Wednesday Morning Rant [Joe Mannix]

Stasification

Yesterday, "Foundation for Freedom Online" published their assessment of documents they recently acquired from the DHS through a FOIA demand. JJ covered part of this in this morning's Morning Report as well.

I think there are two major goals or conclusions to draw from this, but that one is more important than the other. The first is that it defines pretty well who the government sees as the enemy: anyone who questions the preferred policies of the government. This is not the era of Bush 43. Unlike the assertions of all the "journalists" of that era, dissent is not patriotic. Objection is dangerous. Dissent is sedition. Heterodoxy is treason. This is nothing new.

The DHS and FBI have long asserted that "domestic extremists" - which never include left-wing extremist groups like Antifa - are the greatest persistent threat to American security. Leaked documents from DHS (reported by Politico) covered this years ago. They're not drifting off-course in these new documents that focus on pro-life people, "white supremacists," "conspiracy theorists," and "anti-government extremists." The only surprising thing is that eco-terrorists remain on the list.

From the standpoint of who the government sees as its internal enemies that must be destroyed, there is nothing new here. What I find much more interesting is what this new release actually is. The new release is the transcript from an interactive video series being developed. They introduce a scenario, show a clip, and then the participant can choose what to do from a menu of available options. After the choice, there is a summary of the consequences of the choice and then the next part of the scenario plays out. This continues until the end of the scenario.

The choices all lead one direction. You can snoop on the subject using social media, you can call the subject's friends or family or authority figures, you can pump the subject for more information, etc. As the scenarios progress, the choices grow more invasive. "Do nothing" disappears as a choice, and new options like calling the sheriff enter the list. Doing nothing vanishes from the menu of options, and at no point is agreeing with the dissident presented as an option at all.

The prior work was to set the stage within the agency and other agencies to ensure that they all work on the same target: dissidents. This new thing has a different purpose: recruitment. This is designed to make people think that they must intervene to "fix" potential dissidents and bring them back into the fold or, failing that, snitch on them to remove the threat. This is exactly how the GDR operated. The Stasi wasn't big enough to spy on everyone all the time, so they recruited everyone as informal deputy agents. Everyone was a snitch, and everyone was snitched on. Your neighbor spied on you and you spied on your neighbor. The goal was to chill dissent and sow distrust among the people as well as to feed remaining dissidents into the Stasi's machinery. It resulted in a totalitarian hellscape and its effects remain an open sore on German society.

And it's stuff like this that promotes the Stasification of a country.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 11:00 AM

Comments

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at May 10, 2023 11:00 AM (+M04z)

2 Almost first!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2023 11:00 AM (anj39)

3 fifth

Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 10, 2023 11:01 AM (OgrpQ)

4 Missed it by that much!

Posted by: StewBurner at May 10, 2023 11:02 AM (Guh8+)

5 third

Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 10, 2023 11:02 AM (OgrpQ)

6 The FBI can't die fast enough.

Posted by: Puddinhead at May 10, 2023 11:02 AM (0chEi)

7 3 fifth
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 10, 2023 11:01 AM (OgrpQ)
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5 third
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 10, 2023 11:02 AM (OgrpQ)
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You'll be hearing from our lawyers.

Posted by: Fifth Third Bank at May 10, 2023 11:02 AM (O4oKn)

8 200

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at May 10, 2023 11:02 AM (flINI)

9 Willowed.

464 Santos in custody. Perfect, now the Dems/msm have The Face of the GOP.

Posted by: davidt at May 10, 2023 11:01 AM (SYTee)

Posted by: davidt at May 10, 2023 11:02 AM (SYTee)

10 Attaaaack Waaaaatch

Posted by: ... at May 10, 2023 11:03 AM (33AyX)

11 My comment from the last thread:

I detect a fair amount of angst from the propagandists over Tucker Carlson being allowed to speak freely. Not surprising.

Telling actually. Wonder how long he'll remain able to speak freely before the junta gives him the "Trump Treatment."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2023 11:03 AM (Q4IgG)

12 Stasification > Pussification

Posted by: Roy at May 10, 2023 11:04 AM (mPrYp)

13 They don't need snitches if you're on the internet/ use a phone.

Posted by: BignJames at May 10, 2023 11:04 AM (AwYPR)

14 lock the scumbag up and throw away the key

the gall of some crooks

Posted by: Hunter at May 10, 2023 11:04 AM (us2H3)

15 Somewhere around 20th. Do I get a bank?

Posted by: JEM at May 10, 2023 11:04 AM (8erNz)

16 7 3 fifth
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 10, 2023 11:01 AM (OgrpQ)
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5 third
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 10, 2023 11:02 AM (OgrpQ)
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You'll be hearing from our lawyers.
Posted by: Fifth Third Bank at May 10, 2023 11:02 AM (O4oKn)

Get in muh belly!

Posted by: JPMorgan Chase (soon) at May 10, 2023 11:04 AM (PiwSw)

17 second look at Homing Pigeons

Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 10, 2023 11:04 AM (OgrpQ)

18 Biden just had Santos arrested for...lying about being gay or something like that.

But taking millions from our enemies? Guilty as sin free as a bird.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 10, 2023 11:05 AM (lc5cP)

19 2 Almost first!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2023 11:00 AM

Second place is First loser.

Posted by: Coach at May 10, 2023 11:05 AM (a3Q+t)

20 If you see something say something.

Posted by: Radio public service spot at May 10, 2023 11:05 AM (63Dwl)

21 I detect a fair amount of angst from the propagandists over Tucker Carlson being allowed to speak freely. Not surprising.

As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. [...] Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.

Posted by: Pravin Lal at May 10, 2023 11:06 AM (lc5cP)

22 The accusations the republicans are making are not true. Joe had no knowledge of any of Hunters business dealings, and there is no evidence those business dealings are illegal. Besides Trump was hiding Russian influence peddling through alfabank. And I don't know why we are worried about this when the republicans are going to make us default on the debt and cause children, and old people, and the first responders, and teachers to die!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 10, 2023 11:06 AM (/6ckN)

23 I'll bet NYC lawyer's phones are ringing off the hook atm

like the beginning of "Philadelphia"

yeah. you got a case !!

Posted by: REDACTED at May 10, 2023 11:06 AM (us2H3)

24 >>It resulted in a totalitarian hellscape and its effects remain an open sore on German society.

Zod saw Totalitarian Hellscape open for the Grateful Dead at the Ryman Auditorium.

Posted by: ZOD at May 10, 2023 11:06 AM (92zw8)

25 Only saying and doing what government bureaucrats want is the American way. It’s why we had a revolution, because King George wasn’t micromanaging our lives enough.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 10, 2023 11:06 AM (4HsoB)

26 If you didn't think we were in a cold Civil War, or that the Deep State didn't exist, the only contrary evidence you need is the arrest of George Santos today by the DOJ when the House Oversight Committee was releasing its data on the Biden Crime Family Syndicate

Posted by: jeff at May 10, 2023 11:06 AM (pvt9V)

27 Who are they going to show these clips to?

Posted by: Javvems at May 10, 2023 11:07 AM (AmoqO)

28 Expecting a government led by individuals with no grounding in American values to uphold the constitution is like giving a musical score to a deaf orchestra to play by the notes.

Posted by: Zek at May 10, 2023 11:07 AM (5FPX4)

29 Biden just had Santos arrested for...lying about being gay or something like that.

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Lying to Congress.

No joke.

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:07 AM (wX4Ft)

30 >>Second place is First loser.
Posted by: Coach at May 10, 2023 11:05 AM (a3Q+t)

Set of steak knives. Coffee is for closers.

Posted by: ZOD at May 10, 2023 11:07 AM (92zw8)

31 In one segment of MorningJoe this am 10 May 2023 they just had to ask the usual Senatorial suspects about Trump. And they managed to isolate it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-LOHijSdv4

Posted by: micky at May 10, 2023 11:07 AM (3byMq)

32 They don't need snitches if you're on the internet/ use a phone.
Posted by: BignJames at May 10, 2023 11:04 AM (AwYPR)
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They still need snitches. The automation gives them a major leg up of course, but it isn't enough. The dragnet will still miss a fair amount, as the target moves around a lot. Language changes, keywords move around, etc.

Beyond the mechanical aspects of it, though, a desirable side-effect is the chilling effect and breeding distrust among the population. Those are hugely valuable effects, since it makes a person feel very alone and afraid.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:08 AM (O4oKn)

33 Only saying and doing what government bureaucrats want is the American way. It’s why we had a revolution, because King George wasn’t micromanaging our lives enough.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken

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You're free to say whatever we want, citizen.

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:08 AM (wX4Ft)

34 2004: Can we really allow a man to be president whose daughter broke the law? I mean...drinking at 20 might be a minor crime, but it is still the law and no one can respect a president that can't even get his children to follow the law.

2023: So the President's son is a crackhead. And raped underaged prostitutes. What does this have to do with Joe? Bribes? No way all those foreign countries are paying Hunter because he is the smartest guy our president knows!

Posted by: The Left at May 10, 2023 11:08 AM (lc5cP)

35 Don't worry. Huge Hewitt will have some excuses for all of us rubes to swallow. They.Have.Training.

Posted by: weft-cut loop at May 10, 2023 11:08 AM (jzzG8)

36 I’m gonna start reporting posters who do not use the Oxford comma.

Or who express fondness for music of The Eagles or Nickelback.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 10, 2023 11:09 AM (1Btyh)

37 Are we the baddies?

Posted by: USG at May 10, 2023 11:09 AM (5FPX4)

38 Santos' arraignment today-

Judge: Mr Santos, do you accept your guilty plea?

Uh, no. I am not pleading guilty.

Oh! OH! Obstructing justice are we!?!? I sentence you to 100 years superMax!

Lawyer: This is an arraignment. This isn't how it works!

Judge: Contempt! 100 Years for the lawyer, too!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 10, 2023 11:10 AM (/6ckN)

39 Who are they going to show these clips to?
Posted by: Javvems at May 10, 2023 11:07 AM (AmoqO)
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From the context provided by FFO, it looks like the goal was to make it publicly available:
The FOIA files show DHS’s Office of Terrorism and Violence Prevention (“OTVTP,” now known as “CP3” using taxpayer dollars in January 2021 to screenwrite an online “Choose Your Own Adventure”-style video series to “deradicalize” friends and family.

There's no point in a "friends and family" focus if you're only going to show it to your own agents.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:10 AM (O4oKn)

40 Don't worry. Huge Hewitt will have some excuses for all of us rubes to swallow. They.Have.Training.

Trust me its better then what I have to swallow at work.

Yes Mr Omidyar I'll get you your towel now.

Posted by: Huge Hewitt at May 10, 2023 11:10 AM (lc5cP)

41 second look at Homing Pigeons
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 10, 2023 11:04 AM (OgrpQ)

If you want to broadcast information, you need Roaming Pigeons.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2023 11:10 AM (tkR6S)

42 Lying to Congress.

No joke.
Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:07 AM (wX4Ft)
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Like Blinken and Fauci and Brennan and...?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:10 AM (2hlEI)

43 Beyond the mechanical aspects of it, though, a desirable side-effect is the chilling effect and breeding distrust among the population. Those are hugely valuable effects, since it makes a person feel very alone and afraid.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:08 AM (O4oKn)

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Exactly they want people not to trust anyone. The only way to keep the proles in line is to eliminate their ability to organize.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 10, 2023 11:11 AM (4HsoB)

44 Willowed:

I've suffered for my art. Now, you get to.

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
Solved his gas problem with Beano
Maddalena Doni, no dork
Solved her's with a cork
And went from skinny to blimporino!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2023 11:11 AM (RJQ8g)

45 And it's stuff like this that promotes the Stasification of a country.
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But how will you keep us safe??
/affluent liberal white women

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2023 11:11 AM (EZebt)

46 11 I detect a fair amount of angst from the propagandists over Tucker Carlson being allowed to speak freely. Not surprising.

.. I fully expect the Left to eventually blame Dominion for removing Tucker from an environment where he had "some adult supervision"

Posted by: SMOD at May 10, 2023 11:11 AM (RHGPo)

47 Dudes and Dudettes, mark your calendars! The annual AIDS Walk NYC is on May 21. Sponsored by . . . big pharma companies that sell AIDS medications. Get your tickets now!

Posted by: Elric Blade at May 10, 2023 11:12 AM (iFTx/)

48 Lying to Congress.

No joke.

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Like Blinken and Fauci and Brennan and...?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea

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No, he's the opposing political party. So not like that.

