Trump Press Conference: Shut Up, Stupid Woman; Knocks Mitch McConnell as Senile

I noted in the sidebar that Trump shut up rude witchface c**t Kaitlin Collins: "Excuse me, we haven't asked you to speak yet," he said as she whorishly began shouting her stupid "questions" while he was signing and showing off an executive order.

Trump then pummeled a female CNN reporter -- I'm not 100% sure, but the witch sounds like Barbra-Streisand-nosed Kaitlin Collins.

Her "question" -- her declaration thinly disguised as a question -- is that Russia could just withdraw its troops from Ukraine, so why do we need peace negotiations? Well, Genius, because armies that are winning do not just walk away without getting the losing army to give them something. It's so f***ing stupid. I think they're all autistic.

Speaking of autism: At RFKJr.'s swearing in, Trump dared to ask why autism is now pandemic in our country (and few others).

Trump: "Not long ago 1 in 10,000 children had autism. Now it's 1 in 36. Who can believe that? There's something wrong. And I think it's something that can be found out."

STOP ASKING REASONABLE AND IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, YOU FASCIST MIND-CONTROLLER!!!

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
Key takeaways from Trump's press conference:
- Will be looking at the IRS
- Car tariffs are coming soon
- Would love to have Russia back in G7
- Elon Musk's DOGE is doing a great job
- Deadline to ban TikTok could be extended
- Taiwan took our chip business--we want it back
- Not concerned about countries shifting business to China
- Wants talks on military spending cuts with Russia & China
- No need for producing or stockpiling new nuclear weapons
- BRICS [Brazil Russia India China and others] nations playing with the dollar could face 100%+ tariffs

The Trump Revolution makes the Reagan Revolution look like weak sauce.

Donald Trump responds to Mitch McConnell not voting for RFK & Tulsi

"I feel sorry for Mitch... he's not equipped mentally, he wasn't equipped ten years ago in my opinion, he let the Republican Party go to hell." pic.twitter.com/zcAcwMQ3I0
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) February 13, 2025

Trump blames Joe Biden for starting the Ukraine-Russia war by both floating the idea that Ukraine could join NATO while also saying that Russia could stage a "minor incursion" into Ukraine and the US would not hassle them about it.

He also attacks Biden for having never, not once, attempted a peace negotiation. Indeed, the US blocked efforts to begin the peace process.

Trump schools CNN reporter on Russia/Ukraine war: "This should have been done by Biden years ago. This should never have been allowed to happen. I know he's a friend of yours. He's a friend of CNN. That's why nobody watches CNN anymore because they have no credibility."

BOOM! pic.twitter.com/vGuPPsRU7h
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) February 13, 2025

Meanwhile Trump is plotting that most fascist of fascist maneuvers, seeking peace with enemy countries so that he can cut spending on the military. Textbook fascist stuff.

🚨 #BREAKING: President Donald Trump announces he will meet with both CHINA and RUSSIA and urge everybody to lower defense spending all around.

"I'm gonna say - we can spend this on other things. We don't have to spend this on military." pic.twitter.com/db1PqeVOWO
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 13, 2025

In another Fascist Classic (TM) move, Trump is moving to shrink one of the government's main engines of control over the populace:

JUST IN: DOGE workers have been unleashed on the IRS, Trump says he calls them the "force of super-geniuses."

"The Internal Revenue Service will be looked at like everybody else."

"I call it the force of super-geniuses, but it's building. And, you know, they go up and they talk… pic.twitter.com/ctRkrXjGQG
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 13, 2025

Posted by: Ace at 03:57 PM

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1 We were all over in the other thread.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2025 03:57 PM (v0TzN)

2 1

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2025 03:57 PM (dxSpM)

3

Good Afternoon!

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2025 03:57 PM (3ek7K)

4 Still not tired of winning!

Posted by: Scarymary at February 13, 2025 03:57 PM (Q8SAm)

5 668 Has anyone gone over to knock on ace’s door?
Posted by: kallisto at February 13, 2025 03:56 PM (kg1ar)

Posted by: m at February 13, 2025 03:58 PM (v0TzN)

6 Trump blames Joe Biden for starting the Ukraine-Russia war by both floating the idea that Ukraine could join NATO while also saying that Russia could stage a "minor incursion" into Ukraine and the US would not hassle them about it.

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This is malinformation.

You know, true things that aren't allowed to be spoken because they're unhelpful.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 03:58 PM (GBKbO)

7 2 1
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2025 03:57 PM (dxSpM)

Pshaw.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2025 03:58 PM (v0TzN)

8

Top US Prosecutor in Manhattan resigns.

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2025 03:58 PM (3ek7K)

9 Open Channel D

Posted by: Open Channel D at February 13, 2025 03:58 PM (IKAIG)

10 The thread jumps all over

Posted by: Case at February 13, 2025 03:59 PM (xcRXq)

11 But what about the children in Africa!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2025 03:59 PM (uyRWq)

12 Ace:

571 RFK Jr. going to the FDA building tomorrow.

https://tinyurl.com/m6um399y
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2025 03:38 PM (/U5Yz)

Posted by: m at February 13, 2025 03:59 PM (v0TzN)

13 5 668 Has anyone gone over to knock on ace’s door?
Posted by: kallisto at February 13, 2025 03:56 PM (kg1ar)
Posted by: m at February 13, 2025 03:58 PM (v0TzN)

Good Lord, don't look in there. Heaven only knows how he's coping with all the winning. I doubt he's worn pants for three weeks.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2025 03:59 PM (jS/Rv)

14
I wondered aloud the other day if, by chance, USAID was somehow paying Airports to show fake "news" cnn. Somebody is paying those cable bills. Somebody is buying all those big fancy TV's. USAID??

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 13, 2025 04:00 PM (fUF5B)

15 Elon needs to go after the US Postal Service. Just burn that shithole to the ground.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 13, 2025 04:00 PM (szMU5)

16 Knocks Mitch McConnell as Senile

—Ace
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Facts shouldn't be taken as knocks.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:00 PM (krQz2)

17 Meanwhile Trump is plotting that most fascist of fascist maneuvers, seeking peace with enemy countries so that he can cut spending on the military. Textbook fascist stuff.

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Worst Hitler Evah!

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 13, 2025 04:00 PM (8Ryty)

18 Old rich white folks tried to play Code Pinko at USAID hearing today. They got dragged out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:00 PM (TpJej)

19 10 The thread jumps all over
Posted by: Case at February 13, 2025 03:59 PM (xcRXq)

Ah, might as well jump (jump)
Go ahead and jump
Might as well jump (jump)
Go ahead and jump
Jump

Posted by: m at February 13, 2025 04:00 PM (v0TzN)

20 Mitch will hang on a in a semi-vegetative state just to spite us.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2025 04:01 PM (/U5Yz)

21 Why was Trump not concerned about Business shifting to China? The part I heard said he wants business here.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2025 04:01 PM (42Vb+)

22 Trump blames Joe Biden for starting the Ukraine-Russia war by both floating the idea that Ukraine could join NATO while also saying that Russia could stage a "minor incursion" into Ukraine and the US would not hassle them about it.
________________

So the geopolitical analogy to saying, "Just the tip."

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:01 PM (YqDXo)

23 I'm as tough on those dirty leprechaun lovers as anyone but the I in BRICS is India not Ireland.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:01 PM (LkLld)

24 I do think we need to modernize our nuclear arsenal though.

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:01 PM (KQk9m)

25 Allahu akbar!!!!!

Posted by: Mini Cooper at February 13, 2025 04:02 PM (5LoD7)

26 Maybe Trump can work security at Taco Bell?

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2025 04:02 PM (Wg6v7)

27 and so it continues

Posted by: that guy that always thinks it's continuing at February 13, 2025 04:02 PM (ElmBx)

28 1. Kentucky has a law that says if a senator retires, the governor must appoint a replacement from the same party as the retiree.

2. Kentucky's Democrat governor has indicated he will not follow that law.

Kind of a problem.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:02 PM (9yUzE)

29 analogue, not analogy

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:02 PM (YqDXo)

30 21 Why was Trump not concerned about Business shifting to China? The part I heard said he wants business here.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2025 04:01 PM (42Vb+)

Tariffs. He knows they can't afford to move there now.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2025 04:02 PM (jS/Rv)

31 He also attacks Biden for having never, not once, attempted a peace negotiation. Indeed, the US blocked efforts to begin the peace process.
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He would have been looking a grift horse in the mouth, then.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:02 PM (krQz2)

32
Top US Prosecutor in Manhattan resigns.
Posted by: four seasons

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I still haven't unraveled the case against Adams. I wouldn't doubt it was revenge by Merrick Garland for complaining about the illegal alien infestation, but I also wouldn't doubt he's corrupt.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's office at February 13, 2025 04:02 PM (I87yH)

33 I have a 32 inch TV just sitting in the box, unopened. I view content on my devices. But these Trump pressers, the swearings-in, the speeches by his appontees, are riveting. I’m going to have to hook up the TV.

Posted by: kallisto at February 13, 2025 04:02 PM (kg1ar)

34 The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox 3h
NEW: Mitch McConnell loses it after RFK Jr. is confirmed, takes a final shot at him in a bitter statement.

“I’m a survivor of childhood polio. In my lifetime, I’ve watched vaccines save millions of lives from devastating diseases across America and around the world. I will not condone the re-litigation of proven cures, and neither will millions of Americans who credit their survival and quality of life to scientific miracles. A record of trafficking in dangerous conspiracy theories and eroding trust in public health institutions does not entitle Mr. Kennedy to lead these important efforts. As he takes office, I sincerely hope Mr. Kennedy will choose not to sow further doubt and division but to restore trust in our public health institutions,” McConnell said.

McConnell, who also voted “no” on Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, was not able to get any Republicans to vote “no” on Kennedy with him.

This means that he no longer has any sway over the Republican Party. Good riddance!

Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays 2h
Feels like a confession.

Posted by: andycanuck (5LoD7) at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (5LoD7)

35 Down in Oz land, someone did a James O'Keefe.

So now two New South Wales health workers have been fired and are under investigation for bragging they would let Israeli patients die. Both look Paki and the woman was wearing a black head scarf.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (TpJej)

36 28 1. Kentucky has a law that says if a senator retires, the governor must appoint a replacement from the same party as the retiree.

2. Kentucky's Democrat governor has indicated he will not follow that law.

Kind of a problem.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:02 PM (9yUzE)

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This has changed recently.

New law requires a special election.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (GBKbO)

37 This is malinformation.

You know, true things that aren't allowed to be spoken because they're unhelpful.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 03:58 PM (GBKbO)

God, I remember Democrats pushing that term.. what bs..

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (cFzfG)

38 Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:00 PM

BTW Anna,
Thanks for the tips on the parts for my C47 last night in the ONT.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (ewjUl)

39 >>>23 I'm as tough on those dirty leprechaun lovers as anyone but the I in BRICS is India not Ireland.

thank you for that correction, and I appreciate corrections from you sub-Bartertown-Hog-Wranglers that I am gifting you with a lifetime ban into the Gulag Wastes.

Posted by: ace at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (KRtlO)

40 18 Old rich white folks tried to play Code Pinko at USAID hearing today. They got dragged out.
Posted by: Anna Puma

I hope they were administered a good helping of hickory shampoo for their troubles.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (/U5Yz)

41 Kentucky has a law that says if a senator retires, the governor must appoint a replacement from the same party as the retiree.

2. Kentucky's Democrat governor has indicated he will not follow that law.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:02 PM (9yUzE)
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"No one is above the law!"

Posted by: Shouts at a distance at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (krQz2)

42 32 He's a black Democrat, of course he is corrupt...

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (KQk9m)

43 Old rich white folks tried to play Code Pinko at USAID hearing today. They got dragged out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:00 PM (TpJej)

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Isn't it time to rename the Sergeant-at-Arms to Sergeant-at-Water Cannons?

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (8Ryty)

44 >>>Trump blames Joe Biden for starting the Ukraine-Russia war by both floating the idea that Ukraine could join NATO while also saying that Russia could stage a "minor incursion" into Ukraine and the US would not hassle them about it.

Sort of. Why doesn't Trump call it what it is? The CIA and State Department (under Hillary) set these events in motions and continued pouring gasoline on the fire at every step of the way to get the outcome they wanted (war)

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (uCjyK)

45 16 Knocks Mitch McConnell as Senile

—Ace
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Facts shouldn't be taken as knocks.
Posted by: Axeman
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Knocks would be what we do here best--treacherous, treasonous, brain damaged, traitor, and so on. It would be a fun thread to think up new insults for Mitch. Humiliations galore and he still gets to keep his ears.

Posted by: whig at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (ctrM5)

46 The Trump Revolution makes the Reagan Revolution look like weak sauce.

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oh, I don't know ace. USSR is not today's Russia, they were everywhere all at once, subverting and making us punks on every continent, while using resources of every country behind the iron curtain to fuel its military machine.

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (g47mK)

47 I think Trump is naive about military spending cuts, if he said that. China's military spending shows that it wants to surpass the US militarily, as it surpasses it in population.
Hopefully that's just his starting position and he can change it later.

Posted by: PG at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (uZ2lt)

48 >>> and so it continues
Posted by: that guy that always thinks it's continuing

lol, this is freshest yet dankest new meme

Posted by: ace at February 13, 2025 04:04 PM (KRtlO)

49 "Which anybody could do ... you could do it, even, and that's saying a lot."

--PDT to Caitlin, I think

Posted by: m at February 13, 2025 04:04 PM (v0TzN)

50 But what about the children in Africa!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2025 03:59 PM (uyRWq)
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What about 'em?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:04 PM (YqDXo)

51 It's the Cybermen! Run!

Posted by: The IRS at February 13, 2025 04:04 PM (ElmBx)

52 Sort of. Why doesn't Trump call it what it is? The CIA and State Department (under Hillary) set these events in motions and continued pouring gasoline on the fire at every step of the way to get the outcome they wanted (war)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
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Trump doesn't want to scare the ones he plans on shipping to Russia for trial.

Posted by: whig at February 13, 2025 04:04 PM (ctrM5)

53 50 But what about the children in Africa!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2025 03:59 PM (uyRWq)
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What about 'em?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:04 PM (YqDXo)

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Why has $40 billion a year for more than 40 years not cured childhood hunger in Africa?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (GBKbO)

54 What does the G7 do exactly ??

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (g47mK)

55 This has changed recently.

New law requires a special election.

And the governor still says he would challenge the law.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (9yUzE)

56 Trump Press Conference: Shut Up, Stupid Woman ...
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... Men are Talking

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (YqDXo)

57 Last Minute Leak @LastMinuteLeak 55m
LML: TRUMP: I WILL MEET WITH CHINA AND RUSSIA ON MILITARY SPENDING.

Last Minute Leak @LastMinuteLeak 54m
LML: TRUMP: I HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT DENUCLEARIZING AND WE ARE GOING TO DO IT.

Last Minute Leak @LastMinuteLeak 53m
BREAKING: TRUMP: THERE'S NO REASON TO BUILD NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

Breaking911 @Breaking911 6m
TRUMP: "Denuking...President Putin & I agreed that we were gonna do it in a very big way."

"There's no reason for us to be building brand new nuclear weapons. We already have so many you could destroy the world 50 times over, 100 times over."
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Wasn't there a movie that had this plot??

Posted by: andycanuck (5LoD7) at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (5LoD7)

58 BREAKING: A federal judge just BLOCKED Trump’s order banning child gender surgeries.

Posted by: Don Black. Message: I don't care, Rachel at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (AOsQT)

59 I do like Trump's reciprocal tariff policy. Yes, some of those were set as parts of negotiations for certain behavior, but times have changed and this lets us reset and start negotiations from this point on.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (2VST1)

60 More #WINNING each and every day than in the past four years combined!

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (8Ryty)

61 Is it really 1 in 36? Or is there a big financial incentive in the “medical” community to diagnose as much as possible. There’s no money in saying your kid is fine. There’s gajillions of dollars in saying your kid is sick and will need a lifetime of care.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (mB6IV)

62
You People probably forgot but back in 2016, Tulsi resigned from being a DNC Vice-Chairman, and she did so because of how the DNC treated bernie commie cocksucker sanders.

How did bernie fuckface sanders repay Tulsi?
By saying she's a puppet for Assad & Putin, and voting against her DNI confirmation.

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (fUF5B)

63 Last Minute Leak @LastMinuteLeak 57m
BREAKING: MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY DANIELLE SASSOON RESIGNED.
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But her hair looked fantastic!!!

Posted by: andycanuck (5LoD7) at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (5LoD7)

64 >>>I think Trump is naive about military spending cuts, if he said that. China's military spending shows that it wants to surpass the US militarily, as it surpasses it in population.

i'm generally against military cuts but when you're on the glidepath to bankruptcy plus out of control inflation, you are forced to cut things you don't want to cut.

Posted by: ace at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (KRtlO)

65 Minnfeld

Glad I coulld help. Going to build a new one?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (TpJej)

66 But is the " and so it continues" guy the same guy as the " and so it begins" guy hmmm

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:06 PM (KQk9m)

67 I’m giddy.

Posted by: Adriane the Flabbergasted Critic . . . at February 13, 2025 04:06 PM (tcomi)

68 I'm betting every man that worked with that reporter are laughing over this.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2025 04:06 PM (lXCUP)

69 He had an ability to raise money because of his position as leader, anybody could do it, you could do it even...

Ouch!

Posted by: The Flying Burrito Brothers at February 13, 2025 04:06 PM (y7KuV)

70 64 i'm generally against military cuts but when you're on the glidepath to bankruptcy plus out of control inflation, you are forced to cut things you don't want to cut.
Posted by: ace at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (KRtlO)

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I just want to wait until the DOD, which failed its last seven audits, ends up looking like after DOGE runs their numbers.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:06 PM (GBKbO)

71 I am going to make Cybermen of DOGE a thing, it it kills me, or anyone else for that matter.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 13, 2025 04:06 PM (ElmBx)

72 When DOGE gets done looking at the IRS they're going to find that this entire house of cards is financed by one guy with the initials EM. Or so it feels.

Posted by: Emmett Milbarge at February 13, 2025 04:06 PM (5IFb9)

73 "I noted in the sidebar that"

The HQ is such a good source of news, even Ace gets his news here.

