President Trump Goes to Hollywood

Trump and Newsom share Hollywood hug
after LA fires

Wonder how Newsom felt at that moment?

Yesterday, Friday, was the last business day of the new Trump Presidency, and I was already sort of overwhelmed by everything that he had done. At home, my internet connection was sort if iffy, and I lost the page with my links for the week up until Thursday. Naturally.

On Friday morning, we had an appointment in Fresno and listened to a talk radio station on the way up. A guest they had scheduled for the morning (a congressman, I think - didn't recognize the name) had to re-schedule because he would be traveling with the President to North Carolina and California!

The main conclusion I took from that morning, listening to the banter on the radio, was that the country was becoming divided into (1) people who understood that Donald Trump often presented proposals in terms one might expect if one had read his book The Art of the Deal and (2) people who did not understand this.

Elsewhere (somewhere in my lost links), Walter Kirn referred to the President's statements concerning things like changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America as "chew-bones" to keep the press (and others) busy while he was doing real negotiations.

On our way home, we stopped for lunch at VDH's favorite hometown restaurant and saw about 10 young, competent-looking military types, mostly dressed in black, hanging out in the parking lot. One was wearing a Cal Fire jacket. Don't know who they were, but we had heard on the radio that Fresno would be a staging area for helicopters in case they were needed for the Hughes Fire near Castaic.

There is also a possibility that these young men were connected in some way with this organization:

NEW: Gavin Newsom disbanded a highly trained team of certified firefighters in early 2024 — a move that left his National Guard incapable of sending a complete firefighting force to Los Angeles until 10 days after the fires broke out.

This story is wild, read this🧵to the end pic.twitter.com/2QDC34pwLR
— Andrew Kerr (@AndrewKerrNC) January 24, 2025

Newsom's judgment has been weird about a multitude of issues, great and small.

On our way home, we caught President Trump's opening remarks on the radio in his public forum with Governor Newsom, Mayor Bass and others concerning the fires. He was quite gracious in his introductions of the people in the meeting. Then came some commentary like this:

Lizzy in an earlier thread:

Clip of Trump confronting Bass about making people wait 18 mos to clear their property
Bass starts interrupting him, claiming it's about safety to wait "we think one week" - - and then Daryl Issa reaches over and takes her mic while Trump responds! Didn't notice that last night - heh.

Second thread:

This week has been unbelievable. I cannot believe all the good things that are happening.

Looks like it was a productive trip for President Trump.

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Other Issues

Stephen A Smith stuns the Bill Maher crowd into silence as he articulates how Democrats have no one left fighting for the American people:
SAS: "The man was impeached twice, he was convicted on 34 felony counts. The American people still said 'He's closer to normal than what we're seeing on the left.'
He's saying 'I kept my promise'
Then you turn around and look at the left and you say 'What promises did you keep?'
What voter can look at the Democrat party and say 'There's a voice for us, somebody who speaks for us, that goes up on Capitol Hill and fights the fights that we want them fighting on our behalf. They didn't do that. That's why their behinds are home, and that man is back in the White House.
He's doing what he said he was going to do."
The American people said 'We'll take the supposed 'felon' over the woman who is telling us men can get pregnant'.

VDH: The utopian aspirations of the oligarchs at Davos are dangerous to the world. Donald Trump and Javier Milei are dangerous to the Davos crowd because their ideas work.

A good reason to eliminate DEI in universities

"My scoring only a 1020, as a tenured university professor may be the best evidence imaginable of racial bias to the SAT (very slight paraphrase)." https://t.co/eme4KZtXgk
— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) January 24, 2025

Attorney recruiting for "victim visas"

Some people still remember Lenin fondly.

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h/t FenelonSpoke

Foolish Lady Bishop Vs. Trump
Putting the Episcopal Church at risk.

When giant corporate meat packers and Episcopal bishops agree on the need for low-cost laborers in processing plants you get a politics like we have now

"What if instead of just giving you guys at Tyson Foods money straight from the US Treasury, we import workers from abroad and subsidize their housing and medical care and other bills so you can afford to pay them 9 bucks an hour instead of the 20+ bucks you paid before to the…
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) January 22, 2025

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Weekend

Walter Kirn and Matt Taibbi did one of their podcasts at the time of the inauguration. Kirn sort of scared Taibbi, the Free Speech guy, sometimes. Remember that these guys are not exactly conservatives. Kirn's current "X" feed is pretty interesting. Example.

But from earlier in the week, here's the podcast:

Steven Hayward: The Week in Pictures: 100 Hours That Shook the World

The time has come when someone can write a sequel to John Reed’s famous book about the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days That Shook the World. The title is obvious: 100 Hours That Shook the World. I could include a longish subtitle, as is the fashion these days with trade book publishing. I suggest: “How Donald Trump Broke Five Decades of Leftist Drift, Crushed the Democratic Party, and Drove Liberals Out of What Little of Their Minds They Had in the First Place.” Strap in and pour yourself a deep mug: this week’s edition is another long epic.

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Music

Some nostalgia for lefty friends:

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Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

This is the Thread before the Gardening Thread.

Serving your mid-day open thread needs

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Last week's thread, January 18, California Cruisin'

Comments are closed so you won't ban yourself by trying to comment on a week-old thread. But don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 11:18 AM

Comments

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1 Where is evrbody?

Posted by: Crouching Chigger at January 25, 2025 11:21 AM (p+Euc)

2 Good morning KT

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 11:22 AM (fwDg9)

3 Pathetic Newsom looked like a little boy hoping to get an autograph as Trump de-planed at LAX yesterday. And they think this guy has presidential mettle?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 25, 2025 11:23 AM (JkO4W)

4 1 Where is evrbody?
Posted by: Crouching Chigger at January 25, 2025 11:21 AM (p+Euc)

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Newsom's exact quote yesterday, standing alone on the tarmac.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 25, 2025 11:24 AM (JkO4W)

5 Pathetic Newsom looked like a little boy hoping to get an autograph as Trump de-planed at LAX yesterday. And they think this guy has presidential mettle?

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More than enough!

---Robinette Biden

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2025 11:25 AM (g47mK)

6 Escape Escape from LA LA.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 25, 2025 11:26 AM (gbOdA)

7 Someone has no idea of the history of Lenin

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 11:27 AM (fwDg9)

8 Trump & Co.....and us...have a lot of work ahead of us.

Posted by: BignJames at January 25, 2025 11:29 AM (Yj6Os)

9 Some of us are reading the content.

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 11:30 AM (fV+MH)

10 Like the black MAGA hat, btw.

Posted by: BignJames at January 25, 2025 11:30 AM (Yj6Os)

11 Giving the press "chew bones" is pretty good.

I like it.

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 11:30 AM (fV+MH)

12 Thanks for all the info K.T..

I like the title "“How Donald Trump Broke Five Decades of Leftist Drift, Crushed the Democratic Party, and Drove Liberals Out of What Little of Their Minds They Had in the First Place.”

It reminds me of incredibly long titles of some Japanese documentaries I've seen.

All week, Canada has been in a tizzy over sanctions.

Because admitting Trump is right is unacceptable.

Posted by: Stateless...23% - mental state clawing up from 10% at January 25, 2025 11:31 AM (jvJvP)

13 Pathetic Newsom looked like a little boy hoping to get an autograph as Trump de-planed at LAX yesterday. And they think this guy has presidential mettle?

Even Newsom's famous hair looks off lately. It's like he was replaced with a Temu clone.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2025 11:31 AM (P9pDS)

14 "My scoring only a 1020, as a tenured university professor may be the best evidence imaginable of racial bias to the SAT (very slight paraphrase)."

Or...maybe you're just kinda'...dumb.

Posted by: BignJames at January 25, 2025 11:33 AM (Yj6Os)

15 Someone has no idea of the history of Lenin

They understand Lenin just fine.

They want to establish a brutal totalitarian dictatorship, because they think that they will be one of the people running it.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 25, 2025 11:33 AM (uxCna)

16 Good morning!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at January 25, 2025 11:33 AM (lCaJd)

17 Not at all OT but it's Saturday so what the hell, I just noticed that the blinds on my south facing living room window make an almost perfectly accurate sun dial.
Of interest to practically nobody I'm sure.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 25, 2025 11:33 AM (4780s)

18 17 Not at all OT but it's Saturday so what the hell, I just noticed that the blinds on my south facing living room window make an almost perfectly accurate sun dial.
Of interest to practically nobody I'm sure.
Posted by: From about That Time at January 25, 2025 11:33 AM (4780s)

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Interesting...

Might you have a birdbath, perchance?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 25, 2025 11:35 AM (JkO4W)

19 I do enjoy Tim Hawkins. Thanks, KT, and for your work on all the threads which you post.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2025 11:35 AM (WHLnL)

20 Wonder how Newsom felt at that moment?

I know how Trump felt. "But first...."

I haven't seen anything more on the conditions Trump is said to have set for Federal reconstruction money to CA (come on, you knew it was going to happen). These included approval of more water infrastructure, and, most importantly, required photo ID for voting. We'll see just where Newsom's priorities lie.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 11:37 AM (xCA6C)

21 16 Good morning!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at January 25, 2025 11:33 AM (lCaJd)

Good morning!
To everyone!

I'm doing a lot of deep house cleaning today so I grabbed a 12 pack of beer. There's a lot I'm not looking forward too.....

Posted by: Stateless...23% - mental state clawing up from 10% at January 25, 2025 11:37 AM (jvJvP)

22 Or...maybe you're just kinda'...dumb.

A conservative group filed suit against Northwestern law school, because the school won't even consider job applications for professorships from white males, including ones with national reputations.

Meanwhile, Northwestern hired someone as a law professor who graduated in the bottom half of her class at Northwestern, but has a vagina and the approved skin color.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 25, 2025 11:40 AM (uxCna)

23 Stephen A Smith stuns the Bill Maher crowd into silence as he articulates how Democrats have no one left fighting for the American people:
SAS: "The man was impeached twice, he was convicted on 34 felony counts. The American people still said 'He's closer to normal than what we're seeing on the left.'
He's saying 'I kept my promise'

Excellent rant, but it was amusing when he said (about birthright citizenship) "he (Trump) knows that isn't going to pass the mustard".

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 11:41 AM (xCA6C)

24 Newsome is the perfect example of your typical california democrat scumbag. Smarmy, 57 years old and still worried about looking "hip" and "cool", probably spends a small fortune on hair and skin products and his money comes from family or other dubious means which means he's never had to swing a hammer in his life to survive and looks sexually confused and probably underperforms anyway with his softie in his hand. A real Douche Bag.

Posted by: The Truth at January 25, 2025 11:41 AM (R/m4+)

25
Kendi has been busted as a grifter even by the NY Times.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at January 25, 2025 11:42 AM (lCaJd)

26 Meanwhile, Northwestern hired someone as a law professor who graduated in the bottom half of her class at Northwestern, but has a vagina and the approved skin color.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 25, 2025 11:40 AM (uxCna

I'd like to see conservative businesses just come out and say "Anyone with degrees from these universities need not apply."

After mattress girl, Columbia needs to be on that list.

Posted by: Stateless...23% - mental state clawing up from 10% at January 25, 2025 11:42 AM (jvJvP)

27 Is this Newsom's Chris Christie moment?

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 25, 2025 11:42 AM (GBKbO)

28 Mayor Ass was sooo frigging clueless. She was just making stuff up. She just couldn't get out of the 8 year old girl tea party planning mode. What a fucking idiot.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2025 11:42 AM (VwHCD)

29 Great stuff KT. Tim Hawkins clip is priceless. Thanks.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * scio te ipsum at January 25, 2025 11:42 AM (feC/a)

30 Posted by: The Truth at January 25, 2025 11:41 AM (R/m4+)

Isn't he a Pelosi relative?

Posted by: BignJames at January 25, 2025 11:43 AM (Yj6Os)

31 Darrell Issa is my representative, CA 48, rural San Diego county. I don't know why he was in LA.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in personal wealth, a huge platform on the Weaponization Committee, and absolutely toothless. A kabuki theater congressman of the first order.

Posted by: Candidus at January 25, 2025 11:46 AM (PhOuQ)

32
I'm doing a lot of deep house cleaning today so I grabbed a 12 pack of beer. There's a lot I'm not looking forward too.....
Posted by: Stateless

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Haha, I had to bake about 50 dozen cookies one Saturday so I prepped by buying a bottle of Veuve Cliquot, which i started consuming before 10:00am. By midday, I confess I was feeling kinda sick.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at January 25, 2025 11:47 AM (lCaJd)

33 Donald Trump and Javier Milei are dangerous to the Davos crowd because their ideas work.

And this is why their respective security teams have their work cut out for them. I pray daily for President Trump's safety.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2025 11:47 AM (W/lyH)

34 Pathetic Newsom looked like a little boy hoping to get an autograph as Trump de-planed at LAX yesterday. And they think this guy has presidential mettle?

