The Morning Report

The Morning Report — 2/9/23

Good morning kids. Before getting into the main event, I give you your combination comedy relief/emetic for the day. Dig this:

Fox News: Sen. John Fetterman Hospitalized After "Feeling Lightheaded" at Senate Democrat Retreat – Sen. Fetterman's hospitalization does not appear to be related to his previous stroke, his office said.

John Fetterman "feeling lightheaded." Where do I even begin with that one?! I guess creepy Morticia the wife will do the Edith Wilson mambo and slip into something more comfortable. Like a Senate seat.

We now return to our regularly scheduled meshugas already in progress . . .

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Yet again, we're hit with one of those absolutely disturbing but completely unsurprising stories. What pisses me off is that they are perfectly timed to break after we record a podcast (which will be in the sidebar a bit later this morning, and it's another good one), but I digress.

In the wake of last June's mysterious explosion that sabotaged the NordStream pipeline, many people were blaming Vladimir Putin. It's illogical on the face of it since the pipeline is a major if not the major means by which he transports Russian oil to Europe, whom he has over a barrel (pun intended) when it comes to energy. It could have been accidental since Russia historically has been notorious for poorly designed infrastructure and lack of maintenance, especially since the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, given the situation, that would've been just way too coincidental.

No, for sure it was sabotage. But the question is by whom? Cui bono? I stated that, like so many other things, it would not surprise me to learn that the United States, that is the criminally irresponsible and illegitimate junta that is running the country, ordered one or more military assets to sabotage the pipeline. Lo and behold, the pieces of the puzzle have been put together by a rather surprising source:

The United States government blew up the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline connecting Russian suppliers to our allies Germany last year, according to a bombshell report from Seymour Hersh.
“The New York Times called it a ‘mystery,'” wrote Hersh, “but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret — until now.”
Hersh cites an anonymous source “with direct knowledge of the operational planning” who claimed that Navy divers, operating under the cover of NATO’s annual BALTOPS exercise last June, planted remotely-operated explosives that were detonated months later, last September.
White House spokeswoman Adrienne Watson told Hersh in an email that “This is false and complete fiction.”
“This claim is completely and utterly false,” a CIA spokeswoman wrote.
German authorities claimed last week Berlin’s investigators “currently have no evidence that Russia is behind the explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines.” The Kremlin denied any involvement, although the CIA claimed that Russian submarines were detected in the area where the explosions occurred just one day before the leaks were detected.
Swedish investigators called the leaks “gross sabotage” in November due to “explosive residue [that] was identified on a number of the seized and analyzed foreign items. . . ”
. . . Hersh claims that “Biden’s decision to sabotage the pipelines came after more than nine months of highly secret back and forth debate inside Washington’s national security community about how to best” stop Russian strongman Vladimir Putin from weaponizing “natural gas for his political and territorial ambitions.”
The U.S. Navy’s innocuously named Diving and Salvage Center on the Florida panhandle is home to “highly skilled deep-water divers” who are “capable of technical diving to do the good — using C4 explosives to clear harbors and beaches of debris and unexploded ordinance — as well as the bad, like blowing up foreign oil rigs,” according to Hersh.
They’re the ones who reportedly planted the bombs that went off in September.
Bombs that, if they really were planted by the U.S. Navy, shut off natural gas to a NATO ally in the weeks before winter weather descended on Europe. . .
. . . Hersh is not always the most reliable source, but between Nord Stream and Keystone XL, it’s fair to ask: What does this administration have against energy pipelines, anyway?

For the benefit of those who earned an advanced degree from an Ivy League school or a braindead leftist (BIRM), the junta gets to help Global Reset Mafia accelerate the destruction of western civilization and get rid of a perceived rival who may not necessarily be on board with that program. Plus, the preceding five years of falsely tying Putin to Donald Trump is the crème fraiche on the blini, if you will, and sinks both of them at once.

Look, I have my problems with Sy Hersh. Big problems, as you can read here from his rap sheet at the invaluable Discover The Networks. Here's kind of a cromulent excerpt:

The passion that drives Hersh has often manifested as genuine hatred for American leaders, the projection of American power, and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Hersh’s Blame-America-First choice of targets for his hatred prompted the then-Executive Editor of the New York Times A.M. Rosenthal to refer routinely to Hersh as “my little commie.” Among the targets of Hersh’s reporting in both The Times and his books were the overthrow of Chile’s Marxist President Salvadore Allende, according to Hersh with CIA contrivance, and what Hersh saw as the evil of President Richard M. Nixon’s National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
In 1997 Hersh shocked conventional liberals with a book exposing the clay feet of their icon and martyr President John F. Kennedy. In The Dark Side of Camelot (Little, Brown) Hersh delved into JFK’s extramarital relationships and his other shortcomings.

Hersh made his bones, so to speak with his reportage of the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. All well and good. The problem is the (anti) American Left used that incident as a means to smear the entirety of the American military, and the nation itself as essentially no different than the Waffen SS and the Einsatzgruppen. Not long after, a certain veteran by the name of John Forbes Kerry testified before a Congressional committee to that effect, and it led to the further hamstringing of our military whenever we have deployed our military in the ensuing decades up to this very day. And Kerry just happens to be a major capo in the Global Reset Mafia who has been trying his best to give nukes to Iran and destroy our energy sector. Psaki that psircle back to Nord Stream with a big fat bow.

As for Hersh, given what we know about the CIA, the FBI/DOJ, and the military with its penchant for insubordination with the treasonous actions we noted yesterday in refusing to obey Trump's orders to withdraw from Syria, Vanilli Milley's parlaying with the Chi-Coms assuring them that he'd disobey any Trump order for military action against them, Bearclaw Vindman's bullshit, etc. etc., at the very least you cannot dismiss his reporting out of hand. And that is exactly what the Biden junta is doing.

So now, in addition to Naomi Wolf, Bobby Kennedy Jr., Matt Taibbi, and others, Sy Hersh is revealing himself to be intellectually honest, regardless of what his personal politics may or may not be. I guess it goes hand in hand with the rank hypocrisy of the Left. I mean, the refrain ad nauseam which was shrieked at a volume that could make a dead man's ears bleed was "NO BLOOD FOR OIL!" 30 years earlier it was "HELL NO, WE WON'T GO!"

The same assholes who were shrieking that – embodied perfectly in the persona of John Kerry – are not only oddly silent, but even itching to go to war with Russia, nuclear missile-armed Russia, for exactly those reasons. During the Dubya years, when she wasn't camped out at his Crawford, TX ranch with news crews from every media outlet recording her every fart and belch, Cindy Sheehan had a reserved seat in the gallery during all of his SOTU speeches.

Where is Cindy Sheehan today? I'd like to give her the benefit of the doubt and say perhaps she too sees what the hell is going on but is being effectively held incommunicado by the Junta's propaganda wing.

Given all of this, and speaking of SOTU speeches, I'd like to wring Mitch McConnell's quadruple-chinned begoitered turkey neck with that repulsive blue and yellow tie he wore at Biden's magic show the other night. Rhetorically speaking, of course.

By the way, if what Hersh claims is true, it constitutes an ACT OF WAR by the United States of America against the Russian Federation. No biggie, right?

Ho. Lee. Fook.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

Daniel Greenfield: "Corporate layoffs hit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) hardest."
The Year Woke Went Broke
According to this unnamed whistleblower, O’Keefe has fallen victim to a lack of proper corporate structure at Project Veritas, which is divided into two separate organizations with different boards and funding. The whistleblower alleges that two ringleaders, Matt Tyrmand and Barry Hinckley, have taken advantage of the situation to push O’Keefe out. The board members and C-suite officers involved in the attempt to remove O’Keefe are listed in the Twitter thread. The whistleblower describes the board’s decision as a “Stalinesque kangaroo court trial.”
BREAKING: James O’Keefe Put on Leave at Project Veritas. Has There Been a Coup?

BIDEN BEIJING BALLOON-ACY

“And because balloons float along high-altitude winds, their paths are less predictable and thus more difficult to track. The balloons are also much cheaper to produce and launch than space-based satellites.”
Chinese Spy Balloon Program Started Years Ago, Targeting Several Countries
Fang-Fang in the silver jumpsuit and purple wig?
Past Chinese Spy Balloons Were Classified as UFOs, Officials Say
“I think the dereliction of duty begins with this,” [Sen. Marco] Rubio began. “Why not on Tuesday or Wednesday — you know people are gonna see this. At some point, you’re gonna have to disclose it, and they probably didn’t want to, because they didn’t want to have their hands forced on canceling this Blinken visit, so they didn’t have to talk about it. But why didn’t the president go on television?”
Americans Believe Biden Botched Chinese Spy Balloon Crisis
"Communism inherently favors radicalism over conservatism."
The Spy Balloon Displays CCP’s Built-In Aggression
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
"You think all conservatives are Nazis."
Rep. Comer Confronts Twitter Exec With His Own, Giant Printed-Out Tweet
"[Gigi] Sohn’s nomination failed to get out of the committee last time. If Democrats are successful in foisting this radical on the FCC, it could affect everything from licensing conservative media outlets to regulating speech."
Top Law Enforcement Groups Line Up to Oppose Biden FCC Nominee
"Matt, millions of people are going to see this videotape and see your cowardice."
Video: YouTube VP Who Censored Pfizer Exposé CONFRONTED by Project Veritas
"They have to do it to their own population."
Former Top Obama Official Said He Was Called "Chief Propagandist"
"The comments were the strongest acknowledgment yet by top Twitter officials that the social media site’s decision to block sharing of the bombshell news story was unwarranted under the company’s policies."
Twitter ‘Made a Mistake’ Censoring Hunter Biden Story, Ex-Safety Chief Tells Congress
"While US watchdogs may be able to examine the TikTok algorithm’s core code, most of the app’s code will still be created in Beijing. TikTok’s proposal to fend off the growing calls to ban the app in the US is centered on its promise of transparency into its algorithm."
Experts: China Will Still Control TikTok’s Algorithm No Matter What Deal Is Made
"If Biden were a Republican, his wife’s bizarre kiss to another man on national television would no doubt be a source of unending and unseemly speculation by the corporate press, decorum be damned."
Everyone Is Talking About Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff’s Weird Kiss, Except Our National Press
"The National Enquirer was fined for an 'in-kind' contribution to Donald Trump to influence an election. When will the mainstream media for all its disinformation about Trump be fined as well?" (I'll take "What is Never?" for 82 million ballots, Alex - jjs)
So When is the FEC Going to Fine the the WaPo, the NYT and All the Other Media Outlets That Bury Stories or Post False Ones to Influence Elections?
"Evan Lambert, a Washington, D.C., correspondent for NewsNation, was approached by law enforcement officials as he was reporting live from a school gymnasium on Governor Mike DeWine’s (R-OH) press conference in East Palestine, Ohio. Videos show the press conference was at the other end of the room, and that officials escorted Lambert into a hallway to arrest him."
TV Journalist Arrested for "Disorderly Conduct" at Train Derailment Press Conference
CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
"Authorities, including the FBI, are tight-lipped."
Family of Murdered New Jersey GOP Councilwoman ‘Haven’t Heard Anything’ From the Police
". . . let's take the time to delight in our adversaries' anxiety. Heaven knows, they'll be attacking us on solid ground again soon enough."
Leftists Not Rousing the Rabble as Before
"The party of slavery should take responsibility for being the party of slavery."
If Reparations Are Owed ... the Democrat Party Should Pay Them
"Black woman hired as racial equity consultant says she faced discrimination at New Venture Fund."
Former Employees Slap The Left's Favorite Dark Money Group With Racial Discrimination Lawsuits
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS
Mike Davis, founder and president of the pro-Trump Article III Project, told Breitbart News the letter is a “desperate, frivolous, and laughable” effort that will only hurt the family’s legal position, because the lawsuit will lead to discovery, a legal process by which Hunter would be deposed on camera.
Hunter Biden Sends Giuliani, Bobulinski, ‘Desperate, Frivolous, and Laughable’ Letter to Preserve ‘Laptop from Hell’ Records
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
"Did you get that? Biden admitted that the oil industry — which remains crucial to our entire way of life, no matter what the Earthist fantasizers say — will not invest in domestic production because they don’t trust him."
Did You Catch Biden's Shocking Admission During His SOTU Address?
"[So-called quote-unquote "president"] Joe Biden touted electric vehicles as the solution to climate change again Tuesday night during his State of the Union address."
5 Reasons Biden’s Electric Vehicles are a Boondoggle
"The phasing out of farmers doesn’t help the environment. In truth, it simply helps the rich get richer, and the poorer citizens become even poorer. "
Big Dairy: The War on American Farmers
"In much of the U.S., natural gas is so inexpensive that gas ranges cost less than half as much to operate as an electric range."
Democrats Keep Cranking Up the Heat on the Gas Stove Debate, But All Their Arguments Flame Out
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
David Harsanyi: "The [so-called quote-unquote "president's"] biggest whopper? ‘I’m a capitalist.’"
Don’t Fall For Joe Biden’s Economic Fairy Tale
"Since Gallup first asked this question in 1976, it has been rare for half or more of Americans to say they are worse off," reported the survey firm. "The only other times this occurred was during the Great Recession era in 2008 and 2009."
Gallup: 50% of Americans Say They Are Financially 'Worse Off' Than One Year Ago
"By focusing on adding foreign workers to the labor market, the Biden [junta] is ignoring efforts to get native-born Americans back into the workforce. The [junta's] foreign competition addition to the labor force adds tremendous weight for the nation’s working and lower-middle class looking to find high-paying jobs with decent benefits packages."
Biden Grows Workforce with Foreign Workers, Americans Left on Sidelines
"[So-called quote-unquote "president"] Biden’s proposed tax hike on stock buybacks is misguided."
A Convenient Political Target
"Meanwhile, the FDA will undergo an overhaul in the wake of the shortage and the DOJ is launching a criminal investigation into the Michigan plant at center of crisis."
The Baby Formula Shortage Crisis Continues
"After the pandemic, a survey of gains and losses."
The Post- [Chinese] Covid States of America
"A reflection on the abuse of government authority."
The Delusion of Rent Control
AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
"For aspiring migrants, there is no better time to enter the United States illegally than right now—even as they may not always appreciate what they find when they get here."
Even Migrants Now Find Sanctuary Cities Unlivable
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
"Whatever else comes from the story of Tyre Nichols’ death, it should be understood that virtue signaling about policing is more than just stupid; it’s dangerous."
When Virtue Signaling Leads to Police Brutality
"Trevor Bickford pleaded with family to ‘repent to Allah’ before assault."
Machete-Wielding Times Square Attacker Hit With Terrorism Charges
"It’s easier to stop rising disorder before it reaches crisis levels."
Fare Evasion Is Still Bad
AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS
"Meanwhile, the impact of the NIAID paper is yet to be determined as [Chinese] COVID research that goes against government accounts has experienced notable delays and government-led censorship."
Fauci Paper Suggests NIAID Knew From Beginning Chinese COVID Vaccines Were 'Decidedly Suboptimal'
"It has nothing to do with the virus."
Here’s the Real "Long Chinese COVID" Crisis — The One Nobody Is Talking About
"Seven Democrats joined with the GOP majority to pass the legislation 227-201, sending the bill to the Democrat-led Senate where it faces long odds."
House Votes To Kill Travel Vax Mandate For Foreign Travelers
SECOND AMENDMENT
“If they don’t send in a letter, will they be viewed as having something to hide? If they do send in the letter are they indicating or acknowledging that they have firearms in their home?” Michael Chippendale, the Rhode Island House of Representatives minority leader, who has fielded parents’ concerns on the resolution, told the DCNF.
‘Retain A Lawyer’: Community Advocates Sound Alarm Over School Proposals To Have Parents Sign Off On Gun Storage
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
"Students reported on each other for using the wrong pronouns, misgendering or making comments that were perceived as biased, the documents revealed." (call me old fashioned, but in my world the expression "snitches get stitches" is like the 11th Commandment - jjs)
From Pronouns To Comedy Shows, College Kids Keep Snitching On Speech Through Secret Tip Lines, Documents Show
"Ettson Arreola, 20, was filling in for another teacher on January 26 when he allegedly encouraged two pairs of students to fight each other while he filmed. Video was shared on social media and brought to the attention of the Caldwell Police Department School Resource Officers. Detectives investigated and charged Arreola with four counts of injury to a child, one count of inciting a riot, and four counts of encouraging a minor to fight." (the alarming thing is this isn't New York or Chicago; it's Idaho - jjs)
Idaho Middle School Teacher Arrested, Fired for Allegedly Making Children Fight, Bribing Kids Not to Tell Their Parents
"If we simply cannot reclaim our schools, then we have to recognize that it is time to remove our children from the schools and teach them at home." (preach it! - jjs)
Educating For Today
"It now appears, six years later, that Gilley is no longer willing to back down to such bullying. Good for him."
Today’s blacklisted American: Previously blacklisted Oregon professor sues university for being further blacklisted because he tweeted “all men are created equal.”
"So much for being a woman of color trying to create a better life for Virginia public school students — that only flies if you’re playing for the pinkos."
The 45 Goals of Communism at Work: Woman Booted from Virginia School Board for Honoring the Constitution
ABORTION
"Supreme Court in Dobbs case considered only the Fourteenth Amendment in finding no federal right to an abortion, but the Thirteenth Amendment may also confer such a right, Judge says."
Does Federal Right to Abortion Survive Overturning of Roe v. Wade? Federal Judge Raises Possibility
TX AG Ken Paxton: “The Biden [junta] knows that it has no legal authority to institute this radical abortion agenda, so now it’s trying to intimidate every pharmacy in America by threatening to withhold federal funds.”
Texas Sues Biden Junta Over Forcing Pharmacies to Provide Abortion Pills
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
"Who let these people into our country?"
Anti-Semitic Students for Justice in Palestine Venerate a Cop Killer
POLITICS
Victor Davis Hanson: "Joe Biden misinforms, ignores, and attacks—and then calls for 'unity,' as the country collectively slides into ruin."
The Mess of an Address
Robert Spencer: "The Democrats all leaping to their feet and cheering when few, if any, of them knew exactly what Old Joe had said was symbolic of the entire state of their party today. They’re unthinking authoritarians, intolerant of the slightest dissent and fanatical in their conformism. Just like the Stalinists. Just like the Maoists. Just like all totalitarian societies. Is there not a single Democrat in the House or the Senate who will dare to stand up to their naked emperor? Apparently not."
Why Did the Democrats All Stand and Applaud When Biden Said Something Incomprehensible?
"How to interpret a strong address from an uneven [so-called quote-unquote "president"] to a depressed nation."
Six More Years?
"Economic populism dominated the entirety of his address."
Biden’s SOTU Address: We’re All MAGA Now
Maybe not 'awesome.' But well-enough played that a relieved Democratic Party is certainly hoping for many an encore through 2024."
SOTU: Feisty Joe Didn’t Run Offstage, and It Ultimately Paid Off
"Jeffries, who was nominated to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as Democrat House minority leader, holds an approval rating among independents of just 28 percent. Only 39 percent of Democrats approve of the Jeffries, while 22 percent of Republicans approve of the election denier."
Poll: Less than 4/10 Approve of Election Denier Hakeem Jeffries After One Month as House Minority Leader
If he and Donna Shalala joined Sha-Na-Na and sang the "Muh-nah Mu-nah" song . . .
Gov. Chris Sununu Takes Major Step Toward Launching White House Bid
THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
[Sy] Hersh cites an anonymous source “with direct knowledge of the operational planning” who claimed that Navy divers, operating under the cover of NATO’s annual BALTOPS exercise last June, planted remotely-operated explosives that were detonated months later, last September.
BOMBSHELL: Yep, It Looks Like Team Biden Blew up Europe's Nord Stream Pipeline
"Seymour Hersh, an investigative journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing the clandestine My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, said in an article published on Wednesday that Navy divers planted remotely triggered explosives on the Nord Stream pipelines during widely publicized training exercises over the summer." (when even a crackpot leftist like Sy Hersh starts making sense . . . - jjs)
Government Denies Bombshell Report Claiming United States Blew Up Nord Stream Pipelines
"The Biden [junta] had been intending to take out the Nord Stream pipeline since December 2021. This was two months before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, while Putin was amassing troops on the border."
Biden Lied to Americans, US Sabotaged Nord Stream Pipeline With Help From Norway, Report Reveals

