normal and all this insurrection and attacks will cease.
Right?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 10:50 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Kam Fong as Chin Ho at January 20, 2026 10:50 PM (gf7Ez)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 10:49 PM (47diA)
Jackie Kennedy had a baby in August 1963. He only lived for a short time.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 20, 2026 10:51 PM (gh32g)
Alright, what eats seaweed? Liberals. So we keep dumping Liberals into the ocean until the seaweed is gone or we run out of Liberals.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 20, 2026 10:51 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: TRex - air traffic dino at January 20, 2026 10:51 PM (IQ6Gq)
When was a baby born to another Pres or Vice Pres on duty? Serious question, but not serious enough to look it up.
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 10:49 PM (47diA)
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JFK, but the baby died soon after birth.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 10:51 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 10:49 PM (
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Patrick Kennedy, born to Jackie just a few weeks before JFK was killed. Patrick was premature and only lived a few days.
Posted by: Bigsmith at January 20, 2026 10:51 PM (1Au9i)
My masters thesis used a Fortran model I wrote and it was all on punch cards. Hundreds of them. I kept it in numbered boxes and was constantly afraid of something mixing them up.
This pic triggered me. How weird.
Posted by: pawn at January 20, 2026 10:52 PM (WXTVZ)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 10:46 PM (QGaXH)
If it were that, they wouldn't be sending a motorcade to Andrews; they'd have a chopper to take him to Walter Reed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:49 PM (8zz6B)
I'm hoping he just heard about the Vance's new baby, and felt that would be a lot more fun than whiny bureaucrats in Davos, like Micron of France.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 20, 2026 10:52 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:52 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: LRob in OK
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VP... never. there have been 2 babies born to a President before. Cleveland and Kennedy.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 20, 2026 10:53 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Joemarine at January 20, 2026 10:54 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Kam Fong as Chin Ho at January 20, 2026 10:50 PM (gf7Ez)
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It's rumored that after a big meal of mutton and beans he could play the first four bars of Greensleeves.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 20, 2026 10:54 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 10:54 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
If someone accused LBJ of involvement with that death also it wouldn't surprise me.
RIP Baby Kennedy.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 10:54 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 20, 2026 10:54 PM (w/O5Q)
"49 The 1932 The Most Dangerous Game w/ Joel McCrea and Fay Wray is coming up on Movies! at 5 am central. I know of it, but have never seen it. This would have been the year before Fay became famous for her turn in King Kong.
As for McCrea, he was a solid performer for several decades. His title role as "Sergeant Hook" with Barbara Stanwyck in the '50s is a great adaptation of the Jack Schaefer Western short story (which I admire tremendously), and he is perfectly cast."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 20, 2026 05:13 AM (wzUl9)
Wolfus, if you like both these actors, check out Joel McCrea in "Barbary Coast", with Miriam Hopkins. He was in the early stages of his leading man development, but he takes over the screen. And, Fay Wray did a fabulous pre-code comedy called "They Met in a Taxi", with Chester Morris. A quintessential example of the "big mis" (misunderstanding) plot line. Just fun, snappy dialog.
OK, now going back to read the post.
Posted by: Effie Perrine at January 20, 2026 10:54 PM (1auMZ)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 10:55 PM (47diA)
Posted by: davidt at January 20, 2026 10:55 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: TRex - air traffic dino at January 20, 2026 10:51 PM (IQ6Gq)
Yes, T-Rex...supposedly a mechanical issue and PDJT will be boarding a different plane, everyone is safe.
Posted by: Joemarine at January 20, 2026 10:55 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Bigsmith at January 20, 2026 10:51 PM
I don't know if that family is cursed, or if they made deals with the devil.
Either way, I want no part of a life where you are rich and powerful but at a tremendous cost.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 20, 2026 10:55 PM (HlyYF)
American flags are being burnt in Davos and people are rioting about Trump
Posted by: fourseasons at January 20, 2026 10:56 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian
Yeah, I liked that column, as well as Humor in Uniform, Life In These United States, I Am Joe's Prostate, and I am Mary's Uterus.
Posted by: Alot To Digest at January 20, 2026 10:56 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 10:57 PM (ZxPkt)
Sounds official, but I don’t know the provenance of it.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 10:57 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 10:54 PM (ZcsJV)
Well, I don't think he birthed it. Bought it, most likely.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 10:57 PM (8zz6B)
And twins on Enchilada Mondays.
Posted by: Tim Walz at January 20, 2026 10:57 PM (l3YAf)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 10:57 PM (2GVsD)
American flags are being burnt in Davos and people are rioting about Trump
Posted by: fourseasons at January 20, 2026 10:56 PM
So just an average Tuesday for a typical commie.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 20, 2026 10:58 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 20, 2026 10:55 PM (HlyYF)
Well, like, you know, for sure.
Posted by: Caroline Kennedy at January 20, 2026 10:58 PM (gKDq2)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 10:58 PM (CSK7p)
Its low class, and stupid. Its like being 50 and making fart noises for laughs.
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:29 PM (Cjcf6)
There's something wrong with that? I guess being high side of 65 and making fart noises is right out?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 10:58 PM (QGaXH)
Did Trump do anything to stop the BLM riots? How about the DC riots when he had to go into the bunker? Any arrests that led to convictions?
ICE agents being shot at (2x in Texas); attacked everywhere. White software engineers eating lunch are attacked by mobs thinking that they are ICE.
The J6 "riots" included people who never even entered into any buildings. The FBI hunted them down to the corners of the Earth. The FBI hunted down elderly Catholic women praying outside abortion clinics.
What is happening now, everyone agrees must be stopped before blood runs in the streets because the Left has no brakes, only accelerators.
We need to seriously consider the fact that Trump is comfortable with a hot civil war with thousands of casualties.
Its HIS track record.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 20, 2026 10:59 PM (a4flb)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 20, 2026 10:56 PM (3ek7K)
Eurofags gotta fag. And probably not just a few Aloha Snackbars in the crowd.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 20, 2026 10:59 PM (gh32g)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 10:59 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Go out on Tube of Ewe and type "Ocean Cleanup"...
Lots of vids of the net sweeps and Interceptors - keep the stuff from entering the ocean ...
Here is a 2025 wrap up:
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=VzDPitOA6_8
Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Cuisine Critic . . . at January 20, 2026 10:59 PM (3ZUWJ)
This pic triggered me. How weird.
Posted by: pawn
Did anybody ever bother to number them then with a 2H pencil?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 11:00 PM (/lPRQ)
Actual farts are funnier. Here, pull my finger...
Posted by: davidt at January 20, 2026 11:00 PM (Q+gd/)
American flags are being burnt in Davos and people are rioting about Trump
Posted by: fourseasons at January 20, 2026 10:56 PM (3ek7K)
With all the security in Davos? Seems unlikely, but I'll bite, who says?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 20, 2026 11:00 PM (w/O5Q)
Air Force One, with US President Donald Trump on board, travelling to Switzerland, is returning to Joint Base Andrews after the AF1 crew identified a minor electrical issue in the aircraft,
___________
This means Hillary becomes president?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 11:00 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: fourseasons
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PDJT should skip the Davos trip anyway & just do a zoom meeting with those low-lifes. "To save da erf!"
Posted by: JQ at January 20, 2026 11:00 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 20, 2026 11:00 PM (Ezs10)
Article at Fox
Posted by: fourseasons at January 20, 2026 11:01 PM (3ek7K)
Yes. I never used them myself, but a lot of BASIC books of the era were written by people who had, and some mentioned that.
Not all, though, which is human nature.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 11:01 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 20, 2026 11:01 PM (w/O5Q)
One of the replies to the original tweet I posted was "Bill's now in his bukkake period", which is about right.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 11:01 PM (1c8Sj)
Posted by: fourseasons
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PDJT should skip the Davos trip anyway & just do a zoom meeting with those low-lifes. "To save da erf!"
Posted by: JQ at January 20, 2026 11:00 PM (rdVOm)
How about sending a B2 with doggy doo-doo bombs?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 20, 2026 11:02 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 11:02 PM (47diA)
American flags are being burnt in Davos and people are rioting about Trump
Posted by: fourseasons at January 20, 2026 10:56 PM (3ek7K)
With all the security in Davos? Seems unlikely, but I'll bite, who says?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 20, 2026 11:00 PM
It's probably Starmer, Macron, and Von der Leyen. Somehow those commies managed to slip through the security cordon.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 20, 2026 11:02 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: JQ at January 20, 2026
Didn't he just do a video for them last year? He could do another this year saying "pull my finger."
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 20, 2026 11:03 PM (gh32g)
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 11:03 PM (1c8Sj)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 20, 2026 10:56 PM (3ek7K)
Thats why he turned around. He went to get his death star.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 11:03 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 11:04 PM (2GVsD)
Not all, though, which is human nature.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 11:01 PM (CSK7p)
I seem to remember putting the card stack in the box, in the correct sequence, and marking a diagonal line across the card edges with a felt-tip marker. Out of sequence or missing cards would show as a jag in the line.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:04 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: pawn
Did anybody ever bother to number them then with a 2H pencil?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Nah, I numbered them in columns 73-80.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 11:04 PM (cYBz/)
It’s unclear why AF1 pulled a U-turn
Pray for President Trump’s safety tonight 🙏🏻
Posted by: Don Black
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Damn. Me no likee.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Yah, prayers up. Even if it's a stoopid 'fault' in the aircraft system.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 20, 2026 10:42 PM (Zr554)
Fox news saying electric issue (not to be confused with Electric Avenue)
I was about to speculate security problem at destination.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:04 PM (QGaXH)
Rapid Response 47
@RapidResponse47
After takeoff, the AF1 crew identified a minor electrical issue. Out of an abundance of caution, AF1 is returning to Joint Base Andrews. The President and team will board a different aircraft and continue on to Switzerland.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 11:04 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 20, 2026 11:04 PM (Ezs10)
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 10:38 PM (Cjcf6)
Just the ones coming out of your piehole, you little peckerwood.
Now of course you have informed us that your sense of humor is so finely tuned that you are among the elite of world concerning it.
So why, pray tell, are you here?
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 20, 2026 11:05 PM (6Bc88)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 11:05 PM (47diA)
Carney from Canada gave a speech to the WEF about how alignment with China "positions us well for the new world order".
You'd think they would've changed that catchphrase after everyone mocked HW Bush for it 35 years ago.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 11:05 PM (1c8Sj)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 11:05 PM (2GVsD)
He’s a Boomer. He has no idea what’s going on. Democrats are going to sweep the midterms on an “Imprison ICE” platform. They’re openly calling to imprison current ICE agents in 2029.
Trump’s own kids are going to die in prison. He just doesn’t care because it’s not the Nobel Peace Prize.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:06 PM (l3YAf)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:06 PM (8zz6B)
* Chesterfield, Kreml hair tonic, etc OK.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 20, 2026 11:07 PM (x0PGQ)
13 minutes ago
President Trump's Air Force One, tail number 92-9000, took off from Joint Base Andrews around 9:40 p.m. ET Tuesday for his first in-person World Economic Forum appearance since returning to office. A minor electrical glitch led to an unexpected return, but the team switched to a backup plane to continue to Davos, Switzerland,
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 11:07 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: William Shatner at January 20, 2026 11:07 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 11:04 PM
With those people, how would we even be able to tell if the LSD had kicked in?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (HlyYF)
American flags are being burnt in Davos and people are rioting about Trump
Posted by: fourseasons
Eh, they do that in Seattle. And Chicago. And San Francisco. And most college campuses. And.....well you get the point.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (47diA)
It isn't that the Left hates law enforcement, its just that the Left hates the idea that they can't use them to torment and incarcerate their enemies.
All the things they say that they are upset about ICE, pulling white people people over demanding their papers, following cars, tracking people, setting up dragnets, blowing their horns like police sirens - they are doing. They are blocking people, dragging them off while complaining about kidnapping, that is exactly what they are doing.
They act like police, judge, jury, executioner; have their own laws and civil codes - all the Cargo Cult elements of a tyrannical police state.
While Babylon DC winks as the Bolsheviks create break away territories.
All of government is either openly hostile to us or gives empty words and promises.
We are on our own. Get off the X. Consider where this is all going, and on April 15 and act accordingly.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (a4flb)
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (l3YAf)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (tgvbd)
You'd think they would've changed that catchphrase after everyone mocked HW Bush for it 35 years ago.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 11:05 PM (1c8Sj)
I can see having to invade canada eventually. No fucking way are we going to put up china on our northern border. This carney dude is dooming canada but good.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 11:04 PM (2GVsD)
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Wild in the Streets
Posted by: Eric at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (RIvkX)
...
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:06 PM (l3YAf)
He's not the only one.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 20, 2026 11:09 PM (EOjZq)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (HlyYF)
Excellent point.
I am constantly amazed at the things some people believe, in the face of constant factual reminders that a diametrically opposed to those things they believe.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 20, 2026 11:09 PM (6Bc88)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 20, 2026 11:09 PM (Ezs10)
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Well, golly gee, the. we should all surrender and give them everything they want, shouldn’t we? You think? LOL
This isn’t ….going to progress according to plan. Trust Me.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 20, 2026 11:10 PM (x0PGQ)
this is real, not CGI
https://tinyurl.com/a4ya9tfa
Posted by: Don Black
Lots of news stories about the snow in Kamchatka. That pic shows up on some of them, so it probably is real.
The most unreal part of it is the 6-story apartments with 6-to-10-story snow drifts on top of them.
And they haven't collapsed. Ivan's got some strong building codes.
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 11:10 PM (VHUov)
Why am I thinking about the broken escalator and malfunctioning sound system at the UN when Don and Melania showed up?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 20, 2026 11:10 PM (a4flb)
Our classes were in PL/I. The language of the future! There was one whole session on Fortran just in case we had to handle legacy code. I’m not even sure if we had to do even one exercise in it, although I vaguely recall we did.
I’ve probably run across Fortran more often in the wild than PL/I.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 11:11 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 11:11 PM (2GVsD)
What part of the trajectory suggests this reversal of outcomes?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 20, 2026 11:12 PM (a4flb)
There's nothing he needs to say that couldn't be accomplished by shitting in a shoebox with a note that says "Eat This and Die," and sending that by courier. Preferably Stone Cold Steve Austin's character from "The Package."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 11:12 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 20, 2026 11:10 PM (a4flb)
Was anyone arrested for that?
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:12 PM (l3YAf)
You'd think they would've changed that catchphrase after everyone mocked HW Bush for it 35 years ago.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 11:05 PM (1c8Sj)
I can see having to invade canada eventually. No fucking way are we going to put up china on our northern border. This carney dude is dooming canada but good.
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We need to acknowledge that Canada hasn't been an independent nation in decades. Our policy has been effectively "we control the skies over Canada"...because we know their government hasn't been responsible enough to put their own defenses in place Canada is already "ours"...they're just too stupid to appreciate it.
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 11:12 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: a gremlin at January 20, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (snZF9)
As a conservative-minded Canadian, that suits me just fine. The Canada I grew up in no longer exists. May as well burn down the husk, and start over.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:13 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 11:13 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 11:11 PM (2GVsD)
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Eh?
Posted by: Rufus the Newfie at January 20, 2026 11:13 PM (RIvkX)
I'm wondering if there is a serious security issue in Davos and we're being told a minor electrical issue is the reason for returning.
These days you never know wth is going on.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 20, 2026 11:13 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Moby at January 20, 2026 11:14 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: banana Dream at January 20, 2026 11:14 PM (Rh0Gp)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 20, 2026 11:16 PM (T3puI)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 11:16 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:13 PM (8zz6B)
As a right-wing American, I’d say “don’t get your hopes up.” Trump can’t even put down an insurrection by commiefaggot Tim Walz. He’ll get steamrolled by Carney.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:16 PM (l3YAf)
I thought Baron was tuned in to social media. Who isn't screaming for justice?
How is it that FBI has all of these resources to track down and prosecute parents at school board meetings but can't even protect their own cars from being vandalized?
I don't know what is worse, the FBI taking a knee in front of the BLM savages, or abandoning weapons and intel to a bunch of soy boys and danger haired women.
I'm afraid that our domestic policy is like Biden's final days in Afghanistan.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 20, 2026 11:17 PM (a4flb)
Macron: "We need more Chinese direct investment in Europe in some key sectors."
translation
We are stony broke and we need a sugar daddy now that Trump has told us to go piss up a rope.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 11:18 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:16 PM (l3YAf)
Much better to give them the rope, and let them hang themselves.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:18 PM (8zz6B)
Virginia and Maryland are now both doing it.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 11:19 PM (1c8Sj)
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Is your account compromised? Because you've posted a couple of these *stupid* posts today. What happened to you?
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 11:19 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:16 PM (l3YAf)
*Puts down $20 that Trump is smarter than you*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 20, 2026 11:20 PM (EOjZq)
Posted by: tcn
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If they believe in something long enough, it becomes fact.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 11:20 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 11:18 PM (rbvCR)
China is not exactly sitting on a pot of gold, either.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:20 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
No punch cards when I was in.
Engineering students were expected to figure out Fortran on their own if they didn't take it as an elective.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 11:20 PM (/lPRQ)
Walz's insurrection is less than 100 Karen Kommandos and associated soy boys. They've done nothing to seriously impede ICE's operations. It's a joke.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 11:20 PM (1c8Sj)
* farts *
* looks accusingly at dog *
* wanders out *
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 20, 2026 11:16 PM (T3puI)
*laughs*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 20, 2026 11:20 PM (EOjZq)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (QGaXH)
It’s impossible to imagine such an outcome befalling our nation.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (l3YAf)
Depends on how Trump is engaged. If Canada, or for that matter, a bunch of drunk gypsies decided to go kinetic, yes the US would lose if we relied on Trump to send in physical force.
But if it isn't kinetic and is about deals and palace intrigue, Trump sweeps the floor with all of them.
Fortunately, EU doesn't even have a band of drunk gypsies and that is why Trump owns them.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (a4flb)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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Really? You're now reduced to making absurd comparisons?
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 11:20 PM (XeU6L)
They need to applaud hard enough so Tinkerbell don't die.
You know what I think? I am going to have to get a smart phone if I want to get a stablecoin wallet.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: davidt at January 20, 2026 10:55 PM (Q+gd/)
Ha Ha! Good One!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (QGaXH)
It’s impossible to imagine such an outcome befalling our nation.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (l3YAf)
So a day ending in "y", then?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:23 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: davidt at January 20, 2026 10:55 PM (Q+gd/)
Ha Ha! Good One!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (QGaXH)
Missed your chance, should've socked Madison Cornbread.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 11:23 PM (ULPxl)
Virginia and Maryland are now both doing it.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 11:19 PM (1c8Sj)
Who could have seen this betrayal coming!?
Oh well, too late to do anything about it now..
Posted by: Indiana GOP at January 20, 2026 11:23 PM (l3YAf)
Alex Soros strongly hinted that the voting machines are going to be set to make Gavin the next President. So there's that.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 11:23 PM (1c8Sj)
Posted by: banana Dream
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I worked, at one point, with NCR CRAM decks:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCR_CRAM
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 11:24 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (a4flb)
True. The Europoors are even more spineless than Mike Johnson.
Posted by: Indiana GOP at January 20, 2026 11:24 PM (l3YAf)
Wouldn't you seriously think about packing heat to church given the non-response of the Feds when animals come in and riot and the locals have zero interest in the matter?
We are on our own, and if it was only a 100 Karen Kommandos, how damned hard is it to sweep them up and lose them in some federal canvas tents in the middle of a military base?
It would get the idiots off the streets and encourage black-pilled Americans to look forward to November.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 20, 2026 11:24 PM (a4flb)
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Alex Soros strongly hinted that the voting machines are going to be set to make Gavin the next President. So there's that.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 11:23 PM (1c8Sj)
When did timwalz nepo baby say that?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 11:25 PM (ULPxl)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:06 PM (8zz6B)
I still have the book...but not for long - getting ready to try to empty the house.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:25 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (rbvCR)
Most stables, you need a wheelbarrow and a rake to gather up the "coins".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:25 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:20 PM (8zz6B)
Which puts them in the position of the bar-beyotch trying to get the bar-fly to pick her up.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 11:25 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:25 PM (8zz6B)
Ah, that is why they call it "tether"
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 11:26 PM (rbvCR)
Called BZ iirc. It all started with the Nazis (of course) and experiments with Mescaline on inmates, the OSS and CIA picked up where they left off, lots of university subcontractors and hospitals, prisons, military etc.
It’s kind of weird to think of all those folks tripping balls in the 1940s and early 1950s.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 20, 2026 11:26 PM (x0PGQ)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:27 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 20, 2026 11:08 PM (47diA)
"I've heard about enough Boomer stuff in my life."
Quitter! (LOL)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:28 PM (QGaXH)
China launders a LOT of money through Canada, you can bet good money that Carney is in on it.
Then again, Canada has gone Maoist, so they will get along fine with China, until China decides to take Canada as a consolation prize for Taiwan.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 20, 2026 11:29 PM (a4flb)
Posted by: JQ at January 20, 2026 11:30 PM (rdVOm)
It’s impossible to imagine such an outcome befalling our nation.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (l3YAf)
In a real war we won't fight fair. Unhook the fight strap on your jersey. When you get into a clinch pull your pads over your head and through the jersey and pads off. Now they got nothing to grab onto and you can proceed to pummel at will.
Posted by: Rob Ray at January 20, 2026 11:31 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 11:31 PM (CSK7p)
Looks like 47 is on the ground at JBA
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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So AF1 is on the ground, what about 47 himself? And is he ambulatory?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2026 11:31 PM (tkcii)
Our classes were in PL/I. The language of the future! There was one whole session on Fortran just in case we had to handle legacy code. I’m not even sure if we had to do even one exercise in it, although I vaguely recall we did.
I’ve probably run across Fortran more often in the wild than PL/I.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 11:11 PM (CSK7p)
Isn't FORTRAN like Latin - the other languages are based on it?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:32 PM (QGaXH)
Mogadishu compares favorably in some neighborhoods...
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 20, 2026 11:34 PM (Ezs10)
56s
: Air Force One’s cabin lights went out “briefly” after takeoff, but no explanation was offered
Karoline Leavitt reportedly said the new 747 gifted to the War Department by Qatar sounds “much better” right now 🤣
The current 747 used as AF1 first flew in ‘87. Time to replace it
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 11:34 PM (HAlvi)
Then go south.
It's not like the Democrat governors of those states would do anything other than throw out the "red carpet," so to speak. They'd be halfway across the country before they ran into any resistance from actual Americans.
Posted by: SimoHayek at January 20, 2026 11:35 PM (/ZkOF)
he says Iowans do not need the federal government telling them how to run elections
even though that very thing is provided for in the Constitution
Art I Sec 4
The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 11:36 PM (ZxPkt)
As a conservative-minded Canadian, that suits me just fine. The Canada I grew up in no longer exists. May as well burn down the husk, and start over.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:13 PM (8zz6B)
"As a conservative-minded Canadian..."
I was wondering if you were an American (US Citizen) living in Canada or a Canadian living in the USA. I guess you answered the question.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:36 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at January 20, 2026 11:39 PM (/u6xp)
Posted by: a dude in MI at January 20, 2026 11:41 PM (+I6Y/)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 11:20 PM (XeU6L)
They need to applaud hard enough so Tinkerbell don't die.
You know what I think? I am going to have to get a smart phone if I want to get a stablecoin wallet.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (rbvCR)
You know what I believe? I believe I'll go have a cold beer IRL....brb
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:42 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 20, 2026 11:43 PM (gh32g)
Then go south.
It's not like the Democrat governors of those states would do anything other than throw out the "red carpet," so to speak. They'd be halfway across the country before they ran into any resistance from actual Americans.
Posted by: SimoHayek at January 20, 2026 11:35 PM (/ZkOF)
A million Canadian shitlibs could drive across the border and be in DC before the GOP finished deciding which slogan tests better with focus groups “Canada is evil because of what they did to the First Nations!” or “Democrats are the real poutinephobes!”
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:43 PM (l3YAf)
Minor electrical problem on AF1. Dibs on that before tankdemon uses it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2026 11:43 PM (tkcii)
Posted by: JQ at January 20, 2026 11:44 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: davidt at January 20, 2026 10:55 PM (Q+gd/)
Ha Ha! Good One!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:21 PM (QGaXH)
Missed your chance, should've socked Madison Cornbread.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 11:23 PM (ULPxl)
Aww Shucks! Kicks dirt....stomps off to get beer from fridge in garage...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:45 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:36 PM (QGaXH)
I am a snowbird, spending a few months each winter in Arizona. There are many of us here. Mostly we behave ourselves and contribute to the economy, and do not collect welfare, food stamps, or other drains.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:45 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 11:46 PM (BI5O2)
Do you smuggle semi trucks of maple syrup across the Mississippi River?
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:48 PM (l3YAf)
* farts *
* looks accusingly at dog *
* wanders out *
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 20, 2026 11:16 PM (T3puI)
*laughs*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 20, 2026 11:20 PM (EOjZq)282 269 * wanders in *
* farts *
* looks accusingly at dog *
* wanders out *
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 20, 2026 11:16 PM (T3puI)
*laughs*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 20, 2026 11:20 PM (EOjZq)
* starts gagging on two farts, one from Sock Monkey and a silent one from the dog *
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 20, 2026 11:49 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 20, 2026 11:49 PM (gh32g)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 11:50 PM (oT7pT)
Sal Mercoglianos, Chair Dept of History, Crim Justice & Pol Science, Faculty Athletic Rep @campbelledu, Maritime Historian, Mariner, Firefighter, presents this map; https://tinyurl.com/5f4xvp25 , with these words
@BrilliantMaps 6h
There's Water Access, Landlocked, Double Landlocked & Then Finally Nebraska
Credit: The World In Maps
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If you are unclickable, the map shows Oklahoma as landlocked, however;
Tulsa Port of Catoosa
The Tulsa Port of Catoosa is a significant inland port located in Oklahoma, serving as the head of navigation for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. This system connects Oklahoma to the Gulf of [sic]Mexico...
_Bing
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 11:50 PM (HAlvi)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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You got it, Mary!
*pitcher of spicy Margarita for you, and glass with a jalapeno-salted rim*
Posted by: JQ at January 20, 2026 11:51 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 20, 2026 11:48 PM (l3YAf)
Naw, we freeze it with liquid nitrogen, and press it into 4X8 sheets, and wrap it in plastic marked as plywood.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:51 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 11:51 PM (HAlvi)
Looks like 47 is on the ground at JBA
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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So AF1 is on the ground, what about 47 himself? And is he ambulatory?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2026 11:31 PM (tkcii)
News has moved on to other topics so I assume there's no story there....
Another poster wrote that maybe the electrical issue is a cover story for something worse at the destination...since I would expect AF1 to land at first available opportunity if ANY sign of mechanical or electrical malfunction. But I guess they're transferring to other plane and continuing on.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:52 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: JQ at January 20, 2026 11:53 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 20, 2026 11:53 PM (gh32g)
Have a virtual beer, too! LOL.
Posted by: JQ at January 20, 2026 11:44 PM (rdVOm)
Thank you JQ.
I am truly blessed.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:54 PM (QGaXH)
*pitcher of spicy Margarita for you, and glass with a jalapeno-salted rim*
Posted by: JQ at January 20, 2026 11:51 PM (rdVOm)
I had a jalapeno pickled quail egg today. It was pretty good. I expect eating a whole jar of those would enable one to fart the 1812 Overture, complete with cannnon flashes.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:54 PM (8zz6B)
In 2018, Beijing released a white paper on how China could extend its Belt and Road Initiative to the Arctic region, calling it 冰上丝绸之路 (literally: Silk Road on Ice).
The Polar Silk Road (light blue below) refers to a navigable sea route that connects the Western hemisphere, East Asia and Western Europe via the Article Circle. ...
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 11:55 PM (HAlvi)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:45 PM (8zz6B)
Maybe you can bring the rest of Alberta with you. We need a legion of AOPs. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 11:56 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Wow, that sounds delicious! Yeah, an excellent treat but don't want to make a full meal of them, for sure.
Posted by: JQ at January 20, 2026 11:58 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:52 PM (QGaXH)
I really hope trump said "fuck it, lets get the Death Star".
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 11:58 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 20, 2026 11:58 PM (gh32g)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 20, 2026 11:36 PM (QGaXH)
I am a snowbird, spending a few months each winter in Arizona. There are many of us here. Mostly we behave ourselves and contribute to the economy, and do not collect welfare, food stamps, or other drains.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 11:45 PM (8zz6B)
"...or other drains"
What would you do with a bunch of extra drains anyway...?
Sometime I'd like to hear about what steps you take to winterize your property while you're away - unless you have someone who stays there.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:00 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Prince Of Dorkness at January 21, 2026 12:00 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:00 AM (x0PGQ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 11:56 PM (snZF9)
There are a huge number of "winter visitors" here in the Central Valley of Arizona. Mile after mile of RV parks, or mobile home parks, mostly seasonally occupied. Many from snowbelt States, but plenty from Canada, too.
BTW, I think Blue Oyster Cult is going to appear at one of the big Indian casinos next month. There is a spare room here if that interests you. And there is a big Harley dealer about 8 blocks from here.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:03 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Aww. You're a good wife! Hubs knows it, even if he's slightly embarrassed. Let him know he's still *your hero*
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 12:04 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Aww. You're a good wife! Hubs knows it, even if he's slightly embarrassed. Let him know he's still *your hero*
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 12:04 AM (rdVOm)
For me it would just be an excuse to sit around playing guitar, or screwing off here. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 12:06 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:00 AM (QGaXH)
My house in Alberta? I turn off the well pump, and house water pressure system, leave the gas furnace on low heat, and have a 300 watt electric fan heater in the basement, set to come on if the temperature drops below 50 or so. And a neighbor stops in twice a week to feed the cat, who in turn catches mices.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:06 AM (8zz6B)
Feb. 6, 2026 Chandler, AZ Wild Horse Pass Resort & Casino
Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 21, 2026 12:10 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:11 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:06 AM (8zz6B)
I thought maybe you have to pour stuff down the drains to keep them from freezing? But it doesn't get cold enough inside I'm guessing..
I was reading about winterizing RVs which I don't have to worry about here...but find interesting as an exercise.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:12 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 12:06 AM (snZF9)
Lol, Bers. He's figured out how to game with one arm. And he reads a lot. But he's bored. And three more weeks of being in an arm sling. He's frustrated that he cant do more things. But I put my foot down and ordered the damn firewood.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 12:12 AM (gh32g)
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 12:13 AM (HAlvi)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 21, 2026 12:10 AM (KAi1n)
That's about a 40 minute road trip from here, traffic permitting.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:13 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:03 AM (8zz6B)
Thats so damn tempting. Maybe I can steal some Death Star plans and keep us, uh...occupied. lol I need to get this '56 panhead I'm building done before I could go anywhere. Its a slow grind. Every damn thing we need seems to be back ordered. There has to be a dozen things we can't get. It should have been done by now. I went to one of the other shops over the weekend and built a motor that we took apart in november, so thats done. If it wasn't for this frigging panhead I would have had a few weeks of nothing major to do.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 12:13 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 12:12 AM (gh32g)
Yikes, one arm out of commission? Thats world ender for me.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 12:15 AM (snZF9)
I was reading about winterizing RVs which I don't have to worry about here...but find interesting as an exercise.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:12 AM (QGaXH)
To "summerize" the place here in AJ, I pour a little baby oil into the toilet bowls, to stop the water from evaporating out of them, and allwoing sewer gases to come up through the traps. Have the water turned off at the meter, and shut off most breakers in the panel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:16 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:16 AM (x0PGQ)
I'm sure it's like the B-52s...with a basically unlimited budget for maintenance and repairs, there really is no such thing as "design life"
Posted by: Azjaeger at January 21, 2026 12:17 AM (3/XaG)
I was in a sling for three months, but I was really messed up. I learned to type with my left hand only.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 12:21 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Azjaeger at January 21, 2026 12:17 AM (3/XaG)
AF1 sure isn't in the air all the time, either. If an airline owns a 747, it's not making money on the ground. So they fly those planes until the wings fall off. An airliner 747 probably gets more airframe hours on it in one year than AF1 has had since it was built.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:21 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:16 AM (x0PGQ)
Seasoned post oak. We are in central TX. It's a good burning firewood here. We have a wood stove that doesn't get used much, but when we do get ice and cold it is wonderful to have.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 12:23 AM (gh32g)
I was in a sling for three months, but I was really messed up. I learned to type with my left hand only.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 21, 2026 12:21 AM (rbvCR)
And green firewood is much worse for loading up your chimney with creosote.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:24 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:16 AM (8zz6B)
That's one of my concerns now that we're free to come and go as we please - leaving the house for an extended period of time. I'd like to shut the water off but the landscaping needs to be watered.
