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Sunday Overnight Open Thread - February 23, 2025 [Doof]
Howdy Hordelings, and welcome to the Sunday ONT! Hope your weekend has been great and you are ready to close out your evening with us here. Thanks for stopping by - shall we step inside?
Don't turn your attention away from hockey now! The NHL season resumed this weekend after the very exciting Four Nations Face-off concluded on Thursday night. Congrats to team Canada on the win. This afternoon, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored 3 goals to put himself 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career regular season goals.
Ovi is a big kid. His love for the game is infectious. Here he is being interviewed after today's game. Connor McDavid, arguably the NHL's best current player, scorer of the OT goal on Thursday which won the Four Nations championship for Canada, poses with Ovi's kids after today's game.
Hockey is an incredible sport. Its players are among the toughest and most skilled athletes of any sport. Ovi's chase for the record adds a new level of excitement to this season. He's on pace to tie and break the record before the season ends. Don't sleep on hockey now!
45 years ago yesterday - "Do you believe in miracles?"
Self defense 101 pic.twitter.com/B2imdDPKAm
— ✪ Evil Te𝕏an ✪ (@vileTexan) February 23, 2025
Parents slept on their children's feet to see their reaction 🫶
— Kevin W. (@Brink_Thinker) February 18, 2025
pic.twitter.com/2m3DcER6fp
It doesn't take much
He’s telling the hard truths of life pic.twitter.com/XCnxsEvQ2Q
— NO CONTEXT HUMANS (@HumansNoContext) February 19, 2025
A quirky tourist attraction has popped up in another seaside town that lets visitors tour a building where all the furniture is flipped 180-degrees. ‘The Upside Down House’ in Bristol, England, is the 12th one to be erected—or should we say inverted—around the UK since the success of the first one opened in Bournemouth in 2018. Painted in cheerful colors, the homes look like they’ve been flipped on their heads. With two floors of furniture attached to the ceilings, visitors might feel dizzy from the alternative perspective of life upside down. *** There are plenty of places to take photos on the two floors, including a kitchen, living room, bedroom where striking fun poses can really take advantage of the anti-gravity views. Paying guests walk on the ceiling as tables, chairs, beds, toilets and more hang above them.Videos of the house at the link
Born on this day in 1962: Michael Wilton, lead and rhythm guitarist in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, which he co-founded in 1982.
Born on this day in 1955: English musician, singer and songwriter Howard Jones.
Born on this day in 1952: American musician Brad Whitford, guitarist with Aerosmith.
Tonight's ONT brought to you by tasty quips.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: BifBewalski at February 23, 2025 10:00 PM (MsrgL)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 23, 2025 10:00 PM (Ze08y)
Posted by: BifBewalski at February 23, 2025 10:00 PM (MsrgL)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 23, 2025 10:01 PM (Ze08y)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 23, 2025 10:01 PM (cYBz/)
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Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 23, 2025 10:01 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: mikeski at February 23, 2025 10:02 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 23, 2025 10:02 PM (Ze08y)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 23, 2025 10:02 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 23, 2025 10:03 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: mindful webworker - fathomably at February 23, 2025 10:04 PM (9pu/X)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 23, 2025 10:05 PM (0eaVi)
Posted by: browndog in shock at February 23, 2025 10:05 PM (TTAGa)
Posted by: Bulg at February 23, 2025 10:07 PM (77rzZ)
1. CDU
2.AfD
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 23, 2025 10:02 PM (RIvkX)
CDU will ally with leftists to keep AfD out of power.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 23, 2025 10:07 PM (0eaVi)
These are not isolated cases of corruption, but a planned occupation that the globalist Left considers indispensable in order to gain power and, once it has appropriated that power, use it for the establishment of a totalitarian regime. And what is paradoxical and at the same time unprecedented is that the Deep State even goes so far as to make its victims – that is, all of us – pay the costs of this infernal project, using taxpayers’ money to confine us in our homes, deprive us of our freedom, and exterminate us with wars, famines, pandemics, and vaccines.
In the same way, the Deep Church uses the offerings of the faithful to spread heresies, normalize vice and perversion, Islamize Christian nations, desecrate our churches and altars, and persecute dissenting voices with suspensions and excommunications. ...
https://tinyurl.com/CIA-and-pope-Bergoglio
Posted by: Beverly at February 23, 2025 10:08 PM (Epeb0)
Choot em in da dick
Posted by: browndog in shock at February 23, 2025 10:05 PM (TTAGa)
I provide hockey content, and even my blog hockey bro can't resist "shoot 'em in the dick" guy!
Posted by: Doof at February 23, 2025 10:08 PM (RFPHU)
2.AfD
Germany has fucked itself even more than with the Traffic Light, the most hated govt in the post-war the RINO-like CxU (CDU/CSU, the latter having something to do with Bavaria) couldn't even muster 30% against that.
And since AfD are Nazis, this gets them a Kenya coalition govt. Red, green, back. This is like the RINO GOPe joining up with the Dems with actual communists thrown in (and Green-tards) for extra measure.
In reality, the AfD is a center-right party from the '80s, we American right types would consider them social liberal squishes.
And they are Nazis according to the lunatic elite in Germany.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 23, 2025 10:08 PM (w6EFb)
A) funny!
2) he's correct; blow apart someone's pelvis and they're not going to do much but collapse and scream.
Center mass is still the better choice, unless you know they're armored. Heart and lungs is a bigger target than the dick, unless you're being mugged by the Paolo.
Posted by: mikeski at February 23, 2025 10:08 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: mindful webworker - fathomlessly at February 23, 2025 10:08 PM (9pu/X)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 23, 2025 10:09 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:09 PM (Q4Dc6)
Posted by: skywch at February 23, 2025 10:09 PM (uqhmb)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
I've noticed that a great many Fed employees seem to think they are owed a position no matter how bad they suck at their work.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 23, 2025 10:09 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Doc Brown at February 23, 2025 10:10 PM (hY4dx)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 23, 2025 10:10 PM (rxCpr)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 23, 2025 10:11 PM (mH6SG)
I think that is what Marcon did. Now he has an effective government and the people are still pissed.
Posted by: pawn at February 23, 2025 10:11 PM (QB+5g)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 23, 2025 10:12 PM (hY4dx)
Trump named Dan Bongino Assistant Director of the FBI. Can things get any more cool? No start releasing files
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 23, 2025 10:14 PM (cMcMn)
Posted by: skywch at February 23, 2025 10:09 PM (uqhmb)
Big … BIG POCO fan
Pours one out … 🎶 just for me and you 🎶
Posted by: browndog fires up the plays at February 23, 2025 10:14 PM (TTAGa)
Posted by: From about That Time at February 23, 2025 10:14 PM (n4GiU)
Eugyppius' primer on German politics right before the election:
https://tinyurl.com/26sf7o84
This is the worst case scenario. The Kenya-pocalypse.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 23, 2025 10:14 PM (w6EFb)
And they are Nazis according to the lunatic elite in Germany.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 23, 2025 10:08 PM (w6EFb)
No one seems to have taken note of the fact that Alice Weidel, the AfD leader, is not only a lesbian but in an active relationship with a Sri Lankan businesswoman. I believe they even have an adopted kid.
Under any other circumstances, those would be solidly woke credentials, even for Europe. But because she criticizes Islam and immigration, she's the second coming of Hitler.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 23, 2025 10:15 PM (SNLJ6)
Posted by: Cicero
Everything is pretty much the same except for properly mounting toilet paper rolls.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 23, 2025 10:15 PM (cYBz/)
He's a strong supporter of President Trump's effort to muck out the Augean Stables of DC.
Fascinating interview. Vigano was Pope Benedict's papal nuncio in Washington DC. He's a sophisticated man, and he knows all the players.
Posted by: Beverly at February 23, 2025 10:15 PM (Epeb0)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 23, 2025 10:09 PM (cYBz/)
It got Kamala a job....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 23, 2025 10:16 PM (0eaVi)
Posted by: Doc Brown at February 23, 2025 10:10 PM
We just had four nights in a row from +3F to -5F.
We hit 65 today. My dog turned around when I let him out this afternoon with a look that said, "Thanks for finally fixing the backyard, dumbass!"
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:16 PM (Q4Dc6)
BOOBS!
Posted by: Bulg at February 23, 2025 10:07 PM (77rzZ)
Allowed and encouraged. The ONT is usually chock full of a bunch o' boobs, most of whom enjoy boobs.
Posted by: Doof at February 23, 2025 10:17 PM (RFPHU)
Elon interviewed Alice Weidel (to the outrage of the Kraut elite) a while back.
It's very interesting.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 23, 2025 10:17 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (Sf2cq)
Posted by: Archer at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (IDphi)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (63Dwl)
The Hollywood Reporter@THR
"When I think of the kids, like the 12 year old girl that can't get an abortion...that's what really rips me apart" Natasha Lyonne shares her thoughts on the current administration at the #SpiritAwards
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Beverly at February 23, 2025 10:15 PM (Epeb0)
Unless someone lifts it, what's he going to do? Join another denom?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (0eaVi)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
You know the entrenched class is working on just that.