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at February 13, 2025 04:06 PM (B9Prs)

74 It's the Cybermen! Run!
Posted by: The IRS at February 13, 2025 04:04 PM (ElmBx)
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Don't pay the Cyberman
Until he gets you to the other side.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:07 PM (krQz2)

75
This has changed recently.

New law requires a special election.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Both methods seem to conflict with a clause in the Kentucky state constitution but Beshears is not willing to openly contest the special election instead of the previous appointment list.

Posted by: whig at February 13, 2025 04:07 PM (ctrM5)

76 Gonna be pretty hard to avoid spending less on defense if you've committed yourself to not touching Social Security or Medicare.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 13, 2025 04:07 PM (szMU5)

77
Shut Up, Silly Woman!

https://is.gd/vkLMVj

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 13, 2025 04:07 PM (fUF5B)

78 Is it really 1 in 36? Or is there a big financial incentive in the “medical” community to diagnose as much as possible. There’s no money in saying your kid is fine. There’s gajillions of dollars in saying your kid is sick and will need a lifetime of care.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (mB6IV)
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Yep. It's like asking a barber if you need a haircut.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (YqDXo)

79 My b dad was my favorite person and I miss him a lot. Rush was another big part of my life. For whatever reason I'm really wondering how they would have felt about today's situation. Although an immigrant, my dad was extremely patriotic. As was Rush.

Posted by: Chillin the most at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (5r2Iw)

80 We joke about it all the time here but do you remember anyone with a peanut allergy when you were a kid? Certainly they gave peanut butter sandwiches in public school and nobody died.

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (KQk9m)

81 Not long ago 1 in 10,000 children had autism. Now it's 1 in 36. Who can believe that? There's something wrong. And I think it's something that can be found out.

Now, on to homosexuality . . .

Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (gKWVE)

82 I'm not sold on childhood vaxxes relating to autism, but I'm willing to listen. But how much of this explosive rate increase is misdiagnosis and gross overmedication (a la ADHD, ritalin, adderal)? What % are boys?

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (wzAuc)

83 AOC, the Bartender Bimbo, wants to know why Taiwan stole all our chips and wants them back. She likes Lay's especially the cheesy crinkled kind. She was unaware we were without chips and now is worried about dip.

I hope RFK, Junior, makes better real Coke soon. Also takes crap out of food.

Friday, the end of the 4th Week of the Golden Age is great! We are having a blizzard and have a flight tomorrow and it is still great to live in the day of Trump II.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (ScdUI)

84 MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY DANIELLE SASSOON RESIGNED.
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Who'd she resign with?

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (krQz2)

85 Let’s just get it over with and get a Democrat senator from Kentucky and we’ll win the seat back later.

Mitch McConnell is doing more harm than some generic democrat would

Posted by: Maroon at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (E/hiW)

86 We need an 80's animated superhero team intro (with catchy tune) for the DOGE boys.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (bss/y)

87 58 BREAKING: A federal judge just BLOCKED Trump’s order banning child gender surgeries.
Posted by: Don Black. Message: I don't care, Rachel at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (AOsQT)

After all the information concerning these procedures came out, any judge who can stand there and claim we still need to mutilate children needs to be taken off the bench as a groomer and pedophile, and just plain jerk.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (jS/Rv)

88 i'm generally against military cuts but when you're on the glidepath to bankruptcy plus out of control inflation, you are forced to cut things you don't want to cut.

Well and its a wasteland of fraud, redundancy, waste, and corruption. LOTS of money to be saved there, because its been considered untouchable for far too long. Ditto with Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, etc.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (2VST1)

89 Wasn't there a movie that had this plot??
Posted by: andycanuck (5LoD7) at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM

Yes. But you know what would make it better? A chubby black middle aged lesbian POTUS beating the shit out of Putin's bodyguards in a kitchen as she grabs the nuclear suitcase back out of the big mans hands.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (ewjUl)

90 i'm generally against military cuts but when you're on the glidepath to bankruptcy plus out of control inflation, you are forced to cut things you don't want to cut.

I think our military would be more effective if it spent less on complex, bleeding edge weaponry and bought cheaper, almost-as-capable weapons. The Gripen can do 80-90% of the missions the F-35 can at about half the cost, for example. I am sure there are a lot of overbuilt Army and Navy systems as well.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (9yUzE)

91 75 Both methods seem to conflict with a clause in the Kentucky state constitution but Beshears is not willing to openly contest the special election instead of the previous appointment list.
Posted by: whig at February 13, 2025 04:07 PM (ctrM5)

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At this point, I hope Beshear just appoints a Democrat and we don't have to deal with a hastened primary where the GOPe of KY forces through a Mitch-clone who gets the spot for the next 79 years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (GBKbO)

92 I just want to wait until the DOD, which failed its last seven audits, ends up looking like after DOGE runs their numbers.
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Just a note, the Marines passed every audit over the last seven years.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (Wg6v7)

93 Feels like a confession.

That had to be a written statement, prepared by his people. Is the Mitchster still able to verbalize?

Posted by: kallisto at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (WtkH8)

94 39 >>>23 I'm as tough on those dirty leprechaun lovers as anyone but the I in BRICS is India not Ireland.

thank you for that correction, and I appreciate corrections from you sub-Bartertown-Hog-Wranglers that I am gifting you with a lifetime ban into the Gulag Wastes.
Posted by: ace at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (KRtlO)

wut

Posted by: m at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (v0TzN)

95 Compare to Biden, who could barely string two words together who had the questions and answers prewritten for him.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (Vh9CX)

96 80 We joke about it all the time here but do you remember anyone with a peanut allergy when you were a kid? Certainly they gave peanut butter sandwiches in public school and nobody died.

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (KQk9m)

Everyone knows that the peanut butter survivors of yesteryear were killed off by Net Neutrality and the Trump tax cuts.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (KbCG3)

97 In a shocking twist, the FBI got a tip about a school shooter and didn't let it happen. They must be truly terrified of Kash if they're stopping school shootings now.

http://tiny.cc/ssv9001

Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (Odg76)

98 21 Why was Trump not concerned about Business shifting to China? The part I heard said he wants business here.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2025 04:01 PM (42Vb+)

The media's latest narrative is if the US doesn't have a huge slush fund to enrich the Deep State and also buy off African warlords, then China will be buying off warlords.

Trump is saying "I don't care."

And the thing is -- if anyone could trust USAID to stick to their alleged mission (buying off warlords), then it's probably not a terrible idea.

But there is zero chance that doesn't devolve in to what it devolved in to.

So expect to see a lot of regime changes in the third world in the coming months and years if the money spigot is truly shut off.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (uCjyK)

99
Shut Up, Silly Woman! #2:

https://is.gd/2eUl4n

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (fUF5B)

100 I'm going to take a very controversial position here. No, I'm not going to talk about Ukraine or the IRS.

I think Kaitlyn Collins is kind of attractive. There, I said it. You're free to disagree, but that makes you a retard and a fag. I try not to judge, though.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (xCA6C)

101 MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY DANIELLE SASSOON RESIGNED.
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Who'd she resign with?
Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM

And take Vidal with you too!

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (ewjUl)

102 ot long ago 1 in 10,000 children had autism. Now it's 1 in 36. Who can believe that? There's something wrong

Yes, but is that because there's been an actual increase of autism or an increase in diagnosis of autism? Because the definition seems suspiciously wide to me.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (2VST1)

103 PETER NAVARRO!!!!!!!!! YESS!!!!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (XV/Pl)

104 "The Trump Revolution makes the Reagan Revolution look like weak sauce."

That is true because the country wasn't as f'dup then as it is now.

Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (QB+5g)

105 The thread jumps all over
Posted by: Case at February 13, 2025 03:59 PM (xcRXq)

That's the embedded tweets. If you use Brave you can turn off embedded tweets and you'd have to follow the link to X to view them.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:10 PM (ExV1e)

106 Why has $40 billion a year for more than 40 years not cured childhood hunger in Africa?

because the Boers or something

Posted by: DanMan at February 13, 2025 04:10 PM (8uzBS)

107 It's not on the radar, but I'd like to see some patent process reform. It's been completely turned onto its head with regard to its original intent. At the last large company I worked for, the CEO actually sent out a corporate-wide email encouraging IP submissions from engineers for the stated purpose of thwarting competition through litigation - a complete perversion of the process.

Posted by: Halfhand at February 13, 2025 04:10 PM (xx8CH)

108 Shut Up, Silly Woman!

https://is.gd/vkLMVj
Posted by: Soothsayer at February 13, 2025 04:07 PM (fUF5B)
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Silly woman walking down the street.
Silly woman, I don't like to meet.
I don't believe you, you're never true
No one can lie as much as you.

Mercy!

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:10 PM (krQz2)

109 ace is experiencing priapism induced insanity and all I got was this trip to Siberia.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 13, 2025 04:10 PM (bss/y)

110 The difference between the left and the right is, I’m actually upset that the defense department was buying $600 toilet seats. I’d rather my dollar went further on defense spending than some crooked contractor getting his beak wet.

Posted by: Maroon at February 13, 2025 04:10 PM (E/hiW)

111 I won't object to overpaying certain defense contractors to keep them in business, say shipyards for instance. But I want it out in the open when we do it. Out in the open eliminates the vigorish to the middlemen.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 13, 2025 04:10 PM (ElmBx)

112 Yes, but is that because there's been an actual increase of autism or an increase in diagnosis of autism? Because the definition seems suspiciously wide to me.

Definitely a big part of it, boys being medicated for being boys etc

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:10 PM (KQk9m)

113 NY Times:

"Manhattan’s U.S. attorney on Thursday resigned just days after she was ordered to drop the corruption case against New York City’s mayor.

"Then, when Justice Department officials sought to transfer the case to the public integrity section in Washington, which oversees corruption cases, the two men who led that unit also resigned, according to five people with knowledge."

Can the case be transferred to the IRS?

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (2ap+5)

114 Mitch McConnell is doing more harm than some generic democrat would
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He will go full vegetable soon and hold his seat. Basically a Wilson/Biden deal.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (Wg6v7)

115 I think our military would be more effective if it spent less on complex, bleeding edge weaponry and bought cheaper, almost-as-capable weapons.

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: $14B aircraft carrier at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (xCA6C)

116 That had to be a written statement, prepared by his people. Is the Mitchster still able to verbalize?
Posted by: kallisto at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM

Well he blinked three times rapidly. So we decided that's what he meant. Signed. Mitch's aides.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (ewjUl)

117 Not long ago 1 in 10,000 children had autism. Now it's 1 in 36. Who can believe that? There's something wrong. And I think it's something that can be found out.

Now, on to homosexuality . . .

Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (gKWVE)
_________________

And forget about that transgender crap.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (YqDXo)

118 I still haven't unraveled the case against Adams. I wouldn't doubt it was revenge by Merrick Garland for complaining about the illegal alien infestation, but I also wouldn't doubt he's corrupt.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's

If I read right, Trump's DOJ dropped the case against Adams without prejudice so it could be brought up again if there was there there. So, Trump making inroads with a powerful NY Dem, but not letting fully off the hook just in case.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (gCW78)

119 Gonna be pretty hard to avoid spending less on defense if you've committed yourself to not touching Social Security or Medicare.
Posted by: Mark1971

Tell us more about the perfect procurement process and how there's not an ounce of fat or motherfucking corruption in it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (mlg/3)

120 74 Don't pay the Cyberman
Until he gets you to the other side.

I understood that reference!

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (lXCUP)

121 112 Yes, but is that because there's been an actual increase of autism or an increase in diagnosis of autism? Because the definition seems suspiciously wide to me.

Definitely a big part of it, boys being medicated for being boys etc
Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:10 PM (KQk9m)

Bit of column A, bit of column B...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (bss/y)

122 80 We joke about it all the time here but do you remember anyone with a peanut allergy when you were a kid? Certainly they gave peanut butter sandwiches in public school and nobody died.
Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (KQk9m)

81 Not long ago 1 in 10,000 children had autism. Now it's 1 in 36. Who can believe that? There's something wrong. And I think it's something that can be found out.

Now, on to homosexuality . . .
Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (gKWVE)

Virtually all of the extra diagnoses are idiotic. Ever met anyone who died from being around a peanut? And the "autism is a spectrum" folks are just saying their kids are weird. I think a lot of parents need attention.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (jS/Rv)

123 The media's latest narrative is if the US doesn't have a huge slush fund to enrich the Deep State and also buy off African warlords, then China will be buying off warlords.

Point to the clause in the US Constitution that permits the federal government to tax its citizens and give the money to Africa

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (2VST1)

124 There is no way Mcconnell wrote that statement. No way.

Biden has more on the ball than Mitch. Biden could not right it either.

Posted by: puhleaze at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (bbuBP)

125 tism, but I'm willing to listen. But how much of this explosive rate increase is misdiagnosis and gross overmedication (a la ADHD, ritalin, adderal)?

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A part of it might be the redefining of autism. It used to be full Rainman, now there's a lot "on the spectrum".

Posted by: Josephistan at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (y9ksN)

126 I don't understand the need to go back and kick Ronald Reagan in the nuts by some. It's as dumb as comparing race car drivers from different eras, guitar players from different eras. It's facepalm worthy my daddy can beat up your daddy type stuff. As a Reaganite I can say without a doubt Trump is accomplishing more in some respects than Reagan did. Thank God for it.

.......and I find it odd that someone that was losing there shit during the Trump vs DeSantis days on commenters feels the need to dick punch Reagan. They're both the right men at the right time.

Glad Trump lost 2020, glad Trump made DeSantis irrelevant or we wouldn't be witnessing what we are right now.

Posted by: JROD at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (IlL6s)

127 Man, If this works, if this all work out, The Salad Days of The Republic might just be right in front of us after all.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (XV/Pl)

128 any judge who can stand there and claim we still need to mutilate children needs to be taken off the bench as a groomer and pedophile

And it should be grounds for warrants on their hard drives.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (lXCUP)

129 20 Mitch will hang on a in a semi-vegetative state just to spite us.

Posted by: Maj. Healey

Old medical maxim: GOMERs never die, they just go to ground.

*Get Out of My Emergency Room

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (4WTz3)

130 wondered aloud the other day if, by chance, USAID was somehow paying Airports to show fake "news" cnn. Somebody is paying those cable bills. Somebody is buying all those big fancy TV's. USAID??

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 13, 2025 04:00 PM (fUF5B)

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"How dare you, sir! USAID would give it to a Soros cutout first, who would then use it to fund captive propaganda!"

* Reuters has entered the chat *

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (8Ryty)

131 119 Gonna be pretty hard to avoid spending less on defense if you've committed yourself to not touching Social Security or Medicare.
Posted by: Mark1971

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Considering that Musk has been saying that both programs are rife with fraud that could amount to trillions of dollars a year...

I think the topline budget for SS and Medicare could end up getting cut.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (GBKbO)

132 They must be truly terrified of Kash if they're stopping school shootings now.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (Odg76)
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They might not want to say the line.

(Reference to the Bart Simpson FIB meme.)

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (krQz2)

133 Last Minute Leak @LastMinuteLeak 57m
BREAKING: MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY DANIELLE SASSOON RESIGNED.

My understanding is that she refused to obey the DOJ when it said to drop the charges on the mayor, so Bondi said she was happy to accept the resignation.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (lTGtQ)

134 "Manhattan’s U.S. attorney on Thursday resigned just days after she was ordered to drop the corruption case against New York City’s mayor.
_________________

Hey, honey, the Mustang Ranch is hiring. Assuming you're not a beast.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (YqDXo)

135 I sincerely hope Mr. Kennedy will choose not to sow further doubt and division but to restore trust in our public health institutions,”

Those institutions created COVID, lied about, then forced people to take what they knew was a poison shot. There will not be any trust in them until their current leaders swing after making a tearful request for forgiveness.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (t0Rmr)

136 Autism is over diagnosed.

I don’t believe for instance Elon Musk or Jerry Seinfeld are actually autistic, but they say they are on the spectrum

They just have eccentricities.

Posted by: Maroon at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (E/hiW)

137 I wish I ran the Q account on 4chan.They've got to be having a ball right now.

Maybe Trump could throw in a "white hat" reference in his next impromptu presser about DoGE.

Posted by: You Won't Want to Hear It at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (oRGVe)

138 Breaking911 @Breaking911 4h
🚨 The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) has COLLIDED with the merchant ship Besiktas-M near Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea.

The incident did not pose a threat to the carrier, with no reports of flooding or injuries.

AZ Intel @AZ_Intel_ 3h
A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier collided with a merchant vessel near Egypt, the U.S. military said on Thursday, though the nuclear-powered carrier was stable and there were no injuries.

Posted by: andycanuck (5LoD7) at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (5LoD7)

139 I was out all day. Anything noteworthy happening?

Our Fearless Leader is kicking ass and taking names. It's a great time to be alive.

Just a note, the Marines passed every audit over the last seven years.
Posted by: Pudinhead"

It's not that hard to keep track of rifles, pallets of ammo and crayons.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (WXNFJ)

140 OUT: Ginyu Force
IN: Genius Force

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (wtvvX)

141 1. Kentucky has a law that says if a senator retires, the governor must appoint a replacement from the same party as the retiree.

2. Kentucky's Democrat governor has indicated he will not follow that law.
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and it'll surprise no one that the same Democrats yelling Trump must follow the laws passed by Congress, that direct the Executive how to run the Office, will be the same Democrats cheering when that Executive refuses to follow the law.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (uyRWq)

142 People who insist the republicans take up the issue of Social Security and Medicare reform remind me of that girl a few years ago who used social media to pressure her boyfriend to commit suicide.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (2ap+5)

143 Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (ewjUl)

Hi, Minnfidel

I left you a note at the end of the previous thread about "How Great Thou Art" and its background.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (42Vb+)

144 Gonna be pretty hard to avoid spending less on defense if you've committed yourself to not touching Social Security or Medicare.

Posted by: Mark1971
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Well, I don't think that carries for any fraud and grift they find there.

That would just be silly.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (krQz2)

145 Anybody who gave Hamas money, Hezbollah money, Qatar, Saudi, Iranian, here are your Palestinians, bought and paid for. I'm sure they will be very productive and useful knowing what they know now.

But if that USAID slush fund gave Arafat, the PLO, THE PFLP, Hezbollah money, they can cough it up and give it back.

Posted by: Deplorable Minion at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (QSrLX)

146 It's the Cybermen! Run!
Posted by: The IRS

Hold it right there you old farts.

