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Daily Tech News 19 April 2026
Top Story
- How bad are things for PC gaming right now? The most anticipated products for 2026 are relaunches of AMD's 5800X3D CPU, which first appeared in 2022, and Nvidia's RTX 3060 graphics cards, which originally came out in 2021. (WCCFTech)
The 5800X3D has AMD's 3D-Vcache, so while it uses DDR4 memory it doesn't lose a lot of speed from it. And the 3060 has 12GB of memory, so in that respect it is better than current low-end cards.
- Also relaunching this year after a long time away is SNK's Neo Geo console. (Tom's Hardware)
If you missed out on this the first time because you couldn't afford the price tag or weren't yet born in 1991, the updated version will slash the cost from $649 to $249. And $649 in 1991 dollars is over $1500 today, so that's a heck of a discount.
And while there are some modern conveniences like HDMI video and a rechargeable wireless option for the controllers, this is not emulated - not in software or in hardware. They actually spent the money for a new production run of the custom chips, and it's fully compatible with the original controllers and cartridges.
And there are ten of the original games back as well. You can pre-order the whole lot - console, controllers, and the ten game cartridges - for $1000.
The same company is also behind an Amiga 1200 reproduction and a number of other classic systems.
Tech News
- Which is the best $200 CPU right now - AMD's 9600X or Intel's new Core Ultra 250K? (Tom's Hardware)
Ignoring the platform expiry elephant in the room for the moment, the 250K is a clear winner. For gaming it's a very close match, and while the 250K can use almost twice as much power in multi-threaded tasks, it is also almost twice as fast in multi-threaded tasks, so that's honestly a win too.
The problem comes if you plan to upgrade your system in the future. AMD plans at least one and probably two new generations of processors in the AM5 socket, while Intel's Socket 1851 disappears later this year with the introduction of Nova Lake and its Socket 1954.
- China's CXMT is rescuing LPDDR4 customers abandoned by Samsung. (WCCFTech)
CXMT, like Taiwan's Nanya, mostly still produces DDR4 memory, which Samsung is dropping as it shifts capacity to higher-margin chips like HBM for AI.
But LPDDR4 is very widely used in products from lower-cost phones and tables, to SSDs, to embedded cards like the Raspberry Pi.
- Memory prices rose 110% and SSD prices 147% in Q1. (WCCFTech)
Despite that computer sales actually rose slightly, as customers panic-bought everything in sight. Not that you would catch me doing that. Not since I ran out of money, anyway.
Musical Interlude
Huh. Postmodern Jukebox is performing at the Sydney Opera House in July. Almost enough to get me to make the trip.
Disclaimer: The fire extinguisher on the piano shows they were practising safe sax.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at April 19, 2026 04:31 AM (yJfQg)
Posted by: tankdemon at April 19, 2026 04:32 AM (2RJDy)
; )
Posted by: m at April 19, 2026 04:32 AM (yJfQg)
Posted by: Skip at April 19, 2026 04:32 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at April 19, 2026 04:33 AM (yJfQg)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 19, 2026 04:36 AM (qKYfj)
Posted by: m at April 19, 2026 04:40 AM (yJfQg)
However, it not quite 5:00 in the morning here and I would prefer nothing "burn" at the moment. So I'll go with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Charles Wesley's " Love Divine. All loves excelling":
https://tinyurl.com/2mfh67bd
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 04:46 AM (afKoR)
Posted by: m at April 19, 2026 04:47 AM (yJfQg)
https://tinyurl.com/2y8xbff3
Where I saw a glimpse of God's glory yesterday was a huge yellow butterfly flying across the road while I was driving. It was larger than one of my hands.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 05:08 AM (uA11f)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 19, 2026 05:08 AM (Fbc0I)
Back from lotsa exercise. Quiet day today. Now's the (first) time to clean my Glock.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 19, 2026 05:09 AM (1o8D5)
He then devoted furious energy at chasing off a little butterfly from his claimed demesne. I thought, "Good for you little bee. You show that big scary butterfly who's boss."
It's nice to be reminded that we thumbed up hairless monkeys aren't the only silly creatures in creation.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 19, 2026 05:16 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: fluffy at April 19, 2026 05:18 AM (AN2gy)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 19, 2026 05:19 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: fluffy at April 19, 2026 05:22 AM (AN2gy)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 05:24 AM (Nx5jP)
I cashed it all in when every site is cheating or claiming I was cheating. Still love the games.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 19, 2026 05:26 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 05:24 AM (Nx5jP)
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Is there anyone hoo doesn't?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 19, 2026 05:26 AM (1o8D5)
Well done!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 05:30 AM (rZCVI)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 19, 2026 05:38 AM (1o8D5)
Don't ask about screech owls.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 19, 2026 05:41 AM (Ot/FD)
https://tinyurl.com/nb2aj257
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 19, 2026 05:43 AM (1o8D5)
Saturday Night Club ONT - April 18, 2026 [D Squared]
Plans for a combination seafood restaurant and adult entertainment business in Johnstown have been called off after city officials raised concerns about a proposed "Crabhouse Lounge" in a residential neighborhood. City officials said they learned about the plan Tuesday after Facebook posts circulated about a business along Strayer Street in the West End of Johnstown. The posts, made by a man renting a home there, said the "Crabhouse Lounge" would be opening May 1st with strippers and seafood.
Mayor Rev. Sylvia King said city leaders also considered how such a business could affect the surrounding community. "We have to be cognizant the decisions that we make not only affect us but affect others around us. And especially we have to be concerned about what our children see," King said. The man who had planned the lounge declined to go on camera but said he was only going to sell seafood platters and that nothing else would be sold. He said he viewed it more as a hangout or gathering than a business, but said the plan is now officially canceled.
Irvine police arrested a man accused of stealing $34,000 worth of high-end Lego sets and replacing the plastic bricks with pieces of dry pasta. Jarrelle Augustine, 28, allegedly stole expensive sets, such as Star Wars and Marvel, and sealed up the Lego boxes before returning them to the stores for refunds, according to the Irvine Police Department. "One of the cases that occurred here in Orange County, they shared that they opened the box and instead of Legos, they found bags of dry pasta," Officer Ziggy Azarcon said. Investigators said the dry pasta mimics the sound of Legos when they're shaken.The officer's name was Ziggy?!
Worlds First Iguana Blanket 🤯😭 pic.twitter.com/ggHipnKZZt
— Lina (@Its_burkes) April 18, 2026
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, "If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch
Of the North Church tower as a signal light, -
One, if by land, and two, if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm." Click here for the rest of the story...
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 10:00 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 10:00 PM (A9n1A)
I hit F5 fair and square.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 10:01 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 18, 2026 10:01 PM (1Ff7Z)
A preacher was completing a temperance sermon: with great expression he said, "if I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
And then finally, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
He sat down. The song leader then stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, "For our closing song, let us sing Hymn #365: "Shall We Gather at the River."
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 18, 2026 10:01 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Doof at April 18, 2026 10:02 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 10:02 PM (RIvkX)
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How much you got?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 10:03 PM (RIvkX)
Guess no one will be eating any clams in Johnstown.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 18, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 10:03 PM (A9n1A)
We have two launches in the morning.
First launch:
Blue Origin - New Glenn - BlueBird Block 2
LC-36 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 19, 2026
Launch Time: 6:45 a.m. EDT (1045 UTC, 12:45 CEST)
https://youtu.be/fGagg-BSVEE
Second launch:
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-22
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 19, 2026
Launch Time: 7:00 a.m. PDT (1400 UTC, 16:00 CEST)
https://youtu.be/FVpZ1n7sF9I
Posted by: Joyenz at April 18, 2026 10:05 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 10:05 PM (AkEZC)
For a New York Sour Boilermaker?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 18, 2026 10:06 PM (olroh)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 10:06 PM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 18, 2026 10:06 PM (ODRj8)
That "marker on the dash" picture is painful. How long afterward did the kid live?
Posted by: LRob in OK at April 18, 2026 10:07 PM (7D3Aa)
The man who had planned the lounge declined to go on camera but said he was only going to sell seafood platters and that nothing else would be sold.
Nyotaimori could be described as "seafood platters."
Was it just the seafood for sale, or the platter, too?
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 10:07 PM (VHUov)
Geez. Just call it a tranny seafood lounge...then everything is a'ok🤪!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 10:07 PM (A9n1A)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 10:08 PM (qKYfj)
Posted by: Case at April 18, 2026 10:08 PM (pvf3X)
Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2026 10:08 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 10:08 PM (kpS4V)
Are people finally getting that modern government is *mostly* graft?
They are already aren't paving your roads, teaching your kids, or taking care of the elderly with twice the budget they had a few years before...they aren't going to start if you double it again.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 10:09 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 10:10 PM (rdVOm)
Johnstown? Johnstown, PA?? This has to be a joke.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 10:10 PM (qKYfj)
Posted by: COMountainMarie
You could sub any orange liqueur for the grand marnier, but that only gets you partway there.
It's just a really boozy rum sour, so substitute everything, and eventually it's a margarita.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 10:10 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 10:11 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: tankdemon at April 18, 2026 10:11 PM (Hd1lH)
Guess no one will be eating any clams in Johnstown.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
No matter what you order it comes with some snapper.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2026 10:11 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 10:11 PM (A9n1A)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 10:08 PM
***
That's the one that clinched including it in Club ONT!!
Posted by: TRex - X files dino at April 18, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 18, 2026 10:12 PM (vrNzf)
Posted by: tankdemon at April 18, 2026 10:13 PM (Hd1lH)
Jarrelle Augustine, 28, allegedly stole expensive sets, such as Star Wars and Marvel, and sealed up the Lego boxes before returning them to the stores for refunds, according to the Irvine Police Department.
What a dope. They aren't worth anything on the collector's market without the box.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 10:13 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 18, 2026 10:13 PM (IG3/x)
If you're a baseball fan and you haven't been I urge you to go Fenwat for a game. Cramped seats, some really bad sight lines and the best real baseball field left in MLB. And the fans know baseball. And beer.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 10:14 PM (viF8m)
Huh?? I thought Lee Cronin died in '73???
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 18, 2026
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Wasn't that one of Gene L. Coon's pen names, the one he used when he thought the script of his being filmed was beneath his standards?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 10:02 PM (fcdZC)
Yeah. I wondered if that name gets used like Alan Smithee, but I guess there is a guy also named Lee Cronin.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 18, 2026 10:14 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)
Let’s ask Blind Boy Fuller:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=buPLyPOEBXk
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 18, 2026 10:17 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 18, 2026 10:17 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Don Blank at April 18, 2026 10:17 PM (ZxPkt)
Do you think cheap vodka and fruit punch would work?
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 10:18 PM (A9n1A)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 10:19 PM (kpS4V)
Don't have kids so your car stays nice. Pretty cynical when you think about it.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 18, 2026 10:19 PM (vTZFs)
Are people finally getting that modern government is *mostly* graft?
They are already aren't paving your roads, teaching your kids, or taking care of the elderly with twice the budget they had a few years before...they aren't going to start if you double it again.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 10:09 PM (sKqQm)
State/Local governments will typically say it is the insurance costs that are killing their budgets.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 10:19 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 18, 2026 10:17 PM (Cqx++)
I recall in Guardians of the Galaxy, Starlord commented that if you shown a black light around his ship, it would look like a Jackson Pollock painting.
Posted by: Methos at April 18, 2026 10:20 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Methos at April 18, 2026 10:20 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Nordic Interiors at April 18, 2026 10:22 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Big Alfredo at April 18, 2026 10:23 PM (Vdukr)
Anyway a nun has a veg and flower garden and people donated a basket of gardening stuff and I decided I wanted it. Because I garden and it looks pretty good. Worth a lot more than I paid for it and I felt guilty (thinking I was ripping off a nun, but I wasn't and felt better about it).
I haven't bid on anything in decades, but I used to be pretty ruthless on ebay if I wanted an antique print (if you must know, A. Atkinson Fox in art deco frames. I inherited one from my grandmother and it sent me into a greed obsession).
The bid extended into today. Under son's credit card I think I was bidding against myself, so he said and my now he and my husband will probably have an intervention with me.
How sad for us all, but I really wanted it and won. I hope the nun is happy. I would have spent more but no one bid against me. Once I make my mind up get out of my way!
On ebay I was the spoiler who would zip in at the last minute and win. I may be a really bad bidder but that's the way I do it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 18, 2026 10:23 PM (WONhk)
It's only a "Continental" breakfast, coffee, juice, and muffins. Maybe I'll find someplace on the road later in the morning.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 10:23 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: tankdemon
*********
Well thank goodness someone was willing to help, obviously they were never going to resolve it themselves...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 18, 2026 10:25 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 10:26 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Hesh and Heidi's Nautical Nosh at April 18, 2026 10:26 PM (oftw2)
My very first ball game was at Fenway when my uncle and mom took me when I was eight.
Things you just don't forget...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 10:26 PM (A9n1A)
Posted by: Nordic Interiors at April 18, 2026 10:22 PM (oftw2)
Did they with with Norwegian wood?
Was it good?
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 10:27 PM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Piper at April 18, 2026 10:27 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: 13times at April 18, 2026 10:28 PM (OZtDq)
Posted by: Big Alfredo at April 18, 2026 10:28 PM (Vdukr)
Posted by: Adriane the Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May in April Critic . . . at April 18, 2026 10:28 PM (3ZUWJ)
I wonder what the connection is.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 18, 2026 10:13 PM (Hd1lH)
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Paul Revere's ride was a night and a day affair. He was pulling John Hancock's trunk (filled with confidential documents) across Lexington Green while the local militia were lining up to receive the Regulars.
Typing of which, I strongly recommend David Hackett Fischer's superb book "Paul Revere's Ride". It covers the events leading up to the battles at Lexington and Concord and the British retreat to Boston.
Posted by: mrp at April 18, 2026 10:29 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 18, 2026 10:29 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 10:31 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Nordic Interiors
"Sigur" is "victory" in old Norse, so shortening those to "Ziggy" is just like calling a guy named "Victor," "Vic."
See also: Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. Named for the lead singer/guitarist's sister, Sigurrós (Victory Rose.)
https://youtu.be/Z7ynnRnQHLw
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 10:31 PM (VHUov)
****
Depends. What's the outcome you're looking for?
Posted by: clarence at April 18, 2026 10:31 PM (QAJta)
I was watching Tousi news and got upset that five of his people got arrested in Calais for wanting to do a documentary of the barbarian invasion. Which has gone on for over a decade. With Startled Starmer in Paris with Macron (giving each other enemas) I figure it was his idea (Tousi mocks Starmer a lot). All is well now and the Embassy let them go with an apology. I hope he moves to the USA. It ticked me off.
Then I was bidding for the garden basket and someone I know who likes exotic dogs sent me photos of this dog. Who looks mean to me (a puppy). Cost a bundle vs a rescue. And to make matters worse she is carrying the dog in a sling, while supposedly having back problems (her, not the dog). Like it is a kangaroo. The dog looks alarmed as if it had met Meghan Markle, and I had to drink wine at this point of my afternoon.
I know this dog is going to be psycho like all their other dogs and bark and bite a lot. Sad.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 18, 2026 10:32 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Piper at April 18, 2026 10:32 PM (Wmg4n)
Get there early and hang out on Lansdowne Street. Yankees - Red Sox at Fenway is always a hoot and you are going to want to take all of it in.
Particularly Fenway.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: tankdemon
I was just reading about Chinese mushroom elves. Are they a factor in this deal?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 18, 2026 10:33 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 10:33 PM (A9n1A)
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 10:34 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: 13times at April 18, 2026 10:34 PM (OZtDq)
That is code words for their graft, hookers, and blow.
Posted by: Case at April 18, 2026 10:35 PM (pvf3X)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 10:36 PM (yGQJD)
A survey called DESI just completed the most detailed 3D map of the observable universe to date. It surveyed over 47 million galaxies out to 11 billion ly. Even here, it didn't cover the entire sky, just around 1/4 of it.
https://is.gd/atexlm
Click on that image at the top --that's just a small portion of they sky. That reveals the large scale filamentary (cosmic web) structure of the universe at the largest scale. It's sort of like a foam.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 10:37 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 10:37 PM (yGQJD)
Posted by: tankdemon
*********
Well thank goodness someone was willing to help, obviously they were never going to resolve it themselves...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 18, 2026 10:25 PM (IQ6Gq)
Who got the Easy-Bake Ovens?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 18, 2026 10:37 PM (S/Y4j)
Yeah, but were the Red Sox playing? And was there beer?!!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 10:37 PM (A9n1A)
Posted by: Piper
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The recipe states "1 cherry" but the picture shows... a... pirate's shrunken-head?
I'd go with orange slice, chunk of pineapple & a cherry, all on a sword-pick.
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 10:37 PM (rdVOm)
They are already aren't paving your roads, teaching your kids, or taking care of the elderly with twice the budget they had a few years before...they aren't going to start if you double it again.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 10:09 PM (sKqQm)
Yes. I was watching the Lions Club out picking up trash on the main street here, volunteering, and wondering at my increased property taxes and city fees.
Posted by: Kindltot - Whoever become king after me and settles Hattusas again, may the Stormgod of Heaven smite at April 18, 2026 10:39 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: 13times at April 18, 2026 10:34 PM (OZtDq)
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Insurrection Barbie is pointing fingers at Tulsi.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 10:39 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: PabloD at April 18, 2026 10:39 PM (zUFRX)
I'd go with orange slice, chunk of pineapple & a cherry, all on a sword-pick.
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 10:37
I am glad you are here, because I was a little confused about the shrunken head and potential salmonella problems.
Posted by: Piper at April 18, 2026 10:39 PM (Wmg4n)
Oh, I think you know....🤪
****
Well, the stains on the tiles are hard to clean.
Posted by: clarence at April 18, 2026 10:40 PM (QAJta)
Posted by: Big Alfredo at April 18, 2026 10:40 PM (Vdukr)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 10:37 PM (w6EFb)
Publius, I read that the rate of the universe's expansion is accelerating and this should not be happening. It should be decelerating and this has the cosmologists in a tizzy as it is unexplainable with current theories. Is that true?
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 10:43 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 10:43 PM (y171U)
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Hey man, you wanna get...small. Let's get really small.
Posted by: Steve Martin at April 18, 2026 10:46 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 10:46 PM (A9n1A)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 10:48 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 10:48 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 10:48 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: 13times at April 18, 2026 10:49 PM (OZtDq)
After recent American history of political leadership being thieving, self-serving, weak kneed, pusillanimous, weasels any new man in the job will be, should be, viewed with skepticism. JD Vance, in such high office with a somewhat questionable history, much so.
Grok
I read commentary on a ‘Tablet’ article that; ‘Vice President JD Vance told the Iranian delegation he met with in Pakistan last weekend that he was willing to erase his boss’s red line and offer Iran a deal that allows it to enrich after 20 years’. What truth is there to this statement? What are the elements that cause this statement to be suspect?
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Grok’s response doesn’t speak well for Tablet Mag or Lee Smith:
https://tinyurl.com/ys9c2d28
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 10:49 PM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 10:08 PM
***
Kind of a big dealio.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 10:51 PM (2WIwB)
I haven't and I've been gone a few years. Lansdowne gets closed on games or at least it did. It's the street right behind the Green Monster. But I'm pretty sure no matter where you go will be fun.
One of the oldest rivallires in all of sports.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 10:51 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Wally at April 18, 2026 10:51 PM (0e5Te)
Try one of the AIs. They can be really helpful getting things to work.
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Debating whether to finish a horror movie.
Cat Snowflake is visiting. Jumped up on my huge oak shelf unit. I always hated that when she lived here. The 3am wake up calls were the last straw.
She's an outdoor cat again but she'll stay in my room occasionally and go out in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 10:52 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 10:52 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Javems at April 18, 2026 10:53 PM (zFsEm)
The woman that the judge did not think she suffered enough shame from Johnny's Deep Fake AI where he claimed she was his Korean girlfriend. Remember her?
Her online handle is BongBong_IRL. Her lawyer is urging the prosecutor to file an appeal stating the six-month sentence is not long enough. That the judge arbitrarily deciding that BongBong_IRL being stoic in her victim impact statement meant she was not really ashamed sets a dangerous precedent.
Legal Mindset is now saying if the appeal is filed, Johnny Somali not only faces his original six-month sentence but could be stuck sleeping next to the toilet for a further six months as the appeal is processed.
I need more popcorn I think.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 10:55 PM (2GVsD)
*missed it again*
*weeps silently*
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 10:52 PM (2WIwB)
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Care to like and subscribe?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 10:56 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: tankdemon at April 18, 2026 10:11 PM (Hd1lH)
The Weeblers and the Keeblers?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 10:57 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 10:57 PM (tgvbd)
Publius, I read that the rate of the universe's expansion is accelerating and this should not be happening. It should be decelerating and this has the cosmologists in a tizzy as it is unexplainable with current theories. Is that true?
Posted by: Joemarine
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They don't know, they're just making up stuff.
It's simply God rearranging the furniture.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 10:57 PM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: Wally at April 18, 2026 10:58 PM (0e5Te)
I need more popcorn I think.
Posted by: Anna Puma
Yes, popcorn. Also a very small violin.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
It's simply God rearranging the furniture.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 10:57 PM (LA6Ib)
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Imagine if He had OCD.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 10:59 PM (tgvbd)
That's similar to the Obama P5+1 Iran deal.
Posted by: 13times at April 18, 2026 10:59 PM (OZtDq)
I need more popcorn I think.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Thanks, knew there was something I was going to do.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 11:00 PM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 10:55 PM (2GVsD)
It would be a real shame if one of his cellies made an oopsie when getting up to pee in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 18, 2026 11:00 PM (IG3/x)
re: Frazetta. His granddaughter Sara has a channel on YouTube and a web-site : Frazetta Girls.
You were talking about seeing the works in person. Sara mentions in several episodes how he would use the oven to dry the paintings more quickly. One time he set the temperature too high and actually warped the piece.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 11:01 PM (A9n1A)
Do you realize what this means?!!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 11:01 PM (A9n1A)
__________
Free beer tomorrow?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 11:02 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 11:01 PM (A9n1A
That Sunday is only a couple hundred comments away?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 11:02 PM (2WIwB)
In high school our second baseman got a summer job helping work the manual scoreboard on the Monster. It's a baseball scoreboard, it changes like once every 15 minutes.
His dad knew someone. He basically got paid to watch ballgames at Fenway. Dick.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:02 PM (viF8m)
She didn't really describe what happened but said he insulted Islam and her friend's autistic child. I know this town and its Karen-central. She got 100 or so "I'm so sorry for you"s.
Now maybe he was a big meanie, I wasn't there and really she didn't even describe really what she is accusing him of, but two things stood out to me in the responses
1) A bunch of Karens mentioned they call their local politicians because "they should know". Which is...Orwellian...maybe he is a big racist meanie. No laws against that, just stop going there.
2) One Karen mentioned her own tough run in when Mr Mean Pizza shop owner where he told her to take of her COVID mask
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 11:03 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2026 11:04 PM (U/Byj)
Oh, no, how rude!
...
Anyway...
Posted by: RandomDave at April 18, 2026 11:04 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 11:05 PM (sKqQm)
And all of them are just jacking around the alien crap.
It’s all just a diversion from the Epstein files.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2026 11:05 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 11:07 PM (2GVsD)
Those of you who attend pro baseball games (be it big leagues or the minors), how much is a beer at your local ballpark?
$17 for 20 ounce draft at Huntsville Orion ampitheater.
Zz top and dwight yoakum. Weather shat on the show, but it was still good. Saw a female boomer faceplant going down the stadium benches, saw a male boomer roll over backwards and do the dying cockroach to get up. It was teh funneh.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 18, 2026 11:08 PM (QVmho)
Oh, no, how rude!
...
Anyway...
Posted by: RandomDave at April 18, 2026 11:04 PM (aJQbY)
I'm guessing it was in the last 6 months, and she was trying to eat the pizza without moving the mask.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 18, 2026 11:08 PM (S/Y4j)
And all of them are just jacking around the alien crap.
It’s all just a diversion from the Epstein files.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Then, what are the Epstein files a diversion from?
* bong rip *
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 11:08 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 11:09 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 10:13 PM (sKqQm)
See also: Mugs 'N Jugs
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 11:09 PM (nbLIj)
This is a pretty complex thing and I can't really do it justice, but I'll try to hit the high spots. Best thing to do is a lot of reading to get the full picture. :-)
General Relativity gives a big picture model of what "a universe" should look like. Basically a big ball of matter-energy with some initial conditions. Call these "Big Bang" solutions. It will fly apart at first, then gradually slow down. If the initial density was great enough, it would eventually stop, then collapse back on itself. If the density was below that, it would fly apart forever.
But in all cases, the expansion rate would be decreasing. But in 1998, some observations determined that this rate was increasing.
Now, this revived something considered long dead, Einstein's famous fudge factor, the Cosmological Constant. [continued]
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 11:10 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 11:10 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: wth at April 18, 2026 11:10 PM (BT3km)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 18, 2026 11:10 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:10 PM (viF8m)
And all of them are just jacking around the alien crap.
It’s all just a diversion from the Epstein files.
Trump does not pick strong VP's and was never expected to be presidential -- Rubio was, and is, and if Tusli/DOJ indicts Brennan, perhaps so will she.
Why this matters.
Once the Epstein Clients realize Brennan is going to rat them out (even worse than JeffMass would have) what do you think his half-life will be measured in? That is how justice works in the big leagues.
LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://iran.liveuamap.com/
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 18, 2026 11:11 PM (ew9w9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 11:11 PM (LA6Ib)
Ha.
There is no fear (except perhaps among the libs with their panties in a wad) Most real Americans laugh at these raghead assholes. I certainly do.
Eff 'em.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 11:12 PM (2WIwB)
And all of them are just jacking around the alien crap.
It’s all just a diversion from the Epstein files.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Then, what are the Epstein files a diversion from?
* bong rip *
Posted by: mikeski
Sleestaks.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 11:12 PM (qKYfj)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 11:12 PM (A9n1A)
Dang. And people actually PAY it. Dang again!
Posted by: JQ
In my defense, i only had the one. Sticker shock as I mostly drink at home anyway.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 18, 2026 11:13 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Isaroku Yamamoto at April 18, 2026 11:13 PM (JkO4W)
It will be interesting to see what comes of it.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 11:14 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: JackStraw
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Because he wants out of NY?
An opportunity to put crooks in their place?
Nail anti-Trumpers?
Money?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 11:15 PM (LA6Ib)
The date has a long history of importance in American history.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 11:15 PM (2GVsD)
She didn't really describe what happened but said he insulted Islam and her friend's autistic child. I know this town and its Karen-central. She got 100 or so "I'm so sorry for you"s.
Now maybe he was a big meanie, I wasn't there and really she didn't even describe really what she is accusing him of, but two things stood out to me in the responses
1) A bunch of Karens mentioned they call their local politicians because "they should know". Which is...Orwellian...maybe he is a big racist meanie. No laws against that, just stop going there.
2) One Karen mentioned her own tough run in when Mr Mean Pizza shop owner where he told her to take of her COVID mask
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 11:03 PM (sKqQm)
It's shit like this that causes me to wish there was a website where you could buy a burner FB account, so so you could go to that scrunt's page and post "Jesus, you are a stunned c***!"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 11:15 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: BifBewalski
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LOL! No *defense* necessary. Glad you were able to buy it & hope you enjoyed the concert!
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 11:16 PM (rdVOm)
While it's hard to believe, so much has been learned since then, when Einstein first formulated GR, the true large scale structure of the universe wasn't known. Galaxies outside of our own Milky Way weren't even know. Andromeda was thought to be a "nebula", it's true nature and distance away wasn't known.
It was thought at the time the universe was static. A large distribution of mass, stars and so forth that was just sitting there so to speak. There were local dynamics, like our solar system, binary stars and all that orbiting around each, but they though the large scale was static.
Now the problem was GR equations didn't allow for such a thing. The universe as whole would be dynamic. So Einstein put in a fudge factor to counteract gravity and allow for static solutions.
Then came Hubble. Einstein could've predicted the expansion of the universe from pure theoretical considerations well before Hubble. He called it his greatest blunder because of that. Now, truth is, had he predicted such a thing c. 1918, it might have been so radical they would've thought he had flipped his lid, and dismissed the whole thing, rather than trying to verify less radical predictions.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 11:17 PM (w6EFb)
Pikers. I was doing that waaaay before I was a boomer🤪!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 11:17 PM (A9n1A)
The issue isn't we don't have good enough telescopes, the issue is some parts of the universe are too far, and getting farther!, for the light to ever reach us.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 11:18 PM (sKqQm)
You were talking about seeing the works in person. Sara mentions in several episodes how he would use the oven to dry the paintings more quickly. One time he set the temperature too high and actually warped the piece.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)
She has a studio here in Sarasota. My ex-roommate knew Frank and he connected with her..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 11:18 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Wally at April 18, 2026 11:18 PM (0e5Te)
>>Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney who previously represented President Trump's campaign when it challenged the results of the 2020 election, is being tapped by the U.S. Justice Department to lead an ongoing criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, a Justice Department official said on Saturday.
https://tinyurl.com/ye26ywwm
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:19 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: BifBewalski
A beer and a dog at a baseball game is an American rite of passage. Pity the prices anre out of control.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 11:20 PM (2WIwB)
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Fedgov figured that out a loooooonnng time ago...
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 11:20 PM (rdVOm)
One of the more amusing things happening right now is that more and more Democrats are starting to claim Trump stole the 2024 (and 2016!) elections.
Yet they still go on a rant about election denialism in reference to 2020...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 11:20 PM (sKqQm)
Get rid of withholding and you'd have a tax strike within 2 months.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 11:21 PM (sKqQm)
And so after Hubble, the cosmological constant went into the dustbin of history, a fudging blunder. But, it's exactly what would would produce an accelerating expansion. So, 1998 brought it back, but with a twist that wasn't the original purpose.
You can think of it as just a term in the GR equations, which says "empty space expands". Rather than sitting there, empty spacetime is dynamic itself, has a certain curvature.
Or, you can think of it as some sort of physical "stuff" that behaves like a cosmological constant, different from ordinary matter. They called this "dark energy". And there we are.
Now, turns out some recent observations are calling into question that presumed accelerating expansion, though. The jury will be long out on this, though.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 11:21 PM (w6EFb)
151 Oh. I guess there really is grand jury in FL hearing testimony about a criminal conspiracy against Trump.
>>Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney who previously represented President Trump's campaign when it challenged the results of the 2020 election, is being tapped by the U.S. Justice Department to lead an ongoing criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, a Justice Department official said on Saturday.
https://tinyurl.com/ye26ywwm
When the TRUTH becomes a Liability ALL (normal) PEOPLE become the enemy..
The significance for America250 should not be underestimated.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 18, 2026 11:23 PM (ew9w9)
Posted by: Making All My Nowhere Plans For Nobody at April 18, 2026 11:23 PM (oftw2)
Dang. And people actually PAY it. Dang again!
I would suggest investing in a nice flask. Fits in your pocket. Works at least as good as a couple of $17 beers...
Just get a ride home...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 11:23 PM (A9n1A)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 11:23 PM (utfVc)
Imagine how much it would be if Brennan got indicted. In Florida.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:26 PM (viF8m)
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Don't be modest, you're very witty.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 11:26 PM (RIvkX)
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I can't even get an interview
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 11:27 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 18, 2026 11:27 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 11:21 PM (w6EFb)
Thanks Publius!
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 11:27 PM (y171U)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 18, 2026 11:28 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
>And they still don't make one big enough for my hog.
You knew that was coming, you should have seen that coming.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 11:28 PM (Fbc0I)
Just get a ride home...
Posted by: COMountainMarie
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You got THAT right! Haha, I don't even drink beer anyway.
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 11:30 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 18, 2026 11:32 PM (u+/Fy)
I've had people from Johnstown PA insist that is an enervating place, that drains people of energy, hope, and ambition. Physically, it is in a deep gorge that blocks the sun part of the day. I suppose getting washed away a few times is demoralizing.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 18, 2026 11:33 PM (VWtfl)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 18, 2026 11:35 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 11:36 PM (rdVOm)
American dollars?
Tired and overtired. Dog asleep. Cat on the chair. When she was on the shelves 8 feet above looking down, although she loves me, I felt she was plotting.
Going to sleep to 'Starfleet Academy' soon. Damn was that a mess.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 11:37 PM (Sco7b)
https://tinyurl.com/ye26ywwm
Posted by: JackStraw
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and Joe says, Vickie, come over here, little Joey has something special for you.
youtube.com/watch?v=D2lSwosw9xY
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 11:38 PM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 18, 2026 11:39 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 11:40 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Common Tater
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Around here they had $2 night. Friend drove a taxi.
Taxi is free parking. Bam!
Old times. We've been merchandised.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 11:40 PM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 18, 2026 11:41 PM (CHHv1)
She mandated almost every major vaccine on civilians and military members — forcing smallpox, anthrax, and flu shots into U.S. Forces with threats and discipline for those who refused.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 18, 2026 11:42 PM (abIsI)
Just get a ride home...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 11:23 PM (A9n1A)
Better make sure it's plastic. Scanners are used at the mariners games.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 11:42 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
I'm begining to understand your name now.
Posted by: Case at April 18, 2026 11:43 PM (pvf3X)
Posted by: Diogenes
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Well, in that case... just roll up a couple j's.
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 11:44 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 11:46 PM (rdVOm)
Oh no, dear Ds. His name was Ziggy Azarcon.
His parents' story HAS to include glam rock and psychedelic substances.
Posted by: GWB at April 18, 2026 11:47 PM (jZqxK)
My take for evening: Hoodies should be banned. The only people that wear them are intending to cause trouble.
Posted by: Robert at April 18, 2026 11:48 PM (dpXJq)
That was my thought after I posted. A damn shame to have a nice cocktail out of plastic though....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 11:51 PM (A9n1A)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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Famous for The Flood, and as the stand-in for Charlestown in Slapshot.
Which came up tonight while the kid and I are semi-watching the Penguin - Flyers game. After one little scrum he said, "Just puttin' on the foil, coach." We both laughed. My wife just said "What?"
Posted by: buddhaha at April 18, 2026 11:52 PM (Yhki9)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 18, 2026 11:53 PM (CHHv1)
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Well … OK. But despite any sterling qualities she may be deficient how is this any different than the last 90 years or so? At least. My shot record is as long as your arm, with all those you listed and a bunch more.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 18, 2026 11:53 PM (Ul5sO)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 18, 2026 11:54 PM (A9n1A)
The kinetic part of this war will start again, and it will be the Iranians who force the issue.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 11:55 PM (Fmj+u)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 11:56 PM (rdVOm)
Popcorn at theaters is kind of a ripoff, but tough to smuggle
Posted by: Common Tater at April 18, 2026 11:57 PM (Ul5sO)
One of the oldest baseball parks in the country is over in Newport. Cardines Field. Lots of WWII veterans played there including Yogi Berra and Bob Feller.
Now all levels of amatuer baseball play there including college summer league.Great place to watch a matinee game and pretty much exclusively blue collar. Still a bargain.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:57 PM (viF8m)
https://tinyurl.com/AoS3str
And do yourself an even bigger favor and sign up for an Appleseed event. You'll get the full story of the beginning of the revolution, and a weekend of quality rifle instruction to boot. Great organization.
https://appleseedinfo.org/
Posted by: Pennsyltucky at April 18, 2026 11:59 PM (8ILPt)
Something else you might be interested, another couple of big problems is the so-called Hubble Tension, and another less well-know conflict called the S8 Tension.
There are two methods of determining the current Hubble "constant" (it's not really constant with time, it's the current value). One is the "early universe" method, based on the CMB and high redshift stuff, vs local "late" measurements using Type 1a supernovae as standard candles, as they call it.
The first method comes up with a value of H0 at around 68 (km/s)/Mpc and the late method comes with about 73. It was though this was just due to uncertainty and some systemic bias and as measurements got better and more accurate, the discrepancy would disappear.
It didn't, and got even worse. Early method tightened around 68, while the late method tightened around 73.
And the S8 tension is about how our local region (local being a relative thing, actually YUGE compared to the Milky Way) is less "clumpy" that early CMB observations would predict.
Both of these are a big problem with the current models.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 11:59 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Heard they fired on a ship today.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 12:00 AM (LA6Ib)
Dear one. You are certainly loved here...
Give that Robert a hug (be careful🙂
and love this life!
Any day above ground is a good day❣🙏...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 19, 2026 12:01 AM (A9n1A)
Posted by: Case
>I could tell you some interesting stories about strip clubs, biker gangs, drug cartels, corrupt LEOs, the defense industry, Hollywood and many other things now that I'm 29 years old. I would write a book but I'm a terrible writer, being a STEM guy.
I'm just fisherman and a family guy now.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 19, 2026 12:01 AM (Fbc0I)
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 19, 2026 12:02 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 19, 2026 12:03 AM (Ul5sO)
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 12:04 AM (rdVOm)
I need more popcorn I think.
Posted by: Anna Pumay only hope is that Johnny scumbag gets the full 3 years.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 19, 2026 12:05 AM (YBtcQ)
Posted by: ChE99 at April 19, 2026 12:07 AM (q9vAF)
His parents' story HAS to include glam rock and psychedelic substances.
Posted by: GWB at April 18, 2026 11:47 PM (jZqxK)
Ziggy Azarcon
Fighting crime with Weird and Gilly
The Legos were gone. Jarrelle had them in hand
But he took it too far
Became a wanted man. Now he's in Ziggy's van...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 19, 2026 12:07 AM (nbLIj)
At some point, one supposes, it will pay off. With...more bites and scratches.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 19, 2026 12:08 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: pookysgirl, Comment Of The Week adjacent at April 19, 2026 12:09 AM (Wt5PA)
They've already shown that they're delusional; why not add another one?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 19, 2026 12:10 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: ChE99 at April 19, 2026 12:07 AM (q9vAF)
Sorry to hear that. Have you done occupational therapy? It helped Pooky some, and it helped me as a caregiver to understand his limitations.
Posted by: pookysgirl's honey-do lists are not more than 3 items long at April 19, 2026 12:11 AM (Wt5PA)
The date has a long history of importance in American history.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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It's also the birthday of a young lady I know. The last time I talked to her, I congratulated her on doing her part to prevent the demographic collapse of the United States - she had #5 in the oven.
I also asked her if she and her husband had figured out what was causing it.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 19, 2026 12:12 AM (Yhki9)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 19, 2026 12:12 AM (A9n1A)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 19, 2026 12:16 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 19, 2026 12:16 AM (0nHVk)
Yeah, but you still love him don't you? Go ahead...admit it...
I love him and I don't even like cats. I would dig Robert though.
He's my kinda catto...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 19, 2026 12:17 AM (A9n1A)
Grok’s response doesn’t speak well for Tablet Mag or Lee Smith:
https://tinyurl.com/ys9c2d28
Posted by: Braenyard
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Braen, thanks for that! This line still concerns me: 'Trump reportedly told the press he did not want Iran “to feel like they have a win” and was displeased with the 20-year compromise.'
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 12:17 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: From about That Time at April 18, 2026 10:33 PM (sl73Y)
No, this kerfuffle is mostly contained to western Europe/North America.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 19, 2026 12:17 AM (39NW8)
National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said that she has revoked the TS/SCI security clearance of former CIA analyst Eric Ciaramella, the so-called "whistleblower" who sparked the first impeachment of President Trump.
Posted by: 13times
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What took her so long?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 12:17 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 12:21 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 12:21 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Yellow Peril at April 19, 2026 12:22 AM (oftw2)
So, we meet again! I'll be in touch. It always makes me smile when we collide on an ONT❣💕
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 19, 2026 12:22 AM (A9n1A)
What it says I'm not sure I want to know.
Goodnight folks, keep being the best people ever. You do it easy.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 19, 2026 12:22 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 12:24 AM (rdVOm)
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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To which I add:
Never trust a fart after 50.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 19, 2026 12:28 AM (Yhki9)
{{{COMM}} you make me smile too. People here are such very good people.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 19, 2026 12:32 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 12:38 AM (rdVOm)
Just got back from a fine performance of the ballet Sleeping Beauty. Now to read the program to figure out what I just saw, so I'll understand what I'm seeing at tomorrow's matinee.
So I didn't see it on the ingredients list, but is it required to have a shrunken pirate's head?
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Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Dagnabbit, Blondie, how did you get my password?
Posted by: mindful webworker - commenting for dollars at April 19, 2026 12:40 AM (vT8/g)
What took her so long?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 12:17 AM (n7rxJ)
With the judicial insurrection ongoing against Trump, every action has to be triple checked and justified, or else it will be thrown out.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 19, 2026 12:45 AM (Fmj+u)
I don't understand. Why don't they want children to see seafood platters?
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Posted by: mindful webworker - commenting for dollars at April 19, 2026 12:48 AM (vT8/g)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 19, 2026 12:48 AM (ODRj8)
Sad that our society has fallen so far that we aren't satisfied unless we are as corrupt as the left.
Ft Pierce, Floruda. Thats's the place to watch.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 19, 2026 12:50 AM (viF8m)
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Posted by: mindful webworker - commenting for dollars at April 19, 2026 12:48 AM (vT8/g)
What’s that that smells like fish? You can’t do that around here no more …
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 19, 2026 12:51 AM (ODRj8)
Debating whether to finish a horror movie.
Posted by: Stateless -
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You should write one - with cats.
;-)
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at April 19, 2026 12:55 AM (cKp3t)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 19, 2026 12:59 AM (ODRj8)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 19, 2026 12:59 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 11:17 PM (w6EFb)
Einstein didn't think much of the "theory of the primordial atom" (early description of the big bang) when it was first introduced. The Catholic Church, however, embraced it. Interesting that the Church could have uttered "Eppur si muove" to the world's leading scientist at the time.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 19, 2026 12:59 AM (39NW8)
Posted by: tankdemon at April 19, 2026 01:01 AM (39NW8)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 19, 2026 01:01 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 19, 2026 01:03 AM (W5mpo)
And I am out of brake fluid. And ATF.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 01:06 AM (utfVc)
Neutrinos were an example of a type of dark matter. They finally discovered them, and they were no longer dark.
Some of the latest observations strengthen the case for dark matter (something gravitating that behaves like normal matter and not "dark energy"/lambda like stuff) by pretty ruling out MOND and alternate gravity theories.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 19, 2026 01:07 AM (w6EFb)
There's been a grand jury in Florida hearing evidence of a conspiracy to deprieve Trump of his right that was seated in January.
They are going after all the shit they have thrown against Trump since the Russia lie.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 19, 2026 01:07 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: tankdemon at April 19, 2026 01:01 AM (39NW
It's a shrunken Jack-in-the-Box head.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 01:09 AM (utfVc)
My take for evening: Hoodies should be banned. The only people that wear them are intending to cause trouble.
Posted by: Robert at April 18, 2026 11:48 PM (dpXJq)
Hey, I wear hoodies all the time.
Okay, I guess I see your point.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 19, 2026 01:09 AM (39NW8)
@Breaking911 41s
At least 200 homes have reportedly been destroyed in a major fire in the floating village of Kampung Bahagia in Sandakan, Malaysia.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 19, 2026 01:13 AM (diia5)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 19, 2026 01:14 AM (ODRj8)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 19, 2026 01:14 AM (diia5)
tankdemon, just imagine how bamboozled John Kerry was when he was photographed drinking out of a penis shaped straw with a group of lovely young ladies on a yacht (not his) in Nantucket.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 19, 2026 01:16 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)
Okay, I guess I see your point.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 19, 2026 01:09 AM (39NW
I am not a fan of hoodies. The only one I own is a collector's item, I guess, sold by Heavy Metal Auto Wrecking. The business ceased when its owner, Tim Lynch, died of cancer. He sold a lot of Mopar muscle car parts online and by mail order.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 01:18 AM (utfVc)
But when someone has their hood up and it's not cold, windy or wet, you know there's maybe something wrong.
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)
I am satisfied. Got warm enough that I had to shed my fleece sweatshirt, and work in a T-shirt. Snow is mostly gone, save for thin strips where it drifted deep or got heaped up by the snow thrower. I think I will make a road trip tomorrow morning to get brake fluid and ATF, because I am going to need both to make much further progress on the fleet. Motor oil, I have.
Anyhow, getting on for bed time. Going to call it a night. Later, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 01:25 AM (utfVc)
They chose Florida because that's where the Mar A Lago raid happenedl in 2022, well after Trump was out of office and Brennan hadn't been at the CIA in years. Long before they riaided Trump's home. Only way this could be happening is if they are building a years long conspiracy case.
That they are bringing someone like DiGenova makes me think stuff is heating up.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 19, 2026 01:26 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 01:26 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 19, 2026 01:29 AM (0nHVk)
With the judicial insurrection ongoing against Trump, every action has to be triple checked and justified, or else it will be thrown out.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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True. I'm sure some judge will try to worm his way into this one.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 01:30 AM (n7rxJ)
I remember that, and here you go:
https://is.gd/7xPcq7
Note that is rotating dark fluid model they use. You have dark energy, but given it angular momentum.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 19, 2026 01:31 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 01:31 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
“Wish him into the cornfield, son.”
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 19, 2026 01:33 AM (ODRj8)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 01:37 AM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 19, 2026 01:03 AM (W5mpo)
There was an anime where the mother of one of the characters was always getting lost because she confused north and south on the map with up and down. She would always be shown descending through some manhole, trying to go “south”.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 19, 2026 01:40 AM (ODRj8)
Remember when stores would give out little trinkets to thank customers? Grandma had a bunch of rain-bonnets, too-- accordion pleated plastic head coverings that came in neat little pocket sized sleeves, from various stores.
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 01:43 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 18, 2026 11:35 PM (ceJ0R)
I loved the scene in Mad About You where Paul dreams that they have baby, but it's a monkey -- literally, a hairy little primate -- and Helen Hunt's character is seemingly oblivious. I found that it's from the episode "Dream Weaver," but I can't find a clip.
"Look at our baby!"
"Honey..."
"Isn't he cute?"
"Honey... It's a monkey."
"Yes, but he's *our* monkey."
Posted by: SciVo at April 19, 2026 01:43 AM (Sy6m/)
Author, Lee Smith
Background Before Joining Tablet
Before writing for Tablet magazine, Lee Smith had a diverse and extensive career in journalism and publishing:
1. Editorial Roles: He served as senior editor at The Weekly Standard and was editor-in-chief of The Village Voice Literary Supplement, a national monthly literary review.
2. Education and Language Training: Smith studied at George Washington University (BA) and Cornell University, and pursued Arabic studies at the American University in Cairo and Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut. He is fluent in Arabic, French, Spanish, and Latin.
3. Early Career: He began his career as an editor at The Village Voice and contributed to Artforum. His dissatisfaction with prevailing narratives about the Middle East led him to become a foreign correspondent for The Weekly Standard, reporting from the region for about a decade.
4. Writing and Authorship: Smith has written for major publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, and Slate. He is the author of several books, including The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations (2010) and The Consequences of Syria (
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 01:44 AM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 01:48 AM (LA6Ib)
Yeah, but you still love him don't you? Go ahead...admit it...
I love him and I don't even like cats. I would dig Robert though.
He's my kinda catto...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 19, 2026 12:17 AM (A9n1A)
People are so shitty, someone made AI videos of Pallas's cats being domesticated. Which is such a fantasy, because they are so cute, that making it look realistic is just cruel. That was the day I learned how to block a channel from my suggestions.
Posted by: SciVo at April 19, 2026 01:52 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 19, 2026 01:56 AM (ODRj8)
At least one such flub will occur in any video. I guess it's a good thing. Makes it easy to distinguish the inhumanity, like a picture of someone with too many fingers.
With that profound obversation I bead ewe owl ah doo.
Annette Hanshaw - Under the Moon (1927)
https://youtu.be/YYOD_RbzYqc
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - no artificial anything at April 19, 2026 02:00 AM (vT8/g)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 19, 2026 02:05 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 19, 2026 01:03 AM (W5mpo)
> There was an anime where the mother of one of the characters was always getting lost because she confused north and south on the map with up and down. She would always be shown descending through some manhole, trying to go “south”.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 19, 2026 01:40 AM (ODRj
One of the many random jobs I had was a bit over a decade ago, drive-testing a major cell network upgrade. Worked my way up from driver, to tester, to trainer/lead, then the project successfully completed and that was that. But one of the many things I learned is that there is a clear demarcation between people who can separate south from down; and the people who can't should just deal with it, and use tools like auto-rotate. One tester accepted his limitations and used auto-rotate; another refused to use it, and whenever he got tired would tell the driver to turn "left" when he meant "west," so if going south at the time, should've said "right."
Posted by: SciVo at April 19, 2026 02:11 AM (Sy6m/)
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Maps can be confusing until one learns to read them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 02:16 AM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 02:17 AM (LA6Ib)
What in HELL is the rumbling in the sky over San Diego right now?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 02:36 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 02:17 AM (LA6Ib)
Yes, but if you are giving directions to a driver, and you are heading south, and you want to turn west, then you need to tell him to turn right, not left. A solution if you're using a map on a laptop with a GPS antenna is to check the box in settings to have it auto-rotate, so that the direction you're heading is always up, and left on your map will always be left to the driver as well.
Posted by: SciVo at April 19, 2026 02:48 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: COMountainMarie
Close to five hours in and not even 300 comments. Do you realize what this means?
The expansion rate of the blogiverse is decelerating!
Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 19, 2026 02:55 AM (zvnUC)
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Heh. Don't know about that, but I do know that my consciousness, at this hour, is certainly decelerating.
G'night, all.
Posted by: JQ at April 19, 2026 03:02 AM (rdVOm)
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Don't think the day timers would catch the irony.
youtube.com/watch?v=cu8xQ8o7uIY
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 03:03 AM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 03:04 AM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 03:05 AM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 19, 2026 03:25 AM (snZF9)
Are people finally getting that modern government is *mostly* graft?
They are already aren't paving your roads, teaching your kids, or taking care of the elderly with twice the budget they had a few years before...they aren't going to start if you double it again.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 10:09 PM (sKqQm)
State/Local governments will typically say it is the insurance costs that are killing their budgets.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 10:19 PM (y171U)
And the assholes who have these bloated state/local budgets will eventually make their way into Congress.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 03:25 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 03:25 AM (E6xSb)
The expansion rate of the blogiverse is decelerating!
Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 19, 2026 02:55 AM (zvnUC)
Dead stop is more like it. Not gonna finish at 300 either.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 19, 2026 03:30 AM (snZF9)
https://tinyurl.com/ymad5chk
I'm finally getting around to reading it, and there is one that goes like this:
"I gave this homeless guy $5 and an lady behind me told me he's just going to use it for drugs, so I confronted him and asked him where I could also get drugs for $5"
I can relate to that. This one time after work, I was walking with some coworkers to where we'd parked, and as we passed a little transit center for transferring between buses, a portly and plain young woman asked for money for bus fare. I gave her $5, and as expected, she turned and walked in the direction of a nearby bar. Then my supervisor said quietly, so she wouldn't hear, "You know she's just going to put it in the video lottery, right?" And I was so mad. I thought she was going to spend it on beer, not just throw it away.
Posted by: SciVo at April 19, 2026 03:32 AM (Sy6m/)
She mandated almost every major vaccine on civilians and military members — forcing smallpox, anthrax, and flu shots into U.S. Forces with threats and discipline for those who refused.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 18, 2026 11:42 PM (abIsI)
You have a new divine object of hatred now. Which you need, in order to live.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 03:40 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 03:41 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 03:43 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 03:45 AM (E6xSb)
The expansion rate of the blogiverse is decelerating!
Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 19, 2026 02:55 AM (zvnUC)
Dead stop is more like it. Not gonna finish at 300 either.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 19, 2026 03:30 AM (snZF9)
I’m trying to help! Not by spamming either, just responding to what I have seen…
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 03:45 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 03:46 AM (E6xSb)
What in HELL is the rumbling in the sky over San Diego right now?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 02:36 AM (n7rxJ)
The sky does, in fact, move sideways. (H/t, PT)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 03:47 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 03:48 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 03:49 AM (E6xSb)
First launch in about 2hrs:
Blue Origin - New Glenn - BlueBird Block 2
LC-36 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 19, 2026
Launch Time: 6:45 a.m. EDT (1045 UTC, 12:45 CEST)
https://youtu.be/fGagg-BSVEE
Second launch in about 6hrs:
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-22
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 19, 2026
Launch Time: 7:00 a.m. PDT (1400 UTC, 16:00 CEST)
https://youtu.be/FVpZ1n7sF9I
Posted by: Joyenz at April 19, 2026 04:08 AM (2F0/Y)
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Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at April 19, 2026 04:11 AM (ZPv2V)
Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at April 19, 2026 04:14 AM (ZPv2V)
Posted by: French Jeton at April 19, 2026 04:27 AM (j0T5y)
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Posted by: m at April 19, 2026 04:31 AM (yJfQg)
Did anybody mention uptrend, that April 18, 1942 was the Doolittle Raid?
Never forget the heroism of that generation!
Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at April 19, 2026 04:33 AM (ZPv2V)
Saturday Evening Movie Thread - 4/18/2026
The Blank Check Film
Every few years, a studio decides to make a large bet on a younger filmmaker. A weirdly large budget to a filmmaker who had proven their worth in some large way. Think Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate or, more recently, Damien Chazelle's Babylon. Or, if you want, every movie Christopher Nolan has made since The Dark Knight.
The ones that interest me most are the weird ones. Think Richard Kelly's Southland Tales (though...is it a blank check movie? It was only made for $17 million), weird movies with way too much ambition and suddenly a lot of money to pursue it from filmmakers who've never worked at that level and probably have no right to suddenly command those budgets.
Which is to say that I showed Junior Close Encounters of the Third Kind a couple of weeks ago.
Beginnings
"Wait...TJM," you say. "Close Encounters isn't that weird of a movie. It's pretty standard Steven Spielberg, right? It's got his filmmaking touches and embrace of the everyman. It's just as much a Spielberg movie as Jurassic Park or Empire of the Sun or Raiders of the Lost Ark, right?"
No, no it is not. It is actually extremely different. And to get to that we have to talk briefly about the pre-production history.
Spielberg had wanted to make a movie about UFOs since his youth, making a film (now lost) called Firelight that seemingly served as some kind of prototype to what Close Encounters would become (there are reports that entire sequences were lifted from Firelight). After Spielberg made the jump from TV movies to the silver screen, he entered an agreement with Columbia Pictures to make that movie. He hired Paul Schrader, the writer of Taxi Driver and raised in a Calvinist household, to write the first draft.
Spielberg hated that draft, though. You can find it online, and it's not a good screenplay. Importantly, though, it provided what I see as the backbone to the whole final product.
Schrader's screenplay was about an Air Force lieutenant named Paul Van Owen who was tasked with going around to people who saw UFOs and convincing them that they weren't real. Then, he discovers that UFOs are real when he's hit by a blinding light on the road back to his hotel, and he spends the next couple of decades trying to find the proof of them. Does this sound like something...familiar? Well, it should. It's the story of Saul becoming Paul the Evangelist. It's a religious story.
And despite Spielberg's hatred of the original script, the rewrites he commissioned from other writers, and his own rewrites (Spielberg is the only credited writer on the final film), that underlying reality of a man on a religious search for truth remains. And that's where the weirdness of the movie begins.
Family Man
One of the major changes that Spielberg insisted on was changing Paul to Roy Neary. Paul was the military man with a family. Roy is the electrician early in his career with a wife and three children. That change to the everyman was important to Spielberg, and it brought the overall project within Spielberg's more familiar milieu. However, when Spielberg kept the undergirding idea of Neary abandoning his family in pursuit of the truth.
He is the sole breadwinner, working as an electrician in the early part of his career for the Indiana utilities industry. He supports his wife, Ronnie (played by Teri Garr), and three children when he's hit by that light in the night on the road to somewhere he can't find. His obsession steadily overtakes him in small forms (making a mountain out of shaving cream in his palm) until he simply cannot see why Ronnie would object to him tearing up their plants, throwing dirt through their kitchen window, and building an 8 foot tall replica of Devil's Tower in their living room.
And then, when he makes the connection between his sculpture and the real Devil's Tower...there's no more thought for his family at all.
I was reminded of a story I've heard about a medieval woman, a mother, who stepped over her own child in order to enter a convent. What Roy Neary does is a religious move. It's casting aside everything about this world in order to pursue something higher. Can it just be he's really into aliens all of a sudden? It can be, but the obvious religious undertones of the film is what pushes Roy from crank into believer, I think. And that's a marked contrast to pretty much the rest of Spielberg's filmography.
From Indiana Jones decided to take his father's hand instead of trying for the Holy Grail at the end of The Last Crusade to Dr. Alan Grant learning to appreciate the value of children in Jurassic Park to Ray Ferrier trying to protect his children in the face of an alien invasion in War of the Worlds, Spielberg's everyman heroes choose family over the strange, weird sights that they see, but not in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. For years, Spielberg has noted this contrast and insisted that he's uncomfortable with it, especially after he started his own family with Kate Capshaw.
This inversion of the typical family man, coming near the start of Spielberg's career no less (even Jaws had Chief Brody returning home after facing the terrible horror of nature on the seas), is one of those things about the movie that fascinates me in no small part because Roy Neary should be deeply unlikeable.
Wonder and Awe
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Way back when, one of my first dozen or so posts was about awe in film. I mostly contrasted Avatar which seemingly had the elements to make something wonderous, and The Tree of Life, a film that really does hit me rather hard in its creation of the cosmos sequence. I outlined three elements that I think are necessary for a film to create awe in an audience. They were scale (things have to be big), difference (they have to be not typical things), and they have to have a veiled meaning. Avatar succeeded in the first but failed in the second and third. The Tree of Life succeeded in all three.
Close Encounters succeeds at all three, I think, and it's vital to the story, particularly to Roy as a character. Roy leaving his family because of flashing lights in the sky isn't enough. He needs a huge incentive to leave, and this is where the wonder and awe of the aliens works. How does Spielberg actually accomplish it?
Well, it's those three elements. Firstly, the idea of alien life and outer space is big on its own, but we also have the actual mothership that appears at the ending, which is huge. Scale? Check. What about difference. This is where the use of the five-tone musical cue (a tone, go up a tone, drop a major third, drop an octave, go up a perfect fifth) is important. Music is emotional on the surface with mathematical underpinings. It is a new way of thinking for most people and eschews literal translation. So, different? Check. Finally, the five tone cue could literally just mean hello (five letters, five tones), but Spielberg never explicates that. It sidesteps literal translation in favor of a more purely emotional form of communication. Combine that with the scale and difference of it all, and you've got the makings of wonder and awe.
And when Roy Neary makes it to the other side of Devil's Tower and witnesses the arrival of the alien mothership...it hits me. It all makes sense. The quest for the wondrous feels justified, even, because what Roy finds something so great, so much bigger than himself, and something so potentially meaningful that casting his family aside seems to just...be fine.
How weird is that? How many films not only try to do that but succeed at it fully?
Junior's Review
He liked it.
But other than that, I was kind of surprised that he sat through the whole thing. It was a risk. I just decided that he was going to watch it. I popped him some popcorn and we watched it all the way through in one sitting (the kid has some minor ADHD). He did ask me once Roy got to the other side of Devil's Tower how much longer it was. Any parent will know the voice he had. He was stretching the limits of his attention. "Almost over," I replied. There were 30 minutes left. And he didn't get up. Watched the wonder unfold. And he was happy with the experience.
And I think that's just a testament to the film itself. It's full of weird stuff considering the conventions of populist filmmaking in America, but this nearly 50 year old movie entertained my 12 year old. That's always nice to see.
Movies of Today
Opening in Theaters:
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Normal
Movies I Saw This Fortnight:
The Gambler and the Lady (Rating 3/4) Full Review "Oh, well, I was surprisingly engaged with the film for a long stretch, even if the ending just kind of confused me." [YouTube]
Mantrap (or, Man in Hiding) (Rating 2/4) Full Review "Still, it's not terrible as it goes." [YouTube]
The Flanagan Boy (or, Bad Blonde) (Rating 2/4) Full Review "The end result is a dull affair that yields to something decently amusing. Well, at least it ends on a high note." [YouTube]
Spaceways (Rating 2/4) Full Review "I mean…the film is not good. But it's weirdly compelling in parts, and I have to give it props for that." [YouTube]
Face the Music (or, The Black Glove) (Rating 3/4) Full Review "An actual first act. A second act of investigation. A resolution that feels like it makes sense. It's just pretty good filmmaking all around." [YouTube]
Murder by Proxy (or, Heat Wave) (Rating 3/4) Full Review "It's tense and surprisingly intelligent emotionally while looking good and getting solid performances (especially from Dane Clark)." [YouTube]
A Stranger Came Home (or, The Unholy Four) (Rating 2/4) Full Review "So, I'm mixed on the film, which is not a surprise by this point. Hammer strikes out in a new direction with something good, and the films just kind of revert to the mean of competence and mediocrity." [YouTube]
36 Hours (or, Terror Street) (Rating 2.5/4) Full Review "So, the end result is a small surprise, something that actually does try at emotional heft but doesn't know how to follow through on it." [YouTube]
Contact
Email any suggestions or questions to thejamesmadison.aos at symbol gmail dot com.
I've also archived all the old posts here, by request. I'll add new posts a week after they originally post at the HQ.
My next thread will be on 5/9 and it will discuss something...I don't know yet.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 07:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 07:47 PM (Ia/+0)
Did you see Project Hail Mary? Do you guys think it succeeded in being "awe-some?"
Posted by: Freddy at April 18, 2026 07:49 PM (DXPhz)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 07:52 PM (yAteE)
This is the highest rating on the page and it's running up to 4/4. Not good...?
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 07:52 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: browndog on his cell at April 18, 2026 07:52 PM (TTAGa)
Posted by: Freddy at April 18, 2026 07:49 PM (DXPhz)
I saw PHM and thought that it was very good. So much so that, while it's unlikely to happen, I would be willing to pay to see it a second time in theaters.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 18, 2026 07:52 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 07:53 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 07:53 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 07:54 PM (gKWVE)
First thing you should have asked yourself is :"Where in the hell did that "obsession" come from?". That was my immediate question when watching "Close Encounters" for the first time.
Posted by: mrp at April 18, 2026 07:54 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 07:55 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 07:55 PM (Ia/+0)
First thing you should have asked yourself is :"Where in the hell did that "obsession" come from?". That was my immediate question when watching "Close Encounters" for the first time.
Posted by: mrp
Good point, and on par with how was it that peoples all over the world were chanting / singing the five greeting tones?
Mind control
Joos
CandiO has entered the chat.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 07:57 PM (xG4kz)
Mainly because I realized the first theater was wildly overpriced and I wanted to do a cost-comparison with another, but I enjoyed it just as much the second time.
Posted by: Dr. T at April 18, 2026 07:57 PM (lHPJf)
Paramount wanted to use Mario Puzo's novel as grist for some low-budget gangster cash grab. Coppola, who was basically a nobody, got the director gig in his early thirties. He had a vision of a story that was operatic in scope, and against all odds got Paramount hire him and fund it.
(Fun Fact: Paramount said "get Robert Redford for Michael" and Coppola said "no fucking way.")
Coppola's career gamble paid off with one of the greatest cinematic masterpieces of all time.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 07:57 PM (R+0al)
Used to be cheap tix on the assumption you bought their food and booze. Now their food and booze is ridiculously overpriced - worse than it was - and the tix are overpriced too.
The food isn't good either.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 07:59 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 08:00 PM (gKWVE)
I thought the immense scale of the ship was nicely counterbalanced by the childlike stature of the aliens coming down the ramp.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 08:00 PM (kpS4V)
"Still, it's not terrible as it goes."
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There's a pull for the movie poster!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes
A late colleague of mine at DuPont -- I think that he originally was from New Jersey -- spoke of a slogan that a food supplier (ice cream, maybe?) had back in the 50s or 60s:
"As good as any, better than some!"
I appreciated the understatement.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:00 PM (xG4kz)
I've never seen that moment again. Am I imagining it, or is it in the film?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:01 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: steevy at April 18, 2026 08:01 PM (YwEeS)
(Fun Fact: Paramount said "get Robert Redford for Michael" and Coppola said "no fucking way.")
Sometimes our blessings occur without our even being aware of them.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:03 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:03 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 07:57 PM (R+0al)
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That book I read on Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg really showed how strong of a stamp Coppola put on the story by shifting it from crime to one of family dynamics.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 08:03 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 08:03 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 18, 2026 08:05 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 08:05 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Beverly at April 18, 2026 08:06 PM (UbW/g)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 08:00 PM (gKWVE)
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So he could get shot through the eye amirite?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 18, 2026 08:06 PM (cWLG3)
I've been watching and enjoying Romero's zombie movies. They were good.
'Evil Dead Rise' 2023 - Ireland - New Zealand was good. Very gruesome and bloody.
I found a list of the most screwed up movies so I'm going to go through those. Seen a bunch.
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Hey, some idiot in the UK has this beauty of a list.
https://tinyurl.com/3n984djh
The 19 most offensive movies ever made, from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to Forrest Gump
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 08:06 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 08:07 PM (R+0al)
... until one of the human techs says, "We're taking control of this conversation!"
I've never seen that moment again. Am I imagining it, or is it in the film?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
I can see where it would have fit into the flow of things and that is when they launch into running the musical motif through a series of more involved variations. But the aliens take that exercise up to eleven and then end it abruptly, as if to say, "Are you through playing your childish games, now?"
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:08 PM (xG4kz)
They've... they've all become poofters, haven't they?
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 08:08 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 08:09 PM (0cOSz)
You know it's 'Nam cuz choppers and Fogarty blaring, man! Cheesy dialog and acting, no dinos yet.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 08:09 PM (kpS4V)
Jeebus, how many more Mummy moves do we need?
Get me Bernie Sanders, stat!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 07:53 PM (xG4kz)
Yes. The one from 1999 was lightning in a bottle.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 18, 2026 08:09 PM (T6aVk)
1995 by Nico von Glasow
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0)
The horror of CEotTK is that the aliens are all Adam Schiff-like in appearance.
You know: tiny necks and big heads.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:11 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 08:11 PM (kpS4V)
Well, "Birth of a Nation" gets an honorable(?) mention, because, uh, "Birth of a Nation". (I haven't seen it.)
Interesting that "Song of the South" didn't make the cut tho'...
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 08:12 PM (gKWVE)
The guy probably thought Human Centipede wasn't offensive at all.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 08:12 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 08:13 PM (gKWVE)
I thought the immense scale of the ship was nicely counterbalanced by the childlike stature of the aliens coming down the ramp.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 08:00 PM (kpS4V)
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Roy wasn't the only character to have an unasked-for Pauline event. Several other character got the call, too. And that's a significant departure from a single-character story. It is repeated by all of the obsessed, they've all received the call - so who will win the prize? Yep, the guy who walks away from a loving Teri Garr.
Posted by: mrp at April 18, 2026 08:13 PM (rj6Yv)
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Song of the South is utterly benign. A perfect example of shrieking Karens regulating what is acceptable entertainment fare.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 08:13 PM (R+0al)
Used to be cheap tix on the assumption you bought their food and booze. Now their food and booze is ridiculously overpriced - worse than it was - and the tix are overpriced too.
The food isn't good either.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 07:59 PM (gKWVE)
Saying something is "expensive" is just TOO HARD.
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 18, 2026 08:14 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 08:15 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 18, 2026 08:15 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 08:19 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 08:20 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 08:21 PM (qKYfj)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 08:21 PM (gKWVE)
The host said that Ellen had played the role on Broadway, but the studio didn't want her co-star, Charles Grodin, and insisted on a bigger star (Alda).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:22 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 08:23 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:23 PM (fcdZC)
Let the algorithm flow …
Posted by: browndog on his cell
Dune is very difficult to put into movie form. I liked the SyFy Channel version better than the Lynch movie. Haven't seen the latest one.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 08:24 PM (qKYfj)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 18, 2026 08:15 PM (T6aVk)
That the one by Alabama?
Posted by: Eromero at April 18, 2026 08:24 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 08:24 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 18, 2026 08:25 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:25 PM (bXbFr)
For my birthday this past week my son and his family (that of our two gKids) treated me to a movie and that movie was Pixar's "Loopers".
Now I stopped watching Pixar animated features at "The Incredibles", so I was dreading getting a dose of woke and "REPRESENTATION!" (you must vocalize that as emphatically as does Nerdrotic). There was a strong message that we all would be better off if we paid more attention to nature and harmed it less, but that was about it.
The story line was adequate and the humorous moments were quite funny. For example, a coterie of animals at one point gets control of a smart phone through which they are communicating with the human villain (who has a strong resemblance to Gavin Gruesome) and they excitedly begin hammering out their favored emojis which the phone vocalized ("beaver, beaver, beaver, chopped wood, chopped wood, lizard ...").
Honestly, the best part was to have been watching it with the gKids. And that made it a great birthday present.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:26 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 08:26 PM (Ai6WH)
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Did you ever build a scale model out of mashed potatoes?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 08:26 PM (R+0al)
Svengoolie is on tonight, and the cable in the hotel room doesn't list a MeTV channel, so I can't see what he's got. His offerings can range from A-picture (Bride of Frankenstein, Forbidden Planet) to Grade Triple-Z. He's fair: He pokes affectionate fun at the A pictures as much as he does the Zs.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:27 PM (fcdZC)
The Sting and Butch Cassidy are okay.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 08:27 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: steevy
The scene at the end where the military was taking the civilians away by helicopter. The French guy yelling at the officer that 'THEY WERE INVITED'.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 08:27 PM (qKYfj)
Just last night, I watched three days of the Condor on YouTube. Have not seen it in many years. It feels different now but there are some eerie echoes of what is happening in the world today
Posted by: Beverly at April 18, 2026 08:06 PM (UbW/g)
I really like Condor, especially The Alsatian, but Redford's influence on the script keeps me from loving the film.
The original book was about a rogue CIA cabal using the main character's section in a drug smuggling op. Redford turned it into a commie tree-hugger whine about oil. Which is the sort of thing he did with a bunch of his films.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 18, 2026 08:28 PM (y9nCu)
There were great visual effects with the last film however plot wise
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:29 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at April 18, 2026 08:29 PM (IGXPy)
You know it's 'Nam cuz choppers and Fogarty blaring, man! Cheesy dialog and acting, no dinos yet.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 08:09 PM (kpS4V)
A friend of mine mentioned watching it, but his precis is about as long as yours. however, finding dinosaurs in the jungle is a cool plot.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 08:30 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 08:30 PM (vFG9F)
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Did you ever build a scale model out of mashed potatoes?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 08:26 PM (R+0al)
every time I had mashed potatoes as a kid it was a scale model of a volcano with gravy lava
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 08:30 PM (Ai6WH)
I'm surprised there aren't public burnings of "Song of the South" or arrests of anyone who suggests there was such a thing.
Posted by: Cow Demon
They would throw "Dumbo" on that burn pile, too. Racist crows, y'know.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:30 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 08:31 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:32 PM (bXbFr)
When I remake CEotTK, the role of the mashed potatoes is going to be assigned to grits. Re-imagineer away!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:32 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 08:32 PM (q3u5l)
The Sting and Butch Cassidy are okay.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026
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There were certain things he did very well: the quiet comic exasperation, for instance, that made the role of Dortmunder the comic thief Redford's for all time, and which he displayed again in Brubaker. And in Butch Cassidy too, when they arrive in South America only to see a yard filled with chickens pecking the ground. "For all we know *this* is the garden spot of the entire country!" (With utter disgust) "Bolivia --!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:33 PM (fcdZC)
You know it's 'Nam cuz choppers and Fogarty blaring, man! Cheesy dialog and acting, no dinos yet.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 08:09 PM (kpS4V)
A friend of mine mentioned watching it, but his precis is about as long as yours. however, finding dinosaurs in the jungle is a cool plot.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 08:30 PM (rbvCR)
there is a fantasy book out there where a wizard summons a crewed APC from vietnam to fight a Dragon for him.
There's also an old wargame TimeTripper where a pot addled trooper in Vietnam turns his radio into a time machine which keeps landing him in battles from the past.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 08:33 PM (Ai6WH)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:01 PM (fcdZC)
Ditto.
Close Encounters was a good movie to see in the theater, watched it in 70mm/dolby and was only playing in big city downtowns (no suburban showings back then).
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 08:33 PM (y171U)
That's what makes ET strong, because it's not about an alien and a boy. It's about a broken family and a missing father.
Just like War of the Worlds is about not just a war of interplanetary species, but Ray and his estranged children. Although, since the son leaves about half way in, they sort of lost the metaphor and it merely becomes about survival.
Posted by: Lex at April 18, 2026 08:33 PM (y4H1r)
Weird, right?
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at April 18, 2026 08:36 PM (IGXPy)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026
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I wasn't crazy about the novel of Condor, but Grady about 35-40 years ago wrote a wonderful pastiche of Chandler's Philip Marlowe for an anthology of new stories about the PI, set anywhere from the late '30s to the late '50s. Grady's story took place in a diner/service station in CA, in about 1950.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:36 PM (fcdZC)
The Sting and Butch Cassidy are okay.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Yea, I was never a Bobby Redford fan either but Jeremiah Johnson was fantastic! Beautiful movie. Redford had about a paragraph worth of lines in it. Probably why its my favorite Bob Redford movie.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 08:36 PM (qKYfj)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:36 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 08:37 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 08:32 PM (q3u5l)
The Zulus in that battle were all older men - 40s/50s that had missed the massacre the younger Zulus dished out to the Brits in the open field.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 08:37 PM (Ai6WH)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:23 PM (fcdZC)
That was a GOOD movie. Trevor Howard was young back then. Forgot the female lead but she was lovely and it was directed well.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 08:38 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 18, 2026
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That the one by Alabama?
Posted by: Eromero at April 18, 2026
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Sweet potato pie and shut my mouth!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:38 PM (fcdZC)
The best dorm lunch meal at college was sliced roast beef between two slices of bread, topped with a scoop of mashed potatoes and then a lake of beef gravy was impressed upon that mound of potatoes.
Now, the rest of the story. I worked in the dorm's dish room. We collected the dirty dishes, rinsed them and then ran them through a Hobart belt-fed washer and steam dryer. With that background, I can solemnly assure you that idle minds with time on their hands could do astonishing things to glue plates to plates and bowls to bowls using only mashed potatoes.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:38 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Oldcat
Trump Teases Upcoming UFO Document Release: “Very Interesting” Discoveries Coming
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Trump activates FBI over missing scientists: "No stone will be unturned"
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War of the Worlds
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 08:39 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:39 PM (bXbFr)
Lotta hungry dinos now!
And really bad Russian accents.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes
The dinos speak Russian? Commisaurus rex?
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:40 PM (xG4kz)
Lotta hungry dinos now!
And really bad Russian accents.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes
The dinos speak Russian? Commisaurus rex?
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:40 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 08:24 PM (qKYfj)
Which was the gist of TJM's video.
Another of his contentions was that the way Chani was developed, while wrong, didn't detract from the film.
I disagreed turning her character into a moody, angry, bitchy partner to Paul was so off putting as to make the me angry throughout the movie.
I also took exception to Liet-Kynes being changed from a man to a woman ... all in service of (say it with me now) "The Message" (Critical Drinkers voice)
Posted by: zombie Toe Blake at April 18, 2026 08:41 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026
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Directed by David Lean, before he concentrated mostly on epics. The female lead was not your usual glamorous actress, no Joan Collins or anything, but lovely in her own quiet way.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:41 PM (fcdZC)
They're Catholic?!!!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 08:42 PM (ndZc7)
Unlike that coppola adjacent cult series from the 90, first wave
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:42 PM (bXbFr)
Now, the rest of the story. I worked in the dorm's dish room. We collected the dirty dishes, rinsed them and then ran them through a Hobart belt-fed washer and steam dryer. With that background, I can solemnly assure you that idle minds with time on their hands could do astonishing things to glue plates to plates and bowls to bowls using only mashed potatoes.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:38 PM (xG4kz)
I used to hate having to unglue those plates when it happened to me. Messed up the entire flow
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 08:42 PM (Ai6WH)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 08:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 08:27 PM (qKYfj)
The French guy was the movie director, Truffaut, right?
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 08:44 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:45 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 18, 2026 08:45 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 08:45 PM (cxFcK)
I always why people who claimed encounters with extraterrestrials always reported that the ETs had the same concerns as certain political movements. "The aliens are concerned about what we're doing to the planet's environment." Or "The aliens want us to put aside our differences and unite under a one world government."
Weird, right?
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
I am shocked that you failed to mention the LGM's fixation with anal probes. Nothing out of the ordinary there, nosirreee!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:46 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:48 PM (bXbFr)
Certainly the best is Last of the Mohicans, the book is a mess, all movies are better. The 90s is one of my favorites
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 08:48 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 08:48 PM (q3u5l)
He directed A River Runs Through It with a young and impressionable Brad Pitt and Pitt showed the same studied concern for the camera (no doubt from Redford's direction). Pitt outgrew that.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 08:49 PM (cxFcK)
Weird, right?
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at April 18, 2026 08:36 PM (IGXPy)
That was the theme of the movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still"...also an allegory to Christ and the Resurrection.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 08:50 PM (y171U)
Star wars had that grand scope the favored film, that year by the studio was damnation alley no joke
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:50 PM (bXbFr)
He was.
He was a jerk. To me he came across as completely self indulgent. And what idiot is going to run out on Teri Garr?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 08:51 PM (2WIwB)
tinyurl.com/3hhnmmrf
People dey tink dem fightin inna di Butlerian Jihad
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 08:52 PM (gKWVE)
He directed A River Runs Through It with a young and impressionable Brad Pitt and Pitt showed the same studied concern for the camera (no doubt from Redford's direction). Pitt outgrew that.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
Emily Lloyd was gorgeous in that film. Then she pretty much disappeared.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:52 PM (xG4kz)
https://tinyurl.com/3n984djh
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I guess my favorite films are offensive. In the immortal words of Paul McCartney, "Let It Be."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 08:52 PM (ndZc7)
Yeh, but was he a yard sign Calvinist, or a Calvinist Calvinist?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 18, 2026 08:53 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:53 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 08:53 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison!
I saw her in exactly one other film. A British film (I think she's British) and it was just terrible. I wonder what became of her?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 08:54 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:55 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison!
I saw her in exactly one other film. A British film (I think she's British) and it was just terrible. I wonder what became of her?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 08:54 PM (cxFcK)
often it means she got married to someone and didn't need to act anymore
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 08:56 PM (Ai6WH)
Close Encounters was dumb. No Spock.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 08:56 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 08:45 PM (fcdZC)
Definitely. And he didn't start out doing TV movies.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 08:57 PM (y171U)
Amazing to realize that was Michael Caine’s first movie. What a start to a career!
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 08:57 PM (yGQJD)
The original didn't use the punch line from the story that served as its source, "Farewell to the Master," by Harry Bates. Might have been a bit more than Robert Wise and company wanted to go for. Did the remake use it?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 08:57 PM (q3u5l)
Or maybe just a normal life for someone?
(raise hands)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 08:57 PM (AkEZC)
Sad!!
Posted by: Le Haim at April 18, 2026 08:59 PM (LaPrx)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:59 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: davidt at April 18, 2026 08:59 PM (Q+gd/)
And it wasn't.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 09:00 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 08:53 PM (bXbFr)
In the original story (ive never seen the film) the Klatuu guy gets assassinated when he lands and the robot goes still. Later a dude notices that the robot is going around at night hunting for something -- he's trying to get information to clone/resurrect him. The dude gives a hint that the robot thinks should work and is leaving, he says "tell your master that the people of earth aren't like this" and the robot says "You misunderstand - I am the master"
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 09:00 PM (Ai6WH)
That’s one of the reasons “What about Bob?” Was so funny. Richard Dreyfus plays a completely self centered and arrogant asshole.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 09:00 PM (yGQJD)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 09:01 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 09:01 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: davidt at April 18, 2026 08:59 PM (Q+gd/)
He played Gatsby, right? Of course he did.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 09:01 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 09:01 PM (ndZc7)
Redford played an English hunter in Out of Africa. He didn't even attempt an English accent. I guess maybe he thought he was cutting the hard edges off, but it really didn't work.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 09:02 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 09:03 PM (Ia/+0)
And in that movie, all the governments of Earth would immediately unite to destroy the alien menace. We can't have a plague like common sense breaking out, now, can we?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 09:04 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 09:04 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Lex at April 18, 2026 09:05 PM (y4H1r)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 08:48 PM (q3u5l
Gotta be one of my favorite musical war sagas.
Posted by: Eromero at April 18, 2026 09:05 PM (LHPAg)
Switched from "Parents" to "Beneath The Planet Of The Apes". Already this movie is 10x better.
Posted by: fd
That reads like a teaser for "The Gorilla Channel"
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 09:05 PM (xG4kz)
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Should've consulted with Meryl Streep.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 09:05 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 09:01 PM (ndZc7)
Keith Laumer wrote a pretty funny story called "The Monitors" about a world where suddenly the world has peace imposed on it by pleasant, good looking people in gold and white. A guy is trying to find out on them as they start reforming all over, establishing plenty for all and moves through group after group claming they are Israelis, or this or that. He finally discovers they are aliens , and finds a way to defeat them..and in the end hires them to keep running things under contract.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 09:06 PM (Ai6WH)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026
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I don't think he was "bad" so much as "limited." You'd never cast him as Hamlet or Macbeth, he could never have played John McLane or Rambo or Reese in The Terminator. But he was good and sometimes superb at most of the big-screen roles he did.
He was in a Twilight Zone in the half-hour days, around '63 or so. Clearly he was cast because he was young and good-looking, which the character called for -- not because of anything else.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:06 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 09:06 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:07 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 08:27 PM (qKYfj)
The French guy was the movie director, Truffaut, right?
Posted by: Joemarine
I think so.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 09:09 PM (qKYfj)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:09 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!
I think she used a Danish accent? I don't remember. But yes, consultation would've been good.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 09:09 PM (cxFcK)
149 Well that certainly is a kiss of death.
Jared Leto is voicing Skeletor.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:07 PM (2GVsD)
The horrid slag podcaster in Texas(?) whose face looks as though it's a glacier that is overdue for calving off some icebergs? That foul mouthed and malodorous skank?
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 09:09 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:10 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 09:12 PM (cxFcK)
Yeah that part of the film they were going to detonate the bomb anyways one way or another
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 09:12 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 18, 2026 09:12 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Yep
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Troll Corp. pay you over scale?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 09:13 PM (LA6Ib)
Carville had best keep his dentures in his mouth or his face will collapse upon itself like a desiccated apple.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 09:13 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 09:01 PM (ndZc7)
Do they give us automatic weapons and tell us to hunt anti American iran cheering leftists? I would go to the theater for that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 09:14 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!
I think she used a Danish accent? I don't remember. But yes, consultation would've been good.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026
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Streep's character was the Danish writer "Isak Dinesen," Karen Blixen, so naturally she would have spoken English with a Danish tinge. Possibly they tried to get Redford to do a passable British dialect, and either they failed or he refused to try, I don't know.
WAs Redford's character actually English-born and -raised, or was he of English extraction and had lived in East Africa most of his life? If the latter, he might well have not spoken in the BBC pronunciation we think of as "Standard British."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:14 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 09:14 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:14 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 09:15 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
Hugh Laurie can fool you into thinking he's a yank, too.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 09:15 PM (ndZc7)
That's what it is.
Spielberg pays it off at the end. For whatever reason I couldn't tell you. But that's what it is. The absolute crazy of people pursuing faith.
Not going to be a popular take here. Don't care. Its the truth.
Posted by: Yep at April 18, 2026 09:07 PM (r2cqy)
Faith and rationality are...not the same thing. It's like comparing motor oil and peanut butter.
And pursuing faith is only crazy if you lack faith and lack intellectual honesty. From that point of view, yeah, it does look crazy. Christ said as much.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 18, 2026 09:15 PM (xcxpd)
Karen Blixen
It truly was a shame that Karen did not team up with her sister, Ingrid Donder and create a musical comedy act, Donder and Blixen.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 09:16 PM (xG4kz)
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James Carville would be an excellent voice in an animated Sci-Fi or horror movie.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 09:16 PM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 09:17 PM (gKWVE)
But I was wrong,
but that is no longer so.
"The Fall" by Tarsem Singh is now available through a bundling that Prime is doing with MOBI.
I've recommended it to folks since I saw it in 2010 (it was on DVD) but the truth is saying they can't found it anywhere is the truth, up until now.
Posted by: pawn at April 18, 2026 09:17 PM (CGX3Y)
Redford played an English hunter in Out of Africa. He didn't even attempt an English accent. I guess maybe he thought he was cutting the hard edges off, but it really didn't work.
Posted by: Blutarski
Kevin Costner did the same thing when he played Robin Hood, unless Robin Hood was actually from Iowa.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 09:17 PM (qKYfj)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 09:17 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026
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Yes; his Greg House sounds very East Coast, though not New Englander. When you see him in the remake of Flight of the Phoenix or as Bertie Wooster, or in the short scene he has with Jen Aniston on the plane on Friends ("Furthermore, you *were* on a break!"), you're astonished.
Nicole Kidman is another who can "do" American well. It's amazing when you hear her interviewed, that she sounds so classically Australian.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:18 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Yep
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You're correct. In real life you would get a short-sheet.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 09:18 PM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 18, 2026 09:18 PM (xcxpd)
Miles Davis looked to me like a skeleton covered in electrical tape and a bad wig.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 09:19 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:19 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 09:20 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:20 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
I recently saw a film on Netflix starring Emma Thomson who plays a woman who lives in Minnesota. She did a surprisingly good accent.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 09:20 PM (cxFcK)
The entire review is about Richard Dryfuss doing crazy shit but it gets justified in the end - only because the aliens really do show up.
That's faith. Again - no idea why Spielberg paid it off. But that - literally, in the literal use of the word - is the review. That's the movie.
Its a movie about faith. But instead of angels - Steve sends down aliens.
Posted by: Yep at April 18, 2026 09:18 PM (r2cqy)
Well...it is called Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It would a weird choice to make the aliens...government agents or a delusion.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 18, 2026 09:20 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 09:21 PM (ndZc7)
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I was too cynical to suspend belief that the aliens could somehow make it to earth in a giant spaceship but could only communicate through the theme to Price is Right.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:21 PM (RIvkX)
Famous French scientist, "but what does it mean?"
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:22 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Blutarski
Dominic West, who played Baltimore Detective Jimmy McNulty, pulled off a very good American accent. He even did an American, trying a British accent, while undercover. He's a solid actor.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 09:22 PM (qKYfj)
You decide
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026
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The Little (red-haired, and hot) Mermaid vs. a gorgeous young girl with unconscious psi-power "luck," so that everything works to her advantage and not necessarily yours? Tough call!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:22 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 09:22 PM (q3u5l)
You decide
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:19 PM (2GVsD)
Ariel is sassy. Now Tara from Herculoids is quality Waifu material.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 18, 2026 09:22 PM (xcxpd)
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he was "Steve McQueen" in Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
Posted by: Don Black, watching the game in another tab at April 18, 2026 09:23 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026
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When I first saw the original of The Wicker Man, I thought Edward Woodward *was* a Scots actor. He wasn't; he was born in Surrey in England.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:24 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 09:24 PM (q3u5l)
Johnny One-Note wonders why he can't put together a band. Here's a hint: one note.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 09:24 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026
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I vote for Fiend Without a Face!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:25 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
The Emperor in Star Wars.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 09:25 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 18, 2026 09:12 PM (xcxpd)
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And don't call me Shirley.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:26 PM (RIvkX)
Speaking of Yurpeens, I thought this was funny.
https://tinyurl.com/55t23eaw
Minute and a half.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!
That was brutal and true.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 09:26 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 09:26 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:27 PM (2GVsD)
I admire him continuing to put them out.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 18, 2026 09:27 PM (xcxpd)
Forgot about Dominic West. Am currently revisiting The Wire, and yep, he's solid in there, as is the rest of the cast.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 09:28 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:27 PM (2GVsD)
The Tomb would would be insane
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 09:28 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Just Some Guy
I'd go The Man With the X-Ray Eyes.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 09:28 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 18, 2026 09:27 PM (xcxpd)
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This.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:28 PM (RIvkX)
Redford played an English hunter in Out of Africa. He didn't even attempt an English accent. I guess maybe he thought he was cutting the hard edges off, but it really didn't work.
Posted by: Blutarski
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Appreciate that. Actors trying to feign an accent is tedious and irritating.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 09:29 PM (LA6Ib)
Yep, Fiend Without a Face too.
Hope the drive is going nicely and you don't run into much bad weather.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 09:30 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 09:30 PM (bXbFr)
A lot of speculation into the characters, especially Roy's, mindsets during the events depicted in the movie.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 09:31 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Reforger at April 18, 2026 09:31 PM (WYOCN)
Posted by: toby928(c) at April 18, 2026 09:32 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:32 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2026 09:32 PM (U/Byj)
Yep, Fiend Without a Face too.
Hope the drive is going nicely and you don't run into much bad weather.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026
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Met up with a little rain outside Little Rock, but otherwise just cloudy skies until midday. As I drove farther north and west, the air cleared and cooled. Going down to 38 in Fort Scott tonight, they tell me!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:32 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 09:33 PM (bXbFr)
Appreciate that. Actors trying to feign an accent is tedious and irritating.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
That they did not try to speak in Russian accents was a big part of the humor in "The Death of Stalin". Jason Isaacs, in particular, was hilarious.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 09:33 PM (xG4kz)
So far, that's been the case exactly.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 09:34 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:21 PM (RIvkX)
Hehe...
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 09:34 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
One of the In Cold Blood killers was from Ft Scott. Dick...something? Not Perry Smith.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 09:35 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:35 PM (2GVsD)
I lived in the area where large parts of Jaws II was filmed, and now I live where large parts of Close Encounters was filmed.
Posted by: toby928(c)
So you got to see Brian Denehy in person twice? How fortunate you are!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 09:36 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
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That they did not try to speak in Russian accents was a big part of the humor in "The Death of Stalin". Jason Isaacs, in particular, was hilarious.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026
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Connery and Sam Neill did not "do" Russian dialect as the sub officers in Hunt for Red October, at least no more than actors in the TV Mission: Impossible did to indicate a foreign tongue was being spoken. As I recall, in HfRO, they did a neat trick: The character would begin his speech in Russian, with English subtitles. Then suddenly he was speaking English. We understood perfectly.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:36 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:37 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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One of the In Cold Blood killers was from Ft Scott. Dick...something? Not Perry Smith.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026
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Hickok was his surname, I think, or Hancock.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:38 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 09:38 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 09:38 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 09:39 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 09:39 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:39 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:40 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2026 09:32 PM (U/Byj)
Yes, two great movies and two great actors. Am guessing those were their first two movies.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 09:41 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Kindltot - Whoever becomes king after me and settles Hattusas again, may the Stormgod of Heaven smit at April 18, 2026 09:41 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:41 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma
They're disgusted by us flapping our meat at each other?
Posted by: zombie Terry Bisson at April 18, 2026 09:41 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
No I think they left from KC. Hickok was from Ft Scott and his father lived there when he was interviewed by the Kansas State police.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 09:42 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026
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The current trend to have actors speaking the foreign tongue among themselves while providing us with English subtitles, I think, is annoying and pretentious. Of course they are Russian or German; of course they'll be speaking their native tongues. We don't have to hear that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:42 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:25 PM (fcdZC)
That movie still gives me nightmares. Saw it when I was a kid and I swear I didn't sleep for a week.
*ugh*
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 09:42 PM (2WIwB)
I live and fish in an area where Jaws was filmed. Lots of pointy teeth, for real.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 09:43 PM (viF8m)
Have a great evening everyone
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 09:44 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
No I think they left from KC. Hickok was from Ft Scott and his father lived there when he was interviewed by the Kansas State police.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026
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Even worse, to drive from KC in the NE corner of the state almost to the SW corner, and back. There were the Federal highways, but I don't think any of the Interstate system had been fully completed in '59.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:44 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:40 PM (fcdZC)
Is Fort Scott a former military outpost, on what used to be the frontier?
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026 09:45 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 09:45 PM (ndZc7)
No word on passenger make up... EU trash, ME $, Rubles or what.
Movie material? Dunno.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 09:46 PM (AkEZC)
Jaws had a 66x roi.
ET had a 71x roi
CEOTTK had a 18x roi.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 18, 2026 09:48 PM (XV/Pl)
Thanks for the thread, TJM.
Have a good one, gang.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 18, 2026 09:49 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Joemarine at April 18, 2026
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I think so. There is a historic site in downtown with what looks like part of a military fort, and two big memorial name walls.
With my usual luck, in which I run into a parade whenever I travel somewhere, tonight was Prom Night for the local high school. People were trickling in from all over. A young guy with his blonde girlfriend drew up at a stop sign, his original Dodge Challenger (or maybe it was a Plymouth Road Runner, in bright blue) rumbling and growling like a scene from American Graffiti.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:49 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 18, 2026 09:50 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 09:51 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
Border Ruffians and Jayhawks. Good times.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 09:51 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 09:52 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Kindltot - Whoever becomes king after me and settles Hattusas again, may the Stormgod of Heaven smit at April 18, 2026 09:53 PM (rbvCR)
Hard to overstimate how big a deal Jaws was and remains in our cluture. And it was made on on what is for movies now peanuts.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 09:54 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: pathetic at April 18, 2026 09:54 PM (9vFyc)
No word on passenger make up... EU trash, ME $, Rubles or what.
Movie material? Dunno.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Blood Alley II.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 09:55 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Kindltot - Whoever become king after me and settles Hattusas again, may the Stormgod of Heaven smite at April 18, 2026 09:55 PM (rbvCR)
To help with your decorating ideas.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 09:41 PM (2GVsD)
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I'd love to see the originals!
Seeing the Barnes Exhibit masterpieces up close and personal showed me that no reproduction can really translate the wild colors with accuracy.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 09:56 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 09:58 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 18, 2026 09:58 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 18, 2026
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Wasn't that one of Gene L. Coon's pen names, the one he used when he thought the script of his being filmed was beneath his standards?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 10:02 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 10:02 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 10:03 PM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Brewingfrog at April 18, 2026 10:21 PM (TCiBY)
I really liked the initial contact at the remote site, when the guy is playing the organ. He’s playing like mad until the person says we’ve got enough to turn it over to the computer, and the music really picks up the tempo. Along with that low note the mothership hits that shakes walls.
Posted by: Advo at April 18, 2026 10:22 PM (jO4mz)
Posted by: Advo at April 18, 2026 10:26 PM (jO4mz)
Hobby Thread - April 18, 2026 [TRex]
Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. It is that time of the year, a spin of the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) came up with castles as a theme for this Hobby Thread.
Castles? Yes, castles. Maybe more of a theme than a hobby per se, but who am I to argue with the Wheel of Hobbies (TM)? [Top photo: Burg Eltz, Wierschem, Germany. Oil, 24 x 18 by polynikes]
Sometimes it takes a village to raise a window. Between 2015 and 2017, skilled masons meticulously carved and beveled arches and four-lobed flourishes for a Gothic-style stone window frame in Guédelon Castle’s ornate Chapel Tower. All that remained was to install some glass. But there was a problem, and the carpenters, painters, blacksmiths, basket weavers, historians, and archaeologists who work on-site were all enlisted to figure it out. Eight years later, the matter of what to put in the window of a medieval castle has nearly been resolved...maybe.
Words of wisdom:
"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).
If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 05:37 PM (AkEZC)
I bought my friends oldest child a wood-working kit for her birthday. She was happy.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 05:37 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: HappyFun at April 18, 2026 05:39 PM (CoQfd)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 18, 2026 05:40 PM (gnNyN)
A castle under siege would be a miserable place to be.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 18, 2026 05:42 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: JTB at April 18, 2026 05:43 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: tankascribe at April 18, 2026 05:43 PM (NtoJk)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 18, 2026 05:42 PM (xcxpd)
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That was the point, I think.
Make the defenders miserable enough to surrender.