Even Newsom's famous hair looks off lately. It's like he was replaced with a Temu clone.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2025 11:31 AM (P9pDS)

His Lego wigs were out of stock, so he had to get a Chinese knockoff.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 25, 2025 11:48 AM (VNX3d)

35 I'd like to see conservative businesses just come out and say "Anyone with degrees from these universities need not apply."

I suspect that this is already happening.

After seeing the Red Guards from elite universities taking over tech firms and demanding ultra-woke policies, as detailed in the interview that Marc Andreessen did, who would want to hire someone from Harvard, unless you were very convinced of their conservative credentials?

It's interesting that a lot of graduates from "elite" MBA programs are no longer getting job offers.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 25, 2025 11:48 AM (uxCna)

36 Stephen A Smith stuns the Bill Maher crowd into silence as he articulates how Democrats have no one left fighting for the American people:
SAS: "The man was impeached twice, he was convicted on 34 felony counts. The American people still said 'He's closer to normal than what we're seeing on the left.'
He's saying 'I kept my promise'

He'll still vote for the democrats.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at January 25, 2025 11:49 AM (+bind)

37 I bet Newsom practiced his hand shake and greeting a dozen times in order to get his actions to look authoritive.
Didn't go well though.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2025 11:49 AM (W/lyH)

38 After mattress girl, Columbia needs to be on that list.

Columbia is a cesspool of Jew-hatred, and needs to be made an example of.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 25, 2025 11:49 AM (uxCna)

39 Trump to Democrat Congressman Brad Sherman:

'Brad, we're the party of common sense. You're not, in all fairness. We like water to put out fires. It's really quite efficient.'

If you can't see the genius this man displays you're not looking hard enough. Anyone remember Carter's sweater festooned fireside chats? Maby PDT will give us Donald unplugged.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * scio te ipsum at January 25, 2025 11:50 AM (feC/a)

40 Not only are we going to not do it in a totally relaxing, very relaxing way. we are going to go to it better than anyone before.

My message is, we are going to relax, we are not going to do it, it was was ridiculous, it really was, we should have never done it.

All so that everyone here today, and across this beautiful nation, very beautiful, so that when they want to they can come.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 25, 2025 11:51 AM (Y6IkP)

41 ***Clip of Trump confronting Bass about making people wait 18 mos to clear their property***
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Melania and Grenell flanking him. Power team - cool.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 11:52 AM (Kq8pV)

42 I wonder how long California politicos will hem and haw over the policy changes Trump has demanded with regards to water usage? Do people affected realize what's going one here?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2025 11:53 AM (Q4IgG)

43 Running a mental list of my hair and skin products a la Newscum. Ivory soap, Suave Shampoo, store brand grease for my foot and a half. That's about it. Maybe $25 year.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 25, 2025 11:54 AM (4780s)

44 Confirmation vote for Kristi Noem to Homeland Security is still in process and not officially done yet, but she has more than enough votes at this point to succeed.

Posted by: TRex at January 25, 2025 11:54 AM (IQ6Gq)

45 39 Trump to Democrat Congressman Brad Sherman:

'Brad, we're the party of common sense. You're not, in all fairness. We like water to put out fires. It's really quite efficient.'

If you can't see the genius this man displays you're not looking hard enough. Anyone remember Carter's sweater festooned fireside chats? Maby PDT will give us Donald unplugged.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * scio te ipsum at January 25, 2025 11:50 AM (feC/a)
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Dems are used to being bullies. They are used to getting their way. They have always been able to counter logic with slogans and threats of cancelling someone and labeling hm/her a H8TR and a Raycist!
But not any more.
The best way to handle a bullies is to stand up to them. And thats what PDT does, and he makes them look foolish. Because they are.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2025 11:55 AM (W/lyH)

46 ***VDH: The utopian aspirations of the oligarchs at Davos are dangerous to the world. Donald Trump and Javier Milei are dangerous to the Davos crowd because their ideas work.***
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See. Now, that's cruel.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 11:55 AM (Kq8pV)

47 That greaser Newsom was kept waiting alone on the tarmac for 10 minutes, covering himself with humiliation. Without "Our Democracy" rigging everything, these are pathetic people.

Posted by: t-bird at January 25, 2025 11:56 AM (ueHpO)

48 Melania and Grenell flanking him. Power team - cool.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 11:52 AM (Kq8pV)

I've started watching her more closely...and not for the obvious reasons. I suspect she is going to be different in this term. She will, I think, in her own way, be as much a hammer as PDT is going to be. It will be asweome!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2025 11:57 AM (W/lyH)

49 Do you today, with courage for us.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2025 11:58 AM (63Dwl)

50 Noem confirmed.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 25, 2025 12:00 PM (t/2Uw)

51 Do you today, with courage for us.

Ah!
Another graduate of the Harris Skool for Public Speaking

Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2025 12:00 PM (W/lyH)

52 ***Reading Kendi's posts on BleuSky is a real challenge.
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If only he'd paid attention in high school.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 12:01 PM (Kq8pV)

53 Do you today, with courage for us.

Dude, what?

Posted by: Rev. Al Sharpton at January 25, 2025 12:02 PM (xCA6C)

54 Trump to Democrat Congressman Brad Sherman:

'Brad, we're the party of common sense. You're not, in all fairness. We like water to put out fires. It's really quite efficient.'

Posted by: Sock Monkey * scio te ipsum at January 25, 2025 11:50 AM (feC/a)

Boom-yow!...outta' the park!

Posted by: BignJames at January 25, 2025 12:02 PM (Yj6Os)

55 Isn't he a Pelosi relative?
Posted by: BignJames

His aunt was married for a while to Ron Pelosi, who's the brother of the "Hammer Boy", Nancy Pelosi's husband.

Posted by: t-bird at January 25, 2025 12:03 PM (iDNwP)

56 Haha, I had to bake about 50 dozen cookies one Saturday so I prepped by buying a bottle of Veuve Cliquot, which i started consuming before 10:00am. By midday, I confess I was feeling kinda sick.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at January 25, 2025 11:47 AM (lCaJd)

50 dozen. Damn. Nice to know I'm not the only Horde member.

Columbia is a cesspool of Jew-hatred, and needs to be made an example of.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 25, 2025 11:49 AM (uxCna)

Conservatives have been learning the power of yelling "Hell No!"

But I don't think these places will change until enough people and businesses outright tells them their crap piece of very expensive paper is not desired.

"We print out and shred resumes from the Ivy Leagues during company parties" would hurt.

Everyone have a great day.

Posted by: Stateless...23% - mental state clawing up from 10% at January 25, 2025 12:04 PM (jvJvP)

57 356 Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 10:43 AM (FfiA9)

Do you know if there's a video of this?. I tried to plug it in a search engine but got nothing. Thx.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2025 11:06 AM (HMEDI)

It was the YouTube channel of a tennessee news outlet. I will see if I can dig up the clip.

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 12:04 PM (dCxaZ)

58 Anyone who "remembers" Lenin....is really old.

Posted by: BignJames at January 25, 2025 12:04 PM (Yj6Os)

59 Fenelon Spoke, or anyone who wants to view President Trump and Melania listening to the concerns of the Helene survivors, here is the video from the YouTube channel of the Tennesseean.

https://tinyurl.com/5yf9dtzj

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 12:05 PM (dCxaZ)

60 ***Attorney recruiting for "victim visas"
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She looks deportable.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 12:06 PM (Kq8pV)

61 I just purchased The Art of the Deal.

Should be here tomorrow.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2025 12:06 PM (mT+6a)

62 I wonder if the Hegmeister is in blow torch mode yet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2025 12:07 PM (VwHCD)

63 “Common sense” is what the Nazis called the Holocaust. Nobody is buying what Donald Dump is selling especially real conservatives

Posted by: Jewish Libertarian at January 25, 2025 12:04 PM (8Dr1K)

I hope this is a sock, and a dropped sarcasm tag.

Posted by: BifBewalski at January 25, 2025 12:08 PM (MsrgL)

64 He'll still vote for the democrats.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Any rightward movement of the Overton window as to possibilities in policymaking influences others. So Smith might still vote D but his criticisms might lead other softer D's cover to move rightward in voting.

Same as statement against interests--it is more powerful for a D voter to tell the truth to their side than for a R voter to tell blue voters what is wrong with them.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:09 PM (ctrM5)

65 I just purchased The Art of the Deal.

Should be here tomorrow.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2025 12:06 PM (mT+6a)

I got that book when it first came out years ago. Was a pretty good read.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2025 12:09 PM (VwHCD)

66 You know times are getting fun when even Stephen A. Smith starts making some sense. Usually if I turn on ESPN to catch a highlight or score and he's on, I turn the channel because he's a yutz. I guess broken clock and all that.
Oh and thx K T. Great post

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2025 12:09 PM (6v8aM)

67 ***h/t FenelonSpoke

Foolish Lady Bishop Vs. Trump
Putting the Episcopal Church at risk.
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That is an excellent family portrait.
h/t Don't put a knife in Melania's hand.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 12:10 PM (Kq8pV)

68 65 I wonder if the Hegmeister is in blow torch mode yet.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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DoD IG among other IG's were canned last night. Prevents phony investigations getting ginned up when Hegseth starts heads rolling.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:10 PM (ctrM5)

69 She will, I think, in her own way, be as much a hammer as PDT is going to be. It will be asweome!

Trump said she wanted to join him on the trip, because she is really concerned about the survivors of both disasters.
Her concern is authentic, she gently placed her arm around the shoulders of one of the women who told the horror story of the day/night of the storm. And it was authentic.
My entire life I've watched politicians fake their concern for the common man, in an obvious ploy to win votes. That has devolved to not even showing up to make a difference...just use Big Tech to gaslight the masses into thinking you care.

This is such a departure...and I doubt we will ever see it again. Maybe to a lesser degree if Vance becomes President.

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 12:10 PM (dCxaZ)

70 I hope this is a sock, and a dropped sarcasm tag.
Posted by: BifBewalski
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The insane and demon possessed we shall always have with us.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:11 PM (ctrM5)

71 Trump has the cored of his NAtSec team in place - CIA, Sec of State, Defense, and DHS are now confirmed. That is for external threats, mostly.

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2025 12:11 PM (g47mK)

72 *the core, not cored , lol

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2025 12:11 PM (g47mK)

73 I hope this is a sock, and a dropped sarcasm tag.

I think it is, because on of his posts claimed Htler killed 11 of his grandparents.

or maybe suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder, who can tell?

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 12:12 PM (dCxaZ)

74 DoD IG among other IG's were canned last night. Prevents phony investigations getting ginned up when Hegseth starts heads rolling.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:10 PM (ctrM5)

Prepping the battlefield. Nice.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2025 12:12 PM (VwHCD)

75 canned IGs are whining that there were not given 30 days; hope that is not an issue

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2025 12:12 PM (g47mK)

76 71 Go ahead, put a knife in Melania's hand. She probably speaks Finnish along with all the others. Stabby people the Finns.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 25, 2025 12:12 PM (gm9Sb)

77 73 She will, I think, in her own way, be as much a hammer as PDT is going to be. It will be asweome!

Trump said she wanted to join him on the trip, because she is really concerned about the survivors of both disasters.
Her concern is authentic, she gently placed her arm around the shoulders of one of the women who told the horror story of the day/night of the storm. And it was authentic.
My entire life I've watched politicians fake their concern for the common man, in an obvious ploy to win votes. That has devolved to not even showing up to make a difference...just use Big Tech to gaslight the masses into thinking you care.

This is such a departure...and I doubt we will ever see it again. Maybe to a lesser degree if Vance becomes President.
Posted by: kallisto
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Part of it is Barron is an adult now while he was still a child when DJT first went into politics. I think in the past eight years, Melania spent time with Barron to provide some sense of normality in a very abnormal environment to grow up in.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:13 PM (ctrM5)

78 The reaction I'm seeing to Trump firing 17 "independent" inspector generals is great. The propaganda ministries are screaming, but no one is asking the question "what did these people do during the Biden administration?".

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2025 12:13 PM (6v8aM)

79 Whoa.
Who is this man, that he can make even Screamin' A. Smith listenable?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 25, 2025 12:14 PM (dg+HA)

80 I don't think Reagan could make such an authentic connection with the Man on the Street.

He was conservative, no doubt...but he was more of an intellectually based politician. Trump has actual feelings, and it shows.
The world was accustomed to seeing the feelings of rage and contempt toward his enemies, but here in living color is how he treats humans who have suffered badly and been horribly betrayed and neglected by the (shit) power elites.

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 12:14 PM (dCxaZ)

81 Go ahead, put a knife in Melania's hand. She probably speaks Finnish along with all the others. Stabby people the Finns.

Trump said Melania was speaking Slovenian to one of the attendees of the California event. I think it was to a homeowner who had lost everything to the fire.