Posted by: Some Rat at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (+VovS)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (hY4dx)
Posted by: skywch at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (uqhmb)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 23, 2025 10:09 PM (cYBz/)
It got Kamala a job....
Posted by: OrangeEnt
It is astounding to me that the media seems to think their viewers will be moved by sob stories about individual Feds getting the sack. I honestly don't think they have considered the fact that the loss of a job is a pretty common experience for the rest of us slubs.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 23, 2025 10:19 PM (cYBz/)
Pretty sure this means some identity thief opened it.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 23, 2025 10:19 PM (WL2lA)
"When I think of the kids, like the 12 year old girl that can't get an abortion...that's what really rips me apart" Natasha Lyonne shares her thoughts on the current administration at the #SpiritAwards
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (L/fGl)
Better you than the kid, Nat.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 23, 2025 10:20 PM (0eaVi)
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM
Agreed. Missing WDS at the recent TXMoMes.
Of course, I would have described her as a little hockey fan.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:20 PM (Q4Dc6)
"When I think of the kids, like the 12 year old girl that can't get an abortion...that's what really rips me apart" Natasha Lyonne shares her thoughts on the current administration at the #SpiritAwards
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This must be one reason that dicking 12 year-old boys is so popular in Hollywood. No abortions.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 23, 2025 10:20 PM (hY4dx)
Posted by: From about That Time at February 23, 2025 10:21 PM (n4GiU)
Posted by: Some Rat at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (+VovS)
Supposed to get it tomorrow. We'll see.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 23, 2025 10:21 PM (0eaVi)
Pretty sure this means some identity thief opened it.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 23, 2025 10:19 PM (WL2lA)
At least it went to you. Call your bank and the credit agencies tomorrow.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 23, 2025 10:22 PM (0eaVi)
Posted by: Archer at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM
^^^This.
The fiercest anti-communists I have met in the U.S., are escaped Cubans or Eastern Europeans that grew up on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:22 PM (Q4Dc6)
Posted by: Archer at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (IDphi)
AfD has always been strongest in the East, especially Thuringia and Saxony. I haven't had time to look at the electoral map, but for them to sweep the East (outside of Berlin, of course) would be quite an achievement; and is no doubt part of what lay behind Chancellor Scholz's comments earlier today, that such a vote total by the AfD was "unacceptable." Dick.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 23, 2025 10:23 PM (SNLJ6)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM
I am pretty sure that the culled chickens in Blue states are both still voting and receiving Social Security.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:23 PM (Q4Dc6)
Pretty sure this means some identity thief opened it.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 23, 2025 10:19 PM (WL2lA)
It was probably Elon Musk using your social security number! /////
I guess you will be making some phone calls on Monday? Hope things are resolved soon.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 23, 2025 10:24 PM (Vqx30)
Little cow college concerts are super fun! Thanks for the reminder, Doof!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 10:24 PM (yPvOj)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 23, 2025 10:24 PM (cMcMn)
Of course, I would have described her as a little hockey fan.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
WDS was monumentally PO'd with me (for a pretty good reason) and read me the riot act at one of the TXMoMes. After she finished ripping me to shreds - honestly, I think she just got tired - she said "Welp, I'm good. You good? Let's go get a drink." and that was that.
I miss her.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 23, 2025 10:24 PM (cYBz/)
Pretty sure this means some identity thief opened it.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 23, 2025 10:19 PM (WL2lA)
Had that happen to me years ago. I had security freezes on all of my credit files, because my identity had been stolen, but apparently Cash App doesn’t bother checking for little things like that.
Was also a nightmare to clear up, because Cash App only had online support which required logging into the account associated with the card, which obviously I did not have. Total cluster.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 23, 2025 10:25 PM (l3YAf)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:20 PM (Q4Dc6)
A petite person who packs a big punch!
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at February 23, 2025 10:25 PM (Sf2cq)
Posted by: TRex at February 23, 2025 10:26 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (Sf2cq)
* * * *
I miss her too...
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 23, 2025 10:26 PM (rxCpr)
"When I think of the kids, like the 12 year old girl that can't get an abortion...that's what really rips me apart" Natasha Lyonne shares her thoughts on the current administration at the #SpiritAwards
...................................
Does Natasha Lyonne (who?) realize what she is saying? It won't come across the way she thinks.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 23, 2025 10:26 PM (sAmhv)
Pretty sure this means some identity thief opened it.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 23, 2025 10:19 PM (WL2lA)
It was probably Elon Musk using your social security number! /////
I guess you will be making some phone calls on Monday? Hope things are resolved soon.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
Meh, my identity thieves seem to do a better job of managing my finances than I do so it's a wash.
Posted by: Some Rat at February 23, 2025 10:26 PM (+VovS)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at February 23, 2025 10:28 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump!
She was good people and sorely missed.
Posted by: Some Rat at February 23, 2025 10:28 PM (+VovS)
Posted by: Some Rat
When all the kids were still at home, I used to say if my CC was stolen, I wouldn't ever report it. No thief could have possibly spent as much as the kids charged on it.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 23, 2025 10:28 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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Go solo for the last bit. God's good with it.
Posted by: From about That Time at February 23, 2025 10:28 PM (n4GiU)
Just watched an interview with Jeff "Skunk" Baxter of Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers fame. He became fascinated with the mastery of the pedal steel guitar. Said it was one of the most difficult instruments to play. And yes, POCO was an awesome band.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 23, 2025 10:29 PM (mH6SG)
I miss her.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 23, 2025 10:24 PM
I have known many women over the course of my life, where I was never sure exactly what they were thinking.
Never had that inscrutability with WDS!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:29 PM (Q4Dc6)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 10:29 PM (jDnkX)
"When I think of the kids, like the 12 year old girl that can't get an abortion...that's what really rips me apart" Natasha Lyonne shares her thoughts on the current administration at the #SpiritAwards
Here's what I want to know, when Planned Baby Killing did abortions on underage girls, did they bring in the authorities to hunt down the pervs who committed statutory rape and got the girls pregnant?
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 23, 2025 10:29 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:22 PM (Q4Dc6)
Zoltan Bathory of 5 Finger Death Punch was born in Hungary. He and his family came to America in the 1980s. He is very pro-America, pro-troops. And an MMA fighter. Dude is bad-ass. And has the most kick-ass name in metal.
\m/ \m/
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 23, 2025 10:30 PM (bDNzX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 23, 2025 10:30 PM (cMcMn)
Posted by: On Topic, For Once at February 23, 2025 10:31 PM (G5+As)
Posted by: scampydog at February 23, 2025 10:31 PM (41CYW)
In other words, the side that has actual first-hand experience with communism.
Just a coincidence, I'm sure.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 23, 2025 10:31 PM (W5ArC)
Posted by: Gonzotx at February 23, 2025 10:31 PM (nGraA)
Posted by: Some Rat at February 23, 2025 10:26 PM
My wife's credit card got stolen once.
I let the thieves keep it for a few months before I called it in ... saved me a few grand!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:31 PM (Q4Dc6)
Posted by: Some Rat at February 23, 2025 10:31 PM (+VovS)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:29 PM (Q4Dc6)
She was awesome. Wonderful lady.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 23, 2025 10:32 PM (bDNzX)
Posted by: raimondo at February 23, 2025 10:32 PM (8B7zd)
All I know about her is that she has an incredibly annoying East Coast accent. It's like someone's doing a caricature.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 23, 2025 10:33 PM (SNLJ6)
He had just gotten comfortable and didn't know who we were at first, but we had him on speakerphone and he had us howling within minutes. She was a fabulous hostess and a great friend.
Cheers!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 10:33 PM (1Yga/)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:33 PM (Q4Dc6)
Posted by: Tonypete
Media people don't have a clue how normal people think. While Trump's favorability goes up, they're still trying to figure out how he won in spite of Tay Tay's and Clooney's endorsements.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 23, 2025 10:35 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 23, 2025 10:36 PM (cMcMn)
seems to me like maybe 20% of the people will be happy with their government at any one time
unless I'm wrong
Posted by: Don Black. Message: go easy, bro at February 23, 2025 10:36 PM (AOsQT)
Note, does not need Senate approval.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 23, 2025 10:36 PM (QAkQ3)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 10:36 PM (1Yga/)
Posted by: Doof at February 23, 2025 10:37 PM (RFPHU)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
I think it really, really likes the rough treatment it gets here.
Posted by: Some Rat at February 23, 2025 10:37 PM (+VovS)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 23, 2025 10:24 PM (cYBz/
I suppose you straightened right up after that, right? She had that effect on people.
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at February 23, 2025 10:38 PM (Sf2cq)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
My cats seem to blame me for the 14" of snow on Wednesday and the frigid temps since. It is now warming, so they may have forgiven me.
Posted by: Can't Win at February 23, 2025 10:38 PM (G5+As)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
I think it really, really likes the rough treatment it gets here.
Posted by: Some Rat at February 23, 2025 10:37 PM (+VovS)
He's not really here to make a point, is he?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 23, 2025 10:39 PM (0eaVi)
Here's what I want to know, when Planned Baby Killing did abortions on underage girls, did they bring in the authorities to hunt down the pervs who committed statutory rape and got the girls pregnant?