And hope they couldn't call for reinforcements.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 18, 2026 05:43 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 18, 2026 05:44 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 18, 2026 05:44 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 05:44 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 05:45 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 18, 2026 05:46 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 18, 2026 05:46 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 05:47 PM (Ia/+0)
Willowed: 2 Hi Wolfus! Praying for your travels.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 18, 2026
Your prayers are working, TT. So far, so good. The little vintage-style room I have at the Fort Scott hotel is smaller than my bedroom at home, but it's got charm. I'm waiting for a reasonable time to go out to eat; the last thing I want to be is The Early Bird Guy at Denny's. There are several places, a pub, two Mexican places, and a diner within walking distance.
Temps will be chilly here tonight. Here I am, the only Swamp denizen I know with a full range of coats, jackets, and sweaters . . . and I brought only one windbreaker. If it's still cool in Salina tomorrow, I'll run to a Walmart and get a sweatshirt or something.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 05:48 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 05:49 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Lirio100 at April 18, 2026 05:49 PM (ky7/T)
https://youtu.be/TI9NjQK_xm8
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 05:51 PM (nbLIj)
I am in the process of turning the entrance of my third bedroom at the end of the hall into a secret entrance. I've found a company that makes bookcase secret doors.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 05:54 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 05:54 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 18, 2026 05:42 PM (xcxpd)
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That was the point, I think.
Make the defenders miserable enough to surrender.
And hope they couldn't call for reinforcements.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 18, 2026 05:43 PM (gnNyN)
What with sanitation and disease, sometimes it was as bad or worse for the besiegers.
Makes a man long for manuver warfare.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 18, 2026 05:54 PM (xcxpd)
I am in the process of turning the entrance of my third bedroom at the end of the hall into a secret entrance. I've found a company that makes bookcase secret doors.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 05:54 PM (0cOSz)
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Or better yet, put a secret door to Narnia in the back of a wardrobe.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 18, 2026 05:56 PM (cWLG3)
I think the Eltz castle is one of the few castles that were never conquered.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 05:57 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 18, 2026 05:56 PM (cWLG
One of the advantages of being an adult is to be able to fulfill prior childhood wishes.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 05:59 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 05:54 PM (Fbc0I)
Castles were built to avoid being killed.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 18, 2026 05:59 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 18, 2026 06:01 PM (+89TD)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 06:02 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 18, 2026 06:02 PM (YBtcQ)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 06:03 PM (Sco7b)
I can only think of the Hoover Dam being a man made structure from the 20th century that will still be around in 900 years.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 06:04 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 18, 2026 06:05 PM (4Ib7A)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 06:03 PM
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You're welcome! Thanks for being here.
Posted by: TRex - medieval dino at April 18, 2026 06:07 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
As there are plenty of ruins here from 1100 AD I'll bet there will be plenty.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 18, 2026 06:08 PM (YBtcQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 06:09 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 18, 2026 06:08 PM (YBtcQ)
Structures built in the 20th century that will be around in 900 years is what we're talking about.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 06:11 PM (0cOSz)
Far beyond these castle walls
There by the bay
Where the moonlit water falls
I stood alone
While the minstrel sang his song
So afraid I'd lost my soul...
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 18, 2026 06:12 PM (MSlZp)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 06:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Structures built in the 20th century that will be around in 900 years is what we're talking about.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Cement and rock will last a long time.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 18, 2026 06:12 PM (YBtcQ)
Posted by: The Grateful at April 18, 2026 06:13 PM (IQ6Gq)
The literary aspects, from Troy to Camelot to Norman England and German waterways, bring in the personal consequences of the historical factors. The Iliad and the Odyssey, the Aeneid, Conan stories, Where Eagles Dare, and many others.
Posted by: JTB at April 18, 2026 06:13 PM (yTvNw)
So ... yeah, visitors went to the bathroom in odd corners. I will never forget visiting the ancient fortress on top of a crag outside of ancient Corinth in Greece, and surprising the heck out of an old lady hoisting her black skirt to take a dump in a far corner. (I think she was there minding a flock of sheep.)
Yeah, if a lot of these old castles didn't reek of pee historically ... they reek of it these days because there are no established latrines anywhere about the place. Save for the more remote corners.
Posted by: Sgt. Mom at April 18, 2026 06:14 PM (Ew3fm)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 06:15 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 06:16 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 18, 2026 06:17 PM (IQ6Gq)
If your castle looked difficult to conquer, perhaps the marauders would opt to move on. They didn't know how well you were stocked (supplies or fighting men and materiel). The best fight is one you don't have to wage.
Burg Eltz is a novelty. It was not built on high ground. Instead it was built in a valley that controlled a major trade route.
Posted by: TRex - strategic dino at April 18, 2026 06:18 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ben Had
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We have wine cellars, they had wine buildings - where it was pressed, made, and then stored. I believe supplies arrived at most by horse/cart, although the one in Salzburg has it's own train to the top
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 18, 2026 06:19 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 06:20 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 06:20 PM (RIvkX)
But sieges can last a long time
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 06:20 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
>As I type this, I'm watching MMA fights. It's our nature as a flesh and bone species to brutalize and dominate each other.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 06:20 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
>As I type this, I'm watching MMA fights. It's our nature as a flesh and bone species to brutalize and dominate each other.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 06:20 PM (Fbc0I)
Might Makes Right
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 06:21 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 06:22 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 06:23 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 18, 2026 06:24 PM (PiwSw)
Which just meant I got to re-build the castle, or scrap it completely and build it anew! I wish I still had the time devote to simple joys like that...
Posted by: Castle Guy at April 18, 2026 06:24 PM (Lhaco)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 18, 2026 06:01 PM (+89TD)
The invaders also had a problem with supply lines and disease in camps. A lot of sieges were broken by winter when disease killed the besiegers and food was hard to come by.
The attacking force had to prevent reinforcements, and try to breach the walls before morale broke or the individual commanders took their soldiers home
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 06:24 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 18, 2026 06:25 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 06:27 PM (0cOSz)
Some of the mansions in Newport should last a very long time. The Breakers, the Vanderbilt mansion, is entirely made of steel and stone. Built around 1900. It's got 70 room and is ridiculously ornate.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 06:28 PM (viF8m)
The Romantics of the early 19th century did a lot of fakery designed to invoke a less heartlessly rational time.
That said, it's still worth a detour next time you're in southern Germany.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 06:28 PM (R+0al)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 18, 2026 06:25 PM (IQ6Gq)
The Vanderbilt Mansion on the Hudson feels a little bit like a castle.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 06:30 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Retired, thank God at April 18, 2026 06:32 PM (va0Yo)
It's a crusader castle of the most cutting-edge design.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 06:32 PM (R+0al)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
As there are plenty of ruins here from 1100 AD I'll bet there will be plenty.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 18, 2026 06:08 PM (YBtcQ)
The Obama library of Doom will still be haunting whatevers left.
Also from AI - TUNNELS in Seige Warfare
Purpose of Tunnels in Siege Warfare
Tunnels have historically been used as a strategic method to undermine castle walls during sieges. This tactic allows attackers to breach defenses by collapsing the walls above, facilitating entry into fortified structures.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 06:33 PM (Sco7b)
The real coincidence is I mentioned it in a comment on Don Surber's blog yesterday. Haven't even thought of it in decades.
Posted by: DanMan at April 18, 2026 06:33 PM (8uzBS)
Collapse Mechanism: Once the tunnel is sufficiently excavated, explosives may be placed to collapse the wall, creating an opening for troops to enter.
Surprise Element: Tunnels provide a stealthy approach, allowing attackers to bypass direct confrontations with defenders
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 06:33 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 06:36 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: TRex - artillery dino at April 18, 2026 06:37 PM (IQ6Gq)
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FUN FACT: Undermining and burning is what caused square corners in castle walls to become obsolete. Rounded turrets became the thing because they eliminated the vulnerable 45-degree angled corner.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 06:40 PM (R+0al)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 06:40 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 06:42 PM (R+0al)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 06:40 PM
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Thanks! and thanks for being here.
Posted by: TRex - siege dino at April 18, 2026 06:44 PM (IQ6Gq)
I'll have more about them on the book threads but I can say these are as all consuming as LOTR. I'm in nerd heaven.
Posted by: JTB at April 18, 2026 06:44 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Tour guide says it's expected to be still standing in 2500 years.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 18, 2026 06:46 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Bert G at April 18, 2026 06:46 PM (VARTN)
Thank you for all your effort. Greatly appreciated.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 06:47 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Ben Had
Strategies about bologna and tunnels are, how you say, The Paolo's bread and butter.
Posted by: Paolo at April 18, 2026 06:47 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Tour guide says it's expected to be still standing in 2500 years.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
DDG-AI says the concrete in Hoover Dam should finish curing in 2061, 125 years after its completion.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 06:50 PM (VHUov)
"Schloss"-- Think "palace." More ornate residence with zero to minimal military utility. Neuschwanstein, e.g.
"Burg"--Basic castle, generally owned by minor nobility in places of tactical significance. Greater military utility. Ruins of these everywhere.
"Festung"--"Fortress" Greatest military utility. Strategic location. Think WWI Verdun.
Posted by: RS at April 18, 2026 06:50 PM (SuU/K)
I worked for a guy that made bank in the dirt bidness in the Houston area. He knew I had been a house framer before Mexico took that over. He was building a huge house in one the vichy enclaves inside the city. He wanted me to go act like an inspector while the crew was working.
So I walk in carrying a case for a soil density testing device and walked around like I was inspectigatin' and notice these guys waling away on a huge slab of thick wood with hammers and chains.
"Hey Bill, why were these guys abusing a big slab of wood in your new house?"
"I needed it for a door to my wine cellar" he said.
He had gone to France and bought a shitload of stuff from a castle that was being taken down and the piece they were beating on needed some patina to match the other double door to that cellar.
Posted by: DanMan at April 18, 2026 06:50 PM (8uzBS)
Look on-line and you'd be lucky to find tourist 'maps' that call out Entrance, Concessions, and Restrooms. Ikea stores have better plans for visitors.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 18, 2026 06:51 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Traditionally, they killed the builders to keep it secret, so...
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 18, 2026 06:51 PM (diia5)
Lots of good castle information today.
Castles are fascinating. Saw a few in Germany along the Rhine River near Frankfurt. They are so much more impressive in person.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 18, 2026 06:52 PM (vrNzf)
Castles are fascinating. Saw a few in Germany along the Rhine River near Frankfurt. They are so much more impressive in person.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 18, 2026 06:52 PM
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You're welcome! I don't recall the Hobby Thread ever being called "royal" before!!
Lots of good scenery on the Rhine and Mosel rivers, including the castles.
Posted by: TRex - riesling dino at April 18, 2026 06:55 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Die Lorelei at April 18, 2026 06:55 PM (R+0al)
Can't think of any but remember some.
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 06:56 PM (Ia/+0)
Good thing I'm not married, the female MC is a best gurl so far, my wife would be jealous. Getting that across onto the page is hard though.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 06:57 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2026 06:59 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 06:59 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Arthur, King of the Britons at April 18, 2026 07:01 PM (R+0al)
Her side of the clan wasn't on friendly terms with the Isle of Skye side for a long time.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at April 18, 2026 07:03 PM (ewm6S)
Look on-line and you'd be lucky to find tourist 'maps' that call out Entrance, Concessions, and Restrooms. Ikea stores have better plans for visitors.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 18, 2026 06:51 PM (/lPRQ)
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Many of them grew organically over time. They'd start out with a simple one-building keep, then they'd expand over the centuries as the castle grew in strategic or political value.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 18, 2026 07:05 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 06:59 PM (yAteE)
Stay with me here:
Old tractor tires and rammed earth...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 07:07 PM (nbLIj)
Interesting to see how they retrofitted parts of it for modern artillery and other military use during the World Wars. Though they had museum pieces from the Spanish colonization days on display, too.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 07:07 PM (VHUov)
Ever.
Not my bag.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 07:08 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Die Lorelei at April 18, 2026 06:55 PM
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We did. Don't you remember? It was a nice sunny day. We drank beer.
Posted by: TRex - driving was less perilous than boating at April 18, 2026 07:08 PM (IQ6Gq)
If this is a myth, please do not disillusion me.
Posted by: Wenda at April 18, 2026 07:08 PM (833ut)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 07:08 PM (yAteE)
Tapestries.
They covered window opening with heavy curtains and drapes because it gets cold in stone castles.
And that is our window treatment history lesson of the day.
Warmer climates could use capice shells. (also spelled capiz).
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 18, 2026 07:09 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 07:13 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 07:07 PM (nbLIj)
Earthships have a lot going for them but they aren't as classy as adobe
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 07:14 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: cmeat at April 18, 2026 07:14 PM (R11M+)
Posted by: Ronster at April 18, 2026 07:15 PM (LjEfn)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 07:15 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Lirio100 at April 18, 2026 07:15 PM (ky7/T)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 07:08 PM (yAteE)
Yep, that's my inspiration. I also considered (with a couple like-minded visionaries) rice straw bales...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 07:16 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 07:16 PM (yAteE)
https://allingtoncastle.com/
We're descended from Sir Thomas Wyatt, Protestant martyr at the hands of Bloody Mary.
Posted by: Beverly at April 18, 2026 07:16 PM (UbW/g)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 07:18 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 18, 2026 06:25 PM (IQ6Gq)
Loveland Castle in Ohio was build by some dude over his lifetime. I met him once visiting on a Friday night.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 07:18 PM (Ai6WH)
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 07:19 PM (Ai6WH)
Posted by: Beverly at April 18, 2026 07:16 PM
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Wow. Stunning. Thanks for sharing. Need to look through the website more but wow.
Posted by: TRex - moated dino at April 18, 2026 07:20 PM (IQ6Gq)
I walk across the street. I bring my chair and a couple frosties, a sammich and my binoculars. There’s a whale watching app on my phone that will buzz if there are whales in the area. Tells me direction and type. So fun.
Today, there is a University of Washington beach volleyball invitational tournament going on. Lots of people. Lots of fit 20 yo women playing volleyball. Talked to a couple girls from Boise State. Lovely young women.
I have hope.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2026 07:21 PM (A5RD0)
Mind boggling.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 18, 2026 07:23 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 07:18 PM (yAteE)
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Ya gotta watch out for big bad wolves that huff and puff and blow yer house down.
Posted by: Three Little Pigs at April 18, 2026 07:23 PM (gnNyN)
You don't have to leave but don't forget to stop by Club ONT later.
Posted by: TRex - watch tower dino at April 18, 2026 07:24 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 07:18 PM (yAteE)
Is it rice straw? Rice has a high silica content that doesn't break down...or so I seem to recall..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 07:24 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 07:15 PM (yAteE)
I am going to have to admit that I first studied earthships back in the 70's when they were still being designed for tires and sandbags and good intentions. They are more refined now, and do take a lot more engineering to build. They still mean, in my head, "lets put the wooden lintels in contact with the rammed earth walls because it is organic"
I like the inclusion of greenhouse elements in the design, and it calls out for low temperature geothermal too. But that worries me about massive condensation from the plants transpiring, which is also bad for the wood and adobe parts too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 07:24 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026
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It was, I think, the British royal family's primary residence for several centuries. We think of it now as a prison, but it was a residence first.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 07:25 PM (fcdZC)
Mind boggling.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 18, 2026 07:23 PM
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Absolutely agreed. Impressive on many levels.
Posted by: TRex - stone mason apprentice dino at April 18, 2026 07:26 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 07:18 PM (yAteE)
They last longer if they are raised up off the dirt by a foundation, and they do need to be sealed. My biggest worry is about mildewy hay since that is one of my worst allergies.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 07:26 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 07:26 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 07:26 PM (fcdZC)
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Years ago I worked for NOAA at a lab on the Monterey Bay. I'd go up on the roof when the weather was nice and could see the Gray Whales migrating north, or south, depending on the season.
"Whale spout!"
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 07:26 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Reforger at April 18, 2026 07:28 PM (WYOCN)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 07:26 PM
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Thanks! Appreciate everyone's participation.
Posted by: TRex - drawbridge operator dino at April 18, 2026 07:28 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 07:29 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Lirio100 at April 18, 2026 07:15 PM (ky7/T)
Clan lore says the flag has one more 'use' in it.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at April 18, 2026 07:32 PM (ewm6S)
Posted by: Reforger at April 18, 2026 07:36 PM (WYOCN)
Got fitted for and purchased a new driver for golf hobby today. I am sure it's the equipment, not the operator that is the problem.
Posted by: scampydog at April 18, 2026 07:36 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: scampydog at April 18, 2026
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They have to measure you, like with glasses or a business suit?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 07:39 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 07:13 PM (Fbc0I)
Companion Set's "War Machine" was fucking choice.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 07:39 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 18, 2026 07:39 PM (IQ6Gq)
Mind boggling.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 18, 2026 07:23 PM
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Absolutely agreed. Impressive on many levels.
Posted by: TRex - stone mason apprentice dino at April 18, 2026 07:26 PM (IQ6Gq)
In Egypt they think a lot of the labor was the farmers made idle by the annual Nile floods who would work in exchange for food and bennies while they were idle anyway.
There might have been similar slack periods in Europe in winter or early spring or after planting where similar deals could be made.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 07:40 PM (Ai6WH)
Got fitted for and purchased a new driver for golf hobby today. I am sure it's the equipment, not the operator that is the problem.
Posted by: scampydog
>Hah. Sometimes range balls work just as well as the top of the line pro series.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 07:40 PM (Fbc0I)
Got fitted for and purchased a new driver for golf hobby today. I am sure it's the equipment, not the operator that is the problem.
Posted by: scampydog at April 18, 2026 07:36 PM
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Perhaps hitting golf balls from the castle ramparts can qualify as a defensive military weapon?
Posted by: TRex - fore! dino at April 18, 2026 07:43 PM (IQ6Gq)
By the time they had to move to London, because John was that much a twat, they had already built up a lot of the wall, including parts of the wall that weren't abutting the stenchy river. So the kings made those parts of the wall their home.
Later they realised (sic) that the Tower had a stenchy river, and figured they could just use it as a prison instead.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 07:43 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 07:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ronster at April 18, 2026 07:46 PM (LjEfn)
Posted by: Dr_No at April 18, 2026 07:48 PM (ayRl+)
Posted by: TRex - fore! dino
>I can't even imagine what golf club designed for a dinosaur would look like. Pro Tip: It's all in the hips.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 07:50 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Eromero at April 18, 2026 07:52 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Eromero
Especially if you're doing it all by hand.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 08:03 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 18, 2026 08:11 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 18, 2026 08:15 PM (diia5)
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That place is unbelievably beautiful. TRex took his Mom years ago, and her reaction was "I didn't even realize this was on my bucket list."
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 18, 2026 08:25 PM (IQ6Gq)
Hobby-related, sort of: took my .22 rifle (with its newly installed and zeroed scope) on a yard tour on the golf cart, and spotted a gopher, nailed same.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 08:38 PM (utfVc)
Ace of Spades Pet Thread, April 18
Courtesy Terry Glenn
A sleeping Prairie Dog pic.twitter.com/vR81sECGW3
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) February 27, 2026
Birdy is Mom’s youngest son’s dog. She has been taking care of her for 13 years ! ! Still beautiful. She told Emily, a young niece, in all sincerity that Birdy was, in fact, not a dog but a funny little girl. Emily’s confusion was charming. RITSBirdy does look like a sweet, funny girl. Love that photo and the story.
Encountered by Members of The Horde
There has been some animal activity here as well. We found a dead opossum close to the house, and shortly thereafter, vultures came in.
A killdeer decided to make its nest right next to the walking trail. She doesn't like when people get near lol.Of course. Heh.
With warmer temperatures come all the amphibians.
And look at this poor guy! A squirrel without a tail!
Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.
If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:Until next Saturday, have a great week!petmorons at protonmail dot com Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.
If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, April 11 I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 03:29 PM (RIvkX)
I still miss my cats
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 03:29 PM (Ia/+0)
We gave Spring baths yesterday to our older kennel dogs, the siblings Dan, Dutchess and Sonny.
It was a melancholy experience. They're 10 years old and are showing their age. They can no longer jump on the grooming table. They shake while being washed. They wheeze. They need to be supported while being dried or having their nails ground.
They're still the same sweet, happy, courageous dogs they've always been but their bodies no longer do what they want to do to please us. We lost Finn in January and Val in March. We fear this will continue be a bad year. They boys have months, not years, left.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 03:30 PM (tgvbd)
And probably has first flight
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 03:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ronster at April 18, 2026 03:32 PM (LjEfn)
Posted by: KT at April 18, 2026 03:36 PM (7vIsy)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 18, 2026 03:37 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 18, 2026 03:38 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Ronster at April 18, 2026 03:32 PM (LjEfn)
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In that case, FIRST!
It had to be done.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 03:39 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 03:42 PM (kxiH3)
Traveling with a pup is interesting, we brought home our at the time 9 week old on the plane.
The two modes of travel:
- First class
- With dogs
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 03:45 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 18, 2026 03:47 PM (+89TD)
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at April 18, 2026 03:48 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: four seasons at April 18, 2026 03:50 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Ronster at April 18, 2026 03:50 PM (LjEfn)
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at April 18, 2026 03:51 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 18, 2026 03:54 PM (ycI94)
Very short update on our cats.
https://tinyurl.com/dg65258
Birdy is a beautiful pup.
Posted by: Joyenz at April 18, 2026 03:58 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Eromero at April 18, 2026 04:00 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 18, 2026 04:01 PM (S+2Xo)
Ralphy's still kicking but I'm holding him when he goes down steps. He's taking pain pills twice a day. But overall happy and full of life. I don't know how long dude has left but I'll work to continue to make him happy.
The cat Snowflake is resting on my bed now. It's pretty funny how she snuggles up to Ralphy and goes outside with him.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 04:01 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 18, 2026 04:03 PM (CHHv1)
Poor guy lost his roof!
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 18, 2026 04:04 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 04:04 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Ronster at April 18, 2026 03:50 PM (LjEfn)
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It's who I am. It's what I do. It's where I'm from.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 04:07 PM (RIvkX)
Time to roust all of the ducks in the swampy parts, and then come home filthy, exhausted, and happy.
Ah, breakup season, when the snow turns to mud. The dogs dig it the most.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 18, 2026 04:07 PM (DwqWV)
The cartoon about "asking your parents to watch your cat," well, I'm probably going to live it myself. When I get back no doubt Linda will have spoiled Stirling and Dagny even more than they already are. I don't think caviar will be involved . . . but dried squid (from the Asian cuisine store, and which the late Chekov loved) is a possibility.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 04:07 PM (fcdZC)
However, another -- or maybe it was him -- had been killed in the street outside my back gate a few days later. No vultures, thank goodness.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 04:10 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 04:10 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 04:10 PM (AkEZC)
That's bad luck, right?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 04:10 PM (AkEZC)
Perhaps licking the toad may have the same effects as the beer!?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 04:12 PM (Sco7b)
When he (alas) passed, she hid under my bedskirts for three days.
Posted by: Wenda at April 18, 2026 04:12 PM (833ut)
Posted by: cmeat at April 18, 2026 04:16 PM (R11M+)
Posted by: cmeat at April 18, 2026 04:18 PM (R11M+)
Posted by: Wenda at April 18, 2026 0
Awww, that's so sweet.
I'm sorry about the passing of your dog.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 04:18 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 04:19 PM (LmPA0)
Posted by: cmeat at April 18, 2026 04:19 PM (R11M+)
BTW, after they fly away she does a prancing victory lap around the yard to celebrate her victory.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 18, 2026 04:20 PM (FEVMW)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 04:21 PM (LmPA0)
Posted by: Wenda at April 18, 2026 0
Awww, that's so sweet.
I'm sorry about the passing of your dog.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026
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My mother's second cat when I was a boy, a tri-color shorthair ("Li'l Bit") I rescued from the steps of the college library, caused some disturbance for our nine-year-old red tabby Rusty. At first he avoided her. Then, one day, we saw them sitting together, and after that they played and slept together.
When he passed, Mom said, Li'l Bit paced around the apartment for most of a day, calling -- and she was normally not a vocal cat. Calling for him, I guess.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 04:22 PM (fcdZC)
Foxes dive into holes. Eagles swoop in from above. And men sometimes have rifles. These all require different strategies to avoid trouble.
If all this sounds like Watership Down...
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 04:22 PM (gKWVE)
I'm not even sure "Syrian golden" hamsters are still available in pet stores.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 04:24 PM (fcdZC)
The main thing I learned about prairie dogs is this. You cannot get between a prairie dog and his hole. If you block him from his, he will dive down another one.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 04:27 PM (fcdZC)
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Turkey (and Black) vultures here in KY are a protected species. Perhaps elsewhere, but I know for certain they're protected here.
Which I find weird.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 04:28 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 18, 2026 04:30 PM (+89TD)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 18, 2026
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Rabbits aren't rodents, of course, but they have adopted the same survival strategy: breed fast, breed often. It's one reason the rodents are so wildly successful.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 04:35 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 18, 2026 04:35 PM (+89TD)
Posted by: Great Plains Drifter at April 18, 2026 04:37 PM (ax2IZ)
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 18, 2026 04:39 PM (FEVMW)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 18, 2026 04:40 PM (+89TD)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 18, 2026
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As explained in the old cartoon/wall poster, where one emaciated vulture is saying to another, "Patience, my ass! I'm gonna kill something!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 04:41 PM (fcdZC)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 18, 2026 04:42 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: tankdemon at April 18, 2026 04:43 PM (Hd1lH)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 18, 2026 04:44 PM (+89TD)
PS: That sleeping prairie dog is adorable. Of course, they aren't digging in my backyard.
Posted by: JTB at April 18, 2026 04:44 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Eromero
>My brother has a mole that is tilling his yard. It could probably use it, but they are quite industrious and have made a mess of his lawn.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 04:44 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at April 18, 2026 04:45 PM (KaHlS)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 04:46 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 04:47 PM (ndZc7)
all of the substations i visit have killdeer nests this time of year. they do that crazy broken wing dance when you get near it.
Encountered many of them that way.
(Retired Duke Energy communications tech)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 18, 2026 04:48 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 18, 2026 04:50 PM (wOXCn)
Posted by: cmeat at April 18, 2026 04:52 PM (R11M+)
Posted by: cmeat at April 18, 2026 04:54 PM (R11M+)
A huge Bernese Mountain Dog. Basically a multi-colored Golden and one of the happiest and friendliest dogs ever. My buddy told Southwest he was his support dog. They agreed to accept his lie.
By the time they landed in Ft Lauderdale he met everyone. More accurately they came to meet him. And then he was banned from flying Southwest ever again. He was a great dog.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 04:56 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: cmeat at April 18, 2026 04:56 PM (R11M+)
jk. they have these neat little spring loaded guillotines that you place on the tunnel surface. done.
Posted by: cmeat at April 18, 2026 05:00 PM (R11M+)
https://tinyurl.com/272seyn8
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 05:03 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Archer at April 18, 2026 05:06 PM (wvc0i)
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Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 05:10 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 18, 2026 05:10 PM (nz1sK)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 05:11 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Oddbob at April 18, 2026 05:16 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Ronster at April 18, 2026 05:17 PM (LjEfn)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, April 18
The weather can always double-cross you - - this is Kansas, after all - - but it looks like spring is early this year. I snapped these pictures earlier today.
We're probably done with snow this year, and the temperature hasn't quite hit 100 degrees F yet, though it's come close. The big show is underway outside. Here are some of the early highlights.Polemonium reptans
Edible Gardening/Putting Things By
2026 Maple Syrup report from the Great White North We had a very strange maple syrup season this year. We started early March, which is typical, then after bottling our first batch, cold weather returned & shut down the trees for almost 2 weeks. It's not unusual for sap flow to stop when the temperature remains below freezing for a few days but the break this year was the longest in the 15 years we've been doing this. Optimal sap production happens with temperatures of about 45F during the day 25F at night. Sunshine helps. We had very few such stretches this year. Regardless of the weird weather, we had a very good year, better than Quebec & New Brunswick (our top maple syrup producing provinces). We made a record amount of excellent quality syrup with no sediment. The quantity record was more a result of having more firewood than ever. As usual, we had our 3 helpers, Maggie, Molly & Candi. You only have to pet their heads to know its maple syrup time. You can feel the hardened droplets of maple syrup they get from hanging around below the spout of the coffee urn style dispenser we use to fill the jars.
Thought you might like these dogwood pictures from Virginia. The best part is they are very pretty AND I don't have to drive into Washington DC to see them unlike the Cherry Blossoms. This seems to be the week my dogwoods peak and I am enjoying them. Thanks for the garden thread, as it another one of the AoS decompression safety valve posts it is much appreciated. Hrothgar
If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is: ktinthegarden at g mail dot com Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 18, 2026 01:43 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 01:44 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 01:46 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 01:49 PM (rdVOm)
Got a load of 6" cinder blocks at work leftover so improved my wife's compost bine.and had to take the weed whacker around for the first time this year.
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 01:53 PM (Ia/+0)
I hope.
My onions and potatoes are coming up though, so we are getting on in the season.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 01:56 PM (rbvCR)
Here in SW Wyoming my apple tree is blooming and other trees are leafing out. Tulips and daffodils are blooming.
The weather this winter has been weird. Last week it's been in the 20's and next week it will be in the 70's.
We'll probably have a blizzard in May, lol.
It's never boring.
Posted by: four seasons at April 18, 2026 01:57 PM (3ek7K)
Spring is busting out all over here! A 3-foot kingsnake slithered across the yard a few days ago, a 6-inch lizard just tried to enter the house, and those 3-inch moths are sitting on the walls. The 18-pound cat, of course, is oblivious. One for the pet thread.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 01:57 PM (n7rxJ)
My tomato seedlings are a foot high now and looking very healthy. I thought I held back late enough to start seeds but I overshot it by at least two weeks, and now I've got triffids a month before planting time. I'm very vulnerable to seed catalogs in the grim dark days of February and start them to immanentize milder weather.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 01:58 PM (kpS4V)
Beautiful morning out here.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2026 02:00 PM (PqWuF)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)
We have a severe drought situation here. Strict water restrictions, no outside water use allowed.
No gardens, landscaping allowed unless you can use reclaimed water or have a well. Most people here don't have wells.
It's a bummer because were so looking forward to planting vegetable plants this year.
Posted by: four seasons at April 18, 2026 02:01 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 02:01 PM (kpS4V)
I ordered some fancy irises last year, and they're beginning to bloom. Will get pics.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 18, 2026 02:02 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 02:01 PM (kpS4V)
My wife pickles them in soy sauce, garlic and sesame oil, so she adores them. The lady at the farmer's market remembered me from last year when my wife was telling her about how she prepares them.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 02:06 PM (rbvCR)
I stuck to Columbia and Ellicott City for the cherry blossoms. D.C. looks lovely during the festival but I hear it's a gauntlet of idiots with selfie sticks making duck lips at their cameras.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 02:06 PM (kpS4V)
"The Church doesn't pay for a lot of things that their mission seems to indicate they should.
Plenty in The ChurchTM like to milk that same old hustle that made a lot of robber barons of the church wealthy in the past.
Giving to The Church is not the same as giving to God, as The Church is very much administered by men.
A lot of stuff in the church was dismantled in the 60s (as with a lot of other things) and one of the first things undermined was a truth, that giving the best was for God.
So yeah, nuns should dress from Walmart, like the poor, instead of wearing a handloomed habit that lasts for 50 years if you take care of it--there's poverty, and PovertyTM.
Get rid of the Latin chant and the choir, and have Father Goodfriend strumming two chords on the guitar while the youngsters swoon.
I'm not expressing it well, but it comes down to the modern ChurchTM pretty much being a skinsuit, like a lot of other institutions.
And yes, their team runs their social media. Francis had to do a lot of backtracking on his idle ruminations, which were given great airplay as coming from The Mouth Of God, when useful"
Posted by: barbarausa at April 18, 2026 02:08 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: barbarausa at April 18, 2026 02:08 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 18, 2026 02:09 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 18, 2026 02:09 PM (Kt19C)
honey can, and syrup is very similar.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 02:13 PM (Ai6WH)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 18, 2026 02:09 PM (Kt19C)
https://expertbrewing.com/can-you-ferment-maple-syrup/
a key is you need to dilute it cause it is too sugary to support yeast growth
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 02:16 PM (Ai6WH)
Posted by: four seasons at April 18, 2026 02:01 PM (3ek7K)
plant some in a barrel or pot and water from inside
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 02:17 PM (Ai6WH)
Posted by: Dog fur syrup at April 18, 2026 02:18 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: JTB at April 18, 2026 02:18 PM (yTvNw)
Oldcat,
That is a good idea but our indoor water use is being monitored by the town. It's really bad here.
Posted by: four seasons at April 18, 2026 02:19 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:24 PM (rdVOm)
What I do enjoy is drinking maple sap instead of water for a month in the spring. It's crystal clear with a hint of sweetness (about 2-3% sugar).
Posted by: PointyHaireBoss at April 18, 2026 02:25 PM (ndKAo)
Posted by: Dog fur syrup at April 18, 2026 02:18 PM (TbWk/)
You should see how he makes the donuts..
Posted by: Just the punchline at April 18, 2026 02:26 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:26 PM (rdVOm)
Definitely a win for the good guys and a pleasant surprise.
Posted by: JTB at April 18, 2026 02:26 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 02:28 PM (Ia/+0)
Is groundhog good to eat?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 02:29 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 02:30 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Adriane the Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May in April Critic . . . at April 18, 2026 02:31 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: PointyHairedBoss at April 18, 2026 02:34 PM (ndKAo)
Posted by: JTB at April 18, 2026 02:35 PM (yTvNw)
My garden is still in starter flats under lights. I need to get into the greenhouse this week and clean up the pots so my cucumber starts can get put in bigger containers. I think I can get the gate open with a little bit of shoveling.
Should have the greenhouse up and running by the beginning of May. I won't be planting the garden proper until the end of May at this rate.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 18, 2026 02:39 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Unkaren at April 18, 2026 02:39 PM (utGqj)
Posted by: JTB at April 18, 2026 02:39 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 01:58 PM (kpS4V)
Those catalogs are crack.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 18, 2026 02:42 PM (DwqWV)
Our antique roses were delivered this week - Mr. TiFW didn't get his "guy" here in time to prepare the beds, though, so we've had to just place them outside in a holding pattern until we can get someone here to do that. I wanted to get our lawn service guys to do that while they were here last week, but no, Mr. TiFW insisted his guy could do it.
Guess who called and said he didn't know if he could fit us into his schedule this week? And guess who is mad at ME that I made him put the plants in the north yard where they would be protected from the elements (and neighborhood strays of the human kind)? I gave him plenty of warning that they were arriving this week....🙄🙄🙄
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:43 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: PointyHairedBoss at April 18, 2026 02:47 PM (ndKAo)
Posted by: JTB at April 18, 2026 02:48 PM (yTvNw)
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/ImKY6TZEyrI
The three ladies are fine; Hope Sandoval (lyrics, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, Hammond organ, percussion) and Suki Ewers (keyboards, rhythm guitar, bass) are still with the band, while bassist Jill Emery left music to focus on her art. The three gentlemen -- David Roback (composition, guitar, keyboards, piano), drummer Keith Mitchell, and violinist/keyboardist William Cooper [Glenn] -- have all died of cancer.
They're pushing up daisies.
Posted by: SciVo at April 18, 2026 02:54 PM (Sy6m/)
Meanwhile spreading peat moss over freshly seeded lawn. Damn crane fly has done a number on it.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 02:54 PM (2WIwB)
O/T but I think some of you may watch Tousi TV for independent news of Iran.
Five of his reporters were arrested last night in Calais by French polics. No charges. He mostly mocks Starmer, who is hanging out with Macron before he has to address his Parliament in London on Monday for defending a pervert.
I hope (and pray) Tousi and others come to the USA. The only free country (so far). Insane.
Right, Macron. Arrest these guys vs the Africans and eeslamists invading.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 18, 2026 02:58 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)
How on earth did you get oregano to grow on pizza?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 18, 2026 02:58 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: LASue at April 18, 2026 02:58 PM (aVbgC)
The bushes may get some sun, but it may not be enough for them to bloom profusely like they did before -
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 03:00 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Ronster at April 18, 2026 03:01 PM (LjEfn)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 03:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 18, 2026 03:05 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Ronster at April 18, 2026 03:21 PM (LjEfn)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 18, 2026 03:24 PM (9ok2J)
Is groundhog good to eat?
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I don't know if people eat groundhogs, but check the Pet Thread. Heh.
Posted by: KT at April 18, 2026 03:28 PM (7vIsy)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 03:30 PM (Ia/+0)
I just got back from a trip to my favorite garden shop to get some 2-year-old asparagus crowns and some sugar snap peas. I planted some seeds indoors, but only the basil and oregano are sprouting in the pans. I'm not sure if the asparagus will.
The rhubarb are up, including a volunteer one perfectly spaced between the mounds. The daffodils are going gangbusters, which means the sunchokes should be coming up. If any survived the squirrels, that is.
It's raining again today. Tomorrow it'll be cold bit I have to dig up the sod to expand the garden area. I also need to amend the soil. There's a lot of clay here, so I had to find millennium asparagus, which can tolerate the conditions better.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 18, 2026 03:30 PM (LncTM)
Didn't realize how late it is.
Looks like my azalea survived winter burn. Has lovely pink flowers but doesn't look any other azalea I have seen in the neighborhood. Lilies have had lots of babies so looks like I will have so,e color shortly.
Planted some basil and a couple of tomatoes. Don't have room for much else but wanted to do jalapeños and there was not one left at Ho,e Depot. Most of the stock looked horrible. Tried the hardware store and even though they only have a couple of racks, managed to not water stuff.
Love those little purple flowers above.
I'll try and get here on time next week.🌸🌺🌼🥀
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 18, 2026 03:57 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: Ronster at April 18, 2026 03:21 PM (LjEfn)
Not yet - we need to open the concentration camp. It's time. No more frost this year.
Love that glow ball warming!
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 18, 2026 04:19 PM (w6EFb)
Some tulips wilted, some types recovered. Keeping tomatoes inside until Mon. morning. Peppers stay inside longer.
Better report next week.
Posted by: Pat* at April 18, 2026 11:22 PM (NVE4E)
Freedom of Thought and Religion
Northwest Portico "Almighty God hath created the mind free. All attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens . . . are a departure from the plan of the holy Author of our religion . . . No man shall be compelled to frequent or support religious worship or ministry or shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief, but all men shall be free to profess and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion. I know but one code of morality for men whether acting singly or collectively." -Excerpted from A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, drafted in 1777. First introduced in the Virginia General Assembly in 1779, after he had become Governor. Passed by the Virginia Assembly in 1786, while Jefferson was serving as Minister to France. The last sentence is excerpted from a letter to James Madison, August 28, 1789, as he was returning to America to assume his position as Secretary of State.
We did it. With Europeans in charge, Strait of Hormuz will be open in just 4-6 months, following a climate assesment and a summit in Davos https://t.co/ODfc8OEiDR
— Matthias Schmidt (@eurofounder) April 17, 2026
Iran can’t have a nuclear bomb, says Donald Trump, so it can’t be allowed to enrich uranium—not now, not ever. Accordingly, former Barack Obama aides responded favorably to news that Vice President JD Vance told the Iranian delegation he met with in Pakistan last weekend that he was willing to erase his boss’s red line and offer Iran a deal that allows it to enrich after 20 years. . . .Soon after the actions to take out Iran's existing bomb program, they massively increased their conventional weapons production. This is how they got to be suppliers of sophisticated drones to Russia, for example.
The JCPOA was designed to protect Iran’s nuclear weapons program until the regime could protect it itself. Thus, while the JCPOA put time-limited restrictions on the nuclear program, it undid restrictions on Iran’s conventional ballistic missiles program. This meant that by the time the restrictions on its nuclear activities expired, Iran would have an enormous arsenal of ballistic missiles to defend the nuclear program against Israel and any U.S. president willing to take military action to end it. As Iran’s conventional arsenal was approaching that point of no return, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to see Trump in his Florida home at the end of December.Whether or not to leave future generations to deal with an Iran thus armed was the question. Would the leaders of the country feel compelled at some point to bring chaos to the world (according to their theology) in order to allow for the return of the Hidden Imam?
Wretchard, or Richard Fernandez, says that he thinks you can't properly understand the discussion within the context of Just War Theory alone: you have to engage also the theory of Jihad, which is Iran's rather than ours.Inevitably it requires us to consider not only what Christians believe but what the Islamic equivalent to Just War -- the doctrine of Jihad -- actually teaches. In many ways the two are as different as chalk and cheese. In the first place Christianity is a nonstate religion while Islam aims to be a “universal religion and a universal state”. . .
Alongside paying tribute to the 19 Martyrs of Algeria, beatified in 2018, priests, monks and nuns, including 7 beheaded monks and 2 nuns murdered on the way to mass, by Islamic terrorists who later received amnesty for their crimes from the Algerian government, Pope Leo also paid tribute to the Jihadis at their memorial. Pope Leo visited Algeria’s so-called Martyrs’ Monument, “Maqam Echahid,” located above the El Mujahid or Jihadi Museum, erected by former Islamic-Socialist terrorist dictator Houari Boumédiène who had headed the ALN, one of whose specialties was the “Smile of Kabylie” in which the tongue was pulled through a slit throat, and which was responsible for the Oran Massacre of Christians and Jews that ethnically cleansing a formerly non-Muslim city. Women and children had their throats cut by Muslim mobs bent on slaughter. 250,000 non-Muslims had lived in Oran. After the massacres, over 200,000 survivors fled, told that they had a choice between a “suitcase and a coffin”.
Praising the Arab Muslim terrorists who had set out to eliminate Christianity from Algeria, the pontiff declared that “they lost their lives but in doing so, they gave them up for the love of their own people. May their example sustain the people of Algeria and all of us on our journey, for true freedom is not merely inherited, it is chosen anew every day.” The “love of their own people” was based on a fervent hatred of all non-Muslims, acted out through horrible atrocities, including the deliberate murder of children.
It was quite a week. The Democrats decided they needed to get rid of a candidate in the crowded field for Governor of California, and the fall guy was Eric Swalwell. It turned out that the Democrats and their reporters had known all along that Swalwell was a sexual predator, but until now it wasn’t opportune to mention it. President Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus, or maybe just as a doctor, healing someone. That prompted howls of outrage from the people who are always howling in outrage, and an extraordinary outpouring of memes showing Trump and others as Jesus, or just as healers. Speaking of Jesus, the Pope tried to intervene in the midterm elections on behalf of the Democrats–he was a Chicago lefty before he became Pope–and President Trump didn’t take it lying down. The memesters were generally on Trump’s side. In more positive news, Artemis returned to Earth and, as the week drew to a close, the Strait of Hormuz re-opened and an agreement with Iran seemed to be on the horizon.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 11:30 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: epador at April 18, 2026 11:34 AM (Ecic+)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 11:35 AM (Ia/+0)
What a couple of comical midgets they are.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 11:35 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 11:35 AM (tgvbd)
Matthias Schmidt is a comic. His account is full of satire like that, but most xeeps miss it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 11:35 AM (n7rxJ)
Trump, yeah. As for the pope, he's on his own.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 11:36 AM (snZF9)
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It remains the highest and best source for Stuff Jefferson Said.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 11:36 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 11:37 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Kerry Livgren at April 18, 2026 11:38 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 11:38 AM (AkEZC)
I pray every day in my Rosary for the holy needs and intentions of the Pope.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 11:38 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Glazing throat-cutting goatfuckers ain't Christlike at April 18, 2026 11:39 AM (TbWk/)
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Matthias Schmidt is a comic. His account is full of satire like that, but most xeeps miss it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 11:35 AM (n7rxJ)
Yes I’ve followed it. He’s hilarious! So close to the truth that many miss this.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 11:39 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Kerry Livgren at April 18, 2026 11:38 AM (yGQJD)
Because then Big Penguin™ will have assumed full control.
Posted by: 80s kids will get the joke at April 18, 2026 11:40 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Glazing throat-cutting goatfuckers ain't Christlike at April 18, 2026 11:39 AM (TbWk/)
Been kinda praying for his conversion to fertilizer.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 11:40 AM (snZF9)
Europeans continue to demonstrate their delusions of their importance on the world's stage.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 11:38 AM (AkEZC)
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Like a pencil holder made from popsicle sticks glued onto a soup can by a young child. "Well, isn't that nice! Now, run along while we grown-ups talk."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 11:40 AM (tgvbd)
he was willing to erase his boss’s red line and offer Iran a deal that allows it to enrich after 20 years
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Excuse me? I skimmed the article and that's exactly what happened. I feel like an idiot -- I missed this in the reporting.
Well, to hell with JD Vance. 20 years will be here before you know it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 11:42 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 11:42 AM (JkO4W)
Not all of them are due to Muzzies, but most are.
Every one of them represents a Christian community that isn't there anymore.
https://tinyurl.com/sut42bcy
(note for morons who might not have had enough coffee yet: "titular see" has nothing to do with strip clubs)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 18, 2026 11:42 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: RandomDave at April 18, 2026 11:42 AM (aJQbY)
I think it most unlikely that the current regime in Iran will still be there in 20 years.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 18, 2026 11:43 AM (IG3/x)
And the holy needs and intentions of the Pope are sixfold.
1. The Exaltation of the Church
2. The Propagation of the Faith
3. The Extirpation of Heresy
4. The Conversion of Sinners
5. The Concord between Christian Princes
6. The Further Welfare of the Christian People
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 11:43 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 11:40 AM (tgvbd)
Soup can? Popsicle sticks? PENCILS?! Luxury. Our parents made us use the charred fingerbones of our dead siblings, and to store them we were forced to swallow them and regurgitate them as needed.
Posted by: A Yorkshireman at April 18, 2026 11:44 AM (TbWk/)
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They may be allowed for a while, but they MUST be subordinate, preferably humiliated regularly. Never allowed into any sort of power.
Posted by: KT at April 18, 2026 11:45 AM (7vIsy)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 18, 2026 11:42 AM (IG3/x)
see titulars > titular see
Posted by: Is now boob thread at April 18, 2026 11:45 AM (TbWk/)
He's a smart guy very good writer. His book Disappearing the President about how the deep state tried to take Trump down is excellent.
I don't always agree with him. I don't always agree with me. But he's nobodies fool and his opinions are worth considering.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:48 AM (viF8m)
Speaking of Jesus, the Pope tried to intervene in the midterm elections on behalf of the Democrats–he was a Chicago lefty before he became Pope–and President Trump didn’t take it lying down.
I may be Catholic (lapsed), but I'm not interested in the opinions of some old commie priest wearing a dress and a funny hat.
Mind your own fucking business and stick to chanting in Latin, Pope.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 18, 2026 11:48 AM (y9nCu)
"For I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 18, 2026 11:49 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: KT at April 18, 2026 11:45 AM (7vIsy)
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True, but you forgot the "taxed out the ying-yang" part.
Posted by: mrp at April 18, 2026 11:51 AM (rj6Yv)
Can't wait so see what the book thread morphs into.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 11:51 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 18, 2026 11:51 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 18, 2026 11:54 AM (xvV+O)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 11:51 AM (kpS4V)
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I'm reading Pope Benedict XVI's book "Faith and Politics".
Brilliant stuff.
Posted by: mrp at April 18, 2026 11:54 AM (rj6Yv)
What a couple of comical midgets they are.
Posted by: Cicero
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Two losers as far as their countrymen are concerned. Both have approval ratings in the toilet.
That is apparently true across the board in Western Euroland because the ruling elites are destroying their own countrymen to permit Islamic invasion and impoverishment of their own citizens.
Posted by: whig at April 18, 2026 11:54 AM (E4rtv)
Any religious freedom thread that doesn't pay homage to Rhode Island isn't real.
Heathens.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:55 AM (viF8m)
Brilliant stuff.
Posted by: mrp
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Benedict was an excellent and sound theologian.
Posted by: whig at April 18, 2026 11:55 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 18, 2026 11:56 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 18, 2026 11:56 AM (jrgJz)
There are also a couple of pieces over at Tablet, one "Killing Nasrallah" from 2024 and one or two recent ones that help explain the situation in Lebanon, too. Sounds like after Israel took out Nasrallah (head of Hezbollah) in 2024, the USA wouldn't let them finish off Hezbollah.
Posted by: KT at April 18, 2026 11:57 AM (7vIsy)
Obama’s hideous new presidential library is set to open in June and unsurprisingly, it’s not going to be cheap. What is surprising, is how much the tickets will actually cost to get in the door.
In addition to having to show an ID, tickets are a whopping $30 for adults. Thirty dollars per ticket!
Does that come with a meal or a few drinks?
We’ve heard that they’re paying some hefty salaries at the library but $30 per ticket seems a bit ridiculous.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 11:57 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Lirio100 at April 18, 2026 11:57 AM (ky7/T)
He's a smart guy very good writer. His book Disappearing the President about how the deep state tried to take Trump down is excellent.
I don't always agree with him. I don't always agree with me. But he's nobodies fool and his opinions are worth considering.
Posted by: JackStraw
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I agree with Jack's take. I came across Lee Smith on Real Clear Politics during Trump I term and unlike the online influencers, he is one the rare reporters on the right by actually going out and investigating rather than rely on opinion making.
Posted by: whig at April 18, 2026 11:59 AM (E4rtv)
Heathens.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:55 AM (viF8m)
Rhode Island isn't real, therefore no homage is due.
Posted by: Only the deluded believe in Rhode Island at April 18, 2026 12:01 PM (TbWk/)
Have a great day and keep Bertha at bay.
https://tinyurl.com/3xw5kckx
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 12:02 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: RandomDave
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Last time I checked, Lee writes now for Tablet magazine whose primary audience are those of the Jewish faith. And the suspicion on Vance was over Vance's hiring of Tucker's son for his communication shop and perhaps opposing the Iranian strikes. To the best of my knowledge, Vance has not denounced Tucker (unlike Trump) so that adds to the worry.
Rubio on the other hand has a long history as senator for being pro Israel.
Some of this boils down to Vance has a relatively short track record as a politician which is his virtue but also causes worry for some in the GOP coalition. Harder to predict how he would behave as prezzie.
Posted by: whig at April 18, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)
Heathens.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:55 AM (viF8m)
Rhode Island isn't real, therefore no homage is due.
Posted by: Only the deluded believe in Rhode Island at April 18, 2026 12:01 PM (TbWk/)
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Roger Williams and RI's "lively experiment" was rather contentious in some quarters.
Posted by: mrp at April 18, 2026 12:05 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: RandomDave at April 18, 2026 11:42 AM (aJQbY)
there are a lot of people in politics that are hoping that they can outlast Trump and go back to what they like doing better, which is a lot of graft and engineered failure so they can sit on their butts and rake in money.
Vance is seen as the next phase of Trump, and worse since he is young with a large family, and very targeted on the things that make the average American weaker, poorer, and more dependent.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 12:05 PM (rbvCR)
Obama’s hideous new presidential library is set to open in June and unsurprisingly, it’s not going to be cheap. What is surprising, is how much the tickets will actually cost to get in the door.
In addition to having to show an ID, tickets are a whopping $30 for adults. Thirty dollars per ticket!
Does that come with a meal or a few drinks?
We’ve heard that they’re paying some hefty salaries at the library but $30 per ticket seems a bit ridiculous.
Posted by: Stateless
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Houses across the US are expensive, yo.
Posted by: Barry Soetero at April 18, 2026 12:06 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: mrp at April 18, 2026 12:06 PM (rj6Yv)
I dunno... if that's what it takes to make the deal.
I think it most unlikely that the current regime in Iran will still be there in 20 years.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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I also think it unlikely, but spit happens. Democrat administrations happen. Trump said "never" and JD Vance said "20 years and then you can enrich it."
Maybe between now and 2046 we'll see it as a smart deal, maybe not.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 12:06 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: harbqll at April 18, 2026 12:06 PM (T4KLc)
Posted by: Ecclesiastically Challenged at April 18, 2026 12:09 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: harbqll at April 18, 2026 12:06 PM (T4KLc)
This.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 12:09 PM (snZF9)
In addition to having to show an ID, tickets are a whopping $30 for adults. Thirty dollars per ticket!
Does that come with a meal or a few drinks?
We’ve heard that they’re paying some hefty salaries at the library but $30 per ticket seems a bit ridiculous.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 11:57 AM (Sco7b)
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I get the $30 entrance fee, but how much does it cost to leave the library?
Posted by: mrp at April 18, 2026 12:10 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 18, 2026 12:12 PM (8gDV2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 18, 2026 12:13 PM (8gDV2)
In addition to the $30.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 12:20 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: GWB at April 18, 2026 12:21 PM (jZqxK)
I think part of my wariness is that I keep seeing people _claiming_ that Vance is poison, based mainly, as far as I can tell, on the fact that he's not giving Trump-style thundering denunciations of T'kar nor firing the son for the sins of the father.
"Where there's smoke, there's fire", but in politics "where there's noise, there's an op to twist your opinion" seems more accurate.
Posted by: RandomDave at April 18, 2026 12:21 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 12:21 PM (izXCr)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 12:21 PM (fE6HJ)
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Too late. The hatred Protestants have for Catholicism - in remission since the 70s - is fully out in the open. Here and elsewhere.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 18, 2026 12:23 PM (AlhUl)
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The pope is not moral.
The pope is possessed by a demon.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 12:25 PM (izXCr)
250th Anniversary of Independence
Obama's library opens
25th Anniversary of 9/11
NYC's first Muslim Mayor leads 9/11 Remembrance
WTF
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 12:27 PM (DmCto)
What are we, chopped liver?
- the bowels of the earth
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 18, 2026 12:28 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Big Fat Farma at April 18, 2026 12:29 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Art Bell listeners at April 18, 2026 12:31 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 12:31 PM (DmCto)
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Too late. The hatred Protestants have for Catholicism - in remission since the 70s - is fully out in the open. Here and elsewhere.
I think it depends on the particular Protestants. They don't hate Catholics in the church which I serve and neither do I. I am frequently pointing out here ( to redo Benjamin Franklins quote) that we as Christians better hang together or we will hang separately That is be united against the left and Islam. I also have rather regularly recommended books by RC authors I love including Francois Fenelon, Jean Pierre de Caussade and Brother Lawrence
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 12:32 PM (rZCVI)
Posted by: Lirio100 at April 18, 2026 11:57 AM (ky7/T)
I was in 7th grade, and I remember those conversations very clearly. It was not a "hushed, hushed" conversation thing, either. Quite out in the open. We were Protestants, belonging to a Hungarian church, and people were talking.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 18, 2026 12:32 PM (5xuJ/)
They realized their Jungle Primary is going to bite them in the ass as the leading candidates are Repubs and they need to consolidate all the Donks into just one guy to survive the primary and get one on the real ballot.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 18, 2026 12:32 PM (/lPRQ)
250th Anniversary of Independence
Obama's library opens
25th Anniversary of 9/11
NYC's first Muslim Mayor leads 9/11 Remembrance
WTF
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 12:27 PM (DmCto)
Theodore Roosevelt presidential library's grand opening is on July 4.
Posted by: Vendette at April 18, 2026 12:33 PM (ABYRG)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 12:33 PM (rZCVI)
Posted by: Let's think a bit more critically here at April 18, 2026 12:35 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 12:35 PM (GD0B3)
I would encourage you to return. Popes come and go but- as a friend of mine who is RC says- the faith remains.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 12:35 PM (rZCVI)
I have no doubt that if the Bolshevik Dems take over they'd try to tear down or alter the Jefferson Memorial because " he had slaves and was a white supremacist"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 18, 2026 12:36 PM (gu0hJ)
Irony. The current situation with islam traces all the way back to Dope Urban II sending a halfassed effort way back when to defend the offering plate
Money changing cocksuckers that popes are
Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 18, 2026 12:39 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 12:35 PM (GD0B3)
Hardly anyone cares much about the Balkans. Fewer still would even know what they were/are.
Posted by: The warm blanket of ignorance at April 18, 2026 12:40 PM (TbWk/)
I don't care if it rains or freezes
Long as I've got my plastic Jesus
Sitting on the dashboard of my car
Going 90 it ain't scary
Long as I've got the Virgin Mary
Sitting on the dashboard of my car
Posted by: Cool Hand Luke at April 18, 2026 12:41 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Lirio100 at April 18, 2026 12:41 PM (ky7/T)
Well, to hell with JD Vance. 20 years will be here before you know it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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That's disheartening. Playing a double game may be why many, against wishes, feel that he's not up to it. Observation from other sources would be helpful.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 12:43 PM (LA6Ib)
I don't have a plastic Jesus on the dashboard of my car and I always thought that song was rather silly and patronizing - besides being the only verse which I ever heard. Is there more to it?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 12:43 PM (rZCVI)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 18, 2026 12:44 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 12:45 PM (rZCVI)
Posted by: The warm blanket of ignorance
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All of the Balkans are not worth the bones of one Pomeranian.
_Bismark
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 12:46 PM (LA6Ib)
Dressed in rhinestone sitting on a
Pedestal of abalone shells.
Comes in colors pink and pleasant
Glows in the dark 'cause its iridescent
Take it with you when you travel far.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 12:48 PM (BNA0v)
Get yourself a sweet Madonna
Dressed in rhinestones
And sitting on a pedestal of Abalone shell
Drivin' ninety, it ain't scary
'Cause I've got the Virgin Mary
Assuring me that I won't go to hell
Posted by: Cool Hand Luke at April 18, 2026 12:48 PM (2Ez/1)
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Excuse me? I skimmed the article and that's exactly what happened. I feel like an idiot -- I missed this in the reporting.
Well, to hell with JD Vance. 20 years will be here before you know it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 11:42 AM (n7rxJ)
Yeah...DJT probably wanted to see how he stands up to something like that. He already knows Rubio can, kicked China out of the Panama Canal and removed Maduro. Now DJT is directly involved, yelling at the iranians, as he himself admitted.
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 12:49 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 12:50 PM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 12:50 PM (GD0B3)
I would encourage you to return. Popes come and go but- as a friend of mine who is RC says- the faith remains.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 12:
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You and your friend are right, of course. And the church is all about "the long view".
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 12:52 PM (lQA6G)
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Too late. The hatred Protestants have for Catholicism - in remission since the 70s - is fully out in the open. Here and elsewhere.
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When one knows its views are antithetical to the other but fosters them upon the other anyway, it inspires contempt.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 12:52 PM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: Eeyore
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Criticisms of the Pope are not manifestations of hatred for Catholicism.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 18, 2026 12:54 PM (XeU6L)
Long as I've got my plastic Jesus
Sitting on the dashboard of my car
Going 90 it ain't scary
Long as I've got the Virgin Mary
Sitting on the dashboard of my car
Posted by: Cool Hand Luke at April 18, 2026 12:41 PM (2Ez/1)
I don't have a plastic Jesus on the dashboard of my car and I always thought that song was rather silly and patronizing - besides being the only verse which I ever heard. Is there more to it?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 12:43 PM (rZCVI)
Since you ask:
I can drive 100 miles an hour
Long as I got The Almighty Power
Underneath my pair of fuzzy dice!
Alleluiaaaaa, alleluiiaaaa!
A-amen, amen, amen!
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 12:55 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Dumb And Dumber at April 18, 2026 12:56 PM (onPc6)
I think you will find it a blessing to receive the Eucharist and be surrounded by the beauty of the Mass-and nobody is paying me to say this, though that would be funny, wouldn't it ? itProtestant pastor urging people to go back to the RCC. Maybe you consider calling up the church and having a chat with the priest. They love to hear that people want to come back, I expect.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 12:56 PM (Nx5jP)
Theodore Roosevelt presidential library's grand opening is on July 4.
Posted by: Vendette at April 18, 2026 12:33 PM
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A great man. To think Biden occupied the same office as TR is appalling.
Posted by: JM at April 18, 2026 12:57 PM (BbMz+)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Pete Butterjug said that Jefferson's presence on Mount Rushmore is 'problematic'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 18, 2026 12:57 PM (XeU6L)
Besides the slow version Newman sings in the movie, there's a hundred more recordings of it.
This one has nice instrumental accompaniment:
https://youtu.be/pIqF-Mrh2bk
Posted by: Cool Hand Luke at April 18, 2026 12:58 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 18, 2026 12:59 PM (+0v0J)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 12:59 PM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy
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After observation, over time, general consensus was that he's a buffet Catholic so it doesn't make much difference.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 12:59 PM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: Pope Alexander VI, The Borgia Pope at April 18, 2026 12:59 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Dumb And Dumber at April 18, 2026 12:56 PM (onPc6)
"The Vagina Monologues" performed in Mecca.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 01:00 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 18, 2026 01:01 PM (vbXSk)
Oddly, I trust Rubio the most at this point which makes me nervous. Never trust a politician.
Posted by: connected and litigious at April 18, 2026 01:02 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 18, 2026 01:02 PM (+NIRm)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 01:02 PM (GD0B3)
Maybe it's just me. I don't like when people come to my home wanting to "witness" to me.
I think it is intrusive.
Posted by: four seasons at April 18, 2026 01:02 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 01:04 PM (Sco7b)
Thanks
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 01:04 PM (BNA0v)
Strait of Hormuz closed again.
Nice oil wells you had there...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 01:04 PM (Sco7b)
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That's why I drilled mine right here in Pennsylvania
Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 18, 2026 01:06 PM (SVeHj)
Besides the slow version Newman sings in the movie, there's a hundred more recordings of it.
This one has nice instrumental accompaniment:
https://youtu.be/pIqF-Mrh2bk
That was really great, thanks.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 18, 2026 01:07 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Unkaren at April 18, 2026 01:07 PM (utGqj)
"Tucker Carlson’s son no longer works at the White House, as of this week.
@politico @adamwren just confirmed it"
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 01:08 PM (GD0B3)
In addition to the $30.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 12:20 PM (AkEZC)
Well, it's a grift, what do you expect?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 01:08 PM (utfVc)
Inconvenient Truths — Jennifer Zeng Reports
@jenniferzeng97
🚨Breaking! Another 5 PLA generals and multiple high-ranking military officials have been dismissed!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 18, 2026 01:08 PM (diia5)
on that US oil map from last night, I saw Illinois was pretty black as well. I've heard of smaller wells around, and my well driller from 2000 even mentioned it. But idk of any large scale production here ... guess I could check in five minutes ... heh.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 18, 2026 01:09 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 01:09 PM (GD0B3)
I think it's premature to know what Vance would/wouldn't do 2-3 years from now, presuming he's the candidate and wins.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 01:11 PM (AkEZC)
I am glad to hear that. I have another guy I know who was lapsed from the RCC for about 30 years. He came back and went to confession and he told the priest "I've committed every sin but adultery and murder." I think they both had a laugh about it and the priest was surprisingly easy to confess to
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 01:12 PM (rZCVI)
"Scoop in @playbookdc: Buckley Carlson has departed the White House, where he served as VP JD Vance’s deputy press secretary, to start his own political consulting firm, according to two sources familiar with the plan.
"Buckley first informed the VP’s office of his intention to depart in December, but stayed on for several months to ensure a smooth transition,” a Vance official told me."
Oh, you don't say. A 29 year old launching his own political consulting firm !
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 01:13 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 01:13 PM (GD0B3)
Thanks
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 01:04 PM (BNA0v)
When I got married I had to go to confession. Something I hadn't done since 6th grade. My exact words were I'm getting married next week, I haven't been here since I was 12, you got a bulk rate? lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 01:13 PM (snZF9)
I was going to comment on this, but wanted to keep my powder dry. Just the threat, regardless of reality, will cause oil prices to fluctuate. Are we obligated to keep it open?
Posted by: Unkaren at April 18, 2026 01:13 PM (utGqj)
Oddly, I trust Rubio the most at this point which makes me nervous. Never trust a politician.
Posted by: connected and litigious at April 18, 2026 01:02 PM
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I'll settle for 80% agreement with a conservative politician, and still expect to be disappointed. I read that somewhere: All politicians disappoint.
Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 18, 2026 01:14 PM (v3gtd)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
I don't see these Kremlin-watcher like observations at all. Absent some disaster, he's the presumptive nominee in the same fashion that every other VP has been. The noise is just noise
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 18, 2026 01:15 PM (diia5)
on that US oil map from last night, I saw Illinois was pretty black as well. I've heard of smaller wells around, and my well driller from 2000 even mentioned it. But idk of any large scale production here ... guess I could check in five minutes ... heh.
Posted by: illiniwek
I've seen oil rigs pumping in southwest Indiana down by the Gibson station power plant.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 18, 2026 01:16 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 01:16 PM (Nx5jP)
I think it is intrusive.
Posted by: four seasons at April 18, 2026 01:02 PM (3ek7K)
Didn't mind it myself. I consider it an alternate form of worship. Had JWs coming by regularly at the old place and I'd always flip the script and end up witnessing to them. They always came in pairs, and the "elder" would often depart with a beleaguered look as he anticipated the multiple questions I (the Holy Spirit) planted in his younger companion's head...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 01:17 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 12:50 PM (Nx5jP)
Maybe you should pay more attention. The song really mocks those who display the physical trappings of faith but who do not behave in a manner fitting for a believer.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 01:18 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: YellowBird at April 18, 2026 01:18 PM (MEbkQ)
Posted by: Jeb!, Inbred Retard at April 18, 2026 01:19 PM (onPc6)
Did he have any songs examining himself?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 01:20 PM (Nx5jP)
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The evangelical thread was the thread before this one.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 01:20 PM (LA6Ib)
Posted by: RandomDave at April 18, 2026 01:20 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 01:20 PM (Nx5jP)
Who? I don't know who wrote the song, but it's pretty darned clear from the lyrics what the intended target of the mockery is.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 01:23 PM (utfVc)
Lots of people both in and out of the church make the mistake of forgetting this.
When the Pope opens his mouth, it isn't always as the Mouth Of God. That's what encyclicals are for.
He is VERY much a politician, or he would never have been in the running to be elected--ELECTED--Pope.
He is head of one of the richest and most exclusive sovereign states on the planet, and quite often speaks as that very political mouthpiece.
(raised catholic, talking here)
Posted by: barbarausa at April 18, 2026 01:23 PM (enw9G)
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You don't see maps like that very often, for some reason, do you? I wonder why. *
* I don't wonder why
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 01:25 PM (AkEZC)
What I thought ... and that has to influence his perspective.
Posted by: YellowBird at April 18, 2026 01:26 PM (MEbkQ)
It can be lunch time
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 01:28 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 18, 2026 01:29 PM (+89TD)
* unless its Zionism, then you have to support it financially and if you criticize it, you may have to be imprisoned
Posted by: TJs Asterisk at April 18, 2026 01:29 PM (yqdb6)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
yeah, I just checked a map of Illinois wells and they are heavily concentrated in SE IL. Bigger economic impact than I thought, 9th largest state for production in US, iirc. We supposedly have huge amounts of coal as well.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 18, 2026 01:31 PM (vbXSk)
You're a victim, you are. A big ole victim.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 18, 2026 01:31 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 01:33 PM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 01:35 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: PaleRider
But the Pope is posting this on x - probably not him, but his team. Regardless. It’s an official account, and you can watch the videos.
I am a lapsed Catholic for a lot of reasons. It does us a huge disservice to not be able to discuss the negative consequences of things like this. It doesn’t mean I don’t respect Catholics, I believe we need more people in Church, more people coming to Jesus, not less, and we should celebrate people who find a Church home that resonates with them, even if it’s not OUR Church home.
Posted by: Piper at April 18, 2026 01:35 PM (d2kuJ)
Trump Orders Man Jailed For Failing To Give Attention To This Matter
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From the Bee.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 01:36 PM (ndZc7)
It's why I hold religions suspect so much of the time. I was promised a personal (you know....private and unique) relationship with him. I don't need someone to tell me otherwise.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 18, 2026 01:37 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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I think the IRGC IS the central government of Iran right now. Probably have been for years/decades.
They're not going down unless completely wiped out.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 01:37 PM (AkEZC)
Trump will have use extra ALL CAPS on Truth Social!
Anything less would be a sign of weakness.
Posted by: MAGA at April 18, 2026 01:40 PM (6j88S)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 01:44 PM (ndZc7)
But if you want to meet young actresses, that's the place.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 01:45 PM (Sco7b)
It's why I hold religions suspect so much of the time. I was promised a personal (you know....private and unique) relationship with him. I don't need someone to tell me otherwise.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
You would probably appreciate my pastor’s comments on religion vs. the gospel, as well as those who go to Church every Sunday and it seems like their purpose is to report out on who wasn’t there.
Posted by: Piper at April 18, 2026 01:46 PM (d2kuJ)
Or "He put his truth social post in ALL CAPS. Is he losing his eyesight or is a narcissist? "IMPEACH!!!"
Good grief; What a bore!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 01:47 PM (PFs9e)
But if you want to meet young actresses, that's the place.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April
I have lived more than 29 years without attending Coachella. But I have been to the place where it is held!
Posted by: Piper at April 18, 2026 01:48 PM (d2kuJ)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 01:48 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at April 18, 2026 01:49 PM (ZztHa)
I am a lapsed Catholic for a lot of reasons. It does us a huge disservice to not be able to discuss the negative consequences of things like this. It doesn’t mean I don’t respect Catholics, I believe we need more people in Church, more people coming to Jesus, not less, and we should celebrate people who find a Church home that resonates with them, even if it’s not OUR Church home.
Posted by: Piper at April 18, 2026 01:35 PM (d2kuJ)
Archdiocese of Newark, NJ circa 1973, was a pit of incompetence and hypocrisy. The Pope at the time was not a factor in my decision to walk away. Just to give equal time as a Protestant, our own house can do with a bit of cleaning. COVID sifted the Christian faith like wheat, and many church leaders in every denomination were found wanting...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 01:50 PM (nbLIj)
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
Good news for New Yorkers, bad news for rats: all trash will be in rat-proof bins by the end of 2031.
No more black bags on the sidewalks — it’s time to put a lid on it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 01:50 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 01:52 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Piper at April 18, 2026 01:52 PM (d2kuJ)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2026 01:55 PM (yAteE)
Observation from other sources would be helpful.
Posted by: Braenyard
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Indeed. I don't get this.
As for Vance being the presumptive, he could always step aside and let Rubio tee through. Vance will have a 2-year-old baby in 2028.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 01:55 PM (n7rxJ)
jeez, no one nooded.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 01:55 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 01:58 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 01:50 PM (nbLIj)
Oh for sure. I mean Churches are run by humans, right? It’s why I keep going to back to not criticizing anyone’s legitimate faith - we need more of that, not less. People finding a place to worship and learn about God is a net positive. The delivery of that message in my Church may not resonate with someone looking for a more formal environment. Likewise, someone looking for fire and brimstone will be equally unhappy.
Posted by: Piper at April 18, 2026 01:58 PM (d2kuJ)
Plenty in The ChurchTM like to milk that same old hustle that made a lot of robber barons of the church wealthy in the past.
Giving to The Church is not the same as giving to God, as The Church is very much administered by men.
A lot of stuff in the church was dismantled in the 60s (as with a lot of other things) and one of the first things undermined was a truth, that giving the best was for God.
So yeah, nuns should dress from Walmart, like the poor, instead of wearing a handloomed habit that lasts for 50 years if you take care of it--there's poverty, and PovertyTM.
Get rid of the Latin chant and the choir, and have Father Goodfriend strumming two chords on the guitar while the youngsters swoon.
I'm not expressing it well, but it comes down to the modern ChurchTM pretty much being a skinsuit, like a lot of other institutions.
And yes, their team runs their social media. Francis had to do a lot of backtracking on his idle ruminations, which were given great airplay as coming from The Mouth Of God, when politically useful.
Posted by: barbarausa at April 18, 2026 02:02 PM (enw9G)
I guess technically a few guys in a speed boat is technically a naval vessel. Still deceptive. Don't MSNow's 1.7 .illion viewers deserve better?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 02:05 PM (Sco7b)
Considering when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and the gathered heard their message in their own language, I conclude that God's Message can be delivered in whatever format the listener is prepared to hear it in.
When I embarked on my faith journey, the Catholic Mass did not resonate with me. Ditto the Baptist church (close though...but I wasn't gonna quit drinking). Found my home at a small nondenominational church, where I was baptized in 2003. Been a regular church goer since, even after that church fell away due to COVID..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 02:13 PM (nbLIj)
Must be exhausting to get that many lies in one post. Hats off, Barb.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at April 18, 2026 02:16 PM (ZztHa)
Auto-Pen President should have been taken down fir mention illness but they protected him, but turn around and blame what Biden was on what they say Trump is.
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 02:18 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: barbarausa at April 18, 2026 02:19 PM (enw9G)
And I would encourage people to try to be gentler with each other instead of flying off the handle if they disagree . I'm out for today. Have a good evening.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 02:28 PM (rZCVI)
177 In my opinion, God is big enough to handle a variety of musical tastes and styles of worship and some theological views within the Christian community. It's all about us being transformed into the image of Christ and sharing the journey with other folks. I agree with Piper.
Even God weeps at liturgical dance.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 03:23 PM (yGQJD)
Matthias Schmidt
@eurofounder
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We did it. With Europeans in charge, Strait of Hormuz will be open in just 4-6 months, following a climate assessment and a summit in Davos.
They are just soooo cute when they think that they are relevant!
This, folks, is what would properly be called an activity and not an accomplishment.
You see such everywhere these days, particularly in the "halls of power". Check out Shrillary's "accomplishments" -- all "activities". Ditto, Red Kammie.
Activities require so little. Host blatherfests and then issue statements. No really serious effort necessary!
To accomplish something requires serious and focused effort! We can't let that stand in the way of another schmoozefest at Davos!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 03:23 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Eromero at April 18, 2026 03:29 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 03:29 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 03:31 PM (Nib8X)
Grok
I read commentary on a ‘Tablet’ article that; ‘Vice President JD Vance told the Iranian delegation he met with in Pakistan last weekend that he was willing to erase his boss’s red line and offer Iran a deal that allows it to enrich after 20 years’. What truth is there to this statement? What are the elements that cause this statement to be suspect?
Grok’s response doesn’t speak well for Tablet Mag or Lee Smith:
https://tinyurl.com/ys9c2d28
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 07:44 PM (LA6Ib)
The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival
[H/T Sharon(Willow's Apprentice). I see there is another Misanthrope in the building]
2) Be kind, be nice. Or else.
3) Running with sharp objects should be done during the Movie Thread.
4) Have a great weekend!
AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update. Prayer Requests:
3/5 – IrishEi has learned that she needs major surgery on 3/16, and she would really appreciate prayers.
4/4 Update – Irish Ei posted her health update. She quit smoking 8-10 years ago, after reading Alan Carr’s “Easy Way to Quit Smoking”, on Ace’s recommendation. Since then, she has gone for the annual low-dose CT scan of her lungs that is offered to smokers/former smokers. They were always negative, until this year. She had one very small spot, which was confirmed as Stage I CA. The spot was removed, and no chemo or radiation is needed. She has been home for a week and is feeling better and stronger every day. She did want to encourage everyone to take whatever screenings are offered. She had no symptoms at all, and her doctor had suggested that she could stop with the annual CT scans. But early detection is crucial. 3/10 – Update on Susan, who we have been praying for as she battles cancer. She is hospitalized again with an infection in her colon that quickly turned bad. The doctor says the signs are sepsis but they are running tests to make sure. The good news is that the pancreatic cancer was and is responding to the chemo and her cancer numbers are going down. God bless and thank you!
3/23 Update – Susan finally was able to come home. She is doing better than expected. Thanks to everyone for your prayers. 3/14 – Retired Buckeye Cop asks for prayers for Mrs. Cop’s cousin, “A.B”. He has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. He is a retired police officer who was hit by a car years ago. He attempted to deal with the pain by self-medicating with too much Tylenol, which ended up poisoning his liver. His only alternative is a liver transplant, but he is uncertain if he wants to have surgery.
4/11 Update – A.B. got a second opinion and testing determined his live score was 15. (21+ means transplant time.) That’s bad, but not as critical as initially thought. He went to the Cleveland Clinic for a third opinion, and testing found that his score had dropped to 9 and a liver transplant was not even something to consider. The doctor suspected a reaction to Ozempic and told him to stop taking it for 6 months. 3/21 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for her son, who is still looking for work. He has a horticulture major, and would ideally like something related to research, but he is certainly willing to labor outdoors.
4/10 – FenelonSpoke’s son got a job. She sends her thanks to everyone who prayed on this thread here and elsewhere. 3/21 – Count de Monet gave prayers of thanks for a son who has been accepted into the IBEW Apprenticeship program. He will earn while he learns for 4 years on his way to becoming a Journeyman Electrician. 3/21 – pookysgirl asked for prayers as they start IVF again. 3/22 – Retired Buckeye Cop has a happy prayer request. His 16 year old grandson said he is feeling a call to the priesthood within the Catholic Church. He is a devout young man who has particular compassion for the poor. (He thinks he might want to be a Franciscan friar.) Please pray for L. H. as he pursues the vocation of religious life. 3/24 – GMAC posted that he has received his death sentence. His prostate cancer has metastasized into his bones. Medication will slow it down, but there is no stopping it. He doesn’t know how much time he has, but plans to do some travelling while he can. He sends his compliments to “the wittiest group of morons” he has ever had the pleasure of reading. He will still be lurking. 3/28 – Cosda posted the happy news that a new grandson should be arriving on 3/28. 3/28 – Defenestratus asked for prayers for grief at the loss of a dear friend and boss of 20 years, who passed away unexpectedly on St. Patrick’s Day. 3/28 – San Franpsycho posted that Pnina bat Surel is not improving, sadly. She has had a third hospitalization, and this has taken a toll on her. She is not bouncing back like she has before. 3/28 – From about The Time posted that prayers would be appreciated after the last chemo treatment for Lymphoma. It went reasonably well - thanks for the prayers. 3/28 – Hrothgar asked for prayers for a dear and long time close friend and former neighbor, Daniel, who is scheduled for open heart surgery in mid-April. Prayers for his wife would be appreciated as well, as she will be carrying a heavy load for the next few months. 3/28 – NR Pax posted an update on his father, who we had prayed for in January after his stroke. Dad is going through PT and OT every day at home. Mom got some cooperative people at the VA and a note was put in his record that he was not to have any appointments more than fifteen miles from his house. Things are still rough as Mom is handling things like taxes, investment accounts, and the banking. And Dad’s condition is stable, but it will change sooner or later. But they are living in a great retirement community and he’ll be taken care of. 3/28 – Jordan61 posted that Mr. Jordan61 is back in the hospital. His sepsis has returned and gotten into where his compression fracture is, and he has vertebral osteomyelitis. The doctor is supposed to come in today and let them know the plan.
4/9 Update – On 4/1 Mr. Jordan61 was released from the hospital with six weeks of IV antibiotics, which Jordan61 is administering every 8 hours. He’s in a lot of pain; they’ve given him oxy, fentanyl, and dilaudid, and nothing seems to touch it. From what they were told, the pain won’t subside until the infection is cleared up. For the time being, he is bed-bound and they are limiting his movement as much as possible to keep the pain to a minimum. Jordan61 will send updates with progress. 4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids). 4/4 – Reforger posted that his wife’s father passed away on 4/3. After a 50 year battle with Hep C, he fell and broke his neck. He lasted about a month, in and out of induced comas, and now the pain is over. Reforger lost his father on Holy Saturday (years ago) and now his wife lost her father on Good Friday. 4/11 – Eromeros craves prayers for Mrs. E., as she has been diagnosed with lymphoma. She begins infusions on 4/23. For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at April 18, 2026 07:59 AM (f0sNM)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 18, 2026 08:00 AM (kOluj)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 18, 2026 08:00 AM (kOluj)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 18, 2026 08:01 AM (w/O5Q)
https://tinyurl.com/4czwfh29
Midwest Chick:
https://tinyurl.com/bd4b4uv2
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 18, 2026 08:01 AM (skR0U)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 08:02 AM (AkEZC)
Prayers for all the Horde, including Captain Whitebread who is back in ICU with a leg infection that sounds very serious.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 08:02 AM (LmPA0)
Posted by: Mick at April 18, 2026 08:03 AM (HFx9z)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 08:03 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 18, 2026 08:04 AM (skR0U)
It's been a pretty insane few years in the Otoko household recently, so it's nice to have some nice upheaval for a change.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:05 AM (Ot/FD)
{grammie}
{TiFW}
Hiya JT
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 18, 2026 08:07 AM (kOluj)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:05 AM (Ot/FD)
That's great man.
Posted by: Alex Trebek at April 18, 2026 08:08 AM (bss/y)
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:09 AM (ZOv7s)
g'mornin' again, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 18, 2026 08:09 AM (2/MrR)
"That's nice, Husband. Hey, guess what?"
"... Life Event?"
"Life Event!"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:09 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:05 AM (Ot/FD)
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God be praised! I had a tyrant of a boss for eight years, and it took a while to decompress. So be patient, and congratulations!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:10 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:05 AM (Ot/FD)
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b"h
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 08:10 AM (RIvkX)
If you love your job, you never work a day in your life.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 18, 2026 08:10 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: torabora at April 18, 2026 08:11 AM (KtOUo)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 18, 2026 08:10 AM (qFwJc)
It's ironic because if you really really hate your job, you never work a day in your life, either!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:11 AM (Ot/FD)
https://youtu.be/vypsVdwa8wk
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 18, 2026 08:11 AM (kOluj)
Highlights: CA government estimated 10,000 fewer public school students for the 25/26 school year. There's a drop of 75,000 instead.
That's only a drop of 1.3% overall, and 6.6% in private schools, 3.7% in homeschooling.
A concerned parent at the end said she worried, because her biggest issue was class size, and fewer students would mean less money to hire more teachers. 🤡 🌎
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 18, 2026 08:11 AM (ycI94)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 08:11 AM (6U1c2)
Yikes!
Guess I should cut down on my coffee consumption. Those K-cups go for over a dollar, each.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 08:12 AM (Y1sOo)
Also, my GSD Bruno started chemo for his lymphoma and responded well. Lymph node swelling is down 95%. Prayers from the Horde have no doubt helped.
All in all, I feel blessed when I see what some other folks are going thru. Lord, please help us all.
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 08:12 AM (vFG9F)
I'm having something called "Boston Tea Party Blend" which I picked up at the Kittery Trading Post in Kittery ME. It's like a poor man's Earl Grey.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 08:13 AM (qRla/)
Let us pray that the Holy Spirit descends upon him, filling him with renewed hope and resolve, and that he may, perhaps, rejoin our community and be a source of joy, hope and inspiration for others.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:13 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 18, 2026 08:14 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 08:14 AM (LmPA0)
Posted by: one hour sober"
Kroger's Donut Shop K-cups are pretty good (imho) and come in at about 33 cents each. One or maybe two cups a day is my limit.
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 08:14 AM (vFG9F)
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Have you guys heard from him?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 08:15 AM (LmPA0)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 18, 2026 08:15 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport "
I know it's not what you want for your husband, but I wish someone would force me to retire. I hope though that he is able to adjust, or finds something else to do. Sometimes change happens and only later do we find it was for the better.
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 08:17 AM (vFG9F)
If you love your job, you never work a day in your life.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 18, 2026 08:10 AM (qFwJc)
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My approach to life is based on that of my father, who said that all the men before him would get up before dawn, and go out in the fields or down into the mines, and they thanked God that they could do that. He sits at a desk with air conditioning. How can he complain?
He saw work as what you do to pay for hobbies, and it doesn't matter if you like it, so long as you are good at it. I'm teaching that to my kids so they don't do the stupid "Chase your special dream!" b.s.
That being said, there were a few years when I couldn't wait to go to drill and do more planning and wargaming. As I told my wife at the time, it was like being paid to drink beer and watch football. Alas, all good things, etc.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:18 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 18, 2026 08:18 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 08:15 AM (LmPA0)
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I'm in regular contact with him.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:18 AM (ZOv7s)
https://tinyurl.com/438zynjd
Probably saved us hundreds of $ by now...
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 18, 2026 08:19 AM (kOluj)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 08:19 AM (kxiH3)
Posted by: Caffiend at April 18, 2026 08:19 AM (oftw2)
Fares start at $4000 per person for your basic "Standard Waterview" cabin. For that kind of money, I can travel by car or rail anywhere I like, stay in a great hotel, Air B&B or such and still have plenty of folding green left over.
I'm sure these cruises are great, if you can afford them. I can't.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 08:20 AM (qRla/)
Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
St. Apollonius, Roman senator and martyr, pray for us.
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I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated -- particularly for those that are suffering.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 08:21 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 18, 2026 08:11 AM (ycI94)
It's almost Pavlovian, but in a perversely farcical way. Monkey rings a bell, and gets shown a picture of a banana. No actual banana, but yet the monkey can't even imagine not ringing that bell anymore.
Slap that "Funding" bell silly, and a picture of a teacher pops up. Teetcher mean skool moar gud! Yayyyy!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:21 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 08:21 AM (kxiH3)
Dad is still going through all kinds of therapy. The VA has been really helpful to him. I know that things aren't going to get better and all of this is just managing the decline but he's got mom and a good bunch of professionals helping him out.
As for mom, she's handling things as best as she can. She's not sleeping much at night since dad wakes up every 1-2 hours but she's keeping him from hurting himself. And as much as it sucks, I'm waiting around for The Call that means I have to fly out to CA.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 18, 2026 08:21 AM (+NIRm)
Fewer teachers are needed.
Posted by: no one of any consequence
True. They mentioned two reasons:
1- people in general are having fewer children
2- Trump's immigration crackdown is scaring illegals away
I think there is a third reason. Citizens with means or conservative values are fleeing the state. That would explain the higher rate in private school and homeschooling decline. That means capital is fleeing, lowering tax revenue. Doom spiral?
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 18, 2026 08:22 AM (ycI94)
One hour sober, have you ever tried using those refillable K-cups? You can get them at Marshall's etc or of course on Amazon. You just put your own coffee in them and you don't have to mess with the store-bought K-cups.
Posted by: bluebell at April 18, 2026 08:22 AM (afFes)
I'm glad for him. As I said, he was my brother in depression, so I am happy he is doing better.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 08:22 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 18, 2026 08:15 AM (2Ez/1)
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I've never done that. I had a period of job instability in my early 30s where I spent 12 out of 18 months unemployed and because of that, I've held onto each job like terrier holds a rat, and I've been able to outlast (and usually outmaneuver) bad bosses. I'm now under 10 years from retirement, which makes me even more tenacious.
I also have a good employment law attorney.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:22 AM (ZOv7s)
Prayers for all on the list, and all the others. For all who are suffering illness, who are grieving, who are deployed in the defense of our nation, who are making hard decisions, who are estranged from their families, who despair.
Prayers of thanksgiving for those who spread joy and give assistance to others.
Lord, bless us, and have mercy on us.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 18, 2026 08:23 AM (h7ZuX)
https://tinyurl.com/438zynjd
Probably saved us hundreds of $ by now...
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher
They work well and that is a very good price. They used to sell in the grocery store for more than $5 each.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 18, 2026 08:24 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
That's great! Tell him I am praying for him.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 08:24 AM (fE6HJ)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 08:19 AM (kxiH3)
no, nothing like that, we were just a little worried about getting stuck without insurance, but a spouse changing jobs does indeed qualify as a "Life Event", which means the holy priests of Healthcareism will grudgingly tolerate us buying some body insurance outside of their precious sanctified seventeen minute window in October.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:24 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: bluebell at April 18, 2026 08:25 AM (afFes)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 08:20 AM (qRla/)
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I have a coworker who goes on cruises every winter, and he literally works just for the fun of it - his parents were loaded, and he inherited huge tracts of land that he rents out to neighboring farmers. He likes his job, and his income is pure fun money.
Must be nice.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:26 AM (ZOv7s)
https://tinyurl.com/438zynjd
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Thank you. That's a buy for me.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 08:26 AM (Y1sOo)
He saw work as what you do to pay for hobbies, and it doesn't matter if you like it, so long as you are good at it. I'm teaching that to my kids so they don't do the stupid "Chase your special dream!" b.s.
That being said, there were a few years when I couldn't wait to go to drill and do more planning and wargaming. As I told my wife at the time, it was like being paid to drink beer and watch football. Alas, all good things, etc.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:18 AM (ZOv7s)
Something I learned over the years is that you can love your job, but it won't love you back. If you dropped dropped dead, you would be replaced and quickly forgotten.
I really like my job and frankly it's pretty stress-free, but it's not my life. It pays for my hobbies, lets Mrs. Cop be a stay-at-home Church Lady, and lets me support my parish.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 08:26 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 08:22 AM (qRla/)
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"Better" is very much a relative term. I mentioned you had asked about him and he replied to me in record time, so you are very much on his mind as well.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:27 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:21 AM (Ot/FD)
*fiestbunp*
Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro, VT at April 18, 2026 08:29 AM (skR0U)
I was just thinking of him yesterday morning, oddly enough.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 18, 2026 08:29 AM (BI5O2)
I really like my job and frankly it's pretty stress-free, but it's not my life. It pays for my hobbies, lets Mrs. Cop be a stay-at-home Church Lady, and lets me support my parish.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 08:26 AM (ksbjf)
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Well, all it took was the vaxx mandate and I was out the door. Much sympathy, very nice sendoff, but also: turn in your gear and train your replacement as fast as possible.
When the mandate was lifted, I was pleased to have a couple of people reach out to me and ask me to come back, which was very nice.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:29 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Caffeinated Carlo at April 18, 2026 08:30 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:30 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:26 AM (ZOv7s)
I say that a lot. Not so much for travel, but a great deal of money would allow me to buy my dream house and afford to dress the way I prefer.
I find myself wishing I had money, but then remember that the truest thing I ever wrote was, "Do you know what the most horrible words in the world are? 'I wish.'
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 08:31 AM (qRla/)
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 08:32 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 08:12 AM (Y1sOo)
Speaking of flooding, looks like northern Michigan has had a terrible week of it. Prayers up that the remaining dams hold.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 18, 2026 08:34 AM (h7ZuX)
We were a political p.r. shop, and used to do mock news releases (NEVER ON LETTERHEAD!!!) and every cube or office had cartoons on the walls. In-jokes all over the place. I was there for five years until a leadership change and I was laid off.
I lost that job in 2004. We still get together. We have an email list, and about every three months we have dinner and update each other on kids, grandkids, job changes and now - retirements. It's crazy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:34 AM (ZOv7s)
Could use a few prayers myself. Still in rehab after my gout/sepsis battle. They seem to have been dealt with , though antibiotics still being applied. Been doing therapy to get stronger.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 18, 2026 08:34 AM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 08:34 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:21 AM (Ot/FD)
*fiestbunp*
Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro
*fiestabump*
Posted by: Consuela "Si Se Puede" Mendoza from East Los Angelos at April 18, 2026 08:35 AM (ycI94)
Posted by: fd
IOW they offshored their $30 mil.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 18, 2026 08:36 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 08:34 AM (vFG9F)
I was going to try to describe the strength with which I just sighed in exasperation, but then I realized you probably could hear it yourself from where you're at.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:36 AM (Ot/FD)
The people shrieking "ZOMG! Blasphemy! reeee!!!" have nothing to say about things that disturb me as a Catholic.
1) Upcoming psycho-sexual movie with Anne Hathaway as an aging Pop Tart wearing headdresses that look like halos while being in skimpy outfits. The title of the movie? Mother Mary. It obviously sexualizes the Blessed Virgin Mary.
B) The idiot article a few years ago in The Atlantic criticizing the Rosary.
iii) A Crucifix put in a jar of urine, and called "art" back in the 1990s.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 08:37 AM (ksbjf)
For instance, at my current job, I was right at the 3.5 year mark, and I hated it so much that I dreaded waking up and going there, because my boss was an acolyte of Satan. I had a very sick child at the time, so when I told the wife I was quitting, she said "no don't do it, we can't afford it," and I complied.
Not a week later, my boss's boss called and he said "I just cut her Satanic ass loose, largely because of how bad she was to you."
I had never once complained - but people can see these things. If they're good bosses, that is. It's been 5 years since then, and I still like my job.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 18, 2026 08:37 AM (BI5O2)
Heard a great quote on a video about that. "If you drop dead tonight, HR would post your job vacancy before your family posts your obituary."
Posted by: NR Pax at April 18, 2026 08:38 AM (+NIRm)
Must be nice.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:26 AM (ZOv7s)
It is nice, because he has the right attitude. Compare and contrast with, say, Hunter Biden or the Kennedy clan, who are never satisfied and are one train wreck after another in pursuit of something money can't give them.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 18, 2026 08:38 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 08:38 AM (vFG9F)
https://youtu.be/Qr1UOfvMFt0
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 18, 2026 08:38 AM (kOluj)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 18, 2026 08:34 AM (h7ZuX)
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We are getting a lot of rain even in mid-Michigan. The local synagogue has put in a shipyard, and they seem to be going round the clock on something.
Since I logged in, it has actually gotten darker here. Heavy overcast and yet more rain. Oy vay!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:40 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 18, 2026 08:37 AM (BI5O2)
The opposite happens a lot, that I've seen before. Not myself, personally, but it's a thing. Everyone around you is great. Everyone's trying. Your boss is pretty cool, your boss's boss is pretty cool. On paper things should be great. But the organization is so cripplingly dysfunctional from the board and the C-suite, and the people in charge of being in charge are so thoroughly disinterested in the actual functioning of the company as a company, that the whole things isn't much more than a hostage situation with an org chart.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:41 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 08:37 AM (ksbjf)
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They are literally the meme. "No, I think Christianity is stupid and don't believe in it at all, but if I act all offended about something Trump did and call it blasphemous, maybe you will do what I want."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:43 AM (ZOv7s)
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This is the other side of the coin. You shouldn't love your job too much, because it could go at any time.
Even if you're self-employed and can't be laid off, you shouldn't love it too much, because it will become an opportunity cost to other things you neglect as a result. It'll be cold comfort on your deathbed.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 18, 2026 08:43 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 18, 2026 08:38 AM (h7ZuX)
They're trying to fill the God-shaped hole in the souls with liquor or drugs or sex. I look at people that don't have religious faith, and see people anxious and afraid of life in general. I might be anxious about a specific event, but I know God wins in the end.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 08:44 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:46 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 18, 2026 08:47 AM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 08:47 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 18, 2026 08:22 AM (ycI94)
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I think we are closing in on a tipping point regarding public education. More people than ever before are childless, and part of that is that they get more cash to spend on themselves. While they are liberal, they are also greedy, and are starting to balk and paying for something they don't use.
Enrollment is also falling, so the per-student expenditures are crazy for what you get.
Meanwhile, the people having kids are choosing private schools or home schooling, further eroding popular support. We're not there yet, but I think it's not that far off. Higher education is already starting to collapse, which will further undermine support for traditional prep schools.
Surging skilled trade positions will replace the old K-12-college model.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:47 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 18, 2026 08:34 AM (gu0hJ)
Prayers up. Sepsis is such a danger. Is there a lot more of this than there used to be, or am I just more aware of it because of the work I do (hospital financial assistance), and so many prayer requests about it. The medical bills from sepsis are often in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on the length of hospitalization. So, sure, I see it a lot. But it seems like there's been a lot more of that in the last two years than in the previous several.
Are there stronger bacterial strains running around out there than there used to be?
*hatches new conspiracy theory
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 18, 2026 08:48 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 08:37 AM (ksbjf)
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They are literally the meme. "No, I think Christianity is stupid and don't believe in it at all, but if I act all offended about something Trump did and call it blasphemous, maybe you will do what I want."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:43 AM (ZOv7s)
Exactly my point.
I didn't see the picture of Pres. Trump as a holy man(?) being blasphemous. There was no mockery that I could perceive.
To paint with a broad brush, but Protestants tend to be iconoclasts. The now-controversial picture is consistent with Catholic iconography. The only controversial point is, will Donald Trump be a saint?
I would argue that he is attempting to make the entire world a safer place. His life was spared by a miracle at Butler, Penn. for a reason.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 08:50 AM (ksbjf)
*hatches new conspiracy theory
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 18, 2026 08:48 AM (h7ZuX)
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Overuse of antibiotics created superstrains. This is is known. I get emails from my health insurance actually saying that antibiotics should be treated as a last resort, and maybe riding out that cold is better for you.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:51 AM (ZOv7s)
******
It's an open thread. Moose up top told ya:
"1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate."