Posted by: Cyberkids at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (v0R5T)

147 I don't understand the need to go back and kick Ronald Reagan in the nuts by some.

Isn't that kind of what we do here?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (xCA6C)

148 Considering that Musk has been saying that both programs are rife with fraud that could amount to trillions of dollars a year...
_________________

I bet that's true. Start with Social Security Disability payments. I bet half of those are fraudulent.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (YqDXo)

149 102 ot long ago 1 in 10,000 children had autism. Now it's 1 in 36. Who can believe that? There's something wrong

Yes, but is that because there's been an actual increase of autism or an increase in diagnosis of autism? Because the definition seems suspiciously wide to me.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (2VST1)

You can afford to treat 1 in 10000 with top flight care...you can't do that for 1 in 36...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (exHjb)

150 Peanut allergies, autism, and asthma may also be linked to the antiseptic environments are raised in, which deprive their autoimmune systems to develop properly.

These syndromes are far less common among kids who play in the dirt and drink from the garden hose.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (9yUzE)

151 China's military spending shows that it wants to surpass the US militarily,
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They're not even close to surpassing us militarily. They're strategy is to use smoke and mirrors (20% GDP growth, really Chynah?) to make them seemingly invincible in their own region. That's really what they, and Russia want: regional dominance.
The US is still the only superpower.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (lPeS+)

152 80 We joke about it all the time here but do you remember anyone with a peanut allergy when you were a kid? Certainly they gave peanut butter sandwiches in public school and nobody died.
Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (KQk9m)

I was born in the '80s, and we had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on the school lunch menu. They were the prison-version of PBJ (cheap PB that barely covered the stale bread and suspicious looking jelly), but there were no peanut allergies in my entire school as far as I knew.

So I do think that this is really a recent thing where kids are so deathly allergic to peanuts that many schools ban them from the property.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (uCjyK)

153 148 Considering that Musk has been saying that both programs are rife with fraud that could amount to trillions of dollars a year...
_________________

I bet that's true. Start with Social Security Disability payments. I bet half of those are fraudulent.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (YqDXo)

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The SS database is, apparently, set up to allow duplicate SSNs.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (GBKbO)

154 Man, If this works, if this all work out, The Salad Days of The Republic might just be right in front of us after all.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (XV/Pl)

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And The Word-Salad Days behind us.

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (8Ryty)

155 Last Minute Leak @LastMinuteLeak 57m
BREAKING: MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY DANIELLE SASSOON RESIGNED.

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Well ooh, la-la!

Posted by: Josephistan at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (y9ksN)

156 116 That had to be a written statement, prepared by his people. Is the Mitchster still able to verbalize?
Posted by: kallisto at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM

Well he blinked three times rapidly. So we decided that's what he meant. Signed. Mitch's aides.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (ewjUl)

He's got a light on his HoverRound, blinking once for "yes" and twice for "no".

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (wtvvX)

157

"BREAKING: MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY DANIELLE SASSOON RESIGNED. "

Oh this is terrible!

Did Beth Jordache resign too??

Posted by: Dr.Rev. Senator Your Highness E Buzz Miller, Esq PhD MA MS at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (et1vG)

158 Reagan was president in a very different world.

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (KQk9m)

159 Someone should get a cart and go by senate ' bring out yer dead!'

Posted by: A dude in MI at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (/6GbT)

160 Man, If this works, if this all work out, The Salad Days of The Republic might just be right in front of us after all.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM

Why do they call it salad days? I think it should be ribeye or brisket days.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (ewjUl)

161 There have only been three Republican's that I have voted for that I regard as the best votes I've ever cast in my life, Reagan, Giuliani and Trump.

I would have enjoyed the hell out of it, voting for Ike.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (XV/Pl)

162 155 Last Minute Leak @LastMinuteLeak 57m
BREAKING: MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY DANIELLE SASSOON RESIGNED.

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Well ooh, la-la!

Posted by: Josephistan at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (y9ksN)

LOL.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (wtvvX)

163
The Man does love to wield his bat / cudgel / shillelagh

It is like we are watching him play Bloody Penguin Baseball in real time.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (xG4kz)

164 Speaking of women who need to shut up, UCC Minister Langlois says she has doubts about the central truth claim of Christianity, that Jesus rose from the dead. She then goes on to say it's NBD either way. Paul had some choice words about this garbage thousands of years ago.

http://tiny.cc/ctv9001

Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (Odg76)

165 Reagan Revolution
It’s morning in America!

Trump Transformation
It’s morning WOOD in America!

Posted by: haffhowershower at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (Cu18+)

166 $100 Billion here, $100 Billion there...pretty soon you're talking real money

Posted by: Everett Dirkson at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (Qpv7w)

167 Nimitz has started to decommission. Ford has barely worked out the bugs. John F. Kennedy is not due until later in the year. And now Truman is in a fender bender.

We can say aircraft carrier shortfall?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (TpJej)

168 We all have that relative or family friend that is fraudulently on SSDI

It’s basically become an early retirement program

Posted by: Maroon at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (E/hiW)

169 >>Sort of. Why doesn't Trump call it what it is? The CIA and State Department (under Hillary) set these events in motions and continued pouring gasoline on the fire at every step of the way to get the outcome they wanted (war)

It goes back further than that. This has been on the establishment agenda since 2008 under W at least. This has been a goal of the bi-partisan neocons for a long time. It was a big reason the whole Russia crap was started and then when Trump started looking into corruption in Ukraine the CIA engineered an impeachment.

The question is why?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (LkLld)

170
"BREAKING: MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY DANIELLE SASSOON RESIGNED. "

Oh this is terrible!

Did Beth Jordache resign too??

Posted by: Dr.Rev. Senator Your Highness E Buzz Miller, Esq PhD MA MS at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (et1vG)

And so on, and so on, and so on.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (ewjUl)

171 People who insist the republicans take up the issue of Social Security and Medicare reform remind me of that girl a few years ago who used social media to pressure her boyfriend to commit suicide.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (2ap+5)
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Don't do it yet; there's a lot that needs to be done first before grasping that political third rail.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (YqDXo)

172 Knowing what we know about every other area of government spending, how could one think DOD can't make serious cuts and still get the job done? You'd have to be a fool to believe its budget is on the up and up.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (SSEhk)

173 ot long ago 1 in 10,000 children had autism. Now it's 1 in 36. Who can believe that? There's something wrong

Yes, but is that because there's been an actual increase of autism or an increase in diagnosis of autism? Because the definition seems suspiciously wide to me.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (2VST1)

Sometimes kids are just 'odd' or socially awkward. It doesn't require a medical diagnosis. But then you can't charge people to "treat" it.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (MGB5H)

174 Kaitlin Collins has a face that almost tempts me to abandon my lifelong aversion to hitting a girl.

Almost.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (1bNHn)

175 "Manhattan’s U.S. attorney on Thursday resigned just days after she was ordered to drop the corruption case against New York City’s mayor.

"Then, when Justice Department officials sought to transfer the case to the public integrity section in Washington, which oversees corruption cases, the two men who led that unit also resigned, according to five people with knowledge."

Can the case be transferred to the IRS?
Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (2ap+5)

Sounds like a remarkably effective way to wipe out that nest of vipers.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (wyMQY)

176 157

"BREAKING: MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY DANIELLE SASSOON RESIGNED. "

Oh this is terrible!

Did Beth Jordache resign too??

Posted by: Dr.Rev. Senator Your Highness E Buzz Miller, Esq PhD MA MS at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (et1vG)

She's got that look...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (wtvvX)

177 They were the prison-version of PBJ (cheap PB that barely covered the stale bread and suspicious looking jelly), but there were no peanut allergies in my entire school as far as I knew. LOL same ( it was that government canned peanut butter, they usually used crunchy)

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (KQk9m)

178 166 $100 Billion here, $100 Billion there...pretty soon you're talking real money
Posted by: Everett Dirkson at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (Qpv7w)

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"You're not allowed to touch this $100 billion until you 100% deal with that $100 billion that I don't like over there."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (GBKbO)

179 I think Kaitlyn Collins is kind of attractive. There, I said it. You're free to disagree, but that makes you a retard and a fag. I try not to judge, though.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2025 04:09 PM (xCA6C)

“She” looks like Dylan Mulvaney..

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (cFzfG)

180 Definitely a big part of it, boys being medicated for being boys etc
Posted by: steevy

Tee-Hee!

Posted by: Ritalin at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (PppOa)

181
Ever met anyone who died from being around a peanut?
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (jS/Rv)

Okay, yes, I almost have...kids had to be rushed to ER...

This is where immune systems may be getting out of whack by the 72 childhood vaxes, the food additives, etc...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (exHjb)

182 I will not condone the re-litigation of proven cures

Bring back Thalidomide! -- Mitch McConnell

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (ExV1e)

183
Elon was linking something last night (well, early in the morning) about $1300 coffee cups and 8000% markup on bathroom soap dispensers in the Pentagon.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (w6EFb)

184 I don't understand the need to go back and kick Ronald Reagan in the nuts by some.

Isn't that kind of what we do here?
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2025

That, and re-fight the Civil War of Northern Aggression Between the States

Posted by: Josephistan at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (y9ksN)

185 I don’t believe for instance Elon Musk or Jerry Seinfeld are actually autistic, but they say they are on the spectrum

Its either they are overdiagnosing... or that the condition isn't always significant enough to require a special name and treatments

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:17 PM (2VST1)

186 (Reference to the Bart Simpson FIB meme.)

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:12 PM (krQz2)
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For context: https://tinyl.io/C43K

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:17 PM (krQz2)

187 We all have that relative or family friend that is fraudulently on SSDI

It’s basically become an early retirement program
Posted by: Maroon at February 13, 2025 04:15 P

We had some friends that are a married couple do that. I lost all respect for them and pretty much ignore them now.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:17 PM (ewjUl)

188 64 >>>I think Trump is naive about military spending cuts, if he said that. China's military spending shows that it wants to surpass the US militarily, as it surpasses it in population.

i'm generally against military cuts but when you're on the glidepath to bankruptcy plus out of control inflation, you are forced to cut things you don't want to cut.
Posted by: ace
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We are simply not able to risk engaging in land wars (and perhaps naval wars) for the immediate future given the damage to the US military.

Ultimately, we are going to have to curb our world wide ambitions and allies are going to have to pick up a lot of the tab and effort while we specialize in what we do best such as logistics, space battles, air and sea supremacy, etc. Even there, we are going to have to do it much cheaper and in larger numbers of mechanical multipliers which means drones, etc. Our allies are going to have to pick up the slack.

Posted by: whig at February 13, 2025 04:17 PM (ctrM5)

189 47 I think Trump is naive about military spending cuts, if he said that. China's military spending shows that it wants to surpass the US militarily, as it surpasses it in population.
Hopefully that's just his starting position and he can change it later.
Posted by: PG at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (uZ2lt)

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We are spending about $800 billion a year for $300 billion worth of military.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2025 04:17 PM (Vh9CX)

190 There is a lot of waste in the DoD. The cost of F35 "program" is expected to cots over 2 TRILLION over time. How successful is it ? Wellll, let's take a look : (Feb 2023) "America's F-35 jet fighter is running into problems again. Bloomberg reports that production of the plane has "marred by excessive defects and rework" that have reduced U.S. military readiness even though Lockheed Martin has already built and delivered more than 800 of the jets. It's yet another in a series of setbacks that have plagued the fighter since it first entered production in 2006. The program has been "dogged by bad news," The New York Times reported in 2019, raising all kinds of questions about the effectiveness and costs of the Pentagon's weapons-development process. " Good job!

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2025 04:17 PM (g47mK)

191 Fun Fact: Trump talking about autism is the origin of "Many Such Cases!"

https://is.gd/ManySuchCases

Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at February 13, 2025 04:17 PM (kMal6)

192 110 The difference between the left and the right is, I’m actually upset that the defense department was buying $600 toilet seats. I’d rather my dollar went further on defense spending than some crooked contractor getting his beak wet.
Posted by: Maroon at February 13, 2025 04:10 PM (E/hiW)

We won WW2 by having the most tanks, not the best tanks. We won WW2 because we had RELIABLE equipment, not the best most complex equipment.

In the last 75 years, we've gone the way of Germany, in WW2, with small numbers of very expensive weapons.

Big Mistake IMO.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2025 04:18 PM (QAkQ3)

193 It's not that hard to keep track of rifles, pallets of ammo and crayons.
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Who do you want next to you in a fight?

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2025 04:18 PM (Wg6v7)

194 2 Trillion for defects and reworks. I am sure we can do much better.

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2025 04:18 PM (g47mK)

195 I bet that's true. Start with Social Security Disability payments. I bet half of those are fraudulent.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (YqDXo)

I would imagine that's small peanuts compared to the money going out to Social Security / Medicare / Medicaid vendors and other groups.

Plus I suspect we'll find a LOT of people on the rolls who are not US citizens and never even lived in the US.

You think our Deep Staters are above using SS money to enrich themselves and bribe others?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:18 PM (uCjyK)

196 188 Ultimately, we are going to have to curb our world wide ambitions and allies are going to have to pick up a lot of the tab and effort while we specialize in what we do best such as logistics, space battles, air and sea supremacy, etc. Even there, we are going to have to do it much cheaper and in larger numbers of mechanical multipliers which means drones, etc. Our allies are going to have to pick up the slack.
Posted by: whig at February 13, 2025 04:17 PM (ctrM5)

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Pull everyone back until we have a practical example of being able to win a war again.

Like against the cartels.

Then we can start talking about sending our boys off to fight for other people's "liberty" again.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:18 PM (GBKbO)

197 It's the Cybermen! Run!

Mondassians, here?

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 13, 2025 04:18 PM (lUFok)

198 How come no talk about the Fifth Amendment? So many people are pardoned from criminal liability that they maybe forgot about civil liability, no?

Tom Cruise the prophet: Show me the money!

Posted by: Deplorable Minion at February 13, 2025 04:18 PM (QSrLX)

199 I will not condone the re-litigation of proven cures

Bring back Thalidomide! -- Mitch McConnell
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (ExV1e)

Make lobotomies great again!

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2025 04:18 PM (MGB5H)

200 Okay, yes, I almost have...kids had to be rushed to ER...

This is where immune systems may be getting out of whack by the 72 childhood vaxes, the food additives, etc...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM

As a kid in the 70's like everyone had a PB&J for lunch. Something changed because now peanut allergies are through the roof.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:18 PM (ewjUl)

201 Obviously, entitlements have to be tackled, but the approach of going after low-hanging fruit first has some advantages; they can build up momentum before going after the big ones.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:18 PM (9yUzE)

202 This is where immune systems may be getting out of whack by the 72 childhood vaxes, the food additives, etc...

Its possible that some day we will admit that the extremely careful prenatal and baby health care, vaccines etc, are actually counter productive. I get it, this is your baby, you want it to get the best and be protected. But... maybe baby needs to be exposed to harm in order to grow properly

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (2VST1)

203 Expiring minds must know: will the McCain Funeral end before the McConnell funeral begins?

Posted by: Voter theater. at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (z+u9D)

204 what is 'on the spectrum'

and is having autism trendy now

Posted by: Don Black. Message: I don't care, Rachel at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (AOsQT)

205 Trump is about to shove Teddy Roosevelt off Mt. Rushmore if he keeps on like this.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (xcxpd)

206 I said that poorly. The central truth claim of Christianity is that Jesus is Divine and that He saved us from our sins. Rising from the dead is part of those two.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (Odg76)

207 Speaking of women who need to shut up
___________________

We take many women and blacks much too seriously. When they say stupid shit, which happens all too frequently, the proper response is, "Uh huh. That's nice" then change the subject.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (YqDXo)

208 Why do they call it salad days? I think it should be ribeye or brisket days.

Posted by: Minnfidel

I suspect a lobbying campaign by weight watchers.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (lTGtQ)

209 What’s funny about the Mitch McConnell quote regarding polio is the polio vaccine actually gave a lot of kids polio. So it was a good thing that we actually questioned some of these vaccines

They used to give a live virus. But don’t ever question the science again!!

Posted by: Maroon at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (E/hiW)

210 164 Speaking of women who need to shut up, UCC Minister Langlois says she has doubts about the central truth claim of Christianity, that Jesus rose from the dead. She then goes on to say it's NBD either way. Paul had some choice words about this garbage thousands of years ago.

http://tiny.cc/ctv9001
Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (Odg76)

I also like quoting Revelation 3:15-16 when I encounter this nonsense. "I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth."

Posted by: Thrawn at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (9Ovst)

211 The US has since Clinton only run computer simulations of nuclear detonations.

Land based ICBM force is still the Minuteman III.

Ohio class boomers will start aging out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (TpJej)

212 Something changed because now peanut allergies are through the roof.

Yeah it's something, I do lean towards the immune system theory.

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:20 PM (KQk9m)

213 I don’t believe for instance Elon Musk or Jerry Seinfeld are actually autistic, but they say they are on the spectrum
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I'm pretty sure I've been "on the spectrum" my entire life.

Been diagnosed as Hyperactive, ADHD, Hyper-focus alternating with just the inability to focus.

Ever since I learned of autism around 4th grade, I didn't buy that it was black and white.

And developments since that time have proven there seems to be a spectrum.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:20 PM (krQz2)

214 You're pushing your luck, Straw.

Posted by: IrishEi at February 13, 2025 04:20 PM (3ImbR)

215 Obviously, entitlements have to be tackled, but the approach of going after low-hanging fruit first has some advantages; they can build up momentum before going after the big ones.

My argument is that Trump's initial goal should be to deny as much funding to the left as possible to weaken them as a fighting force before any real structural reform.

I do hope he has a plan to massively increase targeted taxes and fees on blue areas as well.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:20 PM (t0Rmr)

216 Under current law, Social Security is and remains fully funded via the trust fund and the FICA tax. I think the situation is the same for Medicare but it isn't as obvious (at least to me) how Medicare is limited to tax receipts after the trust fund is exhausted.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:20 PM (2ap+5)

217 Ohio class boomers will start aging out.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM

Hey!

Posted by: Frank from Cleaveland at February 13, 2025 04:20 PM (ewjUl)

218 The difference between the left and the right is, I’m actually upset that the defense department was buying $600 toilet seats. I’d rather my dollar went further on defense spending than some crooked contractor getting his beak wet.

