New perspectives from California

New perspectives from California - even Gavin Newsom

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Thanks to Misanthropic Humanitarian for filling in here last week. I was not in California. I was traveling for my mother's funeral, which was a lovely experience (after years of anxiety and heartache). A few more words about that in the Gardening Thread.

Back here in Central California, the road construction around the beginnings of the High Speed Rail to Nowhere is currently a little less muddy than it had been recently, even in the rain. Newsom has promised to lay the first real rail soon after many years. What a legacy from Jerry Brown!

Anyway, my interest in current events has been quite superficial recently, but as Ace noted earlier, Gavin Newsom seems to have mostly lost interest in being governor of California since he can't run again in 2026. He has turned his attention to being President. Who would have expected him to address the unfairness of transgender-identifying male athletes in female sports with Charlie Kirk????

I think it’s an issue of fairness, I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness — it’s deeply unfair,” the California Democrat said in the first episode of his new podcast. “I am not wrestling with the fairness issue. I totally agree with you.I think it’s an issue of fairness, I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness — it’s deeply unfair,” the California Democrat said in the first episode of his new podcast. “I am not wrestling with the fairness issue. I totally agree with you.

Mark Hemingway:

Newsom can say this stuff all he wants. Until he actually does something about it as governor, no one cares. Pass a law in California that gets boys out of girls' sports and get back to me.

As I think back, in the last local press conference with the governor I remember (a few months ago), he showed up, gathered the press and castigated local leadership for not fixing whatever issues he had swung by the San Joaquin Valley to address. I heard it on the radio. I don't even remember what the issues were, but he expected them to be fixed before he talked to local leaders again.

He would give the orders and make the judgments. They would have to do the work.

Newsom seems to have an even sharper eye toward optics now.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday issued an executive order to protect renters and homeowners hit hard by the Los Angeles County wildfires.
The governor’s office said the order:
Extends price gouging restrictions for rental housing, hotels and motels in the county until July 1. There are exemptions for large homes in zip codes with high fair market values that haven't recently been on the rental market, which the governor's office said will "help ensure they are available for rental during recovery efforts." Newly constructed housing is also exempted in order to allow price flexibility to cover higher financing costs. Continues the suspension of laws that would classify occupants of hotels, motels and temporary housing as tenants after 30 days, which the governor’s office said gives them more time to find alternative housing. . .

The governor on Feb. 4 ended an anti-price gouging provision that limited the supply rentals in higher-end Los Angeles neighborhoods where fire-displaced families were searching for homes.

Sounds bureaucratic.

You had best not be one of the little people, though:

🚨 Gavin Newsom & his allies just forced 12 historic family farms & dairies out of Point Reyes National Seashore in California.

They claim it’s about saving the environment — but the truth couldn't be more different.

Here is the true story — and it's heartbreaking. ⬇️🧵1/ pic.twitter.com/f9vd4ksDos
— James Li (@5149jamesli) March 4, 2025

Jim Treacher has put up several fake photos of Gavin Newsom in A Few Other Ways Gavin Newsom Can Pretend to Be Normal.

If you know a fan who would appreciate a fake photo of him being a normal person.

Weekend

For people who are not afraid of Elon Musk and "X", here is VDH comparing the Obama-Biden revolution to the French Revolution. Full of insights.

Trump's changes are not revolutionary, they are a counter-revolution or "restoration".

pic.twitter.com/TKnjgsbQ0c
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 21, 2025

VDH wrote a piece on Our French Revolution in April of 2023.

We are in a Jacobin Revolution of the sort that in 1793-94 nearly destroyed France. And things are getting scary.
The Democratic Party vanished sometime in 2020.
It was absorbed by hard-left ideologues. They were bent on radically altering, or hijacking, existing institutions to force radical, equality-of-result agendas that otherwise do not earn majority support.

He wrote, The choice is ours. Even Gavin Newsom now seems to have now chosen against some of the French Revolution.

You may be able to find another current VDH video expressing the "French Revolution" theme to share with those who recoil in terror from Elon Musk. I had one lined up, but it has gone private.

Checking in with Ammo Grrlll this week as she wonders why ONLY FIVE THINGS!?

To me the most astonishing thing about the Sturm und Drang over being forced to email the DOGE Detectives 5 things you did IN A WEEK, is the minuscule nature of the demand.
Let me get this straight. No, really, because it is impossible for me to believe. I started working full-time – summers — when I was 14. Not even counting babysitting, which I began doing in 7th grade. Here’s how responsible I was at age 12: a family down the block with FIVE children under 7 left me alone with their children for 3 days while they went to a funeral in Iowa! (I got $15, more money than I had ever seen at one time in my life.)