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:12 AM (wX4Ft)

49 Lying to Congress.

No joke.
Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:07 AM (wX4Ft)

***

Heh

Posted by: Lois Lerner at May 10, 2023 11:12 AM (flINI)

50 "I detect a fair amount of angst from the propagandists over Tucker Carlson being allowed to speak freely. Not surprising."

Wild west.
Fire in a crowded theater.

And if that doesn't shut you up we have other tropes and cliches.

Posted by: USG at May 10, 2023 11:13 AM (5FPX4)

51 Like Blinken and Fauci and Brennan and...?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:10 AM (2hlEI)
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Virtually everyone. Lying to Congress is just the norm.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:13 AM (O4oKn)

52 I was such an idiot circa 2001 through 2008…. Maybe longer. I was all enthused about the GWOT: Go get the bad guys! Give our good guys at the fed guv all the tools they need!!

Turns out I was supporting a weaponization of my own govt against me. Idiotic!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 10, 2023 11:13 AM (lRx88)

53 Beyond the mechanical aspects of it, though, a desirable side-effect is the chilling effect and breeding distrust among the population. Those are hugely valuable effects, since it makes a person feel very alone and afraid.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:08 AM (O4oKn)

The first time I attended a Tea Party event I was amazed at how many like-minded people there were.

Posted by: davidt at May 10, 2023 11:13 AM (SYTee)

54 Time for a modified Voight-Kampff exam.

"You see a man waving an American flag..."
"What's a 'man?'"
"An antiquated term for a human that had not been medically corrected. Anyway, you see the man waving an American flag..."
"Is he attempting public suicide by cop?"
"Well....yes. You pass."

Posted by: ZOD at May 10, 2023 11:13 AM (92zw8)

55 Indicting someone for lying to Congress is like charging someone for eating in a restaurant.

Posted by: Zek at May 10, 2023 11:13 AM (5FPX4)

56 Thankfully there's an election coming up next year. All the people can vote gooder, and then the Republican Party can really get to the bottom of this.

Hold some hearings.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:14 AM (RPOx/)

57 Wind And Solar Aren’t Nearly Enough: Why Biden Is Suddenly Supporting Fossil Fuels

They promised us that it would be all so different.

.. apparently, some minor level of reality finally dawned on the administration
Interior was informed of news that there are multiple rare metals used in EVs that come from China, just last week

Posted by: SMOD at May 10, 2023 11:14 AM (RHGPo)

58 Indicting someone for lying to Congress is like charging someone for eating in a restaurant.
Posted by: Zek at May 10, 2023 11:13 AM (5FPX4)
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Beautiful. I'm stealing that. I will probably not provide attribution when I use it in the future.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:14 AM (O4oKn)

59 Turns out I was supporting a weaponization of my own govt against me. Idiotic!
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Don't feel too bad. They were doing it regardless. It had been in the works for decades.

That PATRIOT Act was just sitting there in the drawer waiting, same as the RESTRICT Act today. All they've got to do is find some people to fly the planes.

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:14 AM (wX4Ft)

60 You are all under surveillance. Your posts are logged. Now shut up and go do some yard work or something

Posted by: Your friendly NSA. at May 10, 2023 11:14 AM (8erNz)

61 I detect a fair amount of angst from the propagandists over Tucker Carlson being allowed to speak freely.

He reached 95 million (and climbing) people with his most recent 'twideo'. Tucker's replacement reached 90,000 people on Fox.

Posted by: t-bird at May 10, 2023 11:15 AM (dNNCD)

62 Dudes and Dudettes, mark your calendars! The annual AIDS Walk NYC is on May 21. Sponsored by . . . big pharma companies that sell AIDS medications. Get your tickets now!
Posted by: Elric Blade at May 10, 2023 11:12 AM (iFTx/)

To be followed shortly by the Monkeypox Sashay.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2023 11:15 AM (tkR6S)

63 -
Dudes and Dudettes, mark your calendars! The annual AIDS Walk NYC is on May 21. Sponsored by . . . big pharma companies that sell AIDS medications. Get your tickets now!
Posted by: Elric Blade at May 10, 2023 11:12 AM- -
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Take my advice, wear the ribbon.

Posted by: Kramer at May 10, 2023 11:15 AM (8rX4S)

64 One of the biggest ways scammers accomplish their fraud is that they break up the scheme into multiple departments, each generally legitimate in its own, so that no one group knows the whole process.

Like how the Democrats have perfected the vote fraud; each group in the process are deceived. The registration folks are just registering voters not building a database of fraudulent voters; the canvassing folks are just getting out the vote, not winnowing for ballots to manufacture; the harvesting folks are just helping voters, not injection of fake ballots; the granary of harvested ballot folks are just ensuring the vote counts, not voting the ballot, etc.

And this is what is going on here-- they are priming each group to the deception that they are doing good: The German judge in the 1940's merely signing orders for the protection of the Jews, not extermination.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 10, 2023 11:16 AM (5EnGD)

65 Anyone promising to hold some shut-the-fuck-uppings in Congress can have my vote.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 10, 2023 11:16 AM (LEE8T)

66 Santos' arraignment today-

Judge: Mr Santos, do you accept your guilty plea?

Uh, no. I am not pleading guilty.

Oh! OH! Obstructing justice are we!?!? I sentence you to 100 years superMax!

Lawyer: This is an arraignment. This isn't how it works!

Judge: Contempt! 100 Years for the lawyer, too!
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 10, 2023 11:10 AM

Ja...zis guy, he gets it.

Posted by: Zombie Roland Freisler at May 10, 2023 11:16 AM (5sOEG)

67 You are all under surveillance. Your posts are logged. Now shut up and go do some yard work or something
Posted by: Your friendly NSA. at May 10, 2023 11:14 AM (8erNz)
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I can't do yard work. I am doing my bit to fight against climate change by living in a 220 square foot efficiency apartment with no outside space, taking public transit, eating bugs and leasing my meager possessions from the industrial plutocrats.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:16 AM (O4oKn)

68 Rep George Santos Arrested, Charged With Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft Of Public Funds And Lying

Posted by: SMOD at May 10, 2023 11:16 AM (RHGPo)

69 The annual AIDS Walk NYC is on May 21.

What happens if you wear the monkeypox ribbon at the AIDS Walk?

Posted by: spindrift at May 10, 2023 11:17 AM (ivvNA)

70 So the President's son is a crackhead. And raped underaged prostitutes. What does this have to do with Joe?

The actual deflection from anything about Hunter is a Photoshop of Trump making out with his daughter. They are 100% convinced this is a real thing that happened.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 10, 2023 11:17 AM (3cXfB)

71 Interior was informed of news that there are multiple rare metals used in EVs that come from China, just last week
Posted by: SMOD at May 10, 2023 11:14 AM (RHGPo)
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Yesterday's news today.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:17 AM (2hlEI)

72 I've given this a lot of thought over the years, and my belief is that, from a psychological, and to some extent an organizational standpoint, our regime and its partner institutions resemble the GDR more closely than any other modern totalitarian regime.

So much so that I wonder if some of that was intentional. Our spooks got an up close look at the world Erich Mielke built in East Germany over 30 years, and I wonder how many thought "oooh... ain't that cool? With a few tweaks and touches..."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 10, 2023 11:18 AM (oINRc)

73 68 Rep George Santos Arrested, Charged With Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft Of Public Funds And Lying
Posted by: SMOD at May 10, 2023 11:16 AM (RHGPo)

Of course.. He's a Republican... Though he is a slimeball... One less R Congressman... Will they be picking off any others ?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 10, 2023 11:18 AM (bs+z0)

74 I need to report the domestic extremist person who said this:

"I'm sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic. We need to stand up and say we're Americans, and we have the right to debate and disagree with any administration."

Posted by: Doof at May 10, 2023 11:18 AM (0dJLW)

75 Wasn't there some bruhaha a couple years ago about impeding a congresscritter from doing his duty by keeping him from showing up in DC?

Wouldn't that be a thing here for Santos?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 10, 2023 11:18 AM (N39Ws)

76 second look at Homing Pigeons
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death

If you want to broadcast information, you need Roaming Pigeons.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

*******

To spread news to the Maritime Provinces you need Foaming Pigeons.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 10, 2023 11:18 AM (ykeLU)

77
The actual deflection from anything about Hunter is a Photoshop of Trump making out with his daughter. They are 100% convinced this is a real thing that happened.

The left: Anyone that believes that our elites are pedo friendly and beyond the law is a crack pot racist NAZI. Also, Epstein DID kill himself.

Also the left: Trump totally banged his daughter. Why else would a man say his daughter is pretty?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 10, 2023 11:18 AM (lc5cP)

78
But how will you keep us safe??
/affluent liberal white women
Posted by: San Franpsycho

John Derbyshire, Steve Sailer, Scott Adams.

Posted by: Your friendly NSA. at May 10, 2023 11:19 AM (8erNz)

79 Interior was informed of news that there are multiple rare metals used in EVs that come from China, just last week
Posted by: SMOD

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You mean the ones that the Biden family had invested in corporations that mined them in China and that Joe banned the mining of in the U.S. not too long after?

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:19 AM (wX4Ft)

80 Eco terrorists are on the list because the CIA’s corporate partners are concerned about them. As long as they just mess up museums that’s fine, but interfere with profits and shit happens.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 10, 2023 11:19 AM (3cXfB)

81 2023: So the President's son is a crackhead. And raped underaged prostitutes. What does this have to do with Joe? Bribes? No way all those foreign countries are paying Hunter because he is the smartest guy our president knows!
Posted by: The Left at May 10, 2023 11:08 AM (lc5cP)
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This is why, if anyone is going to go down, it will Biden. He will not go down for his role in the corruption and influence-peddling and acting as the COO of the syndicate, he will go down for the salacious stuff. That's safe. He's just a drug-addled whoremonger, and he's paying the price for that.

Any discussion of the corruption will be buried under the salacious noise. It might even work, if they think they have to go down that road.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:19 AM (O4oKn)

82 99-Year-Old Henry Kissinger Doubtful Of Older People Serving As President

"There are dangers in exhaustion, and a limited capacity to work..."

... met him at the Nixon 100-year birthday party at DC Mayflower Hotel. The guy is tiny.

Posted by: SMOD at May 10, 2023 11:19 AM (RHGPo)

83 After today's press conference by Comer did they send in a swat team to arrest Biden ?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 10, 2023 11:20 AM (bs+z0)

84 This is why, if anyone is going to go down, it will Biden. He will not go down for his role in the corruption and influence-peddling and acting as the COO of the syndicate, he will go down for the salacious stuff. That's safe. He's just a drug-addled whoremonger, and he's paying the price for that.

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The key to the entire thing is understanding that the DOJ and their bosses knew about it all before the 2018 mid-terms, sat on it then, sat on it in 2020, sat on it in 2022, and are now discussing it because it suits their purposes.

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:21 AM (wX4Ft)

85 second look at Homing Pigeons
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death

If you want to broadcast information, you need Roaming Pigeons.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

*******

To spread news to the Maritime Provinces you need Foaming Pigeons.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 10, 2023 11:18 AM (ykeLU)
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And about supernatural events, Omen Pigeons.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:21 AM (2hlEI)

86 Any discussion of the corruption will be buried under the salacious noise. It might even work, if they think they have to go down that road.
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Its not how much money you stole, its about how much money you keep. Tossing your crackhead son on the Bonfire of the Vanities is a small cost to keep the loot.

Posted by: Puddinhead at May 10, 2023 11:21 AM (0chEi)

87 I can't do yard work. I am doing my bit to fight against climate change by living in a 220 square foot efficiency apartment with no outside space, taking public transit, eating bugs and leasing my meager possessions from the industrial plutocrats.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:16 AM (O4oKn)

Get back to work, citizen. Those reparations aren't going to pay themselves.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:21 AM (RPOx/)

88 >>> And it's stuff like this that promotes the Stasification of a country.

What will they call the movie about what is going on here now? "The Lives of Others" is already taken.

Posted by: DJ at May 10, 2023 11:22 AM (H5y4s)

89 The choices all lead one direction. You can snoop on the subject using social media, you can call the subject's friends or family or authority figures, you can pump the subject for more information, etc. As the scenarios progress, the choices grow more invasive. "Do nothing" disappears as a choice, and new options like calling the sheriff enter the list. Doing nothing vanishes from the menu of options, and at no point is agreeing with the dissident presented as an option at all.
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It's brainwashing and conditioning, pure and simple.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2023 11:22 AM (YIVH2)

90 This whole situation gives me indigestion. And gas.

Posted by: Dyspepsia McChunkypearl at May 10, 2023 11:22 AM (aYx/b)

91 The only conclusion I can draw is that blacks staff the election apparatus of the Nat Sec State. Black women to be specific. They hold the crucial jobs. And that's why they and their families are being rewarded so incommensurably with their electoral power.