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 08:51 AM (Y1sOo)
*hatches new conspiracy theory
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 18, 2026 08:48 AM (h7ZuX)
I don't know. Maybe we've just gotten better at fighting sepsis when it does happen, so you see hospitals trying to win against it, which is more visible and noticeable as an administrator than the doctors declaring Game Over and closing the file.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:51 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 18, 2026 08:51 AM (kOluj)
I don't know quite what the dispute, if such there be, between Trump and the Pope is, but I don't take it too seriously. Papal pronouncements tend to be elliptical and I don't know His Holiness wasn't referring to the variety of African conflicts. Besides, it's not doctrinal, so there's no point to listening.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 08:53 AM (tgvbd)
I'm a conservative and my wife and I never had kids. I also dislike paying for something I don't use and am not allowed to have any input over.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 18, 2026 08:53 AM (+NIRm)
The ivies certainly lost their cachet. Now smart, wealthy, normal parents see them for what they are, hotbeds of Marxism-Jihadism (TM by me!), and rather send their progeny elsewhere. And the employers are no longer fixated on ivy diplomas. The gild is off. Zinc and crap underneath.
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 08:54 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 08:50 AM (ksbjf)
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There is a deep irony in the current (fake) furor. Trump has negotiated the end of wars several times. At every step in the Iran situation, he has negotiated until it became clear that it was fruitless. He then waged a minimalist campaign, with incredibly low casualties and collateral damage, and kept begging for a cease fire.
In pursuit of that, he threatened total war on a millenarian death cult theocracy, which agreed! And he was vilified for that as well. Now there is no actual war, just slow negotiations and maneuvering.
What is even more remarkable is that he is doing this to end the threat China poses to the world. By crushing China's foreign trade and access to oil, he is ending the Taiwan war before it can start.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:54 AM (ZOv7s)
Genesis 4:7
Posted by: Marcus T at April 18, 2026 08:56 AM (upeQk)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 08:53 AM (tgvbd)
Families will be sundered. Weekend dinners ruined. Aunty Sally is going to need to triple her budget for brown liquor and SSRIs. All because Orange Man had the nerve to pick a fight with the Pope by sitting there like a monster getting called a racist war-monger by the Pope. This is serious.
reee.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:56 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 18, 2026 08:38 AM (h7ZuX)
I recall someone from the UK (before they all went nuts) noting that Princelings - those raised in families with great power and wealth, yet who are never able to exercise any of that power themselves - have always been nothing but trouble in any society they turn up in.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 08:56 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 08:56 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:41 AM (Ot/FD)
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Perspective matters, I suppose. I look at my business quite ofter as adult day care.
Good day horde! May all go well for you today.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 18, 2026 08:57 AM (U0NbE)
Posted by: NR Pax at April 18, 2026 08:53 AM (+NIRm)
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Right, but "conservative" is the operative phrase. I have three kids and two grandkids, and I still vote against every school millage because I know how much of it is wasted.
I also remember going to the very same high school and how much better the education I got then was than the much, much, much more expensive one they are giving now.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:57 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 08:57 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 08:58 AM (Ia/+0)
James 5:14-16
Posted by: Marcus T at April 18, 2026 08:58 AM (upeQk)
Early this morning I had nothing on my schedule. I now have something on my schedule. Her Majesty wants to get the RV reloaded prior to her trip to Tulsa next week.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 08:58 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 08:59 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 09:00 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:54 AM (ZOv7s)
It amazes me how few will see this, but I should have expected it. Some troll showed up in the ONT with the standard leftist claims that this war was doing nothing, wasted a lot of money, blah blah so on and so forth.
They have no clue how many Big wars have now been stopped before they happen just by this one rather small and brief war.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 09:01 AM (yGQJD)
Fares start at $4000 per person for your basic "Standard Waterview" cabin. For that kind of money, I can travel by car or rail anywhere I like, stay in a great hotel, Air B&B or such and still have plenty of folding green left over.
I'm sure these cruises are great, if you can afford them. I can't.
Posted by: Mary Poppins'
Because of the Jones Act, if the voyage is completely in American waters with no foreign port, the ship must be American built and have an American crew. I guess the cost savings for third world crew are substantial.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 18, 2026 09:01 AM (0U5gm)
I feel a certain peace In my heart and mind.
Nonbelievers may say "placebo effect" but it feels like happiness.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:02 AM (fE6HJ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 08:53 AM (tgvbd)
The Church hierarchy chose to get into spat with Pres. Trump. If they want to be politicians that just happen to wear Roman Collars, well Pres. Trump is not the man to tolerate that bull$h!t.
I'm disgusted with Arbp. Broglio's "we need to wait for the mullahs to get nukes" before it's a Just War. As Archbishop of the Dioceses of the Military Services, he knows better.
If Pope Leo XIV wants to castaway the good will of millions of Catholics to be a shill for the Democrat party by mangling the Gospel, that's on him.
Pres. Trump painted them into a corner by proclaiming "Pope Leo likes criminals and wants Iran to have nukes." Then when some reporterette tried a gotcha question concerning the Iranian regime still executing protesters, Pres. Trump just replied, "Tell that to the Pope."
Boom.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:02 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:03 AM (fE6HJ)
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 08:34 AM
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It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.
Posted by: Kramer at April 18, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)
I voted Thursday night and it's a rapid vote - should be no lines and take 5 minutes...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 18, 2026 09:03 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 08:58 AM (Ia/+0)
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Edward Feser has destroyed his credibility over the last few weeks. He may know a lot about doctrine and philosophy but his understanding of economics, diplomacy and strategy is pathetic, and he's getting dragged just about every time he posts.
He actually wrote that a nuclear Iran would be responsible and present no threat to peace, and people (properly) were in full AYFK?! mode. Like they wouldn't use nukes to shield them from retaliation for even more terror attacks.
They've violated very agreement they've ever made. It's really strange, but of course Orange Man Bad, and Feser still hates the Dems for forcing him to support Trump. But he hates Trump even more.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:03 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: bluebell at April 18, 2026 09:04 AM (afFes)
Is it not so that if you improve, it will be forgiven you? If you do not improve, however, at the entrance, sin is lying, and to you is its longing, but you can rule over it."
Posted by: runner, austere religious scholar at April 18, 2026 09:04 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 18, 2026 09:04 AM (wOXCn)
Last November, my little coast Maine town of ~10,000 voted on a school construction referendum. It was going to pay for extensive renovations to the elementary school, and a brand new middle school, and security related renovations to the high school.
10,000 population. The referendum amount? $145 MILLION. Absolutely and completely bonkers. There are less students enrolled in the elementary, middle and high school than I had in my graduating high school class - and the student population keeps dropping as this town becomes more and more economically unsustainable for young families.
Eventually a ~$100m amount was narrowly approved after the 3rd referendum vote finally succeeded. It was clear that the supporters were going to keep putting it on every ballot until it was approved. My property tax bill will now go up by 20%. Completely and utterly ridiculous.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 18, 2026 09:04 AM (WYStd)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I haven't listened to the pope in over 20 years. Lotsa hinky shit at the Vatican from 2005- on.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 18, 2026 09:05 AM (d9FiM)
I feel a certain peace In my heart and mind.
Nonbelievers may say "placebo effect" but it feels like happiness.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:02 AM (fE6HJ)
It's been forgotten, but after Confirmation, you are a Warrior for Christ. Going to a parish (or a Protestant denomination) where you praise God and give glory to Jesus for his sacrifice confers great gifts from the Holy Spirit.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 09:06 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:02 AM (fE6HJ)
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Congratulations! God be with you!
They say that because they hate seeing happy religious people. What drives them completely insane is seeing people who are suffering, but also content, trusting in God, learning from their suffering.
Envy is a powerful sin.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:06 AM (ZOv7s)
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I don't know quite what the dispute, if such there be, between Trump and the Pope is, but I don't take it too seriously.”
Comes down to this: pope Bob had a private conference with dem strategist David Axelrod to see what could be done to help out Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. Trump objected to that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 09:07 AM (yGQJD)
One of those run from here in Pensacola to New Orleans with port calls in Mobile, Ocean Springs, Biloxi and Gulfport. Eight days and seven nights for $4,065.
I'll pass.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:07 AM (Y1sOo)
They are fighting back against Trump and us.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:08 AM (RIvkX)
"IRGC Khatam Al Anbia HQ Spox announced that the Strait of Hormuz is closed."
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:08 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 08:11 AM (6U1c2)
Retirement under the best circumstances is big transition. Take this time to explore your surroundings to find ways to fill the downtime. Conversely, don't feel guilty about doing nothing. Read, take walks, drink more coffee. Tomorrow you can do the dishes...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 09:08 AM (nbLIj)
It's short, but so far I am still in the biographical intro to get context.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:09 AM (fE6HJ)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:02 AM (ksbjf)
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He is part of the Liberal wing of the clergy, and they would rather wreck the Church than see it become more traditional. Hence bishops actually preventing TLM and driving those people away from the faith.
Salvation of souls is not on their agenda.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:09 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:10 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 08:40 AM (ZOv7s)
*****
I wish you could send some of that rain to western NC. It's been very dry and unseasonably warm. Not a good combination.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 18, 2026 09:10 AM (S+2Xo)
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the Pope is taking on Trump because that's way easier than taking on the systematic massacre of Christians in Africa and throughout the moslem world
Trump has pointed this out, and some people have taken offense
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 09:10 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 09:07 AM (yGQJD)
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Alternative take: Cardinal Cupich arranged the audience and Pope Leo agreed, and the "op" was just the meeting.
Oh, and as a courtesy to other people on this thread, please use the official title. You're needlessly offending your friends.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:12 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:03 AM (ZOv7s)
There is a generation of Catholics that came of age during the tumult immediately after Vatican II. God is love and war is bad, dontcha you know?
There is such a thing as Just War for a reason. While I'm certain that Pope Pius XII mourned the loss of civilian lives, I doubt he lost any sleep over the fact that the Allies were kicking the $h!t out of the Axis powers.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:12 AM (ksbjf)
I feel a certain peace In my heart and mind.
Happy for you.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 09:13 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 18, 2026 09:13 AM (hOUT3)
best wishes and positive vibes to all who are in distress this day
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 09:13 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:13 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:14 AM (LmPA0)
Trump has pointed this out, and some people have taken offense
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 09:10 AM (ZxPkt)
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This is a media myth. Pope Leo references Christian martyrs in Africa and elsewhere regularly, and maintains Francis' practice of weekly calls to the Holy Family parish in Gaza. My inbox is packed with this stuff from Catholic media.
The lamestream media does not report that because they want low-information Catholics to hate the Pope and leave the faith.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:14 AM (ZOv7s)
The muslims who want the bomb seem to have a hard time building one in the year 2026.
Posted by: Somethings Missing at April 18, 2026 09:14 AM (onPc6)
Trump has no filters. The Pope oughta stay in his lane.
Beyond that? Don't care. Both will do as they please anyway.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 09:15 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:13 AM (Y1sOo)
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I will pray for you to find peace. It is sad that annoying your online friends pleases you. God bless you.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:16 AM (ZOv7s)
My plan is to work until noon on the day of my funeral.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 18, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: callsign claymore at April 18, 2026 09:17 AM (/6r4m)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:12 AM (ZOv7s)
All right. Like Trump, I have an issue with giving respect to those who act in a way that deserves no respect.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 09:18 AM (yGQJD)
You along with Hadrian and the other Faithful of the Horde are great inspirations to me
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:18 AM (LmPA0)
I could use some prayers as I wait to hear about layoffs. Our conservative boss said we'll have a $2 million shortfall. If I can retire after next year if I make the cut. Not ideal, because I planned to continue for years.
This past week, a friend was eager to ask me about the Pope/Trump "rift". Explained to her that it doesn't matter since Trump is a pro-life president. She didn't get it. I found a YT video to explain called "You Think Trump and Leo Are Enemies. You're Half Right." She won't like it (because she's a lib) but she'll get it.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 18, 2026 09:19 AM (LncTM)
I'll wager that you were a hall monitor in high school.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:19 AM (Y1sOo)
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references them
how's that going
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 09:19 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:21 AM (GD0B3)
It's just war, man. Relax. We've survived millennia of incessant war, and we'll never be rid of it. A world with no war is a world with no people on it.* If there were one human left on earth, he'd eventually be compelled to start punching himself in the face.
*(Which i'd honestly be fine with. But I'm too poor to be a comic book super villain.)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 09:21 AM (Ot/FD)
This is absurd. Maybe he can belt out a couple of Frank Sinatra tunes.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 09:21 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:21 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 09:18 AM (yGQJD)
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No one is asking you to call him "His Holiness," just recognize the office he holds (which you are free to dispute).
Thank you.
On a side note, Pope Leo is currently in Cameroon and I believe he is headed to Angola next. Probably nothing about that in the mainstream coverage.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:21 AM (ZOv7s)
Oh, and as a courtesy to other people on this thread, please use the official title. You're needlessly offending your friends.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:12 AM (ZOv7s)
Pope Leo seemed to be getting off to a good start last year. Then Bp. Martin pulled his lunacy in the Diocese of Charlotte and suppressed the TLM parishes (apparently while still Cardinal Prevost, Leo had told Martin to not do so). In hindsight, this was an obvious challenge to Pope Leo's authority.
The mending of fences with the SSPX was abandoned, and it seems Cardinal Cupich is the real power behind the Seat of Peter. Time will tell, but it's up to Pope Leo to decide if he wants to be a "real" Pope or a failed figurehead. He still has time to pursue his original agenda, but he's going to have to deal with his buddies in Chicago -- Pope Leo's window of opportunity seems to be closing.
I also beg members of the Horde to use the Pope's correct name. It is offensive to me to call him "Pope Bob."
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:22 AM (ksbjf)
The lamestream media does not report that because they want low-information Catholics to hate the Pope and leave the faith.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:14 AM (ZOv7s)
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Do you have a reference to the series of attacks on Easter services in Nigeria? To my knowledge Pope Leo has said nothing about this.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:23 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 09:24 AM (Ot/FD)
I feel a certain peace In my heart and mind.
Nonbelievers may say "placebo effect" but it feels like happiness.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:02 AM (fE6HJ)
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That's so wonderful, vmom! Very happy for you.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 18, 2026 09:25 AM (3ImbR)
Because of the weather, I have to attend Mass this afternoon at my local parish. For the first time in a long time, I won't be receiving Communion. No point in risking another catastrophe with the Host.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 09:25 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:26 AM (GD0B3)
"3) Running with sharp objects should be done during the Movie Thread."
Crashing around in a power loader while using a flamethrower is also acceptable during the Movie Thread.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 09:27 AM (kpS4V)
You along with Hadrian and the other Faithful of the Horde are great inspirations to me
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:18 AM (LmPA0)
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All of you I pray for hashem's blessing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:27 AM (RIvkX)
Thanks to the Horde for the prayers and please pray also for his dear wife who now has even more to put up with!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 18, 2026 09:27 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:22 AM (ksbjf)
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Damian Thompson, a very severe critic of Francis, has said that Pope Leo is determined to restore a sense of calmness and continuity within the Church. He wants to change, but he wants it to happen slowly, feeling organic, rather than like a new politician taking office.
So he is working incrementally rather than lashing out Francis-style. I can see that, and I can also see that snakes like Cupich are trying to undercut him, knowing that he will not respond in kind. But he is working, slowly replacing curia, and he is reassigning a lot of Francis' cronies.
But those expecting a Trumpian house-cleaning will be disappointed. Anyhow, I think that's an accurate reading of what is going on.
I'll also note that having the senior Catholic chaplain issue just war directives is unprecedented. It is resurrecting the trope of Catholic dual loyalty. Obscene.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)
Before he became Pope, Leo had a Twitter account. If you haven't seen what he wrote you might want to check it out.
Faith is a wonderful thing and above man. Institutions made by men are not. When members of the cloth leave their lane and become political actors they are subject to the same criticism as anyone.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 09:28 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:26 AM (GD0B3)
I got to see a bit of Pope Leo celebrating Mass in Cameron, courtesy of EWTN (a Catholic cable network). It was pretty cool to see a bunch of African clergy wearing black cassocks and white surplices. The choir was ... different ... lots of dancing along with the singing.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:29 AM (ksbjf)
Praying it works out and that you navigate the anxiety of it well.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:29 AM (fE6HJ)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 18, 2026 09:30 AM (0U5gm)
It'd just rather sit in my boat thinking about God than sit in church thinking about fishing.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 18, 2026 09:30 AM (2Ez/1)
And, in words that were picked up by media outlets around the world, the Pope warned his listeners that “the world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”."
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:30 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: tankdemon at April 18, 2026 09:31 AM (39NW8)
This guy gets it.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 09:32 AM (viF8m)
And yes, I think the root of this is an evil that’s looking to drive people away from Christ. And it has a home in the Democrat Party, who runs on an anti life platform antithetical to Catholic teaching. But alas.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 18, 2026 09:32 AM (egaJw)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 09:32 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 18, 2026 09:32 AM (E2lD7)
Faith is a wonderful thing and above man. Institutions made by men are not. When members of the cloth leave their lane and become political actors they are subject to the same criticism as anyone.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 09:28 AM (viF8m)
Yes, his past actions as Cardinal Prevost are of a Leftist-bent. However, some men have changed after being elected to the Papacy.
That's why I wrote that he has to decide what kind of Pope he wants to be.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:32 AM (ksbjf)
Before he became Pope, Leo had a Twitter account. If you haven't seen what he wrote you might want to check it out.
Faith is a wonderful thing and above man. Institutions made by men are not. When members of the cloth leave their lane and become political actors they are subject to the same criticism as anyone.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 09:28 AM (viF8m)
And before he became president, Trump was a strong pro-choice democrat (see a 1999 interview in his own words).
Evaluate them on who they are now, not who they were then.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 18, 2026 09:33 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher
Yep, I bought some with a K-machine for my parents. Thanks to former commenter Heather, who apparently thinks we're too stinky to comment here anymore.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 18, 2026 09:34 AM (diia5)
Mr. Jordan61 is doing a bit better. He's able to get up with a walker and go to the bathroom, so at least I don't have to deal with bedpans anymore! Getting up wipes him out for about an hour afterwards though. He's getting cranky and bored being in bed all day. Two weeks of IV antibiotics down, four to go.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 18, 2026 09:35 AM (DYstD)
Moeslim out front shoulda told ya.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:10 AM (Y1sOo)
The Strait is completely open again. Which is why oil prices are falling rapidly and Starmer and Macron are plotting to send ships there, a step they were terrified of taking as long until the fighting was long over.
The US navy is still interdicting Iranian shipping, however. So instead of being closed to anyone but the Iranians, it’s now open to anyone but them.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 09:35 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 18, 2026 09:04 AM (WYStd)
But think of the graft...
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 18, 2026 09:35 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: PA Dutchman at April 18, 2026 09:35 AM (h/O4U)
He said remember they are human, and pray for them sincerely, for the Holy Spirit to guide them.
He is young and shows great love of traditions, so I feel that this is really what he does too.
Apparently St Catherine of Bologna struggled with disagreement with her superior too, so i look forward to her thoughts.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:35 AM (fE6HJ)
Posted by: Limerick Lover at April 18, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:36 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 09:36 AM (0cOSz)
Sending positive thoughts and hugs to all who need a boost today. I hope everything goes smoothly for Mrs Eromero. Vmom, congratulations on getting your husband full time now, just a word of warning. Don't let him take up day trading.
For my part, I had a revelation yesterday. I feel normal. I woke up and went about my routine and did stuff without worrying if I was going to hurt something. I'm still 29 but Life is Good.
❤️💃
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 18, 2026 09:36 AM (kJmSS)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher
Yep, I bought some with a K-machine for my parents. Thanks to former commenter Heather, who apparently thinks we're too stinky to comment here anymore.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 18, 2026 09:34 AM (diia5)
What? and I just took a shower before jumping into the thread!
People come-and-go here at the HQ.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:36 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Sorry. Couldn't resist at April 18, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:23 AM (RIvkX)
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Yes, and he visited Nigeria. You don't see that because the media does not report it. They want you to think that all Pope Leo does is hate Trump. This is all artificial.
I get daily emails from aleteia.org and if you hit the Pope Leo button you will see endless mentions of violence all over the world. Lebanon, Sudan, Iraq, Nigeria, etc.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:38 AM (ZOv7s)
Matthew 4:23
Find him. Ask him to heal you or your loved ones.
He will answer the call.
Blessings and prayers out to all who seek healing.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 18, 2026 09:38 AM (egaJw)
Tired of lame-ass black pillars?
This chick has a nice reply to them:
https://x.com/grey4626/status/2045133850292941284
Also check out the reply at the bottom of her tweet.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2026 09:38 AM (iJfKG)
This after the four years of slack-jawed, rambling, verbal incoherence of Biden in full view of the world.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 18, 2026 09:38 AM (E2lD7)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:38 AM (RIvkX)
Praying it works out and that you navigate the anxiety of it well.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:29 AM (fE6HJ)
Thank you. I pray your husband keeps his jon as long as he wants.
The bright spot is that I told my doctor about the possibility of losing my insurance. He's helping me find options.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 18, 2026 09:38 AM (LncTM)
Thought he was full of baloney.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 18, 2026 09:38 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:39 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:39 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 18, 2026 09:27 AM (kpS4V)
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*checks calendar*
*marks down movie thread, goes to garage to gas up skid loader and flamethrower *
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 18, 2026 09:39 AM (kOluj)
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19h
ARCH APPROVED: Federal arts commission clears Trump's 250-foot triumphal arch concept for Washington, D.C.
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cue the blizzard of lawsuits from the TDS brigades
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 09:39 AM (ZxPkt)
Prayers up from here for the both of you!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 18, 2026 09:40 AM (hOUT3)
Prayers for all cited here.
Our children have scheduled the memorial service and burial for their father, who passed away earlier this week from cancer that had metastasized into much of his body. It will take place on May 1.
I was treated to breakfast by our daughter and her longstanding partner snd then a movie by my son's family for my birthday on Thursday. My age now matches my high school graduation year. No, it's not twenty-nine.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 09:41 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Marcus T at April 18, 2026 09:41 AM (egaJw)
Isn't "mackerel snapper" considered derogatory toward RCs?
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:36 AM (Y1sOo)
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It was so intended, but I think it's funny and occasionally use it myself in a self-deprecating way.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 09:41 AM (tgvbd)
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cue the blizzard of lawsuits from the TDS brigades
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 09:39 AM (ZxPkt)
Build two.
Paint them gold.
Get McDonald's to pay for it.
Donald. McDonalds. Wheels within wheels, man....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 09:41 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:41 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:42 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Sorry.
She is a patron of painting, so I assume her sammiches were very artistic
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:42 AM (fE6HJ)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:36 AM
Yes. The correct term is "mackerel-snapping papist".
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 18, 2026 09:42 AM (LncTM)
My city has had flat school enrollment for the past 10 years. In that 10 year period the local school budget has more than doubled as have my property taxes. It’s graft all the way and nobody cares. People keep voting for bond measures to increase funding and taxes 70/30 every time they’re on the ballot. All you have to do is say “for the children” and 70% of voters will open up their wallets for another $500 in property tax.
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 09:42 AM (OC4HQ)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:43 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Nova Local at April 18, 2026 09:33 AM (tOcjL)
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Good advice. I used to be a classic "spiritual not religious" kind of Christian and despised the Catholic Church. To be honest, I'm kind of shocked that so many non-Catholics care about what he does, I certainly didn't. I knew 2 things about Pope John Paul II: he was shot and he was Polish.
Totally tuned him out and regarded him as irrelevant. So it is weird to me to see people fixate on him. If I happened on this thread when I was like that, I'd either change the subject or leave.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)
I am sorry for your loss. I pray for comfort for you and your family.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 18, 2026 09:43 AM (h7ZuX)
I always have concerns that some people will lose faith if prayers are not answered.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 09:43 AM (0cOSz)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:43 AM (fE6HJ)
The other one I like is that the rôle of the Catholic laity is praying, professing and believing. Or, pray, pay and obey.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 09:44 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:36 AM
Yes. The correct term is "mackerel-snapping papist".
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 18, 2026 09:42 AM (LncTM)
I thought it was "mackerel-snapping Romish papist"?
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:44 AM (ksbjf)
++++
Hellmans vs Dukes.
Posted by: Mayo wars at April 18, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)
I watched my church that I knew as a place of faith and healing turn into a carnival of woke. It's very sad. Generations of my family attended and found fellowship.
But I discovered I don't need a building or a special day to do the right thing and I definitely don't need a committee to elect someone to tell me how to interpret His word. I'm a pretty poor Christian with a more flaws than I can count but I know the difference between a man of God and a politician.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 09:45 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 08:26 AM (ksbjf)
Damn decent job.
Posted by: From about That Time at April 18, 2026 09:45 AM (sl73Y)
Netflix could do themselves a solid by running a show, "Where in the World is Hunter the Bagman?"
Offer fabulous prizes for confirmed sightings!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 09:45 AM (xG4kz)
I’m here only to create controversy.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 18, 2026 09:41 AM (egaJw)
I had an awesome pulled pork sammich yesterday. I don't know if it was the best but it was pretty damn good.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 09:45 AM (0cOSz)
Posted by: PA Dutchman at April 18, 2026 09:35 AM (h/O4U
God bless all of you.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 18, 2026 09:46 AM (Sco7b)
May perpetual light shine upon him, and may he rest in peace.
May the Lord comfort your mom, and sll of you, in this time of mourning.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:47 AM (fE6HJ)
Totally tuned him out and regarded him as irrelevant. So it is weird to me to see people fixate on him. If I happened on this thread when I was like that, I'd either change the subject or leave.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)
That's why the "ZOMG!!! Drumph is a blasphemer!!! reee!" rhetoric from the Commies is so palpably false. They hate Christianity - particularly the Catholic Church - so it's all an act.
Why Christians fall for it just mystifies me.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:47 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:39 AM (GD0B3)
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I think the issue was that many states have legalized it, but it is in a financial gray zone because of federal regulations, which means lots of cash-only transactions and questionable banking arrangements, which is tailor-made for corruption.
Hopefully this will allow more financial transparency and less corruption. I mean, that was the whole point - pot was readily available, unevenly enforced, and an income source for cartels and gangs. Making it legal was supposed to drain that source of income.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:47 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 18, 2026 09:48 AM (LncTM)
Isn't "mackerel snapper" considered derogatory toward RCs?
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:36 AM
It's a nice signal like someone using the N-word that they're are a silly person and you don't need to pay attention to anything they have to say.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2026 09:48 AM (iJfKG)
(I tried sending a prayer request to the "Annie's Stew" email address, and couldn't get through.)
Posted by: Sam Adams at April 18, 2026 09:48 AM (X+xvk)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:38 AM (ZOv7s)
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I was curious if he had spoken to the attacks 2 weeks ago during Easter Mass and there is nothing there. Yes, he has addressed "violence" in general but not specifically.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 18, 2026 09:48 AM (fE6HJ)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 08:26 AM (ksbjf)
Damn decent job.
Posted by: From about That Time at April 18, 2026 09:45 AM (sl73Y)
Thanks. I consider my job a gift from God.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 18, 2026 09:49 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 09:49 AM (OC4HQ)
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"The government will always have a great reason for needing just a little more of your money"
-- Stuff Thomas Jefferson Said (1826) vol. II, Large Print Ed.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 09:50 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 09:50 AM (6jy2V)
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at April 18, 2026 09:51 AM (FIwBs)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:51 AM (GD0B3)
I always have concerns that some people will lose faith if prayers are not answered.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 09:43 AM (0cOSz)
That phrase seems so fitting as an essential component of a prayer; we humans see though a glass darkly, thus we never fully see or understand God's eternal plans.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 18, 2026 09:51 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:39 AM (GD0B3)
Is it like George Stephanapolus standing next to Trump??
Posted by: dantesed at April 18, 2026 09:51 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 09:36 AM (0cOSz)
I was raised in a heirarchical mainline Protestant church, but as my life has progressed I have found myself in growing sympathy with some of my congregational ancestors, who believed strongly that there should be no organized heirarchy at all in the church, only collections of equal believers with one or more temporarily designated to handle certain specific tasks as needed.
It’s a very old American tradition (predating America of course) as exemplified by the quakers, the shakers, the congregationals, the early Methodists, the dissenters, and a great majority of rural churches with no connection to major population centers. Far more numerous than most realize, because they have only word of mouth to tell of their existence. The polar opposite of control from the top.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 09:51 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:51 AM (GD0B3)
I’m here only to create controversy.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 18, 2026 09:41 AM (egaJw)
You are correct, Marcus T.
Texas BBQ is best.
The admittedly delicious but training-wheels BBQ of the heretical Pork Worshipers of the East Coast is...fine.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2026 09:52 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: dantesed at April 18, 2026 09:51 AM (Oy/m2)
Trump is sitting, and they are about the same height.
😂
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 09:52 AM (GD0B3)
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Say hey to Gomer.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 09:52 AM (+HNx/)
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Ha!!
Yeah no such thing as an ebike. It’s a battery operated moped.
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 09:53 AM (OC4HQ)
A couple goofballs calling each other doody-heads on social media is hardly the stuff of Apocalypse.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 18, 2026 09:53 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 09:42 AM (OC4HQ)
The worst part of the whole ordeal was the absolute vilification that I endured when I spoke up against the referendum. I was in favor of a (still outrageous) $45m renovation that focused on health and safety improvements to the building (apparently the buildings have inadequate HVAC systems and still don't meet federal guidelines for security precautions) but I was told that I'm just voting "No" because I have no kids in those schools.
The original plans called for an outdoor amphitheater on the middle school grounds. In Maine! It's winter for most of the school year! What do you need an outdoor amphitheater for?! My entire Junior year of highschool was taught inside of a TRAILER!
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 18, 2026 09:53 AM (WYStd)
Any mention of us Catholics or the Pope and what any one of us believes here this morning?
Really? I'm shocked.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2026 09:53 AM (cYBz/)
Heroq
Let me guess -- your local school board schedules votes for millage increases as stand alone elections during times of the year when many folks are elsewhere. This pretty much insures passage of the requested funding that a low voter turnout favors.
It is racketeering behind a thin veil of legality.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 09:54 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)
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He was a world-historical figure who helped free millions from the yoke of communism.
When he came to New York in 1979 it was explosive.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:55 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 09:45 AM (viF8m)
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I was like that. There were two problems. The first was that because I interpreted scripture my own way, I interpreted it in a way that justified or excused my sins. I was objectively very immoral, but considered myself fundamentally good.
I eventually came to understand that there is a huge body of reference material on scripture, many centuries in the making that can help me understand it better. It's been very fruitful and while I'm still a sinner, I now have a firm moral compass to guide me on my journey.
And perhaps because of that, I feel a contentment that I lacked.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:55 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Goofball at April 18, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)
I would if I knew who Gomer was, unless you mean Gomer Pyle. I guess an old fashioned bike is kind of old fashioned.
Oh, yes, there was a man fishing with his son which also made me smile.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 09:55 AM (6jy2V)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 09:47 AM (ZOv7s)
I fear you underestimate the ability of The Ivy League Liberal Lawyers Guild to distort every law ever written!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 18, 2026 09:56 AM (hOUT3)
I've started attending church services held in a bar.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 09:56 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 09:55 AM (6jy2V)
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That's what I meant!
*whistles the Andy Griffith theme song*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 09:57 AM (+HNx/)
So Rhode Island.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 09:57 AM (viF8m)
This chick has a nice reply to them:
https://x.com/grey4626/status/2045133850292941284
Also check out the reply at the bottom of her tweet.
Posted by: naturalfake
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She, and "Tex" are not wrong. There's a strategic reason we snatched Maduro and are now involved in the Hormuz/Iran. Oil. Cutting China off of it. And cutting their access to it with strategic alliances in and around global trade chokepoints.
The EU should be shitting bricks about now as they're next.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 09:58 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at April 18, 2026 09:51 AM (FIwBs)
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Prayer for her complete and immediate healing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:58 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 09:58 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 09:58 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 09:42 AM (OC4HQ)
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There's another aspect of this, people believe if schools are "good" it adds to the value of their property. So, maybe they look at it as an investment or maybe it's just passive extortion.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 18, 2026 09:58 AM (S+2Xo)
Yes the Holy Spirit is in each of us who has truly accepted Christ and will guide us. I'm amazed at organized Christian religion and how its members allow its leaders to control them in light of how the New Testament portrays organized religion. Just my personal thoughts.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 18, 2026 09:59 AM (0cOSz)
That’s SOP. We also had a bond measure for fa massive increase in the fire fighter budget recently. Anyone who expressed any concern was of course labeled some kind of firefighter hater who wants people (specifically children) to burn in their homes.
I’ll save you the suspense and tell you how the vote went 80/20 for. Of course.
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 09:59 AM (OC4HQ)
Posted by: White pillars at April 18, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)
May God's grace and mercy rain down on all of His children this fine spring day.
And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 18, 2026 10:01 AM (vrNzf)
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 18, 2026 10:02 AM (LncTM)
Posted by: Rufus T
I live in a small city where all the schools are the same. Very little diversity so there’s no big dividing lines in school quality. In fact if there is room, any kid can attend any school in the district. It’s not like some areas where your cross the street and home prices are 30% higher because the school there is better.
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 10:03 AM (OC4HQ)
I always note the preaching to the scribes and Pharisees in the New Testament as being a clue!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 18, 2026 10:03 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)
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Right, because it was Easter, the most solemn day of the liturgical calendar. That's not a place for commentary on current events. He has commented about it, and continues to address it. He is visiting Africa right now.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 10:03 AM (ZOv7s)
Saw an interesting snippet in re the story about Britain being poorer than Mississippi. Another study showed that while our top 10% were far better off than Europe's, our bottom 10% were no worse off than Europe's.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 10:04 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 10:06 AM (OC4HQ)
Posted by: Defenestratus
I too spent some time in a trailer in school. What a trauma. Look how we turned out.
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 10:06 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Sam Adams at April 18, 2026 10:06 AM (X+xvk)
Posted by: LaQuisha at April 18, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: runner at April 18, 2026 10:07 AM (GD0B3)
Sura 19 is entitled “Mary”, and is a Meccan verse. It says nice things about Mary, Jesus, John the Baptist, etc.
The Meccan (earlier) verses sometime say nice things about our Bible narratives. The later Medinan verses are the ones that are hostile to “ People of the Book”.
Educated Westerners really need to at least skim a little bit in an English “ interpretation “ (can’t say “translation” ) of the Koran.
At least look up the distinction between the Meccan and Medinan verses. ( Wikipedia has used several spellings of those words in the past few years.)
Posted by: Fenderbender at April 18, 2026 10:07 AM (1FEc1)
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 10:07 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 10:03 AM (ZOv7s)
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You're misunderstanding me.
I do not expect him to address this personally while he is celebrating Mass on Easter.
I have not heard any specific condemnation of attacks on churches during Easter Mass in Nigeria at all at any time and found none on the site you mentioned.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 10:08 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 10:08 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 10:04 AM (tgvbd)
Saw a u-toob video of a British guy asking Brits on the street where they thought the UK would rank if it were a state. On average the answer was 7th. When they were told it was 51, they were in disbelief and many of them just rolled their eyes and said yeah mate that’s bullshit and accused the interviewer of being some far right misinformation blah blah blah.
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 10:08 AM (OC4HQ)
When he came to New York in 1979 it was explosive.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 09:55 AM (RIvkX)
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Yeah, when you're a kid you don't follow that sort of thing closely. Battlestar Galactica was far more important to me at that time. When I got older, religion was a topic I generally avoided.
My grandparents wouldn't let it drop, though, and my conversion greatly pleased (and relieved) them, and in retrospect I know that their prayers were a big part of what brought me around.
The Church has flaws, but we live in a fallen world, and all human institutions are therefore tainted. At the same time, I have found the Church to be a place of solace, of hope, and of healing. I recommend it for everyone, but obviously people can do as they wish. And now chores call me. God bless!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 18, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 10:09 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 10:09 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 10:09 AM (Ia/+0)
When he came to New York in 1979 it was explosive.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Greatest Pope of my lifetime.
Posted by: Sam Adams at April 18, 2026 10:10 AM (X+xvk)
Geography has been both a blessing and a deteriment to us. Many Americans haven't had the luxury of traveling and seeing the world for themselves and instead rely on the media to tell them about other countries and cultures.
There is no other country in the world remotely like America. We were all blessed with being born or immigrated to the most amazing country there has ever been no matter what the idiots in the box say.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 10:12 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Thelma Lou at April 18, 2026 10:12 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Sam Adams at April 18, 2026 10:12 AM (X+xvk)
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Iran/IRGC can't "open" or "close" the Hormuz. The area's an active war zone. Shipping companies, their insurers and crews either decide to enter, exit or stay out of the area.
The US put restrictions on which vessels could enter/exit based on departure/destination. Iranian ports were off limits coming and going. There's nothing stopping a shipping company from falsifying information, a ship's captain changing AIS codes or whatever it takes to get a prohibited cargo/vessel into, or out of, the Persian Gulf.
It's whether one's willing to risk it and potentially lose a billion dollar ship and billions of dollars of cargo in an attack by Iran/IRGC or the USN.
It's obviously apparent the IRGC is a loose cannon and still calls some, if not all of the shots. (Pun intended.) The US has the upper hand here. I'd start to escort certain vessels that were associated with governments we currently don't have a beef with. IOW, the EU and China would be shit outta' luck here.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 10:12 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 10:04 AM (tgvbd)
You’ll have to look far and wide to find a “poor” person in this country who is skin and bones, rather than obese. Except for Somalians, who always remind me of stick figure drawings from some cartoonish nightmare.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 10:13 AM (yGQJD)
A B-list Hollywood actor
A Roman Catholic priest
A shipyard electrician
Posted by: You could look it up at April 18, 2026 10:14 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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I was just making a joke. Every thirty minutes the Iranians come out with another statement, claiming the strait is now open, claiming it is now closed, but always pretending that they are the ones in control. I find this mildly amusing.
Posted by: Sam Adams at April 18, 2026 10:15 AM (X+xvk)
A B-list Hollywood actor
A Roman Catholic priest
A shipyard electrician
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there was a shopkeeper's daughter as well
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 10:16 AM (ZxPkt)
We were all blessed with being born or immigrated to the most amazing country there has ever been no matter what the idiots in the box say.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 10:12 AM (viF8m)
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Just like Canadian nitwits (not all of Canadians) have to point to not being Americans instead of hard accomplishments, European nitwits (not all of Europeans) have to point to bennies instead of hard accomplishments.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 10:17 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Immigrant from India at April 18, 2026 10:18 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Don Black "
They never did drag the pond.
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 10:09 AM (vFG9F)
Opie’s mom done R-U-N-O-F-F-T.
Btw what the heck is “Opie” short for?
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 10:18 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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I was just making a joke. Every thirty minutes the Iranians come out with another statement, claiming the strait is now open, claiming it is now closed, but always pretending that they are the ones in control. I find this mildly amusing.
Posted by: Sam Adams
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I get that. Many people, perhaps not here, think the Hormuz can actually be "open" or "closed" by Iran/IRGC or even the USN. They've flip-flopped on this, what? 3-4 times already.
I think both the mullahs and the IRGC think they're in charge. On that matter, I think the IRGC has an edge.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 10:19 AM (AkEZC)
A B-list Hollywood actor
A Roman Catholic priest
A shipyard electrician
Posted by: You could look it up
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I'll never forget seeing the Soviets driving troop transports straight into and over crowds of Polish welders and shipyard workers. Lech Walesa and his men were absolutely heroic.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, it did so in part because Soviet troops refused to drive tanks over their own people. Amazing to witness.
China, on the other hand....
Posted by: Sam Adams at April 18, 2026 10:20 AM (X+xvk)
It was foolish to think that a funny hat would faze The Golden Scalp Weasel.
Posted by: DaveA at April 18, 2026 10:21 AM (FhXTo)
Every time I go to the library the Reader pops up with offers to buy the full suite, various "helpful" tutorials, that offer to use AI so Adobe can steal all my work, and a useless left sidebar.
It's awful. I just want to get to my PDF, annotate or print, get out.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 18, 2026 10:21 AM (E6ouU)
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 10:23 AM (OC4HQ)
It is amusing to see comparisons being made between Great Britain's declining economy and which of our "bottom most" states are now surpassing it. Mississippi was the first one cited and now Alabama is closing in.
Whether these are apples to apples comparisons I can't say, but it is satisfying to see the haughty Euros getting taken down a notch or two.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 10:23 AM (jGgTr)
Posted by: Opie Taylor at April 18, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Don Black
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Well done.
God, how England could use a leader with her backbone.
Posted by: Sam Adams at April 18, 2026 10:23 AM (X+xvk)
I used to travel to the Netherlands pretty frequently on business. I distinctly remember being lectured one night in a pub by some locals that I should tell people I was Canadian instead of American.
My reply was not what they wanted hear but it was exactly what I wanted them to hear.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 10:24 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: White pillars at April 18, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)
You're always just holding things up.
Posted by: Isn't it Ionic, don't you think? at April 18, 2026 10:24 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 10:26 AM (OC4HQ)
what the heck is “Opie” short for?
Posted by: Tom Servo
"Opilio", lije the Bering Sea crabs on "Deadliest Catch".
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 10:26 AM (xG4kz)
I'm easy that way. If he's talking football he might be Pope Bobby Leo, possibly from Yale.
Posted by: From about That Time at April 18, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)
Why is it that my typos too often make me appear to be Dutch adjacent?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 10:28 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: PabloD at April 18, 2026 10:29 AM (zUFRX)
The replies back to me were what you expect they were lol. Europe isn’t poor it’s rich because socialism is awesome and Americans are dying due to no health care. That propaganda has been so ingrained on the left it’s not even up for debate.
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 10:30 AM (OC4HQ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 10:30 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Baby back or St. Louis at April 18, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)
'hey look at that kid- he's kinda opey looking'
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 10:31 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 10:31 AM (kxiH3)
Posted by: Eromero at April 18, 2026 10:32 AM (Mxjiy)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 10:32 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 10:32 AM (ndZc7)
It’s not just Britain that’s poor. All of Europe is poor
Times call for America to field the Poor Corps.
Teach the Euros how to build shotgun shacks, strew broken down appliances and furniture around their yards and put their vehicles up on cinder blocks. Old timey stuff!
Iff'n they's good we can teach them how to talk slang and iff'n they's really good, how to make 'shine!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 18, 2026 10:33 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Eromero at April 18, 2026 10:33 AM (Mxjiy)
Posted by: Eromero at April 18, 2026 10:32 AM (Mxjiy)
Let the bacon beware!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 18, 2026 10:33 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Robert at April 18, 2026 10:37 AM (dpXJq)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 10:38 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 10:38 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JackStraw
I have been to dozens and dozens other countries, and while they may be interesting to visit, none of them remotely approach life in America. It is always good to come home.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 18, 2026 10:39 AM (0U5gm)
The saddest joke reported recently was Spanish PM Sanchez proposing the creation of a EU Army. Meanwhile a British Brigadier was forced to admit, in Parliament, that Britain does not any longer have the lift capability to deploy a single division to mainland Europe, if it was called on to do so.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 10:40 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 10:40 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 10:40 AM (kxiH3)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 10:40 AM (ndZc7)
In his line of work, much of Europe was seen as semi-unfriendly even with the shadow of the Russian Bear hovering over it during the Cold War. Things apparently haven't changed much on that side of the pond.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 10:40 AM (AkEZC)
Red light! Green light!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 18, 2026 10:41 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Sam Adams at April 18, 2026 10:41 AM (X+xvk)
With Western Civilization's slide into debauchery, there's been quite evolutionary Renaissance for STDs! As Grok summarizes for me:
1. Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea (the biggest ongoing story)
2.TMvii — A New Sexually Transmitted Fungal Infection
3. Mycoplasma genitalium (M. gen): Increasingly recognized as a significant STI causing urethritis
4. Syphilis trends: Overall cases have mixed signals — primary/secondary syphilis declined recently in the U.S., but late-stage and congenital cases remain elevated. A novel strain (NYMC01) identified in 2025 was linked to unusual painful oral lesions
5. Shigella (XDR strains): Extensively drug-resistant shigella (causing severe diarrhea) is rising in the U.S., sometimes linked to sexual transmission networks
6. Older HIV "VB variant" (highly virulent subtype B from the Netherlands, identified years ago) showed faster progression and higher viral loads pre-treatment
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 18, 2026 10:42 AM (ycI94)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine
I see this all the time. They seem to want their own subjugation and destruction, as long as they get "free" stuff, or can save the Earf. Until the people there want to be free of babysitters and masters, Europe is on a death march.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 18, 2026 10:43 AM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
We all worship the same God, ultimately.
Posted by: Newest Commie Pope at April 18, 2026 10:43 AM (ycI94)
I clicked through to the NY Post piece.
What are those things on Michael Avenatti's feet?
https://tinyurl.com/3s9spx8j
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 10:43 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 10:43 AM (Ia/+0)
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I think it's the mullahs and the IRGC fighting for supremacy. The IRGC seems to have the upper hand.
And all the weapons.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 10:44 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 18, 2026 10:44 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Halfway house janitorial supervisor at April 18, 2026 10:44 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: TeeJ at April 18, 2026 10:44 AM (EcT7r)
40 years ago I spent 18 months in England. I went over a mild internationalist. I came back a rabid isolationist and superpatriot.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 10:44 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 18, 2026 10:44 AM (kJmSS)
https://tinyurl.com/3s9spx8j
Posted by: one hour sober
Why does that picture of him remind me of John Malkovich?
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 18, 2026 10:44 AM (ycI94)
I've been very fortunate that my work has taken me around the world many times. I've met great people and seen beautiful places. And the opposite.
There is no better feeling than coming home to America. There is no place in the world like here. I'm very much in favor of protecting it from enemies foreign and domestic.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 10:46 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Heroq
But no free healthcare or college!!!!
Posted by: Young spoiled entitled American child at April 18, 2026 10:46 AM (ycI94)
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 18, 2026 10:47 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine
It's like the Hokey Pokey. You put your left foot in. You take your left foot out. You put your left foot in and you shake it all about.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 10:47 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 10:47 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: TeeJ at April 18, 2026 10:44 AM (EcT7r)
They must have gotten video of Macron’s wife butch slapping him again.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 10:47 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 10:48 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: I gotta ask
It is my impression that it is illegal to be otherwise.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 18, 2026 10:48 AM (0U5gm)
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 18, 2026 10:47 AM (2Ez/1)
It’s actually quite crooked. Should be called the Hormuz Dogleg.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 10:49 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Linda Rondstat at April 18, 2026 10:50 AM (2Ez/1)
Have a great time! Beautiful place, particularly when the tulips are blooming.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 10:50 AM (viF8m)
There is no better feeling than coming home to America. There is no place in the world like here. I'm very much in favor of protecting it from enemies foreign and domestic.
Posted by: JackStraw
You could live a comfortable life of mediocrity in most European nations. Less work, less stress, a managed decline. Life in America is more demanding, but ultimately the US drives almost all innovation and progress in the world. Succumbing to the slothful call of Europe literally slows the development of the humanity.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 18, 2026 10:51 AM (ycI94)
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Praise the Lord!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 10:52 AM (ndZc7)
The Bee has a new Californians Move to Texas video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI-ZbygKeyE&t=114s
Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2026 10:52 AM (iJfKG)
When I was a yuuute my gf did a summer abroad at a college in France. I went to visit her for a week. I was like whoa this is the campus? It was bare bones everything. Kinda run down, old, the windows in the dorm room were 50 years old and razor thin. Which is fine I guess you don’t really need the rock climbing. But the kids have no idea they’re comparing apples to bananas when they demand the “free” stuff.
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 10:54 AM (OC4HQ)
Surprising for me, CBS News gave a fair and lengthy report on the visit.
The AP also reported that, in an answer to a question, Pope Leo stated :
"He addressed the spiraling back-and-forth saga of Trump’s critiques of his peace message, which have dominated news headlines this week. But the American pope also sought to set the record straight, insisting that his preaching isn’t directed at Trump, but reflects the broader Gospel message of peace.
“There’s been a certain narrative that has not been accurate in all of its aspects, but because of the political situation created when, on the first day of the trip, the president of the United States made some comments about myself,” he said.
“Much of what has been written since then has been more commentary on commentary, trying to interpret what has been said.”
Me: So the process of adjustment is on-going.
Posted by: mrp at April 18, 2026 10:54 AM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 10:44 AM (tgvbd)
I have been to dozens and dozens other countries, and while they may be interesting to visit, none of them remotely approach life in America. It is always good to come home.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 18, 2026 10:39 AM (0U5gm)
There is no better feeling than coming home to America. There is no place in the world like here. I'm very much in favor of protecting it from enemies foreign and domestic.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 10:46 AM (viF8m)
Shakespeare was right. All the world's a shithole.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 10:55 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: callsign claymore at April 18, 2026 10:55 AM (/6r4m)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 10:55 AM (Ia/+0)
https://tinyurl.com/5hfmxz9c
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 10:55 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 18, 2026 10:55 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Didja see the pictures of Macron Swalwelling Italian PM Meloni?
https://tinyurl.com/f9ycfu46
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 10:57 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine
Well, I mean, considering the kind of green you can get there.... There was a great coffeeshop called Abraxis years ago. ;->
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 18, 2026 10:57 AM (W5mpo)
With Western Civilization's slide into debauchery, there's been quite evolutionary Renaissance for STDs! As Grok summarizes for me:
1. Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea (the biggest ongoing story)
2.TMvii — A New Sexually Transmitted Fungal Infection
3. Mycoplasma genitalium (M. gen): Increasingly recognized as a significant STI causing urethritis
4. Syphilis trends: Overall cases have mixed signals — primary/secondary syphilis declined recently in the U.S., but late-stage and congenital cases remain elevated. A novel strain (NYMC01) identified in 2025 was linked to unusual painful oral lesions
5. Shigella (XDR strains): Extensively drug-resistant shigella (causing severe diarrhea) is rising in the U.S., sometimes linked to sexual transmission networks
6. Older HIV "VB variant" (highly virulent subtype B from the Netherlands, identified years ago) showed faster progression and higher viral loads pre-treatment
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 18, 2026 10:42 AM (ycI94)
Look at all the Disease Diversity that Our New Cultural Enhancers brought with them from the Third World.
Yay!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2026 10:57 AM (iJfKG)
I will never understand how any Christian or Jew can accept that Islam can coexist. Their law Sharia is inhumane and goes against both the new and Old Testament.
End of rant
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 18, 2026 10:58 AM (kJmSS)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 10:47 AM (ndZc7)
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It's like the pre-war policy of distributed authority in Iran has raised its ugly head and the leadership is now fully committed to tearing itself apart.
Posted by: mrp at April 18, 2026 10:58 AM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine
Well, I mean, considering the kind of green you can get there.... There was a great coffeeshop called Abraxis years ago. ;->
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 18, 2026 10:57 AM (W5mpo)
Was the coffee served by a....Black Magic Woman?
Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2026 10:59 AM (iJfKG)
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So Pope Bob blinked?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 11:00 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Heroq
*******
Don't forget about me....
Posted by: Switzerland at April 18, 2026 11:00 AM (IQ6Gq)
Their lifestyles were waaaay lower than mine at home. I remember vividly me casually mentioning something about my pool. And they were like what you have a pool? It was like unheard of for someone in that economic strata to have a pool. Hell it was almost unheard of to own a home to begin with let alone a home with a pool.
A pool here, especially in the warmer climates isn’t given a second thought. It’s a very middle class thing. Over there it’s like you’re an aristocrat.
And that always stayed with me regarding how much better off Americans are.
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 11:01 AM (OC4HQ)
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May I suggest castration as a cost saving measure?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 11:03 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 10:48 AM (ZxPkt)
Maybe having a SecWar not a SecDef helps!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 18, 2026 11:03 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 18, 2026 10:57 AM (W5mpo)
Was the coffee served by a....Black Magic Woman?
Posted by: naturalfake
Coffee? >_>>
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 18, 2026 11:07 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 18, 2026 11:07 AM (W5mpo)
Second place at 20%? Don Jr. lol.
Is this shit serious?
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 11:09 AM (OC4HQ)
https://tinyurl.com/f9ycfu46
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 10:57 AM
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Don't you just HATE it when people turn your name into a verb?
Posted by: M. Lewinsky at April 18, 2026 11:11 AM (2Ez/1)
There is nothing like international travel to demonstrate how incredibly fortunate we are to live in this country. Some countries need walls to keep their people in. We have them to keep people out.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:12 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 11:12 AM (Ia/+0)
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Or a three day weekend for Hunter.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 18, 2026 11:13 AM (ndZc7)
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I know, right?
Posted by: Vatican City at April 18, 2026 11:14 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 11:15 AM (Nib8X)
Is this shit serious?
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 11:09 AM (OC4HQ)
It’s just a name recognition poll. That’s why Kamala still shows up in Democrat polls. The ‘28 race is between Rubio and Vance, if Rubio wants to try for it. DeSantis had a moment, but it’s gone now.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 11:16 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:19 AM (viF8m)
2037.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 18, 2026 11:20 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 11:21 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: one hour sober"
If you like that sort of coffee, you can either get the refillable k-cups, or you can move to a moka pot, like the Bialetti stove top coffee maker.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 11:22 AM (rbvCR)
So is bathing. I mentioned once that I wash my ass twice a day and all the euros I worked with were like "Wut? You wash your ass? Twice a day? Wow...must be nice to be royalty!".
Don't even talk to them about dental care.
Posted by: Not A European Peasant at April 18, 2026 11:22 AM (onPc6)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 18, 2026 11:22 AM (kJmSS)
Posted by: mrp at April 18, 2026 11:24 AM (rj6Yv)
And that always stayed with me regarding how much better off Americans are.
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 11:01 AM (OC4HQ)
As soon as I was old enough to travel I went to jamaica. I saw people living in things that weren't as nice as sheds in the US. Huts built from old billboards and scrap wood, etc. Never saw anything like that before. It was eye opening.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 11:25 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 18, 2026 11:22 AM (kJmSS)
I honestly believe Rubio truly enjoys the job he has now; he’s clearly the most powerful Sec of State since Kissinger. Not an exaggeration to say he’s clearly the #2 man in Trump’s government today.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 11:25 AM (yGQJD)
2028 is a lifetime from now in politics time. Anything can still happen. It’s still too early to really know anything. Think back to April 2006, did anyone have Obama on the radar? Not really. It was going to be a Hillary coronation. Until it wasn’t.
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 11:26 AM (OC4HQ)
Posted by: Megthered at April 18, 2026 11:27 AM (UUs/D)
122
Eventually a ~$100m amount was narrowly approved after the 3rd referendum vote finally succeeded. It was clear that the supporters were going to keep putting it on every ballot until it was approved. My property tax bill will now go up by 20%. Completely and utterly ridiculous.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 18, 2026 09:04 AM
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Does this measure authorize one of those weird ill-advised municipal loans that take 50 years to repay and the total repayment is an order of magnitude greater that the principal?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 18, 2026 11:30 AM (azNOR)
Posted by: one hour sober"
If you like that sort of coffee, you can either get the refillable k-cups, or you can move to a moka pot, like the Bialetti stove top coffee maker.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 18, 2026 11:22 AM (rbvCR)
Here's how cheap I am: After using the standard K-cup, I'd remove the foil top, empty the spent grounds, rinse the cup, refill with regular ground coffee, press a square of aluminum foil over it(I found that heavy foil yielded best results), and go. I could get about a dozen uses out of that single cup, even reusung the foil top...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 11:30 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 11:31 AM (Ia/+0)
And no I didn’t do the gay Canada flag on my backpack thing.
Posted by: Heroq at April 18, 2026 11:31 AM (OC4HQ)
Posted by: Megthered at April 18, 2026 11:27 AM (UUs/D)
Back in the early 80's my cousin graduated college and then went and back packed around europe for 10 weeks with a few friends. Yeah, it was a definitely a different time.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 11:31 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 10:55 AM (snZF9)
And we are merely floaters,
Drifting, bobbing, resurfacing.
Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Flushed into oblivion.
Posted by: Aaaaaan fin at April 18, 2026 11:31 AM (TbWk/)
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Bonds. It's the way that governments make the Dimly Aware think that the latest boondoggle will actually cost voters nothing.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2026 11:31 AM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 11:25 AM (snZF9)
I spent some time in Guadalajara 20 years ago, beautiful city. Few realize it’s the 5th largest city in North America. The suburb we stayed in was wealthy, as nice and clean as any comparable US city suburb. Then we’re being driven around the city and we come around a turn and oh look, there’s the small hill where 30,000 people live in cardboard boxes. (Literally). That’s when you realize what a different world it is.
And I said we were being driven around - never ever be foolish enough to think you can drive on Mexican roads yourself. Traffic laws there are like the Pirates Code; they’re simply suggestions.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 11:32 AM (yGQJD)
Ilhan Omar has explained her $30million fortune. It was a clerical error. I kid you not. She now claims she and hubby are worth between $18,000 and $95,000. She signed the disclosure form saying $30mil because she doesn't bother her pretty little turbaned head with "the businesses" and she trusted "the pros" who did the accounting.
Someone should ask her who her CPA was. You'd think 1) they would be all BIPOC, and 2) she'd be a little angry. But oddly, no complaint from her about the people who made this 30,000% mistake.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 11:34 AM (n7rxJ)
Try South Africa or better yet Papua New Guinea.
A drive outside the urban areas and sometimes within is a roll of the dice.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 11:35 AM (viF8m)
A B-list Hollywood actor
A Roman Catholic priest
A shipyard electrician
Posted by: You could look it up at April 18, 2026 10:14 AM (2Ez/1)
...and a woman. Seamstress I think she was...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 18, 2026 11:36 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Don Black at April 18, 2026 11:38 AM (ZxPkt)
By the way, I ended up marrying that boyfriend.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 18, 2026 11:55 AM (kJmSS)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
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If they're like Viking, you'll be getting all sorts of "special offers".
I've come to the conclusion that cruises are priced like car MSRP. Only a fool.pays that number.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 18, 2026 01:33 PM (Yhki9)
Alcoholics in recovery don't just go to the bar for a cheap burger and count on willpower; they take a different route to avoid even passing by it. And likewise, I pray for every single last one of the fraudsters to serve hard time in Federal prison, so that I don't have to use my willpower to resist temptation, amen.
Posted by: SciVo at April 18, 2026 01:40 PM (Sy6m/)
They have no clue how many Big wars have now been stopped before they happen just by this one rather small and brief war.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 09:01 AM (yGQJD)
when a lefty starts talking waste of money, stop listening. They defend fraud that steals billions in every city in the country, crime that steals from the honest, and programs that take billions and produce less than zero good results happily.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 18, 2026 02:09 PM (Ai6WH)
Daily Tech News 18 April 2026
Top Story
- Intel's new Core Series 3 is its answer to the MacBook Neo. (PC World)
The A18 CPU used in the MacBook Neo uses 6W maximum, and typically throttles down to 4W since the laptop is passively cooled.
All models in the Core Series 3 range use 35W maximum and a base of 15W, which is rather more than that. So while it may be Intel's answer, it is not necessarily a good answer.
The first laptop announced with the Core Series 3 is Honor's Magicbook 14. That costs around $1000, but on the other hand it comes with 32GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD, which is more than is even possible in the MacBook Neo.
- Meanwhile AMD's legendary 5800X3D may be making a return. (Tom's Hardware)
AMD has officially made non-committal noises about this. The chip was taken off the market allegedly because it was too competitive with the newer 7800X3D. But with DDR5 prices in cislunar orbit, and the slower 5700X3D and 5600X3D also retired from the market, it would be a very welcome sign.
But it's allegedly a 10th anniversary special edition, and Ryzen's 10th anniversary is in December, counting from the announcement, or next March counting from retail availability. Hope we're not going to have to wait that long.
I mean, it's not like I have 384GB of DDR4 RAM lying around, but if I did I might be interested.
Tech News
- Is the hourly cost for AI agents rising exponentially? (Toby Ord)
Good question. And the answer is, if you read all the way through that article, we don't know.
- Smolvm is a full virtual machine with hardware isolation for running untrusted tasks - that boots in 200 milliseconds. (GitHub)
That's pretty useful, given how many untrusted tasks there are running around the internet these days. The CPU and memory overheads are small enough that for any task that takes even a second or two it's a viable solution.
- A middle-schooler has found a Trojan coin in Berlin. (The History Blog)
What a Trojan coin was doing in Berlin we may never know, but the location it was found in does have burial remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages and artifacts from the Roman era.
The coin itself dates to the third century BC, almost a thousand years after the historical events of Trojan War. But it's definitely from Ilion, the Greek name for Troy of that period.
- Even cat readme.txt is not safe. (blog.calif)
Anyone who has ever used a terminal, or an accurate terminal emulator, should already know this.
- Anthropic says its MCP specification for AI communication is just fine - despite 10 critical vulnerabilities so far relating to a specific flaw in the design. (The Register)
The flaw is that MCP clients spawn processes as required - just like CGI of old - and that is a fast path to security disaster.
- Another obviously bad idea is "tokenmaxxing" - where developer productivity is measured by how much they cost their employers in AI API fees. (Tech Crunch)
Similar to lines of code, but worse, because rather than trying to capture productivity and inadvertently capturing cost, it directly captures cost.
Also as the article notes, while there's a correlation between tokens used and lines of code generated, widespread adoption of AI leads to massive increases in code churn - were new code is added and then immediately changed or removed.
And every change adds to the cost in tokens.
- Everybody hates Adobe. (The Verge)
And competitors are taking advantage of this by offering semi-professional version of their products for free, a price that soundly beats even Adobe's cheapest subscription plans.
- ASRock has announced a breakthrough to make DDR5 memory cheaper: Half-channel memory. (WCCFTech)
Which is exactly what it sounds like. PCs commonly use dual-channel, 128-bit memory - a misnomer since DDR5 uses dual 32-bit logical channels per physical channel.
What ASRock does here is reduce that further to only a single 32-bit logical channel per physical channel, which of course cuts memory bandwidth in half.
It's a BIOS update for Intel motherboards, so it doesn't break anything, and if you have proper 64-bit DIMMs you can use them just fine, but it's a move of desperation and not something anyone would want to use if they could avoid it.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: Off with their heads!
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aunt Miklos to encourage Young Skip to focus on school at April 18, 2026 04:36 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 18, 2026 04:37 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 04:41 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at April 18, 2026 05:00 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 05:03 AM (Ia/+0)
That was quite a lively song, "Rasputin" ( I enjoyed it ) and the lead singer must have kept very fit performing. He and his back up singers look rather like - considering how they are dressed/they should be singing something about "Aladdin", however. Thanks, Pixy.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 05:22 AM (rZCVI)
Posted by: fluffy at April 18, 2026 05:33 AM (AN2gy)
https://tinyurl.com/28fpaa69
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 05:33 AM (rZCVI)
In the movie "Touching the Void" one of the mountain climbers, probably Joe Simpson, got an ear worm as he was limping his way down the mountain. He recounted his horror as he thought to himself, "I'm going to die to Boney M!"
The movie is both re-enactment as well as interviews with the participants.
Posted by: fluffy at April 18, 2026 05:38 AM (AN2gy)
I will be happy to return to my oil/coal generated electricity and land where we aren’t still complaining about events that happened 400 years ago. And no I don’t want to talk about the war of northern aggression.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 05:40 AM (kxiH3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 05:43 AM (rZCVI)
The Neo has a singular advantage over anything coming from the WinTel manufacturers: it is a frictionless purchase.
My framing here is would you rather spend a week muddling around trying sort out the differences between 47 barely differentiated plastic fantastic PCs that have prices that change all the time -OR- would you rather walk in to a Best Buy and tell the salesperson, "I'll take a Neo in citrus with a finger print reader." Plus that cell phone CPU is completely capable of doing the main things we do with PCs all the time which are email and cat videos. Plus it comes in pink too!
If I am that buyer who is looking for a Neo in blue, the second anybody starts squeaking about Intel's watts and core advantages I would be jamming pencils into my ears. If the Core 3 CPUs are Intel's answer to the Neo they are quickly going to figure out they a better answer.
My best guess is the Neo has the potential to be as disruptive and iconic, in its particular market space, as the original MacBook Air that more or less defined modern laptops.
Apple crushed it with this box.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at April 18, 2026 05:45 AM (glnUu)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 18, 2026 05:46 AM (G1ktt)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 05:47 AM (rZCVI)
If the Core 3 CPUs are Intel's answer to the Neo the Team WinTel are quickly going to figure out they *going to need* a better answer.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at April 18, 2026 05:48 AM (glnUu)
Do you go someplace else or will you be flying home?. May the lord bless your return.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 05:50 AM (rZCVI)
I read somewhere the actor was a red shirt in an original Star Trek episode. And he lived. Pretty interesting.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 18, 2026 05:52 AM (cxFcK)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 05:53 AM (kxiH3)
And what did you see that you liked the most?. I remember some beautiful art museum in Amsterdam as well as one of the the big old cathedrals. I am forgetting its name.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 05:55 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 05:59 AM (kxiH3)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 06:02 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 06:02 AM (kxiH3)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 18, 2026 06:04 AM (NSMyg)
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Fell out of Heinrich Schliemann's pocket?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 18, 2026 06:05 AM (NSMyg)
Posted by: Just Wondering at April 18, 2026 06:14 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 18, 2026 06:20 AM (bQ4nt)
I will be happy to return to my oil/coal generated electricity and land where we aren’t still complaining about events that happened 400 years ago.
__________
Irish Alzheimer's: You forget everything except your grudges.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 06:21 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 06:21 AM (Ia/+0)
Wunderground dot com's radar indicates some rainstorms approaching the area I'll be traveling through. I brought my rain jacket and umbrella up from the car last night just in case, and will have them next to me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 18, 2026 06:33 AM (0SlUx)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 06:39 AM (Ia/+0)
Same thing I thought when I saw the Ishtar Gate in the Pergamon.
Posted by: t-bird at April 18, 2026 06:39 AM (7kply)
Remarkable to say, I have nothing - nothing! - scheduled for today. I sincerely doubt this means that I'll be allowed to do nothing today, but there are no dogs to be washed, no errands to run and no professional work on the slate.
The weather is forecast to turn bad this evening and into tomorrow. Her Majesty doesn't like me making the 45 mile trip to my 7:00 Sunday Mass, so I'd just as soon go to the 4:00 Mass this afternoon at my local parish (oops! "Catholic community").
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 06:42 AM (tgvbd)
https://tinyurl.com/4czwfh29
Midwest Chick:
https://tinyurl.com/bd4b4uv2
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 18, 2026 06:49 AM (skR0U)
II am glad that you have nothing scheduled today. I hope it continues to be a slow day which you can enjoy.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2026 06:52 AM (RDpV/)
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 06:54 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 18, 2026 06:55 AM (S+2Xo)
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I think it had something to do with an elephant and pajamas.
Posted by: Groucho at April 18, 2026 06:56 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: fd at April 18, 2026 06:57 AM (vFG9F)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Here is a mellow introduction to the day.
This is the Stranglers Golden Brown with A/I use of David Brubeck's Take Five video and no funky harpsichord. https://youtu.be/2Qs1J612nZs
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 18, 2026 07:11 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 07:11 AM (tgvbd)
Thank you. You are a giver.
BarnhardtMemes has been deleted from my links. She is too far gone, and unwatchable.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 18, 2026 07:17 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 06:21 AM (tgvbd)
Ha!
Posted by: m at April 18, 2026 07:19 AM (yJfQg)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 18, 2026 07:21 AM (VyBeY)
BarnhardtMemes has been deleted from my links. She is too far gone, and unwatchable.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 18, 2026 07:17 AM (u82oZ)
That's the problem with "Trad Catholics". You arrive at Nut City PDQ.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 07:22 AM (tgvbd)
I'm sure our NATO partners would agree.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 07:24 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 07:25 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 07:24 AM (Fbc0I)
?
Posted by: m at April 18, 2026 07:28 AM (yJfQg)
I visit her site about once a week, just to gather the good stuff.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 18, 2026 07:30 AM (qFwJc)
I was going to take a drive out to western MA today, but it's really not the sort of day to enjoy traveling, so I'll probably work on my book, which I really ought to do.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 07:31 AM (qRla/)
I watched a box labeled steaks being carried from the pier to the ship by a working party, one time at the D &S piers in Norfolk Naval Base back in the day. There was a red stamp on the box. "Rejected by Arizona State Prison."
Presumably it was cooked and eaten while we were underway.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 18, 2026 07:31 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 18, 2026 07:17 AM (u82oZ)
That's the problem with "Trad Catholics". You arrive at Nut City PDQ.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2026 07:22 AM (tgvbd)
It depends, I suppose. She's pretty hardcore, but she had Frankie Fabulous' number and she's spot on about his fellow heresiarch Leo.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 07:33 AM (qRla/)
Mostly, the food was good at sea. Fresh milk and veggies only lasted a week. But the cooks did wonders.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 18, 2026 07:33 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: m at April 18, 2026 07:34 AM (yJfQg)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 18, 2026 07:34 AM (2/MrR)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 07:34 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at April 18, 2026 07:34 AM (yJfQg)
Everyone had the trots.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 18, 2026 07:35 AM (qFwJc)
Back in the day it used to be coffee and Sunday comics.
Now it's Saturday memes and coffee. I stayed away from the "Trump as Christ" and the whole biz with the Pope, but some of these memes are hilarious.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2026 07:36 AM (AkEZC)
The song's supposed to be a smug 1960s dig at the group, but looking back, the JBS was right about a lot more than they're given credit for. Anyway, here's the song:
https://tinyurl.com/bd7ducys
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 07:38 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 07:39 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 18, 2026 07:39 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 07:40 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 18, 2026 07:40 AM (ICnaH)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 07:42 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: David Hasselhoff at April 18, 2026 07:44 AM (onPc6)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 07:44 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 18, 2026 07:45 AM (2Ez/1)
It is certainly true the State department was riddled with Reds in the 30s and 40s and helped communists, notably in China, and elsewhere. There was a serious blind spot or naïveté on the part of FDR, and the Brits had so many spies it was pointless telling them anything.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 18, 2026 07:46 AM (ICnaH)
The JBS song also had the lines "The CIA's subversive / And so's the FCC! / There's no one left but thee and we / And we're not sure of thee!"
I'm sure that sounded pretty paranoid and comical in the 60s, but post-Trump, it sounds damned prescient.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 07:48 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: m
>Somehow 'can't' became 'can', but sometimes it's important to follow the talking points when it comes back to Congress and the Pentagon not doing their jobs. NATO is a shitstain and even they are too feckless to resupply the country looking out for their interest.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 07:49 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 18, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2026 07:55 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 18, 2026 07:57 AM (qRla/)
State pulled a great deal of weight, and they were hardcore britlovers. Sad, really.
Posted by: man at April 18, 2026 07:59 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 08:00 AM (kxiH3)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 08:00 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 18, 2026 08:01 AM (w/O5Q)
; )
Posted by: m at April 18, 2026 11:51 AM (yJfQg)
After FANG FANG, He Stuck His WANG WANG Into Someone Else's THANG THANG. She Said Wait A DANG DANG Minute And Went To The DA And SANG SANG ONT.*
Welcome to Friday Night! Let's start with a little advice for Eric Swalwell
Fido Friday: Bonk!
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) April 17, 2026
This week in politics
Does anyone else have conversations like this with their wife?
Rope trick
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) April 17, 2026
A conundrum
Whales
New sport just dropped
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) April 17, 2026
Mentoring
Home improvement
Feline Friday: Sippies!
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) April 18, 2026
American and Canadian oil reserves
A picture worth 1000 words
So, apparently the president attended his first gay orgy this week
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) April 18, 2026
Seems like the right place for this meme
Train up a child in the way he should go
Foreign commercials are weird
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) April 18, 2026
This can't be good for the country
Good old fashioned Southern hospitality?
The look on the male anchor's face!
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) April 18, 2026
Zaxby's talking trash
Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by the classics:
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 10:00 PM (YBtcQ)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 17, 2026 10:00 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: From about That Time at April 17, 2026 10:01 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 17, 2026 10:03 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:03 PM (+HNx/)
And for dessert, a WeirdDave Friday ONT. Yay!
Posted by: mindful webworker - whirlwind tour at April 17, 2026 10:05 PM (vT8/g)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 10:05 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 17, 2026 10:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 17, 2026 10:05 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 10:05 PM (tgvbd)
Then I started scrolling again before it broke my brain.
Posted by: Dr. T at April 17, 2026 10:05 PM (lHPJf)
Posted by: Tonypete at April 17, 2026 10:06 PM (cYBz/)
Squirrels are tennis balls thrown by God.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 17, 2026 10:07 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Galadriel looking askance at April 17, 2026 10:07 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: pookysgirl notices weird things at April 17, 2026 10:08 PM (Wt5PA)
Ha! Neighbor just called to ask if I smelled skunk. Sure do!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 17, 2026 10:08 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:09 PM (gKWVE)
Not sure what is different between a Yodel and a HoHo.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 17, 2026 10:10 PM (y171U)
Posted by: pookysgirl notices weird things at April 17, 2026 10:08 PM (Wt5PA)
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Dan pees on them every time he passes by.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 17, 2026 10:10 PM (kpS4V)
(whiny effiminate voice) "Why are there no men in that class?"
All that being said. The one closest to the cameral is a pro. Notice the eye contact.
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 10:11 PM (dIske)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:09 PM (gKWVE)
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In week two they move up to fungo bats.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:11 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:11 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:11 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: The Grateful
Yes we are doing well!
Thank you Grateful!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 10:11 PM (YBtcQ)
Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at April 17, 2026 10:12 PM (EP7Sw)
Posted by: Galadriel looking askance at April 17, 2026 10:07 PM (3sXRv)
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It gets the "Samwise Gamgee Seal of Approval."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 10:12 PM (gnNyN)
After FANG FANG, He Stuck His WANG WANG Into Someone Else's THANG THANG. She Said Wait A DANG DANG Minute And Went To The DA And SANG SANG ONT.*
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Don't worry muldoon, your job's safe.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:12 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2026 10:12 PM (yGQJD)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:13 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: gKWVE
We have such sights to show you! REEE!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 10:13 PM (diia5)
I keep getting videos of hairdressers doing "locs detox". If we ever let our dogs get their coats in that condition, we'd be guilty of neglect. Maybe a few days without washing your hair, but months? Years?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 10:14 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:03 PM (+HNx/)
It looks like it might be a Hallicrafters radio. They were pretty good sets, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:14 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Adriane the Type, Think Twice, Hit Refresh Button Critic . . . at April 17, 2026 10:14 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 17, 2026 10:14 PM (IAdFa)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 17, 2026 10:14 PM (w3u3d)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 17, 2026 10:08 PM (kpS4V)
You have dopers in the area.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:14 PM (utfVc)
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Maybe, but I was always told to beware of Grand Cyclops bearing gifts.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:15 PM (nWPIJ)
Question, though. Why doesn't it extend to Tamaulipas? Mexico's coast has tons of oil and, I believe, the inland has natural gas. Only reason the MX coast (or MX generally) isn't as wealthy as the American Gulf Coast is due to incompetence and corruption
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:16 PM (gKWVE)
Not sure what is different between a Yodel and a HoHo.
Posted by: Joemarine
Marine ought to know.. $20.00, same as in town
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 10:16 PM (YBtcQ)
American and Canadian oil reserves
____________
New York proudly refusing to let its citizens profit.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 10:16 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 17, 2026 10:16 PM (G1ktt)
Drilling underneath the Great Lakes is prohibited, presumably so we don't antagonize Fresh Water Godzilla.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 17, 2026 10:16 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Donald John Trump at April 17, 2026 10:16 PM (NM4Js)
The joy of buying a fixer-upper in your mid-20's is that you are still fixing it up in your mid-60's...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 17, 2026 10:17 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: gKWVE
Oh, thanks. I had thought that was a guy! 🫨
Why does Jesus appear to be picking up a strand of spaghetti?
Posted by: mindful webworker - McPasta? at April 17, 2026 10:17 PM (vT8/g)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 17, 2026 10:17 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:17 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Quebec and Montreal are French. They'll be able to fall back on their best skills. Refer to the banana training pic
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:17 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Slinky weed in Tweeville?! We're too good for that shit!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 17, 2026 10:18 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2026 10:18 PM (Cqx++)
In a couple of "spiritual warfare" podcasts I listen to, deliverance ministers and exorcists consistently say that yoga is a form of pagan worship, and therefore can be a doorway to eviiil.
🧘♂️
🧘♀️
🧘
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 10:18 PM (dE3DB)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026 10:18 PM (cS3Fw)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 17, 2026 10:18 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:17 PM (gKWVE)
That comes in second behind surrendering. Big money in that.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:19 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 10:19 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 10:19 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 17, 2026 10:18 PM (kpS4V)
If you don't see Pepe, it's dope.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)
Then I started scrolling again before it broke my brain.
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Me too. What was that? That can't be good even with the swell radio box.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)
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New York proudly refusing to let its citizens profit.
Yoko Ono wouldn't approve.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 17, 2026 10:20 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:21 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 17, 2026 10:21 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026 10:18 PM (cS3Fw)
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You'd never make it on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:21 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 10:18 PM (dE3DB)
It is part of Hinduism.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:21 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 10:22 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: RandomDave at April 17, 2026 10:22 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 10:22 PM (xG4kz)
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New York proudly refusing to let its citizens profit.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 10:16 PM (tgvbd)
California too What a shock
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 10:22 PM (O0w/F)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:21 PM (0SlUx)
Which is???
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:23 PM (1Ff7Z)
OR came out in college and married a man not long after they graduated
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 10:22 PM (sKqQm)
__________
Also called an LUG: Lesbian Until Graduation
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 10:23 PM (tgvbd)
Followed up by lessons from Hostess pastries. 😸
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 17, 2026 10:23 PM (w3u3d)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2026 10:12 PM (yGQJD)
__________________________
Yeah, Pennsylvania has minimal oil resources. Shale Natural Gas, on the other hand, is not only plentiful, it's the biggest source in the nation I believe.
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 10:23 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:23 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 10:24 PM (dE3DB)
probably because a lot of the crazies die young.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2026 10:25 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:21 PM (RIvkX)
Real Housewives of rural Texas would be counterrevolutionary. I actually cook, take care of our property and love my husband. Shocking stuff
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026 10:26 PM (cS3Fw)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 10:26 PM (dE3DB)
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 10:26 PM (O0w/F)
probably because a lot of the crazies die young.
I'd take it more as society had less tolerance for modern crazy girl antics 20 or more year ago.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 10:26 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: tankdemon at April 17, 2026 10:27 PM (39NW8)
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 10:23 PM (dIske)
Pennsylvania was where oil was first produced in North America, and it produced a lot, too. Oil was produced around Sarnia, Ontario, too. Still a few little wells pumping there, almost a cottage industry there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:27 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 10:27 PM (YBtcQ)
For some reason, those top two pics made me think of jody calls during the battery runs.
I used to work in a candy store,
But I don't work there anymore.
Why? Because I’m in the Army,
The big, bad Army.
Pick up your ding-a-ling,
And put it in your pocket.
Pick up your rocket,
And put it in your pocket.
Left, left, a-lefty-righty-left,
Keep it in step,
Or you’re gonna get left.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 17, 2026 10:28 PM (QVmho)
probably because a lot of the crazies die young.
Posted by: illiniwek
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Or crazy wasn't as popular back then as it is now.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 10:28 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Joemarine
Made by Drakes, or somei else not Hostess.
Posted by: From about That Time at April 17, 2026 10:28 PM (sl73Y)
The gal in the front right of that mentorship program promo shows real enthusiasm!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 10:28 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026 10:29 PM (cS3Fw)
OR came out in college and married a man not long after they graduated
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 10:22 PM (sKqQm)
__________
Also called an LUG: Lesbian Until Graduation
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 10:23 PM (tgvbd)
Buddy from college called them 'hasbiens'.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 17, 2026 10:29 PM (JX4aD)
Her driving a cool car
Her in a pretty dress showing off a cool car
Her in a pretty dress talking about the car she is going to drive next.
Why, its almost like she knows men like pretty women and cool cars...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 10:29 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:30 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: GWB at April 17, 2026 10:30 PM (jZqxK)
The "ding-a-ling" part was the hook, but the second half of the verse usually swapped out items to keep the rhythm going.
The Weaponry Version:
Pick up your ding-a-ling, put it in your pocket.
Pick up your rifle, put it in your socket.
The Money Version:
Pick up your ding-a-ling, put it in your pocket.
Pick up your paycheck, put it in your wallet.
Pick up your ding-a-ling, put it in your pocket,
We’re going on a trip on a big fat rocket!
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 17, 2026 10:30 PM (QVmho)
(Actually... when did "Oh, I need to see a therapist once a week just because" become a thing? 20, 30 years ago? More? See it on TV, think you need it in real life...)
Posted by: RandomDave at April 17, 2026 10:31 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026
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Which is???
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026
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Fort Scott, KS -- just on the Kansas side of the KS-MO border. I hope the rain is over by the time I arrive.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:31 PM (0SlUx)
Followed up by lessons from Hostess pastries. 😸
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 17, 2026 10:23 PM (w3u3d)
Made me think of the 1976 hit song from the band Silver; "We got a wham bam shang-a-lang, and a sha-la-la-la-la-la thing!
Posted by: Joemarine at April 17, 2026 10:32 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
Been thinking about that one a lot the past week, what with lots of new little squirrels tempting our ball-chasing (and squirrel-crunching) Malinois Daisy.
Another wave of heavy rain coming through. We can use it.
Posted by: mindful webworker - you and me and rain on the roof at April 17, 2026 10:32 PM (vT8/g)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:32 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 10:23 PM (dIske)
You sure about that ... I mean really sure ... SERIOUSLY
Posted by: zombie Col. Edward Drake at April 17, 2026 10:32 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Joemarine
Made by Drakes, or somei else not Hostess.
Posted by: From about That Time at April 17, 2026 10:28 PM (sl73Y)
Vachon Bakeries in Quebec make a cupcake thing called a "Jos Louis" that look a lot like Ding Dongs:
https://tinyurl.com/3fs6kk77
Been around since 1934
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:33 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:31 PM (0SlUx)
Going alone, I take it? SO still showing no interest?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:34 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 10:34 PM (GD0B3)
One of the biggest differences between the right and left currently is that the right understands and talks about the impacts of rewards and punishments on behavior.
Now...the left understands it as a well, but they'll swear up and down they don't...well, when its convenient.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 10:34 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
"can be" not always "will be"
Sorry about your back
Have you ever gotten physical therapy for it?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 10:35 PM (GhIJO)
https://tinyurl.com/3fs6kk77
Been around since 1934
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:33 PM (utfVc)
Mad Dog Vachon?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:35 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:35 PM (RIvkX)
@CapnWhitebread
Back In ICU again. Took a turn for the worse. 50 percent chance I lose a leg. Please pray.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Angels of healing attend him at April 17, 2026 10:35 PM (vT8/g)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026
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Just me, and no, she's not. She's taking care of the cats back at my apartment. I asked -- when I still had time to change my reservations -- if she wanted to go (though I'd have had a hard time getting a cat sitter at short notice). Silence.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:37 PM (0SlUx)
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Filthy Canucks stealing valuable American IP.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:37 PM (nWPIJ)
Woo-hoo!
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 17, 2026 10:37 PM (SVeHj)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 17, 2026 10:37 PM (CHHv1)
https://tinyurl.com/3fs6kk77
Been around since 1934
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:33 PM (utfVc)
Mad Dog Vachon?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:35 PM (1Ff7Z)
Rogie ...
Posted by: zombie Toe Blake at April 17, 2026 10:37 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:37 PM (0SlUx)
Did you ever check out Minden, LA? What would she think of that place?
(I don't know how far away from NO it is)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:38 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: gKWVE
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One can always identify another from a state having few natural resources.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 10:38 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:37 PM (nWPIJ)
Not named after the boxer. Named after the Vachon sons, Joseph and Louis.
They are in my local store; I don't think I have ever bought any.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:39 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 10:40 PM (6U1c2)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026 10:41 PM (cS3Fw)
https://tinyurl.com/3fs6kk77
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
HA! Take a look at Minne di Sant'Agata! These are made specifically to honor Saint Agatha.
https://t.ly/5O1Tw
Posted by: Tonypete at April 17, 2026 10:41 PM (cYBz/)
The first oil well is often attributed to Edwin Drake, who drilled it in 1859 in Titusville, Pennsylvania, marking the beginning of the U.S. petroleum industry. However, earlier oil wells were also drilled in places like Azerbaijan and Poland
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2026 10:42 PM (Cqx++)
Sorry about your back
Have you ever gotten physical therapy for it?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 10:35 PM (GhIJO)
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Meh it comes and goes thanks. There's this Chinese massage place in my neighborhood that works great but those ladies are...unrelenting.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)
https://t.ly/5O1Tw
Posted by: Tonypete
Perfect moron snack
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 10:43 PM (6U1c2)
(I don't know how far away from NO it is)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026
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It's a little east of Shreveport, so almost as far away from NO as you can get and still be in LA. Twelve thousand people? I dunno, might be a little small for me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:43 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 10:44 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026
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Thank you kindly, Mary!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:44 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:31 PM (0SlUx)
Because you mentioned the name I took a look at what Redfin had for listings. There are some nice houses there, and the cost is not high compared to western Oregon
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 10:46 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 10:46 PM (6U1c2)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:43 PM (0SlUx)
Well, good luck in Ks. One of our ALH members is from there. Can't remember at the moment. JSG? Weak Geek? someone else?
How did Avery's editing come out?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 17, 2026 10:46 PM (1Ff7Z)
TP you've posted those before iirc on her feast day?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:46 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at April 17, 2026 10:48 PM (QaH55)
https://t.ly/5O1Tw
Posted by: Tonypete
St. Agatha had perky little breasts???
Posted by: From about That Time at April 17, 2026 10:49 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)
Some moves are not for amateurs apparently
https://tinyurl.com/zm4awm3u
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 10:50 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 17, 2026 10:50 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 17, 2026 10:51 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Oh yeah!
I'm a big fan!!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 17, 2026 10:51 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 17, 2026 10:52 PM (Vvh2V)
The Resonance
@Partisan_12
BREAKING: Archaeologists in the Holy Land just uncovered a 3,000-year-old Israelite tablet…
It reads: “Iran is only weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon.”
Posted by: Mister Ghost at April 17, 2026 10:52 PM (Feqvg)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 17, 2026 10:53 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:53 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 17, 2026 10:54 PM (v71Ni)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 10:55 PM (PFs9e)
It's all an op and fake and gay and cowardly.
Nobody, including myself, is willing to do shit about evil.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 17, 2026 10:55 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 10:55 PM (PFs9e)
How things have changed! Now, some nutty teenage girls pay good money to have their boobies cut off.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:56 PM (utfVc)
Think they are laughing in Tehran right now?
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 10:56 PM (viF8m)
https://tinyurl.com/zm4awm3u
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 10:50 PM (rbvCR)
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Mrs. F. has indeed taken compromising photos.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:57 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 10:55 PM (PFs9e)
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You ruined it for me.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:58 PM (nWPIJ)
I would imagine that fake transgenderism is like a religion to them and the the evil ghouls who perform this type of surgery.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 10:59 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 11:00 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:56 PM (utfVc)
Or their parents do, either to be fashionable, or because they are told their kid will be suicidal. It's all sick and sad.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026 11:00 PM (cS3Fw)
May you be Blessed with Health & Healing.
May you Find Strength to fight off this infection.
May your caregivers be Blessed with Wisdom and Kindness as they help you through ...
Posted by: Adriane the Critic . . . at April 17, 2026 11:01 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:58 PM (nWPIJ)
lol . Sorry. Blame the pastry makers. I'm assuming that's there aren't that many pastries for the torturous ways other Christian martyrs died. At least I hope not.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:01 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 17, 2026 11:01 PM (BNA0v)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:02 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:01 PM (PFs9e)
We could claim that Saltines are made in memory of St Sebastian?
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 11:03 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 11:04 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo
>Did Jesus order the Happy Meal? That's about all I can handle. Portions are way too big nowadays. And people wonder why they pile on extra pounds.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 11:05 PM (Fbc0I)
The logo it generated was pretty good, it was gold though, screamed old money and ruthlessness.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 17, 2026 11:08 PM (XV/Pl)
INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Kevoian, the former co-host and founder of “The Bob & Tom Show”, a nationally syndicated radio program, has died at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2026 11:08 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 10:56 PM (utfVc)
Or their parents do, either to be fashionable, or because they are told their kid will be suicidal. It's all sick and sad.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026 11:00 PM (cS3Fw
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It's as if some disease of madness has taken over the minds of people in authority,making them act against the interests of their people. Those parents, the evil doctors, blue state political leaders, college administrators...
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 17, 2026 11:08 PM (v3gtd)
Sorry. I'd really tired so not sure if the possible connection with saltines . Maybe if the saltines were shaped like arrows?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:09 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 17, 2026 11:13 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 11:15 PM (viF8m)
It's as if some disease of madness has taken over the minds of people in authority,making them act against the interests of their people. Those parents, the evil doctors, blue state political leaders, college administrators...
Posted by: JM in Illinois
It's a conundrum.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2026 11:15 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 17, 2026 11:16 PM (SVeHj)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:09 PM (PFs9e)
They are poke full of holes
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 11:17 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 11:17 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 11:18 PM (rbvCR)
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No no this is Israel's war and Trump is Netanyahu's bitch.
Oh, wait. That was last week.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 11:21 PM (RIvkX)
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Filthy Jews, amirite?
Go back to Stormfront, Rosenberg.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 11:22 PM (nWPIJ)
It's Not There. It's been edited out. They are editing our history before our eyes.
This is the scene they cut out:
youtu.be/fvBYsGRJ7x4?t=2184
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 11:22 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026 11:22 PM (cS3Fw)
Calling this anything other than a disaster is delusional.
Posted by: Not what I voted for at April 17, 2026 11:23 PM (/RnUX)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 11:25 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 11:26 PM (RIvkX)
Fillmore canning is having a clearance sale of the Superb brand canning lids if you want to get in on it
https://www.fillmorecontainer.com/
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 11:27 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 11:27 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 11:29 PM (utfVc)
Man, I'm finding all sorts of NASA/JPL stuff I didn't know existed. Here's the "DSN Now" page, which shows you just what the Deep Space Network is doing and which spacecraft it is current communicating with:
https://is.gd/diPdbB
Canberra (down in Pixy land) is currently talking with Voyager 2. Received signal power is -160 dBm, and data rate is 160 bits per second.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 11:29 PM (w6EFb)
>>Oh, wait. That was last week.
It amazes me that people think politicians don't understand the media. Particularly Trump.
He's the kid with a laser pointer.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 11:29 PM (viF8m)
Say is that apocalypse there in the distance?
Anyway, any recommendations?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 17, 2026 11:30 PM (CHHv1)
Calling this anything other than a disaster is delusional.
Posted by: Not what I voted for
>Another news provider persuading us to switch parties. I'm convinced.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 11:31 PM (Fbc0I)
Even and especially the Double Stuf
Posted by: Magyar mentally modifies at April 17, 2026 11:31 PM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Junk Food Junkie at April 17, 2026 11:32 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Mentally Agile Magyar at April 17, 2026 11:33 PM (MABMQ)
And if you're paying $5 a gallon for gas, it sucks to be you. I'm not.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026 11:35 PM (cS3Fw)
Posted by: The first telephone reception was by Hungarians working for Bell at April 17, 2026 11:35 PM (MABMQ)
https://tinyurl.com/zm4awm3u
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 10:50 PM (rbvCR)
This “spinal mobilization”: either it it will totally relax your back, or else break it.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 17, 2026 11:36 PM (IAdFa)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
Gas?
Hell, if I need to, I can just ride Darleen
Posted by: The first telephone reception was by Hungarians working for Bell at April 17, 2026 11:36 PM (MABMQ)
I'll happily pay $6 to see the mullahs finally go down.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 11:36 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Trolls eating poop at April 17, 2026 11:37 PM (G1ktt)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 11:38 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Better than communication with most democrats
Posted by: 360 baud at April 17, 2026 11:39 PM (MABMQ)
It’s ok. About the same or less than when the auto pen was in charge.
I love where I live. Going shooting with my range buddies tomorrow. Will make dinner for my oldest son this weekend and have turmeric orange margaritas on the beach.
Life is good.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 11:40 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 17, 2026 11:40 PM (S/Y4j)
By memory, from my youth.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 17, 2026 11:42 PM (IAdFa)
Canberra is also receiving from SOHO. That is in high speed data dump mode, making about 248 kb/s.
Madrid station is talking with the James Webb telescope out at L2. Big difference there. It's making about 28 Mb/s on the Ka band. Also about 40 kb/s on the S band.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 11:43 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
Gas?
Hell, if I need to, I can just ride Darleen
Posted by: The first telephone reception was by Hungarians working for Bell at April 17, 2026 11:36 PM (MABMQ)
Calif has YUGE oil and gas reserves.... I spent $6.50 a gallon last week in Bakersfield...
Nuff... said.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 11:43 PM (mP0Kj)
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Delusional. The entire world is laughing at Trump.
Posted by: Not what I voted for at April 17, 2026 11:44 PM (/RnUX)
Posted by: That one teacher who was not so bad at April 17, 2026 11:47 PM (MABMQ)
Oil dropped $10/gallon today. Down to $84.
Unexpectedly.
If people on our side quit bitching about what hasn't been done yet by this administration and started looking at what has been done in a little over a year we could stop caring what "influencers" said about anything.
For over 50 years Iran has fucked with us on many levels including killing our people. That has ended.
Turns out a POTUS can just do shit.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 11:47 PM (viF8m)
It's chicken fingers.
All they have is chicken fingers.
Your only choice is what other shit you get with it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 17, 2026 11:48 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 11:49 PM (Fbc0I)
All they have is chicken fingers.
Your only choice is what other shit you get with it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Wait until you hear about the Turtles
It's just Turtles
Posted by: Cosmological Imklos at April 17, 2026 11:50 PM (MABMQ)
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You're delusional bro. Everyone here thinks opprobrium from those savages is the cherry on top.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 11:53 PM (RIvkX)
So oil is selling at a loss?
*Roll out the barrel, we'll have a Barrel of fun..."
Posted by: Accordion On Duty at April 17, 2026 11:53 PM (MABMQ)
Nuff... said.
Posted by: Romeo13
But what about Swalwell? One of California's major gas producers....
Posted by: One ponders the un-ponderworthy at April 17, 2026 11:55 PM (MABMQ)
Omar blames "accounting error" and insists she is not rich despite claiming up to $30 million in assets.
Go back to your shithole.
Posted by: four seasons at April 17, 2026 11:56 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Not what I voted for at April 17, 2026 11:56 PM (/RnUX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 11:58 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026 11:58 PM (cS3Fw)
Posted by: Not what I voted for at April 17, 2026 11:59 PM (/RnUX)
Posted by: Not what I voted for at April 17, 2026 11:56 PM (/RnUX)
Show ain't over yet, fucktard.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 12:01 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Bangladeshi troll warehouse at April 18, 2026 12:01 AM (G1ktt)
Posted by: Not what I voted for at April 17, 2026 11:56 PM (/RnUX)
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You voted for Kamala Harris, right?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 18, 2026 12:01 AM (VWtfl)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 18, 2026 12:02 AM (cS3Fw)
Posted by: Bangladeshi troll warehouse at April 18, 2026 12:03 AM (G1ktt)
The EU eunuchs had a meeting today to plan how they would open the Strait. After both Iran and Trump announced it was open other than Iranian ports which are blockaded by the US.
Iran has no navy, air force, missiles or drone capability or any industrial base to rebuild any of it. And now they are losing $400 miilion/day because their ports are blocked while the Stait is open.
Their nuclear program has been ended. Forever.
Anyone who says things haven't changed or thinks any serious enemy is laughing at Triump is a retard.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 12:04 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
Ben Had sent me a pony once.
Had to return it.
Posted by: Imklos was Dissapoint at April 18, 2026 12:05 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Not what I voted
Department of War is not much use for deportations and preventing vote fraud.... unless you are suggesting they be used for that? No.
So, might as well keep them up in training. And Iran has earned getting their asses kicked virtually every day since taking the embassy.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 18, 2026 12:06 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 18, 2026 12:02 AM (cS3Fw)
You could settle for an angry assault unicorn - a rhinoceros unicornus.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 18, 2026 12:07 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Lysdexic Imklos at April 18, 2026 12:07 AM (MABMQ)
Calling this anything other than a disaster is delusional.