I'll keep the baby oil treatment in mind.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 12:24 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:26 AM (x0PGQ)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 12:23 AM (gh32g)
There is some quality to the heat from a wood fire that just cannot be matched by any other source of heat. Almost like it is a racial memory of our lives in the caves during the Ice Age.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:26 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:27 AM (x0PGQ)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:26 AM (x0PGQ)
Well, Melania has twin somethings, but I don't regard them as offensive.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:29 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: 13times at January 21, 2026 12:30 AM (/kpQH)
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I agree, it is magical. A 500 gallon buried propane tank is pretty sweet too, I betcha.
Have a wall tent and kni-co stove. The flip vent lets a little bit of the flames & light dance on the walls of the tent, it’s peaceful and contemplative.
When that fucker burns down though, and goes out, it starts ticking and gets cold in the tent almost instantly. LOL
I noticed old school Perfection kerosene wick heaters project a pleasing light pattern on the ceiling.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:34 AM (x0PGQ)
say the idiot tide-pods
tell them to fuck off
Posted by: JQ
* ink *
* stamp *
[Pass]
Posted by: certified haiku inspector at January 21, 2026 12:34 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:26 AM (x0PGQ)
If it does we'll never know about it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 12:38 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 12:39 AM (gh32g)
A ball turret gunner named Alan Magee on a B-17 bombing mission during World War Two had the plane he was in destroyed by flak and ultimately, he fell over 20,000 feet to the ground without a parachute - and survived!
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:39 AM (x0PGQ)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Don't know about Hdepot, but call around "equipment rental" places...
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)
Or just buy one, use it, then return it for a refund! (Kidding)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:41 AM (x0PGQ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Glycol is popular with building maintenance folks.
A lot of floor drains don't have functional trap primers so they dry out even though the building is in use year round.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 21, 2026 12:42 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Common Tater
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Whoa... how badly f'ed up was he after that? Would "survival" really be *desirable* afterward?
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 12:43 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 12:43 AM (gh32g)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 12:39 AM (gh32g)
Home Depot says you can. Probably not all stores.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:43 AM (8zz6B)
He was a POW after that. The Germans did not believe him at first, naturally lol
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:44 AM (x0PGQ)
A ball turret gunner named Alan Magee on a B-17 bombing mission during World War Two had the plane he was in destroyed by flak and ultimately, he fell over 20,000 feet to the ground without a parachute - and survived!
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:39 AM (x0PGQ)
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Do you know who didn't survive the war with only one ball turret?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 21, 2026 12:47 AM (uHi2H)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 21, 2026 12:47 AM (Kxi0p)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 12:43 AM (rdVOm)
If it's the guy I remember reading about, his parachute burned, and he fell into a pine forest in Bavaria, heavilly loaded with snow. He hit the upper branches of a pine tree, and sort of filtered down through it, breaking his fall. Still suffered some broken bones.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:48 AM (8zz6B)
Took one afternoon to process both-- wet, GREEN wood-- and no muscle aches later!
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 12:48 AM (rdVOm)
Hitting the rear stabilizer, getting munched by other planes in the formation wasn’t unusual. One B-17 ended up with just the headless torso of a guy from another plane on the navigators desk. They figured out who it was eventually from laundry marks on the clothes.
I still can’t figure out how those guys got up in those planes over and over. Completely crazy.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:51 AM (x0PGQ)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
In my neck of the woods they do. Don't know about Texas. Look it up online .
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 12:53 AM (T3puI)
Donna ampersand... haven't seen you in a while, have we?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 12:54 AM (tkcii)
I recall when we had our beloved Hound neutered. He was a stray and would not come into the house. He would not get in the car. He had been abused and was terrified.
We were finally able to get him to the vet for surgery. He came home wobbly. Hubby picked him up and carried him into the house. We and our cats sat around him that night and comforted him in the living room.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 12:55 AM (gh32g)
Took one afternoon to process both-- wet, GREEN wood-- and no muscle aches later!
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 12:48 AM (rdVOm)
They have the wood splitter from Hell in the Reynolds Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Some farmer took an old steel tractor wheel, and welded a big-ass wedge to the rim of it. Wheel was mounted in a frame, with a very solid anvil, that had a gap for the wedge to pass through. Wheel was driven by a flat belt from the side PTO on an old tractor. It just went round and round constantly. User would place an end of the log on the anvil, and tip it into the patch of the wedge as it came around. Sounds like a great way to lose fingers or a whole arm.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 12:55 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 12:57 AM (x0PGQ)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 21, 2026 01:00 AM (sqSJJ)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 01:01 AM (gh32g)
Bro put much thought into his splitter (He's a machinist by trade) and used a hydraulic ram, fixed wedge, gasoline engine... other specifics I can't describe... lever control for extend & retract. Very safe.
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:01 AM (rdVOm)
Bro put much thought into his splitter (He's a machinist by trade) and used a hydraulic ram, fixed wedge, gasoline engine... other specifics I can't describe... lever control for extend & retract. Very safe.
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:01 AM (rdVOm)
Back in the 1930's, hydraulic parts were rare and expensive, and beyond the reach of most farmers.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 01:06 AM (8zz6B)
Also, it seems Trump is setting the agenda at Davos this year.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 21, 2026 01:07 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 21, 2026 01:07 AM (Da7Vv)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 21, 2026 12:47 AM (Kxi0p)
I remember when my brother's wife brought home a cat. She's the kind that would give an aspirin a headache. The cat was home about 3 days and off it went. It got fixed, and also some silly lion cut and god knows what else. The cat comes home and my brother bends down to pet it and says "see? see? you're here 3 days and now you're bald, you got no balls, and got a slave collar. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 01:10 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ
Pretty much the standard design nowadays. 27 tons of pressure will do a number on a finger. Ask me how I know. They used to make auger type splitters but those had safety issues. Neighbor, years ago had one that he ran off his tractor PTO. A strap from his bibs got caught by the auger and pulled him into the auger. He lost his leg.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 01:12 AM (T3puI)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 01:12 AM (8zz6B)
Glad I still have most of them. Might need to sell one day!
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:13 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Sock Monkey
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Ow ow ow!
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: An Observation
Or, did you pay attention to the GameStop short-seller squeeze? Same thing. There were more shares sold short than existed, IIRC.
Posted by: mikeski at January 21, 2026 01:17 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:17 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: ... at January 21, 2026 01:18 AM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 21, 2026 01:22 AM (Kxi0p)
One day, I may get a "smart" phone, but not until there's NO other device available for voice calls.
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:23 AM (rdVOm)
I've been reading comments with folks "live" during major weather events, earthquakes, riots, and assassinations, successful and (fortunately) not. Also weddings, births, and deaths of Hordelings & company.
I'm grateful for all the Morons who have ears on other sources and convey info and links to here ASAP.
It is amusing to be well-informed already by the time the Morning Report rolls around, especially on Mondays.
What I don't like is that time I have to sleep, and wake up to … okay, usually nothing vital, but I don't like to go to bed wondering about, say, the condition of AF1. But, gotta sleep sometime. (Salutes the late-nighters.)
https://youtu.be/Xa9vWVEYojg
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker is grooving in the ... cold at January 21, 2026 01:27 AM (FMpsC)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 01:29 AM (gh32g)
And how will they replace it?
Posted by: DaveA at January 21, 2026 01:32 AM (FhXTo)
Call on nights/weekends-- they even published a handy chart inside the phone books!
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:32 AM (rdVOm)
My card story - in '69, I wrote a Fortran program to calculate LCR values for an equalizer network for differing lengths of coax, all on cards. The deck was about 7 inches.
15 years and two companies later, at a conference, I run into my old boss, who tells me that they got an order for more of that product, they dug out the cards, had some contract company run them through a reader onto an 8" floppy, and it worked fine on Fortran77.
Posted by: buddhaha at January 21, 2026 01:35 AM (epPlm)
A good friend (RIP) was suffering lung cancer & wanted to call but was unable to talk much without running out of breath, and I could barely hear her speak. TEXT to the rescue! We could finally communicate!
Love ya, Jo! Miss you, girlfriend...
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:37 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 01:39 AM (gh32g)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:42 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: An Observation
The silver market has been in a state of flux for about a decade. Small investor demand for the poor man's bullion has put extreme pressure on supply. Combine that with China, the no. 3 exporter restricting exports and supply has been seriously squeezed. This isn't the first time London has been caught selling phantom silver. A chunk of the big players holdings are paper. They're having a harder time moving it because buyers want physical silver now. The supply squeeze isn't going away anytime soon. There was a rumor that Musk's level of concern has him looking at investing in the production end.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 01:43 AM (T3puI)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 01:46 AM (LNeRu)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 01:49 AM (mlg/3)
Wobbly table is empty I think... but you're welcome to sit at the bar! Plenty of seats available.
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:50 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
CCI or Freedom?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 01:53 AM (T3puI)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 01:55 AM (LNeRu)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:58 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 21, 2026 01:59 AM (gh32g)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:03 AM (rdVOm)
And how will they replace it?
Posted by: DaveA at January 21, 2026 01:32 AM (FhXTo)
It was Chris Christie's
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 02:05 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 21, 2026 02:06 AM (SRRAx)
Kinda late - was doing some research for a kitchen appliance....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
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Oooooo! Whatcha gonna buy?
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:07 AM (rdVOm)
Donna, sorry to hear about you and your sis. I hope you can regain some health and strength and come back to us.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 02:09 AM (tkcii)
I thought everyone might have left... we'll I can certainly cozy up to the bar! I'll have a beer please!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 02:09 AM (LNeRu)
Posted by: JQ
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Ugh. Sorry that sounds cruel, but I know some of the people. It's the truth.
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:10 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:11 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 21, 2026 02:12 AM (HAlvi)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 01:49 AM (mlg/3)
No its not difficult. If you can make an E or an AM you should be ok, because the fingering is a little similar. You just need to add that pinky, but that could be the problem note if you actually are a tad arthritic.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 02:12 AM (snZF9)
The London Bullion market is in deep trouble: they've sold the same Silver bars to several different customers, and the customers want delivery. Did you ever see the movie The Producers? Yeah the banks sold 2 to 3 hundred % of Springtime for Hitler never dreaming people would ask for their shares. Ruh Rho.
Posted by: An Observation
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I haven't seen The Producers, but I saw Bugsy. Mr. Siegel sold the same shares to multiple people never dreaming he would not be able to pyramid it back to them. (Actually, that's not a pyramid scheme, but it's some sort of scheme.)
I'm very surprised that The London Bullion market has made this kind of error. I think of London as still being a, if not the, world finance center.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 02:12 AM (tkcii)
Posted by: Fenderbender at January 21, 2026 02:13 AM (x8own)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 02:14 AM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 02:16 AM (T3puI)
Trump is setting the agenda at Davos this year.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls
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And he's not even there.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 02:17 AM (tkcii)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 02:17 AM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 21, 2026 02:12 AM (tkcii)
There are plenty of stupid and greedy people who wear three-piece suits.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 21, 2026 02:22 AM (sqSJJ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 02:22 AM (snZF9)
"Good night! May your dreams be less awkward than your day.”
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 21, 2026 02:22 AM (LNeRu)
Posted by: Sock Monkey
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Thank you for your support! I hope it performs *perfectly* for you!
Also, note: ICE uses our stuff, too. GDHP FTW!
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:23 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 01:58 AM (rdVOm)
No shit. I used a lot of that stuff a million years ago when I used to reload. Probably been 35 years since I did that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 02:25 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 21, 2026 02:26 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm)
Not really, I hate that shit for some reason. I bought a bottle to see what the hubub was about. It didn't grow on me. I'm doing Makers right now, probably got a couple weeks left of that and I'll move on to the woodford.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2026 02:28 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:28 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:29 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 21, 2026 02:34 AM (0nHVk)
And one of them wanted to speak briefly with each of us, to thank us for making such a fine product and to tell us how it saved his life. Wow. The guy was practically in tears while telling his story. Made us proud and humbled simultaneously.
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:35 AM (rdVOm)
Also, note: ICE uses our stuff, too. GDHP FTW!
Posted by: JQ
Consistent quality. That's why I have a boatload.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 21, 2026 02:36 AM (T3puI)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
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Right on. Any more ice than you can fit in a glass, is too much!
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:37 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:47 AM (rdVOm)
Hmm. If I understand the other science correctly, areas over the deep sea don't have that many fish at one time since there's not much to eat and nowhere to hide. The Sargassum Belt may provide such a place, but that's speculation on my part based upon my imperfect interpretation of other things that I have read.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 21, 2026 02:50 AM (sgQOs)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 03:02 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 21, 2026 03:02 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 03:03 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at January 21, 2026 03:04 AM (rdVOm)
You should breath now.
(If you that fucking stupid to believe that crap, you are too fucking stupid to breath.)
Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 21, 2026 03:27 AM (sgQOs)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 03:32 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 21, 2026 03:33 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2026 04:00 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at January 21, 2026 06:56 AM (FpP3s)
Tuesday Cafe
Snowy night in Tokyo
by @Omicram_Box
The creepiest of all dance moves. Cute little puppy sneaks in for a bashful kiss. Dog makes friends with some donkeys. Big cat combat crawl. Cat brings her kitten to snuggle with her human. Watchcat on duty. Sneaky single mother cat tricked a poor dog into thinking he's the father. Attention-seeker. Ping pong rope-a-dope.
Aw: Senior dog needs a little help to play fetch, and the younger dog supplies it.
The younger dog lays toys for the older dog so it can also play fetch..🐕🐾🐶😍 pic.twitter.com/ogLgllfo1u
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) January 20, 2026
The deaf dog who loves fireworks. pic.twitter.com/DBwNODXbBt
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) January 20, 2026
Pupper living the best life..🐕🐾⛷️😍
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) January 18, 2026
📹mayamoogoIden pic.twitter.com/SoJu7c9hIB
What a beautiful scene. pic.twitter.com/Bw4qjhBfxe
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) January 20, 2026
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Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 07:15 PM (snZF9)
Its a bit creepy
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 07:16 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: zombie at January 20, 2026 07:16 PM (se8lQ)
Trump's methods are clumsy and embarrassing, but there is a serious concern behind them.
Posted by: John Lawrence
Here's my take from watching Trump. He has masterfully prepped the battlefield. He puts out the most outrageous demands and gets the response he wanted.
Now, he'll come back and offer a 100 year lease. The Euros can save a little face while we now can invest knowing regardless of what government may come, we have what we want from Greenland. We can invest in infrastructure for mining, etc. and finalize the missing piece of the Golden Dome. The Danes can probably wet their beak on the mining.
Also, the current residents can remain subjects of the Danish crown which has done so much for them. I assume they're all on the dole, so we won't have that expense. They said they wanted to remain subjects, so go and may God have mercy on your mercenary souls.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 20, 2026 07:16 PM (cxFcK)
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Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 07:18 PM (ZcsJV)
With Information and five pictures.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 07:18 PM (/lPRQ)
This, too, is the story of Obama.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 20, 2026 07:19 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 07:20 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front at January 20, 2026 07:20 PM (oftw2)
A lot of seventies and eighties science fiction assumed that Japanese culture would take over in the United States. There are parts of it where that would be better than what we actually got.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 07:21 PM (4ZQ4g)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 07:22 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Does kind of ruin the illusion, but it's nice to see what the steps actually look like.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 07:22 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 07:21 PM (4ZQ4g)
Out of all the wonderful possibilities, Minneapolis chose…. Somalia.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 07:23 PM (8YGuO)
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at January 20, 2026 07:24 PM (8uLfZ)
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Democrats have been in power in Virginia for ~48 hours and they’ve already introduced a bill to ban the hand-counting of election ballots…
"Prohibits such ballots from being counted by hand for any reason…"
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Posted by: Axeman at January 20, 2026 07:25 PM (krQz2)
That and California are among the main examples I was thinking of.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 07:25 PM (4ZQ4g)
Great job, folks! Thank you!!!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 20, 2026 07:26 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 07:23 PM (8YGuO)
That is the flip side of cyberpunk. The whole anarcho-tyranny requires the top end corporate elite and the bottom end slums, and cyberpunk genre is surfing the atomizing structure in between
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 07:26 PM (rbvCR)
They are also going to pass a Wealth / Asset Tax of 3.8% on any equity holder with 1 mil in assets.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 07:26 PM (ZcsJV)
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Democrats have been in power in Virginia for ~48 hours and they’ve already introduced a bill to ban the hand-counting of election ballots…
"Prohibits such ballots from being counted by hand for any reason…"
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Posted by: Axeman
Once they ban the teaching of counting in school they will have total control.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 07:26 PM (/lPRQ)
"Prohibits such ballots from being counted by hand for any reason…"
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Posted by: Axeman
Breathtaking. "So, we're cheating and telling you we are and there's nothing you can do about it, 'cause democracy."
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 07:27 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Elaine Bennis at January 20, 2026 07:28 PM (dIske)
Facing contempt of Congress, the Clintons’ lawyers made an untenable offer: that I travel to New York for a conversation with President Clinton only. No official transcript would be recorded and other Members of Congress would be barred from participating.
He turned this wonderful offer down.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 20, 2026 07:29 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: banana Dream at January 20, 2026 07:29 PM (qLtZW)
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 07:30 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 07:26 PM (ZcsJV)
That is all the rage these days. The yoots think it's great cuz no one needs that much money.
It will, of course, have catastrophic results but that'll be the fault of wreckers.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 07:30 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 20, 2026 07:32 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 07:32 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 07:33 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 20, 2026 07:34 PM (L/fGl)
Trump's methods are clumsy and embarrassing, but there is a serious concern behind them.
Posted by: John Lawrence
Here's my take from watching Trump. He has masterfully prepped the battlefield. He puts out the most outrageous demands and gets the response he wanted.
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Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 20, 2026 07:16 PM (cxFcK)
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When he negotiates he's going in a straight line but he puts out so much flak that he may be negotiating something entirely different that what he's talking about.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 07:34 PM (HAlvi)
Posted by: Bulg
Now that everybody can pay players, suddenly the SEC doesn't seem so dominate.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 20, 2026 07:35 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Ben Had
They'll turn down the offer because of the Thai food at 3 AM thing.
Posted by: Nice Gulag They Live In at January 20, 2026 07:35 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at January 20, 2026 07:24 PM (8uLfZ)
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The Powers That Be in this world consciously chose to use those dystopias as a blueprint for remaking society.
Unfortunately, they are incompetent, so the reality is so much worse.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 20, 2026 07:35 PM (ESVrU)
Probably just that his security were unable to drag Brigitte off of him fast enough on the plane and he is hiding a shiner, but still, what class, what panache.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 07:36 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Paco at January 20, 2026 07:37 PM (2L+MU)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 07:39 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Kindltot
I read he bumped into his wife's penis.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 20, 2026 07:39 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Skip
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We can't send them to prison.
We can't convict them.
But we can disturb them, greatly.
Bondi's not doing it.
No one is doing it.
Travesty
Shame
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 07:39 PM (HAlvi)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 07:40 PM (pkeXY)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 07:40 PM (8YGuO)
Posted by: Orson at January 20, 2026 07:41 PM (dIske)
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So the idea is to not bust a move.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 20, 2026 07:34 PM
I was impressed that the busts (of which there appeared to be a number with sufficient mass) did not exhibit any oscillations, which, of course, are beautifully described by third-order differential equations.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 20, 2026 07:41 PM (0sNs1)
Austin used to have great 3am Thai, but it gets expensive to stay open late when blue cities prioritize chaos and criminals. Also just plain high taxes and red tape.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 07:41 PM (gucgM)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 07:32 PM (0KSrI)
I will help anyone who wants to leave.
Also, I would LMAO if the western counties of VA were able to merge with WV.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 07:42 PM (ULPxl)
I don't know that I can think of a more effective way to lose the most productive of your Citizens?
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 07:42 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot
Juan Williams puts the idiot in useful idiot
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at January 20, 2026 07:43 PM (eoX/z)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at January 20, 2026 07:44 PM (vFG9F)
That always sucks since we aren't built for that.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 07:44 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 07:45 PM (12gEb)
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Of course it is.
They all are.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 07:45 PM (HAlvi)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 07:45 PM (12gEb)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 07:45 PM (RIvkX)
The idea that the Clintons would be held to account for something is ridiculous, which I've been saying for a decade, ever since Trump first threw out that red meat.
This story isn't even worth discussion.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 07:46 PM (BI5O2)
That always sucks since we aren't built for that.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 07:44 PM (KDPiq)
Looks like that storm system is going to fck with most of the SE, although not nearly as bad as Snowmaggedon '21. Hope all you Morons are ready.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 07:46 PM (ULPxl)
I don't know that I can think of a more effective way to lose the most productive of your Citizens?
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 07:42 PM (ZcsJV)
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What's absolutely mind boggling is that all those taxes (projected assets, inheritence, capital gains, wealth tax)..they are obviously created (some from thin air and creativity) to accomodate State's & Federal shortfalls, that might have been manageable had the fraud been addressed, negating the need for such taxes.
Posted by: Orson at January 20, 2026 07:47 PM (dIske)
Posted by: old chick at January 20, 2026 07:47 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: old chick at January 20, 2026 07:47 PM (F3Dlr)
Heh. What did he say?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 07:48 PM (ULPxl)
I’m torn on this. Yes, nothing will happen to the Clintons. On the other hand make them say it.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 07:48 PM (12gEb)
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 07:42 PM (ZcsJV)
California has been testing that theory for past five years.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 07:49 PM (KDPiq)
That always sucks since we aren't built for that.
Posted by: Opinion fact
Put on your big boy pants and a hat. You’ll be fine.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 20, 2026 07:50 PM (HCL3E)
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 07:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
That's a return to how it used to be, and probably a reasonable course of action for most stores.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 07:52 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 07:52 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 07:42 PM (ZcsJV)
Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:
“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: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 07:52 PM (8YGuO)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 07:48 PM (12gEb)
They won't be made to say a word. They'll defy Congress, and they'll get away with it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 07:52 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: old chick at January 20, 2026 07:47 PM (F3Dlr)
Sounded more like a thank you for some unplanned outer perimeter backup. That probably freaked the SS.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 07:52 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Opinion fact
Thurs and Fri our daytime air temp will be -17 and the overnight low -29. Once you add the windchill even our pipes will beg for mercy.
Posted by: old chick at January 20, 2026 07:52 PM (F3Dlr)
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Put on your big boy pants and a hat. You’ll be fine.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 20, 2026 07:50 PM (HCL3E)
Hey! It's going to be below 60 degrees!
Forecast says freezing rain Saturday and three nights of below 15. My goats will NOT be happy.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 07:53 PM (ULPxl)
Posted by: Ben Had
They'll turn down the offer because of the Thai food at 3 AM thing.
Posted by: Nice Gulag They Live In at January 20, 2026 07:35 PM (oftw2)
There's Virginia folk who've made the pilgrimage to Texas. Some more than once.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 07:53 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Opinion fact
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Eat more bacon with steak, eggs, and cheese.
White toast with lots of Falfurrias butter.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 07:53 PM (HAlvi)
That always sucks since we aren't built for that.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 07:44 PM (KDPiq)
Looks like that storm system is going to fck with most of the SE, although not nearly as bad as Snowmaggedon '21. Hope all you Morons are ready.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 07:46 PM (ULPxl)
It's like Mr. Freeze is detonating a freeze bomb in our AO. We need Batman now more than ever.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 07:54 PM (wVcYX)
Property rights, Rule of Law. Presumption of Innocence. Equal rights under the Law. Right to face one’s accuser.
Business and capital investment depends on certainty. Reasonable certainty anyhow. Planning ten years out, one could reasonably predict interest rates would be in historical ranges. There wouldn’t have been a military coups and currency revaluation and sovereign debt default and all that bullshit.
As a consequence of all these things, and more, America drew top talent and money from around the globe. It ain’t rocket science. But government has become infested with cretins and idiots, and indeed rapacious financial entities “too big to fail” have achieved regulatory capture. The currency has turned to confetti.
Something new in the U.S.A. that the rest of the world has had long bitter experience with. Life is cheap in America.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 20, 2026 07:54 PM (SH3As)
Posted by: Nice Gulag They Live In at January 20, 2026 07:35 PM (oftw2)
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Good for them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 07:54 PM (HAlvi)
President Donald Trump said criminal illegal aliens being removed from the U.S. are so violent, they "make the Hells Angels look like the sweetest people on Earth," arguing tougher border enforcement is now driving what he called "reverse migration."
He added that the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club members are now considered "nice, high-quality person," noting that he likes them because they voted for and protected him.
Posted by: old chick at January 20, 2026 07:55 PM (F3Dlr)
That always sucks since we aren't built for that.
Posted by: Opinion fact
Open the cabinets under your sinks, let the water dribble while it is cold out, put a space heater in the attic where the water heater is, and make sure to swathe your outside faucets with towels for insulation.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 07:55 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 07:30 PM (XeU6L)
It's surveillance. What other "massive data" is there?
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 07:55 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 07:56 PM (B1V5i)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 07:56 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
* golf clap *
.....it's a ramen restaurant named たちひら , Tachihira.
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 07:56 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: man at January 20, 2026 07:56 PM (XuXeR)
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Pfft.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Storm_of_the_Century
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 07:56 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 07:57 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Ben Had
They'll turn down the offer because of the Thai food at 3 AM thing.
Posted by: Nice Gulag They Live In at January 20, 2026 07:35 PM (oftw2)
There's Virginia folk who've made the pilgrimage to Texas. Some more than once.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 07:53 PM (ExV1e)
Some of us traded the Sweet Virginia Breeze for Texas BBQ, Nolan Ryan and Earl Campbell, and sunshine most of the time.
Posted by: Count de Monet, Born in D.C., raised in MD, learnt in VA, living the life in TX at January 20, 2026 07:57 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 07:56 PM (B1V5i)
I remember him from Batman 1966 TV show.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 07:58 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: garrett
Sounds like an Obama Tax - penalize middle class people who worked a lifetime to hold a nestegg to retire on. They say $1-2M should be the size of it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 07:58 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Bulg
I like that the championship stays in the Big Ten. I'm an OSU alum. Wish I could follow my son's Alma Mater, USC(South Carolina) but I don't think they will ever be anything.
Posted by: Tuna at January 20, 2026 07:59 PM (lJ0H4)
Here in SW Wyoming we are having a mild winter. No snow and we need it to refill our reservoir so we will have drinking water.
Posted by: four seasons at January 20, 2026 07:59 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 07:49 PM (KDPiq)
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I was just reading about the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), which operates like a terrorist organization. Their latest little endeavor is to adjust for people who work from home, which has escalated. A lot of the people who left California moved just over the border to Nevada which has no State Income Tax. As they are working from home it would make sense to do so. California is still making them pay State Income Tax if they have the least little connection to California in the company they work for despite all their wages being paid to them in a separate state.
Posted by: Orson at January 20, 2026 07:59 PM (dIske)
Yeah, the weather guys are talking dirty. Really nasty. I'm pulling for the GFS vs the Euro model runs for us. GFS has the moisture hitting later, meaning more snow/sleet, while the Euro has a big ice event. Don't want that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 20, 2026 07:59 PM (w6EFb)
White toast with lots of Falfurrias butter.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 07:53 PM (HAlvi)
Sounds like a plan!
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 07:59 PM (wVcYX)
They change their mind at the drop of a hat. Not worth the uncertainty. The “Biden” administration canceled the Keystone pipeline on day 1; they are at war against the people via energy if you really think about it. “Green” energy is just a cover story, in my opinion.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 20, 2026 08:00 PM (SH3As)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 07:30 PM (XeU6L)
It's surveillance. What other "massive data" is there?
Posted by: ...
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Yeah, I realize that the question answers itself. It is the sacrifice of security to convenience.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 08:00 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 07:55 PM (rbvCR)
Also a solid plan!
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 08:01 PM (wVcYX)
White toast with lots of Falfurrias butter.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 07:53 PM (HAlvi)
Sounds like a plan!
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 07:59 PM (wVcYX)
Hmm, I should check my pantry for French Toast ingredients. I know I have eggs...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 08:01 PM (ULPxl)
Have you not been getting rain?
We haven't had dick for valley snow, but we have had a lot of rain and mountain snow.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 08:01 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 08:01 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: four seasons at January 20, 2026 08:01 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 20, 2026 08:01 PM (0sNs1)
I hate the fact that they still tax savings and CD interest much less a wealth tax.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 08:02 PM (KDPiq)
Make cat videos without using actual cats.
Posted by: Penguin Facts at January 20, 2026 08:02 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 08:01 PM
Don't forget the Grade B pure maple syrup.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 20, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: four seasons at January 20, 2026 08:03 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 08:00
It's not, really. You might notice that most normies are not excited for AI, certainly not like they were for the internet.
But voters and consumers aren't being consulted.
This is a top-down push for AI, BAMN.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 08:03 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Bulg
Son of a Hokie grad here. Iffen they get good, will have to give them a follow.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 08:04 PM (wVcYX)
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Line local politicians pockets.
Increase water and electricity rates.
Make land ownership in affected areas unaffordable.
Rob you and your family of ever having a possible future without it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 20, 2026 08:05 PM (U2OZr)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 20, 2026 07:59 PM (w6EFb)
Our WVLT meteorologist for the Knoxville area's concerned about just where that ice line is going to end up.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 20, 2026 08:06 PM (/HDaX)
It always depends on Spring Rain here. If we get the rains in May/June, we are ok.
Without those, we burn. Regardless of snowpack.
Mostly due to the lack of soil here.
Snowpack is great and all, but not without something to impound runoff.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 08:07 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 07:58 PM (/lPRQ)
They do not want anyone to have a nest egg. Money is freedom and freedom is anathema to them.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 08:08 PM (ExV1e)
A friend brought me 108 eggs.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 08:09 PM (0KSrI)
What say you, ERCOT?
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 08:09 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 20, 2026 08:09 PM (+mUZM)
Now that you mention it, I think he was in one of the movies, too. Probably he was slumming in the comic I read.
He teamed up with some heat-ray-using villain and ended up curing Flash’s broken leg, which was counterproductive to their purpose.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 08:10 PM (CSK7p)
They voted for me.
They protected me, actually.
Believe it or not.
_President Donald J. Trump
I'd like to know the circumstances of that event.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 08:11 PM (HAlvi)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 08:00 PM (XeU6L)
No I think it's genuinely surveillance on such a scale no one can imagine it but them. That's why they're "all in". And that's why it's being done under the guise of "AI".