Right, I don't care what the party affiliation or the department is, I want waste and corruption gone.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (2VST1)

219 @179 When I first saw her Kaitlyn (not a TV news person, so not up on these folks), I thought she WAS Dylan Mulvaney. I was sure of it.

Very hawkish, masculine face. Looks like she is about to pounce on a vole or something.

Posted by: lizabth at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (Jfw7U)

220 The Spectator Index @spectatorindex 1h
BREAKING: President Trump says that Taiwan 'took our chip business away and we want that business back'
Feb 13, 2025 · 8:03 PM UTC

Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays 1h
I thought we drove the main founder out of America so he set up shop in Taiwan. (Need a fact check.)

yourneedler @yourneedler 39m Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
Texas instruments did not promote him. He left and started TSMC in Taiwan. Highly recommend Chip War. Great book.

Sam Saraguy @Sam_Saraguy 31m
Seems he availed himself of an opportunity that he did not see in the U.S.

Just Shane @JustSha77933233 1h
Morris Chang, the founder of TSMC, was driven out of America due to competition, leading him to establish TSMC in Taiwan, which has become a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing.

Posted by: andycanuck (5LoD7) at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (5LoD7)

221 200 Okay, yes, I almost have...kids had to be rushed to ER...

This is where immune systems may be getting out of whack by the 72 childhood vaxes, the food additives, etc...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM

As a kid in the 70's like everyone had a PB&J for lunch. Something changed because now peanut allergies are through the roof.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:18 PM (ewjUl)

Since 1997, vax needs skyrocketed and food additives became effectively unregulated...and we've seen the last 28 years of results...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (exHjb)

222 A lot of parents these days don't let their kids eat dirt or play in the creek, which restricts their immune system.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (lTGtQ)

223 47 I think Trump is naive about military spending cuts, if he said that. China's military spending shows that it wants to surpass the US militarily, as it surpasses it in population.

Hopefully that's just his starting position and he can change it later.

Posted by: PG

Naive or not, it's good to see a President proposing doing something to improve the quality of life of its people and people around the world instead of investing the wealth of its citizens on the destruction of the planet and every human life on it.

This kind of radical, outside the box thinking is so crazy that it just might work.

Posted by: You Won't Want to Hear It at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (oRGVe)

224 The cost of F35 "program" is expected to cots over 2 TRILLION over time. How successful is it ? Wellll, let's take a look : (Feb 2023) "America's F-35 jet fighter is running into problems again. Bloomberg reports that production of the plane has "marred by excessive defects and rework" that have reduced U.S. military readiness even though Lockheed Martin has already built and delivered more than 800 of the jets.

Whereas the Gripen and the C-390 are proven. Saab and Embraer could set up licensed manufacturing operations in the USA; which would both enable the USAF to buy better, cheaper aircraft and help Saab and Embraer which don't have enough manufacturing capacity to keep up with global demand.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (9yUzE)

225 We are spending about $800 billion a year for $300 billion worth of military.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2025 04:17 PM (Vh9CX)

Exactly. That's why it's laughable to compare our military spending with China's, dollar for dollar as some kind of indicator of military strength.

First off, I'm sure we pay our people a lot more.

Second off, I would imagine 50% of what we spend is skimmed off the top.

China is corrupt, but I doubt they're quite as corrupt as us.

As far as our military readiness? I have no idea, but we do not have a great track record of winning wars against small, insignificant adversaries. In fact, we haven't won a war since WWII.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (uCjyK)

226 Elon was linking something last night (well, early in the morning) about $1300 coffee cups and 8000% markup on bathroom soap dispensers in the Pentagon.

Remember 50-odd years ago when we had the same outrage about hammers and toilet seats? Ultimately, the military contractors said it was because they had to defray other costs so they just put in on the hammers, etc. IOW, it was just an accounting gimmick. The issue sort of went away after that. I wonder if they'll say the same thing now.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (xCA6C)

227 I think a lot of the autism diagnosis is payola. Schools get paid to special education dollars; medical professionals get to treat a permanent condition. There's some gaming too. Students with intellectual disabilities get favorable testing accommodations. Are there people with severe autism? Sure. But there's an awful lot of "on the spectrum" bullshitting going on too. Everything in this country involves a bunch of lying at this point.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (SSEhk)

228 Bring back Thalidomide! -- Mitch McConnell
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (ExV1e)
________________

Actually, thalidomide is still in use today (under very careful controls, of course). It is in many respects, truly a wonder drug.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (YqDXo)

229 >>You're pushing your luck, Straw.

I was defending the Irish from being lumped in with the BRICS countries and this is the thanks I get?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (LkLld)

230 Why do they call it salad days? I think it should be ribeye or brisket days.

Posted by: Minnfidel

I suspect a lobbying campaign by weight watchers.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (lTGtQ)

Big Arugula.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 13, 2025 04:22 PM (cFzfG)

231 204 what is 'on the spectrum'
Posted by: Don Black. Message: I don't care, Rachel at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (AOsQT)

on the spectrum
diagnosed with or having the characteristics of an autistic spectrum disorder.
• often offensive displaying traits such as awkwardness in social situations, restricted interests, or repetitive patterns of behavior.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2025 04:22 PM (v0TzN)

232 As he takes office, I sincerely hope Mr. Kennedy will choose not to sow further doubt and division but to restore trust in our public health institutions,” McConnell said.
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I'm pretty sure this means Mitch just announced he is in favor of arresting Anthony Fauci.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2025 04:22 PM (0XNu5)

233 Who'd she resign with?
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The Penguins.

The Café hardest hit.

Posted by: andycanuck (5LoD7) at February 13, 2025 04:22 PM (5LoD7)

234 World War II saw the US go from the M-3 Grant with a low velocity 75mm to the M-26 Pershing with a powerful 90mm main gun.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:22 PM (TpJej)

235 MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY DANIELLE SASSOON RESIGNED.
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Who'd she resign with?
Posted by: Axeman

Paul Mitchell

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 13, 2025 04:22 PM (gCW78)

236 The new DOGE clock.

https://dogegov.com/dogeclock

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (/U5Yz)

237 202 This is where immune systems may be getting out of whack by the 72 childhood vaxes, the food additives, etc...

Its possible that some day we will admit that the extremely careful prenatal and baby health care, vaccines etc, are actually counter productive. I get it, this is your baby, you want it to get the best and be protected. But... maybe baby needs to be exposed to harm in order to grow properly

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (2VST1)

Didn't take very long to go from don't smoke and drink while pregnant to don't you dare touch deli meats!

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (KbCG3)

238 167 Nimitz has started to decommission. Ford has barely worked out the bugs. John F. Kennedy is not due until later in the year. And now Truman is in a fender bender.

We can say aircraft carrier shortfall?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (TpJej)

F-35B on Gaitor Freighters... Jeep carriers like in WW2.

Problem is the maintenance needed by the F-35, so it will have low numbers of aircraft per platform...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (QAkQ3)

239 UCC Minister Langlois says she has doubts about the central truth claim of Christianity, that Jesus rose from the dead. She then goes on to say it's NBD either way.

I am confident that for her beliefs, it doesn't matter. For Christianity, as Paul noted, its absolute in its importance.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (2VST1)

240 Peanut allergies, autism, and asthma may also be linked to the antiseptic environments are raised in, which deprive their autoimmune systems to develop properly.

These syndromes are far less common among kids who play in the dirt and drink from the garden hose.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (9yUzE)

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Yep, and my understanding is that the ridiculous overuse of hand sanitizers and the like -- along with the pseudo-religion of "safetyism" -- apparently cause those microbial bacterial strains to mutate, making them eventually less effective and alien to immunities previously built-up.

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (89dLg)

241 The difference between the left and the right is, I’m actually upset that the defense department was buying $600 toilet seats.

There are lefties on Twits shrieking, "You won't like it when they expose corrupt Republicans!" To which the universal response is "Yes, we will."

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (9yUzE)

242 Its possible that some day we will admit that the extremely careful prenatal and baby health care, vaccines etc, are actually counter productive.. . . But... maybe baby needs to be exposed to harm in order to grow properly
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

I the oldest of 8 kids. If any one or us contracted the mumps, measles, chicken pox, strep throat, etc., my Mom would pile us into the sick person's bed so we were sure to be exposed. If we got sick, she wanted us to be sick all at the same time.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (WXNFJ)

243 Yes. But you know what would make it better? A chubby black middle aged lesbian POTUS beating the shit out of Putin's bodyguards in a kitchen as she grabs the nuclear suitcase back out of the big mans hands.
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Seven Days in May, Girl!

Posted by: andycanuck (5LoD7) at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (5LoD7)

244 Why do they call it salad days? I think it should be ribeye or brisket days.

Posted by: Minnfidel
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The real big days are pudding-cup days!

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (krQz2)

245 It goes back further than that. This has been on the establishment agenda since 2008 under W at least. This has been a goal of the bi-partisan neocons for a long time. It was a big reason the whole Russia crap was started and then when Trump started looking into corruption in Ukraine the CIA engineered an impeachment.

The question is why?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (LkLld)

Why Ukraine specifically? I don't know, but my guess would be oil and the rare earth minerals everyone is so hyped up about played a role in that decision.

Why they want constant war? War is verrrry profitable. Both in money and in ways you get to ram through legislation and be a strong arm "war time" government. And there are so many opportunities for money to disappear!

If $100 billion disappeared in the US, we may notice (infrastructure bills not withstanding). If it disappears in Afghanistan or Libya or Ukraine? We just have to take their word for it that it was spent wisely.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (uCjyK)

246 Ah, darn.

After the satirical story about Season 3 of Rings of Power being canceled a couple of weeks ago, news comes out today that yes, Amazon has actually renewed it for a third season.

Drat.

Another season of television I have to ignore.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:24 PM (GBKbO)

247 236 The new DOGE clock.

https://dogegov.com/dogeclock
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (/U5Yz)

Outstanding... and I love the minimalist approach to the site...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2025 04:24 PM (QAkQ3)

248
"You Stupid Woman!"

https://is.gd/Z5iREG

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 13, 2025 04:24 PM (fUF5B)

249 The F-35 or Joint Strike Fighter program started in 1986 as simply a replacement for the USMC Harrier.

look where we are now.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:24 PM (TpJej)

250

DANIELLE SASSOON IS AN EXTREMELY BRAVE SUPER PATRIOT WHO IS STANDING UP TO DRUMP.

Posted by: Dr.Rev. Senator Your Highness E Buzz Miller, Esq PhD MA MS at February 13, 2025 04:24 PM (et1vG)

251 Why hasn’t every Democrat US attorney already been fired by Trump?

Posted by: Maroon at February 13, 2025 04:24 PM (E/hiW)

252 "Not long ago 1 in 10,000 children had autism. Now it's 1 in 36."
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Hell, half of my grad school class at Berkeley would be considered on the spectrum today. The other half would be considered floridly autistic.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:24 PM (YqDXo)

253 There are lefties on Twits shrieking, "You won't like it when they expose corrupt Republicans!" To which the universal response is "Yes, we will."
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (9yUzE)

DOJ should open 535 fara investigations immediately.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2025 04:25 PM (MGB5H)

254 And yes, we need little wins, quick ones, and early ones, to get DOGE rolling and show what they are about. It has to be stuff that is not only easily understood to the public but easily meme-able. Stuff that resonates well on social media

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:25 PM (2VST1)

255 I think Trump is naive about military spending cuts, if he said that. China's military spending shows that it wants to surpass the US militarily, as it surpasses it in population.
Hopefully that's just his starting position and he can change it later.
Posted by: PG at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (uZ2lt)

I think one thing to come out of Ukraine is the recognition that big ticket military items are, in large part, the way of the past.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:25 PM (ExV1e)

256 229 >>You're pushing your luck, Straw.

I was defending the Irish from being lumped in with the BRICS countries and this is the thanks I get?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (LkLld)

Ahem:

23 I'm as tough on those dirty leprechaun lovers as anyone but the I in BRICS is India not Ireland.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:01 PM (LkLld)

Posted by: m at February 13, 2025 04:25 PM (v0TzN)

257 Q. what is 'on the spectrum'
A. on the spectrum diagnosed with or having the characteristics of an autistic spectrum disorder.

I often tell people I'm not on the spectrum, but I am on the near-infrared.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:25 PM (9yUzE)

258 212 Something changed because now peanut allergies are through the roof.

Yeah it's something, I do lean towards the immune system theory.

it's 'cause kids aren't out playing in the dirt anymore

Posted by: anachronda at February 13, 2025 04:25 PM (oY6Yp)

259 Under current law, Social Security is and remains fully funded via the trust fund and the FICA tax. I think the situation is the same for Medicare but it isn't as obvious (at least to me) how Medicare is limited to tax receipts after the trust fund is exhausted.
Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:20 PM (2ap+5)

There is no trust fund.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 13, 2025 04:25 PM (cFzfG)

260 It goes back further than that. This has been on the establishment agenda since 2008 under W at least. This has been a goal of the bi-partisan neocons for a long time. It was a big reason the whole Russia crap was started and then when Trump started looking into corruption in Ukraine the CIA engineered an impeachment.

The question is why?
Posted by: JackStraw

Outdated playbook. The fall of the Soviet Union was looked at as a chance to democratize those nations (which never was in the cards really) and hem in future Russians so as to never be a threat to Europe again. Ended up backfiring because the IC has repeatedly picked some of the mangiest mutts out there for leaders to cultivate that were easy for the peoples of those nations to reject.

H. Beam Piper's short story, A Slave is a Slave or any of the Keith Laumer's Retief novels or short stories have a common theme: wishful thinking is not successful.

Keith was an actual US diplomat (and former soldier) in Burma and a few other postings as a junior diplomat. His sci fi stories hide actual real life idiocies of teh State Dept in his postings that he saw.

Posted by: whig at February 13, 2025 04:25 PM (ctrM5)

261 Peanut allergies, autism, and asthma may also be linked to the antiseptic environments are raised in, which deprive their autoimmune systems to develop properly.

These syndromes are far less common among kids who play in the dirt and drink from the garden hose.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (9yUzE)
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I'm one of the original peanut allergies.

Not as life-threatening as lentils for me. But makes the roof of my mouth and my throat itch like crazy.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:25 PM (krQz2)

262 Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM (Odg76)

That's terrible that the UCC minister said what she did. I had
a retired clergy friend who IMO read too much modern left wing theological scholarship, much of which is written by people like Bart Ehrman (sp) and this friend came to the same conclusion. He still believed in God and the teaching of Jesus but not the bodily resurrection.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2025 04:26 PM (42Vb+)

263 • often offensive displaying traits such as awkwardness in social situations, restricted interests, or repetitive patterns of behavior.

^F5
^F5
^F5
^F5

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 13, 2025 04:26 PM (UWm8M)

264 Romeo13

We have stored all the Harrier IIs from the USMC and RAF. Just bring them out of mothballs.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:26 PM (TpJej)

265 259 There is no trust fund.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 13, 2025 04:25 PM (cFzfG)

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"It's a looock booox."
-Al Gore

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:26 PM (GBKbO)

266 IIRC, riffing off of RFK Jr's confirmation, the fast food chain "Steak 'n Shake" is replacing the oil they currently use for their fries with tallow.

That announcement was prior to today.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2025 04:26 PM (Q4IgG)

267 There are lefties on Twits shrieking, "You won't like it when they expose corrupt Republicans!" To which the universal response is "Yes, we will."

Yeah they don't get it. This isn't about party. I understand, they are all party all the time. We don't like the Republican Party, we sometimes find them useful.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:26 PM (2VST1)

268 The question is why?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (LkLld)
_________________

I think the question is "why not?" If you want a war, you've got to pick a fight with someone.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:26 PM (YqDXo)

269 Why has $40 billion a year for more than 40 years not cured childhood hunger in Africa?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (GBKbO)

Cuz new kids keep being born, duh. -- college students everywhere

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:26 PM (ExV1e)

270 on the spectrum
diagnosed with or having the characteristics of an autistic spectrum disorder.
• often offensive displaying traits such as awkwardness in social situations, restricted interests, or repetitive patterns of behavior.

Sheesh, that's almost the minimum acceptable entrance requirement to post on AOSHQ.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2025 04:26 PM (xCA6C)

271 Do you know how awesome it is that Trump just told Mitch, "I don't need you anymore."

His staffers are going to be pissed when they hear that.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2025 04:26 PM (uyRWq)

272 Didn't take very long to go from don't smoke and drink while pregnant to don't you dare touch deli meats!
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM

Well if it's Boars Head, that might be sound advice.

Posted by: Frank from Cleaveland at February 13, 2025 04:27 PM (ewjUl)

273 I don't know anyone who is on SSDI. But I often wonder about the enormous people I see wheeling about in the stores. Are they on disability? I would think so. Also the dope users on the streets are probably on some type of disability and at least food stamps. Tax payers have been financing these self-destructive lifestyles far too long.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 13, 2025 04:27 PM (C53IZ)

274 But... maybe baby needs to be exposed to harm in order to grow properly
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:19 PM

Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world? Where none suffered, where everyone would be happy. It was a disaster. No one would accept the program. Entire crops were lost.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 13, 2025 04:27 PM (ElmBx)

275 Off buckeye sock!

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:27 PM (ewjUl)

276 271 Do you know how awesome it is that Trump just told Mitch, "I don't need you anymore."

His staffers are going to be pissed when they hear that.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2025 04:26 PM (uyRWq)

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His staffers have been pissed for years, ever since the Access Hollywood tape didn't destroy Trump.

I don't think legislators should have staffers at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:27 PM (GBKbO)

277 227 I think a lot of the autism diagnosis is payola. Schools get paid to special education dollars; medical professionals get to treat a permanent condition. There's some gaming too. Students with intellectual disabilities get favorable testing accommodations. Are there people with severe autism? Sure. But there's an awful lot of "on the spectrum" bullshitting going on too. Everything in this country involves a bunch of lying at this point.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2025 04:21 PM (SSEhk)

Certainly some of that. But I personally know several people with autistic children.

They're definitely not normal.

It could be that those kids always existed and we just called them "weird" when we were younger. Or there could be something going on in the environment, or with food, or with vaccines, or pre-natal care, or... something going on here.

I heard a theory from someone years ago that said women who were on hormonal birth control shortly before they got pregnant were more likely to have an autistic child. That might be an avenue to dig in to as well. Or one of the parents being on prescription drugs...