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Your mother called and said it was past your bedtime. If you don't go to your room, now, your Dad's going to give you a spanking
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 12:08 AM (P+D9B)
Just got cleaned up after an afternoon of yardwork and then a light snack... wonder if this ol' body will be able to move at all in the morning, LOL
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 12:10 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: One ponders the un-ponderworthy at April 17, 2026 11:55 PM (MABMQ)
One of California’s untapped major gas producers…
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 18, 2026 12:11 AM (IAdFa)
It’s ok. About the same or less than when the auto pen was in charge.
I love where I live. Going shooting with my range buddies tomorrow. Will make dinner for my oldest son this weekend and have turmeric orange margaritas on the beach.
Life is good.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 11:40 PM (A5RD0)
I paid $4.68 in covington today Not as bad as i expected - and the weather is beautiful and the Mountain was out most of the day All in all, a great day.
Posted by: LASue at April 18, 2026 12:11 AM (dI/h/)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 18, 2026 12:07 AM (S/Y4j)
It would get me through Austin traffic the next time I have to go there.
*scratches chin*
Sold!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 18, 2026 12:11 AM (cS3Fw)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2026 12:12 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: PabloD at April 18, 2026 12:12 AM (zUFRX)
Hope the "lawnmower gas" supply can hold up until E0 drops closer to normal price!
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: free tibet at April 18, 2026 12:14 AM (iNp3L)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 12:16 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 18, 2026 12:16 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 12:17 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: JQ
Have some of Granny's XXX rhumatiz medicine
Jethro, help the lady out over there
Posted by: Jed Clampettklos at April 18, 2026 12:17 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 18, 2026 12:11 AM (IAdFa)
The gas is lumpy, though. But you could use it to cremate trolls.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 12:18 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: The drive thru closed 12 minutes ago at April 18, 2026 12:18 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 12:18 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 11:40 PM (A5RD0)
I paid $4.68 in covington today Not as bad as i expected - and the weather is beautiful and the Mountain was out most of the day All in all, a great day.
Posted by: LASue at April 18, 2026 12:11 AM (dI/h/)
I gotta get gas tomorrow. Need to go visit my sister.
Sigh.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 12:19 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Jed Clampettklos
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Thanks, Jethro! Just what Dr. Granny ordered!
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 12:20 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: The drive thru closed 12 minutes ago at April 18, 2026 12:18 AM (MABMQ)
12 minutes?
Now I'm confused. So can I still get a milkshake?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 12:21 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I am highly inclined to buy a very cool car for very cheap, because bad transmission, brakes, the MAS sensor, and other electrical issues and tow it to AOP's place.
Parts, beer, bourbon and BBQ on me.
Posted by: Imklos would also play some cajun and Zydeco music at April 18, 2026 12:23 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 12:23 AM (VHUov)
There hasn't been a single illegal released into the US in 11 months. And millions are leaving.
Evidence of everything we thought happened for the last decade from the Russia hoax to the raid of Mar A Lago is being released. And more is comingl
There are no more drug boats from Venezuela. We are now partners with their oil and the Panama Canal is back in western control. Cuba, yea it's done.
And now we are just arguing about how much we will fuck up Iran after ending their terror regime that was behind much of everything and China is sucking air, coincidentally.
But TACO.
Enjoy winning.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 12:24 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Diogenes
You are looking at a bunch of hungry people, some might be stoned and extra hungry.
WHERE IS THE FOOD
Posted by: Imklos thinks you said no problem at April 18, 2026 12:25 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 18, 2026 12:25 AM (cS3Fw)
*shrug* We married in our 30s 25 years ago, and she had an 8 YO son (whom I adopted) at the time, so it's not like we were under the impression that we were blushing virgins.
Posted by: Weirddave at April 18, 2026 12:26 AM (rcLHA)
Posted by: gp at April 18, 2026 12:27 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Case at April 18, 2026 12:27 AM (pvf3X)
Posted by: tankdemon
- - - - - - -
Nazi Penguins again?
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at April 18, 2026 12:27 AM (yEQ/6)
Parts, beer, bourbon and BBQ on me.
Posted by: Imklos would also play some cajun and Zydeco music at April 18, 2026 12:23 AM (MABMQ)
What kind of car? Kind of a long tow, though.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 12:27 AM (utfVc)
WHERE IS THE FOOD
Posted by: Imklos thinks you said no problem at April 18, 2026 12:25 AM (MABMQ)
So...triskits, cheese and bier. Except for those weirdos over there. Chardonnay.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 12:30 AM (2WIwB)
Thumbs UP, Jack!
Yeah, I voted for all of that!
Gotta laugh at the leftarded TACO thing-- isn't it just too cute-- in a childishly ignorant way?
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)
Odd an optical delusion: the american/canadian reserve map looks like it's pulsing. Neat.
Posted by: Alex Trebek at April 18, 2026 12:31 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: gp at April 18, 2026 12:27 AM (N8ZBc)
Just finished listening to VDH talking about Fang Fang showing up to his office in blue jeans, knee boots and no bra, trying to influence him. God Bless VDH. He apologizes when he says the word "crap." What a sweetheart.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 18, 2026 12:32 AM (cS3Fw)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 18, 2026 12:32 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: JackStraw
There are none so blind as those who will not see.
Or who are paid to pretend.
Trump is on the way to reset the world in a way more fundamental and comprehensive than since the years after WWII, and to America's benefit (which nice for others too).
Trump's enemies are mainly domestic, not foreign.
Russia has neutered itself, China is being put in a box.
If there is general peace and prosperity in America and globally for the next century, Donald J. Trump will have done it against all odds.
Posted by: Miklos used to do this stuff for a living at April 18, 2026 12:35 AM (MABMQ)
Pics or GTFO!
Is VDH a good driver too? That guy can do everything.
Posted by: gp at April 18, 2026 12:36 AM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 12:36 AM (viF8m)
[kill a commie for mommy image]
Posted by: WeirdDave
Dunno the source, but the woman is the "mom" from the anime "Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?"
It's a send-up of the "isekai" genre, where, usually, a normal human nerd winds up reincarnated in the [book, video game, etc] that he was a fan of, and is ridiculously overpowered and curb-stomps everyone.
Except in this one, he's of a more normal power level, but his extremely-doting mother also reincarnated in the same MMORPG-game world, and she has the godlike powers.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 12:42 AM (VHUov)
The low sulfur content was key. Pennzoil and Quaker State were the premium brands.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 18, 2026 12:42 AM (i3DU8)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
You could settle for an angry assault unicorn - a rhinoceros unicornus.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
Put a neck shield on it, and you're most of the way to a triceratops. Dinosaurs are cooler than unicorns.
Posted by: eleven-year-old mikeski at April 18, 2026 12:47 AM (VHUov)
>>Or who are paid to pretend.
The shift in global power that's happening right now is pretty spectacular.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 12:49 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: eleven-year-old mikeski at April 18, 2026 12:47 AM (VHUov)
Lil Pooky is currently in an outfit that has dinosaur cowboys on it. I'm not even a little boy and I'm jealous!
Posted by: pookysgirl sez YEEHAA! at April 18, 2026 12:54 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 18, 2026 12:55 AM (jrgJz)
Posted by: the internet will respect me at April 18, 2026 12:56 AM (/Em41)
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Hell no.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 12:58 AM (P+D9B)
Posted by: save teh erf! at April 18, 2026 12:59 AM (9vFyc)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 12:49 AM (viF8m)
Agreed. It astounds me how many in public life seem to have no clue what’s going on, how the world is being reshaped. Iran deserved all that has happened to it, and it is just the means to far, far greater ends.
For just one example, Chinas’s ability to invade Taiwan, ever, is now gone. They may have had a window of opportunity once, but they missed it.
Europe’s importance on the world stage is over as well.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 01:00 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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You ruined it for me.
Posted by: Cicero
They grew back!
That's why she's the patron saint of breast cancer victims and other boobie-related things.
Posted by: now-fourteen-year-old mikeski, Roman Catholic at April 18, 2026 01:03 AM (VHUov)
*scratches chin*
Sold!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 18, 2026 12:11 AM (cS3Fw)
The best part of riding a rhino into town? You can park anywhere. Most meter maids aren't gutsy enough to attach a ticket to, or to boot, a rhino.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 18, 2026 01:04 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
1963-4 Lincoln suicide door convertible
A Glory of Western Civilization on a par with Handel, Mozart or any cathedral
Posted by: Miklos does like cars at April 18, 2026 01:04 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 01:04 AM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Miklos does like cars
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Beautiful car.
Four door?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 01:06 AM (P+D9B)
Four door?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 01:06 AM (P+D9B)
has to be
Not sure where the "suicide" part comes from.
Front doors hinged at the front, rear hinged at the rear.
Posted by: Miklos does like cars with capacious back setas at April 18, 2026 01:10 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 01:13 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Braenyard
They got visas or advanced parole to enter.
Hence not "illegal".
Progtards slipped in language in a recent bill to put a permanent "Visas to Go" at the Darian Gap to wlecome all future Newcomers.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 18, 2026 01:16 AM (/lPRQ)
Yahbut
If Putin can hold on for another three years, the words "Fulda Gap" may regain meaning. Yes, Russia has lost a lot of manpower in the Ukraine war, but they've also built a wartime economy, and all the old, obsolete armaments have been used up, and, importantly, they've constructed a manufacturing and logistic base to support rebuilding bigger and better, and they're doing it. Right now, Poland seems to be the only country without its head up.its ass.
Europe, or at least eastern Europe may be saved from the Islamists by being taken over by the Bear.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 18, 2026 01:16 AM (i3DU8)
Kind of amusing how many talk about the Overton Window as if it was something that only happened to other people.
Just cause.
https://tinyurl.com/47wtk59a
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 01:17 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 01:17 AM (P+D9B)
Front doors hinged at the front, rear hinged at the rear.
Posted by: Miklos
If your doors open forwards, and you're halfway out of your parallel-parked car, and some yahoo drives by and hits your door, he just tears the door off and scares the shit out of you.
If they open rearwards, you get crushed as the door swings back closed on you.
Rear-opening doors also blow open if you accidentally pop the latch at 65 mph, rather than blowing closed.
So, suicide doors. Easier to die when using them.
Posted by: mikeski and/or Ralph Nader at April 18, 2026 01:17 AM (VHUov)
A good relationship is when your wife overhears you say "I fucked her back in the day" and realizes "oh yeah, that was me".
Posted by: Miklos, unlicensed Lifestyle Advisor at April 18, 2026 01:18 AM (MABMQ)
We called it: Carbon Day!
Outdoor grilling, rain or shine. Small engine tune-ups and much noise. Car/truck tune-ups too, if friends wanted to do theirs...
Many adult beverages, music and/or movies (depending on weather) plus firepit in the backyard, stoked continually until festivities concluded.
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: mikeski and/or Ralph Nader
I accept the risk
Posted by: Miklos drive like he's 85 with a stubby cigar and a Nixon/Agnew bumper sticker at April 18, 2026 01:21 AM (MABMQ)
The conflict will be between Russia and China.
Yes, they are doing business now but the Chinese can't resist being chickenshit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 01:24 AM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Fine
For potential carjackers, I was thinking aftermarket ejector seats
Posted by: Miklos still thinks Spiro got a raw deal at April 18, 2026 01:24 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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It was termed that because trying to close a rear door that popped open while in motion had a good chance of being a fatal attempt.
There would be a lot of pressure holding it open, and rear seat belts, or, as a matter of fact, even front seat belts were rare.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 18, 2026 01:25 AM (i3DU8)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 01:26 AM (P+D9B)
It's crude. Vulgar. No *decent* man would utter something like that in the presence of his wife/gf. It's trashy frat-boy talk.
Sure, both hubby and I have been married to others, before we got together. We don't deny the fact that we were not virgins... but we never discussed "body count" and never name-dropped previous relationships. Yuck. I don't want to hear about his priors, and he doesn't want to hear about mine. Blech!
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 01:27 AM (rdVOm)
It's that I don't know any way to say it.
It's not that I don't have a tune to play.
It's that I don't have any strength to play it.
Defenestrating the Broken Overton Windows 11 theory.
Leave a like and prescribe
https://youtu.be/UH8g_gdAMO8
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - follow for more breadcrumbs at April 18, 2026 01:28 AM (vT8/g)
Launch in the morning.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-22
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 18, 2026
Launch Time: 7:00 a.m. PDT (1400 UTC, 16:00 CEST)
https://youtu.be/FVpZ1n7sF9I
Posted by: Joyenz at April 18, 2026 01:30 AM (2F0/Y)
It's crude. Vulgar. No *decent* man would utter something like that in the presence of his wife/gf. It's trashy frat-boy talk.
Sure, both hubby and I have been married to others, before we got together. We don't deny the fact that we were not virgins... but we never discussed "body count" and never name-dropped previous relationships. Yuck. I don't want to hear about his priors, and he doesn't want to hear about mine. Blech!
Posted by: JQ
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Bingo
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 01:30 AM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 01:32 AM (P+D9B)
That wasn't referring to the meme but to the thread title.
Posted by: Weirddave at April 18, 2026 01:32 AM (df/te)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 01:33 AM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: i'm not gross, you're gross at April 18, 2026 01:34 AM (qzu4H)
Posted by: Miklos' first cat was blue, but a Mustang at April 18, 2026 01:34 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 01:32 AM (P+D9B)
Haha, wish I could!
Posted by: Joyenz at April 18, 2026 01:34 AM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Not what I voted
Poor thing. Aching for a whiny, toothless America.
May Epic Fury continue to make you look like an eggplant in embarrassment and shame.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 18, 2026 01:34 AM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Weirddave
Aha. Asterisks do work like that.
Posted by: mikeski didn't read closely enough at April 18, 2026 01:35 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Braenyard
Illegal immigration is ONLY bad when the illegals are military age. If they are not, illegal immigration is PERFECTLY OK. Right?
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 18, 2026 01:36 AM (E6xSb)
I've never said it. I thought my discretion would score me points with women who don't like to be talked about like pieces of meat. It doesn't.
Posted by: gp at April 18, 2026 01:36 AM (N8ZBc)
I wanted a job in a bank just so I could afford a car like that
Posted by: Miklos later realized about beong a lesbian trapped in a man's body at April 18, 2026 01:37 AM (MABMQ)
The vagaries of launch windows gets quite complicated. Something I heard them say during the Artemis II run-up, was the number of "cut outs" in the roughly 2hr launch window they had each day for 5 or 6 days per month.
There were over 100 of these, a few seconds to a minute or two, compared to maybe 80 or so for Artemis I. That's due to the greatly increased number of stuff in orbit and the space junk in general.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 01:39 AM (w6EFb)
There would be a lot of pressure holding it open, and rear seat belts, or, as a matter of fact, even front seat belts were rare.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 18, 2026 01:25 AM (i3DU
You remind me of a little thing that sticks in my mind about how much higher manufacturing quality is now than it was a couple generations back. The first car I remember riding in was my dad’s ‘56 four door Fairlane, blue and white twotone, lovely vehicle. I also remember we always had to leave the windows cracked open a bit, because if the were all rolled up tight and you slammed a front door closed, one of the back doors would pop open.
Still my memories of that car remind me of Lyle Lovetts song “South Texas Girl”
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 01:39 AM (yGQJD)
The conflict will be between Russia and China.
Yes, they are doing business now but the Chinese can't resist being chickenshit.
Posted by: Braenyard
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Back a few years ago, Putin wrote a book about the future of Russia.
What he described was a combination of lebensraum and Divine Right of Kings. He considers Russia as the rightful leader of Europe, with control over the lands of the former Warsaw Pact, and the remainder being satrapies.
Never ignore what they're telling you.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 18, 2026 01:39 AM (i3DU8)
Posted by: i'm not gross, you're gross at April 18, 2026 01:34 AM (qzu4H)
lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 01:39 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 01:41 AM (tjClK)
Posted by: Weirddave
Aha. Asterisks do work like that.
Posted by: mikeski didn't read
Asterisks....LUXURY
Posted by: Four Ungrammatical Yorkshiremen at April 18, 2026 01:41 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 01:41 AM (tjClK)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 01:42 AM (tjClK)
That green-and-white 58 Fairlane it would glide
Down farm roads past open fields seeming like no big deal
As it was happening I never felt a thing
But now looking back it seems like it was everything
Singing with mom just so we could hear ourselves sing
Stealing a drink from the cold can in daddy's lap
Protected by only a small thin brown paper sack
And the wind blew the echoes of long-faded voices
And they'd sing me a song that the old cowboys sang
And I didn't know what the words meant or anything
I was just singing because I was supposed to
Saint Mother Maria watch over us please
As we wonder around in this dangerous world
Thank Mother Maria there's nothing so sweet
As the undying love of a South Texas girl
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 18, 2026 01:42 AM (yGQJD)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 01:46 AM (tjClK)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
https://youtu.be/cUu4UHNTTrY
https://youtu.be/ja5wA4s8tQU
https://youtu.be/9HLM0m6b90g
https://youtu.be/7rwJIeN1M7o
(Yeah, in that last one, the band took their pre-encore break in the middle of the song, and the audience kept singing while they were gone. Japan: nuked too much or not enough?)
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 01:46 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: SciVo at April 18, 2026 01:48 AM (Sy6m/)
I showered this morning and everything.
Posted by: Sponge
Does showering help an underwater creature?
Anyway, I'm still sort of here. I was just looking up "my love left me" songs on youtube. I could find more, but 4 is enough for now.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 01:48 AM (VHUov)
I showered this morning and everything.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 01:46 AM (tjClK)
I'm still here sitting back drinking JD. To echo the words of Laurence Fishburne In Event Horizon- This place is a tomb.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 01:49 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 18, 2026 01:50 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: SciVo
The first Street Fighter movie was like that, too. It existed to let Raul Julia chew on all of the scenery. And the other actors to get a few bites in, too.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 01:50 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Berserker
That was last ONT.
Posted by: the mummy chick at April 18, 2026 01:51 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 01:51 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 01:49 AM (snZF9)
I'm at work. 1 AM start time for a change to a couple storage devices. Hope it doesn't take too long.
I spent the entire day driving.....I'm ready for a pillow.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 01:52 AM (JA4sW)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 01:53 AM (JA4sW)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 01:54 AM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
There's one in the "Fido Friday" link.
Posted by: a dog that doesn't trust you so much anymore at April 18, 2026 01:55 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: RandomDave at April 18, 2026 01:56 AM (aJQbY)
Those are COLA cut outs, for Collision Avoidance cut outs, specific periods of time from a few seconds to a minute or two when the rocket cannot launch. That all as to be worked into the final countdown very carefully, and once things start to get automated in the final minutes, there's a point of no return.
It's the Space Force that is now responsible for determining those COLAs. Reentry gets affected as well.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 01:57 AM (w6EFb)
Our 7yr old grandson is probably going to tell my mother in 6wks that she's probably going to die soon (my husband told him her age: 95yrs). He was trying to let him know she's not walking as well due to her age.
5 yr old insane girl has been conversing like an adult since 18mo old. She embellishes stores vs flat out lying, so we never know. Knows her princesses & who Rapunzel was & her story as I rebraided her hair (she's gorgeous). We discussed a prince looking for his bride as I read The Princess and the Pea. She wonders if she has to kiss on the mouth & at first I said by then (after college) she may want to. She said no & I said that's ok. Told her I might not be around for this but watching from heaven & she almost cried so I had to change this course of the timeline, &told her that her parents would help her find the correct prince. Can you tell I never had another girl in my life til her?
7mo baby girl is perfection and easy.
I realize this is boring. Don't care. G'nite.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 18, 2026 02:01 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
D'awwwwww. Too cute.
I realize this is boring. Don't care. G'nite.
Slice-of-life stories aren't boring. G'night.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 02:03 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 02:03 AM (BENy5)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 02:04 AM (BENy5)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 02:04 AM (snZF9)
Couldn't have children of my own and stepson isn't likely to have any of his own, so I enjoy stories of other people's grands!
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:05 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 02:04 AM (snZF9)
It's good to be good at what you do.
I wouldn't know anything about that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 02:06 AM (JA4sW)
Drives me nuts. It's so unnecessary
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 02:06 AM (wAr5n)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:05 AM (rdVOm)
My step siblings never had kids. I'm quite sure the world is better off.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 02:06 AM (JA4sW)
Here it is, the moment of truth: game of global geopolitical chicken with trillions in the balance
4h
And rejected: the two tankers taking the neutral route, Minerva Evropi and Nissos Keros, have turned around; the Sanmar Herald which appears to be taking the Iran-sanctioned Larak island route is proceeding.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 02:07 AM (BENy5)
Evening, all. Liberal California politician is calling for an end to the jungle primary now that it's threatened to sink the Dems. "It has not worked out as intended," he says.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 02:07 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Berserker
That's why it's good to have a guy who's been there before.
Posted by: mikeski, not-even-a shadetree mechanic at April 18, 2026 02:07 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: i'm not gross, you're gross at April 18, 2026 01:34 AM (qzu4H)
There is something to be said about meeting one's spouse when you are both too young to have really had any sexual exploits...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:07 AM (SRRAx)
You're up late......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 02:08 AM (JA4sW)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 02:08 AM (BENy5)
Drives me nuts. It's so unnecessary
Posted by: JM in Illinois
The "reversed clips from major movies," or other copyrighted things, is an attempt to avoid automatic takedown notices.
"Fair Use" means "8 microseconds" to the IP owners.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 02:09 AM (VHUov)
The thing is, at the time I thought good music and rock and roll would go on forever. I was wrong, but I consider I lived my prime during rock's best time, so that was worth it with memories.
Saw the Allman brothers early on, but never got to see this great band, to my sorrow. I was either in MS and they were out West where I was in college, or I was out West when they were in MS. I know because I looked at their schedule a year ago to try to figure out why I never saw them. Which was a huge bummer in my life.
https://tinyurl.com/48vhsmnu
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 18, 2026 02:10 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Democrat: * stacks the deck *
Republican: "Let's play a different game."
Democrat: "He's cheating!!!! Waaaaah!!!!"
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 02:10 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
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Yeah. Great if it works out! XH wanted to *go play* so I (divorced) let him.
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:11 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: raimondo at April 18, 2026 02:13 AM (BsNNQ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Hahahaha! Boo-hoo!!!
Don't suppose anyone asked him about the *intention*?
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:14 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:05 AM (rdVOm)
Way more fun than being a parent! We love them and they love us back. Live about 10min up the mountain, so this is their second home. Their parents have it made with us and I don't know if they realize it.
Have a drink for me tonight as I am going to bed. Cold again after almost summer weather insanity. We got some rain and a bit of snow, but Colorado got most of it. I guess they are worse off so I won't be a Dim woman about it and stompy.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 18, 2026 02:14 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 02:07 AM (n7rxJ)
My little sister would do the same thing - make up rules that benefited her and would insist they be followed. Until they didn't benefit her any more, then she would want to change the "rules" again.
She wondered why I never wanted to play with her.... 🙄🙄🙄
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:17 AM (SRRAx)
The "reversed clips from major movies," or other copyrighted things, is an attempt to avoid automatic takedown notices.
"Fair Use" means "8 microseconds" to the IP owners.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 02:09 AM (VHUov)
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Well at least that's an explanation. And that avoids a takedown? I watched a clip of "Sully" showing the captain sitting in the right-hand cockpit seat. Does not happen! Also, the letters for the airline name were reversed on the outside of the plane.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 02:17 AM (DwYwN)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 02:18 AM (utfVc)
This is interesting. The Space Force, through what they call the Range Command, is the ultimate authority, the big Kahuna, on launches. Nothing launches unless they give the okay.
And flight termination, aka self-destruct, falls entirely on them. They set that up so they are independent, using their own telemetry and tracking systems, independent of NASA.
Suppose a manned flight went out of control, and they lost all communication and didn't know if the launch escape worked. It would be the Space Force range command officer would make the call to self-destruct.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 02:18 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:18 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JM in Illinois
It avoids dumb pre-AI webcrawlers from identifying the clip easily.
So, "delays," rather than "avoids," I suppose.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 02:20 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 02:17 AM (DwYwN)
Well, that's the explanation we have been given. The one that really bugs me is cellphone vids presented in "portrait" mode, with the stuff repeated in grayed-out bands flanking the portrait window. Why? Just black it out.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 02:20 AM (utfVc)
Some of the astronauts meet with the Space Force range command just to say hello, and say, our lives are in your hands. Just want you to know us personally.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 02:22 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 18, 2026 02:22 AM (zvnUC)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 02:04 AM (snZF9)
It's good to be good at what you do.
I wouldn't know anything about that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 02:06 AM (JA4sW
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Extra credit to you for predicting that it would happen. More valuable than explaining why afterwards
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 02:22 AM (DwYwN)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:18 AM (rdVOm)
Night, sweet lady.
I wonder if I will dream of Dan and Debbi tonight and wonder what Debbi did. I need more information of why she is a ho. Glad he found out.
There was a bridge with a wall like this in Paris they had to take down as the locks weighed so much. Think son and DIL put a lock on it our first trip there.
We missed the idea and went on trips with them often jet lagged and doing whatever they wanted. Had a lot of fun with them. I'm one lucky old dame.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 18, 2026 02:25 AM (WONhk)
I'll be interested in how this further constrains things. General Relativity remains the greatest, most successful physical theory yet. And it remains classical, deterministic, and continuous, refusing any attempts at quantization. And yet it is the most accurate theory to date.
They set things up with various parameters that constrain how much the real gravity can deviate from GR predictions, and those constraints get smaller and smaller.
The will tighten it even more.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 02:25 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
That one, I gots no clue. Portrait-mode videos annoy me in general. My eyes are placed left-and-right. Portrait mode is designed for aliens who have eyes top-and-bottom.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 02:25 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 02:27 AM (DwYwN)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 02:08 AM (JA4sW)
I'm usually up until Pixy shows up; I just don't comment much this late at night 😊💕
Yeah. Great if it works out! XH wanted to *go play* so I (divorced) let him.
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:11 AM (rdVOm)
We had an understanding early on in our relationship - if one of us cheated, the other one would kill them.
*shrugs*
It's worked so far....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:28 AM (SRRAx)
For example, back in the 2000s, lunar laser ranging showed that the position of the Moon's center of mass was within 2 cm of where Einstein gravity said it should be.
They have no whittled that down to a mm or so. The earth-moon system is within a mm of where Mr. Einstein said it should be.
While it doesn't seem like much, Mr. Newton alone would off by. GR adds periodic terms with amplitudes of 6m to that position vs time. Very tiny amount, but now about 3 orders of magnitude greater than the state of the art precision.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 02:29 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
MAD kept the USA and USSR out of nuclear war, too.
Score another one for Game Theory.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 02:30 AM (VHUov)
I wouldn't know anything about that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 02:06 AM (JA4sW)
The funny part is the 2 tow guys were standing there, they were looking at some of the other bikes, and were actually curious about the one they towed in. They saw the whole episode with the battery cable, and before I started it I checked the oil and said yeah this no good, no way its full like that if the bike sat that long. I start the bike, the oil starts to come up and I shut it off and said yup, knew it. The dude looks at me and says. I'm sending everybody I know with a harley here, thats some 6th sense shit you got. I said no, we get a line of retards here, its called repetition, lol.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 02:31 AM (snZF9)
It's crude. Vulgar. No *decent* man would utter something like that in the presence of his wife/gf. It's trashy frat-boy talk.
Meh. Every relationship has it's own vibes. Yes, it's crude and vulgar. Crude and vulgar can be funny, depends on the people involved. I have friends whom I wouldn't dream of saying something like that to, and other friends to whom I'd say something worse. Notice her response was to imply that that encounter with me was the reason old friend now cosplays as a boy. We've got a quarter century together, what went before that is immaterial. She did what she did, I did what I did, but it made us into the two people who mesh so well. I asked her before I posted it, and she said "Why not, it's funny."
If I show up at a future MOME and introduce my red headed "husband" who used to be my wife, disregard everything I've said. In the meantime I'll strive to be *decent*. Feel free to avoid my ONTs until I meet that standard if it bothers you.
Posted by: Weirddave at April 18, 2026 02:32 AM (df/te)
While it doesn't seem like much, Mr. Newton alone would off by. GR adds periodic terms with amplitudes of 6m to that position vs time. Very tiny amount, but now about 3 orders of magnitude greater than the state of the art precision.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 02:29 AM (w6EFb
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Speaking of the moon, i find it amazing that it's motion is synchronized to always show the same side to the earth. I've read an explanation, but it still sounds like the hand of God
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 02:33 AM (DwYwN)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 02:33 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 02:31 AM (snZF9)
LMMFAO
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 02:36 AM (JA4sW)
Posted by: Weirddave
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Wow. Touchy.
Dude, I wasn't complaining about your ONT.
If you wanna talk trash back & forth with Gingy, knock yourselves out!
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at April 18, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 02:37 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
..............................
Yep! 47yrs married! Met him 49yrs ago and he's still the one I'd run to.
First year he was a Moron, findest kind of Moron breaking up with me each season for no reason. I was busy and did not have time for this and he got that message by the third time that I was annoyed and not waiting for him.
He got it out of his system, whatever it was. We were 22yrs old and had he bothered to ask I wasn't "ready" to settle down, either. Married 2yrs later as the grass was not greener for him as he found out.
I'd told him that he'd not have a cent left, rarely see our boys and that was after I nearly killed him if he every strayed. No problems once we married, thankfully. He hates it when I bring up his eejit self the first year we dated but I don't care.
Thankful you are doing well, lady. In my prayers!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 18, 2026 02:37 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
MAD kept the USA and USSR out of nuclear war, too.
Score another one for Game Theory.
Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2026 02:30 AM (VHUov)
Yeah - now we've been together so long that we know what the other one is thinking; we even finish each other's sentences.
At this point, we both figure it would take too long to "train" a new one, and we're both pretty lazy when it comes to stuff like that 😂
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:37 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 18, 2026 02:37 AM (DwYwN)
That's tidal locking. I could try to ramble on for a few paragraphs trying to condense this down, but the best thing is to look it up and see the diagrams. Any small body orbiting close enough to a larger body will tend to do that and quickly. The tidal gradient (variation in gravity across the extend of the body) produces a torque to slow down.
The mechanism is still going on, slowing down the earth's rotation and throwing the Moon into a higher orbit at about 1.5" per year.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 02:38 AM (w6EFb)
Evening, all. Liberal California politician is calling for an end to the jungle primary now that it's threatened to sink the Dems. "It has not worked out as intended," he says.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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It's working so well in AK.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 02:39 AM (BENy5)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 02:38 AM (w6EFb)
Mars' moons are tidally locked, are they not?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 02:41 AM (utfVc)
Not really. Ask anyone, I'm the easygoing COB. Just not sure I deserve to be classified as not *decent* for making a dirty joke with my wife.
Think what you will of me, as long as you don't derail the ONT it's cool. Can I pour you another beer?
Posted by: Weirddave at April 18, 2026 02:43 AM (df/te)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 02:31 AM (snZF9)
LMMFAO
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 02:36 AM (JA4sW)
You have no idea. Last week a dude comes in and says he has a gas leak, there was gas on his garage floor. I asked him when the last time he drove the bike, its odd that it just happens. He says he was out the day before. I said you probably picked up dirt in the float seat in the carb, did you have the gas turned off? I get a blank stare. I said did you turn off the petcock off? Then he says, I can turn the gas off? *facepalm*
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 02:44 AM (snZF9)
Everyone: Nope. That's degenerate.
Weirdo: Get out!
Posted by: i'm not gross, you're gross at April 18, 2026 02:44 AM (JuMVS)
*shrugs*
It's worked so far....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:28 AM (SRRAx)
If DH does not put up coffee the night before, he knows he will wake up dead.
The cheating thing? Neither one of us has ever been interested.
Negatory, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 18, 2026 02:45 AM (DwqWV)
Thankful you are doing well, lady. In my prayers!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 18, 2026 02:37 AM (WONhk)
I was just so happy that I had found someone who loved me warts and all - there was (and is) no way that I was ever going to do anything to jeopardize that! I figured no one else would put up with my s*** 😂. Besides, he's pretty wonderful, and I consider myself the luckiest girl on the planet that he picked me to be his person.
Thanks for the prayers - they are always appreciated! 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:45 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Weirddave at April 18, 2026 02:32 AM (df/te)
Or, the standard "When you start your own blog, you can run it however the f*ck you want to."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 02:45 AM (JA4sW)
--
Took him a while to learn how to deal with a wildcat.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 02:48 AM (BENy5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POgk30WGXLg
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 18, 2026 02:48 AM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:50 AM (SRRAx)
Yes indeed. But with Phobos, there's a twist. Rather than slowing down Mars and spiraling out, Phobos is trying to speed Mars rotation up, and thus spiraling *in*.
The reason is Phobos is so close to Mars, the orbital period is less than the rotation period. Phobos rises in the West and sets in the east.
The tidal interaction there causes an inspiral. Deimos is just outside that, and so it is on the out-spiral side.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 02:52 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 02:44 AM (snZF9)
There is probably a whole generation out there now whose only other experience with gasoline engines is automobiles with electronic fuel injection, and pressurized fuel systems. Carburetors with gravity-feed gasoline are beyond their ken.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 02:52 AM (utfVc)
Democrat: * stacks the deck *
Republican: "Let's play a different game."
Democrat: "He's cheating!!!! Waaaaah!!!!"
Posted by: mikeski
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More like
Democrat: * stacks the deck *
Republican: * wins anyway *
Democrat: "New rules."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 18, 2026 02:53 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:50 AM (SRRAx)
If it was it makes it extra funny. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 02:53 AM (snZF9)
....one day before we get there. 😭
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:54 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 02:31 AM (snZF9)
This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 18, 2026 02:55 AM (WONhk)
I am tempted to ask, though 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:56 AM (SRRAx)
But still - I would get to see Renee Fleming AND Audra McDonald perform, and it would be a friggin' CARNEGIE HALL GALA!
Decisions, decisions....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 02:59 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Weirddave at April 18, 2026 03:01 AM (df/te)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 02:52 AM (utfVc)
Yeah pretty much. I think the last harleys with carburetors was 2004. Fuel injection was optional for a few years, but 2004 was the end of carbs. Still, this was an older dude, he should have known.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 03:01 AM (snZF9)
I'm going home......and crashing......Up earlier than I want to tomorrow......Haircut, Hooters, then tearing into the daughter's car..........
Be blessed, everyone.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 18, 2026 03:04 AM (JA4sW)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 18, 2026 02:48 AM (BENy5)
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Not a wildcat, just a Southern redneck who did not put up with nonsense. I was rather innocent and weird (did not date much in HS or most of college just to be going out).
However, I knew my worth and he nearly drove me insane. By the time he realized I was The One I told him he was crazy, that I had one more semester of nursing school left (the hardest) and he'd need to wait til I graduated. That I did not have time for this.
Same when he proposed months later and we were seeing each other: I laughed and told him he was crazy again, and IF he did not break up with me for a full year to ask again. We got engaged 8mo later.
That stubborn streak and independence got his attention and he suddenly also got his act together. Worth it, altho not normal or traditional.
I should write a book on how to hook 'em, but the women today are too weird to understand.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 18, 2026 03:05 AM (WONhk)
These tidal interactions and the torques and spin-orbit interaction they cause get quite complex.
Take Mercury. Early on, everyone just assumed it would be tidally locked to the Sun. They couldn't see it well enough to note enough surface features to time the rotation. In 1965, they managed to measure it using Arecibo as a big interplanetary radar. Turned out it was rotating faster.
It's in a 3:2 tidal "lock", but some prefer resonance, reserving "lock" for 1:1. Eccentricity adds a twist. Mercury is eccentric enough that the 3:2 state becomes a local minimum in the total energy, and it fell into that rather than 1:1.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 18, 2026 03:06 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 18, 2026 03:06 AM (Fbc0I)
https://tinyurl.com/ConcertOfTheCenturyCarnegie
And I can get handicapped seats close to the stage at a fairly reasonable price 😲😲😲
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 18, 2026 03:06 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 18, 2026 03:15 AM (snZF9)
Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 18, 2026 03:18 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 18, 2026 03:31 AM (CWUFk)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 03:45 AM (Ia/+0)
Whats with all these handicapped parking spaces ? Can't they just walk like everyone else does.?
Posted by: Lord Percy at April 18, 2026 04:05 AM (T8RPZ)
Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
That ole girl needs some Texas steerhorns mounted up front
Posted by: Automotive aesthete Miklos at April 18, 2026 04:26 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Weirddave
Get in
Get out
In any case, you got to shake it all about
Posted by: Miklos notes that is is pronounced "aboot" for or Canadian friends at April 18, 2026 04:33 AM (MABMQ)
Posted by: Tony Litwin at April 18, 2026 07:29 AM (yW7Qk)
Posted by: Glory Be! at April 18, 2026 10:38 AM (NFX2v)
Carnivorous Pig Attack Cafe
Kyoto
Those paws..🦘😅 pic.twitter.com/XO6QXzrsjf
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) April 16, 2026
I swear it wasn't me..🐈🐾😅 pic.twitter.com/HXbshlI7Y2
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) April 15, 2026
Elephant siblings be like..🐘🐾😅 pic.twitter.com/ou27sq3K8w
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) April 15, 2026
Most vicious attack..🐖😅 pic.twitter.com/hJRYoFAzPD
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) April 13, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 07:25 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 07:25 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 07:26 PM (GD0B3)
Wasn't watching time
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 07:27 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:28 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 07:29 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 17, 2026 07:29 PM (eOFY+)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:30 PM (yAteE)
Source tells me tourism from Chy-nah is down substantially in Japan. Hope it's true. Not because Chinese, but because sheer numbers.
Last time I was in Kyoto (November a few years ago), the place was so packed with Chinese visitors that you had trouble even getting on a local train. Not good.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:30 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Spring baths for our old dogs in the kennel, Dutchess, Dan and Sonny.
It was a melancholy job. They're 10 years old and, while courageous and willing, are clearly on the decline. They can no longer jump in the tub or on a table. They wheeze with the effort. They shake in the tub and have difficulty holding themselves up on the table. They want to try but their bodies are no longer up to it.
We have lost Finn in January and Val in March. I fear the time of the other two two boys is months and not years.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 07:31 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 07:32 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:32 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 07:32 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: rhomboid
Pro move: go to Kanazawa instead. It's on the eastern seaboard, not as big or culturally important but a more preserved cultural center. Never touched by the war and they've only had a Shinkansen connection since 2008-ish.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 07:33 PM (diia5)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:33 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 07:34 PM (diia5)
Did you watch TJM's rant on the Dune movies?
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 07:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Tuna at April 17, 2026 07:34 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Beartooth at April 17, 2026 07:34 PM (tYGL3)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 17, 2026 07:35 PM (eOFY+)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:35 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 17, 2026 07:35 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2026 07:35 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Eromero at April 17, 2026 07:35 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 07:35 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:36 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:37 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:38 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 07:38 PM (cWLG3)
Of course Kyoto was on the no-bomb list too (well, actually, it pretty much *was* the no-bomb "list").
Kyoto's great but have started to develop a preference for Japan's lesser-known places and small towns.
weft I believe you lived in Fukuoka for a bit. One time there we took the train out to Tachiarai for the military museum. Museum was great, and trip was interesting in its own right. Had to switch trains in this small town.
Last trip rented a car and drove most of southeast/central Kyushu, and our interest in off-beaten-path and smaller places was reinforced.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:39 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Ben Had
A nice stalk of celery and a squeeze of lime. Thank you.
Posted by: Tuna at April 17, 2026 07:39 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: PabloD at April 17, 2026 07:39 PM (zUFRX)
And Rosalind and Puff went to the vet this morning for their annual exam and shots. Roz is returning to California next month.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 07:39 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:39 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 07:40 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 07:40 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:42 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:33 PM (U/Byj)
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Spent a week in Hiroshima a few years back. Gotta admit it's a little strange walking through the Peace Park (hypocenter of the detonation) as an American just a few short decades on, but it's a cool little town now. Take the train over to Miyajima for the day. Mazda factory tour is fun.
There's also a really really cool Irish bar downtown that's a big spot for American expats. Run by an actual Mick and he swears he has the freshest Guinness in Japan.
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 07:42 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 07:43 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 07:43 PM (+Tpk4)
Oh noes! The entirety of my next 5 minutes of life are in turmoil.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at April 17, 2026 07:44 PM (wAogl)
Posted by: Beartooth at April 17, 2026 07:44 PM (tYGL3)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 07:25 PM (p4NUW)
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Carnitas!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April
That definitely sounds better, but it’s just me and the kiddo so I went easy. 😂
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 07:44 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:45 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 07:45 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 07:45 PM (p4NUW)
"Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announce they’re splitting up in shocker."
__________
Shocker? What's the divorce rate for lesbian couples? Something like 70%?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 07:46 PM (tgvbd)
I must say, I couldn't agree with him more.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 07:46 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 07:46 PM (tgvbd)
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It's high as well as the domestic violence rate. Turns out women don't actually like other women. Shocker.
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 07:47 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:47 PM (yAteE)
Last trip rented a car and drove most of southeast/central Kyushu, and our interest in off-beaten-path and smaller places was reinforced.
Posted by: rhomboid
Yes, sir. I never made it past like Kumamoto in Kyushu because I wanted to see as much of the country like Kansai, etc, but Kyushu is a great place. Weird to think that Japan has a lot of surfing spots in places like south Kyushu, but they do.
Also, one recommendation for Japan professionals; Shikoku, the smaller island. It is like the lost island of Japan. We only did a short tour just for udon shops, but I think bikers would enjoy just a 3-day tour cruising and stopping at small inns.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 07:48 PM (diia5)
Posted by: PabloD at April 17, 2026 07:48 PM (zUFRX)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:45 PM
Unless, of course, you're male, skinny-dipping, and it's a snapping turtle. 🐢
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 07:49 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 07:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Yep. Interesting. Not enough about cleaning worm scat off of carpets, though...
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 17, 2026 07:49 PM (eOFY+)
As for "peace" museum, have to bring up again what a good friend told his foreign ministry guide during a speaking tour (trade issues) when asked, after they exited the museum, what he thought. "I guess you'll never attack us again".
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:49 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 07:50 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Matt Drudge ran a story once about some fish in whose mouth a man's testes would perfectly fit.
That's what gave me pause that Drudge might not be all that into girls.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 07:50 PM (gKWVE)
Re Voyager 1 from the last thread. On Feb 14, 1990 at 05:22 UTC, Voyager 1 turned its cameras off for the final time, after turning around and taking these final photos:
https://is.gd/uTQzLm
That included the iconic Pale Blue Dot. The Erf was just one pixel.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 07:51 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:51 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:51 PM (yAteE)
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Good thing she didn't offer alcoholic bomb pops.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 07:52 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026
Hmmm. I think friends versus a relationship are 2 different dynamics. I adore my friends.
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 07:53 PM (p4NUW)
Fun fact: Operation Olympic included a feint towards Shikoku, demonstrating intent to make landings there as well as Kyushu.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:53 PM (U/Byj)
I just stabilize him going downstairs now. Almost 15. I'll keep him happy. Depressed. Going to bed early. Maybe a horror movie.
Good night. Thanks.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 07:53 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 07:54 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:54 PM (yAteE)
Man I am now mad at you for bringing this up!
I ate my weight in okonomiyaki while I was there and it's just such a specific thing that basically doesn't exist in the US. Ugh.
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 07:54 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 07:55 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:47 PM
Thank you!
That this isn't far more widely celebrated and appreciated can only be due to the malevolent and mephitic influence of Big Penguin. Sad!!!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)
I’m just thrilled we will have a day in Kyoto - super exctited.
Posted by: SnailRacer at April 17, 2026 07:56 PM (GwDCI)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 07:53 PM (p4NUW)
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Heh. I think it's more the living together thing.
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 07:56 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 07:57 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 07:57 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 07:58 PM (GD0B3)
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Ehh....cabbage pancake doesn't begin to do it justice. It's greater than the sum of its parts. Pairs well with an Asahi Super Dry.
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 07:58 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: rhomboid
Yeah, but somehow I don't think the Imperials would have bought that. It'd be like Germany planning an attack on rural Alabama.
"Ok, yer here. Now what?"
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 07:58 PM (diia5)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 07:59 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 08:00 PM (RIvkX)
Last time - which was after our little idiotic hyper-inflation episode and restaurant inflation that predates The Great Idiocy - we noticed how restaurants were *less* expensive expensive than here. And apples/oranges etc.,but restaurant experience in Japan (in typical small places) not available here at any price.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 08:00 PM (U/Byj)
Asahi Super Dry - I’ll make a not in my trip book. Thanks!
Posted by: SnailRacer at April 17, 2026 08:01 PM (GwDCI)
jus' sayin' ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez
DO EEET. Just get out of Tokyo as soon as possible. Again, I highly recommend Kanazawa, it's like, in a small fashion, Kyoto without the crowds... at least it was 10 years ago. Caveat emptor.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 08:02 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 17, 2026 08:02 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 08:03 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:05 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 08:05 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Max Power at April 17, 2026 08:06 PM (q177U)
@NiohBerg
I'm almost 100% this is what's happening.
One regime figure had a meltdown and then deleted his X account. Others are calling for Araghchi to be impeached.
Ghalibaf is calling all of Trump's posts lies.
Regimi twitter in absolute shambles.
𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎
@NiohBerg
I think Trump's strategy right now is to loudly declare that the IR has agreed to everything, then lean back and watch them tear each other apart in confusion and fingerpointing.
3:45 PM · Apr 17, 2026
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This checks out.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 08:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 08:00 PM
And who does Pelosi work for?
Posted by: Big Penguin at April 17, 2026 08:07 PM (mdf2D)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 08:08 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Skip
I used to want to visit Japan, even kinda admired it until I read a bunch of books about the Pacific War (which, let's be honest, they never fully or properly apologized for.) Then, I thought, nah.
Their birthrate is terrible but with this rekindled warrior ethos (which I welcome) I foresee households with seven children.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 17, 2026 08:09 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 08:10 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: rhomboid
Ginga Kogen Beer. Kyushu craft brew since the '90s.
If you can't find it, I like Yebisu. The name has a cool background.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 08:10 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:51 PM
Due to hearing several sad stories told in a high-pitched voice, I've established a personal policy not to skinny-dip in waters that may be snapping turtle habitat.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 08:10 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 08:13 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 08:13 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:14 PM (VyBeY)
We did some shochu tasting down in central Kyushu last trip, which was great - again, more rural area, small towns, sort of like wine travel when Sonoma was sleepy and great (80s/early 90s) or central coast, in part, to this day.
Still haven't done any sake tasting. Lots of booze tourism to be had in Japan.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 08:14 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 08:13 PM (pZEOD)
The Morons here will advise you the puppies belong in sweaters.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 17, 2026 08:15 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:15 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at April 17, 2026 08:17 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08
Shibas are the worst dogs ever, but are so cute in their badness. I figure I already have one, what’s a few more?
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 08:17 PM (pZEOD)
And yep those abandoned houses are one artifact of the low birth rate (rural-urban migration another factor).
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 08:17 PM (U/Byj)
Howie Mandell is hosting a canadian version of 'The Price is Right.'
It could be great without all the canadians.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 08:18 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 08:19 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: GWB at April 17, 2026 08:21 PM (jZqxK)
I, myself, am kinda weird.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 08:19 PM
I, myself, am strange and unusual.
Posted by: Lydia Dietz at April 17, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 08:21 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: GWB at April 17, 2026 08:23 PM (jZqxK)
Shocker? What's the divorce rate for lesbian couples? Something like 70%?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 07:46 PM (tgvbd)
The other 30% end in starvation when no one can decide where to eat.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 17, 2026 08:23 PM (w/O5Q)
Never has the advice to ignore almost everything everyone is saying and focus only on events and results been more appropriate.
Won't mind if it continues (and would bet at least 10,000,000 rials that in fact much or all of the purpose here is to extend the timeline to let the blockade and financial squeeze bite and internal turmoil to ripen over yonder).
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 08:23 PM (U/Byj)
Ghostbusters is on one of the many DirecTV channels here in the hotel, so I'm catching the last 45 minutes of it. Still a classic.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 08:24 PM (0SlUx)
Holy years later! I was just tuned in to Jesse Watters and I heard him name "the guided missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta, named after a Marine who threw himself on a grenade in Iraq."
I attended a Memorial Day ceremony at the (embattled) Soledad Cross yeeeears ago where one of Peralta's buddies gave one of the best military speeches I've ever heard. They wanted him to get the Medal of Honor, but the chain denied it and award him the Navy Cross. DAMN I was impressed with Peralta's buddies. Not so much his family, which snarled that if he was white...
Anyway, I'm glad someone named a destroyer after him. RIP, Sergeant Peralta.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 08:25 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 08:26 PM (vFG9F)
Mrs. F. informs that AOC has refused to endorse Saikat Chakrabarti to succeed Pelosi. This is important because he is her former chief of staff. He uses her and Bernie in his ads. She kind of owes the endorsement to him which means Pelosi got to her.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Who is Pelosi's choice? That Weiner monster?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 08:27 PM (n7rxJ)
They met at a photoshoot for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and got engaged in October 2020, but never tied the knot.
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at April 17, 2026 08:27 PM (0sNs1)
in-ter-es-ting ...
*imagines moving into something out of My Friend Totoro ... )
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:28 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 08:28 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: fd
Depends on what house you're talking about. The traditional houses are a kind of timber framed wattle-and-daub type structures with interlocking joints for a roofing base. ... I'm outside my ken so look up the 100's of youtube vids for the details.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 08:30 PM (diia5)
Little Dagny is not fazed by any of it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 08:30 PM (0SlUx)
It's all in the caption. I would've went with:
Lamb Bullies Litter of Piglets
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 17, 2026 08:32 PM (syz1S)
The USS Michael Murphy was in the news last week when it transited the Strait along with another DDG. Murphy of course was a central figure in the true story on which "Lone Survivor" is based.
In the little entryway between two sets of glass doors down at the SEALs HQ in Coronado, there are a handful of photos on the wall. Murphy's is one. When SEALs retire they often use this space to ask a senior officer for "permission to go ashore" as part of their exit ritual.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 08:33 PM (U/Byj)
but that's what metacrawler is telling me ... I must investigate ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:34 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026
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In exciting urban -- or maybe it's suburban -- Pine Bluff, AR. I put in eight and a half smooth but tiring hours on the drive up. Tomorrow, I head north, west, and north again through MO to the little town of Fort Scott, KS. On Sunday, west and north to Salina.
Since I didn't nap this afternoon, I'm hoping I'll fall right to sleep later and stay asleep until breakfast time. Which I get as part of the room charge here.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 08:34 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 08:37 PM (vFG9F)
but that's what metacrawler is telling me ... I must investigate ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:34 PM (VyBeY)
Wow. That must be from the west coast. We are looking at going next year from TX. Expect tix to be much more than that.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 17, 2026 08:37 PM (cS3Fw)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 17, 2026 08:38 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 08:38 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 08:21 PM
ISWYDT.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 08:38 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 17, 2026 08:39 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 08:38 PM
Not such a big deal when they're Himmler-sized.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 08:40 PM (0sNs1)
Are you keeping a diary of your trip? Maybe you'll get some story ideas. Travels With Wolfus, from the viewpoint of a cat?
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 08:40 PM (vFG9F)
Honor to the memory of the brave.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:40 PM (VyBeY)
Since it is only six months, looks like menial labour like gardening is in his future.
Prison cells are small and from 4 to 8 are put in each. Sleeping spots are assigned, the new guy sleeps next to the toilet.
Wake-up is at 6am. And end of workday is 5pm.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 08:40 PM (2GVsD)
Awesome! That is so convenient. They are so nice to the new guy.
Posted by: Unsuspecting new guy at April 17, 2026 08:42 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 08:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Awesome! That is so convenient. They are so nice to the new guy.
Posted by: Unsuspecting new guy at April 17, 2026 08:42 PM (vFG9F)
He gets the honor of using his toothbrush to clean it daily, right?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 17, 2026 08:44 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:44 PM (VyBeY)
Awesome! That is so convenient. They are so nice to the new guy.
Posted by: Unsuspecting new guy at April 17, 2026 08:42 PM
You just have to hope penguins aren't your cellies.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 08:45 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 08:33 PM (U/Byj)
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You see those portraits and names everywhere on military installations, some of them going back to WW2. You're attending a buffet or passing through, and behind every one of those calm faces is a story of a life and a death in combat that could stop you dead for hours.
I went up to that guy who gave the speech for Peralta and shook his hand.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 08:45 PM (n7rxJ)
Are you keeping a diary of your trip? Maybe you'll get some story ideas. Travels With Wolfus, from the viewpoint of a cat?
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026
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I might see some hints of that geology as I drive up through the NW corner of the state tomorrow. The trouble is that when you're hustling along at 70 on an interstate, and focusing on getting to your hotel, it's hard to enjoy anything else.
Fortunately for the cats, they aren't with me! If I decide to buy a home in Salina or nearby, when I drive up as part of the actual move, I'll have them in their carriers in the back of the car, but not until then.
I've brought along Larry McMurtry's 2000 travel book Roads, where he makes one- or two-day road trips along the major interstates and some of the old Federal highways, and records his reactions to the towns he passes through.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 08:45 PM (0SlUx)
Here's a tip jerkwads. It's freaking canada. Whatever you think the price is - double it.
Some lady, who got TWO chips to use on Plinko, just won $100!
Big Mac AND fries! Sweet.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 08:47 PM (Sco7b)
A distraction from the Epstein files?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 08:47 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:48 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 08:48 PM (2GVsD)
Enjoy the trip.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 08:48 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 08:50 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:50 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 08:50 PM (2GVsD)
seriously, airfare to Japan around $300? that's nuts.
but that's what metacrawler is telling me ... I must investigate ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez
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Sometimes it happens. Years ago I read about a particular play I wanted to see in London, and just for kicks I looked up airfare. There was a flight that was like $300 round-trip from the west coast. OMG! I looked up accommodations, transportation, ticket prices, I was all SET -- then I proceeded with the ticket purchase, and once all the Osama bin Laden fees (airport taxes, these fees, those charges) were added, it cost about $1000. So much for my attempt to support art and associated businesses.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 08:51 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 08:51 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 08:52 PM (Fbc0I)
Enjoy the trip.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026
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They're getting fussed over and fed treats by Miss Linda. By the time I get back they'll have forgotten who I am.
An exaggeration. Linda's black cat Marie-Antoinette hadn't seen me in two years when she arrived by air freight in Denver. But she knew me and climbed right in my lap when we got home. My current two are almost as smart.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 08:53 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:54 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026
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Probably smoking my pipes, or at the least snuffling tobacco as if it were catnip.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 08:54 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 17, 2026 08:55 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez"
Stewart plays Stirling, of course. Maybe make it a musical.
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 08:55 PM (vFG9F)
Awww. Snowflake slept inside 6 hours today when I took Ralphy to get his meds.
Left her in charge of the house.
'Price is Right' Canada. Trips to Cuba and Jamaica. No vehicles in the final. There was a message. "Previously recorded. Travelling conditions may have changed." Lol.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 08:59 PM (Sco7b)
Schiff's head is a Dyson Sphere?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 09:00 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 09:00 PM (snZF9)
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It's the only thing that can contain his ego.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 09:02 PM (gnNyN)
What if Epstein is in the UFO files?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2026 09:02 PM (Cqx++)
It drives me crazy that I have a vehicle that can go 130mph and they limit me to 65mph under threat of arrest and fines
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 09:02 PM (0cOSz)
Go for it. The cheapest and best education available is travel. And the best part is it's fun.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 09:03 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: PabloD at April 17, 2026 09:04 PM (zUFRX)
It drives me crazy that I have a vehicle that can go 130mph and they limit me to 65mph under threat of arrest and fines
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 09:02 PM (0cOSz)
Yeah that sucks. Turns a 1 day road trip into a 2 day trip.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 09:04 PM (snZF9)
>Tucker was abducted and anally probed by the grey 'Jews' and now he's hellbent on sending them to the camps.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 09:06 PM (Fbc0I)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 08:40 PM (2GVsD)
The wake-up for the orphanage my wife visits if 5am, so the kids can get ready and eat before going to school
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 09:07 PM (rbvCR)
We interrupt the Carnivorous Pig Attack Cafe with an important Sunday Morning Book Thread Update.
I'm just about to start the final novel in F. Paul Wilson's Secret History of the World. It's taken nearly 30 books to get to this point.
Although the heroes have managed to stymie the villain to some degree, his final plan still reaches fruition, initiating a global Change that threatens to overwhelm the planet with the Otherness, the inimical cosmic entity that *hates* humanity.
But it's always darkest just before the dawn.
We now return you to your regular carnivorous pig shenanigans.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 09:08 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 09:09 PM (77rzZ)
It drives me crazy that I have a vehicle that can go 130mph and they limit me to 65mph under threat of arrest and fines
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 09:02 PM (0cOSz)
Yeah that sucks. Turns a 1 day road trip into a 2 day trip.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026
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On the other hand, as Larry Niven once pointed out, we are the only species on Earth that can begin to deal with jet lag. The travel speeds of today, car or plane, would seem like magic to our ancestors of the 19th and earlier centuries.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 09:09 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 09:08 PM (gnNyN)
So....democrats.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 09:10 PM (snZF9)
Endless argument between sailors and power boaters. The journey or the destination.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 09:10 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 09:10 PM (snZF9)
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Well, not quite that bad.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 09:11 PM (gnNyN)
I signed aboard this ship to practice medicine, not to have my atoms scattered back and forth across space by that gadget.
Posted by: Dr. Bones McCoy at April 17, 2026 09:12 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 09:09 PM (0SlUx)
At the same time the primitives were better adapted to wtaching paint dry on their trips. "weeza goin to californeee, I recon we be getting there by next winter"
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 09:12 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 17, 2026 09:16 PM (+89TD)
With the Artemis II mission, I've been getting Moon fever (lunacy?) and Apollo nostalgia again, reliving some early childhood thrills.
One thing that has pissed me off is the Moon hoax conspiracy stuff. One of things these Big Dummies go on about is how did the lunar rover fit inside the LM.
Well, that was some engineering. Modern computer graphics and CAD and all that allows for stuff like this starting at 10:40 in:
https://is.gd/urU3D5
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 09:18 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 17, 2026 09:19 PM (+89TD)
I signed aboard this ship to practice medicine, not to have my atoms scattered back and forth across space by that gadget.
Posted by: Dr. Bones McCoy at April 17, 2026 09:12 PM (w6EFb)
If it was that easy. I once read a book about the physics of star trek, especially the transporter. Yeah we won't see that for a million years if ever. He said the hard drive storage needed just to store the human "pattern", the X Y and Z axis of all atoms and electrons and their state was insane. He said using floppy disks, the stack of floppy disks would be a stack that would stretch 2/3 the way across our galaxy. Forget the power requirements, that was even more insane.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 09:20 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 09:21 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Common Tater at April 17, 2026 09:22 PM (uywL/)
Endless argument between sailors and power boaters. The journey or the destination.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 09:10 PM (viF8m)
Motorboaters will tell you the journey *is* the destination.
Posted by: Methos at April 17, 2026 09:23 PM (vSvIl)
Watching Jumanji 2, I caught the symbolism of Jefferson "Seaplane " MacDonough riding Bethany (horse) hard.
Or maybe it's the second(or maybe third) French 75.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 09:23 PM (2WIwB)
One thing that has pissed me off is the Moon hoax conspiracy stuff. One of things these Big Dummies go on about is how did the lunar rover fit inside the LM.
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IIRC... it was folded up. And pretty basic, in terms of "transportation." Once described as two folding lawn chairs with wheels and a battery.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 09:24 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 09:24 PM (Ia/+0)
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That panda was doing an interpretive dance that defines the Left's strategy for America's future.
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 09:25 PM (dIske)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 09:26 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 09:24 PM (Ia/+0)
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SciManDan has been having an absolute blast humiliating the flat earthers who are skeptical of the Artemis II mission.
Some of those videos he shares are hilarious.
But also sad because these people will *never* adjust their thinking.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 09:27 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 08:50 PM (vFG9F)
Gort! Klato brada nikto.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 09:27 PM (2WIwB)
Yeah, a ST style transporter is pretty much impossible. Warp Drive may be as well, but I'd think that was more likely than transporters.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 09:28 PM (w6EFb)
Here's the most terrifying tornado video evah! This was filmed 12 miles southeast of my house, on April 9 2015:
youtube.com/watch?v=s0c27Twu__o
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 09:28 PM (N8ZBc)
I always wondered what happens to the soul? Is it there in the copy?
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 09:28 PM (vFG9F)
He said the hard drive storage needed just to store the human "pattern", the X Y and Z axis of all atoms and electrons and their state was insane.
Have you seen the price of RAM lately?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2026 09:29 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026
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There is a novella (and later a novel) about matter transmitters by Algis Budrys, Rogue Moon, that deals with that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 09:29 PM (0SlUx)
What I heard, you really don’t want to serve time in the genuine Korean prisons. Maybe they feed you something but … you better have money, or family that still cares about you, or you’ll get very very hungry.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 17, 2026 09:29 PM (uywL/)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Unless their jobs and/or families and/our peers depend on their adjusting their thinking, they won't.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 09:29 PM (gKWVE)
Dysentery and snakebites were always good for a lot of laughs.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 09:29 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 09:30 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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At the turn of the season I took a course in DOS.
Prof said that Windoz would never make it/keep its promise of performance because it was impossible to manufacture enough memory to do the job.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 09:30 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 09:29 PM (0SlUx)
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Wil McCarthy has played around with this idea as well. He'll have a transporter spit out multiple copies across the solar system and then they can be "reintegrated"--combining their experiences--into a single copy later.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 09:31 PM (gnNyN)
@CapnWhitebread
Back In ICU again. Took a turn for the worse. 50 percent chance I lose a leg. Please pray.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 09:31 PM (GhIJO)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 09:31 PM (viF8m)
on earth
They are taking their power needs elsewhere.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 09:32 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 09:29 PM (Riz8t)
But not at the same time.
Posted by: Eromero at April 17, 2026 09:32 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
That sound ms do familiar - I might have read that as a kid
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 09:33 PM (LmPA0)
Back In ICU again. Took a turn for the worse. 50 percent chance I lose a leg. Please pray.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 09:31 PM (GhIJO)
Prayers sent. Thank you for letting us know.
Ughhh.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 09:33 PM (Sco7b)
I'm surrounded by perverts.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 09:31 PM (viF8m)
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The comments on the Art Threads should have been your first clue.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 09:34 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 09:34 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 09:35 PM (Ia/+0)
I have. I bought an 8GB RPi 5 on Nov 1 for $88. Today, five months later, it sells for $200.
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 09:35 PM (N8ZBc)
I'm surrounded by perverts.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Going to buy a skinny barge and a bunch of slaves.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 09:36 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 09:10 PM (viF8m)
Motorboaters will tell you the journey *is* the destination.
Posted by: Methos at April 17, 2026 09:23 PM (vSvIl)
Well you sure as fuck can't argue about the scenery. I saw water. I saw water too. Well I saw water and 2 clouds, well I saw water and 6 clouds.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 09:37 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 09:37 PM (LmPA0)
Well, the belt and idler I ordered for my '08 Suburban was not the main serpentine belt, but the A/C belt - which had not failed. But I changed it anyway, and the old idler has a noisy bearing, so it was time. And it's located behind the main belt, so prudent to change it while I could. Done deal.
And I had a NEW belt hanging on the wall in the shop, which appears to be the right replacement for the main serpentine belt. I found good used ribbed idler wheel in my road box, and got it installed. Seems to run OK, but a little whippy on the long unsupported run, as though it might lack tension. But at least I can drive the damned thing. New belt and idlers on order.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 09:37 PM (utfVc)
Another good one is Dave McKeegan. He's a photographer and got into the NASA hoax and flat-earthd debunking.
The flat-earth and space is fake people are just lunatics, but there is a strain of moon-hoaxers that is not that crazy. They just think we didn't have the tech ability to get to the Moon back in the day, and the US govt faked it.
There is a long video of McKeegan, from a while back, that debunks some of the photraphy stuff. There was a group that claimed the Apollo 16 footage was all faked, and done from a massive set constructed out in the desert or something (set would've been the size of several footballs field put together).
He got into the highly technical photographic details to debunk those claims.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 09:38 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 09:26 PM
Why couldn't they just regenerate a red shirt who met their destined fate? All that would be lost is the memory of the time down on the planet.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 09:40 PM (0sNs1)
I'll just put you down as a power boater. Like Cicero.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 09:40 PM (viF8m)
Back In ICU again. Took a turn for the worse. 50 percent chance I lose a leg. Please pray.
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Asking about you the other day. Prayers, you got 'em.
Suggestion: take 20 min. timeout every day, quiet time and breathing. With every breath in think of the clean healing air coming into your body, think of it circulating through your body collecting crap and as you breath out think of it as expelling the crap. That's jest of it. There are many variations.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 09:41 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026
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I don't know about the novel, but the novella is in Vol. 2 or 3 of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame. It's imaginative, well-written and -characterized, and features a slam-bang climactic scene on the Moon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 09:42 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: George Costanza at April 17, 2026 09:42 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Duncanthrax"
I dunno. Why couldn't you just keep a daily backup copy of the entire crew?
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 09:45 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 09:40 PM (viF8m)
I don't know. I'm not overly thrilled by boats in any case, but I will say there is something cool about being on a big honkin pirate ship with all those sails, and the sound of just the wind. I would think that any time I was on a quite beach in the caribbean and all you hear is water and wind and nothing else.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 09:46 PM (snZF9)
Plus it’s all moot anyhow. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter telescope has sufficient resolution to photograph all of the Apollo landing sites. Guess what? They are all there, just where they said they were. Still.
My dad was about the same age as Buzz Aldrin, when he was still alive I asked him “Wanna see Buzz Aldrin punch out a Moon Hoaxer on YouTube?” He wasn’t much into the Internet but he thought that was great. LOL
They tried to get somebody to press charges, and everyone told ‘em to get fucked.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 17, 2026 09:47 PM (gAmkp)
Posted by: fd
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and no malware.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 09:48 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: davidt at April 17, 2026 09:48 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 09:45 PM (vFG9F)
There was that one star trek TNG episode where Riker's pattern divided somehow and there was now 2 of them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 09:51 PM (snZF9)
Some elements are harder workers than others. If you need a real go-getter, hire F. If you just need a clock watcher, Pb is good enough.
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 09:52 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 09:45 PM (vFG9F)
There was that one star trek TNG episode where Riker's pattern divided somehow and there was now 2 of them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 09:51 PM (snZF9)
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Scotty kept himself "alive" for *decades* within the pattern buffer of a ship until he was finally discovered by the crew of Enterprise-D.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 09:52 PM (gnNyN)
If you are new to boating and interested, learn to sail. Then if you want to pay a $500+ fuel bill go ahead and get that fiberglass beauty with the 250 Suzie on the transom.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 09:54 PM (P+D9B)
And a DS9 involving Riker #2 where he hijacked the Defiant for the Maquis.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 09:54 PM (w6EFb)
I've been sailing and power boating all my life. The way some think of space I think of the ocean and traveling on it and I've been blessed to do a lot of it. And to me not only does it never get old, I miss every minute I'm not on it.
And yes, there is something incredible about being on a small beach in the Caribbean that will soothe your soul. But you should bring rum, that will help.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 09:55 PM (viF8m)
There was that one star trek TNG episode where Riker's pattern divided somehow and there was now 2 of them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026
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There was a peculiar energy field around the planet they were visiting, and it "closed in" and reflected a copy of Riker back to the planet. The ship, and Riker himself, thought he'd gotten clear. Thus guy down on the planet was stranded for several years until the Enterprise came by and found him.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 09:56 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 09:56 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026
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Right; he chose to be known as "Tom" Riker, his middle name, instead of "Will."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 09:57 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 10:00 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: From about That Time at April 17, 2026 10:00 PM (sl73Y)
There's supposed to be rain down in Da Swamp by Saturday night -- which might mean I'll run into that same front during the day tomorrow.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:00 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 10:01 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: Orson
>The Panda knows that the way to clean house and the way to spiritual renewal is not to sift thru the detritus, but to clear the baggage.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 10:05 PM (Fbc0I)
I'd prefer the Whaler with three 600hp V12s...
Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 10:05 PM (XuXeR)
Blowin' Up Stuff Real Good Agin Open Thread
No this is a new one.
This is interesting if you're into guns: The slow-motion guys fire a teeny-tiny pin gun at the back of a bullet to see if they can ignite the second bullet by hitting its primer with its teeny-tiny bullet. I say it's interesting because it turns out, without a barrel, and without a closed hammer at the back of the barrel to force all gas forwards, a bullet that's been sparked off by a hit on its butt isn't much of a projectile. One could say it's a damp squid. Okay that was a teeny-tiny round. Here are some bigger ones. .50 caliber fired into a ballistic head. BTW, a lot of these cause actual fire/light upon impact just due to the energy of impact. I did link this a while back -- firing the .577 Tyrannosaur elephant gun at blocks of ballistic gel. And he tests whether the .577 Tyrannosaur could stop an actual Tyrannosaurus Rex, firing it at a balilstic head in the shape of a Tyrannosaurus's. A nock volley gun is a multi-barrel rifle designed to shoot an entire volley of bullets with one shot. This particular volley gun is called "The Kraken," and has seven barrels each firing a .61 caliber round. Apparently it's based on a gun used in shipboard combat-- you'd fire it from the crow's nest down to the decks. It's a big gun with a lot of recoil. A howitzer shell fired at a ballistic torso. And then, that tank shell fired at a ballistic head. A tank shell fired at a ballistic torso. In this clip, they fire an RPG-7 (rocket propelled grenade, which isn't really what it stood for, but that has been made up as a retronym to explain the Russian initials) at a ballistic torso. In the first hit, the grenade doesn't detonate, because it passes through the torso quickly enough that its detonation mechanism doesn't detect it as an actual stop/hit. So they put some cinderblocks behind the torso, and make the detonator more sensitive, and blow it up real good.Firing bowling balls out of a cannon:
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 06:22 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 06:24 PM (diia5)
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 06:25 PM (xU6sC)
—Disinformation Expert Ace
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So... a GAINZZZ thread?
Posted by: Axeman at April 17, 2026 06:26 PM (Fi81e)
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Make Trebuchets Great Again!
/We've been re-watching the (soft-core) TV series Spartacus -- and they just featured a great scene with trebuchets.
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 06:27 PM (xU6sC)
And now on topic, Glock is selling 15 round g44 and g43x/g48 magazines now. They're metal but supposedly don't require new magazine catches.
Took them fucking long enough.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 06:32 PM (xcxpd)
Farm Film Celebrity Blow-Up for the win!
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at April 17, 2026 06:32 PM (5yDGQ)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 06:32 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 06:32 PM (gKWVE)
And now I want to listen to the Dead Milkmen...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 06:33 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Accomack at April 17, 2026 06:34 PM (8jVAy)
You do know weasel hosts a gun thread every Sunday at 7pm. We talk a LOT about things that go BOOM. You should join us sometime. It would be a blast!
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 06:34 PM (763Um)
Posted by: JROD at April 17, 2026 06:35 PM (IlL6s)
Posted by: Eromero at April 17, 2026 06:37 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 06:37 PM (Sen1F)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2026 06:38 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 17, 2026 06:38 PM (LmPA0)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 17, 2026 06:39 PM (eOFY+)
Blowin' Up Stuff Real Good Agin Open Thread
—Disinformation Expert Ace
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So... a GAINZZZ thread?
Posted by: Axeman
I'm stuck at 210 pounds now for #twoweeks. BP is doing very well though. This morning it was 121/76, and my fasting blood suger was 97. Upping my protein i take to 120grams and hoping to break through this plateau and start losing again.
*sigh*
It'll be hard to ignore the brat wurst food truck at the zz top concert tomorrow evening.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 17, 2026 06:39 PM (QVmho)
Took them fucking long enough.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo
I agree.
I fell into a deal last year for a bunch of Magpul 15 and 17 round mags. So far so good. No issues.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2026 06:40 PM (abIsI)
@Osint613
REPORTER: Iran is going to execute four more protesters, including the first woman protester. What do you tell Iran?
TRUMP: Tell that to the Pope
https://tinyurl.com/7fwsptr5
Ouch.
I guess he made his point there.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 17, 2026 06:40 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper
*lifts an eyebrow*
Posted by: Grover Cleveland at April 17, 2026 06:41 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 17, 2026 06:39 PM (QVmho)
I had bratwurst, potato salad, and baked beans. And pie, of course. I'll have to dig up some ZZ Top.
Posted by: Eromero at April 17, 2026 06:45 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Eromero
And you’re 6”6 and 120 # soaking wet.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 06:48 PM (NbwYI)
Starmer and Leo are no match for those two.
Hell, even Tony Blair was there for W. in Iraq.
And John Paul II kept out of it.
Pope Leo acts like his predecessors not only approved of wars against apostates and Muslims, but they also called for quite a few Crusades several hundred years ago.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 17, 2026 06:50 PM (6ydKt)
I just saw that JPL had to shut down another instrument on Voyager 1 to conserve power. The power source is a plutonium RTG and output is slowly and inexorably decreasing.
This leaves only 3 instruments still running. They set up a priority list of which instruments to try to keep running to the last, and they're down to the last 3 on the list now. They're going to try some trick to squeeze more useful life out of it, but it's dangerous, and they're going to try it on Voyager 2 first, which still has more power.
Voyager 1 is about 160 AU out, or about 15 billion miles. One-way light travel time is around 23 hours now.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 06:52 PM (w6EFb)
I forget, what year is it Voyager returns to try to destroy earth?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 06:53 PM (w6EFb)
If Spider-man: Brand New Day does well (and it obviously will) then it MIGHT give Doomsday a boost. There are a lot of former MCU fanboys like me that sat out the woke era but would return to mainline a little original cast nostalgia.
Posted by: Max Power at April 17, 2026 06:53 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 06:54 PM (Ia/+0)
^^did not approve
Been sick all week.
Finally at the point I could pick up the tablet and catch up on some Ace & Horde.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 17, 2026 06:54 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 06:54 PM (FdWkT)
https://tinyurl.com/mxhxk8wf
Made by the same family that own Dillon Precision.
(The reloading equipment company)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 06:55 PM (jVhuA)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 17, 2026 06:56 PM (6ydKt)
/obligatory
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 06:58 PM (RIvkX)
Thats the USS Voyager in 2378.
nurse got it.
I thought it was off by a century, but went with it anyhow.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 17, 2026 06:58 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: publius
2273.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 06:54 PM (FdWkT)
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According to Grok, Voyager 1 will only be 1,000 AU from Earth by the year 2273, which is 98 billion miles, or 1.7% of 1 light year.
Still within our cosmic neighborhood.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 06:59 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 06:59 PM (reci6)
Voyager 1 is about 160 AU out, or about 15 billion miles. One-way light travel time is around 23 hours now.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 06:52 PM (w6EFb)
Absolutley mnd-blowing what those guys can do. 15 BILLION miles away.
Posted by: free tibet with purchase of equal or greater value tibet at April 17, 2026 06:59 PM (iNp3L)
Enjoy your evening everybody.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 17, 2026 07:00 PM (6ydKt)
General: "How did the assault go, Comrade Captain?"
Captain: "Well, sir, the enemy bowled a three-platoon average of 205...."
Posted by: PabloD at April 17, 2026 07:00 PM (zUFRX)
Posted by: publius
So it hasn't even been gone a light day.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 07:01 PM (jVhuA)
This leaves only 3 instruments still running.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 06:52 PM (w6EFb)
Sad they had to shut off one of the instruments, hopefully the trick to get more life works.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 17, 2026 07:01 PM (y171U)
Life was different then.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 07:01 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 17, 2026 07:02 PM (QVmho)
Finally at the point I could pick up the tablet and catch up on some Ace & Horde.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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Sorry to hear that you have been ill. Are you in recovery stage?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 07:04 PM (XeU6L)
Not even close to the outer Oort Cloud, thought to be from 20K - 100K AU out. That's the limit of Sol's gravitational influence.
The Oort Cloud is funny. Never been observed, and probably won't be for a long time, yet it just *has to be there* to explain long period comets.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 07:05 PM (w6EFb)
https://tinyurl.com/mxhxk8wf
Made by the same family that own Dillon Precision.
(The reloading equipment company)
Posted by: rickb223
I want one of those to mount in the bed of my truck.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2026 07:05 PM (abIsI)
"Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf sends response to Donald Trump:
1- The President of the United States made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false.
2- They did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either.
3- With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open.
4- Passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be conducted based on the "designated route" and with "Iranian authorization."
5- Whether the Strait is open or closed and the regulations governing it will be determined by the field, not by social media.
6- Media warfare and engineering public opinion are an important part of war, and the Iranian nation is not affected by these tricks. Read the real and accurate news of the negotiations in the recent interview of the Foreign Ministry spokesman."
Who posted this? Ghalibaf's pansy in the US ?
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 07:06 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Eromero
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Possibly some Tums.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 07:06 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: PabloD at April 17, 2026 07:06 PM (zUFRX)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 07:08 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Eromero
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Possibly some Tums.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
Gas-X
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2026 07:08 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 17, 2026 07:09 PM (eOFY+)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 07:09 PM (Ia/+0)
https://tinyurl.com/mxhxk8wf
Posted by: rickb223
I want one of those to mount in the bed of my truck.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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Screw the truck...I renew my oft-voiced desire for an Ontos.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M50_Ontos
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 07:10 PM (XeU6L)
And ace, you make a key point about small arms ammo ignited in some fashion outside the situation for which it's designed - in a chamber, with a barrel on the business end.
A fire chiefs' association video some years back tested the reaction of ammo to fire. They used various set-ups and scenarios. As I recall, the most powerful squib ignition they got was considered no hazard to firefighters in their standard turnouts.
I should really go look it up and post the link.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:10 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 06:34 PM
ISWYDT.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 07:10 PM (Wnv9h)
Woke is not dead my friends. Not by a long shot.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 07:11 PM (b4qzS)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 07:11 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2026 07:11 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 07:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Eromero at April 17, 2026 07:12 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 06:59 PM (reci6)
well I'm not jumping on that grenade
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 07:12 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 07:13 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:13 PM (U/Byj)
The bullet has much more mass than the lightweight brass cartridge casing, thus the bullet tends to stay right where it is and the light casing goes zipping away harmlessly.
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 07:13 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 07:14 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:14 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 07:14 PM (diia5)
The ability to receive a signal, not to mention transmit back to Voyager 1 at that distance is also amazing. That's the DSN, Deep Space Network, with those huge dishes.
I read something about the signal strengths involved there. First, the X and S-bands were chosen because there's very little background cosmic noise on those frequencies.
But still, and don't hold me to this exactly, the signal strength is like detecting a flashlight in LA from NY (straight line equivalent distance, I'm not sayin the earth is flat...).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 07:14 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:14 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Eromero
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I cannot make a Dr.'s appointment without checking to see if it will interfere with some other doc's appointment.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 07:14 PM (XeU6L)
Evil never dies. It takes a different form when forced but it never dies.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 07:15 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2026 07:16 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 07:16 PM (GD0B3)
I've never mastered this art and so limit my russki stuff to phonetic transliterations.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:16 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 07:17 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: ballistic
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More likely, ruptures. Weasel should do some experiments and report.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 07:17 PM (XeU6L)
Woke is not dead my friends. Not by a long shot.
Posted by: Heroq
But Guy is. AFAIC.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 07:17 PM (jVhuA)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 07:18 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2026 07:18 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: PabloD at April 17, 2026 07:18 PM (zUFRX)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:19 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 07:17 PM (XeU6L)
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Eh, sometimes, but the weakest link is the press-fit between case and bullet, so it tends to fail first.
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 07:19 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 17, 2026 07:20 PM (eOFY+)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 17, 2026 07:20 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at April 17, 2026 07:21 PM (eStot)
Posted by: PabloD
Last week I made a QRP contact with Japan using 2 watts
on my 17M vertical. 559 b/w. I was floored.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2026 07:22 PM (abIsI)
I was about 12 when I tried that with .22 bullets. Stuck a bullet nose into a board and shot the back of it with a .22 rifle. Everything just disappeared with a bang.
Riding home I noticed a hole in my shirt. Looked and saw a small C shaped hole in my belly. Whatever is was is still in there.
Posted by: javems at April 17, 2026 07:22 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at April 17, 2026 07:22 PM (eStot)
Firing 105 mm beehive rounds and the base plate carved a perfect half moon as it passed through a...ummm...torso.
Effective.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 07:23 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:24 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 07:25 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:25 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Dianna Russini at April 17, 2026 07:25 PM (Q+gd/)
NJ’s new congresswoman Analilia Mejia is a darling of the left — and comparisons to socialist Zohran Mamdani are already flowing
She is likely to face her defeated Republican rival, Joe Hathaway, again in November for the right to represent the 11th District for a full two-year term. It would be her fourth election in nine months.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2026 07:26 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: javems at April 17, 2026 07:22 PM (zFsEm)
And you still haven't told your mom, huh???
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 07:26 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 07:26 PM (p4NUW)
My dad carried a piece of a German bullet around in his solar plexus from 1945 to 1989. It wasn't life threatening so he got triaged back to duty after a brief stay in the field hospital.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at April 17, 2026 07:27 PM (eStot)
Some of the recovery operations the JPL and other guys have done remotely with spacecraft millions of miles away is also amazing.
Read on what happened with SOHO, the solar observatory probe at L1 that provides those cool LASCO images and solar wind and storm info. That thing is still going well past it's planned operational life.
When it first got on station, something malfunctioned with the gryos and the spacecraft ended up spinning out of control, in some emergency mode. The spacecraft was nearly lost.
They used the big dishes at Arecibo and Goldstone -- interplanetary radar to determine the position and attitude of the spacecraft. Imagine that. A flyspeck floating about 1 million miles from earth, and they're able to determine the attitude and spin rate. From that info, they were able to come up with a plan to send commands and get the thing back up and running.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 17, 2026 07:29 PM (w6EFb)
December of last year I get a letter in the mail from the Army and the Gov notifying me that my property has been declared a superfund site. Interesting, ... wasn't informed of that before closing.
Anyway, they built an army camp north of ATL in the 20s timeframe to muster Americans for deployment to EU. Then around the 40s they turned it into an artillery training, ammo storage/handling site. That's not where I live, that was turned into a tiny municipal airport. But from that site they were training by firing straight southeast towards ATL, and specifically at the small mountain-hill my property is at. So the danger is unexploded excitement.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 07:30 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 07:32 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 07:34 PM (3uBP9)
IIRC that's what happened to Tammy Duckworth in her UH-60. Also somebody in one of the trucks in Mogadishu had a round stuck in him that didn't explode.
Heard a story about an NVA soldier that they brought into the aid station with a live unexploded 40mm round in him. The doc in charge moved him out far away from the aid station and let him bleed out, then called EOD.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at April 17, 2026 07:37 PM (eStot)
But from that site they were training by firing straight southeast towards ATL, and specifically at the small mountain-hill my property is at. So the danger is unexploded excitement.
It would be interesting to know how (or if!) they searched for unexploded ordinance. That can be a big deal, because of all the scrap iron in the ground. AFAIK, the best way to find it is via a towed array of squid magnetometers connected to a GPS system.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 09:14 PM (Riz8t)
The Week In Woke
The Party of Plunder:
Chris Pratt's wife posted a short video praising her husband for building a dollhouse for their daughter, and the bitter loneley wallflower alcoholic wine-aunt AWFULs attacked her for it.
Others attacked her as a "child of privilege." Which is a true fact, but... what motivates this? Malicious envy. Once you see it, you can't stop seeing that every single feeling a leftist has is just resentful, spiteful envy. Everyone has those kind of flaws -- but they have adopted an ideology that tells them these are not flaws and evil thoughts to be contained, but instead "empowerment" and "enlightenment" to be nurtured and wielded as a weapon. AWFULs are the most maliciously envious, spiteful, hateful, and useless people the world has ever produced
Katherine Schwarzenegger sparked a debate with fans after she praised her husband, Chris Pratt, for building a dollhouse for their daughters. The "Kat and Brandy" author recently took to Instagram to share a video of the actor getting his hands dirty while working on the homemade project. "I'll never understand when women say, 'I don't need my husband' when I very much in fact do need my husband because who else would build our daughters a dollhouse?" she wrote over the clip set to Olivia Dean's "Man I Need."
Schwarzenegger, 36, also gushed over Pratt, 46, in the caption, writing, "When you have a golden retriever husband >>>." While the New York Times best-selling author was merely showing appreciation for the Marvel star, her remarks rubbed some critics the wrong way. "Wives and women can build doll houses, too," one person wrote, as another added, "Women can do that. We can buy our own homes and vote, too! 😉." Others echoed the same remarks, with a third chiming in, "How nice that he [built it], but it's either tone deaf or passive aggressive to say you'll 'never understand.'"
Dr. Oz and Stephanie Carlton write about California's no-child-left-untransitioned psychopathy.
California was horribly wrong about gender and kids
California's classroom policies put children on a path to irreversible medical interventions with no proven benefits ... Until recently, this debate was dominated by radical gender ideologues, who insist on affirmation at any cost. ... In California, the pipeline to these drastic interventions begins in the classroom, where state law requires teachers to hide kids' gender confusion from parents, even if that means sitting across from them in parent-teacher conferences and lying by omission to the very people most responsible for those children's care and wellbeing. Socially transitioning children at school puts them on a collision course with sex-rejecting medical interventions that cause lower bone density, infertility, cardiovascular problems and other painful, costly health issues. There is no off-ramp. California's ban on "conversion therapy" applies not just to the abusive practices most people associate with that term, but to any counseling that might reduce children's gender distress without transitioning them. (Multiple states have similarly broad bans on their books, though the Supreme Court just struck down Colorado's.) Those policies are rooted in academic "queer theory" rather than science, but after a long campaign of infiltration and intimidation, activists managed to align the medical profession with their ideology. Just a few years ago, they could claim that "[e]very major medical association" considered sex-rejecting interventions for trans-identifying youth to be "safe and lifesaving." But that confidence was never matched by strong evidence. Thankfully, the tide has turned. There's a growing international consensus that the gender activists were wrong. Scientific reviews in Sweden and Finland, as well as the U.K.'s rigorous Cass report helped convince those countries to dramatically scale back sex-rejecting interventions for children and adolescents. Last fall, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a comprehensive review titled "Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices," which arrived at the same conclusion: that medically transitioning minors conveys no proven benefits. The choice between "a trans son or a dead daughter" convinced thousands of parents to approve interventions that irreparably damaged their children. It turned out to be a false dichotomy.Evidence also increasingly suggests that trans-identifying kids were not simply "born in the wrong body" but may instead be struggling with deeper issues. The recent spike in youth gender dysphoria coincided with a massive decline in teen mental health (likely driven by smartphones and social media). Both trends were more pronounced among girls. One influential study found that 63% of adolescents presenting with gender distress have at least one co-occurring neurodevelopmental disability or mental health disorder. These kids don't need puberty blockers and hormones. They need psychotherapy, family counseling, thorough clinical evaluation and perhaps treatment for anxiety or depression -- not a rush toward irreversible medical interventions.
Socially transitioning children at school puts them on a collision course with sex-rejecting medical interventions that cause lower bone density, infertility, cardiovascular problems and other painful, costly health issues.
People continue fleeing the Shitholes controlled by the left.
EXCLUSIVE: 5.4 Million People Have Migrated To Pro-Trump Counties Since 2020 As The Great Divorce ContinuesA professor was denied emeritus status because he cited long-known and uncontested facts about men having more extreme IQs -- more men are mentally retarded than women, and more men are super-geniuses than women. I can't stress how uncontested this fact is. But you're not allowed to say it, because these political extremists are all about TheScience (TM).
The past five years have seen a massive migration of Americans out of heavily Democratic counties and into ones where Donald Trump won majorities in each of the past three elections. That's according to an exclusive analysis by Issues & Insights of the latest Census Bureau and election data. Most analyses of internal migration patterns look only at state-level data. And what they show is that blue states are losing population to red states, and have been for many years. I&I wanted to go deeper, so we used the latest Census data on migration between counties, and compared that with how these counties voted in the past three presidential elections. What we found was that millions aren't just moving out of blue states, but are moving out of blue counties within states. Trump won 2,589 counties in each of the past three elections. From 2020 to 2025, those counties gained 5.4 million people due to net migration -- which measures how many people move into and out of an area. The 433 counties where Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris carried the day saw a net loss of 5.43 million people. And the 121 counties in which Trump won at least one of the past three elections saw a net gain of 29,000 people over those years. I&I has been tracking these migration trends for years. In 2023, we found that Biden-voting counties had lost 2.6 million people from 2020 to 2022. We did the analysis again in 2024, and the number had swelled to 3.7 million. The exodus clearly has continued. ... The 10 counties with the biggest loss of population from 2020 to 2025 were all heavily Democratic -- they voted for Hillary Clinton, Biden, and Harris. (Miami-Dade flipped into the Trump camp in 2024.) Even if you go further down the list, the pattern remains. Of the 50 counties with the biggest net gain of population, all but four voted for Trump in the past three elections. Of the 50 counties with the biggest losses due to net migration, all but five are solid blue. ... Millions of Americans would rather live among Trump supporters than those voting for the likes of Kamala Harris.
The observation that men are psychologically less "Agreeable" -- and hence more willing to buck conventional wisdom, prevailing hierarchies, and accept the punishment that rules-enforcing mediocrities inflict -- is also uncontested. As for affirmative action resulting in people being admitted or promoted due to race -- that's the entire point of it. But, again, you're not allowed to say it. They love TheScience (TM), though. Just ask them!
Eric Rasmusen, a well-known professor of economics at Indiana University, recently said he was denied his application for emeritus status. Rasmusen retired in 2021, but decided not to apply for emeritus status until last year when the university stopped offering free access to online journal subscriptions for faculty who were retired but not emeritus, Rasmusen wrote recently on his substack. "If I continue to be denied access, I will accept that," he told The College Fix in a recent interview. "It isn't fair, but I can ask friends at Indiana University and elsewhere to look up scholarly articles if I need them." Typically, professors who retire in good status are awarded the title "emeritus," but Rasmusen said he was not. He believes the answer to this question goes back to 2019 and a controversial social media post about men and IQ. ...
Meanwhile, National Association of Scholars President Peter Wood told The Fix that denial of emeritus status is uncommon because "conferring such status on a retiring professor is essentially costless." Wood said in a recent email that "the only reason to deny it" would be "the danger of reputational damage" such as "credible accusations of plagiarism, research fraud, rape, or other criminal felonies ..." ... Rasmusen, however, has not faced such accusations nor, as he pointed out, is he lacking in academic prowess. ... When asked about discrimination against conservative professors in higher education, Wood told The Fix that a conservative professor "may well encounter discrimination during tenure review, promotion, teaching assignments, and a host of other ways. The Rasmusen case, however, is the only one I have heard of in which a conservative professor, having survived all those sorts of attacks, has been denied emeritus status." Wood told The College Fix that "Rasmusen's account of that denial is highly credible." Meanwhile, Rasmusen, who is conservative and a Christian, said he believes the emeritus status issue is linked to a controversy over his social media posts. On Nov. 7, 2019, Rasmusen tweeted a quote from an article titled "Are Women Destroying Academia? Probably." The quote read, "Geniuses are overwhelmingly male because they combine outlier high IQ with moderately low Agreeableness and moderately low Conscientiousness."
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To the label of "racist, sexist, and homophobic," Rasmusen responded: "I oppose admitting people to universities based on their race; I open doors for ladies; I say that sodomy is a sin. I suppose that's enough to qualify me for those insults under the Provost's personal definitions." ... To the statement that "he believes that black students are generally unqualified for attendance at elite institutions," Rasmusen clarified his belief that it "is clear is that *some* students are admitted because of their race -- which means that others are denied because of their race ... Affirmative action may be right; it may be wrong; but that's what it is."
NPR's Short Wave podcast casually promoted sex pseudoscience this week. Their guest, Dr. Emily Kwong, says sex is “hard to define” and can be defined by “a lot of things, like anatomy or hormones or chromosomes.”
— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) April 16, 2026
NPR then plays a clip mocking biological accounts of sex: “I’ve… pic.twitter.com/FlzU0Quo1F
The childbearing gap between liberals and conservatives is absolutely exploding and has now reached 2 to 1 among women 25-35. In 1980, there was hardly any difference.
— More Births (@MoreBirths) April 11, 2026
Conservative fertility actually increased over 40 years, showing the power of pronatal culture on one side! https://t.co/JQapX2ya7P pic.twitter.com/KGVUNDQnAO
A surrogate mother was FORCED to abort after the baby’s parents discovered their child was missing 2 fingers.
— Live Action (@LiveAction) April 16, 2026
Their child was treated like a product.
His life was destroyed because he didn’t turn out exactly the way his parents wanted.
The surrogate mother was made to… pic.twitter.com/PiS88sURcr
Black woman from South Africa: “Black people have been patient enough for more than 400 years of colonialism. We are coming for you, and we are going to get everything that you own.”
— Taya (@travelingflying) April 13, 2026
White people are facing racism, hatred, and brutal violence in South Africa. This is not… pic.twitter.com/3a5R93TzOs
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: GF at April 17, 2026 05:21 PM (iVUs+)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 05:21 PM (Y09E4)
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 05:22 PM (OgaPP)
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 05:22 PM (ytyaf)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 05:23 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Dad of Six at April 17, 2026 05:24 PM (N96RI)
Everybody was tired of using 'squall line' I guess. It suggests a row of bassinets with all the babies screaming, maybe. 'QLCS' sounds quieter.
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:24 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: huerfano at April 17, 2026 05:25 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 05:25 PM (2WIwB)
No kidding. How hard would it be to say, "That's nice," and simply move on. Or ignore it completely.
No, that's not enough. They have to sh*t on everything because they simply hate themselves, life, or both. And then tell everyone about it.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 17, 2026 05:25 PM (oji8u)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 05:27 PM (QSxSN)
Well, he was on that Everwood drama back in '02 or thereabouts, which was well over twenty years ago, so . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 05:27 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 05:27 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 05:28 PM (QSxSN)
Posted by: Tuna at April 17, 2026 05:28 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 17, 2026 05:28 PM (NYInA)
That is bananas.
What’s worse is that it’s entirely predictable.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 05:28 PM (4KUe5)
F**** men in their sh*tholes is never not going to be sineful.
Endeavour to persevere professeor.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 17, 2026 05:29 PM (XV/Pl)
People continue fleeing the Shitholes controlled by the left.
EXCLUSIVE: 5.4 Million People Have Migrated To Pro-Trump Counties Since 2020 As The Great Divorce Continues
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I'd prefer it if they stay in their 3rd world shitholes and fight for a better life there.
Because you can take the Shitholian out of Shithole but you cannot take the Shithole out of the Shitholian.
Haiti, Somolia, California, whatever.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 17, 2026 05:29 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Case at April 17, 2026 05:29 PM (pvf3X)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 05:29 PM (0SlUx)
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The wifey thinks of me as her Belgian Malinois husband.
/Unfortunately, I'm not getting any royalty checks from "John Wick 3 -- Parabellum" ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:30 PM (xU6sC)
Because that is exactly the operation that occurred.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2026 05:30 PM (0U5gm)
That child had a better chance at being a net contributor to society while lacking two fingers than the AWFULs who are missing significant brain.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 17, 2026 05:31 PM (oji8u)
Malicious envy.
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I blame Erika Kirk.
/Honorable Mention to The Jooos ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:31 PM (xU6sC)
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When the search engine AI's were popping up, I had an entertaining little hobby of asking AI questions such as this. For example, I asked Google Gemini (which first available:
"On average, who has higher IQ's? White people or Black people?"
It gave me a 15 paragraph answer with cited studies. I'll let you guess at what the documentation showed.
NOW, after some time has passed. If you ask that exact same question you will get a lecture about being racist and that the question is irrelevant.
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 05:31 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 05:31 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 05:31 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
"An emeritus or emerita is an honorary title granted to someone who retires from a position of distinction"
Is Sid going to quit bothering us if we declare him Troll Emeritus? Sounds good to me!