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 23, 2025 10:29 PM
I too have asked that question many times. As medical professionals, they are MANDATORY reporters.
Try googling "Planned Parenthood helps catch statutory rapist". When I do it, it comes back with zero results.
When a pregnant 14 y.o. walks into PP, in a state where that is below the age of consent, and there are no Romeo and Juliet exemptions, we know for certain that she has been raped.
The first thing that PP does is destroy the DNA evidence that would be critical in convicting the rapist.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:39 PM (Q4Dc6)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 23, 2025 10:26 PM (sAmhv)
Any 12 year-old girl who gets raped can get get the plan B emergency contraceptive pill, no problems.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 23, 2025 10:40 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 23, 2025 10:18 PM (L/fGl)
What, honey, no concern for the baby? Or are you all in on protecting the rapist? Witch.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 23, 2025 10:40 PM (K2hug)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:39 PM (Q4Dc6)
If they didn't, Congress and many statehouses couldn't get a quorum.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 23, 2025 10:41 PM (0eaVi)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 10:41 PM (u7NM6)
Turned out she'd been raped by... you guessed it... an illegal alien.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 23, 2025 10:41 PM (W5ArC)
I let the thieves keep it for a few months before I called it in ... saved me a few grand!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:31 PM (Q4Dc6)
My Bank Card went to Vegas without me once... but the Fraud folks caught it fast...
Cash advance at Babies are Us?... in VEGAS???
Now, if it was Babes are US? maybe...
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 23, 2025 10:41 PM (QAkQ3)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 23, 2025 10:42 PM (hY4dx)
Tying into yesterday's hobby thread-- Grandmother gave Mom a jigsaw puzzle, 3000 pieces, that depicted an attic full of old-timey toys and stuff. Always reminded me of the Aerosmith album cover.
Mom pasted it onto cardboard and glazed it with...something... ModPodge or Puzzlesaver or the like.
Too bad the cardboard has a crease!
But I love it, even though it's huge. Will see about reframing it with plexiglass to help flatten it.
Posted by: JQ at February 23, 2025 10:42 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 10:33 PM (1Yga/)
It was so sweet of you all to make the trip to Colorado. I don't recall who got the distance award.
Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at February 23, 2025 10:43 PM (Sf2cq)
I know you all think all government employees are shit, and I have to agree that a great many are, but I have my A-team and we do lots of very good work, saving taxpayer money daily. Unfortunately, we are being treated like crap, so odds are the only folks that will remain after the bloodbath are the idiots and schemers.
Good luck rooting them out. Once we are gone, so go the brains and motivation.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 23, 2025 10:43 PM (K2hug)
Could you lay off the sauce and repeat that in English again?
Whoever is in charge of the liquor cabinet better put a new lock on it.
Posted by: New nick time! Certified dangerous radical that puts ketchup on hotdogs plus, imma wannabe ratfink! at February 23, 2025 10:43 PM (89Sog)
Mine went to the races in Florida. And likewise. Got a phone call "Yes, is this Mr. Borgia?" "Yep". "Oh, so I take it you're not at (name of racetrack) in Florida, then?" "WTF? No." "No worries. You're covered."
And I was.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 23, 2025 10:44 PM (W5ArC)
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 23, 2025 10:41 PM
My credit card companies definitely run excellent software that quickly catches "unusual" purchases.
I assume the software system figured out pretty quickly that "boobs and bullets" were standard fare for Morons.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:45 PM (Q4Dc6)
Posted by: From about That Time
This time, the gun towers on the Berlin wall will point the other way.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes" - Mark Twain or somebody like that
Posted by: mikeski at February 23, 2025 10:45 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 23, 2025 10:45 PM (cMcMn)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:39 PM (Q4Dc6)
They will tell you with a straight face that killing the kid's baby will make her whole. It won't. She will know that she's killed a baby and feel like crap about it forever. They will likewise tell you that prosecuting the rapist will scar the victim more than they already are; the thereby leave the victim thinking she has no control over her life, the life of her baby, or any other damned thing.
They are full of crap.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 23, 2025 10:46 PM (K2hug)
Posted by: raimondo at February 23, 2025 10:32 PM (8B7zd)
You fagz are bound and determined to make it easy for us, aren't you?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 23, 2025 10:47 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
And didn't the doc fail to inform the authorities in the state the rape occurred?
Posted by: Some Rat at February 23, 2025 10:47 PM (+VovS)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 23, 2025 10:47 PM (D7oie)
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 23, 2025 10:46 PM (K2hug)
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For the first time in my adult life I have some hope that Planned Infanticide will not be full of taxpayer funding.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 23, 2025 10:48 PM (hY4dx)
Posted by: JQ at February 23, 2025 10:42 PM
Two of my daughters like listening to 70s-90s music mixed with some of their recent stuff, and both have become fairly knowledgeable.
Ask a teen or 20-something to pick the decade when a song from Toys in the Attic comes on the radio. My kids couldn't guess at all.
That album has aged VERY well IMO.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 10:49 PM (Q4Dc6)
Posted by: Cicero
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Miklos has an Internet gibberish translator, I think. Haven't seen him around tonight though.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 23, 2025 10:49 PM (pvqdA)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 23, 2025 10:50 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: Pennsyltucky at February 23, 2025 10:52 PM (QdGJh)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 10:52 PM (0Fd/4)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 23, 2025 10:48 PM (hY4dx)
They always say the money is for healthcare for the poor, but I don't understand how birth control constitutes health care, when you get the same effect from not having sex. Add to that, PP does not do cancer screenings, nor do they do mammograms, nor do they.... All they really do is murder.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 23, 2025 10:52 PM (K2hug)
Posted by: New nick time!
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Liquor? Our troll uses a blend of Ripple, a half empty can of Raid, and the finest in industrial glue.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 23, 2025 10:52 PM (pvqdA)
Womens hand bags and lace wigs used to be a big seller. Maybe the market has returned with Trump!
Posted by: New nick time! Certified dangerous radical that puts ketchup on hotdogs plus, imma wannabe ratfink! at February 23, 2025 10:54 PM (89Sog)
And give a thought to Bob at NSA. I think his job is on Elon's radar.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 23, 2025 10:54 PM (K2hug)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 23, 2025 10:29 PM (0Htd1)
Why is everybody looking at me?
Posted by: Woody Allen at February 23, 2025 10:54 PM (rje2B)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 23, 2025 10:55 PM (cMcMn)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 10:55 PM (q4Gku)
Let's hope for Cardinal Sarah.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 23, 2025 10:56 PM (K2hug)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 23, 2025 10:56 PM (ufFY8)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 23, 2025 10:56 PM (cMcMn)
Posted by: Pennsyltucky at February 23, 2025 10:52 PM (QdGJh)
I doubt they can bake any better than they can argue
Posted by: Kindltot at February 23, 2025 10:57 PM (D7oie)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 23, 2025 10:58 PM (cMcMn)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 23, 2025 10:57 PM (D7oie)
They ARE baked, because they are the last of the edibles.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 23, 2025 10:59 PM (ufFY8)
Formed around 2020.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 23, 2025 11:00 PM (ufFY8)
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at February 23, 2025 11:00 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 23, 2025 11:01 PM (8zz6B)
34 deg F now
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 23, 2025 11:04 PM (ufFY8)
They are full of crap.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 23, 2025 10:46 PM (K2hug)
Yeah, what she said. Men are "empowered" more by abortion than women.
Posted by: pookysgirl hates drug-resistant colds at February 23, 2025 11:05 PM (Ep2PD)
Posted by: Instant Armadillo Blues at February 23, 2025 11:05 PM (G5+As)
Posted by: Don Black. Message: go easy, bro at February 23, 2025 11:05 PM (AOsQT)
Posted by: Iris at February 23, 2025 11:05 PM (bOJ2I)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 23, 2025 10:56 PM (ufFY
Popular is a tough thing to define but 2 of my favorites that haven't been around very long -
The Blue Stones
The Pale White
Posted by: Doof at February 23, 2025 11:06 PM (RFPHU)
Posted by: Iris at February 23, 2025 11:05 PM (bOJ2I)
Hello and thanks!
Posted by: Doof at February 23, 2025 11:07 PM (RFPHU)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 10:52 PM (0Fd/4)
I think that might have been the year all you ladies lined up to kiss Mr. Bassman when I suddenly realized that we'd been so busy and distracted that day that he and I hadn't kissed yet ON OUR ANNIVERSARY!
So now we make sure to kiss first thing in the morning before either of us leaves the house. Gotta get my smooches in before any other ladies have an opportunity!
Posted by: Emmie at February 23, 2025 11:08 PM (Sf2cq)
Posted by: From about That Time
The whole country flipped parties!
/ usually just the parties flip.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 23, 2025 11:09 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Don Black. Message: go easy, bro
Turn down a once in a LIFETIME opportunity?
This is why your job is "athlete".
Posted by: Some Rat at February 23, 2025 11:09 PM (+VovS)
Posted by: Don Black. Message: go easy, bro at February 23, 2025 11:05 PM (AOsQT)
Can they spell their team name yet?
(Yes, I know, it was a politician, but that's who their fans voted for, so....)