The Week in Pictures: Ad-Vance Guard Edition

Somehow this is the week that the Memosphere decided that J.D. Vance needed to be the newest object of memortalization. (Yes, I made up that word.) I kept chanting to myself, “Musk. Not. Give. In!” (I see what you did there!) Democrats making fools of themselves during Trump’s address to Congress is just gravy. I haven’t seen a win streak like this since the 1972-73 Lakers.

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Music

Back to the real world. A piece played by the grandchildren at their Grandma's funeral, on the violins she gave them and taught them to play: Bach Siciliano

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Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

This is the Thread before the Gardening Thread.

Serving your mid-day open thread needs

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Last week's thread, March 1 Saturday Morning Open Thread (Thanks to Misanthropic Humanitarian).

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

Posted by: K.T. at 11:01 AM

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1 Good morning KT

Posted by: Skip i at March 08, 2025 11:02 AM (fwDg9)

2 2? Or 4

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at March 08, 2025 11:04 AM (/TkmF)

3 rd

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 08, 2025 11:06 AM (ZOv7s)

4
Good morning!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 08, 2025 11:06 AM (lCaJd)

5 Hi, Skip!

Posted by: KT at March 08, 2025 11:06 AM (xekrU)

6 th?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 08, 2025 11:06 AM (PiwSw)

7 Gruesome is definitely running for higher office
God help us all

Posted by: Skip i at March 08, 2025 11:09 AM (fwDg9)

8 I saw those "imbeciles dragging their children along while running across a fking interstate highway" signs when I was traveling around CA in the early 90s and I would guess they'd been up for years by then.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at March 08, 2025 11:12 AM (Vqx30)

9 7 'Gruesome is definitely running for higher office'

We can't expect the 'Rats to run their worst candidate in every election.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 08, 2025 11:13 AM (3wi/L)

10 If any politician, republican or democrat, did not learn from the 2024 election that mass illegal immigration is not a popular position for the vast majority of Americans then they are stupid and deserve to lose. newsome is trying to get on the tough on immigration bus.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 08, 2025 11:13 AM (e5NfL)

11 Can Newsome get away with the flip-flops? Can any politician do this? I think it’s a contest between Americans who have the attention span of a Goldfish, and the new reality of a plugged-in real time streaming of our news as it happens.

Everything is recorded, and the people are now the “fact checkers” - not the overpaid degenerate gas bags who formerly held sway. The parlor tricks don’t work no mo’. And boy are they pissed!

Posted by: Common Tater at March 08, 2025 11:13 AM (f9G9D)

12 9 7 'Gruesome is definitely running for higher office'

We can't expect the 'Rats to run their worst candidate in every election.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 08, 2025 11:13 AM (3wi/L)

Newsom, Harris, Walz

A buffet of worst...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 08, 2025 11:14 AM (PiwSw)

13 The very definition of "empty suit".

Posted by: BignJames at March 08, 2025 11:14 AM (Yj6Os)

14 I think it was Powerline that had a meme with Bobby Jr and the caption 'email me five things you ate last week'.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at March 08, 2025 11:15 AM (Vqx30)

15 For people who are not afraid of Elon Musk and "X", here is VDH comparing the Obama-Biden revolution to the French Revolution. Full of insights.

Trump's changes are not revolutionary, they are a counter-revolution or "restoration".

They knew the revolution was near its end when Robespierre met his well-deserved end. I haven't seen any of that yet. Furthermore, the restoration didn't happen until Nappy B met his well-deserved end, or at least banishment.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:18 AM (xCA6C)

16 Greasesome is the shallow, narcissistic, amoral putz that thinks he is the savior of mankind, a gift to his best friend's wife, and what ~~America~~he needs.

His track record is one of corruption, power-seeking, and destruction.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2025 11:18 AM (u82oZ)

17 Ah, a young Hilary Hahn. She's is good no matter the age.

Posted by: Napoleon XIV at March 08, 2025 11:19 AM (AiZBA)

18 Many are willing to suspend disbelief - they will spout absurdities all day long to stay in the good graces of the Machine. Facts, logic, reason mean nothing so long as the check clears.

We had no idea the entire leftist edifice was one huge looting operation & kickback scheme. i’ve long had my suspicions but couldn’t comprehend that it was so large, so insidious and pervasive. Our nation crossed some sort of event horizon a LONG time ago. All of this nonsense needs to be rolled up, the perpetrators jailed, kill it dead.

By Any Means Necessary

Posted by: Common Tater at March 08, 2025 11:20 AM (f9G9D)

19 Willowed
I'm home. Came home last evening. Much stronger than when I went out on my ass. Still get winded just going to the bathroom but I do have COPD. Finally had a long sleep.
Thank you all for your prayers. Love you.