This is one of those things I warn about that in five years when it's totally obvious, I tell everyone I was saying it...
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 08:11 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
* golf clap *
.....it's a ramen restaurant named たちひら , Tachihira.
Posted by: mikeski
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 08:11 PM (/lPRQ)
The Swing years, between El Nino and La Nina usually do this to the Intermountain West.
The good snow is east and south (of me) in those years.
We do usually get late snow into March/April on those years, though. So, there is still a bit of hope.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 08:11 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Tuna at January 20, 2026 08:11 PM (lJ0H4)
A friend brought me 108 eggs.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 08:09 PM
Make some quiche-like things, and you can freeze them.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 20, 2026 08:12 PM (0sNs1)
It doesn't matter if it's AI, or whatever. America's corrupt institutions hate its people, and anything they are in favor of will be used to harm you. Nothing they do will ever benefit you; if it would, they would be against it.
This goes for everything.
If you hear these people doing a full-court press for the Free Puppies Act, those puppies will turn out to be fast-growing genetically engineered maneaters who go into ravening mode as soon as they reach adulthood in six months.
There's always an attack on you built into every one of their plans.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 08:12 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 08:12 PM (VHUov)
A friend brought me 108 eggs.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 08:09 PM (0KSrI)
They're the fruit of the barnyard.
Posted by: Bubba at January 20, 2026 08:12 PM (wVcYX)
New Waifu Amelia:
https://x.com/martianwyrdlord/status/2013717354
589430206?s=20
These are a lot of fun. I hope they're making a difference.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 20, 2026 08:12 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 08:12 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
* golf clap *
.....it's a ramen restaurant named たちひら , Tachihira.
Posted by: mikeski
Ok,
The one just to the right, looks like it says,
"Strip Live Theater" and has pics of what could be... women.
What that say?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 08:13 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 08:13 PM (ZcsJV)
This goes for everything.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
I don't get it.
.....
* spit take *
I couldn't keep a straight face. Sorry.
Posted by: A. Fauci at January 20, 2026 08:14 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 08:15 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 08:15 PM (0KSrI)
Moron, why do these words sound so nasty?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 08:15 PM (CSK7p)
Ice cream. Chocolate creme. Meringue. Torrone. Divinity.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair
Might be enough for a couple gallons of pickled eggs.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 08:16 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 08:17 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Cool Hand Luke at January 20, 2026 08:18 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 08:18 PM (HAlvi)
No problem.
Posted by: RI Red at January 20, 2026 08:18 PM (30Gj0)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Sure, and then they go home to Spanbergerland.
Posted by: Ilse, She-Wolf Of The SS at January 20, 2026 08:19 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Adriane the Lack of Vacuum Critic. . . at January 20, 2026 08:19 PM (H71ll)
It doesn't matter if it's AI, or whatever. America's corrupt institutions hate its people, and anything they are in favor of will be used to harm you. Nothing they do will ever benefit you; if it would, they would be against it.
This goes for everything.
If you hear these people doing a full-court press for the Free Puppies Act, those puppies will turn out to be fast-growing genetically engineered maneaters who go into ravening mode as soon as they reach adulthood in six months.
There's always an attack on you built into every one of their plans.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 08:12 PM (BI5O2)
Right.
If the government gave you 108 eggs, it would only because the USDA was going to issue regulations requiring you to put 108 eggs in your ass.
Posted by: guy who fears the wggs at January 20, 2026 08:19 PM (9CF8Y)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 08:19 PM (rbvCR)
With the ground being cold, frozen, anything that falls will stick.
Tomorrow will be "storm prep" day. Just in case.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 20, 2026 08:20 PM (U2OZr)
Wildfire season will be really bad this year.
Posted by: four seasons at January 20, 2026 08:03 PM (3ek7K)
Probably not up here. We have had good snow pack, so that should help. But there are always plenty of fires near Fairbanks and that whole area burns off about once every 10 years. You couldn't pay me to live up there with all the smoke and dust in the summer and minus 60 in the winter.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 20, 2026 08:21 PM (6Bc88)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 08:12 PM
The world is beginning to awaken to Big Penguin's pernicious and perverted perfidy.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 20, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)
Does any place ever need more than one jar of them?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 08:21 PM (CSK7p)
Posted by: Trajan Optimus at January 20, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 08:22 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 08:17 PM (0KSrI)
You can also just break 'em and freeze 'em. They thaw out and work just as good as fresh.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 20, 2026 08:22 PM (6Bc88)
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 20, 2026 08:23 PM (IhIKR)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order mobilizing the federal government to fight state limits on the fast-growing artificial intelligence industry.
The order drew overwhelming praise from the tech industry but a fast rebuke from critics, including lawmakers in both parties who say the federal government is not doing enough to address the dangers that AI poses.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 08:23 PM (pkeXY)
I imagine the breaking point will be when the electricity grid for the entire island goes down (again), but this time doesn’t come back up. At all.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 08:23 PM (8YGuO)
Does any place ever need more than one jar of them?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 08:21 PM (CSK7p)
I've seen "Dances with Wolves", the Sioux will attack before you can finish the first jar.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 08:23 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 20, 2026 08:24 PM (cxFcK)
Tomorrow will be "storm prep" day. Just in case.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 20, 2026 08:20 PM (U2OZr)
I suppose people call us preppers, but we are realists. One missed barge and a stretch of bad weather, and the shelves will be mostly bare. We don't wait until the storm. We are always ready. Not to last a year or anything, but certainly well enough to last a month.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 20, 2026 08:24 PM (6Bc88)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 08:25 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 08:25 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 08:23 PM (8YGuO)
And the citizen militia will be convinced it is the prelude to an American invasion, and they will respond accordingly, some by setting up checkpoints, some by denouncing neighbors so they don't get denounced themselves, some by looting stores, some by burning state offices, and it will keep getting worse.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 08:26 PM (rbvCR)
.....it's a ramen restaurant named たちひら , Tachihira.
Posted by: mikeski
Ok,
The one just to the right, looks like it says,
"Strip Live Theater" and has pics of what could be... women.
What that say?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
I can fight my way through hiragana and katakana, but kanji is hard.
But there aren't many places called "tachihira," so that was easy to find. Here's google street view looking at the place that you think is a gentlemen's club:
https://is.gd/T8clRw
It..... seems to be a gentlemen's club.
Sign out front has some English on it, "shibuya dotonbori gekijo." Which is enough to DDG it and plan a visit.
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 08:29 PM (VHUov)
Life is too short to hate where you live. Whether it’s the weather or the people or the politics or the potholes. Be happy.
I take power outages and storms and cold and heat as a challenge. It’s different. Work for it. Shit. We are such pussies compared to folks 200 years ago.
Suck it up. Put on a hat. Grab a shovel. And a chainsaw. And the campstove. Help your neighbor.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 20, 2026 08:29 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: garrett
Given that 4% is a common retirement withdrawal rate, the state will get to retire while you keep fucking working comrade.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at January 20, 2026 08:29 PM (HCQX9)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 08:29 PM (pkeXY)
https://x.com/martianwyrdlord/status/2013717354
589430206?s=20
These are a lot of fun. I hope they're making a difference.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 20, 2026 08:12 PM (iJfKG)
She manages to make purple hair look good. Which is quite a trick unto itself.
Well, if you manage to notice her hair at all, that is.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 20, 2026 08:29 PM (hOOi9)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 08:29 PM (rbvCR)
I have mil-issue wear for use above the artcic circle, that is when I break it out.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 08:30 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Case at January 20, 2026 08:33 PM (4rWc3)
169 Cuba should go with solar panels and windmills.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 08:29 PM (pkeXY)
Funny thing is, they tried to get their Good Communist Friend China to help them set up a solar system to replace their antiquated Soviet oil burning generators.
And Good Friend China said “you no payee the bills, you no get no solar panels.”
You can always count on the Chinese - they never let ideology stand in the way of their own greed.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 08:34 PM (8YGuO)
This is known as "bad luck”.
Robert Heinlein
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 07:52 PM (8YGuO)
Reminds me of the story of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving. After fully half of the colonists starved, the governor came up with the idea of using, essentially, capitalism to organize their society, instead of what was essentially Socialism. It was fabulously successful - abundance was the result. So they thanked ... God. Essentially calling it "good luck".
Hundreds of years later, the lesson still hasn't been learned.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 20, 2026 08:36 PM (hOOi9)
And Good Friend China said “you no payee the bills, you no get no solar panels.”
You can always count on the Chinese - they never let ideology stand in the way of their own greed.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 08:34 PM (8YGuO)
China would have been happy to float a loan for Cuba in order to gain more control over the island but they probably realized that even a Democrat President wouldn't be able to ignore that.
Ignoring ideology in an endeavor almost certain to fail is easier than just ignoring it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 08:37 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 08:37 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 20, 2026 08:39 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 08:29 PM (rbvCR)
I don't understand this, but it does remind me of something I read about Iceland recently.
I guess most, if not all the power in Iceland is "renewable". That sounded ridiculous to me - the idea of solar power that far north, but that wasn't what they were talking about. It was about hydroelectric, and ... geothermal. Being of volcanic origin, maybe it's a pretty ideal place for doing geothermal. Sounds great to me.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 20, 2026 08:41 PM (hOOi9)
Posted by: Orson at January 20, 2026 08:41 PM (dIske)
It..... seems to be a gentlemen's club.
Sign out front has some English on it, "shibuya dotonbori gekijo." Which is enough to DDG it and plan a visit.
Posted by: mikeski
That is putting some effort into...
At first glance I thought the pic was AI, but signs look real and too weird for AI.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 08:41 PM (/lPRQ)
I thought Mr. Freeze was a Flash villain?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 07:56 PM (B1V5i)
That's Captain Cold, IIRC.
But yes, 1966 Batman had 3 Mr. Freezes.
Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at January 20, 2026 08:42 PM (wr21C)
Your favorite justification seemed to be on the internet the easiest thing to be aware of.
I say to you, I definitely get annoyed while people consider worries that
they just don't know about. You managed to hit the nail upon the top as well as defined out the whole thing without having side effect ,
people can take a signal. Will likely be back to get more.
Thanks
Posted by: Belmont auto glass at January 20, 2026 08:43 PM (UYVRC)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 08:43 PM (gKWVE)
-Mr Freeze
Posted by: Trajan Optimus at January 20, 2026 08:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Orson
Uh, sir, I found this dick and pair of balls. I don't want to presume, but . . .
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 08:44 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 08:44 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Trajan Optimus at January 20, 2026 08:45 PM (zZu0s)
It..... seems to be a gentlemen's club.
Sign out front has some English on it, "shibuya dotonbori gekijo." Which is enough to DDG it and plan a visit.
Posted by: mikeski
Looking below, it says "Strip Live Theater", which seems... suggestive.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 20, 2026 08:45 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
I only use my powers for good.
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 08:45 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Safeway at Diamond Hts is open until Midnight. Walgreens at 18th & Castro is open 24 hours. PurpleStar cannabis club on Mission/21st is open until 10. San Fran has never really been a late-night town except for bars and a few restaurants.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 20, 2026 08:47 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Trajan Optimus at January 20, 2026 08:48 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 08:49 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy
And below and to the left are pics of the of what looks to be the strippers. So I'd say chances are good that it's a strip club.
Posted by: Tuna at January 20, 2026 08:50 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Trajan Optimus at January 20, 2026 08:50 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Tuna at January 20, 2026 08:50 PM (lJ0H4)
There ya go.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 20, 2026 08:51 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2026 08:52 PM (eefky)
Posted by: Trajan Optimus at January 20, 2026 08:53 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Tuna at January 20, 2026 08:54 PM (lJ0H4)
But Bird was awesome. I didn't mind at all getting those recommends on my YT.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 08:55 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Trajan Optimus
No, just the zoning.
They let one between the noodle place and a gogo joint on the right.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 08:55 PM (/lPRQ)
Although, tbf, Trojan wasn't a Spanish nationalist, he was a Roman through and through and one of the few actually good men to be emperor. Also possibly the only one who was not also weak.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 08:57 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 20, 2026 08:59 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Trajan Optimus at January 20, 2026 08:53 PM (zZu0s)
How do they pixilate the live dancers?
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 08:59 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 08:59 PM (wVcYX)
Lol.
*golfclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 09:02 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: garrett
>Yep. The herd comes in to harvest the apples and Russian olives and we harvest a few of them because we like wild meat.
Venison; it's what's for breakfast. They hang around and have no fear because we have no dog since the last one passed.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 09:04 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
"Ulpius Trajan" means he was Traii, adopted into the Ulpius clan. The Traii were ancestrally Italic and Ulpius also were Umbrian. So, not Roman; just Italian. They'd be extras on the Sopranos.
But yeah, Spaniards love Trajan (and Hadrian). Lotsa "we wuz" among those guys.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 09:05 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 09:07 PM (zZu0s)
What the actual fuck?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 09:07 PM (zZu0s)
A woman is the most powerful piece.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 09:07 PM (ExV1e)
I predict my neighborhood will be undrivable for a week, with intermittent power for days.
Oh well.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 09:10 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 09:12 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2026 09:13 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Barkingmad59,
To TJM's befuddlement, Otto Preminger was one.
Posted by: George Sanders, Eli Wallach at January 20, 2026 09:14 PM (oftw2)
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Are there any fresh mounds of dirt in the backyard? You might want to check.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 20, 2026 09:15 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Trajan Optimus at January 20, 2026 08:53 PM (zZu0s)
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That's an extra $50.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 20, 2026 09:16 PM (nWPIJ)
Here in our little town in SW Wyoming all our power lines are above ground.
Over the years we've lived here we have had lots of strong storms and we have never been without power.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 20, 2026 09:16 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 20, 2026 08:39 PM (viF8m)
Sure did!
Even recognized it. Although the hills looked a bit tall.
Posted by: RI Red at January 20, 2026 09:16 PM (LMRVO)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 07:45 PM (RIvkX)
Every place in my area used the COVID lockdowns as an excuse to make 7 the "normal" closing time for businesses, and it still is.
Posted by: XTC at January 20, 2026 09:17 PM (6Uni8)
What the actual fuck?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 09:07 PM (zZu0s)
Everything except murder is Haraam in Islam.
That way, Jihad is the only outlet young men have.
Posted by: XTC at January 20, 2026 09:18 PM (6Uni8)
Posted by: Boot Hill at January 20, 2026 09:19 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 09:12 PM (zZu0s)
12 to 15 in the Western Philly burbs with some gusty wind. Installed a Generac last year. Has already come in handy this winter. I have just about a cord of seasoned firewood, plenty of gas for the snowblower and an unopened bottle of Lavagulin 16. I should fair OK.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 20, 2026 09:20 PM (GTqXr)
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LOL. So what if it was allowed? Not like Muslims are even smart enough to play checkers.
This is like a bunch of cripples banning basketball.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 09:20 PM (BI5O2)
Coincidentally, we had 300 g of propane delivered today and 400 g of oil last week.
We’ll probably survive.
Posted by: RI Red at January 20, 2026 09:21 PM (30Gj0)
A woman is the most powerful piece.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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They always are.
AWFLS excluded.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 09:21 PM (HAlvi)
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I think it was back in 2014 or '15 we had a pretty impressive snow storm here in KY.
I had an old Chevy Silverado Z-71 with 4X4. On our way back home after picking up some booze (a requirement) we passed two county snow plows that had gone off the road and tipped over.
Yea.... KY is so prepared for snow.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 20, 2026 09:23 PM (U2OZr)
What the actual fuck?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Pawn jumps queen. Knight jumps queen. Bishop jumps queen. Everybody jumps the queen.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2026 09:27 PM (eefky)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 09:28 PM (zZu0s)
What the actual fuck?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
A woman is the most powerful piece.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
They're not very fond of knights and bishops, either.
And the rooks don't look much like minarets.
And the pawns don't explode.
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 09:29 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Obligatory: That's what she said!
Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2026 09:29 PM (eefky)
Posted by: Case at January 20, 2026 09:30 PM (4rWc3)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 20, 2026 09:32 PM (Tx+oG)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 09:32 PM (BI5O2)
Banning shit you're incapable of makes me laugh.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 09:33 PM (BI5O2)
That's why we need mandatory paternity testing at birth!
Posted by: Sure NOW she wants to settle down at January 20, 2026 09:34 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Case
I stopped at Sam's today after getting discharged from the hospital. Picked up some steaks, eggs, bread & honey. Have booze. Am ready.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2026 09:37 PM (eefky)
It should snow more often.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 20, 2026 09:37 PM (CSK7p)
That's why we need mandatory paternity testing at birth!
Posted by: Sure NOW she wants to settle down at January 20, 2026 09:34 PM (TbWk/)
I saw something where they were trying to ban paternity tests. Where was that?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 09:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: zombie
Yeah. Almost tragic when we have to quit focusing on terrorists and fraudsters and deviants and take a few minutes for puppies and deer and laughing babies that Alternate Universe Ace* selects for us.
😜
(*That's the one where Ace has a goatee, but no agonizer.)
Posted by: mindful webworker lives on an inhabited planet at January 20, 2026 09:39 PM (FMpsC)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 09:41 PM (BI5O2)
"The leggings are absolutely see through when you squat or bend over (in every color way )."
Sounds too good to be true lol.
Posted by: Joemarine at January 20, 2026 09:41 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 09:38 PM (zZu0s)
France, I believe.
Posted by: A country infamous for infidelity at January 20, 2026 09:41 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: man at January 20, 2026 09:44 PM (XuXeR)
But yes, 1966 Batman had 3 Mr. Freezes.
Posted by: Barkingmad59,
To TJM's befuddlement, Otto Preminger was one.
Posted by: George Sanders, Eli Wallach
If you have to freeze, freeze don't talk.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 09:44 PM (pkeXY)
Posted by: Case
I stopped at Sam's today after getting discharged from the hospital. Picked up some steaks, eggs, bread & honey. Have booze. Am ready.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2026 09:37 PM (eefky)
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Looks like NC is going to get plenty of snow. I've started topping off the big batteries.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 09:45 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
In Congress?
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 09:45 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I remember doing a campus visit at UK with my Son after that storm. It was surreal. And cold. Damn it was cold.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 20, 2026 09:46 PM (8AONa)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 09:46 PM (rbvCR)
"The leggings are absolutely see through when you squat or bend over (in every color way )."
Posted by: Joemarine
Well, that answers #204.
Posted by: mikeski at January 20, 2026 09:46 PM (VHUov)
Banning shit you're incapable of makes me laugh.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Kind of looped back around to the left wanting to ban "hand counting" ballots, which is redundant as the only way to actually count is... actually... counting... by... hand.
Fingers, toes, to marks, tally sticks...
Only way to check machines is the same.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 09:49 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at January 20, 2026 09:50 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 20, 2026 09:51 PM (mkk/2)
Looks like NC is going to get plenty of snow. I've started topping off the big batteries.
Posted by: mrp
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Thanks for reminding me.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 09:55 PM (HAlvi)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 07:45 PM (RIvkX)
Every place in my area used the COVID lockdowns as an excuse to make 7 the "normal" closing time for businesses, and it still is.
Posted by: XTC at January 20, 2026 09:17 PM (6Uni
Around here we got a few 24 hour gas station/food mart things, a few fast food places, 7-11s, walmart, and a few supermarkets that are all 24 hour.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 09:55 PM (snZF9)
In Socialist Grifter Millionaire Paradise of Davos, Gavin Newsom Calls Upon World Leaders to Oppose the United States
Before getting to that: The EU is very bothered about Trump's drive to take Greenland.
Trump has threatened punishing tariffs against the EU for opposing his takeover of Greenland.The European Union's top official did not hold back in her warnings about President Donald Trump's threat to impose fresh tariffs on countries opposing his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Trump's threats "a mistake" and questioned U.S. trustworthiness, saying that the EU-U.S. trade deal from July had to "mean something." "Arctic security can only be achieved together. This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies. The EU and U.S. have agreed to a trade deal last July. And in politics as in business -- a deal is a deal. And when friends shake hands, it must mean something," Von der Leyen said.This woman routinely attempts to impose European anti-speech controls on US citizens by shellacking Elon Musk with fines. We're not friends.
...
All you do is coerce the US.
French President Emmanuel Macron also addressed the issue at Davos, saying the tariffs could force the EU to use its anti-coercion mechanism against the U.S. "for the very first time," The Associated Press reported.
The outlet noted that he argued that allied countries should be focused on bringing peace to Ukraine and ending the nearly four-year war with Russia.Then stop buying Russian oil.
Trump announced on Saturday that starting on Feb. 1, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands and Finland would face a 10% tariff on all goods imported to the U.S. The rate will then increase to 25% on June 1. The president added that "this tariff will be due and payable until such time as a deal is reached for the complete and total purchase of Greenland." ... Some European nations recently tried to flex their muscles with a brief troop deployment to Greenland. France, Germany, Sweden and Norway participated in a two-day exercise to bolster the Danish territory's defenses amid Trump's threats. Germany deployed a reconnaissance team of 13 personnel, France sent 15 mountain specialists and Sweden, Norway and Britain sent three, two and one officers, respectively, according to Reuters.
I continue not understanding Trump's fascination with Greenland. But when I hear our ungrateful EU enemies shrieking, my opposition to Trump's takeover decreases. About that Russian oil the Europeans keep buying while pretending to support the Ukraine:
Scott Bessent wants to know why Europeans claim they're supporting Ukraine while they're arming Russia by buying Russian oil.
Barron TrumpTrump blasted the "foolish fortune-tellers" forever prophesizing climate doom. Commerce Secretary Harold Luthwick blasts the WEF: "Globalism has failed." He assails the organization for endlessly pushing companies to "off-shore" and "far-shore" all of a country's jobs to foreign nations.
@BarronTNews_ 4h 🚨 HOLY CRAP! Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just went straight at Europe to their faces in Davos. "Let's be clear. Europe is STILL buying Russian oil. Still. Four years later." "They are literally financing the war against themselves."
Howard Lutnick just walked into DAVOS and TORCHED the globalists.
— Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24) January 20, 2026
GLOBALISM HAS FAILED.
Net ZERO makes you SUBSERVIENT TO CHINA.
You’re entitled to have BORDERS.
This wasn’t a speech.
It was a CONTROLLED DETONATION at WEF.
WARM UP Speech for TRUMP
pic.twitter.com/nzvmvQS3ub
Many are pointing out that the leftwing tech communists used to propagandize endlessly about "climate change." But their new grift, AI, requires huge amounts of power. So to keep making piles of money, they've all decided, simultaneously, to stop agitating about climate change and start talking up increasing energy production.
DataRepublican (small r)
@DataRepublican AI requires massive amounts of energy. The elites find AI useful. Ergo, the elites abandoned renewables and climate change justice overnight.
DataRepublican (small r)
@DataRepublican 9h WEF has almost entirely dropped its eat bugs climate change rhetoric in favor of putting AI in everything. AI, AI, AI. Still trying to figure out why.
DataInterprete(r)
@DataInterpretr 15m All I saw were helicopters, rich folk 1 upping each other, and ads for AI with no purpose. What happened to Climate Change, WEF? Not profitable anymore?
Suddenly, Larry Fink and the elites in Davos have switched from going all in on climate change to now, all in on AI. No more shilling for wind and solar, AI cannot survive on intermittent energy. They are now all in on coal burning powerplants and nuclear power. pic.twitter.com/Gcnhzl3kZF
— Tony Seruga (@TonySeruga) January 20, 2026
🚨 BREAKING: Gavin Newsom has bizarre MELTDOWN in Davos
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 20, 2026
"I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders!"
"Diplomacy with Donald Trump, he's a T-Rex! You mate with him, or he devours you!"
"I can't take this complicity, people ROLLING OVER!"
"Handing out… pic.twitter.com/PstlRcql69
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: four seasons at January 20, 2026 05:55 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Gref at January 20, 2026 05:56 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: four seasons at January 20, 2026 05:56 PM (3ek7K)
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Smelly people with bad teeth should STFU.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 20, 2026 05:57 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: pookysgirl. giggling like mad at January 20, 2026 05:57 PM (Wt5PA)
Which would be pretty cool.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 05:58 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 05:58 PM (VE6XX)
-ace
Ditto.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 05:58 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: DPICM at January 20, 2026 05:59 PM (zweKz)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 20, 2026 05:59 PM (vGaW9)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 20, 2026 05:59 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 05:59 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 06:00 PM (45BvE)
But Newsom is heading for the edge now. He's going to snap when the Fed funding of Cali stops
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 06:00 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 06:00 PM (d4dD2)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 06:00 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 20, 2026 06:00 PM (Cjt/F)
It's not like he hasn't outlined his reasons for wanting to place Greenland under our dominion.
I don't understand why he's being so nice about it.
Just fucking take it. Europe will do nothing but cry while they roll over and beg us to give it to them harder.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 06:00 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 20, 2026 06:00 PM (XV/Pl)
On the EU tariffs,
I am really disappointed that Trump did not match their VAT.
VAT is an *export subsidy* as well as an import tariff. This is straight up mercantilism and Trump should be addressing that for starters.
If trade was fair between EU and USA, the only thing we would ever import from them would be artisanal cheeses and wine. Maybe some luxury goods made by Chinese in Italy.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 06:01 PM (5XW27)
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Pretty much my view too. I keep wanting him to shut up about it, until I see the Euros swoon. Then I'm back on his side.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 20, 2026 06:01 PM (s0JqF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 20, 2026 06:01 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 06:01 PM (0KSrI)
@DataRepublican
9h
WEF has almost entirely dropped its eat bugs climate change rhetoric in favor of putting AI in everything.
AI, AI, AI.
Still trying to figure out why.
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Silly girl. You put the AI in the bugs. Or is that bugs in the AI.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 20, 2026 06:01 PM (vGaW9)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 06:02 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:02 PM (+Wrm0)
Those are gone.
They lost just about all of their industry as soon as they killed their Power Generation abilities.
No nukes. No coal. No Industry.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 06:02 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:02 PM (VE6XX)
>> Isn't there some law against unauthorized individuals conducting foreign diplomacy that Gruesome can be indicted under?
Word!
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Mike Flynn
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 20, 2026 06:02 PM (XV/Pl)
The renewables are a failure and they won't reactivate their nuclear reactors for political reasons.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (45BvE)
Saw a clip with a European commenter saying that EU leaders have no strategic sense whatsoever because they haven't had to do any in 80 years. He said they were like chess players who couldn't see more than one move ahead.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (tgvbd)
-ace
Ditto.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Golden Dome and to prevent it from being used as a weapon against the US.
I also think it is to divorce ourselves from Euroland as they were struggling to get us into a shooting war with Russia over Ukraine.
Euroland does the same twostep that China does--Panda face and War face except via Nato and EU faces. So Trump is busy nuking all these multilateral international treaties and organizations that act against US interest (often being stabbed in the back by the EU as much as our adversaries like China or Russia).
Bringing things back to bilateralism means that the results are much more reciprocal than US takes it in the shorts every time.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (E4rtv)
-ace
Ditto.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 05:58 PM (zZu0s)
I assumed he was just trolling, like saying we should make Canada the 51st state.
Now I'm rooting for this being the straw that breaks the Nato back.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (dGCAG)
Germany was the world leader in Clean Coal before they pulled the plug on it.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (ZcsJV)
I still contend that if Putin were to nuke Davos during one of these Blofeld-like meetings that he would be proclaimed King of the World.
Posted by: Chuck C at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (D0HYP)
Why is Macron wearing sunglasses inside? When we will be done with this faggot?
As you can clearly see I cut to the heart of the matter.
I love the meme of Trump pretending to be a mullah to go to Greenland. The only thing I understand is a need for protection (I guess Iron Dome like Israel?) and keeping Russia and chy na's paws away from our continent. As well as the rare minerals.
After reading of the eugenics that Denmark did to the Inuits, I don't see why they'd be loyal to them. It was Margaret Sanger stuff, but decades later, in what was done to our Native Americans.
One lady said she could not have children because at some point someone inserted an IUD into her uterus. At another point she had pain (I guess from the IUD) and had her fallopian tubes removed.
They also live in apartments with black mold that are not well insulated and freezing cold. The very few jobs there (fishing) don't pay squat.
I think I'd want America at this point!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (WONhk)
-ace
Ditto.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 05:58 PM (zZu0s)
I think that might be part of the point. It is a way to continue distancing us from Europe because they are trying to entangle us in wars there.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (8avO+)
AI, AI, AI.
Still trying to figure out why.
Hear from Jeff Bezos.
https://youtu.be/s71nJQqzYRQ?t=3090
AI is going to be in everything. AI is going to make everything better. AI will make it so that you don't need your own computer, you'll log in to our systems - run the specs that we think you should be able to run, execute the programs that we think you should be able to execute, store the data that we think you should have in the manner that we think you should have it.
AI is the MacGuffin that they use to convince the smooth brains to give up even more personal autonomy in favor of yet another subscription.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (ExV1e)
Trump's methods are clumsy and embarrassing, but there is a serious concern behind them.
Posted by: John Lawrence at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (FNhhz)
Time to stop being coy with these urinepeons.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (+Wrm0)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (d4dD2)
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So, no more "eat zee bugs"?
And Google is your best buddy? Our conquest is complete.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (tgvbd)
More like checkers players playing against a Chess Master
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (VE6XX)
The renewables are a failure and they won't reactivate their nuclear reactors for political reasons.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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And their coal plants burn lignite, one of the dirtiest coals around.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (ULPxl)
As you can clearly see I cut to the heart of the matter.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (WONhk)
I have heard the glasses are to hide a black eye from his wife.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:05 PM (8avO+)
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AI is the MacGuffin that they use to convince the smooth brains to give up even more personal autonomy in favor of yet another subscription.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (ExV1e)
"It's so *convenient*!"
"I don't have anything to hide."
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2026 06:05 PM (ULPxl)
Posted by: John Lawrence at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (FNhhz)
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He has four years to get thing done. He's on a mission.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:06 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (tgvbd)
More like checkers players playing against a Chess Master
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (VE6XX)
plus they are dominated by Germans who tend not to do well at sustained wars.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:06 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 20, 2026 06:06 PM (XV/Pl)
Now, you may still think the juice ain’t worth the squeeze, but that’s a different issue than not knowing why Trump wants it.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 20, 2026 06:06 PM (vGaW9)
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The US has had in interest in acquiring Greenland going back to WW2 if you ask most internet experts (back to Lincoln if you listen to Putin), so it seems like it's in the category of unfinished business getting finished.
Posted by: Methos at January 20, 2026 06:06 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Eeyore at January 20, 2026 06:06 PM (s0JqF)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 06:06 PM (45BvE)
But Americans are dumb.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at January 20, 2026 06:07 PM (c+YYE)
Option 1: You give us Greenland, we leave NATO.
Option 2: You don't give us Greenland, we remain in NATO, the EU pays us $3T per year.
Option 3: The Delta guys aren't busy right now.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 06:07 PM (ExV1e)
Why is Macron wearing sunglasses inside? When we will be done with this faggot?
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His eye fell out and he wants to hide the fact.
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 06:07 PM (g47mK)
The renewables are a failure and they won't reactivate their nuclear reactors for political reasons.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (45BvE)
That's alright, Russia is planning to send them some nukes.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2026 06:07 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 06:07 PM (d4dD2)
He is literally mouthing the words.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 06:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 06:08 PM (tgvbd)
Otherwise I'm fine with waiting for Daddy Trump to come home and do what he's going to do to the riotin' MN and others. It is going to be 20 below this weekend, which, one would think, might delay the protests. I hope Don Limón gets nether frostbite.