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"Nothing is off the table."
Sunak Considering Sending Fighter Jets to Ukraine amid Pressure from Boris and Zelenksy
"Rather than encourage the Biden administration to push for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict, McConnell has been at the forefront of Senate efforts to throw more dollars and military help at Ukraine."
With His SOTU Ukraine Tie, Mitch McConnell Advertised Which Country He’s Most Concerned About
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Sky News said on Feb. 8 that the earthquake is the “deadliest since a 2011 earthquake in Japan triggered a tsunami, killing nearly 20,000 people.”
Over 11,000 Dead in Horrific Syrian, Turkish Earthquakes
"With the stakes so high, will the globalists turn to violent extremes?"
"Revolution of Tanks?" Having Lost in Israel, Globalists Face a Dangerous Precedent
"Republicans scrutinize Iraq aid as Biden turns blind eye to Iran-Iraq growing ties."
Republicans Put Iraq Aid on Chopping Block Over Country's Support for Iranian Terrorism
"A glimpse at Burma’s coup two years on."
Myanmar Military Commits More Murder and Mayhem
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Robert Spencer: "Here’s a career trajectory that is, as Bob Uecker might say, juuuust a bit outside of the ordinary . . . "
What Could Have Led a New York Stockbroker to Become a Terrorist?
"Islamization is a gradual process, but not so gradual that you can’t see it happening."
Sliding Toward the Abyss in Scandinavia
"Amidst an uproar from Cooper City’s residents, Nur-ul-Islam gets a ‘green light’ to expand."
Broward County Grand Mosque, Minarets, Terror and Potential Bribes
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
"No—it is more accurate to say that the Court is at odds with the progressive doctrines of those who make this claim."
Is the Supreme Court Out of Step with Public Opinion?
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Mosley, now 24, recalled being 15 when she was introduced to gender ideology from the transgender community and 17 when she was prescribed a “high dose” of testosterone. The following year, Mosley received a double mastectomy, which she described as having her “healthy breasts cut off.” Mosley said that her myriad psychiatric conditions and trauma from a sexual assault were brushed aside as soon as she “uttered the word gender.”
Detransitioners Medically Harmed by ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Speak in Favor of Tennessee Ban
"Suspect supported criminal males being legally allowed to identify as women."
Scottish Police Refuse to Call Transgender Butcher Who Kidnapped 11-Year-Old Girl a Man
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
"A new documentary exposes the woke company’s agenda, which includes satanic TV shows, cultural Marxism, and transgenderism."
Disney Has It All
The team will still be donating to the LGBT Network and New York Gay Hockey Association along with “a series of other initiatives including Pride branding on their advertising boards and on the team’s social and digital platforms.” (homo protection racket - jjs)
New York Islanders Will Not Wear Rainbow Jerseys for Pride Night
“It became difficult to produce and distribute work that failed to toe the prescribed line.”
Woke-ism Is Winding Down
"So why give the degenerates the time of day? . . . Your kids in public school are learning the merits of fictionkinism. So when they come home and tell you their new pronouns are Peter/Pan, you’ll know where to point the finger."
LGBTQ+++™WTF: 'Fictionkin'
Christian Toto: "Industry won’t stand up for free speech but silently praises Chappelle, Louis CK."
Grammys Cower Behind Anonymous Votes to Blast Woke Overreach
"Pandering to the woke mob will never earn you their affection."
The Grammys Wasn’t Enough for the Woke Mob

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Posted by: J.J. Sefton at 07:36 AM

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1 Dad died yesterday. Pray for your loved ones AND pray for God to bring Grace to the lives of evildoers who distract your attention from your loved ones.

Posted by: Marooned at February 09, 2023 07:35 AM (kt8QE)

2 WTFO??

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 07:35 AM (BRHaw)

3 1 Dad died yesterday. Pray for your loved ones AND pray for God to bring Grace to the lives of evildoers who distract your attention from your loved ones.
Posted by: Marooned at February 09, 2023 07:35 AM (kt8QE)

So sorry

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 07:35 AM (BRHaw)

4 Morning again, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 09, 2023 07:36 AM (ju2Fy)

5 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 09, 2023 07:37 AM (1SjnL)

6 Good morning everyone. Thank you J.J.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 07:37 AM (DXrUa)

7
g'mornin again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 09, 2023 07:40 AM (ENBF0)

8 hiya

Posted by: JT at February 09, 2023 07:41 AM (T4tVD)

9 John Fetterman "feeling lightheaded." Where do I even begin with that one?! I guess creepy Morticia the wife will do the Edith Wilson mambo and slip into something more comfortable. Like a Senate seat.

November is so long ago, so I forget who had "February" on their Senator Giselle Fetterman bingo card. I think I had March, so it's not me...

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 07:42 AM (bR1Iz)

10 BREAKING: James O’Keefe Put on Leave at Project Veritas. Has There Been a Coup?

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Brought to you by Pfizer.

The only question is if it was some cheap-ass payoff that wasn't even a noticeable amount to the trillion-dollar multinational corporation, or if it was something closer to reminding the board members how that young politically-connected kid in Georgia died in a massive explosion after a minor sideswipe in his car, and if any of their family owned cars?

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 07:43 AM (qTw1t)

11 It is obvious the US blew up Russian property, Russian pipes and Russian gas. Joe Biden should be arrested for war crimes against humanity and sentenced to spend the rest of his days with Spandau Ballet.

Never Give Up Your Guns!

Rootin For Putin!

Free Buffalo Guy!

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 09, 2023 07:43 AM (EIIsz)

12 I'm glad it's semi Friday

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2023 07:43 AM (PHKDt)

13 Gov. Chris Sununu Takes Major Step Toward Launching White House Bid

Fat bastard, NWO-fellating RINO, just like his asshole dad.

Don't worry, America, this clown won't make it past the first primary.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 07:44 AM (AW0uW)

14 The passion that drives Hersh has often manifested as genuine hatred for American leaders, the projection of American power, and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Just a man ahead of his time. Which is now.

Posted by: Republic Theatre brought to you by Pfizer! at February 09, 2023 07:44 AM (Fj8Gx)

15 "feeling lightheaded."

There's a refrigerators bulb in there.

Posted by: fd at February 09, 2023 07:44 AM (iayUP)

16 Good morning dear morons and looking forward to the podcast JJ

Biden cherishes his tough guy persona, it was just a matter of time before he would claim credit. Ref: the Ukrainian prosecutor he got fired.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2023 07:44 AM (EZebt)

17 Additionally, the federal government is launching a criminal investigation of the Michigan plant at the heart of the crisis.
The company that runs the plant, Abbott Laboratories, confirmed it was being investigated.

1. Shut down the plant
2. Hide the evidence against them
3. Ignore the clearing test and evidence
4. Sit on your ass
5. File fake charges
TA FUCKING DA

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 07:44 AM (BRHaw)

18 Posted by: Marooned at February 09, 2023 07:35 AM (kt8QE)

I'm so sorry. As our MOT friends say, may his memory be eternal.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 07:45 AM (AW0uW)

19 13 Gov. Chris Sununu Takes Major Step Toward Launching White House Bid

Fat bastard, NWO-fellating RINO, just like his asshole dad.

Don't worry, America, this clown won't make it past the first primary.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 07:44 AM (AW0uW)

Jeb! swindled like $40 million for 2 delegates. Can Sununu get $50 million for 1?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2023 07:45 AM (x0n13)

20 Hersh (and, presumably, Germany) is playing a dangerous game here. Blowing up the Russian pipeline was the act of a geopolitical bully (which is why everyone here immediately blamed Biden), but its also an act of war.

Let's pray wiser heads prevailed and stopped the Junta from OK'ing this thing, and it wasn't them.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 07:46 AM (bR1Iz)

21 BOMBSHELL: Yep, It Looks Like Team Biden Blew up Europe's Nord Stream Pipeline

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If there was a murder, and an irritable, uncontrolled person had promised a room full of witnesses that he was going to kill the person if the now-dead person performed a certain action, it would be inappropriate to assume that the man making the promise to murder the person had committed the murder.

That's Science.

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 07:46 AM (qTw1t)

22 Why has fare jumping gotten so common? In 2019, the D.C. City Council decriminalized it—reducing it to a civil offense with a mere $50 fine—and enforcement plummeted. In 2021, less than 300 citations for fare evasion were issued, compared to more than 15,000 in 2017, and all of those were issued in Maryland or Virginia, where the District’s measure did not apply.

Not a dems are criminals but every criminal is a DEM.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 07:47 AM (BRHaw)

23 @13

>>Don't worry, America, this clown won't make it past the first primary.

Sure, but a lot of money will change hands and slosh through the sluices even in a failed run.

Lots of beaks will be dipped my friend.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 07:47 AM (Q5q+S)

24 Nut kills two and seriously injures six other children after deliberately driving a city bus into a daycare building.

||Two children have died and six have been injured after a city bus crashed into a daycare centre in Quebec.

Police in the city of Laval said the bus had ploughed into the centre at around 8:30am on Wednesday morning, in what witnesses described as a deliberate act.

Officials named the man behind the wheel as Pierre Ny St-Amand, 51, who has been arrested on charges of homicide and dangerous driving and will appear in court on Wednesday afternoon. [...]

He then described how the driver stepped out of the bus, removed all his clothing, and began screaming incoherently, forcing Ben Chaabane and several other parents to subdue him before trying to rescue children whohad been trapped under the bus.

As many as 12 people required medical attention, with eight others taken to hospitals, according to the local ambulance service Urgences-santé.||

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 07:47 AM (Vwz3I)

25 It is obvious the US blew up Russian property, Russian pipes and Russian gas. Joe Biden should be arrested for war crimes against humanity and sentenced to spend the rest of his days with Spandau Ballet.

This ought to be headline news across the country and massive demonstrations against this criminal, treasonous, war-hungry administration. But I guarantee you more people know about - and care about - Sunday sportsball than about a deliberate incitement to war from a sitting "president."

For the first time in my life I find myself hoping the leader of Russia can see the insanity of the trap being set for him.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 07:48 AM (AW0uW)

26 The death of a good father really hurts.

Prayers up for his soul.

(Yeah, I pray for the dead and they pray for me)

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at February 09, 2023 07:48 AM (TXFi7)

27 (which is why everyone here immediately blamed Biden)

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Well, that and the part where he literally promised the U.S. would do it.

"If Russia invades, that means tanks or troops crossing the ... border of Ukraine again, then there will be ... no longer a Nord Stream 2. We, we will bring an end to it," Biden said. Asked how, given the project is in German control, Biden said: "I promise you, we'll be able to do it."

https://tinyurl.com/22jjpuw3

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 07:48 AM (qTw1t)

28 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2023 07:49 AM (uvymP)

29 Marooned may his memory be a blessing

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2023 07:49 AM (EZebt)

30 Awfully coincidental that Fetterman (and his lump) need to go to the hospital around the day that the information about the Nordstream pipeline comes out.

Does the Lump have an alibi? Where was it when the Nordstream pipeline blew up?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 07:49 AM (YIVH2)

31 Is the Supreme Court Out of Step with Public Opinion?
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they are supposed to be, almost by definition.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 07:50 AM (bR1Iz)

32 John Fetterman "feeling lightheaded."

What, they accidentally filled the lump with helium?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2023 07:51 AM (X4R3E)

33 White House spokeswoman Adrienne Watson told Hersh in an email that “This is false and complete fiction.”

“This claim is completely and utterly false,” a CIA spokeswoman wrote.

That's all the confirmation that I need to know it's true.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2023 07:51 AM (4I/2K)

34 Citing gun violence in schools across the nation, the North Kingstown School Committee and the Bristol Warren School Committee are discussing resolutions that would require parents to sign a letter acknowledging their awareness of secure gun storage responsibilities while the school districts work with law enforcement to inform parents of their safe firearm storage obligations, according to school committee meeting agendas.

We will never make a list of guns until we decide we need a list of gun owners!

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 07:51 AM (BRHaw)

35 It's neat to consider how dangerously ill one would need to be to have to go to the hospital for something that requires normal people to just sit down.

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 07:53 AM (qTw1t)

36 33 "White House spokeswoman Adrienne Watson told Hersh in an email that “This is false and complete fiction.”

“This claim is completely and utterly false,” a CIA spokeswoman wrote."

That's all the confirmation that I need to know it's true.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 09, 2023 07:51 AM (4I/2K)

Never believe something until the official denial.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 07:53 AM (eYoxG)

37 31 Is the Supreme Court Out of Step with Public Opinion?
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they are supposed to be, almost by definition.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 07:50 AM (bR1Iz)

They pissed off most of the North with Scot and most of the South with Brown.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 07:53 AM (BRHaw)

38 It was an actual denial.

That's better than a non-denial denial. e.g. We won't dignify that reprehensible report with a response.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at February 09, 2023 07:53 AM (TXFi7)

39 Good morning. I'm about to throw this stupid laptop out the damn window. It's been a piece of shit since I bought it last June.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at February 09, 2023 07:53 AM (wagHN)

40 Let's pray wiser heads prevailed and stopped the Junta from OK'ing this thing, and it wasn't them.

Objection ! Assumes facts not in evidence

Posted by: Republic Theatre brought to you by Pfizer! at February 09, 2023 07:54 AM (Fj8Gx)

41 Bias reporting systems are a common and valuable tool at many institutions, including UConn. They help ensure that members of the campus community receive support when they are negatively impacted by intentional or unintentional actions or comments based how they identify as an individual. (Examples include race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, sex, ethnicity, age, or disability),” Stephanie Reitz, UConn spokesperson, told the DCNF.

I have said it before and now I say it again
1984 AINT A FUCKING HOW TO MANUAL

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 07:55 AM (BRHaw)

42 We know that Germany cannot exist as a nation without abundant and cheap natural gas.
We know that Germany was about to negotiate a separate peace with Russia in order to preserve their nation.
We know that someone aligned with NATO blew up the pipeline.

Which politician in NATO is stupid enough to blow up the pipeline, which is an act of war?
Where will German corporations move their factories to, as they cannot continue to operate in Germany?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2023 07:56 AM (lTGtQ)

43 Citing gun violence in schools across the nation, the North Kingstown School Committee and the Bristol Warren School Committee are discussing resolutions that would require parents to sign a letter acknowledging their awareness of secure gun storage responsibilities while the school districts work with law enforcement to inform parents of their safe firearm storage obligations, according to school committee meeting agendas.

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All middle to upper class white people virtue signaling, or majority-black population doing something pointless that will not accomplish anything?

(goes to look where North Kingston is)

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 07:56 AM (qTw1t)

44 I saw Larry Elder said he is probably running in 24 too.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at February 09, 2023 07:56 AM (WNfWI)

45 TX AG Ken Paxton: “The Biden [junta] knows that it has no legal authority to institute this radical abortion agenda, so now it’s trying to intimidate every pharmacy in America by threatening to withhold federal funds.”
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As I've pointed out several times, this is exactly why states (and corporations) need to wean themselves off the federal teat. The feds will always use "tax dollars" as a weapon to force compliance with their agenda.

Remove that weapon from their arsenal. Then have to resort to more extreme measures, which will encounter much more resistance.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 07:56 AM (YIVH2)

46 Here we go again...
Disclose.tv @disclosetv · 2h
NEW - WHO's Tedros says we "must prepare" for a potential H5N1 human bird flu pandemic.

MORE - WHO is engaging manufacturers "to make sure that if needed supplies of vaccines and antivirals will be available for global use," Tedros added in his remarks today.
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I couldn't bring myself to turn the sound on but the WuFlu TV Doctor used by a major news network here was discussing the Bird Flu this a.m.

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 07:56 AM (Vwz3I)

47 Good morning. I'm about to throw this stupid laptop out the damn window. It's been a piece of shit since I bought it last June.
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer

You're beautiful when you're angry !

Posted by: JT at February 09, 2023 07:58 AM (T4tVD)

48 Happy National Pizza Day!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2023 07:59 AM (NpAcC)

49 Screaming Joe gets some attention...

@TheInsiderPaper · 52m
NEW 🚨 China slams Biden’s ‘extremely irresponsible’ remarks on Xi

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 08:00 AM (Vwz3I)

50 Citing gun violence in schools across the nation, the North Kingstown School Committee and the Bristol Warren School Committee are discussing resolutions that would require parents to sign a letter acknowledging their awareness of secure gun storage responsibilities
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hahahaha

"Here are the 10 Safest Cities in Rhode Island for 2022
-
Bristol
South Kingstown
Cumberland
Smithfield
Coventry
North Providence
North Kingstown
Warwick
Cranston
Westerly

Population 27K, 0 murders, 0 robberies

https://tinyurl.com/25p4z7gn

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 08:00 AM (qTw1t)

51 Good morning. I'm about to throw this stupid laptop out the damn window. It's been a piece of shit since I bought it last June.
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer

Just curious, what kind of laptop?

Posted by: dantesed at February 09, 2023 08:00 AM (88xKn)

52 #48 Norway has the world's highest per capita consumption of pizza!

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 08:01 AM (Vwz3I)

53 Good morning. I'm about to throw this stupid laptop out the damn window. It's been a piece of shit since I bought it last June.
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer

Just curious, what kind of laptop?
Posted by: dantesed

She already told us: A stupid laptop.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:01 AM (DXrUa)

54 It's also National Bagel And Lox Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2023 08:01 AM (NpAcC)

55 That story about the 73 year old Arizona rancher makes my blood boil. The poor man can barely get around and his wife is left behind to defend herself. Maybe she'll shoot another illegal and they can put her in jail too. Fucking assholes.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at February 09, 2023 08:02 AM (wagHN)

56 Which politician in NATO is stupid enough to blow up the pipeline, which is an act of war?

Indeed. An act of war against Western Europe and Russia. Genius! Your Regime at work, destabilizing the globe.

If the euros could find a pair of nads, they would publicly press the Regime to rebuild it.

Posted by: Republic Theatre brought to you by Pfizer! at February 09, 2023 08:02 AM (Fj8Gx)

57 Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:01 AM (DXrUa)

Remind me not to buy one of those.

Posted by: dantesed at February 09, 2023 08:02 AM (88xKn)

58 @TheInsiderPaper · 2h
JUST IN - Death toll rises to over 17,100 in Turkey, Syria quake

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 08:02 AM (Vwz3I)

59 By the way, if what Hersh claims is true, it constitutes an ACT OF WAR by the United States of America against the Russian Federation. No biggie, right?
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Which is why I think the article is stasis. I've read it. Much of it seems reasonable enough, perhaps even compelling. Despite that, however, three key factors remain unaddressed:
1. Hersh's own credibility isn't exactly great
2. If Hersh's article is correct, the destruction of the Nordstream pipelines was a clandestine and well-planned act of war as a part of top-level strategy hatched by the highest power offices of government. This wasn't some scheme perpetrated by mid-level officers like the attempted USSR nuking of Honolulu, this came right from the top
3. If Hersh's article is correct, those top-level power officers won't want that coming out, except on their own timetable. If this is not their timetable - it remains to be seen - then they are not above outright killing anyone who promotes the story, and those who would promote the story damn well know it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:03 AM (t0OGg)

60 Just curious, what kind of laptop?

It's an HP, which I THOUGHT would be a good reliable brand.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at February 09, 2023 08:03 AM (wagHN)

61 "So why give the degenerates the time of day? . . . Your kids in public school are learning the merits of fictionkinism. So when they come home and tell you their new pronouns are Peter/Pan, you’ll know where to point the finger."
LGBTQ+++™WTF: 'Fictionkin'
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"Fictionkin?" Seriously? Does that mean I can now identify as Sauron or Morgoth and wage war on those who would deny me my "true" identity?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:03 AM (YIVH2)

62 Fresh off of layoffs, Disney announced yesterday that Luke Skywalker is now gay.

So Ace, as an Ewok, now has a chance with him?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2023 08:03 AM (X4R3E)

63 Which politician in NATO is stupid enough to blow up the pipeline, which is an act of war?

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I sure wish I knew what NATO was an abbreviation for.