Posted by: mikeski at April 17, 2026 05:32 PM (VHUov)
Also, about people being shit...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:32 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 05:32 PM (QSxSN)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 05:33 PM (0cOSz)
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Have they considered building a multi-billion dollar bridge to nowhere?
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:33 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 05:33 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 05:33 PM (Wmg4n)
‘Whoa that was close’ [Wiping sweat from forehead]
— Muslims
Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 17, 2026 05:34 PM (cvmAx)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 05:34 PM (QSxSN)
/Honorable Mention to The Jooos ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:31 PM (xU6sC)
Candice, is that you?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:34 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 05:35 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 05:35 PM (Ia/+0)
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Perhaps Disney/Marvel should look to this as the basis of the next Black Panther/Wakanda movie.
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at April 17, 2026 05:35 PM (5yDGQ)
Also, about people being shit...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:32 PM (bss/y)
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Pratt tells a funny story about getting some air at the wedding reception, and Arnold coming outside and handing him one of his cigars. Pratt smoked it with him. And, was fighting for his life to keep from coughing because he suffers from asthma. But, he said when "Arnold gives you a good cigar, you smoke it."
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 05:35 PM (dIske)
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California (and every other state that did s**t like this) should be made to pay reparations to the victims. LARGE reparations.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 17, 2026 05:36 PM (AlhUl)
This is why I refuse to call them People of Color. They are People of Choler.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 05:36 PM (QSxSN)
If so, I can't think of a bigger FU to Lloyds and the UK.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 05:36 PM (HXT0k)
The fall of a civilization, or empire, or country is always accompanied by the ascendance of women into positions of power.
Of course, correlation is not causation.
Posted by: davidt at April 17, 2026 05:38 PM (Q+gd/)
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Have they considered building a multi-billion dollar bridge to nowhere?
Posted by: ShainS
They already have one. They were planning to put railroad tracks on it.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2026 05:38 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 05:38 PM (0cOSz)
A close paraphrase from Frantz Fanon decades ago.
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:39 PM (N8ZBc)
Wharton for me. Ft. Bend may be lost but I am a friend of the new county judge Daniel Wong so maybe there is hope. He's solid R
Posted by: DanMan at April 17, 2026 05:39 PM (8uzBS)
Just leave. White Flight works.
Give it 20 years. Come back when they have all starved to death.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 05:40 PM (ytyaf)
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 05:40 PM (aZm/F)
And when do you ever see them even circling gratitude, unless it's about someone nasty receiving some kind of judgment or some other hateful thing.
Not that *we* don't do stuff like that but we have room for gratitude for other normal things too. Like blessings, miracles, Creation, etc. It's a very different mindset than waking up in hate and resentment every day.
And Science shows that people who live in gratitude live better, healthier, happier lives. We wonder what happens to all these haggard libs as they age before their time. It's the constant life of resentment. It's tiring. That exhaustion is part of the brainwashing. But that's for another comment some other time....
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 05:42 PM (vE0+H)
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Old & Busted: MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying).
New Hotness: MAID (Make Abortion Indispensable Death).
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:42 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 05:43 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:43 PM (N8ZBc)
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Moron Labe, Motherf*cker!
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:44 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: DanMan at April 17, 2026 05:44 PM (8uzBS)
I'm sure of it. Paradise on earth.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:45 PM (bss/y)
What h as yew done to saves the planit?
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 17, 2026 05:46 PM (vwszh)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:43 PM (N8ZBc)
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"... like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli."
/obligatory Seinfield quote
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:46 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 05:46 PM (yAteE)
Of course not.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 05:46 PM (0cOSz)
I'm sure of it. Paradise on earth.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:45 PM (bss/y)
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Time to re-watch one of my favorite films: "Breaker Morant."
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:47 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:47 PM (bss/y)
/Honorable Mention to The Jooos ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:31 PM (xU6sC)
Candice, is that you?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:34 PM (bss/y)
Marginal friend of mine just praised himself on Facebook for consistently emailing a cable channel that was airing commercials for Charlie Kirk's book. Refenced Charlie's widow and spelled her name with three K's. A year ago, I don't think this joker could tell you who CK was. Like I said, marginal friend, and the margin's getting thin...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 17, 2026 05:48 PM (nbLIj)
Not to metion, 400 years is about the same time that blacks have been in America. So is it time for them to go too?
Of course not, but seems to me the whites - who civilized the fucking place and built cities, instead of living in grass huts and kraals - have just as much a right to remain there. And live in peace with everyone else.
Unfortunately this will be a replay of Rhodesia which is a heartbreaking story of its own.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 05:48 PM (QSxSN)
Now you can walk down Sepulveda Avenue in downtown LA and ask someone the question "Hey man, are those some of them free California transgender hobo tits I've heard so much about?" and they wouldn't think your cheese slipped off it's cracker.
Posted by: California, Now with 100 percent Nuts, Fruits and Flakes AND Free California Transgender Hobo Tits at April 17, 2026 05:48 PM (47/pr)
As is Candace.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 05:48 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 05:48 PM (RIvkX)
I have zero desire to ever return.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 05:48 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 05:49 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 17, 2026 05:48 PM (nbLIj)
Was he a Candy devotee? Since they seem to have this weird reverence for Charlie but hatred for his wife/murderer.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:49 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 05:49 PM (QSxSN)
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Would that be the homes that men built? Even worse, would that be the little dark men from down south who are paid far less than your soybois?
Posted by: Decaf at April 17, 2026 05:49 PM (Tbs6N)
Posted by: DanMan at April 17, 2026 05:49 PM (8uzBS)
Consequently, there will be floods of homegrown Leftists crashing out of them like a human tidal wave, overwhelming the non-shithole (red) areas, and flipping more and more districts/states to their column.
I do not think we will see a "Great Divorce," but a conquest.
TJM likes to point to Florida as evidence that it's conservatives migrating to conservative areas, and while that's undoubtedly true in FL's case, I've seen several other places where this is definitely not the case.
Florida made it's name in COVID as THE Red State, so it probably spooks a lot of these people. But I watched Californians overwhelm the entire West, and it has most assuredly not turned those states more red.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 05:50 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 05:50 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 05:49 PM (RIvkX)
We picked up what you were putting down. My mamma didn't raise no dummies- I dug your rap.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:50 PM (bss/y)
I’m not convinced that obvious steaming bullshit convinced any parent. It’s just a thin veneer to cover up monstrous butchery and child abuse by overwhelmingly leftwing ‘parents’ (mostly AWFuLs, of course) who were desperate to have a shiny new thing to show off to their equally-evil fellow travelers.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 17, 2026 05:50 PM (cvmAx)
Just leave. White Flight works.
Give it 20 years. Come back when they have all starved to death.
Zimbabwe is a utopia.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2026 05:51 PM (Cqx++)
Others echoed the same remarks, with a third chiming in, "How nice that he [built it], but it's either tone deaf or passive aggressive to say you'll 'never understand.'"
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Show Me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 05:52 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 05:52 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 05:42 PM (vE0+H)
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"You keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside, baby ...
I′ve been trying to get down to the Heart of the Matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it's about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don′t love me anymore."
Attitude and Gratitude FTW!
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:53 PM (xU6sC)
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And always enabled by that A in the acronym, the affluence provided by daddy. If they had to earn it they might have more respect for workers everywhere.
Posted by: Decaf at April 17, 2026 05:53 PM (Tbs6N)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 17, 2026 05:53 PM (wBaIH)
They're not trying to hide their disdain for white people.
They promote the dumbest blacks and ignore the dumbest blacks faults, just to get Whitey.
Devious fuckers.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at April 17, 2026 05:53 PM (HRtAG)
My biggest complaint with this is "Sanctuary from what? FFS!" Sanctuary from the fucking law is what it is.
Democrats are evil. Evil communist animals.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 05:53 PM (QSxSN)
Now it is a racist place where everyone lives in the same shithole.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 17, 2026 05:53 PM (954tc)
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Probably 5K a week. Under *biden. Hell, maybe 5K a day.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 05:53 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 05:52 PM (RIvkX)
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I once worked with a great guy from Missouri.
Every other phrase out of his mouth was "Show Me" ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:54 PM (xU6sC)
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check that... I omitted the "South" from my quip. I meant "Africans." In general. Including SA.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 05:55 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 05:55 PM (gu0hJ)
I didn't read the complete article as my disgust level was off scale high. BUT, couldn't the surrogate simply had the baby and not turn it over to the parents?
Wait, don't tell me - a cabal of lawyers were involved, amirite?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 17, 2026 05:56 PM (cYBz/)
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Microaggression.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 05:56 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 05:56 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at
I give you NC.
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 05:56 PM (pZEOD)
Now it is a racist place where everyone lives in the same shithole.
It was actually a merit based government. You could vote, black or white as long as you had a stake in the country. Granted, fewer blacks could by far, but they could if they were invested. Even modern poll takers will find black Zimbabweans saying it was better under "white rule".
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 05:56 PM (QSxSN)
Closing in on 40 years of chaos over there.
Posted by: DanMan at April 17, 2026 05:56 PM (8uzBS)
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Of course, there is only one rational response to that statement and it involves casualties.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 05:57 PM (RIvkX)
One of my old customers in South Africa was originally from Rhodesia. His family was forced to run when the shit started. I would imagine he's thinking about getting out if he hasn't already. His partner took his family to Australia.
Imagine getting forced out of 2 countries and leaving a lot of your life behind.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 05:57 PM (viF8m)
Yes. I am sure the rampaging feminist hambeasts of Twitter have it all figured out much better than the happy, well-adjusted, attractive woman with the rich, Christian movie star husband.
She should definitely take the advice and criticism of these obese, cobweb-crotched biological dead-ends under consideration. The've really been killin' it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 05:57 PM (BI5O2)
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Nailed it, Chairborne!
For the past forty years, perhaps my most frequently quoted observation has been:
"The Left only believes in One Freedom: The Freedom From Responsibility."
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:57 PM (xU6sC)
I didn't read the complete article as my disgust level was off scale high. BUT, couldn't the surrogate simply had the baby and not turn it over to the parents?
Wait, don't tell me - a cabal of lawyers were involved, amirite?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 17, 2026 05
From what I read, the surrogate asked to keep the baby, the bio parents said no, and the lawyers said if she had the baby anyway she wouldn’t get paid. So okay then. Don’t pay me. I suppose the bio parents could sue, but what is the remedy? Murder?
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 05:58 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:58 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Tonypete at April 17, 2026 05:56 PM (cYBz/)
This is the dark side of surrogacy. It becomes 'designer, owned' children. They are paying for a product.
Bah. Again, people are shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:59 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 05:59 PM (gKWVE)
Most books by politicians are bought, then remaindered. unread.
Say I want to bribe Politician X. I got to a publisher and say I think Politician X would write a fabulous bestseller, and I am willing to invest the money in seeing that happen. I'll front $3 million for the project, against profits, and the publisher keeps 20% of the cover price.
This is no risk for the publisher. They give the Politician the $2 million advance. Hire a ghostwrite for $30k. Done.
Book doesn't sell. Boo-hoo, politician gets $2 million anyway. Maybe you goose sales, with a book tour (first class all the way) which is just a paid vacation for the politician. Maybe the "investor" simply buys boxes and boxes of books to goose sales. Dumps them in a landfill.
It's all a scam.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 17, 2026 06:00 PM (954tc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:50 PM (bss/y)
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Don't slide me no jive hambone.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 06:00 PM (RIvkX)
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Of course, there is only one rational response to that statement and it involves casualties.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 05:57 PM (RIvkX)
The Spartans said it best
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 06:01 PM (xcxpd)
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Thanks, Ace. I'm going to add that to my list of themes about the left.
I haven't had one blow me away this much since Robert Tracinski at the Federalist wrote a series about how a traditional differs from leftists. The only thing they don't want to be "transactional" about is money. Where as traditionals tend to reserve "transactional" behavior for money.
Posted by: Abraham Lincoln at April 17, 2026 06:01 PM (Fi81e)
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Thanks, Ace. I'm going to add that to my list of themes about the left.
I haven't had one blow me away this much since Robert Tracinski at the Federalist wrote a series about how a traditional differs from leftists. The only thing they don't want to be "transactional" about is money. Where as traditionals tend to reserve "transactional" behavior for money.
Posted by: Abraham Lincoln at April 17, 2026 06:01 PM (Fi81e)
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Remove
Posted by: Axeman at April 17, 2026 06:02 PM (Fi81e)
Most books by politicians are bought, then remaindered. unread.
Say I want to bribe Politician X. I got to a publisher and say I think Politician X would write a fabulous bestseller, and I am willing to invest the money in seeing that happen. I'll front $3 million for the project, against profits, and the publisher keeps 20% of the cover price.
This is no risk for the publisher. They give the Politician the $2 million advance. Hire a ghostwrite for $30k. Done.
Book doesn't sell. Boo-hoo, politician gets $2 million anyway. Maybe you goose sales, with a book tour (first class all the way) which is just a paid vacation for the politician. Maybe the "investor" simply buys boxes and boxes of books to goose sales. Dumps them in a landfill.
It's all a scam.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 17, 2026 06:00 PM (954tc)
And they're almost never written by the 'author'.
A lot of people bought and read Barry's books but he didn't write them. Lazy AF
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 06:02 PM (xcxpd)
She should definitely take the advice and criticism of these obese, cobweb-crotched biological dead-ends under consideration. The've really been killin' it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 05:57 PM (BI5O2)
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Pure poetry, per usual, YD! lmao
BTW, I saw Rampaging Feminist Hambeasts and Cobweb-Crotched Biological Dead-Ends open for The Bacon Brothers at Rams Head On Stage in '01.
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 06:03 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:50 PM (bss/y)
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Chump don't want no help, chump don't get the help!
Posted by: Mrs. Cleaver at April 17, 2026 06:03 PM (Fi81e)
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Unsinn. Mein Kampf ist genial!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 06:03 PM (RIvkX)
I′ve been trying to get down to the Heart of the Matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it's about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don′t love me anymore."
Attitude and Gratitude FTW!
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:53 PM (xU6sC)
We're doing Don Henley quotes now?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 06:04 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 06:05 PM (Ia/+0)
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"Real liberalism has never even been tried!" -- blue-refugees arriving in their new communities.
Posted by: Axeman at April 17, 2026 06:05 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 06:04 PM (xcxpd)
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Get over it.
Posted by: Axeman at April 17, 2026 06:06 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: a don henley quote at April 17, 2026 06:06 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Mrs. Cleaver at April 17, 2026 06:03 PM (Fi81e)
*buzzer*
The quote is actually:
'Chump don't want no help, Chump don't get dick help.'
Posted by: Alex Trebek at April 17, 2026 06:07 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 06:07 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 17, 2026 06:07 PM (A+zd0)
His last video compared Google streetviews from 2006 and 2016 to present day.
You can visibly see the signs of civilizational collapse in series.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 06:07 PM (RIvkX)
Rothmus 🏴
@Rothmus
Kentucky’s divorce rate fell roughly 25% from 2016 to 2023 after a 2018 law made 50/50 shared custody the default.
When custody is more predictable and fair, it cuts down on fights and removes the money motive for battling over kids.
This means fewer court wars and more choices based on what’s stable for the family, not just leverage.
Another commenter on the data added this,
Also cases of domestic violence filed in conjunction with family court cases fell by 16%
Way less incentive to make false accusations
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 06:08 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: a don henley quote
youtu.be/Irc5j1gkihY
Posted by: Winger at April 17, 2026 06:08 PM (G1ktt)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 06:07 PM (N8ZBc)
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Old SCTV gag: "No tornado better come around here, if it knows what's good for it!"
Posted by: Axeman at April 17, 2026 06:08 PM (Fi81e)
I also had no idea she is married to Chris Pratt.
Fuck these people especially because Chris is one of the few actors I still like,
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 17, 2026 06:09 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 17, 2026 06:07 PM (A+zd0)
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Not in Iranian Rial.
[@ 0.00000076 US Dollar, that equals approximately $4.10.]
/I was told there'd be NO MATHS!
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 06:09 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 06:10 PM (YwEeS)
The bank maintained its Brent and WTI crude forecasts for 2026 at $83 a barrel and $78 a barrel, respectively, assuming oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies pass, gradually normalize by mid-May.
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Fvcking geniuses. What happened to $150 oil?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 06:10 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 06:10 PM (mP0Kj)
Was he a Candy devotee? Since they seem to have this weird reverence for Charlie but hatred for his wife/murderer.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 05:49 PM (bss/y)
Nope, just your typical NJ liberal. I've known the guy since college and we were once pretty tight. Pretty impressive resume, actually. Author of several nonfiction books (music and pop culture), SAG actor, and radio DJ. I think rubbing shoulders with celebrities is how he acquired TDS. I've been watching the progression through the years with sadness, realizing that at this point, he'd most likely cheer my death..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 17, 2026 06:10 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 17, 2026 06:11 PM (+89TD)
HJB News
@HJB_News__
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11h
Spain's Supreme Court has just vetoed Pedro Sanchez's attempt to legalize over 800,000 illegal immigrants.
The Supreme Court has given a 12-day deadline for a review of the law.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 06:11 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 06:11 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 17, 2026 05:53 PM (wBaIH)
The Greatest Tenth Born Noon?
Posted by: Gref at April 17, 2026 06:11 PM (5rh/l)
I can't stress how uncontested this fact is." - ace
Larry Summers was forced to step down as president of Hahvahd for making this very assertion. I felt bad for him then.
Now, not so much.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 17, 2026 06:12 PM (pBZX1)
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 06:10 PM (mP0Kj)
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Wait--There's corruption in California?!!
Posted by: Axeman at April 17, 2026 06:12 PM (Fi81e)
>>"Black people have been patient enough for more than 400 years of colonialism..."
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Just leave. White Flight works.
Give it 20 years. Come back when they have all starved to death.
Posted by: garrett
Precisely. Fuck Rhodesia. Let those racist shits starve. Same same with South Africa.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 17, 2026 06:13 PM (QVmho)
"Cinema Shogun
@CinemaShogun
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1h
UH OH 😱
This is why Candace Owens is freaking out right now‼️
UVU security cameras captured Tyler Robinson going to the “snipers perch” taking the shot at Charlie Kirk and then running away into a wooded area.
No wonder why her cult is in panic mode today. Their fake fairy tales are getting obliterated before the trial begins.
This would be extremely embarrassing for them if they weren’t mentally unwell and incapable of feeling shame."
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 06:13 PM (E4rtv)
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A lot depends on what the laws are. When I got divorced in WV, back in the late 90's the law was based on early 20th century and some late 19th century law.
What I mean is that the laws had never been updated to reflect women working, paid childcare, etc.
So my college educated ex was able to extract 4 figures a month. IOW... most, if not all of what I earned.
For one child. For 18 years.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 06:14 PM (AkEZC)
- Ace
I do believe that social media has opened up the mental illness gates of hell over the past few decades and it’s only going to get worse.
They have turned into a giant group therapy clique of Mean Girls and Ugly Fatties on the same team, with backup support from male feminist socialist try-sexuals.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 17, 2026 06:14 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Case at April 17, 2026 06:15 PM (pvf3X)
Retard Finder
@IfindRetards
Liberal women are the worst.
This retard steals a lobster which was on display, "liberates it" by putting it in the harbour which killed it due to temp change. The other lobster in the tank subsequently died too.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 06:16 PM (E4rtv)
>>The Supreme Court has given a 12-day deadline for a review of the law.
Hope it holds. As disgusted as I am with Europe lately I'd just as soon not lose anymore ground to the 3rd world.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 06:17 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 17, 2026 06:14 PM (6ydKt)
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The internet reversed Babel.
Posted by: Axeman at April 17, 2026 06:18 PM (Fi81e)
Used to be in the Eagles
Now he whine whine whines
Like a wounded beagle
Poet of Despair
Pumped up with hot air
He's serious, pretention and
I just don't care!
Posted by: Mojo Nixon at April 17, 2026 06:18 PM (eOFY+)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 17, 2026 06:09 PM (6ydKt)
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Dang, we really liked Season 1 of The Terminal List (2022).
When in the hell are they gonna come out with Season 2?
And we stopped watching that asshat in Reacher after Season 1 and he had to go all #NeverTrump in public ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 06:18 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 06:19 PM (Ia/+0)
@IfindRetards
Liberal women are the worst.
This retard steals a lobster which was on display, "liberates it" by putting it in the harbour which killed it due to temp change. The other lobster in the tank subsequently died too.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 06:16 PM (E4rtv)
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From a guy who used to drive lobsters across the country, I know the reason by put the steel bands on lobster claws. In close proximity, lobsters only want to take each other out.
Posted by: Axeman at April 17, 2026 06:19 PM (Fi81e)
Retard Finder
@IfindRetards
Liberal women are the worst.
This retard steals a lobster which was on display, "liberates it" by putting it in the harbour which killed it due to temp change. The other lobster in the tank subsequently died too.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 06:16 PM (E4rtv)
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I'm surprised she didn't run a bath for it at home.
/Maybe JackStraw fished it out of the drink?
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 06:21 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Axeman at April 17, 2026 06:23 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 06:23 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Max Power at April 17, 2026 06:23 PM (q177U)
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Most candidates have a few skeletons. Gallego’s opposition file was a massive three-ring binder so heavy I couldn’t lift it.
• He committed mortgage fraud on federal forms, using a veterans’ first-time homebuyer program to buy a million-dollar second home in D.C.
• He changed his name to hide that his father was a convicted felon and Mexican cartel drug trafficker.
• His own Democratic colleagues called him “the Troll” for creepily harassing women.
• A 20-year-old Phoenix City Hall staffer filed a harassment complaint against him — then he got her fired.
• He served his pregnant wife with divorce papers days before she gave birth, then tried to force her to pay his legal fees.
And the cherry on top: his bromance with Eric Swalwell. The two jetted off on an $80,000+ Qatari-government-funded trip during COVID lockdowns, posing topless on camels while the rest of us were locked down and our kids were masked.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 06:24 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: We don't even get any cool shit with it at April 17, 2026 06:25 PM (TbWk/)
Thanks often to parents.
The majority of the time, I imagine many guardians, mothers & maybe some fathers don't want to be grandparents &/or primary guardians for their potential children either.
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Forced sterilization of children and young people, particularly those with disabilities or under guardianship, remains legally possible in numerous U.S. states. At least 31 states and Washington, D.C., have laws allowing involuntary sterilization, with 17 states specifically permitting this for minors with disabilities. These procedures are often authorized by courts or guardians, sometimes despite lacking consent.
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Among certain groups, it likely looks 'better' to be sophisticated & open minded so some of the children transition to the point of infertility.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 06:27 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 06:30 PM (gKWVE)
Think about it - if your 10 year old says they hate their left arm and want it removed, will you take them to the doctor to get it amputated? Of course the fuck not! You get scared to death and take the kid to a shrink. FFS!
I actually think the parents are sicker in the head than the kids!
And the doctors are just mnosters. Plain and simple. They put Mengele to shame.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 06:33 PM (QSxSN)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 06:43 PM (ZeH0U)
White people are facing racism, hatred, and brutal violence in South Africa. This is not� pic.twitter.com/3a5R93TzOs
— Taya (@travelingflying) April 13, 2026
Does anyone happen to have Hunter Biden's address? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Nelly at April 17, 2026 07:20 PM (6+ehB)
share that when my daughter was little, she and I together created a sandbox by nailing together 2x10"s to create a frame, then poured in a huge pickup truck's worth of sand. She pounded nails, I made sure they were fully seated. Worked great.
And a few years later, we worked side by side to build a backyard playhouse, the inside of which she and a school friend of hers painted with reptile motifs, their then faves.
Years later, after she and her husband bought a fixer-er-upper, I helped her to install hard wood flooring, install tile in the bathrooms and more.
This kind of stuff is great!!
Posted by: Fritz at April 17, 2026 09:46 PM (J7jo9)
Hollywood: Shit or Garbarge?
Even The Hollywood Reporter is admitting this.Fantasy Authors Are Not Playing: Creators Increasingly Call Out "Unfaithful" Adaptations From 'House of the Dragon' to 'God of War' to 'The Witcher,' shows are getting smacked by creators for seeming to stray from source material. And there are reasons it's happening now.Why are authors just now beginning to call out Hollywood Shit or Garbage hacks for crap they've done forever?
Amazon Studios has to be at least a little thankful that J.R.R. Tolkien is no longer around. First, the studio came under fire by best-selling fantasy author Brandon Sanderson for its Wheel of Time adaptation ("I had my problems with the show," Sanderson said last year. "I won't miss being largely ignored; they wanted my name on it for legitimacy ... it had a fan base that deserved better"). Then last month, the creator of the God of War video game, David Jaffe, savaged a first-look photo (above) from Prime Video's upcoming big-budget adaptation ("It is so bad in so many ways," Jaffe said in a YouTube rant. "Neither of these characters look very interesting or appealing. If this was God of War: Dumb and Dumber edition, this is what you would expect"). To be fair, Jaffe has been a critic of other God of War spinoff efforts since his involvement with the game ended nearly two decades ago, and he added that he trusts the Prime Video show's producer Ronald D. Moore to deliver. But given all the fandom debate that surrounded Amazon's first two seasons of its The Lord of the Rings prequel series, The Rings of Power, not having Tolkien rage-tweeting about the show's Harfoots has to be a blessing. Prime Video is not alone in having a fantasy creator target its adaptation. The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski has repeatedly thrown passive barbs at Netflix's troubled series, saying things like the streamer "never listened to me" and "I cannot praise the show, it wouldn't be decent" (The Witcher also famously lost its star Henry Cavill amid still-murky circumstances, with the actor having hinted that fidelity to the source material was a core issue for him). George R.R. Martin -- after years of dutifully holding his tongue over some things about Game of Thrones he wasn't thrilled with -- unleashed a dracarys on prequel House of the Dragon for its deviations from his book, Fire & Blood, amid a falling out with showrunner Ryan Condal. ("We got into season two, and [Condal] basically stopped listening to me," Martin said. "I would give notes, and nothing would happen." Yet Martin has sung the praises of new series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, saying the show is "as faithful as an adaptation as a reasonable man could hope for" and playfully quipped, "and you all know how incredibly reasonable I am on that particular subject"). HBO recently had a slightly similar issue with an acclaimed Green Lantern comic-book writer Grant Morrison, who aligned with outraged fans taking issue with the showrunner of the upcoming Lanterns series joking "green is stupid." Morrison wrote, "What is this jockish dismissal of superhero conventions intended to prove anyway?" The showrunner, Damon Lindelof (who surely had to be amused at being called a "jock") drafted a sincere apology.
The combination of audience fragmentation (where studios no longer need to draw the largest possible viewership on every show) and streaming services collectively serving up hundreds of longform titles a year now allows these stories to be adapted with a level of specificity and loyalty to the source material that wasn't realistic before.I think they mean that since even a "hit" is only going to get a 2.8 rating -- where hits 40 years ago would get a 15 rating -- then you can afford to give the hardcore audience what they want, and they will no longer accept excuses that you had to water down the material to appeal to a mass audience. The "mass audience" is a dead concept.
... But streamers are trying to balance making wide-appeal content and pleasing a vocal hardcore fandom that can often have an almost religious view of "canon" -- and now have authors potentially breaking ranks to join fans in their criticisms as well." Hollywood is creatively bankrupt and will only greenlight movies based on names and IPs people remember, even if they don't remember them fondly. The ultimate proof of this: They've rebooted the Faces of Death video nasties. This "movie," if you can call it that, seems to be about some creeps on the internet recreating gory deaths from the original Faces of Deaths videos, and the question is: Are they real or fake deaths? Rebooting Faces of Death. What a world. Speaking of dead franchises with only the glimmer of name recognition:
The budget for Marvel's last-chance movie, Doomsday, is said to be $400 million, with $100-200 just going to Robert Downey Jr. (Though I suspect that might be for both this film and the next one, Secret Wars.) The marketing budget is projected to be $300 million. $700 million for a movie that most people don't even care about.
"The word is that Doomsday's budget is around $400 million which makes it one of if not the most expensive film ever made," Campea said. "I heard a little birdie told me, you guys will remember that Avengers Endgame was the first movie ever to spend $200 million on a marketing campaign, which was unheard of at the time. I've heard their marketing budget for Doomsday is just a little north of $300 million. Now, here's where it's interesting. If Doomsday is about a $400 million budget and if they are spending about $300 million on marketing, Doomsday will be the first film in history that will need to join the billion dollar club in order to break even."Even worse, this movie that no one wanted opens on December 18th -- the same day as Dune: Messiah. (Or is it just called Dune Part III?) Marvel is playing tough-guy and pretending they won't move off that release date. But of course they will. They have to do everything possible to give this piece-of-shit the best possible chance to make money. Warner Bros. doesn't really have to move Dune -- this is the third time they've milked this teat. They can afford to take a bit of a hit in the box office. (And to be honest, it doesn't sound like a crowd-pleaser, anyway: It's about Paul being responsible for literal billions of deaths as he's conned people into fighting his Space Jihad for him for ten years. Interesting way to go, but I don't know if that's going to wow the public. (Then again, I also didn't think the other two would wow the public but apparently they did.)) But if Doomsday fails -- and I think it will - that's the end of the MCU. At least it'll have to be let fallow for five or six years and only brought back as a full DC-style reboot. Breaking: Disney will not have IMAX screens for Doomsday, because Warner Bros. already locked those down by contract for Dune Part 3. So that's a big hit right there. So Disney is attempting to destroy the reputation of IMAX, so they can say "Who cares about IMAX? See our crap movie on a normal screen, you're not missing anything." Specifically, they've made up a new standard they're calling "Infinity Vision," and are saying that only 75 screens throughout the country meet that standard. And they're rolling this official new made-up bullshit standard on December 18, 2026-- when both Doomsday and Dune open. They're basically trying to sabotage Dune to scare Dune away and make it move its release. But in doing so, they're burning goodwill with theaters by labeling almost all of their premium screens "Not up to Disney/Marvel standards." This is the most arrogant, entitled entertainment company in history. And it should be of no surprise that they churn out almost nothing but substandard slop. Because absurd arrogance goes along with poor performance -- Dunning-Kruger. The incompetent are so incompetent and so unfamiliar with the standards of competency that they don't even realize they're incompetent. More bad news for Disney:
Based on surveys of 7,000+ moviegoers conducted by Fandango, the summer of 2026 is heavily dominated by major franchises, sequels, and high-profile intellectual property (IP). Here are the top ten most anticipated movies of Summer 2026: Toy Story 5 (Disney/Pixar): Voted as the #1 most anticipated film, promising a new chapter for the beloved animated toys.Notice anything missing? The Star Wars tv-show-turned-into-movie the Mandalorian and Grogu is missing from the list. It's beaten out by Scary Movie 6, for crying out loud. No shade to Scary Movie 6. But...for crying out loud, Star Wars used to be a bigger franchise than Scary Movie!
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Sony Pictures): A new live-action installment in the Spider-Man franchise, highly anticipated by fans.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Disney/20th Century Studios): A sequel to the iconic fashion-industry comedy.
The Odyssey (Universal Pictures): Directed by Christopher Nolan, this is one of the few non-sequel films to break the top of the list.
Scary Movie (2026) (Paramount Pictures): A reboot or new installment of the popular horror-comedy parody franchise.
Moana (2026) (Disney): The live-action reimagining of the animated hit, featuring the return of Dwayne Johnson as Maui.
Minions & Monsters (Universal Pictures): The latest installment in the globally successful Despicable Me spinoff franchise.
Mortal Kombat 2 (Warner Bros.): The sequel to the 2021 live-action video game adaptation.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (Warner Bros./DC Studios): A key entry in the new DC Universe (DCU) focusing on Kara Zor-El.
Insidious: The Bleeding World (Sony/Blumhouse): The latest entry in the long-running, successful horror franchise.
Would you like to see the fourth entry of a franchise that produced exactly one movie worth watching, 20 years ago? Would you like to watch a movie featuring decrepit caveman retard Bobby "the Brain" DeNiro phoning in his 700th performance in a row? How about a haggard and aged Ben Stiller, who hasn't been funny since Zoolander, whose face is now thin as cracked paper due to rigorous intermittent fasting and AIDS? And how about notorious anxiety-ridden neurotic weirdo and donut licker Adrianna Grande? Then boy, do I have the movie for you: Focker-In-Law. I dare you to watch this. It is without a single smile, let alone laugh. A few weeks ago I mentioned the Malcolm in the Middle reboot. Given that it's Current Year and the show is produced by Disney -- and the producer himself has three gay children (out of four -- almost a clean sweep!) and thinks he needs to stuff more "representation" into a show formerly about straight people -- he's made some slight adjustments to the characters we thought we knew. * A fifth sibling has been added to the mix. And They is a Non-Binary who lectures the dad when he gets Them's pronouns wrong. * Stevie, Malcolm's black, wheel-chairbound, girl-crazy boob-obsessed pal, is now gay and married to a dude. I guess he was really good at faking. * Malcolm's three nerdy male friends from school are now in an "asexual throuple." Doesn't that just make you want to sign up for Disney Minus right now? Please vote on whether you think these projects are Shit or Garbage? I'm compiling the data. Here are two possibly decent projects:
The sequel to Godzilla Minus One, Godzilla Minus Zero.
Okay, so they're not great at titles.Could this be the hot ticket of the summer?
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 04:16 PM (+UZHh)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 04:16 PM (+UZHh)
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 04:17 PM (1Z/FH)
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:18 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Will Robinson at April 17, 2026 04:18 PM (cO6oP)
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:19 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:20 PM (77rzZ)
I watchec "Freddy Got Fingered" for the first time several weeks back. Back then, garbage.
Today...Shakespeare.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 04:20 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:21 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 04:21 PM (ReYtg)
Saw an new Amazon movie "Balls Up" last night, gross humor but funny as hell.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 04:21 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 04:21 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:19 PM (Av6i5)
I'd move that up to 1939's Gone With the Wind, but nothing since then.
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 04:21 PM (1Z/FH)
Posted by: zombie
Keaton was an effing genius.
Fun fact: Keaton's silent films had been largely forgotten, until James Mason (yes, THAT James Mason) bought Keaton's old house in Hollywood and found the reels in the basement.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:22 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:22 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 04:22 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 04:22 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 04:22 PM (QSxSN)
It is cultural marxism, where the goal is to destroy the culture in order to replace it.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2026 04:23 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:24 PM (pDt9x)
My first thought was - wasn't that an Archer episode?
Posted by: far cry at April 17, 2026 04:24 PM (wBRco)
I have been bad about that because I haven't read in a while. I will put up a post for the Tolkein reading club soon.
but you can talk about it here too.
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2026 04:25 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 17, 2026 04:25 PM (oji8u)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:25 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 17, 2026 04:25 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 17, 2026 04:26 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: CaptainHarlock at April 17, 2026 04:26 PM (xzUNn)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:26 PM (pDt9x)
I put some chicken out there and it's gone but I didn't see who took it. Probably the crows but I wasn't there when/if they came.
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2026 04:26 PM (1wjle)
Today...Shakespeare.
Posted by: Stateless[/ii]
You've hit the mail on the head about s many things in culture.
When stuff ffist came out, you think, "Damn, this is stupid and terrible."
Then decades go by and culture gets worse and stupider every week.
Then you look back at that thing youn used to think was stupid and terrible, and you realize in retrospect that it was a masterpiece -- by comparsion to everything that came after it.
For example, I used to think thatb Kool & the Gang's song "Get Down On It" was a brainess radnomn disco piece of disposable musical garbage.
But then I saw the video for it a few weeks back, and seeing it with frersah eyes and fresh ears, I realize that it was a classic, and that they were talented in a way that modern artists just aren't.
Multiply that by a thousand things, and you have modern culture.
Also, get off my lawn
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:26 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 04:26 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Yay it's a Movie Thread at April 17, 2026 04:26 PM (eOFY+)
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:26 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 04:27 PM (Ia/+0)
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Hell.
Christopher Tolkien shat on Peter Jackson's take.
I imagine Rings of Power would just kill him all over again.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:27 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 17, 2026 04:27 PM (DwYwN)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 04:27 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2026 04:23 PM (0U5gm)
Agreed. And they've been doing this since the filthy communist hippy animals matriculated and started infecting everything, starting with academia. Infiltrating academia was the long term strategy. Inflitrating Hollywood - and it's grip on defining the culture - was the short term strategy. Both are paying dividends in our collapse.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 04:27 PM (QSxSN)
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Someone should make a video about Dune!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:27 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 04:21 PM (iFTx/)
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I'm reasonably certain that's how Game of Thrones got picked up in the first place.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 04:28 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 04:28 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Obviously at April 17, 2026 04:28 PM (n5tGW)
According to an article I saw last week, Sweeney as the new James (Jane?) Bond is Hollywood's final offer for not making him a gay crippled Pakistani.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 04:28 PM (jbPJz)
I tried, it's not for me. I can barely get through normal books. I'm really ashamed but I just picked up The Hobbit again today and am only in the conversation with Smaug.
I completely forgot that Smaug comes out and hunts them around the mountain. They should have done something with that for the movie instead of the goofball CGI nonsense we got.
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2026 04:28 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:28 PM (0cOSz)
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Someone should make a video about Dune!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:27 PM (B5oTI)
I heard they tried but it was an Epic Disater.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:28 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:20 PM (77rzZ)
It was good. So yes, of course, they had to ruin it.
There was zero reason for Stevie to be made gay. If his actor (who is gay) wasn't willing to play a straight character anymore, he should have been re-cast or written out.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 04:28 PM (iXqHn)
She plays a tranny boy!
Poor girl. Work is work I guess.
She was also one of the kids in that Star Wars for kids thing. What a horrible place to make a living.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 04:28 PM (Sco7b)
Never mind, that has happened in real life already....
Posted by: Jackson K. at April 17, 2026 04:29 PM (j6UWQ)
I put some chicken out there and it's gone but I didn't see who took it. Probably the crows but I wasn't there when/if they came.
Posted by: ace
Ace, see my previous comments (which I think you missed0. The secret to luring crows is PUPPY CHOW. Guaranteed to work.
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:29 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: pudinhead
Have you reconnected with Oak Island, and your crush there, yet?
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:29 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Tuna at April 17, 2026 04:29 PM (lJ0H4)
If you want to tell your 'own story'... your slant... then tell YOUR story. Don't use the popularity of a classic to try to piggyback onto its popularity...
Especially when Race / Gender swapping... or putting Woke messages into classic tales.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 04:29 PM (mP0Kj)
Then decades go by and culture gets worse and stupider every week."
Welcome to our galloping Idiocracy. The West gets more technologically advanced while simultaneously turning more ignorant, foolish, and stupid. It's quite the irony.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 17, 2026 04:30 PM (oji8u)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 04:30 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at April 17, 2026 04:30 PM (QaH55)
okay I guess I'll get some. I just bought two big bags, one of peanuts and one of seeds and dried fruit. These crows are costing me a fortune.
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2026 04:30 PM (1wjle)
The first book is so linear in structure, that it doesn't take a genius to break it down into a 10-episode series.
It's a beat-by-beat classic fantasy story. Derivative? Sure. But also well-written and entertaining.
They fubared the source material within ONE MINUTE of the introductory exposition of the first episode.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 04:30 PM (gnNyN)
CBS is reporting this, and the CBS reporters look like they lost their best friends.
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 04:30 PM (9iewf)
Frank Herbert includes dialogue that directly compares Paul to Hitler in Dune Messiah. Approvingly. (Not that Herbert like Hitler, but Stilgar is like, "Oh, Emperor Hitler only killed 6 million? That's nothing compared to Muad'dib.")
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:31 PM (B5oTI)
Imagine someone thinking they know more than Tolkien
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 04:31 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Tuna at April 17, 2026 04:29 PM (lJ0H4)
I would snark about him behind the controls of a Mobility Scooter instead of an F22, but that would not be nice.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:31 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:31 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 17, 2026 04:32 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:32 PM (77rzZ)
Among many other problems, they took the main chick, a sexy ass caucasian lawyer named Carolyn Wilder who is chiefly known for being intelligent and super hot, who the main cop character eventually falls for. And so what did these idiots do with her? They turned her into an angry fat ugly black woman who hates white people. Brilliant!
And our hot white male main character Raylan who loves skinny pretty blondes of COURSE falls for her, despite her basically only ever complaining he's a big racist doing a big racist job. She lectures him and us that Marshals once we're deployed to catch runaway slaves. Fucking retards. So a show where we are nominally supposed to root for law enforcement if only because the main bad guy is the scum of the earth, instead tells us that "both sides are bad". Just grade school shit. On top of that they sucked every bit of life and humor out of the story. It was a joke.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 04:32 PM (vE0+H)
Also, get off my lawn
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:26 PM (Av6i5)
This to, is the story of... Porkys...
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 04:32 PM (mP0Kj)
okay I guess I'll get some. I just bought two big bags, one of peanuts and one of seeds and dried fruit. These crows are costing me a fortune.
Posted by: ace
Just buy the smallest cheapest bag of low0grade pu[ppy chow you can find, to test it out first without investing a lot.
Dry kibble-style puppy chow works better than dog kibble because puppy chows pieces are smaller and crows like them better when smaller.
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:32 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:31 PM (0cOSz)
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With Khaleeshi coming out as a complete psychopath in the final season and burning King's Landing to the ground, and it's viewed as absolute madness after years of girlbosses fangirling on her because she was...constantly burning people alive and being terrible at governing otherwise...it's my favorite girl power series.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:32 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 04:29 PM (mP0Kj)
Eh, it's fine when it's turning black characters white (eg : Richard Dawson as Killian in The Running Man).
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 04:33 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Judge Boasberg at April 17, 2026 04:33 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: tubal
LOL.
Posted by: Tuna at April 17, 2026 04:33 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 17, 2026 04:34 PM (CNl8/)
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2026 04:34 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2026 04:34 PM (1wjle)
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Yeah, but have you read the book?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:34 PM (B5oTI)
The Koreans call that "Mu Dari" or "radish legs"
Since Korean radishes are long, pale and thick.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 04:34 PM (rbvCR)
okay I guess I'll get some. I just bought two big bags, one of peanuts and one of seeds and dried fruit. These crows are costing me a fortune.
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2026 04:30 PM (1wjle)
Long ago, when I lived in SoCal, I'd take the night's leftovers out every morning and dump them in the front yard. There was always a crow 'scout' perched on the roof and before I'd actually get back in the house about 20 of them would descend and start feasting.
The only weird part was sometime the leftovers would have chicken bones and leavings and I'd be mildly disturbed at seeing them attack them with relish, thinking it seemed a bit cannibalistic. Heh. They are smart birds.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 04:34 PM (QSxSN)
no. I think I got it on Kindle some time back but never opened it.
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2026 04:35 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 17, 2026 04:35 PM (oji8u)
no. I think I got it on Kindle some time back but never opened it.
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2026 04:35 PM (1wjle)
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But you're such a voracious reader!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:35 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: WisRich at April 17, 2026 04:36 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:31 PM (0cOSz)
Close second? the Watch her... I mean Witcher...
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 04:36 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:36 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 17, 2026 04:35 PM (oji8u)
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You want to know the ending to Dune?
I can tell you. I've read all the way to the end of Sandworms of Dune.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:36 PM (B5oTI)
Stephen Colbert is transitioning from late-night television to a Hollywood screenwriter role, collaborating with Peter Jackson’s team to co-write a new Lord of the Rings film after concluding The Late Show in May 2026. A renowned Tolkien super fan, Colbert is working with his son, Peter McGee, and Philippa Boyens on the project. (Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Tonight.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 04:36 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Margaret Cho at April 17, 2026 04:36 PM (mW+Xs)
Posted by: ace
How's your Hobbit/Lord of the Rings reading project coming along?
Posted by: Tuna at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (lJ0H4)
These are the last gasps of the Hollywood money laundering machine. In five years, five man teams of internet buddies, who have never met in real life, will be churning out AI generated videos with visuals superior to the current $400 million schlock for a few thousand dollars.
These will be available on demand to be watched in the comfort of your own living room, far from the sticky-floored, roach-infested, gang battlegrounds of your local multiplex.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (0vB2I)
'Even after the bag ran out and I stopped feeding them, the crows hung around for months aftrerward, still wiating for more puppy chow, before eventually giving up.
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Case at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (pvf3X)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (AlhUl)
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 17, 2026 04:35 PM (oji8u)
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You want to know the ending to Dune?
I can tell you. I've read all the way to the end of Sandworms of Dune.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:36 PM (B5oTI)
Baron Harkonnen woke up and said “ I had the funniest dream”!
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (pDt9x)
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Well, evil clone Baron raises evil clone Leto all while Duncan Idaho meets the singularity of the thinking machines because Duncan is the newest Kwisatz Haderach.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:38 PM (B5oTI)
Stephen Colbert is transitioning from late-night television to a Hollywood screenwriter role, collaborating with Peter Jackson’s team to co-write a new Lord of the Rings film after concluding The Late Show in May 2026. A renowned Tolkien super fan, Colbert is working with his son, Peter McGee, and Philippa Boyens on the project. (Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Tonight.)
I'm sure he'll figure out a way to inject some new evil character into it...something like an...OrangeManBad creature?
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 04:38 PM (QSxSN)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:39 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:39 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:36 PM (B5oTI)
Baron Harkonnen woke up and said “ I had the funniest dream”!
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (pDt9x)
Next to Susan Pleshette? or is this in Dallas?
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 04:39 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Open Channel D at April 17, 2026 04:39 PM (rHRA/)
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He was wrong, it was incredibly done
I took a college course on Tolkiens works , in the 70’s and I was hooked
It was the best English lit course ever and the professor was 2000% into LOTR. Dresses up, played albums lol no 8 tracks , but really, don’t know what his son was not smoking
That being said, the fact that Jackson is bringing Colbert into writing on another movie on the subject
He has lost his freaking mind
Posted by: Gonzotx at April 17, 2026 04:39 PM (nGraA)
I can tell you. I've read all the way to the end of Sandworms of Dune."
And here all along I thought it was simply Paul Atreides becoming god which was what I thought Dune II was going to be.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 17, 2026 04:40 PM (oji8u)
Yeah, gay main character, but "Lawrence of Arabia" was a spectacular achievement.
So was "Barry Lyndon".
And "2001, A Space Odyssey" was stunning.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 04:40 PM (Y8DZL)
90 lb unstoppable girl assassin
Unbeatable female knight
Top Female Ship captain and her pussy castrated brother
Sansa Stark saving Jon Snow from defeat
Sansa Stark feeding evil guy to his own dogs
Cersi outsmarting everyone
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:40 PM (0cOSz)
These are the last gasps of the Hollywood money laundering machine. In five years, five man teams of internet buddies, who have never met in real life, will be churning out AI generated videos with visuals superior to the current $400 million schlock for a few thousand dollars.
These will be available on demand to be watched in the comfort of your own living room, far from the sticky-floored, roach-infested, gang battlegrounds of your local multiplex.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
The worry though is that the upcoming generation is essentially illiterate which makes it very hard to actually tell stories--so you get a lot of video flash but an inability to tap into that deeper human experience of story telling. One CGI explosion pretty much resembles the next.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 04:40 PM (E4rtv)
But the narrative before profit or even breakeven.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 17, 2026 04:40 PM (xvV+O)
Peter McGee (born 199
is a screenwriter, producer, and director known for his work on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) cameo, as well as projects like Where's Noah? (2019) and At the Crossroads Down Yonder (201.
As the son of Stephen Colbert and Evelyn McGee-Colbert, he frequently works in production and was announced in 2026 to be co-writing a new Lord of the Rings movie.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 04:40 PM (NFX2v)
90 lb unstoppable girl assassin
Unbeatable female knight
Top Female Ship captain and her pussy castrated brother
Sansa Stark saving Jon Snow from defeat
Sansa Stark feeding evil guy to his own dogs
Cersi outsmarting everyone
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:40 PM (0cOSz)
Peter Dinklage being annoying as hell - wait -
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:42 PM (pDt9x)
He has lost his freaking mind
Posted by: Gonzotx at April 17, 2026 04:39 PM (nGraA)
Original Lord of the Rings movies were good.
The Hobbit movies? abominations. How the fights went in ONE generation from the Hobbit movie Loony Toons physics and fights... to the serious tone of the LOTR movies....
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 04:42 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:42 PM (0cOSz)
So put a Colbert in it and make it lame and gay. Yep, that tracks.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 17, 2026 04:42 PM (oji8u)
And when he finds her and puts her in his movie then Ching Dai will be appeased and Kitao's curse will be lifted so he can go on to rule the universe from beyond the grave.
Posted by: banana Dream - Indeed at April 17, 2026 04:42 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 04:42 PM (JCZqz)
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H'Wood really couldn't care less. The typical GRRM book sold on the order of 20M copies. Sanderson's top bestsellers have sold in the 800k range. Hollywood looks at their friends with blue hair and anger issues and thinks "that's a larger audience than the one that was here for the book. so let's make it for them instead."
Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at April 17, 2026 04:42 PM (jOtVJ)
They can only be doing as a big "fuck you" to families. Spite is the only motive I can think of at this point.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 04:43 PM (BI5O2)
The multi-million dollar musical movie.
The Netflix animated series.
The HBO mini-series.
The Disney full length series.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 04:43 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 04:43 PM (QSxSN)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 17, 2026 04:45 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 04:43 PM (QSxSN)
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Yeah, but they changed Faramir, which means that everything is trash.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:45 PM (B5oTI)
I don't recall that in the new Dune movies:
Has there ever been another two part movie where the first part was great and the second part sucked donkey......
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:45 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: huerfano at April 17, 2026 04:46 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:32 PM (77rzZ)
That probably should be "hrōcgeld"
Posted by: Kindltot - being uber pedantic at April 17, 2026 04:46 PM (rbvCR)
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lol ... but mostly AIDS.
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:46 PM (xU6sC)
Probably not since it's being released in October.
Posted by: Serious Cat at April 17, 2026 04:46 PM (xqQi7)
I don't recall that in the new Dune movies:
Has there ever been another two part movie where the first part was great and the second part sucked donkey......
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:45 PM (0cOSz)
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The weirding modules were a creation of David Lynch for the 1984 movie because he didn't want to do kung-fu in the desert.
The weirding way is what's in the book, and it's some kind of hyperspeed abilities by the Bene Gesserit.
Then there's the Voice, which the Bene Gesserit use to force people to do specific actions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:46 PM (B5oTI)
You might have missed it, but the Robe Lowe hockey movie from the late 80's, Youngblood (which I put up there with Slapshot), is getting remade and both race-swapped and story-swapped. Yep...he's black hockey player so you know that's going to be a thing. Hell, it's in the trailer.
Those too young to know who Youngblood is...probably the target demo for this movie, wouldn't know the difference if they would have just given the damned remake it's own title. Those old enough to fondly remember the origin will never watch it because of this bullshit.
Posted by: Scott1M at April 17, 2026 04:46 PM (O9uxk)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 04:46 PM (QSxSN)
But for this year's World Cup, the same round trip transportation will be $150.00.
Posted by: mr tmz at April 17, 2026 04:47 PM (rJ48h)
Of course just IMHO.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:47 PM (0cOSz)
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Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
/Is it called a Beignet on a New Orleans or French Whore?
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:48 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:49 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: beckster at April 17, 2026 04:49 PM (kX27y)
I rewatched the Van-Damme Street Fighter movie last year. First time I had seen it since I was a kid and saw it in the theater.
Awful, stupid, ridiculous and freakin' hilarious and fun. No one gave two shits during that entire production and it was gloriously bad and super fun.
Also, Ming-na Wen has has a great ass.
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 04:49 PM (dpXJq)
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TRANSPHOBE!
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:49 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 04:49 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: beckster
Yes it was. Highly recommended.
Posted by: Tuna at April 17, 2026 04:50 PM (lJ0H4)
True story: Clive Barker was so disappointed with Hollywood's take on his earlier work that he did his own Hellraiser. Even though he could only afford... what we all got to see.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 04:50 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:50 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (Av6i5)
The biologists who study ravens in Seattle area use cat kibble to lure the ravines in since they love cat chow.
Posted by: Kindltot - being uber pedantic at April 17, 2026 04:51 PM (rbvCR)
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Am I the only one who read that as "focking?"
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:51 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 04:52 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 04:52 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: mrp at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (aZm/F)
The world building (IMO) is a level above Tolkien. The characters are varied, brutal, funny, and creative. For lack of a better phrase "they come right off the page". The story is intricate, varied and completely resolves in a wonderful conclusion.
Previously, making this 10 book series into a film(s) would have been nearly impossible. But, in this case, however, I think AI would make it possible. There are so many characters with minor but important roles that the celebrity cameo casting director would have an, absolute, party of surprises.
And, one of the main characters is named "Whiskey Jack"....so bonus.
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (dIske)
I'll watch it when it gets to the internet. No rush.
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (wBaIH)
Elijah Wood was a gay crybaby in Jackson's LOTR, and the rest of the cast were queens, too, except the elf chick.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Shoefly the Boxing Mule at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (ufJfM)
I think the general theme of good vs evil and sacrifice will always make a great movie.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: mrp at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (rj6Yv)
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It is a supremely faithful adaptation of the games.
Random encounters in new environments, moving from character to character with no real reason to it other than to move towards the main castle in the center of the map.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:54 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:50 PM (pDt9x)
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Yep. The book itself isn't that long. My mass-market paperback edition is less than 300 pages.
The main battle in the climax only takes up a handful of pages and is really not much more than a skirmish with a few thousand participants on either side.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 04:54 PM (gnNyN)
I think the general theme of good vs evil and sacrifice will always make a great movie.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (0cOSz)
The theme of the Harry Potter books, funnily enough, despite the Pearl Clutching of some.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:55 PM (pDt9x)
That movie belonged to Downey and Cruise.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 04:55 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (wBaIH)
AI? You mean GAY-I!
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 04:55 PM (dpXJq)
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A putrid, foul, execrable place better exercised being absorbed by the La Brea Tar Pits.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 04:55 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 04:55 PM (yAteE)
That was a great over the top vigilante movie.
The guy had a dream!
All he wanted was a lousy __________. That was it.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 04:56 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 04:40 PM (E4rtv)
Not to worry. While there will be unspeakable amounts of garbage produced, there will still be a few gems. After all, "90% of everything is crap."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 17, 2026 04:56 PM (0vB2I)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 04:56 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 04:56 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2026 04:56 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:56 PM (0cOSz)
Probably not since it's being released in October.
Posted by: Serious Cat at April 17, 2026 04:46
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Hah. Glad I ctrl-f'd before posting. What he said.
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 17, 2026 04:56 PM (bQ4nt)
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Where is the love child of Eric Heiden and Suni Lee when you need them?
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:56 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 04:56 PM (Riz8t)
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Anything so we get a $200 million adaptation of God Emperor of Dune so I can watch a giant, CGI, man-sandworm hybrid argue with Jason Mamoa about the nature of political power for 3 hours.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:57 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 04:57 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Carl Sagan's Stunt Double at April 17, 2026 04:57 PM (7Q0e+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering
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The basic instinct of man.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 04:58 PM (P+D9B)
You want AI John Wayne.
You'll settle for AI Burt Lancaster.
You'll get AI Dylan Mulroney.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 04:58 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Braenyard
The La Brea Tar Pits are another site I regret not visiting when I was in California, along with Alcatraz and the Winchester Mystery House.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:58 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 04:53 PM (dIske)
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I love the series, but it's unfilmable, even with AI.
It's just too *weird.* There's so much bizarre world-building you'd never be able to explain it to your audience in any meaningful way.
The narrative complexity is off the charts. It's very nonlinear in parts and there are far too many characters.
There's no conceivable way this could be made into a major movie series or television series.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 04:58 PM (gnNyN)
Jennifer Aniston at her peak.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:56 PM (0cOSz)
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It's funny that they wanted a "big name" so brought in a forgettable Aniston (except for the "flair" scene) for "Office Space."
Now THAT is a movie that I always wished had a sequel ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:58 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 04:59 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 04:55 PM (yAteE)
Oh I enjoyed them. Try reading the Hobbit sometime. Really a short read. It’s very good. Now you would have nice mental images of the boos’ characters as a bonus!
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:59 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 04:59 PM (3ha+O)
See, I know you're being sarcastic and critical, but I would definitely watch that.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 04:59 PM (Riz8t)
That movie belonged to Downey and Cruise.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 04:55 PM (gKWVE)
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I must have watched the scene where the guerrillas call in to Cruise with Matthew McConaughey in the background and Cruise tells the guerrilla I'm going to f*ck your face about 20 times! He made the movie for me.
Posted by: beckster at April 17, 2026 05:00 PM (kX27y)
George R.R. Martin -- after years of dutifully holding his tongue over some things about Game of Thrones he wasn't thrilled with -- unleashed a dracarys on prequel House of the Dragon for its deviations from his book, Fire & Blood, amid a falling out with showrunner Ryan Condal. ("We got into season two, and [Condal] basically stopped listening to me," Martin said. "I would give notes, and nothing would happen."
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"We're sick of hearing about your wiener!"
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 17, 2026 05:00 PM (azNOR)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:58 PM (77rzZ)
You reminded me of Adam Carolla's movie The Hammer. He had a first date where they went to the pits.
The Hammer and Road Hard are two really good movies imo.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 05:00 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:00 PM (N8ZBc)
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This was my biggest complaint with Game of Thrones (in addition to them killing off the only likable character -- Ned Stark -- in Season 1).
I needed a white board and colored string to keep track of the two dozen different plot lines and story arcs ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:01 PM (xU6sC)
It was meh - but if you're making the first comedy movie in 15 years, it doesn't have to be a world beater, I suppose.
There was, however, a lengthy scene in the middle that made me laugh. It was a comedic parody of Heart of Darkness, where the Colonel Kurtz character is a SoCal AWFL environmental activist who's gone on a berserk rampage in the Amazon rainforest.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 05:01 PM (BI5O2)
I don't recall that in the new Dune movies:
Has there ever been another two part movie where the first part was great and the second part sucked donkey......
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 04:45 PM (0cOSz)
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I don't think so, but the name "Muad'Dib" was used as a battlecry in the book. Sort of the same thing?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 05:02 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Case at April 17, 2026 05:02 PM (pvf3X)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
No, it is very definitely the best Kung Fu movie ever. And funny. The funny translates very nicely.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 17, 2026 05:03 PM (cxFcK)
I needed a white board and colored string to keep track of the two dozen different plot lines and story arcs ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:01 PM (xU6sC)
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Wheel of Time would have had this problem, even if they had made a faithful adaptation. The first few books are straightforward quest runs. From Book 4 onwards, it skews heavily into political intrigue as each of the different storylines involve power struggles of one sort or another. Very complex and difficult to understand without a roadmap that you can only get from the books.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 05:03 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Thomas Paine
And they won't go rogue and say stupid things to alienate the audience and torpedo their own projects, either.
Plus they do their own stunts.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 17, 2026 05:03 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Carl Sagan's Stunt Double at April 17, 2026 04:57 PM (7Q0e+)
As a huge fan of the original GoW trilogy, I shudder to think how GoW is going to be butchered on screen. Also no way the original series survives intact after it gets the remake treatment.
Posted by: Thrawn at April 17, 2026 05:03 PM (9Ovst)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:00 PM (N8ZBc)
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That sounds most interesting.
The Frost/Nixon (200
film was pretty well done.
Frank Langella and Michael Sheen pulled it off ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:03 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Thrawn at April 17, 2026 05:03 PM (9Ovst)
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Ronald D. Moore is showrunning.
I trust that man with my entertainment.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 05:03 PM (B5oTI)
MSNow ... Trump voters begin to turn on him over war and economy.
Talk about recycling a plot...
I have to check on Snowflake. Beautiful day but she's been sleping inside for 6 hours,.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 05:04 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 05:04 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: gp
Angel's had a better track record than Disney recently (even with that excretory "Animal Farm" mutation taken into account). I'd at least give it a look.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 17, 2026 05:05 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 05:06 PM (yAteE)
*Malcolm interrupts Stevie macking on a girl*
Stevie: "Can't you see I'm...((asthmatic wheeze))...workin' here?! ...((asthmatic wheeze))"
There's a lot of woke turds already in the pipeline that have to be flushed out before the system is cleansed. This bolus was one of them. Too bad.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 17, 2026 05:06 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 05:06 PM (yAteE)
I just finished it.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 05:06 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Thrawn
In the end, there will be only
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 17, 2026 05:06 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 17, 2026 05:07 PM (cxFcK)
I trust that man with my entertainment.
He was good until he tried to turn Battlestar Galactica into a 9/11 allegory.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 05:07 PM (UmGiD)
I needed a white board and colored string to keep track of the two dozen different plot lines and story arcs ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:01 PM (xU6sC)
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Wheel of Time would have had this problem, even if they had made a faithful adaptation. The first few books are straightforward quest runs. From Book 4 onwards, it skews heavily into political intrigue as each of the different storylines involve power struggles of one sort or another. Very complex and difficult to understand without a roadmap that you can only get from the books.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 05:03 PM (gnNyN)
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And when the source material ran out during season 5 all that complexity went to sh1t.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 05:07 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Ben Had"
I thought the Hobbit movies were pretty good. The Lord of the Rings trilogy was incomprehensible to somebody that did not read the books. It would be nothing more than cool battle scenes mixed up with something about some wizards and stupid ring.
Posted by: Ripley at April 17, 2026 05:07 PM (GUOwU)
Update on Stormy Daniels and Michael Avenatti. She looks like a tranny and he looks gay.
https://tinyurl.com/2n7ds8v2
Posted by: beckster at April 17, 2026 05:07 PM (kX27y)
I trust that man with my entertainment.
He was good until he tried to turn Battlestar Galactica into a 9/11 allegory.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 05:07 PM (UmGiD)
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I think he handled the analogy well.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 05:07 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Thomas Paine
I thought there was issues with monetizing their images and voices.
The YouTube shorts with Ahnald playing everybody are supposedly revenue free.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 05:08 PM (Y8DZL)
I trust that man with my entertainment.
He was good until he tried to turn Battlestar Galactica into a 9/11 allegory.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 05:07 PM (UmGiD
Pro or con?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 05:08 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 05:06 PM (yAteE
Reminded me to watch Sling Blade again. Haven't watched it in over ten years.
Can't believe it's been 20 years since it came out.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 05:08 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 17, 2026 05:08 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at April 17, 2026 05:08 PM (QaH55)
It was meh - but if you're making the first comedy movie in 15 years, it doesn't have to be a world beater, I suppose.
There was, however, a lengthy scene in the middle that made me laugh. It was a comedic parody of Heart of Darkness, where the Colonel Kurtz character is a SoCal AWFL environmental activist who's gone on a berserk rampage in the Amazon rainforest.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 05:01 PM (BI5O2)
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For those who haven't seen it, I highly recommend the documentary "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse."
It was one crazy set and scenes ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:08 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 05:07 PM (UmGiD
Pro or con?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 05:08 PM
Too incoherent to tell, ultimately, but I'm pretty sure he hated Dubya.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 05:08 PM (UmGiD)
Posted by: Thomas Paine
And they won't go rogue and say stupid things to alienate the audience and torpedo their own projects, either.
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Ted Sarandos Responds After Video of ChalametGPT's Daycare Rape Spree Shocks America: "It Was Just a Hallucination... It Was Just Trying to Please You."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 05:09 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Thomas Paine
I thought there was issues with monetizing their images and voices.
The YouTube shorts with Ahnald playing everybody are supposedly revenue free.
Posted by: Auspex
The "AI ruins Star Wars" videos are entertaining enough.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 17, 2026 05:09 PM (OUMaO)
Update on Stormy Daniels and Michael Avenatti. She looks like a tranny and he looks gay.
https://tinyurl.com/2n7ds8v2
Posted by: beckster at April 17, 2026 05:07 PM (kX27y)
The Wall comes for everyone.
Posted by: Thrawn at April 17, 2026 05:09 PM (9Ovst)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 05:09 PM (pf+DM)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:10 PM (N8ZBc)
*Malcolm interrupts Stevie macking on a girl*
Stevie: "Can't you see I'm...((asthmatic wheeze))...workin' here?! ...((asthmatic wheeze))"
There's a lot of woke turds already in the pipeline that have to be flushed out before the system is cleansed. This bolus was one of them. Too bad.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 17, 2026 05:06 PM (kpS4V)
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Stevie in the Netflix new series is gay and has hoop-stretched ear lobes. He has an adopted kid with his partner.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 05:10 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at April 17, 2026 05:08 PM (QaH55)
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I first saw Tropic Thunder maybe five years ago -- and Downey, Jr. had me literally crying with laughter.
How did he escape getting cancelled for wearing blackface throughout it? Great stuff ... and I didn't realize it (* SPOILER ALERT *) Cruise dancing at the end there until reading somewhere here in these comments.
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 05:11 PM (xU6sC)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 17, 2026 05:11 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 05:11 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 05:11 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 05:11 PM (vE0+H)
revivalhub.com
I can see "The Godfather," "The Big Lebowski," "Predator," and the one I'm going to see: "Sorcerer", William Friedkin's cult-classic flop follow-up to "The Exorcist."
I'm lying, of course. Nobody asks me that. But if they did, that's what I'd say.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at April 17, 2026 05:11 PM (/d4WW)
They're very episodic in nature, so you could pack a couple of books into each season, leading up to the grand finale in season 5 or 6.
But that would require Hollywood to understand and respect the source material, as well as hire quality writer to adapt the source material.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 05:11 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 05:12 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:12 PM (N8ZBc)
That having been said, I read The Hobbit a bit later, after the first read of LoTR and came to the conclusion that if I'd read it first, I would probably not have gone on to the Trilogy (and yes, I know it's not a trilogy).. I thought it a bit childish (in fact I thought I read that Tolkien had written it for his children - maybe I'm wrong). Anyways, that my take and no doubt others will disagree. And I respect that.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 05:13 PM (QSxSN)
I am in exciting suburban -- or urban; it's hard to tell -- Pine Bluff, AR, after a smooth but tiring 8.5 hour drive. It's hot outside, and the AC in the hotel room is working hard, but it's getting the place cool. In a little bit I will go out to a seafood/burger place only a short distance away that looks good.
What's been happening here?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 05:13 PM (0SlUx)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 05:13 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:12 PM (N8ZBc)
What is your AO if I may ask?
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 05:13 PM (pDt9x)
Give 'em time. Though my money would be on "reboots" of "Nude on the Moon" or "Dildo Heaven".
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at April 17, 2026 05:13 PM (/d4WW)
It's just too *weird.* There's so much bizarre world-building you'd never be able to explain it to your audience in any meaningful way.
The narrative complexity is off the charts. It's very nonlinear in parts and there are far too many characters.
There's no conceivable way this could be made into a major movie series or television series.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 04:58 PM (gnNyN)
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I admit, it would be a monumental task, that would likely require an innovative way of presentation. Probably heavily dependent upon a narrator and flashbacks. Plus, the attracted audience (initially) would require it to be dumbed down. It's one of the few books(s) that for me, all you need do is mention a character name and it will make me laugh....such as Kruppe, or Karsa Orlong. They were hilarious in a manipulative and brutal way. And Gods living among regular people was pretty unique.
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 05:14 PM (dIske)
Donald P. Bellisario makes the best stuff.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 17, 2026 05:14 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:14 PM (N8ZBc)
LOL - Prog Judges are literally in bed with Prog Politicians... or their legal beagles anyway.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 17, 2026 05:14 PM (/lPRQ)
The Wheel of Time was canceled by Amazon after three seasons primarily due to high production costs and insufficient ratings, which led the company to prioritize other projects like "The Rings of Power." Additionally, there were concerns about the show's creative direction and support from Amazon, which limited its potential to fully adapt the expansive source material.
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Haha, they decided to pour more into the RoP money pit! WoT, as bad as the adaptation was, was at least watchable. RoP is not.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 05:15 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 04:16 PM (+UZHh)
That, too.
I am delightfully aloof from the entire topic of this post. I don't own a TV, don't go to movies, and have never been a gamer. All that shit just does. not. matter. To me. I know it does to some, and that is why Ace reports on it.
Anyway, I am going to put on my waterproof shoes, and go outside and stand in the slush, and work on vehicles while the Sun shines. It's about 40 degrees outside, and half-ass pleasant, so I may as well take advantage of it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 05:15 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 05:13 PM (yAteE
Ah. Well, it is well worth your wait, Ben Had. No spoilers from me ! Well, just one - Dumbledore dies in Episode 6.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 05:15 PM (pDt9x)
Most modern writers are too damn lazy to create anything from scratch. They pirate others’ successes and ideas and characters and plot lines.
It’s pretty sad actually.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 05:15 PM (hTSkD)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
I found a gem of a flick called the Green Inferno about a bunch of woke eco warriors who travel to Colombia to wage eco war. Instead they are captured by a tribe of cannibals who eat them. Heartwarming. Gruesome, but heartwarming.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 17, 2026 05:15 PM (cxFcK)
The current Universal emperor of all planets is insecure about his hold on power. The most important component of that power is Spice, an essential source for interplanetary travel. A popular leader (House of Atreides) threatens the unpopular emperor so the Emperor wants him dead with some plausible deniability to the assassination. The emperor succeeds so his son, Paul, acts to avenge his death (and perform more universal goods).
All the side stories revolve around the development and back story of Paul Atreides' rise to power over evil.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 17, 2026 05:16 PM (oji8u)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 05:16 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ghost of Movies past at April 17, 2026 05:16 PM (jrgJz)
Most modern writers are too damn lazy to create anything from scratch. They pirate others’ successes and ideas and characters and plot lines.
It’s pretty sad actually.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 05:15 PM (hTSkD)
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Sounds like how AI writes new stories.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 05:17 PM (cWLG3)
I will see Godzilla Minus Zero because Godzilla, nuff said.
As far as Doomsday, it's going to do alright, they got the band back together and that will be enough to push it over a billy.
The real question is how much damage they do to their versuses and multiversues.
Basically everything is getting too complicated and convoluted to continue.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 17, 2026 05:17 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Brometheus at April 17, 2026 05:17 PM (GYrNB)
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 17, 2026
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Well, after all, they named a mile-wide ship after him.
(Sort of.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 05:18 PM (0SlUx)
All actors will be AI within about five years. Why pay someone when you can use John Wayne or Burt Lancaster for free?
Posted by: Thomas Paine
I thought there was issues with monetizing their images and voices.
The YouTube shorts with Ahnald playing everybody are supposedly revenue free.
Posted by: Auspex
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You don't have to use real actors. Just keep typing in prompts until you get exactly what you want.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 05:18 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Guy who always says "It's garbage" at April 17, 2026 05:18 PM (sxR4m)
That's a good thumbnail description. Thanks. I also found the movie indecipherable and didn't feel like reading the books to figure it out.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 05:18 PM (QSxSN)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:19 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 17, 2026 05:20 PM (XV/Pl)
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are getting divorced.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 05:20 PM (wuYg+)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 05:14 PM (N8ZBc)
Ah. Thanks. Down here in Soquth Missouri. Looks like the sportiest weather verging to north - this time!
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 05:21 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 17, 2026 05:21 PM (/lPRQ)
Well, Hollywood had to work with a too-long novel by a drunken cokehead who was also a closeted pedophile, so
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 05:21 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: tintex at April 17, 2026 05:22 PM (sBl13)
ps justified was ruined to placate the floyd crowd.
utter trash.
Posted by: cherries in season at April 17, 2026 05:22 PM (+mkoG)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 05:22 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Dad of Six at April 17, 2026 05:22 PM (N96RI)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 17, 2026
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Not surprising. My girlfriend thinks my tractor's sexy, after all.
( -- Kenny Chesney)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 05:23 PM (0SlUx)
Dear Mr. O'Spades,
Could I teach you about Venn Diagrams, and specifically what's known as the "intersection", wherein the sets overlap?
Some commentators here refer to this as "the power of and", but intersection is a much classier, and more profound, word than 'and', don't you think?
Posted by: Kamala! 2028! 2032! at April 17, 2026 05:23 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at April 17, 2026 05:23 PM (CwhoI)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 05:23 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 17, 2026 05:23 PM (0SlUx)
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are getting divorced.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 05:20 PM (wuYg+)
Bitchy unhappy women and still bitchy and unhappy, be they lesbians or straight. Sooner or later...
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at April 17, 2026 05:23 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 05:24 PM (Dnq7b)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 17, 2026 05:25 PM (/lPRQ)
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I write from scratch--and I'm not very successful. And if I were, I would probably be hamstrung as for creating anything from scratch.
Audiences want exactly what they want.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at April 17, 2026 05:28 PM (/d4WW)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 05:24 PM
Can you, like, dye down there?
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 05:29 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 17, 2026 05:29 PM (cvmAx)
Godzilla looks pissed.
Posted by: YIKES! at April 17, 2026 05:31 PM (OgWfa)
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are getting divorced.
It's always the children who suffer the most.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 05:34 PM (vTZFs)
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at April 17, 2026 05:39 PM (7kJyR)
Add to that they are stuffing the cast with the stage iv f*cktards like Wang me (She Ra Liu or whatever the f**k his name is) and a bunch of other D list loser heroes that nobody gives a f*ck about, the only thing I want to see about this movie is how catastrophically it's going to fail.
Someone mentioned above all this cinematic trash has made them apathetic for the odd good movie that comes out; same here. I thought about seeing Maverick in the theater but i just couldn't give enough of a cr*p to go. My wife dragged me to the F1 movie (she even paid (and with food it was north of 70 bucks) It was ok; she had a ball pointing out all the stuff they got wrong.
And this avalanche of trash has leaked into video games as well; everything i enjoy is covered in a patina of woke sh*t. Just takes the shine out of even the simplest of things.
Posted by: Nelly at April 17, 2026 05:53 PM (6+ehB)
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 17, 2026 06:10 PM (954tc)
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 17, 2026 06:10 PM (954tc)
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (Av6i5)
The biologists who study ravens in Seattle area use cat kibble to lure the ravines in since they love cat chow.
Posted by: Kindltot
Yes, cat chow is about the same size as some puppy chows -- probably he same stuff inside each type bag, but packaged for different :"markets." So yeah cat chow would probably work just as well -- but I suspect costs a bit more per pound.
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 06:20 PM (Av6i5)
There doesn't seem to be an original thought from beginning to end. It would work better as a parody a la "Not Another Action Movie" with the right ironic juxtaposition of incongruities.
Posted by: Minuteman at April 17, 2026 06:25 PM (47/pr)
Posted by: TR at April 17, 2026 07:18 PM (hazdd)
Posted by: logprof at April 17, 2026 07:24 PM (jo6FO)
Communist Zohran Mamdani Is Taxing All Luxury Part-Time Homes in NYC
Filthy Terrorist Theater Kid is imposing a so-called pied-a-terre tax on millionaire's apartments, if they only live there part of the year. In other words, if they're a pied-a-terre, a little place in the city to take your mistresses to. A foot on the ground, the term means, approximately. A little place in the city you can visit when you're bored of your country estate.
He's bragging about this and grinning like a chimp. In other words, he's directly taxing his bicoastal/bisexual celebrity supporters. Do I even object to this? I think this makes me happy. The worse the better, as bitter old communists say -- the worse this corrupt system gets, the better for all of mankind, because it will hasten the revolution. Let them turn their cities into dust and then tell us "Real socialism has never been tried!!1!"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani touted Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal on April 15 to tax expensive second homes as a sign of a progressive tide to tax the rich, but it will only apply to absentee owners. The pied-à-terre tax puts an annual surcharge on homes valued above $5 million when there is no resident who lives primarily in New York City. The tax, which would need to be passed in the state's delayed budget, would generate some $500 million in revenue annually, according to Hochul's office. "If you can afford a $5 million second home that sits empty most of the year, you can afford to contribute like every other New Yorker," Hochul said in a statement. Non-resident owners do not pay New York City's income taxes. To avoid taxation, property owners could make the home their primary residence or rent it out someone else who does so. Hochul, a moderate Democrat up for re-election in November, has been hesitant to raise taxes, which the city cannot do without the state government's permission. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, ran for mayor on a platform of free buses, universal childcare and city-run grocery stores paid for in part by levying higher taxes on the rich.
The filthy communist's Death Cult Whore wife has previously celebrated terrorism and especially the October 7 massacre, and has been ever so slightly pressured -- not by the media or Democrats, mind you -- to offer a weak, half-hearted, insincere apology about writing the word "n****r" and posting slurs about gays.
But about praising Muslim murderers who slaughter civilians? Nope, no apologies for that!Yesterday, Duwaji finally apologized for her comments during an interview with a hand-picked art critic. Only, her apology was pretty limited.So she's sorry about the N-word and the gay slur when she was 15. And look, even I said that no one really cares about things she said when she was 15. Every 15-year-old says dumb things. What about the pro-terrorist stuff when she was 20 or praising Hamas even more recently?
Rama Duwaji, the wife of Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City, apologized in an interview published on Wednesday by the art site Hyperallergic for using the N-word as a 15-year-old in social media posts that a conservative news site recently unearthed. The news site, The Free Beacon, also reported that when Ms. Duwaji was 15, she had tweeted an abbreviation of a slur for gay people. "When a tabloid recently published old tweets I wrote as a teenager, I felt a lot of shame being confronted with language I used that is so harmful to others," she said. "Being 15 doesn't excuse it. I've read and seen a lot of what others have had to say in response, and I understand the hurt I caused and am truly sorry."She also attracted scrutiny for providing an illustration for a story included in a compilation curated by Susan Abulhawa, a Palestinian American author who has described the Oct. 7 attack as "a spectacular moment that shocked the world." On Wednesday, Ms. Abulhawa posted on X that "Israelis and all zionists are parasitic filth."
Asked to explain which social media posts Ms. Duwaji was apologizing for, a spokeswoman for the mayor declined to comment... Ms. Duwaji also did not appear to address some of her more recent social media activity that has also drawn criticism. She had liked posts appearing to celebrate Hamas's deadly attack on Israel, right after Oct. 7, 2023...
They mayor "declined to comment" and Ms. Duwaji just refused to apologize for praising hijackers and Hamas. They already know this is going to just go away.
Oh, and Mamdani will be opening one (1) "government supermarket." It will cost 30 fucking million dollars and won't open until... 2029. Without a doubt, government must do more because it does it so well and so efficiently. And also, no Democrats are getting their palms greased in this boondoggle. They're totally not foreign pirates plundering our money from us at every turn.
Socialist communist Zohran Mamdani prances around NYC like a delusional commie.
— Trump Girl (@TrumpGirlLove) April 15, 2026
Promised to tax the rich, now screwing Ken Griffin’s $238M penthouse with the first pied-à-terre tax!”
Thinks this pathetic wealth grab is brilliant while crime, migrants, and failing schools turn NYC… pic.twitter.com/3EFJDuX43S
Trump on Zohran Mamdani:
— Viory Video (@vioryvideo) April 17, 2026
He's a nice guy. Calls me all the time, says hi. But his policies are no good. He's chasing people out and causing a lot of harm to everybody. pic.twitter.com/Ti9E4ETrHM
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 03:16 PM (w7b8o)
Posted by: four seasons at April 17, 2026 03:16 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 03:17 PM (w7b8o)
Posted by: four seasons at April 17, 2026 03:17 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 03:18 PM (FpHTM)
What the hell are people thinking when they vote for a Muzzie?
Posted by: four seasons at April 17, 2026 03:17 PM (3ek7K)
"I owned the chuds right and good this time!"
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 03:18 PM (FpHTM)
The CO2 everyone exhales?
The water that hits you when it rains and then the city has to clean in its water treatment plants?
Come on, Mamdani, there's so many more ways to tax! Get going!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:18 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 03:18 PM (Ia/+0)
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Per foot, that's 10x the price of a Whole Foods.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:19 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at April 17, 2026 03:20 PM (EP7Sw)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: SciVo at April 17, 2026 03:20 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:21 PM (tgvbd)
Dude. I’m still waiting to start our Crowmance. I think that would make you happy. BTS it’s going to take more than peanuts, you cheapskate.
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:22 PM (zQLjY)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 03:22 PM (0cOSz)
Oh, who am I kidding? They probably already do!
Posted by: pookysgirl likes her cold and blustery Iowa at April 17, 2026 03:22 PM (Wt5PA)
Let them be an example of what Socialism brings; destruction of wealth, poverty, suffering.
J.J. Sefton was smart to get out.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 17, 2026 03:22 PM (qFwJc)
Lot of foreigners own multi million dollar apartments in NYC .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 03:22 PM (0cOSz)
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Izzat so? I don't mind foreigners being despoiled.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:23 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: People who don't live in NYC at April 17, 2026 03:24 PM (A+zd0)
From the Daily Mail. He didn't marry her for her money!
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Mamdani and Duwaji's relatively low income is partly due to the first lady's measly contribution - only $10,010 before taxes and expenses from her visual design business last year, according to their tax return.
After deducting costs such as $500 for 'art supplies,' her net income fell to $8,860 -well below the 2025 federal poverty threshold for individuals, which was $15,650.
Duwaji's modest earnings were supplemented by Mamdani, who brought in $131,926 before taxes from his Assembly salary, along with $1,600 in royalty payments from songs he produced under his hip-hop alias, 'Mr Cardamom.'
Posted by: beckster at April 17, 2026 03:24 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:24 PM (zQLjY)
Finally! I've been OT'ing about this pied-a-terre tax for a day and a half.
I won't go over all my scribblings again, but some moron (one of the Bs -- Berserker, or Braenyard?) pointed out that taxes are never intended to fund social services; they're policy tools.
But I can't resist, so: So many things about it make no sense to me. Tax people more because they use city services less? And how do you figure out what makes someone a pied-a-terre person vs a full-time resident who travels a lot?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:24 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: From about That Time at April 17, 2026 03:24 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 03:24 PM (0cOSz)
lolgf, as the kids say.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 17, 2026 03:24 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2026 03:24 PM (LxER7)
The Leftist town of Manhattan, Kansas benefited because we (me and my peeps) helped elect a conservative majority on the City Council for 7 years and as County Commissioners for 5 years.
The Left struck back, but this last election we are righting the ship again.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 03:25 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:25 PM (zQLjY)
The tax is going to apply to apartments of $5 million or more. Property selloffs of those apartments are not going to impact the regular rental market in any way.
Oh ffs. The uber-rich argue both that this tax would drive them out of the city and that it wouldn't really generate much revenue. 'Others...described the plan as "class warfare"'.
It is, and the obscenely wealthy are starting to lose.
It’s funny that these arguments assume that rich people buy property in NYC because it’s affordable, and not because it’s the most culturally dense world class city in America
Also assumes that when they leave, these properties will be vacant for years to come. As if there is a shortage of people trying to move to NYC
lmfao acting like there aren’t a ton of high earners who want to live in the city. worthless florida leeches crying that they can’t leech housing off of people who actually want to live in the city.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 03:25 PM (JCZqz)
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Per foot, that's 10x the price of a Whole Foods.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:19 PM (B5oTI)
Yes, but he explained, that's because "unlike other grocery stores, it will be built from the ground up." (!!??). I wonder how he thinks other grocery stores come into being.....
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 03:25 PM (AEg6O)
Mamdani and Duwaji's relatively low income is partly due to the first lady's measly contribution - only $10,010 before taxes and expenses from her visual design business last year, according to their tax return.
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Lower class: wife doesn't work.
Middle class: wife works.
Upper class: wife owns a business that loses $10,000 a month.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:25 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: The crows in ace's yard at April 17, 2026 03:25 PM (A+zd0)
From start to its inevitable finish, it sounds good to retards, outrageously expensive, bloated with bureaucrats, it's unnecessary, inefficient, ridiculous, embarrassing, shit show.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 03:26 PM (aZm/F)
Looks like the VA GOP is taking this very seriously. Good.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 03:26 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 03:26 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:26 PM (zQLjY)
Super rich guys who don't actually live in NYC will just immediately sell that shit. This is retarded.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 03:26 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 17, 2026 03:26 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 03:25 PM (JCZqz)
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"Dallas doesn't even have a theater!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:27 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:27 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 03:27 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2026 03:24 PM (LxER7)
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle > Amelia Bedelia >>>>> Commie Mamdani.
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 03:28 PM (AEg6O)
Looks like the VA GOP is taking this very seriously. Good.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 03:26 PM (77rzZ)
I've seen a lot of "no" ads on the teevee, too. There's one of an AI-generated Spamburger burning down a barn and laughing about it.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2026 03:28 PM (LxER7)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:28 PM (zQLjY)
The reason I care is the Muzzies are planning to take over every city no matter the size.
They have a plan and since we have so many fucking dumbasses in our country it won't take long for the Muzzies to take over.
Posted by: four seasons at April 17, 2026 03:28 PM (3ek7K)
"Dallas doesn't even have a theater!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:27 PM (B5oTI)
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Hey, I got arrested in a Dallas theater!
Posted by: Zombie Lee Harvey Oswald at April 17, 2026 03:28 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 03:25 PM (AEg6O
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Well, Sue, you see... sometimes when a farm and a warehouse love each other very much...
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 03:28 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Dave at April 17, 2026 03:29 PM (sbsMc)
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 03:29 PM (FpHTM)
Turnout in the mayoral election was 43%.
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Usually it's half that.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:27 PM (tgvbd)
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In 2021, Adams won with 67% of the vote and 23% turnout.
In 2025, Mamdani won with 51% of the vote and 43% turnout.
I strongly suspect his popularity isn't going to increase with his four years in office.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:29 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 03:29 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 17, 2026 03:30 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2026 03:30 PM (LxER7)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:30 PM (zQLjY)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 17, 2026 03:31 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 03:31 PM (FmapG)
Mamdani is about to spit in the eye of international organized crime. He'll be getting a few phone calls, and mayber a horse head in his crib.
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 03:31 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Wizard at April 17, 2026 03:31 PM (onPc6)
They were accurately describing, and even directly quoting, Democrats for what they believed.
And voters didn't believe that Democrats would say those things.
The GOP ads weren't inventing things. They were directly quoting Democrats. And the voters simply refused to believe them because it was just too out there.
To bring this to another little thing I harp on: CBS under Bari Weiss (and potentially CNN) giving attention to this sort of stuff instead of ignoring it like ABC and NBC will is going to have some serious repercussions over time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:32 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 03:32 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 03:32 PM (ndZc7)
But they "hurt the rich people". And that's what counts.
Envy is worse than greed.
Posted by: can of spam at April 17, 2026 03:33 PM (14gFN)
"It's gonna be underwater real soon. REAL SOON. No... we REALLY mean it this time!" -Climate Scientists
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 03:33 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at April 17, 2026 03:33 PM (oZAW3)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 03:33 PM (Ia/+0)
Then, seize their assets, and evenly redistribute them among those left?
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 17, 2026 03:34 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 03:34 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 03:34 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: MikeN at April 17, 2026 03:34 PM (LNbc/)
First of all, talking about "n*****s and homos" when you're 15 is not just youthful silliness. I'm gonna say 15-year-olds know better, especially considering:
Second, Mrs. Mamdani is 28 years old. That means she was 15 a scant 13 years ago -- has she dramatically changed to the point that she doesn't look down on "n-----s and homos" anymore?
Third, 13 years ago was 2011. America's 15-year-olds were wide awake and aware of the nastiness of those words then.
“Being 15 doesn’t excuse it," she accurately said. So... what's next? She has a much bigger confession to make about who and what she truly is.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:34 PM (n7rxJ)
>>> I guarantee you this person has used the "But my Thai food at 3 a.m.!" argument.
Posted by: pookysgirl likes her cold and blustery Iowa at April 17, 2026 03:34 PM (Wt5PA)
I'd think French might regret agreeing to do this interview, except getting publically humilated by a woman probably is the best thing that's ever happened to him.
Posted by: can of spam at April 17, 2026 03:34 PM (14gFN)
Posted by: four seasons at April 17, 2026 03:35 PM (3ek7K)
Please, they're there to be close to Wall St. and to News Media.
Posted by: XTC
But Broadway! And Thai delivery at 3am!!!
Posted by: Gay Leftist NYC retarded youth at April 17, 2026 03:35 PM (JCZqz)
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I admit to mixed emotions about this. We have lots of out-of-staters with multimillion dollar houses here, only occupied for weeks out of the year. They are happy to take advantage of our countryside, but contribute nothing to the general capital and well-being of the residents.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 03:35 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: far cry at April 17, 2026 03:35 PM (wBRco)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:23 PM (tgvbd)
Seems to me it would be very easy to avoid the pied-a-terre tax. Sell your property to a corporation, a sole proprietorship that you own, and charge yourself rent.
"landlord" says: "he's paying rent. How often he's in occupancy is none of my business"
"tenant" says: "Hey, I'm paying rent to a NY-domiciled corporation."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 03:35 PM (utfVc)
The revenue isn't the point. It's "eat the rich" - purely punitive to BE punitive.
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They don't care about helping the poor. They'd be just as happy piling up all that money and setting it on fire.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:36 PM (tgvbd)
Dem megaphones are running out of juice.
Posted by: DanMan at April 17, 2026 03:36 PM (8uzBS)
The Leftist town of Manhattan, Kansas benefited because we (me and my peeps) helped elect a conservative majority on the City Council for 7 years and as County Commissioners for 5 years.
The Left struck back, but this last election we are righting the ship again.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 03:25 PM (u82oZ)
Gotta love college towns.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 17, 2026 03:36 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 03:36 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:36 PM (zQLjY)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 03:36 PM (snZF9)
Wasn't there a media blow up a few years ago because there was a tiff between an 18 year old girl and one of her classmates, and the guy that didn't like her posted a video of her using the n-word from 4 years before and the FNM agreed that the girl should be cancelled for it?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 03:37 PM (sKqQm)
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He's only off by about three zeros...It'll be cheaper to build high-speed rail out to the grocery stores in the suburbs.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 03:37 PM (gnNyN)
Anyone who supports the rape and/or murder of children as some sort of religious tenet is worse any secular pedo and should be put to the chippers.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 17, 2026 03:37 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: can of spam at April 17, 2026 03:34 PM
What are we, chopped liver?
Posted by: The French Bulls at April 17, 2026 03:37 PM (0sNs1)
Yes, but he explained, that's because "unlike other grocery stores, it will be built from the ground up." (!!??). I wonder how he thinks other grocery stores come into being.....
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 03:25 PM (AEg6O)
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Miranda Devine pointed out there are many existing grocery stores in NYC for sale right now and even had some of the listings as examples. So, as she said, why not buy a grocery store that already exists for a fraction of the cost? (like under 500K)
Posted by: beckster at April 17, 2026 03:37 PM (kX27y)
First of all, talking about "n*****s and homos" when you're 15 is not just youthful silliness. I'm gonna say 15-year-olds know better, especially considering:
Second, Mrs. Mamdani is 28 years old. That means she was 15 a scant 13 years ago -- has she dramatically changed to the point that she doesn't look down on "n-----s and homos" anymore?
Third, 13 years ago was 2011. America's 15-year-olds were wide awake and aware of the nastiness of those words then.
“Being 15 doesn’t excuse it," she accurately said. So... what's next? She has a much bigger confession to make about who and what she truly is.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:34 PM (n7rxJ)
I think she'd more have to explain to the Left why she's talking like a Groyper, lol.
That kind of talk would get "Based" from lot of people.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 03:37 PM (iXqHn)
They have a plan and since we have so many fucking dumbasses in our country it won't take long for the Muzzies to take over.
Posted by: four seasons at April 17, 2026 03:28 PM (3ek7K)
Agreed. The muslims are disciplined and aggressive and will soon control more major cities and then a few states and before long our society will change to what you see now in Europastan. But to oppose them or ban them from entry is "racist" and "hateful". Hopefully I get a swinging Imam who likes to drink on the sly.
Posted by: Joe Mosque at April 17, 2026 03:38 PM (onPc6)
"New York is now going head-to-head with a group of Dominican nuns over a law challenged as unconstitutional. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state are being sued over a law that forces religious organizations to adhere to LGBTQ policies."
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 03:38 PM (DgMqy)
Come on, Mamdani, there's so many more ways to tax! Get going!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror
Here in Washington state, if you collect rain water (there's a lot of it) you will be taxed for it.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 03:38 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 03:38 PM (77rzZ)
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He's only off by about three zeros...It'll be cheaper to build high-speed rail out to the grocery stores in the suburbs.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 03:37 PM (gnNyN)
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"We were going to break ground 2 years ago, but a new environment study was ordered by the mayor's office. We had to spend $19 million on one vendor the mayor insisted we use that his wife is on the board of."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:38 PM (B5oTI)
The people who own these properties have to be chortling their asses off. I just spit a bunch of cashews when I read that.
Yeah, they’ve got nowhere else to go. He Miami is calling, pick up the phone.
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:39 PM (zQLjY)
For the record, many people would consider my wife making me watch as her bull services her a type of humiliation, but as a more serious Christian then you I see it as an opportunity to show my Christ like nature and wash his feet, and uh, other parts, for him afterwards
Posted by: David French at April 17, 2026 03:39 PM (sKqQm)
Please, they're there to be close to Wall St. and to News Media.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 03:29 PM (FpHTM)
Culturaly dense? Like mamdanis wife?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2026 03:39 PM (i0Hi3)
Babylon Bee says,
Do not fear mass Islamic migration says the Pope behind 40 foot walls from Vatican fortress.
Posted by: four seasons at April 17, 2026 03:39 PM (3ek7K)
Dem megaphones are running out of juice.
Posted by: DanMan at April 17, 2026 03:36 PM (8uzBS)
Black Americans really don't play Baseball anymore, and the Rangers aren't a team that Japanese players want to sign with, so what are these people expecting?
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 03:39 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:39 PM (B5oTI)
Also assumes that when they leave, these properties will be vacant for years to come. As if there is a shortage of people trying to move to NYC
These are the stupidest things I have read all day. "Dense" is correct, and the "culture" is mostly what is growing on the puke in the streets.
Who in their right mind wants to move into a city bereft of decency while being full of crime and filth?
Plus the noise, incessant noise.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 17, 2026 03:40 PM (DwqWV)
People with part time homes are paying the same taxes as people that live their full time, but only using a fraction of the services.
Actually, wait, don't they already pay more in taxes since it isn't a primary home?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 03:40 PM (sKqQm)
Mamdani is about to spit in the eye of international organized crime. He'll be getting a few phone calls, and mayber a horse head in his crib.
Posted by: Orson
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Don't you think those people will just grumble and pay up, though?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:41 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 17, 2026 03:41 PM (/lPRQ)
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...other than that, it's great!!!
To quote a goof friend of mine, "Town sucks."
Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 17, 2026 03:41 PM (iP/HW)
Posted by: Joe Mosque at April 17, 2026 03:38 PM (onPc6)
It will be worse than Al-Euro, because the headchoppers will start headchopping here long before they do in Europe. They will be in positions to legally headchop quicker here.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 03:41 PM (iXqHn)
Culturally dense? The Metropolitan Opera is going broke. The New York Philharmonic has been a joke since Toscanini retired. Broadway? You jest.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:42 PM (tgvbd)
This tax will be avoided like an insurance salesman at a cocktail party.
Posted by: bob (HQ Comment of the Week Award Winner) at April 17, 2026 03:42 PM (nEzI3)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 17, 2026 03:42 PM (iP/HW)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:41 PM (n7rxJ)
Only if they don't want to be seen as opposing a Muslim.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 03:42 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: bob (HQ Comment of the Week Award Winner) at April 17, 2026 03:42 PM (nEzI3)
The daily brainwashing will succeed and people will continue to vote for more people like Mamdani.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 17, 2026 03:42 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Case at April 17, 2026 03:42 PM (pvf3X)
This tax will be avoided like an insurance salesman at a cocktail party.
Posted by: bob (HQ Comment of the Week Award Winner) at April 17, 2026 03:42 PM (nEzI3)
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"What do you mean we collected less tax revenue than expected?! That's never happened to a new tax before!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:43 PM (B5oTI)
No crime, no noise, low taxes, can just...walk right into nature, little traffic, lower cost of living, can do what you want on your property
Benefits of living in NYC:
Can get good Thai food at 3 AM, can get mugged, can smell piss every time you leave your home, cramped, hard to get into nature, can only modify your property if you can hide it from the government
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 03:43 PM (sKqQm)
Speaking of which, the idiots are at it here in the Omaha area about the Walmart stabber ace referenced yesterday. "This is why we need affordable mental health care," and " This is why we need socialized medicine."
You effing dolts! She was getting "socialized medicine." Her mental health treatments were court ordered and court funded. And obviously real effective, like all government services.