I wonder where the Merry Widow of GoFundMe is, other than with her lawyer. Hope her phone was taken by ICE so she does not erase her tape.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 20, 2026 06:08 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 06:08 PM (g47mK)
Germany was the world leader in Clean Coal before they pulled the plug on it.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (ZcsJV)
German coal is ultra crappy. The best clean coal is from the US, and the bit of Scotland that has the same rocks.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:08 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: banana Dream at January 20, 2026 06:08 PM (3uBP9)
He is telling the world that we will never give up control.
"Oh, that's silly, Denmark is an ally. China will never take that land. China will not have influence. Why would anyone think China could make inroads on a strategic piece of land that is historically USA dominated?"
My response: Are you a f-ing idiot?
- UK handing Chagos to Mauritius -- Diego Garcia. We are about to lose access to that.
- Panama Canal -- We built it! but a year ago China controlled both ports so if there was a war, we would be denied access.
- Philippines!! -- They were a colony. They were allies. Then they invited in China and started handing them chunks of territory.
Nothing is settled until the entire world understands that USA is serious and will bomb their asses if we think they are about to turn on us. We have avoided that stance for too long.
/sorry for rant
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 06:08 PM (5XW27)
Did you see the segment of him and Ben Shapiro where Ben keeps asking him to define the sexes?
Hysterical. Literally the dumbest response anyone could ever proffer.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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Nope. Assume the question is rhetorical though.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Eeyore at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (s0JqF)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (VE6XX)
An AI camera will be dictating your life and raising your kids.
Now be a good veal and get back in front of the screen where we can see you.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (+Wrm0)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 06:08 PM (tgvbd)
That's the benefit to us. The EU will break up NATO for us.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (8avO+)
I don't think this is true. They granted some old plants temporary lifetime extensions and reactivated some during the gas shortage. I don't think they're building anything new.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (Yp6az)
One is hasten the end of NATO which has long out-lived its usefulness.
Another is that it’s important for US defense including by keeping out Commies. That NATO members are resisting this shows what they’re about
Posted by: Ignoramus at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (CFZvS)
AI is the MacGuffin that they use to convince the smooth brains to give up even more personal autonomy in favor of yet another subscription.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (ExV1e)"
exactly correct.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (8avO+)
You know, we could just pull every damn weapons system, and every swinging American dick out of Ukraine.
That would be a good start.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (VE6XX)
Against your Country I meant to add
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (VE6XX)
Ok, that sounds very mysterious and foreboding, but those Epstein tapes will only end up taking out Democrats.
Posted by: t-bird at January 20, 2026 06:10 PM (oSFyF)
did we sign some sort of agreement stipulating we wouldn’t acquire more territory?
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This is our last territorial demand.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 06:10 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 06:10 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 06:10 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 06:10 PM (0KSrI)
Clean Coal Tech is not about the quality of the Coal. It is about what comes out of the process of burning that coal.
The Germans are/were able to do an amazing job of burning some of the worst coal you can utilize with the least negative impact.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 06:10 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:06 PM (rj6Yv)
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He has six months at most. By June, it will be all about the election and then it will be all about the next election.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 06:10 PM (RIvkX)
It would be hilarious watching them squirm impotently.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 20, 2026 06:10 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 06:11 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 20, 2026 06:06 PM (vGaW9)
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Canada cannot be trusted. The US needs to reinforce the eastern arctic flank of North America. The US has had a base there for years, and garrisoned it during WW II, relieving British forces through Lend-Lease.
He only brought this up ten years ago, but the difference is that time is running out and he has to act quickly.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 06:11 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Eeyore at January 20, 2026 06:06 PM (s0JqF)
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JD Vance ate their cornflakes last year. Now the whole team piled on at Davos. I only wish their arrival had been aboard Abram tanks.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:11 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 06:11 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 06:10 PM (oT7pT)
Which is what Trump's "Peace Board" plan seems to be a replacement for....
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:12 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 06:12 PM (ZxPkt)
Still trying to figure out why.
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Silly girl. You put the AI in the bugs. Or is that bugs in the AI.
through the arcane magicks of vibe coding, ai puts the bugs in itself!
Posted by: anachronda at January 20, 2026 06:12 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 06:12 PM (wVcYX)
Most people can't, or won't understand the strategic implications of a Greenland controlled by Russia or China.
It's been spelled out a zillion times. Some people are just too stupid to understand.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 20, 2026 06:12 PM (U2OZr)
China has a habit of ignoring boundaries, international laws and sovereignty. They plan on exploiting the Arctic in any way they can for petroleum, rare minerals, fishing etc. They feel they are entitled.
Greenland offers shipping routes and a base opportunity for these goals. Trump is correct to take contrary measures. Even if they are expensive.
Posted by: Orson at January 20, 2026 06:12 PM (dIske)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 06:04 PM (ExV1e)"
exactly correct.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (Cjt/F)
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My brand new kitchen range comes with a "smart app" that I never, ever intend to use because I'd have to sign in with my Samsung account (which I don't have) in order to use it.
Who needs a smart app to cook a roast?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 20, 2026 06:12 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 06:12 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 06:12 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 06:07 PM (d4dD2)
Except Louisiana was basically half the continental U.S. landmass.
As for Al Aksa, if we're not going to put oil wells everywhere, we should just give it back to Russia.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2026 06:13 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 06:13 PM (Ia/+0)
Hysterical. Literally the dumbest response anyone could ever proffer.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 06:09 PM (ZcsJV)
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Gavin makes no sense.
I think chicks must like watching his mouth move or something because I can't get past how dumb this fvck is.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 06:13 PM (RIvkX)
China is possible... and so is the EU, which is worse than China.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 06:13 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 05:59 PM (VE6XX)
With Sydney, Clayton, Jugdish, and Mohammed. Help yourself to the punch and cookies!
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 06:13 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 06:13 PM (5XW27)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 06:13 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 06:13 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 06:14 PM (Ia/+0)
Kids? What makes you think that a nobody like you will ever be permitted a heterosexual relationship? Enjoy your weekly 30 minutes of approved porn and get back to work.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 06:14 PM (ExV1e)
On the one hand, the EU hates us. On the other, NATO can't do without us.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Same as the welfare class that hates the police but can't quit getting a welfare check.
They used and abused the US and refused to revise (even had their flying monkeys in DC and interest groups) the old Cold War understanding. Constant backstabbing in diplomacy, constant reneging on NATO spending, stealing, regulating, and fining US companies to try to prop up their home industries, and tariffing and regulating the hell out of US imports while running trade surpluses for decades.
Frankly I don't care if they go commie or Muzzie but their value as allies to the US is approaching nil.
Lower than nil when they tried to get us to fight directly with Russia or provoke Russia by stealing all the frozen wealth to repay their banks and refill their treasuries.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 06:14 PM (E4rtv)
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This is our last territorial demand.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 06:10 PM (tgvbd)
Yeah you gave up all my gains, you little pantywaist, didnt you?!
Posted by: Trajan Optimus at January 20, 2026 06:14 PM (zZu0s)
The renewables are a failure and they won't reactivate their nuclear reactors for political reasons.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 06:03 PM (45BvE)
Renewables in Germany are just laughable. Its real far north for Solar. Overcast days are common. Fog. I suppose biofuel could save a tiny bit.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:14 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Oglebay at January 20, 2026 06:14 PM (GPa4z)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 20, 2026 06:15 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 20, 2026 06:15 PM (PFs9e)
What a pack of retards.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 06:13 PM (5XW27)
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To burn lignite coal.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:15 PM (rj6Yv)
Yes. Ben doesn't understand that. He approaches all debate as formal debate. He should have shredded him for that response.
At the very least, press him as hard as Carola did over the Check Cashing Minorities bullshit.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 06:15 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 20, 2026 06:15 PM (PFs9e)
Too much weed
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:15 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 06:14 PM (Ia/+0)
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With whom? Denmark gave all its artillery to Ukraine. Britain's aircraft carriers keep breaking so we let them train on ours. Germany's tanks have wooden guns.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 06:15 PM (ZOv7s)
My apologies.
I'll just eat my soy protein shake with soy milk and watch the latest MSheU show while I wait for my AI waifu to get home from work at the AI mine.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:16 PM (+Wrm0)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 06:16 PM (PTsqM)
An Episcopal Bishop in New Hampshire has urged fellow clergy to finalize their wills and prepare for what he called a "new era of martyrdom" during a vigil honoring Renee Good, who was shot dead by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 20, 2026 06:16 PM (ycI94)
It was EU ball welcoming Finland ball to NATO.
Then telling it that first war would be against USA.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 06:16 PM (5XW27)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 06:12 PM (oT7pT)
I was thinking we move the A's there.
They could keep their uniform colors.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (dGCAG)
Who needs a smart app to cook a roast?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Maybe you can hack the app to pour maple syrup on French toast ...
Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Cuisine Critic . . . at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (3ZUWJ)
Speaking of AI futures, have a short story: https://madgeniusclub.com /2026/01/19/password/
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (a+4eV)
He only brought this up ten years ago, but the difference is that time is running out and he has to act quickly.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 06:11 PM (ZOv7s)
Also, as recently as... oh, about 10 years ago... the leader of Greenland tried to bring the Chinese in. Denmark squashed the deal but what happens if Greenland becomes independent? Or China buys another Danish politician?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (ExV1e)
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Yes there is, and the Kenyan Muslim fag violated it with multiple trips to the UK. Haven't read anything about charging him yet.
Posted by: Crusader at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:15 PM (VE6XX)
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Higher 'n a kite. Probably carries a stash of NO whippets.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (rj6Yv)
"Let's be clear. Europe is STILL buying Russian oil. Still. Four years later."
"They are literally financing the war against themselves."
That is part of the design.
They all got some of the $500B we sent to Ukraine.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 20, 2026 06:16 PM (ycI94)
The FBI should give him a visit
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:15 PM (VE6XX)
Ah; Thanks. I hadn't thought of that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 20, 2026 06:18 PM (PFs9e)
Well... Episcopalians
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 06:18 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 20, 2026 06:18 PM (x/esR)
Praise the Company!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 20, 2026 06:18 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Sloganeer! at January 20, 2026 06:18 PM (oftw2)
What a pack of retards.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 06:13 PM (5XW27)
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To burn lignite coal.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:15 PM (rj6Yv)
Which is really interesting if you remember that it was the German corporation BOFA that first developed the related Ligma process.
Posted by: banana Dream at January 20, 2026 06:18 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Milo Minderbender at January 20, 2026 06:19 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 06:19 PM (0KSrI)
Hates the police but calls 911 if McDonalds won't give them extra sauce packets.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 06:20 PM (ExV1e)
Plumbers are always going to make great wages.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 06:20 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 06:16 PM (PTsqM)
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I would visit for the herring and the cod.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:20 PM (rj6Yv)
Well... Episcopalians
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 06:18 PM (a+4eV)
Someone should tell the Bishop you have to believe in God for martyrdom.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:21 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: mrp
Kosovo has an ancient coal power plant from the Yugoslavia days in desperate need of upgrade/replace. The US was all ready to help them build a modern coal facility, as the country has limitless lignite and would therefore have energy independence, but the EU partners said "no" and crushed the plan.
How the tables have turned. Remember: international law and norms are just cover for powerful nations to coerce weak ones. Powerful nations will do whatever they need to, international law be damned.
Posted by: Military Moron at January 20, 2026 06:21 PM (ycI94)
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My younger self says... what the fuck?
My current self says... pass the gummy. But cut it in half.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 20, 2026 06:21 PM (U2OZr)
Or until a robot can come do a building remodeling
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 06:21 PM (Ia/+0)
we would own the skies between Russia and the US
WHO'S WITH ME
Posted by: Don Black
We already do that after China invades Alaska.
Posted by: War. War never changes. at January 20, 2026 06:21 PM (c+YYE)
Only if we hold Canada and Mexico.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:22 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, Shot Caller With All The Keys at January 20, 2026 06:22 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Some people have simply never encountered a used-car salesman of such high oleaginity.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 06:22 PM (a+4eV)
For the Syndicate!
Posted by: Milo Minderbender at January 20, 2026 06:19 PM (ZcsJV)
Please rise for the Corporate Anthem.
Posted by: Rollerball (1975) at January 20, 2026 06:22 PM (wVcYX)
Mostly I don't want the embarrassment of being killed by someone wearing a rainbow-colored airsoft plate carrier and a Hello Kitty backpack full of dildoes.
The health and peace of mind are just gravy at this point.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:22 PM (+Wrm0)
It was EU ball welcoming Finland ball to NATO.
Then telling it that first war would be against USA.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 06:16 PM (5XW27)
I thought it was Sweden.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 06:23 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)
He has a book on that.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:23 PM (8avO+)
we storm a mosque.
I'll bring the Bacon, Peanut butter and banana sandwiches. I'm sure CBD has plenty of maple syrup.
Posted by: DaveA at January 20, 2026 06:24 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)
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Oh, crossing the threads. You confused me.
The neoconfederates don't really bring much to the table, it's mostly agitprop and I will note that the weekend proved Trump correct in slow-walking the Insurrection Act.
The rebels think they have some momentum and TACO and all that, but attacking people at worship pisses off the normies. Timing is everything.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 06:24 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: garrett
Cubans using plastic grocery bags in toilets would sadly disagree with you ...
Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Cuisine Critic . . . at January 20, 2026 06:24 PM (3ZUWJ)
Being 53 means wanting a gummi the size of a Lincoln Town Car hubcap but using my reading glasses to cut it down because I have work tomorrow. LOL
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:24 PM (+Wrm0)
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:24 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 06:24 PM (5XW27)
That is part of the design.
They all got some of the $500B we sent to Ukraine.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (gbOdA)
Some yes, and jobs for nephews. I have confidence that the local Ukrainians can steal war funds faster than the EU can.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:25 PM (8avO+)
Seems pretty straightforward. AI is being promoted as the all knowing brain of humanity. What AI spits out is truth.
But the real truth is that AI is nothing more than a mouthpiece for the "facts" it is given to work out problems. Problems with leftist bullshit being spit out by some AI platforms is already happening.
Just another form of censorship and control.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 20, 2026 06:25 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 20, 2026 06:26 PM (2Ez/1)
No nukes. No coal. No Industry.
Posted by: garrett
Like Robinson ca-rooso
It's primitive as can be
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 06:26 PM (pkeXY)
(1) An isolated incident, not one of several as he implied
(2) The act of a private citizen, not ANY government, European or otherwise, and
(3) Was from a South American, not a European
I guess he doesn't know the difference among any of these distinctions, or at least assumes you're stupid enough not to.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 20, 2026 06:26 PM (hOOi9)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 06:18 PM (a+4eV)
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Did ze give zir pronouns?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 06:26 PM (ZOv7s)
As far as Trump's interest, I thought it was primarily a three-fold concern: (1) off-setting the Russian/Chinese incursion in the artic; (2) valuable rare earth minerals acquisition; (3) Golden Dome and ballistic submarine staging/detection. It will be interesting how is shakes out.
Posted by: -DC at January 20, 2026 06:26 PM (i3jTa)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:26 PM (+Wrm0)
Stop putting women in charge.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 20, 2026 06:26 PM (2Ez/1)
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A case study in failing upwards.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 06:27 PM (ZOv7s)
Stop putting women in charge.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 20, 2026 06:26 PM (2Ez/1)
She looks constipated
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:27 PM (VE6XX)
after all that work of rounding up 101 of them?
Posted by: anachronda at January 20, 2026 06:27 PM (v3pYe)
What a putz.
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 06:27 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 06:27 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:27 PM (pDt9x)
Stop putting women in charge.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 20, 2026 06:26 PM (2Ez/1)
I hesitate to think Ursula is in charge of anything.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:28 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 06:28 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: 80's music fan at January 20, 2026 06:28 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: sifty boones
At least she didn't coat 'em with sand fleas like St. Fauci ...
Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Cuisine Critic . . . at January 20, 2026 06:28 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Nuremberg 2: Tropico Boogaloo at January 20, 2026 06:28 PM (R/m4+)
What a putz.
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 06:27 PM (UjdFS)
Must be that time of the month...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:28 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 06:15 PM (ZcsJV)
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That should have been the end of Newsom's career.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 06:28 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 20, 2026 06:28 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 06:28 PM (0KSrI)
Her vibrator filed for divorce, citing cruel and unusual punishment and long periods of isolation in a cold confined space.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:28 PM (+Wrm0)
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US trustworthiness? What about their own? Nobody can trust them, certainly not their own citizens.
Posted by: Decaf at January 20, 2026 06:29 PM (Z8jzG)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 06:29 PM (snZF9)
He has the same coke dealer as Kam for word salad.
He also may be snorting his food like that weird woman as he sounds like he has hummus up his sinuses.
I assume he's there as he's wanting some cred to be our next president. Which only a bubble head like he or Kam can dream about.
In reality he's there to beetch and whine about President Trump. I know it and he knows it. I hope he gets moldy coke in Davos. A fungus to his brain via his sinuses.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 20, 2026 06:29 PM (WONhk)
Still trying to figure out why.
.....
AI rhymes with lie.
Because that's what it is.
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 06:30 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 20, 2026 06:18 PM (x/esR)
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Mrs. F. keep saying, "anyone who doesn't understand why Greenland is important has never played Risk."
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 06:31 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:31 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Nuremberg 2: Tropico Boogaloo
We're the US. We can do whatever the fuck Trump wants. Who's going to stop us?
Posted by: Military Moron at January 20, 2026 06:31 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Can't hate them enough at January 20, 2026 06:31 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Decaf at January 20, 2026 06:29 PM (Z8jzG)
In the EU parliament you are issued a party to join out of 8. And you don't initiate any laws. Sometimes you can vote on one someone unelected proposes.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:31 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Decaf at January 20, 2026 06:29 PM (Z8jzG)
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Hell, they cancel countries' lawful elections because the wrong people keep getting elected.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:31 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 06:32 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Trajan Optimus at January 20, 2026 06:32 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Can't hate them enough at January 20, 2026 06:31 PM (TbWk/)
They have been screwed for a lot longer. Purchasing sites for books that only show a half dozen entries.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:32 PM (8avO+)
A realm of wealth, with treasures rich and great.
In icy grasp doth lie both gold and grain,
To claim it thus would ease our land's disdain.
From Denmark's hand, this jewel we should seize,
A bold stroke fit to bring our foes to knees.
With visions grand, unite the North and South,
Transform the frost to riches, cease all doubts.
O Trump, take thy chance, let history decree,
In conquest lies the path to destiny!
Posted by: Billy Shakespeare at January 20, 2026 06:32 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (+Wrm0)
Posted by: Decaf at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (Z8jzG)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (pDt9x)
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones get elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the BBWAA balloting.
Alex Rodriguez (5th year) got 40% of the vote and Manny Ramirez (10th and final year) got 38.8. Both juicers. Har, har.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:31 PM (rj6Yv)
When they were forcing countries to join, if you refused joining they made you vote again. After you joined, the elections stopped permanently.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (8avO+)
"Let's be clear. Europe is STILL buying Russian oil. Still. Four years later."
"They are literally financing the war against themselves."
That is part of the design.
They all got some of the $500B we sent to Ukraine.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (gbOdA)
And this is AFTER we helped Europe by blowing up a pipeline. Ingrates...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (xcxpd)
Or he really is going to crown himself Emperor to protect us from the dems and Rinos. You can’t really be an Emperor without an empire, now can you?
Posted by: Piper at January 20, 2026 06:34 PM (Wmg4n)
Hands down.
Revelations reduced to a pop-up book.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (+Wrm0)
Excellent!!
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:34 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (pDt9x)
I warned you but you didn't listen
Posted by: Isaac Asimov at January 20, 2026 06:34 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (pDt9x)
The OS has one anyway. Aside from Linux flavors, maybe.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:34 PM (8avO+)
well, I mean, really, why would anyone bother?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 20, 2026 06:35 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Decaf at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (Z8jzG)
They comb it with a firecracker. Bernie sanders taught them that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 06:35 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (pDt9x)
I warned you but you didn't listen
Posted by: Isaac Asimov at January 20, 2026 06:34 PM (VE6XX)
I started one on my home computer but it kept opening up the garage door randomly.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:35 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (pDt9x)
The OS has one anyway. Aside from Linux flavors, maybe.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:34 PM (8avO+)
True, but this one seemed Uber Intrusive. Adjacent to Self Driving car intrusive.
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:36 PM (pDt9x)
Raising Thule will allow Trump to complete the system of German Idealism.
Posted by: Immanuel K. at January 20, 2026 06:36 PM (kEAv+)
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 06:36 PM (UjdFS)
All steroids should be legal.
If fake tits can legally make a woman a more lucrative onlyfreaks account, steroid muscles should be able to make a baseball player more interesting to watch or a bodybuilder bigger.
My body, my choice.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:36 PM (+Wrm0)
President Trump against Euroweenies, with few real allies.
May God protect him in this den of thieves.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 20, 2026 06:37 PM (WONhk)
-ace
Ditto.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 05:58 PM (zZu0s)
Maybe this will explain it. I posted this numerous times over the past few days.
https://tinyurl.com/mrxyma3h
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 20, 2026 06:37 PM (5xuJ/)
President Trump against Euroweenies, with few real allies.
May God protect him in this den of thieves.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 20, 2026 06:37 PM (WONhk)
Lemmee see - Ecuador, Argentina, Hungary. The list of allies is thin.
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:38 PM (pDt9x)
120 fuel stations. 700 parking spaces. 76,245 sqft of snack goodness.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 20, 2026 06:38 PM (abIsI)
Raising Thule will allow Trump to complete the system of German Idealism.
Posted by: Immanuel K. at January 20, 2026 06:36 PM (kEAv+)
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My Dad was once offered a job working at Thule. Mom said "No". Actually, she said a lot more than just "No", but Pop got the message and respectfully declined.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:38 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)
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Oh, crossing the threads. You confused me.
The neoconfederates don't really bring much to the table, it's mostly agitprop and I will note that the weekend proved Trump correct in slow-walking the Insurrection Act.
The rebels think they have some momentum and TACO and all that, but attacking people at worship pisses off the normies. Timing is everything.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Hire Skip to be your new agent. Marxist Confederacy seems like it would be a helluva book to write and sell.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 06:38 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 06:39 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:38 PM (pDt9x)
El Salvador.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:39 PM (8avO+)
President Trump against Euroweenies, with few real allies.
May God protect him in this den of thieves.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
Have the Australian douchebags weighed in yet?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 20, 2026 06:39 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:38 PM (pDt9x)
El Salvador.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:39 PM (8avO+)
Yep. Forgot about them.
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:39 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Piper
"Empire of the Seals" has a ring to it.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 06:40 PM (a+4eV)
I really don't understand why people are having a hard time understanding why Trump is adamant about taking Greenland when says it all the time. We need to be the masters of the western hemisphere and that included attacks through or over the Arctic Ocean. We couldn't get a better buffer if we created Greenland ourselves.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 20, 2026 06:40 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 20, 2026 06:40 PM (+mUZM)
President Trump against Euroweenies, with few real allies.
May God protect him in this den of thieves.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
Have the Australian douchebags weighed in yet?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 20, 2026 06:39 PM (abIsI)
Too busy fighting off the Emu Invasion.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:40 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:40 PM (pDt9x)
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Lol, without the resources of the USA, what "arctic security" can EU provide?
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 20, 2026 06:40 PM (Vh9CX)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 20, 2026 06:41 PM (MZ+PY)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 06:41 PM (0KSrI)
Make the Danes immediately reinvest the payment into U.S. projects.
They'd get a better return on the money.
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 06:41 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:38 PM (pDt9x)
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I'd add Italy and Poland. The allies in the Far East are a lot more cooperative, with the possible exception of the Commies in the ANZAC countries.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:41 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:42 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 20, 2026 06:40 PM (viF8m)
That's one way to fight off the Muslim mobs in London, have the Chinese embassy guards do it.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:42 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:38 PM (rj6Yv)
Kinda like when Mrs B put the kibosh on this tattoo I wanted. When a woman who lived through your craziest shit without flinching looks at you with a look you never saw before..you listen.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 06:42 PM (snZF9)
120 fuel stations. 700 parking spaces. 76,245 sqft of snack goodness.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
Ft. Pierce is a truck stop.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 06:42 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 20, 2026 06:39 PM (abIsI)
Too busy fighting off the Emu Invasion.
Posted by: Oldcat
The entire country smells like vegemite excrement.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 20, 2026 06:42 PM (abIsI)
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"I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."
Posted by: Darth Trump at January 20, 2026 06:43 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: tubal
Full Copilot integration can be that bad. Add in the fact that Microsux is feeding your desktop info to OpenAi via the cloud and their idiotic Recall douchebag function, I barely use the one Windows 11 machine I have for weeks. Use it for taxes only with all surveillance crap that I can get to disabled.
Ain't worth it. Think I will buy one of the Mac cubes just to get away from it for taxes. Not found about Macs but dislike where Windows is heading even more.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 06:43 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:38 PM (pDt9x)
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I'd add Italy and Poland. The allies in the Far East are a lot more cooperative, with the possible exception of the Commies in the ANZAC countries.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:41 PM (rj6Yv)
Poland is out of the question until that dude Tusk gets ejected. He's EU scum to the core, elected in one of those 'interesting' elections a few years back. The people there are fine, the government is compromised.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:43 PM (8avO+)
Updating to IOS 26.2 was such a mistake. Absolutely ruined the battery life on my brand new iphone.
Before the update I got 6 hours and a bit of battery life and now it's four. A one-third reduction in battery life. Fucking garbage.
Posted by: Robert at January 20, 2026 06:44 PM (7yskd)
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 06:44 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 06:43 PM (E4rtv)
Might try one of the new Linux bundlers instead. Mac is in the bag on surveillance.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:45 PM (8avO+)
It will be up to establishment republicans to see if OUR will survives or not as they are the war-grifters.
Posted by: Danimal28 at January 20, 2026 06:46 PM (mNOhh)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 20, 2026 06:46 PM (Vh9CX)
Posted by: JackStraw
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There is a contingent that agrees with the leftists that the US is the worst country ever and that we should shrink up into a ball and withdraw from everywhere. That will keep us safe.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 06:46 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 20, 2026 06:47 PM (viF8m)
I love it. I thought he was just doing it as retribution for that ridiculous stunt of them sending a few dozen military personnel to Greenland, but I guess it goes further.
I still want to know who the guys who were sent to Greenland pissed off, and how they got them pissed off, in order to be sent to waste their time in Greenland.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 20, 2026 06:47 PM (hOOi9)
All of sudden, the departure is like a great weight has been lifted. I feel younger and vigor i did not know i had.
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 20, 2026 06:47 PM (EyfuW)
Como una mañana de verano
Como una sonrisa, eres tú, eres tú
Así, así, eres tú
Toda mi esperanza, eres tú, eres tú
Como lluvia fresca en mis manos
Como fuerte brisa, eres tú, eres tú
Así, así, eres tú...
Posted by: Zombie Franciso Franco On President Trump Kicking Dirty Euro Ass at January 20, 2026 06:48 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:48 PM (pDt9x)
Odd place for an Austin Powers reference.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 20, 2026 06:49 PM (hOOi9)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 20, 2026 06:49 PM (Vh9CX)
If we get Greenland, fine. Europe can’t stop us, but we have to have a nice legal contract all drawn up and proper like.
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:48 PM (pDt9x)
___________
"By the time I leave, either your signature or your brains will be on that contract."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 06:50 PM (tgvbd)
I love it. I thought he was just doing it as retribution for that ridiculous stunt of them sending a few dozen military personnel to Greenland, but I guess it goes further.
I still want to know who the guys who were sent to Greenland pissed off, and how they got them pissed off, in order to be sent to waste their time in Greenland.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 20, 2026 06:47 PM (hOOi9)
Think of the frequent flyer miles they got.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:50 PM (8avO+)
The Russians aren't going to do anything to us they can't do to Ukraine. The Chinese would be eating each other for rations within six months.
The WEF sissies in Davos won't ride out Frank Frazetta World as well as they think.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:50 PM (vjCCj)
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:43 PM (8avO+)
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We have 10,000 US troops currently stationed in Poland. Tusk is no problem.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:50 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 06:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Now, for something entirely different.
Can you hold still, really still?
youtube.com/shorts/WSIhzmxChSQ
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 06:51 PM (HAlvi)
Posted by: JackStraw
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There is a contingent that agrees with the leftists that the US is the worst country ever and that we should shrink up into a ball and withdraw from everywhere. That will keep us safe.
Full explanation:
https://tinyurl.com/mrxyma3h
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 20, 2026 06:51 PM (5xuJ/)
Thanks?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 06:51 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 06:51 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Oldcat
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Main computers I run Linux, even the Windows 11 machine build is a dual boot Linux, Windows.
I have a few antique Windoze machines that run specific programs that I don't want to buy again at inflated prices (mathematics and stats).
Tax programs though don't run well on Linux through WINE. So the Mac would just be for taxes only. I hated safari and the various crap that Crapple does from having a Mac at work for years but Microsoft has taken the lead in a focus for my hatred.
For fun, I got a very old BX2 Pentium machine running this summer using Debian Trixie 32 bit. Runs slow but it did boot and run.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 06:51 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 06:50 PM (Ia/+0)
We are speaking of EU and European leaders. They are resisting just because Trump wants it.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:52 PM (8avO+)
The SC should use this case to hammer home 2nd amendment rights once and for all. Of course they won't
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 06:52 PM (PTsqM)
Once upon a time, I was a software engineer. AI affected my job. It couldn't perform my job but it made 'contributions' to my job. The executives and people on the team pushing adoption of AI said that they were positive contributions. Everyone else said otherwise.
For some reason, adding AI made the work take longer and resulted in more bugs being introduced, but the CEO thinks it's great and I'm retired so IDGAF.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 06:53 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:48 PM (pDt9x)
With whom? From what I hear, there isn't any actual legal paperwork for the Danes to show legal ownership in the first place, nor is there much of a legal doctrine for them to use.
An obvious step to take is to establish Greenland as independent from Denmark first, anyway. It is literally Greenland's right at this point, according to Danish law.
Europe doesn't have anything to say about it.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 20, 2026 06:53 PM (hOOi9)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 20, 2026 06:53 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:52 PM (8avO+
He's just gonna have to make them an offer they can't refuse
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:53 PM (VE6XX)
Euroland is straight up one party socialist, and Canada is part of that.
So yeah, they hate America.
Trump should be bombing Davos, not talking to them.
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 06:53 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 06:53 PM (E0p3T)
-ace[/io]
Macron is now claiming that French arms industry can develop an interceptor far superior than the Patriot, the Germans are planning to ramp up tank production, the Brits are kicking their drone production up, and planning that army, and the Belgians are planning on financing it with Italian gold reserves.
It sounds to me like when Reagan got Gorbachev to go all in on Star Wars.
My main fears are that the Euros and Brits will try to cash in all their Treasuries to start a panic, or the AI bubble will pop.
Bessent's response to if the Euros could bugger the Treasuries by cashing them all in was to smirk and say "no"
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 06:53 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Robert
It must be spending a lot of its energy calling home.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 06:53 PM (/lPRQ)
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Stepping on their own dick since Time Immemorial: Europe.
Posted by: Protected Pederasts at January 20, 2026 06:54 PM (krQz2)
Scowls in disgust. Then what the hell am I supposed to do with all these crickets?
Posted by: Paco at January 20, 2026 06:55 PM (2L+MU)
Good thing about being stationed in Poland is that we can stand at the border and shoot outward in just about any direction and hit an enemy.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:55 PM (d8+Cx)
Posted by: Bohemian Grove at January 20, 2026 06:55 PM (se8lQ)
>> Might try one of the new Linux bundlers instead. Mac is in the bag on surveillance.