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 08:04 AM (qTw1t)

64 62 Fresh off of layoffs, Disney announced yesterday that Luke Skywalker is now gay.

So Ace, as an Ewok, now has a chance with him?
Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2023 08:03 AM (X4R3E)

So hard to tell what is satire...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:04 AM (CsVWE)

65 @51

>>Just curious, what kind of laptop?

It's more than likely a WinTel laptop.

Unfortunately I have to use a WinTel laptop for work, I've gone through 3 within the last 5 years.

My Personal laptops are a 2009 MacBook Pro and a 2015 Macbook Pro, both still humming along quite nicely.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:05 AM (up/3i)

66
The United States government blew up the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline connecting Russian suppliers to our allies Germany last year, according to a bombshell report from Seymour Hersh.

Does Seymour Hersh know how to interpret a map? The gas exits Russia, passes through Germany then under the Baltic. There are certainly shutoff in Germany. Therefor gas can still flow to Germany. Sweden and Norway are the only two countries impacted. But they have their own gas pipeline to Europe.

They're the ones I would most suspect.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 09, 2023 08:05 AM (enJYY)

67 @TheInsiderPaper · 3h
ALERT 🚨 Earthquake in Indonesia’s Papua kills 4
[In a floating restaurant that had its roof collapse.]

@TheInsiderPaper · 2h
ALERT 🚨 Mini earthquakes shut museums in Italy’s Siena
[Schools and universities as well.]

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 08:05 AM (Vwz3I)

68 The UK is sending old Typhoon jets to Ukraine. That country is turning into a church rummage sale of weaponry. The logistics must be...challenging.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 08:05 AM (6D3ms)

69 Bias reporting systems are a common and valuable tool at many institutions, including UConn

current college-seeking kid is a skier, so we looked at NE and western schools. there was a lot of this. you won't find it in the southern schools (which is where a lot of kids are heading nowadays)

UConn is really really bad. All uMass schools are really bad. NH, ME and VT surprisingly normal (well as normal as they can be I guess)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 08:05 AM (w0NJk)

70 I sure wish I knew what NATO was an abbreviation for.
Posted by: Trainwreck

In college it was: No Action Talk Only

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:06 AM (DXrUa)

71 Hersh (and, presumably, Germany) is playing a dangerous game here. Blowing up the Russian pipeline was the act of a geopolitical bully (which is why everyone here immediately blamed Biden), but its also an act of war. ...
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 07:46 AM (bR1Iz)
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Not everyone blamed Biden. There has been - and there continues to be - vigorous disagreement about possible causes from accidents to Biden to Putin to the English to the Poles. But most people here do settle on one common conclusion: it doesn't make sense that Putin would have done it himself.

Ruling out Putin is fairly easy, which alone would make one wonder whether it actually *was* him, except that "Cui bono" becomes harder to answer. It would not surprise me at all if we did it. It would shock me if Russia did it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:06 AM (t0OGg)

72 , I'd like to wring Mitch McTurtle's quadruple-chinned begoitered turkey neck with that repulsive blue and yellow tie he wore at Biden's magic show the other night.

I would pay $1000 to watch that.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2023 08:06 AM (D25PY)

73 62 Fresh off of layoffs, Disney announced yesterday that Luke Skywalker is now gay.

is that what happens when you die in the SW universe?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 08:07 AM (w0NJk)

74 Happy Thursday, everyone. While the report about the pipeline is concerning, be wary about that "anonymous sources" guy.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 09, 2023 08:07 AM (4olE8)

75 Fresh off of layoffs, Disney announced yesterday that Luke Skywalker is now gay.

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Holy crap I thought that was a joke but no, it's real:

"Disney+ Star Wars leans towards exploring Luke Skywalker's LGBTQ identity"

https://tinyurl.com/24gxbxnc

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 08:07 AM (qTw1t)

76 So hard to tell what is satire..

The Luke-is-gay thing is real, and the fat lesbian writer who "innovated" it looks exactly like you think.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2023 08:07 AM (X4R3E)

77
Sure, go ahead and throw the laptop out the window. But don't hit JT's frozen birdbath, you might crack it.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 09, 2023 08:08 AM (enJYY)

78 Interesting how NATO's goals seem to mirror the goals of the WEF.

Just a coincidence, I'm sure.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2023 08:08 AM (ZLI7S)

79 >>I'd like to wring Mitch McConnell's quadruple-chinned begoitered turkey neck with that repulsive blue and yellow tie he wore at Biden's magic show the other night.

Mitch is a toe tagger, he's not going anywhere until the controlling authorities of the universe fix that particular glitch.

Let's hope they solve the Mitch McConnell problem real soon.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:08 AM (up/3i)

80 @disclosetv
NEW - WHO's Tedros says we "must prepare" for a potential H5N1 human bird flu pandemic.

MORE - WHO is engaging manufacturers "to make sure that if needed supplies of vaccines and antivirals will be available for global use," Tedros added in his remarks today.
-------
I couldn't bring myself to turn the sound on but the WuFlu TV Doctor used by a major news network here was discussing the Bird Flu this a.m.
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 07:56 AM (Vwz3I)
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And Tedos is a straight shooter. A paragon of honesty who's credibility is unquestioned.

Pull the other one, etc.

And this is an actual serious problem coming out of the COVID experience. Pandemics do happen. Pandemic flu is bad. Pandemic COVID was bad, too, at the beginning. Much like a pandemic flu, COVID killed a lot of people when it swept out. But that doesn't matter anymore. The public health complex - all of it, worldwide - is destroyed in terms of credibility. There could be a literal zombie virus sweeping the world turning people into flesh-eating monsters and nobody would listen to them about it. Their credibility is shot. Nobody listens. Nobody believes them.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:08 AM (t0OGg)

81 I'm ok with rooting for the Islanders now

I can't stand our team anyway

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 08:08 AM (w0NJk)

82 "Disney+ Star Wars leans towards exploring Luke Skywalker's LGBTQ identity"

https://tinyurl.com/24gxbxnc
Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 08:07 AM (qTw1t)
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Boy, I hope those rumors of Disney selling Lucasfilm are true and come to fruition before this crap happens...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:09 AM (t0OGg)

83 62 Fresh off of layoffs, Disney announced yesterday that Luke Skywalker is now gay.
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I honestly can't tell if this is a joke or not...It would not at all surprise me, though.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:09 AM (YIVH2)

84 If Marooned is still here, I'm so sorry about your father. Remember he is always with you.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 08:09 AM (w0NJk)

85 Nord Stream 2 didn't kill itself.

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 09, 2023 08:10 AM (SJsWC)

86 I thought Luke had a thing for Leia until he found out she was his sister.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at February 09, 2023 08:10 AM (TXFi7)

87 62 Fresh off of layoffs, Disney announced yesterday that Luke Skywalker is now gay.
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I honestly can't tell if this is a joke or not...It would not at all surprise me, though.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:09 AM (YIVH2)
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Son of a bitch! It's TRUE!

Fuck Disney right in the fartclam with a rusty chainsaw!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:10 AM (YIVH2)

88 76 So hard to tell what is satire..

The Luke-is-gay thing is real, and the fat lesbian writer who "innovated" it looks exactly like you think.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2023 08:07 AM (X4R3E)

Hah! Luke's... sexuality was never something that was discussed much. His 'orientation' was never in doubt, just his targets. Expanded Universe, he was definitely straight.

But I guess all characters are gay for 15 mins these days.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:11 AM (CsVWE)

89 86 I thought Luke had a thing for Leia until he found out she was his sister.

erase that memory and enter the Brave New SW World comrade

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 08:12 AM (w0NJk)

90 The bottom line on Nord Stream is that we don't know what happened and there's no one in the media except of few fringe voices that care to look for answers.
I remember about 10 yrs. back when everyone was saying we're living in the "information age", what a lie that is. We know less now about what's really going on than ever before. And no one is held accountable, Mitch McConnell will never face a reporter asking questions or be forced to explain himself, how did we get here?

Posted by: lowandslow at February 09, 2023 08:12 AM (76Foq)

91 88 76 So hard to tell what is satire..

The Luke-is-gay thing is real, and the fat lesbian writer who "innovated" it looks exactly like you think.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2023 08:07 AM (X4R3E)

Hah! Luke's... sexuality was never something that was discussed much. His 'orientation' was never in doubt, just his targets. Expanded Universe, he was definitely straight.

But I guess all characters are gay for 15 mins these days.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:11 AM (CsVWE)

Mara Jade was the Emperor's Hand. Think about it.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:12 AM (eYoxG)

92 Eventually, some of these entertainment franchises will be revived and when it happens, those in charge of them will have to make some tough decisions and my bet is that a ton of recent stuff will just be stripped from canon and ignored. Marvel Phase IV? Never happened. Star Wars Disney+ programs? Never happened. CBS All Access Star Trek programs? Never happened. Disney Indiana Jones? Never happened. Amazon Lord of the Rings programs? Never happened.

These franchises are all dead and cannot be salvaged without one hell of a retcon and the current owners can't do it. These franchises will ebb and vanish, eventually be sold off, and someone else will try again, likely by excising vast expanses of the story to date.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:13 AM (t0OGg)

93 Will there be more rounds of Republican Investigative Bukakke Theater today?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2023 08:13 AM (D25PY)

94 looks like Pharma money can do a lot huh? destroyed PV pretty damn quickly

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 08:13 AM (w0NJk)

95 So sorry for the loss of your father, Marooned.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2023 08:13 AM (NpAcC)

96 You ever wonder if JJ, who lays out a banquet of real world horror and tyranny, looks at us when we ignore all that stuff and focus on whether a Star Wars character is gay, just sits there and shakes his head at the screen and then starts muttering curses under his breath?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:13 AM (CsVWE)

97 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:13 AM (Zz0t1)

98 Mara Jade was the Emperor's Hand. Think about it.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:12 AM (eYoxG)
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So Luke was secretly gay for Emperor Palpatine?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:14 AM (YIVH2)

99 I'm flying!

Posted by: John Fetterman at February 09, 2023 08:14 AM (Zz0t1)

100 @88

>>But I guess all characters are gay for 15 mins these days.

I think it's more along the lines of that the people who control these IP are morally and creatively bankrupt and having recognized that, have set out to destroy idols in a manner reminiscent of the Taliban or Mullah's to appease the G-d's of Wokeness, who are terrible, vengeful G-ds, that command obedience and regular tributes of blood.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:14 AM (up/3i)

101 >>94 looks like Pharma money can do a lot huh? destroyed PV pretty damn quickly
Posted by: BlackOrchid

Like the speed of light.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2023 08:14 AM (D25PY)

102 I'm halfway thru the Badlands reading of Sy Hersh's article. If true, it's the biggest flaming-skull we've ever seen (and proof of even bigger things). This is going to be a great year.

Posted by: t-bird at February 09, 2023 08:14 AM (CaJIi)

103 Well, if the radical LGBT crowd gets their "everything is queer" way, the population problem will definitely take care of itself.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:14 AM (2YtOq)

104 Yonder Horde.

Putin probably knew all along the US was to blame for Nord Stream. He'll extract some revenge.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2023 08:15 AM (Q4IgG)

105 I predicted Fettermonster would not get in the Senate very long and will be replaced

Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2023 08:15 AM (PHKDt)

106 I more or less accepted as fact that it was the US months ago. It's the only institution with the motive, the means, and the sheer fucking arrogance to do it.

But if Sy Hersh agrees with me, it gives me pause. He's a crusty old Communist lie machine.

Still, it was probably us, but I'll put a tick in the "maybe not" column.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2023 08:16 AM (oINRc)

107 This ought to be headline news across the country and massive demonstrations against this criminal, treasonous, war-hungry administration. But I guarantee you more people know about - and care about - Sunday sportsball than about a deliberate incitement to war from a sitting "president."

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Oh, they could be coerced into caring by a lying media. But half of them would be raucously cheering it on to "stick it to Putin" with no consideration for the incomprehensible ramifications geopolitically or otherwise. But no doubt, they'll gladly clap like the seals they are if the "media" tells them what to think.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2023 08:16 AM (sVtYq)

108 Mara Jade was the Emperor's Hand. Think about it.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:12 AM (eYoxG)

Well, then maybe Luke could avoid becoming belly brothers with Palpatine. I liked the way Voxis put it 'I never really thought of Palpatine as a family man. Groomy. Enjoyed the company of young men, seducing them to his cause... He always seemed like a 'confirmed bachelor?'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:16 AM (CsVWE)

109 Look fat. I canceled the Keystone pipeline because oil is bad. I want ALL pipeline down because OIL IS BAD. Now, who shit my pants?

Posted by: Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:17 AM (Zz0t1)

110 You ever wonder if JJ, who lays out a banquet of real world horror and tyranny, looks at us when we ignore all that stuff and focus on whether a Star Wars character is gay, just sits there and shakes his head at the screen and then starts muttering curses under his breath?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:13 AM (CsVWE)
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Maybe. But Star Wars and other properties have had *tremendous* cultural impact on generations of people. So I think they are important enough to discuss in the current cultural climate that seeks to alter or destroy everything that made America great in the past, including cultural icons like Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia.

How many kids grew up in the 70's and 80's wanting to emulate their heroism, courage, and overall goodness? Count me among that group.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:17 AM (YIVH2)

111 Thanks for the links JJ

Speaking of Long Covid (as in never-ending government involvement), this local headline caught my eye this morning:

Boulder man gets 2.5 years for COVID fraud

In a way, didn't we all get punished for 2.5 years by the COVID fraud?

Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 08:17 AM (ykeLU)

112 Use the Arse, Luke. Use the Arse.

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 08:17 AM (Vwz3I)

113 The DOJ has threatened Veritas.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2023 08:18 AM (lTGtQ)

114 I think it's more along the lines of that the people who control these IP are morally and creatively bankrupt and having recognized that, have set out to destroy idols in a manner reminiscent of the Taliban or Mullah's to appease the G-d's of Wokeness, who are terrible, vengeful G-ds, that command obedience and regular tributes of blood.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:14 AM (up/3i)

I agree completely. They know it manages to piss people off because it is just wrong. This was certainly the case with the various indignities they levied on Superman.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:18 AM (CsVWE)

115 113 The DOJ has threatened Veritas.

Again?

Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:19 AM (pwExq)

116 Where is Cindy Sheehan today?

Where have you gone, Leonard Nemoy. We need you now more than ever.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:19 AM (Zz0t1)

117 Fetterman...great goin', PA. His election is just so emblematic and symbolic of the utter stupidity of the American voter in 2023. Sure, let's put Captain Pike into a Senate seat. Obvious brain trauma, no problem. Good...gawd. SMH

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2023 08:19 AM (sVtYq)

118 I remember about 10 yrs. back when everyone was saying we're living in the "information age", what a lie that is. We know less now about what's really going on than ever before. And no one is held accountable, Mitch McConnell will never face a reporter asking questions or be forced to explain himself, how did we get here?
Posted by: lowandslow at February 09, 2023 08:12 AM (76Foq)
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Consolidation and subsequent censorship power. Before 2004, the Internet was a fairly free place. Even in the walled gardens like AOL, you could climb over the wall and use the wider web fairly easily. It was the wild west where anyone could hang out his shingle for a little bit of money and try his hand. This site we're on now is one of the stone-age holdouts of that era.

Then Facebook happened and was a vision of things to come. It was a compelling product and its rollout was handled cleverly (though not as a scheme to rule the world - Zuckerberg's parochialism was important). The web started to consolidate onto the platforms and they became "The Web." The Web as we knew it died. iPhone was the force multiplier. Now "The Web" is really just a handful of platforms with censorship power.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:19 AM (t0OGg)

119 Use the Arse, Luke. Use the Arse.
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 08:17 AM (Vwz3I)

Thread winner.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2023 08:19 AM (X4R3E)

120 How fondly I remember my youthful innocence, when I would proclaim, after 2020, "there's no way 2021 can be worse than 2020."

Every single year since seems to be saying, "Hold my beer and watch this!"

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:20 AM (2YtOq)

121 How many kids grew up in the 70's and 80's wanting to emulate their heroism, courage, and overall goodness? Count me among that group.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:17 AM (YIVH2)

I was always more a Star Trek guy, but I did like Star Wars. I agree with your 'theory' (which is more of an obvious fact these days.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:20 AM (CsVWE)

122 "Will there be more rounds of Republican Investigative Bukakke Theater today?"
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2023 08:13 AM (D25PY)

Another year and a half to go. And it's not even good theater.

Posted by: lowandslow at February 09, 2023 08:20 AM (76Foq)

123 You ever wonder if JJ, who lays out a banquet of real world horror and tyranny, looks at us when we ignore all that stuff and focus on whether a Star Wars character is gay, just sits there and shakes his head at the screen and then starts muttering curses under his breath?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I think it is part and parcel of the same agenda. The left is determined to destroy every aspect of this nation, including the culture. They are happy to ruin any movie series, any founding father, any institution, as long as it helps destroy the nation.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2023 08:21 AM (lTGtQ)

124 86 I thought Luke had a thing for Leia until he found out she was his sister.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at February 09, 2023 08:10 AM (TXFi7)

The twin were born boys and Leia transitioned.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 08:21 AM (BRHaw)

125 Where is Cindy Sheehan today?

That shriveled up old bitch(65) is busy picking fleas off her 20 cats.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2023 08:21 AM (D25PY)

126 You ever wonder if JJ, who lays out a banquet of real world horror and tyranny, looks at us when we ignore all that stuff and focus on whether a Star Wars character is gay, just sits there and shakes his head at the screen and then starts muttering curses under his breath?

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No.

It's all connected.

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 08:21 AM (qTw1t)

127 ++++
Boy, I hope those rumors of Disney selling Lucasfilm are true and come to fruition before this crap happens...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:09 AM (t0OGg)

"We don't care, let the mutherf*cker burn. Burn mutherf*cker, burn."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (Zz0t1)

128 Looking a Insty... when did it become the thing to open mouth kiss people in public? Let alone other people's spouses?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (CsVWE)

129 @114

>>I agree completely.

What is the point of turning Luke Skywalker gay?

I suppose it's simply a continuation of the destruction of the character which was begun in The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, but again, it's shows these people are morally and creatively destructive monsters.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (up/3i)

130
Putin probably knew all along the US was to blame for Nord Stream. He'll extract some revenge.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2023 08:15 AM

Or, for months pipeline engineers had been warning him of danger in delaying maintenance and that an explosion was possible. When it actually happened he simply shrugged.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (enJYY)

131 As always, the news is overwhelming but what inexplicably caught my eye this morning is that there's a New York Gay Hockey Association.

Posted by: bluebell at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (pTb/Z)

132 Senator Fetterman hospitalized.

Is he sharing a semi-private room with his ICD-10 R22.1?

Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (ykeLU)

133 Fetterman...great goin', PA. His election is just so emblematic and symbolic of the utter stupidity of the American voter in 2023. Sure, let's put Captain Pike into a Senate seat. Obvious brain trauma, no problem. Good...gawd. SMH
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2023 08:19 AM (sVtYq)

I'm convinced that no one voted for that douche and they used pre-printed ballots. It was 100% fraud that got him elected. I refuse to believe people are THAT f*cking stupid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:23 AM (Zz0t1)

134 Now "The Web" is really just a handful of platforms with censorship power.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:19 AM (t0OGg)

If I like a story or item I click thru about 3 links to see what is really going on.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 08:23 AM (BRHaw)

135 105 I predicted Fettermonster would not get in the Senate very long and will be replaced
Posted by: Skip at February 09, 2023 08:15 AM (PHKDt)

REPUBLICANS NEED BETTER QUALITY CANDIDATES!!!

Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:23 AM (pwExq)

136 Boy, I hope those rumors of Disney selling Lucasfilm are true and come to fruition before this crap happens...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:09 AM (t0OGg)

"We don't care, let the mutherf*cker burn. Burn mutherf*cker, burn."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (Zz0t1)

Ok, then there is a practical problem: who could they sell it to who could afford it AND do better with it?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:23 AM (CsVWE)

137 Is he sharing a semi-private room with his ICD-10 R22.1?
Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (ykeLU)

Is that you Lumpy?

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 08:24 AM (BRHaw)

138 ICYM:

R22.1 - Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:24 AM (Zz0t1)

139 As always, the news is overwhelming but what inexplicably caught my eye this morning is that there's a New York Gay Hockey Association.
Posted by: bluebell at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (pTb/Z)
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good morning, bluebell!

I've not been around much, lately. Any word on Mr D'oh?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:24 AM (2YtOq)

140 Heh. I can envision The Lump with its own tiny little ECG monitoring electrodes going to a separate monitor next to the senator's. Maybe an oxygen mask of its own also...

Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 08:24 AM (ykeLU)

141 In these times, and from what we've seen the past 2+ years, there is little doubt in my mind that something very hinky is happening to Project Veritas because of that wholly damning Walker video. You don't think Pfizer has massive, massive power? I do. I fully do. Directly or indirectly, they are behind this, imo. They are evil.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2023 08:24 AM (sVtYq)

142 I think it is part and parcel of the same agenda. The left is determined to destroy every aspect of this nation, including the culture. They are happy to ruin any movie series, any founding father, any institution, as long as it helps destroy the nation.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2023 08:21 AM (lTGtQ)
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I think it's worse than that. Some of the destruction has been deliberate, to be sure. Johnson did seek to destroy a lot of Star Wars with "The Last Jedi," for example, and Gao sought to destroy She-Hulk with her show. But all of the people - in fact, probably not even *most* of the people - who are making this destructive content set out to ruin what they inherited.

Their culture and their ideology is inherently destructive. Like scorpion who stung the toad, it is in their nature. To touch is to ruin, motivations and intent notwithstanding.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:24 AM (t0OGg)

143 I was always more a Star Trek guy, but I did like Star Wars. I agree with your 'theory' (which is more of an obvious fact these days.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:20 AM (CsVWE)
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Yep. Classic Trek was another cultural icon that exemplified the classic American ideals. Kirk was the explorer, always seeking adventure. Spock was the scientist, always seeking knowledge and truth. And McCoy was the "heart" of the trio, making sure that Trek represented the best of humanity.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:24 AM (YIVH2)

144 I suppose it's simply a continuation of the destruction of the character which was begun in The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, but again, it's shows these people are morally and creatively destructive monsters.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (up/3i)

What was the point of having Superman sent to prison and gang raped in the shower?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:24 AM (CsVWE)

145 Looking a Insty... when did it become the thing to open mouth kiss people in public? Let alone other people's spouses?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Is that wrong? If I had known that was wrong. . . .

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:24 AM (DXrUa)

146
What is the point of turning Luke Skywalker gay?

I suppose it's simply a continuation of the destruction of the character which was begun in The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, but again, it's shows these people are morally and creatively destructive monsters.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (up/3i)

That's not relevant. HOMO!!!!!!! Reasons.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:25 AM (Zz0t1)

147 Well, if the radical LGBT crowd gets their "everything is queer" way, the population problem will definitely take care of itself.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:14 AM (2YtOq)

Wrong. I had a couple of bull dykes use my essence to reproduce using a turkey baster and a pair of pliers.

I wrote a song about it...Mr. Turkey Baster Man.

Posted by: Zombie David Crosby, Liver Abuser at February 09, 2023 08:25 AM (EIIsz)

148 Let them turn every character into a mud-plundering fairy with Monkeypox. Who cares? It's all garbage. In ten years, every movie will just be footage of all-male piss orgies and transexual strippers anyway. Just stop watching it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2023 08:25 AM (oINRc)

149 As always, the news is overwhelming but what inexplicably caught my eye this morning is that there's a New York Gay Hockey Association.
Posted by: bluebell at February 09, 2023 08:22 AM (pTb/Z)

New York is a blasphemous shithole, so......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:26 AM (Zz0t1)

150 Ok, then there is a practical problem: who could they sell it to who could afford it AND do better with it?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:23 AM (CsVWE)
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It's been speculated that George Lucas could maybe buy back his property for pennies on the dollar at this point.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:26 AM (YIVH2)

151 Of course i'm light headed. I don't have more than 3 functioning brain cells.

Posted by: Uncle Festerman at February 09, 2023 08:26 AM (FjlUt)

152 Ok, then there is a practical problem: who could they sell it to who could afford it AND do better with it?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:23 AM (CsVWE)
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Right now? Probably nobody. They will sell it as a loss (on the purchase price, anyway, though probably not as an entire transaction end-to-end), whoever buys it, if it's for sale. But it is still probably too valuable to end up with someone competent. That will take more time. These franchises have to be cratered down into Newsweek value territory before anyone with ability will be able to afford them.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:26 AM (t0OGg)

153 Wrong. I had a couple of bull dykes use my essence to reproduce using a turkey baster and a pair of pliers.

Posted by: Zombie David Crosby

We should ask your son what he thinks about it.

Oh, wait. . . .

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:27 AM (DXrUa)

154 @133

>>It was 100% fraud that got him elected. I refuse to believe people are THAT f*cking stupid.

As someone who has spent the last several months looking for a home in eastern PA, I will say, it's either all of the Trump signs and anti-Biden that I have seen are an illusion or the state is simply controlled by the fraud in Philly, Pittsburgh and a couple of counties in Monroe county.

I know which one I'm betting on.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:27 AM (up/3i)

155 It's been speculated that George Lucas could maybe buy back his property for pennies on the dollar at this point.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:26 AM (YIVH2)

George Lucas who we all blame for ruining Star Wars would be the savior of it.

Its a strange strange world.

Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:27 AM (pwExq)

156 Good morning, horde!

Just read all the content. I don't get to do that very often, but I have a day off today.

So I also have the chance to say, "Thank you, J.J., for all you do to get this daily update together for us."

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 09, 2023 08:27 AM (OX9vb)

157
We should ask your son what he thinks about it.

Oh, wait. . . .

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Yeah, don't bother him. He's busy trying to figure out right about now if "Heaven is overrated."

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2023 08:27 AM (sVtYq)

158 As always, the news is overwhelming but what inexplicably caught my eye this morning is that there's a New York Gay Hockey Association.
Posted by: bluebell

Get the puck outta here!

*Throws up hands in the Italian fashion*

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:28 AM (DXrUa)

159 Creation is hard. Destruction is easy.

The people destroying beloved icons of yesteryear are lazy and entitled slobs collecting a check to wreck that which they know they're not capable of creating.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:28 AM (2YtOq)

160 Nord Stream 2 didn't kill itself.

I put the odds of us blowing up Nord Stream 2 at over 90%. FFS, the dots on the page to draw the cat are already in the public domain. Biden publicly said he would. No other scenario makes sense. That no one talks about it is even more "dog that didn't bark' evidence.

This deserves to be a Holy Shit Headline.

Sidebar: Hersh broke My Lai including with interviews with William Calley, who had taken the fall in a secret court-martial. A young Colin Powell led the investigation that put it all on Calley, you see. Was Colin making his Deep States bones?

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 09, 2023 08:28 AM (SJsWC)

161 The Luke-is-gay thing is real, and the fat lesbian writer who "innovated" it looks exactly like you think.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2023 08:07 AM (X4R3E)

In a way, I almost admire this. You take a character from a famous film franchise, shoehorn them into a sexual perversion box when 'sex' beyond the standard boy-meets-girl didn't exist in the original and not only do you destroy the character and the franchise, you have the added titillation of knowing no-one can challenge the change without being hounded from the public square and that even with people complaining, you still have enough suckers who will pony up the cash to keep your perversion vision afloat for years to come.

As the man said, nice work if you can get it.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 08:28 AM (AW0uW)

162 It's been speculated that George Lucas could maybe buy back his property for pennies on the dollar at this point.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:26 AM (YIVH2)

George is getting up there. He's got to be in his 70s and he has never struck me as a healthy guy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:28 AM (CsVWE)

163
I'm convinced that no one voted for that douche and they used pre-printed ballots. It was 100% fraud that got him elected. I refuse to believe people are THAT f*cking stupid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:23 AM

80% of the votes recorded in Philadelphia went for Fetterman. Whether that's a fraudulent number or not I don't know. But unless the GOP can somehow get turnout way higher in the rest of the state we're doomed to being a blue state, with a boot on our face forever.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 09, 2023 08:29 AM (enJYY)

164 The presence of Fetterlump in the senate is proof of the primacy of ballots over voters in our current election system and its fundamentally fraudulent nature… such processes don’t produce results that reflect the will of the electorate.

Last night I heard (by accident) Hannity screaming at Tom Cotton on the radio and they were in violent agreement that the GOP just has to ballot harvest harder. The stupidity amazes me….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 09, 2023 08:29 AM (5dxUf)

165 Looking a Insty... when did it become the thing to open mouth kiss people in public? Let alone other people's spouses?

Hoes gonna ho.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 08:29 AM (AW0uW)

166 Looking a Insty... when did it become the thing to open mouth kiss people in public? Let alone other people's spouses?

Hoes gonna ho.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 08:29 AM (AW0uW)

Trailer park whore goes round the outside, round the outside, round the outside.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:30 AM (Zz0t1)

167 I'd like to imagine the MFM's reaction if Trump had secretly blown up another country's pipeline infrastructure in what is essentially an act of war. Wonder if they'd suppress the story? I'll have to put some thought into that....

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 09, 2023 08:30 AM (sVtYq)

168 I've not been around much, lately. Any word on Mr D'oh?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:24 AM (2YtOq)
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Hi Blake! Yes, he came home from the hospital last week and is undergoing lots of different therapies. A couple days ago they found out that he is paralyzed from the knee down on his left leg, so they have a neurologist appointment next Friday to try to determine the reason. They are hoping something can be done for that.

In the meantime, Jane and family remain utterly grateful for all the prayers. After her husband's release from the hospital, they were told that he had been the most critically ill patient in the place and it was a miracle he came through. She knows the prayers helped tremendously.

Posted by: bluebell at February 09, 2023 08:30 AM (pTb/Z)

169 George Lucas who we all blame for ruining Star Wars would be the savior of it.

Its a strange strange world.
Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:27 AM (pwExq)
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I can only imagine the regrets he's been having upon selling Lucasfilm. I mean, sure he's rich, but he was very, very rich before he sold the rights. He didn't need the money.

He's also responsible for the non-Disney Expanded Universe to some extent, since much of that was created with his oversight and approval. It's a mixed bag, but when it's good, it's very, very good.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:31 AM (YIVH2)

170 123
I think it is part and parcel of the same agenda. The left is determined to destroy every aspect of this nation, including the culture. They are happy to ruin any movie series, any founding father, any institution, as long as it helps destroy the nation.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2023 08:21 AM (lTGtQ)

Me, CBD and Buck swerve into this discussion on the podcast. Should be up in the sidebar soon.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2023 08:31 AM (x0n13)

171 George Lucas who we all blame for ruining Star Wars would be the savior of it.

Its a strange strange world.
Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:27 AM (pwExq)

The prequels were bad story, bad characters and bad acting and effects. BUT they were not intentionally bad. There was just no one to tell George no. And there were one or two good bits in there out of the three. Not many, I'll grant.

Some have pointed out that Andor is the best original story to come out of Star Wars in forever, but no one cared because of the tidal wave of shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:31 AM (CsVWE)

172 Does anybody else detest the usage of the appellation Second Gentleman? We rejected titles of Nobility some 250 years ago, right?.

Call him the vice-president's husband and be done with it.

Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 08:31 AM (ykeLU)

173
In the meantime, Jane and family remain utterly grateful for all the prayers. After her husband's release from the hospital, they were told that he had been the most critically ill patient in the place and it was a miracle he came through. She knows the prayers helped tremendously.
Posted by: bluebell at February 09, 2023 08:30 AM (pTb/Z)

Thank you VERY much for this update.

Prayers to Jane and her family will continue.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:32 AM (Zz0t1)

174 You know, I really couldn't give two shits about Russia's pipelines for the sake of Russia. Call me callous if you must.

But here's the thing, America didn't just destroy their pipelines as a means of injuring Russia and accomplish that goal. Because America has kept Europe from going dry on natural gas by supplanting it with imports from American oil and gas companies.

Marvelous! you say. Except that the increased market has driven up the heating cost for Americans astronomically. Just as an anecdote (because I don't feel like going and looking up historic prices at the moment), my mother's refill on gas went from $1800 to $2500 year over year. I'm sure other Hordians can testify to price hikes as well.

We are bleeding the wealth of our own citizenry so that Putin doesn't make money. I can't explain how that is in any way 'good' for the American people.

Okay well, I can find one way to explain it, in 2022 the American oil and gas industry turned $219 billion in profits as opposed to $100 billion in 2021. So it is helping some Americans, a select few elite ones.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 09, 2023 08:32 AM (Zqeqr)

175 I'm convinced that no one voted for that douche and they used pre-printed ballots. It was 100% fraud that got him elected. I refuse to believe people are THAT f*cking stupid.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:23 AM (Zz0t1)

Tell me you've never been to Massachusetts without telling me you've never been to Massachusetts.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 08:32 AM (AW0uW)

176 Top story on my news feed is the GOPe is in "5-alarm fire" mode to stop Trump.

It's a fight between two lethargic geriatrics post Sunday dinner in their recliners across the room from each other wheezing out "bah..." and "meh ..." retorts.

Steel sharpens steel.

It's either the biggest secret or the biggest failure of Trump's last 3 years-- who is advising him? Where's his shadow cabinet? Who is his governing coalition?
It's a Styrofoam campaign ship-- lots of movement on the surface, nothing underneath.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 09, 2023 08:32 AM (GMTU+)

177 Bluebell, thank you for the update.

I'm guessing Jane is almost as thrilled as John about his return home.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:33 AM (2YtOq)

178 In the meantime, Jane and family remain utterly grateful for all the prayers. After her husband's release from the hospital, they were told that he had been the most critically ill patient in the place and it was a miracle he came through. She knows the prayers helped tremendously.
Posted by: bluebell at February 09, 2023 08:30 AM (pTb/Z)

Good to hear bluebell. Give Jane our love.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:33 AM (CsVWE)

179 I can't imagine that Lucas would actually want to spend money to get Star Wars back.

It's such a tarnished IP that there is no recovery for it. The only people who could want it now are those who want to further pervert it.

Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:33 AM (pwExq)

180
Tell me you've never been to Massachusetts without telling me you've never been to Massachusetts.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 08:32 AM (AW0uW)

There's a short list, that that ain't on it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:33 AM (Zz0t1)

181 As someone who has spent the last several months looking for a home in eastern PA, I will say, it's either all of the Trump signs and anti-Biden that I have seen are an illusion or the state is simply controlled by the fraud in Philly, Pittsburgh and a couple of counties in Monroe county.

I know which one I'm betting on.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:27 AM (up/3i)

That said, my spouse and I have multiple family members in eastern PA. They are voters...and they are that stupid.

I would not move to eastern PA if you think you want to find Red voters...the signs are out at all the Red voters places b/c Philly people don't mind being a little obnoxious when they are pissed (and losing the votes constantly is annoying). That said, it's can be a both/and situation. Philly cheats a TON and eastern PA is Blue for real (just not enough to carry the rest of the state without the Philly cheat)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 09, 2023 08:34 AM (exHjb)

182 Contrary Opinion:

With the exception of Jar-Jar Binks and the unfortunate casting of Jake Lloyd, The Prequels weren't THAAAT bad.

And in fact some bits were very good.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:34 AM (up/3i)

183 Mornin’, All. Happy Thursday.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 09, 2023 08:35 AM (XR5XV)

184 Get the puck outta here!

*Throws up hands in the Italian fashion*
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:28 AM (DXrUa)
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Ha! You made me laugh and I haven't even finished my coffee yet. Well done. Have a cannoli.

Posted by: bluebell at February 09, 2023 08:35 AM (pTb/Z)

185 Okay well, I can find one way to explain it, in 2022 the American oil and gas industry turned $219 billion in profits as opposed to $100 billion in 2021. So it is helping some Americans, a select few elite ones.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 09, 2023 08:32 AM (Zqeqr)

You won't bear any burden for the sacred democracy in Ukraine?

Must be a Russian bot.

Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:35 AM (pwExq)

186 It's such a tarnished IP that there is no recovery for it. The only people who could want it now are those who want to further pervert it.
Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:33 AM (pwExq)
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Not true. I suspect there are enough fans who would LOVE to see a resurgence of "classic" Star Wars. Unfortunately, it's unlikely any of them have the resources to 1) buy the property and 2) develop it into something that fans actually want to see.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:35 AM (YIVH2)

187
For the benefit of those who earned an advanced degree from an Ivy League school or a braindead leftist (BIRM)

__________

Uh, I earned an advanced degree from an Ivy League school. I might be braindead but I'm no leftist.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2023 08:35 AM (MoZTd)

188 Lucas was the beginning of the end of Star Wars. What on God's green earth makes anyone think he'll suddenly become the savior of a franchise that he himself turned to shit in the first place?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)

189
JJ,

Seymour Hersh?

C'mon. man! (to quote a great Preezy)

That guy's spent the last 50 years or so waking every morning screaming incoherently about the inherent e-e-e-e-e-evil of America and its people.

The literally the cranky old man who cried wolf- an e-e-e-e-vil American Wolf that's raping koalas and pandas and eating steaks and such all over the world!

Is it possible the Biden Administration blew up the pipeline? Sure!
The Biden administration would handled the "climate challenge problem" of too many people flying in aircraft by blowing up consumer flights to "discourage inappropriate behavior."

But, Seymour Hersh, I wouldn't believe that fucker if he said the grass was green and the sky blue.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2023 08:36 AM (KLPy8)

190 Ha! You made me laugh and I haven't even finished my coffee yet. Well done. Have a cannoli.
Posted by: bluebell

My day is now complete.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:36 AM (DXrUa)

191 179 I can't imagine that Lucas would actually want to spend money to get Star Wars back.

It's such a tarnished IP that there is no recovery for it. The only people who could want it now are those who want to further pervert it.
Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:33 AM (pwExq)

It is pretty much his signature life's work. It is THE thing he did that impacted the world the most. I can completely understand him wanting to get it back and setting up a situation to where even if he could not do the work, it would be in the hands of people who could breathe new life into it and who loved it.

Meanwhile Kennedy is doing everything she can to ruin his OTHER signature work with Indiana Jones.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:36 AM (CsVWE)

192 Is that wrong? If I had known that was wrong. . . .
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@Breaking911 · 12h
Georgia principal, gym teacher fired after allegedly having sex at elementary school, wife filmed encounters

||The investigation revealed that Charles had admitted to having an affair with Simmons for several years, both at the school and off-campus, and provided evidence of their sexual relationship.