Posted by: Wally at April 17, 2026 03:43 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:43 PM (zQLjY)
Filth-wise, it could be worse. We haven't arrived, yet.
Posted by: Penguins of the World at April 17, 2026 03:43 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: four seasons at April 17, 2026 03:43 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2026 03:43 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 03:44 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Max Power at April 17, 2026 03:44 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 03:44 PM (2ap+5)
People with part time homes are paying the same taxes as people that live their full time, but only using a fraction of the services.
Actually, wait, don't they already pay more in taxes since it isn't a primary home?
Posted by: 18-1
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Do you think they got that $5 million second home by paying stupid taxes?
Posted by: bob (HQ Comment of the Week Award Winner) at April 17, 2026 03:44 PM (nEzI3)
Thanks. It's a reminder for me to keep those nuns in prayer. That is outrageous that nuns caring for indigent hospice patients who have nobody to look after them must be forced to play pretend gender games and their patients must as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 03:44 PM (lQ+/f)
Posted by: XTC
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That's true. It's down to 6% in MLB, compared to a peak of 18% in the 70s.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 17, 2026 03:44 PM (XvL8K)
I saw a number of interviews with Mamdami voters. The general sentiment was "Whitey* has too much money and its time to make them share with me"
*Yes that includes Jewish people, and yes secular Jewish people, all those NYC immigrants and their kids do not see you as an oppressed minority
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 03:44 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Free bussing from the hood to suburban shopping malls is what killed the malls, not Amazon.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 17, 2026 03:45 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: beckster at April 17, 2026 03:37 PM (kX27y)
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Oh, for Heaven's sake, I ignored my own policy. Of course, this will be money laundering. Obviously.
Always, always, always, follow the money.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 03:45 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 03:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Max Power at April 17, 2026 03:45 PM (q177U)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2026 03:43 PM (vbXSk)
There's more grifting opportunity in running a government "business".
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 17, 2026 03:45 PM (okun6)
There are almost 4 million apartments and homes in NYC. The number of non-resident apartments/homes in NYC that nobody lives in that are valued at more than $5M?
The supporters of this bill claim there are 13k. I doubt the number is anywhere near high, but let's assume it is. Then we are talking about this proposal affecting .325% of the housing in NYC.
This is before the ultra-rich who own $5M+ homes in NYC that leave them empty the entire year sic their lawyers and accountants on calculating the value of the apartment and disputing that the tax applies to it.
The number of apartments that are valued at $4.9M will increase 10x if this tax gets passed.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)
Do you think they got that $5 million second home by paying stupid taxes?
Posted by: bob (HQ Comment of the Week Award Winner) at April 17, 2026 03:44 PM (nEzI3)
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My thought exactly.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 03:46 PM (aZm/F)
I am no economist, but if the taxes applied to these places is high enough there will be huge unforseen negative consequences.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2026 03:46 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Clueless New Yorker at April 17, 2026 03:46 PM (Cjger)
Posted by: Orson
Why? An overbearing socialist government does nothing but create a thriving black market.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 03:46 PM (JCZqz)
It'll be cheaper to build high-speed rail out to the grocery stores in the suburbs.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Another stat I read was that it would be cheaper to buy (literally) one million Costco memberships for NYC residents. And yes, there's a Costco in NYC.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:46 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Max Power
Should be bats, as it's Worldwide Bat Appreciation Day.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 03:46 PM (77rzZ)
Government grocery store: beets, government cheese, sardines.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:46 PM (tgvbd)
I think you can file this prediction under "Delusional Optimism".
Posted by: far cry at April 17, 2026 03:47 PM (wBRco)
The leftwing arguments on this are kind of stupid:
1) Grocery store chains are evil price gouging bastards
2) They blew wasteful money on advertising so they can't complete with a government entity that doesn't advertise
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 03:47 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: four seasons
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They thought he was just gay?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 17, 2026 03:47 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Max Power at April 17, 2026 03:45 PM
We're hoping for a 60% appearance rate for the week.
Posted by: Big Penguin at April 17, 2026 03:47 PM (0sNs1)
- NYC mayor
- NYC residents
One's gonna' launder the fuck out of all the money taken in and the other's gonna' provide the money.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 03:48 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 17, 2026 03:48 PM (dBJdm)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 03:48 PM (Ia/+0)
Grocery store chains are evil price gouging bastards
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Profit margin for groceries is thinner than a slice of prison baloney.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:48 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 03:48 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 03:44 PM (lQ+/f)
YW. I always need prayer reminders, too.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 03:49 PM (DgMqy)
I am no economist, but if the taxes applied to these places is high enough there will be huge unforseen negative consequences.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless
I've already seen there are a bunch of exceptions and loopholes. If someone is renting or occupying the place, it's exempt. There are all the weird options to put things in trusts so they aren't normal residences. Etc.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 03:49 PM (JCZqz)
Also, how about proposed exit taxes? Are there any states where this is law now?
Posted by: Cheri at April 17, 2026 03:49 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: beckster at April 17, 2026 03:37 PM (kX27y)
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Oh, for Heaven's sake, I ignored my own policy. Of course, this will be money laundering. Obviously.
Always, always, always, follow the money.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 03:45 PM (aZm/F)
The Mohammed bros construction company will no doubt be hired to build a halal grocery store with built in prayer rooms.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2026 03:49 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
That's a new one to me. Gonna have to file that one away in the memory bank for future use.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 03:49 PM (77rzZ)
I am no economist, but if the taxes applied to these places is high enough there will be huge unforseen negative consequences.
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Leftists never see consequences.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:50 PM (tgvbd)
Griffen should sell the office tower, sell his apartment (which he obviously can't use now anyway, given all the Luigi's on the violent left), and just move those people who won't go to Florida to Dallas or London or wherever else Citadel has an office.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 03:50 PM (6mv2K)
I admit to mixed emotions about this. We have lots of out-of-staters with multimillion dollar houses here, only occupied for weeks out of the year. They are happy to take advantage of our countryside, but contribute nothing to the general capital and well-being of the residents.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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What? Who says a property owner is obligated to hang around and "contribute" to you guys?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:50 PM (n7rxJ)
Israel is suspending it's nuclear program.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 03:50 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: kathysaysso at April 17, 2026 03:50 PM (7OVtU)
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 17, 2026 03:50 PM (fxCK2)
I am no economist, but if the taxes applied to these places is high enough there will be huge unforseen negative consequences.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless
I've already seen there are a bunch of exceptions and loopholes. If someone is renting or occupying the place, it's exempt. There are all the weird options to put things in trusts so they aren't normal residences. Etc.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 03:49 PM (JCZqz)
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Yea, see my comment above. If you are so rich to be able to afford a vacation home that would technically quality for this tax, you will have armies of lawyers and accountants to find a way around it. This is grandstanding.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 03:51 PM (iFTx/)
Take your nanny/maid/sex slave and tell her she now has to rent from you.
Pay her some nominal amount she can then pay you as rent.
Claim your penthouse apt isn't unoccupied, its Maria's permanent residence.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 03:51 PM (77rzZ)
By the time this JO gets kicked out, he will have knocked a couple if hundred million off the high-end real.estate market.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 17, 2026 03:51 PM (i3DU8)
In 2003 we moved from a town in Illinois to another town in Illinois and had to pay an exit tax to move to our new location.
Assholes.
Posted by: four seasons at April 17, 2026 03:51 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 03:52 PM (P+D9B)
I think you can file this prediction under "Delusional Optimism".
Posted by: far cry at April 17, 2026 03:47 PM (wBRco)
So 500M divided by 13k units is a $38,500 per unit tax.
Nice plan.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2026 03:52 PM (i0Hi3)
What the hell are people thinking when they vote for a Muzzie?
Posted by: four seasons
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They miss Obama.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:53 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 03:53 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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seriously. Seems a real bonus to have wealthy people who are never around, don't vote, don't send their kids to the school, and only keep up a nice place for occasional use. In fact, my dream city has no actual people in it.
Posted by: bob (HQ Comment of the Week Award Winner) at April 17, 2026 03:53 PM (nEzI3)
Posted by: Some Karen wearing a handmaid robe flicking her bean at April 17, 2026 03:54 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Cheri at April 17, 2026 03:49 PM (oiNtH
NJ. If you sell your house less than 2 years after you bought it and do not buy another house in NJ, you get an extra tax. We closed on our house at 2 years and 1 day in our escape from The Great Northern Experiment.
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 03:54 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 17, 2026 03:55 PM (XV/Pl)
I admit to mixed emotions about this. We have lots of out-of-staters with multimillion dollar houses here, only occupied for weeks out of the year. They are happy to take advantage of our countryside, but contribute nothing to the general capital and well-being of the residents.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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What? Who says a property owner is obligated to hang around and "contribute" to you guys?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:50 PM (n7rxJ)
Aren't most towns funded by a property tax any way?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2026 03:55 PM (i0Hi3)
OMG, are they fucking insane ? The last thing ANY Democrat in New York could be is "mOdErAte"
Give me a fucking break. Who the hell do these idiots think they're fooling ???
Posted by: deadrody at April 17, 2026 03:55 PM (OeYsY)
I've already seen there are a bunch of exceptions and loopholes. If someone is renting or occupying the place, it's exempt. There are all the weird options to put things in trusts so they aren't normal residences. Etc.
Posted by: Moron Analyst
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lol there ya go. Mamdani will bray about his attack on the rich while they hire lawyers to scoot right around his backside.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:56 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 03:57 PM (pDt9x)
I'm tired of hearing "Culture pop" all natural soda commercials.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 17, 2026 03:57 PM (IifOV)
OMG, are they fucking insane ? The last thing ANY Democrat in New York could be is "mOdErAte"
Give me a fucking break. Who the hell do these idiots think they're fooling ???
Posted by: deadrody at April 17, 2026 03:55 PM (OeYsY)
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Proposal:
When referring to a politician with a modifier such as "moderate", it is required that the writer give examples of the issues on which the politician meets that definition.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:57 PM (B5oTI)
The value you are taxed on is independent of what you paid for the place and the government can then just take your home if you can't/won't pay the protection money to them.
In my area house prices are still way up, so taxes are up even though the rate has not changed. The argument is theoretically my home is worth more, but it isn't if I don't sell it and I bought it to live in, not primarily as an investment...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 03:57 PM (sKqQm)
He's so....MANLY and... DREAMY
Posted by: Some Karen wearing a handmaid robe flicking her bean at April 17, 2026 03:54 PM (sKqQm)
Pick me, Commander. Pick me!
Posted by: Handmaidens everywhere at April 17, 2026 03:57 PM (i0Hi3)
I'm sure it will make a lovely Dollar General a year after opening.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 03:57 PM (vTZFs)
FIVE IRAN TANKERS HEADED TO MALAYSIA TURN AROUND TO AVOID US NAVY - WSJ
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Iran controls the strait and America has suffered the greatest defeat in its history!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:58 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 17, 2026 03:58 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: pookysgirl likes her cold and blustery Iowa
It's called "Waffle House" and they are in every city down south.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 17, 2026 03:58 PM (/lPRQ)
Aren't most towns funded by a property tax any way?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless
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That's my impression. I don't consider it the civic duty of the people in my little town to eat out and shop at the local boutiques.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:58 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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seriously. Seems a real bonus to have wealthy people who are never around, don't vote, don't send their kids to the school, and only keep up a nice place for occasional use. In fact, my dream city has no actual people in it.
Posted by: bob (HQ Comment of the Week Award Winner) at April 17, 2026 03:53 PM
That was my childhood neighborhood: a half mile of summer houses and cottages that were empty all winter and most of the spring and autumn. We fished and sled everywhere with no competition. In the summer, we had other kids to play with (if they were nice kids; a couple urban assholes weren't invited anywhere).
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 17, 2026 03:58 PM (fxCK2)
There's a reason y'all don't hold MoMee's in New Jersey.
Posted by: Yep at April 17, 2026 03:58 PM (r2cqy)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 03:59 PM (pDt9x)
"To avoid taxation, property owners could make the home their primary residence or rent it out someone else who does so."
If the property owner made the home their primary residence, why wouldn't they have to pay the state income tax? How would that work? Isn't that why they live 6 months and 1 day in Florida or wherever?
Posted by: bluebell at April 17, 2026 03:59 PM (afFes)
Ken Griffin will just lie back and take it, right?? RIGHT???? Because, after all, what can he do about it!??
Posted by: tubal
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I bet he'll pay up, same as the ever-gracious Bill Ackman.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 04:00 PM (n7rxJ)
They blame the housing shortage on the wealthy. They don't blame rent control, over regulation, and grifting government.
This is just kulak bashing in a different form.
Fuck this muzzie asshole with a wooken spike up his ass the way Vlad taught us.
Posted by: bob (HQ Comment of the Week Award Winner) at April 17, 2026 04:00 PM (nEzI3)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
Well, they don't cause much wear and tear on the roads, and their brats aren't clogging the schools, and they make zero or minimal use of other public facilities. They still benefit from county fire protection, but maintained vacant homes are likely not a huge fire risk. And when they do show up, they spend in bars, restaurants, and retail stores.
So there's an upside to it, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 04:00 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Yep
CBD would have us all at his mercy.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:00 PM (77rzZ)
Gubmint stores, like all gubmint functions, don't have that restriction.
They will tax the shit out of the "wealthy" until there are none and and all the jobs will disappear.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 17, 2026 04:00 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Croaker at April 17, 2026 04:00 PM (grm9A)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 17, 2026 04:00 PM (n5tGW)
I went to *Walmart* of all places to do my grocery shopping recently because I needed something else from them and figured I'd make one trip instead of going to my normal discount grocery store and I still can't believe the prices.
This would be a good thing for the GOP to start talking about as we get closer to the election...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 04:00 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: pookysgirl likes her cold and blustery Iowa at April 17, 2026 03:34 PM (Wt5PA)
Probably not Thai.
Probably Shawarma because they want to show solidarity with the Muzzies.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 04:01 PM (iXqHn)
This is just kulak bashing in a different form.
Fuck this muzzie asshole with a wooken spike up his ass the way Vlad taught us.
Posted by: bob (HQ Comment of the Week Award Winner) at April 17, 2026 04:00 PM (nEzI3)
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They must also import the third world to make themselves good people. This won't have any effect on the housing market because unexpected consequences do not happen to good people.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:01 PM (B5oTI)
This is what I frequently think when I see pictures of Mamdani . I have never seen a photo of him not smiling.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 04:01 PM (ZeH0U)
Aren't most towns funded by a property tax any way?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless
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That's my impression. I don't consider it the civic duty of the people in my little town to eat out and shop at the local boutiques.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:58 PM (n7rxJ)
I get mamdanis point. Since they dont live in NY they dont pay NYC punitive income tax, so he views them as hoarders and wreckers.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2026 04:01 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Yep
CBD would have us all at his mercy.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:00 PM (77rzZ)
CBD is very, very typical of New Jersey. Of that part of the country.
Posted by: Yep at April 17, 2026 04:01 PM (r2cqy)
Posted by: Yep
CBD would have us all at his mercy.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:00 PM (77rzZ)
I had forgotten that he lives there. I suppose he has Reasons ‘N Stuff.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:02 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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You forgot to note that prison baloney is green.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 04:02 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:02 PM (qE1/4)
Thank you for quoting Shakespeare. The Bard doesn't the love he deserves here.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:02 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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You forgot to note that prison baloney is green.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 04:02 PM (FmapG)
Fun Fact - they call baloney and hot dogs Slick Meat in prison.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:03 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 17, 2026 04:04 PM (bXbFr)
We did have a small meet up at a special room bar in N.J. Sevetal years ago. I organized it. Some of our NJ forum regulars did not attend.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 04:04 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless
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That's my impression. I don't consider it the civic duty of the people in my little town to eat out and shop at the local boutiques.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 03:58 PM (n7rxJ)
I get mamdanis point. Since they dont live in NY they dont pay NYC punitive income tax, so he views them as hoarders and wreckers.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2026 04:01 PM (i0Hi3)
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Even non-residents in NYC pay NYC income taxes if you're employed by a NYC company. That's my situation. I have an apartment in Manhattan and a house in NJ. My official residence is NJ so I can avoid NY state taxes. But since I work for a NYC company in NYC, I can't avoid city taxes. But this arrangement still saves me quite a bit of $$ in overall taxes every year.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 04:04 PM (iFTx/)
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Bruce Springsteen, rite?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 04:05 PM (FmapG)
The toll gate in Blazing Saddles was a more economically sound of a revenue idea.
Maybe they can send School Marm Hochul out again to scold them, "don't you feel bad you're not funding our welfare programs?"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 04:05 PM (HXT0k)
>USA Today - 'New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani touted Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal on April 15 to tax expensive second homes as a sign of a progressive tide to tax the rich, but it will only apply to absentee owners.'
The proposed NYC pied-à-terre tax would apply an annual surcharge (0.5%–4%) on non-primary residences valued over $5 million. It targets wealthy, non-resident owners of condos and co-ops, including NJ residents and international investors.
Implementation hinges on cross-referencing property tax records, tax filings, and ownership disclosures to identify second homes. (Aside, what are those odds?) Then such a tax would need to be passed in the state’s delayed budget, potentially generating some $500 million in revenue annually, according to Hochul's office.
Because: GENERALLY, only full-year New York City residents pay the NYC Local Personal Income Tax that has graduated rates ranging from 3.078% to 3.876% based on taxable income, thus Hochul’s proposal. (They get snagged through the New York State tax returns.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 04:05 PM (NFX2v)
Dunno about the "suspension" of nuclear development, presumably fission weapons, but if you can strap a Blue Sparrow missile to the wing of an F-15, fire it over Israel and have it take out a leadership bunker 1,500 miles away that's 60 feet underground you have a better problem solver than a nuke.
Not to mention pagers.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 04:05 PM (Y8DZL)
We did have a small meet up at a special room bar in N.J. Sevetal years ago. I organized it. Some of our NJ forum regulars did not attend.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 04:04 PM (ZeH0U)
Could the attendees take the Cannolis if they left their guns??
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:05 PM (pDt9x)
I get mamdanis point. Since they dont live in NY they dont pay NYC punitive income tax, so he views them as hoarders and wreckers.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless
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Ohhh, no income tax. Funny, he didn't directly say that -- just "HIT THE RICH!" I guess that's more satisfying to his constituents.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 04:06 PM (n7rxJ)
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Elric, you have the worst of times and the worst of times. Run - its a trap!
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 04:06 PM (FmapG)
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"Let them eat Snake!"
/Escape From New York 2: Starvation Boogsloo.
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:06 PM (qE1/4)
Hochul already made it clear that the Muslim's her bitch. She'll tax who she wants, he doesn't get to do the same. He's already griped about it a few times.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 04:07 PM (3ha+O)
Thank you for your contributions to the state
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 04:07 PM (gu0hJ)
The CO2 everyone exhales?
The water that hits you when it rains and then the city has to clean in its water treatment plants?
Come on, Mamdani, there's so many more ways to tax! Get going!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:18 PM (B5oTI)
doesn't Oregon do that? Water is owned by the State?
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 17, 2026 04:07 PM (ubCxQ)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 04:07 PM (sKqQm)
There were not cannolis on the bar menu. Cheesecake yes and various others deserts . If they had guns they must have been concealed carry.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 04:08 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 04:01 PM (iXqHn)
3 am shwarma is not good shwarma.
3 am falafel is guaranteed to be terrible.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 04:08 PM (rbvCR)
He's a nice guy. Calls me all the time, says hi. But his policies are no good. He's chasing people out and causing a lot of harm to everybody.
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The death camps are not good, but at least he's a nice commie -- so he's got that going for him!
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:09 PM (qE1/4)
Thank you for your contributions to the state
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 04:07 PM (gu0hJ)
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I've learned the real reason all communisms have failed so far.
They were actually CIA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 04:09 PM (B5oTI)
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Elric, you have the worst of times and the worst of times. Run - its a trap!
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 04:06 PM (FmapG)
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I like it here. I think I have the best of both worlds: an apartment in a major city and a house in the suburbs. Plus, I get to travel a lot.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 04:09 PM (iFTx/)
Not to mention pagers.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 04:05 PM (Y8DZL)
If you have your nuke weapons developed to the state they are front-line ready, you don't have to "develop" any more, right? Care and maintenance.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 04:09 PM (utfVc)
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It's "popular" until they see it in action. Or inaction, to be accurate.
Posted by: Clueless New Yorker at April 17, 2026 04:09 PM (Cjger)
Posted by: mr tmz at April 17, 2026 04:09 PM (rJ48h)
And yet NYC one of the densest places in America can only operate with crushing taxes. Funny that isn't it?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 04:09 PM (sKqQm)
You're welcome. My mother the English professor would have been pleased . Shakespeare was mother's milk to me . I think that is from some show on TV
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 04:10 PM (ZeH0U)
There were not cannolis on the bar menu. Cheesecake yes and various others deserts . If they had guns they must have been concealed carry.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 04:08 PM (ZeH0U)
Aww just bustin’ on Jersey a little, Fen. I’m Sure your ‘hood is pretty nice.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:10 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 04:10 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 04:11 PM (1Z/FH)
Two splits actually.
Posted by: Obviously at April 17, 2026 04:11 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at April 17, 2026 04:07 PM (ubCxQ)
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We have an 880-gallon rain catchment tank (in Northern AZ).
I've heard it's illegal in Colorado to harvest rain ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:11 PM (qE1/4)
Posted by: mr tmz at April 17, 2026 04:09 PM (rJ48h)
Lickety split?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 04:11 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 04:10 PM (FmapG)
Be a pretty sweet job with no customers.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:11 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: mr tmz at April 17, 2026 04:09 PM (rJ48h)
Bird Sues Bird
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 04:11 PM (BI5O2)
I like it, but I have been hear a very long time and have seen the changes. Too much development.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 04:12 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 04:10 PM (FmapG)
The dusting is a bitch.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 04:12 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: mr tmz at April 17, 2026 04:09 PM (rJ48h)
Who gets custody of the dildos?
Posted by: Loyal WNBA fan at April 17, 2026 04:12 PM (PiwSw)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 04:04 PM
And for this arrangement, commies would accuse you of being a rich man benefiting from rich-man rules.
On the other hand, I think it's good to use every legal means to keep one's money. This year, the federal tax rate on my income was a little over 8%. If I could get it to 2%, that would be fine by me.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 17, 2026 04:12 PM (fxCK2)
Posted by: mr tmz at April 17, 2026 04:09 PM (rJ48h)
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Before their adoption of Greta "Pol Tot" Thunberg was finalized?
AND SO CLOSE TO PRIDE MONTH???
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:12 PM (qE1/4)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
Being a map and geography buff, I'm sorry that NYC is so effed up. I would love to go there with a street map and just explore. I did a little that when I was on my way to Turkey in 1991. I went to the top of the WTC a little over a decade after the Towers were brought down. I would love to do that again on a more thorough scale. But, alas, it doesn't seem to be in the cards. Aging white guy, so I'd be an instant target.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:13 PM (77rzZ)
Oh and eff Rapinoe in particular
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 04:13 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:13 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: mr tmz
So, when two angry lesbians scold each other very much there's no baby?
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 04:14 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 04:14 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 04:10 PM (FmapG)
Be a pretty sweet job with no customers.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 04:11 PM (pDt9x)
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Imagine how much cocaine Hunter could snort off of those empty shelves.
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:14 PM (qE1/4)
Posted by: far cry at April 17, 2026 04:14 PM (wBRco)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 04:16 PM (QSxSN)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:16 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
Being a map and geography buff, I'm sorry that NYC is so effed up. I would love to go there with a street map and just explore. I did a little that when I was on my way to Turkey in 1991. I went to the top of the WTC a little over a decade after the Towers were brought down. I would love to do that again on a more thorough scale. But, alas, it doesn't seem to be in the cards. Aging white guy, so I'd be an instant target.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 04:13 PM (77rzZ)
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NYC gets 65 million visitors a year. It's the #1 tourism destination in the country, if not the world. If 65M people come here every year, then I think one more aging white guy (and his wife?) will be fine.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 04:17 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 04:17 PM (Ia/+0)
Lazy fucking commies ...
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:02 PM (qE1/4)
Slowly, and then all at once.
It's a smart start for the Commie. I think most New Yorkers will feel little sympathy for the super duper richie-riches (many of whom are of the Jewish persuasion) who 'horde' the nicest places but then don't even bother to live there.
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 04:17 PM (1Z/FH)
I saw years' worth of home videos (from my own relatives) who returned to the Baltics during the years approaching the fall of the Berlin Wall and immediately after. There were about as many customers as there was food on the shelves. Almost nothing, practically bare.
So in Mamdani's communist store, there will be decent prices for unlimited items that will not exist. They might as well light that construction money on fire now.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 17, 2026 04:18 PM (oji8u)
WTF?
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 17, 2026 03:48 PM (dBJdm)
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There are no moderate Democrats (even Fetterman, who is ok on some issues, is loony left on most).
"Moderate" is simply code for "white". Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
Posted by: can of spam at April 17, 2026 04:19 PM (14gFN)
Effective July 1, 2025, rates are 3.74% for residents & 3.43% for non-residents. (It used to be much worse!) But there's always been a reciprocal agreement with N.J. for its residents, too. 🤬
Pennsylvania workers face a mandatory 3.07% flat state income tax, plus local taxes that vary by municipality, typically including a Local Earned Income Tax (EIT) and a Local Services Tax (LST). Employers withhold these based on the higher of the employee’s residence rate or work location rate, managed through specific PSD codes.
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Delaware imposes a graduated personal income tax on all workers, ranging from 2.2% to 6.6% for income over $60,000. Employers must withhold the tax from both residents and non-residents. Key benefits include no state sales tax, though the state applies unemployment insurance (UI) taxes and local taxes for some areas.
The City of Wilmington, Delaware, imposes a 1.25% earned income tax (wage tax) on the gross wages of all residents and non-residents who work within city limits. This tax, often called the city wage tax, is generally withheld by employers to fund city services like police, fire, and sanitation.
Note: The rich don't live in Wilmington.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 04:19 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 04:11 PM (qE1/4)
New Jersey too, last I checked.
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 17, 2026 04:20 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 04:21 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 04:22 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 04:25 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Case at April 17, 2026 04:27 PM (pvf3X)
As has been pointed out, if you understand that communists like Mamdami and Hochul, or more precisely the unseen people who direct them, want society to crash so they can rule over the rubble, then their actions make perfect sense.
This is also why trying to reason with them or their idiot supporters is pointless. The real argument is not about stupid free grocery stores or whether to drive out the top taxpayers, it's about whether to destroy existing society -- and they're not budging on that ---- or even publicly admitting it at this time.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 17, 2026 04:31 PM (azNOR)
In 2006, following her mother's appointment at the local American Hospital, the family left their home in Wayne, New Jersey, and moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates,[5][6][7] and Duwaji spent the remainder of her childhood in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.[8]
After graduating from high school, Duwaji studied communication arts at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts.[5][7] She first attended classes at the school's satellite campus in Doha, Qatar, during her freshman year, then transferred to its main campus in Richmond, Virginia,[5][7] where she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts cum laude in 2019.[5][9]
Duwaji then returned to Dubai and participated in various artist residencies, including in Beirut, Lebanon, and in Paris, France,[5] until moving to New York City in 2021 to study illustration. She earned a Master of Fine Arts in 2024,[5][10] with a graduate thesis focused on making and sharing dishes as a communal act.[5]
More, Wikipedia.
The bottom-line, she was just a child and y'all meanies.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 04:32 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 04:21 PM (cWLG3)
I recall my late brother keeping a rainbarrel on one of his gutters and had a "from my cold dead hands" attitude about it..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 17, 2026 04:36 PM (nbLIj)
" a graduate thesis focused on making and sharing dishes as a communal act." WTF
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 04:37 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 17, 2026 04:41 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Guy who always says "It's garbage" at April 17, 2026 05:06 PM (Qtsbw)
Posted by: pawn at April 17, 2026 06:33 PM (CGX3Y)
Posted by: stevew at April 17, 2026 09:11 PM (bOkAV)
Is "Girlboss Feminism" Dead? If It Is Dead, How Come the Rest of Us Are Still Forced by the Government to Subsidize These "Independent" Girlbosses?
You may remember Lindy West. Barely. She was one of those 2010's loudmouthed Fat n' Proud feminists that shrieked constantly at Jezebel or the Guardian.
Apparently she's written a memoir -- kind of like Lena Dunham -- and it's inspired a couple of viral articles about "Millennial Feminism" or "2010s girlboss bog feminism." Helen Lewis writes about Lindy West being pressured to allow her "boyfriend" to date another woman. Which she accepts, because it's the "progressive," "sex positive," "feminist" thing to do. Isn't it? Actually she writes about various bits of Millennial Feminism nonsense but I'm going to focus on that one part.The Death of Millennial FeminismLindy West has sniffed that her life choices are none your business.
Lindy West has unwittingly written the obituary for an era.
... That background is what makes the publication of her new memoir, Adult Braces, such a cultural moment. Adult Braces is many things: a paean to the varied landscapes of America, an advert for #vanlife, a reminder to be grateful that your partner hasn't talked you into a throuple with a much thinner woman. It is also the tombstone for Millennial Feminism--that swirling brew of Media Twitter, blog snark, the Great Awokening, whaling on Lena Dunham, fat positivity, and boring straight people identifying as queer through accounting tricks. To read Lindy West is to gaze backwards in time, to an era when it was acceptable to write "welp!" in copy. ... Her fatness wasn't only a joyful expression of her appetites; instead she has now realized that "I am at my biggest when I am at my saddest." Even her relationship wasn't all that it seemed. In her 2019 essay collection, The Witches Are Coming, she had written that she and Oluo--her "best friend" and a "once in a generation" musical talent--had a "dawn ritual" where they lay in bed talking for hours. In Adult Braces, she adds that "what I omitted was that we'd only developed that 'ritual' to mitigate a toxic pattern we'd been stuck in for years: I'd wake up anxious, I'd vomit my anxiety on Aham, he'd snap at me for triggering his anxiety, I'd feel alone and unsupported, I'd stare at him with tears in my eyes until he had a panic attack, he'd zone out for the rest of the day and not listen to a word I said." As it offers a revisionist history of West's 2010s, Adult Braces makes another grand claim: that West is now polyamorous and lovin' it. Yes, she might have been upset when a fan texted her with the news that Oluo was out in public kissing another woman. (Even then, she admits halfway through the book, that wasn't the whole truth: "I told you Aham was secretly seeing one woman in 2019. He was actually seeing two.") But really, she absolutely adores her and Oluo's now-mutual girlfriend, Roya, to the extent that through sheer force of will, she has become bisexual. It only took driving a van from Seattle to the Florida Keys and back, while also undergoing cosmetic dentistry, to realize this. When I read Adult Braces, my instinctive reaction was: I don't believe you. To me, it seemed obvious that Oluo, who is mixed race, had successfully used West's desire to be progressive against her: "He believed that monogamy was, at its root, a system of ownership. I had to admit that perhaps I didn't feel it as keenly, as a white person." Oluo had also rebranded himself as a "non-binary he/they," perhaps to shrug off any suggestion that he was acting like every harem-patrolling patriarch in history. Now, I know plenty of people who have come to a different understanding of their sexuality as adults--mostly Later-Life Lesbians, or LLLs--but it seems an unlikely coincidence that the first woman West has ever been attracted to was already her husband's girlfriend. Not least when the book includes this line: "Being cool about polyamory felt like a growing imperative in progressive circles."
This might be true, although I would say again that if you don't want people picking over your personal life, avoid writing a memoir. ... This is why so many women who considered themselves left-wing--myself included--eventually parted ways with Millennial Feminism. At the beginning, the movement felt intoxicating and liberating, but it soon became clear that sticking with Millennial Feminism would have required submitting ourselves to a voluntary lobotomy. After all, Lindy West essentially did. ... Of course, it's one thing to set rigid and unforgiving rules of human conduct. It's quite another to expect anyone to live by them. What killed Millennial Feminism was the gap between what its high priestesses demanded and what they were able to endure themselves. If you insist that accepting polyamory is the price of being a good person, and then write a book about your throuple where the front cover shows you with mascara-streaked tears running down your face, people will spot the dissonance.For a long time I've been saying that the Democrat Daddy Government is the Husband of Last Resort for bitter sexless husband-less AWFULs. What I meant -- I guess I didn't explain it -- was that AWFULs pretend to be "independent" from their daddies and from husbands but they're still mostly dependent on other people to support them. No, they don't have to answer to or please a husband to provide them with economic support. Rather, they just demand that the federal government provide the support that husbands traditionally did. They get the monetary benefit of marriage without actually having to find or please a mate. Inez Stepman wrote a real corker of a piece on this subject. I don't mean she cribbed from me, I just mean she questions how "independent" the "independent girlboss" really is, given that she's so incredibly dependent on subsidies provided by taxpayers, quite against their will.
Is the independent girlboss dead? Maybe she never existed to begin with. The release of Lindy West's latest cringeworthy memoir, Adult Braces--about how her husband out-woked her into becoming the side chick in her own marriage--has prompted an intra-leftist firing squad about who bears responsibility for the girlboss's dimming appeal to younger women. ... The image of the working woman, the girlboss, remains the sine qua non of independence. After all, she pays her own bills using money she earned herself, or so it seems. But dig into the details and one learns she is propped up from every angle by laws, taxpayer dollars, and the ability to externalize the costs of her lifestyle onto others. In other words, the girlboss is often as much a dependent as Betty Draper, but her dependence is less honest, laundered through public policy. President Barack Obama ran an infamous 2012 campaign ad, mocked by conservatives, about the "Life of Julia," a woman dependent on government at every turn. That model could be renamed for Millennial girlbosses as the "Life of Jessica": a cycle of dependence on institutions and structures that allegedly liberate women from the patriarchal boot but instead merely redistribute and conceal their dependence.She points out that Democrat open borders policies provide these "girlbosses" with incredibly cheap and exploitable foreign labor which increases their own economic power. Read the whole essay for that.
...As I said, read the whole thing. The "independent" girlboss is an illusion; they've merely forced all the rest of us to become their daddies and husbands. I got this from Based Camp, who have called the phenomenon of women who are almost entirely subsidized by the taxpayers -- and usually paid by taxpayers to act as agitators and disruptors against the lives and lifestyles of the taxpayers themselves -- "Nuns of the State." Rather than being supported by the Church to teach Church doctrine, they're paid by the Deep State -- using money the Deep State stole from taxpayers -- to disrupt society and make taxpayers' lives a living hell. That's another good term for it.
Then there are the girlboss jobs themselves. While millions of women create real value in the economy and deserve their paychecks, it's impossible not to notice the wild proliferation of "email jobs" and administrative compliance positions that don't add to the company bottom line (David Graeber famously called them "bullshit jobs" in his bestselling book of the same title), jobs disproportionately filled by the fairer sex. In 1991, reforms to the Civil Rights Act ensured that lawsuits over (often spurious) sexual harassment claims in the workplace became a major cash cow for litigants. Companies responded by bending the knee to the most easily offended, kicking off the era of "political correctness" and spawning an enormous industry that trains employees not to harass one another. These reforms also raised the stakes for employers to prove they were not discriminating on the basis of sex or race in their hiring and promotion practices, pushing them well beyond meritocracy into de facto affirmative action for women and minorities. Even more pernicious is the proliferation of Soviet commissar-style jobs, both in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, that exist primarily to enforce political agendas rather than to produce value. In the U.S., the number of human resources jobs, three-quarters of which are filled by women, has exploded, roughly doubling from 2014 to 2024. It's unlikely that managing a payroll has become commensurately burdensome in the past ten years; those additional roles exist to enforce diversity laws. The entire DEI complex is a giant subsidy for make-work positions staffed by women and racial minorities. ... Earlier in the life of the girlboss resides an even more obvious source of her dependency: universities. Higher education is disproportionately attended and staffed by women. It is also funded in large part by the taxpayer, with an output that adds to cultural revolution more than to the wealth of nations. Female students earn just under 60 percent of bachelor's degrees, and similar proportions of master's and PhDs. Given that women more often choose lower-paid majors such as gender studies and communications, as opposed to structural engineering and computer science, it's little surprise that the student debt crisis is itself a disproportionately female phenomenon. Women hold two-thirds of outstanding student debt, nearly all of which has been financed by the federal government. Unless serious policy changes are made to defuse this debt bomb, the high default rates will ultimately fall on the taxpayer, through whom the government already owns 93 percent of student loans.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 02:17 PM (vFG9F)
I have noticed lately that all the manliest men are donning the Smart Girl glasses.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 02:18 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: SciVo at April 17, 2026 02:18 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 02:19 PM (Y09E4)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 02:20 PM (2zpV4)
I got my hands full already as a husband... if you know what I mean. lol
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 02:20 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: According to my Bomar calculator at April 17, 2026 02:21 PM (A+zd0)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 02:21 PM (vFG9F)
This One Neat Trick can free you from that.
Posted by: Ruben Gallego at April 17, 2026 02:21 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 17, 2026 02:21 PM (YlWIZ)
in pop culture? maybe
n the world of email jobs in corporate America? no, no way
Posted by: brak at April 17, 2026 02:22 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 17, 2026 02:22 PM (REq0p)
We all thought woke was dead after Trump won. It didn’t die. It retreated somewhat. But it’s making a comeback. See the Sabrina Carpenter thing as an example. If woke were dead she would have told that Arab bitch to fuck off. Instead she had to grovel and apologize.
Netflix is still full of black Vikings and seeing a. Straight white male in a tv commercial is like seeing big foot.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 02:22 PM (b4qzS)
that's Malcolm and Simone, a married couple, of the podcast "Based Camp." Despite looking like complete lefties (I think maybe they used to be) they are in fact very #Based.
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2026 02:22 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: toby928(c) at April 17, 2026 02:23 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 02:23 PM (xG4kz)
in fact i have a meeting with one in 30 minutes
light a candle for me
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 17, 2026 02:23 PM (REq0p)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 02:18 PM (xG4kz)
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Those are not the manliest men those a middle aged lesbians.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 17, 2026 02:23 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:23 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 02:18 PM (
Clark Kent glasses for "guys."
Birth Control glasses for the "women."
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 02:23 PM (2WIwB)
Maria Medetis Long on Friday notified attorneys representing people involved in the case that she was no longer handling the investigation, the people familiar with the matter said. She has led the politically sensitive probe for months amid demands from Trump to prosecute Brennan and other critics.
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 02:23 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Mary Tyler Moore at April 17, 2026 02:24 PM (A+zd0)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:24 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:25 PM (0cOSz)
HR Karen 1: Hiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!
HR Karen 2: Ohh heeyyyyyyyyyy! How are yooooooouuuuu??
HR Karen 1: Gooooooood!!!!
*vocal fry intensifies*
Posted by: the start of every HR meeting at April 17, 2026 02:25 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: bonhomme at April 17, 2026 02:25 PM (mkw2N)
I like women in smart glasses. S.E. Cupp in her younger days is a good example.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:26 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2026 02:26 PM (LxER7)
Posted by: Lindy West's sister at April 17, 2026 02:26 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 02:26 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 17, 2026 02:26 PM (xvV+O)
That's pretty gay.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (b4qzS)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: toby928(c) at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (4NO2D)
Unmarried women without children are mostly miserable.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 02:28 PM (gKWVE)
Girlbosses manage to combine the worst characteristics of men and women.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 02:28 PM (tgvbd)
I'm kinda surprised some women don't wear glasses on their chests.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:28 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Beartooth at April 17, 2026 02:28 PM (tYGL3)
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 02:28 PM (qE1/4)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (YwEeS)
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There was a survey result going around on X over the last day.
Demos of the publishing industry.
8% of the industry is trans.
Somewhere between 8-12% are white, straight men.
There are likely as many trans people as white straight men in publishing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:29 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: UGAdawg at April 17, 2026 02:29 PM (4MsaP)
Posted by: Sharkman at April 17, 2026 02:29 PM (e0BHL)
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 17, 2026 02:29 PM (dBJdm)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 02:29 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: UGAdawg at April 17, 2026 02:29 PM (4MsaP)
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False.
I've seen Zootopia.
The little girl bunny is as much a physical threat as the giant male yaks.
This is Current Year, UGAdawg. Catch up with the times.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:30 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 02:30 PM (YwEeS)
Seemed pretty not narrative approved at the time but the Atlantic used to stray on occasion from whatever the leftwing narrative was
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 02:30 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 02:30 PM (2WIwB)
It only took driving a van from Seattle to the Florida Keys and back, while also undergoing cosmetic dentistry, to realize this.
OH, THERE'S THE DIAPER CLAD FEMALE NASA ASTRONAUT FLYING CROSS COUNTRY TO CONFRONT HER SEXUAL NEMESIS
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 02:30 PM (xG4kz)
I miss this additional Trumpmas miracle.
And I am beyond ecstatic that I don't know WTF a Lindy West is.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 17, 2026 02:30 PM (dK+Kv)
This : "Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) is pushing to require President Donald Trump to halt his military campaign against Iran within 60 days and begin withdrawing U.S. forces thereafter, Punchbowl reports."
Tell me again how losing the House will not impact the Iran campaign, and how Iran through its fans and proxies in the US is not working toward neutering DJT in his campaign while dragging out the negotiations and by feeding the stupid negotiating team BS.
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 02:31 PM (GD0B3)
I self-supported for a good 36 years, and did so just fine, thank you very much. I got a Masters degree, all on my own, and paid for it, too. I started working at the ripe old age of 14 and never stopped. I worked through college. I paid off my student loans all on my lonesome. I was, indeed, the boss, on occasion. I made my way through the world without depending upon anyone, and mostly without pissing anybody off that didn't deserve it richly.
I put up with all kinds of sexist crapola, including a Dean who said women don't make good architects. I was called "the little filly in your office" and other lovely such epithets. I figured that just meant that I was doing fine and they were flummoxed.
I was never a feminist of any kind, nor did I sleep around or demean myself by trying to be manly, or demand that anyone, including the government, step in to support me.
Lindy West and her ilk are idiots. That didn't make me one.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 17, 2026 02:31 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (b4qzS)
And the entire company is only 15 people. You forgot to add. Heh.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 02:31 PM (Ziya2)
That's pretty gay.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (Riz8t)
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I googled him for s&g. He's some kind of "musician" who uses "they/them" pronouns and looks like he sets off fire alarms. Dude is a homosexual.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 02:31 PM (iFTx/)
Huge fan of that look. I thought my heart was going to stop when Emily Compagno started wearing them.
Posted by: UGAdawg at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (4MsaP)
These are the same stronk women who try to boss you around in public or at the supermarket, and then are surprised when you tell them to knock it off before they get punched in the face.
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (JW6Az)
I don't share well.
Posted by: pookysgirl can get possessive at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 02:31 PM (GD0B3)
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The Iran campaign is going to be long over by November, first of all.
Secondly...it has to pass the Senate and get Trump's signature as well.
Seriously, Democrats taking the House (they won't take the Senate, it's actually a higher probability that they lose the MI Senate seat than they gain NC) will affect shockingly little.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (B5oTI)
And this is why a medical office that used to be a doctor, a couple of nurses, a receptionist, and a billing person now has a billing department and a paperwork department and likely a Medicaid department too...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (sKqQm)
in fact i have a meeting with one in 30 minutes
light a candle for me
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 17, 2026 02:23 PM (REq0p)
May I be of assistance?
Posted by: Gwyneth Paltrow at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (0cOSz)
I learned how to re-holster my sidearm. Make me a supervisor now or else.
~ USSS Special Agent FUPA
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (Y1sOo)
then are surprised when you tell them to knock it off before they get punched in the face.
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (JW6Az)
__________
Equal rights, equal lefts.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 02:33 PM (tgvbd)
Mamdani has announced NYC will get rid of 6500 parking sports in the city to make room for giant garbage bins.
Fun.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 02:33 PM (b4qzS)
Posted by: Wally at April 17, 2026 02:33 PM (0e5Te)
Bwahahahaha! Sorry, but that's so cringy, it's amusing.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:33 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 02:33 PM (gu0hJ)
Lindy West is a zoo exhibit. She isn't in their natural element. She isn't happy. She isn't honest enough or smart enough to understand that she is an outlier performing for other people's entertainment. And, that entertainment comes at her own expense.
Posted by: Orson at April 17, 2026 02:34 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Sandy Duncan at April 17, 2026 02:34 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at April 17, 2026 02:35 PM (glnUu)
In the Army, guys had to wear BCGs. Heavy and black-rimmed. Birth Control Glasses we called them. Heh.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 02:35 PM (Ziya2)
No! Some finally harpooned me white whale?!?!?!
Posted by: Captain Ahab at April 17, 2026 02:35 PM (JCZqz)
To the point that, the mere allegation was enough to ruin their career.
Now there stands Trump, shot with every arrow in the feminist quiver--even to the point of convicting him in a court of law over obviously false claims!
And yet he stands ....
Feminist, and their kept stable of Democrat men, are desperately trying to save that machinery of systematic oppression and control.
Because feminism cannot win when confronted with masculinity.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 02:35 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at April 17, 2026 02:35 PM (glnUu)
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Her happy face is crying. It just looks like sadness because of the patriarchy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:35 PM (B5oTI)
My impression is that a lot of these girlbosses are also bean-arrangers at major corporations. I remember one, with some vaguely Hispanic name, who was the head of some DEI department at Facebook or Apple or some damn place, celebrating her "Latina Brunch" or some other stupid money-burner. Sitting on top of it all, seeing to it that the appropriate number of white men were kept out, with a big triumphant grin and some expensive eating experience that was surely expensed.
I know she had a salary of over $400k. What did she do besides nose around in personnel files and make sure the demographics were appropriate, threatening directors with discipline or funding cuts if they had too many competent, hard-working white men?
Girlboss!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 02:35 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:33 PM (Riz8t)
I laughed at it, too, even at the time.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 17, 2026 02:36 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 02:36 PM (YwEeS)
I hope this brand of it dies. Because it destroys the parts of feminism I love and embrace.
Speaking of dumb feminist girlbosses: It's gross that "Sharon Says So," a woman a lot of my 40something lib lady friends endlessly like and share, is going to be commencement speaker at UVU. Less than a year after Charlie Kirk was shot there. And they picked her, after she said vile things after his death and falsely libeled Charlie in her social media.
UVU has always branded themselves as the "counter-BYU," and is proudly, rabidly progressive. They had Michael Moore as a speaker one year. But this is beyond tone deaf for a school still reeling from all the bad press they got in the wake of his death.
Latter Daily Saints podcasted about this, one of the hosts witnessed Charlie Kirk get shot live and is utterly disgusted. They also share that a BYU pride event had Mike Lee as a pinata, molotov cocktail art, and a painting for sale of Trump's head on a platter like John the Baptist. Utah County be nuts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZGOpOkr4_I
Posted by: LizLem at April 17, 2026 02:36 PM (Eng1Z)
Obligatory:
https://youtu.be/lUQVn2d-FBE
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:36 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 02:36 PM (YwEeS)
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Her appetite has never been defeated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:36 PM (B5oTI)
Tell me that you don’t know what youre talking about without telling me you don’t know what you’re talking about
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 02:36 PM (gxJBA)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (FmapG)
But their bottoms make the rockin' world go 'round!
Posted by: Sir Brian May, PhD Astrophysicist at April 17, 2026 02:37 PM (wVcYX)
Is this about me?
Posted by: Pentagon Deputy Assistant Undersecretary of Assistant Principal Deputies at April 17, 2026 02:37 PM (A+zd0)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (sKqQm)
In my town there is a hospital and around the hospital it’s surrounded by medical offices. At around 4pm it’s like a stadium after an NFL game has let out. Thousands and thousands and thousands of people coming out of parking lots.
And it’s precisely this. There’s an army of administrative people supporting health care. Which is a large part of why it’s so expensive.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 02:37 PM (b4qzS)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic
Stephen Colbert has entered the chat
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 17, 2026 02:38 PM (dBJdm)
I learned how to re-holster my sidearm. Make me a supervisor now or else.
~ USSS Special Agent FUPA
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (Y1sOo)
***
Well, don't paint with too broad a brush.
Was playing golf last summer at Trump's course in Virginia when he showed up too play. He came down to the driving range where I was warming up. I wanted to take a picture but the USSS woman standing near me said no. I totally obeyed. The CAR-4 was convincing as was the Glock on her thigh. But one look into her blue eyes and I'd of done anything she asked.
Drop dead gorgeous!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 02:38 PM (2WIwB)
I've noticed quite a few make terrible decisions under stress. Scenario based training reveals a lot of flaws, and shooting role players with a paint gun in a panic is a significant flaw.
Posted by: UGAdawg at April 17, 2026 02:39 PM (4MsaP)
And this is why a medical office that used to be a doctor, a couple of nurses, a receptionist, and a billing person now has a billing department and a paperwork department and likely a Medicaid department too...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (sKqQm)
My best friends brother was a GP in private practice. The BS admin burden became so great he shut down and joined a hospital. Thus becoming a corporate doctor. Not speaking bad of him but I much prefer doctors in private practice rather then "corporate" ones. For obvious reason.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 02:39 PM (Ziya2)
These people are sick.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 17, 2026 02:39 PM (DwqWV)
I like women in smart glasses. S.E. Cupp in her younger days is a good example.
Posted by: Archimedes
Kat Timpf
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 17, 2026 02:40 PM (dBJdm)
Obligatory:
https://youtu.be/lUQVn2d-FBE
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:36 PM (Riz8t)
Yes +1
Add Bailey Quarters and Marilyn Monroe.
Hubba! Hubba!
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 17, 2026 02:40 PM (wVcYX)
For over 40 years, all men have had to suffer under the constant threat of even clearly false allegations of sexual harassment being treated just as seriously as actual claims.
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Serious sexual harassment and threats happened back in the day. I read an ancient article from one of those women's magazines like Redbook or Ladies Home Journal about a widow who had to get a job to support herself and her kids, and her (married, of course) boss told her to put out or get fired with a bad reference.
Something like that happened to an older relative of mine in the early 1950s. She stayed so mad about it that she wrote to the company 50 years later and named the married bastard!
This doesn't justify the girlboss abuse, but the pendulum, she swings.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 02:40 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 02:40 PM (gxJBA)
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 02:40 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:40 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 02:41 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Zombie Rush Limbaugh at April 17, 2026 02:41 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 02:38 PM (2WIwB)
Visit Israel.
And...you were in public; there is no law that buttresses that demand not to photograph.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 17, 2026 02:41 PM (n9ltV)
It's not. Only broken, messed up, and possibly abused people see this as empowering.
Posted by: LizLem at April 17, 2026 02:41 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: El Rushbo at April 17, 2026 02:42 PM (A+zd0)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
It's tough...I've seen hot women with and without. I don't know if they're a general positive, negative, or maybe they affect different faces/personalities differently?
For example, consider the sexy librarian: https://tinyurl.com/386rczmc
Sure, she's hot without glasses, but it looks a little off. Glasses are part of the whole esthetic. It's like a Goth girls with blonde hair and a Banana Republic wardrobe.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 02:42 PM (JCZqz)
You answered your own question. They are and they have taken down a generation of children and our society with them.
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 02:42 PM (gxJBA)
Very nice to make your acquaintance then.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 17, 2026 02:42 PM (O7YUW)
The BS admin burden became so great he shut down and joined a hospital.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!
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I think that's the objective of these rule-makers. Bury the small indies and get everyone into a big organization that's easy to bully and loot.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 02:43 PM (n7rxJ)
To think that in an age of supposed reason where although there may be an "intersection of bodily autonomies" (as the Left would call it except they don't count the tiny body) we are in a time where we can see the life, hear it, perceive its identity, in full 3D even. And yet they get grown women to adhere to,, celebrate, march and even glorify and sanctify the "choice" to end those little lives.
So yes women will surely submit - and the Islamists certainly know it too. Women can be controlled not just physically by men, but mentally by what other women think and say. And of course, not every one, obviously. And there are plenty of pro life women, and women who do not give a fuck and will cut a bitch who tries to control them. We harbor many such here, several of whom I think very highly of. But that is what they and we are up against.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 02:43 PM (RbWJI)
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Ironically the worst women in divorce cases are the ones who decide to be stay at home moms, when the marriage goes south, because the corporate world is set up the way it is, they cant easily join the workforce, so alimony makes sense.
that scenario then goes from reasonable to "if im not getting paid $300,000 a year in alimony I will die" real fast though
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 17, 2026 02:43 PM (REq0p)
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I got this from Based Camp, who have called the phenomenon of women who are almost entirely subsidized by the taxpayers -- and usually paid by taxpayers to act as agitators and disruptors against the lives and lifestyles of the taxpayers themselves -- "Nuns of the State." Rather than being supported by the Church to teach Church doctrine, they're paid by the Deep State -- using money the Deep State stole from taxpayers -- to disrupt society and make taxpayers' lives a living hell.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace
Another term I have heard lately is Corporate Adult Daycare, mostly for women. It is a classic example of the Principal-Agent Problem, with managers corruptly wasting organizational resources on making themselves feel good.
Posted by: SciVo at April 17, 2026 02:43 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:43 PM (0cOSz)
Other than that, the percentage of women in all other areas remains the same; and still highly concentrated in the social jobs such as secretary, admin, and teacher.
100 years of "woman want to be doctors, scientist and engineers--if they just have the chance!" has had zero-point-zero success.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 02:43 PM (HXT0k)
Not always a good thing.
Posted by: Sandy Duncan at April 17, 2026 02:34 PM (Y1sOo)
Concur.
Posted by: Shelley Duvall at April 17, 2026 02:44 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 17, 2026 02:40 PM (dBJdm)
Tell us on the doll where the popsicle stick touched you as a child.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 17, 2026 02:44 PM (dK+Kv)
Not always a good thing.
Posted by: Sandy Duncan at April 17, 2026 02:34 PM (Y1sOo)
Concur.
Posted by: Shelley Duvall at April 17, 2026 02:44 PM (wVcYX)
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Glasses for near-sightedness make the eyes look smaller, though. Could work for some chicks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:44 PM (B5oTI)
they watch our media, they read our newspapers, listen to our cable news programs and hear everything that the Democrats are saying.
it's no wonder they don't grasp how much they are angering a huge chunk of America and misunderstanding how their actions are being received here.
has any democratic society survived having all it's major institutions hate that nation, indoctrinate it's youth and spread a global message of defeatism, self-hate and appeasement?
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at April 17, 2026 02:44 PM (MNCvZ)
Posted by: Amiright or amiright? at April 17, 2026 02:44 PM (TbWk/)
Cult brainwashing.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2026 02:44 PM (liTrP)
Not always a good thing.
Posted by: Sandy Duncan at April 17, 2026 02:34 PM (Y1sOo)
Concur.
Posted by: Shelley Duvall
So, should I wear them, or no?
Posted by: Mantis at April 17, 2026 02:45 PM (JCZqz)
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 02:40 PM (aZm/F)
They won't get skinny, because they can blame their toxic personalities on being fat. Once they are skinny, and people are still repulsed, they won't have that excuse.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 17, 2026 02:45 PM (DwqWV)
100 years of "woman want to be doctors, scientist and engineers--if they just have the chance!" has had zero-point-zero success.
That is simply false. There are far more women doctors, scientists, and engineers than there used to be.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:45 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 17, 2026 02:45 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 02:39 PM (Ziya2)
The independent doctor is pretty much extinct. There are still some small group practices but even those are slowly going away and swallowed up by the cartels.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 02:45 PM (b4qzS)
And...you were in public; there is no law that buttresses that demand not to photograph.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 17, 2026 02:41 PM (n9ltV)
One day I will go there.
Not sure about the public thing. Its a private course. And any photo would include some of his security that they don't want filmed. But did I mention her eyes?
Sigh...
Oh, and Trump can crush the ball.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 02:46 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
Lol
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 17, 2026 02:46 PM (dBJdm)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 02:46 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 02:46 PM (gxJBA)
Posted by: I miss Rush at April 17, 2026 02:46 PM (A+zd0)
I don't share well.
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Snort. Does not play with others well.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 02:46 PM (FmapG)
Did feminism end with the resounding defeat of Harris? No, it just made them think and regroup.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 02:46 PM (RbWJI)
Some people can't do LASIK or contacts, and it adds extra costs to their lives that glasses don't. A friend of mine dumped thousands into LASIK, and she has to wear glasses again because her eyes changed.
Also, I don't think the morons here will revoke your Moron Card for not thinking the sexy librarian look is hot...but you might get some serious side eye from a few.
Posted by: LizLem at April 17, 2026 02:46 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Zombie Rush Limbaugh at April 17, 2026 02:41 PM (oftw2)
It's like jello on springs!
Posted by: Zombie Jack Lemmon at April 17, 2026 02:47 PM (wVcYX)
Said nobody ever.
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 02:47 PM (gxJBA)
I'm so tempted to click on to your link to see what horrible awaits. A different no would have got me.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:47 PM (0cOSz)
Umm, no.
And after the weight loss, she's still annoying.
Posted by: Wally at April 17, 2026 02:48 PM (0e5Te)
I'm so tempted to click on to your link to see what horrible awaits. A different no would have got me.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:47 PM (0cOSz)
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He's linked to worse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:48 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 17, 2026 02:48 PM (tRlHM)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 02:48 PM (gxJBA)
Except he's from the chubby chaser wing of the family.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at April 17, 2026 02:48 PM (k1E2D)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:49 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
Lol
Tell me you're an Abby Shapiro fan without telling me you're an Abby Shapiro fan.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:49 PM (Riz8t)
Umm, no.
And after the weight loss, she's still annoying.
Posted by: Wally at April 17, 2026 02:48 PM (0e5Te)
I think it was WFB that called her "that woman who is alternately fat and skinny". Heh.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 02:49 PM (Ziya2)
Except he's from the chubby chaser wing of the family.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at April 17, 2026 02:48 PM (k1E2D)
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He needed a beard.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 02:49 PM (aZm/F)
Posted by: bluebell at April 17, 2026 02:49 PM (afFes)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 02:43 PM (HXT0k)
Perhaps so, but I worked with plenty of women who are engineers, and doing just fine, who probably wouldn't be if nobody every tried it. My grad school class was the first to be more women than men, by a small percentage. That was mumble mumble years ago. I was certainly a black swan when I went into architecture, but now it is taken for granted that a woman can be in a technical position and do fine.
I know lots of people think most women can't be effective bosses, but I never tried to behave like women think men behave, and I never had issues with that. I had a fiercely loyal team of dedicated designers and contractors and we did some amazing stuff.
We only hear about the idiots and squeaky wheels.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 17, 2026 02:49 PM (DwqWV)
Cult brainwashing.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2026 02:44 PM
+++
Now do COVID masks.
Posted by: Two weeks! at April 17, 2026 02:50 PM (A+zd0)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 02:50 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 02:24 PM (Riz8t
You'd think some one would teach the dudes how to counter the flying muff smother.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2026 02:50 PM (i0Hi3)
Why do so many "girl bosses" spend so much time crying in the restroom?
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 17, 2026 02:50 PM (IifOV)
- George Orwell
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at April 17, 2026 02:50 PM (MNCvZ)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 17, 2026 02:51 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Flyin' Green Dildo at April 17, 2026 02:51 PM (DDJSl)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 02:51 PM (77rzZ)
https://tinyurl.com/3y3dtk58
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 17, 2026 02:51 PM (wOXCn)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 02:27 PM (FmapG)
But their bottoms make the rockin' world go 'round!
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They're not fat girls they are Rubenesque Ladies. A woman with meat on her is a wonderful thing.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 02:52 PM (FmapG)
I had a best friend who did just that (pretty close). It did not end well. Feminism screws up families big time - LizLem should try to understand this. My best friend's son ended up in the hospital for a week after he tried to commit suicide. And while my friend's feminist life trajectory isn't totally to blame, it certainly was a contributing factor. Shame on the Mormon church for stepping away from the traditional values they used to believe in. I speak this as a former Mormon and returned missionary, my friend and her husband are also highly active in the LDS church, just so you know I have some credibility on this topic.
Posted by: Anna Beth at April 17, 2026 02:52 PM (Y03RW)
Feminism was always nothing more than a vehicle for incompetent and undesirable women to force themselves on a society that rejected them. Women like Lindy West have been the posterpigs for Feminism since Day One.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 02:52 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Zombie Jack Lemmon at April 17, 2026 02:47 PM (wVcYX)
Speaking of Marilyn...In How to Marry a Millionaire, Marilyn Monroe's character is blind as a bat and gets into screwball hijinks when she doesn't wear them and fumbles round, because she thinks it makes her less attractive. She finds a guy who loves her, glasses and all, thinks they give her face character. (Of course she's Marilyn, so...even if he wasn't a fan of the glasses, there's a lot of other parts of her to like!)
Posted by: LizLem at April 17, 2026 02:52 PM (Eng1Z)
I'm happy that there are more woman doctors, scientists and engineers. But I have a hypothesis based only on feelz. Many men are happy to keep at those jobs on the floor, in the lab or on the unit. But most women look at that kind of work as an interlude to some supervisory role, administrative job or, if those aren't possible, leaving the profession altogether.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 02:52 PM (tgvbd)
I don't share well.
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Snort. Does not play with others well.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 02:46 PM (FmapG)
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Years ago I mentioned to Mrs D that I had reached the age where it was time for a hot sports car or a hot blonde. She thought for a second and said, "Well, both will get you taken to the cleaners, but only one will get you a ride home. Choose wisely."
I love my BMW.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 02:52 PM (2WIwB)
We only hear about the idiots and squeaky wheels.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 17, 2026 02:49 PM (DwqWV)
I think it's all about attitude tcn and you sound like someone I would have been proud to work under.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 02:52 PM (Ziya2)
She is a cuck, or worse, an unplanned sugarmama. Nothing about this is to her advantage, except that she still gets to claim she’s (technically) married. She has been completely rejected, yet expected to fund her husband’s new, happier life. And she has a front row seat to all of it.
This is not empowering. It is humiliating, publicly so.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 02:53 PM (4KUe5)
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In absolute numbers, yes.
Percentages are still roughly the same.
Only big change was lawyers IIRC.
But lawyers are parasites so we can't count them as people.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 02:54 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless
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Is that the Katy Perry move?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 17, 2026 02:54 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at April 17, 2026 02:50 PM (MNCvZ)
I think he saw just how vicious and psychopathic they could be in the Spanish Civil War. A bunch of Manson chicks.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:54 PM (0cOSz)
She is a cuck, or worse, an unplanned sugarmama. Nothing about this is to her advantage, except that she still gets to claim she’s (technically) married. She has been completely rejected, yet expected to fund her husband’s new, happier life. And she has a front row seat to all of it.
This is not empowering. It is humiliating, publicly so.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 02:53 PM (4KUe5)
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Nicely put and so true.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 17, 2026 02:54 PM (aZm/F)
But lawyers are parasites so we can't count them as people.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 02:54 PM (HXT0k)
I'll give you a great big Hi Five on that one!
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 17, 2026 02:55 PM (Ziya2)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 02:55 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:56 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 02:56 PM (HXT0k)
But lawyers are parasites so we can't count them as people.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 02:54 PM (HXT0k)
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Another hypothesis. Most people go into law because it's the only thing they can do with their degree. And most find out there's little glamor in it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 02:56 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 02:56 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Oil exploration and roofing companies at April 17, 2026 02:56 PM (A+zd0)
I love my BMW.
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The world needs dumber women.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 02:56 PM (FmapG)
Isn't Millennial Feminism one of The Derby horses this year?
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 02:57 PM (DgMqy)
The limp dick trifecta of Starmer, Carney, and that retard prime minister in Australia are showing the world exactly how not to run.. anything.
Starmer is a fucking joke
And Aussie idiot looks like his faggot "partner '
Jesus.. what happened to real leaders?
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 17, 2026 02:57 PM (61TgR)
But some of these glasses are so huge they must add ten pounds to their weight.
Posted by: Case at April 17, 2026 02:57 PM (pvf3X)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 02:57 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tcn in AK
PLENTY of former "I'm beautiful no matter what" or "real me love my curves" celebrifatties have suddenly changed their tune with Ozempic.
Meghan Trainor, Lizzo, Amy Schumer!
Amy Schumer Pre-Ozempic: https://tinyurl.com/2td88s7s
Amy Schumer 2026: https://tinyurl.com/2p9n98ex and https://tinyurl.com/ycx3jkh3
NOT traps. And really, if you could take pills or injections to lose a lot of weight, it would be VERY appealing and might make you change your tune.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 02:58 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 02:45 PM (b4qzS)
Pretty much. Large healthcare systems and private equity have been destroying independent medical practices for years now.
Posted by: Cartels and oligarchs all the way down. Or up. at April 17, 2026 02:58 PM (TbWk/)
The limp dick trifecta of Starmer, Carney, and that retard prime minister in Australia are showing the world exactly how not to run.. anything.
Starmer is a fucking joke
And Aussie idiot looks like his faggot "partner '
Jesus.. what happened to real leaders?
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 17, 2026 02:57 PM (61TgR)
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Starmer flew to Paris for a virtual conference (instead of just joining it in London because he wants the world to burn from climate change), and they all agreed that after America is done securing the strait of Hormuz, they're going to secure the strait of Hormuz.
I cannot imagine anyone taking these people seriously, but I think roughly 1/6 of Britain takes Starmer seriously.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:58 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: brak at April 17, 2026 02:59 PM (jGJov)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 02:59 PM (BI5O2)
They fight.
Posted by: Change my mind at April 17, 2026 02:59 PM (A+zd0)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 02:52 PM (FmapG)
****
This is truth.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 17, 2026 03:00 PM (S+2Xo)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 02:55 PM (0sNs1)
That's not funny! - Millennial Feminists
[Narrator] - It's very funny. Howlingly funny, even.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 17, 2026 03:00 PM (wVcYX)
Coming in hot and hard ladies! HOT AND HARD!
Posted by: Flyin' Green Dildo
Hot and lard is more like it, eh? Eh?
Posted by: Lame joke at April 17, 2026 03:00 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 02:45 PM (b4qzS
They are converting to boutique practices. That is they are cutting their patient load by more than half but only accepting patients for an extra fee. But they offer personalized service and availability.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 03:01 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 17, 2026 03:01 PM (tRlHM)
The limp dick trifecta of Starmer, Carney, and that retard prime minister in Australia are showing the world exactly how not to run.. anything.
Starmer is a fucking joke
And Aussie idiot looks like his faggot "partner '
Jesus.. what happened to real leaders?
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 17, 2026 02:57 PM (61TgR)
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Starmer flew to Paris for a virtual conference (instead of just joining it in London because he wants the world to burn from climate change), and they all agreed that after America is done securing the strait of Hormuz, they're going to secure the strait of Hormuz.
I cannot imagine anyone taking these people seriously, but I think roughly 1/6 of Britain takes Starmer seriously.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:58 PM (B5oTI)
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My read on the situation with those two femboy sissy-puss homos is that they must think Trump did a fantastic job with Iran. They are desperate to take credit for it, or at least pretend they had some role in it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 03:02 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 02:57 PM (77rzZ)
I have sometimes enjoyed working under a woman.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 17, 2026 03:02 PM (wVcYX)
No gentleman describes his wife's physical appearance. So all I'll say is I'm part Italian and I love how Her Majesty looks.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:02 PM (tgvbd)
I'm so tempted to click on to your link to see what horrible awaits. A different no would have got me.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Well, using normal names is a little unfair and borders on trolling for a lot of people. I try to pick somewhat humorous images when I can, and not JUST ham-beasts.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 03:03 PM (JCZqz)
Damn. I miss Doctor Jennifer! Slimmest fingers ever to play with my prostate.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 03:03 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 03:02 PM (iFTx/)
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"We actively worked against American interests in this action for weeks, but we're the reason America succeeded."
I mean, England wasn't as bad as Spain or Italy in this, but it wasn't good. It was also embarrassing since it couldn't keep the Phoenix near Cyprus for more than like a week.
Trump should give all of these people really harsh Indian burns every time he sees them from now on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:04 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Cartels and oligarchs all the way down. Or up. at April 17, 2026 02:58 PM (TbWk/)
My area is completely swallowed up by University Health Systems.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 03:04 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: brak
And with results like KBJ, who can say it's a failure?
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 03:04 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:02 PM (tgvbd)
She's looking over your shoulder isn't she?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 03:05 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 02:57 PM (77rzZ)
In my personal experience having women bosses, with only one notable exception, has been the absolute worst.
Posted by: Mileage varies at April 17, 2026 03:05 PM (TbWk/)
Representatives from both sides are pleased to report they have agreed on the height of the flagpoles that will be used at the facility where the talks are being held.
Posted by: From the TV show MASH at April 17, 2026 03:05 PM (A+zd0)
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 02:45 PM (b4qzS)
Pretty much. Large healthcare systems and private equity have been destroying independent medical practices for years now.
Posted by: Cartels and oligarchs all the way down
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There are a lot of fee for service concierge docs around now. The bullshit insurance/Medicare/Medicaid paperwork is driving them to it.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 17, 2026 03:05 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 17, 2026 03:05 PM (tRlHM)
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If you don't mind PHI probably getting out in the webisphere, you can use your AI for medical consulting. See your GP only when you absolutely need to, and you can get AI to print you out a list of what you should tell them since you only get about 3 minutes to let him know what your symptoms/concerns are. You just have to have a bit of patience to fully interrogate your AI to make sure it isn't leaving anything out or possibly misleading you.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 03:06 PM (Dv3i1)
Secondly...it has to pass the Senate and get Trump's signature as well.
Seriously, Democrats taking the House (they won't take the Senate, it's actually a higher probability that they lose the MI Senate seat than they gain NC) will affect shockingly little.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (B5oTI)
we can certainly discuss the fragility of the R coalition, and how they can override Presidential veto. What shocks me more is your contention that Ds taking the house will "affect shockingly little". Trump's first term showed up that shockingly a lot of damage can be done.
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 03:06 PM (GD0B3)
I think it's funny and have been 'caught in the trap' before because I didn't bother reading the nic.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 03:06 PM (0cOSz)
But, there are all kinds of lives. And all kinds of feminism. I was a latchkey kid because my mom worked, and I LOVE I work at home and can be there when the kids get home! But my husband is currently unemployed (office politics, not his fault), and I have the "good insurance," and I love knowing I can take care of my family. I know plenty of women in the church whose husbands died or got sick, and they HAD to be the breadwinners. The church has standards to help families be the best they can be, but they also understand life is messy. And sometimes women are breadwinners.
I'm a first wave feminist...Susan B Anthony, Eliza R Snow kind of feminist. Men and women should be equal in dignity and rights, NOT this modern junk where men need to be torn down to raise up women. These third wave feminists are as different from me as a fish from a bicycle.
Posted by: LizLem at April 17, 2026 03:07 PM (Eng1Z)
She's looking over your shoulder isn't she?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 03:05 PM (2WIwB)
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No. But she's 72 and still a fox.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:07 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Mileage varies at April 17, 2026 03:05 PM (TbWk/)
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It can always go both ways.
I've had great female bosses (I have one now).
I've also had a terrible female boss who wanted to fire me because of a PowerPoint slide I didn't fix when she asked me to (I simply forgot).
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 03:08 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:04 PM (B5oTI)
Just tell them "Party's over. No more defense $$$s. Also, here's an itemized bill for your delinquent contributions over the last 77 years. Have my money in 6 months or I'll sanction you to death."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 03:08 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 03:06 PM (GD0B3)
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It's amazing how much damage to a Republican president Democrats can do when...Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell are Speaker and majority leader.
The problems of Trump's first term weren't Democrats. It was Republicans.
Since Republicans aren't driving Russian Collusion 2.0 this time, like they did the first time, I can say safely that the Republican Party in 2025 is different from the Republican Party in 2017.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:08 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:04 PM (B5oTI)
Just tell them "Party's over. No more defense $$$s. Also, here's an itemized bill for your delinquent contributions over the last 77 years. Have my money in 6 months or I'll sanction you to death."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 03:08 PM (BI5O2)
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What?
No Indian burns?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:08 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: According to my Bomar calculator at April 17, 2026 02:21 PM (A+zd0)
Damn, dude. That hit hard for some reason.
Posted by: Max Power at April 17, 2026 03:09 PM (q177U)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 03:09 PM (diia5)
Posted by: According to my Bomar calculator at April 17, 2026 02:21 PM (A+zd0)
Damn, dude. That hit hard for some reason.
Posted by: Max Power at April 17, 2026 03:09 PM (q177U)
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I was just about to be born.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:09 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Truism of the day at April 17, 2026 03:09 PM (A+zd0)
I've had three female supervisors. The one that I respected most was old school who came up through the ranks when there were very few women in the technical ranks in our manufacturing company. She was all business, always professional and you knew where you stood with her.
The remaining ones were not even close to being in her class.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 03:10 PM (xG4kz)
You'd have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.
It's funny how relentlessly terrible feminism turns out to be for females.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 17, 2026 03:10 PM (bnBn1)
No Indian burns?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:08 PM (B5oTI)
Stick them to ZOD's Flesh-Dissolving Flypaper Wall.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 03:10 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 03:10 PM (dpXJq)
Damn. I miss Doctor Jennifer! Slimmest fingers ever to play with my prostate.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 03:03 PM (2WIwB)
When it was time for my second DRE, I scheduled the physical with another doctor in the family practice group, a female with an Asian-sounding last name.
I thought myself so clever. She's bound to be petite with thin fingers; not at all like the Greek male doc with kielbasa fingers at the first DRE.
In she walked - an Amazonian Serena Williams.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 17, 2026 03:11 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 03:02 PM (iFTx/)
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"We actively worked against American interests in this action for weeks, but we're the reason America succeeded."
I mean, England wasn't as bad as Spain or Italy in this, but it wasn't good. It was also embarrassing since it couldn't keep the Phoenix near Cyprus for more than like a week.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:04 PM (B5oTI)
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A secondary positive result of the Iran war is exposing how comically inept, impotent, and unreliable our Euro "allies" are. I think even some on our side were still clinging to the idea that NATO was a serious military coalition that wasn't just a grundle of Eurotrash commies fucking over the USA. Even the bitterest bitter clinger has to see the light now. As does the rest of the world. The old world order is deader than dead.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)
Today that's the rarest of rare of the newly married.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 03:11 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)
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It is our NATO obligation to give arms to non-NATO country Ukraine.
It is not their NATO obligation to allow us to fly over their countries when we need to refuel our aircraft.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:12 PM (B5oTI)
In she walked - an Amazonian Serena Williams.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 17, 2026 03:11 PM (wVcYX)
Death...by SNU SNU!
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 03:12 PM (dpXJq)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 03:09 PM (diia5)
SEEEEM-PRIIINIII!!!!
Posted by: Mr. Gumby, whose brain hurts at April 17, 2026 03:13 PM (LxER7)
Posted by: LizLem at April 17, 2026 03:13 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)
Nah, there are certain people who just love NATO sexually. They can't ever be convinced.
But it's down to just a few retirees who came out of the defense/foreign service sectors. Enough time in Foggy Bottom or the five-sided nuthouse will liquefy your brain.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 03:14 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: According to my Bomar calculator at April 17, 2026 02:21 PM (A+zd0)
Damn, dude. That hit hard for some reason.
Posted by: Max Power at April 17, 2026 03:09 PM (q177U)
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You know the girl in Kiss's sleazy "Christine Sixteen" song?
She's 65 now.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 03:14 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 03:09 PM (diia5)
Bird. Bird is the word.
Posted by: Everybody's heard about the bird at April 17, 2026 03:15 PM (TbWk/)
Nah, there are certain people who just love NATO sexually. They can't ever be convinced.
But it's down to just a few retirees who came out of the defense/foreign service sectors. Enough time in Foggy Bottom or the five-sided nuthouse will liquefy your brain.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 03:14 PM (BI5O2)
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It's unclear if Trump can just pull out of NATO completely unilaterally. I think there's some mild ambiguity, but it's most likely a no.
So, what he should do instead is promise the same number of troops and materials as Spain going forward.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 03:16 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:16 PM (zQLjY)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 03:05 PM (2WIwB)
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No. But she's 72 and still a fox.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 03:07 PM
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 03:17 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Cartels and oligarchs
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And it tells. The quality of healthcare has diminished considerably over the last 20 years or so. Obamacare has accelerated that. It is more and more obvious to me that docs have simply become employees. It is apparent in their attitudes.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 03:18 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 03:18 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 17, 2026 03:19 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: SciVo at April 17, 2026 03:19 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: brak
And with results like KBJ, who can say it's a failure?
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 03:04 PM (JCZqz)
I always preferred working for male partners, with one exception (she was a low-key lesbian and like a guy to work for). I tried to be a good boss, but definitely could get more easily annoyed than most men which wasn't great for my secretaries or jrs.
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 03:20 PM (AEg6O)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:20 PM (zQLjY)
Don’t know how I missed that.
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 03:16 PM
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That's my line.
Posted by: Gene Wilder at April 17, 2026 03:20 PM (A+zd0)
So I promptly found a new gig, and announced to her that I was leaving.
And she broke down sobbing.
JFC
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 17, 2026 03:20 PM (gpQ8/)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
It's outlived its usefullness by 35 years and counting for a reason: it's just too good a grift.
Unless someone's willing to go all Pacific and root out the dead-enders with flamethrowers, they've probably got another decade at least.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 17, 2026 03:21 PM (OUMaO)
It's funny to me about the "ethical non monogomy" movement. The only time I dabbled in feminism was in college, when the National Organization of Women had a presentation on campus. I went with some classmates.
The president, Patricia Ireland, turned most of us off. She was a polyamorous lawyer. Yes, she had a husband and a female "significant other" (remember that term?) She and the other Boomer feminists were completely disconnected from our working girls' lives. While we wanted to get married, some of them pushed the idea that men were bad and we needed to be at least bisexual if not lesbian.
I had no idea that modern "feminists" are still pushing that crap.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 17, 2026 03:25 PM (fxCK2)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 03:26 PM (XeU6L)
Thanks for articulating that so well. When somebody says "feminist" now I don't know what they mean, but I generally think it's means something nasty. I do not hate men. I do not think women are superior to men. I stayed home for a while after our son was born and also homeschooled him after a miserable time her had in the lower middle school. One of my best bosses was an old school type. Tough but fair and I learned a lot from her. I've had some miserable women bosses as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 03:26 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 03:27 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: NYC voters at April 17, 2026 03:28 PM (XeU6L)
REAL 'girl bosses' are the women - including grandmothers, mothers & more - doing the necessary heavy lifting for their families & society w/o applause.
Even despite a job, paycheck, the ability to have authority outside the home, there is/was a definite distinction from the BS 'GirlBosses' who are somewhat or, occasionally, very educated 'actresses' with a chief goal of being noticed & included into some inter-circle 'owned' by the most powerful, BAMN.
O's elections, who'd he employ? Eva Longoria, Jurnee Smollett, and Kerry Washington were all prominent supporters and active participants in President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign.
Longoria, spearheaded the "Futuro Fund," a fundraising effort aimed at the Latino community, which contributed over $30 million, and was also named a co-chair of the 2012 inauguration committee. Smollett-Bell served as a surrogate for Obama's 2008 & 2012 campaigns.
Washington spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, focusing on voting rights and voter apathy, and also teamed with Eva Longoria and Scarlett Johansson for an ad by MoveOn to target Romney on women's issues.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 03:33 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Ghost of Titties Past at April 17, 2026 03:34 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 17, 2026 03:45 PM (zdLoL)
>>Kitten Natividad had the best breasts of all time
The best package that has ever existed is Lynda Carter, followed by Raquel Welch, followed by Sophia Loren, all other configurations are invalid.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 17, 2026 03:52 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Unkaren at April 17, 2026 03:56 PM (utGqj)
Posted by: mspatriot at April 17, 2026 07:07 PM (yv+EB)
Woke is not dead my friends. Not by a long shot.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 07:10 PM (b4qzS)
Anna Paulina Luna: A Woman Is Coming Forward With Lawyers to Make a Complaint Against Ruben Gallego of a Violation That is "Sexual In Nature" and Also Human Trafficking
Plus: FBI to Investigate Deaths and Disappearances of 10 Top-Secret Clearance Scien
Now, we have seen fakers and grifters come forward to make false claims in the wake of a high-profile accusation. A bunch of psychopaths and schizophrenics made up claims against Brett Kavanaugh after Hysterical Hippocampus made her false claims WITHOUT EVIDENCE.
On the other hand, Anna Paulina Luna is hot enough to roast a dolphin.Rep. Anna Paulina Luna#BelieveAllWomen:
@RepLuna It's seems like the Senate has its own trash to take out. @LeaderJohnThune. You need to look into the allegations against one of your Senators, it's very disturbing. My chief will be contacting your chief.
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida accused Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of misconduct on Thursday, which Gallego denied. Luna told CBS News' "The Takeout with Major Garrett" that the Arizona Democrat was the previously unnamed senator whom she said was facing "very disturbing" allegations in a cryptic social media post earlier this week. ... Luna did not give much detail about the allegations, but she said some of them are "sexual in nature" and some of them involve alleged campaign finance violations. She also said Senate Majority Leader John Thune's office confirmed to her that the matter is under investigation. ... Luna said "there is a woman that allegedly is coming forward with attorneys [and] wants to go on-record about an incident that occurred between the two of them at the same time, and the event was sexual in nature, allegedly." Pressed for further details, Luna added that "I think any time that you are knowingly engaging in purchasing someone for sex, that that is something that should be taken seriously."She also says the case involves "trafficking." I don't know what this means. She might be taking the broadest possible view of "trafficking" and claiming that any woman in the business of prostitution, as this prostitute Gallego paid is, is "trafficked." Or she might mean that this specific woman was, in fact, trafficked. Did Gallego know that or have reason to suspect? Seems a little flimsy but we'll see.
Gallego has strongly denied wrongdoing in recent days. He told reporters earlier this week he has never engaged in any sexual misconduct or other inappropriate behavior with staff or women outside of his marriage.Insane. He divorced his wife, pregnant in the ninth month, to marry a 25-year-old staffer. He's claiming that there was no affair prior to the divorce? It's spectacularly dishonest. What "news organization" could print this lie without providing the factual context which demonstrates it's a lie? Oh -- CBS "News." That checks out.
Gallego -- who was friends with Swalwell but later called for his expulsion from Congress -- acknowledged earlier this week that he was aware of rumors of Swalwell acting "flirty." But he later said that he'd "never heard actual accusations of harassment of staff or predatory behavior toward staff." Gallego also said he "fell for the lies." ... Luna has been outspoken about the need to crack down on allegations of misconduct, telling CBS News earlier this week that she expects other lawmakers to face similar pressure.She's also campaigning to release the Congressional Sex Slush Fund Files.
Rep. Anna Paulina LunaBefore the guy comes in to say "John Thune will do nothing" -- let me beat you to the punch. John Thune will do nothing. He's a Democrat who exists to do favors for his rich corporate donors and get paid off for doing them.
@RepLuna Apr 15 A friendly reminder that House Oversight subpoenaed the records of the congressional sexual harassment slush fund and we will be releasing them. Maybe we'll see more resignations, you never know. #trashday
NEW: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is accusing Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) of misconduct, telling CBS News’ Major Garrett her office has provided Senate Majority Leader Thune’s staff with allegations related to Gallego that are “sexual in nature.” CBS News has reached out to… pic.twitter.com/z4L54nix3v
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 16, 2026
Just look at his campaign disclosures. There is enough there to bust him pic.twitter.com/w24QRVixcE
— The Great Gats🐝 (@Gardyloo_Alert) April 17, 2026
Anna Paulina LunaHakeem Jeffries says he never heard anything, anything! about Rapewell's predations.
@realannapaulina Apr 14 I have not forgotten that John Thune is intentionally blocking voter ID by refusing to embrace the talking filibuster. So now I have to fight to stick it on FISA. Which I will. But John’s voters should be asking him what he is thinking.
Question: Some Democrats have said they’ve known about the Swalwell rumors for years. Shouldn’t you have known as leader?
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 17, 2026
Jeffries: *Avoids question entirely* https://t.co/ABuSJ6gEPS pic.twitter.com/nr57ZTTSGd
🚨 NOW: Mass calls for investigations are ramping up after nearly a DOZEN of America's top scientists either died or disappeared with few answers
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 16, 2026
The scientists happen to be tied to "critical secrets."
"This has the hallmarks of a FOREIGN OPERATION."
This is insane. 🤯
"These… pic.twitter.com/rygr0QmDZ3
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 01:16 PM (TUwfQ)
Posted by: Denny Crane - My poop doesn't smell. at April 17, 2026 01:17 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Came In Last.... at April 17, 2026 01:17 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (4KUe5)
Guys like this used to have to leave town.
Posted by: mr tmz at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (rJ48h)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Came In Last.... at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Roasted Dophin at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (P6qMv)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 01:19 PM (qpJ+b)
Posted by: Inogame at April 17, 2026 01:19 PM (53oGX)
No human trafficking.
Men suck! Destroy the patriarchy.
The gloryholes at the next DNC will just be sad...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 01:19 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 01:19 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:19 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Came In Last.... at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (dmDsy)
And sent the nood to this post.....
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Blame The Sun. at April 17, 2026 01:19 PM (dmDsy)
Hard to denounce Trump for hanging out with a pr0nstar or allegedly peeing on hookers when your guy is doing this and much, much worse.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 01:20 PM (4KUe5)
I will wait to find out.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 01:20 PM (rbvCR)
What is this, the f*'n 5th grade?
Can we get some adults in the room?
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 01:20 PM (DgMqy)
You CAN be arrested for using campaign moneys to pay for the wedding with the thot you cheated on her with.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 01:21 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at April 17, 2026 01:21 PM (P6qMv)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 01:21 PM (qpJ+b)
Both genders, too.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 01:21 PM (tUj8P)
Posted by: That guy who always says "John Thune will do nothing" at April 17, 2026 01:21 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 01:21 PM (2ap+5)
A few years ago the FNM managed to persuade the voters of AL to not for Roy Moore because he married a 24 year old which made him a pedophile or something
Note that was his first and I believe only marriage...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:21 PM (sKqQm)
There's no way that somebody in the MSM doesn't have those and is sitting on them for leverage.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 01:21 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: mr tmz at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (rJ48h)
Someone could print up a PhD diploma for Nuclear Science and then he could disappear...
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 01:21 PM (2WIwB)
But I’m tired (so sick and tired) of believe all women so I admit I’m not all that confident these accusations are true. But if they take out Gallego ( or any Dem) then good
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2026 01:22 PM (HRaVm)
This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: That Guy who says "Nothing will happen." at April 17, 2026 01:22 PM (j4NJK)
I'm sure Scott Weiner is ready to help with that situation.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 01:22 PM (tUj8P)
Posted by: 18-1
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Considering his father was a convicted cartel operative, very possible.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 01:23 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Blame The Sun. at April 17, 2026 01:19 PM (dmDsy
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I got you, fam
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 01:23 PM (P+gfg)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 01:23 PM (y0LCM)
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 01:23 PM (mP0Kj)
There is good money in accusing Republicans of sexual misconduct, nothing in accusing Democrats/leftists.
So when one of the latter complaints come up you know it isn't looking for a payout at least...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:23 PM (sKqQm)
Oh, we Congresscreeps pass mash notes back and forth with our female staff members all the time!
Esprit de corps is important, people!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:23 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 01:24 PM (FpHTM)
Gallego just looks like a creep. As do Swalwell and Schiff.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 01:24 PM (tUj8P)
No one should be surprised that he is exactly as he appears.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at April 17, 2026 01:24 PM (yFLFB)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:24 PM (sKqQm)
Trillions of dollars spent. Years of conflict. Thousands upon thousands of US dead. The economy reduced to an state of untaxable destitution. Iran has been our downfall.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 01:24 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: content? what content??? at April 17, 2026 01:24 PM (9vFyc)
In fairness to Hakim, he's a remarkably dumb motherfucker, and he may experience difficulty understanding adult subjects unless puppets are used to explain them to him.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 17, 2026 01:24 PM (KKQKG)
Or make him a Navy Ensign and let him go on leave in Manila.
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 01:24 PM (y0LCM)
There's no way that somebody in the MSM doesn't have those and is sitting on them for leverage.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 01:21 PM (vTZFs)
MSM? you amuse us...
Posted by: The Deep State at April 17, 2026 01:25 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 17, 2026 01:25 PM (n5tGW)
Barrel's over that way. (Moose outside shoulda told ya.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 17, 2026 01:25 PM (O7YUW)
If Gallego resigns what is the process for appointing a replacement in AZ?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:24 PM (sKqQm)
Lotto tickets are sold. The drawing determines who the next senator is.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 01:25 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:25 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 01:25 PM (y0LCM)
____
I offer up John Thune
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 01:25 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: RandomDave at April 17, 2026 01:26 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: not columbo at April 17, 2026 01:26 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Max Power at April 17, 2026 01:26 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 01:26 PM (tUj8P)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 01:26 PM (RbWJI)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 01:26 PM (qpJ+b)
Because she appoints his replacement.
And they're fighting like crazy to keep him ....
Because if she goes, AZ doesn't have a LT gov, it goes to the Dem SOS, who is running for re-election this fall.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 01:26 PM (HXT0k)
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I got you, fam
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 01:23 PM (P+gfg)
The HQ abides...
*Smiley Face*
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Blame My Son. at April 17, 2026 01:26 PM (dmDsy)
Jesse Watters on Fox has covered it regularly for like a year now. It's a really odd story.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 01:26 PM (tUj8P)
Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at April 17, 2026 01:21 PM (P6qMv)
Ummm...Rosie, we are supposed to believe all women...WOMEN Rosie.
Now hush.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 01:26 PM (2WIwB)
Queer Starmer also getting the pressure on the sex allegations again today. He lied again about stuff he knew.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
Whatever do you mean?
He just said that he's planning to open the straights, er, straits!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:27 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 01:25 PM (Dv3i1)
Unfortnately, we don't get to make that choice.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 01:27 PM (FpHTM)
It would entertain me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:27 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 01:27 PM (mP0Kj)
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The ones that coincidentally were experts in areas that could touch on UFO retrievals?
Just wondering if this is a new thing or an old thing folks have been trying to ignore.
Posted by: Methos at April 17, 2026 01:27 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Jackie Chiles at April 17, 2026 01:28 PM (n5tGW)
We can give them Murkowski’s Cole stash. Maybe McConnell’s dementia meds.
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 01:28 PM (y0LCM)
Posted by: RandomDave at April 17, 2026 01:28 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Safety Patrol at April 17, 2026 01:28 PM (oftw2)
Concussions. Whatever.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 01:28 PM (AkEZC)
The conspiracy YouTube channels I visit are OBCESSED with the missing scientists.
I'm still around. Guess I'm not that important.
*kicks rock glumly*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 01:29 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 01:29 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: The Deep State
Hell, you're the source. The problem for the MSM is that it's a MAD situation. You can't nuke the other side without nuking your side at the same time.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM (vTZFs)
Mr. Biden lives abroad.”
Those four words in a filing from Barry Coburn confirmed what had long been rumored about his client: Hunter Biden has left the country as his former lawyers and creditors seek millions in unpaid debts.
He added, “He cannot pay his current lawyers.”
There goes my amateur documentary "The Life and Art of Hunter Biden."
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM (Sco7b)
The conspiracy YouTube channels I visit are OBCESSED with the missing scientists.
I'm still around. Guess I'm not that important.
*kicks rock glumly*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 01:29 PM (tgvbd)
OWWW!!!!
Posted by: Kid Rock... at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM (qpJ+b)
https://tinyurl.com/mvbft4sw
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM (ndZc7)
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earliest one 2023, latest Feb 2026 I think.
So it could be random. Shit happens. These people aren't young. But, still . . .
Posted by: not columbo at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Operator Error at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM (UPo3B)
Kier Starmer has become the Wesley Crusher of NATO.
"Shut up, Kier"
Since NATO has become the Wesley Crusher of international alliances, so it's quandary stacked upon quandary time.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:31 PM (xG4kz)
Finished a roasted garlic and rosemary loaf.
I probably could have done two bulbs of garlic instead of just one. Mostly taste the rosemary.
But, it's good stuff. Dolley likes it. I made it for her.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:31 PM (B5oTI)
Turn up the heat Sexy GOP lady...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)
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yeah right
we'll decipher the origin of life on Earth before we see that list of names
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 01:31 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Missing 411 at April 17, 2026 01:31 PM (oftw2)
https://tinyurl.com/mvbft4sw
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM (ndZc7)
You'd think a Muslim country would have killed the troon before they ever got the chance.
Like, the second they say they want to be a troon, off the tallest building in Ankara with you.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 01:32 PM (FpHTM)
Concussions. Whatever.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 01:28 PM (Ak
Iran is a prime suspect . North Korea is my other suspect. North Korea has no problem kidnapping South Koreans.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 01:32 PM (0cOSz)
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TBF - the north korean wimmens were on starvation rations and so didn't have much budonk in the budonkadonk
Posted by: not columbo at April 17, 2026 01:32 PM (anL5R)
Another tranny school shooting. Eight kids, one teacher dead. This time in Turkey.
Non posso. Such shootings only happen in the US. That's what the best and brightest tell me.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 01:32 PM (tgvbd)
Would love to see his ass primaried out of his seat.
Fucking piece of shit is he.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 17, 2026 01:32 PM (qoLdL)
Should we tell them?
I bet they are probably also working on a cure for polio.
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 01:32 PM (h6xNL)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 01:32 PM (0cOSz)
NORKs are pretty quiet when Trump is in office.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 01:33 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2026 01:33 PM (OY1AQ)
Turn up the heat Sexy GOP lady...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)
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It's hard to imagine Gallego being caught up in a major scandal affecting anything else other than AZ races, and even then that's ancillary.
It's not like Roy Cooper in NC will have to answer for it, or anything.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:33 PM (B5oTI)
Color me shocked. When will Joey start selling reverse mortgages and talk about Corn Pop buying gold?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 01:33 PM (qpJ+b)
I would have expected this near Istanbul or the Aegean coastline...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:33 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 01:33 PM (RbWJI)
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$10 says they have been spirited away to someone's secret volcano lair
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 01:34 PM (ZxPkt)
From what I've read, present-day Turkey can be pretty chill for a Muslim country.
Posted by: bonhomme at April 17, 2026 01:34 PM (mkw2N)
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$10 says they have been spirited away to someone's secret volcano lair
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 01:34 PM (ZxPkt)
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Who is John Galt?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:34 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 01:34 PM (h6xNL)
That's like saying these whores have no interest in the money, they're just their 'cause they love the work.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 01:35 PM (HXT0k)
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You may call me Sindrome!
Posted by: like my cape? at April 17, 2026 01:35 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 17, 2026 01:25 PM (n5tGW)
He likes the Slavic rent boys, yes?
Posted by: So many pervs it's hard to keep track at April 17, 2026 01:35 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 01:35 PM (qpJ+b)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
They're all gay once they've been roofied
Posted by: Ed Buck at April 17, 2026 01:35 PM (gKWVE)
It would entertain me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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That won't happen, as her staff hasbecome quite adept at releasing bite-size statements on any action or opinion coming from the governor's office.
They learned from the FJB admin on how to properly position an imbecile to look and sound professional (most of the time, at least).
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at April 17, 2026 01:36 PM (5yDGQ)
Posted by: bonhomme at April 17, 2026 01:34 PM (mkw2N)
I was under the impression that it _was_ chill until Erdogan took over, then he went full Durka Durka Muhammad Jihad.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 01:36 PM (FpHTM)
Hunter Biden has left the country as his former lawyers and creditors seek millions in unpaid debts.
Another deadweight deadbeat leaves the US. I recently read a story about some art-historian type bint to fled to Europe to avoid paying her student loan.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 01:36 PM (tgvbd)
Another Nick Sortor Holy Crap moment:
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
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Apr 16
🚨 HOLY CRAP! ICE Director Todd Lyons just revealed ICE recently busted the largest gift card fraud scheme EVER — and that stolen money was being sent DIRECTLY BACK to military units in CHINA
It was being carried out by illegal Chinese men who were let in under BIDEN
All military aged, of course.
The scam is fairly simple: these Chinese fraudsters steal barcodes off gift cards from retail stores, place them back on the shelf, and when a shopper buys it, that money is IMMEDIATELY skimmed by CCP operatives who have the numbers in a database
And the American consumer is left with a worthless piece of plastic, unbeknownst to them.