(I'm dying to see the bill)

Posted by: Ciampino's version of a camel's hump at March 08, 2025 11:20 AM (KjLnc)

20 Ciampino

Huzzah on survival. May seeing the bill not kill you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2025 11:22 AM (u82oZ)

21 Hilary Hahn strongly resembles Katarina Witt.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:23 AM (xCA6C)

22 I knew Kirk would show his stripes eventually. He is Hannity nouveau. I don't care if you think he is a great culture warrior--he is a turned NeverTrumper like Rubio at best.

Posted by: Amiga Jealousy at March 08, 2025 11:24 AM (vvX0g)

23 12
'Newsom, Harris, Walz

A buffet of worst...'

You have to understand the mentality of the undecided voter. They're more easily fooled by a candidate's personality.
They would vote for someone who says all the right things particularly if they're tired of the other party. Newsom is more dangerous in this regard than the other 2 flops.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 08, 2025 11:25 AM (3wi/L)

24 It's telling that Newsom hasn't realized that things have fundamentally changed. Not only has Trump done the things he said he'd do, he's surprising everyone by doing even more than was expected.

Saying I'm against men in female sports but doing nothing about it just ain't going to cut it any more.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:25 AM (xCA6C)

25 Archimedes

Deeds, not words.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2025 11:27 AM (u82oZ)

26 I knew Kirk would show his stripes eventually...
--he is a turned NeverTrumper like Rubio at best.
Posted by: Amiga Jealousy at March 08, 2025 11:24 AM (vvX0g)

Kirk's a second stringer. He never got a Trump nickname like Lil Marco.

Posted by: Napoleon XIV at March 08, 2025 11:27 AM (AiZBA)

27 Archimedes

Deeds, not words.

He's still trying to play the old game of "I'll say something", but I'll wink and nod to let my supporters know I don't really mean it.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:28 AM (xCA6C)

28 I remember when Mario Cuomo was the next big thing.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 08, 2025 11:28 AM (63Dwl)

29 Newsome is as corrupt, slimy, and vile as they come.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2025 11:29 AM (W/lyH)

30 Thx K,T, I like the memes which use Zelensky at the White House. Last time I was here an old man gave me money , and a young man gave cocaine

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 08, 2025 11:29 AM (2Km7O)

31 Newsome is as corrupt, slimy, and vile as they come.

He also strikes me as kind of a moron. Thus, he is perfect for the Democrat Party.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:30 AM (xCA6C)

32 They knew the revolution was near its end when Robespierre met his well-deserved end. I haven't seen any of that yet. Furthermore, the restoration didn't happen until Nappy B met his well-deserved end, or at least banishment.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:18 AM (xCA6C)

St. Helena would be a fine place for Zelensky to retire to.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 08, 2025 11:30 AM (8zz6B)

33 32 They knew the revolution was near its end when Robespierre met his well-deserved end. I haven't seen any of that yet. Furthermore, the restoration didn't happen until Nappy B met his well-deserved end, or at least banishment.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:18 AM (xCA6C)

St. Helena would be a fine place for Zelensky to retire to.

No response. I know when I'm being baited.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:31 AM (xCA6C)

34 Thank you K.T.

Your discussion starter and music selection are both excellent.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2025 11:34 AM (u82oZ)

35 Willowed
I'm home. Came home last evening. Much stronger than when I went out on my ass. Still get winded just going to the bathroom but I do have COPD. Finally had a long sleep.
Thank you all for your prayers. Love you.

(I'm dying to see the bill)

Posted by: Ciampino's version of a camel's hump at March 08, 2025 11:20 AM (KjLnc)

Glad you're feeling better. I'm sure the bill is insane. My surgery was 300K, but the surgeon himself was 7K. There were 2 others in the OR too that were assisting, so even you you say all involved got 50K total, the hospital got 250K to babysit me for a week. They were spectacular, but damn....

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 08, 2025 11:34 AM (VwHCD)

36 The holy grail for the left is a woman POC in the White House. They'll find another one to run in '28. Might not be "the" one, but it will be one of many candidates who think they've got a shot.

And there will be at least a couple candidates who're not insane. Newsom can, when he wants to, speak coherently and leave out a lot of the "buzz words" so common with the left. He's still a leftist fucktard and should probably be in prison for something, anything...