Official Doctrine (which by definition cannot be opposed and must be implemented) of the Nat Sec State is that white racism and bigotry is a drain on the fighting ability of the nation.

It renders the State unable to effectively defend itself and prosecute foreign operations.

Russia cannot be broken up in preparation for the War against China until white racism and bigotry are resolved domestically.

It's one thing when leadership thinks something like this, it is a totally different thing when the idea becomes Offical Doctrine.
Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:21 AM (y87dX)

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:22 AM (y87dX)

92 Juanita Broderick should sue Clinton in NYC based on his presidential office as jurisdiction.

Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:22 AM (FO8S3)

93
Gotta get in at the ground floor of the new Stasi if you want to be eligible for its ultra cool Hugo Boss inspired gear! That'll make all those hours cowering behind your drapes to spy on and rat out your neighbors worth it!

Cower in Place, America!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 10, 2023 11:22 AM (pNxlR)

94 Lying to Congress.
No joke.
Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:07 AM

To be fair, congresscritters lie to us all the time.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2023 11:22 AM (a3Q+t)

95 99-Year-Old Henry Kissinger Doubtful Of Older People Serving As President

"There are dangers in exhaustion, and a limited capacity to work..."

... met him at the Nixon 100-year birthday party at DC Mayflower Hotel. The guy is tiny.
Posted by: SMOD at May 10, 2023 11:19 AM (RHGPo)
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Years ago I was in Brussels on business and was standing in the lobby of the Montgomery Hotel. He came up behind me and was speaking to someone from the embassy. I just turned around and looked. No mistaking that voice. And yeah, not very tall at all.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2023 11:23 AM (anj39)

96 "International Mothers Help, East Berlin"

From where and who said it and who played the soundtrack?

Posted by: JEM at May 10, 2023 11:23 AM (8erNz)

97 What will they call the movie about what is going on here now? "The Lives of Others" is already taken.
Posted by: DJ

Multi-season mini TV series. Man In The High Castle.

Wait.

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 10, 2023 11:23 AM (3CCua)

98 T-Mobile Shutters "Flagship" San Fran Store As Mass Exodus Escalates

"A growing number of retailers and businesses are leaving the area due to the unsafe conditions..."

Posted by: SMOD at May 10, 2023 11:23 AM (RHGPo)

99 @83

>>After today's press conference by Comer did they send in a swat team to arrest Biden ?

Of course not, this is all just more Kabuki, the fact that the GOP didn't have impeachment articles ready to go at the end of their presser tells you how serious these chuckleheads are.

The GOP are nothing but than errand boys for The Deep State.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2023 11:23 AM (up/3i)

100 ... met him at the Nixon 100-year birthday party at DC Mayflower Hotel. The guy is tiny.
Posted by: SMOD at May 10, 2023 11:19 AM (RHGPo)
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Dated Jill St. John, though. Makes him a hero in my book.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:23 AM (2hlEI)

101 And about supernatural events, Omen Pigeons.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:21 AM (2hlEI)

When the fed sends up their own pigeons to infiltrate your pigeon operations, they'll be using.....

Comey Pigeons.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:23 AM (RPOx/)

102 It's brainwashing and conditioning, pure and simple.
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Heh, I completed the new Diversity, Inclusion and Equity course last night online. I would describe it as Grooming to be hired.

Posted by: Puddinhead at May 10, 2023 11:24 AM (0chEi)

103 In low traffic hours just after sundown I rely on my Gloaming Pigeons.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 10, 2023 11:24 AM (ykeLU)

104 This whole situation gives me indigestion. And gas.
Posted by: Dyspepsia McChunkypearl at May 10, 2023 11:22 AM

Tips newsletter?

Posted by: Eric Swalwell (D-CA) at May 10, 2023 11:24 AM (a3Q+t)

105 85 is why I read Ace. Well, that and the movie reviews.

Posted by: Moki at May 10, 2023 11:24 AM (JrN/x)

106 Years ago I was in Brussels on business and was standing in the lobby of the Montgomery Hotel. He came up behind me and was speaking to someone from the embassy. I just turned around and looked. No mistaking that voice. And yeah, not very tall at all.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2023 11:23 AM (anj39)

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I used could do a spot on voice impersonation of Kissinger.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 10, 2023 11:24 AM (4HsoB)

107 During Pride Month you gotta use homo pigeons.

Posted by: davidt at May 10, 2023 11:25 AM (SYTee)

108 This is why, if anyone is going to go down, it will Biden. He will not go down for his role in the corruption and influence-peddling and acting as the COO of the syndicate, he will go down for the salacious stuff. That's safe. He's just a drug-addled whoremonger, and he's paying the price for that.

Nope. He would be golden, no matter how much dirt comes out about him, if the Dems believed he would win in '24. I think even they are having serious doubts now. (yeah, yeah, Dominion)

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:26 AM (eOEVl)

109 Heh, I completed the new Diversity, Inclusion and Equity course last night online. I would describe it as Grooming to be hired.
Posted by: Puddinhead at May 10, 2023 11:24 AM (0chEi)
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Not mine. Mine is not "grooming." It is not subtle. It is a series of direct orders.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:26 AM (O4oKn)

110 One week in 2020, they were celebrating "Pride" (ahem, sin is nothing to be proud of). The next week, COVID was hitting the hospitals good and hard.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at May 10, 2023 11:26 AM (5u1+1)

111 So Fort Hood in Texas is no longer. It is now Fort Cavazos.
Well, I'm against the renaming. Its just pandering as well as ignoring our history. But I knew General Cavazos, and he was on hell of a guy. A really good leader and mentor. so if the dipshits in the Pentagon want to rename, he is worthy of it.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2023 11:26 AM (anj39)

112 So Trump found guilty yesterday. Doing CNN Townhall today.

I guess we know what the subject of the first question will be.

Trump we have to wave his finger " I did not have sexual relations with her, what's the losers name?"

Posted by: WisRich at May 10, 2023 11:26 AM (G0vdT)

113 Nope. He would be golden, no matter how much dirt comes out about him, if the Dems believed he would win in '24. I think even they are having serious doubts now. (yeah, yeah, Dominion)
Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:26 AM (eOEVl)
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I realize how ambiguous that was. I meant *Hunter* Biden, not *Joe* Biden. Stupid word-choice, fingers, typing, life choices, etc. all resulted in this ambiguity. Apologies.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:26 AM (O4oKn)

114 109 Heh, I completed the new Diversity, Inclusion and Equity course last night online. I would describe it as Grooming to be hired.
Posted by: Puddinhead at May 10, 2023 11:24 AM (0chEi)
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Not mine. Mine is not "grooming." It is not subtle. It is a series of direct orders.
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Yeah, pretty much. This is grooming. You will smell the glove and thank me.

Posted by: Puddinhead at May 10, 2023 11:26 AM (0chEi)

115 Trump we have to wave his finger " I did not have sexual relations with her, what's the losers name?"
Posted by: WisRich at May 10, 2023 11:26 AM (G0vdT)

I see a disaster in the making

Posted by: It's me donna at May 10, 2023 11:27 AM (bs+z0)

116 Wilson recalled the downfall of Harvey Weinstein and how it led to an industry-wide shift in attitudes.

“Extraordinary … to actually witness Hollywood shift like that,” said Wilson. “To see the survival instinct. You realize how fickle that industry is. There’s no moral backbone. People were like: ‘We’re going to have a meeting about how badly we’ve behaved and then we’ll all be fine.’ It blew my mind.”

Posted by: SMOD at May 10, 2023 11:27 AM (RHGPo)

117
I would describe it as Grooming to be hired.
Posted by: Puddinhead

Were you asked to indicate a preference for grooming little girls or grooming little boys? They cannot tolerate an imbalance in the supply for the grooming works!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 10, 2023 11:27 AM (pNxlR)

118 I see that the Markets are somewhat pleased that savings being halved every 13.5 years has fallen to savings being halved every 14.5 years.

All hail Sleepy Joe!

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 10, 2023 11:27 AM (aD39U)

119 Stupid Flanders! I think I'll poop on him.

Posted by: Homer Pigeon at May 10, 2023 11:27 AM (8rX4S)

120 "And it's stuff like this that promotes the Stasification of a country."

They are already at WAR with Free America, and their Stasi are active already. The Stasi tactics are not "leading to war", It IS Warfare. (led by foreign and domestic criminal cabals)

Other current fronts in the ongoing war?
Open border flood of aliens.
Massive transfer of wealth to the richest.
Subversion of children in schools.
Big Pharma denying effective treatment, forcing Vax.
... there are others, they fight everywhere.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 10, 2023 11:27 AM (Cus5s)

121 It's kinda sad to think Trump is the best we have to offer.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 10, 2023 11:28 AM (uzjqd)

122 ... met him at the Nixon 100-year birthday party at DC Mayflower Hotel. The guy is tiny.

Just before he died, Bob Hope was turning into a midget. Seriously, he looked like a garden gnome that wandered in off the golf course.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:28 AM (eOEVl)

123 In heavy seas, Zod uses his Coaming Pigeons.

Posted by: ZOD at May 10, 2023 11:28 AM (92zw8)

124 second look at Homing Pigeons
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death

If you want to broadcast information, you need Roaming Pigeons.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

*******

To spread news to the Maritime Provinces you need Foaming Pigeons.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 10, 2023 11:18 AM (ykeLU)
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And about supernatural events, Omen Pigeons.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:21 AM (2hlEI)
***

For acting lessons, you need Walter Pigeons.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2023 11:28 AM (anj39)

125 Biden is on video bragging about shutting the down the prosecution of Hunter's Ukrainian sugar daddy employer with threats of withholding aid to Ukraine. Which toggles over to the other issue which is that was also one of the same allegations against Trump for his impeachment.

How do you fight against these things except literally fighting.

Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:28 AM (FO8S3)

126 I will read off a bunch of immigration laws that I plan to ignore!

Posted by: Mayorkas at May 10, 2023 11:29 AM (LPkjK)

127 I see a disaster in the making
Posted by: It's me donna at May 10, 2023 11:27 AM (bs+z0)
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I see a bad moon a-risin', but that's just me.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:29 AM (2hlEI)

128 For acting lessons, you need Walter Pigeons.
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Big fan of the Pigeon sisters.

Posted by: Puddinhead at May 10, 2023 11:29 AM (0chEi)

129 Tolkien explains why Sam and Frodo didn't just fly giant eagles to Mordor. (50 seconds)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Uz0LMbWpI

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 10, 2023 11:29 AM (FVME7)

130 98 T-Mobile Shutters "Flagship" San Fran Store As Mass Exodus Escalates

"A growing number of retailers and businesses are leaving the area due to the unsafe conditions..."
Posted by: SMOD at May 10, 2023 11:23 AM (RHGPo)

San Fran officials don't even understand the Death Spiral they've initiated. They probably think that after a few unhappy businesses leave, it'll be over. However, although business sites (read: theft opportunities) are decreasing, the number of thieves and demand for thievery remains constant, if not increasing. Therefore those businesses that remain will see greater and greater levels of theft until they too, are forced to leave.

This is a dynamic almost impossible to stop once it gets started.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2023 11:29 AM (i9ffA)

131 128 For acting lessons, you need Walter Pigeons.
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Big fan of the Pigeon sisters.
Posted by: Puddinhead at May 10, 2023 11:29 AM (0chEi)

Now, now let's not pigeon hole anyone

Posted by: It's me donna at May 10, 2023 11:30 AM (bs+z0)

132 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 10, 2023 11:30 AM (IXZGh)

133 Well, I'm against the renaming. Its just pandering as well as ignoring our history. But I knew General Cavazos, and he was on hell of a guy. A really good leader and mentor. so if the dipshits in the Pentagon want to rename, he is worthy of it.