The AppleOs is Unix operating system, it also has very little in the way of intrusive surveillance and AI integration that Windows has.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 20, 2026 06:56 PM (XV/Pl)
we would own the skies between Russia and the US
WHO'S WITH ME
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 06:12 PM (ZxPkt)
The Globe and Mail (via a rando twitter link)
military planners are modelling a U.S. invasion from the south, expecting American forces to overcome Canada’s strategic positions on land and at sea within a week and possibly as quickly as two days.
Canada does not have the number of military personnel or the sophisticated equipment needed to fend off a conventional American attack, they said. So, the military envisions unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military or armed civilians would resort to ambushes, sabotage, drone warfare or hit-and-run tactics.
The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces, the official said.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 06:56 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at January 20, 2026 06:56 PM (9EO0O)
Posted by: Skull & Bones Society at January 20, 2026 06:56 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 06:53 PM (rbvCR)
The Eurozone is destroying its industries, including defense by crippling their power production. I'll worry about their innovation when they do some.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:56 PM (8avO+)
Before the update I got 6 hours and a bit of battery life and now it's four. A one-third reduction in battery life. Fucking garbage.
Posted by: Robert
POS $50 Android Trac Phone lasts for days on a charge. And 96 GB memory that is expandable.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 06:56 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 06:56 PM (0KSrI)
Good thing about being stationed in Poland is that we can stand at the border and shoot outward in just about any direction and hit an enemy.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:55 PM (d8+Cx)
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LOL
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 06:57 PM (rj6Yv)
The lady boys in the PI do it because they love cock and they also like to eat.
The fags in America do it because they are nuts, love cock and are prone to violence and hate Breeders.
Posted by: Pray The Gay Away at January 20, 2026 06:57 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: Bohemian Grove at January 20, 2026 06:55 PM (se8lQ)
I'm not far from Bohemian Grove.... It's a bit different than Davos...The stories I've heard was it was more of a good old boys summer camp.. It's certainly not posh...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 06:57 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Bohemian Grove
Welcome to my world.
Posted by: Skull & Bones Society
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Get off my lawn.
Posted by: The Freemasons at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (tgvbd)
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the burning pits of Apokolips
Posted by: Axeman at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (krQz2)
Trump should have sent a large force to Greenland to demand the surrender of this NATO token force. Lock them ip in Gitmo "until such time as a deal is reached for the complete and total purchase of Greenland."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (E0p3T)
The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces, the official said.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 06:56 PM (rbvCR)
Reminds me of the idiots speaking of irregular war in Ukraine. Place is a billiard table, try making safe havens there. Canada is mostly forests and swamps. We don't have to occupy it, just break it up.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Dirac_Delta
His lizard ears only function as infrared sensors.
Posted by: Skull & Bones Society at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 06:56 PM (rbvCR)
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Um, they are taking away all the guns. Are these people retarded?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 06:59 PM (0KSrI)
10% queer seems high. Even in this age of mandatory celebration.
Also, everyone knows that the amount of lesbian women present anywhere depends on how many people have their cameras out.
/
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:59 PM (0+N18)
Posted by: Robert
It must be spending a lot of its energy calling home.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
I haven't noticed any difference in battery life since updating.
Posted by: Tuna at January 20, 2026 07:00 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 07:00 PM (HAlvi)
https://tinyurl.com/2es5ep8w
Posted by: Paco at January 20, 2026 07:01 PM (2L+MU)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 06:56 PM (rbvCR)
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Um, they are taking away all the guns. Are these people retarded?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (ZOv7s)
Something like 90 pct of Canada lives within 50 or so miles of the US Border.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 07:01 PM (8avO+)
120 fuel stations. 700 parking spaces. 76,245 sqft of snack goodness.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
Sorry. Buc-ee's fad is over. It's all about me!
Posted by: Pedro @ SOTB at January 20, 2026 07:01 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: It's me donna
I know folks who live in Forestville and Rio Nido. They drive right by Bohemian Grove constantly and never give it a second thought.
Posted by: Skull & Bones Society at January 20, 2026 07:01 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (8avO+)
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No, its got bits of forest, rivers and things. Soviet partisans did a lot of work there and after the war the Ukrainians gave the Soviets problem for years afterwards.
The thing is, Russia only wants the Russian parts. That's what the whole stupid thing is about - a border adjustment. You don't have to worry about insurgencies if all the people are friendly.
Of course, this being Eastern Europe, there will be some, ahem, population shifts. Same as it always was.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 07:01 PM (ZOv7s)
Eager, motivated young men all over Europe are rushing to enlist to fight America!
Seriously, all the brave talk by the perverted non-democratic European socialist leadership is the mewlings of gimps wanting to be spanked.
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 07:02 PM (Y8DZL)
Let's say that someone dislikes Trump... not all his policies but they dislike him personally. Now, Trump announces a policy that you don't IMMEDIATELY understand - you dismiss it as stupid. Then it's in your brain that it's stupid. The end.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 07:02 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 07:01 PM (8avO+)
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You can't mount an insurgency with disarmed pansies afraid of icky guns.
And there's the fact that the cities will easily surrender with food shipments cut off. Keep the oil sands, make the rest fend for themselves.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 07:03 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: zombie at January 20, 2026 07:03 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 07:04 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: JackStraw
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I think that's part of it, but only a portion of the overall purpose. See my #95.
Posted by: Orson at January 20, 2026 07:04 PM (dIske)
For how many decades have the European NATO member states failed to spend the agreed upon amount for defense?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 07:04 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Cert would have not being granted if that was the case. The Hawaii case is pretty much going to result in a slapdown. Citing old Kingdom of Hawaii laws as a historical justification is not exactly the example that Bruen demands.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 07:04 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 07:01 PM (ZOv7s)
With all the young women in Ukraine shifting to the Eurozone this time the population shift didn't wait for the war to end.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 07:04 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 07:04 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: zombie at January 20, 2026 07:04 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: Norman at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Robert
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Is it the #26, even tech help warned me about it.
This is the way we love Tim Cook, love Tim Cook
This is the way we love Tim Cook, cooked in a pot of stew.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (HAlvi)
120 fuel stations. 700 parking spaces. 76,245 sqft of snack goodness.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
Buc-ee's spicy pickle flavored chips are the bomb.
Posted by: Tuna at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (lJ0H4)
The Bohemian Grove, which I attend from time to time - it is the faggiest goddamn thing you could ever imagine.
Posted by: Zombie Richard Nixon, Spinning At A Rapid Rate at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Leland at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (Hyh9P)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (8avO+)
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The Telegraph article continues with Canadian employment of drone warfare against US forces, comparing such antics with the mess in Ukraine. Good luck with that. We'd retaliate by closing every single Tim Hortons in the Great White North.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (BI5O2)
They already went home because of bad weather. Eugyppius has a write up of it all. (Eugyppius has cornered the entire German reserve of satire and whimsy)
https://tinyurl.com/2sx2s9ks
At this point the happenings began to escalate. Eager to make an epic display of retardation demonstrate resolve and independence in the face of these sudden American ambitions on Danish territory, a variety of European countries announced they would send soldiers to Greenland in a display of “military solidarity” with Denmark. Germany sent a grand total of 13 or 15 soldiers (reports vary) to defend the icy island against the Americans. They departed on a matte grey A400M Atlas military transport with plenty of press on hand for photographs.
[ . . . ]
In the end we did succeed in making a statement, if not precisely the one we had intended.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (rbvCR)
For how many decades have the European NATO member states failed to spend the agreed upon amount for defense?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 07:04 PM (ExV1e)
Probably all of them in all the years since the fall of the USSR. At least. And what they do spend is likely waste and corruption.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (8avO+)
Buc-ee's to open new mega plaza in Ft. Pierce, Florida.
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They should open one in Breezewood, PA.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 07:06 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 07:04 PM (E4rtv)
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Barrett seemed really fired up during questioning. She's been pretty good on 2A stuff.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 07:06 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Outer Roman territory fighting off Attila the Hun.
Hey, taxes are lower and don't need to hire ten lawyers to build a chicken coop.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 07:06 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Leland at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (Hyh9P)
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Hong Kong.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 07:06 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:45 PM (8avO+)
Set up the wife's new computer. Bought a Beelink and installed Linux Mint. Took about an hour and half to get everything set up and most of that was the actual installing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 07:07 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Pinky Tuscadero at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (oftw2)
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Buc-ee's is expanding.
Soon the world will be one giant Buc-ee's.
Posted by: Axeman at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: ...
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Endless round of doctors this week to sign off on surgery. Had blood draw today, four more appointments this week--two are preop. Surgery is set for second week in February. Be out of it for about 4 weeks.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (E4rtv)
we invade Canada
then and island hopping campaign thru the Canadian Arctic, til we are in sight of Greenland
then
G-DAY
Posted by: Don Black at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 07:05 PM (rj6Yv)
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Where is this massive drone force? Do they know we have energy weapons that can clear the sky?
Canadians are so cute. Like my 4-year-old playing with a plastic sword shouting that he's a knight!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Pedro
The curious thing I've noticed is how people look past you and stumble around zombie-like inside. Plus their BBQ sauces and rubs has all been replaced with store-brand expensive stuff, and a smaller selection. Just so many stuffed beavers you can buy.
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Trajan Optimus at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (g47mK)
Greenland was called "Greenland" by the Viking because when they first discovered it during the Medieval Warm Period, the climate there wasn't so bad, and they could grow crops.
Later, things got cold again for a while, and they bailed out because it got too cold.
Trump figures: Either the Global Warming predictions will come true, or they won't.
If they come true, then by snagging Greenland he just acquired a huge amount of prime real estate back when it was undervalued.
If they don't com true, then the climate catastrophe cult will collapse and the US wins the long-term war anyway.
It's a win-win scenario, by betting on both sides.
Posted by: zombie at January 20, 2026 07:09 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: Pinky Tuscadero at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (oftw2)
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Too bad Greenland does not have an indigenous silicon wafer fabrication industry, That would be more precious than gold at the moment.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 07:09 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: davidt at January 20, 2026 07:10 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 06:45 PM (8avO+)
Set up the wife's new computer. Bought a Beelink and installed Linux Mint. Took about an hour and half to get everything set up and most of that was the actual installing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 07:07 PM (ExV1e)
I installed Mint on a laptop that couldn't run Win10 well. Seemed like a decent setup for normal computing, and much faster due to less bloat.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 07:10 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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I think Kavanaugh will give the 5th vote with Roberts having to reluctantly join the opinion so as to give it to the justice he thinks will give him a narrow opinion. Hawaii's new law was literally making it impossible to carry at all except at home and that was what it was designed for.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 07:10 PM (E4rtv)
In fact a ruined relationship with them, a breakup of NATO, and a drawdown of our military there would all be highly desirable, leaving aside Greenland.
*shrugs*
Fuck 'em.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 07:10 PM (BI5O2)
I've met at least one who wasn't - but, of course, he was from Alberta.
Posted by: Paco at January 20, 2026 07:10 PM (2L+MU)
Russia doesn't want more of Ukraine than it already has. They're not interested in adding a restive, non-Russian population that they'd have to deal with. The killing would have ben over long ago if the EU (and Biden) had been willing to allow the Russian provinces to leave peacefully.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 07:10 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 06:56 PM (rbvCR)
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Um, they are taking away all the guns. Are these people retarded?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 06:58 PM (ZOv7s)
Exactly what I was thinking. With what guns? We probably got more guns in civilian hands along their border than their whole military has.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 07:11 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Buc-ee at January 20, 2026 07:11 PM (krQz2)
Thanks for letting me know, I will be thinking about you.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 07:11 PM (E0p3T)
Canadians are so cute. Like my 4-year-old playing with a plastic sword shouting that he's a knight!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 07:08 PM (ZOv7s)
The obvious answer for the future are anti-drone drones. Wonder if the US is working on that.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 07:12 PM (8avO+)
I think she mistook me for you, bless her - and not great for you
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 07:12 PM (E0p3T)
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In the end we did succeed in making a statement, if not precisely the one we had intended.
Posted by: Kindltot
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It was a charter flight.
They had to fucking charter a military plane
from somewhere else.
Somewhere,
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 20, 2026 07:12 PM (HAlvi)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 20, 2026 07:12 PM (Cjt/F)
Maybe they can find a good use for their pasty, fat asses.
Posted by: Nanook Of The North, First Nations Asshole at January 20, 2026 07:12 PM (R/m4+)
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My girlfriend isn't--well....kinda.
Posted by: Guy With a Girlfriend in Canada at January 20, 2026 07:13 PM (krQz2)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 07:11 PM (snZF9)
And the ones in Canada that have guns would probably join our side.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 07:13 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 20, 2026 07:10 PM
That whole sacred principle of self-determination of peoples only seems to apply to the third world.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 20, 2026 07:13 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: John Lawrence
Here's my take from watching Trump. He has masterfully prepped the battlefield. He puts out the most outrageous demands and gets the response he wanted.
Now, he'll come back and offer a 100 year lease. The Euros can save a little face while we now can invest knowing regardless of what government may come, we have what we want from Greenland. We can invest in infrastructure for mining, etc. and finalize the missing piece of the Golden Dome.
Also, the current residents can remain subject of the Danish crown which has done so much for them. I assume they're all on the dole, so we won't have that expense. They said they wanted to remain subjects, so go and may God forgive your souls.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 20, 2026 07:14 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 07:11 PM (snZF9)
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The US could invade and conquer the core of Canada entirely with a few states' National Guard units.
The "insurgency" would be based on urban areas by effete gun-fearing people who we could easily cow into submission merely by appointing all the Muslims and Sikhs to be our enforcers, a job they would relish.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 07:14 PM (ZOv7s)
Maybe they can find a good use for their pasty, fat asses.
Posted by: Nanook Of The North, First Nations Asshole at January 20, 2026 07:12 PM (R/m4+)
We need land for camping. Let the Chinese have the French ones.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 07:14 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: EXTERMINATE!!! at January 20, 2026 07:15 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 20, 2026 07:15 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
I installed Mint on a laptop that couldn't run Win10 well. Seemed like a decent setup for normal computing, and much faster due to less bloat.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Mint is a nice take on Debian. Ubuntu has been pushing the boundaries lately to take on Arch installs with up to the date kernels, etc. If someone wants Ubuntu, go with the LTS versions and wait about six months until installing the latest LTS version after it becomes available. I've used Linux since about 2008-9 for my main internet computers and even using open office and now libre office suite for most needs.
Debian is becoming a much more viable option as well for the DIY sort.
Arch is a good OS but does require some user maintenance to fix issues from being at the cutting edge of kernels. BSD Unix is also seeing a revival lately but not for beginners.
I am a bit irritated for the RAM shortage as I was intending to build a new system to run OS in containers which would let me get rid of some hardware. Prefer at least 64 gig of ram to do that.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 07:16 PM (E4rtv)
To make it a movie thread, I'd refer you to "The Devil's Brigade" a sixties movie about a Canadian and American regiment merging, training and then going off to fight the Nazis. Starring Cliff Robertson and William Holden, who was so chronically drunk at the time they had trouble filming it.
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 07:17 PM (Y8DZL)
206 199 Dumbest End Times ever.
Hands down.
Revelations reduced to a pop-up book.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 06:33 PM (+Wrm0)
Excellent!!
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 06:34 PM (pDt9x)
Pocky Clips. Bsheeewww!!!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 07:17 PM (8YGuO)
Grab Bear Island and Spitzbergen too off of Norway if possible. We can probably buy Bear Island at least. I don't think anyone lives there.
Maybe have an "accident" and the 11th Airborne is forced to land on and garrison Novya whatever that big island is off of Russia's coast?
Posted by: SimoHaya at January 20, 2026 07:19 PM (/ZkOF)
NOOD !!!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 07:20 PM (/lPRQ)
They probably got plenty of places to do it since all of their auto manufacturers are shutting down.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 07:21 PM (8YGuO)
Posted by: SimoHaya at January 20, 2026 07:21 PM (/ZkOF)
The EWE is crapping their pants and their show of force is so pathetic to actually make it happen.
Next I want us to keep our seat on the UNSC but go down to paying what France or the UK pays for that cesspool of villainy and grifters.
THIS.. IS. WHAT. I. VOTED. FOR!
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 20, 2026 07:23 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Indy Bill at January 20, 2026 07:23 PM (pIv1O)
Then you go on to talk about the EU being beholden to China. It answers itself.
Posted by: Kolin at January 20, 2026 07:23 PM (uK5Gm)
Posted by: Eromero at January 20, 2026 07:25 PM (LHPAg)
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This continues to escape me. What exactly are these massive AI data centers going to do? How would this make life better?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2026 07:30 PM (XeU6L)
It's also strategic to the Arctic. China has tried to build ports, but got shut out. Russia will take the more aggressive path.
One of the suitors will get it, one way or another. It has to be the US.
Posted by: jk at January 20, 2026 07:43 PM (cpVs2)
Christians win BIG: New York caves on forcing nuns and churches to fund abortion after knockout SCOTUS ruling
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 08:17 PM (GITLP)
I keep wondering if the push is to:
1) get China to invest into a dead end
2) build a bunch of data centers for “Golden Dome”
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 08:21 PM (GITLP)
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 20, 2026 08:49 PM (tV890)
So, par for the course then?
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 20, 2026 08:51 PM (tV890)
It is the most powerful censorship tool ever created.
It doesn't just hide information. When used for writing or research, it biases the results during creation.
Posted by: you're in hell, the world ended at January 20, 2026 10:17 PM (rb7s9)
It's because without exclusive diktat over all of the affairs of Greenland, the Russians and the Chinese will continue to push for, and will eventually consummate, deals for their own presence on the island. And Trump WILL NOT have that.
There are no guarantees that Denmark nor Greenland could make which would prevent the Chinese & Russian movements into Greenland in perpetuity. That's why Trump wants full ownership of the place.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at January 20, 2026 11:12 PM (bufu1)
Posted by: geoffb at January 21, 2026 12:07 AM (r//c2)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 21, 2026 04:39 PM (wGqjj)
Of Course: Jihadist Muslim Antifa AG Keith Ellison Prosecuted Christians for Protesting Outside a Mosque Under the FACE Act, but Insists His Left-Wing Antifa Thug Buddies Have an Inviolable Right to Storm Christian Churches
Chuck RossChuck Ross at the Free Beacon:
@ChuckRossDC ABOUT FACE: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison has called for the use of the FACE Act to prosecute protests at mosques, according to @FreeBeacon
review. Now, Ellison insists the FACE Act shouldn't apply to Don Lemon and comrades' storming of a church. I should mention: the two mosque cases involved protesters *outside* the mosques. Don Lemon and friends did their thing *inside* the church.
By saying he took the military action of "reconnaissance" before an action, Don Lemon again confesses to being a part of the church invasion, not just a disinterested "journalist" who just happened to have been there.
'They're Getting Tender About a Church Service': Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Defends Left-Wing Agitators Who Stormed Minnesota Church
'None of us are immune from the voice of the public,' Ellison said in an interview with Don Lemon, who accompanied the agitators and boasted of conducting 'reconnaissance'
Oh we're "tender"? We're pussies? Well we'll see what happens when we storm a mosque. We'll see who's "tender" then.
Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison (D.) defended the group of anti-ICE agitators who stormed a St. Paul church on Sunday, telling former CNN host Don Lemon--who accompanied the agitators and boasted of conducting "reconnaissance" ahead of the stunt--that critics of the incident were "getting tender about a church service."
... The incident sparked a federal civil rights investigation and calls to arrest Lemon for his role in the ordeal. A defiant Lemon mocked the churchgoers on Monday, saying they had a sense of "entitlement" that stems from "a white supremacy." He also insisted he was at the protest as a journalist and not an activist, and that disrupting a church service is protected by the First Amendment. Ellison agreed. "I think that protest is fundamental to American society. You know, it's freedom of expression. People have a right to lift up their voices and make their peace. And none of us are immune from the voice of the public," Ellison told Lemon. "They're getting tender about a church service now," added Ellison, who is Muslim.Unrelated: The Bulwark -- created, allegedly, to "conserve conservatism" -- is having a banner day. Bill Kristol says he can answer the question "Can a man become a woman?" easily -- yes they can, and he knows many trannies he considers to be women. Extravagantly queer Tim Miller says that women shouldn't be bothered to see dicks in their locker rooms because he, too, sometimes sees dicks in locker rooms that he has no interest in. (Citation needed.) And Mona Charen says that any NeverTrumpers who chose to support Trump anyway because elections are binary choices and the left is worse just have difficulty with thinking.
Well said by @Timodc. I’d add that no one is under any obligation to answer metaphysical or theological questions.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 19, 2026
Having said that, I suppose if I were asked, I’d answer: Yes. It seems pretty clear-cut to me. I mean, I personally know adults who were men and are now women. https://t.co/VafiiUAKz7
Tim Miller: I'm gay but sometimes there are naked men in locker rooms that I don't enjoy looking at. That's just life. Therefore biological males should be allowed to use female locker rooms. pic.twitter.com/kZXxBs7U34 https://t.co/b6uPbIHIrk
— MAZE (@mazemoore) January 19, 2026
One of the most clarifying things about you and The Bulwark is that you will simply attack anyone who isn't you, even the most never-Trump people on the right, making a completely rational observation. Just as you are doing here.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) January 20, 2026
Keep cashing the checks.
Mona, you write for The Bulwark. Dishonesty is your brand. And I guess “asshole” is, too. https://t.co/ICCJtvJsln
— Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) January 20, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Formerly Virginian at January 20, 2026 04:48 PM (zjgNU)
Its never wrong when they do it.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at January 20, 2026 04:49 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian [/q] at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian [/q] at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian [/q] at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian [/q] at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: ace at January 20, 2026 04:52 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Ace at 04:49 PM
THIS is the cruelty I come here for.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian [/q] at January 20, 2026 04:52 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 04:52 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 04:52 PM (vFG9F)
And then there are those who suffer from the same maladies as Gavrilo did. They have Princip Ills.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 20, 2026 04:53 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 20, 2026 04:53 PM (emBoF)
How funny would it be if Usha gave birth to a boy on July 4, on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration? The left would pass out.
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 04:54 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 04:54 PM (pkeXY)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian [/q] at January 20, 2026 04:54 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 04:54 PM (tgvbd)
Storm a mosque and see what happens.
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 04:54 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 20, 2026 04:55 PM (NtVYv)
"Citation needed". Haw!
Posted by: Paco at January 20, 2026 04:55 PM (2L+MU)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:55 PM (giMmT)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 04:55 PM (Ia/+0)
Storm a mosque and see what happens.
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 04:54 PM (vFG9F)
And why not Achmed Ellison ?
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 20, 2026 04:55 PM (NtVYv)
I hope they put the squeeze on Lemon.
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 04:52 PM (vFG9F)
To make LemonAIDS?
Oh, please. Y'all were thinking it, I just said it.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 20, 2026 04:55 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 04:52 PM (a+4eV)
This.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 04:55 PM (snZF9)
it would be AWESOME - little TJ Vance!
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 20, 2026 04:55 PM (emBoF)
The left is pretty clear about this stuff.
When they have power they use it against their enemies. The church protestors are their people so of course Ellison is going to defend them.
I expect they will continue escalating in MN unless they are stopped. Yes Karen Deathwheels ate a bullet for attacking an ICE agent, but it looks like they feel they can ramp up the violence against non/off duty federal agents
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:55 PM (sKqQm)
And activist judges.
And woke commies.
And globobozos.
And illegal fraudsters.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 04:56 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Orson at January 20, 2026 04:56 PM (dIske)
The "seeing body parts you don't want to see" is MAINLY about children, which is why the buldykes are for it.
The other side is the "having my body parts seen by people who are getting a sexual kick out of it" which is similarly important.
Which part they are studiously ignoring.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian [/q] at January 20, 2026 04:56 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 04:56 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:56 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 04:55 PM (Ia/+0)
Fucking Minny Soda. They always have their heads up their bungs.
They are as bad as my home state, Gavin Newsomeland
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 20, 2026 04:57 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: Fat Elvis at January 20, 2026 04:57 PM (UjdFS)
The weather looks terrible for North and Centra Texas and all across the South this weekend:
https://myradar.com/videos/6340
Hopefully, we just get snow. Ice storms are the worst.
I also hope they've corrected all of the problems that showed up in 2021.
If not, all the pols involved need to be voted out and all the workers fired.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 20, 2026 04:57 PM (iJfKG)
I am glad we know who they are, but it kind of sucks. Not that I ever took inspiration from frothy lipped bill kristol.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:57 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 04:57 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: bonhomme at January 20, 2026 04:57 PM (Yp6az)
Okay, I love that. Plus he named his half Indian son after a slaaaaaaaaveholder! All the right people will be upset.
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 04:57 PM (Eng1Z)
Stares openmouthed. If it has no bearing on policy, why are you supporting men in women's locker rooms and bathrooms? Why do you insist that men be allowed to mingle naked with adolescent and younger girls? Why are you demanding that we put trannies in the military? despite the fact that putting manifestly undeployable people in the military will get people killed. The whole POINT of the argument is that it harms other people, you fatuous twat.
Go stand in the corner and think about what you've done.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (Riz8t)
Wonderful family photos of Tim, his husband and their daughter here.
https://tinyurl.com/2ssbb8v5
Posted by: Strange Brew at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (454ad)
And when a church or synagogue is shot up, bishops, rabbis and elders will ask, "What did we do to provoke them?"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 04:52 PM (a+4eV)
This.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 04:55 PM (snZF9)
No. He's only PART of the reason.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian [/q] at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (BI5O2)
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You idiot. Of course allowing potential rapists and perverts to see girls and women unclothed against their will is "harming them".
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (RHGPo)
Did this dickhead get his degree from a cereal box? NO. That is the unequivocal legal answer. Churches are private property, individual congregations are permitted to set and enforce conduct rules, remove violators, and contact law enforcement for assistance. There is no constitutional right to protest a private religious assembly. In the 1972 case Lloyd Corp. v. Tanner, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that just because an establishment is open to the public does not mean it automatically becomes a public forum. Forty years later, in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC, the high court again emphasized the autonomy of religious institutions.
This is settled, black letter law. No grey area. Every one of those protesters should be prosecuted, should be convicted, and face years in jail. Every single one. Including Don Lemon.
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (tV890)
It still feels like there is shit we don't know beyond the strategic importance.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (zZu0s)
Well, here they are pretending not to understand that these tranny performances in locker rooms, in front of kids, or even anywhere in public are them getting off on the act. They are using the unwitting as part of their sexual fantasy.
This is bad enough in public, but to do it in a woman's locker room is sexual assault.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 04:59 PM (5XW27)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 04:59 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 04:59 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 04:57 PM (KDPiq)
THAT'S THE JOKE
Posted by: Rainier Wolfcastle at January 20, 2026 04:59 PM (zjgNU)
I am glad we know who they are, but it kind of sucks. Not that I ever took inspiration from frothy lipped bill kristol.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:57 PM (zZu0s)
They were marginal before they betrayed everyone.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 04:59 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 20, 2026 05:00 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 05:00 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 05:00 PM (5XW27)
Where's Walz? Where does he seek asylum? I'm thinking China but it's just a short dash to Canada and Carney's loving arms.
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 05:00 PM (Y8DZL)
It still feels like there is shit we don't know beyond the strategic importance.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
......
Melania likes rubies?
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 05:01 PM (UjdFS)
It has no bearing on policy? We have spaces men are not allowed in like women's locker rooms.
So do these men claiming to be women get to go there or not? That is a policy question.
No one is arguing that a man can put on a dress and call himself a pretty pretty princess. The question is can he force everyone else to play along?
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 05:01 PM (sKqQm)
Civil War 2 will need a 30pg official program with 8x10 color glossy photographs and a foldout Gant chart.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:01 PM (rR5Mv)
"disrupting a Costco is protected by the First Amendment."
"disrupting a yoga class is protected by the First Amendment."
"disrupting a symphony concert is protected by the First Amendment."
"disrupting an NBA game is protected by the First Amendment."
This is fun.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 20, 2026 05:01 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:01 PM (d4dD2)
Cthulu lies sleeping in Greenland.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 20, 2026 05:01 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Ben Had
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correction - China is staking a claim to launch 200,000 satellites. Probably just a land grab to prevent others from using certain orbits. It may take them a long time to get that many up there.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 05:02 PM (5XW27)
And is JV Last still alive? I watched their election night coverage, and I put him on deathwatch. We was... not well.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 05:02 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 05:02 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 05:02 PM (oT7pT)
Trump's present to lady liberty on her anniversary: greenland and alberta as territories, and the might of the US's support helped free the venezuelan, iranian, and cuban people from tyranny.
(not quite there yet with all those, still much more to do, complicated business.)
Melania will be jealous, she just gets jewelry on their anniversary.
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 05:02 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: gdgm+ at January 20, 2026 05:02 PM (C5GSe)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:02 PM (rR5Mv)
The proper term is "Birthing persons" and don't you forget it Mister !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 20, 2026 05:03 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law"
But yet...
Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at January 20, 2026 05:03 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Ben Had
Kessler syndrome somehow benefits them?
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 05:03 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:03 PM (d4dD2)
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:03 PM (ZcsJV)
After a summer of the left burning cities, people peacefully protested at the People's House. In response on leftist shot a protestor at short range in the neck and another beat a woman to death with a truncheon. And the left gave them medals for doing it.
So if you were to show up to protest at an NBA game in MN Ellison would arrest you and argue "this case is different"
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 05:04 PM (sKqQm)
Once you get completely demoralized, you just look at the shithole world and think "Well, the world sucks more today than it did yesterday, a year ago, ten years ago, when I was growing up. But I'll be dead soon, it's not worth bothering with it anymore."
Posted by: Strange Brew at January 20, 2026 05:04 PM (454ad)
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 20, 2026 05:00 PM (J9q9v)
——————-
Where else you gonna get Lutefisk at 3 AM?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 20, 2026 05:04 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 20, 2026 05:04 PM (lUFok)
Didn't he just die 2 days ago?
Dude is having a bad week.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:04 PM (ZcsJV)
Kristol's prostate has taken more punches than Mike Tyson's speed bag.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:05 PM (rR5Mv)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:02 PM (rR5Mv)
Dude, if your brats are mostly fat, with a waxy color, and start oozing an unseemly ichor when you warm them up, you need to switch brands.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 05:05 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 20, 2026 05:05 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 20, 2026 05:05 PM (NtVYv)
This is about power.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:05 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:01 PM (rR5Mv)
Just remember...
The Revolution will not be Televised!
https://tinyurl.com/44z6y8cd
Posted by: naturalfake at January 20, 2026 05:06 PM (iJfKG)
Election 2024:
The Ho: 1.7M
Trump: 1.5M
So its not really a blue state even. I think its reasonable to assume most actual living citizens voted for Trump based on this numbers...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 05:06 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: man at January 20, 2026 05:06 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 05:06 PM (sKqQm)
"Yes, the U.S. does mine rare earth minerals, primarily at the Mountain Pass mine in California, but it heavily relies on China for processing and refining these materials, creating significant supply chain vulnerabilities for technologies used in defense and green energy. While other deposits exist (like in Wyoming) and new facilities are emerging, the U.S. struggles to compete with China's established dominance in the refining stage, sending most raw concentrates overseas for final production. "
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 20, 2026 05:07 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 05:07 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:07 PM (rR5Mv)
Posted by: Flying Green Dildos at January 20, 2026 05:07 PM (Dv3i1)
Election 2024:
The Ho: 1.7M
Trump: 1.5M
So its not really a blue state even. I think its reasonable to assume most actual living citizens voted for Trump based on this numbers...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 05:06 PM (sKqQm)
Yes, but the normies don't have control of the state. And the normies won't take control.