Or it could all be a scam. I can't rule that out.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:27 PM (uCjyK)

278 Her "question" -- her declaration thinly disguised as a question

I've gotten in the habit of not responding to accusations and insults disguised as 'questions'. I usually respond with stop watching 24/7 newz. They're the worst offenders of this tactic.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 13, 2025 04:27 PM (sAmhv)

279 Why Ukraine specifically? I don't know, but my guess would be oil and the rare earth minerals everyone is so hyped up about played a role in that decision.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:23 PM (uCjyK)

Ukraine was never about Ukraine... it's about putting a pro Globalist Government into Russia. Russia has the natural resources that Europe needs for the next 100 years, but with the current government, won't allow itself to be subsumed into the Western Globalist banking Cabal.

Various folks like Lidnsey Graham even said it was all about Regine change in Russia.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2025 04:27 PM (QAkQ3)

280 What's all this I hear about people being on the speculum?

Posted by: Zombie Emily Latella at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (WXNFJ)

281 So Medicare and Medicaid are rife with fraud and abuse. That is, people who don’t qualify for those programs, including thieves, frauds, phony corporations, foreigners and illegal immigrants are taking billions that belong rightfully to legal recipients.

Every year we talk about how those programs are heading towards insolvency and DOGE may have found a way to alleviate the worry for legal recipients.

I’m a little confused why this is controversial. Help me out.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (jADiC)

282 I don't like the autism spectrum BS because there is such a wide range of intensity of behaviors. My son is moderately autistic. I'm looking at him right now as he keeps repeating the same phrase over and over and flinging his hands. His IQ was tested at 57.

Thankfully he is able to take care of his basic hygiene and do some basic tasks, but he is basically unemployable and would be taken advantage of without his family taking care of him.

I really wish they would come up with different terminologies to adequately differentiate the truly bad off and those with mainly social skills issues.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (Vh9CX)

283 This has been a goal of the bi-partisan neocons for a long time. It was a big reason the whole Russia crap was started and then when Trump started looking into corruption in Ukraine the CIA engineered an impeachment.

The question is why?
Posted by: JackStraw

They were upset that the USSR collapsed without a war.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (lTGtQ)

284 His staffers have been pissed for years, ever since the Access Hollywood tape didn't destroy Trump.

I don't think legislators should have staffers at all.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:27 PM (GBKbO)

Not even a single busty redhead to answer the phone?

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (MGB5H)

285 Has not been a lock box on Social Security for decades.

Once current year obligations are met, the surplus is rolled into the General Fund and an IOU is placed in the lock box.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (TpJej)

286 often offensive displaying traits such as awkwardness in social situations, restricted interests, or repetitive patterns of behavior.
__________________

Oh, so you've met my former grad school classmates from Berkeley?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (YqDXo)

287 Ace, you really need to post some Luna pics today. Poor ... didn't know about her. It's your duty.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (1bNHn)

288 281 I’m a little confused why this is controversial. Help me out.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (jADiC)

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People in power are being paid by people who are scamming the system?

Just a guess.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (GBKbO)

289 I bet that's true. Start with Social Security Disability payments. I bet half of those are fraudulent.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (YqDXo)

Correct...anyone, anywhere getting disability of any kind should be scrutinized and if found to be fraudulent have their legs broken.

Posted by: Carmine DePasto at February 13, 2025 04:29 PM (y7KuV)

290 I think one thing to come out of Ukraine is the recognition that big ticket military items are, in large part, the way of the past.

I'm sure there are some cases where this is true, and a smart nation will constantly study the evolution of warfare and change accordingly. I'm a long way from simply getting rid of all of our most advanced systems, though.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2025 04:29 PM (xCA6C)

291 Cybermen of DOGE sounds like the title to a long lost A. E. van Vogt novel.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 13, 2025 04:29 PM (ElmBx)

292 Has not been a lock box on Social Security ~~for decades~~ ever.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:29 PM (YqDXo)

293 I’m having so much fun.

Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2025 04:29 PM (jgmnb)

294 284 Not even a single busty redhead to answer the phone?
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (MGB5H)

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No!

Those busty redheads (preferably in sweaters) should be in heavy industry because anything a man can do, a woman can do better.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:29 PM (GBKbO)

295 This has been a goal of the bi-partisan neocons for a long time. It was a big reason the whole Russia crap was started and then when Trump started looking into corruption in Ukraine the CIA engineered an impeachment.

The question is why?
Posted by: JackStraw

OK, the real reason is that when the USSR collapsed, we had a 'peace dividend' which meant that defense contractors and those that lived off of the deals got a pay cut.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2025 04:29 PM (lTGtQ)

296 I know this is unrelated, but wasn't Fani down in Georgia supposed to turn over her emails communicating with the Biden's White House, and Federal Prosecutors at the DOJ?

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2025 04:30 PM (dIske)

297 291 Cybermen of DOGE sounds like the title to a long lost A. E. van Vogt novel.

sounds a dr. who episode.

Posted by: anachronda at February 13, 2025 04:30 PM (oY6Yp)

298 Jay

#285

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:30 PM (TpJej)

299 "The name's Bondi.

Pam Bondi."

Posted by: Ian Phlegming at February 13, 2025 04:30 PM (MB784)

300 >>Why Ukraine specifically? I don't know, but my guess would be oil and the rare earth minerals everyone is so hyped up about played a role in that decision.

Putin warned NATO in 2008 that any attempt to bring Georgia and Ukraine into NATO would cross his red line and unlike Obama Putin's red lines are real. He proved he as serious by invading Georgia shortly after the warning.

They specifically wanted to start a war with Putin in Ukraine that put us on the edge of WWII. This wasn't some war of choice in the Middle East or Southeast Asia, this was right on Russia's doorstep.

I think it was a lot more than oil and minerals. Some RISK playing geniuses in our deep state thought this war was so important they were willing to chance burning down the world.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:30 PM (LkLld)

301 Every year we talk about how those programs are heading towards insolvency and DOGE may have found a way to alleviate the worry for legal recipients.

I’m a little confused why this is controversial. Help me out.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 13, 2025 04:28 PM (jADiC)
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What if there are more grifters than legitimate recipients?

All those grifters are going to complain much more loudly than the legitimate recipients when their "benefits" are cut. Legitimate recipients will have nothing to worry about.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2025 04:30 PM (7fElN)

302 Did we get any names of the financial fraudsters? Is there a list out there yet?

Posted by: DanMan at February 13, 2025 04:30 PM (8uzBS)

303 I like winning and hearing the lamentations of teh wymyn.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (Wg6v7)

304

We grocery shopped today. Hubby asked me "why do women with asses wide as a barn door wear stretch pants". He thinks it is gross and I agree.

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (3ek7K)

305 Sheesh, that's almost the minimum acceptable entrance requirement to post on AOSHQ.

Yeah I am guessing nearly every person who excels in any business or science would be declared autistic now. Most of the rons and 'ettes would be considered that. I know I would have.

And like I said, maybe we are. But that means it doesn't even matter that much, so little it doesn't need a name.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (2VST1)

306 291 Cybermen of DOGE sounds like the title to a long lost A. E. van Vogt novel.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 13, 2025 04:29 PM (ElmBx
For putting iron in the blood. I’d put it right there with Men of Harlech.

Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (jgmnb)

307 He still believed in God and the teaching of Jesus but not the bodily resurrection.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

It is literally the only thing that matters.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (lTGtQ)

308 World War II saw the US go from the M-3 Grant with a low velocity 75mm to the M-26 Pershing with a powerful 90mm main gun.
Posted by: Anna Puma

We also went from misguided torpedos to really, really big, yuuuge, bombs.

Posted by: SFGoth at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (KAi1n)

309 Why so much "autism"? Simple, follow the money. Schools get more money for more "disabled" and "special needs" children, so they, without testing or other hard evidence, haul a kid in, look at them, and pronounce "autism" to fill their quota.

Posted by: Nightfall at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (Sp2+L)

310 305 Yeah I am guessing nearly every person who excels in any business or science would be declared autistic now. Most of the rons and 'ettes would be considered that. I know I would have.

And like I said, maybe we are. But that means it doesn't even matter that much, so little it doesn't need a name.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (2VST1)

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I can't look at people in the eye when I speak.

Classic sign of autism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (GBKbO)

311 He's got a light on his HoverRound, blinking once for "yes" and twice for "no".
Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 13, 2025 04:14 PM (wtvvX)

He could just ding a bell.
Worked for me.

Posted by: Hector Salamanca at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (FCbAQ)

312 I just want to wait until the DOD, which failed its last seven audits, ends up looking like after DOGE runs their numbers.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:06 PM (GBKbO)

The DoD wastes colossal amounts of money. Back in the day, if an admiral were coming to visit, we'd change every single light bulb on the submarine so that he wouldn't see a flicker. Couple thousand dollars down the drain for nothing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:32 PM (ExV1e)

313 Whether there is or is not a trust fund, the law does not permit benefit payments to exceed what's in the trust fund plus tax receipts.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:32 PM (2ap+5)

314 Various folks like Lidnsey Graham even said it was all about Regime change in Russia.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2025 04:27 PM (QAkQ3)
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Now there's a profoundly stupid statement. Change to ... what?

Push Lenin out, and get ... Stalin? Is that an improvement?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:32 PM (YqDXo)

315 Not even a single busty redhead to answer the phone?
Posted by: BruceWayne

Like Sara Bellum in the Powerpuff Girls?

Posted by: Zombie Emily Latella at February 13, 2025 04:32 PM (WXNFJ)

316 304

We grocery shopped today. Hubby asked me "why do women with asses wide as a barn door wear stretch pants". He thinks it is gross and I agree.

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (3ek7K
Stress pants. Do Not Follow Closely!

Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2025 04:33 PM (jgmnb)

317 They were upset that the USSR collapsed without a war.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

Those who profit off of looting the taxpayers were upset. It wasn't necessarily about 'war'. 'Poverty' has also made a lot of 'nonprofits' very profitable.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 13, 2025 04:33 PM (sAmhv)

318 Sidebar link of RFJ, Jr's swearing in was deleted by the poster on X. Poof.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2025 04:33 PM (qBdHI)

319 I think Trump is naive about military spending cuts, if he said that. China's military spending shows that it wants to surpass the US militarily, as it surpasses it in population.

i'm generally against military cuts but when you're on the glidepath to bankruptcy plus out of control inflation, you are forced to cut things you don't want to cut.
Posted by: ace at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (KRtlO)
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It's also possible that we only cut the unnecessary stuff that's larded into military spending bills.

We KNOW that there's plenty of military spending that's completely unnecessary and only there to line the pockets of the MIC folks, if the USAID budget is anything to go by...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2025 04:33 PM (7fElN)

320 Yeah I am guessing nearly every person who excels in any business or science would be declared autistic now. Most of the rons and 'ettes would be considered that. I know I would have.

And like I said, maybe we are. But that means it doesn't even matter that much, so little it doesn't need a name.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (2VST1)

Nope. Not me. I would've been called hyperactive and given horse tranqs.

Posted by: Hector Salamanca at February 13, 2025 04:33 PM (FCbAQ)

321 261 I'm one of the original peanut allergies.

i saw original peanut open for the allergies at the sugar bowl back in the naughties

Posted by: anachronda at February 13, 2025 04:33 PM (oY6Yp)

322 Hector sock off

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 13, 2025 04:33 PM (FCbAQ)

323 Whether there is or is not a trust fund, the law does not permit benefit payments to exceed what's in the trust fund plus tax receipts.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:32 PM (2ap+5)
_________________

And the government follows the law religiously.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:34 PM (YqDXo)

324 Yeah I am guessing nearly every person who excels in any business or science would be declared autistic now. Most of the rons and 'ettes would be considered that. I know I would have.

People who excel in science (and probably other brain-intensive work) tend to be much better than average at focusing on one thing for a long time. I think many people characterized as "on the spectrum" share that characteristic.

That is NOT the same thing as full blown autism.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2025 04:34 PM (xCA6C)

325 80
I went to 3 boarding schools in Kenya over 10 years - each school had about 500 kids and new ones came in at the lower grades and some graduated out. That's a lot of kids. Peanut butter was a staple as was Marmite. I don't remember PB allergies, lactose intolerance nor gluten problems.

Posted by: Ciampino - many got to be malingering for attention at February 13, 2025 04:34 PM (KjLnc)

326

Here's how the "trust funds" work. Social Security takes in taxes. It goes into the Treasury's account. Treasury writes an IOU for it, and spends it as any other money.

These IOUs are special non-marketable Ts. Treasury even pays interest on those IOUs. With more IOUs. That's how the trust funds work.

Those T-bills and notes and bonds are non-marketable, meaning they can only be redeemed by the Treasury. They are not any sort of asset that can sold for cash on the market.

Indeed, if they could be, it would instantly increase the supply of US govt debt out there, dropping prices everywhere.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 13, 2025 04:34 PM (w6EFb)

327 Do you know what Australian kids are not allergic to? Vegemite.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2025 04:34 PM (/U5Yz)

328 I can't look at people in the eye when I speak.

Classic sign of autism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (GBKbO)

I can’t look busty young women in the eyes.. I must have the ‘tism.. 🤔

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 13, 2025 04:34 PM (cFzfG)

329 Ever met anyone who died from being around a peanut?
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2025 04:11 PM (jS/Rv)

Okay, yes, I almost have...kids had to be rushed to ER...

This is where immune systems may be getting out of whack by the 72 childhood vaxes, the food additives, etc...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2025 04:16 PM (exHjb)

I think those of us who grew up making mudpies and eating a lot of dirt in general were innoculated to all of that mess by it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2025 04:34 PM (wyMQY)

330 Jimmy Akin pretty much dominated Bart Ehrman in their debate. Still on the youtubes.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2025 04:34 PM (1bNHn)

331 Trump wants to cut our military budget in half. Imagine the corporate media's reaction if Biden had suggested that. "...with the help and suggestions" of our enemies, China and Russia.

And still, the white house press corps smiles politely, and moves on with no follow ups.

yeah, I can't imagine it will actually get reduced that far. But then again, I haven't imagined all the crap he's pulled so far.

We've been calling for that for decades. Not confortable with trump/musk doing it, but wouldn't mind seeing "plan."

I hate the MF as much as anybody, but this is a concept of a plan I could get behind. I didn't think I'd see the day a Republican would propose it.

The overall economic impact of a 50% reduction would create recessionary pressures greater than those that triggered Bush 43's Great Recession. Just another idiotic proposal that has no chance of happening.

Not a great idea in the times we live in, but I’m sure Putin is excited.

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2025 04:35 PM (JCZqz)

332 "Hi! We're from DOGE and we're here to help. Show us your files. All of your files. Even the ones you tell people you don't have. We want them and we know where they are."

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2025 04:35 PM (rj6Yv)

333 > He still believed in God and the teaching of Jesus but not the bodily resurrection.

I alluded to the words of Paul on this topic. Here's what he said,

But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:35 PM (Odg76)

334 Autism is one of those things that you know it when you see it. The "spectrum" idea is because whatever causes real autism is a mystery and the medical industry needs to justify treatment and billing.
I have friends who have a son who is autistic. You simply can tell by his speech and behavior. But there is no idea as to what caused it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2025 04:35 PM (KXtU1)

335 Anyone else forced to see CNN's chyron for this thing? "Trump doubts McConnell survived polio." Never change, CNN.

Posted by: Catherine at February 13, 2025 04:35 PM (ZSsrh)

336 The big lesson from the Uke war is if the enemy can see your assets the enemy can kill your assets.

So you either need cheap, disposable assets or a way to hide them from enemy detection.

Baring stealth tank tech that means war has changed again and sending in armored units to execute a break through won't work.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:35 PM (t0Rmr)

337 There is no good answer to Russia without bringing them into the Western Alliance, even if it is headed by authoritarian strongmen.

Russia has five different invasion routes into it and a small for it's geography army. It needs to stop potential enemies at certain chokepoints that it doesn't control by either seizing them, or having them in the hands of allies. Ukraine is one of the invasion routes. They have to have an aligned or honestly neutral power there.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 13, 2025 04:35 PM (ElmBx)

338 We grocery shopped today. Hubby asked me "why do women with asses wide as a barn door wear stretch pants". He thinks it is gross and I agree.
Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (3ek7K)

Well, we are fat and lazy and it's easy to slip on a pair of ghetto pants. Plus, body fluid stains wash out much easier, even blood.

Posted by: LaQuesha Jenkins, Ghetto Booty at February 13, 2025 04:35 PM (y7KuV)

339 That is NOT the same thing as full blown autism.

And that's the flip side: if you broaden the definition of the term to the point it includes everyone with fine mental focus or social awkwardness, it cheapening the people with actual real mental issues and in need of help.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:35 PM (2VST1)

340 I think it was a lot more than oil and minerals. Some RISK playing geniuses in our deep state thought this war was so important they were willing to chance burning down the world.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:30 PM (LkLld)

It is possible.

But I think the more horrifying prospect (and what I lean towards) is that the people making these decisions are exactly as stupid as they appear to be.

Remember when John Kerry scoffed at Putin invading Georgia (or Ukraine? I forget) and said "Putin is looking for 19th century solutions to 21st century problems" or something along those lines.

I think these idiots are truly that disconnected from the real world. It's all a big game to them. Everyone in their circles is laughing and carrying on and supporting the war. No one seems worried other than the nutbag retards in flyover country, so I'm sure it's fine.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:35 PM (uCjyK)

341 People talk about being "on the spectrum"; from a woman's POV, all men are "on the spectrum" somewhere, unless they're a prancing little gay twink.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2025 04:36 PM (wyMQY)

342 Pull everyone back until we have a practical example of being able to win a war again.

Like against the cartels.

Then we can start talking about sending our boys off to fight for other people's "liberty" again.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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At least as far as Army deployment, I agree with you. Cartel does not need B-2 bombers to handle them, B-52's or even C 130-s with MOABs would do quite nicely.

For a long time, the Army was the service most designed around the cadre system where only Congress declared shooting wars to rev up the Army. The president had the navy and the marines for police actions.