Simmons admitted to having a sexual relationship with Charles and claimed that his wife was involved recorded and watched their sexual encounters, WSB-TV reported.

The investigation concluded that there was sufficient evidence that Simmons and Charles had sex on school property. As a result, both individuals are no longer teaching at Banks County Elementary School.||

After hours I assume.

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 08:36 AM (Vwz3I)

193 I earned an advanced degree from an ivy league school too.

But i eventually got better.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2023 08:37 AM (9UlRk)

194 "Call him the vice-president's husband and be done with it."
Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 08:31 AM (ykeLU)

I prefer "Mr. Nobody".

Posted by: lowandslow at February 09, 2023 08:37 AM (76Foq)

195 So I also have the chance to say, "Thank you, J.J., for all you do to get this daily update together for us."
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

Seconded !

Posted by: JT at February 09, 2023 08:37 AM (T4tVD)

196 Sure, but a lot of money will change hands and slosh through the sluices even in a failed run.

Lots of beaks will be dipped my friend.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
_____

That's my job!
-Ronna Romney(!) McDaniels

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2023 08:37 AM (fs1hN)

197 @181

>>I would not move to eastern PA if you think you want to find Red voters.

I have to stay within striking distance of the Tri-State area for my job.

Living in Eastern PA will make a potential commute to CT, NYC and eastern NJ, do-able.

Any farther west and I might as well stay in NJ.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:37 AM (up/3i)

198
It is pretty much his signature life's work. It is THE thing he did that impacted the world the most. I can completely understand him wanting to get it back and setting up a situation to where even if he could not do the work, it would be in the hands of people who could breathe new life into it and who loved it.

Meanwhile Kennedy is doing everything she can to ruin his OTHER signature work with Indiana Jones.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:36 AM (CsVWE)

The old EU struck a pretty good balance of having a central organization making sure that things meshed canonically and allowing a lot of different creative sources to contribute.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:38 AM (eYoxG)

199 With the exception of Jar-Jar Binks and the unfortunate casting of Jake Lloyd, The Prequels weren't THAAAT bad.

And in fact some bits were very good.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:34 AM (up/3i)

In comparison, I guess.

But only in comparison.

Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:38 AM (pwExq)

200 ... But here's the thing, America didn't just destroy their pipelines as a means of injuring Russia and accomplish that goal. Because America has kept Europe from going dry on natural gas by supplanting it with imports from American oil and gas companies. ...
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 09, 2023 08:32 AM (Zqeqr)
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If we blew up Nordstream, it is a casus belli for Russia, but also for most of Central and Western Europe. They are powerless to do anything about it, but they would be justified in launching a war over it. It hurts them at least as much as it hurts Russia.

I mentioned this on one of the podcasts with JJ and CBD. For or better or for worse, Europe is ours now for the foreseeable future. The war in Ukraine, the response to that war and the failure of the Nordstream pipeline (whatever the cause) have left them with no other choices. Germany can - and possibly will - replace Russian gas with African gas, but that's a major development project and will take many years.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:38 AM (t0OGg)

201 "feeling lightheaded"

Maybe they mean the other head, on his neck.

Posted by: Just sayin at February 09, 2023 08:38 AM (Uw44z)

202 193 I earned an advanced degree from an ivy league school too.

But i eventually got better.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2023 08:37 AM (9UlRk)

We're all glad you survived.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:38 AM (eYoxG)

203 Contrary Opinion:

With the exception of Jar-Jar Binks and the unfortunate casting of Jake Lloyd, The Prequels weren't THAAAT bad.

And in fact some bits were very good.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:34 AM (up/3i)
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I tend to agree. Taking a step back and looking at the story as a whole, the Skywalker Saga at its core is about a man who dooms himself through his own choices but finds redemption through the love of his son. It's a very old, classic story, and maybe not told as well as it could have been told. It's not nearly as horrible as many people make it out to be.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:38 AM (YIVH2)

204 181 As someone who has spent the last several months looking for a home in eastern PA, I will say, it's either all of the Trump signs and anti-Biden that I have seen are an illusion or the state is simply controlled by the fraud in Philly, Pittsburgh and a couple of counties in Monroe county.

I mean around here (Chadds Ford-ish) yes you do see them. Farmers are ornery and we still have a few. but the rest of the east of PA I dunno

sometimes you see them in places like Bucks or DelCo where people are just SO FED UP but they are ruled by dems now, completely.

and yes it's a lot of fraud here. A LOT. they got Philly obviously and for decades. and now they have a "way" to get the collar - a lot of population here now so you can hide the fake votes better.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 08:39 AM (w0NJk)

205
The investigation concluded that there was sufficient evidence that Simmons and Charles had sex on school property. As a result, both individuals are no longer teaching at Banks County Elementary School.||

After hours I assume.
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 08:36 AM (Vwz3I)

It's sad that I look at a story like this in today's age and think "at least he wasn't f*cking the students, physically."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

206 The investigation concluded that there was sufficient evidence that Simmons and Charles had sex on school property. As a result, both individuals are no longer teaching at Banks County Elementary School.||
Posted by: andycanuck

You have to admit, asking one's wife to film you bumping uglies with someone not your wife is a baller move.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:39 AM (DXrUa)

207
I can't imagine that Lucas would actually want to spend money to get Star Wars back.

____________

Know those "if you could go back in time and kill soneone" notions? Mine would be everyone at the pitch meeting for The Empire Strikes Back.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2023 08:39 AM (MoZTd)

208 I wrote a song about it...Mr. Turkey Baster Man.

Turkey
Baaaaa-ster man

Turkey
Baaaaa-ster man

They've given you a baster, I know they've take away your spooge

Posted by: Johnny Winters at February 09, 2023 08:39 AM (X4R3E)

209 Thomas Bender if you're near me we can play video games before I get the hell out of here (in less than two years now!)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 08:39 AM (w0NJk)

210 188 Lucas was the beginning of the end of Star Wars. What on God's green earth makes anyone think he'll suddenly become the savior of a franchise that he himself turned to shit in the first place?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)

It was... a different kind of shit and intent. Lucas focused too much on the kid/toy aspects. On the one hand, he wanted very young kids to be interested, while still serving the older generation of fans. That is one reason you have such a disjointed mishmash in the prequels. I have never doubted for a moment though that Lucas loved the property. For itself, not as a vehicle for politics.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:39 AM (CsVWE)

211 Episode II was shit. Utter, unwatchable shit. Stink on iceplanet.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:40 AM (Zz0t1)

212 It's The Lump having a stroke. Fetterman is fine, they say.

Posted by: Ziba at February 09, 2023 08:40 AM (4h9M3)

213 In the meantime, Jane and family remain utterly grateful for all the prayers. After her husband's release from the hospital, they were told that he had been the most critically ill patient in the place and it was a miracle he came through. She knows the prayers helped tremendously.

Posted by: bluebell
--

Threadwinner

Thanks bluebell. We love you Jane and family.

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 08:40 AM (qTw1t)

214
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is Ivy League. Some former President graduated there with an MBA.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 09, 2023 08:41 AM (enJYY)

215 Wher was Bruce Springfield when Dwumfor was shot?

Posted by: Eromero at February 09, 2023 08:41 AM (z3WCn)

216 I tend to agree. Taking a step back and looking at the story as a whole, the Skywalker Saga at its core is about a man who dooms himself through his own choices but finds redemption through the love of his son. It's a very old, classic story, and maybe not told as well as it could have been told. It's not nearly as horrible as many people make it out to be.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:38 AM (YIVH2)

What largely killed the execution was two things:

1. The actors/dialogue for Anakin
2. The prequels were super heavy on exposition. Lots of off-hand references in the OT get detailed explanations, like The Clone Wars. That has its own benefits but detracts from the experience as a soap opera focused on the Skywalker family.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:41 AM (eYoxG)

217 The news claims Fettermans lightheadedness is not related to his stroke per his spokesperson. Fetterman had a major stroke last year from untreated AFib that resulted in him having a pacemaker and defibrillator implanted. I am certain he is on blood thinners, BP and cardiac rate meds , any of which can cause lightheadedness. BS it is not related to his stroke.

Posted by: Jen the original at February 09, 2023 08:41 AM (N6MZz)

218 About that kiss: Bill merely rented out the Lincoln bedroom. Biden probably rents out the Lincoln bedroom and his wife is on the a la carte menu.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:42 AM (2YtOq)

219 Oh look, the baby's up.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:42 AM (DXrUa)

220 Annnnnnnnd, he's gone.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:42 AM (DXrUa)

221 The investigation concluded that there was sufficient evidence that Simmons and Charles had sex on school property.

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I love that education majors had to have an investigation with weighted evidence to determine if something was filmed on school property.

Normal people: "Yeah, that's Mr. Wright's 11th grade homeroom class."

Teachers and administration: "FOLLOW THE SPEED OF SCIENCE!!!"

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 08:42 AM (qTw1t)

222 What are the odds that Gisele Barreto Fetterman is Pennsylvania's next senator?

Posted by: mr tmz at February 09, 2023 08:42 AM (rJ48h)

223 ... The investigation concluded that there was sufficient evidence that Simmons and Charles had sex on school property. As a result, both individuals are no longer teaching at Banks County Elementary School. ...
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 08:36 AM (Vwz3I)
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Okay, fair enough. Banging your mistress on school property while your wife videotapes it is wildly inappropriate and being fired for that is sensible and proper.

It is a bit ironic, though, isn't it? A guy bangs his mistress while his wife gets off in the corner - which is weird, but all between adults - and gets fired for it, while guys who actively groom children into sexual deviance and cover up on-campus sexual assaults retain their positions.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:43 AM (t0OGg)

224 You morons know that in the heady days after WW2 our nuke guys hauled a small abomb out to the Pacific on a flat-top and launched it dangling off the bottom of a BALLOON.

And when the BALLOON got up to about 85000' it was exploded. FOR SCIENCE and study of EMP.

You all picking up what I'm putting down? You're a pretty smart bunch for this smart military blog.

Posted by: torabora at February 09, 2023 08:43 AM (FDUIz)

225 Republican NJ Councilman Russell Heller shot dead just a week after slaying of Eunice Dwumfour

https://tinyurl.com/ypp9m9z9

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2023 08:43 AM (NpAcC)

226 Windy AF here. 65. Huge drops of rain, randomly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2023 08:43 AM (CsVWE)

227 It doesn't matter what happens in Star Wars, the thing only exists to sell merchandise for idiots to decorate their cubicles with to virtue signal how nerdy and smart they are. Nobody cares about the convoluted story or paper thin characters.

Posted by: espinostifer at February 09, 2023 08:43 AM (3uf3+)

228 We had for instance, no idea what Jedi Order looks like or really what the Sith are without the prequels. But time devoted to showing/explaining all that is time not devoted to an immediate story.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:44 AM (eYoxG)

229 @209

>>Thomas Bender if you're near me we can play video games before I get the hell out of here (in less than two years now!)

I'm probably going to be in the Blakeslee/Tobyhanna area within the next several months so, you're more than welcome to come over and play some PacMan or Street Fighter.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:44 AM (up/3i)

230 219 Oh look, the baby's up.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:42 AM (DXrUa)

220 Annnnnnnnd, he's gone.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:42 AM (DXrUa)

You invested your baby in the markets?

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:44 AM (eYoxG)

231 197 @181

>>I would not move to eastern PA if you think you want to find Red voters.

I have to stay within striking distance of the Tri-State area for my job.

Living in Eastern PA will make a potential commute to CT, NYC and eastern NJ, do-able.

Any farther west and I might as well stay in NJ.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 09, 2023 08:37 AM (up/3i)\\

Ouch...that does suck...

You might want to stay in NJ if those are your only options and move south into the one red stronghold there...and at least have beach to enjoy.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 09, 2023 08:44 AM (exHjb)

232 It doesn't matter what happens in Star Wars, the thing only exists to sell merchandise for idiots to decorate their cubicles with to virtue signal how nerdy and smart they are. Nobody cares about the convoluted story or paper thin characters.
Posted by: espinostifer at February 09, 2023 08:43 AM (3uf3+)

https://youtu.be/HPPj6viIBmU

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:45 AM (Zz0t1)

233 At least the teacher and principle weren't having sex with students, which seems more common these days.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at February 09, 2023 08:45 AM (WNfWI)

234 It is a bit ironic, though, isn't it? A guy bangs his mistress while his wife gets off in the corner - which is weird, but all between adults - and gets fired for it, while guys who actively groom children into sexual deviance and cover up on-campus sexual assaults retain their positions.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:43 AM (t0OGg)
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There was a case, years ago, in CA, teacher was fired for being a former porn star. Evidently, she was no longer doing porno, but, instead, had gotten her degree and gone into teaching. No matter she had obviously put that life behind her.

She probably looks at what's going on in schools these days and wonders why she was let go.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:46 AM (2YtOq)

235
Annnnnnnnd, he's gone.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:42 AM (DXrUa)

You invested your baby in the markets?
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:44 AM (eYoxG)

___________

Finance is the business of moving money from place to place until it disappears.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2023 08:46 AM (MoZTd)

236 The war in Ukraine, the response to that war and the failure of the Nordstream pipeline (whatever the cause) have left them with no other choices. Germany can - and possibly will - replace Russian gas with African gas, but that's a major development project and will take many years.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

Someone needs to open Taco Bells all over Germany.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2023 08:46 AM (07HCW)

237 ___________

Finance is the business of moving money from place to place until it disappears.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2023 08:46 AM (MoZTd)

Or, directly to Ukraine.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:47 AM (Zz0t1)

238 Who else would blow it up? I mean really...

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2023 08:47 AM (6F7eb)

239 Not true. I suspect there are enough fans who would LOVE to see a resurgence of "classic" Star Wars. Unfortunately, it's unlikely any of them have the resources to 1) buy the property and 2) develop it into something that fans actually want to see.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:35 AM (YIVH2)
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I agree: One good movie, and Star Wars is baaack, baby. The fact that Disney keeps churning out crap means little about what a decent, future film could do.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 08:47 AM (cGopc)

240 She probably looks at what's going on in schools these days and wonders why she was let go.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:46 AM (2YtOq)

She didn't have a dick.

Isn't it marvelous how feminism so thoroughly won?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2023 08:47 AM (9UlRk)

241 225 Republican NJ Councilman Russell Heller shot dead just a week after slaying of Eunice Dwumfour

https://tinyurl.com/ypp9m9z9
Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2023 08:43 AM (NpAcC)

Someone is paying for these...no way is 2 in 2 weeks a coincidence...

Especially with this shooter being found dead of suicide afterwards.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 09, 2023 08:47 AM (exHjb)

242 Whoa! Gittee up. Back.

That's some *hits crack pipe* deviancy I haven't tried yet.

Posted by: Hunter Biden at February 09, 2023 08:47 AM (FDUIz)

243
There was a case, years ago, in CA, teacher was fired for being a former porn star. Evidently, she was no longer doing porno, but, instead, had gotten her degree and gone into teaching. No matter she had obviously put that life behind her.

She probably looks at what's going on in schools these days and wonders why she was let go.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:46 AM (2YtOq)

Openly heterosexual is no way to go through life, son.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (Zz0t1)

244 The action scenes and banter in the Prequels was generally pretty good, the overall story arc is fine. What's going on with the overall setting and the localized plot are just constantly interrupting each other though. The main characters are not most of the time driving the setting, so it's somewhat disjointed.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (eYoxG)

245 217 The news claims Fettermans lightheadedness is not related to his stroke per his spokesperson. Fetterman had a major stroke last year from untreated AFib that resulted in him having a pacemaker and defibrillator implanted. I am certain he is on blood thinners, BP and cardiac rate meds , any of which can cause lightheadedness. BS it is not related to his stroke.

Shapiro says he promised the seat to the Mayor Lady of Scranton not Gisele. might be why Gisele will try her darnedest to drag this all out.

Bender I have no idea where those places are so I assume they're way way way up north. totally different area I don't know so probably a good area to move to!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (w0NJk)

246 Finance is the business of moving money from place to place until it disappears.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2023 08:46 AM (MoZTd)
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We don't move money, we "rehypothocate."

/John Corzine

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (2YtOq)

247 You know the world is going swimmingly when every month brings a new "who blew that up" story.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (9UlRk)

248 She probably looks at what's going on in schools these days and wonders why she was let go.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:46 AM (2YtOq)
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She didn't mess around with kids in the school. If she had done that, she'd still be employed and probably earning a higher than average salary.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (t0OGg)

249 In the last 2+ years, American oil and gas conglomerates have reported record profits, pharmaceutical conglomerates have reported record profits, the MIC is in the process of clearing its warehouses and contracting for further production that will result in record profits and online retailers have recorded record profits.

Your average consumer has hemorrhaged personal savings (I've seen estimates above 60% of household savings disappearing) and struggle to pay for basic necessities from $5 gas and $7 eggs.

Trump's 4 years in office was marked by one of the largest growths in wealth among the lower and middle classes in history. But the empire always strikes back, as those gains have been erased in just two years under the junta.

And worst of all, I find myself sounding like a 1980s liberal when I talk to friends these days about foreign conflict, greedy corporations, and Big (Oil, Pharma, Tech, et al.) It sickens me.

Someone please tell me "Bitter, you've lost the plot, you hippie. Get a haircut and a job".

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (Zqeqr)

250 >>If we blew up Nordstream, it is a casus belli for Russia, but also for most of Central and Western Europe. They are powerless to do anything about it, but they would be justified in launching a war over it. It hurts them at least as much as it hurts Russia

BALTOPS was a NATO exercise not just a US exercise. We might have done some of the dirty work, although not all if Hersh's story is to be believed, but we likely didn't go this alone.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (ZLI7S)

251 235
Annnnnnnnd, he's gone.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 08:42 AM (DXrUa)

You invested your baby in the markets?
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:44 AM (eYoxG)

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Finance is the business of moving money from place to place until it disappears.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2023 08:46 AM (MoZTd)

Into my wallet!

*insert Jabba the Hutt laugh*

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:49 AM (eYoxG)

252 I was told by a couple of guys from PA that, although they claim to be conservative, nobody was going to vote for Oz.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at February 09, 2023 08:49 AM (TXFi7)

253 I prefer "Mr. Nobody".

The name is Pooter, if you please.

Posted by: Charles Pooter at February 09, 2023 08:49 AM (AW0uW)

254 I'm a comedian not a magician. Why are you looking at me like that?

Posted by: Zelenskyy at February 09, 2023 08:50 AM (FDUIz)

255 BALTOPS was a NATO exercise not just a US exercise. We might have done some of the dirty work, although not all if Hersh's story is to be believed, but we likely didn't go this alone.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (ZLI7S)
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My money was always on the US being involved in destroying Nordstream.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:50 AM (2YtOq)

256 Heller's shooter (an ex-employee) took himself out when cops found him.

Posted by: McCool at February 09, 2023 08:50 AM (zWl33)

257 BALTOPS was a NATO exercise not just a US exercise. We might have done some of the dirty work, although not all if Hersh's story is to be believed, but we likely didn't go this alone.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (ZLI7S)
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But impossible without us and wouldn't have happened without us, and was our idea. If Hersh's story is remotely true. If it is true, the blame is ours. We may have laundered some of the operations out to NATO parties, but it was us and we'll have to take the credit for it at some point.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:50 AM (t0OGg)

258 Jill Biden kissing Emhoff isn't surprising. McCain used to love making out with Jill.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 08:50 AM (cGopc)

259 Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 08:31 AM (ykeLU)

Yes; 2nd Gentleman is a silly term. I suppose when we get our first openly gay President they'll be using the "First Genteman" for his spouse. I think we should make up terms-/in private anyway: "Husband to the Cackler" ( Harris' husband ) " Inappropriately dressed wife to shouter/ whisperer in Chief ( Jill Biden) except those titles would be too long.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2023 08:50 AM (ba9Lu)

260 You all picking up what I'm putting down? You're a pretty smart bunch for this smart military blog.
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Helium is cool??