Posted by: pookysgirl hates drug-resistant colds at February 23, 2025 11:09 PM (Ep2PD)
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Hahaha. Wow. LOL.
That'll show him! That'll show drumpf what we think and it'll hurt his feefees so bad!
Posted by: JQ at February 23, 2025 11:09 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Some Rat at February 23, 2025 10:47 PM (+VovS)
Bingo.
Just an oversight, I'm sure.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 23, 2025 11:09 PM (W5ArC)
First time I had any personal experience about abortion, I was 17, counseling a young girl who opened up to me about hers. She had been 12. The boy was older, from a fat-cat family, and was an ahole who bragged about it. She was the only child of a single, working, Catholic mom. The boy's family persuaded her to get a then-illegal literal kitchen-table abortion (by a real doctor, at least).
She was absolutely devastated, convinced she had committed murder. I was not very well prepared to counsel her, but tried to advise, she was young, forced, and it wasn't her choice, really. I'll never forget her sobbing.
She was on a scholarship to a prestigious school, and would have lost that and her future college chances, plus whatever awfulness the boy's family could bring down on her and her mom.
In another setting and time, with spiritual support and a good lawyer, she could have had the baby, continued her education, and received copious lifetime support from the evil boy's family. It was not like that then.
Such a terrible toll on that young girl.
Posted by: mindful webworker at February 23, 2025 11:10 PM (9pu/X)
Posted by: Don Black. Message: go easy, bro at February 23, 2025 11:05 PM (AOsQT)
That's flirting with the disastrous Trump effect. Don't they want to win next season?
Posted by: Emmie at February 23, 2025 11:10 PM (Sf2cq)
Some MLK nephew was here locally.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 23, 2025 11:10 PM (ufFY8)
Posted by: Ruthless at February 23, 2025 11:11 PM (QjbX7)
@DefiantLs
Actress Natasha Lyonne: "When I think of the kids, like the 12 year old girl that can't get an abortion...that's what really rips me apart".
Posted by: Mister Ghost at February 23, 2025 11:11 PM (TGPs7)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 23, 2025 11:13 PM (/lPRQ)
Such a terrible toll on that young girl.
Posted by: mindful webworker at February 23, 2025 11:10 PM (9pu/X)
Mindful, you did your best. I bet she drew some strength from your words.
Posted by: Emmie at February 23, 2025 11:16 PM (Sf2cq)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 23, 2025 10:56 PM (ufFY
I have one that's close. Wet Leg was formed in 2019, so more like six years ago.
They're pretty good, IMO.
https://tinyurl.com/mrywnk7z
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 23, 2025 11:16 PM (W5ArC)
I know you all think all government employees are shit, and I have to agree that a great many are, but I have my A-team and we do lots of very good work, saving taxpayer money daily. Unfortunately, we are being treated like crap, so odds are the only folks that will remain after the bloodbath are the idiots and schemers.
Good luck rooting them out. Once we are gone, so go the brains and motivation.
Posted by: tcn in AK
You'd think he would have just followed up and asked how your retirement pocket was coming along.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 23, 2025 11:16 PM (/lPRQ)
My eyes about popped out of my head when I saw he's now Deputy Director of the FBI.
I expect him to be a no nonsense, "no bullzh*t tolerated" kind of guy at FBI.
Wow!
Posted by: mnw at February 23, 2025 11:17 PM (NLIak)
https://youtu.be/eAjTwmuwViU?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 23, 2025 11:19 PM (8zz6B)
Abigail Joy 🦋
@AbigailJoyFloat
The 1st time I went to CPAC (I was helping a booth there) I saw Dan Bongino. So me & this random girl from a college group wanted a pic with him so we walked over together to him to ask. He was like hold on & walked into a media booth to start an interview.
The interviewer wasn’t ready yet so he was just sitting there and me & the other girl were standing there thinking ok he’ll take a pic with us now. The interviewer flat out said go take a picture with those nice girls Dan! He literally rolled his eyes and made the most stank face & kept ignoring us. So we walked away. LOL she was shy so I could tell she was embarrassed!
The team I was with had made him a big poster & everything. 😬
Posted by: Mister Ghost at February 23, 2025 11:19 PM (TGPs7)
Posted by: Emmie at February 23, 2025 11:10 PM (Sf2cq)
I have directed the DoJ to investigate the NFL and its nefarious connections to the gambling industry. For the duration, all NFL games are cancelled until this corruption can be rooted out. In the meantime, in the Spirit of our forefathers, stadiums shall only be used for tractor pulls and bullfights.
Posted by: Donaldus Maximus at February 23, 2025 11:20 PM (rje2B)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 23, 2025 11:20 PM (63Dwl)
My eyes about popped out of my head when I saw he's now Deputy Director of the FBI.
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This is gonna be GREAT
Posted by: Flounder at February 23, 2025 11:20 PM (hY4dx)
This DOGE operation is a bit like a knee replacement. The operation is necessary to return healthy function, but there's going to be some cutting of healthy tissue to get to the bad joint.
Posted by: Emmie at February 23, 2025 11:20 PM (Sf2cq)
In the end, all the entrenched German parties banded together and announced that they would not form a coalition with the AfD, the most Germany first party, in spite of the fact that the AfD came in second by winning 20% of the vote. And just like that democracy was preserved. So I expect the Germans to get exactly what they deserve, more stabby Muslims, dependence on the Russians for energy, a stagnant economy in recession, and the realization that they own their own defense going forward. It's going to be a mess and I can't see the coalition sticking together for very long cuz they all I hate each other.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 23, 2025 11:20 PM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: Mister Ghost at February 23, 2025 11:19 PM (TGPs7)
So...he sounds like a bit of an asshole.
Probably what we need.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 23, 2025 11:22 PM (ufFY8)
What did he do now?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 23, 2025 11:22 PM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: mindful webworker at February 23, 2025 11:10 PM (9pu/X)
What an awful story. I hope you were able to bring some amount of peace to that poor girl. God bless you for counseling her.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 23, 2025 11:22 PM (l3YAf)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Plucky Comic Relief, AoS Ladies Brigade - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 23, 2025 11:23 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 23, 2025 11:22 PM (Q8Bj
He threw himself on the assistant Director position at the FBI
Posted by: Kindltot at February 23, 2025 11:23 PM (D7oie)
What did he do now?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
Got my own. Deputy director of the FBI. Holy smokes.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 23, 2025 11:23 PM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: Emmie at February 23, 2025 11:24 PM (Sf2cq)
Cash advance at Babies are Us?... in VEGAS???
Now, if it was Babes are US? maybe...
Posted by: Romeo13
Mine ended up being used at "The History Bunker" in England.
Purveyors of the finest WWII era German military uniforms for theatre... Per their webpage. Because it's illegal dress like a nazi because it is how you identify.
Fraud agent got a good laugh when I described that suspect transction and disputed it. "Socialist scum, almost as bad as commies..."
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 23, 2025 11:25 PM (/lPRQ)
Good. To hell with them. We’ve been subsidizing them and protecting them from themselves since WWII. Time for them to go it alone.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 23, 2025 11:26 PM (l3YAf)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 23, 2025 11:26 PM (63Dwl)
Shubskaya: https://tinyurl.com/w93d47hn
Posted by: Mister Ghost at February 23, 2025 11:27 PM (TGPs7)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 23, 2025 11:29 PM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 23, 2025 11:29 PM (ufFY8)
1. Cardinal Pietro Parolin (Italy, 70) - moderate, could get support from pro-Francis loyal cardinals
2. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (Philippines, 67) - liberal, kumbaya type. Asian
3. Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (DRC, 65)
Conservative, traditionalist. African
4. Cardinal Péter Erdő (Hungary, 72) Conservative Canon lawyer. Eastern European
5. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi (Italy, 69) Moderate Progressive
Quote;
"The next conclave hinges on the 141 cardinal electors under 80, with Francis’ appointees (80%) dominating. Support will likely split between continuity (Parolin, Zuppi), global outreach (Tagle), and conservative pushback (Ambongo, Erdő
, shaped by regional and ideological blocs."
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 23, 2025 11:31 PM (OTdqV)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
That was sweet though it was pretty Louisiana swampy. I wonder if that band came out of East Texas?
https://youtu.be/zRRsgTmS4Ss
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 23, 2025 11:32 PM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 23, 2025 11:23 PM (D7oie)
Holy shit. Trump is not messing around. He's assembling the army of doom.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 23, 2025 11:33 PM (VwHCD)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 23, 2025 11:31 PM (OTdqV)
3 and 4 are my first and second choices.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 23, 2025 11:33 PM (ufFY8)
Possible dark horse candidate Cardinal João Braz de Aviz from Brazil, aged 77
"He heads the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, a role that’s kept him out of the culture war spotlight but given him deep ties to religious orders—a key constituency in the Church. "
Appointed by Benedict in 2012 but serving loyally under Francis, he might be a compromise candidate between the factions.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 23, 2025 11:35 PM (OTdqV)
Posted by: mnw at February 23, 2025 11:35 PM (NLIak)
https://youtu.be/zRRsgTmS4Ss
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 23, 2025 11:32 PM (Q8Bj
I think they came out of West Texas, and owed as much to conjunto music as they did to zydeco. Ponty passed on a few years ago. I had the privilege of meeting him when the band played Calgary some 30-odd years ago now.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 23, 2025 11:36 PM (8zz6B)
The following was sent to Dan Bongino Show radio affiliates from Westwood One, which syndicates Bongino's radio show
In light of today’s news, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Dan Bongino on his decision to take on the role of Deputy Director of the FBI. Dan has entertained and informed tens of millions of listeners every day and we are grateful for our successful partnership. We look forward to welcoming Dan back in the future.