Posted by: whig at February 13, 2025 04:36 PM (ctrM5)

343 327 Do you know what Australian kids are not allergic to? Vegemite.
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That stuff tastes like shit. Brits eat like fucking birds.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2025 04:36 PM (Wg6v7)

344 Once again, for emphasis:

And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:36 PM (Odg76)

345 Not a great idea in the times we live in, but I’m sure Putin is excited.

So to understand the left wants to halve the military budget but if Trump does it it will lead to Putin conquering the world versus if they do it?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:36 PM (t0Rmr)

346 304

We grocery shopped today. Hubby asked me "why do women with asses wide as a barn door wear stretch pants". He thinks it is gross and I agree.

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (3ek7K)

Spandex, it's a privilege, not a right...

Posted by: Cereal Killer at February 13, 2025 04:37 PM (QAkQ3)

347 Everything that Felonious D is doing could have been done years ago, decades ago but not one son of a bitch Uniparty member made an effort to even do fix anything so the government governed for the people and not the son of a bitches is in the Uniparty. In a few short weeks, Felonious D has exposed it all and is tearing it up and taking care of business. You cannot hate the Uniparty members enough.

My president has convictions, damn right he does, and I'm thankful that he does. Felonious D is the greatest president since presidents.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 13, 2025 04:37 PM (Q8Bj8)

348 He still believed in God and the teaching of Jesus but not the bodily resurrection.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

It is literally the only thing that matters.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (lTGtQ)
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Yup. Saw this video which was a deep dive into scripture about "the gospel" and the most common element of what is called "the gospel" is that Jesus was killed and God raised him from his grave. And he sits at the right hand of the Father as his Son.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:37 PM (krQz2)

349
We've been calling for that for decades. Not confortable with trump/musk doing it, but wouldn't mind seeing "plan."

I hate the MF as much as anybody, but this is a concept of a plan I could get behind. I didn't think I'd see the day a Republican would propose it.

Common sense from DU ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 13, 2025 04:37 PM (VE6XX)

350 At least as far as Army deployment, I agree with you. Cartel does not need B-2 bombers to handle them, B-52's or even C 130-s with MOABs would do quite nicely.

I want to see the era of dumb bombs coming back. I don't care how much collateral damage this causes if you don't want war the the US don't start one

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:37 PM (t0Rmr)

351 Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (lTGtQ)

I think it was one of those ideas that the disciples felt his presence but didn't actually see him, which would make the Gospel writers and Paul liars. But yes, I agree with you that it's the foundation of the faith. I couldn't be in the
Christian ministry if I didn't believe that, because Jesus was a great guy but didn't really do the things claimed for him-such as Episcopal Bishop Spong said. who's since died.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2025 04:37 PM (42Vb+)

352 343 327 Do you know what Australian kids are not allergic to? Vegemite.
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That stuff tastes like shit. Brits eat like fucking birds.
Posted by: Pudinhead

They both smother that crap on anything that isn't moving.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2025 04:38 PM (/U5Yz)

353 We joke about it all the time here but do you remember anyone with a peanut allergy when you were a kid? Certainly they gave peanut butter sandwiches in public school and nobody died.
Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2025 04:08 PM (KQk9m)

I remember it all. First day of school... the "nurse" walked in and gave each of us a spoonful of peanut butter. Then she sat down to watch. Little Jenny Wilkens scratched her arm and another "nurse" gave her a shot. She dropped dead instantly. It was horrible. The teacher told us it was to strengthen the species.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:38 PM (ExV1e)

354
These long vengeful statements released by McConnell after each confirmation vote -- he doesn't write them, probably doesn't even understand them at this point. I'd like to know who's actually writing them, and on whose behalf.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 13, 2025 04:38 PM (uz6ub)

355 Yeah I am guessing nearly every person who excels in any business or science would be declared autistic now. Most of the rons and 'ettes would be considered that. I know I would have.

And like I said, maybe we are. But that means it doesn't even matter that much, so little it doesn't need a name.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (2VST1)
_______________

I started studying chemistry when I was nine. I later used my allowance to buy college textbooks and lab manuals which I worked through (and did the lab experiments). I spent my free time studying and doing the experiments in my garage chem lab. By the time I took high school chemistry, I could've taught that class.

I suspect that today I'd definitely be considered on the spectrum.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:38 PM (YqDXo)

356 I want to see the era of dumb bombs coming back. I don't care how much collateral damage this causes if you don't want war the the US don't start one
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:37 PM (t0Rmr)

AWFORABs.

A whole fuckload of regular-ass bombs.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2025 04:38 PM (jKo6M)

357 327 Do you know what Australian kids are not allergic to? Vegemite.

that's 'cause australian kids spent much of their days out playing in the vegemite dunes.

Posted by: anachronda at February 13, 2025 04:39 PM (oY6Yp)

358 We grocery shopped today. Hubby asked me "why do women with asses wide as a barn door wear stretch pants". He thinks it is gross and I agree.

When I went last weekend there was one shapely lass wearing those and well you could certainly see through her pants she was 100% woman...

Posted by: Some appreciative moron at February 13, 2025 04:39 PM (t0Rmr)

359 > Autism is one of those things that you know it when you see it.

This. If you work with a lot of kids, the autistic ones stand out. Do you remember the spaz at your school. He was always doing weird things and you always wondered what his problem was? He couldn't focus, he couldn't follow directions, he was bad at sports, and he seemed like he was at least four years behind on social norms?

That was the autistic kid. Some of you may also have had the experience of later finding out this kid was a genius and you were shocked. That kid? THAT kid was a genius? Yep. That's autism.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:39 PM (Odg76)

360 I can't look at people in the eye when I speak.

Classic sign of autism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (GBKbO)

I can’t look busty young women in the eyes.. I must have the ‘tism.. 🤔

Obligatory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C82nMNodTzU

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2025 04:39 PM (xCA6C)

361 The Republican plan for Social Security should be to tell pensioners that once the fake/real trust fund is gone, their benefits are dropping 20-25% and they need to prepare accordingly.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:39 PM (2ap+5)

362 We grocery shopped today. Hubby asked me "why do women with asses wide as a barn door wear stretch pants". He thinks it is gross and I agree.

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2025 04:31 PM (3ek7K)

Spandex, it's a privilege, not a right...
Posted by: Cereal Killer

You people just got your pictures put hung every taco shop here in New Mexico.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 13, 2025 04:40 PM (Q8Bj8)

363 Not a great idea in the times we live in, but I’m sure Putin is excited.

I love watching Democrats utterly betray everything they believe in and stood for because Orange Man Bad

Jimmy Akin pretty much dominated Bart Ehrman in their debate.

Ehrman is a quality scholar and knowledgeable man but he's been pushing the same schtick he's been foisting on his freshman students for like 40 years now, not growing or changing.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:40 PM (2VST1)

364
As a kid in the 70's like everyone had a PB&J for lunch. Something changed because now peanut allergies are through the roof.
Posted by: Minnfidel

Are the peanuts different?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2025 04:40 PM (63Dwl)

365 I heard a theory from someone years ago that said women who were on hormonal birth control shortly before they got pregnant were more likely to have an autistic child. That might be an avenue to dig in to as well. Or one of the parents being on prescription drugs...

Or it could all be a scam. I can't rule that out.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:27 PM (uCjyK)

The thing is that no one is studying this, or at least no one credible. I think it is because everyone is afraid that it is caused by the childhood vaccines, and if it were proven, the penalties and compensation would bankrupt the US.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2025 04:40 PM (D7oie)

366 On the RFK, Jr. swearing-in ...

What a great family.

I will never forget RFK, Jr.'s reaction when DJT introduced him at the first Trump rally after Kennedy endorsed him. That was true shock and awe. Shanahan jumped in with both feet. The ads, her wonderful ads ... effin' Dems never knew what hit them. Only now they're getting a glimmer of the steamroller heading their way.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2025 04:40 PM (rj6Yv)

367 You know how to recognize an extroverted autist? He looks at your shoes when you talk.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 13, 2025 04:40 PM (ElmBx)

368 335 Anyone else forced to see CNN's chyron for this thing? "Trump doubts McConnell survived polio." Never change, CNN.

i dunno. it might explain a few things.

Posted by: anachronda at February 13, 2025 04:41 PM (oY6Yp)

369 Obviously, entitlements have to be tackled, but the approach of going after low-hanging fruit first has some advantages; they can build up momentum before going after the big ones.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

Yep. Show and Tell using the methods on virtually unknown agencies (USAID), or agencies thought of as benign (Dept. of Ed.) then unleash it on the bigger prey once the people see the fleecing that's been going on.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 13, 2025 04:41 PM (gCW78)

370 LOL, the DU folks are having message dissonance--no one is telling them what to say and they're starting to scatter all over the place.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2025 04:41 PM (uyRWq)

371 If Trump had actually banned sex-reassignment for minors, then yeah that would be overreach. If that was the headline, it was false. Doesn't mean Uncle Sam has to chest-feed the clinic. That the president has power to stop. If it's so important to mommy to have her own designer tranny moppett, she can foot the difference.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 13, 2025 04:41 PM (wzAuc)

372 276

RE: Trump [supposedly] letting McConnell know that "I don't need you any more."

Except that he does.

(I'm anything but a Mitch fan, so don't start.)

Posted by: mnw at February 13, 2025 04:41 PM (NLIak)

373 368 335 Anyone else forced to see CNN's chyron for this thing? "Trump doubts McConnell survived polio." Never change, CNN.

i dunno. it might explain a few things.

lol spoiler he's a ghoul and has been for decades!

Posted by: Black Orchid at February 13, 2025 04:41 PM (Pv3Rg)

374 LOL, the DU folks are having message dissonance--no one is telling them what to say and they're starting to scatter all over the place.

The left losing message discipline as their hierarchy gets de funded is going to one of the more amusing things about all this

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:42 PM (t0Rmr)

375 AWFORABs.

A whole fuckload of regular-ass bombs.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

For God's sake, whatever you do, don't drop barrel bombs like Assad did! That's the worst!

(For my sake, pray for my eternal soul trapped in this eternal hellfire...and for my daughter to catch a clue and lose a few hundred pounds)

Posted by: Zombie John McCain at February 13, 2025 04:42 PM (JCZqz)

376 364 As a kid in the 70's like everyone had a PB&J for lunch. Something changed because now peanut allergies are through the roof.
Posted by: Minnfidel

Are the peanuts different?

these days, most of them are lovingly drop-forged out of melamine by chinese slave labor.

Posted by: anachronda at February 13, 2025 04:42 PM (oY6Yp)

377 Another day, another judge:

@kyledcheney
BREAKING: A judge in Baltimore has blocked the Trump administration from conditioning federal aid to doctors/health care facilities on withholding health care services for transgender youth.

Order was given from the bench with written ruling to come later.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2025 04:42 PM (qBdHI)

378 You've outdone yourself with this post, Ace. In fact, I suspect you might have even rolled out of bed early to get it just exactly perfect. xx

Posted by: Peaches at February 13, 2025 04:42 PM (14URa)

379 A remember an older friend who sincerely asked me once if I would still be a Christian if I did not believe that Christ had been raised from the dead. I said of course not, obviously I'd be Jewish.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2025 04:42 PM (wyMQY)

380 367 You know how to recognize an extroverted autist? He looks at your shoes when you talk.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 13, 2025 04:40 PM (ElmBx)

+++++

I used to hear the same thing said about actuaries. But I guess we are probably all autists.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:42 PM (2ap+5)

381 Trump is asshoe!

Posted by: Caitlyn Collins at February 13, 2025 04:42 PM (paSBy)

382 I heard a theory from someone years ago that said women who were on hormonal birth control shortly before they got pregnant were more likely to have an autistic child.

Studies have suggested that women on hormonal birth control change what kind of man they are attracted to when they are on it and when they are not. Hint: women not on birth control prefer more traditionally manly mens.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:43 PM (2VST1)

383 LOL, the DU folks are having message dissonance--no one is telling them what to say and they're starting to scatter all over the place.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2025 04:41 PM (uyRWq)

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Another #WIN with the evisceration of USAID!

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 13, 2025 04:43 PM (sIAzz)

384 I remember it all. First day of school... the "nurse" walked in and gave each of us a spoonful of peanut butter. Then she sat down to watch. Little Jenny Wilkens scratched her arm and another "nurse" gave her a shot. She dropped dead instantly. It was horrible. The teacher told us it was to strengthen the species.
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Head lice inspection day must have been equally exciting.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2025 04:43 PM (uyRWq)

385 People talk about being "on the spectrum"; from a woman's POV, all men are "on the spectrum" somewhere, unless they're a prancing little gay twink.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2025 04:36 PM (wyMQY)
_________________

I think it's one reason men excel in many fields: the ability - or compulsion, perhaps - to focus intensely on a subject, whatever it may be. You can really see this in, e.g., chess, where the international grand masters have literally spent their entire lives learning and studying a zillion lines of play.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:43 PM (YqDXo)

386 Spandex, it's a privilege, not a right...
Posted by: Cereal Killer at February 13, 2025 04:37 PM (QAkQ3)

Okay, I can get behind this.

Posted by: Hawaiian Judge, banning fatties from yoga pants at February 13, 2025 04:43 PM (cFzfG)

387 I started studying chemistry when I was nine. I later used my allowance to buy college textbooks and lab manuals which I worked through (and did the lab experiments). I spent my free time studying and doing the experiments in my garage chem lab. By the time I took high school chemistry, I could've taught that class.

I suspect that today I'd definitely be considered on the spectrum.
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This was the hypothesis behind the book Forrest Gump. The author's thrust was that Idiot Savants are responsible for civilizational gains. These kids discover/invent something not known before and we learn from them.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2025 04:43 PM (Wg6v7)

388 That was the autistic kid. Some of you may also have had the experience of later finding out this kid was a genius and you were shocked. That kid? THAT kid was a genius? Yep. That's autism.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:39 PM (Odg76)

———

Even babies can pick them out. Invariably when we are in a line at the grocery store really young children will look at my son with that “what’s wrong with him” look.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (Vh9CX)

389 The left losing message discipline as their hierarchy gets de funded is going to one of the more amusing things about all this

Its nice right now but they will eventually get their act together.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (2VST1)

390 Head lice inspection day must have been equally exciting.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2025 04:43 PM (uyRWq)

Don't forget the scoliosis screenings!

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (MGB5H)

391 The thing is that no one is studying this, or at least no one credible. I think it is because everyone is afraid that it is caused by the childhood vaccines, and if it were proven, the penalties and compensation would bankrupt the US.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2025 04:40 PM (D7oie)

Vaccine manufacturers have immunity.

And if it were childhood vaccines, I could absolutely imagine a world where a room full of Anthony Fauci's said "well, when you run the numbers, it's better to have a bunch of autistic kids than it is to have 50,000 deaths a year from diseases we have vaccines for. So that's what we'll do, and we'll never admit that we made that calculation."

But my guess is no one wants to look in to it. Because whatever the answer is will likely screw with someone's income, and that's what really matters.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (uCjyK)

392 365 I heard a theory from someone years ago that said women who were on hormonal birth control shortly before they got pregnant were more likely to have an autistic child. That might be an avenue to dig in to as well. Or one of the parents being on prescription drugs...

it might also be related to the progesterone supps they push on every woman who gets PG after fertility treatment. even tho we were MF and I was fine they tried this. everyone is across the board made to take high dose progesterone and do they know what that might do? they do not. it also doesn't keep a baby that is destined to be miscarried from being miscarried.

I've often thought about those nasty shots. I refused them and got a LOT of grief about it.

Posted by: Black Orchid at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (Pv3Rg)

393 All three branches of government have the right, and obligation to honor the Constitution as they understand it. None of the three have the right to tell the other two how to do it.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (ElmBx)

394 BREAKING: A judge in Baltimore has blocked the Trump administration from conditioning federal aid to doctors/health care facilities on withholding health care services for transgender youth.

Order was given from the bench with written ruling to come later.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2025 04:42 PM (qBdHI)

This is a bit trickier one, since establishing conditions is a bit more of a grey area.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (wyMQY)

395 Anyone else forced to see CNN's chyron for this thing? "Trump doubts McConnell survived polio." Never change, CNN.

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What an f'n lie. I watched it. He said he didn't know if he had polio. He never intimated he doubted McConnell did. Not in the least.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (qBdHI)

396 RE: Trump [supposedly] letting McConnell know that "I don't need you any more."

Except that he does.

(I'm anything but a Mitch fan, so don't start.)

Posted by: mnw at February 13, 2025 04:41 PM (NLIak)

Why?

Posted by: Hawaiian Judge, banning fatties from yoga pants at February 13, 2025 04:45 PM (cFzfG)

397 Let's transition that judge in Baltimore to an inmate.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2025 04:45 PM (TpJej)

398 Do you know what Australian kids are not allergic to? Vegemite.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2025 04:34 PM

I bet they wish they were.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 04:45 PM (ewjUl)

399 One potential source of the increase in autism are the changes in mating selections that moderns make.

In the old days the "tech genius" profile men didn't overly look for the "tech genius" profile in mates and so therefore ended up with a partner, on average, that was more normal then them.

Now though? Most of the tech guys I know are married to...tech women. And yes, autism and other behavioral oddities are common in their kids.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:45 PM (t0Rmr)

400 Except that he does.

(I'm anything but a Mitch fan, so don't start.)

Posted by: mnw at February 13, 2025 04:41 PM (NLIak)

McConnell was the one dissenting R vote on something that passed without him.

There is no more succinct demonstration possible of the man's uselessness.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2025 04:45 PM (jKo6M)

401 > I heard a theory from someone years ago that said women who were on hormonal birth control shortly before they got pregnant were more likely to have an autistic child.

My personal theory is it'll turn out to be a large combination of environmental and in utero factors. Nobody will be able to point to one single cause.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:45 PM (Odg76)

402 I started studying chemistry when I was nine. I later used my allowance to buy college textbooks and lab manuals which I worked through (and did the lab experiments). I spent my free time studying and doing the experiments in my garage chem lab. By the time I took high school chemistry, I could've taught that class.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

I'm still pissed at my chem honors prof that didn't bother to tell us about Schaum's guide.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2025 04:46 PM (mlg/3)

403 I suspect that today I'd definitely be considered on the spectrum.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:38 PM (YqDXo)

Yeah, Mom (School Teacher) had me evaluated by a Psych when I hit 7th grade.... and Psych said my problem was I was too smart and bored with school... which was accurate.