I'll be damned. My Dad worked for him, and had him over to our house for dinner one night. He was a no BS kind of guy.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:30 AM (eOEVl)

134 End all federal agencies.

Problems solved.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 10, 2023 11:30 AM (IXZGh)

135 No mistaking that voice. And yeah, not very tall at all.
Posted by: Diogenes at

*******

I was at a restaurant in San Diego some years ago and heard that distinctive guttural accented voice and looked over. It wasn't Kissinger, it was Dr. Ruth Westheimer, diminutive sex therapist extraordinaire. She too is tiny.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 10, 2023 11:30 AM (ykeLU)

136 A really good leader and mentor. so if the dipshits in the Pentagon want to rename, he is worthy of it.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2023 11:26 AM (anj39)

Bradley Manning's name is in the pool for the next rename.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2023 11:30 AM (tkR6S)

137 Trump will do just fine on CNN tonight. Contentious and argumentative is right in his wheelhouse. It will not be a disaster for him and CNN will get more eyes than normal. Heck I might tune in and I haven’t watched CNN since Bernie Shaw and gulf war I

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 10, 2023 11:30 AM (lRx88)

138 This is a dynamic almost impossible to stop once it gets started.
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This is about me, rite?

Posted by: Baltimore at May 10, 2023 11:30 AM (0chEi)

139 Today's random German: Stasi comes from Ministerium fuer Staatssicherheit, Ministry of State Security.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 10, 2023 11:31 AM (e+csY)

140 Keep the military.

End everything else. I don't need the post office anymore either.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 10, 2023 11:31 AM (IXZGh)

141 It's kinda sad to think Trump is the best we have to offer.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger

--

It's kind of incredible when you think about it.

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:31 AM (wX4Ft)

142 Around here we have Moaning Pigeons, commonly referred to as 'doves'

Oh and we have crows. No you bastards get your eyes off my dogs at the 6am dog walk...

Posted by: JEM at May 10, 2023 11:31 AM (8erNz)

143 guys, guys, you won't believe this, but ....Drudge has a huge headline on Santos(several) but try as I might, I could not find a single link talking about Comer's news conference! Then, I went to CNN, nothing there either....Santos will be THE story today...shocking, right?

Posted by: ziggggeeee at May 10, 2023 11:31 AM (AsMdZ)

144 If you want to broadcast information, you need Roaming Pigeons.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

When I'm in Vegas, I like to see Showman Pigeons.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:31 AM (eOEVl)

145 Trump we have to wave his finger " I did not have sexual relations with her, what's the losers name?"
Posted by: WisRich at May 10, 2023 11:26 AM (G0vdT)

I saw the clip of him answering the question about his "grab her puthy" comment. Saying of course it's true, but that this broad accusing him, he wouldn't touch her, she's not his type, and then turning to the lawyeress asking the questions, and said "you either." Or words to that effect.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:32 AM (RPOx/)

146 --------------------
Heh, I completed the new Diversity, Inclusion and Equity course last night online. I would describe it as Grooming to be hired.
Posted by: Puddinhead at May 10, 2023 11:24 AM (0chEi)

If the LGBTQ in question happens to be a midget, do you have to use lower case letters like, lgbtq?

Posted by: Wonka Inc, Dept of Human and Other Resources at May 10, 2023 11:32 AM (cupoy)

147 So I guess we are gonna have one less R Congressman?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 10, 2023 11:32 AM (bs+z0)

148 We're going to cut the smugglers out, so we get to smuggle exclusively!

Posted by: Mayorkas at May 10, 2023 11:32 AM (LPkjK)

149 Things you need to spy on your neighbors.
Reel to reel tape recorder
Headphones
VOPO issue Luger
Cigarettes, lots of cigarettes
Two Trabants (one for parts)
1950s style eyeglasses
Schnitzel bag

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 10, 2023 11:32 AM (lz5hY)

150 >>It's kinda sad to think Trump is the best we have to offer.

Do you have someone else in mind who is willing to put himself and his entire family into the meat grinder and keep on fighting?

I'm more of the mindset that we don't deserve him.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:32 AM (ZLI7S)

151 No one reads Drudge anymore.

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at May 10, 2023 11:33 AM (flINI)

152 And of course, to get information to the South Pacific Island Nations you need Pidgin pigeons.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 10, 2023 11:33 AM (ykeLU)

153 Of course not, this is all just more Kabuki, the fact that the GOP didn't have impeachment articles ready to go at the end of their presser tells you how serious these chuckleheads are.

The GOP are nothing but than errand boys for The Deep State.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2023 11:23 AM (up/3i)

—-

I was going along with it until Comer said we needed more laws.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 10, 2023 11:33 AM (4HsoB)

154 ... Two Trabants (one for parts) ...
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 10, 2023 11:32 AM (lz5hY)
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I hope you have access to other parts sources. The parts car won't last long.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:33 AM (O4oKn)

155 "Exactly they want people not to trust anyone. The only way to keep the proles in line is to eliminate their ability to organize.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken"

Even expressing your grievances to others is dangerous. A DHS snitch may be listening.

Posted by: Ripley at May 10, 2023 11:33 AM (cUYo/)

156 If the LGBTQ in question happens to be a midget, do you have to use lower case letters like, lgbtq?

No, you have to use subscripts.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:33 AM (eOEVl)

157 I hope Fauci gets carried off by gnoming pigeons.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 10, 2023 11:33 AM (1Btyh)

158 It's kinda sad to think Trump is the best we have to offer.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 10, 2023 11:28 AM (uzjqd

He's not . It's shown that the Left can use all of his faults and weaknesses to work him like a puppet.
His boldness just leads him into traps.

Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:34 AM (FO8S3)

159 In a move dubbed Reparation Thunderdome, Governor Gavin Nesom has raised the limit for misdemeanor theft to $2.1 million.

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at May 10, 2023 11:34 AM (wBpKf)

160 If the LGBTQ in question happens to be a midget, do you have to use lower case letters like, lgbtq?
-

No, you have to use subscripts.

--

No, a sub is a different type of fag.

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:34 AM (wX4Ft)

161 How do you double the value of a Trabant?

Fill the tank.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:34 AM (O4oKn)

162 I saw Showman Pigeons open for Birdshit Crazy at Lulu's Bait Shack in '94.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 10, 2023 11:34 AM (IXZGh)

163 Tolkien explains why Sam and Frodo didn't just fly giant eagles to Mordor. (50 seconds)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Uz0LMbWpI
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 10, 2023 11:29 AM (FVME7)

Pretty sure I've seen that clip.

Brilliant.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:34 AM (RPOx/)

164 Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 10, 2023 11:32 AM (lz5hY)

Funny thing about Trabants, their fenders were made of cotton infused with epoxy. Commie fiber glass.

Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 10, 2023 11:34 AM (OgrpQ)

165 Do you have someone else in mind who is willing to put himself and his entire family into the meat grinder and keep on fighting?

I'm more of the mindset that we don't deserve him.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:32 AM (ZLI7S)

———

Agree.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 10, 2023 11:35 AM (4HsoB)

166 It wasn't Kissinger, it was Dr. Ruth Westheimer, diminutive sex therapist extraordinaire. She too is tiny.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 10, 2023 11:30 AM (ykeLU)
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She can fire and field-strip an Uzi, so don't mess with her.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:35 AM (2hlEI)

167 Beyond the mechanical aspects of it, though, a desirable side-effect is the chilling effect and breeding distrust among the population. Those are hugely valuable effects, since it makes a person feel very alone and afraid.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:08 AM (O4oKn)

How True, fellow Patriot! The only real way around the federal panoptican security state is to meet in real life, and conspire to commi...er, restore the republic in the safety of like minded patriots like yourself, and also, myself.
What do you say we all meet somewhere and discuss your future kinetic plans? I know people who know people who can make things happen, if you know what I mean.

Posted by: Fellow Patriot you can totally trust, I swear at May 10, 2023 11:35 AM (FCbAQ)

168 He's not . It's shown that the Left can use all of his faults and weaknesses to work him like a puppet.
His boldness just leads him into traps.
Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:34 AM (FO8S3)

Walking boldly into traps got him +74mil votes.

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:35 AM (y87dX)

169 If you want to broadcast information, you need Roaming Pigeons.

Yeoman Pigeons for ships at sea.

Posted by: t-bird at May 10, 2023 11:35 AM (ptElO)

170 I guess the media was too busy covering the Santos arrest to cover the Comer news conference... They will be too busy again tomorrow on Trump "rape" and Santos to cover the alien invasion I reckon...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 10, 2023 11:36 AM (bs+z0)

171 137 Trump will do just fine on CNN tonight. Contentious and argumentative is right in his wheelhouse. It will not be a disaster for him and CNN will get more eyes than normal. Heck I might tune in and I haven’t watched CNN since Bernie Shaw and gulf war I

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 10, 2023 11:30 AM (lRx8

He's a thousand times smarter than Joey...but, but...
like that deposition he did that likely sunk him in R@pe trial, he will absolutely take the bait, he'll say how ugly that woman is, get booed, and will be told he's a sexual abuser, for half the show. Then, he will be told there was no election fraud, and will spend another half hour making perfect soundbites for the left to use against him in 2024.

Posted by: ziggggeeee at May 10, 2023 11:36 AM (AsMdZ)

172 Walking boldly into traps got him +74mil votes.
Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:35 AM (y87dX)

Who's President?

Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:36 AM (FO8S3)

173 Andrew Cuomo resigned because he groped some broad, not because he killed thousands of elderly.

It is disgusting and I hate their lies.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at May 10, 2023 11:36 AM (44ww/)

174 I'm more of the mindset that we don't deserve him.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:32 AM (ZLI7S)

***

fistbump

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at May 10, 2023 11:36 AM (flINI)

175
Technology Review dot com, April '22, Tech Policy -
South Africa’s private surveillance machine is fueling a digital apartheid

As firms have dumped their AI technologies into the country, it’s created a blueprint for how to surveil citizens and serves as a warning to the world.

Posted by: Lola - ALL the 1/6 videotapes from Alexandra and Jade, too. at May 10, 2023 11:37 AM (GshMh)

176 Stasi? More Cheka at this point of the evolution. The revolution has occurred and the deep work of weeding out the counter revolutionaries is underway.

NKVD is more about cowing the populace and producing slave labor.

Stasi would be more maintaining the occupation.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:37 AM (zZu0s)

177
Who's President?
Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:36 AM (FO8S3)

The Owebama clan.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 10, 2023 11:37 AM (IXZGh)

178 Walking boldly into traps got him +74mil votes.

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81M

It's why the Democrats keep bringing it up.

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:37 AM (wX4Ft)

179 154 161 Movie with Mikhail Barishnikov and Gene Hackman. They're on the run in Berlin and need a car. They take a Trabant because everybody left the keys in them, hoping they would be stolen.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 10, 2023 11:37 AM (lz5hY)

180 All this pigeon talk. I think you guys are aviary reacting.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2023 11:37 AM (anj39)

181 Technology Review dot com, April '22, Tech Policy -
South Africa’s private surveillance machine is fueling a digital apartheid

As firms have dumped their AI technologies into the country, it’s created a blueprint for how to surveil citizens and serves as a warning to the world.
Posted by: Lola - ALL the 1/6 videotapes from Alexandra and Jade, too. at May 10, 2023 11:37 AM (GshMh)
++++
Eskom serves as the real warning to the world. None of the AI-driven automated surveillance is worth a hill of beans if you can't keep the grid energized.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:38 AM (O4oKn)

182 163 Tolkien explains why Sam and Frodo didn't just fly giant eagles to Mordor. (50 seconds)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Uz0LMbWpI
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 10, 2023 11:29 AM (FVME7)

Pretty sure I've seen that clip.

Brilliant.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:34 AM (RPOx/)

At least he doesn't try to give some BS excuses. While it might've needed to be more elaborate than straight A to B, it's pretty clear that there were plenty of strategies that could've involved flying most of the way.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 11:38 AM (eYoxG)

183 159 In a move dubbed Reparation Thunderdome, Governor Gavin Nesom has raised the limit for misdemeanor theft to $2.1 million.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at May 10, 2023 11:34 AM (wBpKf)

In a State that never had slavery... Unless of course you count the Chinese

Posted by: It's me donna at May 10, 2023 11:38 AM (bs+z0)

184 What are the current estimates of the illegals entering tomorrow?

50,000?
200,000
500,000?

Trick question! Biden's new rule makes anyone not killing a Border patrol agent on the way in to be here legally. Border is secure.

Posted by: Ripley at May 10, 2023 11:38 AM (cUYo/)

185 Who's President?
Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:36 AM (FO8S3)

Joe Biden is President.

What is your point?

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:38 AM (y87dX)

186 >>Who's President?

Not Jeb!