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 12:16 PM (dCxaZ)

82 It took the California Coastal Commission 40 years to approve a permit for a housing development in San Clemente.

40 years.

Four. Zero.

Forty years.

Posted by: Candidus at January 25, 2025 12:16 PM (PhOuQ)

83 75 canned IGs are whining that there were not given 30 days; hope that is not an issue
Posted by: runner
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If Trump fired them for cause (i.e. misconduct, there is no thirty days needed). Plus, the law that the Pelosi Congress passed in 2022 is now under shakier constitutional grounds as to Congress applying limits to presidential personnel decisions.

Supreme Court has been moving to shore up presidential authority over executive branch officers in a train of cases recently even under Biden.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:17 PM (ctrM5)

84 I have noticed that all Smelt Lovers hate Israel. I don't know why, just something that Adu has observed.

Posted by: ADU FROM GHANA at January 25, 2025 12:17 PM (QxEBj)

85 "Noem confirmed.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) "

For realz?

WOOT.

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 12:17 PM (fV+MH)

86 the core, not cored , lol
Posted by: runner

Actually... If it was spelled CORD it would work...

Cord a flexible rope made of twisted strands. Each member of Trump team is a strand. They are twisted (or bound) together as part of the bigger rope. This makes them stronger and tougher. But keeps the whole rope flexible.

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at January 25, 2025 12:17 PM (4XwPj)

87 It took the California Coastal Commission 40 years to approve a permit for a housing development in San Clemente.

40 years.

Four. Zero.

Forty years.
Posted by: Candidus at January 25, 2025 12:16 PM (PhOuQ)

Any fish involved?

Posted by: BignJames at January 25, 2025 12:18 PM (Yj6Os)

88 when I lived in South Philly, I used to joke that the residents had pictures of the Holy Trinity in their windows:

JFK, Pope John Paul2, and Sylvester Stallone as Rocky.

Quite a few of the rowhomes had this Trinity on display for the world to enjoy. I am beginning to feel I should put a picture of DJT on my front window.
The only problem is I don't live in a rowhome and it wouldn't be really visible from the street.
Maybe a banner?

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 12:18 PM (dCxaZ)

89 Prepping the battlefield. Nice.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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As in Roadhouse, DJT has decided it is time not to be nice. Nice was his first term.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:18 PM (ctrM5)

90 " I wonder if the Hegmeister is in blow torch mode yet.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division"

How you get fired on a Saturday?

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 12:19 PM (fV+MH)

91 For my coffee today I bought doughnuts WITHOUT sprinkles.
Health is my passion.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2025 12:19 PM (W/lyH)

92 I saw California Coastal Commission open for Skin Pierced Grifters. And the Beach Boys.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 25, 2025 12:20 PM (gm9Sb)

93 Maybe I'll put up a picture of when DJT and Melania visited the Vatican during his first term, and Melania was giving Pope Frankie the side-eye.

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 12:20 PM (dCxaZ)

94 >>>Maby PDT will give us Donald unplugged.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * scio te ipsum
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Firesign chats, on AM radio so that none be missed, by Trump, reading the JFK files. Repeated in the morning and evening so that all may hear.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 12:21 PM (Kq8pV)

95 78 The reaction I'm seeing to Trump firing 17 "independent" inspector generals is great. The propaganda ministries are screaming, but no one is asking the question "what did these people do during the Biden administration?".
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Dems weaponized these IGs during the Obama years and they used the phony IG investigation over the phone call to provoke the first impeachment along with Vindman and Ciarmerella (sp?) and Schiff.

Trump left two IGs in place, Horowitz who has shown himself to be somewhat honest (see his reports on DoJ and FBI corruption) and one other that is conducting a current investigation.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:21 PM (ctrM5)

96 My scoring only a 1020, as a tenured university professor may be the best evidence imaginable of racial bias to the SAT (very slight paraphrase).

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No, it is an indictment of university DEI policy. The SAT isn't flawed or racist, you just aren't very smart even with 20 additional years of "college" education. My white boy ass scored a 1490 while I was a HS senior. I applied for countless scholarships and got nothing. I had no money so I worked my way through school.

Kendi, you are a loser. BTW there are plenty of black HS kids who score way higher than you, but they went to school in the suburbs. The problem is the terrible inner city loser culture.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at January 25, 2025 12:22 PM (XiZl/)

97 Those grandparents must have been pretty damned infertile if it took 11 of them to spawn "Jooish Libertarian".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2025 12:23 PM (8zz6B)

98 Any fish involved?
Posted by: BignJames at January 25, 2025 12:18 PM (Yj6Os)

Not in that one, but the Kommissars at the CCC did kill a desperately needed water desalinization plant recently for the fishes.

$1.4 Billion. 20 years of planning and design.

Posted by: Candidus at January 25, 2025 12:24 PM (PhOuQ)

99 canned IGs are whining that there were not given 30 days; hope that is not an issue

Fine. Pay them to sit at home for 30 days. No clearance, no government devices, no nothing.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 12:24 PM (xCA6C)

100 We're gonna run up to Golden Gate, FL, 20 minute ride, and have tacos al pastor at Senior Tequila's. I'll have a michelada with mine while Ms G has a slushie margarita.

Full sunshine in SW FL today after what seemed like a week of full clouds and cold, temp might be up to 69 F. by when we leave.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at January 25, 2025 12:25 PM (KiBMU)

101 canned IGs are whining that there were not given 30 days; hope that is not an issue

Fine. Pay them to sit at home for 30 days. No clearance, no government devices, no nothing.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 12:24 PM (xCA6C)

Eff 'Em.
Tell to file a complaint with the IG.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2025 12:25 PM (W/lyH)

102 "What if instead of just giving you guys at Tyson Foods money straight from the US Treasury, we import workers from abroad and subsidize their housing and medical care and other bills...

What if instead of spending the taxpayers' money on stuff that the federal government has no business getting involved in, we just enforce the immigration and employment laws and let the market determine the price of chicken. Yeah, I know, crazy talk.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2025 12:25 PM (/y8xj)

103 What the left seems unable or unwilling to grasp is that their bias and misbehavior over the last 4 years has totally destroyed any benefit of the doubt that the Civil Service consists of people who are neutral actors representing we the people and doing what is best for the country.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 12:26 PM (xCA6C)

104 Firesign chats, on AM radio so that none be missed, by Trump, reading the JFK files. Repeated in the morning and evening so that all may hear.
Posted by: Braenyard

14000 reported documents would outlast One Thousand and One Nights. Anything left after Deep State scouring on JFK's assassination is likely to be piecemeal assembly of odd facts not supporting the Warren Commission verdict. They have had since 2017 when the law passed to eliminate any documents that would definitively point fingers at who did it and who ordered it done.

I actually think more clarity will come from the MLK and RFK documents as to Deep State involvement of the FBI and the CIA.

Those were an unpleasant surprise to the Deep State that Trump announced (and RFK is currently facing a confirmation battle that these declassified documents might help with the public support of him).

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:26 PM (ctrM5)

105 Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 12:05 PM (dCxaZ)

Thanks very much.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2025 12:27 PM (49ZOn)

106 I'm amazed that PDT hit the ground running like he did. I'm guessing he had a lot of willing hands to help already in place at government agencies. ICE being one.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 25, 2025 12:29 PM (2NHgQ)

107 "But, but, I'm an Inspector General and you have to give thirty days notice".

"Here's a quarter, call the chaplain".

"Hey, let me punch your tough shit card".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 25, 2025 12:29 PM (gm9Sb)

108 14000 reported documents would outlast One Thousand and One Nights. Anything left after Deep State scouring on JFK's assassination is likely to be piecemeal assembly of odd facts not supporting the Warren Commission verdict. They have had since 2017 when the law passed to eliminate any documents that would definitively point fingers at who did it and who ordered it done.

I actually think more clarity will come from the MLK and RFK documents as to Deep State involvement of the FBI and the CIA.

Those were an unpleasant surprise to the Deep State that Trump announced (and RFK is currently facing a confirmation battle that these declassified documents might help with the public support of him).
Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:26 PM (ctrM5)

By releasing all the JFK documents, perhaps Trump is giving a "go" signal to a few individuals who may possess copies of documents that the Deep State thought they had successfully suppressed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2025 12:30 PM (8zz6B)

109 Post paradise pogroms power peaceful prosperity programs.

Posted by: The Phantom Penguin at January 25, 2025 12:30 PM (Qub3l)

110 Noem 59-34

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 25, 2025 12:31 PM (2NHgQ)

111 What if instead of spending the taxpayers' money on stuff that the federal government has no business getting involved in, we just enforce the immigration and employment laws and let the market determine the price of chicken. Yeah, I know, crazy talk.
Posted by: Oddbob
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When businesses become large enough to hire professional lobbyists, the first thing they try to do is a) stifle competition and prevent other big companies from stifling them, b) privatize gains and put the losses on the general public, and c) try to ensure a cheap and compliant labor force by keeping borders open.

Was that way in the 1890's and is still true today.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:31 PM (ctrM5)

112 Such a sad day for dogs.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:31 PM (lH8E4)

113 The Phantom Penguin

Not Per Phantom Penguin?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 25, 2025 12:31 PM (u82oZ)

114 Although for some reason the song "Now I Wanna Be Your Dog" is playing through my head.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:32 PM (lH8E4)

115 110 Noem 59-34

So the two old hags, the turtle and some dems voted for the dog killer...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2025 12:32 PM (VE6XX)

116 Eff 'Em.
Tell to file a complaint with the IG.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2025 12:25 PM (W/lyH)

they can write to their Congressman

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2025 12:32 PM (g47mK)

117 By releasing all the JFK documents, perhaps Trump is giving a "go" signal to a few individuals who may possess copies of documents that the Deep State thought they had successfully suppressed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Hopefully so.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:32 PM (ctrM5)

118 the country was becoming divided into (1) people who understood that Donald Trump often presented proposals in terms one might expect if one had read his book The Art of the Deal and (2) people who did not understand [s)this shit".

Posted by: Anonosaurus Rex, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent Made Glorious Summer By This Son of [New] York at January 25, 2025 12:32 PM (L/fGl)

119 "But, but, I'm an Inspector General and you have to give thirty days notice".

I hereby notify you that in thirty days you'll have been unemployed for a month. Happy?

Posted by: t-bird at January 25, 2025 12:33 PM (WWBBV)

120 Some weeks ado, JJ had a banner that I thought way understated Communist's murders.
Look up Democide

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 12:34 PM (fwDg9)

121 Breaking:
The cause of LA fire has been uncovered.
He who Smelt it
Dealt it

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at January 25, 2025 12:34 PM (jQ+5q)

122 Noem 59-34

I'm curious as to which Dems have started to get a clue.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 12:35 PM (xCA6C)

123 Aagh! I embarreled myself!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Rex, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent Made Glorious Summer By This Son of [New] York at January 25, 2025 12:35 PM (L/fGl)

124 Not that many months ago there was a number of posts here about the various commissions that CA has setup to control the state's resources, markets and population. The absolute power ceded to them is remarkable.

With that in mind, I'm curious how Trump's demands about certain policy changes regarding water usage and whatever other demands he has made are being received by those commissions. The state and local politicos are one thing. Those commissions are quite another.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2025 12:35 PM (Q4IgG)

125 76 71 Go ahead, put a knife in Melania's hand. She probably speaks Finnish along with all the others. Stabby people the Finns.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door
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That is a great family photo. I'm saving it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 12:35 PM (Kq8pV)

126 >>>Yesterday, Friday, was the last business day of the new Trump Presidency

--> Yesterday, Friday, was the last business day of the first week of the new Trump Presidency

Posted by: m at January 25, 2025 12:36 PM (VnUSN)

127 DoD IG among other IG's were canned last night. Prevents phony investigations getting ginned up when Hegseth starts heads rolling.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:10 PM (ctrM5)

Prepping the battlefield. Nice.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads

Indeed. Seventeen agency Inspector Generals were canned last night. Amongst that group were departments of State, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Education, Labor and Defense, as well as the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Energy Corp., and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * scio te ipsum at January 25, 2025 12:36 PM (feC/a)

128 Congress needs to mandate e-verify for every single business that files a federal tax form. They need to mandate steep penalties for not filing. They also need to ensure that illegal immigrants are not eligible for any federal benefits. That includes when they try to use an anchor baby as their meal ticket. Lastly they need to ensure the federal government isn’t indirectly funding state benefits for illegal immigrants. We should be cutting off all these channels to get these people out.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 25, 2025 12:36 PM (ugKWv)

129 122 Noem 59-34

I'm curious as to which Dems have started to get a clue.
Posted by: Archimedes
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The one's in not so blue districts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 12:37 PM (Kq8pV)

130 Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:26 PM (ctrM5)

By releasing all the JFK documents, perhaps Trump is giving a "go" signal to a few individuals who may possess copies of documents that the Deep State thought they had successfully suppressed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2025 12:30 PM (8zz6B)

It will be significant, what is not there, as much as what is.