Today, I'd be on Meds... or in therapy for life.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2025 04:46 PM (QAkQ3)

404 A remember an older friend who sincerely asked me once if I would still be a Christian if I did not believe that Christ had been raised from the dead. I said of course not, obviously I'd be Jewish.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2025 04:42 PM (wyMQY)
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I can see that people who follow Jesus' teachings might call themselves "Jesusians", but "Christ" means "Anointed of God" or "Messiah".

While it's probably true that you *could* believe Jesus is the Messiah, and therefore "Christ", without believing that the Messiah would rise from the dead, and could in that sense call your self a "Christian".

But that's a long dog-leg.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:46 PM (krQz2)

405 I think it's one reason men excel in many fields: the ability - or compulsion, perhaps - to focus intensely on a subject, whatever it may be. You can really see this in, e.g., chess, where the international grand masters have literally spent their entire lives learning and studying a zillion lines of play.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:43 PM (YqDXo)
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I see that in engineering professors all the time, particularly the male ones.

The female engineering professors can hold their own, but they definitely have a slightly different mindset than the quintessential male engineer.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2025 04:46 PM (7fElN)

406 The teacher told us it was to strengthen the species.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:38 PM (ExV1e)

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Heh.

Now they preach "survival of the fattest."

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 13, 2025 04:46 PM (sIAzz)

407 I went to 3 boarding schools in Kenya over 10 years - each school had about 500 kids and new ones came in at the lower grades and some graduated out. That's a lot of kids. Peanut butter was a staple as was Marmite. I don't remember PB allergies, lactose intolerance nor gluten problems.
Posted by: Ciampino - many got to be malingering for attention at February 13, 2025 04:34 PM (KjLnc)

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Was one of them RVA? I graduated there in the late 80's.

Posted by: There are some who call me ... Tim at February 13, 2025 04:46 PM (4jp98)

408 5-year-old in the store asking a stranger why she smells funny -- 5-year-old

16-year-old, same scenario -- autistic
Or retarded
Or a dick

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 13, 2025 04:46 PM (wzAuc)

409 Just getting this in the name field

Posted by: Boron Quidquid questions if McConnell survived after having polio at February 13, 2025 04:46 PM (8afTZ)

410 BREAKING: A judge in Baltimore has blocked the Trump administration from conditioning federal aid to doctors/health care facilities on withholding health care services for transgender youth
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Protecting our democracy means an unelected judge is the final say on how our money is spent.

You should've paid attention to those Schoolhouse Rock videos.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2025 04:47 PM (uyRWq)

411 We grocery shopped today. Hubby asked me "why do women with asses wide as a barn door wear stretch pants". He thinks it is gross and I agree.

Saw a big woman at Sheetz today in stretch pants, tattoos, and green hair and thought "She's a walking red flag."

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 04:47 PM (9yUzE)

412 IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE HE'S THAT FUCKING OLD HE HAD POLIO

AND HE'S ONLY A FEW YEARS OLDER THAN TRUMP

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2025 04:47 PM (jKo6M)

413 We should all pray for Trump's safety.

#MAGA

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 13, 2025 04:47 PM (yl9lv)

414 And if it were childhood vaccines, I could absolutely imagine a world where a room full of Anthony Fauci's said "well, when you run the numbers, it's better to have a bunch of autistic kids than it is to have 50,000 deaths a year from diseases we have vaccines for. So that's what we'll do, and we'll never admit that we made that calculation."

And if that was the case, I would not argue. But given the inclinations of people like that, in those situations, want FEWER people, not more. So they wouldn't make that calculus.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:47 PM (2VST1)

415 Dammit, Ben, don't sock the regulars.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2025 04:48 PM (jKo6M)

416 I suspect that today I'd definitely be considered on the spectrum.
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Let's cook.

Posted by: zombie Walter White at February 13, 2025 04:48 PM (5LoD7)

417 412 IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE HE'S THAT FUCKING OLD HE HAD POLIO

he's so old he was one of the polio babies they displayed on the boardwalk in Atlantic City

Posted by: Black Orchid at February 13, 2025 04:48 PM (Pv3Rg)

418 Yeah, Mom (School Teacher) had me evaluated by a Psych when I hit 7th grade.... and Psych said my problem was I was too smart and bored with school... which was accurate.

Today, I'd be on Meds... or in therapy for life
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Yep. I recognize this story.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2025 04:48 PM (Wg6v7)

419 Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2025 04:36 PM (wyMQY)

I don't actually think that about men.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2025 04:48 PM (42Vb+)

420 I guess we need to welcome Eric Adams to the party.

>>@Rightanglenews

>>BREAKING - NYC Mayor Eric Adams has signed an executive order allowing ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island after meeting with Tom Homan.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:48 PM (LkLld)

421 it might also be related to the progesterone supps they push on every woman who gets PG after fertility treatment. even tho we were MF and I was fine they tried this. everyone is across the board made to take high dose progesterone and do they know what that might do? they do not. it also doesn't keep a baby that is destined to be miscarried from being miscarried.

I've often thought about those nasty shots. I refused them and got a LOT of grief about it.
Posted by: Black Orchid at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (Pv3Rg)

It could very well be.

There also seems to be a correlation between age of the father and autism. Could be that the real correlation is couples having more trouble conceiving for whatever reason are more likely to have difficult pregnancies and be exposed to more drugs.

I definitely think it's worth looking in to, if we had anyone trustworthy to look in to it.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:48 PM (uCjyK)

422 The answer to the autism question is obvious and undiscussed.
FUCKING GHWB.

The piece of shit ADA legislation, in addition to massively overreaching on control of state and local level building codes, turned over unchecked and unsupervised power to 'psychologists' (and we all know how stable and conservative that lot is), allowing any diagnosis to be classified as a disability requiring accommodation, money from Uncle Sugar, or both.

Posted by: But I'm a Hero, the media says so at February 13, 2025 04:48 PM (F/35S)

423 If only Nixon could go to China, then only Literally Hitler(tm) could gut the IRS like a fish.

Posted by: Mister Fabulist at February 13, 2025 04:49 PM (IgeTi)

424 Yes, but is that because there's been an actual increase of autism or an increase in diagnosis of autism? Because the definition seems suspiciously wide to me.

And an honest investigation can answer that question. But just saying that it's happening, but only in the US, and it cannot possibly be because of this one thing, and, no, you can't look into it, is sus (as the kids like to say).

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:49 PM (ExV1e)

425 Possibly: vax leads to autism and autism leads to transgenderism. Throw in some Fluoride, seed oils and a high carb diet and you've just made yourself "Soy World."

Posted by: Max Power at February 13, 2025 04:49 PM (q177U)

426 This. If you work with a lot of kids, the autistic ones stand out. Do you remember the spaz at your school. He was always doing weird things and you always wondered what his problem was? He couldn't focus, he couldn't follow directions, he was bad at sports, and he seemed like he was at least four years behind on social norms?

That was the autistic kid. Some of you may also have had the experience of later finding out this kid was a genius and you were shocked. That kid? THAT kid was a genius? Yep. That's autism.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:39 PM (Odg76)
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Two of the most brilliant scientists in history - Isaac Newton and J. Willard Gibbs - never married, apparently never had any interaction at all with any women, nothing, and of course never had any kids. They were obsessed by their work.

Now THERE were some genes that should have been propagated.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:50 PM (YqDXo)

427 There also seems to be a correlation between age of the father and autism. Could be that the real correlation is couples having more trouble conceiving for whatever reason are more likely to have difficult pregnancies and be exposed to more drugs.

One of the healthier things our society could do would be to put pressure on couples to start having kids earlier. You do have to pair that with rolling back government so they can afford to...but it should be the norm that women have their first kid within a couple of years of graduating HS...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:50 PM (t0Rmr)

428 Posted by: Dr Spank at February 13, 2025 04:47 PM (yl9lv

Yes, indeed. I'm praying for he and Vance and their family and the Cabinet flks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2025 04:50 PM (42Vb+)

429 The "I" in BRICS is probably Iceland because everyone wants to be friends with my Bjorky girl.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 13, 2025 04:50 PM (Y6IkP)

430 Another #WIN with the evisceration of USAID!

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 13, 2025 04:43 PM (sIAzz)
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Have you noticed how anemic their protests have been since USAID funding got shut down?

They just can't afford paid mobs anymore.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:50 PM (krQz2)

431 Man, Captain African American is being mangled by reviewers. The best are saying 2 out of 4 stars, the rest are saying "bottom 3 of Marvel films".

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:50 PM (2VST1)

432 So Hamas is gonna go back to releasing hostages...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 13, 2025 04:50 PM (VE6XX)

433 Trump wants to cut our military budget in half. Imagine the corporate media's reaction if Biden had suggested that. "...with the help and suggestions" of our enemies, China and Russia.

And still, the white house press corps smiles politely, and moves on with no follow ups.

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2025 04:35 PM (JCZqz)

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No doubt your average DUmie has ever heard the expression "Only Nixon could go to China."

Maybe they'd understand "Only Clinton could tell Sistah Souljah to calm her tits."

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 13, 2025 04:51 PM (wzAuc)

434 >>BREAKING - NYC Mayor Eric Adams has signed an executive order allowing ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island after meeting with Tom Homan.
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Interesting.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2025 04:51 PM (Wg6v7)

435 Touching the IRS data is going to be a legal minefield. Or just a mine, with perhaps a light sprinkle of dirt hidden somewhere out of reach.

There are supposed to be SERIOUS safeguards when dealing with IRS data. Bringing up the wrong record, even accidentially, is a breach and needs to be reported and documented.

I'm concerned of the legal troubles DOGE could fall into. Not by intent, but by the bureaucrats waiting for any and every mis-step so they can bring out their shiny new-and-unused weaponry they somehow got a imperial shit-ton of federal funds for.

Even if the bureaucrats intentionally (nudge-nudge, wink-wink) gave misinformation on what to do. After all, how many Americans have been screwed un-lubed by the IRS while following their exaxt instructions?

Posted by: Another Anon at February 13, 2025 04:51 PM (QNMaY)

436 This is a bit trickier one, since establishing conditions is a bit more of a grey area.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (wyMQY)

Hmmm. "on the order of the judge, we are halting all funds to doctors and clinics until we learn what the written ruling is, out of concern of violating the judge's orders. Hopefully the Judge will be issuing his written order soon"

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2025 04:51 PM (D7oie)

437 Yes, indeed. I'm praying for he and Vance and their family and the Cabinet flks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2025 04:50 PM (42Vb+)

Every day

Posted by: It's me donna at February 13, 2025 04:51 PM (VE6XX)

438 Man, Captain African American is being mangled by reviewers. The best are saying 2 out of 4 stars, the rest are saying "bottom 3 of Marvel films".
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:50 PM (2VST1)

Even the paid for reviews are like it's kinda ok.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2025 04:51 PM (MGB5H)

439 For the amount of money the US spends on medical research there should be a ridiculous amount of studies each seeking to eliminate potential causes of autism, peanut allergies etc.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:51 PM (t0Rmr)

440 This website is good for my self-esteem. Judging by the comments, I'm the only one here who isn't retarded.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2025 04:51 PM (dIske)

441 > I guess we need to welcome Eric Adams to the party.
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He was offered a chance to remain out of prison... because the left was irate at his "accommodating" Trump's ICE in NYC. He made this bed back in November.

He's never been invited to "the party" and will never attend said "party."

This is self preservation.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2025 04:52 PM (Q4IgG)

442 RE: immunizations.
My son actually contracted H flu from his routine shots when he was six months old. He was admitted into Children’s Hospital for 10 days, had an IV pumping antibiotics into him, and the CDC paid us a visit. So, yes. Question the vaccines

Posted by: Jmel at February 13, 2025 04:52 PM (bVhJi)

443 425 Possibly: vax leads to autism and autism leads to transgenderism. Throw in some Fluoride, seed oils and a high carb diet and you've just made yourself "Soy World."
Posted by: Max Power

Soy World green is making the people gay!!!

Posted by: Charlton Heston on InfoWars at February 13, 2025 04:52 PM (JCZqz)

444 I guess we need to welcome Eric Adams to the party.

>>@Rightanglenews

>>BREAKING - NYC Mayor Eric Adams has signed an executive order allowing ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island after meeting with Tom Homan.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:48 PM (LkLld)
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The Reds made a huge blunder in trying to lawfare him. Almost as big a blunder as doing that to Trump.

I would not be surprised if Adams becomes a Republican.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:52 PM (YqDXo)

445 >>> I'm anything but a Mitch fan, so don't start.)

Posted by: mnw at February 13, 2025 04:41 PM (NLIak

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*Donald Sutherland points and screams*

Posted by: Turn 2 at February 13, 2025 04:52 PM (JfxgE)

446 I wonder what's been going on at the Department of Energy oh these many years?

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 13, 2025 04:52 PM (yl9lv)

447 Today, I'd be on Meds... or in therapy for life
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I'm not taking any meds, or therapy.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:53 PM (krQz2)

448 418 Yeah, Mom (School Teacher) had me evaluated by a Psych when I hit 7th grade.... and Psych said my problem was I was too smart and bored with school... which was accurate.

Today, I'd be on Meds... or in therapy for life
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Yep. I recognize this story.
Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2025 04:48 PM (Wg6v7)

Mom was really pissed because our district started a Gifted Program for smaht kids... but they started with one pilot class, then added to the program as that class progressed....

Problem was? It was the class 1 year younger than I was.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2025 04:53 PM (QAkQ3)

449 no, you can't look into it, is sus (as the kids like to say).
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:49 PM (ExV1e)

Bet. No cap, fr fr.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at February 13, 2025 04:53 PM (fwyhL)

450 429 The "I" in BRICS is probably Iceland because everyone wants to be friends with my Bjorky girl.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 13, 2025 04:50 PM (Y6IkP)

Iceland could be the I in any grouping like that because if you told them they'd just say "Oh? We're what now? Neat. Let's go have a Gull, we still have time before lunch."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2025 04:53 PM (jKo6M)

451 While it's probably true that you *could* believe Jesus is the Messiah, and therefore "Christ", without believing that the Messiah would rise from the dead, and could in that sense call your self a "Christian".
Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:46 PM (krQz2)

If you believe that Jesus was and will be the Lord, then the Muslims believe this too.
If you believe that Jesus is Lord that's Christianity.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2025 04:53 PM (gKWVE)

452 My son actually contracted H flu from his routine shots when he was six months old. He was admitted into Children’s Hospital for 10 days, had an IV pumping antibiotics into him, and the CDC paid us a visit. So, yes. Question the vaccines

Posted by: Jmel at February 13, 2025 04:52 PM (bVhJi)
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Antibiotics don't have any effect on the flu, which is viral, not bacterial.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:54 PM (YqDXo)

453 Possibly: vax leads to autism and autism leads to transgenderism. Throw in some Fluoride, seed oils and a high carb diet and you've just made yourself "Soy World."

Posted by: Max Power
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The high estrogen in soy, probably plays a role in what we see.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:54 PM (krQz2)

454 Trump saw the left dicking around Adams over petty squabbles and decided to throw him a lifeline. Its smart politics.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:54 PM (t0Rmr)

455 The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) has COLLIDED with the merchant ship Besiktas-M near Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea.

OTOH, unless the CV was entering or leaving the port, the merchant ship shouldn't have been able to get within miles of it. There's, like, a whole fucking task force there to prevent that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:54 PM (ExV1e)

456 425 Possibly: vax leads to autism and autism leads to transgenderism. Throw in some Fluoride, seed oils and a high carb diet and you've just made yourself "Soy World."
Posted by: Max Power at February 13, 2025 04:49 PM (q177U)

Yeah, I suspect the answer could be "it's a little bit of all of the above."

Think about our food and water: microplastics, chemical fertilizers, insecticides, drugs from peoples urine, flouride, frankenstein oils, additives in food, all kinds of weird stabilizers and dyes created in labs, etc. etc. etc.

That's not to mention what's in the air we breathe or other environmental factors. Also not to mention the cocktail of drugs most Americans are on starting at ever-younger ages.

Oh, and cooking with Teflon and other plastic can't be good for us.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:54 PM (uCjyK)

457 I'm anything but a Mitch fan, so don't start.)

Posted by: mnw at February 13, 2025 04:41 PM (NLIak

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Sorry. I forgot the sarc tag.

Posted by: Turn 2 at February 13, 2025 04:55 PM (JfxgE)

458 The Reds made a huge blunder in trying to lawfare him. Almost as big a blunder as doing that to Trump.

That was such a bizarre unforced error, how dumb can you be? Oh yeah. Biden administration. Pretty dumb

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 04:55 PM (2VST1)

459 Chaz Littlejohn didn't find the IRS privacy rules difficult to breach.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:55 PM (2ap+5)

460 > Touching the IRS data is going to be a legal minefield. Or just a mine, with perhaps a light sprinkle of dirt hidden somewhere out of reach.
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It's all, and I mean "all" tied into the Treasury's Bureau of Financial Services.

The IRS may "collect" the money.... but it does not stay in the IRS. It's the Treasury's money. The Bureau of Financial Services is the nexus, the electronic checkbook for all of FedGov.

Sure... there are "under the table" transactions. But BFS handles "the big monies."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2025 04:56 PM (Q4IgG)

461 Classroom aides working in conjunction with classroom teachers of the very young - K, 1st grade - watching every move - especially those of the youngest, sometimes a little immature, mostly boys.

Some kids go into school with quirks of their senses such as taste, texture & feel, and sound. Others were not well suited to start full day K. But there's a constant, quiet sorting into separate groups for play, reading. It frays some of the kids nerves & they may develop a negative pattern of conduct.

Within weeks, there's a narrow group of children with an aide always watching & taking notes. Those kids are funneled into special ed, often for speech and/or reading though many can read well for their age. (Working parents are encouraged to get more assistance for their kids outside of school. Little ones are CBD dummied, older placed on prescribed meds for ADHD.)

It's self fulfilling & by the time those kids are in middle school, they're often oddly frozen out of activities such track, chorus even when parents are paying participation fees & making efforts to stay involved.

"Special Ed" pays in public schools. It's by far less common in well-heeled, less diverse schools.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2025 04:56 PM (NFX2v)

462 That's not to mention what's in the air we breathe or other environmental factors. Also not to mention the cocktail of drugs most Americans are on starting at ever-younger ages.

And we select mates differently, and we have children older, and we mix with a more varied cohort of humans from different regions and on and on.