Seriously? After all you have seen including the news that broke last night that the CIA, not just retired intel officers but active CIA agents, helped rig the election you still think what happened in 2020 was a fair election?

wow

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:38 AM (ZLI7S)

187 Who's President?
Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:36 AM (FO8S3)

Valerie Jarrett?

Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:38 AM (RPOx/)

188 Technology Review dot com, April '22, Tech Policy -
South Africa’s private surveillance machine is fueling a digital apartheid

As firms have dumped their AI technologies into the country, it’s created a blueprint for how to surveil citizens and serves as a warning to the world.
Posted by: Lola - ALL the 1/6 videotapes from Alexandra and Jade, too. at May 10, 2023 11:37 AM (GshMh)

Little late, even for last year guys.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:38 AM (zZu0s)

189
After the Russian mafia took down a Russian jeweler in my area Jerry Rivers (aka Geraldo) was standing in front of my bank talking to someone. He's tiny in real life. He must have the cameras lowered every time he's on screen.

I did say, "Hi, Jerry" as I walked past.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 10, 2023 11:39 AM (enJYY)

190 The boycott continues:

Couple Assaulted Outside Liquor Store Over Suspected Bud Light Purchase

Don't worry - it was a "mostly peaceful" assault.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 10, 2023 11:39 AM (2tUFv)

191 I-uh, uh. I w-w-w-where am uh-I?

yeah

Posted by: John Fetterman at May 10, 2023 11:39 AM (vwCZJ)

192

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 10, 2023 11:39 AM (2tUFv)

193 Seriously? After all you have seen including the news that broke last night that the CIA, not just retired intel officers but active CIA agents, helped rig the election you still think what happened in 2020 was a fair election?

I've got to ask. Who, on this site, maintains that the 2020 election was fair? Name names.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:39 AM (eOEVl)

194 Seriously? After all you have seen including the news that broke last night that the CIA, not just retired intel officers but active CIA agents, helped rig the election you still think what happened in 2020 was a fair election?

wow

Posted by: JackStraw

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Don't worry. Desantis is going to fix it when he takes office.

Wait...

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:40 AM (wX4Ft)

195 Seriously? After all you have seen including the news that broke last night that the CIA, not just retired intel officers but active CIA agents, helped rig the election you still think what happened in 2020 was a fair election?

wow
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:38 AM (ZLI7S)

Jack, aside from the hardcore NTers among us, not many here have ever ventured that the election was fair (and even then it was that Trump was DEEPLY unpopular- even though he had generated more adjusted votes than anyone in recent memory.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:40 AM (zZu0s)

196 Don't worry. Desantis is going to fix it when he takes office.

Wait...
Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:40 AM (wX4Ft)

No shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:40 AM (zZu0s)

197 Funny thing about Trabants, their fenders were made of cotton infused with epoxy. Commie fiber glass.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 10, 2023 11:34 AM (OgrpQ)

Carbon fiber before there was carbon fiber! Nothing actually wrong with the idea. Probably more expensive per unit than metal stampings, but they avoided the huge capital cost of big presses and dies.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2023 11:40 AM (tkR6S)

198 Who, on this site, maintains that the 2020 election was fair? Name names.

Paul

Posted by: t-bird at May 10, 2023 11:40 AM (ptElO)

199 I expect an Oxford Don to be able to speak coherently. The affected, stuttering Hugh Grant thing is intensely annoying.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:40 AM (eOEVl)

200 180 Yeah, this unfeathered access to bird jokes is disterning.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 10, 2023 11:40 AM (1Btyh)

201 Joe Biden is President.

What is your point?
Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:38 AM (y87dX)

That your response made no sense as a defense.

Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:41 AM (FO8S3)

202 That is another thing that kills me about the Desantis v Trump horseshit.

DOES IT FUCKING MATTER AT THIS POINT WHO IS ON THE FUCKING WASHINGTON GENERALS, GUYS?!?

With apologies to the 'ettes for my language.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:41 AM (zZu0s)

203 Who, on this site, maintains that the 2020 election was fair? Name names.

Paul

Hah! You've got me there.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:41 AM (eOEVl)

204 Yes, it's GDR. Newsom in CA has already opened up a snitch line so people can report "hate" whatever that means.

Posted by: PJ at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (G1dq6)

205 This brunette in cutoffs trusts no one:
https://is.gd/8jPgCV

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (O4oKn)

206 You wrote all those words and never once mentioned Barrack Hussein 0bamas 2015 Patriot Act.

Posted by: Fisht at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (ZRarh)

207 For acting lessons, you need Walter Pigeons.

Posted by: Puddinhead at May 10, 2023 11:29 AM

Water pigeons is what we call ducks 'round these parts.

Posted by: Moron at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (ORKOd)

208 198 Who, on this site, maintains that the 2020 election was fair? Name names.

Paul
Posted by: t-bird at May 10, 2023 11:40 AM (ptElO)

========

Sure, there was cheating, but it didn't make any difference. It never makes a difference. That's why people cheat at elections, to never make a difference.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (LvTSG)

209 You still want me to believe that the desiccated husk of Biden, who did not campaign or draw flies to any appearances, got 81 million votes?

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (flINI)

210 Rhetorical question of the day: If the Trump family had 170 (!) Suspicious Activity Reports written about them, do you think the media would mention it? Maybe a few articles here and there, at least, right? Right??

Posted by: DJ at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (H5y4s)

211 Eskom serves as the real warning to the world. None of the AI-driven automated surveillance is worth a hill of beans if you can't keep the grid energized.

High probability that the South African grid will collapse this winter.

Meanwhile, the ruling party is focusing on the important things:

The African National Congress is preparing to sue former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter for defamation after saying evidence suggested the power utility served as “a feeding trough” for the party, its attorney said on Wednesday.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (2tUFv)

212 I was at a restaurant in San Diego some years ago and heard that distinctive guttural accented voice and looked over. It wasn't Kissinger, it was Dr. Ruth Westheimer, diminutive sex therapist extraordinaire. She too is tiny.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 10, 2023 11:30 AM (ykeLU

I don't like where this discussing is heading...

Posted by: Robert Reich at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (PiwSw)

213 Funny thing about Trabants, their fenders were made of cotton infused with epoxy. Commie fiber glass.

All the exterior panels, DuraPlast, I think? Would probably be touted as "all-natural and sustainable" today.

Posted by: t-bird at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (ptElO)

214 If you listen to AM radio - esp. conservative stations - you'll hear 'commercials' that confirm today's post. They talk about being aware of ' what's in your everyday' and to report anything that doesn't look 'normal'. 'Scuse me, but this harkens back to 'See Something, Say Something' after 9/11 and the creation of the New Stasi (TSA). This has been going on in plain sight for years - why is it only now being noticed? That's on us, folks ... we saw it, we recognised it, but (key concept coming) DID NOTHING. More importantly, we SAID NOTHING - and we all saw it.

Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (mu5GU)

215 The African National Congress is preparing to sue former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter for defamation after saying evidence suggested the power utility served as “a feeding trough” for the party, its attorney said on Wednesday.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (2tUFv)
++++
They tried to kill de Ruyter and it failed, so I guess a lawsuit is the next-best thing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (O4oKn)

216 You still want me to believe that the desiccated husk of Biden, who did not campaign or draw flies to any appearances, got 81 million votes?

I'll ask it again. Who, on this site, maintains that the 2020 election was fair? Name names.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (eOEVl)

217 189 In Godfather 1, you never see James Caan below the waist, either walking on ramps or wearing big lifts. Short guy who learned to live with it, having multi black belts in various disciplines. The scene where he's running over to give the BIL the beatdown was with a stunt double, for reasons of height and maybe fear Cann would get carried away and really beat the shit out of him.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (lz5hY)

218 Zod saw Totalitarian Hellscape open for the Grateful Dead at the Ryman Auditorium

I can't imagine Zod sitting through a Grateful Dead show.

Posted by: Diesel Jones, Biologist at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (Vu7A1)

219 >Who's President?

There is no President.

Posted by: That kid in The Matrix at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (SYTee)

220 >>Jack, aside from the hardcore NTers among us, not many here have ever ventured that the election was fair (and even then it was that Trump was DEEPLY unpopular- even though he had generated more adjusted votes than anyone in recent memory.)

Actually, he got more votes than any sitting president in US history. And that includes the Mocha Messiah.

The idea that Trump was unpopular is absurd. Name another politician who can announce a rally in East Armpit, Nowhere in a week and draw 30,000. If we had an actual media his accomplishments against all odds and against the DC establishment including the intel agencies that were plotting to take him down since before he entered the White House would have him listed as one of the greatest presidents in US history and he did it in 3 years.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (ZLI7S)

221 You still want me to believe that the desiccated husk of Biden, who did not campaign or draw flies to any appearances, got 81 million votes?
Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (flINI)

No, what they want you to believe is they can put up mentally retarded candidates, park them somewhere, and then cull the ballots needed to install said nitwits into office, and YOU can't stop them.

That's what they want you to believe.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:44 AM (RPOx/)

222 Archimedes beat me to the punch. Damn Sicilian.

*shakes fist, brushes chin*

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:44 AM (zZu0s)

223 and even then it was that Trump was DEEPLY unpopular- even though he had generated more adjusted votes than anyone in recent memory.)

Not being snarky but i have nevrr understood this argument.

How does deeply unpopular square with most votes ever?

"Polarizing"? That makes no sense to me. It has never happened in history.

DJT radicalized more people into actice opposition than he won over? That's crazy talk. It didn't happen. How mechanically could it have happened?

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:44 AM (y87dX)

224 In Godfather 1, you never see James Caan below the waist, either walking on ramps or wearing big lifts. Short guy who learned to live with it, having multi black belts in various disciplines. The scene where he's running over to give the BIL the beatdown was with a stunt double, for reasons of height

Google says he was 5'9". That's average, not short. Pacino is 5'6".

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:45 AM (eOEVl)

225
Ja...zis guy, he gets it.
Posted by: Zombie Roland Freisler at May 10, 2023 11:16 AM (5sOEG)

Heh. We got your number though...

Posted by: US Eighth Air Force at May 10, 2023 11:46 AM (n+4am)

226 >>I've got to ask. Who, on this site, maintains that the 2020 election was fair? Name names.

Anyone who asks "Who is the president?".

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:46 AM (ZLI7S)

227 In Godfather 1, you never see James Caan below the waist, either walking on ramps or wearing big lifts. Short guy who learned to live with it, having multi black belts in various disciplines. The scene where he's running over to give the BIL the beatdown was with a stunt double, for reasons of height and maybe fear Cann would get carried away and really beat the shit out of him.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (lz5hY)
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When I was an extra in "1941", I was surprised to see Caan walking around among us dressed as a sailor. He mostly hung out with the stunt men.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:47 AM (2hlEI)

228 213 IIRC, the Duraplast in Trabants was mostly a soy bean composition, soy beans sent so the Kommie Krauts wouldn't starve.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 10, 2023 11:47 AM (lz5hY)

229 Actually, he got more votes than any sitting president in US history. And that includes the Mocha Messiah.

The idea that Trump was unpopular is absurd.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (ZLI7S)

None of which matters. It doesn't matter how many votes he got, or whether people like him or not.

He's not going to be allowed in the White House again.

He's not. Arguing about what happened in 2020 is a pointless exercise. You're faced with the realities before you now. Getting mad at people for not looking back at the last election is a form of denial.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:47 AM (RPOx/)

230 I think Blago has made the contention that Trump was a bad candidate. Our furry overlord has also made noises that way. Now ace has NOT made the contention that this was the cleanest election ever, but he still displays the cognitive dissonance about Desantis being able to somehow jujitsu his way to victory better than Trump could.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:47 AM (zZu0s)

231 Zod saw Totalitarian Hellscape open for the Grateful Dead at the Ryman Auditorium

I can't imagine Zod sitting through a Grateful Dead show.
Posted by: Diesel Jones, Biologist at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (Vu7A1)

At that time, ZOD was known as 'zub'.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2023 11:47 AM (RJQ8g)

232 Trump is the outlaw that demanded that Americans direction be represented in their government. There is no way Deep State wishes to listen to these people.

Posted by: Baltimore at May 10, 2023 11:48 AM (8Sqzu)

233
Anyone who asks "Who is the president?".
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:46 AM (ZLI7S)

Technically Biden is sitting in the WH....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 10, 2023 11:48 AM (bs+z0)

234 Google says he was 5'9". That's average, not short. Pacino is 5'6".
Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:45 AM (eOEVl)

Rule: subtract 2inches from listed NBA player height if under 7ft. Add two inches if listed over 7ft.