ICE agents are doing HEROIC work — no matter what the Democrats say.
Posted by: beckster at April 17, 2026 01:36 PM (kX27y)
Waiting till the weekend allows things to settle before wake-up Monday. So, what's he going to do?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 01:36 PM (P+D9B)
It certainly works the other way - in many elections THE ISSUE had been some secondary Republican running who was caught in a scandal or just said something dumb.
The old GOPe wouldn't bother trying to make a similar case against the Dems but Trump's GOP? I think they can
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 01:24 PM (y0LCM)
Hah, my first night out of CONUS, on my way to DGAR, was an overnight in Manila. I was an Ensign. I lived.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 01:36 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Ed Buck, killer fag at April 17, 2026 01:36 PM (onPc6)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 17, 2026 01:25 PM (n5tGW)
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Starmer has had massive pressures on his ministership since he started, and he's just coasted through the news cycle until it's forgotten. He's had ministers resign from his government in protest more than once.
Why?
Because he knows that Labour won't force him out. If they force him out, they have to call snap elections, and they'll be wiped out. He has literally no incentive to leave.
His entire cabinet can resign and he'll just hold meetings alone at 10 Downing Street, talking to himself. It's not like he actually has to make important decisions anyway.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:37 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:34 PM (B5oTI)
The only normal name in that damned book.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 01:37 PM (FpHTM)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 01:29 PM (0cOSz)
LOL
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 01:37 PM (RbWJI)
Hunter will meet with an "unexpected accident".
It'll be the "sacred Beau" all over for Mush4Brains
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:37 PM (xG4kz)
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$10 says they have been spirited away to someone's secret volcano lair
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 01:34 PM (ZxPkt)
Hustled onto a Malaysian jet and flown up Don Lemon's ass.
Posted by: Dark and cavernous but surprisingly spacious at April 17, 2026 01:37 PM (TbWk/)
Re missing scientists. Could we get some sort of chart to identify who they are, where they worked, and what their work consisted of? Maybe some common thread could be found, that might lead to a motive for their disappearances.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 01:37 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 01:37 PM (YwEeS)
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Listing the names of the congressional pieces of shit who dipped into that fund, and just their names, wouldn't change a thing. Even the amounts they used wouldn't.
Because the list would be so long there'd be no way to bring anything resembling justice.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 01:37 PM (AkEZC)
The conspiracy YouTube channels I visit are OBCESSED with the missing scientists.
I'm still around. Guess I'm not that important.
*kicks rock glumly*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 01:29 PM (tgvbd)
OWWW!!!!
Posted by: Kid Rock... at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM
You kicked my little brother?
Posted by: Big Brother of Kid Rock at April 17, 2026 01:38 PM (qoLdL)
They learned from the FJB admin on how to properly position an imbecile to look and sound professional (most of the time, at least).
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at April 17, 2026 01:36 PM (5yDGQ)
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What I meant was Strange's insistence on appointing himself to the open Senate seat that Session's left to become AG. Strange was beset by controversy and his presence destroyed the ability of the GOP to keep the seat when the actual election came around.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:38 PM (B5oTI)
This is relatable. I think a lot of people feel the same way. Plenty of seemingly normal people online and in my real life seem to be feeling the same way.
My father in law is an extreme example. He's so open to conspiracy theories now, it's like his brain fell out of his head. He's all-in on chemtrails, politicians being replaced with doubles (Hillary specifically), and even (ugh) Holocaust denialism. I've teased him about the first two. The last one I just refuse to talk about with him. It's not worth it.
Posted by: bonhomme at April 17, 2026 01:38 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 17, 2026 01:38 PM (vwszh)
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 01:38 PM (33y12)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:34 PM (B5oTI)
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S FROM A BOOK
Posted by: JOHN GALT at April 17, 2026 01:38 PM (RbWJI)
The scam is fairly simple: these Chinese fraudsters steal barcodes off gift cards from retail stores, place them back on the shelf, and when a shopper buys it, that money is IMMEDIATELY skimmed by CCP operatives who have the numbers in a database
And the American consumer is left with a worthless piece of plastic, unbeknownst to them.
ICE agents are doing HEROIC work — no matter what the Democrats say.
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the level of fraud is astronomical. I mean, this is state actor fraud. Sheesh. SMOD it might be time...
Posted by: like my cape? at April 17, 2026 01:38 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Beartooth at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (tYGL3)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:34 PM (B5oTI)
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S FROM A BOOK
Posted by: JOHN GALT at April 17, 2026 01:38 PM (RbWJI)
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What's a book?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (qpJ+b)
If they force him out, they have to call snap elections, and they'll be wiped out.
They don't have to call an election until 2029 if Starmer is there or not. They'll hold on grimly until the final second because 1) they know they'll be wiped out and 2) it gives them time to finish looting the store.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (tgvbd)
Ike had people record video evidence so there wouldn't be any room for denial.
Does he think people like Ike and Reagan were "in on it"?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 01:40 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:15 PM
She probably means trafficked in that the hooker was brought across state lines to fuck Gallego.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 17, 2026 01:40 PM (0bjKf)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 01:40 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 01:40 PM (gu0hJ)
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Every day is #trashday on Capitol Hill ... not to mention Maricopa County, which continues rigging elections for Ds with the help of the McCain Crony Machine.
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 01:40 PM (qE1/4)
He better pay his security detail.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (qpJ+b)
Somebody watches The Aristocratic Spoon.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 01:40 PM (FpHTM)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:27 PM
The 6K collection of Ridley Scott Directors Cuts in the meantime?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 01:40 PM (epVzN)
Yes but did the NSF bring you back.
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 01:40 PM (h6xNL)
I'll be in my bunk.
Posted by: Candidus at April 17, 2026 01:40 PM (mh9lQ)
She really is in the Lamarr range.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 17, 2026 01:41 PM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 01:37 PM (utfVc)
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Top men are working on it. Top men.
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 01:41 PM (33y12)
If they force him out, they have to call snap elections, and they'll be wiped out.
They don't have to call an election until 2029 if Starmer is there or not. They'll hold on grimly until the final second because 1) they know they'll be wiped out and 2) it gives them time to finish looting the store.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (tgvbd)
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If they force Starmer out of office, not convince him to resign but force, then UK rules are to call snap elections.
And there are so many Labour ministers that he can just keep pulling worthless idiots to fill the post at exchecheur or whatever for the next three years.
If Labour goes nuclear and does a vote of no confidence to actually force him out, Labour gets wiped out.
Hence, they'll never actually force him out, and Starmer knows it. He's not going anywhere.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:41 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (B5oTI)
It's a rectangular thing with lots of bound pages, but that's not important right now.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 01:41 PM (RbWJI)
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 01:42 PM (qE1/4)
The SC justice "Dirty Diana" Hagen is the one who oversaw the question of the... redistricting. Dirty Diana thought this dude was hot. So the Republicans lost a US House seat.
Posted by: Ed Buck at April 17, 2026 01:42 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 01:42 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
My first thought is that since Trump mentioned it, it is known who the malefactors are and he wanted to let them know we know. My second thought is that this kind of thing would never be mentioned by Biden because no one in his admin would be looking at it anyway, the focus was on prosecuting nuns. My third thought is that I'm probably too conspiracy minded for my own good, and our investigators are just still pulling the pieces together.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 01:42 PM (Dv3i1)
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You haven't lived until you've played Smile at Marilyn's Blow Heaven in Subic City.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 01:43 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 01:43 PM (gu0hJ)
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T DO WHATEVER I WANT?!!!!
Posted by: Justice Hagan at April 17, 2026 01:43 PM (anL5R)
Real Scientists or
TV Scientists or
AI Models Doing The Work Of Scientists?
Posted by: Bad Andrew
They're frauds unless there are pictures of them wearing lab coats. All REAL scientists wear lab coats.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:43 PM (xG4kz)
His entire cabinet can resign and he'll just hold meetings alone at 10 Downing Street, talking to himself. It's not like he actually has to make important decisions anyway.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:37 PM (B5oTI)
If Labour wants him out, he's out. Labour holds a huge majority right now. They don't have to call a snap election. The PM is simply the leader of the majority party in the House of Commons; if the party selects a new leader, he becomes PM. There is no direct public election of a Prime Minister in a Westminster system.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 01:44 PM (utfVc)
SO TRUE
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 01:44 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:43 PM (xG4kz)
How DARE you
Posted by: Doctor Jill at April 17, 2026 01:44 PM (RbWJI)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (B5oTI)
It's a rectangular thing with lots of bound pages, but that's not important right now.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 01:41 PM
You have to speak TJM's language.
A book is like a bound version of a really polished movie script. But instead of story boards you have to use you imagination to get the gist of it.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 17, 2026 01:45 PM (qoLdL)
Re missing scientists. Could we get some sort of chart to identify who they are, where they worked, and what their work consisted of? Maybe some common thread could be found, that might lead to a motive for their disappearances.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
And by all means DO NOT SKIMP ON THE RED STRING AND THUMBTACKS!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:45 PM (xG4kz)
TV Scientists or
AI Models Doing The Work Of Scientists?
Posted by: Bad Andrew
They're frauds unless there are pictures of them wearing lab coats. All REAL scientists wear lab coats.
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Calm down calm down. We've still got Bill Nye.
Posted by: Whew! at April 17, 2026 01:45 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: JOHN GALT at April 17, 2026 01:38 PM (RbWJI)
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What's a book?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (B5oTI)
THATS FUNNY BECAUSE A BOOK IS THAT THING THAT MAKES MY DOOR NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY... DUH!!
Posted by: BEN ROTHLISBURGER at April 17, 2026 01:45 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (B5oTI)
It's a rectangular thing with lots of bound pages, but that's not important right now.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 01:41 PM (RbWJI)
It's when you leave really fast....
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 01:46 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 01:46 PM (qpJ+b)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 01:44 PM (utfVc)
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"Leave your post or we'll get mad at you."
-Labour.
"Fuck you, no."
-Starmer
Literally for 2 years now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:46 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 01:46 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Understood.
But, she's looking to get re-elected as governor and I doubt she's looking that far ahead.
However, if Gallego decides to leave after just the 1 term, I could see her campaigning for his vacated seat in 2030. So, no need to do anything out of the ordinary to keep it in the Dem column.
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at April 17, 2026 01:46 PM (5yDGQ)
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It would a shame if he were die suddenly.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 01:46 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 01:43 PM (FmapG)
Does crossing the Shit River outside Cubi Point NAS and playing "smiles" in the Missouri Bar in Olongalo City count?
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 01:46 PM (Y1sOo)
we'll decipher the origin of life on Earth before we see that list of names
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 01:31 PM (ZxPkt)
Scripturally it's Adam and Eve, so....
Posted by: moki at April 17, 2026 01:47 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 17, 2026 01:45 PM (qoLdL)
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I can't imagine things. I can only see things.
Imagination isn't real, dummy!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:47 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:47 PM (B5oTI)
You know what else wasn't real?
Posted by: Tucker, Candy and Megyn at April 17, 2026 01:47 PM (RbWJI)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 01:47 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:47 PM (B5oTI)
You know what else wasn't real?
Posted by: Tucker, Candy and Megyn at April 17, 2026 01:47 PM (RbWJI)
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Birds?
That guy in the back of the plane?
Rhode Island?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:48 PM (B5oTI)
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Please tell me that Dr. Faucistein is among them.
Lie to me if you must ....
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 01:48 PM (qE1/4)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 01:48 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 17, 2026 01:48 PM (DwqWV)
https://tinyurl.com/mvbft4sw
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM (ndZc7)
You'd think a Muslim country would have killed the troon before they ever got the chance.
Like, the second they say they want to be a troon, off the tallest building in Ankara with you.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 01:32 PM (FpHTM)
Turks have an ancient cultural tradition of raping castrated slaves. If a guy volunteers to be a catamite, I expect they would happy to play along. And they're not a sharia country anyway.
Posted by: SciVo at April 17, 2026 01:49 PM (Sy6m/)
Adam and certainly Eve aren't even named until Genesis 2.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 01:49 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 01:43 PM (FmapG)
Does crossing the Shit River outside Cubi Point NAS and playing "smiles" in the Missouri Bar in Olongalo City count?
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Yes. But none of this beats Pattaya Beach. I know sailors prefer Thai Ladyboys to Benny Boys.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 01:49 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 01:46 PM
* shifty eyes *
Posted by: David Hogg, Harvard alumnus at April 17, 2026 01:49 PM (lihFR)
Has Greta von Thule gone missing?
Posted by: Anna Puma
What's for supper, ma? Not Doom Goblin again!!
-- Ace's crows
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:49 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 01:50 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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FN is now saying it's 11 missing.
Posted by: Judge Boasberg at April 17, 2026 01:50 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:47 PM (B5oTI)
You know what else wasn't real?
Posted by: Tucker, Candy and Megyn at April 17, 2026 01:47 PM (RbWJI)
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Birds?
That guy in the back of the plane?
Rhode Island?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:48 PM (B5oTI)
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Harvey the Rabbit?
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 01:50 PM (qE1/4)
And referees in Australian Rules Football.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 01:50 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 01:48 PM (P+D9B)
To them it's still only 2. They are very binary thinkers.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 01:50 PM (RbWJI)
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 01:50 PM (qE1/4)
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That fucker is definitely real.
Owes me $5.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:51 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 01:51 PM (Y1sOo)
FN is now saying it's 11 missing.
Posted by: Judge Boasberg
Only CandiO knows the real number of missing scientists ... and she'll tell us that next week!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:52 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 17, 2026 01:45 PM (qoLdL)
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I can't imagine things. I can only see things.
Imagination isn't real, dummy!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:47 PM
I guess "Pure Imagination" from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was kinda lost on ya. ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 17, 2026 01:53 PM (WsJuq)
LOL ... So, I sold more copies of my sci-fi novel, Rabbitskin, from my own website, not even using Amazon, etc, than Gavin really sold with millions of advertisement -
Apr 17, 2026 · 12:50 PM UTC
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 01:54 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 01:50 PM (gu0hJ)
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He has a future career in The Secret Cervix.
/Are they hiring?
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 01:54 PM (qE1/4)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 01:50 PM (gu0hJ)
He's also a Fabian Society Socialist rent boy aficionado.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 01:54 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: wth at April 17, 2026 01:54 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 01:55 PM (cWLG3)
Was there, too. Had a young, enlisted crewmember get the surprise of his life in his hotel room one night.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 01:55 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Article and chart
https://tinyurl.com/svhabm78
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 01:55 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Judge Boasberg
Only CandiO knows the real number of missing scientists ... and she'll tell us that next week!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:52 PM (xG4kz)
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I'm pretty sure Erika Kirk killed them -- or The Jooos, but mostly The Jooos.
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 01:56 PM (qE1/4)
on the other hand, that just means Gavin Newsom is that much of a punchable phony that nobody wants to read his shit NOR support anything he does, excepting maybe go away.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 01:56 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 01:56 PM (FmapG)
I've had roast dolphin. I don't know if APL played any role in roasting it. I'd like to think so.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 01:56 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 01:56 PM (lihFR)
Posted by: Bear with me here at April 17, 2026 01:57 PM (A+zd0)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 17, 2026 01:57 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 01:55 PM (cWLG3)
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The IRGC says that.
But the Foreign Minister says otherwise.
Because the whole, "We'll splinter into a thousand pieces if our top brass are eliminated as a deliberate strategy" is actually just a recipe for increased internal tensions until they start killing each other.
Which is the whole point right now of Trump announcing things. Increase internal tensions while they can't import anything, the oil market stabilizes, and internal resistance groups keep taking out Basij and IRGC mid-level and up leadership with every passing day.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:57 PM (B5oTI)
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Yeah, that can happen. We had a Marine meet Bat Man after his hooker tied him to the bed.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 01:58 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 01:55 PM (cWLG3)
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Unexpectedly.
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 01:58 PM (qE1/4)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 17, 2026 01:59 PM (xvV+O)
/Are they hiring?
Posted by: ShainS
Aren't they all pretty secret? I mean, excepting Katy Perry's
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 01:59 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 01:59 PM (0cOSz)
You can hand over your enriched uranium, or we can pepper you with depleted uranium.
Now, choose.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:59 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 01:59 PM (P+D9B)
Una Paloma Blanca
I'm just a bird in the sky
And now you do too.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 02:00 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Bear with me here at April 17, 2026 01:57 PM (A+zd0)
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Harder to get the right meter when used in a Limerick, Haiku, or Rolling Stones song.
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 02:00 PM (qE1/4)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 02:01 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 02:01 PM (ZxPkt)
Like a guy with a bat? Or a guy in hockey pants speaking in a husky voice?
Posted by: bonhomme at April 17, 2026 02:02 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 17, 2026 02:02 PM (xvV+O)
Was there, too. Had a young, enlisted crewmember get the surprise of his life in his hotel room one night.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 01:55 PM (Y1sOo)
Never get a blowjob from someone until you've seen their genitals. I had a very close call once.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 02:02 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro
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Damn bish! Git some hep!
Posted by: Tarshea Fudge-Riley at April 17, 2026 02:02 PM (DDJSl)
Then look at the picture of Gallego and look at his sneakers.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 02:02 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:02 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Davey Jones at April 17, 2026 02:02 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 02:03 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 02:03 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 17, 2026 02:03 PM (Vh9CX)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:04 PM (0cOSz)
Quite possible if you have your hands over your ears and head in the sand.
Posted by: Ripley at April 17, 2026 02:04 PM (GUOwU)
Una Paloma Blanca
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when Buckwheat sings a song, it's his forever
https://youtu.be/MgFDv_4oKsw
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 02:04 PM (ZxPkt)
so?!!
dude I have a memory like an elephant and I've lived here my whole life
they're spraying shit in the skies in PA
it's a freaking criss-cross pattern! all at once! that's not planes.
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 17, 2026 02:04 PM (j+aD2)
https://tinyurl.com/3yka4cf5
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 01:59 PM (P+D9B)
The good news: I've had eyes on Pooky for the last two years. And he says that he didn't know anyone on the list.
The bad news: He has no theories (or ones he's willing to share with me).
Posted by: pookysgirl, working hard at April 17, 2026 02:05 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: hey, my name's sheena at April 17, 2026 02:05 PM (gKWVE)
Robert Garcia claims he had never heard the rumors about Swalwell, saying “I’m newer to Congress."
Was that wrong? Should I have not done that? I tell you I gotta plead ignorance on this thing because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing was frowned upon, you know, cause I’ve worked in a lot of offices and I tell you people do that all the time.
Posted by: Robert Garcia at April 17, 2026 02:05 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 17, 2026 02:06 PM (KNmT+)
That happened to a friend of mine on another crew in a hotel room Olongapo. Didn't tie him up. They just slapped him around a bit before leaving with his wallet and wristwatch.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 02:06 PM (Y1sOo)
https://tinyurl.com/svhabm78
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 01:55 PM (P+D9B)
I think the Massachusetts killings are the work of the one nutbar. And the three in Ohio sound like a love triangle gone bad. Certainly not "unexplained". The unexplained disappearances are quite diffeent from those cases.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 02:06 PM (utfVc)
Like a guy with a bat? Or a guy in hockey pants speaking in a husky voice?
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This was Perth, SW Australia. The hooker tied him down on the bed face down. Then Bat Man popped out of the closet and had his way. The Marine's situational awareness may have been off.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 02:06 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Jackie Chiles at April 17, 2026 02:06 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 02:07 PM (RbWJI)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 02:07 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 01:46 PM (gu0hJ)
Better than Prince George's ecstatic memory of his visit to Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington's estate that included a dalliance with the Duke's two nieces, which ended in a night of carnal bliss in a closet with the particularly winsome pair of Wellingtons.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 02:07 PM (rbvCR)
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I was reading a book from the UK that discussed conspiracy theories and their probability of being real. For every conspiracy theory they left some weasel room for it being real. Even the batshit ones. Except chemtrails! Even chemtrails were too batshit for these authors.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 17, 2026 02:07 PM (0bjKf)
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2h
German Chancellor Merz:
"Iran must end its nuclear program. It must stop attacking Israel and the Gulf states. And it must reopen the Strait of Hormuz reliably, permanently, and without any form of payment."
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So...the war is over, huh? Modern German leadership talking tough is the sigh, right?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:07 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 02:08 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: pookysgirl, working hard at April 17, 2026 02:05 PM (Wt5PA)
it does sound like the work of SPECTRE, doesn't it?
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 02:08 PM (rbvCR)
Or?
Posted by: Iran at April 17, 2026 02:08 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:08 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 02:08 PM (iFTx/)
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Him getting kicked out before he started earning his congressional pension would be hilarious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 02:08 PM (B5oTI)
Where do jilted NASA astronauts flying a jet cross country while wearing adult diapers fit into this hodgepodge?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 02:09 PM (xG4kz)
>>Time to call in the Forensic Sneaker Analysis Team.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 02:09 PM (Y1sOo)
Damn you don't learn very from very recent experiences.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:10 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: Katie Porter at April 17, 2026 02:10 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:02 PM (0cOSz)
We got dolphins off the west coast of Mexico during spring break one year. When I told my GF back home she literally thought I caught and ate Flipper. She didn't talk to me for a week. I don't think she ever really believed me that dolphins are not porpoises.
Posted by: Beartooth at April 17, 2026 02:10 PM (tYGL3)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 17, 2026 02:11 PM (n5tGW)
That's how a bloke gets the Trench Foot.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 02:11 PM (gKWVE)
Damn you don't learn very from very recent experiences
Oh, we learned all right. We learned that unless you're from the US, you can be ignored and mocked.
Posted by: Iran at April 17, 2026 02:11 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 17, 2026 02:12 PM (S/Y4j)
And Israel. Israelis are bad dudes.
Posted by: Iran at April 17, 2026 02:12 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: tintex, definitely NOT a moose at April 17, 2026 02:12 PM (sBl13)
I've seen more photos from that encounter. In one you can see the guy wearing the sneakers from behind and to the left. He has a short beard just like Gallego.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 02:13 PM (viF8m)
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Mahi Mahi have quite the frontal lobe. We sure they aren't sentient?
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 17, 2026 02:13 PM (0bjKf)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2026 02:13 PM (gm9Sb)
MORE TRANS VIOLENCE
İsa Aras Mersinli, who identifies as "non-binary," shot up a school in Turkey killing at least 9 people, including 8 students and 1 teacher before dying from stab wounds.
12 others were also injured in the shooting with some in critical condition.
In a leaked manifesto, Mersinli claims that he was "lonely" and was "better than everyone. Because I am the ultimate being."
Transgenderism is a threat to society"
That turkey school shooter killed 9. hadn't heard that reported before. and TRANS of course.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2026 02:14 PM (vbXSk)
"You want a bag?" asks the pharmacist?
"No," the guy replies, "she's not that ugly."
That's the kind of joke a dude like Gallego would laugh too hard at, and retell it too many times.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 02:14 PM (2WIwB)
This just raises more questions I probably don't want to know the answer to. Did Bat Man growl huskily at the Marine? Hit him with the bat? Or does "had his way" mean something sexual?
Posted by: bonhomme at April 17, 2026 02:15 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 02:15 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:16 PM (0cOSz)
Posted by: tintex, definitely NOT a moose at April 17, 2026 02:12 PM
Sacked? Sacked?!
Posted by: An Old Man Working for The Crimson Permanent Assurance at April 17, 2026 02:16 PM (kgE5c)
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 02:16 PM (qE1/4)
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So somebody brought a knife to a gunfight?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2026 02:16 PM (LxER7)
Quite possible if you have your hands over your ears and head in the sand.
Posted by: Ripley at April 17, 2026 02:04 PM (GUOwU)
Point of order: Hakeem's head is up his ass.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 17, 2026 02:16 PM (DwqWV)
Posted by: Ripley at April 17, 2026 02:17 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 02:17 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 02:18 PM (Y09E4)
"You want a bag?" asks the pharmacist?
"No," the guy replies, "she's not that ugly."
That's the kind of joke a dude like Gallego would laugh too hard at, and retell it too many times.
Posted by: Diogenes
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I'm that guy too. I have told it since I was 12 and laugh at it every time.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 17, 2026 02:18 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: SciVo at April 17, 2026 02:18 PM (Sy6m/)
I've seen more photos from that encounter. In one you can see the guy wearing the sneakers from behind and to the left. He has a short beard just like Gallego.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 02:13 PM (viF8m)
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The guy in the vid is wearing the same string bracelet as Gallego too. It's him. 99.99%.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 02:18 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 02:16 PM (0cOSz)
No worries. I laughed too.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 02:18 PM (2WIwB)
Gurl bosses demand that you get your wisecracking ways over to the NOOD thread, now!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 02:19 PM (xG4kz)
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I don't know. I was not there. Batman wore a mask and a cape and had a hardon.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 02:19 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Steiner at April 17, 2026 02:21 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comp
I'd pay to see that movie.
Can we get Henry Cavil to bleach his hair?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2026 02:22 PM (i0Hi3)
Adam and certainly Eve aren't even named until Genesis 2.
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But have you seen the Genesis Prequal?
It has aliens.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 02:22 PM (HXT0k)
Please tell me that Dr. Faucistein is among them.
Lie to me if you must ....
Posted by: ShainS at April 17
FAuci was one of them. . . . I lied; in what sick world would Fauci be considered a 'scientist?"
Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 17, 2026 02:31 PM (JNTt1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 17, 2026 01:30 PM (qpJ+b)
True. We find them very tasty.
Posted by: NK hungry men at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (P6qMv)
Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 17, 2026 02:37 PM (JNTt1)
Posted by: melodicmetal at April 17, 2026 02:43 PM (61TgR)
I would sniff the tires of the laundry truck carrying her used undies.
Posted by: Butch at April 17, 2026 03:19 PM (98xTj)
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Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Threesome?
Except... who took the video? And, more critically, what was the sex of the videographer?
Posted by: buddhaha at April 17, 2026 08:17 PM (i3DU8)
Iran Claims They Have Completely Opened the Strait of America, Claims They're Ready to Turn Over All Uranium and Give Up Their Nuclear Ambitions
I believe neither of these things. I do believe they've said these things, but I think they're lying.
But this nevertheless newsworthy because it shows that Iran is scared and desperate. They are always pretending that they're in the cat-bird seat and #winning the war, somehow, even as they're all hiding inside mosques. To even speak these lies shows their weakness: Strong men have no need of lying. They can speak the truth and dar you to object to it. LeMonde: Iran agrees to give up their enriched uranium, insists their nuclear program is "peaceful." Except that during the talks before Epic Fury, they boasted they could make 11 nuclear bombs within a week if they chose to.You can share an article by clicking on the share icons at the top right of it.CNN: Iran declares Strait of America "completely open."
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For all authorization requests, contact syndication@lemonde.fr. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/17/trump-says-iran-has-agreed-to-hand-over-enriched-uranium_6752515_4.html US President Donald Trump said on Thursday, April 16, that Washington and Tehran were "very close" to a peace deal and insisted that Iran had agreed to hand over its enriched uranium, a key sticking point in negotiations. The United States had earlier threatened to resume airstrikes on the Islamic Republic and maintain a naval blockade of its ports if Tehran refused to accept a deal to solve the conflict that broke out on February 28. At the same time, a 10-day ceasefire came into effect between Israel and Lebanon with Trump saying he expected the two countries' leaders to be at the White House within "four or five days." Hezbollah has not said if it recognizes the ceasefire, but a senior figure said it would respect it if Israeli attacks on the militants stopped. But Israel's army said it was striking Hezbollah rocket launchers after fire from Lebanon shortly before the ceasefire was due to begin. The prime ministers of both countries welcomed the ceasefire, which came days after the US and Iran agreed to a separate truce and as Pakistan pursued diplomatic efforts to arrange a new round of talks between foes Washington and Tehran.
Strait of Hormuz: Iran announced the vital trade chokepoint open to all commercial vessels for the remainder of the ceasefire. US President Donald Trump said Iran committed to never closing the waterway again, but that a US naval blockade will continue until a deal with Iran is "100% complete."
They're also threatening to re-close the Strait if America continues its blockade of Iranian ports:
If the US continues its naval blockade, Iran will consider it a ceasefire violation and close the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media Fars reported on Friday.That's weird, the leftwing propaganda media, including CNN, insisted that America's counter-blockade wasn't working at all. And yet here's Iran begging for an end to the blockade. Almost as if it's crippling them. As Rachel Zegler would say: Weird, weird! I don't believe that any agreement these monsters sign is worth anything. The only way we will achieve our objectives is through regime change. So this is very hopeful news: Iranian patriots are TCOB themselves. As a hippie would say: Be the Regime Change You Want to See in the World.
M.A. Rothman
@MichaelARothman 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐂 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍 "𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴." The IRGC is dying from both ends. While American bombers and Israeli jets hit from above, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰. Three more senior IRGC operatives have been confirmed eliminated in 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧: -- Second Lieutenant 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐝𝐢 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐡
-- First Sergeant 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐡𝐢
-- First Sergeant 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐳𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐳𝐚𝐢
These are new assassinations. These took place in Saravan, near the Pakistani border, while the car-bombs and assassination-by-stabbings I mentioned earlier this week took place in Tehran.
And these are just the ones that have been confirmed. With the 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 across Iran, it is taking days to verify identities -- meaning the real body count is almost certainly 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫. "𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘰𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘙𝘎𝘊 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭." This is the part of the war the legacy media refuses to cover: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐂. These are not American strikes. These are not Israeli operations. These are 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬, 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬. For 46 years the mullahs told the world the Iranian people loved the revolution. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬.
𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐂 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍
— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) April 17, 2026
“𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦… pic.twitter.com/AXdIjtS0wu
The Iranian regime is sentencing a woman to death for participating in the January 2026 anti-government protests in Tehran.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 16, 2026
Human rights organizations say that Bita Hemmati will be the first female protester executed in response to the uprising, along with three others. pic.twitter.com/fdGGWKxf3N
Here is Mohammadreza Majidi and his wife Bita Ali Hemati. This young Iranian couple is at risk of being executed by the terrorist Islamic Republic at any moment.
— Goldie Ghamari | گلسا قمری 🇮🇷 (@gghamari) April 15, 2026
Their crime?
Wanting to live in a free and democratic society.
#بیتا_همتی #محمدرضا_مجیدیاصل pic.twitter.com/GvMx11SLhx
Bita Hemmati, along with her husband, Mohammadreza Majid-Asl, has been sentenced to death by an Iranian court in connection with the January protests in Tehran. Hemmati will be the first female protester executed. On Thursday, Dr. Sheila Nazarian, a doctor whose family fled Iran when she was a child, spoke to Fox News Channel's Bill Hemmer. Nazarian provided grisly details about what happens to women who are convicted of "crimes against God" and sentenced to death. The fate of Hemmati and her husband is just the latest round of executions since the uprising began in January. Hemmer gave a grim tally of what continues to happen in Iran. According to Iran HRM, a human rights group, since the beginning of the war, there were 341 executions in January, 307 in February, but only eight were reported in March since the regime shut off the internet for a total of 656.Bonus:
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:11 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 17, 2026 12:12 PM (O7YUW)
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All I know is TACO.
Trump is so afraid of oil going up, that he won't even go past harsh words against Iran. Nope, not a single bomb will drop, that fucking coward.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:13 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:14 PM (pDt9x)
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You like rats and field mice??
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 12:15 PM (GD0B3)
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Hudna!
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 12:15 PM (GD0B3)
@MichaelARothman
𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐂 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍
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Was the importing of foreign militias to shore up the IRGC and Basij forces not a clue?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:15 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2026 12:16 PM (uEYKS)
Posted by: borderline retarded liberal at April 17, 2026 12:17 PM (anL5R)
What an incredible feeling to have a President and an administration who actually uses the enormous power of the US to help the American citizens for a change.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 12:17 PM (viF8m)
Trump is so afraid of oil going up, that he won't even go past harsh words against Iran. Nope, not a single bomb will drop, that fucking coward.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
It's not Tuesday.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2026 12:17 PM (0U5gm)
Yea, but everyone knew that was complete and total dogshitty bullshit. If these mucosal prolapse shitheads could build a nuclear bomb in a week -- or a year, or a decade, or four decades -- they would have already done it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 12:17 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 12:18 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: banana Dream - the whole desk business is starting to frighten me a bit tho at April 17, 2026 12:18 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Taylor at April 17, 2026 12:18 PM (SE3a7)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 12:18 PM (77rzZ)
I am sure that pissed the mullahs off.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:19 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Pope Leo The Idiot! at April 17, 2026 12:19 PM (n1OCj)
Yea, but everyone knew that was complete and total dogshitty bullshit. If these mucosal prolapse shitheads could build a nuclear bomb in a week -- or a year, or a decade, or four decades -- they would have already done it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)
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It is possible that the regular efforts by Israel and recently us set them back from time to time.
That they were constantly working towards increased enrichment, longer range ballistic missiles, and tech to combine the two but Israel just kept...killing people.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:19 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 12:19 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 12:19 PM (cWLG3)
>>You can share an article by clicking on the share icons at the top right of it.
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Whoa.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 12:20 PM (n7rxJ)
Did we schwack that many Generals, Colonels, and Majors?
Posted by: PabloD at April 17, 2026 12:20 PM (k9pgX)
Posted by: DaveA at April 17, 2026 12:20 PM (FhXTo)
Are you having a more productive day than I am, crow-wise or otherwise?
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:12 PM
Coming on too strong there, ace. The Crows can smell the desperation.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 17, 2026 12:20 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:19 PM (B5oTI)
Not to mention their drone development used to shield their ballistic missile development.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 17, 2026 12:20 PM (E2lD7)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:12 PM
I am slowly building up my enthusiasm for cleaning my house. It's taking awhile. I made need a nap due to the energy burn from this enthusiasm building project.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (2J/Lj)
Trump and Vance just bombed them some more until they decided to come back to talk.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: A Crow at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (2UnvF)
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This means she is smooth as a dolphin below.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 12:19 PM (cWLG3)
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We're not bringing democracy or monarchy to Iran. That's not the point.
It was never the point.
The point was to punch Iran in the nose so much and so often that they stopped nuclear enrichment, proxy funding, and ballistic missiles research.
That's what Hegseth and Trump have both said for about 1.5 months now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (B5oTI)
Is this some kind of code to field agents?
Is the chair against the wall?
Would you say John's mustache is long?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (KKQKG)
Posted by: Gaslit Retardate at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (yqdb6)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 12:22 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (pDt9x)
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We've been there since before this whole thing started.
We've been there since day 2 of his presidency when Trump wasn't doing enough of whatever topic du jour was up for discussion.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:22 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: banana Dream - the whole desk business is starting to frighten me a bit tho at April 17, 2026 12:23 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (rbvCR)
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Actually, not true.
Lloyd's has asserted for weeks that they'll cover war time risk, in no small part because the US Treasury promised to be reinsurer.
It's the individual tanker captains who don't want to risk anything.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:23 PM (B5oTI)
@KobeissiLetter 3h
BREAKING: US oil prices crash to $83/barrel as Iran officially reopens the Strait of Hormuz for the remainder of the ceasefire.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:23 PM (diia5)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 17, 2026 12:23 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 12:19 PM (cWLG3)
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We're not bringing democracy or monarchy to Iran. That's not the point.
It was never the point.
The point was to punch Iran in the nose so much and so often that they stopped nuclear enrichment, proxy funding, and ballistic missiles research.
That's what Hegseth and Trump have both said for about 1.5 months now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (B5oTI)
_______
"I prefer to shoot them in the dick"
-- Robocop
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:23 PM (iFTx/)
Kind of interesting you are lying.
Obama gave the mullahs $1.7 billion and released frozen assets totalling $150 billion and got dick in exchange.
Iran wants $27 billion in frozen assets. The US offered $6 billion. There is some speculation they might settle on $20 but only after Iran agrees to all terms of surrender including ending the nuclear program and turning over the enriched uranium they currently have.
Nice try, but you are wrong again.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 12:24 PM (viF8m)
BREAKING: US oil prices crash to $83/barrel as Iran officially reopens the Strait of Hormuz for the remainder of the ceasefire.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:23 PM (diia5)
And Iran should have control why ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 17, 2026 12:24 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 12:25 PM (Y09E4)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 12:25 PM (xcxpd)
so we don't stop til they've turned over 11 bombs worth.
Posted by: DaveA at April 17, 2026 12:25 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Rufus.we.sm at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (Ygi3N)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (4KUe5)
It's not a blockade. It's a siege.
China can buy and transport oil from anyone but Iran (no discount). Other countries can buy and sell to any other country except Iran. And the home boys are killing the monsters. What's not to like?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (P+D9B)
Rinse. Repeat.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (dpXJq)
One small question - how is he going to enforce it?
Nobody who owns a luxury condo in New York buys it under their own name - it's all trusts and LLCs.
Also, if I were Griffin, I'd just have someone from my firm live in the condo, who would move to a hotel when I wanted to use the condo.
Enforcement will be fun to watch.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (VFxHp)
In certain company
Yes, she'll tell you she's an orphan
After you meet her family
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
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And they will fail. War is not tremendously popular nor are the supply shocks on oil. If you have not noticed, oil has slumped to the mid eighties today and the SP 500 set a new record yesterday.
For the most part, Americans care most about not being nuked by savages, much less Muzzie terrorism, and concentrating on the home front.
We have repeatedly said, regime change is in the hands of the Iranian people because we are NOT landing troops nor invading like in Iraq to make it so as long as Trump and his team stay strong to avoid that snakepit.
GHWB did not lose reelection because he left Saddam in place. He lost because he did not concentrate on the home front and broke his pledge to not raise taxes.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 17, 2026 12:27 PM (KNmT+)
317 @LeadingReport 4m
JUST IN: President Trump says Iran has agreed to no enriched uranium.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:11 PM (diia5)
Which Iranians? The civilian gub'mint or the ones actually in charge?
I suspect these negotiations are part of a divide and conquer strategy. Keep the regime divided internally. President Pez has no real control over anything but I think we're peeling that side away from the IRGC. The clerics are already deballed and the Nepo Gayatollah is a veg.
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 12:27 PM (dpXJq)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 12:27 PM (xcxpd)
Trump is without doubt the most powerful man in the world, accomplishing Alexander the Great level military feats, and still finds the time to punch down at low level creeps and actors.
I'm astonished by the behavior but somehow it seems to work for him.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 12:27 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: gnats local 678
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I'm waiting in the wings.
Posted by: Jame Taylor at April 17, 2026 12:27 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 12:27 PM (y0LCM)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (VFxHp)
Iran isn't
Posted by: It's me donna at April 17, 2026 12:27 PM (FtULh)
Rinse. Repeat.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (AkEZC)
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We still have a carrier flight group in the area that have been rearming for a couple of weeks.
We're not going to take empty promises, I don't think.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:27 PM (B5oTI)
Are you having a more productive day than I am, crow-wise or otherwise?
Crows also like Spam if it is chopped up.
If you get some that hang around with you, you can also give them shiny jingly things like earrings from the Dollar store. They use those as a sort of love gift to their mates.
If you really are interested in luring the crows in, when you hike around your neighborhood, take a pocket full of walnuts, and toss them out when you see a crow. They are wicked smart and may decide to track you home to find out "where the nuts are"
I had one crow spot me a good three miles away from where I used to walk and feed the crows, and he was delighted to see me, even in different clothes and hat.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:27 PM (rbvCR)
In certain company
Yes, she'll tell you she's an orphan
After you meet her family
Man...the first 2 BC LPs were awesome stuff.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 12:27 PM (3JuEJ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 12:28 PM (VFxHp)
In certain company
Yes, she'll tell you she's an orphan
After you meet her family
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (viF8m)
I also hear she talks to angels.
We almost dated, once.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 12:28 PM (xcxpd)
Alex "knows how the cow ate his cabbage" after all.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:28 PM (rbvCR)
These tales are going to kill Ace if he can't find a Crow Friend, soon.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 12:28 PM (3JuEJ)
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 12:29 PM (iXqHn)
https://tinyurl.com/5n8ay6c3
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 17, 2026 12:29 PM (E2lD7)
So we are back to where we were when it began?
Posted by: Boss Moss
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We've reduced Iran's nukes and they know we can and will destroy them economically any time we want if they don't fulfill their promises to completely de-nuke.
So you could say the negotiating positions have changed. That's significant when one side realizes they cannot have their key objective.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 12:29 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 12:30 PM (VFxHp)
Trump's actions over the past few weeks have probably "only" kicked the can down the road, but he has kicked it a lot further than ever before, thanks to his actually following through with his threats, and without blowing pallets of cash on bribes to the same old regime.
If gas prices drop sharply over the next few months and return to their early 2026 average by midterms, I'll feel a lot more optimistic about our chances of retaking the House.
I feel like this war has taken all our attention away from domestic issues. Hopefully we can return to that over the summer. Pass the SAVE act, for crying out loud.
Posted by: Shenanigans at April 17, 2026 12:30 PM (qmxL/)
Some great lyrics. Chris Robinson also had a great voice.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 12:30 PM (viF8m)
The more IRGC guys the civilians get the better for a multitude of reasons. Mostly the message: it can happen.
Posted by: connected and litigious at April 17, 2026 12:30 PM (cS1cw)
So the mines are magically gone?
There’s always a route near the Iranian coast that’s mine-free. Now the tankers just won’t be shot at as they traverse.
So Trump's fixed the problem he started again? Why we all suffer and people get killed because this physcopath.
So maybe back to where we were before? Besides lots of destroyed infrastructure and Israel stole a lot of land. Dead kids for no reason. And lots of expended munitions that deplete our stockpile
Trump's text called it the "Strait of Iran?" He's sundowning. He’s always been an ignorant idiot but the amount of these types of mistakes he’s been making lately seems to be dramatically increasing. Couldn’t even remember how he appointed ACB.
But Joe Biden misspoke about the leader of Egypt once.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 12:30 PM (THUd+)
Enforcement will be fun to watch.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
Mamdami is like all other leftists, their speeches are performative art and the reality of what they actually do is far less in effect. Like the 'free' 30 million dollar grocery store that won't open until 2029 or the one million dollar delivery driver shelter that apparently closed after one or two days of opening (with all the Dems including Schumer there to take credit for the opening). Not so much the closing.
Democrats run government as a Mafia don--protection rackets, looting the taxpayer, and enabling criminals. This breed of leftist Democrats are there primarily to destroy US by looting and crime. Not to do anything positive.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 12:30 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (VFxHp)
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If the aim of the war was to have oil selling at about $80 a barrel, then yes, we've gotten there by a rather circuitous route that wasn't necessary.
However, that wasn't the aim of the war.
The aim of the war was to change Iran's behavior in the region and end its apocalyptic ambitions.
Have those been achieved? Hopefully. We'll see.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:31 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: A Crow at April 17, 2026 12:31 PM (2UnvF)
Assuming one thinks that Iran is a cancer that must be dealt with he has done well. Of course that won’t be acknowledged by many, even some here.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:31 PM (pDt9x)
When Marc Ford joined them for the 2nd LP...they were peak.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 12:32 PM (3JuEJ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 12:32 PM (VFxHp)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 12:30 PM (THUd+)
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1. "I support the country that mines shipping lanes."
2. There were never any mines. US and Israeli strikes obviously took out any minelayers Iran had in the first day or two of the action. It was all bullshit from Iran.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:32 PM (B5oTI)
how many relatives, uncles and cousins do they have? And between them, how many knives do you think they can procure? There is 47 years of revenge killing of Basji and IRGC soldiers that is going to happen.
I think the number of these guys getting stabbed right now is likely very high. For one reported, my guess is 10 are happening behind the scenes.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 17, 2026 12:33 PM (c232c)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 12:33 PM (RbWJI)
These people...they are extremely retarded.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 12:33 PM (3JuEJ)
This is the hallmark framing of legacy badgering: "What do you to those who say..." This way they get to insert their bent narrative through imaginary aggrieved surrogates.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 17, 2026 12:33 PM (E2lD7)
But Joe Biden misspoke about the leader of Egypt once.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 12:30 PM (THUd+)
Yeah... Trump is senile... Keep telling yourself that
Posted by: It's me donna at April 17, 2026 12:33 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 12:33 PM (VFxHp)
Posted by: Auspex
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Trump says what other people think but are afraid to say. That is how he pushes the Overton Window toward accountability whether it is Iran, Democrats, or even the Pope.
None of them like being accountable for what they say or do but they sure love to dish it out toward Trump.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 12:34 PM (E4rtv)
These tales are going to kill Ace if he can't find a Crow Friend, soon.
Posted by: garrett
I bet his name was Jim, wasn't it?!?!?!??!?
Posted by: Deranged Rabid Leftist at April 17, 2026 12:34 PM (THUd+)
Gavin Newsom just used his own PAC to buy $1.5 million worth of his own book. Even more comically, that accounts for 2/3 of the entire print sales.
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 12:34 PM (RHGPo)
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IRGC honcho in Tehran felt the power of the blade 17 times the other night. The more the homeboys kill the more the monsters will fear. Why are they scared? Come, meet your adversary and go to your virgins. Hypocrites.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 12:34 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Boss Moss
Any of 'em not going short the last couple weeks deserve to be hit.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 12:35 PM (Y8DZL)
This is an underrated point. Part of Trump's entire reason for going to war was to kick Iran in the dick, repeatedly, so the rest of the world could watch their simping impotence as they whined and moaned and begged for mommy on the bathroom floor.
Iran was the bully in the middle east for decades. But a bully relies very heavily on the perception that he's big and strong and tough. If you crack that perception, the bully collapses. Most of us know that back in school, you didn't have to beat the bully in a fight to win. You only had to hurt him.
Here, we not only beat the shit out of Iran, they are embarrassing themselves by agreeing to things that 48 hours ago they swore they never would.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:35 PM (iFTx/)
Kerry said yesterday that he was impressed with Trump's handling of the strait. (And that he knew people wouldn't expect that from him).
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 12:35 PM (2ocoG)
I'll do that.
Posted by: ace at April 17, 2026 12:35 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 12:35 PM (VFxHp)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 12:35 PM (Wmg4n)
Yea, but everyone knew that was complete and total dogshitty bullshit. If these mucosal prolapse shitheads could build a nuclear bomb in a week -- or a year, or a decade, or four decades -- they would have already done it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)
This has been called the "North Korean Route to the Bomb" in that DPRK was building a bomb and keeping safe of any military action by holding Seoul and South Korea hostage by having the city in range of their artillery. If IRI could have held the middle east and Israel as hostages long enough they could have built bombs. As it was, they were willing to threaten that they could rig a dirty bomb, at the least, with 60%U, and they proved they had a medium range missile that could have reached Rome or Paris.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:35 PM (rbvCR)
If that worked I would declare Sidney Sweeney my sex slave.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 17, 2026 12:36 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (pDt9x)
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We've entered phase 3 already. It was displayed by the setting up a base inside Iran, and to rescue our SEREing pilot.
If we could do that, we can get supplies into the country to both allow commo, medical aid, and supply weapons. If we can fly in a FOB, we can fly in plenty of AKs, RPGs, and needed ammo.
Its just not being announced and kept tight to the vest. Both to keep our Fifth Columnists and their Operatives-with-bylines at bay. Funny how the leaking and 'unknown sources report' items have evaporated....
Posted by: Pinochet Air Flight Attendant at April 17, 2026 12:36 PM (zL/eJ)
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Aren't divers at work eliminating that?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 12:36 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: ...
It pales in comparison to his repatriation of "YMCA" from the Gaystapo.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 12:36 PM (THUd+)
The left now: Bah, everyone knew Trump would win. He's just picking on them because he's racist anyway
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)
From listening to Trump over the years I think he personally has no tolerance for endless wars and never did. He believes he can accomplish his goals through a combination of strategic military actions like bombing and drone strikes and blockades and economic sanctions to cripple his opponents.
He did a version of this in Venezuela and by extension Cuba. And now he's doing it in Iran. The problem with our expert class is none of them is smart enough to realize there are options like this or have the balls to actually do it. The prefer sending our people into meat grinders instead.
Trump has accomplished more in a few months to realign the world that has been done by other since WWII. It's astonishing.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 12:37 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 12:37 PM (Wmg4n)
Did we schwack that many Generals, Colonels, and Majors?
Posted by: PabloD at April 17, 2026 12:20 PM (k9pgX)
Some post-nuclear war movie had as a sub-plot a power struggle between the badly injured President and the Secretary of Agriculture
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:37 PM (rbvCR)
Have those been achieved? Hopefully. We'll see.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:31 PM (B5oTI)
I've said from the beginning that merely killing a bunch of Iranian leadership suffices for me. They deserved it, and this and Venezuela ought to encourage anyone rational to be on their best behavior. In an imperfect world, I'll call that a win.
But I am not hopeful that Iran can be bombed into seeing reason.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 17, 2026 12:37 PM (KKQKG)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 17, 2026 12:38 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 17, 2026 12:38 PM (c232c)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2026 12:38 PM (czfTj)
Assuming one thinks that Iran is a cancer that must be dealt with he has done well. Of course that won’t be acknowledged by many, even some here.
Posted by: tubal
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Tubal,
We simply do not have the Army necessary right now to put boots on the ground in an invasion.
Iraq was bad enough but Iran is vast which means logistic problems in supply, etc. apart from regime dead enders trying to kill our soldiers at remote firestations and transporting supplies.
It was never in the cards for a full scale invasion. But, we can easily destroy Kharg Island infrastructure by massive bombing and take out their remaining electrical infrastructure and industry if needed.
The fate of Iranians there always was going to rest on internal overthrowing of the regime, not us.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 12:38 PM (E4rtv)
I smell a Chinese rat. The Chinese told the Iranians to open the Strait. Potentially setting-up an incident of a Chinese-flagged tanker that loaded with Iranian oil being stopped and ordered to turn back by the US Navy. What would happen?
Posted by: Gref at April 17, 2026 12:38 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 12:38 PM (y0LCM)
But I am not hopeful that Iran can be bombed into seeing reason.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 17, 2026 12:37 PM (KKQKG)
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Kidnapping #1 in Venezuela seems to have been enough.
Iran was a bit more entrenched. It took bombing #1-#473. Fingers crossed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:39 PM (B5oTI)
Speaking of Iranian allies, Mandami says
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That pied-a-terre tax makes zero sense to me. How do you determine pied-a-terre rather than permanent residency status, anyway? Number of days/year a person spends in their NY residence? Number of consecutive days? How do you find out? I'm guessing self-reporting (lolol, Somali Americans would have a blast with that), but even if you did spot-checks, how would you audit or confirm it?
And anyway, the rationale is silly -- "they use our services but don't pay for them," says Mamdani. lol the whole complaint about a pied-a-terre is that the owners are NOT there -- they don't use fire department services because they're not there being set aflame in the subway, they don't use police services because they're not there being shot in the street, not using museums and libraries etc.
I typed all this on the ONT and someone reminded me: taxes are not about paying for social services. They're policy tools.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 12:39 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 12:37 PM (viF8m)
Trump may be the most disruptive force on earth right now. It's glorious!
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 17, 2026 12:40 PM (2J/Lj)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 12:40 PM (RHGPo)
Kill enough people and eventually you'll get to someone with a self-preservation instinct that's greater than how much they want to see Obama emerge from the well as the 12th imam.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 12:40 PM (2ocoG)
Throughout the WoT the options from the "thinking" class were always:
1) Have our troops act as police because the jihadis will get tired of fighting if we just let them kill enough Americans
2) Cut and run
3) Send more troops to act as police
The simple - kill more of them, break more of their stuff, and let them wallow in the ruins which is War 101 was never seriously considered
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:40 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 12:40 PM (y0LCM)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 17, 2026 12:41 PM (tRlHM)
Posted by: Boss Moss
Any of 'em not going short the last couple weeks deserve to be hit.
Posted by: Auspex
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Trump told them not to mess around with the prices,
That we produce more oil than we use.
FAFO
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 12:41 PM (P+D9B)
That's what Hegseth and Trump have both said for about 1.5 months now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:21 PM (B5oTI)
The pretext for the Mullahs is that they will become powerful and overawe the West. Once they cry Uncle and give up the policy triad of nukes, Hezbollah and the destruction of Israel, the ruling group only have repression of non-shiites, economic strangulation and public hangings as their successes.
There will be a regime change at that point.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:41 PM (rbvCR)
Trump auto-cucumbered it as "Straight of Hormuz" on Truth Social a few weeks ago. There have been "Gay of Hormuz" jokes ever since.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 12:41 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: mr tmz at April 17, 2026 12:41 PM (rJ48h)
This is pretty much proof it was never "we can't do that" and always "we don't want to do that" from the GOPe
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 12:41 PM (y0LCM)
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We have unmanned submersibles that do that. Pretty sure they have mowed a lot of lawn know as the Straits. Dittos shipping channels .
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 12:41 PM (FmapG)
Kill enough people and eventually you'll get to someone with a self-preservation instinct that's greater than how much they want to see Obama emerge from the well as the 12th imam.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 12:40 PM (2ocoG)
Point: Didn't work in Afghanistan, for us or the Russians. Though neither of us went full Tamerlane.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 12:42 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Max Power at April 17, 2026 12:42 PM (q177U)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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I think the main focus is that Trump's rhetoric is true in Kent's case. Trump stated the facts, added a bit of his opinion, and then moved on. Again, the endless whining of our media and political class is that Trump held Kent publicly accountable for his malfeasance in office as he should have.
A lot of our issues in government come because no one tells the Billy Barrs, the Nanzi Pelosis, or the Adam Schiffs to their face that they are corrupt, lazy, and money grubbing form the public. Same with main stream media or Tucker.
Some upper class twits get the vapors because How Dare He! hold people of the ruling class accountable. Because they identify with the ruling class far more than they do with the American people as a whole.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 12:42 PM (E4rtv)
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Exactly how does Cuber heat up? With what?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 12:42 PM (FmapG)
Yet somehow Alexander the Great did it.
Of course he did go "full Tamerlane" as well
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:42 PM (sKqQm)
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrumpLaysLowDIMON
AMERICA250: moving on, at long last, to Brennan, Dimon, and the remainder of the LIB/Looters and their nepo-kin fleeing the country.
LET'S GO BRANDON!
END LIB STRATEGIC INSANITY FOREVER.
Citizenship is not a birthright; it is a status earned
"The difference between a civilian and a citizen? A citizen accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic, of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not."
By this definition, how many really are?
By this definition, they are no longer Citizens of America250 -- time to make it permanent.
A World Safe for Socialism? NO MORE!
Thoroughly de-bug'd. no more Iraqnid's. no more forWAR'd !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV_IPiVDdLc
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 17, 2026 12:42 PM (RSTzI)
Posted by: Rufus.we.sm
It does when they're all that's left.
Battlefield promotion by being next to the crater vs. in it.
Posted by: DaveA at April 17, 2026 12:43 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: borderline retarded liberal at April 17, 2026 12:17 PM (anL5R)
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Why do they think this is such a burn? I don't get it.
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 12:43 PM (Ouiyj)
There will be a regime change at that point.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:41 PM (rbvCR)
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They're importing their militias from Iraq because they're already losing control.
They've cut off the internet to Iranians for almost 50 days because they can't have the 90 million under their thumb to communicate effectively.
They've degraded from entrenched terror regime to occupation regime using terror.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:43 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 12:43 PM (y0LCM)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 17, 2026 12:43 PM (tRlHM)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 17, 2026 12:24 PM (FtULh)
Because . . . If Iran blinks, that means Oman has won?
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:43 PM (rbvCR)
We simply do not have the Army necessary right now to put boots on the ground in an invasion.
In many ways, just the opposite. We've been shifting from counterinsurgency to large scale combat operations posture for some time. The military isn't the weak link, it's the lack of political will...which is probably healthy and justified by the American public. Land invasion shouldn't be taken lightly.
Posted by: Military Moron at April 17, 2026 12:44 PM (THUd+)
This is pretty much proof it was never "we can't do that" and always "we don't want to do that" from the GOPe
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)
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We did do this in Iraq. Walked over Saddam's forces in weeks.
It's just W decided that democracy needed to exist in Iraq as well.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:44 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 12:37 PM (viF8m)
Trump may be the most disruptive force on earth right now. It's glorious!
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench)
Poor Barry Soetoro. All that ass kissing and bowing he did was for naught, but I'm sure he and his supporters will claim that Trump could not have done it without Barry.
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 12:44 PM (RHGPo)
Afghanistan was a true uncoordinated cells resistance situation. That's much, much harder to fight. (Another reason "you don't need guns, we have F-35s to kill you" from the liberals is dumb).
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 12:44 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: whig
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Mafia don, knows not to bleed the cow to death or to over milk it. Keep it healthy and producing - long term thinking. Mandami ain't there.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 12:44 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 12:44 PM (VFxHp)
Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at April 17, 2026 12:45 PM (CU22W)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 12:45 PM (77rzZ)
Kill enough people and eventually you'll get to someone with a self-preservation instinct
Posted by: Ian S.
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I'd love it if Trump would say exactly that. "We're going to keep killing Iranian leaders until we get to someone reasonable."
I bet a few people would pay attention to this matter. They probably wouldn't stop preaching Death to America, but they'd have to do it from some tightly controlled exile in another country.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 12:45 PM (n7rxJ)
Now…. If Trump makes a deal that might be a mistake. I’d really like to see him strangle their oil industry and economy for a month or two until the IRGC is completely crippled. Then maybe get off their windpipe
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2026 12:45 PM (czfTj)
War as politics by another means was from 200 years ago (and not that it was an totally new idea then either)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 12:46 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 12:45 PM (77rzZ)
We do keep hearing about how smart they are.
Posted by: far cry at April 17, 2026 12:46 PM (WbWbV)
Tamerlane was later. He was a committed Muslim and jihadi.
His victims were Christians, Shiites, and Sunnis he deemed not observant enough...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 12:47 PM (77rzZ)
Poor Barry Soetoro. All that ass kissing and bowing he did was for naught, but I'm sure he and his supporters will claim that Trump could not have done it without Barry.
Posted by: SMOD
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That idiot Ben Rhodes says all this is sad and unnecessary because the JCPOA had made Iran nuke-free.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 12:47 PM (n7rxJ)
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Exactly how does Cuber heat up? With what?
Posted by: pudinhead
The sun? I mean, Cuba's in the Northern Hemisphere, and we're approaching summer...
Posted by: Very confused Moron at April 17, 2026 12:48 PM (THUd+)
In regards to foreign policy Trump is holding American lives as valuable, Shrub didn't.
The WoT would have gone better if we had sent way more dumb bombs into Sunni neighborhoods then Privates on police duty
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:48 PM (sKqQm)
Straight -- something extending uniformly in one direction without bends, curves, or angles
Strait -- a narrow, naturally formed waterway connecting two larger bodies of water
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 12:49 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 12:49 PM (VFxHp)
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IRGC honcho in Tehran felt the power of the blade 17 times the other night. The more the homeboys kill the more the monsters will fear. Why are they scared? Come, meet your adversary and go to your virgins. Hypocrites.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 12:34 PM (P+D9B)
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1 - it was telling the Iranian official crying on the radio, pleading NOT to tell where all the IRGC and other leadership is hiding. Sounds like Checkmate approaching...
2 - when they feel embolden enough to begin shiv'ing the opposition on their own ground, you know the resistance is active, and growing. Killing more of the populace only increases their numbers, and adds to the target lists...
3 - if they're brave to use sharp pointy-things, they mean to make it personal, up close, and memorable. They have over 40 years of pent-up, seething revenge against their oppressors.
Posted by: Pinochet Air Flight Attendant at April 17, 2026 12:49 PM (zL/eJ)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 17, 2026 12:49 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 12:47 PM (n7rxJ)
That level of delusion is almost unfathomable. He doesn’t believe that; he’s not that stupid (I don’t think)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2026 12:49 PM (czfTj)
Posted by: tubal
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I've recently been re-reading the first of Churchill's war memoirs. The introduction to 'The Gathering Storm' is something that ought to be read by every diplomat/politician. The absolute neglect by allied leaders to directly address the toxic evolving power of German leaders in the aftermath of WWI was enabling of the soon-to-be horrors of WWII.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 12:49 PM (XeU6L)
Did we schwack that many Generals, Colonels, and Majors?
Posted by: PabloD at April 17, 2026 12:20 PM (k9pgX)
The important take-away in that report is the fact that IRGC, and islam itself, are correctly characterized as "foreign invaders". De-islamize Iran: drive 'em out, or kill 'em where they stand.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 12:49 PM (utfVc)
@EricLDaugh
President Trump RIPS the NYT, CNN and the American fake news because they want America to LOSE
"The Failing New York Times, FAKE NEWS CNN, and others, just don’t know what to do. They are desperately looking for a reason to criticize President Donald J. Trump on the Iran situation, but just can’t find it. Why don’t they just say, at the right time, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT, and start to gain back their credibility???"
Posted by: redridinghood at April 17, 2026 12:49 PM (NpAcC)
Trump has accomplished more in a few months to realign the world that has been done by other since WWII. It's astonishing.
Posted by: JackStraw
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I think you are being too kind with our ruling class. They used endless wars to benefit personally--agencies got bigger budgets via contingency funding, contractors got their beaks wet,
State and AID along with intel gladly went into safe zones and produced ridiculous Potemkin village activities like trying to persuade Afghanis of that Heather could have Two Mommies, and other vapid and stupid cultural stupidity like bringing the savages here in droves when things went South.
I am Jacksonian in approach to foreign wars not the 'nation' building that characterizes the New World Order globalism. And punitive expeditions fall right into that mode of waging war instead of endless occupations that get good men and women killed from our forces.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 12:49 PM (E4rtv)
That is an almost 10% swing in just a couple of weeks.
I believe it shows just how much foreign money and their interests, show up in our Stock Markets.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 12:50 PM (mP0Kj)
Nah, he enjoyed it. Oh wait, you didn't mean that literally. Still works either way.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 12:50 PM (vTZFs)
Basically if it went beyond the last two weeks of May and Iran was still the top story, it clearly meant that Trump had miscalculated or lost control somewhere. At the moment we are right on schedule for Trump just being Trump.
No way in hell he would have some Endless War Quagmire overshadowing the 250th. He would however want another "unexpected" victory in our pocket by then. So we will see.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 12:50 PM (RbWJI)
You need four and twenty of them before you can start baking, right?
Posted by: tankdemon at April 17, 2026 12:50 PM (/TlUl)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 12:50 PM (y0LCM)
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IRGC honcho in Tehran felt the power of the blade 17 times the other night. The more the homeboys kill the more the monsters will fear. Why are they scared? Come, meet your adversary and go to your virgins. Hypocrites.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 12:34 PM (P+D9B)
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The Blade strikes first, strikes hard, and gives no mercy
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:50 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 17, 2026 12:51 PM (E2lD7)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2026 12:51 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2026 12:49 PM (utfVc)
Same with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 12:51 PM (mP0Kj)
He's got a few more months and hopefully we'll see a serious focus on economics going into election season.
If the economy is seen as being in good shape in Aug/Sept the Dems are going to rue their gerrymandering...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:51 PM (sKqQm)
@EricLDaugh
President Trump RIPS the NYT, CNN and the American fake news because they want America to LOSE
"The Failing New York Times, FAKE NEWS CNN, and others, just don’t know what to do. They are desperately looking for a reason to criticize President Donald J. Trump on the Iran situation, but just can’t find it. Why don’t they just say, at the right time, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT, and start to gain back their credibility???"
Posted by: redridinghood
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Again, truthful rhetoric. The people running the media by and large do hate America currently and want it to be something else.
More like Chicoms or Soviets where propagandists to the masses are a favored class.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 12:51 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: one hour sober
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Not always.
Posted by: George at April 17, 2026 12:52 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 17, 2026 12:47 PM (n7rxJ)
He's a f*cking liar. Like all of them. But we knew that.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 17, 2026 12:52 PM (E2lD7)
That is an almost 10% swing in just a couple of weeks.
I believe it shows just how much foreign money and their interests, show up in our Stock Markets.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 12:50 PM (mP0Kj)
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I'm so happy to soon be back to the left talking about how the stock market doesn't mean anything.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:52 PM (B5oTI)
Tamerlane was later. He was a committed Muslim and jihadi.
His victims were Christians, Shiites, and Sunnis he deemed not observant enough...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)
Thankee
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 12:52 PM (xcxpd)
20 years ago it was harder to move money around quickly...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:52 PM (sKqQm)
🚨 Starmer Announces Bold Mission to Reopen Strait of Hormuz… After Iran and Trump Just Declared It Open
Starmer's masterplan: “We will lead a multinational mission to open the Strait of Hormuz.”
Iran & Trump just announced it's already fully open today 😂
Brilliant timing, Keir. The ships are sailing while you're still scheduling the planning meeting.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:52 PM (diia5)
Who is the only person in the room the whole time? The dead guy. I think Hitchcock did this in order to make us, the viewers, the dead guy... following our killers around during the dinner.
I love Rope for that reason
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 12:52 PM (wFoR+)
Posted by: Gref
China doesn't want to provoke the US. They are weaker militarily and economically, and dealing with enough domestic issues that the last thing they want is an escalation with the US. They want cheap energy.
Posted by: Military Moron at April 17, 2026 12:53 PM (THUd+)
He was all over the news, 24/7, and the leftwing retards were lining up to finger his butthole.
But now? Seems like he deflated.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:53 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 12:53 PM (VFxHp)
I'm so happy to soon be back to the left talking about how the stock market doesn't mean anything.
The AWFL class does have non-trivial stock holdings. Their whining Trump killed the economy when the stock market went down wasn't just a talking point they were fed.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2026 12:51 PM (vbXSk)
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"Yeah, but Trump didn't talk about immigration for a few weeks, so that means that all immigration enforcement is over, so I don't care if Iran went well (I've been saying it was a disaster for weeks) because Trump is obviously not America First anymore."
-some people
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:54 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 12:55 PM (2ap+5)
The CCP has maintained power because they've overseen significant real growth in China since Deng Xiao Ping's reforms. Risking that on a direct confrontation with the US is not their style (thankfully)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)
Did we schwack that many Generals, Colonels, and Majors?
Posted by: PabloD at April 17, 2026 12:20 PM
When the E-4 Mafia gets reduced, we will know sh*t is getting real.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 12:55 PM (kf8jN)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2026 12:55 PM (Cqx++)
Who is the only person in the room the whole time? The dead guy. I think Hitchcock did this in order to make us, the viewers, the dead guy... following our killers around during the dinner.
I love Rope for that reason
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 12:52 PM (wFoR+)
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Well, that's kind of my problem. Hitchcock does heightened reality, not reality. So the mix between the realism of the faux-one take and Hitchcock's push for suspense just doesn't work that well to me.
Not to take away from your enjoyment, of course.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:55 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (XeU6L)
Auto Trading relies on a certain degree of volatility.
Usually the auto trading functions are triggered by that volatility, itself.
There's no reason for them to trade in the absence of volatility.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (3JuEJ)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Junior Varsity Gigolo at April 17, 2026 12:50 PM (SXnyD)
That is a misreading of cause and effect. 9/11 happened because fanatical apocalyptic muslims hate the US and have for at least 50 years (a lot longer really)… they would’ve carried out 9/11 regardless of our actions (unless we stupidly decided we’d have zero presence in the ME, which would’ve been completely irresponsible as the sole good superpower on the planet). 9/11 wasn’t our fault because it was blowback for all our bad actions… not even close. Don’t excuse the bad guys… Bin Laden was the bad guy and had no legitimate reason whatsoever for his actions
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (czfTj)
It's like arguing with 3 year olds.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (viF8m)
I'm so happy to soon be back to the left talking about how the stock market doesn't mean anything.
The AWFL class does have non-trivial stock holdings. Their whining Trump killed the economy when the stock market went down wasn't just a talking point they were fed.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)
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Unless they are actively taking money out to pay bills, it's paper and these bitches should calm the fuck down.
Also, if they are taking money directly out to pay bills, well, they need a financial advisor.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (B5oTI)
They'll take cash. Clip dollar bills to the porch with clothespins.
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (N8ZBc)
"Human rights organizations say that Bita Hemmati will be the first female protester executed in response to the uprising, along with three others."
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I pray that the Iranian government suspends her execution. Prayer works.
Posted by: mrp at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: Ordinary American
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That is because a fair chunk of our upper class 'strivers' and the oligarch class are betrayers to America itself.
Kent is just a low rent example of that behavior--leaking and creeping in government office to ensure failure of pro American policies in favor of his own distorted and twisted pursuit of money, influence, and power.
Kent was essentially a minor paper passing functionary like Miles Taylor for this Trump II administration. And like Taylor, he could not wait to stab the administration in the back for crass reasons.
The correct process is if you cannot agree with a government policy, you resign--you don't leak, try to derail government policy by stealth and blockage, etc.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 12:57 PM (E4rtv)
I was watching the hit Amazon took with their big AI investment announcement. But as of today they have completely rebounded and have the highest stock price they've had...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:57 PM (sKqQm)
IRGC know it has useful idiots/friends in DC
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 12:57 PM (ZxPkt)
You've come up with an interesting idea. Send Rachel Zeigler to negotiate with the Iranians. After a few minutes of her shit the IRGC would say " ok there is no 13th imam , we surrender" and then they'd blow their brains out
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 12:57 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: one hour sober
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Not always.
Posted by: George at April 17, 2026 12:52 PM (XeU6L)
Shouldn't you be in rehearsal for, like, your third "farewell tour" right now?
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 12:57 PM (Y1sOo)
Iran continues to insist that "we have not dropped the soap in the prison shower, so please stop manhandling our enforcers"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 12:58 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 12:41 PM (y0LCM)
I am putting some serious look at the possibility that the Engineers showing up to start re-electrification, and the Navy showing up to supply rations and medical supplies will be enough to collapse the Castros and first secretar yDiaz-Canel
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:58 PM (rbvCR)
Unless they are actively taking money out to pay bills, it's paper and these bitches should calm the fuck down.
In my own experience these people are invested for the long term but yes, they are logging in regularly to check "how am I doing" and yes I do it too...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)
IRGC know it has useful idiots/friends in DC
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 12:57 PM (ZxPkt)
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Then they're fucking morons.
What is a slim Democrat majority in the House going to do? Pass a law that says Trump can't use the military? A law that Trump would have to sign to go into effect?
I mean, it's possible they're this stupid. They were reportedly thinking they were winning the war because they were reading the New York Times. Literally not a joke.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:59 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2026 12:55 PM (Cqx++)
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This guy gets it
Posted by: A Crow at April 17, 2026 12:59 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (XeU6L)
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Lol - twisted... very very twisted
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 12:59 PM (hkB4p)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM
Better yet, tie them to used guitar strings, specifically G-strings.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 12:59 PM (kf8jN)
He was all over the news, 24/7, and the leftwing retards were lining up to finger his butthole.
But now? Seems like he deflated.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Raising a huge pot of money from Dem donors is what. A remake of Beto's senate run.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 12:59 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Bulg
The Jews have been manipulating others to do their bidding and fight their wars for centuries!!!!
Posted by: Candace Owens at April 17, 2026 12:59 PM (THUd+)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 12:59 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)
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I do that until the weird growth spurt stops and stalls and reverses, and then I don't log in for weeks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:00 PM (B5oTI)
IRGC know it has useful idiots/friends in DC
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 12:57 PM (ZxPkt)
Exactly, they know what goes on internally, and are trying their hardest through agents here- academia, MSM, the very dumb woke reich, to make sure that Trump loses the House and the Senate. They will mess around for 6 months and then pull back over some BS excuse.
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 01:00 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 17, 2026 01:00 PM (E2lD7)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 01:00 PM (VFxHp)
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 12:59 PM (E4rtv)
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And going to lose by a whole lot more.
Because he's not dreamy like Beto.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:00 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 01:00 PM (pDt9x)
You've come up with an interesting idea. Send Rachel Zeigler to negotiate with the Iranians. After a few minutes of her shit the IRGC would say " ok there is no 13th imam , we surrender" and then they'd blow their brains out
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Go thermonuclear on them and send in the panel from "The Spew".
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:00 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 01:00 PM (N8ZBc)
I mean, it's possible they're this stupid. They were reportedly thinking they were winning the war because they were reading the New York Times. Literally not a joke.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:59 PM (B5oTI)
The Dems will Impeach Trump.... (channels Forrest Gump)... again... and so he'll be slowed down... again...
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (mP0Kj)
They will meet, eat some fine French food and drink some fine French wine, make derogatory remarks about the gauche and crude American President, each excuse themselves at some point to go to the men's room and fart, belch, pee, comb their hair, stare at themselves in the mirror quit pleased with what they see, and then end the day in front of the cameras and remark what excellent progress both the British and French have made towards freeing up the Strait of Hormuz.
Posted by: Cheri at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 12:45 PM (77rzZ)
Corvids are wicked smart
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (VFxHp)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 01:00 PM (N8ZBc)
$20, same as in town...
Posted by: Heckel and Jeckel at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (mP0Kj)
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How will an impeachment trial in the Senate slow down military actions in Iran? Specifically, how?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (B5oTI)
And this is why our own commie filth lust for gub control.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 17, 2026 01:02 PM (9vFyc)
The AWFL class does have non-trivial stock holdings. Their whining Trump killed the economy when the stock market went down wasn't just a talking point they were fed.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)
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Unless they are actively taking money out to pay bills, it's paper and these bitches should calm the fuck down.
Also, if they are taking money directly out to pay bills, well, they need a financial advisor.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (B5oTI)
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True, but AWFuLs are neurotic basket-cases who are micro-triggered by everything. Even if their stock investments are paper money to them, it's still triggering and The End of The World to them if they watch their portfolios take a 10% hit one month.
So yea -- I'll bet they were freaking out about how much money they "lost" due to the war, and blaming Trump for it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 01:02 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (VFxHp)
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I always knew you hated me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:02 PM (B5oTI)
The Dems have stretched their gerrymandering too far and a solid economy will give us a +GOP environment, not even a +1/2 Dem environment
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:02 PM (sKqQm)
Throw in Wil Wheaton and Greta Thunberg for added effect.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 01:02 PM (tUj8P)
He strikes me as one of those politicians like Kamalala who do better the less people have to think about them. Now that he's locked up the primary, I expect the MSM will keep him in quiet mode until just before the general.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 01:02 PM (vTZFs)
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On the contrary. I quite enjoyed it! Never miss an opportunity to bend over. Or kiss ass.
Posted by: Jugears at April 17, 2026 01:02 PM (anL5R)
War as politics by another means was from 200 years ago (and not that it was an totally new idea then either)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)
Info noise to signal ration is borked by the Internet and social media though.
Someone posted yesterday that the Iranians are in trouble because they have been watching the M5M reports on the conflict and think they are winning
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 01:03 PM (rbvCR)
So yea -- I'll bet they were freaking out about how much money they "lost" due to the war, and blaming Trump for it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 01:02 PM (iFTx/)
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And no mention of how much the portfolio had appreciated from Jan of 2025 to March of 2026.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:03 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 01:03 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (lFFaq)
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*pictures Ace out on his deck trying to put glitter glue on a crow*
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 01:03 PM (hkB4p)
Posted by: red speck at April 17, 2026 01:03 PM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (B5oTI)
Not that particularly, but no more money for anything if Rs lose the House - Military, Homeland, etc. Rs can barely get funding though as it is.
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 01:03 PM (GD0B3)
The left now: Bah, everyone knew Trump would win. He's just picking on them because he's racist anyway
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)
I expect some 'experts' and TDS-afflicted will say Trump got lucky because (insert reasons Trump bumbled into a partial and temporary win here.) And Iran will have the last laugh because (insert reasons here).
They can never admit Trump wins anything, no matter how small, due to his insights and actions alone.
Posted by: Gref at April 17, 2026 01:03 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2026 01:03 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at April 17, 2026 01:04 PM (CU22W)
They will meet, eat some fine French food and drink some fine French wine, make derogatory remarks about the gauche and crude American President, each excuse themselves at some point to go to the men's room and fart, belch, pee, comb their hair, stare at themselves in the mirror quit pleased with what they see, and then end the day in front of the cameras and remark what excellent progress both the British and French have made towards freeing up the Strait of Hormuz.
Posted by: Cheri at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (oiNtH)
You forgot to mention the rent boy in the bathroom but otherwise...spot on
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 01:04 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 01:04 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 17, 2026 01:04 PM (E6xSb)
So yea -- I'll bet they were freaking out about how much money they "lost" due to the war, and blaming Trump for it.
It is amusing BTW going on leftwing forums and seeing one thread along these lines:
I lost 10% of my $2M stock portfolio damn you Trump! I work too hard to have my money thrown away!
followed by another thread along the lines of:
What we really need are more taxes on the rich. I mean they just sit on that money when it could be used for healthcare for immigrants!
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:04 PM (sKqQm)
And the MSM reports come from the Iranians. It's a self-licking ice cream cone.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 01:04 PM (tUj8P)
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (mP0Kj)
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How will an impeachment trial in the Senate slow down military actions in Iran? Specifically, how?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:01 PM (B5oTI)
Realistically? It won't... they only HOPE it will...
But, like the No Kings crap, the Dems are now delusional about consequence.
The don't realize we are in the Find Out phase of FAFO.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 01:05 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: gp
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Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore;
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
Posted by: EAP at April 17, 2026 01:05 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 17, 2026 01:05 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 01:03 PM (GD0B3)
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1. ICE enforcement if fully funded through 2028 because of the OBBB.
2. When was the last time Congress passed a budget/CR that went...down. On any department budget? The military industrial complex doesn't just coddle GOP congressmen.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:05 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Mogsmash at April 17, 2026 01:05 PM (/mPlD)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 17, 2026 01:06 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 01:06 PM (VFxHp)
That idiot Ben Rhodes says all this is sad and unnecessary because the JCPOA had made Iran nuke-free.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
The same visionary Ben Rhodes who was filmed feeling all sorry for himself on election night because he and the other bright lights of Shrillary's campaign figured that she had the 2016 election in the bag?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:06 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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The stupid wastage of men and wealth in WWI made those in the Allies that survived it prefer anything but war.
Unfortunately, Germans did not feel that way (and I discount the Versailles Treaty harshness as the French were more abominably treated by the Germans in the Franco Prussian war along with the crushing reparations that funded the German state's war machine going forward.
"The indemnity was 5 billion francs, with German troops occupying France until it was paid. The 5 billion gold marks, converted using the retail price index in 2011, was worth 342 billion. Converted using the GDP deflater it amounted to 479 billion and substantially more according to other comparisons such as GDP per capita."
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)
But, like the No Kings crap, the Dems are now delusional about consequence.
The don't realize we are in the Find Out phase of FAFO.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 17, 2026 01:05 PM (mP0Kj)
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There are extreme, "We'll stop Obama once we get the House in 2010" vibes from Democrats right now.
The House, in theory, is extremely powerful. It hasn't tried to be powerful in a century.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:06 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 01:06 PM (77rzZ)
Ace, i think you must have missed my comment yesterday. You are guaranteed success in luring crows if you put out PUPPY CHOW kibble. Crows love dog chow but thie pieces are often too big, so the clever solution is to buy dry puppy chow (or even cat chow) with smaller pieces. Just a small bag of the cheapest kind, at first, to see how well it works. in my experience, puppy chow is the way to go.
Posted by: zombie at April 17, 2026 01:06 PM (Av6i5)
He's an Ewok. There's a clip on YouTube where Ace appeared with his actual face on Fox News in like 2005 or 2006. He kept getting preempted in favor of gripping footage of an IDF tank that was stuck in a muddy field.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 01:07 PM (tUj8P)
AoSHQ: your source for free verse poetry at its best.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 01:07 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
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Rhodes is the sort of Beltway creature that probably believed he was in line for high office most likely in a Democrat administration.
That is the sort of credential climbing these sorts of rotters do between their think tank gigs and well paid sinecures from academia.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 01:07 PM (E4rtv)
This is the most well thought out and implemented war in history.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 01:08 PM (yAteE)
Posted by: 18-1
Who knows. Things are close, and news swings so rapidly. If Trump wraps Iran up quickly and liberates Cuba, while continuing to grow the economy (and deport a few more million illegals), the Republicans will be in a strong position. Too great to lose (deliberately).
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 01:08 PM (THUd+)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 01:08 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)
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I do that until the weird growth spurt stops and stalls and reverses, and then I don't log in for weeks.
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As you get a bit older, you tend to watch it more frequently. I am a few years from retirement like two -three. I used to never look at it at all for decades. Now its like once or twice a month. . . .
Posted by: Older than I like to admit at April 17, 2026 01:08 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:08 PM (sKqQm)
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No French.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 01:08 PM (RIvkX)
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you mad bro?
I'm just saying, a Dem-led Congress would use any means necessary, fair and unfair, to trip Trump up
a foreign regime grasping at straws to stay alive might want that
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 01:08 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Ian S.
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Umm, Ace was disguised as the IDF tank in that shot.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 01:08 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (N8ZBc)
Do we have his address?
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 17, 2026 01:09 PM (2J/Lj)
https://tinyurl.com/5n8ay6c3
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 17, 2026 12:29 PM (E2lD7)
Oh God, Marc Lamont Hill, the race-baiting shill, a progtarded idiot stooge.
Posted by: Can't stand that guy at April 17, 2026 01:09 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 17, 2026 01:09 PM (VFxHp)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 01:09 PM (N8ZBc)
Well, considering that Joe doesn't even remember what he said two minutes later...
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 01:10 PM (vTZFs)
What does ace want to DO with the crows after they are lured in?
Posted by: tubal
Count 'em, of course.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:10 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Churchill was a fucking goddamn asshole and first rate warmonger who refused to agree to any of Hitler’s very generous peace deals that would have preserved the British Empire. That POS. All of WWII is Churchill’s fault.
Posted by: Prof. Ed Dutton at April 17, 2026 01:10 PM (E6xSb)
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"I double-dog dar you!"
Posted by: ShainS at April 17, 2026 01:10 PM (qE1/4)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 01:10 PM (tUj8P)
Posted by: DenverGregg at April 17, 2026 01:11 PM (cKQOj)
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As you get a bit older, you tend to watch it more frequently. I am a few years from retirement like two -three. I used to never look at it at all for decades. Now its like once or twice a month. . . .
Posted by: Older than I like to admit at April 17, 2026 01:08 PM (anL5R)
What I've read suggests that as you get older you should move more of your holdings into "stable" assets; eg bonds instead of stocks.
Of course now that we see all the feralgov fraud that totally didn't exist, that's not so reassuring.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 17, 2026 01:11 PM (9vFyc)
Posted by: its totally worth it ace at April 17, 2026 01:11 PM (anL5R)
Election losses, I told my people, "Hire him for the White House. Give him a job, make him feel good, he lost his wife and two Elections."
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Now we know why your personnel choices suck ass. Sir.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 01:11 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Mogsmash at April 17, 2026 01:05 PM (/mPlD)
Also, aren't they carrion eaters sometimes? Maybe CBD can kill a squirrel and send it to you?
*Huge Smiley Face*
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 17, 2026 01:12 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 01:12 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 01:12 PM (N8ZBc)
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*ACME catalogue drifts away in dust*
-the coyote
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:12 PM (B5oTI)
That could've taken Lethal Weapon 2 in a very different direction.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 01:13 PM (tUj8P)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 01:12 PM (N8ZBc)
(Takes notes)
Posted by: Wile E. Coyote at April 17, 2026 01:13 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 01:13 PM (8THrs)
Posted by: Cow Demon
Because our interest in that war is primarily to prevent Iran from getting nukes and promoting terrorism abroad. It is not to change the regime as a formal goal.
If we obtain the nuke enriched material or have someone else like the Russians take charge of it and don't pay a thin dime to rebuild Iran, then the sheer economic mess of it will take a long time before they can get back to the ability to get a nuke directly. China, Russia, or Pakistan could have always slipped them a nuke all along but haven't.
No reason for any of them to do that after we decamp either. They don't want to be nuked either much.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 01:14 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 01:14 PM (8THrs)
Posted by: E.A. Poe at April 17, 2026 01:14 PM (2UnvF)
Soon the IRGC will be reduced to sending out last year's and this year's pledge classes.
"We lost a lot of great pledges, man..."
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:14 PM (xG4kz)
Of course now that we see all the feralgov fraud that totally didn't exist, that's not so reassuring.
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This is the conventional wisdom. However, in the Biden years in particular, inflation was so awful it forced into higher risk assets to try to keep pace. Also, while I do plan on retiring soon, I dont plan on dying soon, so I will need some weight in stocks still. Bond returns, even junk, are still pretty weak compared to inflation.
Posted by: its totally worth it ace at April 17, 2026 01:15 PM (anL5R)
I think we can accept the Iranians word on the nuclear material. We will send the 82nd Airborne and the 101st to help secure the locations as well as the labs in and around Tehran.
that should do it.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 01:15 PM (2WIwB)
I think we can accept the Iranians word on the nuclear material. We will send the 82nd Airborne and the 101st to help secure the locations as well as the labs in and around Tehran.
that should do it.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 01:15 PM (2WIwB)
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"Trump will just take their word! He'll TACO!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 01:15 PM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 01:16 PM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 01:16 PM (ZxPkt)
that should do it.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 01:15 PM (2WIwB)
I had flashbacks to Larry Bond’s “Vortex”.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 17, 2026 01:16 PM (E6xSb)
Posted by: 496 at April 17, 2026 01:17 PM (TUwfQ)
They usually grow less then growth focused stocks BUT they give you two ways to earn money - the dividends and the growth.
So if you invest in a stable company it can perform a similar role to bonds in your portfolio.
Though one thing to keep in mind, the dividends come regularly and are taxable income.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 01:17 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: MrExcitement at April 17, 2026 01:17 PM (ovdkm)
we were in shirtsleeves just yesterday
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 01:17 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Every single administration in existence has duds, traitors, and shit heads. Trump's is no different. The difference is he does terminate them when they are discovered. GWB, for example, dallied--remember good job Brownie?
You will never have perfection in this world in picking a mass of government officials while constrained with government hiring rules, those willing to serve, those capable of serving, and Congress interfering. All you can hope for is firing them and replacing them as it comes up.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 01:16 PM (ZxPkt)
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Is it regular, John Carpenter, or Stephen King, fog?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (cWLG3)
Tell Kier to rethink opening the Dardenelles. If you're gonna go full Winston, start with the tougher nut to crack.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 12:59 PM (E4rtv)
And where do that money go
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (RbWJI)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 01:18 PM (P+D9B)
Posted by: MrExcitement at April 17, 2026 01:19 PM (ovdkm)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2026 01:10 PM
That's way too small of a part for him.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 01:19 PM (j4NJK)
Posted by: Captain Obvious
Fly-by-night infected rodents deserve no praise or appreciation.
Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at April 17, 2026 01:19 PM (oftw2)
Making money with Charles Payne. Wall Street Strategies.
There's your dinner.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2026 01:22 PM (P+D9B)
Surprise, surprise.
Posted by: MrExcitement at April 17, 2026 01:22 PM (ovdkm)
Posted by: tubal
Once lured, feeling safe and well fed, he can have his own band of a murder of crows that are loyal and steadfast to his every command. They will defend him to the death and peck out the eyes of any AWFLs or ANTIFAs that cross his path!
Okay, I'm going to go and get some lunch now.
Posted by: Cheri at April 17, 2026 01:22 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 01:23 PM (RbWJI)
Lovely couple. So young with so much to do, so many places they probably wanted to go.
It truly is unbearable that so many will die, have died and are mostly forgotten as individuals and remember mostly as part of the regimes mass murders.
Posted by: old chick at April 17, 2026 01:23 PM (F3Dlr)
No reason for any of them to do that after we decamp either. They don't want to be nuked either much.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2026 01:14 PM (E4rtv)
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Sell the "dust" to the Germans for their new nuke stations.
The stated objective is to end Iran's nuclear weapons program.
Ending Iran's state-supported terrorism through proxy "states" (Houthis and Hezbollah) is an unstated goal.
The most astonishing result of this campaign is near-total support of the Gulf states, particularly the UAE, with the US. Dubai released a statement today that left me shaking my head. Israel has vaulted into a position as a defender of the Middle East. Isael's ability to enter Iranian airspace could only have taken place with the total cooperation of every state adjoining the Persian Gulf.
Posted by: mrp at April 17, 2026 01:25 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 12:44 PM (RHGPo)
In a way, Shit Midas has helped Trump.
Mostly via the compare and contrast paradigm.
They do know they're not dealing with a man who is comfortable on his elbows anymore.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 17, 2026 01:31 PM (zafwz)
He noticed a bird's nest in one, and then placed this basket (without touching eggs or nest) in three different places under a Japanese maple to protect the eggs from snow. I said no to under the tree as I feared something would eat the eggs. Then he put the baseket in the original place.
This morning he noticed that Mama Bird has returned because the eggs are in a different place in the nest and a flower bud that had fallen into the nest has been removed. We think the bird is a finch or a chickadee.
There is a step stool on the front porch for his spying and he announced he is getting a camera now for our grands (and him) to watch the progress.
While I am thankful I married a kind man, I think he's a bit nuts at times...which is also good.
Good luck with your crows, Ace! I guess no varnishing this week? Are you going to varnish the crows?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 17, 2026 01:39 PM (WONhk)
Sounds absurd but wear a black shirt and toss out popcorn.
I have acquired a decent fan club of the noisy devils that way.
Of course YMMV
Posted by: Mildly Retarded Lurker at April 17, 2026 01:41 PM (0qXPg)
Posted by: Pete at April 17, 2026 01:56 PM (9uoO8)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 01:23 PM (RbWJI)
The Lazenby Ace was totally meh.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 17, 2026 01:59 PM (E0Kkk)
Also, I hear they're attracted to paper money.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 17, 2026 02:05 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: The Crow at April 17, 2026 12:38 PM (y0LCM)
The crow grapevine travels much farther than we think.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 17, 2026 02:10 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:52 PM (diia5)
He should be planning his moving party as according to Tousi he's in big trouble for lying about the Brit American ambassador who hung out with Epstein. He lied one way in February and another way today.
Supposedly enraged, altho I don't know how anyone can tell.
Instead he's in Paris and he and Marcron are giving each other enemas after their big hug.
Startled Starmer, from the surprise enema in an elevator, always has the same expression. No matter what is going on. I can't tell if it is botox or he was born this way. He's so weird.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 17, 2026 02:13 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: toby928(c) reminds you at April 17, 2026 02:14 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 17, 2026 01:59 PM
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE
Posted by: The Connery Ace at April 17, 2026 02:16 PM (4NO2D)
No! Some finally harpooned me white whale?!?!?!
Posted by: Captain Ahab at April 17, 2026 02:32 PM (JCZqz)
I have reliably been informed that if you tattoo a small 666 in your receding hairline the crowd will love you and return.
Posted by: Gregory Peck at April 17, 2026 03:11 PM (XodLO)
Posted by: Gregory Peck at April 17, 2026 03:12 PM (XodLO)
Posted by: Gregory Peck at April 17, 2026 03:12 PM (XodLO)
Glad someone noted this above, but a lieutenant - a second lieutenant no less - and two senior NCOs are not senior IRGC operatives. The lieutenant probably was just getting his boots muddy. Either senior NCO was probably more important to the IRGC than the lieutenant, except for the possibility that the IRGC is that type of military where connections matter more than competence.
Posted by: Trogluddite at April 17, 2026 04:48 PM (UNxUD)
MORNING RANT: The EV De-Transition Accelerates as Volkswagen Permanently Cancels EV Production in the U.S.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 11:00 AM (jVhuA)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2026 11:01 AM (EieKq)
ESPONJA11!!!!1!!
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 17, 2026 11:01 AM (2/MrR)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 17, 2026 11:01 AM (EieKq)
Of course, the fucking kraut bastards did not make it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:02 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 17, 2026 11:02 AM (wVcYX)
So, apparently GM is still, somewhat, onboard with the EV craze. No idea how many, if any, have been sold.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:03 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 17, 2026 11:04 AM (cWffP)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:03 AM (AkEZC)
Maybe Beshear can use the TWO battery plants he wanted to build for this. Fucking retard pissing away our tax dollars like water for shit no one wants.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:04 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 11:05 AM (jVhuA)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 17, 2026 11:05 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 11:05 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 17, 2026 11:04 AM (cWffP)
Pardon, BEV? Big Electric vehicle?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:05 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (2UnvF)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (xcxpd)
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I hate them because they helped pass civil service reform.
Never forgive. Never forget.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: banana Dream
It has. My 2021 F-150 has it.
My sister's 2024 F-250 doesn't have it.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (jVhuA)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (cWffP)
Why, it's almost as if they didn't understand that their customer's preferences were what mattered, not NGOs in DC.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 11:07 AM (HX4ld)
NHTSA and CPC Scoundrels wait patiently for the return of democrats to power.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 11:07 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 11:08 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 11:07 AM (HX4ld)
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Oh, so that's why US oil futures are back down to $81.
Iran admitted the obvious truth that everyone in the world knew but didn't want to admit themselves.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:08 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (RHGPo)
IGs, like judges, are impartial!
- John Roberts
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 17, 2026 11:08 AM (Hpgos)
Wow, I screwed that up.
Why, it's almost as if they thought their customer's preferences were what mattered, not NGOs in DC.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy
Same. In fact, I want one of the new Tesla Roadster. I have been told that needing new tires is not a valid reason for a whole new car, unfortunately.
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 11:09 AM (Wmg4n)
oil went from $95 a barrel yesterday to $81 today.
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 11:09 AM (RHGPo)
This is much different than even a few years ago, when everything there was wall-to-wall EV. Hell, even at last year's exotics display there were a few supercar EVs. This year? A quad-turbo V12 that makes 1,800 hp and costs $4 million.
This is telling. The show reflects what car companies think the public is interested in. The whole thing is a bug marketing exercise, duh. The companies clearly have decided that their customers aren't interested in EVs.
That being said, I took a ride in that Lucid Air and the Gravity. Really nice-looking cars, nice interiors, seemed like a good ride. But they're so plagued with electronic issues that owning one is like kicking yourself in the dick. Repeatedly.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 11:10 AM (iFTx/)
Northern KY is adding jobs.
Eastern KY is pretty much Wester Virginia. Losing jobs, low work force participation, aging population.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 11:10 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 17, 2026 11:10 AM (2UnvF)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 11:10 AM (Y09E4)
If you want to throw your money away on something, that's your business. Just don't enlist Leviathan to force it on me.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (xcxpd)
That's why the scale of the Cybertruck is the right way to go. It is going to appeal to a narrow group, but it is not meant to be a huge volume item.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:10 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 11:11 AM (0sNs1)
oil went from $95 a barrel yesterday to $81 today.
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 11:09 AM (RHGPo)
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And then there's this:
@AJENews
UPDATE: Strait of Hormuz transits now require IRGC permission, Iranian military official says
Tankers have been getting through for literally weeks. However, traffic has picked up since the US blockade started, and tankers aren't even turning off AIS anymore as they sail through. IRGC putting out press releases about how they demand respect isn't going to change much.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:11 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (cWffP)
Ah, ok. Thanks.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:11 AM (bss/y)
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Well, I guess that settles it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 11:11 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (xcxpd)
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Agreed. Give an EV with 5-10 minute recharge time, 300+ mile range (in winter), and most important, not a runaway fire hazard and I'd be very receptive. Having Teslas FSD self driving tech would be a big bonus.
Posted by: Judge Boasberg at April 17, 2026 11:11 AM (G0vdT)
And that's bad. Right?
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 17, 2026 11:10 AM (2UnvF)
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"And then he will blow me!"
-continues in Mel Gibson
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:12 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 11:12 AM (3uBP9)
Fear.
Anyone who thinks owning an EV makes you less of a man can only comprehend manhood through a performative and delicate lens.
EVs existing means they're being forced on people, lab grown meat existing means it's being forced on people, LGTBQ existing means it's being forced on people, the existence of things is an attack on freedom. Meanwhile people who believe these things are mandating the Ten Commandments being posted in schools
EV hate is a mix of mistaken belief that EVs are too expensive (used models are VERY affordable now), and people never having driven one. They drive so much better and smoother than ICE vehicles. 2021, 2022 and 2023 used EVs are all over the place now for like 50% off original MSRP while having under 40k miles
Rivian's CEO said that their sales are 50/50 Republican/Democrat. I think the nuance is gone(never existed) from online conversations that now have a ton of bots stirring up garbage too.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 11:12 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:11 AM (B5oTI)
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Fredo is now in charge of the IRGC?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 17, 2026 11:12 AM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Vendette at April 17, 2026 11:12 AM (1ieqq)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:03 AM (AkEZC)
Maybe Beshear can use the TWO battery plants he wanted to build for this. Fucking retard pissing away our tax dollars like water for shit no one wants.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:04 AM (bss/y)
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I'm not far from Glendale and the locals are pretty livid about all this. Of course they allowed the state and local politicos to deceive them, leaving them with a huge tax burden and the surrounding area ruined forever.