We truly value our affiliates, and we are working hard to bring you the next exciting chapter. We will be in touch about this programming soon. Dan’s last show will be Friday, March 14th.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 23, 2025 11:36 PM (63Dwl)
So now we make sure to kiss first thing in the morning before either of us leaves the house. Gotta get my smooches in before any other ladies have an opportunity!
Posted by: Emmie
Oh my! Yes! I remember that now! It was a hoot.
Bebe's Boobs Destroy hasn't been around in forever either. And I miss Infidel too.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 11:36 PM (RrH3r)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 23, 2025 11:37 PM (Q8Bj8)
I heard it on Fox News .... didn't think much of it, just some peon making noise. Didn't sound nice though. Idiot should not bring up guns when talking about the President. That's just stupid.
Posted by: Case at February 23, 2025 11:38 PM (xcRXq)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 23, 2025 11:37 PM (Q8Bj
Zuppi Zales was a funny guy.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 23, 2025 11:38 PM (W5ArC)
Posted by: mnw at February 23, 2025 11:38 PM (NLIak)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 11:36 PM (RrH3r)
I wonder how she is doing. I miss her, she was fun.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 23, 2025 11:38 PM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Thank you so much for the insight. I was picking up on the Mexican influence but I wasn't sure how to think about that because of the strong zydeco overtones. Without you telling me this I would have never pegged them from West Texas.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 23, 2025 11:40 PM (Q8Bj8)
Those sorts of phrases have been around for a long time and everyone knows what they mean but...starting about 20 years ago the left told us they are meant literally. Therefore we should assume any time a lefty says something like that they do not mean the figurative sense. And they did try to assassinate Trump twice already.
So TBH? He should receive a public visit from the SS.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 23, 2025 11:40 PM (t0Rmr)
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If we are going by names, Cardinal Pizzaballa would be awesome as Papa Pizzaballa 😄
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 23, 2025 11:43 PM (J5RCE)
Posted by: mnw at February 23, 2025 11:38 PM (NLIak)
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I hear that Joy Reid is available to sit in for him.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 23, 2025 11:43 PM (hY4dx)
I've been trying to understand the Kraut electoral system. It's a fucking mess. They use something dubbed MMPR, mixed member proportional representation.
Each voter casts two votes. One for a candidate for their district (whatever the German word for that is), and then a second vote for a party. The total number of seats in the Bundestag is greater than the number of districts. The end result is to make the proportion of seats agree with the proportion of national votes. Then the individual states (Lander) come into that somehow.
This is a ridiculous mess. If it were by district seats alone, nearly the entire Bundestag would be CDU and AfD, with a smattering of the other idiots, mostly SPD. No Green won a single district seat, from what I see.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 23, 2025 11:44 PM (w6EFb)
In the end, all the entrenched German parties banded together and announced that they would not form a coalition with the AfD, the most Germany first party, in spite of the fact that the AfD came in second by winning 20% of the vote
A casual review of the German election says there were only two possible results - the AfD gets to functionally 50% or they get the exact same policies they have now.
Yet someone most Germans went and voted for whatever party they voted for as a reaction to not liking the current policies. Its a fascinating look at the limits of people's ability to think outside of what their media is telling them.
So the "reasonable" conservatives get a big bump. And honestly, Merz isn't a terrible guy as far as Euro-pols go. But the group with the power will really be the Greens. So...exactly what they've got now.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 23, 2025 11:44 PM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 23, 2025 11:44 PM (W5ArC)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 23, 2025 11:45 PM (gKWVE)
Someone needs to go in there and do a Warren Commission Report type investigation on all the FBI atrocities committed under Biden's ilk.
Posted by: mnw at February 23, 2025 11:45 PM (NLIak)
Personally, I want the next Pope to be a very conservative black African that grew up under some oppressive Communist regime, and hates Commies with a passion.
Lefties (in the U.S. and Europe) have a rule that you can never criticize a black person. Of course, that rule only applies when the person is also a hard core Lefty.
I want to see them choke on that rule when a black Pope calls them out on their performative virtue signaling and shows them how to truly help the less fortunate.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 11:46 PM (Q4Dc6)
Those sorts of phrases have been around for a long time and everyone knows what they mean but...starting about 20 years ago the left told us they are meant literally. Therefore we should assume any time a lefty says something like that they do not mean the figurative sense. And they did try to assassinate Trump twice already.
So TBH? He should receive a public visit from the SS.
Posted by: 18-1
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No, he should arrested and charged with terroristic threats.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 23, 2025 11:46 PM (/lPRQ)
But those that lean Left never leave willingly, do they?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 23, 2025 11:50 PM (J5RCE)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 23, 2025 11:50 PM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 23, 2025 11:44 PM (w6EFb)
And people badmouth me.
Posted by: The Electoral College at February 23, 2025 11:52 PM (rje2B)
Posted by: mnw at February 23, 2025 11:53 PM (NLIak)
Did someone say boobs?
https://youtu.be/lk4Rj9WXjko
G'nite, y'all. God bless us every one.
Posted by: mindful webworker - double trouble at February 23, 2025 11:53 PM (9pu/X)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
Tell us about it.
Posted by: Clarence Thomas & Thomas Sowell at February 23, 2025 11:55 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 11:46 PM (Q4Dc6)
"It's hard to tell, with all these bells ringing, but I think he said the Pope is near!"
Posted by: Obligatory Blazing Saddles Reference at February 23, 2025 11:56 PM (rje2B)
But those that lean Left never leave willingly, do they?
Posted by: vmom depope depope depope
FIFY.
Posted by: mikeski at February 23, 2025 11:57 PM (DgGvY)
It isn't perfect by any means but...the voters mostly get what they want.
But parliamentary systems? Oh hell no. More then half of Germans voted to go right. They'll get a system that moves left at the CDU gives control to the Greens to stop AfD
Posted by: 18-1 at February 23, 2025 11:57 PM (t0Rmr)
The Kraut MMRP system:
https://tinyurl.com/hh55k5x
Scroll down to the Voting System section. Your eyes will glaze over.
I'm still trying to figure this out. There is a business of overhang seats. A party wins more direct districts than its share of the proportional vote. At one time, the system would then add "leveling seats" to achieve proportionality. That is award the other parties extra seats. Last time this lead to a Bundestag with over 700 seats. They changed it to limit Bundestag size.
So now, if a party wins more direct seats than their proportional vote share, they loose seats. A district winner would not be seated.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 23, 2025 11:57 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 23, 2025 11:44 PM (w6EFb)
Every commie I know thinks we should get rid of first-past-the-post and use something like ranked-choice. That’s all I need to know to know these are bad systems designed to empower leftists.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 23, 2025 11:58 PM (l3YAf)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 23, 2025 11:40 PM (Q8Bj
Well, I might be wrong. But they toured Alberta round about the time there was a strong interest in zydeco, so they got called a "zydeco band". But they were more than that. And I saw a few big name zydeco bands, too. That Cajun tune you linked was fun, too!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 23, 2025 11:59 PM (8zz6B)
And this differs from the American system, which limits change by requiring a new amendment to add powers to the government - in Europe they've set up an over complicated system to allow the power brokers to make changes willy nilly
Posted by: 18-1 at February 23, 2025 11:59 PM (t0Rmr)
Every commie I know thinks we should get rid of first-past-the-post and use something like ranked-choice. That’s all I need to know to know these are bad systems designed to empower leftists.
Because their pols will game the system and their voters will vote as told.
They know right leaning pols and voters won't.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 24, 2025 12:00 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 24, 2025 12:00 AM (W5ArC)
Its players are among the toughest and most skilled athletes of any sport.
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Gregory Campbell gets his leg broken blocking a shot, stays on ice for the remainder of his shift.
https://youtu.be/h15m87WsCHQ
Rich Peverley dies on bench, gets revived, asks if he can get back in the game.
https://youtu.be/9jivQgF6J1g
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 24, 2025 12:01 AM (dxSpM)
But those that lean Left never leave willingly, do they?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 23, 2025 11:50 PM (J5RCE)
I'll settle for him leaving feet first.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 24, 2025 12:03 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 23, 2025 11:46 PM (Q4Dc6)
That will never work. As you already noted, the left only applies that rule to black people who on the left. If a black person shows any hint of leaning right, the left will not hesitate to call them every nasty name in the book. And there will never be sob stories in the MSM about all of the hate that black rightists have to deal with.