I'll go out on a limb and apply 3in to actors.

Merv Griffin chose actors by skull size.

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:48 AM (y87dX)

235 IIRC, the Duraplast in Trabants was mostly a soy bean composition, soy beans sent so the Kommie Krauts wouldn't starve.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 10, 2023 11:47 AM (lz5hY)
++++
Recycled cotton (old clothing) was the primary fiber source. I dunno if they used soybeans in the epoxy or chemical process, though.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:48 AM (O4oKn)

236 >>218 Zod saw Totalitarian Hellscape open for the Grateful Dead at the Ryman Auditorium

I can't imagine Zod sitting through a Grateful Dead show. Posted by: Diesel Jones, Biologist at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (Vu7A1)

Left after Totalitarian Hellscape finished their set. Got the t-shirt, kept the ticket stub.

Posted by: ZOD at May 10, 2023 11:48 AM (92zw8)

237 Anyone who asks "Who is the president?".
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:46 AM (ZLI7S)

Anyone who says any name other than "Joe Biden" in response to the question is in denial.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:48 AM (RPOx/)

238 None of which matters. It doesn't matter how many votes he got, or whether people like him or not.

He's not going to be allowed in the White House again.

He's not. Arguing about what happened in 2020 is a pointless exercise. You're faced with the realities before you now. Getting mad at people for not looking back at the last election is a form of denial.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:47 AM (RPOx/)

No other candidate we field in 2024 will take the White House.

Arguing otherwise is literally making a case about the 2020 elections and Trump's electability.

"No one can be elected" vs "Trump can't get elected but my guy can"

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 11:49 AM (eYoxG)

239 230 I think Blago has made the contention that Trump was a bad candidate. Our furry overlord has also made noises that way. Now ace has NOT made the contention that this was the cleanest election ever, but he still displays the cognitive dissonance about Desantis being able to somehow jujitsu his way to victory better than Trump could.
--------------
Ace had a boner for Cruz, remember?

Posted by: Baltimore at May 10, 2023 11:49 AM (8Sqzu)

240 >>None of which matters. It doesn't matter how many votes he got, or whether people like him or not.

>>He's not going to be allowed in the White House again.

>>He's not. Arguing about what happened in 2020 is a pointless exercise. You're faced with the realities before you now. Getting mad at people for not looking back at the last election is a form of denial.

He seems to disagree with you.

And even if he can't win then nobody who supports his agenda can win either so there is no point in talking about politics or the election or any other candidate.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:49 AM (ZLI7S)

241 Merv Griffin chose actors by skull size.

Phrenology FTW!

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:50 AM (eOEVl)

242 Zod saw Totalitarian Hellscape open for the Grateful Dead at the Ryman Auditorium

I can't imagine Zod sitting through a Grateful Dead show.
Posted by: Diesel Jones, Biologist at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM

I can imagine Zod sitting through it...taking notes. For later.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2023 11:50 AM (5sOEG)

243 121 It's kinda sad to think Trump is the best we have to offer.

We could be much sadder by the time the next presidential election comes about. "It's about the economy, stupid," they said. And yet, like Obama and McCain, not a horse race.

Posted by: Lola - ALL the 1/6 videotapes from Alexandra and Jade, too. at May 10, 2023 11:50 AM (GshMh)

244 Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:38 AM (ZLI7S)

And Trump did nothing to make sure it was going to be fair other than the minimal rhetoric. He facilitated the country shutdown with Fauci as his adviser that allowed the election shenanigans. He waited until after it was over to run right into the Left's trap that anyone else could see coming from a million miles away.

Of course every bad thing that happened the excuse is always ' his hands were tied and betrayed by his staff'

All the good things it's ' only Trump could have accomplished this !'

Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:50 AM (FO8S3)

245 Ace had a boner for Cruz, remember?

Posted by: Baltimore at May 10, 2023 11:49 AM (8Sqzu)

Oy.

Posted by: Marco Rubio's Garbage at May 10, 2023 11:50 AM (SYTee)

246 Sure, there was cheating, but it didn't make any difference. It never makes a difference. That's why people cheat at elections, to never make a difference.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM

Is it much different than us bitching about the cheating, despite nothing coming of it?

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 10, 2023 11:50 AM (JCZqz)

247 He's not. Arguing about what happened in 2020 is a pointless exercise. You're faced with the realities before you now. Getting mad at people for not looking back at the last election is a form of denial.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:47 AM (RPOx/)

He did it once. He came oh so close last time. He can do it again. He has the best chance of anyone.

One more time into the breach.

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:50 AM (y87dX)

248 IIRC, the Duraplast in Trabants was mostly a soy bean composition, soy beans sent so the Kommie Krauts wouldn't starve.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 10, 2023 11:47 AM (lz5hY)

Henry Ford was was playing with some plant-derived plastics around about 1940. He had a fender molded of it for a Ford sedan, and there was a photo of him whacking it with a sledge hammer, and the fender just dented and sprang back unharmed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2023 11:50 AM (tkR6S)

249 I'm not a pigeon expert, but did you know that DOVE soap is 1/4 cleansing cream?

Posted by: Sudsy at May 10, 2023 11:50 AM (Nn3xT)

250 Absolutely everyone that marched for BLM, absolutely everyone that demonstrates for abortion, absolutely everyone that is for tranny "rights," and most all young women at universities today, are ripe for this.

They would drop a dime on anyone they could, if they knew armed men would come and remove their targets.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (KiBMU)

251 My wife is a Dead Head. I am eternally tortured on long trips to listen to Jerry play the same lead on every fucking Dead song. Its the same lead regardless of the song. You would have thought he would have improved at improv - but you would be wrong.

Posted by: Baltimore at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (8Sqzu)

252 I saw Boners For Cruz open for Tears For Fears at...well, never mind.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (2hlEI)

253 Mayorkas press conference was a joke-
"The border is not open, do not come."

Posted by: redridinghood at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (NpAcC)

254 Ace had a boner for Cruz, remember?
Posted by: Baltimore at May 10, 2023 11:49 AM (8Sqzu)

So did I. I thought Trump was an unknown and unreliable quantity. He proved me wrong. Full stop.

Now did he do everything I wanted? Nope, he does suck in some areas. But that is also monday morning field marshalling.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (zZu0s)

255 240 And even if he can't win then nobody who supports his agenda can win either so there is no point in talking about politics or the election or any other candidate.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:49 AM (ZLI7S)

========

The presidency cannot be won until massive changes happen within certain states.

Arguing about which Republican would be a better president or more likely to now beat the cheat that has no ceiling is something of a waste of thought and effort.

Much more would be accomplished by focusing on ways to win the Secretary of State positions in places like PA, AZ, GA, MI, MN, and NV.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (LvTSG)

256 Anyone who asks "Who is the president?".
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:46 AM (ZLI7S)

Anyone who says any name other than "Joe Biden" in response to the question is in denial.

You're both using different definitions of President, so the argument is pointless. One means who would have been elected in the absence of fraud, and the other means who occupies the Oval Office.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (eOEVl)

257 Mayorkas press conference was a joke-
"The border is not open, do not come."
Posted by: redridinghood at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (NpAcC)
++++
That'll learn 'em.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (O4oKn)

258 Ace had a boner for Cruz, remember?

Cruz was my choice over Trump also, but when Trump got the nod I voted for him

Posted by: It's me donna at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (bs+z0)

259 No, what they want you to believe is they can put up mentally retarded candidates, park them somewhere, and then cull the ballots needed to install said nitwits into office, and YOU can't stop them.

That's what they want you to believe.

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I haven't seen anything to make me not believe.

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:52 AM (wX4Ft)

260 Off Sock

Posted by: Pudinhead at May 10, 2023 11:52 AM (8Sqzu)

261 241 Merv Griffin chose actors by skull size.

Phrenology FTW!
Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:50 AM (eOEVl)

Phrenology is real. Why wouldn't genetic information be visible in morphology?

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:52 AM (y87dX)

262 At the end of time, after The Invasion, as mankind dwindles to a single individual, that individual's last words will be either "Trump won" or "my pronouns are us/they/them."

The alien soldiers observing this demise will tilt their heads in curiosity, sigh, and fire up cigarettes.

Mutated.

Posted by: ZOD at May 10, 2023 11:52 AM (92zw8)

263 My wife had a Saturn for a while. It had plastic panels which was great for her, because she drives using the braille system.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 10, 2023 11:52 AM (jTmQV)

264 Cruz was my choice over Trump also, but when Trump got the nod I voted for him

Ditto.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:53 AM (eOEVl)

265 You're both using different definitions of President, so the argument is pointless. One means who would have been elected in the absence of fraud, and the other means who occupies the Oval Office.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (eOEVl)

One is being facile and one is not.

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:53 AM (y87dX)

266 252 I saw Boners For Cruz open for Tears For Fears at...well, never mind.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (2hlEI)

Maybe for the Gears of War trailer version of Mad World?

That is a far better version than the original, imo. Of course, it kind of fits the game. Thin, reedy, hopeless.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:53 AM (zZu0s)

267 He seems to disagree with you.

And even if he can't win then nobody who supports his agenda can win either so there is no point in talking about politics or the election or any other candidate.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:49 AM (ZLI7S)

I think it's rather silly to talk about ANY of this in the context of "free and fair" elections. No Republican candidate will be elected President, ever again, unless he cheats better than the Democrats.

But my belief is, Trump won't be allowed to try. Regardless of what he thinks, or what his supporters think. They'll kill him if they have to, and so far, they don't think they have to, or else he'd be dead already.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:54 AM (RPOx/)

268
Of course every bad thing that happened the excuse is always ' his hands were tied and betrayed by his staff'

All the good things it's ' only Trump could have accomplished this !'
Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:50 AM (FO8S3)

Trump pushed every single issue to the full extent of his powers.

Now if you have a guy who will go beyond his statutory powers, feel free to present him. Far as I can see he's not been running.

Our average candidate will not push very hard on most issues.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 11:54 AM (eYoxG)

269 >>All the good things it's ' only Trump could have accomplished this !'

Remind, how many peace deals in the Middle East did George Bush facilitate? How many wars did he start? The Patriot Act, the law that enabled the intel community to go after Trump, who signed that? What was the illegal immigration situation under Bush? How about the economy? Trade deals? China?

Yea, Trump did far better than any president in recent memory. Even Reagan. And he actually fights the swamp which has been building for decades. Sorry he alone couldn't fix everything in 3 years but he at least identified the problem and started a war none of his predecessors did.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:54 AM (ZLI7S)

270 Then, he will be told there was no election fraud, and will spend another half hour making perfect soundbites for the left to use against him in 2024.
Posted by: ziggggeeee at May 10, 2023 11:36 AM (AsMdZ)

And yet at the conclusion of the event Trump will have just as much and probably more support among voters.

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 10, 2023 11:54 AM (lRx88)

271 But my belief is, Trump won't be allowed to try. Regardless of what he thinks, or what his supporters think. They'll kill him if they have to, and so far, they don't think they have to, or else he'd be dead already.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:54 AM (RPOx/)

Fielding a martyr is basically as good as we can get. It was an assassination that kicked off the Spanish Civil War.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (eYoxG)

272 264 Cruz was my choice over Trump also, but when Trump got the nod I voted for him

Ditto.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:53 AM (eOEVl)
******
Same.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (NpAcC)

273 But my belief is, Trump won't be allowed to try. Regardless of what he thinks, or what his supporters think. They'll kill him if they have to, and so far, they don't think they have to, or else he'd be dead already.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:54 AM (RPOx/)

*checks supply of tinfoil*

Not saying you are wrong, but I need to hit walmart.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (zZu0s)

274 You would have thought he would have improved at improv - but you would be wrong.
Posted by: Baltimore

Yes, but how are you hack-sack skills?

Posted by: weft-cut loop at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (jzzG8)

275 Sorry he alone couldn't fix everything in 3 years

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Just didn't want that to be skipped over. It's important.

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (wX4Ft)

276 >>264 Cruz was my choice over Trump also, but when Trump got the nod I voted for him

Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer, and his father assassinated John F. Kennedy. For this reason (and others), Zod backed Trump from the puck-drop.

Posted by: ZOD at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (92zw8)

277 Anyone who asks "Who is the president?".
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:46 AM (ZLI7S)

In order to be seen as very serious you have to add the Sheldon Whitehouse twist to it and ask directly.

"Is Joe Biden the duly elected president?"

Not one historical statistic worked that way in 2020. Sto------len!