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 08:50 AM (Vwz3I)

261 Then promised some kind of recompense to Germany and others.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2023 08:50 AM (6F7eb)

262 >>My money was always on the US being involved in destroying Nordstream.

Me too.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2023 08:51 AM (ZLI7S)

263 Me three.

Posted by: runner at February 09, 2023 08:51 AM (6F7eb)

264 252 I was told by a couple of guys from PA that, although they claim to be conservative, nobody was going to vote for Oz.

I think that's true but I ALSO think "nobody was gonna vote for Doug" and that was the larger problem.

Traditionally here in PA the West holds a lot of political cards and they usually determine the nominee. but despite PA's stubbornness, times have changed and the eastern part (southeastern) now has all the population. Pittsburgh area is not doing well. So Doug just didn't fit and without a Governor candidate a lot of people just didn't care. And Oz himself didn't help

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 08:52 AM (w0NJk)

265 Jonathan Turley
@JonathanTurley

Roth says that it would not surprise him if "visibility filters" were placed on the accounts of elected officials without their knowledge.

Elon Musk
@elonmusk

Replying to
@JonathanTurley
Since he placed many of them there himself, he would indeed not be “surprised” lmao

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2023 08:52 AM (NpAcC)

266 We ~~don't move~~ steal money.~~, we "rehypothocate."~~

/John Corzine
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (2YtOq)
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Fixed it for the Jersey Devil

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 08:52 AM (t0OGg)

267 The name is Pooter, if you please.
Posted by: Charles Pooter at February 09, 2023 08:49 AM (AW0uW)
******
They're on to me! I better go on leave.

Posted by: Mayor Pete at February 09, 2023 08:52 AM (FDUIz)

268 Where is Cindy Sheehan today?

My guess would be that she withdrew from politics. It had to have been soul-crushing to have been feted as the voice of the nation for her stand against the war right up until a Democrat was in the White House.

Unless you're one of those "hit me again, daddy" types, that's got to be eye opening.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 09, 2023 08:52 AM (uvymP)

269 I was told by a couple of guys from PA that, although they claim to be conservative, nobody was going to vote for Oz.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at February 09, 2023 08:49 AM (TXFi7)

Well, that makes perfect sense. "We don't like our guy, so lets make sure we get proper fucked in the meantime."

Lord we're stupid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:53 AM (Zz0t1)

270 262 >>My money was always on the US being involved in destroying Nordstream.

definitely and I said this immediately it was known immediately

I think one of the Nordic countries said it and you might convince me that we had England peeps help with the op but we did the op

I mean President Fucktard said we were going to and he has diarrhea coming out both ends

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 08:53 AM (w0NJk)

271 And worst of all, I find myself sounding like a 1980s liberal when I talk to friends these days about foreign conflict, greedy corporations, and Big (Oil, Pharma, Tech, et al.) It sickens me.

Someone please tell me "Bitter, you've lost the plot, you hippie. Get a haircut and a job".
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (Zqeqr)

Well I suppose the difference is that the USSR was a real threat to us(and in some sense succeeded).

You always have factions pushing their own interests during wars. That doesn't necessarily make them an enemy. We tolerated the Chamber of Commerce so long as they behaved like an ally.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:53 AM (eYoxG)

272 Germany can - and possibly will - replace Russian gas with African gas, but that's a major development project and will take many years.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

German industry cannot afford that at the price, and there is not enough time to build the infrastructure anyway, while they are losing money. Germany is finished as an industrial nation, and their population decline puts paid to the nation itself.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2023 08:53 AM (lTGtQ)

273 Fetterman s aides will vote for him per whatever Schumer directs. Democrat congress members do not leave until they die, we saw that with Kennedy and the Grand Wizard. Dingle is another example and now Dingles wife is entrenched in the seat thanks to redistricting. Fetterman will be back even if he is in a wheelchair.

Posted by: Jen the original at February 09, 2023 08:54 AM (N6MZz)

274
Every US Navy Diver (about 1000 currently) goes through the Panama Beach facility for training and it is brutal.

Like yesterday, I emphasize prayer for them, every one I have met is an excellent human being often placed in incredibly difficult circumstances.

The upper chain of command up to Joey is vile and the only thing transparent about them is their corruption.

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2023 08:54 AM (j4U/Z)

275 >>But impossible without us and wouldn't have happened without us, and was our idea. If Hersh's story is remotely true. If it is true, the blame is ours. We may have laundered some of the operations out to NATO parties, but it was us and we'll have to take the credit for it at some point.

Oh we'll get the blame no matter what. Comes with the territory.

But NATO IS Europe so their leaders can't really pretend that didn't at least know about the plan.

I'll ask again does it seem like an awfully big coincidence that in this case like in so many others NATO country plans turn out to mirror the plans of the WEF?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2023 08:54 AM (ZLI7S)

276 Thank you, JJ.
Pray for America.

Posted by: democrats, Raping and Mutilating the Children They Cannot Kill, Since 1973 at February 09, 2023 08:54 AM (jV+aN)

277 The PA GOP isn't even in the same phylum as the national GOP. They've just paid the franchise fee to put the elephant logo on their shop.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2023 08:55 AM (9UlRk)

278 The Democrats really have nobody among their ranks with any kind of personality do they? Everyone of them is some sort of weirdo, sicko or otherwise abnormal.

Sorta' like it's a disease.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 09, 2023 08:55 AM (Q4IgG)

279 Good mo!rning

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2023 08:55 AM (mqu1M)

280 There was a case, years ago, in CA, teacher was fired for being a former porn star

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No, no, I was searching something else. Why do you ask?

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 08:55 AM (qTw1t)

281 BALTOPS was a NATO exercise not just a US exercise. We might have done some of the dirty work, although not all if Hersh's story is to be believed, but we likely didn't go this alone.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (ZLI7S)

Hersh's story doesn't say that we did it alone. The Norwegians and Germans and Danish are all referenced as in on it. Like you, I am skeptical that everything in the Hersh story is accurate.

But the main theme, that the US placed explosives during BALTOPS22 has been well known and explored since September.

NATO gambled that the Russians would not go to war with NATO over it. The Russians know who did it, and they haven't gone to war with NATO over it. Either NATO didn't do it or the gamble paid off.

Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:56 AM (pwExq)

282 Losing the midterms in the Senate means Gigi Sohn likely gets confirmed this time. Communists everywhere you look.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 08:56 AM (dA1aK)

283 I've been telling you it's Russia all along. China is just a pimp.

Posted by: Rmoney at February 09, 2023 08:56 AM (FDUIz)

284 Dwumfour. Now Heller. Connect the dots people!! What do you see?

Um. A straight line?

It's as plain as the nose on your face! Can't you see it?

Still just a straight line

We're gonna need more dots!!!!

Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 08:56 AM (ykeLU)

285 Sorta' like it's a disease.

If your political ambitions require you to wholly and eagerly embrace the deliberate murder of children, then yes, being a Democrat makes you a sicko.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 08:57 AM (AW0uW)

286 NATO gambled that the Russians would not go to war with NATO over it. The Russians know who did it, and they haven't gone to war with NATO over it. Either NATO didn't do it or the gamble paid off.
Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:56 AM (pwExq)
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If Russia thought they could count on the Chinese to back them, there'd probably be all out war right now. However, I suspect the Russians know China would love all out war, because they'd wait it out then pick up the economic pieces left over.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:58 AM (2YtOq)

287 "A three-female administrative law panel ruled unanimously that Stacie Halas, 32, is unfit to teach science at Richard B. Haydock Intermediate School in Oxnard, CA, the Ventura County Star reports."

https://tinyurl.com/276nlr68

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hahahaha

I don't know whether to comment that the poor young lady was doomed from the start or to ask why the three-female panel doesn't support feminist choices and bettering oneself.

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 08:58 AM (qTw1t)

288 NATO gambled that the Russians would not go to war with NATO over it. The Russians know who did it, and they haven't gone to war with NATO over it. Either NATO didn't do it or the gamble paid off.
Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 08:56 AM (pwExq)
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Russia is struggling with winning the war in Ukraine. I doubt it has the resources for fighting a war against all of NATO at the same time, even though NATO can't really wage a sustained war against Russia. And yeah, the US can't wage a sustained NATO campaign against Russia if we're currently reaching the end of our supplies by arming Ukraine.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:58 AM (YIVH2)

289
Sometimes what you don't hear or see gives you clues. Where is an irate Putin making some statement about the pipeline? For crying out loud he's been threatening to nuke us over support for Ukraine but he says nothing about the pipeline?

Nah, I'm voting he knew the pipeline(s) had deferred maintenance for so long it was a ticking time bomb.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 09, 2023 08:59 AM (enJYY)

290 There's more profit to be had in being a thorn in America's ass than in being an overt combatant.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2023 08:59 AM (9UlRk)

291 Out of the 199 billion profits the oil companies made last year they reinvested 80 billion in property plant and equipment.

Rest went to stock buybacks and dividends.

So another Joetato lie.

Posted by: torabora at February 09, 2023 08:59 AM (FDUIz)

292 And yeah, the US can't wage a sustained NATO campaign against Russia if we're currently reaching the end of our supplies by arming Ukraine.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 09, 2023 08:58 AM (YIVH2)

Which Russia views as a key victory from the conflict.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 08:59 AM (eYoxG)

293 My lifestyle hasn't changed in this respect, but I just paid my natural gas bill for January. As compared to January of 2022, I paid 50% more for gas. Some of the Christmas cold snap is in that bill, but still. That's a big increase.

#ThanksBrandon

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:00 AM (t0OGg)

294 And no one is held accountable, Mitch McConnell will never face a reporter asking questions or be forced to explain himself, how did we get here?
Posted by: lowandslow at February 09, 2023 08:12 AM (76Foq)
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This frustrates me to no end. There are only a handful of reporters that would ask Mitch any questions that are useful and interesting, but he'll never consent to an interview with them. Instead, politicians like him will consent to interviews 'across the spectrum' from MSNBC to Fox (e.g. f'n Brett Bair) where the interviewers will only ask questions and elicit responses that reinforce whatever the current narrative is. Our news media is garbage but too few seem to care.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2023 09:00 AM (fs1hN)

295

Seymour Hersh is to journalistic integrity as Bill Clinton is to relationship counseling or Carlos Mencia is to comedic creativity.

If this pathetic elderly scrunt's fantasy world gets us killed, I'm takin him hunting...

Posted by: Leonardo DiCaprio, Not Here for the Hunting at February 09, 2023 09:00 AM (YdEcD)

296 There was a case, years ago, in CA, teacher was fired for being a former porn star

Stacie Halas, unless there was more than one.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 09:00 AM (AW0uW)

297 "Call him the vice-president's husband and be done with it."
Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 08:31 AM (ykeLU)

I prefer "Mr. Nobody".
Posted by: lowandslow at February 09, 2023 08:37 AM (76Foq)

***

Doug...
and be done with it

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at February 09, 2023 09:00 AM (flINI)

298 >>"In much of the U.S., natural gas is so inexpensive that gas ranges cost less than half as much to operate as an electric range."

OH, not in Colorado! Xcel has jacked up gas rates to nudge, nudge, nudge us into converting to electric.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2023 09:00 AM (mqu1M)

299
If Star Wars had been a series of Buck Rogers movies, that would have been fine. If it had been a well-thought out epic of tragedy and redemption, that would have been fine.

What they have now is something with the length but not the coherence of "War and Peace" with a healthy dollop of Woke added.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2023 09:01 AM (MoZTd)

300 289
Sometimes what you don't hear or see gives you clues. Where is an irate Putin making some statement about the pipeline? For crying out loud he's been threatening to nuke us over support for Ukraine but he says nothing about the pipeline?

Nah, I'm voting he knew the pipeline(s) had deferred maintenance for so long it was a ticking time bomb.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 09, 2023 08:59 AM (enJYY)

He gave a speech in September accusing us of doing it. What's he supposed to do, actually nuke something? Short of balls to the walls, he doesn't have many intermedia retaliation options. Probably upped their spygame and cyber or something, but cyber is something the US is actually decent at.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 09:01 AM (eYoxG)

301 German industry cannot afford that at the price, and there is not enough time to build the infrastructure anyway, while they are losing money. Germany is finished as an industrial nation, and their population decline puts paid to the nation itself.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2023 08:53 AM (lTGtQ)
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This is the more likely outcome, yes.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:02 AM (t0OGg)

302 You all should see the lip lock Jill plants on Mayor Pete's husband!

Posted by: Joe Demential at February 09, 2023 09:02 AM (FDUIz)

303 Nah, I'm voting he knew the pipeline(s) had deferred maintenance for so long it was a ticking time bomb.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 09, 2023 08:59 AM (enJYY)

Everything he has done so far has been about winning on the cheap. Open war with the US is the exact opposite of that. And if he acknowledges this shit, he has no choice but to go for it. That's my guess, anyway.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 09, 2023 09:02 AM (9UlRk)

304
As compared to January of 2022, I paid 50% more for gas. Some of the Christmas cold snap is in that bill, but still. That's a big increase.

#ThanksBrandon
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:00 AM (t0OGg)

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355 gallons of propane. $1600.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2023 09:02 AM (MoZTd)

305 Nah, I'm voting he knew the pipeline(s) had deferred maintenance for so long it was a ticking time bomb.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 09, 2023 08:59 AM (enJYY)

Yes, both randomly failed within days.

I've got a Fusilli Jerry to sell you, if your interested.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 09, 2023 09:03 AM (Zqeqr)

306 That's a big increase.

#ThanksBrandon
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:00 AM (t0OGg)
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That's the "you'll own nothing" part of the plan.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2023 09:03 AM (EZebt)

307 We’re gonna need more dots!!!

We’re right here, you know.

Posted by: Indians at February 09, 2023 09:03 AM (sjxgf)

308 I suppose when we get our first openly gay President they'll be using the "First Genteman" for his spouse.

*******

That is the term applied to ghey governor Jared Polis' ghey-married ghey husband. I'm not sure what term is applied to the loving couple's twin adopted Korean cocker spaniels or cockapoos or whatever they are.

Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 09:03 AM (ykeLU)

309 Btw that Putin made a speech and you didn't hear it and then went on to use it as evidence of silence is an example of western media control doing effective narrative building.

The media amplifies the nuke stuff and silences most other things out of Russia.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 09:03 AM (eYoxG)

310 >>NATO gambled that the Russians would not go to war with NATO over it. The Russians know who did it, and they haven't gone to war with NATO over it. Either NATO didn't do it or the gamble paid off.

Or Putin has other plans.

Putin knows all about what we have been doing in Ukraine for the past number of years. He knows about the color revolution, he knows about the corruption, he likely knows things none of us know. Yet he talks very little about any of it.

I'm sure Putin is smart enough to realize going to war with NATO overtly would likely not turn out well for him or Russia. Doesn't need WOPR to game that one out. He might be looking at other ways for some payback, like Iran.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2023 09:03 AM (ZLI7S)

311 Dwumfour. Now Heller. Connect the dots people!! What do you see?

There seemed to be some suggestion that the shooter of the guy in NJ was a disgruntled ex employee. They both worked at PSEG, so I don't know that this was a political hit job.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2023 09:04 AM (cdm0u)

312 The MSM and internet news companies wouldn't publish the statements released by the sitting President of the United States.

I'm going to suggest we might not be hearing everything on Russia's side of the debate.

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 09:04 AM (qTw1t)

313 In the ONT I opined that the Hersh story is the result of the anonymous source trying to make himself look good and shift blame to others.

I think the story was going to come out anyway, he wanted to get his spin on it. It is NOT some principled whistleblower revealing the lawlessness of the Biden administration. It is someone trying to get out from under a criminal charge.

Clearly the source is someone deeply involved in the planning and execution. If its a war crime or international incident he was a part of it. But Hersh's article says it is the source who tried to warn the planning cell off, saying this is an act of war. But he was overruled.

Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 09:04 AM (pwExq)

314 "A three-female administrative law panel ruled unanimously that Stacie Halas, 32, is unfit to teach science at Richard B. Haydock Intermediate School in Oxnard, CA, the Ventura County Star reports."

https://tinyurl.com/276nlr68 ...
Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 08:58 AM (qTw1t)
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Officials with the Oxnard School District removed Halas from the classroom in March 2012, three days after intrepid students managed to identify her in hardcore pornography videos, according to The Smoking Gun.

So some junior high kids were watching internet porn and saw their teacher. Did they rat her out, or did they boast about it, resulting in the authorities responding to it? My bet is on the latter.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:04 AM (t0OGg)

315 Test

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 09, 2023 09:04 AM (sjxgf)

316 If Biden ordered the pipe bombed to hurt Russia gas revenues it is just further proof he is an economic illiterate. Whenever there is a war, crisis, hurricane etc... that disrupts crude supplies, the price go through the roof and the producers make more money, not less. Same with natural gas. Whatever is getting through from Russia to Europe has skyrocketed so net profits have probably increased.

But of course Biden doesn't now this or doesn't care. The regime a war on pipelines and fossil fuels and it must be waged, damn the consequences.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2023 09:04 AM (cUYo/)

317 All y'all talking about your gas bill, wow, is it cheap where we're at.

I talked to a couple of friends in CA about their gas and electric bills, and, holy crap, they're paying double what we pay. And I know their houses are about the same size as ours.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 09:04 AM (2YtOq)

318 Nah, I'm voting he knew the pipeline(s) had deferred maintenance for so long it was a ticking time bomb.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 09, 2023 08:59 AM (enJYY)

The were brand new.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 09, 2023 09:05 AM (UuD2k)

319 The criminal investigation should focus not so much on Abbott Labs, but instead on the FDA. Their actions all through the baby formula supply crisis have been inexplicable.

My daughters are both turning into Soviet hoarders. If they happen to be in a store and spot formula, they buy it, regardless of actual present moment need. They've learned the hard way not to expect formula to be available if you run short.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 09:05 AM (dA1aK)

320 I'm going to suggest we might not be hearing everything on Russia's side of the debate.
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Debate, like comedy, has been deemed unnecessary and is now disallowed.

Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:05 AM (C7jzY)

321 And worst of all, I find myself sounding like a 1980s liberal when I talk to friends these days about foreign conflict, greedy corporations, and Big (Oil, Pharma, Tech, et al.) It sickens me.

Someone please tell me "Bitter, you've lost the plot, you hippie. Get a haircut and a job".

Posted by: Bitter Clinger

Exxon profit margin last year was about 13%. Coca Cola was around 23%, and Microsoft was 33%, so it isn't greed. Exxon is selling a product that massively increased in price due to very poor political decisions out of its control. Yes, Exxon made a lot of revenue, but it is due to their product being made into a political tool.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2023 09:05 AM (lTGtQ)

322 Remember when you saw this on January 6th from President Trump?

https://tinyurl.com/yybuq4fd

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 09:05 AM (qTw1t)

323 🕗 N.E. Okla clocking in.

Daisy the madcap Malinois did not let me sleep late today —got me up at 6:58. She really needed to go. I sympathize.
Good doggie. 🐕

Wish I could share the sunrise today with everyone. Yesterday's rain rising again as low, thick fog off the pasture. Stepped outside to a glaring orange disk looking especially large as it sat on the horizon. Magnificent light streaking across the yard.

Speaking of p!$$ed off, now I'm off to see what's up in JJ's world.

Posted by: mindful webworker in the morning at February 09, 2023 09:06 AM (XJAjP)

324 If Russia thought they could count on the Chinese to back them, there'd probably be all out war right now. However, I suspect the Russians know China would love all out war, because they'd wait it out then pick up the economic pieces left over.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 08:58 AM (2YtOq)

Russia fears China more than they do the West. No way they expected Chinese backing in Ukraine.

Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 09:07 AM (pwExq)

325 I talked to a couple of friends in CA about their gas and electric bills, and, holy crap, they're paying double what we pay. And I know their houses are about the same size as ours.
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Then there is property and income taxes and endless other fees and fines. Utopia is fucking expensive.

Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:07 AM (C7jzY)

326 Wait, my memory was correct about the former porn star?

Of course, no one is asking how the kids were able to pull up porno to begin with....

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 09:07 AM (2YtOq)

327 You all should see the lip lock Jill plants on Mayor Pete's husband!

After seeing that picture, I am convinced that trashy, drippy-gashed skank banged Hunter. And probably more than once.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 09:07 AM (AW0uW)

328 three days after intrepid students managed to identify her in hardcore pornography videos

So, they call teens with an avid interest in porn "intrepid students" now, do they....

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 09:07 AM (dA1aK)

329
Prince Consort >>>> First Gentleman

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (MoZTd)

330 Stacie Halas

A legit pioneer in the Big Sausage Pizza trope...

Posted by: Leonardo DiCaprio, Not Here for the Hunting at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (YdEcD)

331 I talked to a couple of friends in CA about their gas and electric bills, and, holy crap, they're paying double what we pay. And I know their houses are about the same size as ours.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 09:04 AM (2YtOq)
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Whatever the absolute cost - and mine is not bad compared to many places, and I know it - the relative price movement is brutal. 50% is 50%, even if the total dollar cost is still modest by comparison.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (t0OGg)

332 Exxon profit margin last year was about 13%. Coca Cola was around 23%, and Microsoft was 33%, so it isn't greed. Exxon is selling a product that massively increased in price due to very poor political decisions out of its control. Yes, Exxon made a lot of revenue, but it is due to their product being made into a political tool.
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Have you ever wondered why the CIA installed Chavez?

Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (C7jzY)

333 >That is the term applied to ghey governor Jared Polis' ghey-married ghey husband. ...

Posted by: Muldoon

First Pitcher

Posted by: DB at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (geLO8)

334 Good morning, Horde.

Thank you, JJ, for an excellent summary and aggregation of the news.

Oh--and happy birthday.

Posted by: Ladyl at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (qpPdw)

335 311 Dwumfour. Now Heller. Connect the dots people!! What do you see?

There seemed to be some suggestion that the shooter of the guy in NJ was a disgruntled ex employee. They both worked at PSEG, so I don't know that this was a political hit job.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2023 09:04 AM (cdm0u)

I'm just saying...in a state with so few Republicans in office...we now lose 2 in 2 weeks in shootings that look wildly the same. Someone could be paying or pushing folks this way - it doesn't take much to convince a disgruntled ex-employee to solve his personal beef...

I mean, how many Republicans in office in NJ were shot and killed in cars before 2023. This should be a HUGE story and investigation there...

We should now have it 24-7 on the Dems for hate talk, b/c it has obviously worked on NJ residents...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (exHjb)

336 326 Wait, my memory was correct about the former porn star?

Of course, no one is asking how the kids were able to pull up porno to begin with....
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 09:07 AM (2YtOq)

Probably one of the parents id'd her?

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (eYoxG)

337 So, they call teens with an avid interest in porn "intrepid students" now, do they....
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 09:07 AM (dA1aK)
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Yeah. They solve mysteries after school. They're the "Hardy Boys."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (t0OGg)

338 >>What are the odds that Gisele Barreto Fetterman is Pennsylvania's next senator?
Posted by: mr tmz at February 09, 2023 08:42 AM (rJ48h)

Just got rid of one witch in the Senate and now there's another on her way.

Posted by: Ziba at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (4h9M3)

339 332 Exxon profit margin last year was about 13%. Coca Cola was around 23%, and Microsoft was 33%, so it isn't greed. Exxon is selling a product that massively increased in price due to very poor political decisions out of its control. Yes, Exxon made a lot of revenue, but it is due to their product being made into a political tool.
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Have you ever wondered why the CIA installed Chavez?
Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (C7jzY)

Because they're a bunch of commies and like looting countries?

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 09:09 AM (eYoxG)

340 Chi nah can't go to war. If the Three Gorges Dam is breached its curtains.

Posted by: torabora at February 09, 2023 09:09 AM (FDUIz)

341 After seeing that picture, I am convinced that trashy, drippy-gashed skank banged Hunter. And probably more than once.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

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Of course they did. We know he was banging his sister in law and his cousin, so I have no doubt they dabbled a bit when they were stoned or tipsy.

That whole family is screwed up.

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 09:09 AM (qTw1t)

342 Exxon profit margin last year was about 13%. Coca Cola was around 23%, and Microsoft was 33%, so it isn't greed. Exxon is selling a product that massively increased in price due to very poor political decisions out of its control. Yes, Exxon made a lot of revenue, but it is due to their product being made into a political tool.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2023 09:05 AM (lTGtQ)
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Doesn't matter! Everything old is new again! Coming soon: the "windfall profit tax!"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:09 AM (t0OGg)

343 Andrew Cuomo blasts Biden over migrant crisis: ‘The southern states were right’

https://tinyurl.com/28234w76

Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (NpAcC)

344 Exxon is selling a product that massively increased in price due to very poor political decisions out of its control. Yes, Exxon made a lot of revenue, but it is due to their product being made into a political tool.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 09, 2023 09:05 AM (lTGtQ)

And I certainly understand this.

But my gut tells me that political decisions might sometimes be influenced by corporate interests, that there may be a way in which multi-billion dollar corporations are able to partner with decision makers to drive public policy.

I'm probably just paranoid.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (Zqeqr)

345 US oil and gas lost quite a bit due to what happened in Venezuela. They used to have big operations there. All in all, they'd much prefer oil operations to be disrupted in other geographies.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (eYoxG)

346 Wait, my memory was correct about the former porn star?

Of course, no one is asking how the kids were able to pull up porno to begin with....
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 09:07 AM (2YtOq)

IIRC, some kids found it while they were on their smartphones, though how they were able to determine Halas had been a porn actress, I don't know. I suppose they searched her name online and came across the dirty vids.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (AW0uW)

347 Chi nah can't go to war. If the Three Gorges Dam is breached its curtains.
Posted by: torabora at February 09, 2023 09:09 AM (FDUIz)

Rumors are if that thing breaks, it will slow the earth's rotation.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (Zz0t1)

348 Re: "Wokeism is winding down"

@AuromMacIntyre
Not even close

Even if there's a temporary ebb to avoid backlash the gains have already been institutionalized

The zoomers have been socialized in these institutions, it's a rachet not a pendulum

Sorry guys but the whole boomer "everyone will get tired of it and grow out of it" take is what got us here.

It's a ratchet, not a pendulum.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (mqu1M)

349 PS - correction to the shooting - 2nd was AT his car vs IN his car...but still...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (exHjb)

350 Putin knows all about what we have been doing in Ukraine for the past number of years. He knows about the color revolution, he knows about the corruption, he likely knows things none of us know. Yet he talks very little about any of it.

I'm sure Putin is smart enough to realize going to war with NATO overtly would likely not turn out well for him or Russia. Doesn't need WOPR to game that one out. He might be looking at other ways for some payback, like Iran.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2023 09:03 AM (ZLI7S)

I think Putin has talked a LOT about what the US has done in Ukraine. Watch Ukraine on Fire which is an Oliver Stone film. Yeah, I know. But watch it. Because it has Putin in his own words.

And you are right that Putin knows he can't go into an all out war with NATO - he can't even beat Ukraine! That was part of the gamble. We can blow up the pipeline, what can Russia do about it?

Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (pwExq)

351 355 gallons of propane. $1600.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

183 - $366. Just refilled Tuesday.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (07HCW)

352
US Divers blew the pipeline, the Norwegian involvement is a cover.

Strong suspicion exists that it was a request from the British, who seem to be running the military special operations show in the Ukraine.

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (j4U/Z)

353 Andrew Cuomo blasts Biden over migrant crisis: ‘The southern states were right’

https://tinyurl.com/28234w76
Posted by: redridinghood at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (NpAcC)

F*ck off, murderer.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 09:11 AM (Zz0t1)

354 Hersh is anti-american but he's correct quite a bit and given what Joey, Nuland and Blinken spouted out, there is a distinct possibility that we did it. As for Europe , with the exception of the former Warsaw pact countries they've grown fat and stupid politically under Pax Americana and they'd better pull their head out of their asses or they'll be overrun by Muslims and other some other totalitarian entity

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2023 09:11 AM (StQQf)

355 I think Putin has talked a LOT about what the US has done in Ukraine. Watch Ukraine on Fire which is an Oliver Stone film. Yeah, I know. But watch it. Because it has Putin in his own words.

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Yep. And it was filmed before the current "I stand with Ukraine" silliness so you can hear people talking about things honestly.

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 09:11 AM (qTw1t)

356 Is the following DU post 1- about Fetterman's health incident; 2- a newly adopter stray cat; 3- concerned about parent recently put in assisted living?

He'll have the best care n maybe just takes things a tad slower.. He’s in a very busy place w/ lots of things going on n probably doesn’t even know his way around yet. That’s what I keep telling myself as I’m hoping he just needs to take it easy

Yes...it's about the US senator.

Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at February 09, 2023 09:11 AM (JCZqz)

357 But my gut tells me that political decisions might sometimes be influenced by corporate interests, that there may be a way in which multi-billion dollar corporations are able to partner with decision makers to drive public policy.

I'm probably just paranoid.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 09, 2023 09:10 AM (Zqeqr)

That is sort of an ordinary/routine part of politics. United Fruit Company is a dramatic example.

Most regulations are passed on behalf of large companies within a sector (which is why the right is anti-regulation). This is basically Adam Smith stuff.

"People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the publick, or in some contrivance to raise prices"

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 09:12 AM (eYoxG)

358 Have you ever wondered why the CIA installed Chavez?
Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (C7jzY)

Because they're a bunch of commies and like looting countries?
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No. Don't confuse Manhattan Bankers and Oil Companies with commies. The prescription for empire is Invade, Invite and most importantly, Indebt.

Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:12 AM (C7jzY)

359 Auron MacIntyre:
The official story is what was a right-wing conspiracy theory six months ago.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 09, 2023 09:12 AM (44ww/)

360 NY Islander Hockey Team announced they will no longer wear rainbow gear for gay pride month.

There's hope yet for the NHL?

Posted by: Archer at February 09, 2023 09:12 AM (gmo/4)

361 with Fetterman's pacer etc he is on heart meds for sure

plus other meds

Entresto I know causes lightheadedness so this is probably related to his current meds/dosage

he's probably fine I mean as fine as he can be lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 09, 2023 09:12 AM (w0NJk)

362 Is the following DU post 1- about Fetterman's health incident; 2- a newly adopter stray cat; 3- concerned about parent recently put in assisted living?

He'll have the best care n maybe just takes things a tad slower.. He’s in a very busy place w/ lots of things going on n probably doesn’t even know his way around yet. That’s what I keep telling myself as I’m hoping he just needs to take it easy

Yes...it's about the US senator.
Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at February 09, 2023 09:11 AM (JCZqz)
++++
Contemporary politics are extremely funny if you don't think it can be fixed and are just along for the ride.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:13 AM (t0OGg)

363 NY Islander Hockey Team announced they will no longer wear rainbow gear for gay pride month.

There's hope yet for the NHL?

Posted by: Archer at February 09, 2023 09:12 AM (gmo/4)

So far, only the NY teams have stood against it. WTF?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 09:13 AM (Zz0t1)

364 Ca had a porn star run for governor, they have always been about protecting the kids ya know.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at February 09, 2023 09:13 AM (WNfWI)

365 Strong suspicion exists that it was a request from the British, who seem to be running the military special operations show in the Ukraine.
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US and Five Eyes work together. Britain is a dog on an American leash.

Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:14 AM (C7jzY)

366 We should now have it 24-7 on the Dems for hate talk, b/c it has obviously worked on NJ residents...
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Did any Dem use crosshairs and talk about targeting R districts? No? Then we're not interested. Even if they did, we're still not interested. By the way, if you have any tips on Stormy Daniels, please pass them along.
- Media

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 09, 2023 09:14 AM (fs1hN)

367 "People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the publick, or in some contrivance to raise prices"
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 09:12 AM (eYoxG)
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I like to point out to lefties the reality of regulation always benefiting large companies while squeezing out the little guy.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 09:14 AM (2YtOq)

368 Yeah. They solve mysteries after school. They're the "Hardy Boys."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (t0OGg)
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well, I guess its good they have firm grips on interesting topics

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2023 09:15 AM (IUWw7)

369 358 Have you ever wondered why the CIA installed Chavez?
Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:08 AM (C7jzY)

Because they're a bunch of commies and like looting countries?
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No. Don't confuse Manhattan Bankers and Oil Companies with commies. The prescription for empire is Invade, Invite and most importantly, Indebt.
Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:12 AM (C7jzY)

Ok, so why did Chevron want to lose billions worth of operations in Venezuela? Pre-Chavez US industry had great access to Venezuela.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 09:15 AM (eYoxG)

370 So far, only the NY teams have stood against it. WTF?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 09:13 AM (Zz0t1)

Yep, my team, the Rangers were the first NY team to stop where that crap.

Posted by: Archer at February 09, 2023 09:15 AM (gmo/4)

371 (Looks to see if Venezuala had started making motions to trade using something other than U.S. dollars like Iraq, Libya...)

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 09:15 AM (qTw1t)

372 That CA port star teacher who got fired is going to be downright despondent about it in the future. She was too early. In this OnlyFans world, the odds of finding a woman who *never* did porno are shrinking. Still not minority, but smaller than ever.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:15 AM (t0OGg)

373 They're the "Hardy Boys."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

********

heh. Maybe BEN R. will explain why that's funny for those who didn't SWYDT

Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 09:16 AM (ykeLU)

374 I saw that pretty lady in the yellow flower when the old guy was talking, and I got that tingly feeling in my no-no place. I was dizzy and had to sit down afterwards.

Posted by: Senator Frank-N-Fetterman at February 09, 2023 09:16 AM (JCZqz)

375 On the plus side, my gas bill next month will probably be pretty low. Unseasonably warm February and late January so far.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 09, 2023 09:16 AM (t0OGg)

376 One of my political laughs for the day is James Carville-the friend and advisor to the Clintons-saying that Marjorie Taylor Greene dresses like white trash. Not that the Clintons dressed like white trash-but they were white trash-just murderous, incredibly wealthy white trash.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2023 09:16 AM (D+F6R)

377 >>three days after intrepid students managed to identify her in hardcore pornography videos

Something similar happened with one of my nieces (in middle school) at the beginning of this school year. The school had hired a new teacher, and within a week or two students figured out that the teacher had been fired from a previous teaching job for faking cancer.

The letter from the principal addressing this was vague about it, and admitted no guilt. The whole thing was a CF.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2023 09:17 AM (mqu1M)

378
Where's the picture of the First Skank "greeting" the Second Gigolo?

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2023 09:17 AM (KLPy8)

379 Sometime I have to wonder why oil companies don't t just say screw this, shut down in the US and move all their offices and operations out of the US and just produce and sell in countries that don't have a hostile and insane ruling class. I know, too complicated and expensive and but some day Dem stupidity just might drive them to do that and then we will be good and fooked.

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2023 09:17 AM (cUYo/)

380 289. Nah, I'm voting he knew the pipeline(s) had deferred maintenance for so long it was a ticking time bomb.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

Who would have e believed him at the time?

He played the long game. He's an ass. But he can point to various members of NATO and Ukraine and say: See how they treat allies.

NATO is prancing around saying " you send jets. No, you send tanks. No, you send HIMMARS.

And Putin sits back, takes losses but cemetery destroys Ukraine to the point of " the west will gift on the rebuild, but Ukraine in NATO - should it ever happen - will be no threat to Russia. "

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 09, 2023 09:17 AM (NW9xb)

381 After seeing that picture, I am convinced that trashy, drippy-gashed skank banged Hunter. And probably more than once.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
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I guarantee no matter how bad you think the Biden family is, they're far worse.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 09:17 AM (2YtOq)

382
Snap a picture of a teacher, feed it into Bing's 'image search' and wait 10 seconds. Scroll down.

Not rocket science.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 09, 2023 09:17 AM (enJYY)

383 Have you ever wondered why the CIA installed Chavez?
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First you gets the sugar; then you gets the Mexican Coke; then you gets the womens??

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 09, 2023 09:18 AM (Vwz3I)

384 “Hirsch” was the name of Mrs. Carlton’s housekeeper on WKRP. Very funny character, who was able to wryly put Mrs. C in her place.

All this talk of “Hersh” shook free that little morsel from the lint trap of my memory.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 09, 2023 09:18 AM (sjxgf)

385 Ok, so why did Chevron want to lose billions worth of operations in Venezuela? Pre-Chavez US industry had great access to Venezuela.
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They didn't have a choice. Chevron production was taken out thus raising the value of other producers products. Venezuela still has oil, they just don't have the know how and financing to extract and refine it.

Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:18 AM (C7jzY)

386 371 (Looks to see if Venezuala had started making motions to trade using something other than U.S. dollars like Iraq, Libya...)
Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 09:15 AM (qTw1t)

Oil industry in Venezuela was US industry. Well it was until Chavez et al nationalized it.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 09:18 AM (eYoxG)

387 The rent control idiots have made my city the first in upstate NY with rent control. They've even tried to roll back rents with allegedly bad data, a battle which is in the courts at the moment. Our mayor is all about equity and fairness. These folks never learn .

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2023 09:18 AM (StQQf)

388 well, I guess its good they have firm grips on interesting topics
Posted by: Huck Follywood

*******

Students had a lot more pull in those days.

Posted by: Muldoon at February 09, 2023 09:18 AM (ykeLU)

389

Yep, my team, the Rangers were the first NY team to stop where that crap.

Posted by: Archer at February 09, 2023 09:15 AM (gmo/4)

I know. I'm shocked by this. NY......leading the way. Hell freezing over?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 09:19 AM (Zz0t1)

390 385 Ok, so why did Chevron want to lose billions worth of operations in Venezuela? Pre-Chavez US industry had great access to Venezuela.
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They didn't have a choice. Chevron production was taken out thus raising the value of other producers products. Venezuela still has oil, they just don't have the know how and financing to extract and refine it.
Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:18 AM (C7jzY)

Clarify this for me.

Are you arguing that Big Oil had the CIA put Chavez in Venezuela (and consequently seriously fuck themselves over) or no?

Because it sounded like you were and that's what doesn't make sense to me.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 09:19 AM (eYoxG)

391 >> One of my political laughs for the day is James Carville-the friend and advisor to the Clintons-saying that Marjorie Taylor Greene dresses like white trash.

IIRC, ol' Bill used to love him some 'white trash' for satisfying his needs.

It's amazing how similarly Carville slurs MTG as he did one of Bills victims with his famous "drag a $100 bill through a trailer park" dismissal.

But tell me again that the Democrats are "pro-women," you guys!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2023 09:20 AM (mqu1M)

392 Good morning, all. Getting new tires put on right in my driveway. See? There are still good things about the US!

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2023 09:21 AM (ZdaMQ)

393 I know. I'm shocked by this. NY......leading the way. Hell freezing over?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 09:19 AM (Zz0t1)

My guess is that it was the Russian players, who are devote Eastern Orthodox protested on religious grounds.

Posted by: Archer at February 09, 2023 09:21 AM (gmo/4)

394 376 One of my political laughs for the day is James Carville-the friend and advisor to the Clintons-saying that Marjorie Taylor Greene dresses like white trash. Not that the Clintons dressed like white trash-but they were white trash-just murderous, incredibly wealthy white trash.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2023 09:16 AM (D+F6R)

Drag a hundred dollar bill through a trailer park!