The ballistics, for example. There SHOULD be real evidence of what was in Kennedy's brain, the fragments, that would definitively indicate it was NOT a 6.5 carcano round that went through his head.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:37 PM (BGS5P)

131 The cause of LA fire has been uncovered.

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Not enough lesbians?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Rex, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent Made Glorious Summer By This Son of [New] York at January 25, 2025 12:37 PM (L/fGl)

132 I'm curious as to which Dems have started to get a clue.
Posted by: Archimedes
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The one's in not so blue districts.

Presumably. I hope the RNC is paying attention to which ones think they could lose if they don't play ball. Target them.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 12:38 PM (xCA6C)

133 106 I'm amazed that PDT hit the ground running like he did. I'm guessing he had a lot of willing hands to help already in place at government agencies. ICE being one.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine

A bit of a comparison with Winston Churchill, even when Winston was purposefully kept out of office in the decade before WWII, Winston had developed ties from his previous stints in Cabinet that kept him well informed about what the different ministries were doing and what information was being suppressed and by whom.

In question time, Baldwin and later Chamberlain kept finding themselves relatively uninformed compared to Churchill's pointed cross examination questions. These questions demonstrated how much both PMs and their cabinet ministers did not care to know or simply lied to the people about the growing German threat.

Not all times in the political wilderness are unfruitful.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:39 PM (ctrM5)

134 So Noem is confirmed?

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 12:39 PM (fwDg9)

135 The cause of LA fire has been uncovered.

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Not enough lesbians?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Rex, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent Made Glorious Summer By This Son of [New] York at January 25, 2025 12:37 PM (L/fGl)

They were using Sterno as a sex lube, and some got carried away.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2025 12:40 PM (8zz6B)

136 Noem 59-34
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I'm curious as to which Dems have started to get a clue.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 12:35 PM (xCA6C)

I believe it's almost all theater. She wasn't going to not be confirmed. Neither was Hegseth, but the people who felt it was safe to vote one way or the other, did so.

What remains to be seen is whether a stand is made on RFK Jr. or not. I think at this point even Tulsi is safe. If they can deny anyone, it'll be RFK.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:40 PM (BGS5P)

137 I wonder how long California politicos will hem and haw over the policy changes Trump has demanded with regards to water usage? Do people affected realize what's going one here?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2025 11:53 AM (Q4IgG)

They will dither as the fury grows. The problem is if they waive rules in the Palisades and Carmel, then they have the fury of the people down on the flats who are already convinced they got the dirty end of the stick in CA politics

Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2025 12:41 PM (D7oie)

138 I sure do wish an old friend of mine was around concerning the JFK documents. He was of some wealth, and was a student of the mouse maze surrounding the assassination. Guy had a diorama of Dealey Plaza and tasked me into putting together an "Oswald" rifle (had a hell of a time finding the right scope). He wasn't a conspiracy nut, just, in his words, a researcher.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 25, 2025 12:41 PM (gm9Sb)

139 It took the California Coastal Commission 40 years to approve a permit for a housing development in San Clemente.
40 years.
Four. Zero.
Forty years.
Posted by: Candidus at January 25, 2025 12:16 PM (PhOuQ)

Ah! Good times, good times!

Posted by: Zombie Bebe Rebozo, Cuban Patriot at January 25, 2025 12:41 PM (R/m4+)

140 134 So Noem is confirmed?
Posted by: Skip
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Yes. I think Treasury Sec. is in line for next week vote and perhaps another one. Bondi, I think is at the end of the month for her hearing.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:41 PM (ctrM5)

141 The agency was absolutely involved in JFK and RFK’s assassinations. The bureau was either willfully incompetent or materially involved. That’s all they’re hiding. They will plead their cause as to why they did this. I don’t believe any of the magic bullet, grassy knoll or storm drain crap. There were three shots at JFK and Oswald was the shooter. Sirhan was trained by the agency.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 25, 2025 12:42 PM (ugKWv)

142 I saw somewhere the other day, Mitch the Bitch is considering running again next year.

Part of me hopes he does. Get primaried, and being soundly defeated.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:42 PM (BGS5P)

143 The ballistics, for example. There SHOULD be real evidence of what was in Kennedy's brain, the fragments, that would definitively indicate it was NOT a 6.5 carcano round that went through his head.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:37 PM (BGS5P)

There is a report, I found credible, that claimed it was actually a 6.5 Mauser bullet

Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2025 12:42 PM (D7oie)

144 The cause of the LA fires was bloated lesbians wearing courdouroys

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 25, 2025 12:44 PM (ISHfS)

145 Bass/Issa mic: the people sitting at the corner didn’t have their own mic’s.

Posted by: 13times at January 25, 2025 12:44 PM (e8qFW)

146 "Not all times in the political wilderness are unfruitful."

Very fruitful indeed!

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 12:44 PM (fV+MH)

147 137 I wonder how long California politicos will hem and haw over the policy changes Trump has demanded with regards to water usage? Do people affected realize what's going one here?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2025 11:53 AM (Q4IgG)

They will dither as the fury grows. The problem is if they waive rules in the Palisades and Carmel, then they have the fury of the people down on the flats who are already convinced they got the dirty end of the stick in CA politics
Posted by: Kindltot
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Policy failure in this case was marked by gigantic smoke signals that something was wrong. Especially after CA had a very rainy and heavy snowpack year prior. Most government policy failures are buried in statistics like failure to educate kids, failure to keep criminals at bay, etc.

This one literally had a massive pall of smoke for the failure so big you could see it from space.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:44 PM (ctrM5)

148 Mike Johnson this week recalled a meeting with Biden shortly after he issued the EO banning LNG exports. He claimed Biden didn't even remember signing it.

Biden reminds me of 'Mr. Gower' in the Pottersville bar scene in 'It's a Wonderful Life' where he's a rummy trying to panhandle in the bar rather than a respected druggist.

As the Biden administration (thankfully) fades into the distance I find myself pitying Biden, more than despising him. It occurs to me that whatever 'cabal' was behind all the craziness the last four years, they realized their guy was impaired and rather than doing the right thing which would have been engineering some sort of graceful exit, instead used him as a tool to implement their radical agenda. They'd have him sign off on their crazy agenda then leave him to face mockery and disdain of the people.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 12:46 PM (QGaXH)

149 The agency was absolutely involved in JFK and RFK’s assassinations. The bureau was either willfully incompetent or materially involved. That’s all they’re hiding. They will plead their cause as to why they did this. I don’t believe any of the magic bullet, grassy knoll or storm drain crap. There were three shots at JFK and Oswald was the shooter. Sirhan was trained by the agency.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 25, 2025 12:42 PM (ugKWv)

And Thomas Matthew Crooks was totally a lone gunman too.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:47 PM (BGS5P)

150 140 134 So Noem is confirmed?
Posted by: Skip
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Yes. I think Treasury Sec. is in line for next week vote and perhaps another one. Bondi, I think is at the end of the month for her hearing.
Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:41 PM (ctrM5)

Yup, Thune kept to his word and is keeping voting going today.

She's in 59-34.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2025 12:47 PM (exHjb)

151 I thought it was all touching /video referenced in 105 ( I'm still listening but my phone needs to be recharged.) that the woman who is either a pastor or wife of a pastor talked about supplies given by ordinary folks from around the country and her saying "This is our President" and shaking Trump's hand.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2025 12:47 PM (fqRG3)

152 Congress needs to mandate e-verify for every single business that files a federal tax form. They need to mandate steep penalties for not filing. They also need to ensure that illegal immigrants are not eligible for any federal benefits. That includes when they try to use an anchor baby as their meal ticket. Lastly they need to ensure the federal government isn’t indirectly funding state benefits for illegal immigrants. We should be cutting off all these channels to get these people out.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 25, 2025 12:36 PM (ugKWv)

Excellent points.

Posted by: Send Them All Home To Abuela at January 25, 2025 12:48 PM (R/m4+)

153 What remains to be seen is whether a stand is made on RFK Jr. or not. I think at this point even Tulsi is safe. If they can deny anyone, it'll be RFK.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:40 PM (BGS5P)

Those are the only two I know of that are at risk, and only because the deep state hates both of them so much. Amazing that they were lifelong loyal Democrats before recently - well that has a lot to do with the hate they get.

I have to think that at least a couple Dems will step out and vote for RFK Jr.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2025 12:48 PM (wyMQY)

154 Unlike all those EO President Trump signed on camera, but not a picture was made on Sundowner's pardons

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 12:48 PM (fwDg9)

155 “ And Thomas Matthew Crooks was totally a lone gunman too.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:47 PM (BGS5P)”

Stop Smoking the cheeba. It’s poisoning your mind.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 25, 2025 12:48 PM (ugKWv)

156 Ds who voted yes - Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, Kim, Peters, Shaheen, Slotkin...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2025 12:49 PM (exHjb)

157 They'd have him sign off on their crazy agenda then leave him to face mockery and disdain of the people.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 12:46 PM (QGaXH)

I still think it would be a masterful troll for DJT to issue a pardon for Navy Joan Roberts (Hunter's bastard child), and remark, "Hey Joe, you missed one, but I got it covered for you!"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2025 12:49 PM (8zz6B)

158 > I saw somewhere the other day, Mitch the Bitch is considering running again next year.

Part of me hopes he does. Get primaried, and being soundly defeated.
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He's indicated he's done as of 2028... he's not running again. His election machine here in KY will make sure another McConnell "clone" is run as the GOP candidate.

His fraud machine here is pretty substantial.

But I suspect KY will opt for a Democrat as their fraud machine is every bit as good as his. The voters have little say...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2025 12:49 PM (Q4IgG)

159 Of the non-voters, Moran was the only R one...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2025 12:49 PM (exHjb)

160 Trump is dealing with the coastal commission in CA. These guys are all prolly oceanography
Jacques Cousteau wanna bees.. Then there's OSHA they want to do a soil analysis. Maybe toxic stuff in soil blah blah.. Bass was lying right to Trumps face..
Trump will override her authority Im thinking...

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at January 25, 2025 12:49 PM (jQ+5q)

161 The ballistics, for example. There SHOULD be real evidence of what was in Kennedy's brain, the fragments, that would definitively indicate it was NOT a 6.5 carcano round that went through his head.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:37 PM (BGS5P)

There is a report, I found credible, that claimed it was actually a 6.5 Mauser bullet
Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2025 12:42 PM (D7oie)

I'm not sure what difference that would make, but the gun they claimed was fired by Oswald had carcano rounds.

So.....

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:49 PM (BGS5P)

162 We need Pam asap to start cleaning out DOJ.
And at Revover saw the 3 Jan6 Ralliers still being held are missing, they have been moved from Gulands Gulag

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 12:51 PM (fwDg9)

163 Something curious about the RFK assassination is the recording. 9 shots. Sirhan Sirhan used a model 55 Iver Johnson Cadet .22 holding 8 shots, and a reload (no swing out cylinder) is a chore. I have a model 55 .32 and it's punch out the empties with a pencil or remove the cylinder

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 25, 2025 12:51 PM (gm9Sb)

164 Oswald was at the entrance of the building when the shots rang out. He was not in position.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 25, 2025 12:52 PM (ISHfS)

165 If they ever get free they have a serious case of false imprisonment

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 12:52 PM (fwDg9)

166 Content.

Posted by: Eromero at January 25, 2025 12:52 PM (jgmnb)

167 157 They'd have him sign off on their crazy agenda then leave him to face mockery and disdain of the people.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 12:46 PM (QGaXH)

I still think it would be a masterful troll for DJT to issue a pardon for Navy Joan Roberts (Hunter's bastard child), and remark, "Hey Joe, you missed one, but I got it covered for you!"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2025 12:49 PM (8zz6B)

Amen brother!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 12:52 PM (QGaXH)

168 155 “ And Thomas Matthew Crooks was totally a lone gunman too.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:47 PM (BGS5P)”

Stop Smoking the cheeba. It’s poisoning your mind.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 25, 2025 12:48 PM (ugKWv)

I think people like you are too afraid to admit to yourselves that your government is capable of true evil, and not just incompetence.

That's alright. You can believe in Santa Claus too, if it helps you to sleep at night.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:53 PM (BGS5P)

169 A few observations.

PDT steamrolled the DAVOS and CA communists. They will get up their hind legs and play #Resistence games but they have already lost the edge. They are playing on Trump's field and by his rules. My read is he is planning on resetting our relationship with the EU by converting it to an extractive from a subsidy relationship.

Additionally Trump has thrown down that he wants Chicom and EU influence out of North America with his move to reclaim the Panama Canal and buying Greenland - betting against him is at your own peril. As for Canada, they just got demoted to quasi colony status. I am half expecting he has plans for South America at some point to strengthen the USA's position as the world slides toward quasi self sustaining spheres of influence headed by the Chicoms and the EU, and to a lessor extent the OPEC and BRICS.