Posted by: micky at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (3byMq)

278 Eskom serves as the real warning to the world. None of the AI-driven automated surveillance is worth a hill of beans if you can't keep the grid energized.

100%. Just like the junta here will wonder why the power goes out forever just after they kill the last white people.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (ZGrMX)

279 276 Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer, and his father assassinated John F. Kennedy. For this reason (and others), Zod backed Trump from the puck-drop.
Posted by: ZOD at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (92zw

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That's the reason I supported Cruz!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 10, 2023 11:56 AM (LvTSG)

280 Fielding a martyr is basically as good as we can get. It was an assassination that kicked off the Spanish Civil War.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (eYoxG)

Can we pick? I have some names...

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:56 AM (zZu0s)

281
My wife is a Dead Head. I am eternally tortured on long trips to listen to Jerry play the same lead on every fucking Dead song. Its the same lead regardless of the song. You would have thought he would have improved at improv - but you would be wrong.
Posted by: Baltimore

When Jerry died of a heart attack, some wag observed that it was funny that the brownies were to blame rather than the marijuana baked into them.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 10, 2023 11:56 AM (n+4am)

282 Fielding a martyr is basically as good as we can get. It was an assassination that kicked off the Spanish Civil War.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (eYoxG)

Portugal didn't have a civil war.

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:56 AM (y87dX)

283 Now did he do everything I wanted? Nope, he does suck in some areas. But that is also monday morning field marshalling.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:51 AM (zZu0s)

Yelling at the top of your lungs to fire Fauci after his numerous documented lies is not Monday morning QBing. The country was destroyed the day we shut down for 'two weeks' .

Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:56 AM (FO8S3)

284 274 You would have thought he would have improved at improv - but you would be wrong.
Posted by: Baltimore

Yes, but how are you hack-sack skills?
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I gave up weed and smelly women years ago. Don't even mention Patchouli to me.

Posted by: Pudinhead at May 10, 2023 11:57 AM (8Sqzu)

285 Until it is common-knowledge that the 2020 election was stolen and that of all subsequent ones, we will never escape this tyranny.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at May 10, 2023 11:57 AM (5u1+1)

286 Yelling at the top of your lungs to fire Fauci after his numerous documented lies is not Monday morning QBing. The country was destroyed the day we shut down for 'two weeks' .
Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:56 AM (FO8S3)

I didn't say all the critiques were invalid. I should have been more clear.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:57 AM (zZu0s)

287 The voters of America elected Donald Trump, but the Deep State stole the election, and installed Joe Biden.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2023 11:58 AM (tkR6S)

288 285 Until it is common-knowledge that the 2020 election was stolen and that of all subsequent ones, we will never escape this tyranny.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at May 10, 2023 11:57 AM (5u1+1)

Well over half believe this now?

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:58 AM (y87dX)

289 100%. Just like the junta here will wonder why the power goes out forever just after they kill the last white people.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (ZGrMX)
++++
It will be more interesting here because our grid is very different. Lots of grid operators, as opposed to one nationalized grid operator. Even with our corruption, the system is more robust.

That said, the area to watch is the TVA service area. The TVA area operates a lot more like the South African energy system than the rest of the country does. There is one major power generation outfit (that's the TVA), which is state-owned and political. Final service delivery off the trunk system is handled by local grid operators (often municipalities). This is fairly close to the SA model, and where corruption, incompetence and bad decision-making in the state-owned enterprise can have similar kinds of effects.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:58 AM (O4oKn)

290 282 Fielding a martyr is basically as good as we can get. It was an assassination that kicked off the Spanish Civil War.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (eYoxG)

Portugal didn't have a civil war.
Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 11:56 AM (y87dX)

I'm unfamiliar with the struggle between communism and other factions there so you'll have to elaborate.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 11:58 AM (eYoxG)

291 But hell, if we are going to do this, do we want to list Reagan's list of faults? Washington's?

You go with what you have.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:59 AM (zZu0s)

292 I gave up weed and smelly women years ago. Don't even mention Patchouli to me.
Posted by: Pudinhead at May 10, 2023 11:57 AM (8Sqzu)

I saw Smelly Women open for Weed at Lilith Fair in '03.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 10, 2023 11:59 AM (PiwSw)

293 Lots of commercials for this Perry Johnson guy. Asa Hutchinson running mate material.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 10, 2023 11:59 AM (lz5hY)

294 That's the reason I supported Cruz!
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Some good that did you. Cruz was all about punishing the J6 supporters. A Cuban will sell out an American in a skinny minute if money or power is at stake.

Posted by: Pudinhead at May 10, 2023 11:59 AM (8Sqzu)

295 Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:54 AM (ZLI7S

You make my point perfectly.

Posted by: polynikes at May 10, 2023 11:59 AM (FO8S3)

296 Biden is President of the Junta, which is in control of our government (and he country). IF he is not a legitimate president, (sure they went through the motions and ceremony, means nothing since we are "under a criminal cabal's control) .. So he is not President of the USA. (a legit view, imo)

But even then, Biden is president in name only ... he has no power, must obey. (does he obey China or his other owners first? idk)

USA only has the "skinsuit" of The Real Republic, which for now at least, is dead. Revival is necessary ... getting late.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 10, 2023 12:00 PM (Cus5s)

297 Tomorrow's border-swim is going to make the Land Rush of 1889 look like a family outing.

(Sigh)

And we could have had Transborder Industrial Mastic Human Flypaper Array in place by now.

Posted by: ZOD at May 10, 2023 12:00 PM (92zw8)

298 The Blue Angels are practicing right now. They fly over my house at low altitude several times per practice session. It mostly never bothers me because sound of freedom and what not, but, man, the engines on the updated F/A-18 models they transitioned to a couple of years ago (E-models, I think) are really, really...LOUD. I can barely hear myself type.

Posted by: bed head at May 10, 2023 12:00 PM (Y1sOo)

299 294 That's the reason I supported Cruz!
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Some good that did you. Cruz was all about punishing the J6 supporters. A Cuban will sell out an American in a skinny minute if money or power is at stake.
Posted by: Pudinhead at May 10, 2023 11:59 AM (8Sqzu)

========

*takes notes*

"Jokes...not allowed...anymore."

Got it!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 10, 2023 12:00 PM (LvTSG)

300 I loved Gears of War. *shrugs*

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 10, 2023 12:01 PM (Xrfse)

301 Remind, how many peace deals in the Middle East did George Bush facilitate? How many wars did he start? The Patriot Act, the law that enabled the intel community to go after Trump, who signed that? What was the illegal immigration situation under Bush? How about the economy? Trade deals? China?

Yea, Trump did far better than any president in recent memory. Even Reagan. And he actually fights the swamp which has been building for decades. Sorry he alone couldn't fix everything in 3 years but he at least identified the problem and started a war none of his predecessors did.

That's not really the question. Sure, we've had some mediocre, if not awful Republican presidents. The real question is who can do best going forward?

Trump had a very good record (IMHO), but that doesn't mean he's the best for '24.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 12:01 PM (eOEVl)

302
*takes notes*

"Jokes...not allowed...anymore."

Got it!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 10, 2023 12:00 PM (LvTSG)
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I don't get it.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2023 12:02 PM (2hlEI)

303 But my belief is, Trump won't be allowed to try. Regardless of what he thinks, or what his supporters think. They'll kill him if they have to, and so far, they don't think they have to, or else he'd be dead already.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 11:54 AM

I don't know about assassination, but I think the Uniparty is certainly pulling out all the stops to keep Trump from being elected. Bullshit legal issues to dissuade him from running, try and prevent him from running in the GOP primaries, then try and hurt his chances if he does run, and then tank him in the general if is the nominee. Then, GOP govs won't try to stop the steal in Blue metros. Many phases to the same plan.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 10, 2023 12:02 PM (JCZqz)

304 I saw Rosie Cotton flash her tits after she had a few beers. Nice big tits.

Don't tell Sam.

Posted by: Pippen at May 10, 2023 12:02 PM (SYTee)

305 >>and installed Joe Biden.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2023 11:58 AM (tkR6S)

and the ceti eel installed in his ear has done its work a bit too...assertively.

Posted by: ZOD at May 10, 2023 12:02 PM (92zw8)

306 And we could have had Transborder Industrial Mastic Human Flypaper Array in place by now.
Posted by: ZOD

I'm right here, you know~!

Posted by: 50% Tax on Remittances at May 10, 2023 12:02 PM (jzzG8)

307 233
Anyone who asks "Who is the president?".
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 11:46 AM (ZLI7S)

Technically Biden is sitting in the WH....
Posted by: It's me donna

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So's Hunt's oldest daughter and her husband, both attorneys; he now a JAG with quite a past in the O&Joe administrations.

FJB's the emcee of the party. There's no president per se making decisions but rather a controlling group. We're mostly happy pretending the presidents are royalty, imo.

Posted by: Lola - ALL the 1/6 videotapes from Alexandra and Jade, too. at May 10, 2023 12:02 PM (GshMh)

308 And we could have had Transborder Industrial Mastic Human Flypaper Array in place by now.
Posted by: ZOD at May 10, 2023 12:00 PM

*sigh*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2023 12:02 PM (5sOEG)

309 297 Tomorrow's border-swim is going to make the Land Rush of 1889 look like a family outing.

But Myorkas said the border is not open and not to come... I'm sure they will abide by that..... I crack myself up. .LOL

Posted by: It's me donna at May 10, 2023 12:03 PM (bs+z0)

310 Fielding a martyr is basically as good as we can get. It was an assassination that kicked off the Spanish Civil War.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 11:55 AM (eYoxG)

My assumption is the CIA is tired of second-tier assassinations. It's one thing to put a pillow over the face of a Supreme Court Justice, or poison the drink of Andrew Breitbart. It's quite another to kill a Kennedy. Or Trump. Way more sexy.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 10, 2023 12:03 PM (G14no)

311 *takes notes*

"Jokes...not allowed...anymore."

Got it!
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Its all spelled out for you in Ghost Ship.

Posted by: Pudinhead at May 10, 2023 12:03 PM (8Sqzu)

312 300 I loved Gears of War. *shrugs*
Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 10, 2023 12:01 PM (Xrfse)

It was a good game. The muddy textures (I think it was just an artifact of the engines of the era) kind of got... depressing. It did fit the subject matter.

And when I say they were good games, I mean 1-3.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 12:03 PM (zZu0s)

313 well the deep state, has done much to fark us over, on giron beach, on watergate, on iran contra, shall I continue,

yes the set up down there was the cdr, or bloc committee,

Posted by: no 6 at May 10, 2023 12:03 PM (PXvVL)

314 nood, you wankers

Posted by: weft-cut loop at May 10, 2023 12:03 PM (jzzG8)

315 I'm unfamiliar with the struggle between communism and other factions there so you'll have to elaborate.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 11:58 AM (eYoxG)

There is a reason salazar is unknown. He guided the country with brilliance. Avoiding WWII and Communism.

A Putin type leader. Rightist Catholic prudent leader. Economic genius.

He actually resolved the paradox of colonialism. And his Flecha were the model for Green Berets.

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 12:03 PM (y87dX)

316 Nood. Biden Crime Family.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2023 12:04 PM (5sOEG)

317 311 Its all spelled out for you in Ghost Ship.
Posted by: Pudinhead at May 10, 2023 12:03 PM (8Sqzu)

=======

True. That movie is no joke.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 10, 2023 12:04 PM (LvTSG)

318 298 One of my gambling buds is a retired CMsgt from the local ANG. They have gone through many missions, and he was talking about the reasons he wears two hearing aids. He said the world's worst was the A37. I agreed, having listened to those little bastards taxiing by. They don't call them super tweets for nuttin.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 10, 2023 12:04 PM (lz5hY)

319 >>That's not really the question. Sure, we've had some mediocre, if not awful Republican presidents. The real question is who can do best going forward?

>>Trump had a very good record (IMHO), but that doesn't mean he's the best for '24.

No, it doesn't. But I've yet to see anyone, including Ron, who leads me to believe they will do a better job.

You might disagree but the vast majority of Republican primary voters seem to think Trump is the best option so it's a really big cult.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2023 12:04 PM (ZLI7S)

320 My assumption is the CIA is tired of second-tier assassinations. It's one thing to put a pillow over the face of a Supreme Court Justice, or poison the drink of Andrew Breitbart. It's quite another to kill a Kennedy. Or Trump. Way more sexy.
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They will have to find a Trannie that can Shoot.