They're not in a forgiving mood around here. Although there continues to be a push for datacenters and here's this commercial property just sitting there and nobody is interesting in pursuing that. No, they'd rather take 100 acres of prime farmland somewhere else and ruin that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:13 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:03 AM (AkEZC)
May I make you some Grey Poupon mustard, from scratch, while you charge your vehicle good sir?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 11:13 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Blame Calif for that BMW had a clean burning sports coupe deisel an cancelled production when Sacramento Banned them.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 11:13 AM (Y09E4)
So I was in getting my car repaired and I sauntered over to take a look at the Cadillac EVs.
One of them was a very attractive SUVish vehicle both inside and out. They really tried to make the dang thing glamorous. So, you know, good effort.
Then I checked out the price....Yikes! very very pricey. Uncomfortably so. You could buy a top of the line gasoline powered car for that.
Then assuming it had a great (for an EV) performance to justify that price...I took a look and-
Nope. The mileage and general performance were way below average. The IQcky or whatever they were calling it was a-
Go to your nearest Whole Foods and Starbucks car and that's about it.
Sad.
Though if they ever drop below $10K, I test drive one.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 11:13 AM (iJfKG)
I'm sure that's not just the flailing of an industry getting mugged by reality and the drying up of government subsidies. But mostly the drying up of government subsidies.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 11:14 AM (kgE5c)
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Well, I guess that settles it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn
Oh, and he became an expert on Christianity when? I thought they all thought religion was silly in their mind. Did they gulp when they saw 41% of young men now find religion very important?
Posted by: Piper at April 17, 2026 11:14 AM (Wmg4n)
It has such a cute boutique look about it.
In a few years people will walk by it in the junkyard and point and giggle as if it were a 1976 AMC Pacer.
Posted by: Casual observer at April 17, 2026 11:14 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:11 AM (B5oTI)
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Fredo is now in charge of the IRGC?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 17, 2026 11:12 AM (2UnvF)
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What if...Fredo always was in charge of the IRGC?
Seriously. 5 week bombing campaign and a single blockade of ports (enforced literally hundreds of miles away in the Gulf of Oman, where the US naval ships actually are), and the country is folding in on itself with Zimbabwe levels of inflation and debased currency, approaching starvation and water issues, and having to import foreign militias to keep the "peace" (oppression).
Iran was always Fredo. The world just wanted Iran to be Michael.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:14 AM (B5oTI)
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Well, I guess that settles it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 11:11 AM
Dude. Shouldn't we await Brian Stelter's official pronouncement before gamboling to that conclusion?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 11:14 AM (0sNs1)
We were passed over. ...We can handle things! We're smart! Not like everybody says! Not dumb, we're smart, and we want respect!”
Posted by: IRGC at April 17, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 17, 2026 11:15 AM (iP/HW)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 11:05 AM (3uBP9)
Good riddance. If I need to immediately accelerate from a stop at a light or anyplace, for an emergency or other reason, I don't want one extra millisecond delay after my foot presses down the pedal. My 2019 vehicle has a physical button to disable the auto engine stop/start, thankfully. The default when I start the vehicle is ON. I have not found a way in the secret settings to default disable the ON setting.
Also, I cannot believe frequent engine stops/starts in typical urban and suburban traffic is good for the starter and engine. Maybe I'm wrong.
Posted by: Gref at April 17, 2026 11:15 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:03 AM
Fags.
Posted by: Maybach at April 17, 2026 11:15 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Stop me if you've heard it at April 17, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 11:16 AM (gKWVE)
@AJENews
UPDATE: Strait of Hormuz transits now require IRGC permission, Iranian military official says
The IRGC works for a different master.
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (ReYtg)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (RDpV/)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:03 AM (AkEZC)
May I make you some Grey Poupon mustard, from scratch, while you charge your vehicle good sir?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 11:13 AM (Sco7b)
Very Funny!
Posted by: Denny Crane - In Fact, I could Use Some Myself... To The Balcony! at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (dmDsy)
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Well, what other type of attack could she have launched?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (ndZc7)
Normal, everyday stuff.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (AkEZC)
The fact that you're so thick you can't grasp why people hate EVs tells us you should never have any control over other people and their money.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
How could Temu Tesla be wrong?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Don in SoCo
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And call the whole operation "the free market operating efficiently. "
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 17, 2026 11:18 AM (gpQ8/)
Now, think of the time and money wasted on that. It could have been directed elsewhere in manufactures. But we will blame anything and everything else besides government stupidity and corporations all too willing to go along to get along.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 17, 2026 11:18 AM (b97oG)
EV America was peak Obama nudge.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 17, 2026 11:18 AM (NlEaG)
Normal, everyday stuff.
_-_
Golf carts do have their use - not on the highway, of course.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 17, 2026 11:19 AM (iP/HW)
Posted by: Stop me if you've heard it at April 17, 2026 11:16 AM
Bartender: "Who's First, and who's Second?"
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 11:19 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (xcxpd)
That's why the scale of the Cybertruck is the right way to go. It is going to appeal to a narrow group, but it is not meant to be a huge volume item.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:10 AM (bss/y)
It also appeals to 10 year old boys who drew cars that look just like the Cybertruck.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:19 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Gref at April 17, 2026 11:15 AM (5rh/l)
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My 2017 Benz has a physical button to turn this garbage off too, and pressing it is part of my muscle memory sequence of things I do when I hop in the driver's seat.
Foot on brake, engine start, mode select Sport, auto-start-stop OFF, seat belt on, car in gear. lol
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 11:19 AM (oqH4h)
How could Temu Tesla be wrong?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM
Chinese EV Charging Station: You been heah foaw howa! You go now!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 11:19 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (RDpV/)
My guess is that he's "more spiritual than religious"- and that which guides his spirit is himself.
(But everyone can change.)
Posted by: LASue at April 17, 2026 11:19 AM (vU47R)
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:19 AM (Riz8t)
I don't hate EVs per se, I just hate that they were attempted to be forced on everyone. They are neat toys but they are still not ready for serious work, despite improvements in charging infrastructure.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (xcxpd)
This.
The other big problem with so much of this alternative Rainbows and Unicorns energy is that virtually none of it is a mature technology. None of it is even in hailing distance of the energy density of petroleum, most of it can't produce energy 24/7 so you have to develop an efficient and safe storage technology to make the systems work etc. It's useful for small, remote locations that need electricity, but it can't be scaled up in it's present form.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM (y9nCu)
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Well, what other type of attack could she have launched?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (ndZc7)
Fat and/or ugly?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM (xcxpd)
How could Temu Tesla be wrong?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (w/
They are how Canada will leap frog in front of us as part of the New. World. Order. (h/t, PM Carney)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM (b97oG)
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Exactly. Start with the goal of control in mind and write the script.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM (iP/HW)
Posted by: Gref at April 17, 2026 11:15 AM (5rh/l)
These days, starters are built from the ground up to support the auto-off. They're not wearing any faster than they did before.
Cold starting and hot starting aren't the same.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM (Hpgos)
It's been two hundred years. When EV's work, we will gladly make them the future.
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM (ReYtg)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:06 AM (xcxpd)
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I don't hate EVs either. I look at them like I look at cats. I think they're neat and fun to play around with when someone else has one, but I don't want one of my own.
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Denny Crane - Jimmy, You Ignorant Slut... at April 17, 2026 11:21 AM (dmDsy)
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Exactly. Start with the goal of control in mind and write the script.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM (iP/HW)
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Remember forever ago when cap and trade was being debated?
I remember some douche talking about how it was pro-market because it created a market for energy, or whatever.
It made me laugh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:21 AM (B5oTI)
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Wait. The Fudd-Bueckers are in a relationship? Why was I not told?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 11:21 AM (ndZc7)
Spyker makes a nice looking luxury car. They still make ice vehicles. They've had some troubles as of late but I think they're coming back. If any of youin' have a need for a nice vehicle that costs as much as my home.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 11:21 AM (3uBP9)
For a car that tops 300K, I better be getting a blowjob every time I get in the drivers seat.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 11:21 AM (ExV1e)
Glock is FINALLY making 15 round mags for the G44 and 43x. They appear to be metal, not polymer, a bit surprising.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:21 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2026 11:22 AM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Gref at April 17, 2026 11:15 AM (5rh/l)
There isn't one. No auto manufacturers have developed a way to permanently override the system.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 17, 2026 11:22 AM (Hpgos)
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Wait. The Fudd-Bueckers are in a relationship? Why was I not told?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 11:21 AM (ndZc7)
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Read that as frau blucher
Posted by: Judge Boasberg at April 17, 2026 11:22 AM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Gref
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From a grey-beard powertrain engineer colleague: "the worst thing you can do to an engine, is start it"
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 17, 2026 11:22 AM (gpQ8/)
But gas and diesel are awesome portable energy for vehicles. I'm glad sanity won for now.
Posted by: PaleRider at April 17, 2026 11:22 AM (+89TD)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
It just doesn't look like $300k. Mebbe it comes with a couple of support vehicles to shadow you?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 11:23 AM (diia5)
. . . to meet their friend Noah. One orders a salty dog, the other orders a pink poodle.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 11:23 AM (5xoct)
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..and the newsreaders lapped it up...
Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 17, 2026 11:23 AM (iP/HW)
after a few months he admitted it is no cheaper to operate than a gas car and is a pain in the ass because he has to worry about not having access to recharge availability
Posted by: DanMan at April 17, 2026 11:23 AM (8uzBS)
Probably. I am just rather tired of that phrase -"spiritual but not religious".
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:23 AM (wvguf)
What is your favorite breakfast food? Because of your refined taste, perhaps the government should make it illegal to eat anything but your favorite breakfast food.
What is your favorite hobby? Anything you don’t do should be illegal, but your favorite hobby should be mandated, right?
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at April 17, 2026 11:23 AM (hSi/k)
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM
I know, right? The commercials are sounding desperate.
"How much range does an EV have? Well, considering that most people only drive 40 miles or less in a day..."
Riiiight.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 11:23 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: banana Dream - Now I have a bird failing at April 17, 2026 11:23 AM (3uBP9)
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Two things I never expected to be in the same sentence - WNBA and Fudd-Bueckers.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2026 11:24 AM (0U5gm)
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor apologizes for her jab at 'privileged' Justice Kavanaugh. Sotomayor made a statement suggesting Justice Brett Kavanaugh's upbringing rendered him insensitive to an immigration case.
Her comments came last week at an appearance at the University of Kansas, Sotomayor, where she addressed a ruling issued by Kavanaugh about immigration-related stops in Los Angeles. The ruling allowed immigration agents to use a combination of English proficiency, ethnic background and work at home improvement centers to focus immigration enforcement efforts.
In her apology, Sotomayor said, "“At a recent appearance … I referred to a disagreement with one of my colleagues in a prior case, but I made remarks that were inappropriate. I regret my hurtful comments. I have apologized to my colleague.”
Court watcher and lawyer David Lat reacted to Sotomayor's remarks in Kansas and called it “striking to see a justice criticize a colleague outside a written opinion, in a public appearance, and in somewhat personal terms.”
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 11:24 AM (JCZqz)
@AJENews
UPDATE: Strait of Hormuz transits now require IRGC permission, Iranian military official says
The IRGC works for a different master.
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (ReYtg)
Whomever is in charge likely believes confusion and chaos about Strait status is to their advantage. They'll blame the US as the root cause of the confusion and chaos. It will only fool the fools.
As long as the US Navy turns-around any tankers that loaded at an Iranian port, Iran will lose foreign currency income, bigly. MarineTraffic has shown for a week that the same, single tanker, has been anchored at Kharg Island.
Posted by: Gref at April 17, 2026 11:24 AM (5rh/l)
What is your favorite breakfast food? Because of your refined taste, perhaps the government should make it illegal to eat anything but your favorite breakfast food.
What is your favorite hobby? Anything you don’t do should be illegal, but your favorite hobby should be mandated, right?
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at April 17, 2026 11:23 AM (hSi/k)
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The commenter you are responding to is a commenter in good standing who brings us the related droppings from Reddit. He does not share their opinions. He only does it for the lulz.
He is also Admiral Akbar on days when he's feeling frisky.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:24 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 11:21 AM (ExV1e)
If you can buy a $300,000 car, I'd be willing to bet there'd be plenty of volunteers for the passenger beejer position.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 17, 2026 11:24 AM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Vendette
I wonder how many of those 'inexpensive used EVs require new batteries.. Cha Ching!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 11:24 AM (Y09E4)
Obama and that crew sold people on the idea that they would replace ICE vehicles 1-for-1 and everything was positive about it. But they never intended a 1 for 1 replacement - EVs would replace 10% of the private car market and the rest of it would just result in reduced freedom. Feature not a bug in their world.
Trump has disrupted the eco-industrial complex.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 17, 2026 11:24 AM (NlEaG)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 11:24 AM (JCZqz)
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I really suspect that at least 5 of the SCOTUS justices took her into a conference room and made it clear in terms that even Sotomayor could understand that she was fucking stupid and everyone hated her.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:25 AM (B5oTI)
"How much range does an EV have? Well, considering that most people only drive 40 miles or less in a day..."
On most days, most people don't need a fire extinguisher, but on the days you do need one, you'd bloody well better have one.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:26 AM (Riz8t)
How did they do this? The same way the Chinese do everything: they stole our technology, kicked out their competitors, and the government spent billions developing the infrastructure and industry for them.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 11:26 AM (iFTx/)
I'm guessing Tesla has the EV market locked up. Musk shows off all the weird shit you can do with a Tesla that I assume Ford and the rest have no freakin' idea how to accomplish. So...good for Elon, I guess.
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 11:27 AM (dpXJq)
How could Temu Tesla be wrong?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (w/
They are how Canada will leap frog in front of us as part of the New. World. Order. (h/t, PM Carney)
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM (b97oG)
Do Temu Teslas come with rich Corinthian leather?
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 17, 2026 11:27 AM (wVcYX)
Maybe, but I'm still better liked than KBJ.
Posted by: Sonya Sotomayor at April 17, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)
Maybe, but I'm still better liked than KBJ.
Posted by: Sonya Sotomayor at April 17, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)
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Ah, the Mississippi defense.
Which is becoming the California defense.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:27 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 11:27 AM (dpXJq)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 11:21 AM (ExV1e)
If you can buy a $300,000 car, I'd be willing to bet there'd be plenty of volunteers for the passenger beejer position.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 17, 2026 11:24 AM (Hpgos)
If I was in charge of things the engine shut-off on idle mandate would be replaced with a blow-job on idle mandate.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 11:27 AM (3uBP9)
How does Jimmy Kimmel define being a Christian? You think Jesus was a cool guy who would be all on board with all progressive views and policies?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (RDpV/)
Yeah, the guy I always go to for my dose of Christian Morality is Adam Carolla's sidekick from the Man Show, and inventor of that totally not faggy prank, The Yokozuna (you drop your pants and jump on your sleeping brother and rub your bare asshole in his face)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 17, 2026 11:28 AM (y9nCu)
Battery-powered scooters, skateboards, and bikes seem like a great way to just get around quickly when you don't need to haul anything more than you and anything you can stuff in a backpack.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 11:28 AM (yz/L4)
Which is becoming the California defense.
It's now the Great Britain defense.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 11:28 AM (HMrTQ)
The lovely and informative Mrs naturalfake told me something interesting that I didn't know:
Car insurance on an EV now requires 2 policies.
One for the car, and a second for the battery apparently because of all the separate issues caused by the EV's batteries.
Replacing a battery runs so $4K-$10K, so that's a big part of the 2nd policy requirement besides, you know, all the other problems like spontaneous freeway BBQing.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 11:28 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: pookysgirl knows better than to get between Lil Pooky and his symphonies at April 17, 2026 11:29 AM (Wt5PA)
Which is becoming the California defense.
It's now the Great Britain defense.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)
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"But we have great healthcare!"
-9 months waiting for a heart specialist after a heart attack...while his daughters are getting gang raped by "Asians"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:29 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:29 AM (ecekB)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 17, 2026 11:15 AM (iP/HW)
I know what you're saying and I'd like to agree but the fact is that the government has been making manufacturers add kill switches to vehicles for decades now.
I had a 2005 Envoy that could be de-rated via the OnStar system, or even shut off. You became a person of interest to both GM and the feds if you were smart enough to know how to disable their ability to disable.
I'm sure all the others are in on this by now either by coersion or willingly.
As far as I know, your gas powered car won't take you right to the federal clink on demand like a self driving car will, so there's that.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 17, 2026 11:29 AM (zafwz)
Cars are the personification of America and Freedom. Cars are in integral part of our culture*. In your car, you can exercise your right to travel anywhere, anytime, in a huge country just waiting to be explored and enjoyed. Cars enable one to live far, far away from cities, which have become progressive sh#tholes.
EVs - and really, the forcing of EVs upon us - represent repression of our freedom, culture and American spirit. They limit our independence, our ability to travel freely and to live far from others.
*Can you imagine movies such as Fast and Furious, Smoky and the Bandit, or Cannonball Run made anywhere but in America.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 11:29 AM (5xoct)
Normal, everyday stuff.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
PSaA: 'They' always hear the gun shot.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 11:30 AM (Y09E4)
Posted by: Dave at April 17, 2026 11:30 AM (sbsMc)
NYC officials refuse ICE hold for illegal immigrant accused in arson that killed 4 and injured 7: DHS https://trib.al/dSBQ2CU
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All this is going to do is that ICE will find out where he is and end up arresting 20 other people in his apartment complex, deporting all of them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:30 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Buck's To Blame! at April 17, 2026 11:30 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Brett Kavanaugh at April 17, 2026 11:30 AM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
_________
Pascal built one in the 1600s.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 17, 2026 11:30 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 17, 2026 11:24 AM (NlEaG)
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Golf carts are the ideal use case for a battery vehicle. Travels mostly a known-ish distance that's well within the range of the battery system and returns to a fixed base with a charger after every use. I love my golf cart lol. Recently switched over to long-range lithium batteries from the old lead-acid ones. I can do about 50 miles before I need a charger.
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 11:30 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 11:27 AM (3uBP9)
Sure!
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at April 17, 2026 11:31 AM (NlEaG)
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Huh. I wonder what could cause that.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 11:31 AM (vTZFs)
HeeHee. Jimmy Kimmel is reduced to being a guest on his friend's podcast. (probably not, but I choose to interpret it that way)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 17, 2026 11:31 AM (+89TD)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 11:29 AM (5xoct)
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I certainly couldn't imagine any of them being made using EVs.
The stunt cars would be toxic disaster areas every time they had to do a crash sequence.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 11:32 AM (yz/L4)
www.pkpatchworks.com/product/the-brick
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 11:27 AM (dpXJq)
I'm depending on my son.
I've tried to do my best.
It's up to him to do the rest.
Posted by: Papa Clarence Carter at April 17, 2026 11:32 AM (wVcYX)
This is why there are no more James Bond movies.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 17, 2026 11:32 AM (zdLoL)
Whoa! I'm just sharing funny or deranged takes from the Left! Views expressed very likely do not reflect my own!
That said, I think there is a lot of EV hate, and some of it is justified. There is a concerted effort to punish ICE vehicles and move to more electric stuff...probably on the road to making all personal transportation more inconvenient and expensive, so public transportation is more accepted. Fuck that.
On the other hand, my wife drives a Chevy Bolt (EV), and it's great...for what it's designed for; Very efficient daily commuting in and around town. I have a hybrid, and we swap cars if she ever needs to take a long trip for some reason.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 11:33 AM (JCZqz)
Just saw oil is down to near $80 a barrel. Trump is a madman!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 11:28 AM (HMrTQ)
Has the TrumpCession confidently predicted on 5 November 2024, by 'economic experts' and TDS-sufferers, begun yet?
Posted by: Gref at April 17, 2026 11:33 AM (5rh/l)
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Yep. The insurance companies will lobby for all of that. They will try to get this kind of crap retrofitted in everything...but if there are NO internal combustion ending vehicles on the road (for the children) it is easier.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 17, 2026 11:33 AM (iP/HW)
As a bonus: we are paying for SNAP beneficiaries free use of ebikes and escooters!!
https://tinyurl.com/585bkbxn
https://tinyurl.com/46fdj84p
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 11:33 AM (5xoct)
How does Jimmy Kimmel define being a Christian? You think Jesus was a cool guy who would be all on board with all progressive views and policies?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:17 AM (RDpV/)
Yeah, the guy I always go to for my dose of Christian Morality is Adam Carolla's sidekick from the Man Show, and inventor of that totally not faggy prank, The Yokozuna (you drop your pants and jump on your sleeping brother and rub your bare asshole in his face)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 17, 2026 11:28 AM (y9nCu)
Maybe someone should ask Kimmel's first wife about her experiences with his Christian Morality, considering she kicked him to the curb for cheating on her with Sarah Silverman.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 17, 2026 11:34 AM (y9nCu)
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His argument is that we're bad Christians because we didn't apologize to him for criticizing him
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 11:34 AM (ndZc7)
*Takes Collander Mask Off*
*Shakes head in frustration*
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 11:34 AM (3JuEJ)
Just saw oil is down to near $80 a barrel. Trump is a madman!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 11:28 AM (HMrTQ)
Has the TrumpCession confidently predicted on 5 November 2024, by 'economic experts' and TDS-sufferers, begun yet?
Posted by: Gref at April 17, 2026 11:33 AM (5rh/l)
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I said it 5 weeks ago, and I'll say it again.
By November, the only people who will remember the oil shock of early 2026 will be the American shale oil producers as they look on their new Bugattis they bought from uncapping their wells for a few weeks when oil was over $80 a barrel.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:34 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 11:35 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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Boy, that's a head-scratcher, all right.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2026 11:35 AM (0U5gm)
The stunt cars would be toxic disaster areas every time they had to do a crash sequence.
Ha! Shoot a scene of Dukes of Hazard, then spend 1 week putting out the ev fire from the patrol car crash. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 11:35 AM (5xoct)
Pope Leo Celebrates Christian Genocide in Algeria
One million Catholics shrank to 8,000 through mass murder.
https://is.gd/wq8JID
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)
*Shakes head in frustration*
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 11:34 AM (3JuEJ)
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We can still make it to the Bullet Farm, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:35 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
Huh. I wonder what could cause that.
Posted by: Oddbob
I was wondering when someone would catch that. ICE car prices are staying pretty high, but EVs massively discounted? Must be because demand is so high!
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 11:36 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 17, 2026 11:36 AM (affD0)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 11:36 AM (JCZqz)
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"It's how the supply and demand curve works, dummy. Read a book!"
-Reddit commenter
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:37 AM (B5oTI)
EVs - and really, the forcing of EVs upon us - represent repression of our freedom, culture and American spirit. They limit our independence, our ability to travel freely and to live far from others.
*Can you imagine movies such as Fast and Furious, Smoky and the Bandit, or Cannonball Run made anywhere but in America.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 11:29 AM (5xoct)
Great comment, Lizzy! I have just sent the check for a years subscription to your newsletter!
Posted by: Denny Crane - Maybe A Cigar And Scotch On The Balcony To Celebrate? at April 17, 2026 11:37 AM (dmDsy)
Also, Chris Farley would have been a better choice as Ford CEO.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 11:37 AM (2ap+5)
Keep in mind the current communist Pope is only there because he was best buddies with the last communist Pope.
Methinks the Catholic Church done gone all in on communism. It won't get better.
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 11:37 AM (dpXJq)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
So...every day 😜😘
🐙🍆💦
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 11:37 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 17, 2026 11:37 AM (iP/HW)
Note: not much info on that specific when looking. They list top speed and total range, but not the two combined.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 17, 2026 11:36 AM (affD0)
It's like the duck thing for Jeeps. Gay.
You think about the GIs in WWII and explaining to them the duck thing. LOL.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:39 AM (bss/y)
Typical commie response to anyone who doesn't duckspeak the NPC talking points: "you're a hater, hater!"
It's not "hate" for EVs. I think there's a market for them. I think if someone wants one, then by all means go out and buy one. Unlike the left -- and sadly, too many on our side too -- I don't judge and criticize other people's lifestyle and buying choices. What is right for me, or what I like, isn't always right for someone else, or that they want.
What pisses me off about EVs -- and what I do hate -- is the government forcing EVs on me, stealing my money to pay for them, wrecking the existing market for gas engines, and setting back gas and hybrid tech at least 10 years.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 11:39 AM (iFTx/)
"Because your kids won't remember 39.6 MPG."
Heh.
Posted by: Casual observer at April 17, 2026 11:39 AM (2Ez/1)
This is a bit like my wife and me meeting to discuss the unsuitability of a particular lunar landing location.
https://is.gd/rwJXuU
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:39 AM (Riz8t)
The Japanese sailed a warship flying a "Rising Sun" flag through the Taiwan Straight.
Xi is just being bitch-slapped now.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 11:40 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:40 AM (afKoR)
Posted by: Kurt Eichenwald at April 17, 2026 11:40 AM (JCZqz)
Methinks the Catholic Church done gone all in on communism. It won't get better.
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 11:37 AM (dpXJq)
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Popes get rather unlimited authority to promote cardinals, so a Francis acolyte following Francis is not a huge surprise. There was some Far East cardinal that everyone called Francis II because everyone assumed he'd take the spot afterwards, but I guess they went with Leo because of the Americanism and ties to Catholic Charities which were already seeing government contract losses.
The Catholic Church is going to have to learn how to live without the government contracts at some point. They're still in the process of losing them, so leadership is in pain.
Just to survive, they'll have to try and grow the congregation again to get more natural donations instead of government contracts if it goes on long enough.
So, fingers crossed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:40 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 11:41 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
So...every day 😜😘
🐙🍆💦
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 11:37 AM (JCZqz)
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Like...ew.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:41 AM (B5oTI)
This is a bit like my wife and me meeting to discuss the unsuitability of a particular lunar landing location.
https://is.gd/rwJXuU
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:39 AM (Riz8t)
Every nation is turning into the UN.
Meanwhile, Japan just flipped the bird at China flying the Rising Sun through the strait.
Japan is shaking off the rust.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:41 AM (bss/y)
The Japanese sailed a warship flying a "Rising Sun" flag through the Taiwan Straight.
Xi is just being bitch-slapped now.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 11:40 AM (Y8DZL)
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Xi needs to kill another general to feel better.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:41 AM (B5oTI)
Xi is just being bitch-slapped now.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 11:40 AM (Y8DZL)
Could not have happened to a nicer group of commies.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Buck's On Fire! at April 17, 2026 11:42 AM (oftw2)
Couple that with China-centric exterior styling, and they've created a real mess for themselves.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at April 17, 2026 11:42 AM (yFLFB)
179 The Japanese sailed a warship flying a "Rising Sun" flag through the Taiwan Straight.
Xi is just being bitch-slapped now.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 11:40 AM (Y8DZL)
Could not have happened to a nicer group of commies.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)
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I wonder how much of the Western Left is funded directly by China.
I wonder if China's issues manifesting this year will affect the ability of China to fund the Western Left.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:42 AM (B5oTI)
Glock is FINALLY making 15 round mags for the G44 and 43x. They appear to be metal, not polymer, a bit surprising.
Which probably means that they're OEM-ing them from Mec-gar or some place. Which is OK; it's what most manufacturers do.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 11:43 AM (vTZFs)
Also, the part where they already know:
A. Eliminating all gas cars will reduce greenhouse gases by maybe 1%? It's a rounding error.
B. Current electrical grids could not come close to handling a complete conversion to evs, so this is really just a giant Cass Sunstein-style "nudge" to move you out or cars into public transportation (and with that, out of rural and suburban living).
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 11:43 AM (5xoct)
The whipsawing back and forth between R and D administrations is going to kill the automotive industry. No manufacturer will want to go down the development path for either as they know one, or the other will be out of favor depending on who's in office.
In our bleakest imaginations that wouldn't be an issue under permanent Democrat rule.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:43 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 17, 2026 11:43 AM (+0v0J)
Posted by: banana Dream "
It is my only complaint about my Ford Ranger. Dumbest idea ever to save fuel. I'm hoping Ford come up with fix.
Posted by: Ripley at April 17, 2026 11:43 AM (GUOwU)
Posted by: OneEyedJack
Fed law now mandates remote shutdown capability.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 11:43 AM (Y09E4)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 17, 2026 11:43 AM (+0v0J)
*Sublime has entered the chat*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:43 AM (xcxpd)
U.S. Scientists Build Spring-Powered Computer That Operates Without Electricity
there was once an article in scientific american (the one at the back; metamagical themas or whatever it styled itself) that described a machine made from tinker toys that could play tic-tac-toe.
Posted by: anachronda at April 17, 2026 11:43 AM (v3pYe)
$48k base.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 11:43 AM (diia5)
Keep in mind the current communist Pope is only there because he was best buddies with the last communist Pope.
Methinks the Catholic Church done gone all in on communism. It won't get better.
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 11:37 AM (dpXJq)
Also because he's a Chicagoan, making him an ideal cog in the Kalorama Shadow Government machine.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 11:44 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Buck's On Fire! at April 17, 2026 11:42 AM (oftw2)
HEAR! HEAR!
Posted by: Denny Crane - Was This About Me? at April 17, 2026 11:44 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:43 AM (AkEZC)
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Not post-Loper.
New regulations are open to judicial review. People can sue over them.
Bare minimum, it'll slow the roll of reimplementing policy. It could potentially even kill it before it becomes policy again.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:44 AM (B5oTI)
I wonder if China's issues manifesting this year will affect the ability of China to fund the Western Left.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:42 AM (B5oTI)
Eh, one of the revenue streams. Others from Russia and USAID.
It's all the same war.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:44 AM (bss/y)
You think about the GIs in WWII and explaining to them the duck thing. LOL.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:39 AM (bss/y)
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Totally Ghey... unless you're a 19 year old sorority girl.
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 17, 2026 11:44 AM (affD0)
Eh, one of the revenue streams. Others from Russia and USAID.
It's all the same war.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:44 AM (bss/y)
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What's USAID?
Is that some kind of current government program?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:44 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 11:45 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: American at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (WJh7o)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 11:45 AM (2ap+5)
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Within the clergy, it is.
Priests takes oaths of obedience to the pope.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (B5oTI)
They can't reveal this, so they implement all sorts of policies that make it very expensive and very inconvenient to use your car (not just EVs, but all those bike lanes and other "traffic calming" measures, not requiring multi-unit bldgs to include parking, etc.).
See, it's never the thing they say they want, it's about the hidden agenda three steps down the road that the thing they're pushing forces you into.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (5xoct)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (dmDsy)
@Breaking911 14m
The Senate has approved a short-term extension of the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, allowing the program to continue operating through April 30.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (diia5)
Is that some kind of current government program?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:44 AM (B5oTI)
Missing my point. Trump has done a fairly decent job of doing a full court press on ALL of the revenue streams. He has not choked them off completely (because they are one big pile of shit pasta) but he has put pressure on a LOT of them.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (bss/y)
Re: lithium, did that with my dad's 1995 EZ Go and now I can play at least four rounds before recharging
Posted by: DanMan at April 17, 2026 11:47 AM (8uzBS)
Xi is just being bitch-slapped now.
Given their behavior in China during WWII, it takes real talent to make me enjoy it when Japan flips off China, yet here we are. Well done, Xi.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)
My father-in-law is rolling in his grave. He fought in the Pacific. Brutal. He hated the Japanese.
My 'ol man was on subs. He didn't much like them either, but he'd also be the guy to pull his sub up next to the jap warship and take its picture trough the periscope.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 11:47 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 17, 2026 11:36 AM (affD0)
I've read that putting a "sound" on to emanate from your EV when driving is a recommended safety dealio,
since they're so quiet compared to ICE cars that people don't hear them coming and can step in front of your car. Particularly in parking lots.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 11:47 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (dmDsy)
Saw someone driving an S-10 in great condition around here a few weeks ago. Smart dude.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:48 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: American
Wife made a similar comment last week. They'd rather kill it off than spend the money to engineer an ICE version, apparently.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at April 17, 2026 11:48 AM (yFLFB)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 17, 2026 11:48 AM (gUs21)
The crater-clearing jumps those things will make on the Moon will be spectacular.
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (ReYtg)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (bss/y)
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Of course, it won't be all of them.
But, remember, losing the equivalent of 5 Hollywoods ($40 billion) from USAID shutting down is a material loss. Russia's economy is not in good shape, so they probably can't afford funding much outside its borders. Iran is going completely broke. China is rationing energy.
These are material hits to their ability to fund the Western Left.
I never said it would eliminate the Western Left. I just wondered if it would have an effect.
Are you saying that none of these things will have an affect on the Western Left?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: muldoon, who failed both geography AND anatomy at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (5xoct)
And even that thing isn't the thing they really want.
The 15 minute city will make people a hell of a lot easier to exterminate. And that is the goal. Slavery then extermination.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (RbWJI)
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 11:37 AM (2ap+5)
Chris Farley is (or was, I guess) Jim Farley's cousin.
Posted by: far cry at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (wXgT/)
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (2Ez/1)
My ex still has my 65 and she just bought a 64 from a guy in Philly in the last year.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (3JuEJ)
You think about the GIs in WWII and explaining to them the duck thing. LOL.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:39 AM (bss/y)
***
Totally Ghey... unless you're a 19 year old sorority girl.
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 17, 2026 11:44 AM (affD0)
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Eh, it's a subculture thing. Almost every car or car brand subculture has some goofy stuntish thing they do to other members of the subculture. Flashing brights at incoming cars of the same brand is probably the most common.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (uEYKS)
Posted by: DanMan at April 17, 2026 11:47 AM (8uzBS)
Wow, even with your slice??
That is impressive!
Posted by: Denny Crane - Yes, I've Been..."Fortunate" To Follow You At The Club From Time to Time... at April 17, 2026 11:50 AM (dmDsy)
My 'ol man was on subs. He didn't much like them either, but he'd also be the guy to pull his sub up next to the jap warship and take its picture trough the periscope.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 11:47 AM (2WIwB)
Yeah, the historical stuff is still there, but maybe- just maybe- without the Bushido shit, they can use their prowess for good. And maybe having dudes serving in the military will get them to start banging chicks instead of life sized pillows again. Popping out Japanese babies.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:50 AM (bss/y)
It's easy to recognize the douchebags that drive them, for sure.
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 11:50 AM (3JuEJ)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (dmDsy)
Saw someone driving an S-10 in great condition around here a few weeks ago. Smart dude.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:48 AM (bss/y)
I have a 96 Ranger 3.0 V6 that I've been keeping in tip top (mechanical, body needs paint) shape for the last 8 years. It's perfect for what I need and cheap to own and run.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 17, 2026 11:50 AM (gUs21)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 11:50 AM (RbWJI)
Posted by: garrett at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (3JuEJ)
Fake story.
Your ex would be a guy. Because you're a fag.
Posted by: American at April 17, 2026 11:50 AM (WJh7o)
Posted by: And good riddance too at April 17, 2026 11:50 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 11:51 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Lizzy
I'm actually somewhat sympathetic. Modern cities and urban sprawl aren't very efficient, they do waste space, and cause a whole host of problems. If you could take a modern metro like Dallas, wipe it clean and plot it out SimCity style, it could be amazing.
But you can't, and trying to convert it into something like that is incredibly difficult, and the central planning involved means commies and WEF types will push agendas, and not just more efficient versions of what people want. So, we go with the more organic sprawl and urban decay model.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 11:51 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I don't get it!
~Kilroy
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 11:51 AM (Y09E4)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 11:50 AM (RbWJI)
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But the gerrymandering referendum is going to pass in VA, which means he's done nothing since Republicans aren't winning every election ever now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:51 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 17, 2026 11:51 AM (zdLoL)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (dmDsy)
I am waiting on the Toyota Hilux Champ being sold in the US.
Ugly as sin, but I want.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 11:51 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 17, 2026 11:51 AM (affD0)
"ForeScan" a software app that runs on a smartphone and connects to a USB connecter that you plug into a cars diagnostic port can do this for certain Ford models.
It can modify a lot of stuff. And probably void the warranty.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:51 AM (AkEZC)
Unlike the left -- and sadly, too many on our side too -- I don't judge and criticize other people's lifestyle and buying choices.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 11:39 AM (iFTx/)
Wearing Crocs in public is the exception that proves the rule. Wearing neutral colored Crocs in public is gay, wearing brightly colored Crocs in public is gayer than Liberace's concert fluffer.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 17, 2026 11:52 AM (y9nCu)
Is that a thing? I drive a Nissan Rogue so it's easier to just leave the lights on.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)
See, it's never the thing they say they want, it's about the hidden agenda three steps down the road that the thing they're pushing forces you into.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (5xoct)
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This is the "nudge" strategy that Cass Sunstein wrote a book about.
Turn up the heat just enough to make you slightly uncomfortable so you'll move to the location they choose where you can be "comfortable" (by their definition) again.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 11:52 AM (yz/L4)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (B5oTI)
In the totality, yes. I did not even say that any of these things wasn't having an effect. Part of the reason they are flagellating themselves into a frothing rage is because they are feeling the pinch.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:52 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 11:52 AM (pDt9x)
Doesn’t cost less than a comparable SUV.
Who is John Galt ?
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at April 17, 2026 11:53 AM (fz7Mb)
New regulations are open to judicial review. People can sue over them.
it's a tax!
Posted by: chief justrice roberts at April 17, 2026 11:53 AM (v3pYe)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:50 AM (bss/y)
I didn't have many interactions with Japanese officers in my career, but the few I met seemed to be fine men and very professional.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 11:54 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: tubal
No, that doesn't work for me. I'm going to have to insist you drive what I prescribe.
Posted by: Leftists at April 17, 2026 11:54 AM (Riz8t)
False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet Paperback – Oct. 19 2021
Bjorn Lomborg
Posted by: ed gibbon at April 17, 2026 11:54 AM (1JCcN)
I only flash my brights if a) it's nighttime and the other car doesn't have its lights on, or b) I just passed a speed trap and want the oncoming driver to know.
Posted by: Otherwise, no brights at April 17, 2026 11:54 AM (TbWk/)
Saw someone driving an S-10 in great condition around here a few weeks ago. Smart dude.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:48 AM (bss/y)
I have a 96 Ranger 3.0 V6 that I've been keeping in tip top (mechanical, body needs paint) shape for the last 8 years. It's perfect for what I need and cheap to own and run.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 17, 2026 11:50 AM (gUs21)
"Yup" to all the above... I had a 2000 S-10, and was genuinely sorry that I had to trade it in.....
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 17, 2026 11:54 AM (dmDsy)
Is that a thing? I drive a Nissan Rogue so it's easier to just leave the lights on.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)
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Yea, still a thing, but mainly among exotics because you don't run into them often. My mom has a RAV4. There's only 700 billion of them on the roads. She'd be flashing half the cars in the suburban town where she lives.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 11:54 AM (iFTx/)
Plus, they're aces when you encounter a 500' lizard with radioactive breath.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 11:56 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 11:51 AM (pDt9x)
I had a 79 chevy Luv. Great little truck. Bought it with 20k miles and sold it at 120k. The guy that bought it put another 140k on it and it was still going strong.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 11:56 AM (2WIwB)
https://tinyurl.com/mpbstn8a
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:56 AM (afKoR)
Posted by: Marooned at April 17, 2026 11:57 AM (kt8QE)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)
Sure, but when you think about it, everything that isn't killing men in wartime combat can be called gay.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 11:57 AM (uEmCf)
Note: not much info on that specific when looking. They list top speed and total range, but not the two combined.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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There was a planned remake of that movie using EV. It had to be converted to a mini-series to allow for charging time.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2026 11:57 AM (0U5gm)
https://tinyurl.com/mpbstn8a
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:56 AM (afKoR)
Well, the retard has a Death's Head tattoo. He is not exactly known for his discriminating taste and deep, thoughtful insight.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:57 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 11:57 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 11:58 AM (pDt9x)
Note: not much info on that specific when looking. They list top speed and total range, but not the two combined.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Figure the range of a standard 1865 cannonball.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 11:58 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 17, 2026 11:59 AM (2UnvF)
No, I didn't think he was, but that's just stupid. Why do people think what the put on social media will never be sen by anybody but people who cheer them on?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:59 AM (afKoR)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 17, 2026 11:46 AM (dmDsy)
I am waiting on the Toyota Hilux Champ being sold in the US.
Ugly as sin, but I want.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 11:51 AM (rbvCR)
Yeah, everyone's got their own tastes... I looked at pictures of it, and I can definitely see the appeal, good choice... just seems to me it took a few too many steroids when it was growing up...
*Smiley Face Emoji*
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 17, 2026 11:59 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 11:58 AM (pDt9x)
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The primary isn't even over yet.
Collins hasn't even started on him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 11:59 AM (B5oTI)
I saw a little news clip about some guy got a ticket from the cops for doing that
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 17, 2026 11:59 AM (uEYKS)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)
Sure, but when you think about it, everything that isn't killing men in wartime combat can be called gay.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 11:57 AM (uEmCf)
*Theban Sacred Band has entered the chat. Oiled up*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:59 AM (xcxpd)
The crater-clearing jumps those things will make on the Moon will be spectacular.
Posted by: t-bird
The 6x6 in Moon Patrol was all rounded and sort of Jet-Age looking.
Cybertrucks came out of Battlezone. 3D wireframe art with 12 polygons per vehicle.
Posted by: mikeski at April 17, 2026 11:59 AM (VHUov)
The Italians had better stay on their side of the Med. Just sayin'.
Posted by: The Ethiopians at April 17, 2026 11:59 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:59 AM (afKoR)
It's standard online stuff, Fen. The people who will cheer them on are the ones they are playing to.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)
It's no secret in Michigan that Bill Ford is a complete idiot.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 12:00 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 12:00 PM (vFG9F)
Ugly as sin, but I want.
Posted by: Kindltot
Compared to the blobby, bloopy 'piece of used soap' design for most vehicles, I think it looks awesome.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:01 PM (diia5)
>>It's easy to recognize the douchebags that drive them, for sure.
They look like a Delorean fucked a Rubik's cube to create them.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 17, 2026 12:01 PM (2J/Lj)
Posted by: Stephen King at April 17, 2026 12:02 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 12:00 PM (vFG9F)
2001 Ranger. Awesome, and fistbump!
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:02 PM (pDt9x)
https://tinyurl.com/mpbstn8a
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 11:56 AM (afKoR)
Well, the retard has a Death's Head tattoo. He is not exactly known for his discriminating taste and deep, thoughtful insight.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:57 AM (bss/y)
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There's something very ... off ... about that guy. Beyond the Nazi tatoos and looney commie leftism. Just look at him, the way he talks, etc. My "icky" meter was on full alert. I'll bet money this guy knows what 13-year-old dick tastes like.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:03 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:01 PM (diia5)
It looks like an F-150 fucked a Radio Flyer.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 12:03 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:03 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:03 PM (iFTx/)
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He's a violent retard.
And the far left loves him because he calls himself antifa while having fascist ink on his body.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:04 PM (B5oTI)
>>It's easy to recognize the douchebags that drive them, for sure.
They look like a Delorean fucked a Rubik's cube to create them.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 17, 2026 12:01 PM (2J/Lj)
*golfclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 12:04 PM (bss/y)
You think about the GIs in WWII and explaining to them the duck thing. LOL.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:39 AM
If I had a Jeep, I would be tempted to put a Fat Electrician Quack Bang Grenade rubber duck on my dash.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 12:04 PM (kgE5c)
650 HP and #feet it'll go like a very well dressed raped ape. Just don't try for a third lap unless you want to push it home.
Posted by: DaveA at April 17, 2026 12:04 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 12:04 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:03 PM (pDt9x)
Pontiac Aztek still.
There are a lot in the running though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)
>>It's easy to recognize the douchebags that drive them, for sure.
They look like a Delorean fucked a Rubik's cube to create them.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 17, 2026 12:01 PM (2J/Lj)
*golfclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 12:04 PM (bss/y)
Madame Mayhem deserves a Comment of the Week for that one.
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:05 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 12:00 PM (vFG9F)
2001 Ranger. Awesome, and fistbump!
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:02 PM (pDt9x)
Hey, remember this from the 2000's?
*SSBN 656 (G) shoves a load of jealousy through the USB Port to "fd"...
LOL
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 17, 2026 12:05 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)
Sure, but when you think about it, everything that isn't killing men in wartime combat can be called gay.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 11:57 AM (uEmCf)
*Theban Sacred Band has entered the chat. Oiled up*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 17, 2026 11:59 AM (xcxpd)
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"Tell me more!"
-- Spartacus Booker
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)
Billion of years' worth of decomposing organic sludge FTW
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 12:04 PM (ZxPkt)
Actually inorganic sludge for the batteries... except the plastic casing maybe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)
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I saw a little news clip about some guy got a ticket from the cops for doing that
Yeah, cops think you're "interfering" with their operations. I believe there have been court cases that decided that communicating with other drivers is protected free speech. Which, of course, won't help you with the a-hole cop in the moment.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 12:06 PM (vTZFs)
Cybertrucks came out of Battlezone. 3D wireframe art with 12 polygons per vehicle.
Posted by: mikeski at April 17, 2026 11:59 AM (VHUov)
Ahhh, Moon Patrol.
Takashi Nishiyama will always be an underrated designer.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 12:06 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 12:00 PM (vFG9F)
My husband has a 98' off road Ranger.. Nice little truck
Posted by: It's me donna at April 17, 2026 12:06 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 17, 2026 12:01 PM (2J/Lj
That is a clever and funny description. Thanks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 12:06 PM (Nx5jP)
I didn't have many interactions with Japanese officers in my career, but the few I met seemed to be fine men and very professional.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 11:54 AM (2WIwB)
The present day Japanese are in most ways, a totally different people than the Imperial Japanese of the 1920s-1940s, who were world-class asshoe.
The transformation of Japanese Culture from beheading civilians for fun, to used panty vending machines is one of the greatest transformations in human history. And in my opinion it's almost all due to Dugout Doug MacArthur. Wildly overrated as a military commander, one of the worst ever produced by West Point, but a genius as ruler of a conquered people.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 17, 2026 12:06 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 17, 2026 12:06 PM (xvV+O)
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Isn't Jimmy Kimmel a Joo?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 12:07 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 17, 2026 12:08 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 12:08 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:03 PM (pDt9x)
Pontiac Aztek still.
There are a lot in the running though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)
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Aztek concept car was much better looking. The car was approved for production and then 10 different designers and committees fucked the looks to the pig.
As ugly as the Aztek was, it was ahead of its time. It was a small, cute-ish, "crossover" vehicle at a time when there were almost no cars like that in the market. Those kinds of cars now dominate the industry.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:08 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:09 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I had a '95 S-10, 4.2L V6, 5-speed, extended cab. It was *great*. Got rear ended, insurance totaled it. I wish that I still had it. Great vehicle.
Spent months looking for a replacement. Finally found low mileage Frontier. 4.0 L. V6, six speed,extended cab. It's Ok, but larger and doesn't handle has well as the S-10. Crappy gas mileage.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 17, 2026 12:09 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 12:09 PM (vTZFs)
Note: not much info on that specific when looking. They list top speed and total range, but not the two combined.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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There was a planned remake of that movie using EV. It had to be converted to a mini-series to allow for charging time.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2026 11:57 AM (0U5gm)
Believe it or not, someone recently (January) posted a 39 hour 29 minute Cannonball in a Porsche Taycan. Which is not far off of the 1971 original time of 35 hours and 54 minutes.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 17, 2026 12:09 PM (gUs21)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:03 PM (iFTx/)
Wait - weird people in...Maine?
What are the odds?
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 17, 2026 12:10 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:10 PM (diia5)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 12:10 PM (vFG9F)
@LeadingReport 4m
JUST IN: President Trump says Iran has agreed to no enriched uranium.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:11 PM (diia5)
Skybird, This is Dropkick, with a Red Dash Alpha Message:
November Oscar Oscar Delta
(Ace is up)
NOOD!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 17, 2026 12:12 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:12 PM (pDt9x)
@LeadingReport 4m
JUST IN: President Trump says Iran has agreed to no enriched uranium.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:11 PM (diia5)
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When all of the declared aims of the conflict are met, the left will still call the effort a waste because oil didn't go down further than it was before the start of it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:12 PM (B5oTI)
I notice that Kia and Hyundai have been very intentionally stealing styling cues from Tesla lately.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 17, 2026 12:12 PM (vTZFs)
I suspect that's Platner. He's a fucking douchebag retard but actually is doing the work to get nominated.
That or Susan Collins is his biggest donor.
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 12:12 PM (dpXJq)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 17, 2026 12:12 PM (iFTx/)
JUST IN: President Trump says Iran has agreed to no enriched uranium.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:11 PM (diia5)
Sure... They wouldn't lie
Posted by: It's me donna at April 17, 2026 12:12 PM (FtULh)
And the far left loves him because he calls himself antifa while having fascist ink on his body.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 12:04 PM (B5oTI)
"Violent Retard" is a requirement if you want to be on the Far Left.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 12:12 PM (iXqHn)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 12:13 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 12:03 PM (bss/y)
And I will name my Hilux "The Fist of God" and write that is blobby arabic on the doors in rattlecan paint
Posted by: Kindltot at April 17, 2026 12:14 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
Sez who?
~A.Custer
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 17, 2026 12:16 PM (Y09E4)
JUST IN: President Trump says Iran has agreed to no enriched uranium.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 17, 2026 12:11 PM (diia5)
Which Iranians? The civilian gub'mint or the ones actually in charge?
I suspect these negotiations are part of a divide and conquer strategy. Keep the regime divided internally. President Pez has no real control over anything but I think we're peeling that side away from the IRGC. The clerics are already deballed and the Nepo Gayatollah is a veg.
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 12:17 PM (dpXJq)
/Let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 17, 2026 12:17 PM (JNTt1)
Only works with civilizations, though
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 17, 2026 12:17 PM (wBaIH)
Those who wanted the EV manufacturing jobs were collaborators with tyranny.
Now they are free to get respectable employment.
Posted by: Speller at April 17, 2026 12:20 PM (pSotA)
Posted by: tubal at April 17, 2026 12:09 PM (pDt9x)
Per the modernized church, pretty much. Being soft, cowardly and obeisant are good Churchian virtues.
Posted by: Aint just Kimmel saying it at April 17, 2026 12:26 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Southern Man at April 17, 2026 12:42 PM (e0Bw4)
We are building out the charging infrastructure at breakneck speed. +30% in 2025. 18,000 new fast chargers in 2025. 19,500 expected in 2026. By 2030 or so EV charging networks should achieve parity with gasoline stations.
So, problem 1 is solved.
Problem 2 is cost. EVs are close to parity with gasoline cars. They'd be much cheaper but for 2 things - batteries and chips. Tesla is building the terafab for the chips. Battery prices are falling with sodium ion and solid state. EVS will very soon be much cheaper than gas cars.
Anyhow, we are in the trough of disillusionment, but we'll soon be out the other side. EVs will make up a substantial fraction of the fleet by 2030. And will do so without subsides, mandates, etc.
Nothing wrong with EVs other than government and corporate goons trying to force them down everyone's throat. They are not for everyone.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 17, 2026 12:49 PM (954tc)
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 17, 2026 12:50 PM (954tc)
maintenance and parts so overall it's going to be a loss.
Posted by: ken conner at April 17, 2026 01:06 PM (F3GPZ)
Posted by: markedup at April 17, 2026 01:42 PM (/Ai/G)
There is a place for hybrids, plugin hybrids and pure electric vehicles in the US. We're a big country, and what's ideal for someone on a 3000 acre ranch in Wyoming is not even close for a denizen of any city on the Acela corridor... AND vice-versa.
There's a place for "stupid" vehicles in each place. The rancher may think an electric bike is just.what he need for the daily run down his 1 mile driveway to get the mail, the guy in Boston may want a dually one-ton to haul his ludicrously large 5th wheel 4 weeks out of the year.
Make fun of Tesla owners all you want, but they are financing some tech advances that will affect us in ways that aren't always obvious today.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 17, 2026 02:00 PM (i3DU8)
Yet I bought a 1 year old Tesla Model Y for $36K (14K miles) and it is by far the best car I ever owned.
I know, I know, they all say that.
But if I had to point at just one thing...I'd say the top-end acceleration. You can be going 70 down the highway, hit the gas and you're at 90 in the blink of an eye.
Posted by: RokShox at April 17, 2026 03:12 PM (2ztDM)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
Comments
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Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 09:30 AM (A5RD0)
Posted by: huerfano at April 17, 2026 09:31 AM (98kQX)
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 09:31 AM (N8ZBc)
ESPONJA!!11!!!!11
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 17, 2026 09:31 AM (2/MrR)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 09:32 AM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 09:32 AM (gu0hJ)
Posted by: Eric Clapton at April 17, 2026 09:32 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: George Costanza at April 17, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: redridinghood at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: dantesed at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Cattleman's Beef Association at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM (VNtUN)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Umlaut tester at April 17, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)
Albert Speer complained about Hitler's love of Waldmüller and similar artists - he despised them as kitsch. But what can you say to the Führer, besides "my men stole you another Waldmüller, sir?"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 09:36 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: PabloD at April 17, 2026 09:36 AM (zUFRX)
Posted by: Der Volkischer Beobachter. at April 17, 2026 09:36 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 09:37 AM (TN90X)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 17, 2026 09:37 AM (YGbwn)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 09:37 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Limerick Lover at April 17, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)
TGIF!!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2026 09:38 AM (5xoct)
Woulda been nice to clue us in, Pixy!
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 09:39 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: How Steep Was My Valley at April 17, 2026 09:39 AM (oftw2)
Looks more like "A Time of Loading Up the Ox cart"
Posted by: Persnickety at April 17, 2026 09:39 AM (NXsA/)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 09:40 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 09:40 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Get On The Cart at April 17, 2026 09:41 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM
Love me some wild beach roses. I remember my mother making some rose hip jelly years ago.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 09:41 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Proverbs 14:4 at April 17, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 09:42 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: huerfano at April 17, 2026 09:43 AM (98kQX)
Posted by: dantesed at April 17, 2026 09:43 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Der Volkischer Beobachter. at April 17, 2026 09:36 AM (oftw2)
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It's kitsch but it's good kitsch.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 09:43 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 09:43 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Fuller Brush Man at April 17, 2026 09:43 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 09:43 AM (nWPIJ)
But much increase comes by the strength of the ox.
Posted by: Proverbs 14:4 at April 17, 2026 09:42 AM
Fertilizer and power source.
Posted by: huerfano at April 17, 2026 09:43 AM (98kQX)
Posted by: Zombie Bob Ross at April 17, 2026 09:44 AM (DDJSl)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 09:44 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: dantesed at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM (Oy/m2)
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Plague victims.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 09:44 AM (yz/L4)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 09:45 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:45 AM (jVhuA)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 09:46 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 09:46 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 09:47 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 17, 2026 09:47 AM (Lo97M)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 09:47 AM (BI5O2)
The distant smoke represents the untold lives lost by their illicit trade.
The bucolic setting betrays the reality of a wasteland haunted by death until saved by Government Regulations.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 09:47 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 09:47 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 17, 2026 09:47 AM (Lo97M)
Hear the cicadas.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 09:48 AM (bss/y)
Happy Friday to you, good sir.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 09:48 AM (A5RD0)
20 Deutsche Marks. Same as in town.
Posted by: Milkmaid at April 17, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)
As the man once said, "there are no solutions, only tradeoffs."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 09:48 AM (BI5O2)
The distant smoke represents the untold lives lost by their illicit trade.
The bucolic setting betrays the reality of a wasteland haunted by death until saved by Government Regulations."
Don't bogart that joint...
Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 09:49 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 09:49 AM (Fbc0I)
The Draft Dodger - a limerick
There once was a farmer named Hugh
Who owned two oxen (named Beef and Stu)
Said Beef, "You're such a jerk!
I'm doing all the work!"
Stu answered, "Well, the yoke is on you!"
Posted by: muldoon at April 17, 2026 09:49 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 09:49 AM (A5RD0)
Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 09:50 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 09:48 AM (BI5O2)
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The great Thomas Sowell
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 09:48 AM
Happy Friday to you, nurse!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 09:50 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: It's me donna at April 17, 2026 09:50 AM (/IY08)
Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 09:50 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 09:49 AM (Fbc0I)
Just being pedantic, the people and fence post cast shadows, the plants don't.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 09:51 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: dantesed at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM (Oy/m2)
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Plague victims.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2026 09:44 AM (yz/L4)
The Scouring of the Shire
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 09:51 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: cmeat at April 17, 2026 09:51 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 09:51 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Dr_No at April 17, 2026 09:51 AM (ayRl+)
~Waylon Jennings
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 09:51 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 09:51 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Limerick Lover at April 17, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2026 09:52 AM (vFG9F)
But if they had nuclear energy, they'd not need to plow with oxen.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 09:52 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 09:53 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Der Volkischer Beobachter. at April 17, 2026 09:36 AM (oftw2)
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It's kitsch but it's good kitsch.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 09:43 AM (RIvkX)
One man's kitsch is another man's kaboodle.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 09:53 AM (qRla/)
But if they had nuclear energy, they'd not need to plow with oxen.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 09:52 AM (gKWVE)
You can't plow a field with nuclear arms.
Well, actually you can. Weeds are gone.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 09:53 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 09:54 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: fd
Written by Neil young, best cover by Linda Ronstadt.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 09:54 AM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Hold My Bier.... at April 17, 2026 09:54 AM (oftw2)
And I'll give you the key
Oh I gotta brand new combine harvester
And I'll give you the key
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 09:54 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Say it out loud at April 17, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 09:55 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: mrp at April 17, 2026 09:55 AM (rj6Yv)
Well, actually you can. Weeds are gone.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 09:53 AM
Nuclear weapons make fields green as rivers of Chernobyl in springtime, comrade!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 09:55 AM (kgE5c)
But if they had nuclear energy, they'd not need to plow with oxen.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 09:52 AM (gKWVE)
No they would use three headed oxen like in Fallout.
Posted by: banana Dream - the game not the show at April 17, 2026 09:55 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 09:55 AM (moGJJ)
Shoot me now.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 09:54 AM (kgE5c)
But then you would not be able to go to the meeting.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 09:55 AM (bss/y)
Shoot me now.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 09:54 AM (kgE5c)
But then you would not be able to go to the meeting.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 09:55 AM
Cruel. Chuy-level cruel.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 09:56 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 17, 2026 09:57 AM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 09:49 AM (Fbc0I)
Just being pedantic, the people and fence post cast shadows, the plants don't.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
>You got me. The sniper is cloaked behind the smoke plume.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 09:57 AM (Fbc0I)
~Waylon
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 09:58 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Weird Al at April 17, 2026 09:59 AM (2Ez/1)
The only part I don't like is the man's face. It seems blotchy, indistinct, compared to the rest of the image.
Check out Waldmuller's other landscapes. They are lovely. What he does with nature and light is wonderful.
Posted by: JTB at April 17, 2026 09:59 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Pedantics Anonymous at April 17, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)
with no cabbage on hand he soon did pout
the servers suggestion
to the diner's food question
led to a substitute feta cheese umlaut
Posted by: cmeat at April 17, 2026 10:00 AM (R11M+)
You know who else could paint a mean German landscape but didn't do portraits so well . . . ?
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:01 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 10:01 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 10:01 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 17, 2026 10:02 AM (ynpvh)
One thing you will not learn is how to get ChatGPT to teach you how to use it, thereby replacing me.
Posted by: ChatGPT "Trainer" at April 17, 2026 10:02 AM (moGJJ)
Shoot me now.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 09:54 AM (kgE5c)
I was fooling around with a free AI plot generator yesterday and asked it to come up with a murder mystery involving a studio moving from New Jersey to Hollywood.
And it came up with a pretty good one. I was amazed.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 10:02 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 17, 2026 10:02 AM (ynpvh)
And people say the Romans did nothing for us
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:02 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 10:03 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: #winning at April 17, 2026 10:04 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Pedantics Anonymous at April 17, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)
New York, New York
Neeeeew Yoooooooork!
Posted by: Frank Sinatra at April 17, 2026 10:04 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2026 10:04 AM (SSHra)
Tiān nǎ! Qiú qiú nǐ bié zài yìchū láile!!
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 10:04 AM (N8ZBc)
And it came up with a pretty good one. I was amazed.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 10:02 AM
I get that it has its uses. But as long as it comes up with legal citations that don't actually exist, I will approach it with much distrust.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 10:05 AM (kgE5c)
I hope your youngest is doing OK. I see the casualty lists and pray for safe homecomings for the IDF and survival for the inhabitants of Northern Israel.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 07:58 AM (u82oZ)
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Thanks. All OK. Youngest pup back over a week but 2nd youngest had only last weekend off and went back in. I've watched his "handywork" in videos not publicly available.
SIL also out. Not sure whether he'll go back in next week or not.
Signing off. Packed house with pups and grandpups.
חודש טוב ושבת שלום ומבורך
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 17, 2026 10:05 AM (1o8D5)
President Trump: tell that to the Pope.
F'n savage. THAT'S my president.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:05 AM (jVhuA)
And it came up with a pretty good one. I was amazed.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 10:02 AM
I get that it has its uses. But as long as it comes up with legal citations that don't actually exist, I will approach it with much distrust.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 10:05 AM (kgE5c)
So let it stick to fiction then...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 17, 2026 10:06 AM (ynpvh)
Tiān nǎ! Qiú qiú nǐ bié zài yìchū láile!!
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 10:04 AM
Cop: Step out of the car, please.
Driver: Um...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 10:06 AM (kgE5c)
But where's Jonas Salk? Most Jews I know would rather talk about him. Or Bohr.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:06 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 17, 2026 10:06 AM (xcxpd)
And it came up with a pretty good one. I was amazed.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 10:02 AM
I get that it has its uses. But as long as it comes up with legal citations that don't actually exist, I will approach it with much distrust.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Picture: two chicks sitting on a couch. Five legs.
Fuck AI.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:07 AM (jVhuA)
Tiān nǎ! Qiú qiú nǐ bié zài yìchū láile!!
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 10:04 AM
Cop: Step out of the car, please.
Driver: Um...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 10:06 AM (kgE5c)
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Can someone be arrested for driving with their pants pulled down?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 10:07 AM (cWLG3)
Neeeeew Yoooooooork!
Posted by: Frank Sinatra
Mamdani’s most watched video.
https://tinyurl.com/4h7t3ey9
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)
And it came up with a pretty good one. I was amazed.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 10:02 AM
I get that it has its uses. But as long as it comes up with legal citations that don't actually exist, I will approach it with much distrust.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Picture: two chicks sitting on a couch. Five legs.
Fuck AI.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:07 AM (jVhuA)
Rule 34...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 17, 2026 10:07 AM (ynpvh)
Not like the mullahs are gonna listen to the Chief Rabbi.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:08 AM (gKWVE)
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That's rich. It was never completely closed.
Shipping insurance companies, crews, ship owners, etc. were unwilling to take the risks involved with traversing the Hormuz while a war was raging. That's understandable. The USN stopped some vessels heading to Iranian ports... others went through during the USN blockade.
But the Hormuz was never "closed."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 10:08 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: jmel at April 17, 2026 10:09 AM (RWHIh)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
shifty eyes - guys getting road head for the last fifty years - shifty eyes
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:09 AM (jVhuA)
Fuck AI.
Posted by: rickb223
O solo mio . . .
Posted by: Paolo at April 17, 2026 10:09 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 10:09 AM (cWLG3)
NBC News
@NBCNews
At the dance organization Queer the Ballet, LGBTQ performers challenge the expectations of traditional ballet while creating work all their own.
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Ballet got queerer!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 10:10 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sir Mix-A-Lot at April 17, 2026 10:10 AM (0sNs1)
See, that's why we need women in office. A man would just blow that on mistresses or rent boys (maybe both).
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:11 AM (gKWVE)
He's in the Hitler Youth and she's in the League of German Girls
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 17, 2026 10:12 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:12 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)
Thanks to Veggie Tales I know them as Cebu. And when I sneeze I say "achoo moo moo".
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 17, 2026 10:12 AM (lFFaq)
See, that's why we need women in office. A man would just blow that on mistresses or rent boys (maybe both).
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:11 AM (gKWVE)
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I wonder if the Paolo would hit that (Spanberger).
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 10:12 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at April 17, 2026 10:12 AM (2Ez/1)
Ironically, as we celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary, we should collectively acknowledge the dangerous shift in modern presidential behavior from the “I am not a crook” president, forced from office, to the incumbent president’s “I am not a dictator,” denial of authoritarian leanings, and “sometimes you need a dictator.” Then, sometimes, you need to crown yourself king and portray yourself as Jesus.
It has 9 proposals, all dumb, but due to space, I'll pick my favorite: Eighth, we need a law establishing a bipartisan watchdog organization to review what appears to be politically motivated weaponization of any agency or Cabinet department that unleashes the power of the federal government, charging or threatening to charge any federal official who worked with, or in, a previous or current administration.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 10:13 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: cmeat at April 17, 2026 10:13 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: gKWVE
Summer's Eve is squandering a marketing campaign.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:13 AM (jVhuA)
Posted by: dantesed at April 17, 2026 10:13 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 10:14 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 17, 2026 10:15 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 10:15 AM (n3VHW)
Posted by: cmeat at April 17, 2026 10:15 AM (R11M+)
See, that's why we need women in office. A man would just blow that on mistresses or rent boys (maybe both).
Posted by: gKWVE at April
138 The Hill: Post-Trump laws will have to prevent abuses of power and personal enrichment.
Yeah. It will.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:16 AM (jVhuA)
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What personal enrichment has Trump been involved in? WTF is these fks major malfunction?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 10:16 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: dantesed at April 17, 2026 10:13 AM (Oy/m2)
The only remaining local rock station plays that a lot and it is constantly an earworm.
Posted by: banana Dream - only rock station in a giant southern market at April 17, 2026 10:16 AM (3uBP9)
Thanks, CBD.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 10:16 AM (NFX2v)
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Chaired by someone with impeccable credentials like Adam Schiff or Judge Boasberg.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:16 AM (nWPIJ)
There are 10 types of people: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 17, 2026 10:17 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 17, 2026 10:15 AM (Kt19C)
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So we are witnessing a brief moment before the THWAP!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 10:17 AM (cWLG3)
We love risk. We cultivate and monetize risk. Why do you think there were continued, pointless attacks by our enfeebled Iranian proxies?
Posted by: The City of London at April 17, 2026 10:17 AM (Uh88k)
***********
For Good Reason - a limerick
There's a rümor that müst be debünked
And it's not quite as hard as you thünked
'Umlaut' is a word
That is really quite absürd
So in mein Haus manchmal heisst es "doppel Punkt"
Posted by: muldoon at April 17, 2026 10:18 AM (I0N4X)
Nice doctor's office painting.
Very calming...unless the white supremacy of it all makes your head explode.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 10:18 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 10:18 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 10:19 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 17, 2026 10:19 AM (n3VHW)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 10:19 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 10:20 AM (Y1sOo)
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Everything is buried in the worm holes. You just have to know which worm hole leads to the next worm hole.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 10:21 AM (FmapG)
D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held without bail, the LAPD announced on April 16.The singer's arrest comes eight months after the remains of Celeste Rivas, a teenager, were discovered in his impounded car.Rivas had been reported missing by her family April 2024.
Give the LAPD credit.
Clue number one was the poor girl's dead body in his car.
The second clue was a toughy, but eight months later...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 10:21 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: banana Dream - only rock station in a giant southern market at April 17, 2026 10:16 AM (3uBP9)
I can help with that.
Posted by: Rick Astley at April 17, 2026 10:22 AM (PiwSw)
It's been overplayed for decades. It isn't like there isn't lots of good music in other genres. We can all benefit from broadening our horizons a bit. I'm heavily into elevator music right now.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 10:22 AM (Riz8t)
https://tinyurl.com/yj5rd2zr
See? Iran wins again!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 17, 2026 10:23 AM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 10:23 AM (ReYtg)
Posted by: banana Dream
🔼
https://tinyurl.com/3ue9k7nh
Posted by: Angine de Poitrine at April 17, 2026 10:23 AM (JCZqz)
I look at it as akin to Clive Cussler paying people to come up with plots for his Dirk Pitt novels, or James Patterson 'collaborating' with unknown authors, adding his 'unique voice' to their writing.
If I ever used it for a new Theda Bara novel, it would be as a foundation to build on and not a storyline to be slavishly copied.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 10:24 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: pudinhead
I think two of my worm holes are technically connected, but no tips have touched despite several Eiffel Towers.
Posted by: Confused Sandra Fluke at April 17, 2026 10:25 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 10:19 AM (FmapG)
With the courts striking down the prohibition on distilling and whiskey making one could grab a small place up in the hills. Sittin on the backporch, adoring mountain woman on a knee, sippin your own hooch, slowly strumming a banjo,..
Worthy of a Ferdinand painting.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 10:25 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 10:18 AM (3uBP9)
Agreed. I think rock was a musical movement that had its time and then slowly died away. We just recycle the classic 70 to early 90's era over and over again, electronically. You don't get four kids in a garage forming bands anyway.
Nothing new is being made, nothing new left to say.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 17, 2026 10:26 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 10:18 AM (3uBP9)
Make bucks and get girls.
This isn't hard if rock isn't performer the above functions anymore, then musicians gravitate to something else.
Something else will take over..like ragtime with arabic ululation.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 10:26 AM (iJfKG)
S&P500 and Nasdaq are both at all time highs.
All the Iran losses have been recouped and then some.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:26 AM (b4qzS)
Posted by: Angine de Poitrine at April 17, 2026 10:23 AM (JCZqz)
Yeah I've seen them. I was going to mention that Rock seems like it is surviving mostly over seas and south of our border. Best of luck.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 10:27 AM (3uBP9)
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Chaired by someone with impeccable credentials like Adam Schiff or Judge Boasberg.
Posted by: Cicero
But you'll have Republicans on it, too, like McCain, Romney, Graham, and Snowe, so there's nothing to worry about!
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 10:27 AM (JCZqz)
I listen to a station that branches out widely in older rock and current rock. It's hit-or-miss.
It's the "Classic Rock" format, in my opinion, that beats 100 songs to death. It's simple and predictable, and that makes the accountants happy.
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 10:28 AM (ReYtg)
Posted by: JTB at April 17, 2026 10:28 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 10:29 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: dantesed at April 17, 2026 10:13 AM (Oy/m2)
The only remaining local rock station plays that a lot and it is constantly an earworm.
Posted by: banana Dream - only rock station in a giant southern market at April 17, 2026 10:16 AM (3uBP9)
In the rosey field of music that song is a frigging thorn.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 17, 2026 10:30 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Why yes, I don't like Jack White, why do you ask? at April 17, 2026 10:30 AM (PiwSw)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 10:30 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 10:28 AM (ReYtg)
That's the same here. A great format would be to scan through years day to day, 50s through the present, but no one would pay for that on the radio.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 10:30 AM (3uBP9)
On April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. ,“Jack” Swigert and Fred W. Haise, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean 600 miles southeast of American Samoa, successfully concluding a six-day mission that nearly ended by disaster. The crew was retrieved by helicopter and transported to the recovery ship, the USS Iwo Jima.
Two days after launch and 205,000 miles from Earth on their way to the Moon, the explosion of an oxygen tank in their Service Module robbed their Command Module (CM) Odyssey of power and oxygen. The astronauts took refuge in the Lunar Module Aquarius, and through judicious conservation of resources and expert guidance from the teams at Mission Control, the spacecraft designed to support two men for two days kept three men alive for four.
Posted by: Cheri at April 17, 2026 10:31 AM (oiNtH)
Rock is a genre. Same as the 40's War Years, 50's Doo-Wop, '60's Pop, 70's Rock. Everyone is aging out.
SiriusXM has the channel you are looking for. But free, over the air radio stations can't afford to limit themselves to a certain genre anymore.
It's a hell of a wake up call to find out the over the air golden oldies channel (1940's) is now the 1950's channel.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:31 AM (jVhuA)
Eight months, huh? I have a question...
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 10:31 AM (ReYtg)
(shoulder shrug)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 10:31 AM (DgMqy)
- everyone under 30
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:31 AM (b4qzS)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 10:27 AM (JCZqz
As long as John McCain is physically there sitting in a chair with the rest of them, I'm fine with his little bitch getting a check.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 10:31 AM (Sco7b)
Eight months, huh? I have a question...
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 10:31 AM (ReYtg
You are NOT LAPD material....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 10:32 AM (Sco7b)
I say, bravo!!
Posted by: Limerick Lover at April 17, 2026 10:32 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
In 25 years, it'll just be the wailing of a cat getting raped. (muzzie call to prayer)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:33 AM (jVhuA)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 10:33 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 10:29 AM (BI5O2)
So, the grey-goo apocalypse is real, but it will be revealed to us first in words, sight, and sound.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 10:33 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 10:27 AM (JCZqz
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It amuses me that three of your four examples aren't in the Senate anymore.
Our pickings of hate objects in the GOP Senate grows thinner with every cycle.
Of the 7 Republicans who voted to convict in the Senate on Trump's second impeachment trial? 2 are left.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:34 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:33 AM (jVhuA)
She was just ahead of her time.
Posted by: The Yoko Ono Fan Club at April 17, 2026 10:34 AM (PiwSw)
Hopefully it disrupts the redistricting push.
NYPost had an article detailing the papers he was served with; apparently he's been a raving drunk holed up in a room full of dirty clothes and dishes, only coming out to get more wine and steal money from the kids' accounts.
Papers said he had to vacate the property by end of the month.
I guess all they CAN do is ignore.
Wouldn't it be great if the RPV forgot for once "who they are" and pulled the Dem trick of demanding they deal with it, over and over and over? smh
Posted by: barbarausa at April 17, 2026 10:35 AM (enw9G)
Posted by: mindful webworker - hitting the ground groaning at April 17, 2026 10:35 AM (U6KC2)
Not long ago my phone died and I went a few days sans phone and listened to the radio in the car. I couldn’t believe how many fucking commercials there are. I swear it was more ads than content. I don’t know how anyone puts up with that shit. Was it always this bad and I just didn’t realize it?
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:35 AM (b4qzS)
Oh no! Did Sirius do away with the 40s station?
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2026 10:36 AM (Riz8t)
Hopefully it disrupts the redistricting push.
NYPost had an article detailing the papers he was served with; apparently he's been a raving drunk holed up in a room full of dirty clothes and dishes, only coming out to get more wine and steal money from the kids' accounts.
Papers said he had to vacate the property by end of the month.
I guess all they CAN do is ignore.
Wouldn't it be great if the RPV forgot for once "who they are" and pulled the Dem trick of demanding they deal with it, over and over and over? smh
Posted by: barbarausa at April 17, 2026 10:35 AM (enw9G)
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A guy who hasn't been in office for, what, five years doing a murder suicide is going to have no effect on the redistricting referendum.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:36 AM (B5oTI)
When I met you
I picked you out, I shook you up, and turned you around
Turned you into someone new
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 17, 2026 10:36 AM (wVcYX)
Sounds like the new "The Mummy" is more like the Exorcist combined with Evil Dead with -
nary a cloth-bound mummy in sight.
This sound a lot like the recent "remake" of the Wolfman where the lycanthrope was absent as well.
I'll probably see it this weekend but if you don't want to make "The Mummy", don't call your movie "The Mummy".
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 10:37 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:35 AM (b4qzS)
The worst is morning shows. I'd be driving to work, gearing up to deal with people all day and these asshats just won't shut up and play music.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 10:37 AM (Sco7b)
Hopefully it disrupts the redistricting push.
NYPost had an article detailing the papers he was served with; apparently he's been a raving drunk holed up in a room full of dirty clothes and dishes, only coming out to get more wine and steal money from the kids' accounts.
Papers said he had to vacate the property by end of the month.
I guess all they CAN do is ignore.
Wouldn't it be great if the RPV forgot for once "who they are" and pulled the Dem trick of demanding they deal with it, over and over and over? smh
Posted by: barbarausa at April 17, 2026 10:35 AM (enw9G)
WTOP has a story up about an incident shortly after he bought the handgun in 2022 with his kids' horseback riding money. Frantic search for him, hours calming him down in a park. A few weeks back the judge in the divorce case expressed concern about his mental state but didn't order any evaluation.
Posted by: Vendette at April 17, 2026 10:38 AM (1ieqq)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Nice painting. And the title reminds me of the song "The Days of Wine and Roses." They don't write songs like that anymore.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2026 10:38 AM (2WIwB)
Hence my wish for the RPV.
Reverse the parties and watch the difference.
Posted by: barbarausa at April 17, 2026 10:38 AM (enw9G)
Pay attention to the playlist.
It's very common to hear a song that is FIFTY years old.
Posted by: It's unreal at April 17, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)
Pay attention to the playlist.
It's very common to hear a song that is FIFTY years old.
Posted by: It's unreal at April 17, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)
For a few years now PBS has had pledge drive shows with 80s acts, and I even saw one featuring New Kids on the Block.
Posted by: Vendette at April 17, 2026 10:40 AM (1ieqq)
Problem with RINOs is they’re always replaced when they’re voted other or retire or die. Romney went away. Great. Oh shitRand Paul turns into a Democrat. McCain dies great but wait, Tillis goes Democrat. Can’t recall his name now but one of the senators from Utah (not Lee) is all onboard the amnesty train.
And on it goes. It’s always playing wack a mole with these assholes.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:40 AM (b4qzS)
I guess all they CAN do is ignore.
Wouldn't it be great if the RPV forgot for once "who they are" and pulled the Dem trick of demanding they deal with it, over and over and over? smh
Posted by: barbarausa at April 17, 2026 10:35 AM (enw9G)
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A guy who hasn't been in office for, what, five years doing a murder suicide is going to have no effect on the redistricting referendum.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:36 AM (B5oTI)
The arrived at consensus has been, it is the Republicans fault. The republicans murdered them. The decided narrative as presented is: Republicans said mean things about Justin, Justin had no choice then but to murder his wife and then himself.
This is being repeated often and if you watch, you can see it coalescing into a single monolithic narrative.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 10:40 AM (3uBP9)
That's why no publicity!
Posted by: barbarausa at April 17, 2026 10:41 AM (enw9G)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 10:37 AM
Ah, yes, the wacky morning drive show on the local classic rock station.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 10:41 AM (kgE5c)
Oh no! Did Sirius do away with the 40s station?
Posted by: Archimedes
No. Sorry. The over the air radio station. All of Sirius' stations are still there.
Just moved around a little. Bluegrass used to be two stations before Willie's Roadhouse. Now it's like 11 after.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:41 AM (jVhuA)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 17, 2026 10:41 AM (czfTj)
Our pickings of hate objects in the GOP Senate grows thinner with every cycle.
Of the 7 Republicans who voted to convict in the Senate on Trump's second impeachment trial? 2 are left.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
It's half because I'm lazy, and those are the easy RINOs that came to mind. Your point is kind of correct...many of the legendary, long-term RINOs are gone, but there seems to be an endless supply of candidates willing to fill the positions through a revolving door. I'm looking at you, Joni Ernst!
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 10:41 AM (JCZqz)
Pay attention to the playlist.
It's very common to hear a song that is FIFTY years old.
Posted by: It's unreal at April 17, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)
Our local Kroger loves the 80's.
I was rocking out to "In a Big Country" in the cereal aisle yesterday.
I also got a craving for a big bowl of oatmeal.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)
You're in such a good mood this week. Did you go on vacation or something?
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 10:42 AM (RbWJI)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 10:29 AM (BI5O2)
Shut up! 'Batin!
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:42 AM (gKWVE)
Pay attention to the playlist.
It's very common to hear a song that is FIFTY years old.
Posted by: It's unreal
It hurts your soul when you realize that you heard it when it first came out and you were 13.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:42 AM (jVhuA)
We CAUSED his terrorism of his family.
Still waiting to see that or anything else appear at a granular level from the crazies of my acquaintance locally.
Posted by: barbarausa at April 17, 2026 10:44 AM (enw9G)
I've got the brains, you've got the looks
Let's make lots of money
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 17, 2026 10:44 AM (wVcYX)
Them
@them
Anti-Trans Health Secretary RFK Jr. Once Cut Off Dead Raccoon’s Genitals in Front of His Kids
https://tinyurl.com/4z36redb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 10:41 AM (JCZqz)
And Joni's only got 8 1/2 months left because she's not running for re-election.
Posted by: Vendette at April 17, 2026 10:44 AM (1ieqq)
It's half because I'm lazy, and those are the easy RINOs that came to mind. Your point is kind of correct...many of the legendary, long-term RINOs are gone, but there seems to be an endless supply of candidates willing to fill the positions through a revolving door. I'm looking at you, Joni Ernst!
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 17, 2026 10:41 AM (JCZqz)
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People like Ernst are problems behind the scenes (she's also retiring because she...really pissed everyone off trying to scuttlebutt Hegseth), but they fall in line on every important vote.
It's the Snowes and the McCains who gladly become the vessel to thumb the GOP voters in the eye who are the bigger problem.
Cowards who run away when highlighted are manageable issues. Assholes who delight in fucking us over are not manageable.
The latter are far fewer now than before. The former still exist (Grassley is one and his obsession with keeping the blue slip tradition), but when they fall in line for big votes, they at least help advance policy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:44 AM (B5oTI)
Police suspect fair play.
Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at April 17, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)
You're in such a good mood this week. Did you go on vacation or something?
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 10:42 AM (RbWJI)
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I was thinking I was in a bad mood and needed to pull back, to be honest.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:45 AM (B5oTI)
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 10:45 AM (dpXJq)
Anti-Trans Health Secretary RFK Jr. Once Cut Off Dead Raccoon’s Genitals in Front of His Kids
Don't tell 'em about Prairie Oysters.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 17, 2026 10:45 AM (gKWVE)
Them
@them
Anti-Trans Health Secretary RFK Jr. Once Cut Off Dead Raccoon’s Genitals in Front of His Kids
https://tinyurl.com/4z36redb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)
Well...to be fair trans-raccoons are a thing.
Trans-people? Not so much.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 10:46 AM (iJfKG)
Gavin Newsom spent $1.5 million from PAC funds to buy copies of his own book, which made up two-thirds of sales
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 10:47 AM (ndZc7)
@them
Anti-Trans Health Secretary RFK Jr. Once Cut Off Dead Raccoon’s Genitals in Front of His Kids
https://tinyurl.com/4z36redb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)
You can find raccoon dick bones being sold as tooth picks at arts and crafts fairs.
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 10:47 AM (dpXJq)
Posted by: cmeat at April 17, 2026 10:47 AM (R11M+)
Them
@them
Anti-Trans Health Secretary RFK Jr. Once Cut Off Dead Raccoon’s Genitals in Front of His Kids
https://tinyurl.com/4z36redb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Raccoon peen bones are worth money.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:47 AM (jVhuA)
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7h
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer is flying to Paris this morning to co-host a virtual meeting of the "Strait of Hormuz Maritime Freedom of Navigation Initiative"
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There's something...contradictory in this headline.
Can anyone figure it out before Starmer?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:47 AM (B5oTI)
They needed the Fake Epstein Op to take him down, using "his own side", but he put it down in the crib. And no one understood why he responded the way he did - by calling some of his followers crazies etc. Least of all the people who had calculated that he never would. All because he saw the op forming. Remarkable.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 10:47 AM (RbWJI)
@them
Anti-Trans Health Secretary RFK Jr. Once Cut Off Dead Raccoon’s Genitals in Front of His Kids
https://tinyurl.com/4z36redb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 10:44 AM
Don't tell these people what hunters get up to.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 10:47 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 10:48 AM (yAteE)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
My teenagers are into 80s and 90s rock/alternative. Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Nirvana are on the rotation bigly.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:48 AM (b4qzS)
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 10:37 AM (iJfKG)
The 1999 movie about Rachel Weisz, her cuteness, the depth of her cuteness, the terrible power of her cuteness, how all the rest of us are just pawns to the cosmic strength of her cuteness, and I believe there was also a mummy, is all we ever needed.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 10:48 AM (3uBP9)
https://tinyurl.com/56tkth5b
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 10:49 AM (6mv2K)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 10:13 AM (JCZqz)
Um... Guys...
- The Trump Administration
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 17, 2026 10:49 AM (gcUgZ)
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 10:37 AM (iJfKG)
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Because of the news of Weisz and Fraser returning for a new Mummy movie at Universal, this one had A24's marketing team putting out tweets that said no more than, "Brandon Fraser is not in Lee Cronin's The Mummy."
It's kind of the only newsworthy thing about the movie's release.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (B5oTI)
Anti-Trans Health Secretary RFK Jr. Once Cut Off Dead Raccoon’s Genitals in Front of His Kids
Thank you for making it very clear what your "trans" agendy means.
Posted by: t-bird at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (ReYtg)
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (RbWJI)
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (oqH4h)
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Two Tier Keir may resign as early as this weekend, according to today's Telegraph.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (6mv2K)
You can find raccoon dick bones being sold as tooth picks at arts and crafts fairs.
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 10:47 AM (dpXJq)
Great Moments in Gay Oral Hygiene #27.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (6mv2K)
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Comment from 18 months ago?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (B5oTI)
https://tinyurl.com/56tkth5b
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 10:49 AM (6mv2K)
A new honeycum sweetdick.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 10:51 AM (3uBP9)
Thats the difference ce between the two parties.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:51 AM (b4qzS)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 10:48 AM (3uBP9)
That sheer number she wears in the middle of the movie looks great on bluray. You see...a lot more detail. If you get what I'm saying.
Posted by: Robert at April 17, 2026 10:51 AM (dpXJq)
Thats the difference ce between the two parties.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:51 AM (b4qzS)
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I swear, you're a fucking retard.
Democrats had a majority 5 years ago. 50+1.
Did they do those things?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:52 AM (B5oTI)
I pay for SiriusXM and also a premium Spotify account. Runs me around $20 a month to have both. I listen to music far more frequently that I watch TV/movies. I get every penny worth of value out of those. Far more valuable to me than when I used to pay that amount and more for streaming TV/movie services.
Those who say there is no new rock music probably aren't looking for it. It's out there. Just don't expect to be exposed to it the way we were in the 70s/80s/90s.
Posted by: Doof at April 17, 2026 10:52 AM (LVvlK)
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Its sometimes wise to pull out.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 10:53 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (6mv2K)
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Comment from 18 months ago?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (B5oTI)
It's like Kathleen Kennedy.
Actually... they are kind of the same person.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 10:53 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (oqH4h)
I’m GenX and will always feel that era was the best time ever. Obviously since that when I was young. But I think the yuutes today also look at that time as a good time to be alive. Not just music but generally speaking.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:53 AM (b4qzS)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:45 AM (B5oTI)
It worked!!
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 10:53 AM (RbWJI)
____
That's interesting, because that's exactly what the US is working on as we speak.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 10:53 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:48 AM (b4qzS)
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Pfftt. Posers. My kid is into Zeppelin, Cream.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:53 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: banana Dream- yep, includes worms and small organisms too at April 17, 2026 10:54 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at April 17, 2026 10:54 AM (LOZbR)
Did they do those things?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:52 AM (B5oTI)
Did they have 53? No. Had they, yes they would have done all those things.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:54 AM (b4qzS)
Thats the difference ce between the two parties.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:51 AM (b4qzS)
And would have 3 AM Raided at least 1000 people by now.
Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 10:54 AM (iXqHn)
Posted by: banana Dream
To be fair, the Mummy's girlfriend was also quite attractive, and had quite an exotic look.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 10:54 AM (JCZqz)
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Two Tier Keir may resign as early as this weekend, according to today's Telegraph.
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Umm, his Iran Piggy Bank no longer shits money?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 17, 2026 10:55 AM (FmapG)
Democrats had a majority 5 years ago. 50+1.
Did they do those things?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:52 AM (B5oTI)
In the 'retard's' defense, dems have been whipping themselves into a frenzy. I am not sure past performance is any indicator of future outcomes. Look at Spanburger.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 10:55 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:48 AM (b4qzS)
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Pfftt. Posers. My kid is into Zeppelin, Cream.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:53 AM (RIvkX)
Oh it’s gonna be like that huh? You’re on buddy let’s go. 😀
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:55 AM (b4qzS)
@them
Anti-Trans Health Secretary RFK Jr. Once Cut Off Dead Raccoon’s Genitals in Front of His Kids
https://tinyurl.com/4z36redb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)
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since his kids are between 25 and 41, and doing relatively well by Kennedy standards, I imagine they weren't devastated by it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 10:56 AM (8SS36)
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ccwdf
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 17, 2026 10:56 AM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 17, 2026 10:56 AM (Kt19C)
Did they do those things?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:52 AM (B5oTI)
Did they have 53? No. Had they, yes they would have done all those things.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:54 AM (b4qzS)
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Oh, is that it? It requires a majority of 53? Not just any majority? Because you said that they just grasp onto power and just do things.
Weird how when they had unitary control they didn't do anything other than a giant omnibus of graft.
They didn't bring in Puerto Rico. They didn't do amnesty. They didn't gun grab. They didn't do single payer.
The barriers with 53 are the same as 50+1, dumbass. It's about getting around cloture votes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:57 AM (B5oTI)
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That's interesting, because that's exactly what the US is working on as we speak.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 10:53 AM (Dv3i1)
The European (or let's face it, a lot of governmental organizations) definition of "initiative": Form a committee to discuss it. A lot. Plus write communiques and position papers and press releases. Criticize the US as applicable.
Posted by: Vendette at April 17, 2026 10:57 AM (1ieqq)
Posted by: javems at April 17, 2026 10:57 AM (zFsEm)
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That's certainly much more illustrative of what "gender-affirming" bottom surgery really does than multiple pages on the consent form some 13yo has to sign.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 10:57 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:53 AM (b4qzS)
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I'm technically a Millennial by birth year but am an Xer by mindset and life experience.
There is a lot of nostalgia from today's kids about the 90s because they want to know what it was like before smartphones and social media ruined the world.
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 10:57 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 10:55 AM (bss/y)
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In 2021, they had 1/6 and were jailing normal people for thinking about being in DC at the time.
But NOW they've really whipped themselves up in a frenzy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:57 AM (B5oTI)
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You can't cut off a dead raccoon's genitals on stolen land!
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 10:57 AM (RbWJI)
Kids! Dinner!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 17, 2026 10:56 AM (Kt19C)
All natural. No artificial dyes or preservatives.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 17, 2026 10:58 AM (iJfKG)
Use of "AI" will be part of our review this year.
"No, I didn't give another company access to our programs. Yes, I did write all that code myself. That's what you pay me to do."
Posted by: Rob Crawford at April 17, 2026 10:58 AM (sKuDi)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (6mv2K)
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Comment from 18 months ago?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:50 AM (B5oTI)
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He apparently lied to Parliament about the Mandleson appointment as ambassador to Washington and has been found out as of last night. Big stink.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 10:58 AM (8SS36)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
Patricia Velasquez. Venezuelan Super Model.
Ford Agency.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 10:59 AM (jVhuA)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 17, 2026 10:59 AM (dmDsy)
Dems hardest hit, who will have to find something else to pretend to care about.
Posted by: Ripley at April 17, 2026 11:00 AM (GUOwU)
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 11:00 AM (b4qzS)
Oh, is that it? It requires a majority of 53? Not just any majority? Because you said that they just grasp onto power and just do things.
Weird how when they had unitary control they didn't do anything other than a giant omnibus of graft.
They didn't bring in Puerto Rico. They didn't do amnesty. They didn't gun grab. They didn't do single payer.
The barriers with 53 are the same as 50+1, dumbass. It's about getting around cloture votes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:57 AM (B5oTI)
To be fair to the commenter, this new version of the Democrat party is different than that one... Who knows what they are capable of now...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 17, 2026 11:00 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 11:00 AM (jVhuA)
But NOW they've really whipped themselves up in a frenzy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:57 AM (B5oTI)
Yes, what I am saying big nose is that they are amplifying. They are acting just like a mentally ill psychotic who keeps increasing his outbursts until he sets someone on fire or stabs a gal in the neck.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2026 11:00 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 17, 2026 11:00 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Just got here at April 17, 2026 11:01 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 17, 2026 10:57 AM (B5oTI)
Recall they had 60 when Obamacare went through and was sent over to the House. A month later, they were at 59. As a result, Obamacare was signed into law after the House was done with it instead of them sending it back to the Senate for further "fixes". Some were done via reconciliation, but even with 59 they were cooked doing it regular order because of cloture.
Posted by: Vendette at April 17, 2026 11:01 AM (1ieqq)
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 10:48 AM (b4qzS)
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Pfftt. Posers. My kid is into Zeppelin, Cream.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 10:53 AM (RIvkX)
Introduce them to Little Feat, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, War, Santana, etc. They'll thank you.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 17, 2026 11:01 AM (g8Ew8)
Throck Buckmorton es nood
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 17, 2026 11:01 AM (2/MrR)
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I wonder what Macron is thinking he's going to actually, you know, do here? Send a strongly worded letter to someone or other?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 11:01 AM (8SS36)
Posted by: ballistic at April 17, 2026 10:57 AM (oqH4h)
Yeah analog stuff is cool again. Record players, Polaroid cameras, etc. I’ve heard even flip phones are making a comeback as kids want to be away from constant notifications and shit.
Posted by: Heroq at April 17, 2026 11:02 AM (b4qzS)
The terminal, constant mistake Republicans make is to underestimate the Democrats and their willingness to not just defy tradition, but their appetite to corrupt our institutions and install the progressive agenda- which as Justice Thomas so eloquently just pointed out is a post constitutional vision.
I wonder what it will take for people to realize the current Democrat Party isn’t the party it was ten or even three years ago. Their adherents have murdered Republicans and tried to kill the opposing candidate for president. As a party they used Covid to essentially trample the Bill of Rights. They have corrupted the courts and used government against the people who are the rightful owners. They have, and are, demonstrably, undermining the electoral system to gain and keep power. They have no limits and that’s not hyperbole, it’s fact. Now- there is a lot of pushback. And court cases have provided some clear limits on various objectives they have. But if you think for one minute they will not corrupt every auspice of government and republic to gain power, you are wrong.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 17, 2026 11:03 AM (x/Rva)
Posted by: Pete Bootyjudge at April 17, 2026 11:03 AM (0e5Te)
We can expect more of a lot of the same next time around. They don't have to be shock and awe in every area, they are happy just to keep making money, beating the Washington Generals and continuing the country's headlong dive into the abyss.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 11:04 AM (RbWJI)
Posted by: tankdemon at April 17, 2026 11:07 AM (/TlUl)
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Europe is leading from behind, projecting their soft power, etc.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 11:12 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 17, 2026 10:37 AM
I loathed the commute-time DJs on Detroit's classic rock station, Drew and Mike. I guess they were cutting edge sometime in the '70s, but by the late '90s they were trash. Stupid political takes, crank calls to old celebrities, etc.
I started listening to the classical station out of Detroit because the only commentary is on the composers or the musicians. I just got a "new" clock radio - as in, a Sony Dream Machine at a thrift shop - and the frequency for it and a Canadian station are close. To my surprise, CBC Radio Music actually has some good stuff early in the morning - and the commentary is on the artist and/or the album.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 17, 2026 11:13 AM (fxCK2)
Posted by: cmeat at April 17, 2026 11:14 AM (R11M+)
let me guess: featuring ncuti gatwa as queen nefertiti?
Posted by: anachronda at April 17, 2026 11:18 AM (v3pYe)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 11:20 AM (3uBP9)
the way tunes are routed to you eliminates plenty. with a modicum of looking you can find the simulcasts of all the college stations nationwide. if you're not within reception just go to their website. we have wzrd northeastern (no format, completely freeform). wluw loyola, wdcb college of dupage (jazz, but 12hrs blues on sat), wnur northwwestern, (formatted), as well as chirp radio. at least half of the content is new on all these stations and there are no commercials, maybe a public service announcement every few hours.
rock ain't dyin', it's stronger than ever.
Posted by: cmeat at April 17, 2026 11:28 AM (R11M+)
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