Domestically, his cabinet and key people are mostly quite young, committed the MAGA agenda, and over the next 4 years are going to gain experience that has a basis to be generational - think how great baseball teams build a talent stack. Meanwhile the Democrats are still waging 1965 civil rights wars and honking on LGBT private parts.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 25, 2025 12:53 PM (Q8Bj8)

170 I think all in all Oswald did it, certainly read my fair share of arguments on both sides

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 12:54 PM (fwDg9)

171 There is a report, I found credible, that claimed it was actually a 6.5 Mauser bullet
Posted by: Kindltot
=======
Easy enough to tell. 6.5 Swede bullet is nominally .264 inches in base diameter, 6.5 Carcano is .268 inches in diameter at the base.

Due to a shortage in genuine Italian surplus ammo using the .268 bullet at some point, domestic sources substituted a .264 bullet simply because those were much more common in the US. I think Prvi Partisan's first revival of teh Carcano uses the .264 bullet which generally results in poor accuracy fired from a Carcano. Even now, 6.5 Carcano is a pita for sourcing bullets--you either have to get the relatively rare bullet molds and cast them yourself or buy up when the component companies get around to providing .268 bullets in a special lot.

The other reason that Carcanos get a bad rap for accuracy is that the Italians after WWI needed carbines more than long rifles and chopped a bunch of barrels to carbine length and restocked them as carbines. The problem was that the original 91 model rifle used gain twist rifling to make it more accurate and increase barrel life. Chopping the barrels made the twist at the muzzle too slow.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 12:55 PM (ctrM5)

172 There is a report, I found credible, that claimed it was actually a 6.5 Mauser bullet
Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2025 12:42 PM (D7oie)

I'm not sure what difference that would make, but the gun they claimed was fired by Oswald had carcano rounds.

So.....
Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:49 PM (BGS5P)

Is the bullet diameter of 6.5 Mauser the same as 6.5 Carcano, or close enough that an ammo manufacturer might use the same slug for both rounds? If the bullet fragments from JFK's brain and the unfired ammo from Oswald's rifle are still held as evidence, it ought to be possible to do spectrographic analysis of the lead and other metals to see if they came from the same batch. Techniques in the field have improved a lot in the intervening years.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2025 12:55 PM (8zz6B)

173 I think university professors should have to periodically (say every 6 years) take the SAT and score at least a certain amount, say 1500.
At places with graduate programs, they should have to take the GRE.

Posted by: PG at January 25, 2025 12:55 PM (rCO8r)

174 Something curious about the RFK assassination is the recording. 9 shots. Sirhan Sirhan used a model 55 Iver Johnson Cadet .22 holding 8 shots, and a reload (no swing out cylinder) is a chore. I have a model 55 .32 and it's punch out the empties with a pencil or remove the cylinder
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 25, 2025 12:51 PM (gm9Sb)

It's also curious that the round that killed RFK was fired behind his right ear, about an inch from his skull.

And yet somehow, Sirhan, who was standing about 6-10 feet IN FRONT of RFK managed to curve the round.

Lone gunmen...

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:56 PM (BGS5P)

175 I scored higher tgen a tenured 20 year university professer.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 25, 2025 12:57 PM (ISHfS)

176 Is PopPop going to stop by for a visit on his way back from California, mommy?

Posted by: Navy Joan Roberts at January 25, 2025 12:57 PM (dg+HA)

177 I'm not exactly sure how they conduct bar fights in Canada but . . .

THIS WEENIE'S NOT GETTING ROASTED ...
Man's Penis Sticks to Icy Sidewalk

https://is.gd/V1jI3k

Posted by: Anonosaurus Rex, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent Made Glorious Summer By This Son of [New] York at January 25, 2025 12:57 PM (L/fGl)

178 Who killed Marilyn Monroe ? And Dorothy Kilgallen who was investigating JFK's assassination ? Let's see those file too, why not.

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2025 12:57 PM (g47mK)

179 Altaria Pilgram

I like your observations. Very nice.

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 12:58 PM (fV+MH)

180 Is the bullet diameter of 6.5 Mauser the same as 6.5 Carcano, or close enough that an ammo manufacturer might use the same slug for both rounds? If the bullet fragments from JFK's brain and the unfired ammo from Oswald's rifle are still held as evidence, it ought to be possible to do spectrographic analysis of the lead and other metals to see if they came from the same batch. Techniques in the field have improved a lot in the intervening years.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2025 12:55 PM (8zz6B)

Should be, but that's going to be one of those things we ought to find out... what got preserved, and what didn't.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:58 PM (BGS5P)

181 Good morning everyone! What a wonderful week of winning!

🤣 The gvt can song! Great post KT!

Going back to read the comments now.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2025 12:58 PM (PcTds)

182 172 Italian ammo manufacturing at the end was all over the map quality wise. Now, there are pictures of Oswald's cache showing Winchester brown box, NATO stuff. The Italians also had a frangible 6.5 round, adding to the mystery mouse maze.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 25, 2025 12:58 PM (gm9Sb)

183 I answered the question on GERD and HCL at the end of the last thread.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2025 12:59 PM (NQtI0)

184 That was one magic loogie!!

https://youtu.be/tBz3PqA2Fmc

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at January 25, 2025 12:59 PM (dg+HA)

185 >>> I'm not exactly sure how they conduct bar fights in Canada but . . .

THIS WEENIE'S NOT GETTING ROASTED ...
Man's Penis Sticks to Icy Sidewalk
https://is.gd/V1jI3k
Posted by: Anonosaurus Rex, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent Made Glorious Summer By This Son of [New] York at January 25, 2025 12:57 PM (L/fGl)

I bet he was farging an icehole.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 25, 2025 12:59 PM (Y6IkP)

186 I thought RFKs security detail shot him.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 25, 2025 01:00 PM (ISHfS)

187 Meanwhile the Democrats are still waging 1965 civil rights wars and honking on LGBT private parts.

If you ever look at PBS on your remote's menu option, you'll see that half of the programming, literally half, is about the civil rights era and today's BLM wannabees. It's like the years between the 60s and today never happened. They are obsessed.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 01:00 PM (xCA6C)

188 Lizzy in an earlier thread:

Clip of Trump confronting Bass about making people wait 18 mos to clear their property
Bass starts interrupting him, claiming it's about safety to wait "we think one week" - - and then Daryl Issa reaches over and takes her mic while Trump responds! Didn't notice that last night - heh.

Second thread:

Holy crap that was beautiful.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 25, 2025 01:01 PM (OA79/)

189 Domestically, his cabinet and key people are mostly quite young, committed the MAGA agenda, and over the next 4 years are going to gain experience that has a basis to be generational - think how great baseball teams build a talent stack. Meanwhile the Democrats are still waging 1965 civil rights wars and honking on LGBT private parts.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram
-----
A very well thought out analysis of the situation. Thanks for that as a guide to predict future actions of the Trump admin.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:01 PM (ctrM5)

190 >> I think people like you are too afraid to admit to yourselves that your government is capable of true evil, and not just incompetence.

Im laughing so hard I puked. Nobody is that naive. Ok, there may be a few. But that’s not me.

I go based on facts and evidence. Everybody is guilty and has to prove themselves innocent. Government is never magnanimous or above suspicion.

That said, I’ve seen so much incompetence from government it’s staggering. But I probably shouldn’t be. They are just people on the end, and people are flawed.

It’s pretty clear the chain of evidence and autopsy on JFK were disastrous and messy. That’s the hallmark of government. That’s been used by many to suggest something nefarious on scene. In my estimation it isn’t. Oswald shot Kennedy. Likely three shots. First one, cold bore, into the curb. Next in the back. Last in the head. I’ve seen people, especially military, adjust their shots like that more times than I can count. It’s really a pretty clean crime scene. Buts it’s been obfuscated to hide the real insidious part- motive and who was behind it. I suspect that’s part of what they have hidden under the guise of protecting sources and methods.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 25, 2025 01:01 PM (ugKWv)

191 186 I thought RFKs security detail shot him.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 25, 2025 01:00 PM (ISHfS)

It was Rosie Greer with knitting needles ... in the kitchen.

Posted by: browndog retired to the kennel at January 25, 2025 01:02 PM (TTAGa)

192 "Neither was Hegseth, but the people who felt it was safe to vote one way or the other, did so."

So Mitch got one last chance to say "F*ck You" to we Deplorables.

The biggest knock against Hegseth is that he isn't a Four Star. Precisely why he's an ideal pick.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 25, 2025 01:02 PM (Gqoy+)

193 I thought RFKs security detail shot him.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 25, 2025 01:00 PM (ISHfS)

Thane Cesar. Hired by the hotel about 2 weeks before RFK's visit, and never returned to work there after.

And get this, had ties to the CIA.

Weird, huh?

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:03 PM (BGS5P)

194 "Man's Penis Sticks to Icy Sidewalk"

Does anyone have a cup of warm water?

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 01:03 PM (fV+MH)

195 Finally have cup of coffee on

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 01:04 PM (fwDg9)

196 You should not have your penis out on the sidewalk.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 25, 2025 01:05 PM (ISHfS)

197 I predict Democrat aneurysms.

Charlie Kirk@charliekirk11
Pete Hegseth’s first words as Secretary of Defense:
“All praise and glory to God. His will be done."
Amen.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Rex, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent Made Glorious Summer By This Son of [New] York at January 25, 2025 01:05 PM (L/fGl)

198 If you ever look at PBS on your remote's menu option, you'll see that half of the programming, literally half, is about the civil rights era and today's BLM wannabees. It's like the years between the 60s and today never happened. They are obsessed.
Posted by: Archimedes

Corresponds probably to their audience demographics. Not to start generational wars but the Civil Rights struggle for young Dem activists at the time is their bloody shirt (reference to post Civil War where for 30 yrs, GOP relied on blaming Dems for the Civil War in politics). That particular segment of the population is literally stuck in time and they were too young to realize it was actually the GOP in Congress that had consistently supported Civil Rights far more than their Democrat party did in Congress. They cope by claiming the parties switched but that was and is literal bullshit. Even Affirmative Action as misguided as can be, was instituted by Nixon.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:05 PM (ctrM5)

199 "Finally have cup of coffee on"

That'll work.

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 01:05 PM (fV+MH)

200
Re the JFK files, I saw more significance in Caroline Kennedy's husband saying how unfair it is to release them when he's no longer here "to punch back." Oh? I bet there's a lot in there that will bust Camelot to the ground, like him pimping out Marilyn Monroe, maintaining a fvck schedule to make Magic Johnson look like a monk, buying peoples' silence, the steal that got him elected in the first place, stuff like that. All of it with the agencies' assistance in exchange for... a drugged-out Marilyn for the evening?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2025 01:06 PM (lCaJd)

201 As the Biden administration (thankfully) fades into the distance I find myself pitying Biden, more than despising him. It occurs to me that whatever 'cabal' was behind all the craziness the last four years, they realized their guy was impaired and rather than doing the right thing which would have been engineering some sort of graceful exit, instead used him as a tool to implement their radical agenda. They'd have him sign off on their crazy agenda then leave him to face mockery and disdain of the people.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 12:46 PM (QGaXH)

It was the perfect setup to totally take over the US and make into the Kalorama idea of a communist utopia. BUT, they ran out of time, AND did not predict that the MFM would collapse in it's ability to control the narrative.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at January 25, 2025 01:06 PM (g8Ew8)

202 "You should not have your penis out on the sidewalk.
Posted by: Boss Moss"

Words to live by, Boss.

Words to live by.

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 01:06 PM (fV+MH)

203 I look at things like the JFK killing and then rate by plausible scenarios.

Lone Wolf Oswald is plausible but has never been my #1.

Allen Dulles and rogue CIA is now my #1. I now better see what the Deep State is capable of.

Soviets/Castro has dropped to #2.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 25, 2025 01:07 PM (Gqoy+)

204 You should not have your penis out on the sidewalk.

I can honestly say that not once in my life have I been near a sidewalk and thought "You know what that sidewalk needs? My penis on it.".

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 01:07 PM (xCA6C)

205 "Charlie Kirk@charliekirk11
Pete Hegseth’s first words as Secretary of Defense:
“All praise and glory to God. His will be done.""

"But he gots tats, tho"

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 01:08 PM (fV+MH)

206 I would just like to note with all of the VPs breaking ties in the Senate (including Kamala) that the left mocked Palin mercilessly when she described to children that the VP was kind of the "president" of the senate.

Posted by: InZona at January 25, 2025 01:08 PM (qz1Fg)

207 Also, do not cook bacon nude.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 25, 2025 01:08 PM (ISHfS)

208 Stephen A Smith stuns the Bill Maher crowd into silence as he articulates how Democrats have no one left fighting for the American people:
SAS: "The man was impeached twice, he was convicted on 34 felony counts.