The only people who fall for the “you can’t criticize a black person” rule the lefties made up are people on the right. Which is why the left made up that rule.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 24, 2025 12:05 AM (l3YAf)
Harkening back to comments from CBD... Yes my fellow Americans, we are seeing "INTENDED" consequences of 8 years of Berry and his husband plus another 4 years of Berry and his husband while Biden wandered around eating ice-cream.
No wonder the Prez is Turbo-Charged on cleaning out the swamp. He KNOWS...he UNDERSTANDS what vile policies that SOBBOCOASV put in place to "FUNDAMENTALY DESTROY THE REPUBLIC!
By the way...anyone know the current whereabouts of a certain X SOBBOCOASV?
Inquiring minds want to know. DOJ got a home address on Susan Rice? Hillary PPPHhhffff why bother. Let her drink herself to death.
Posted by: Nightwatch at February 24, 2025 12:06 AM (25kuG)
If you get into the crazy details of this lunatic MMRP system, there are several paradoxes which can arise.
One is that a party can lose seats if it gets more second votes. Or a party can gain seats if it loses second votes. IOW, a vote has a negative weight.
Such paradoxes are a feature of proportional representation systems.
We have such a method for allocating a fixed number of congressional seats amongst the states. This produces paradoxes. The "Alabama Paradox", the "New state paradox", and the "Population paradox". You can look those up if interested.
These arise from the problem of allocating only an integral, whole number of seats. Population fractions will not be integral numbers except by crazy blind luck, and you can't award fractional seats.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:06 AM (w6EFb)
196
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Bebe's Boobs Destroy hasn't been around in forever either. And I miss Infidel too.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 23, 2025 11:36 PM (RrH3r)
Bebe, WDS and LadyL shared a round on a special cordless hole puncher at RancherBob's and CowHorseQueen's place, iirc that was the first TX MoMee hosted there.
I hope Infidel is lurking occasionally... I wonder if she knows this year will be the *tenth* TX MoMee...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 24, 2025 12:08 AM (Vqx30)
Posted by: Nightwatch at February 24, 2025 12:09 AM (25kuG)
Or like one of the countless other times people on the right thought they were being clever by trying this. It never works, because the left is never going to enforce a rule against themselves. They only create these rules to hamstring us.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 24, 2025 12:09 AM (l3YAf)
I understand that his Kidneys are failing now which for someone his age, I say give it 2 weeks most.
Posted by: Nightwatch at February 24, 2025 12:12 AM (25kuG)
The boy's family persuaded her to get a then-illegal literal kitchen-table abortion (by a real doctor, at least).
________
Impossible! Impossible! There is never any pressure or persuasion for a woman to have an abortion. It's a free choice 100% of the time and there are never any regrets or guilt afterwards.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 24, 2025 12:12 AM (dxSpM)
The history of congressional apportionment "algorithms" is interesting. This lunatic MMPR system got me off on the tangent. Thomas Jefferson pulled a fast one with this. Washington vetoed the first method, known as Hamilton's method. That makes the most sense (at first blush until you run into one of the paradoxes).
Jefferson came up a with different one that benefited larger states. Add up all the intergral number of seats each state gets. Now, you'll have some seats remaining, less than the total number of states remaining. The question is how to distribute those remaining "fractional" excess seats.
Jefferson pulled a sneaky on on that. They used that for decades, then switched to Hamilton's method.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:13 AM (w6EFb)
Going to call it "Splyft".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 24, 2025 12:15 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:06 AM (w6EFb)
The Snow Mexicans are going to be mad when they get only two senators and 40 representatives.
Posted by: Donaldus Maximus at February 24, 2025 12:20 AM (rje2B)
Donald Trump just fired a significant portion of the senior military leadership, and I don’t think that the bloodletting is finished yet. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, as well as the JAG officers for all three branches. The reason? The press would have you believe that it’s simply politics as usual. However, there are media outlets reporting that it was much more serious than that. The story goes that they, along with portions of the FBI, were engaged in a mutiny against the President of the United States, which means that we were on the verge of an actual military coup. This is HUGE.
---snip---
Welp, I always called it a coup-coup.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 12:20 AM (/lPRQ)
We don't use Hamilton's method anymore. They ran into the paradoxes, Alabama was the first (it happened before to some other state, but Alabama raised the biggest ruckus).
Congress, in the 1920's then appointed some mathematicians to study the problem. They came up with what is used now. The system still suffers paradoxes, but not as much. They proved a theorem about it.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:21 AM (w6EFb)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVLDD8URdPY
Shall we count the reasons?
https://www.tinyurl.com/ctHARRIS-FamousLastWords
https://tinyurl.com/WheresTheH1BSpecial
And who is Orange Julius?
https://y.yarn.co/3e87a2c0-e900-4bd8-a1c6-452125e2a0f0.mp4
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 24, 2025 12:22 AM (oWZO4)
Going to call it "Splyft".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 24, 2025 12:15 AM (8zz6B)
You can get dispensaries to deliver in Vegas and California. Probably elsewhere, too.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 24, 2025 12:23 AM (l3YAf)
The SPD candidate (The equivalent of our Democrat party but with a lot more communism as near as I can tell) who got smoked couldn't make eye contact with AfD candidate when he announced there was not a chance in hell they were ever going to work with them. It was kind of breathtaking to see that level of naked animosity.
To be fair the SPD, which lost 10% points in this election, was outraged that they lost 10% in this election and couldn't believe that somebody stole their cheese which happened to be the AfD party which increased their share by 10%. SPD guy reminded me of Pelosi minus the saggy tits and far better teeth.
These major parties are completely clueless that there is sea change going on in the electorate and are still in the denial phase that this was a fluke.
And then there was Felonious D. I was kind of shocked at how much they were obsessed with him
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 24, 2025 12:23 AM (Q8Bj8)
Jefferson pulled a sneaky on on that. They used that for decades, then switched to Hamilton's method.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
The singing Hamilton or the dancing Hamilton?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 24, 2025 12:23 AM (63Dwl)
Actually, this is from 2004 they were going to do it again.
We may yet live in interesting times.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 12:23 AM (/lPRQ)
Zelenskys Nightmare (From Russian Social Media)
https://tinyurl.com/32nxwp4u
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 12:24 AM (ohSsM)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 24, 2025 12:25 AM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: publius
I saw The Alabama Paradox open for Joy Division at The Von Braun Center in '79.
Posted by: mikeski at February 24, 2025 12:26 AM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 24, 2025 12:15 AM (8zz6B)
Its competitor will deliver weed and only roasted peanuts. It will be called " Goobers"
Posted by: Donaldus Maximus at February 24, 2025 12:26 AM (rje2B)
That theorem is about the "quota rule". Say a states fraction of representatives comes out to say 9.546 out of 435. The quota rule says that state should get either 9 or 10 seats, either round up or down.
Now the theorem proved that any system that respects the quota rule will always have potential paradoxes. If you eliminate the paradox possibilities, you must chuck the quota rule.
The current system uses geometric means involving the upper and lower quota (that would be the geometric mean of 9 and 10 for the example above) to make decisions allocating the remainder of seats.
It respects the quota rule and thus still is subject to the paradox problem, but it minimizes the occurrence rate.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:26 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Its competitor will deliver weed and only roasted peanuts. It will be called " Goobers"
Posted by: Donaldus Maximus
Then when "Tokn" gets going, the whole idea will collapse. The market will be too fragmented.
Posted by: mikeski at February 24, 2025 12:27 AM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 24, 2025 12:25 AM (Q8Bj
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/ set fish puns = off
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 12:28 AM (ohSsM)
The singing Hamilton or the dancing Hamilton?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 24, 2025 12:23 AM (63Dwl)
________
Or the sliding Hamilton?
https://tinyurl.com/3v5d2snh
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 24, 2025 12:31 AM (dxSpM)
Israeli press (for sure) and AT LEAST half the voters seem to hate and blame Netanyahu more than Hamas.
Peace at any price seems to be the zeitgeist.
Posted by: mnw at February 24, 2025 12:31 AM (NLIak)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:06 AM (w6EFb)
Peon's solution: if a State has enough population to merit there being 26 members of Congress for that State, start at the southern boundary, and based on Census data draw an East-West line of latitude such that 1/26 of the population lies South of that line. Straight, parallel lines only, no carve-outs, no monkey business. If the population equals 26.5 seats, round up to 27. If the population falls between 26.499 and 25.501, round to 26.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 24, 2025 12:31 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: mikeski
I hate it when I post one of these, and 5 seconds later realize there was a better joke reference.
".....at The Roundhouse in '79."
Posted by: mikeski at February 24, 2025 12:31 AM (DgGvY)
Just kidding. Break out the AR-15s and shoot a few hundred rounds into the air in celebration.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 24, 2025 12:32 AM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: 13times at February 24, 2025 12:33 AM (rbzge)
Peace at any price seems to be the zeitgeist.
Posted by: mnw at February 24, 2025 12:31 AM (NLIak)
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Color revolutions have their benefits/consequences.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 12:33 AM (ohSsM)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:26 AM (w6EFb)
watchoo talkin’ bout, Willis?
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 24, 2025 12:33 AM (73vBl)
Posted by: publius
watchoo talkin’ bout, Willis?
Posted by: Tom Servo
He's sowing division among the Horde.