But science provides a way to break this down and as usual it doesn't seem like we are spending much money on that sort of science which is just...odd isn't it?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:56 PM (t0Rmr)

463 For the amount of money the US spends on medical research there should be a ridiculous amount of studies each seeking to eliminate potential causes of autism, peanut allergies etc.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:51 PM (t0Rmr)
________________

I think autism diagnoses are like fibromyalgia and the transgender crap: a phenomenon driven by fashion.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:56 PM (YqDXo)

464 439 For the amount of money the US spends on medical research there should be a ridiculous amount of studies each seeking to eliminate potential causes of autism, peanut allergies etc.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:51 PM (t0Rmr)

No, no, you misunderstood. That money is earmarked for graft and corruption. The Deep State version of "science." Which we are all supposed to Trust (tm).

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:57 PM (uCjyK)

465 All three branches of government have the right, and obligation to honor the Constitution as they understand it. None of the three have the right to tell the other two how to do it.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (ElmBx)

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Very well said, Grump.

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 13, 2025 04:57 PM (sIAzz)

466 For the amount of money the US spends on medical research there should be a ridiculous amount of studies each seeking to eliminate potential causes of autism, peanut allergies etc.
Posted by: 18-1

10mm grant. 9mm to the endowment fund, 1mm gets two grad students, with expenses for 3 years and some lab equipment.

Posted by: MkY at February 13, 2025 04:57 PM (cPGH3)

467 Now THERE were some genes that should have been propagated.
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But what if they got my looks and your brains, Madam?

Posted by: zombie george bernard shaw at February 13, 2025 04:57 PM (5LoD7)

468 If you believe that Jesus is Lord that's Christianity.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2025 04:53 PM (gKWVE)
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But -ian also tolerates the meaning of "follower of".

That's all I'm saying. I don't think what I described is "Christianity", but if you followed Jesus, the Messiah, without accepting anything else, it's enough to support Christ + ian.

However, it's moot, because most people who don't accept Jesus' divinity, probably wouldn't accept his lesser role as "Messiah", especially since he didn't free Israel and ascend to David's throne.

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 04:57 PM (krQz2)

469 People who insist the republicans take up the issue of Social Security and Medicare reform remind me of that girl a few years ago who used social media to pressure her boyfriend to commit suicide.
Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2025 04:13 PM (2ap+5)

They should take up reform, reform leading to elimination, because it's unsustainable, but they have to be seen to be cleaning up everything else first. And that cleanup has to be seen to be making things better. We didn't get in this mess overnight, we won't get out of it overnight - Trump and DOGE notwithstanding - but, eventually, it has to happen.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:57 PM (ExV1e)

470 446 I wonder what's been going on at the Department of Energy oh these many years?
Posted by: Dr Spank at February 13, 2025 04:52 PM (yl9lv)

Well, they have been making sure no new Nuc plants, and closing old ones... and closing Coal plants... and letting Greens destroy Hydro dams... and making it so you can't build new refineries, but have to just add capacity to old ones...

Oh, and have spent a lot on solar panels which don't work at night... and battery farms that are fire hazards... and Wind farms that break...

Notice how the Defense department does not defend, but invades? Notice how Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is to limit those things?

Almost like Agencies are named for the OPPOSITE of what their name implies... and... I give you... the Department of Energy.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2025 04:57 PM (QAkQ3)

471 In my day, those of us who were smart and bored with our classes were moved into the gifted program and given more work.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2025 04:58 PM (lTGtQ)

472 If you believe that Jesus was and will be the Lord, then the Muslims believe this too.
If you believe that Jesus is Lord that's Christianity.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2025 04:53 PM (gKWVE)

I think most muslims have no idea what they believe, except for "I KEEL YOU!!!!"

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2025 04:58 PM (wyMQY)

473 I think autism diagnoses are like fibromyalgia and the transgender crap: a phenomenon driven by fashion.

That could be. But again...it shouldn't be that hard to identify this with a rigorous initial definition of what autism is.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:58 PM (t0Rmr)

474
OTOH, unless the CV was entering or leaving the port, the merchant ship shouldn't have been able to get within miles of it. There's, like, a whole fucking task force there to prevent that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 04:54 PM (ExV1e)

Apparently, the collision took place in the Med anchorage near Port Said.

An in-depth analysis in this YT video. Interesting.

LINK: https://tinyurl.com/y2hr8h29

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2025 04:58 PM (rj6Yv)

475 The deep state is like the kid who sat at home playing the CPU in Street Fighter with all the cheat codes on, and then gets surprised and angry when his friend comes over to play and kicks his sorry ass across every pixel of the screen.

They're not actually "good" at lawfare, it turns out. They've just been getting away with it for a while.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2025 04:59 PM (jKo6M)

476 the IRS penalties are for accidentally or intentionally releasing specific information, including releasing "anonymized" data that is identifiable. there are specific rules on how this information is stored, and destroyed in hard-copy, as well as how it is transmitted. Anyone who deals with the IRS information from the IRS has to do a class and fill out forms attesting that the individual understands this and the penalties.

The IRS is using antiquated systems, from what I am told, including actual tape drives, and COBOL mainframes, and is facing a complete IT Restructuring as soon as anyone has the guts to demand it. Having suffered that sort of restructuring, it is going to be a terrible situation for everyone using the systems, administering the systems, training people to use the systems, and the taxpayers.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2025 04:59 PM (D7oie)

477 10mm grant. 9mm to the endowment fund, 1mm gets two grad students, with expenses for 3 years and some lab equipment.

Yeah, I mean that's the immediate issue, along with targeting funds for trannyism and global warming.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:59 PM (t0Rmr)

478 Yeah, Mom (School Teacher) had me evaluated by a Psych when I hit 7th grade.... and Psych said my problem was I was too smart and bored with school... which was accurate.

Posted by: Romeo13

Number 5 son flunked out of HS math. He was bored to tears. Yet, crushed the ASVAB and got orders for Navy Nuclear "A" School after boot camp.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2025 04:59 PM (WXNFJ)

479 The study done in Florida showed a 3 times increase in autism for children in the Medicaid system who got the full set of vaccinations.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2025 04:59 PM (TPKrp)

480 The Fednews sub reddit has a monopoly on sad trombones. The sense of defeat is thick.

https://is.gd/jZpH4L

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 13, 2025 04:59 PM (Q8Bj8)

481 BREAKING - NYC Mayor Eric Adams has signed an executive order allowing ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island after meeting with Tom Homan.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2025 04:48 PM

I don't understand why these blue hell holes won't at least allow ICE to go through all the prisons. It's a win for the state as they are off their books and out of their hair. So why do they GAF about someone already in the slammer?

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 05:00 PM (ewjUl)

482 61 Is it really 1 in 36? Or is there a big financial incentive in the “medical” community to diagnose as much as possible. There’s no money in saying your kid is fine. There’s gajillions of dollars in saying your kid is sick and will need a lifetime of care.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (mB6IV)

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I worked in the Special Ed department of a school district back in the early-to-mid-aughts. Around that time, they modified the criteria for autism. I distinctly remember the lead psychologist saying that, based on the new criteria, pretty much everyone is on the spectrum.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at February 13, 2025 05:00 PM (OGOaV)

483 The IRS is using antiquated systems, from what I am told, including actual tape drives, and COBOL mainframes, and is facing a complete IT Restructuring as soon as anyone has the guts to demand it. Having suffered that sort of restructuring, it is going to be a terrible situation for everyone using the systems, administering the systems, training people to use the systems, and the taxpayers.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2025 04:59 PM (D7oie)

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Perfect reason to shut down the IRS.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2025 05:01 PM (TPKrp)

484 Nood

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2025 05:01 PM (mlg/3)

485 Speaking of women who need to shut up, UCC Minister Langlois says she has doubts about the central truth claim of Christianity, that Jesus rose from the dead. She then goes on to say it's NBD either way. Paul had some choice words about this garbage thousands of years ago.

http://tiny.cc/ctv9001
Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 04:15 PM (Odg76)

I suspect that a significant portion of the nominally Christian clergy are non-believers but, hey, it's a living.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2025 05:01 PM (ExV1e)

486 I think autism diagnoses are like fibromyalgia and the transgender crap: a phenomenon driven by fashion.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:56 PM (YqDXo)
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I actually agree with this. I think a lot of these maladies have root in the type of parenting you receive. ADD for example could have a root in parents not discipling properly. Perhaps a child can't stay focused because they were never conditioned to do so. Perhaps allergies to food are a result of not receiving a balanced diet in their formative years (very similar to most people with allergies are raised in urban areas, while country folk have fewer problems). Perhaps, fibromyalgia is just a lack of toughness. Everyone has a different pain threshold. How many "suffering" from fibromyalgia have no manual labor in their past? The same can be said for natural immunity. The exercise of running to the doctor for antibiotics every time the kid has the sniffles is now common place.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2025 05:01 PM (dIske)

487 That could be. But again...it shouldn't be that hard to identify this with a rigorous initial definition of what autism is.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:58 PM (t0Rmr)

I absolutely agree with you.

But unfortunately, our government / deep state fund science research in this country. And they've decided it makes more sense to create viruses in China and grift billions of dollars to their webs of NGO's than it is to study autism.

...Especially when the implications of what causes autism could cost well connected industries billions of dollars.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 05:01 PM (uCjyK)

488 So why do they GAF about someone already in the slammer?

Doctrinaire absolutism. That is: you are not on my side, so you are my enemy and everything you do is wrong, no matter if I just last week agreed with that position. See the Democrat Underground comments above.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2025 05:01 PM (2VST1)

489 I'm a Lockean, but I don't think there is anything such as "Lockeanity". (Although I wholly reject Locke's "tabla rasa" as anything more than an interesting speculation on how ideas are obtained.)

Posted by: Axeman at February 13, 2025 05:01 PM (krQz2)

490 > The IRS is using antiquated systems, from what I am told, including actual tape drives, and COBOL mainframes, and is facing a complete IT Restructuring as soon as anyone has the guts to demand it. Having suffered that sort of restructuring, it is going to be a terrible situation for everyone using the systems, administering the systems, training people to use the systems, and the taxpayers.
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It would be prudent, therefore, to suspend all personal income tax collections until this network of systems could be upgraded, reprogrammed and rid of all the corrupted personnel.

Sometime in 2756.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2025 05:02 PM (Q4IgG)

491 I saw this video yesterday. It's a guy attempting a bench press way above his ability. He compounds the error by having a very weak spotter and by putting clips on the ends of the bar. He survives, but barely.

Crazy video:
http://tiny.cc/xwv9001

Posted by: bonhomme at February 13, 2025 05:03 PM (Odg76)

492 Captain African American is being mangled by reviewers. The best are saying 2 out of 4 stars, the rest are saying "bottom 3 of Marvel films".

Except for Disney-Whore Grace Randolph who says it's the bestest thing ever. (Like every other Disney/Marvel product)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyMX7SMVNAM

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 13, 2025 05:03 PM (9yUzE)

493 The study done in Florida showed a 3 times increase in autism for children in the Medicaid system who got the full set of vaccinations.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2025 04:59 PM (TPKrp)

Nah, that can't be it. Also, the correlation between DPT and SIDS is merely correlation and proves nothing.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2025 05:03 PM (D7oie)

494 nood grey boxed Italics

Posted by: andycanuck (5LoD7) at February 13, 2025 05:03 PM (5LoD7)

495
See, if we just shine spotlights at solar panels at night we can have 24 hour power! And it's free!

Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2025 05:03 PM (j4U/Z)

496 think autism diagnoses are like fibromyalgia and the transgender crap: a phenomenon driven by fashion.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 04:56 PM (YqDXo)

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Munchausen's-by-Praxis.

/"Man, we talking about Praxis?"

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 13, 2025 05:03 PM (9sIiG)

497 The Fednews sub reddit has a monopoly on sad trombones. The sense of defeat is thick.

https://is.gd/jZpH4L
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 13, 2025 04:59 PM (Q8Bj

Reading that is like peak Shania Twain in a corset riding me and she asks if peak Dana Delany can join in.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 13, 2025 05:04 PM (ewjUl)

498 Good Lord, don't look in there. Heaven only knows how he's coping with all the winning. I doubt he's worn pants for three weeks.
Posted by: tcn in AK

I think that Ace is in mourning as RFK Jr. is most certainly going to ban Kaboom cereal. Shocking.

Posted by: Cheri at February 13, 2025 05:04 PM (oiNtH)

499 I think autism diagnoses are like fibromyalgia and the transgender crap: a phenomenon driven by fashion.

That could be. But again...it shouldn't be that hard to identify this with a rigorous initial definition of what autism is.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 04:58 PM (t0Rmr)
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Ah, but there's the rub. Same thing with fibromyalgia.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 13, 2025 05:05 PM (YqDXo)

500 425 Possibly: vax leads to autism and autism leads to transgenderism.

well, a vax certainly changed *my* life. about yay high, blue and white, couple of unibusses...

Posted by: anachronda at February 13, 2025 05:05 PM (oY6Yp)

501 >The Trump Revolution makes the Reagan Revolution look like weak sauce.

It most certainly does.

Thanks to Algore inventing the internet the Dem propaganda machine is kaput, and instead of having just the Great Communicator we can communicate greatly amongst ourselves.

Posted by: davidt at February 13, 2025 05:07 PM (i0F8b)

502 Take it as given the MSM will do nothing to dissuade the notion that Elon Musk is combing through Americans' tax returns and stealing SSNs.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 13, 2025 05:07 PM (wzAuc)

503 308 World War II saw the US go from the M-3 Grant with a low velocity 75mm to the M-26 Pershing with a powerful 90mm main gun.
Posted by: Anna Puma

My Dad fought through North Africa in an M-2 light tank sporting a 37mm main gun. He said its only redeeming quality was speed.

Posted by: javems at February 13, 2025 05:10 PM (8I4hW)

504 Ah, but there's the rub. Same thing with fibromyalgia.

For example I see one research group claims you can define autism via a PET scan of the brain. Start with that group and start looking at their childhood exposures, the background of their parents, and so on

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2025 05:11 PM (t0Rmr)

505 Remember that Ronnie was busy winniing WWIII without setting off Armageddon.

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 13, 2025 05:12 PM (Amz76)

506 Trump is in favor of:

Less wars.
Less spending.
Less government control.
Less government in our daily lives.
Less racialism or judging people by race.
Less waste and fraud.
Less censorship.
Support Israel.
Bring peace to the middle east.
More power to states.
Less centralized control.
More people controlling their own lives.

And they call him a fascist.

Posted by: El Mariachi at February 13, 2025 05:30 PM (nLFEI)

507 BREAKING: A federal judge just BLOCKED Trump’s order banning child gender surgeries.
Posted by: Don Black. Message: I don't care, Rachel at February 13, 2025 04:05 PM (AOsQT)

So, in effect, that judge is all for mutilating children. His name should be mentioned by someone with that accusation. Possibly someone like RFK or, PJT. On national TV.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 13, 2025 05:35 PM (dgRL6)

508 Hope Trump isn't naive enough to believe that if Russia and China agree to lower military spending, they actually will abide by that.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 13, 2025 05:51 PM (dBJR3)

509 ort of. Why doesn't Trump call it what it is? The CIA and State Department (under Hillary) set these events in motions and continued pouring gasoline on the fire at every step of the way to get the outcome they wanted (war)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 04:03 PM (uCjyK)

in 2014 the Donbass areas of Ukraine were restive because of Laws against Russian language and culture. They wanted autonomy inside Ukraine. Their forces surrounded the Ukrainians and there was an emergency cease fire to avoid a surrender. A truce was called and a treaty drafted to work out the details of independence inside Ukraine. Germany and France signed off to force Ukraine to negotiate with Donbass.

Ukraine did nothing once their army was safe, and the EU and US rebuilt their army. The guarantee was ignored. In fact, during the war FR and GER publicly stated that they intentionally broke that agreement to rebuild Ukraines' army.

Russia's terms pre-invasion was for discussions about this, but once this got publicized they annexted the 4 regions.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2025 06:01 PM (n7h9X)

510 Good Lord, don't look in there. Heaven only knows how he's coping with all the winning. I doubt he's worn pants for three weeks.
Posted by: tcn in AK

I think that Ace is in mourning as RFK Jr. is most certainly going to ban Kaboom cereal. Shocking.
Posted by: Cheri at February 13, 2025 05:04 PM (oiNtH)

Prices on Red Dye #10 are likely falling, so he can get a rail car full and use it in his cooking.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2025 06:04 PM (n7h9X)

511 But unfortunately, our government / deep state fund science research in this country. And they've decided it makes more sense to create viruses in China and grift billions of dollars to their webs of NGO's than it is to study autism.

...Especially when the implications of what causes autism could cost well connected industries billions of dollars.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 13, 2025 05:01 PM (uCjyK)

I suspect that the definition of autism has been diluted so mom's can blame that if their kids are sullen and tired of their crap. "Billy is on the autism spectrum" is something moms seem proud of rather than the original difficult task of coaxing progress out of the bad cases in the past.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2025 06:09 PM (n7h9X)

512 My Dad fought through North Africa in an M-2 light tank sporting a 37mm main gun. He said its only redeeming quality was speed.
Posted by: javems at February 13, 2025 05:10 PM (8I4hW)

Brits had a real problem with tanks just breaking down in job lots. Plus their well armored tank was super slow and the fast tank was made of cardboard.

Even the older tanks from the US ran reliably. The M3 gun being fixed was annoying, but the power of that gun was great for the time.

The M4 Sherman worked well and was quick and easy to repair in the field.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2025 06:13 PM (n7h9X)

513 Ace has hit the Kool-aid way hard...

Posted by: Steven Nicholas Brown at February 14, 2025 05:29 AM (qD6UI)

514 After watching @MikeBenzCyber on Joe Rogan(Ep. 2272)... I am an educated man and our government is so completely corrupt it is incomprehensible.

Some of you here are saying "Ace has drank the koolaid." and I just have to differ: Trump and his very competent crew is up against an existential worldwide threat and he is smart enough to know that guys like Putin are not the enemy; the arbiter at USA.I.D. is. Putin is not a good man, nor was Frank Costello, but these are men that can be dealt with.

G-d Bless us we have a man in charge that can actually deal with these guys. The Russian People are not our enemy, nor are the Chinese - I am talking the folks at the ground level. Their 'leaders' can and will be dealt with to our benefit.

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