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 09:21 AM (BRHaw)

395 355 gallons of propane. $1600.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Ouch! I see it at $3.45/ gallon around us.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2023 09:22 AM (DXrUa)

396 >>Snap a picture of a teacher, feed it into Bing's 'image search' and wait 10 seconds. Scroll down.

Not rocket science.

And yet, they weren't doing it at my niece's school.
Frightening.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2023 09:22 AM (mqu1M)

397 376 One of my political laughs for the day is James Carville-the friend and advisor to the Clintons-saying that Marjorie Taylor Greene dresses like white trash. Not that the Clintons dressed like white trash-but they were white trash-just murderous, incredibly wealthy white trash.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2023 09:16 AM

Funny how the Democrat party portrays itself as the party of women and thr working poor, but constantly says things like this. Just like when Carville slandered one of Bill's rape victims by basically calling her a white trash hoe:

"You drag $100 bills through trailer parks -- there's no tellin' what you'll find. I know these people (the accusers). I went to school with 'em. I necked with 'em in backseats. I spent nights with 'em."

So respectful of women and the poor...vote Blue no matter who (raped you)!!!

Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at February 09, 2023 09:22 AM (JCZqz)

398 392 Good morning, all. Getting new tires put on right in my driveway. See? There are still good things about the US!
Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2023 09:21 AM (ZdaMQ)

I once had some removed with my truck in my driveway!

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 09:22 AM (BRHaw)

399 "One of my political laughs for the day is James Carville-the friend and advisor to the Clintons-saying that Marjorie Taylor Greene dresses like white trash."

She definitely doesn't not have the class and fashion sense of Krsten Sinema

Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2023 09:23 AM (cUYo/)

400 Carville is the Gollum of DC. He lives in the sewer system.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2023 09:23 AM (D25PY)

401 If talked about for 9 months and planted explosives in June, 9 months prior is September 202q.

Right after clusterfark withdrawal from Afghanistan. This was also a " I'm a tough guy" by Biden." They wanted to soothe his ego

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 09, 2023 09:23 AM (NW9xb)

402 Snap a picture of a teacher, feed it into Bing's 'image search' and wait 10 seconds. Scroll down.

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And yet, they weren't doing it at my niece's school.

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Ah, I see the problem.

Snap a picture of a GOOD LOOKING teacher, feed it into Bing's 'image search' and wait 10 seconds. Scroll down.

There. That should fix it.

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 09:23 AM (qTw1t)

403 Why is where someone places their penis important? (other than the obvious stupidity of placing ones penis in the water return line in a hotel pool. But, that's comedy, not a lifestyle choice. At least, I would think so)

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 09:24 AM (2YtOq)

404 I take Hersh with a grain of salt. However, there's not too many countries that has the capabilities of doing this so expertly. One is Russia, who have no motive to destroy a pipeline that they control and simply turn off onshore. I can't see a western European country doing this on their own hook. That leaves the U.S. We have the best motive, opportunity and expertise to do this. But again, considering how much we dithered about shooting down a damn balloon, I have a hard time believing that anyone in authority here ok'd such a reckless and dangerous operation.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at February 09, 2023 09:24 AM (CwhoI)

405 390 Wait, we’re supposed to make sense here?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 09, 2023 09:24 AM (sjxgf)

406 398 392
Well that doesn’t sound good! I know I will need a new car at some point, but I hope to keep this one going until the wheels just fall off. It has been my favorite to date, and I don’t want a car payment. Frankly, if it dies tomorrow, I would probably consider a golf cart, or dare I say it, a Vespa!

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2023 09:24 AM (ZdaMQ)

407 The left in 2016: You can't vote for Trump he'll start a nuclear war over something stupid

The left in 2023: A little nuclear war never hurt anyone. Control of Dunblane, err Sandy Duncan, err an upright bass?....uh...whatever the hell the Russians are fighting over is critical to American interests. Somehow.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2023 09:24 AM (lc5cP)

408 >Good morning, all. Getting new tires put on right in my driveway. See? There are still good things about the US!

Posted by: Piper

I love new tires! What are we talking- passenger car, light truck, mud & snow?

Posted by: DB at February 09, 2023 09:24 AM (geLO8)

409 Why does joe biden want to start WWIII?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2023 09:24 AM (uNylN)

410 Are you arguing that Big Oil had the CIA put Chavez in Venezuela (and consequently seriously fuck themselves over) or no?
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Yes. It doesn't hurt US Oil, it increases US Oil's valuation. Further, the only way Venezuela can rebuild their core industry is through US Oil expertise, refining and transport. Win - Win. Do you remember Chavez giving free oil to MA via the Kennedy's some years ago? Do you see MA giving Venezuela any oil?

Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:25 AM (C7jzY)

411 1. Dad died yesterday...Posted by: Marooned

So sorry for your loss. Praying for comfort and strength for you and your family. May your dad RIP.

Posted by: Lola at February 09, 2023 09:25 AM (Wxlzw)

412 The left: You are just afraid of strong women!

Also the left: MGT is SCARY. She'd break me. And...I'm kind of aroused yet disgusted by that.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2023 09:25 AM (lc5cP)

413 He played the long game. He's an ass. But he can point to various members of NATO and Ukraine and say: See how they treat allies.

The biggest casualty of this will be the reserve trading currency.

The west has frozen and is in the process of confiscating $300 billion in Russian dollar reserves.

The world is watching European and American banking interests literally loot hundreds of billions of dollars in violation of international law. Alternate currency trades are already emerging as countries have begun trading in petro-yuan and clearing Russian trades in rubles.

This whole episode has the potential of completely upending the global trading scheme. The world has lost a lot of faith in the global financial system as a neutral apolitical entity having seen its weaponization.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 09, 2023 09:26 AM (Zqeqr)

414 Dang Marooned, just saw that. Sorry.

Posted by: Trainwreck: Billions of people stuck with a broken immune response at February 09, 2023 09:26 AM (qTw1t)

415 I have to say, Big Marge did look like she was wearing a pimp coat or a white Cruella dress.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2023 09:27 AM (D25PY)

416 1. Dad died yesterday...Posted by: Marooned

Gosh, I'm sorry for your loss.

Posted by: Archer at February 09, 2023 09:27 AM (gmo/4)

417
The world is watching European and American banking interests literally loot hundreds of billions of dollars in violation of international law.

A few years ago they forced Cypriot banks to steal money from Russian oligarchs. The argument was they had committed some crime....probably.

What happens when a country does that to an American oligarch like Soros or Bezos?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2023 09:27 AM (lc5cP)

418 Sorry, Seymour Hersh.

Anonymous sources? Are we going there again?

If the anonymous source directed you to evidence, that's different.

But using an anonymous source as THE STORY, is just so Russian Dossier.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 09, 2023 09:27 AM (lf83v)

419 This whole episode has the potential of completely upending the global trading scheme. The world has lost a lot of faith in the global financial system as a neutral apolitical entity having seen its weaponization.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 09, 2023 09:26 AM (Zqeqr)

There's a lot of ruin in a global financial system.

Posted by: blaster at February 09, 2023 09:27 AM (pwExq)

420 410 Are you arguing that Big Oil had the CIA put Chavez in Venezuela (and consequently seriously fuck themselves over) or no?
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Yes. It doesn't hurt US Oil, it increases US Oil's valuation. Further, the only way Venezuela can rebuild their core industry is through US Oil expertise, refining and transport. Win - Win. Do you remember Chavez giving free oil to MA via the Kennedy's some years ago? Do you see MA giving Venezuela any oil?
Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:25 AM (C7jzY)

Why disrupt your own operations instead of the operations of adversaries? Taking a hit to your own production while everyone else keeps pumping doesn't really work out math-wise, which is why OPEC is a thing. If they could get everyone to collectively cut, sure that's a win. But just losing their investment in Venezuela isn't a positive.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the US oil industry collapsed the price of oil by making massive investments in US shale production. Hindsight this was a very unprofitable course of action, but they certainly weren't behaving as though they were aiming to constrain production at that time.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 09, 2023 09:28 AM (eYoxG)

421 Wait, we’re supposed to make sense here?
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Mush huskies train. MUSH BALLOON!!!

Posted by: fetterman's lump at February 09, 2023 09:28 AM (Vwz3I)

422 The Biden junta is playing out like a mirror image of the Shrub administration. Only stupider in every conceivable way.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2023 09:28 AM (lc5cP)

423 >>I think Putin has talked a LOT about what the US has done in Ukraine. Watch Ukraine on Fire which is an Oliver Stone film. Yeah, I know. But watch it. Because it has Putin in his own words.

I have. I posted the link to the documentary numerous times here.

Putin has loyalists all over Ukraine. More before the war when the coup was going down. And he has always considered Ukraine part of Russia. I'm sure he's very angry about the games we played in Ukraine and justifiably so.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 09, 2023 09:28 AM (ZLI7S)

424 ICYM:

R22.1 - Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 09, 2023 08:24 AM (Zz0t1)
****
That's the entirety of Rep. Nadler.
*Shudder*

Posted by: torabora at February 09, 2023 09:29 AM (FDUIz)

425 1 marooned, I am so very sorry for your loss. You are never ready for this, are you? I will have you and your family in my prayers, may you find comfort right now.

Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2023 09:29 AM (ZdaMQ)

426 Why does joe biden want to start WWIII?
________

Some men just want to watch the world burn.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 09, 2023 09:29 AM (lf83v)

427 You all should see the lip lock Jill plants on Mayor Pete's husband!

Wasn't it Kamala's husband? I imagine Mayor Pete would be on the suicide hotline if Chasten kissed a girl and he liked it.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2023 09:29 AM (ZGrMX)

428 >He'll have the best care n maybe just takes things a tad slower.. He’s in a very busy place w/ lots of things going on n probably doesn’t even know his way around yet. That’s what I keep telling myself as I’m hoping he just needs to take it easy.

~DU talking about Fetterman or a concerned parent sending their "special" son to a new school, I forget which

Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 09, 2023 09:29 AM (44ww/)

429 Ah, the historically illiterate Paul weighs in.

How nice.

Maybe stick to making mud pies, there, Paul? Because that's about all you're qualified to do. Under supervision, of course.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 09:29 AM (2YtOq)

430
The gay split is real; "progress pride" is now issuing demands that is making it easier for organisations to refuse bending the knee and wearing the uniform on the basis that it is opposed to old gay grifters.

Posted by: Auspex at February 09, 2023 09:29 AM (j4U/Z)

431 >> "One of my political laughs for the day is James Carville-the friend and advisor to the Clintons-saying that Marjorie Taylor Greene dresses like white trash."

If only she would dress like an upstanding New England Congresswoamn of means and stature:

https://tinyurl.com/48bbz9wt

Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2023 09:30 AM (mqu1M)

432 @1 Marooned , condolences to you and your family on your loss

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 09, 2023 09:30 AM (StQQf)

433 Good morning, thank you for the links, Mr JJ.

From Insty, haven't read 400+ comments above, so someone may have already pointed this out:

I’LL START BELIEVING IT’S A CRISIS WHEN THEY START ACTING LIKE IT’S A CRISIS. If Biden did indeed order the Nord Stream pipelines blown up, that means he chose to cause greenhouse emissions equivalent to burning 5 billion gallons of gasoline. But by all means, ban my SUV.

Laughable. I wonder if anybody will point that out to KJP. We know reporters can't approach His Smelliness Brandon.

Posted by: Flyover at February 09, 2023 09:30 AM (Rbu5d)

434
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Posted by: rhennigantx at February 09, 2023 09:31 AM (BRHaw)

435 Dad died yesterday. Pray for your loved ones AND pray for God to bring Grace to the lives of evildoers who distract your attention from your loved ones.
Posted by: Marooned at February 09, 2023 07:35 AM

Prayers for you and your family, Marooned. May his memory be eternal.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 09, 2023 09:31 AM (Wnv9h)

436 423 The Biden junta is playing out like a mirror image of the Shrub administration. Only stupider in every conceivable way.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2023 09:28 AM

Not in every way, Jack! My family is embezzling and stealing WAY more money than those Bush chumps ever dreamed of!

Posted by: President Biden at February 09, 2023 09:31 AM (JCZqz)

437 Some might enjoy this (repost from ONT)

Shootin' Balloons: A History (20:16)
by that bow-tied History Guy
https://youtu.be/yqC9ICdfhQM
🎈

All the way back to the villagers who, when the Montgolfier brothers' balloon landed, thought the moon had crashed and attacked it with pitchforks. Science!

Posted by: mindful webworker - up, up, and away at February 09, 2023 09:31 AM (XJAjP)

438 Fuck off, Paul. I want Putin to steamroll his way all across Ukraine.

Those corrupt grifters aren't worth the blood of one US solider.

Which reminds me, keyboard Patton - why are you here? Shouldn't you have hiked your way over to stand shoulder to shoulder with the brave Ukies?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 09, 2023 09:31 AM (AW0uW)

439 >>If only she would dress like an upstanding New England Congresswoamn of means and stature:

https://tinyurl.com/48bbz9wt
Posted by: Lizzy

Gack! I take back my pimp coat statement.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2023 09:31 AM (D25PY)

440 I was on a plane with James Carville once. Aaron Neville was on it too. They were in 1st class tho, I was in the back.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 09, 2023 09:31 AM (Y5qcH)

441 Why does joe biden want to start WWIII?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2023 09:24 AM (uNylN)

Mostly because he can't count any higher than three.

So, we're kinda stuck there.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2023 09:31 AM (KLPy8)

442 Carville is the Gollum of DC. He lives in the sewer system.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 09, 2023 09:23 AM (D25PY)

Smeagol's lack of imagination about what power can do is why he endured longer than Carville.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 09, 2023 09:31 AM (44ww/)

443 Tongue Jill! Give him some tongue!

Posted by: Dementia Joe at February 09, 2023 09:31 AM (FDUIz)

444 Why does joe biden want to start WWIII?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 09, 2023 09:24 AM (uNylN)

"To get to the other side, Fat!"

- - Joey

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2023 09:32 AM (x0n13)

445 If the Three Gorges Dam is breached its curtains.
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I read that as "Three Gorgeous Dames."

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 09, 2023 09:32 AM (lf83v)

446 https://tinyurl.com/48bbz9wt
Posted by: Lizzy at February 09, 2023 09:30 AM (mqu1M)
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What is the world is that? John Kerry in drag?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 09, 2023 09:33 AM (2YtOq)

447 Tongue Jill! Give him some tongue!
_________

You can take the man out of Epstein Island but you can't take the Epstein Island out of the man.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 09, 2023 09:34 AM (lf83v)

448 Dad died yesterday. Pray for your loved ones AND pray for God to bring Grace to the lives of evildoers who distract your attention from your loved ones.
Posted by: Marooned at February 09, 2023 07:35 AM (kt8QE)

Prayers up. My Dad died just over a year ago so I very much understand.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 09, 2023 09:34 AM (ZGrMX)

449 They dumped all that carbon in the atmosphere and then we got record rain in California.

Coincidence?

Posted by: Dementia Joe at February 09, 2023 09:35 AM (FDUIz)

450 Posted by: Marooned at February 09, 2023 07:35 AM (kt8QE)

I am sorry for your loss. My the Lord, comfort you and all who loved and appreciated your dad.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 09, 2023 09:37 AM (D+F6R)

451 Mother penis tastes like Rosa DeLauro's rectum

Posted by: Paul [Kurt] at February 09, 2023 09:37 AM (AgUHO)

452 Hindsight this was a very unprofitable course of action, but they certainly weren't behaving as though they were aiming to constrain production at that time.
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Please recall Jeb's opening gambit for president. Immigration is Love. He was running for Emperor of the Western Hemisphere not President of the US. Houston is a powerful city state. Maybe, more powerful than NYC worldwide.

Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:44 AM (C7jzY)

453 355 gallons of propane. $1600.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2023 09:02 AM (MoZTd)

3.70 a gallon for fuel oil from my oil guy. Today, on their website. Paid 3.82 last month. 150 gallon minimum.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at February 09, 2023 09:45 AM (Zvtjl)

454 Which reminds me, keyboard Patton - why are you here? Shouldn't you have hiked your way over to stand shoulder to shoulder with the brave Ukies?
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They do seem to be running out of Ukies.

Posted by: Puddihead at February 09, 2023 09:46 AM (C7jzY)

455 Sy Hersh is revealing himself to be intellectually honest

YGBFSM.

Hersh hates America. He routinely makes shit up and repeats the talking points of our enemies.

Posted by: Rob Crawford at February 09, 2023 09:55 AM (UJJWg)

456 455 Sy Hersh is revealing himself to be intellectually honest

YGBFSM.

Hersh hates America. He routinely makes shit up and repeats the talking points of our enemies.
Posted by: Rob Crawford at February 09, 2023 09:55 AM (UJJWg)

And yet in this instance he is actually or at least seeming going after a Democrat-Globalist controlled junta. What other news organization or reporter would dare do that?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 09, 2023 10:13 AM (x0n13)

457 There are enough dots on the page that you can see the cat staring back at you.

Should be the Mother of Holy Shit Headlines.

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 09, 2023 10:17 AM (SJsWC)

458 I feel the same about the pipeline. Probably neglect because Russia needs the manpower in Ukraine.
But if it was sabotage, then my money is on the Biden regime. Crazy like a fox. A deranged fox. On meth.

Posted by: Cluebat at February 09, 2023 10:28 AM (6AovH)

459 Bitch McConnell: His wife's family owns the Foremost Group whose ships are built by China State Shipbuilding, some of them financed by loans from the Export-Import Bank of China.

Now you know: The GOP is controlled by multinational communist donors, just like DeSantis will be(unfortunately).

Posted by: Danimal28 at February 09, 2023 11:35 AM (klw0w)

460 #1 there is No Veritas without O’Keffe

#2 Cindy Sheehan was right and I protested at the. Ish ranch with her and Austin. She has since lost all confidence in Changing anything she realized we are only one party, the Corporation of AMerica and her son was killed for them amd they do t give a sh!t.

Posted by: Gonzotx at February 09, 2023 11:48 AM (Y/dld)

461
And worst of all, I find myself sounding like a 1980s liberal when I talk to friends these days about foreign conflict, greedy corporations, and Big (Oil, Pharma, Tech, et al.) It sickens me.

Someone please tell me "Bitter, you've lost the plot, you hippie. Get a haircut and a job".
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 09, 2023 08:48 AM (Zqeqr)

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Maybe I was blinded by my conservative youth. However, I can’t discount those same hippies back then we’re full on Commies supporting the Soviets.

Of course they are in balls deep with the Chinese commies now.

However, companies racking it up by destroying the middle working class seems to be indisputable now.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 09, 2023 12:21 PM (N1D+s)

462 Last time I heard, years ago, Cindy was doing the same thing she always did, but her usefulness had long ago expired.

Posted by: DFCtomm at February 09, 2023 01:23 PM (xge03)

463 Thank those brave Navy divers for their service, scumbag!

How DARE you insinuate that career mercenaries who gladly follow orders for federal taxpayer gibzmedats in the form of a "paycheck" would be willing tools in an evil USINT plot to make America A Manarchy Again.

I'm appalled.

Posted by: insurgens ad opus at February 09, 2023 01:24 PM (fIHI1)

464 Hersh made his bones, so to speak with his reportage of the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. All well and good. The problem is the (anti) American Left used that incident as a means to smear the entirety of the American military, and the nation itself as essentially no different than the Waffen SS and the Einsatzgruppen.
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The federal standing army is an affront to America's founding. Our favorite founders all warned against it.

And Hersh isn't responsible for how others use his work. That's just logical fallacy. Emotional knee jerk arguments.

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