See also WA and OR.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:07 PM (xcxpd)
It still feels like there is shit we don't know beyond the strategic importance.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (zZu0s)
__________________________
It would be hilarious if the deal goes through and some new fangled process allows the discovery and mining of some previously undiscovered valuable resource.
The sound you would hear worldwide would be face palms in unison.
China especially would be disappointed that they hadn't had the opportunity to exploit one of the most profitable and significant fishing coasts on the planet.
Posted by: Orson at January 20, 2026 05:07 PM (dIske)
NY will be next
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 05:07 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: sven at January 20, 2026 05:07 PM (MUJd1)
I’m starting the line at 17.
Posted by: Really??
>What's the over/under on how many bulls have fucked his spouse?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 05:08 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Case at January 20, 2026 05:08 PM (4rWc3)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:08 PM (vFG9F)
Pretty much applicable to every large city in the country.
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:09 PM (d4dD2)
Let any of us protest inside an Episcopal church and see how fast we go to prison.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at January 20, 2026 05:09 PM (oSeBJ)
Common sense is completely lost on these people.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 20, 2026 05:09 PM (NpAcC)
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TRANSLATION: "Scalise, Rand Paul, Trump, Charlie Kirk, et. al. had it coming."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 20, 2026 05:10 PM (RoUkY)
An Air Force general visits Thule in January. His departure is delayed by the airman having trouble getting the vacuum line to the plane's toilet attached. The airman is told to get a move on or he's in trouble. He replies, "I'm an airman in Thule in January and I'm pumping shit out of a plane. How much worse can you make it?"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 05:10 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:10 PM (rR5Mv)
Never mind he did already... It is called Minniesoda !!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 20, 2026 05:10 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 05:10 PM (pkeXY)
I understand the strategic importance of Greenland. That said, it needs to go on the back burner on simmer. There should be a laser dot on the crap occurring in Minnesota. I've been patiently waiting for Bondi and Patel to bring the sharp edged sword out of the scabbard. I understand they're fighting a multi-front battle both external and internal. Enough is enough. It's time.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 20, 2026 05:10 PM (T3puI)
I’m starting the line at 17.
Posted by: Really??
>What's the over/under on how many bulls have fucked his spouse?
Kristol, Charen, Miller, they're all Kabbalists.
Whatever your estimate of they're perversions are, double it and add 10 to it to get the real number.
Posted by: Strange Brew at January 20, 2026 05:11 PM (454ad)
I’m starting the line at 17.
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:03 PM (d4dD2)
***
That's just a decent Thursday
Posted by: Truck monkey at January 20, 2026 05:11 PM (affD0)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 20, 2026 05:04 PM (lUFok)
Lol! Kind of a new take on "God will judge Bin Laden - Army Rangers will arrange the meeting."
Posted by: pookysgirl may have seen that here at January 20, 2026 05:11 PM (Wt5PA)
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I think it might be because they were there before the Islamic invasion of Minnesota. Now they are prisoners ? Just a thought.
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 05:11 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:12 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 20, 2026 05:12 PM (Kxh5T)
Posted by: kingsman at January 20, 2026 05:12 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Wofus at January 20, 2026 05:12 PM (CNa+A)
An Air Force general visits Thule in January. His departure is delayed by the airman having trouble getting the vacuum line to the plane's toilet attached. The airman is told to get a move on or he's in trouble. He replies, "I'm an airman in Thule in January and I'm pumping shit out of a plane. How much worse can you make it?"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 05:10 PM (tgvbd)
You got Chelsea Clinton Pregnant and you have to marry her and live with the wicked witch of west on Martha's Vineyard...
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 20, 2026 05:12 PM (J9q9v)
Definitely get the hell out of my locker room.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 20, 2026 05:13 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:13 PM (rR5Mv)
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that's a lot of money; Denmark's GDP is 460B.
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 05:13 PM (g47mK)
Get 'r done. Strike while the iron is hot. Take the money and run.
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:13 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 05:14 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:14 PM (d4dD2)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 20, 2026 05:14 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway
I'm blaming the Clintons for that one. They were all in on exporting our raw materials to other countries.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 05:14 PM (a+4eV)
.
Throw in a six pack of Old Milwaukee Lite and you have a deal...
Posted by: Sven The Danish PM at January 20, 2026 05:15 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:15 PM (rR5Mv)
You see everyday when you look in the mirror.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 20, 2026 05:15 PM (viF8m)
All the newest polls continue to show decreasing approval.
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at January 20, 2026 05:15 PM (4tReG)
Posted by: Azjaeger at January 20, 2026 05:15 PM (BkbkS)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 20, 2026 05:10 PM (T3puI)
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I'm having a really tough time with Minnesota. I do empathize with what I'm sure are the good and decent people of the state, but at some point you have to look at a population of people and tell them to get their heads out of their asses and take their city/county/state/national government back themselves.
I am pretty much at the point where I see massive Federal intervention in Minnesota/Minneapolis the same as I see us putting boots on the ground in Iran. On the one hand the powers in place are shit and the people are being repressed, but at the same time...you fucking voted for this shit, dumbasses.
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 05:15 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law
And every church member in attendance should be an individual charge against the "protesters".
Posted by: Stu Podaso at January 20, 2026 05:15 PM (c+YYE)
Overt in your face "Ef You" from certain politicians. Not to be unexpected since the third world upbringing POS "Ef You, I Won",
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 05:16 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:16 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:16 PM (rR5Mv)
Who am I kidding we’ll just use the federal reserve credit card.
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:16 PM (d4dD2)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 05:16 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: DPICM at January 20, 2026 05:16 PM (zweKz)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 05:17 PM (rbvCR)
No. You don't. You know men who have a delusional disorder and cosplay as chicks.
IF they were real chicks, you'd be willing to tongue their front holes.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:17 PM (ZcsJV)
Usha and JD Vance are expecting their fourth child.
Congratulations and best wishes for your family!
MAGA Babies!
Posted by: four seasons at January 20, 2026 05:17 PM (3ek7K)
I could pork Sarah Longwell back to sanity.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 05:17 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 05:17 PM (5aZAZ)
The base at Greenland is about halfway between us and Russia, and we would be able to launch counter missiles and cut them off before it even gets close to US soil. Like our own Iron Tundra Dome.
After seeing that map I said ah, I get it. And that doesn't even include the potentially valuable Arctic Sea shipping routes, or the rare minerals connected to Greenland.
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 05:17 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:16 PM (rR5Mv)
It’s the beginning of the end of the beginning.
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:17 PM (d4dD2)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 05:18 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 05:18 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Wofus at January 20, 2026 05:19 PM (CNa+A)
Who am I kidding we’ll just use the federal reserve credit card.
Posted by: Really?? "
I would not pass up this opportunity because of that. We waste money on lots of worse things.
This may be Trump's Folly but remember what thankless Seward did for us.
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:19 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:56 PM (RHGPo)
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To put that amount in perspective, in one year, foreign countries pledged approximately $10 Trillion in new investments in the US. For permanent strategic bases + commercial ports in the defrosting Arctic Circle, Greenland is well worth the price. IOW, the new Alaska.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:19 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: DaveL at January 20, 2026 05:19 PM (9w232)
All-in...I bet we spent as much, or more, on Ukraine.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:19 PM (ZcsJV)
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When you don't like the message, attack the messenger. Alinksy 101
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 05:19 PM (E0p3T)
Lookit Mona Charen being all snippy and bitchy and anti conservative.
I'm always surprised when a previously conservative "thought leader" reveals themselves to be some kind of grotty syphilitic fake-con donkey-faced hack.
Don't know why I should be but I am.
Money is a funny old thing, ain't it?
Posted by: naturalfake at January 20, 2026 05:20 PM (iJfKG)
Your vote obviously sucks and perhaps you regret that. Yes vote differently, but being Minnesota Nice to the people storming your churches ain't gonna get you back to where you were 50 years ago.
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 05:20 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Truck monkey at January 20, 2026 05:20 PM (affD0)
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:56 PM (RHGPo)
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Right... Won't Congress have to okay that ? I'm guessing they won't
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 05:20 PM (VE6XX)
If Russia starts launching ICBMs at DC, New York and the Northeastern seaboard they will sooner or later end up shooting at something useful. We need to nip this in the bud.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:20 PM (rR5Mv)
Posted by: Wofus at January 20, 2026 05:21 PM (CNa+A)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 05:21 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:17 PM (d4dD2)
What is this, Wheel of Time?!
Posted by: don't talk to pookysgirl about the TV abomination at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (Wt5PA)
Cutting off all the fraud in MN alone might get us $700B back. I wish I was fully kidding.
Cutting off USAID, foreign aid, the state medicare and daycare fraud, and getting the tariffs rolling in...plus a few coins left in the couch cushions and we'd have enough.
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (Eng1Z)
I could pork Sarah Longwell back to sanity.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 05:17 PM (jc0TO)
Same...although I cannot think the same about "porking" Sarah Longwell.
Posted by: Thrawn at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (9Ovst)
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:56 PM (RHGPo)
After we end the Somali Fraud in Minniesoda we should easily have enough cash on hand...
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: Nynaeve al'Meara at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Billy Joel at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (D0HYP)
Posted by: NCKate at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (uQzkA)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (E0p3T)
Definitely get the hell out of my locker room.
Posted by: redridinghood
Some old men have more elasticity.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:23 PM (rR5Mv)
Posted by: Seagrams and sprite at January 20, 2026 05:23 PM (Iwv3U)
Who am I kidding we’ll just use the federal reserve credit card.
Posted by: Really?? "
I would not pass up this opportunity because of that. We waste money on lots of worse things.
This may be Trump's Folly but remember what thankless Seward did for us.
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:19 PM (vFG9F)
At least we'd get something tangible for our money.
I still think the Greenland thing is some kind of distraction.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:23 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (rbvCR)
It would be.
But. We could also just take it.
And I am not kidding. I prefer that option.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Danny Duck at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (QG/HM)
LOL, the UK government funded and created a video game called Pathways that was propaganda to teach kids about extremism. Amelia is one of the extremists who is anti-immigration.
Here's a short video on the topic:
https://youtu.be/K6da1rF6zcU
Trolls have taken the character and made her a hero, producing videos like this one:
http://tiny.cc/lwwx001
It's an AI produced video that inserts Amelia into beloved UK intellectual properties like Harry Potter, Wallace and Gromit, and Paddington Bear. It's very well done.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (XV/Pl)
*Tugs Braid*
Posted by: Nynaeve al'Meara at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (ZcsJV)
*ignites flamer*
(Kidding, kidding...she did pull her head out of her ass by the end of the series but...man was it a long, long time coming)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (rR5Mv)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 05:25 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:25 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (E0p3T)
***
The repukes are as worthless as tits on a Bull
Posted by: Truck monkey at January 20, 2026 05:25 PM (affD0)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:23 PM (xcxpd)
People thought Trump was a stalking horse for Hillary.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 05:25 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Thrawn at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (9Ovst)
Porking fits her
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 20, 2026 05:25 PM (NtVYv)
Definitely get the hell out of my locker room.
After I use Conditioner on my Mosquito Sized Dick Hair, I want the hair to be Shiney and Soft.
Posted by: Timmy Walz at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (xl8DV)
Posted by: Cheri at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Sven The Danish PM at January 20, 2026 05:15 PM (J9q9v)
Tuborg. It's the beer of Danish kings...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (nbLIj)
"...The purchase treaty had to be ratified by the end of October, which gave Jefferson and his Cabinet time to deliberate the issues of boundaries and constitutionality. Exact boundaries would have to be negotiated with Spain and England and so would not be set for several years, and Jefferson's Cabinet members argued that the constitutional amendment he proposed was not necessary. As time for ratification of the purchase treaty grew short, Jefferson accepted his Cabinet's counsel and rationalized: "it is the case of a guardian, investing the money of his ward in purchasing an important adjacent territory; & saying to him when of age, I did this for your good...
...The Senate ratified the treaty on October 20 by a vote of 24 to 7. Spain, upset by the sale but without the military power to block it, formally returned Louisiana to France on November 30. France officially transferred the territory to the Americans on December 20, and the United States took formal possession on December 30...his belief that the affair of Louisiana would impact upon "their highest destinies" proved prophetic indeed."
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (ZcsJV)
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I don't prefer that option. Hostile expansion and occupation are A Bad Look after we spent how many dollars and years fighting against Russia doing the same thing in Ukraine.
Unless we do it to Mexico.
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Nynaeve al'Meara at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (ZcsJV)
Question: I know it was done to mark the final stage in her journey as a character, but couldn't Nynaeve Heal the hair that was burned off in the last book?
Posted by: don't talk to pookysgirl about the TV abomination at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (Wt5PA)
I still think the Greenland thing is some kind of distraction.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:23 PM (xcxpd)
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It can be both. It certainly has drawn attention to the Yoorup's utter lack of strategic reach. The UK is reducing its nuclear attack sub "fleet", for instance.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: garrett
>We could probably pick up Cuba for a pallet of 1950s Chebby replacement parts.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (ZcsJV)
There aren't any penguins in Greenland. They were kicked out long ago
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (vFG9F)
LOL, the UK government funded and created a video game called Pathways that was propaganda to teach kids about extremism. Amelia is one of the extremists who is anti-immigration.
Here's a short video on the topic:
https://youtu.be/K6da1rF6zcU
Trolls have taken the character and made her a hero, producing videos like this one:
http://tiny.cc/lwwx001
It's an AI produced video that inserts Amelia into beloved UK intellectual properties like Harry Potter, Wallace and Gromit, and Paddington Bear. It's very well done.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (Yp6az)
I unironically love this.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (rR5Mv)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 05:27 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:27 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 05:27 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Nynaeve al'Meara at January 20, 2026 05:22 PM (ZcsJV)
Question: I know it was done to mark the final stage in her journey as a character, but couldn't Nynaeve Heal the hair that was burned off in the last book?
Posted by: don't talk to pookysgirl about the TV abomination at January 20, 2026 05:26 PM (Wt5PA)
I was also confused why she didn't Heal Rand's missing hand.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:27 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 05:25 PM (jc0TO)
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At the very least, new uniforms for the Palace Guards.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:27 PM (rj6Yv)
I shall denounce myself.
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at January 20, 2026 05:27 PM (7sIr+)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:27 PM
It's a spell!
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 05:28 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: CNN Breaking News at January 20, 2026 05:28 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:28 PM (+wPQf)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:23 PM (xcxpd)
People thought Trump was a stalking horse for Hillary.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 05:25 PM (E0p3T)
Best. Surprise. Ever.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:28 PM (xcxpd)
Been a real long time...but I thought that they needed someone else to heal them?
I don't remember aes sedai being able to heal themselves.
Certainly, Moiraine would have spent less time laid up if they could have?
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:28 PM (ZcsJV)
161 If Russia starts launching ICBMs at DC, New York and the Northeastern seaboard they will sooner or later end up shooting at something useful. We need to nip this in the bud.
Posted by: sifty boones
I tend to believe the Russians are near retarded boisterous bullies who regularly fuck themselves over far worse than any foreign power could.
They can't sweep across the Fulda gap, build large ships or airplanes. The nukes they own can fission but not stage to fusion, if the crap rockets they have even get them past the silo lids.
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 05:28 PM (Y8DZL)
I shall denounce myself.
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at January 20, 2026 05:27 PM (7sIr+)
Don't feel bad, I'm ashamed to admit I read her too, in the 90s.
Posted by: CaliGirl at January 20, 2026 05:29 PM (AywZy)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 05:29 PM (oT7pT)
What's the price per acre?
*waits for someone else to figure it out*
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:25 PM (vFG9F)
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$1,307.80 an acre
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 05:29 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (xcxpd)
I actually liked her better than Egwene. The chapter when Nynaeve breaks through her block in the seventh(?) book is some really great writing.
Posted by: don't talk to pookysgirl about the TV abomination at January 20, 2026 05:30 PM (Wt5PA)
Its a loser property.
Posted by: Skip at January 20, 2026 05:30 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 20, 2026 05:30 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 05:28 PM (Y8DZL)
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Well yeah they live in a shitty barren wasteland most of the year and they stay hammered drunk most of the time.
They have some hot wimmenz though.
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 05:30 PM (5aZAZ)
Russians don't wish anything on me that Democrats don't already wish on me and Democrats are closer.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:30 PM (+wPQf)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 05:29 PM (oT7pT)
Probably smells like it too
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 05:30 PM (E0p3T)
>> Too bad Trump doesn't know a thing about land value?
I think I see an angle here… * rubs hands *
—
LeTit James
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 20, 2026 05:31 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh"
That's not bad, considering you also get some volcanoes.
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:31 PM (vFG9F)
I don't remember aes sedai being able to heal themselves.
Certainly, Moiraine would have spent less time laid up if they could have?
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:28 PM (ZcsJV)
You're probably right. And Nynaeve would've died before asking someone to Heal her for such a "vanity."
Posted by: don't talk to pookysgirl about the TV abomination at January 20, 2026 05:32 PM (Wt5PA)
"We'll bring the Trump Water in beautiful tankers. New tankers built using the best steel in the world!"
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:32 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 20, 2026 05:32 PM (XvL8K)
Then we can drive there rather than sail... ....
Posted by: Jackson at January 20, 2026 05:32 PM (J9q9v)
The same leftwing turdnerfs who kiss the ass of every Hollywood bimbo with $100k of bad plastic surgery, and who cheer teenagers who cut off their genitals, are first to take cheap shots at our people for doing a little work to improve their appearance.
And you know this faggot bleaches his asshole for his rentboys.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 20, 2026 05:32 PM (vGaW9)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 05:33 PM (pkeXY)
Posted by: sifty boones
I tend to believe the Russians are near retarded boisterous bullies who regularly fuck themselves over far worse than any foreign power could.
They can't sweep across the Fulda gap, build large ships or airplanes. The nukes they own can fission but not stage to fusion, if the crap rockets they have even get them past the silo lids.
Posted by: Auspex
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Chinese ICBM missiles are likely to follow the same polar route. Golden Dome works best if you push back where the first intercepts happen, well away from the continental US. For the Pacific and the Southern approaches, we already have good locations.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:33 PM (E4rtv)
Even amidst all the distraction from the banging headboard in the next room.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:33 PM (+wPQf)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 05:25 PM (E0p3T)
Best. Surprise. Ever. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:28 PM (xcxpd)
I legit thought he might hit the red nuclear button while in office. He was so hard to get a read on in 2016. But better the devil I didn't know than the devil I did. (Hillary).
And then no new wars in his first term! And he almost got the Abraham accords and the Afghanistan withdraw resolved, but then Biden came in and crapped the bed with them both.
And now resolving more wars in his second term: Armenia, India/Pakistan... Worst warmonger evar.
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 05:33 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 20, 2026 05:34 PM (8AONa)
Posted by: ballistic
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That are as transactional as a reverse ATM sucking the money out of your wallet.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:34 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (xcxpd)
I actually liked her better than Egwene. The chapter when Nynaeve breaks through her block in the seventh(?) book is some really great writing.
Posted by: don't talk to pookysgirl about the TV abomination at January 20, 2026 05:30 PM (Wt5PA)
Egwene had terrible character derailment. I started out liking her but I despised her by the end of the series. Her relationship was very cringe and so was her leadership style.
I mean, at least she wasn't a Black Sister, but she was not worth following.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:34 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 20, 2026 05:34 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: ballistic
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That are as transactional as a reverse ATM sucking the money out of your wallet.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:34 PM (E4rtv)
Can confirm. Beautiful bodies but no heart.
Of course, in Russia, that is a logical way to live. Just a sad way.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:35 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Ignatius J. Reilly at January 20, 2026 05:35 PM (7Q0e+)
Russians don't wish anything on me that Democrats don't already wish on me and Democrats are closer.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:30 PM (+wPQf)
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I've always thought a get-together of Russians and rednecks would be epic for the amount of alcohol consumed, guns shot off and cars wrecked. A great time had by all.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 05:36 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 05:28 PM (Y8DZL)
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Missiles by Aeroflot?
/only half-joking
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 20, 2026 05:36 PM (K7OES)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 20, 2026 05:36 PM (6dC8H)
Posted by: Strange Brew at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (454ad)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Joe Kidd
That's class!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2026 05:33 PM (pkeXY)
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IIRC, way back when, Tuborg promoted their beer in the US by selling a beer glass shaped as a horn.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (rj6Yv)
Walts gets to act innocent. Trump should revoke his passport. And since i feel poetry coming forth.
Perhaps Trump should revoke is life.
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (EyfuW)
Posted by: 2009Refugee
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Bushworld and NR type. She was never a great intellect and her columns were always pablum.
Now the papers are gone, she writes for the Bulwark because it pays and they hire her because of her residual brand name conservatism for the easily led idiots that watch TV and still read NR.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Skip
Bad news; your mandatory Spring Break wardrobe in Greenland must include U.g.gs.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (+wPQf)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (DiZbT)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (0KSrI)
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Did we promise the defectors Greenland land grants?
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Ben Had
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We shall see what the future brings.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:38 PM (E4rtv)
132 Trump seemed intoxicated at his press conference this is the 3rd week of the month where he will get his infusion the one where the hand bruises always show
All the newest polls continue to show decreasing approval.
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at January 20, 2026 05:15 PM (4tReG)
Posted by: Sid at January 20, 2026 05:38 PM (+HkUo)
Posted by: bonhomme at January 20, 2026 05:24 PM (Yp6az)
I unironically love this.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo
It's a game anyone can play. The best part is that it unknowingly channeled something a bit older...
https://is.gd/T66gwM
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 20, 2026 05:38 PM (OUMaO)
Of course, with a population of 57,000 that would be $12.3 million per person, so offer the 90% who are Greeenlandic Inuit $10 million each and watch the "land statement" lefties do the "1984 We are at war with Eurasia/ We are at war with EastAsia" dance
Posted by: Chuck C at January 20, 2026 05:38 PM (D0HYP)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM
Ouch. Prayers up for Mr. J.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 05:38 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Jordan61
Yikes, no joke that. Prayers goin' up.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 20, 2026 05:39 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Mildly curious at January 20, 2026 05:39 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 05:36 PM (tgvbd)
I've gotten along well with Russians on grounds of booze, guns and Christ. Most Russians don't like the Russian government either, but they won't say that while in Russia.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:39 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 05:39 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:37
Praying for healing Jordan.
Posted by: CaliGirl at January 20, 2026 05:39 PM (AywZy)
Posted by: steevy at January 20, 2026 05:39 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (DiZbT)
Done
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:39 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:40 PM (+wPQf)
Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 20, 2026 05:40 PM (h/O4U)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 05:40 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:40 PM (+wPQf)
Posted by: steevy at January 20, 2026 05:41 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Strange Brew
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From a purely realist perspective, it is because Iran serves to create a nexus of instability throughout the Middle East that requires the US to be in a lot of places where we would be best not to be. If the ye olde times of Israel and Iran allied watching the Middle East return toward the pre Khomeini era, then the world will be a better and more peaceful place.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:41 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 20, 2026 05:41 PM (J6DiX)
Prayers for quick and complete healing for Mr. Jordan61
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 20, 2026 05:41 PM (ix8EF)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 20, 2026 05:41 PM (emBoF)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 20, 2026 05:34 PM (8AONa)
She's pinch-faces scold.
She has to wear a bag on her head when abusing herself with her vibrator to keep from voiding the warranty.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 20, 2026 05:42 PM (5GshG)
Posted by: whig
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Oh I remember all that, and understand that she's singing for her supper, like so many others.
Her contempt just seems more . . . .personal.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 20, 2026 05:42 PM (8AONa)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (DiZbT)
You got it.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 05:42 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2026 05:36 PM (tgvbd)
I've gotten along well with Russians on grounds of booze, guns and Christ. Most Russians don't like the Russian government either, but they won't say that while in Russia.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:39 PM (xcxpd)
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Chelyabinsk Man = Florida Man
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:43 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: steevy at January 20, 2026 05:43 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2026 05:43 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:43 PM (vFG9F)
You are in rare salty form today. Most amusing.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:43 PM (E4rtv)
All the Iranians I have met have been otherwise.
Don't worry about telling the difference. Persians will let you know they are Persians faster than a vegan cross-fitter.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:43 PM (+wPQf)
Mass die-offs of waterfowl are pretty common. Usually it's divers like Coots and Bufflehead that get the worst of it.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:44 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:37
Of course.
Dear Lord, please watch over and heal Mr Bacon Wench.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 05:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (DiZbT)
Done!
Posted by: don't talk to pookysgirl about the TV abomination at January 20, 2026 05:44 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:44 PM (+wPQf)
And don't tell me $20, same as in town.
Posted by: BurtTC"
That's one you can do yourself and you don't have to pay anybody!
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:45 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Bill Kristol at January 20, 2026 05:45 PM (f1kZG)
When we realize the purchase of Greenland, the ACE Act will cover the entire landscape in Shelving.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:45 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: 2009Refugee
All the Bulwark types are in the outer darkness of DC, the Democrats view them as pariahs and the GOPe friendz they have left don't want to be seen with them. So no invites to DC parties, no invites to various NGO conferences, etc.
Their social standing is that of elevator operators in DC. Most women feel the loss of social status far more than most men. It feels personal to them.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:45 PM (E4rtv)
Sorry for the sock fail, trying to kill time with Lil Pooky as we wait for Pookette to come home.
Posted by: pookysgirl, very apologetic at January 20, 2026 05:46 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 04:52 PM (a+4eV)
He's also apparently too stupid to realize that his statement (and that of that trans MN legislator) put the state of Minnesota on the hook for Violations of Civil Rights Under the Color of Law. Attacks on classes of persons just happens to be a predicate for the Insurrection Act.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 20, 2026 05:46 PM (pJWtt)
You are in rare salty form today. Most amusing.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:43 PM (E4rtv)
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The Blade aims to please …
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 20, 2026 05:46 PM (vGaW9)
Her contempt just seems more . . . .personal.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 20, 2026 05:42 PM (8AONa)
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The last time I saw Mona Charen was on the McLaughlin Group. And that was shortly after the Mycenae sacked Troy.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:47 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:47 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 20, 2026 05:34 PM (8AONa)
She was cute once, but I think that was about 60 years ago.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2026 05:47 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: ballistic
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That are as transactional as a reverse ATM sucking the money out of your wallet.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:34 PM (E4rtv)
Can confirm. Beautiful bodies but no heart.
Of course, in Russia, that is a logical way to live. Just a sad way.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:35 PM (xcxpd)
If I went toe to toe with a Rooskie gal
and told her that she had a beautiful body
would she hold it against me?
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 05:47 PM (wVcYX)
Say what you will about Putin, but he saved his country post-communism,
The average life expectancy of a Russian male in the early 90's dipped below 60 years, and the rates of alcoholism and drug overdose were through the roof.
That life expectancy has increased by more than 10 years and while still high, there have been drastic reductions in alcohol and drug related mortality.
Posted by: Strange Brew at January 20, 2026 05:47 PM (454ad)
I was raised on Bugs Bunny and The McLaughlin Group.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2026 05:47 PM (ZcsJV)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (DiZbT)
Prayers for you all..
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 05:47 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:48 PM (DiZbT)
and told her that she had a beautiful body
would she hold it against me?
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 20, 2026 05:47 PM (wVcYX)
How many hundreds are you offering?
You can probably make that happen IMO
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 05:48 PM (xcxpd)
So when Don Lemon or Keith Ellison prattle on about civil rights, each of their statements should be read as ending with "Except for Me". Then it all begins to make sense.
Posted by: at January 20, 2026 05:48 PM (db69R)
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:48 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 05:45 PM (vFG9F)
If I could FACE Act, I wouldn't need no woman.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2026 05:48 PM (dGCAG)
The ACE Act will simply state:
This here bullshit is done. Now.
Any questions, call Ace. Ask for Ace. Leave a message.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:48 PM (+wPQf)
Over the weekend, started playing Witchfire. Its a single player, rogue like(lite?), extraction shooter set in a medieval world with automatic weapons.
It is oddly great.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 05:48 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:48 PM (DiZbT)
I spent 6 days in the Hospital wit an E.coli infection... Nasty stuff
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 05:49 PM (VE6XX)
and told her that she had a beautiful body
would she hold it against me?
Posted by: Count de Monet
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She would hold your cash in your wallet even closer.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:49 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:47 PM (rj6Yv)
Or to put it another way, John McL had a pair of her panties under his desk.
They had them carbon dated.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2026 05:50 PM (dGCAG)
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Pledges don’t mean shit. I can pledge $100 gajillion dollars. Means nothing.
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:50 PM (d4dD2)
And is JV Last still alive? I watched their election night coverage, and I put him on deathwatch. We was... not well.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
I guarantee they will hire a CCP apologist one day soon. JV "Eat Me" Last is still kicking around, but haven't seen any stupid thing of his on the Twatter.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 20, 2026 05:50 PM (mlg/3)
All the Iranians I have met have been otherwise.
Don't worry about telling the difference. Persians will let you know they are Persians faster than a vegan cross-fitter.
Posted by: sifty boones
>Yup. And usually the Iranians are thieving fucks looking to take your shit.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 20, 2026 05:51 PM (oT7pT)
Posted by: garrett
Jack Germond, who was a real print reporter for the Baltimore Sun back in the day, wrote a funny expose of his time on the McLaughlin Group. He loathed most of it and the other panelists except as a way to pay college tuition for his kids.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:51 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:48 PM (DiZbT)
Good grief! When will ER docs learn that people don't spend hours in the ER just because they feel like it?
Posted by: pookysgirl has spent a lot of time in ERs at January 20, 2026 05:52 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:50 PM (d4dD2)
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Really?
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:52 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 20, 2026 05:52 PM (T3puI)
All the Iranians I have met have been otherwise.
Don't worry about telling the difference. Persians will let you know they are Persians faster than a vegan cross-fitter.
Posted by: sifty boones
We had a Persian family at the Catholic HS I worked at.. Great people they greatly appreciated when I met them that I recognized them as Persian not Iranian..
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 05:53 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
That is most of the world outside of what the social scientists call WEIRDs. Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic.
Now the frigging WEF and Muzzie invasion of Euroland have f*cked that up too.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:53 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 05:53 PM (+Wrm0)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 05:54 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:54 PM (d4dD2)
new one
Posted by: four seasons at January 20, 2026 05:55 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Last farted something in a tweet recently and it bubbled up at Instapundit with people there taking shots at it.
Posted by: whig at January 20, 2026 05:55 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 05:55 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 05:50 PM (d4dD2)
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Really?
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:52 PM (rj6Yv)
I'm pretty sure that's the amount Amber Turd pledged to charities after she divorced Johnny.
At their trial, that's prolly the main reason she lost her case against him. The charities got exactly jack and shit.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2026 05:56 PM (dGCAG)
And don't tell me $20, same as in town.
Posted by: BurtTC
Federal Access to Clinics Act
which includes this in part (a)(2):
(a)Prohibited Activities. -Whoever-
(2)by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, intentionally injures, intimidates or interferes with or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship; or
Posted by: Chuck C at January 20, 2026 05:57 PM (D0HYP)
If they sell now, they'll look like bitches, and greedy ones.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 05:58 PM (BI5O2)
Yea, same happenings from the 60s. But dark ha ha ha.