Posted by: mikeski at February 24, 2025 12:35 AM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 24, 2025 12:33 AM (73vBl)
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Sounds like math.
If I had a ban hammer...
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 12:35 AM (ohSsM)
And you can use your Congressman around the house for chores. Scrubbing oil spots out of the driveway will keep them out of trouble.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 24, 2025 12:35 AM (l3YAf)
Posted by: mikeski at February 24, 2025 12:35 AM (DgGvY)
Pro tip: avoid sowing multiplication.
Posted by: Jeffery Toobin. at February 24, 2025 12:37 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director
Direct democracy by proxy. And we're back to having a paradox.
Posted by: mikeski at February 24, 2025 12:38 AM (DgGvY)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
The singing Hamilton or the dancing Hamilton?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 24, 2025 12:23 AM
The acting Hamilton can sing and dance. He's a triple threat.
Posted by: JuJuBee at February 24, 2025 12:39 AM (2zbvG)
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 24, 2025 12:35 AM (l3YAf)
That's not an oil leak! My Studebaker is just marking its territory.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 24, 2025 12:39 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 24, 2025 12:33 AM (73vBl)
Maybe something about when sunrise will be tomorrow?
Posted by: Donaldus Maximus at February 24, 2025 12:40 AM (rje2B)
Yes, it gets into some math shore nuff. If you're interested, here you go:
https://tinyurl.com/22u9zpau
The method used now is dubbed the Huntington-Hill method.
It works through several simplified examples that show the problems that come up.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:40 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JuJuBee at February 24, 2025 12:39 AM (2zbvG)
No matter how you sing and dance, the last few drops go down your pants.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 24, 2025 12:40 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 24, 2025 12:41 AM (Q8Bj8)
Anyway, the "take away" is that proportional representation is a mess. Any voting scheme based on it should be rejected.
You have to do it in things like allocating congressional seats, but do not even think about it for an electoral system.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:42 AM (w6EFb)
I think the real problem here is it's not acceptable to hack the extremities off of Congress members to get the proportionality to work out hence all the convoluted math.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 24, 2025 12:44 AM (Q8Bj8)
Heh, okay state, you get 9.38 representatives. We'll hack up 0.38 of a congress-critter.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:46 AM (w6EFb)
Xtwitter.
https://tinyurl.com/yc8dz5m7
Posted by: 13times
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🙄 What a sad, pathetic, cuck.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 24, 2025 12:48 AM (pvqdA)
Though why does it seem the Democrati are always puffing up their faces to get rid of it.
HHhhmmmm. "Mail-in Voting, NO voter ID's. Curing votes, harvesting votes...dead people voting...Illegal immigrants voting. TIME TO PUT A STOP TO THIS BULLSHIT. DOJ needs to flame across the country.
Clean up the voter rolls...jail the Fraudsters...put the needed RESPECT and DIGNITY back into the privilege of VOTING. Trump can do this and the Democrates can go fuck themselves. SERIOUS.
Posted by: Nightwatch at February 24, 2025 12:48 AM (25kuG)
Just kidding. Break out the AR-15s and shoot a few hundred rounds into the air in celebration.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 24, 2025 12:32 AM (Q8Bj
The first cancel culture insanity was the protection afforded Reid when her anti-gay what? Facebook posts were given publicity. She were hacked, she were, and got away with being cancelled. Black privilege. Then the out-and-out anti-white racism, more black privilege. We have her and people like her to thank for Trump.
Thanks, Joy, now piss off.
Posted by: RickZ at February 24, 2025 12:49 AM (gKDq2)
I think the last month my sleep cycle has been wrecked
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2025 12:49 AM (fwDg9)
The nomination, however, touched off a firestorm of protest by opponents who labeled her “the quota queen” for her work to support voting districts that had black majorities. In the face of that firestorm, President Clinton withdrew her nomination.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 12:50 AM (cNg+j)
If you answered flee your application to become a Nuevo New Mexican just got pushed to the head of the line.
https://youtu.be/rxrKsCQZ8qI
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 24, 2025 12:50 AM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 24, 2025 12:39 AM (8zz6B)
LOL!
Posted by: RickZ at February 24, 2025 12:52 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:46 AM (w6EFb)
Sounds good to me!
Posted by: Jeffrey Dahlmer at February 24, 2025 12:52 AM (rje2B)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 12:54 AM (cNg+j)
I had forgotten about that. Imagine proportional representation *based on race*. Congress must have racial balance. Those lunatics proposed that.
And they still would, if they could, but I haven't heard anything about that.
Again, down this road lies absolute fucked-up madness.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 12:55 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 24, 2025 12:39 AM (8zz6B)
LOL!
Posted by: RickZ
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Oh, noes, is it coming from the front part or the, ah, back part?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 12:56 AM (cNg+j)
Lucky I didn’t dislocate anything.
After a certain age, falling is sub-optimal.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 24, 2025 12:59 AM (XV/Pl)
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Ha, Just like the real world. One Musk application looking for engineers was simple. Two questions: What was your most difficult achievement? How did you do it?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 12:59 AM (cNg+j)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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Be sure to stay away from the trees.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 01:01 AM (cNg+j)
Posted by: a dude in MI at February 24, 2025 01:02 AM (+I6Y/)
Elon sort of let the cat out of the bag with this Bob-like "What did you do last week" question.
Apparently, DOGE has reason to suspect there are people on the federal payroll, supposed employees, who aren't really working. Fraud. So, send them an email. If they don't respond, because they're not really doing any real job....
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 01:03 AM (w6EFb)
Suck it Newsom... you loser.
Posted by: Nightwatch at February 24, 2025 01:04 AM (25kuG)
Posted by: a dude
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Not only that. He wants to see your work.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 01:04 AM (cNg+j)
Posted by: Nightwatch at February 24, 2025 01:06 AM (25kuG)
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2025 01:08 AM (fwDg9)
I think the last month my sleep cycle has been wrecked
Posted by: Skip
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Did you piss someone off?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 01:08 AM (cNg+j)
Posted by: a dude in MI at February 24, 2025 01:02 AM (+I6Y/)
And the whole bureaucracy is acting outraged at this insane request. Like nobody in the private sector has to account for their work time. The bureaucrats and their Dem cheerleaders are really not reading the room. May they continue to do so. What's that line? Never stop your enemies when they're fucking up, something like that. Elon's got the Dems fighting to keep corrupt and wasteful spending going. What a world.
Posted by: RickZ at February 24, 2025 01:09 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: a dude in MI
If he asked me in person I'd be proud to tell him.
Just to see the fist pump and Ka-CHING in his eyes.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 01:11 AM (/lPRQ)
Please consider your governmental Alliance.
Yes... you should.
New Sheriff in town. (COUNTRY)
Posted by: Nightwatch at February 24, 2025 01:11 AM (25kuG)
...
Posted by: RickZ
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Every libertine Democrat that has a regular job are asking, what planet are asking WTF of their political leaders. Or what's upChuck.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 01:12 AM (cNg+j)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 01:03 AM (w6EFb)
Then there was the 'there might be dead employees still being paid and this required email response is just to check that the employee is, in fact, alive.'
Honetly, I don't think I have a true idea of the waste and corruption. I want to know who the 200 plus year olds are getting social security.
Posted by: RickZ at February 24, 2025 01:14 AM (gKDq2)
https://tinyurl.com/6y23tkkk
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 01:15 AM (cNg+j)
more please.
Posted by: Nightwatch at February 24, 2025 01:16 AM (25kuG)
That's easy. They have a camper van payment and smokes to buy? A little empathy here would go a long ways.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 24, 2025 01:17 AM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 24, 2025 01:18 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Or,
That they do not exist at all.
Apprently it is not an unknown or uncommon organized crime racket, private or public sectors. With 50M excess SSNs floating around, and 200,000 new fed employees in the last two years... It makes one wonder...
Note - First they "terminated" all new hires, but subject to boss's appeal.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 01:19 AM (/lPRQ)
Night Horde.
Posted by: Nightwatch at February 24, 2025 01:20 AM (25kuG)
May there be Fresh Hell for the Leftards tomorrow!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 24, 2025 01:21 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Skip at February 24, 2025 01:21 AM (fwDg9)
Only snag I can see is remembering to file income taxes for the ghost.
Now that I think about it, remember the annual outrage about IRS employees who are arrears in their own taxes? If those employees don't really exist...
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 24, 2025 01:21 AM (rje2B)
I'm taking this to as a modern day version of salting the ground where your enemy once stood.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 24, 2025 01:22 AM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 01:22 AM (cNg+j)
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 24, 2025 12:35 AM (l3YAf)
That's not an oil leak! My Studebaker is just marking its territory.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 24, 2025 12:39 AM (8zz6B)
I can dig up a few ancient harleys that still have the old style chain oilers turned on. Will keep those bastards scrubbing the driveway for an eternity.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 24, 2025 01:23 AM (VwHCD)
I'm taking this to as a modern day version of salting the ground where your enemy once stood.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
Worth more as a vacant lot or community garden.