I forget the timeline - and I'm too lazy to look it up - but wasn't the second impeachment after he left office?

Either way - the reason people, other than Joy Behar and her ilk, disregard the impeachments, convictions and even the civil judgments is they know they were all politically contrived nothing-burgers.

I mean - who gets impeached over a phone call? What is the practical purpose of impeaching someone their last week in office? Who gets charged with 34 felonies over what is essentially a book-keeping dispute?

It was all theater and the american people know it and were disgusted by it. At least I know I was/am.

I hope one day DJT truly has his day in court. I hope in the end he is in a position to tell the City and State of NY - give me Alvin and Leticia and Edrogan and Merchan, disbarred and no immunity, or face my 100 Billion $ lawsuit for conspiracy to deprive me of my civil rights, defamation, etc etc.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 01:08 PM (QGaXH)

209 Corresponds probably to their audience demographics. Not to start generational wars but the Civil Rights struggle for young Dem activists at the time is their bloody shirt (reference to post Civil War where for 30 yrs, GOP relied on blaming Dems for the Civil War in politics). That particular segment of the population is literally stuck in time

Absolutely. They have a plethora of haggard old fossils who have been there forever, and just can't give up the hit of being "important".

Mara Liasson and Nina Totenberg (both at NPR), I'm looking at you.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 01:09 PM (xCA6C)

210 "I can honestly say that not once in my life have I been near a sidewalk and thought "You know what that sidewalk needs? My penis on it.".
Posted by: Archimedes"

That's so based.

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 01:10 PM (fV+MH)

211 The biggest knock against Hegseth is that he isn't a Four Star. Precisely why he's an ideal pick.
Posted by: Ignoramus at January 25, 2025 01:02 PM

I am reliably informed by the denizens of DU that the biggest knock is he "is a Fox News host".

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 25, 2025 01:10 PM (a3Q+t)

212 Allen Dulles and rogue CIA is now my #1. I now better see what the Deep State is capable of.

Soviets/Castro has dropped to #2.
Posted by: Ignoramus at January 25, 2025 01:07 PM (Gqoy+)

I would assume all the principles are dead, so the real scandal will be the reveal that the CIA was from the start, and still is, a rogue agency.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:10 PM (BGS5P)

213 As I recall one of the reasons cited by Pompeo for not releasing the JFK documents was that it might make the CIA look bad.
This to me brings up a question , Does anyone think the CIA looks good?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2025 01:10 PM (6v8aM)

214 I think university professors should have to periodically (say every 6 years) take the SAT and score at least a certain amount, say 1500.
At places with graduate programs, they should have to take the GRE.
Posted by: PG at January 25, 2025 12:55 PM (rCO8r)

I'm less concerned with a minimum, than the test(s), score(s), and test date has to be posted on their web page on the university site - along with the test scores from when they were admitted as students.

Each department would have to show the averages of their faculty.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 25, 2025 01:10 PM (VNX3d)

215 "Also, do not cook bacon nude.
Posted by: Boss Moss"

ALSO WORDS TO LIVE BY!

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 01:10 PM (fV+MH)

216 Does anyone think it's a possibility that PBS and NPR will have their funding pulled?

Posted by: InZona at January 25, 2025 01:10 PM (qz1Fg)

217 I am reliably informed by the denizens of DU that the biggest knock is he "is a Fox News host".
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 25, 2025 01:10 PM (a3Q+t)

Heh, to be honest, I would agree with that.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:11 PM (BGS5P)

218 Wow..... a few weeks ago I said that one of the things Trump HAD to do, was fire a bunch of Inspector Generals, as they were supposed to be the watch dogs of Departments... but seemingly could not see any of the corruption or illegal acts.

He just fired 12.

Winning.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 25, 2025 01:11 PM (QAkQ3)

219 I'm taking notes from this guy.

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 01:11 PM (fV+MH)

220 The JFK files. It finally comes out. LBJ, taking a dump, foolishly doesn't realize somebody has one of those new fangled little tape recorders. "Well, yeah, we had to get rid of that mackerall snappin' Yankee. I got the Dallas cops in on the deal, we got that little commie Oswald to pull the trigger, and, what the hell, Ruby was a' dying from cancer so he got a good deal".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 25, 2025 01:11 PM (gm9Sb)

221 176 Is PopPop going to stop by for a visit on his way back from California, mommy?
Posted by: Navy Joan Roberts at January 25, 2025 12:57 PM (dg+HA)

No disrespect to our service members, particularly our sailors, but you think they would have at least tried to convince the mother not to name the kid 'Navy'.

Or am I missing something? Educate me if I am.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 01:11 PM (QGaXH)

222 Charlie Kirk@charliekirk11
Pete Hegseth’s first words as Secretary of Defense:
“All praise and glory to God. His will be done.""

"But he gots tats, tho"
Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 01:08 PM (fV+MH)

So it wasn't "Sieg heil!". Hmmm. Whodathunkit?

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at January 25, 2025 01:11 PM (g8Ew8)

223 I still remember my scores. 800 math 792 verbal. 1592. DEI had not been imagined yet, but war in Vietnam had.

My teachers were blackrobed nuns through grade 8, and blackrobed brothers 9 thru 12. Got sent to public school for grade 9 and fucked around with a bunch of not-serious kids. That got cut short and I ended up in a all-male high school with all the bros who had gone to Notre Dame, and discipline was having to play one on one BB

Went to engineering school freshman class of about 600, 24 of which were women, and it seemed like half were from those east coast specials like Bronx Science, fucking wizards who would argue with the profs.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at January 25, 2025 01:12 PM (KiBMU)

224 I have slept more hours than been awake tje last 4 days by a lot

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 01:12 PM (fwDg9)

225 I can honestly say that not once in my life have I been near a sidewalk and thought "You know what that sidewalk needs? My penis on it.".
Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 01:07 PM

* quietly removes flowers, since Archimedes won't need to be sure to wear them in his hair *

Posted by: San Francisco Residency Approval Board at January 25, 2025 01:12 PM (a3Q+t)

226 172 Italian ammo manufacturing at the end was all over the map quality wise. Now, there are pictures of Oswald's cache showing Winchester brown box, NATO stuff. The Italians also had a frangible 6.5 round, adding to the mystery mouse maze.
Posted by: bill in arkansas

Italy was forced into war before they were ready and they were trying to convert to a newer cartridge with better ballistics than the old Carcano. Suddenly they, like the Japanese, were supporting logistics for two cartridges so the Italians dumped the newer rifles on the Finns and other places and returned to the 6.5 Carcano mfg. and that made a hash out of logistics for the Italians with the reconversion of ammo plants and so on.

The 91 Long Rifle is actually pretty accurate if left in original status. The gain twist in part helps make it so and the Italians used it to decent effect during International Shooting Matches with other militaries. I don't care much for the bolt, scarcity of proper .268 bullets, and clip feed rifles as these are a pita for operation. The safety is flimsy on these rifles too compared with the robust Mauser 98 design. Some accidental discharges from the safety breaking in the bolt.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:12 PM (ctrM5)

227
One of my favorite things about that Trump+Bass clip is Melania sitting there. And I doubt it's true, but I would love it if Barry is ditching Michelle so he can start living his best bachelor life with white actresses.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2025 01:13 PM (lCaJd)

228 197 I predict Democrat aneurysms.

Charlie Kirk@charliekirk11
Pete Hegseth’s first words as Secretary of Defense:
“All praise and glory to God. His will be done."
Amen.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Rex, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent Made Glorious Summer By This Son of [New] York at January 25, 2025 01:05 PM (L/fGl)

; )

Posted by: m at January 25, 2025 01:14 PM (VnUSN)

229 Not bad for the first week but I hope Trump stops lallygagging around. There's only 207 weeks left in his presidency.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2025 01:14 PM (LkLld)

230 220 The JFK files. It finally comes out. LBJ, taking a dump, foolishly doesn't realize somebody has one of those new fangled little tape recorders. "Well, yeah, we had to get rid of that mackerall snappin' Yankee. I got the Dallas cops in on the deal, we got that little commie Oswald to pull the trigger, and, what the hell, Ruby was a' dying from cancer so he got a good deal".
Posted by: bill in arkansas

Transfer that idea to CLUE board game speak. It was LBJ using Oswald as the Patsy with a Gun outside the Library.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:14 PM (ctrM5)

231 Trump has thrown down that he wants Chicom and EU influence out of North America with his move to reclaim the Panama Canal and buying Greenland - betting against him is at your own peril. As for Canada, they just got demoted to quasi colony status. I am half expecting he has plans for South America at some point to strengthen the USA's position as the world slides toward quasi self sustaining spheres of influence headed by the Chicoms and the EU, and to a lessor extent the OPEC and BRICS.

Domestically, his cabinet and key people are mostly quite young, committed the MAGA agenda, and over the next 4 years are going to gain experience that has a basis to be generational - think how great baseball teams build a talent stack. Meanwhile the Democrats are still waging 1965 civil rights wars and honking on LGBT private parts.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions
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Exactly. We extracted Panama from Columbia and typical of State, screwed it up. Hemispherical independence - a pincer move between Milei and Trump.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 01:14 PM (Kq8pV)

232 "BUT, they ran out of time, AND did not predict that the MFM would collapse in it's ability to control the narrative."

Trump won because he gave White Non-College (35% of the electorate) reasons to get off their asses and vote. Many were getting crushed by Biden Inflation and some by Illegal Immigration. This demographic was once the foundation of the D party until they were evicted by the Left. They're abhorred by the GOPe. Without a home, their turnout was on the 40s, then came Trump.

They boiled the pot too quickly and the frog jumped out, scalded and angry.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 25, 2025 01:14 PM (Gqoy+)

233 As I recall one of the reasons cited by Pompeo for not releasing the JFK documents was that it might make the CIA look bad.
This to me brings up a question , Does anyone think the CIA looks good?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2025 01:10 PM (6v8aM)

Pompeo is a company man. So is Bill Barr. Sent to work in the Trump 1.0 White House for one reason only.

Theoretically you could divide the CIA into the intel gathering side, and the operations side. The intel side may... MAY serve some useful function, but the operations side has been its own monster from the start.

Same with the FBI.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:14 PM (BGS5P)

234 227
One of my favorite things about that Trump+Bass clip is Melania sitting there. And I doubt it's true, but I would love it if Barry is ditching Michelle so he can start living his best bachelor life with white actresses.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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I would dearly love for the Obamas to recede in public and society to the position that the Clintons are in now. Time for them and their acolytes to go over the horizon.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:16 PM (ctrM5)

235
Does anyone think it's a possibility that PBS and NPR will have their funding pulled?

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

I think it's a possibility that Trump will try.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2025 01:16 PM (lCaJd)

236 Theoretically you could divide the CIA into the intel gathering side, and the operations side. The intel side may... MAY serve some useful function, but the operations side has been its own monster from the start.

Same with the FBI.
Posted by: BurtTC
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I agree. Good evaluation.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:16 PM (ctrM5)

237 So it wasn't "Sieg heil!". Hmmm. Whodathunkit?
Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at January 25, 2025 01:11 PM (g8Ew

Yeah, but his second words were "Let's put Joy Reid and Kathy Griffin in concentration camps."

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:17 PM (BGS5P)

238 Good afternoon! If I read up will I find a translation of the Kendi blue sky posts? What are those called anyway? Bluies?

Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2025 01:18 PM (p4NUW)

239 Domestically, his cabinet and key people are mostly quite young, committed the MAGA agenda, and over the next 4 years are going to gain experience that has a basis to be generational - think how great baseball teams build a talent stack. Meanwhile the Democrats are still waging 1965 civil rights wars and honking on LGBT private parts.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 25, 2025 12:53 PM (Q8Bj

You may have hit upon the most important legacy DJT can leave behind after his term in office is over. This may be the difference between business men and politicians - they know how to build teams and how to develop other people for the good of the institution rather than worrying about their own personal glory.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 01:18 PM (QGaXH)

240 Mara Liasson and Nina Totenberg (both at NPR), I'm looking at you.
Posted by: Archimedes
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I wish death on no one, but the day that Daniel Schorr died, I was less disturbed about it than I might be.

Posted by: Mike Hammerm etc., etc. at January 25, 2025 01:19 PM (XeU6L)

241 178 Who killed Marilyn Monroe ? And Dorothy Kilgallen who was investigating JFK's assassination ? Let's see those file too, why not.
Posted by: runner at January 25, 2025 12:57 PM (g47mK)

While we're at it - isn't the black Dahilia (sp?) still an open case?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 01:20 PM (QGaXH)

242 "Man's Penis Sticks to Icy Sidewalk"

Little Johnny: Mommy, mommy, I got my thingy caught in my zipper. Will you kiss it and make it better?