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 20, 2026 05:58 PM (EyfuW)
At their trial, that's prolly the main reason she lost her case against him. The charities got exactly jack and shit.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2026 05:56 PM (dGCAG)
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Yeah, well, breaking a deal made with DJT is a different matter, entirely.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 05:59 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 20, 2026 05:37 PM (DiZbT)
Done
Posted by: javems at January 20, 2026 06:01 PM (jrjl5)
It has a second section that has the same penalties.for interfering in .church worship, as happened this week.
Book 'em, Danno.
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Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 20, 2026 06:24 PM (uGks3)
Over the weekend, started playing Witchfire. Its a single player, rogue like(lite?), extraction shooter set in a medieval world with automatic weapons.
It is oddly great.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 05:48 PM (zZu0s)
*adds to wishlist*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 06:26 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Don Lemon Needs to be sent to Gaza at January 20, 2026 06:48 PM (iwyjc)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 20, 2026 07:10 PM (HTCU3)
Posted by: Tim William McFall at January 20, 2026 07:15 PM (OXWQ1)
Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat Chicago Bastards at January 20, 2026 07:37 PM (HeR4S)
Wonderful book. No sequel since he killed himself before it was published.
Posted by: Don Lemon Needs to be sent to Gaza at January 20, 2026 09:02 PM (UAwJG)
Wonderful book. No sequel since he killed himself before it was published.
Posted by: Don Lemon Needs to be sent to Gaza
Wonderful? No, a self-confession and just sad.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 20, 2026 10:54 PM (mlg/3)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 21, 2026 04:42 PM (wGqjj)
Trump's One Year Anniversary: Many Successes, Many Promises Kept
Trump took office one year ago, January 20, 2025.
Amanda Head of Just the News notes some of the big success.More at the link, including the peace deals. Which brings me to a point of dissatisfaction: Trump might just have decided that Obama Was Right to Spare the Mullahs and Protect the Ayatollah. I don't know if this is true -- the USS Abraham Lincoln is still four days away (I think) from Iran -- but it looks like he's selling out the Iranian protesters he urged to take to the streets and "TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!"
Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's return to office for his second term, and the country is nearly unrecognizable from the way it looked under his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate right now is at roughly 6.02%, down from about 7.04% a year ago in January, when Biden was still in office. However, that's three-quarters of a point down from the rate in October of 2023, when the 30-year fixed mortgage rate reached 7.79%. Average rates were roughly 2.5 times higher than when Biden took over following Trump's first term. ... Gas prices cratering As of January 2026, the national average price for regular gasoline is roughly $2.82 a gallon, down from around $3.08 in January 2025 under the end of the Biden administration.
The highest national average gas price during the Biden presidency skyrocketed to roughly $5.02 a gallon in June 2022, driven largely by self-inflicted refining capacity constraints. ...
Egg-cellent prices Right now, the national average retail price for a dozen Grade A large eggs is about $2.71, down from around $4.15 in January 2025 at the end of the Biden administration. The highest egg prices under Biden hit roughly $4.82 per dozen, in early 2023, and spiked again in 2025 (reaching $8.17 in some retail locations in March) mainly due to avian flu outbreaks that forced massive flock culling. ... Bidenflation no more The annual U.S. inflation rate (taken from the federal government's monthly Consumer Price Index report) now sits at 2.7% for the 12 months ending December 2025, unchanged from the prior month and down from around 3% at the end of Biden's term in January 2025. In what came to be known as Bidenflation, the highest rate during the Biden presidency peaked at 9.1% year-over-year in June 2022, the highest in over 40 years, with cumulative inflation totaling a staggering 21.5%. ...
GDP growth The latest BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis) numbers show real domestic Gross Domestic Product grew at a solid 4.3% annualized pace in the third quarter of 2025 (July--September), and the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow is now pointing to roughly 5.3% for the fourth quarter of 2025 -- up substantially from the roughly 2.4% annualized growth in fourth-quarter 2024 toward the end of the Biden administration.
... Trump closes out his first year with border crossings down 95%. This drop includes the illegal-alien population, which fell by an estimated 576,000 amid over 622,000 reported deportations and reports of 1.9 million self-deportations. Under Biden's administration, the foreign-born population grew to a peak of 53.3 million by January 2025. The illegal-alien population reached a record 14 million in 2023 before beginning to stabilize or slightly decline in late 2024, contrasting with the sharp contraction in 2025 as Biden-era deportations focused more on border encounters rather than interior enforcement.
If [leftwing critics]had been right this time [that Trump is a warmonger], we'd now be hearing Trump give the command for "bombs away" over Tehran. Instead, there he was on the White House lawn Friday afternoon, pointedly thanking the mullahs for not following through on their vow to execute hundreds of political prisoners rounded up in the protests. "Iran canceled the hanging of over 800 people," Trump said, adding that he "greatly respected" the move. To those with an honest and open mind, the week's roller coaster ride illustrated how Trump's fondness for talking about America's military might is often purposeful sword-rattling. The bluster, this time and often, serves as an invitation to negotiations or is so persuasive that he gets most of what he wants without having to fire a shot. 'I convinced myself' As the week began, the scenes in Iran looked like a five-alarm fire. With the mullahs slaughtering their own citizens for the crime of protesting a collapsing economy, the calls for America to stop it grew louder, and Trump was game. He gave every indication that our military was locked, loaded and ready to go. In a bristling Tuesday post on Truth Social, he sounded prepared to take action with his promise to the brave demonstrators that "help is on its way." "KEEP PROTESTING -- TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!." He urged those in the streets, adding, "Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price." Within 24 hours, he pulled back and explained the move by saying "very important sources" told him Iran had stopped killing protesters and was not moving forward with mass executions. It's not clear where he got that information, but so far it has been largely accurate. Additionally, reports surfaced that Trump was hearing warnings from our regional allies, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Turkey, that hitting Iran could ignite a much bigger war because of counterattacks by Iran and its heavily armed terror allies, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen. Some warnings raised the possibility of an Iranian civil war that could unleash a flood of refugees. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also asked Trump to postpone any attack so Israel would have more time to prepare for the likelihood that it would be a target of Iranian retaliation. On Friday, Trump rebuffed the chatter that pressure from foreign leaders led him to pull back. "Nobody convinced me. I convinced myself," he told reporters. He also added that the regime's canceling of executions "had a big impact" on his decision. The Wall Street Journal added two other factors. First, military advisers told the president the US must beef up its resources in the region to carry out a significant attack and also protect our troops and allies. The second reason was that Trump was told that a military attack probably would not topple the Islamic regime but would result in stepped-up brutality against demonstrators. The upshot is that Trump's decision to hold off on a military strike was clearly the right and prudent call, at least for now.Another reason? He keeps meeting with the sinister Islamist Tucker Carlson.
Sad to see Tucker Carlson hanging out with Trump and oil oligarchs at the White House. pic.twitter.com/xKs9IVNXi3
— Stew Peters Network (@StewpetersNet1) January 11, 2026
Tucker Carlson is unabashedly advocating for Iran to get nuclear missiles.
— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) January 20, 2026
This is the same regime that just murdered 20,000 of its own people, and threatened to murder President Trump earlier this week.
I wonder if this came up in their White House meeting the other day pic.twitter.com/ADXvw84K98
As I’ve been telling you for more than a year: people who are obsessed with ZOG fantasies see an Iran armed with nuclear weapons as the only thing that can save them from the evil Jews who they think control the west. That’s what all this has been about.
— David Reaboi, Late Republic Nonsense (@davereaboi) January 20, 2026
And today Tucker… pic.twitter.com/k3v4CYaLBK
GrokI'm still hoping that Trump is making pacifist noises just to encourage the Iranians to stop the mass slaughter of civilians. I hope he's playing them, to give the protesters time until US forces are gathered and ready to strike. But I kind of doubt that. I think the sinister Islamist Tucker Carlson has once again tricked Trump into pursuing the Carlson Foreign Policy rather than the Trump Foreign Policy we actually voted for.
@grok After reviewing the video and multiple sources, Tucker Carlson claims Netanyahu privately told people he controls the US and Trump, based on unnamed sources Tucker spoke to. No verifiable public records or direct quotes from Netanyahu confirm this. Netanyahu denied similar claims
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(Jump to bottom of comments)All is lost because the people that Biden pardoned have not been executed by the DOJ.
Who cares that material success on other matters has happened?
All is lost.
I'm voting for Newsom because his wife is white.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 03:51 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 20, 2026 03:52 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 20, 2026 03:52 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 20, 2026 03:52 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 20, 2026 03:52 PM (W2Pud)
He is now the USA poster boy for a serious condition called "Anal Leakage"
So, if you see Ole Joe try to FART and see that weird look on his face you know our product is working...
Posted by: Proctor and Gamble CEO at January 20, 2026 03:53 PM (ff2r3)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 03:53 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: m at January 20, 2026 03:54 PM (SSiCQ)
And lost to the zombie 4th president of the US who blade is evidently sharper than yours.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 20, 2026 03:54 PM (Nx5jP)
agree Donna
nice roundup! things are just so much better
OF COURSE the bolshies are getting violent. that's what those nut jobs DO
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 20, 2026 03:54 PM (emBoF)
A slow leaking boat.
Posted by: Case at January 20, 2026 03:54 PM (4rWc3)
The latest BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis) numbers show real domestic Gross Domestic Product grew at a solid 4.3% annualized pace in the third quarter of 2025 (July--September), and the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow is now pointing to roughly 5.3% for the fourth quarter of 2025 -- up substantially from the roughly 2.4% annualized growth in fourth-quarter 2024 toward the end of the Biden administration.
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It's a point to consider that if you remove government spending, we haven't had positive GDP growth since 2007.
Will late 2025 buck that trend? End the actual nearly 20 year depression that we've been in?
Fingers crossed!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 03:54 PM (GBKbO)
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Instead they'll all be quietly executed once there's a sufficient distraction elsewhere. Win, apparently.
Posted by: Methos at January 20, 2026 03:55 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 03:55 PM (VE6XX)
I'd like to see the smelly mullahs ousted. I'd like to see a free and prosperous Iran. I'd also like a pet dragon.
I think probably 90% of the news coming out of Iran is fake or greatly exaggerated. I believe nothing.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 20, 2026 03:55 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 03:56 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 03:56 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Oglebay at January 20, 2026 03:56 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 03:56 PM (pDt9x)
Good question.... Hopefully we are working undercover there feeling it out..
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 03:57 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 03:57 PM (UjdFS)
Cause that's kind of what it looks like to the few remaining people in the country reading "conservative" blogs.
Posted by: The Obvious, Plain Truth at January 20, 2026 03:57 PM (33JYF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 20, 2026 03:57 PM (Nx5jP)
... I prefer my Danish without nuts
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 03:58 PM (RHGPo)
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Fun Fact:
Guy Fieri hates eggs.
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 03:57 PM (UjdFS)
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Double-bite Charlie doesn't like some kind of food?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 03:58 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Orson at January 20, 2026 03:58 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Oglebay at January 20, 2026 03:56 PM (2ap+5)
A licorice flavored day.
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 03:58 PM (pDt9x)
... I prefer my Danish without nuts
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 03:58 PM (RHGPo)
Good move... Best not to make Donald mad....
Posted by: Venezuela at January 20, 2026 03:59 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Reg, PFJ Leader at January 20, 2026 03:59 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 20, 2026 03:59 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
Make sure you have a big room under the front stairs.
-- Eddie Munster
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 03:59 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Orson at January 20, 2026 03:58 PM (dIske)
heh
Posted by: m at January 20, 2026 03:59 PM (SSiCQ)
I do not recall him wavering his sword for no reason at all...
Did anyone expect Trump to take out Maduro? All the Commies in the Press were focusing on the boat attacks and BAM Maduro is captured....
Slight move of the hand to hide the trick....
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 20, 2026 04:00 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: Reg, PFJ Leader at January 20, 2026 03:59 PM (wVcYX)
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The problem is that counter-messaging is happening.
All is lost.
No one knows if they have it better because Trump doesn't talk himself up enough.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:00 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at January 20, 2026 04:00 PM (bNf8H)
Right now, the national average retail price for a dozen Grade A large eggs is about $2.71, down from around $4.15 in January 2025 at the end of the Biden administration.
$4.24/2 dozen at Sam's. ($2.12 doz)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2026 04:00 PM (eefky)
"But, but, but - he's a loud-mouthed snook!!"
Exactly! It's one of the reasons I voted for him.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 04:00 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 20, 2026 03:55 PM (iFTx/)
Or we don't know the full extent of the Mullah's and the IRGC's response. It could be much worse than what we see.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 04:00 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:01 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 03:58 PM (GBKbO)
Guy is actually a nice person.. I have met him and he is very generous to the Community .. Can't say he's much of a chef though.. His restaurants aren't great
Posted by: Venezuela at January 20, 2026 04:01 PM (VE6XX)
If Iranians want change, they will have to make it so. On their own. Look what happened when we tried to build a democratic Iraq? Trillions of dollars and many American lives lost. This has to be organic. Yes, we had some help during our Revolutionary war 250 years ago, but it was 90% on our backs. We had to fight.
So do they. Otherwise they will never be legitimate.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 20, 2026 04:02 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Venezuela at January 20, 2026 04:01 PM (VE6XX)
Off sock
Posted by: Venezuela at January 20, 2026 04:02 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 20, 2026 03:55 PM (iFTx/)
Or we don't know the full extent of the Mullah's and the IRGC's response. It could be much worse than what we see.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 04:00 PM (n9ltV)
It’s like we don’t know, CBD!
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 04:02 PM (pDt9x)
Just like the last person to sit on a couch left the impression of their butt.
Posted by: Defenestratus at January 20, 2026 04:02 PM (WYStd)
Posted by: connected and litigious at January 20, 2026 04:02 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Tuck at January 20, 2026 04:02 PM (w3Wop)
Posted by: Venezuela at January 20, 2026 04:01 PM (VE6XX)
Off sock
Posted by: Venezuela at January 20, 2026 04:02 PM (VE6XX)
LOL.. Lets try that again... Off sock
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 04:02 PM (VE6XX)
Also, are the regional "partners" going to actually step to the United States if we do a powerful decapitation strike? They didn't do jack squat when we took out their nuke facilities and killed the top echelon of their leaders.
Unreal.
Posted by: Beverly at January 20, 2026 04:03 PM (reMys)
... I prefer my Danish without nuts
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 03:58 PM (RHGPo)
Big bosomed, trying to change his point of view? BTDT.
Posted by: Sir Rod Stewart at January 20, 2026 04:03 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: AWFLS at January 20, 2026 04:03 PM (31BE0)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:01 PM (GBKbO)
Way to go JD !
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 04:03 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 04:03 PM (cYBz/)
"But, but, but - he's a loud-mouthed snook!!"
Exactly! It's one of the reasons I voted for him.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 04:00 PM
I have friends and relatives that hate Trump because he is an arrogant a$$ (which he is). They don't hate what he has done they just hate him as a person and reflexively bad mouth everything he does even if it is a net positive. I can't change their minds on anything Trump related so I have given up trying.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 20, 2026 04:04 PM (0N4FZ)
Iran is a thousand times more difficult. We don't know where the mullahs are at every time of day/night. We don't know who among these "freedom loving Iranians" are actually Islamic assholes with weapons and a desire to kill. We don't have eyes on the thousands of ballistic missiles still a threat, and we certainly don't know who's got the proverbial keys to them.
If/when all that's sorted out and if the situation still warrants "action" I think we'll see "action."
Tucker Carlson isn't a factor in any of that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 20, 2026 04:04 PM (U2OZr)
That sonovabitch Trump has BETRAYED us.
HOW CAN HE KEEP THE NEOCONS ON HIS SIDE WITHOUT INVASIONS?
How can he be a true American? I quote Mark Levin, "We must hit this Iranian Nazi regime now or very soon. Their Holocaust is intensifying"
If he loses Mark Levin, how can he hold the middle? It is as if Trump has forgotten what everyone hoped he would be
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 04:04 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:04 PM (77rzZ)
And they don't want to get into a you broke it you bought it tar baby.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 20, 2026 04:04 PM (g8loK)
I think the sinister Islamist Tucker Carlson has once again tricked Trump into pursuing the Carlson Foreign Policy rather than the Trump Foreign Policy we actually voted for.
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You'd think Rubio could talk him out of it. wtf?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2026 04:04 PM (tkcii)
If Iranians want change, they will have to make it so. On their own. Look what happened when we tried to build a democratic Iraq? Trillions of dollars and many American lives lost. This has to be organic. Yes, we had some help during our Revolutionary war 250 years ago, but it was 90% on our backs. We had to fight.
So do they. Otherwise they will never be legitimate.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 20, 2026 04:02 PM (W2Pud)
Well said.
Posted by: m at January 20, 2026 04:04 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 04:04 PM (siUZu)
What's the Iranian version of Kremlinology?
Posted by: Bulg
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Mullahnology? You're right, we need a new word.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (tkcii)
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (5aZAZ)
Well, there it is. Everyone can go home, the dumbest statement of the year has already been locked in and it is only January.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (5XW27)
Posted by: Cadaver Joe Biden at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (oT7pT)
How that skidmark got the second person to listen to him is a mystery to me.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (jOoNx)
Iranian TV was hacked and every channel showed the protestors still in the streets and also a speech from Pahlavi
An IRGC bases was overtaken and burned to the ground
IRGC forces are being captured and killed.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (0KSrI)
First: air strikes alone will not topple that regime. With all this warning, the top people will all be in deep bunkers; maybe we know where they are, maybe not, but Iran is a huge country.
Also: the military and paramilitary forces are dispersed to the cities; to hit them now requires hitting the cities, not just their bases.
And most of all - we do not have a good "casus belli", a strong legal justification for launching an attack, which if we're honest means starting a war at least as big as the war against Saddam. I think we could win, but this is going to be a hell of a lot longer and messier than any of us would like to think.
so what should we do?
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (giMmT)
Posted by: DeSantis would never fetch cokes for Tucker at January 20, 2026 04:06 PM (31BE0)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 04:06 PM (pDt9x)
Lots of money and time to move a beast that large and also leave less USA Forces near the PRC..
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 20, 2026 04:06 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: Orson
......
He is rather loquacious.
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 04:06 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:07 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (tkcii)
Mullato-ology?
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 04:07 PM (siUZu)
Posted by: Ace at 03:50 PM
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I can't read how sarcastic this is supposed to be.
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 04:07 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 04:07 PM (n9ltV)
Instead, I think of Star Trek.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:07 PM (GBKbO)
This is the kind of thing that only someone paid by Iran or it's allies (Quatar) could make. It is so stupid my ctrl-P command sighed when I pressed it.
I have been saying this for years -- Tucker is a f-ing idiot. This (once again) proves it.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 04:07 PM (5XW27)
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 04:07 PM (Eng1Z)
Iranian TV was hacked and every channel showed the protestors still in the streets and also a speech from Pahlavi
An IRGC bases was overtaken and burned to the ground
IRGC forces are being captured and killed.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (0KSrI)
Maybe PDT won't be going to Davos.
Posted by: m at January 20, 2026 04:07 PM (SSiCQ)
so what should we do?
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (giMmT)
Beats me. Expectations of something were ginned up though.
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 04:08 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: bearski at January 20, 2026 04:08 PM (Bhsk7)
Posted by: Defenestratus at January 20, 2026 04:02 PM (WYStd)
Yep. Everything he has done is flapping in the wind. He is a rag to be blown here and there, never achieving anything.
Trump is clearly without direction, only fulfilling his own demented wishes, controlled by his evil underlings.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 04:08 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:08 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:08 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ace at 03:50 PM
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I can't read how sarcastic this is supposed to be.
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 04:07 PM (5aZAZ)
Pretty sure it was in jest... As we've seen Trump is open to talk to anyone.. Look at his "bromance" with Commie Mamdani..
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 04:08 PM (VE6XX)
Who said that?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Oh, I'm sorry. I read the content.
It is in the TCN (tucker) tweet embedded as an image at bottom of post.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 04:09 PM (5XW27)
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We park shit offshore of adversaries all the time. It doesn't mean we're going to use them - just that we can when and if we want to.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at January 20, 2026 04:09 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 04:09 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:08 PM (RHGPo)
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Ace should write a post on it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:09 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 04:09 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: deadrody at January 20, 2026 04:09 PM (vgB0v)
Posted by: deadrody at January 20, 2026 04:09 PM (vgB0v)
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Tucker bragged that he convinced Trump to go all in on covid hysteria.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:10 PM (GBKbO)
First, make sure we are in a very strong defensive posture, both for ourselves and our allies. Iran could easily do something incredibly stupid here; launch missile attacks on Israel, or the Saudi's, or are ships just because they're desperate and crazy.
That would actually be a big win for us, since that would give us our casus belli.
after that, the best we can do is covert ops to weaken the regime, while at the same time they wither due to the complete collapse of their financial sector. Opportunities will arise in various places. Perhaps weapons can be smuggled in. Wait for the enemy to make a big mistake.
Iran is like the 3rd Reich in the spring of 1945; they're on the way down, but they can still cause a hell of a lot of death and mayhem on the way their.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:10 PM (giMmT)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at January 20, 2026 04:10 PM (P7vXf)
I guess the scourge has finally reached my AO.
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:11 PM (77rzZ)
Ask McCain how far the AZ state political machine got him in the general election for POTUS. Pretty far, but not far enough.
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 04:11 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 04:06 PM (pDt9x)
Exactly. I have decided not to invite him to my Seder or to Thanksgiving dinner.
But I give him a solid B+.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 04:11 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 04:11 PM (2GVsD)
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Here's my 2 cents.
believe nothing; WH knows what Cuckson is, though he has a fan or two, you can guess who. what he is doing is known. his mask slipped way too many times. all is on the table.
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 04:11 PM (g47mK)
I think that Rubio, at the very least, would have a few words with PDT about this if true. I don't think it is true.
Posted by: Cheri at January 20, 2026 04:12 PM (oiNtH)
I think Trump knows he's not the omnipotent King of the World and while he wants to help where he can not at the risk of hurting America or our interests. Perhaps we didn't have the assets prepared or he was warned that the thousands of jihadists Biden let into the US would hit back or maybe we just couldn't do much to hurt the mullahs without boots on the ground. Could be a lot of things but I don't think he listens to anyone enough to be swayed by an argument about evil Jews taking the world and I really don't think Tucker has much influence at all.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 20, 2026 04:12 PM (viF8m)
95 I forgot to add this in the last thread...Those who think Newsome is a given, especially Newsome himself, forget the state machine that props them up is different than a national campaign.
Ask McCain how far the AZ state political machine got him in the general election for POTUS. Pretty far, but not far enough.
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 04:11 PM (Eng1Z)
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The Democrat machine is really bad at gaming presidential primaries.
When it was much stronger, they threw up Bernie as a sacrificial lamb against Hillary in 2016 and turned Bernie into a superstar on the left instead, having to resort to outright cheating in Nevada to beat him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:12 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 04:09 PM (5XW27)
What kind of a moron are you?
[Oh...the bob kind!]
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 04:12 PM (n9ltV)
He's not done makin moves. After a generation of faggot politicians telegraphing every move we make every way they can, it's kind of refreshing to not know what he and Hegseth are working on.
The anticipation is costing me dearly in cigars though.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:12 PM (jOoNx)
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That's wonderful! We need lots more little Americans.
Posted by: IrishEi at January 20, 2026 04:13 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Kolin at January 20, 2026 04:13 PM (uK5Gm)
I guess the scourge has finally reached my AO.
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:11 PM (77rzZ)
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Being a suburban person of whiteness with a wife and kids, I've done a lot of stereotypical cornball-ass family man shit. Think apple-picking, hay rides, that kinda stuff. I also enjoy golf. The only time I've ever been in public doing something like that where I felt like a complete freakin' goober was the one time I got talked into playing pickleball. Yeeeeeesh.
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 04:13 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:10 PM (GBKbO)
Except he didn't go all in on it
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 04:13 PM (siUZu)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 04:13 PM (PTsqM)
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That's wonderful! We need lots more little Americans.
Posted by: IrishEi at January 20, 2026 04:13 PM (3ImbR)
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I'm pretty Nick Fuentes is pissed because it's another half-brown baby and we all have to take him seriously as a conservative voice as he advocates for voting for Newsom because Newsom's kids are white.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:13 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Anna Puma
That’s 2pm Hawaii time.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 20, 2026 04:14 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 04:14 PM (2GVsD)
Well, there it is. Everyone can go home, the dumbest statement of the year has already been locked in and it is only January.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (5XW27)
74 Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (5XW27)
Who said that?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 04:07 PM (n9ltV)
It's quoted in the TCN screenshot by Eitan Fischberger in the post.
Posted by: m at January 20, 2026 04:14 PM (SSiCQ)
What lies, vile lies. Qatar is nothing to the US
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 04:14 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 04:14 PM (g47mK)
Instead, I think of
amended to reflect my own priorities
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 20, 2026 04:15 PM (Cjt/F)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:10 PM (GBKbO)
Except he didn't go all in on it
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 04:13 PM (siUZu)
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Trump went enough that it allowed people like Fauci to set recommendations that the states used to shut down the economy and change voting rules on a whim.
Trump fucked up covid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:15 PM (GBKbO)
Pray for the folks there, that they can actually get this revolution done.
Posted by: Beverly at January 20, 2026 04:15 PM (reMys)
Still looking at a relatively intact FBI, DOJ, EPA, etc.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 20, 2026 04:15 PM (8AONa)
Posted by: Cheri at January 20, 2026 04:15 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (giMmT)
This is an unknowable assumption.
Killing the Mullahs would be nice but not necessary. Degrading command and control of the IRGC and the army would be relatively easy from the air. Hunting the IRGC wherever they are would also be doable because we would have total control of the air.
Air power is far different than it was in Iraq.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (zZu0s)
Sure he smiles...he is thinking about where he's gonna shive ya. We just got through microwaving some poor saps brains in Ven. While the Chinese were there no less.
3 years to go.
Posted by: connected and litigious at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (cS1cw)
Democrats asked a District Judge to rule that there were in fact riots and walkouts today and that they were very successful.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (jOoNx)
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 04:14 PM (g47mK)
hmm
Posted by: m at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (SSiCQ)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (0KSrI)
I kinda, sorta, get the sense that you're pulling our leg here.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (pDt9x)
I wonder how the Twitterati are reacting. Probably badly.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 04:14 PM (2GVsD)
A toddler in the WH in 2029 would be great!
Please, let things like this put to rest the rumors that Vance is boinking Erika Kirk, because hug-gate. But I always trust social media to take something benign and have the dumbest take on it. And they never fail to prove me right!
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Cheri at January 20, 2026 04:15 PM (oiNtH)
JUST WAIT UNTIL 4:20!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo...fire up the bong! at January 20, 2026 04:17 PM (n9ltV)
Well, snowed in, bitter cold outside, it might just make sense to move Happy Hour up to... now.
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 04:17 PM (Y8DZL)
Another is the $10Trillion in new investment from overseas.
Posted by: mrp at January 20, 2026 04:17 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:13 PM (GBKbO)
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Subsequent to his telling his followers to vote for Kamala Harris.
If I never have to read that retard's name in print ever again, it will be too soon. If I found a genie in a lamp, one of my wishes would be that no harm come to him, but that nobody would ever give a shit about what he has to say for the rest of his natural life.
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 04:17 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:17 PM (jOoNx)
Getting some patriotic/conservative/normie press people into the briefing room was brilliant: the Jonestown unanimity of "thought" of the leftwing journos is broken up somewhat, and it lets some fresh air into the room.
Posted by: Beverly at January 20, 2026 04:18 PM (reMys)
Regime Change is nothing like that at all - this is like trying to get Saddam out of Iraq. Remember the air campaign of Shock and Awe? Did a marvelous job of degrading Iraq's military assets, didn't budge Saddam one inch out of his seat of power. As I wrote upthread, this is like trying to get rid of the 3rd Reich in spring of '45. It won't be easy.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:18 PM (giMmT)
well, no. He claimed that the US was going to put Machado in because she was all pro-trans and homo marriage like the EU.
But I only know that because I listened to that interview. I was able to go "pff" on it because I listened to it after they put Delcy Rodriges into place though.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 04:18 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:18 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ)
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I'm assuming that Michelle Obama's shits don't count.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:18 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 04:18 PM (g47mK)
I suspected this with Venezuela, and a couple days ago he mentioned it briefly that he did not want to "fire everyone" for a regime change because that is what the "very stupid people" did with Iraq and we were left with a mess.
So it comes down to figuring out a path for debathification -- or demullahization -- that does not lead to chaos. That is a tough nut.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 04:19 PM (5XW27)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 03:56 PM (pDt9x)
Good question.... Hopefully we are working undercover there feeling it out..
Posted by: It's me donna at January 20, 2026 03:57
I hope so too donna. The economy is a wreck, the mullahs have had to bring in foreign fighting forces to control the population...I don't see how the govt recovers from this.
We, and the Israelis, have to be careful, this has to be an Iranian overthrow. But I hope we can help in whatever ways that we can.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 20, 2026 04:19 PM (55Qr6)
Trump fucked up covid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:15 PM (GBKbO)
Trump did not go all in on covid.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 04:19 PM (siUZu)
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Incontrovertible proof Tuca is batshit-crazy.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 04:19 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: pookysgirl, very grateful at January 20, 2026 04:19 PM (Wt5PA)
Instead, I think of
.......
amended to reflect my own priorities
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 04:20 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Weasel at January 20, 2026 04:20 PM (SuPQb)
No you're not. Not in the case of the FBI or DOJ anyway. They've been gutted which is one reason it is taking longer for cases to get built.
Trump can only reshape and downsize Congressionally created agencies, he can delete them. Only Congress can do that.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 20, 2026 04:20 PM (viF8m)
Trump fucked up covid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:15 PM (GBKbO)
Trump did not go all in on covid.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 04:19 PM (siUZu)
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Trump went enough.
He fucked it up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:20 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Cheri at January 20, 2026 04:20 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 04:20 PM (KDPiq)
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Is anybody surprised that two of Putin's puppets are conspiring together?
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Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 20, 2026 04:21 PM (ULFrs)
Nonsense! We just had to unleash Patton and the Germans would have surrendered forthwith and the Russkis would have retreated back to the Urals.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 20, 2026 04:21 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 04:21 PM (jc0TO)
The Allies kept the Donitz Nazi rump government running for a few more months after the surrender. And when the Allies were pretty confident of their position then the Donitz government was shut down.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 04:21 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: pookysgirl
That's great news, Pookysgirl. Hope you are well.
How is Pookette these days?
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
What are "sentences I never thought I'd see typed, even in jest"?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 04:22 PM (a+4eV)
Posted by: connected and litigious at January 20, 2026 04:22 PM (cS1cw)
But TBH not as much as a I hoped.
And the interesting thing is you can break it down by departments where say Rubio or Bessent have been VERY successful and other like Bondi not as much.
Yes, before the discussion goes down that path there are different levels of challenge in different departments.
But, here is my metric for what Trump needs to do THIS year to be successful:
1) The economy is seen as strong by the end of the summer - this will have a major impact in how people vote in Nov
2) At least one national level Democrat has to be charged with something that will stick
3) At least one funder/leader of one of the larger NGOs has to be charged with something that will stick
4) RFK needs to get a criminal or civil complaint around the clot shot crap to hit someone at Pfizer, Moderna, or Fauci's minions
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:22 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Diabeetus at January 20, 2026 04:22 PM (FEAjO)
He fucked it up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:20 PM (GBKbO)
Have agree with that but that was then and this is now.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 04:22 PM (KDPiq)
Air power is far different than it was in Iraq.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (n9ltV)
I wish that were true, I do. But right now the military's orders seem to simply be "go into the cities and shoot anyone who sticks their heads out."