Demolish the building and sell on e-bay.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 01:25 AM (/lPRQ)
Cynical Publius (no relation) asked Grok to write a letter responding to Elon's email in the style of a "disgruntled, lazy, do-nothing GS-13 working in the Dept. of Education". Hilarity ensued:
https://tinyurl.com/2ymep6m2
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 01:25 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 01:25 AM (/lPRQ)
Get your piece of Nancy!
Wait, what?
Posted by: RickZ at February 24, 2025 01:26 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 01:25 AM (/lPRQ)
Get your piece of Nancy!
Wait, what?
Posted by: RickZ
OK,
Landfill cap.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 01:28 AM (/lPRQ)
Demolish the building and sell on e-bay.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 01:25 AM (/lPRQ)
She should be in an orange jumpsuit breaking it down with a sledge hammer.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 24, 2025 01:30 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 01:32 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 01:35 AM (/lPRQ)
Demolish the building and sell on e-bay.
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I'm surprised Trump doesn't turn it into a themed hotel.
The Nancy Pelosi Memorial Ice Cream Parlor.
Posted by: Methos at February 24, 2025 01:35 AM (Dnobf)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 24, 2025 01:39 AM (Sgq8y)
Just saw this. DOGE superstar "Big Balls" is the grandson of KGB double agent of ours who defected to the US back in the day.
Big Balls double senior was a KGB mole of ours working to take down the Commies. LIke granfather, like grandson.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 01:41 AM (w6EFb)
It didn't help morale any when Nancy commandeered the top floor for her personal office, and reserved most of the parking for herself and her staff.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 24, 2025 01:42 AM (rje2B)
Amazing Jimbacrinus crinoid fossils from the Early Permian (280M years ago), found in the Cundlego Formation near Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia. Credit: Fossilera.
Weird creatures out of a sci-fi nightmare. Xtwitter.
https://tinyurl.com/5xu4n2uc
Posted by: 13times at February 24, 2025 01:49 AM (iK+0P)
https://tinyurl.com/5xu4n2uc
Posted by: 13times
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But tiny.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 01:53 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 24, 2025 01:53 AM (Sgq8y)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
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What did Huntsville do to deserve this?
Dying rust belt small towns and cities is where they should be.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 02:01 AM (/lPRQ)
https://tinyurl.com/5xu4n2uc
Posted by: 13times at February 24, 2025 01:49 AM (iK+0P)
Shit man, looks like something from the matrix.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 24, 2025 02:02 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 02:13 AM (w6EFb)
Good night, Horde, I look forward to waking up on Mondays now. I love drinking Liberal Whine, it is refreshing.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 24, 2025 02:13 AM (Sgq8y)
Shit man, looks like something from the matrix.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Australia
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 02:19 AM (cNg+j)
https://tinyurl.com/5dd4xntz
Posted by: 13times at February 24, 2025 02:21 AM (Dz1Uv)
5 November fixed that little issue right up. Suddenly we can observe what emanates from the Oval Office with great interest and approval. DJT is going to leave a legacy unlike any other who has served in that office.
Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at February 24, 2025 02:41 AM (hKoQL)
https://tinyurl.com/5dd4xntz
Posted by: 13times at February 24, 2025 02:21 AM (Dz1Uv)
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The real McCoy:
https://youtu.be/hR8dMlUQyrY
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 02:41 AM (ohSsM)
https://tinyurl.com/ydwfjwvf
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 02:47 AM (ohSsM)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 24, 2025 02:47 AM (1YCBi)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
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What did Huntsville do to deserve this?
Dying rust belt small towns and cities is where they should be.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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They've suffered enough. How about St. George Island. It was good enough for Napoleon.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 24, 2025 02:48 AM (pvqdA)
https://tinyurl.com/ydwfjwvf
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
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Just like Florida.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 24, 2025 02:53 AM (pvqdA)
I remember some End Times prophecy movie. Snow in Jerusalem was big part of the plot.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 02:54 AM (w6EFb)
Actually, this is from 2004 they were going to do it again.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 24, 2025 12:23 AM (/lPRQ)
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2024:
https://tinyurl.com/dzcp9rmj
Tell me why this isn't firing squad material.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 02:57 AM (ohSsM)
Now I'm reading about snow in Israel. Mountains and high elevations, it happens regularly. Jerusalem is relatively higher elevation, I think.
So snow in Jerusalem doesn't happen regularly, but it's not a Biblical rarity.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:00 AM (w6EFb)
https://tinyurl.com/362eefph
Sick dogs.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 03:01 AM (ohSsM)
Now, snow in Tel Aviv, that would be a rare thing. It last happened in the '50s. Some freak snowfall I'm reading about.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:08 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:00 AM (w6EFb)
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About once a decade +/- we have a really nice snow storm of 1-2 feet. Fun for the entire family!
Unfortunately, trees collapse, downing power lines and blocking streets. Last really major snowstorm in Jerusalem, about a decade ago, I accompanied medics to reach elderly couples who could not be reached by phone by their families. We went to their houses to offer hot food/drink and transportation elsewhere, if they wanted it.
Pretty much all the elderly were OK, heating up water and food on their gas ranges and returning to their beds where they were covered over with their super insolated heavy down quilts, the kind they don't make anymore.
We had no customers for evacuation.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 03:08 AM (ohSsM)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:08 AM (w6EFb)
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https://youtu.be/yumpXNqZSkY
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 03:12 AM (ohSsM)
That's a wonderful thing to do.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:15 AM (w6EFb)
According to Eugyppius, the very worst case scenario has been avoided. The outright communists, the BSW party, have dropped below the 5% threshold, so no seats for them.
It's still going to be a bad mess, but the outright commies are out.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:17 AM (w6EFb)
That's a wonderful thing to do.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:15 AM (w6EFb)
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This is always well organized and coordinated by MDA (Israel's Red Magen David) and numerous other medical organizations plus volunteer networks.
The biggest problem was getting through blocked roads. A 4x4 doesn't beat a downed tree.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 03:18 AM (ohSsM)
13,000 votes kept the commies out, dropping their percentage to 4.97%, a hair under 5%.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:18 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: RickZ at February 24, 2025 01:09 AM (gKDq2)
They've really got no choice. It's their lifeblood.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 24, 2025 03:21 AM (XdgS6)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:17 AM (w6EFb)
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FAFO:
https://tinyurl.com/42vkr5jj
Germany is lost:
https://tinyurl.com/33eds57a
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 03:22 AM (ohSsM)
Sorry, wrong about that -- had to re-read Eugyppius party primer on his Substack.
The outright communists are in the Bundestag, that's the Die Linke party. They got 8.5%. The BSW was some spoiler party created in East Germany to try to take votes away from the AfD in their regional elections.
But, since the BSW is out, that means the CDU doesn't have to take the commies in the coalition. It will be the CDU, SPD, and Greens coalition. A Kenya coalition minus the actual commies.
This will still be the worse than the Traffic Light, but not the absolute shit show it almost was.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:27 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 03:28 AM (ohSsM)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:27 AM (w6EFb)
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I predict no difference in pretty much anything.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 03:29 AM (ohSsM)
Whassup?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 24, 2025 03:39 AM (omVj0)
https://tinyurl.com/395yrf48
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
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LoL!!
'an illegal arm of the Democrat Party '
Yep. Not just MSNBC either.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 24, 2025 03:42 AM (pvqdA)
https://tinyurl.com/395yrf48
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
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Does this mean the Maddow will have to show up for work on a regular basis now?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 24, 2025 03:45 AM (omVj0)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 03:48 AM (cNg+j)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 24, 2025 03:45 AM (omVj0)
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Since I'm convinced that MSNBC is a CIA op, that makes Maddow a federal employee who needs to check her inbox.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 03:48 AM (ohSsM)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 03:48 AM (cNg+j)
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Do the math (GASP!):
https://tinyurl.com/33eds57a
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 24, 2025 03:50 AM (ohSsM)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 03:51 AM (cNg+j)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025
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I haven't read that expression, "metes and bounds," in a very long time. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 24, 2025 03:52 AM (omVj0)
https://tinyurl.com/33eds57a
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
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Looks like AfD is 21% and Linke is 27% and the rest are also rans.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 24, 2025 03:53 AM (cNg+j)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 24, 2025 03:58 AM (O7YUW)
Linke, the hard left commies, are at 8.77%. It will be CDU, SPD, and the Greens, to keep the firewall against the AfD.
CDU and the AfD could form their own right coalition and throw out all the leftards, but nope, AfD bad.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:59 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Case at February 24, 2025 04:00 AM (27pJk)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 24, 2025 04:00 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 24, 2025 03:27 AM (w6EFb)
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I predict no difference in pretty much anything.
Posted by: Biden's Dog
That's my take after watching the coverage yesterday. The Greens will be the swing party and a general pain in the ass. The key thing is the other six parties conspired to keep the AfD locked out of the government. This is not going to play well with the 20% of the population that voted for them.
I looked up the demographic split for the AfD and and their support came pretty much equally from every demographic except for people 60 and older. This reeks with the Uniparty did to to Felonious D1.0. as we have since seen these situations can collapse and you end up with Felonious D. 2.0.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 24, 2025 04:04 AM (Q8Bj8)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 24, 2025 04:05 AM (omVj0)
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