Mom: Johnny, you're getting more like your father every day.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2025 01:20 PM (W/lyH)

243 Now with one less 'm'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at January 25, 2025 01:20 PM (XeU6L)

244
Speaking of Pompeo, I'm reading a few opinions that Trump should have left his and Bolton's protection in place. Not terribly well argued, but coming from minds that are generally open to Trump.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2025 01:20 PM (lCaJd)

245 Transfer that idea to CLUE board game speak. It was LBJ using Oswald as the Patsy with a Gun outside the Library.
Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:14 PM (ctrM5)

To me, I see LBJ as almost similar to Chuck Schumer today. He knows what's what, but he has his role on the elected side of things. He serves the same masters, but doesn't get his hands dirty with the operations.

It will be interesting to find out, if it's possible, what LBJ knew and when he knew it. I certainly believe he knew it was coming, even if he didn't know the details.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:21 PM (BGS5P)

246 234 227
One of my favorite things about that Trump+Bass clip is Melania sitting there. And I doubt it's true, but I would love it if Barry is ditching Michelle so he can start living his best bachelor life with white actresses.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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I would dearly love for the Obamas to recede in public and society to the position that the Clintons are in now. Time for them and their acolytes to go over the horizon.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:16 PM (ctrM5)

One hundred twenty hours ago, Joe Biden crossed over the event horizon of the Dustbin of History Black Hole. Good riddance.

Posted by: Gref at January 25, 2025 01:22 PM (aBgBM)

247 Love to see NPR and PBS and their parent The Corporation for Public Broadcasting be completely refunded and sold off but there are too many people including in Republican districts who are on the gravy train . They're anachronisms which serve no purpose beyond "the message"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2025 01:22 PM (6v8aM)

248 Speaking of Pompeo, I'm reading a few opinions that Trump should have left his and Bolton's protection in place. Not terribly well argued, but coming from minds that are generally open to Trump.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2025 01:20 PM (lCaJd)

Why? I don't have a security detail. Do you?

Private citizens. If they need me to carry them out of danger, then maybe they shouldn't have been where they are in the first place.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:22 PM (BGS5P)

249 By releasing all the JFK documents, perhaps Trump is giving a "go" signal to a few individuals who may possess copies of documents that the Deep State thought they had successfully suppressed.

This is a nice thought. Maybe WikiLeaks?

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2025 01:23 PM (PcTds)

250 I forget the timeline - and I'm too lazy to look it up - but wasn't the second impeachment after he left office?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
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Began January 11th in the House by Pelosi and the Senate trial to remove was after Trump had left office.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:24 PM (ctrM5)

251 196 You should not have your penis out on the sidewalk.

Was that wrong?
Should I not have done that?

Posted by: The Costanza Defense at January 25, 2025 01:24 PM (dg+HA)

252 202 "You should not have your penis out on the sidewalk.
Posted by: Boss Moss"

Words to live by, Boss.

Words to live by.
Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 01:06 PM (fV+MH)

204 You should not have your penis out on the sidewalk.

I can honestly say that not once in my life have I been near a sidewalk and thought "You know what that sidewalk needs? My penis on it.".
Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 01:07 PM (xCA6C)

202 and 204 - almost spilled my coffee laughing!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 01:25 PM (QGaXH)

253 Now do The Ad Council.

Posted by: Viewers Like You at January 25, 2025 01:25 PM (dg+HA)

254 Who killed Marilyn Monroe ? And Dorothy Kilgallen who was investigating JFK's assassination ? Let's see those file too, why not.
Posted by: runner at January 25, 2025 12:57 PM (g47mK)

While we're at it - isn't the black Dahilia (sp?) still an open case?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 01:20 PM (QGaXH)

I have a book here, "Mary's Mosaic" which I haven't read, and probably should. About the murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, and her connection to the whole JFK thing.

I'm not sure the details, but I'm pretty sure Oswald didn't shoot her either.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:26 PM (BGS5P)

255 Moran is the KS equivalent of McConnell. Voted for Trump's impeachment.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2025 01:26 PM (NQtI0)

256 I'm not sure what difference that would make, but the gun they claimed was fired by Oswald had carcano rounds.

So.....
Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 12:49 PM (BGS5P)

6.5 Mauser are smaller, and if they were fired in a Carcano barrel they would have not engraved correctly, and would have flown wild.

Anyways, supposedly we will know shortly, or not at all due to the unfortunate plumbing leak at the records storage facility in Intercourse PA in 1982

Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2025 01:26 PM (D7oie)

257 Best thing for CIA and FBI is to disband them. Both of them break more laws and ruin honest lives than any good, (have they ever) that they do.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 01:26 PM (Kq8pV)

258 You should not have your penis out on the sidewalk.

I can honestly say that not once in my life have I been near a sidewalk and thought "You know what that sidewalk needs? My penis on it.".
Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2025 01:07 PM (xCA6C)

202 and 204 - almost spilled my coffee laughing!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 01:25 PM (QGaXH)
***

Damn that sidewalk is cold!
Long way down there too.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2025 01:27 PM (W/lyH)

259 >>Speaking of Pompeo, I'm reading a few opinions that Trump should have left his and Bolton's protection in place. Not terribly well argued, but coming from minds that are generally open to Trump.

Pompeo and Bolton have a different kind of protection now. We all do.

The entire world knows that there is a price to be paid if you mess around with an American citizen with Trump in the White House.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2025 01:27 PM (LkLld)

260 This is a nice thought. Maybe WikiLeaks?
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2025 01:23 PM (PcTds)

Speaking of, I don't believe he's pardoned Assange yet. Maybe he doesn't think he needs to. He should.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:27 PM (BGS5P)

261
While we're at it - isn't the black Dahilia (sp?) still an open case?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

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Dahlia.

Aaaaages ago, I saw a documentary about that and there was still a Key Question asked of legitimate suspects that hadn't been revealed. So many rabbit holes on that case, don't get me googling!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2025 01:27 PM (lCaJd)

262
Who killed Marilyn Monroe ? And Dorothy Kilgallen who was investigating JFK's assassination ? Let's see those file too, why not.
Posted by: runner

Coast to Coast AM

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2025 01:28 PM (63Dwl)

263 I just remembered something...the 3rd person of the South Philly Trinity alternated between JFK and Frank Sinatra, with Ol' Blue Eyes usually taking pride of place.

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 01:28 PM (dCxaZ)

264 Damn that sidewalk is cold!
Long way down there too.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2025 01:27 PM (W/

I just bend my knees a little bit.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at January 25, 2025 01:29 PM (g8Ew8)

265 Why? I don't have a security detail. Do you?

Private citizens. If they need me to carry them out of danger, then maybe they shouldn't have been where they are in the first place.
Posted by: BurtTC
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Security clearances and security details are for those working in and for the government.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 01:29 PM (Kq8pV)

266 Gardening Thread is up!

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2025 01:30 PM (dCxaZ)

267 Who killed Marilyn Monroe ? And Dorothy Kilgallen who was investigating JFK's assassination ? Let's see those file too, why not.
Posted by: runner

Coast to Coast AM
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2025 01:28 PM (63Dwl)

Yup. What we need is the opening of the Art Bell files.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at January 25, 2025 01:30 PM (g8Ew8)

268 The odd thing about NPR is that, in theory, an unbiased source of reliable news/reporting is a desirable thing. I believe that was the inspiration for the organization in the first place. But, like all government agencies, the Left crept in and corrupted it, as they have ALL government agencies since FDR's time.

Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at January 25, 2025 01:30 PM (XeU6L)

269 Today's stupid letter in the "NY Post" about the Episcopal Bishop's screed:

If Trump fears the truth he should stay out of the churches, mosques and temples of America.

Clerics do not kiss his ring nor take a knee to him. He owes the Bishop an apology. Not the other way around.

Peter J. Peirano
Ridgewood, NJ

I had no idea, Mr. Pierano, that all churches, mosques and synagogue leaders or even their members feel exactly the same on all political issues, or that none of them have supported President Trump.

FTR, of all the eight letters to the editor in the Post only two had no criticism of the Bishop, another one asking if Trump should demand an apology from Jesus for the Beatitudes. Gee; I was also not aware that Jesus was a 21st Progressive and would doubtless be on board with all Progressive stands. Jesus said "My kingdom is not of this world."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2025 01:31 PM (MQJVv)

270 Notsothoreau, Standard Processes Betaine plus HCL. I take a half tablet with meals.

What does it do?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 01:32 PM (Kq8pV)

271 247 Love to see NPR and PBS and their parent The Corporation for Public Broadcasting be completely refunded and sold off but there are too many people including in Republican districts who are on the gravy train . They're anachronisms which serve no purpose beyond "the message"
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Return them to their original purposes--public education. Make them so that they run GED classes, Community College classes, English language classes, etc. all day.

Make them useful for workers instead of a subsidized network for the upper class.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:32 PM (ctrM5)

272 When businesses become large enough to hire professional lobbyists, the first thing they try to do is a) stifle competition and prevent other big companies from stifling them

Let's hope PDT does something about the lobbyists too

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2025 01:32 PM (PcTds)

273 Skip,
I highly recommend you take a day off when you first get sick. I had to learn it the hard way too. You're tempted to power through and keep working. You wind up sicker and it takes twice as long to get over it. And the added stressmakes it worse. Hope you are feeling better!

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2025 01:32 PM (NQtI0)

274 Anyways, supposedly we will know shortly, or not at all due to the unfortunate plumbing leak at the records storage facility in Intercourse PA in 1982
Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2025 01:26 PM (D7oie)

I think in '77 the Church Hearings asked for the ballistics reports, and were told they didn't have them. Somehow the Feebers didn't keep them safely stored.

These could have and should have told important details, like what the round that went through his head did. Stay intact? Fragment? What trajectory?

I'm not even sure they have x-rays of his brain, which supposedly showed fragmentation, which should NOT have occurred from a 6.5 round.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:33 PM (Kdc6E)

275 One of my favorite things about that Trump+Bass clip is Melania sitting there. And I doubt it's true, but I would love it if Barry is ditching Michelle so he can start living his best bachelor life with white actresses.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

There is a distinct possibly his best bachelor life might be with Sen. Miss Lindsey's ex-pool boy.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 25, 2025 01:33 PM (Q8Bj8)

276 Transfer that idea to CLUE board game speak. It was LBJ using Oswald as the Patsy with a Gun outside the Library.

I choose to believe that the Red Dwarf explanation is the most accurate.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2025 01:35 PM (SnZH4)

277
I would dearly love for the Obamas to recede in public and society to the position that the Clintons are in now. Time for them and their acolytes to go over the horizon.

Posted by: whig

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

The catty girl in me wants moar Obama-drama.

WHICH of the Obamas will Valerie Jarrett side with?

HOW will The View ladies justify Barry's Reverse Jungle Fever??

WHO will Michelle try to revenge-date? Or... will she do some tell-all interviews???

WHERE will they each live after they split up????

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2025 01:35 PM (lCaJd)

278 Let's hope PDT does something about the lobbyists too
Posted by: AmericanKestrel

I honestly think PDT is trying to be a reform president so he might. It will be Congress that hates the idea as lobbyists is their version of generational wealth for them and their families.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:35 PM (ctrM5)

279 163
'Something curious about the RFK assassination is the recording. '

Another curious fact is the coroner said the fatal head wound was the part of the head behind RFK's ear, i.e. from behind.
This is hard to reconcile with Sirhan approaching from the front which it is established he did.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 25, 2025 01:36 PM (3wi/L)

280 I would assume all the principles are dead, so the real scandal will be the reveal that the CIA was from the start, and still is, a rogue agency.
Posted by: BurtTC

I don't need the Kennedy files to know with absolute certainty that there have been elements both within and outside of our Government, that have worked diligently to undermine our freedom.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * scio te ipsum at January 25, 2025 01:36 PM (feC/a)

281 The catty girl in me wants moar Obama-drama.

WHICH of the Obamas will Valerie Jarrett side with?

HOW will The View ladies justify Barry's Reverse Jungle Fever??

WHO will Michelle try to revenge-date? Or... will she do some tell-all interviews???

WHERE will they each live after they split up????
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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If they recede the NY Post Page 6 and the Daily Mail celebrity news, that is just fine. Don't want to see or hear of them in the political arena anymore.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:36 PM (ctrM5)

282 It bumps up the amount of stomach acid. There's a spincter at the esophagus that closes offthe stomach when the acid is strong enough. But if it's weak, it stays partially open and allows the acid to splash the esophagus. You tend to make less acid as you get older. You can try drinking some diluted apple cider vinegar, with a meal, which may help. Antacids make it worse, long run

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2025 01:37 PM (NQtI0)

283 279 163
'Something curious about the RFK assassination is the recording. '

Another curious fact is the coroner said the fatal head wound was the part of the head behind RFK's ear, i.e. from behind.
This is hard to reconcile with Sirhan approaching from the front which it is established he did.
Posted by: Dr. Claw
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About a decade ago, RFK Jr. tracked down the security guard that he claims did it. The guy he claims that did it now lives in the Philippines.