I fear Iran is on the edge of a great massacre, one with a death toll in the millions. The mullah's are a true death cult, and this could be how they want to go down.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:22 PM (giMmT)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 20, 2026 04:23 PM (PTsqM)
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 04:17 PM (5aZAZ)
according to people who follow media trends in a big way, Fuentes' big blow up posts tend to be "out of context, inflammatory comments" that sound worse in isolation than when taken in the 2 hour monologues.
Also the main source posting those out of context clips is . . . Nick Fuentes himself.
You've been punked by a Nazi!
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 04:23 PM (rbvCR)
I agree, but nothing changes the fact that the Iranians are moslems. Moslems seem to have a desperate desire to be crushed by a strongman. I don't know how to overcome that.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 20, 2026 04:23 PM (CHHv1)
I wonder how the Twitterati are reacting. Probably badly.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 20, 2026 04:14 PM (2GVsD)
******
Another baby boy. Due in July.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 20, 2026 04:23 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:18 PM (giMmT)
Comparing Iran to Iraq is disingenuous. There was no insurgency in Iraq, let alone a full-blown revolution. Iran is infiltrated by Israeli intelligence, with the willing support of a huge number of Iranians, including some in the military.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 04:23 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 20, 2026 04:19 PM (55Qr6)
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And when they do, we will earned their ire.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 04:23 PM (RIvkX)
(I also find the people that come from money and sell out for even more money baffling. How much money do you need?!)
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 04:24 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: runner
That's not necessarily good.
In 1916, Ludendorff accurately diagnosed the Kaiser Wilhelm as a moron and took over the economy from him. There was still a Kaiser, but he wasn't making decisions.
If Khamanei is a figurehead, and at 86 years old he assuredly is, that means the decisions are being made by the Sepah ("Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps") and the Basij. That is, by the thugs who really fucking hate westerners, as opposed to pretending to.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 04:24 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
What are "sentences I never thought I'd see typed, even in jest"?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 04:22 PM (a+4eV)
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"No one will know that they're doing better because Democrats are dooming and Democrats will get a slim majority in the House and impeach Trump and all will be lost!"
Does that sound more familiar?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:24 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at January 20, 2026 04:24 PM (/HRQ5)
He fucked it up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:20 PM (GBKbO)
DeSantis went further.
Kate Brown (that c___) went longer
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 04:24 PM (rbvCR)
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Don't forget the clot shots...
Bringing in RFK Jr. and, for the time he was there, Musk were some of the big improvements from the first term. Taking on RFK Jr. in particular is basically conceding that Trump was wrong on some things (e.g. clot shots), and conceding that he was wrong on some things is not typical Trump...
Posted by: bearski at January 20, 2026 04:25 PM (Bhsk7)
Tucker Carlson isn't a factor in any of that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 20, 2026 04:04 PM (U2OZr)
Yeah, I strongly doubt Tucker has any actual influence, and they may well be deliberately feeding him things to scare Qatar and the mullahs.
The report I saw on X was that the Tuesday Iranian strike was called off because Mossad believed the mullahs were going to stuff uranium in rockets and fire them off willy-nilly as sort of ad-hoc dirty bomb. So if you think that's coming it's a good idea to have the big guns nearby and Iron Dome at full readiness.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 04:25 PM (2ocoG)
.....
Have they picked out a name yet?
May I suggest Ulysses?
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 04:25 PM (UjdFS)
Btw, how long was Trump speaking today? I swear it must have been two hours.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 04:26 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
But word is that the muleasses have soured the Persians on Islam. Zoroastrianism and Christianity are reportedly on the rise.
Grain of salt, as always. But, still.
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:26 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: pewb at January 20, 2026 04:26 PM (xxLlo)
He fucked it up.
Ironically I think Trump mostly played it safe on COVID, and yes that was a critical failure. He pushed Fauci and Brix to loosen up and when they refused he didn't challenge them.
One can imagine an alternative history where in the spring of 2020 he takes Fauci off of COVID or fires him and leaves Atlas in charge. The FNM then claims EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE and the GOPe gets ready to impeach him but it all fails apart when nothing bad happens from opening up...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:26 PM (sKqQm)
I think there is a big divide between the rabid Islamic loons, and a big chunk of Iran. They may be Muslim, but they aren't maniacal about it.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 20, 2026 04:26 PM (n9ltV)
DeSantis went further.
Kate Brown (that c___) went longer
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 04:24 PM (rbvCR)
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I agree. DeSantis shut down his state for 3 months. I'm pretty sure Ace almost banned me last year for noting it (his memory told him it was 3 weeks which is still...not good).
"I trampled on your rights for three months because the media scared me, but it's alright because I stopped before most other people," is honestly not a good defense.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:26 PM (GBKbO)
Except that they've been sending the national wealth of Iran off into a variety of accounts. That's not something one does if one anticipates imminent death.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 20, 2026 04:26 PM (Riz8t)
Iran will probably launch their entire arsenal against Israel, and we will need the LPD Based Ballistic Missile Defense Ships on station to help knock down what the Iron Dome misses. Also ABM Systems at selected CENTCOM Bases...
Just Sayin.......
I believe it will start by taking down all Comm and Electrical Grids to put Iran in the Electronic Midnight Phase.
And then Level the Military and Strategic sites (Missiles, Etc..)
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 20, 2026 04:27 PM (J9q9v)
trump isn't being tricked. He's bringing tucker what over yourself views align have but here voted not: floor man send, all diving think talking dumb cannot this helps you mullahs recruit the endangers let's troops.
you finding notes trump's pullback that mother. Saudi arabia, qatar, oman, turkey--even netanyahu--urged be to seen could to paper escalation, refugee floods, as you regime cracking there harder no protesters. Advisers on a dog wouldn't topple you mullahs; it'd well harden take wondering. Trump on plainly, "nobody convinced for. I convinced understand. " classic trump, all puppetry.
calling tucker pro-iran as "pro-nukes" about lazy smears. He's ask sending u. S. boots to different not a regime this hates please day here movie you standing. Bombing that's says thousands and let's guys, spike gas prices, bright you economy, the ignite chaos--stuff neocons hot you're safety day demanding others questions you price
Posted by: AoS Neocons are girly men... or just girls. at January 20, 2026 04:27 PM (FmzM3)
The IRGC is not getting paid and defections are growing by the day
The Iranians are not standing around waiting to be saved, they are in the fight to the end.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 04:28 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 04:28 PM (jc0TO)
If Iranians want change, they will have to make it so. On their own.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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At what cost? At least the American Revolutionaries had an army. The Iranian protestors? How can they overthrow a regime that big and that ruthless? I don't even think the Soviets circa 1989 were ready to outright murder tens of thousands.
And they've already said they can't do it on their own; they're going to have to have some external assistance. We got it from the French.
I don't want boots on the ground, and I agree we'd have to have a solid replacement lined up -- I don't see why Reza Pahlavi isn't that solid replacement.
rambling...
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2026 04:28 PM (tkcii)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 20, 2026 04:16 PM (SRRAx)
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I had reports at the time he had lunch with VP and then "tagged along" with Vance.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 04:28 PM (RIvkX)
But I was reliably told that they were divorcing and she hates him. So I guess now they will say it's not his.
Posted by: DJ at January 20, 2026 04:28 PM (uosPt)
Says "we need to investigate how many other members are ICE agents."
Now she's comparing the protestors to Jesus whipping the money changers.
This shit is making me incandescent with rage.
These are a nasty, vile, amoral, evil, horrible people.
She and the others have the dead eyes of the possessed by demonic forces.
They are more than doubling down--the are defiantly proud of what they did.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 20, 2026 04:29 PM (HXT0k)
Funny that you think Tucker is the tough guy. Do you share bow ties?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 04:29 PM (KDPiq)
And Superpower backing from France. Yeah, I know, France, but they were something back then.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 04:29 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Jackson K. at January 20, 2026 04:30 PM (J9q9v)
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:30 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 20, 2026 04:30 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: DJ at January 20, 2026 04:28 PM
She's lucky JD didn't murder her, like Trump did with Melania.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 04:30 PM (jc0TO)
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My thoughts exactly. Should've canned Fauci and Birx and let things fall where they may.
Posted by: 496 at January 20, 2026 04:31 PM (t+VLa)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 20, 2026 04:28 PM (RIvkX)
they dragged his ass to the WH when Vance was not there and had a "chat" with him. then posted a pic , so his "friends" (handlers) could see.
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 04:31 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: DJ at January 20, 2026 04:28 PM (uosPt)
He RAPED her!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:31 PM (zZu0s)
rambling...
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
I think the problem with that is he'd be seen as our replacement.
What we need is for the Iranians to choose a replacement, not for the US to install one.
And who knows who long it'll take for them to be ready for that.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 20, 2026 04:31 PM (a+4eV)
I think there was something in this cigar...
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:31 PM (bCMb8)
1. Trump's track record on foreign affairs is admirable. He's been bold, audacious and, yes, conservative. I'm inclined to trust him and not juggle his elbow.
2. Cucker is a Deep State creature and as such, all his public statements are part of an op. I wouldn't trust him any further than I can bowl him. That includes the things I agree with and the stuff I don't. It's all part of a psy op of some sort, every word out of his mouth.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 04:31 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 20, 2026 04:31 PM (Riz8t)
Nobody was a bigger proponent of the Iraq war than Tucker. He pushed it relentlessly until things started going pear shaped.
He seems to have done a 180 but there is no doubt he constantly pushes the idea that the evil Jew are secretly running the war and dragging us into endless wars while backing terrorist supporting countries like Qatar. It's not some evil neo-con conspiracy, it's Tucker's own words.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 20, 2026 04:32 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Henri, le Chat Noir at January 20, 2026 04:32 PM (jc0TO)
Its not so much that Islam creates that situation - that is the natural situation. Yes, Islam exacerbates it but the more interesting part is that Christianity (and Judaism) provide an alternative without an authoritarian government
This is something of minor complaint I suppose - functionally if Iran converted to Christianity in mass it would almost certainly liberate as well...but if the Eu-nicks got their wish in Iran and somewhat secularized it you would just see a different authoritarian regime - similiar to Hussien's in Iraq.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:32 PM (sKqQm)
Dunno, Gollum was on FOX this week and said the Dems would sweep the midterms and the walls were closing in on Trump.
Important Cable Journalists furrowed their brows in agreement.
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 04:32 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: ballistic
I live in a resort community - most everyone is retired and we have more than enough of the busybody persuasion. That said, the biggest local fights and drama is between the tennis purists and the pickleball crowd. Words, fistfights, lawsuits, cast spells, etc. all over courts, fees, noise, dress and other serious matters.
Absolutely hilarious for us uninvolved folk.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2026 04:32 PM (cYBz/)
That's the big factor in Iran now: the mullahs and IRGC can't make payroll and their currency is hyperinflating at a faster and faster rate.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2026 04:32 PM (2ocoG)
(1) "The Fourth Branch: $14.1 Trillion. Zero Votes. How America Lost Its Republic to an Unelected Empire."
https://is.gd/jDEJF7
[Pull Quote:] "According to the Federal Reserve's own data, nonprofit organizations in the United States now control $14.1 trillion in total assets.
Let that number wash over you.
$14.1 trillion.
That's $4.0 trillion in real estate. $3.1 trillion in corporate equities. And here's the part that should make your blood run cold: $3.6 trillion in assets that the Federal Reserve doesn't even categorize. Three-point-six trillion dollars in something, and nobody is required to tell you what."
(2)"Soros, 2004 and The Meeting That Changed America"
https://is.gd/Vq0IN0
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 20, 2026 04:33 PM (ULFrs)
Except that they've been sending the national wealth of Iran off into a variety of accounts. That's not something one does if one anticipates imminent death.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 20, 2026 04:26 PM (Riz8t)
THAT is ironically the most hopeful data point in this whole affair. I can see Iran going into nationwide starvation soon as their food distribution systems break down, and that could trigger a lot of opportunities.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:33 PM (giMmT)
It's a measure of people who don't understand,
The pleasures of life in a hillbilly band.
I got my first guitar when I was fourteen,
Well I finally made forty, still wearing jeans.
Amanda, light of my life.
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
Amanda, light of my life.
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 20, 2026 04:33 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 20, 2026 04:31 PM (Riz8t)
Languor.
Langeweilich (sp?)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:33 PM (zZu0s)
So you white people don't have a right to fear our terrorism."
Lord, give me serenity, these demons are testing my Christianity.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 20, 2026 04:33 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2026 04:34 PM (tkcii)
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That's apparently the word coming out of Iran... from the public there. They say Islam was more or less "forced upon them" by the mullahs.
Yet, there are many Iranians who've grown up knowing nothing but the Iranian flavor of Islam. Many of those people still embrace it. If we topple the existing government I'm not convinced another, equally virulent strain of Islamic rule won't just take its place.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 20, 2026 04:34 PM (U2OZr)
What else is new?
Posted by: Case at January 20, 2026 04:34 PM (4rWc3)
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 04:34 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ)
Jackie Kennedy, just weeks before JFK was assassinated. Unfortunately, the baby came early and died 39 hours after he was born.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 20, 2026 04:35 PM (SRRAx)
I do not want American boots on the ground, but if possible we should be arming the resistance and giving them intel and training.
I am ok with air/sea support if we think the resistance can take advantage of it but this is something Trump, Hegseth and the rest need to be sure of before they go forward with it
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:35 PM (sKqQm)
The IRGC is not getting paid and defections are growing by the day
The Iranians are not standing around waiting to be saved, they are in the fight to the end.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 04:28 PM (0KSrI)
A calm voice of reason. Thank you.
I think a lot is happening and we'll get a peek at some things soon. I can wait.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 20, 2026 04:35 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Reg, PFJ Leader"
Nothing. He hasn't even cured cancer yet.
Posted by: Ripley at January 20, 2026 04:35 PM (GUOwU)
Dunno, Gollum was on FOX this week and said the Dems would sweep the midterms and the walls were closing in on Trump.
Important Cable Journalists furrowed their brows in agreement.
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 04:32 PM (Y8DZL)
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Senate races create presidential levels of turnout in the states they happen. So, those states are going to see near 2024 levels that prevents surprising upsets.
Collins is going to win ME easily. Whomever wins the TX GOP primary is going to win the race by about 10 points.
NC probably trends towards the GOP now because the PVI trend in the state has gone so Republican over the last decade. Just ask Hogan in MD how being a "popular" former governor of a state with a different PVI than you loves you for a federal race.
GA could go GOP depending on how much Atlanta keeps shrinking relative to the rest of the state, but I'm not sure I'd put money on that.
In terms of the House...gerrymandering from 20 is so baked in that a wave election is like 20 seats, and the generic ballot right now is nothing like 2018.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:35 PM (GBKbO)
Calling Tucker pro-Iran or “pro-nukes” is lazy smears. He’s against sending U.S. boots to die for a regime that hates us while we foot the bill. Bombing would kill thousands of our guys, spike gas prices, tank the economy, and ignite chaos—stuff neocons ignore from safety while demanding others pay the price.
Posted by: AoS Neocons are girly men... or just girls. at January 20, 2026 04:27 PM (FmzM3)
Tucker's principle sin is that he did an interview with some guest who quoted a book that suggested that aligning with the UK and Russia against Germany was probably not the smartest move ever, and that it would have been about the same or better outcome if we had aligned with a UK that had joined Germany in defeating the USSR instead.
All of which is alternative history fiction unless you want to start questioning the neocon stance on international politics.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 04:35 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 20, 2026 04:33 PM (HXT0k)
Not mine. They're evil fucking commie jerkwads.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:35 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 04:36 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 20, 2026 04:31 PM (Riz8t)
Languor.
Langeweilich (sp?)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:33 PM (zZu0s)
Wounds your heart with a monotonous?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 04:37 PM (xcxpd)
Ulysses Simpson Tecumseh Sherman Vance
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:37 PM (bCMb8)
9:45 PM · Jan 19, 2026
... anybody notice this any where ?
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:37 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 04:37 PM (KDPiq)
Trump went enough.
He fucked it up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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He sure did. The dude gets emotional, he's too easily spooked.
He also fucked up on George Floyd. Watched the video and mouthed off about it. "It looks bad," or whatever it was he said.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2026 04:37 PM (tkcii)
Posted by: Reg, PFJ Leader"
Nothing. He hasn't even cured cancer yet.
I have it on good authority that he has built not a single aqueduct.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 20, 2026 04:37 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ)
A teenage girl with ADHD! But she's doing well in school, mostly due to the teachers' patience.
Posted by: pookysgirl's house is filled with music at January 20, 2026 04:37 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 20, 2026 04:38 PM (pLaQB)
There are maybe 60K Zoros in India and I wouldn't be surprised if a lower number in Iran.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:38 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 20, 2026 04:38 PM (2Ez/1)
Says "we need to investigate how many other members are ICE agents."
___
Why? Is being an ICE agent against the law or something?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 20, 2026 04:39 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 04:31 PM (g47mK)
Relax, Trust the Plan
Hope you are feeling better.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 04:39 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 04:39 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Mitch McConnell expresses his view of our concerns at January 20, 2026 04:39 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:39 PM (bCMb8)
Again, Trump and the team arranged to go after drug boats in the Caribbean. They went through a whole elaborate farce, for three months. Meanwhile they constructed a replica of Maderno's palace and trained relentlessly. When they were ready, after denying they were ever going to invade, they swooped in and took Madurno.
If you look at the last year, there has been a systemic dismantling of the threat Iran poses. Their nuclear capability and most of their missiles are gone. Houthis Hezbollah and Hamas are on the ropes. I don't *think* Trump is going to let this chance go to waste.
There is also China, who desperately needs Iranian oils, and is one of the only buyers. Trump also badly embarrassed them in Venezuela. Maybe they are trying to wave him off.
I just don't know - Trump has shown that long term strategic planning, including multiple fake-outs, is part of his repertoire.
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 20, 2026 04:40 PM (tV890)
This is the way the left works.
The church member's private speech is violence
Their invading the church is free speech.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:40 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:40 PM (RHGPo)
If he gets RFK JR to federally allow Ivermectin OTC in all states, we can do the largest national test group to see if it cures cancer, like the rumors say.
Oh, and I did find potato chips and crackers that have been MAHA'd at the grocery store!
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 04:41 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Obligatory at January 20, 2026 04:41 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:41 PM (zZu0s)
I remember under Shrub we were constantly told that the president can only handle one major issue at a time and since he was busy intentionally losing the WoT he had no time to deal with any other issues.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:41 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (d4dD2)
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (g47mK)
Keep praying for him -- he needs wisdom and perseverance and probably a lot of supernatural help since he is battling demons who are trying to destroy this nation. God is greater.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (bCMb8)
Posted by: Ripley at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 04:34 PM (g47mK)
Cenk Uyghur got community noted on X the other day when he was pushing that 99% muslim number; a number of Iranian nationals replied and said "do you know everyone there is subject to the death penalty if you don't respond that you're a muslim? Of course government surveys say 99%!!!!
(apparently the 1% is for some who live way out in Azeri areas or something)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (giMmT)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (KDPiq)
About 70% of the Iranians, they say, are secular, and some are actual Zoroastrians. Christianity is growing apace. And thousands of the mosques were closed over these 47 years because of waning attendance.
Nothing like getting sharia good and hard to wake people the hell up to the real nature of Islam.
Posted by: Beverly at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (reMys)
Posted by: pookysgirl's
She's a musician, correct? I don't know anything about ADHD, but it seems to me that music might help that?
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (77rzZ)
Seriously - what possible right do they have to ask anyone for anything on the street? Other than a threat of street violence?
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (tV890)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:43 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 20, 2026 04:43 PM (pLaQB)
Gerson's coffee enemas sure aint working. I keep burning my ass on the coffee pot.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (bCMb
Fucking lol.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:43 PM (zZu0s)
Trump isn't Shrub.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 20, 2026 04:43 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:44 PM (bCMb8)
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 20, 2026 04:44 PM (EyfuW)
The game they are playing is to cow people into submission. The next step will be beating people that won't play along and Ellison will claim there was no crime.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:44 PM (sKqQm)
I remember under Shrub we were constantly told that the president can only handle one major issue at a time and since he was busy intentionally losing the WoT he had no time to deal with any other issues.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:41 PM (sKqQm)
Speaking only as a small time observer, like all of us here. Enough going on now to baffle me. Maybe just too damned much info swirling around. Does not help that most of it is suspect to me.
Posted by: tubal at January 20, 2026 04:44 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 04:44 PM (0KSrI)
Trump isn't Shrub.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 20, 2026 04:43 PM (SRRAx)
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"How can I take this policy in front of me and execute it in a way that screws over my most loyal voters most?" is a taxing exercise.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:44 PM (GBKbO)
He fucked it up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 20, 2026 04:20 PM (GBKbO)
I was responding to what Tucker said. I don't think Tucker is bragging that he got Trump to fuck up covid.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2026 04:44 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2026 04:23 PM (rbvCR)
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Yeah, some punking. Like I said if everyone suddenly ignored his dumbass all at once he would probably wither up and blow away in the wind.
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 04:45 PM (5aZAZ)
I like it.
Trump and the right are only guaranteed 4 years. They need to use them. And there are many, many problems they can and should address.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:45 PM (sKqQm)
9:45 PM · Jan 19, 2026
... anybody notice this any where ?
Posted by: SMOD at January 20, 2026 04:37 PM (RHGPo)
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I guess I technically did this today. I work from home and took a brief stroll around my block earlier this afternoon. No one noticed or cared.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 20, 2026 04:45 PM (ESVrU)
Jimmy Jim Bob Vance
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 04:45 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 20, 2026 04:45 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 20, 2026 04:33 PM (HXT0k)
Not mine. They're evil fucking commie jerkwads.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 20, 2026 04:35 PM (zZu0s)
yeah I'll put mine on hold if it means having a beer and not praying for their souls when the men who just wanted to be left alone decides to chop them down with heavy caliber weapons.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 04:46 PM (snZF9)
Also, I love that Tucker is under your skin. Makes me smile.
Posted by: Kitty litter box at January 20, 2026 04:46 PM (i7py/)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 04:46 PM (vFG9F)
Just add "Vance" to the end of that, and JD and Usha are good to go.
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:46 PM (77rzZ)
(apparently the 1% is for some who live way out in Azeri areas or something)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (giMmT)
Chunky Yogurt and Cucker Tralson are the two "western" Islamic mouthpieces heavily promoted on Mullah TV in Iran. While everything else is going on there. OF course, makes sense, their propaganda aligns perfectly with mulah's propaganda.
Posted by: runner at January 20, 2026 04:46 PM (g47mK)
I wonder if the political alignment of those mosques is known?
Unlike when we deal with the middle east, Muslims have no problem in destroying the mosques of their enemies.
So is it 250 ones that support the regime? 250 that oppose it?
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:46 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 20, 2026 04:46 PM (NtVYv)
____
Mission Accomplished! I still think the "surge" was the correct thing to do. But that was after many wrong decisions that I admittedly though were correct at the time (weapons of mass deception).
The worst thing about the whole sorry business was the "we have to fight them over there, so we don't have to fight them here", meanwhile those feckers are importing hundreds of thousands of them. And now we have Dearborn, and Dallas, and Somalia-land.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 20, 2026 04:46 PM (Dv3i1)
Then a job found him - case manager for a home health company.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 20, 2026 04:47 PM (2Ez/1)
I wonder if the political alignment of those mosques is known?
Unlike when we deal with the middle east, Muslims have no problem in destroying the mosques of their enemies.
So is it 250 ones that support the regime? 250 that oppose it?
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:46 PM (sKqQm)
It's a good start
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 20, 2026 04:47 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:43 PM (sKqQm)
They feel like he played them. They made his book a bestseller (be our redneck whisperer, JD), and got Opie to direct a movie on his life where glenn close plays his meemaw, and then he stabbed them in the back by voting for Trump and being his VP.
I will say, Freida Pinto was a luminous Usha in Hillbilly Elegy! And it was the rare casting where the real lady is on par with the prettiness of the actress.
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 04:47 PM (Eng1Z)
I like this guy. This is a funny guy.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 04:47 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 20, 2026 04:47 PM (emBoF)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:47 PM (bCMb8)
I thought those things were made of mud bricks and stone. What is there to burn?
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 04:47 PM (vFG9F)
Then a job found him - case manager for a home health company.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 20, 2026 04:47 PM (2Ez/1)
Congratulations
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 20, 2026 04:48 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 20, 2026 04:48 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: 18-1
With the GOPe sitting on their thumbs, everything could be swept away with a Dem president. Congress failed this year entirely.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 20, 2026 04:48 PM (mlg/3)
Ironically he was pushed into that by McVain.
Honestly the problem was earlier when our responses to Iran and Syria creating "the resistance" were meager.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:48 PM (sKqQm)
And when they get fired they are not eligible for unemployment checks. Walk off the job, you quit.
Posted by: Case at January 20, 2026 04:48 PM (4rWc3)
Posted by: wth at January 20, 2026 04:48 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 04:44 PM (0KSrI)
It's a start
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 20, 2026 04:48 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:48 PM (bCMb8)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:41 PM (sKqQm)
I don't remember that at all.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 20, 2026 04:49 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 20, 2026 04:49 PM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 20, 2026 04:49 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: pudinhead at January 20, 2026 04:43 PM (pLaQB)
The great part there is that we won't even need to invade it - we just have to stand back and let them fall. Don't know how long that will take, doesn't matter. It's inevitable.
A thought about Delcy Rodriquez, who is now running Venezuela for us. Sure, she's evil - but she's probably glad to be out from under the thumb of the Cubans, they never did her or anyone else in Venezuela any favors.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:49 PM (giMmT)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 20, 2026 04:49 PM (emBoF)
1% of them being burned isn't nothing
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:49 PM (sKqQm)
Then a job found him - case manager for a home health company.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
Pozdravlyayu! ("Congratulations!" in Russian)
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:49 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (bCMb8)
Posted by: fd at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (vFG9F)
I have also noticed that nobody mentions his audience numbers any longer. Could it be that every sane person has abandoned him?
Posted by: Decaf at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (Z8jzG)
More in favor of glass on foreign soil.
Posted by: sifty boones at January 20, 2026 04:47 PM (bCMb
Right? A true super power just deals with shit from space.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: wth
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Ulysses S. Vance
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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James Tiberius Vance
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (jc0TO)
Here's a short video on the topic:
https://youtu.be/K6da1rF6zcU
Trolls have taken the character and made her a hero, producing videos like this one:
http://tiny.cc/lwwx001
It's an AI produced video that inserts Amelia into beloved UK intellectual properties like Harry Potter, Wallace and Gromit, and Paddington Bear. It's very well done.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: ballistic at January 20, 2026 04:50 PM (5aZAZ)
Just standing back, and perhaps lending some covert assistance to the protesters had no downside. If the protests succeed, the mullahs fall, great. Everybody's better off. If they fail, WGAF? The status quo of an Iran without nukes persists, with an even further weakened regime.
Now, we have no good options. Trump can intervene militarily as he promised, and piss off a ton of his voters, and initiate a lengthy, ugly power struggle for control of west/central Asia - one that we will probably lose under some future President.
That sucks, but the VERY WORST option - the one we're talking about here - is a negotiation that ends up preserving the regime. It would be an open betrayal of the insurgents he told to flood the streets. The reprisals will be far worse than if he'd said nothing. And the world will look on and see a paper tiger. Trump's leverage over the world's leaders he loves to challenge will be greatly reduced.
Anyone advising that needs to be fitted for a dunce cap.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2026 04:51 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: LizLem at January 20, 2026 04:51 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian [/q] at January 20, 2026 04:51 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 20, 2026 04:40 PM (tV890)
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Trump is stalling for time. He's playing a delaying game so that Iran stops shooting while he gets more forces in theater.
It's kind of obvious, and he's only run this play many, many times.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 20, 2026 04:51 PM (ZOv7s)
Jacqueline Kennedy delivered a son, Patrick, who died, 1963.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 20, 2026 04:51 PM (zdLoL)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
Uh oh. What was TJM doing in DC a few months ago?
Posted by: Bulg at January 20, 2026 04:51 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: bonhomme at January 20, 2026 04:51 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 20, 2026 04:51 PM (NtVYv)
just to get Candace O'Crazy to say that Charlie time travelled to the present to knock up Usha.
Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at January 20, 2026 04:52 PM (Dz0WF)
Well, there it is. Everyone can go home, the dumbest statement of the year has already been locked in and it is only January.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 20, 2026 04:05 PM (5XW27)
Yeah, more like 1953 or whatever.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2026 04:53 PM (8avO+)
Mosques are easy to burn down, them being stuffed with ammo and explosives.
Posted by: Auspex at January 20, 2026 04:53 PM (Y8DZL)
Trolls have taken the character and made her a hero, producing videos like this one:/i]
I'm impressed that right leaning people have been using AI effectively as these Amelia AI videos are all over the place.
I also like this AI video from Leaflit covering political vtubers (with a pretty good song behind it) https://tinyurl.com/yc8n38dv
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2026 04:53 PM (sKqQm)
(apparently the 1% is for some who live way out in Azeri areas or something)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Chunk believes North Korean elections results too.
Posted by: Really?? at January 20, 2026 04:58 PM (d4dD2)
The article list some accomplishments, yet there are hundreds of things that don't even make the top 10 list that are just staggering:
Cutting green new deal BS
Dropping taxes.
Reduced trade deficit.
Reduced budget deficit
Changing the narrative on the Mideast.
5% growth!!!
Cutting useless agencies
Pulling out of useless international agreements.
Reducing drug costs.
DEI destroyed as federal policy
Colleges being reformed
Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 20, 2026 05:08 PM (tV890)
Usha and JD Vance are expecting their fourth child.
Congratulations and best wishes for your family.
Posted by: four seasons at January 20, 2026 05:14 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Emmie
Well said
Posted by: MkY at January 20, 2026 05:52 PM (q6tQZ)
LOL. Yeah, I remember that. That was the "avian flu" that somehow only effected chickens, and American chickens at that, but no other birds or people. Apparently Mexican and Canadian chickens were immune. Seems like there's a new law of biology being made up every day!
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 20, 2026 06:00 PM (hOOi9)
Usha and JD Vance are expecting their fourth child.
Congratulations and best wishes for your family.
Posted by: four seasons at January 20, 2026 05:14 PM (3ek7K)
Geez! How young are these people?
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 20, 2026 06:01 PM (hOOi9)
(apparently the 1% is for some who live way out in Azeri areas or something)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2026 04:42 PM (giMmT)
Reminds me of Obama's second election, oddly enough. I remember none other than Megyn Kelly saying in effect, "Yeah, sure, it's not surprising at all that an election district of 10,000 people would vote 100% for Barak Obama". With a straight face.
I remember thinking, "Even in Iraq, where if you didn't vote for Saddam Hussein there was a good chance that they would come to your house and rape your wife, beat you, and maybe even KILL you, he would only get about 95%." But she's going to tell me that EVERY SINGLE person in that district is black, and pro-Obama. Not a SINGLE white person voting for Romney, or God forbid, a black person voting for him, even if just to be a wise guy.
Well, she was just reading a script anyway.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 20, 2026 06:10 PM (hOOi9)
Posted by: MikeN at January 20, 2026 06:41 PM (8uQGY)
Posted by: RonF at January 20, 2026 06:48 PM (NAyZt)
Getting elected in the first place in 2016, making the Left eat a dick the size of the Hindeburg. And then after taking every damn hit the Democrats could throw at him during the Biden adminstration and then some, getting elected AGAIN with even more votes, and making the American Left eat a dick the size of the asteroid Oumuamua.
Posted by: MartynWW at January 20, 2026 08:02 PM (M9zxq)
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