Posted by: Pudinhead at May 10, 2023 12:04 PM (8Sqzu)

321 The real question is who can do best going forward?

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The REAL real question is "How can a Republican win going forward?"

Because what will happen when Desantis gets the nod is he'll lose the nationwide election by 40-50K, same as Trump in 2020, regardless of what the numbers are, same as Trump, and courts won't hear his cases because no standing (and judges like to have their children remain alive), and gosh darnit, he gave it a good shot, better luck in 2028 guys!

Posted by: MLB wants you to celebrate the normalization of p3d0 and scat fetishes at May 10, 2023 12:04 PM (wX4Ft)

322 163 Tolkien explains why Sam and Frodo didn't just fly giant eagles to Mordor. (50 seconds)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Uz0LMbWpI
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 10, 2023 11:29 AM (FVME7)

That's a good late morning laugh. Thanks.

Posted by: Javems at May 10, 2023 12:04 PM (Xqi9c)

323 Until it is common-knowledge that the 2020 election was stolen and that of all subsequent ones, we will never escape this tyranny.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at May 10, 2023 11:57 AM (5u1+1)

It kinda is common knowledge that the election was less than fair, yet you'll never get the admission from democrats.
Ever.
By that I don't mean the party, but your family friends and neighbors who vote D. To admit that would be too big a burden and a complete restructuring of their thought processes.
Admit you lost to the guy you hated? Not.
Admit you need to cheat to win? Not.
Admit your ideas and policies can't carry the day? Not.

We could ALL "know" and yet half the country will never admit it or accept changes that make elections less prone to fraud, because even that would be an admission of sorts.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 10, 2023 12:05 PM (FCbAQ)

324 @153

>>I was going along with it until Comer said we needed more laws.

The essentially pulled a Comey, accusing The Meat Puppet of high crimes and misdemeanors but then at the last minute saying we need more laws to stop Vice Presidents from being racketeers.

The GOP is a useless pile of dogshit.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2023 12:05 PM (up/3i)

325
Trump had a very good record (IMHO), but that doesn't mean he's the best for '24.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 12:01 PM (eOEVl)

You have to actually make a case for another guy though. Most of the issues with the administration were not due to the President, meaning switching the candidate won't change the results. Obamacare repeal for instance. The legislature was functionally our main issue (and the bureaucracy which practically would also need to be solved through the legislature).

Then there's the electability issue. It's hard to present a case where the Rs don't lose the 2024 Presidential. We don't have a bunch of candidates as popular as Trump was in 2020 in the first place. Maybe some that could put up 2016 numbers.

Finally and perhaps most importantly is what Trump represents to new members of the coalition. Independent of the election itself, not alienating the working class is important.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 12:05 PM (eYoxG)

326 You might disagree but the vast majority of Republican primary voters seem to think Trump is the best option so it's a really big cult.
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This is profoundly American. You fuck me - then I fuck you back. Its a very healthy sign.

Posted by: Pudinhead at May 10, 2023 12:05 PM (8Sqzu)

327 Years ago I was in Brussels on business and was standing in the lobby of the Montgomery Hotel. He came up behind me and was speaking to someone from the embassy. I just turned around and looked. No mistaking that voice. And yeah, not very tall at all.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2023 11:23 AM (anj39)

——-

I used could do a spot on voice impersonation of Kissinger.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 10, 2023 11:24 AM (4HsoB)

I saw Kissinger in the crowd at a July 4th parade in Kent, CT. He lived there.

Posted by: Archer at May 10, 2023 12:05 PM (gmo/4)

328 Here is the actual doc:

https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1QOELtx-0sGGpVN0K1ijiMwOTNb38E46q/view?usp=sharing

You are an employee at a new bakery about to open in Elkville. As the mayor walks up to the ribbon at the bakery entrance, you hear another attendee yell, "baby killer" towards them. You turn to find the shouter and are shocked to see that it's Ann, a woman who you've always known to be empathetic in the past. Once at home you...
Employee Bystander Choices
Call Ann's husband to discuss what you just witnessed and check to see if everything has been okay lately
Contact Ann's preacher and ask about her behavior
Stop by Ann's house to chat and see how she's doing

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 10, 2023 12:06 PM (BRHaw)

329 216 You still want me to believe that the desiccated husk of Biden, who did not campaign or draw flies to any appearances, got 81 million votes?

I'll ask it again. Who, on this site, maintains that the 2020 election was fair? Name names.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (eOEVl)

I think the "brilliance" of the left is their ability to do anything, ANYTHING to win. Election interference (51 intel heads say laptop is Russian psych ops! )
How much did they interfere in each state? Who knows! Did they change millions of votes, or...what I think they did, just enough the 10, 20K switches , just enough.
did 81 mil vote for Joey? who knows?
low information voters, who just see news headlines on their phones, saw 1000's of anti Trump stories, heard , many more Anti-Trump ads on tv,radio, youtube, than pro Trump/anti Biden ads.
Trump was ready to brag how he was winning, and spent much less than Biden did. Ever see 1 ad of Biden having to quit his 1988 run for President because of all his lies? should have been on every local news broadcast, every black owned radio station..instead, the RNC would create some ad a would be online and Hannity would run it.

Posted by: ziggggeeee at May 10, 2023 12:06 PM (AsMdZ)

330 This is profoundly American. You fuck me - then I fuck you back. Its a very healthy sign.

Posted by: Pudinhead at May 10, 2023 12:05 PM (8Sqzu)

Getting the last word is really big here in Redbud.

Posted by: Archer at May 10, 2023 12:07 PM (gmo/4)

331 And when I say they were good games, I mean 1-3.

Okay, I never went any further than the third one.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 10, 2023 12:07 PM (Xrfse)

332 ps cut and paste the link together

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 10, 2023 12:07 PM (BRHaw)

333 wow, was told my screed looked like spam....had to truncate it
anyways, never underestimate the stupidity of voters, esp. women (sorry!)

Posted by: ziggggeeee at May 10, 2023 12:07 PM (AsMdZ)

334 Trump had a very good record (IMHO), but that doesn't mean he's the best for '24.
Posted by: Archimedes

I might not be understanding what you're saying here. Is it the best to return to RINO uniparty Bush style norms?

The shooting starting is more likely.

I'm still puzzled at what actual facts were established in the EJ Carroll case. Lot of accusation with zero facts afaic.

Posted by: micky at May 10, 2023 12:08 PM (3byMq)

335 315 I'm unfamiliar with the struggle between communism and other factions there so you'll have to elaborate.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 11:58 AM (eYoxG)

There is a reason salazar is unknown. He guided the country with brilliance. Avoiding WWII and Communism.

A Putin type leader. Rightist Catholic prudent leader. Economic genius.

He actually resolved the paradox of colonialism. And his Flecha were the model for Green Berets.
Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 12:03 PM (y87dX)

How applicable is it for our case though? Spanish Civil War was kind of a come from behind win, with the Leftists already holding the central government at the start(similar to our situation).

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 12:08 PM (eYoxG)

336 (Ducks in) ---Ugh, circular firing squad again. (Ducks out).

Just a hint people, it is better to push your candidate's positive qualities than crap on someone else's because you are going to need those voters for any chance at all to win in 2024.
Especially as whatever candidate you support must overcome an entrenched DC mafia, weak kneed and hostile courts allowing the left to commit Lawfare, and a rigged election system.

That does not apply to candidates themselves as being a politician means that they need to be fully vetted BEFORE the general election and genial Mr. Rogers style behavior ain't going to cut it. A candidate needs to be able to fight evil Joe Biden and his henchmen with fire breathing attacks plus the flying monkeys of the media.

Posted by: whig at May 10, 2023 12:09 PM (UK7fR)

337 Trump had a very good record (IMHO), but that doesn't mean he's the best for '24.
Posted by: Archimedes

I might not be understanding what you're saying here. Is it the best to return to RINO uniparty Bush style norms?

I am not. Obviously. I'm a D guy, but as I've said ad nauseum, if T is the nom, I'll vote for him. However, I think D will be the stronger candidate.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 12:11 PM (eOEVl)

338 At only 29, many aren't familiar with the southern border crossing scene from "Born in East LA." There's a two minute clip on YT.

Posted by: Lola - ALL the 1/6 videotapes from Alexandra and Jade, too. at May 10, 2023 12:11 PM (GshMh)

339 I think Blago has made the contention that Trump was a bad candidate. Our furry overlord has also made noises that way. Now ace has NOT made the contention that this was the cleanest election ever, but he still displays the cognitive dissonance about Desantis being able to somehow jujitsu his way to victory better than Trump could.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at May 10, 2023 11:47 AM (zZu0s)

I think many are still caught in the old paradigm of free and fair elections and business-as-usual campaigns. I'm starting to believe that Trump (and DeSantis) won't even be allowed to be nominated.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 10, 2023 12:12 PM (BdMk6)

340 The 1912 United States presidential election was the 32nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1912. Democratic Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey unseated incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft while defeating former President Theodore Roosevelt (who ran under the banner of the new Progressive or "Bull Moose" Party) and Socialist Party nominee Eugene V. Debs.[1][2]
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They want to force a third party to insure they're win.

Posted by: Pudinhead at May 10, 2023 12:14 PM (8Sqzu)

341 205 This brunette in cutoffs trusts no one:
https://is.gd/8jPgCV
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (O4oKn)

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She looks kinda blonde to me...

Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 10, 2023 12:16 PM (uPgE/)

342 This brunette in cutoffs trusts no one:
https://is.gd/8jPgCV
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 10, 2023 11:42 AM (O4oKn)

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She looks kinda blonde to me...
Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 10, 2023 12:16 PM (uPgE/)

I know one way to determine the truth.

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at May 10, 2023 12:17 PM (ufFY8)

343 I'll ask it again. Who, on this site, maintains that the 2020 election was fair? Name names.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 11:43 AM (eOEVl)

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I’m going with you. You think the reason Trump lost is more people voted for Biden than Trump AND that was mainly due to massive numbers of people voting against Trump.

Using the word “fair” isn’t precise because we all know politics ain’t fair. The better description is “corrupt”. The laws were changed corruptly, the ballots were distributed corruptly, the ballots were collected corruptly, the counting was done corruptly and the judicial aftermath was done corruptly in key areas around the country.

Which all leads to the conclusion that the 2020 Presidential election was illegitimate and that Biden is an illegitimate President. Perhaps you don’t agree.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 10, 2023 12:19 PM (4HsoB)

344 Or who express fondness for music of The Eagles or Nickelback.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus

Report me jive turkey

Posted by: Cheri at May 10, 2023 12:19 PM (oiNtH)

345

I'm still puzzled at what actual facts were established in the EJ Carroll case. Lot of accusation with zero facts afaic.

Posted by: micky at May 10, 2023 12:08 PM (3byMq)

Oh no real facts, but...it will be in EVERY ad against Trump til election day (sexually assaulted a woman!) , along with...the only President twice impeached, under indictment in 4 cities. Anything to keep women from voting for him.

Posted by: ziggggeeee at May 10, 2023 12:20 PM (AsMdZ)

346 How applicable is it for our case though? Spanish Civil War was kind of a come from behind win, with the Leftists already holding the central government at the start(similar to our situation).
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at May 10, 2023 12:08 PM (eYoxG)

Well, Salazar defused the bomb before explosion.

He used conservative social policies and innovative economic policies (Catholic tradition) to satisfy the "right" and "left".

He was more pro-private property and anti-Corporation than Fascists.

He was utterly opposed to Communists on every level.

His coalition was landed gentry and military and rural population. But he didn't treat the rurals as rubes because of his Catholicism.

Economically he opposed totally the thinking of the Chicago Boys and the US but offered a way forward with organic growth.

In effect, he used Catholicism to convert the lumpen proletariat into citizens. He offered them a future by restraining oligarchs. Much like Putin.

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 12:21 PM (2td+J)

347 Years ago I passed Al Pacino on Fifth Avenue. My first reaction was "he looks like Pacino but he's really short."

5'2" I'd say

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 10, 2023 12:22 PM (RqMSv)

348 However, I think D will be the stronger candidate.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 10, 2023 12:11 PM (eOEVl)

In what way? Serious question.

Larger electoral coalition?

More anti-GOPe?

Posted by: Thesokorus at May 10, 2023 12:23 PM (BKBHq)

349 (Ducks in) ---Ugh, circular firing squad again. (Ducks out).

I understand your sentiment. However, this calls for a duck joke-a joke well suited to the Biden crime family.

What do you call a duck that steals?

A robber ducky.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2023 01:12 PM (Keyt1)

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