If you care to look there are RFK Jr. discussing his theory with reporters back then.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:39 PM (ctrM5)

284 >>>WHO will Michelle try to revenge-date?
...
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Gag me with a spoon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 01:39 PM (Kq8pV)

285 Does anyone think it's a possibility that PBS and NPR will have their funding pulled?

Should be an easy call for DOGE

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2025 01:40 PM (PcTds)

286 I choose to believe that the Red Dwarf explanation is the most accurate.
Posted by: Oddbob
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Never got into that series, perhaps I should take another stab at it.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:40 PM (ctrM5)

287 "Also, do not cook bacon nude."

You put clothes on your bacon before you cook? I'm not one fore judging but that is kind of odd.

Posted by: Someday I'll choose a nick and stick with it but not today. I'm a dangerous radical. at January 25, 2025 01:40 PM (89Sog)

288 If Trump fears the truth he should stay out of the churches, mosques and temples of America.

Clerics do not kiss his ring nor take a knee to him. He owes the Bishop an apology. Not the other way around.

Peter J. Peirano
Ridgewood, NJ

Well then Peter puffer, maybe you won't fear the truth that you're a typical leftist jersey commie from the part of jersey where the enema goes.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2025 01:41 PM (VwHCD)

289 Not bad for the first week but I hope Trump stops lallygagging around. There's only 207 weeks left in his presidency.

Indeed. Stop lollygagging around and make things happen, Mr. President 😁

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2025 01:41 PM (PcTds)

290 About a decade ago, RFK Jr. tracked down the security guard that he claims did it. The guy he claims that did it now lives in the Philippines.

If you care to look there are RFK Jr. discussing his theory with reporters back then.
Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:39 PM (ctrM5)

Thane Cesar. He's since died.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:42 PM (Kdc6E)

291 There is a Substack called "The Forgotten Side of Medicine" that is worth your time. It's written by a midwestern doctor. He covers a lot of useful drugs that the FDA demonized, like DMSO. That's where I learned about how GERD works. Dr Pierre Kory also has a good Substack.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2025 01:42 PM (NQtI0)

292 WHO will Michelle try to revenge-date?
...
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Gag me with a spoon.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 01:39 PM (Kq8pV)

Ellen Degenerate?

Posted by: BurtTC at January 25, 2025 01:43 PM (Kdc6E)

293 Less than 300 comments and we've drifted into sphincter talk...

Posted by: Tsk tsk at January 25, 2025 01:47 PM (dg+HA)

294 “Man's Penis Sticks to Icy Sidewalk"

Sounds like an R rated adult version of “A Christmas Story” where the kid’s tongue sticks to the frozen telephone pole.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2025 01:47 PM (o3Uyl)

295 Transfer that idea to CLUE board game speak. It was LBJ using Oswald as the Patsy with a Gun outside the Library.

Intriguing. A whole game could be made with gvt malfeasance.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2025 01:47 PM (PcTds)

296 Fetterman voted for Krisi

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 01:47 PM (fwDg9)

297 Best thing for CIA and FBI is to disband them. Both of them break more laws and ruin honest lives than any good, (have they ever) that they do.

Agree

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2025 01:49 PM (PcTds)

298 Story yesterday said that Barky dined by himself in a DC restaurant and people said "we miss you" . Ego stroking and signaling that he and Big Mike are no longer. Has anyone seen their daughters lately?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2025 01:52 PM (6v8aM)

299 202 "You should not have your penis out on the sidewalk.
Posted by: Boss Moss"

Words to live by, Boss.

Words to live by.

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2025 01:06 PM (fV+MH)

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What??> You can't have your penis out on the sidewalk???

I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA!!!

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at January 25, 2025 01:53 PM (TuZu+)

300 @293 Sphincter Talk , why that's the name of my new Podcast - Pet Buttigieg

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2025 01:54 PM (6v8aM)

301 Intriguing. A whole game could be made with gvt malfeasance.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
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Winning topic for hobby thread!!! Back in the day, there was an amusing RPG game, Top Secret, where your character played a spy doing dirty deeds dirt cheap.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:54 PM (ctrM5)

302 298 Story yesterday said that Barky dined by himself in a DC restaurant and people said "we miss you" . Ego stroking and signaling that he and Big Mike are no longer. Has anyone seen their daughters lately?
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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At least one of them was interned to Harvey Weinstein---gee thanks Mom and Dad. One seems to be emulating dad as a stoner. Dunno if they are the same.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:55 PM (ctrM5)

303 I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA!!!
Posted by: Lemmiwinks
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Only allowed in urban areas. Blue America yes, Red America, not so much.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:56 PM (ctrM5)

304 Whig, I always appreciate your insights. Thanks

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2025 01:56 PM (PcTds)

305 Thane Cesar. He's since died.
Posted by: BurtTC
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Thanks, I also remember there was a female supposed Deep State handler at the scene--she died years ago I think.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 01:57 PM (ctrM5)

306 >>Does anyone think it's a possibility that PBS and NPR will have their funding pulled?

If Elon has his way. He's not a fan of either.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2025 01:59 PM (LkLld)

307 Mel Gibson shocked viewers by comparing President Donald Trump's arrival in California to a father coming home to discipline his children by 'taking his belt off'.
_DM

Mel's a little bit hyper but you've got to love him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 02:00 PM (Kq8pV)

308 261
While we're at it - isn't the black Dahilia (sp?) still an open case?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

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

Dahlia.

Aaaaages ago, I saw a documentary about that and there was still a Key Question asked of legitimate suspects that hadn't been revealed. So many rabbit holes on that case, don't get me googling!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2025 01:27 PM (lCaJd)

Being a bit of a L.A. history buff, I have actually been to the location where the body was discovered. It's a quiet residential neighborhood south of downtown L. A.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 02:00 PM (QGaXH)

309 Went to engineering school freshman class of about 600, 24 of which were women, and it seemed like half were from those east coast specials like Bronx Science, fucking wizards who would argue with the profs.
Posted by: Mr Gaga at January 25, 2025 01:12 PM (KiBMU)

Mr. Gaga

If you're still here - It sounds like you went to a place on a hill overlooking the Hudson river, whose campus is easily spotted by the distinctive green patina of the roofs of the buildings?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2025 02:02 PM (QGaXH)

310 304 Whig, I always appreciate your insights. Thanks
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
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Thanks, plenty of smart people on this blog and you are one of them. Believe it or not, I read most of the comments if I am reading a particular thread and you get a pretty good sense of who is who over time.

My personal problem is a wall of text instead of splitting it up and I make some factual errors now and again when I rely on memory instead of checking my memory with the internet. Yesterday, when listing states, I forgot Delaware still had legal slavery when the 13th Amendment was ratified. Then some others chimed in that NJ still had a few slaves left from their gradual abolition of slavery laws and AK had an Indian tribe that still had slaves until the 1880's.

We can all learn a lot here and I do at least from others.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 02:06 PM (ctrM5)

311 That pic from. h/t FenelonSpoke
Foolish Lady Bishop Vs. Trump
Putting the Episcopal Church at risk., that K.T. brought forward is a split screen from a video found at Daily M. The right side is an excellent family portrait of the moment. Can't find it by itself anywhere.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 02:06 PM (Kq8pV)

312 Saw a video on Sasha week or two ago, she has turned into Mooch. Gotten quite chunky

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 02:07 PM (fwDg9)

313 312 Saw a video on Sasha week or two ago, she has turned into Mooch. Gotten quite chunky
Posted by: Skip
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Their kids have pretty much done what most other prezzie kids do, fade into obscurity which I think is better for them instead of being sucked into activist and the political worlds.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2025 02:09 PM (ctrM5)

314 This one is close but it's a few frames off. In the video capture Tiffany is also eyeing the priestess.

https://tinyurl.com/3s249y47

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 02:15 PM (Kq8pV)

315 If the administration is serious about cutting budget,, PBS has to go. It's Democrats Propaganda Ministry anyway. Bet nothing good about this week has been said.

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 02:22 PM (fwDg9)

316 I really h8 dynasties, and play a Royalist at game tables too. But somehow hope Barron learns a few things and becomes a force. Having a 7 foot guy running things would be a hoot

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 02:36 PM (fwDg9)

317 Chilling Pentagon documents may reveal why the 'Deep State' has always feared the release of the John F. Kennedy assassination files.

A 12-page report, signed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in 1962, details a secret plan to commit heinous acts against American citizens to justify war with Cuba in the 1960s.

Code-named Operation Northwoods, this top-secret plot proposed enacting terrorism on US cities in a what is known as a 'false flag operation', before blaming Cuba in order to fool the Americans into supporting war efforts to oust communist Fidel Castro.
_DM

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 02:44 PM (Kq8pV)

318 I know how Trump felt. "But first...."

I haven't seen anything more on the conditions Trump is said to have set for Federal reconstruction money to CA (come on, you knew it was going to happen). These included approval of more water infrastructure, and, most importantly, required photo ID for voting. We'll see just where Newsom's priorities lie.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Could have gone further on voting -

Most third world shit holes can tally voting results the same day. California's government is an order of magnitude below 'shithole'. Unless those clowns in power make some real reforms any fire 🔥 aid is just pissing in the wind. Giving money to you is like loaning money to a junkie. Actually, loaning money to a junkie is wiser - there is a chance they'll OD then you'll be done with it...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2025 02:46 PM (/lPRQ)

319 JFK rejected Operation Northwoods when it came across his desk and was shot.

https://tinyurl.com/y7kbrasa

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2025 02:46 PM (Kq8pV)

320 Watching the video of Newsom chasing Trump like a puppydog last night on the runway. I will watch this over and over.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2025 03:06 PM (RIvkX)

321 I thought I was up for good but feeling like a slug still

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 03:13 PM (fwDg9)

322 Skip, did you get the respiratory bug going around?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2025 03:18 PM (RIvkX)

323 It's not so bad in congestion, do have some coughing, sinuses are more dripping a little.

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2025 03:25 PM (fwDg9)

324 "My scoring only a 1020, as a tenured university professor may be the best evidence imaginable of racial bias to the SAT
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Or rock-hard evidence of racial bias benefiting blacks. You obviously should not be a tenured university professor. You probably shouldn't even be admitted to university in the first place.

I love the obvious logical flaw in his argument, which befits someone who only scored 1020 on the SAT.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at January 25, 2025 03:30 PM (YqDXo)

325 A prayer for complete and speedy recovery.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2025 03:31 PM (RIvkX)

326 If the administration is serious about cutting budget,, PBS has to go. It's Democrats Propaganda Ministry anyway.
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This.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at January 25, 2025 03:33 PM (YqDXo)

327 Does anyone think it's a possibility that PBS and NPR will have their funding pulled?

If Elon has his way. He's not a fan of either.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2025 01:59 PM (LkLld)
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Oh, please, God, let it be so.

A liberal acquaintance - a big fan of NPR - said it and PBS don't get that much money from the Feds.

"Great, then they won't miss it" was my response.

Crickets.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at January 25, 2025 03:37 PM (YqDXo)

328 298 Story yesterday said that Barky dined by himself in a DC restaurant and people said "we miss you" . Ego stroking and signaling that he and Big Mike are no longer. Has anyone seen their daughters lately?
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Are he and Reggie Love still an item?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at January 25, 2025 03:39 PM (YqDXo)

329 Deplorable Jay Guevara at January 25, 2025 03:37 PM

It's a trick. Most of the federal money comes through local and regional stations, as I recall.

Posted by: KT at January 25, 2025 03:57 PM (xekrU)

330 Gavin was in a twist. Thinking, "I won't show up! He's not important!"

Then, realizing he's the one not important, he waits on the tarmac, hoping there are cameras on him so Trump won't tell him to pound sand and ask why he did not rake leaves as he was told in 2019.

Tries, fails, to do the Trump handshake battle. Melania wants to smack him but allows an air kiss deal while glaring her amazing glare that should turn him into a pillar of salt.

Largemouth Bass finds itself at odds with the tiny brainpower she has against the Titan of NYC building.Who oversaw the rebuilding of NYC after 9/11 and scoffs at her batshit toxic crapola of why people can't rebuild.

I did not see Issa but will go back and look. Did he take her mic because she is obviously an idiot wading into quicksand to protect her? Or to let President Trump talk business?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2025 05:16 PM (gi+MR)

331 You know life can be long
You've got to be so strong
And the world she is tough
Sometimes I feel I've had enough
How can we go forward when we don't know which way we're facing?
How can we go forward when we don't know which way to turn?
How can we go forward into something we're not sure of?
Oh no, oh no

Posted by: SMOD at January 25, 2025 06:36 PM (GITLP)

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