He'll run. Even if he has to fund it. Pelosi has ties, of a sort to him, if she's so inclined she'll pony up the money and just maybe buy herself a president.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2025 11:35 AM (Q4IgG)

37 No. I'm serious. Pleasant little island, tropical climate, but very remote. Easier to keep Russian assassins, Uke assassins, and WEF assassins from getting there and whacking him.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 08, 2025 11:35 AM (8zz6B)

38 This would be well worth doing.

Wikipedia Co-Founder Calls on Elon Musk to Investigate Government Influence Over Online Encyclopedia

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 11:35 AM (L/fGl)

39 Ciampino, so good to see that you are home and on the mend. I have been #2 or #3 on the Sockpuppet list numerous times, but never had a hope of winning. I did win last week, but it was a hollow victory. Hope you are totally up to speed very soon.

Posted by: Mover AND Shaker at March 08, 2025 11:35 AM (G5+As)

40 Glad to hear you're up and about Ciampino

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 08, 2025 11:36 AM (2Km7O)

41 >>> 38 This would be well worth doing.

Wikipedia Co-Founder Calls on Elon Musk to Investigate Government Influence Over Online Encyclopedia
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 11:35 AM (L/fGl)

Sounds like a Conspiracy Theory!!!

Posted by: totes not the see eye ay at March 08, 2025 11:37 AM (Vqx30)

42 Glad to hear you're up and about Ciampino
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 08, 2025 11:36 AM (2Km7O)

Likewise from me, Ciampino.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 08, 2025 11:37 AM (8zz6B)

43 Candace Owens appearing on Stephen A. Smith show.

Gavin Newsome chatting with Charlie Kirk.

What's the deal? These satanic, liberal suckers of c*ck will unperson conservatives in a heartbeat for wrongthink, and yet these so-called conservative influencers are all too happy to platform leftists.

Shit like this is why I have no use for Conservative, Inc, not the Israeli Wire, not Candace Owens' Entertainment Tonight broadcast, none of them.

They are all grifters and none of them gives two shits about anything other than clicks and bucks.

Posted by: You Gotta Wonder at March 08, 2025 11:39 AM (KV9hD)

44 “The View” Co-Host Sunny Hostin Says Trump Presidency an “Existential Crisis,” Dems Must Be Willing to “Fight and Die”

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Sunny has got your back from back at her mansion.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 11:40 AM (L/fGl)

45 Dear VDH,
it's either normalcy or normality. There is no such word as normalicy.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:40 AM (xCA6C)

46 39
Posted by: Mover AND Shaker at March 08, 2025 11:35 AM (G5+As)
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It's yours to lose, at least for a while as I'm not up to commenting much. Enjoy.

Posted by: Ciampino's version of a camel's hump at March 08, 2025 11:42 AM (KjLnc)

47 I'll give Kirk credit for going to college campuses and putting the little ignoramuses in their place. I don't think I'd trust him however.
As for Owens, she's gone down a rabbit hole. Let her stay there

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 08, 2025 11:42 AM (2Km7O)

48 “The View” Co-Host Sunny Hostin Says Trump Presidency an “Existential Crisis,” Dems Must Be Willing to “Fight and Die”

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Sunny has got your back from back at her mansion.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 11:40 AM (L/fGl)

So let them fight. And die, in droves.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 08, 2025 11:43 AM (8zz6B)

49 Go ahead Marxists and die on Trannie Hill
Double dog dare yrah

Posted by: Skip i at March 08, 2025 11:44 AM (fwDg9)

50 I always laugh when I hear stuff like “color revolution”. I’m sure Marxist will claim that their “color revolution” will be mostly peaceful. Credentialed lying is so intellectually elite.

Posted by: Unkaren at March 08, 2025 11:45 AM (XKkeS)

51 Charlie Kirk had much to do with Trump winning AZ and the emergence of young men as a MAGA force. Just because he interviews Greasy shouldn't mean he gets thrown under a Greyhound, IMHO.

Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority at March 08, 2025 11:49 AM (G5+As)

52 Who would win, american CW troops or napoleon's troops?

https://tinyurl.com/ykt2zed4

The link cites 3 main considerations: technological superiority, tactical considerations, and leadership/experience. The Union army was clearly more technically advanced, and Napoleon's tactics did not keep up with the increased firepower in the CW. Finally, it's unclear if Napoleon was superior to Lee or Grant in leadership. Some say yes, some say no.

A better question would be "all other things being equal, which troops were superior?".

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:52 AM (xCA6C)

53 Not one Democrat in the House voted last week to keep men from competing in women's sports. Not one.

The problem the Democrats have is that the radical left controls a significant part of their base and instead of moderating they continue to go even further left.

Whomever runs in 28 is going to have too figure out how to appease the whack jobs and appeal to the mainstream of the country. Good luck.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 08, 2025 11:52 AM (LkLld)

54 Without a full court effort to stop voter fraud, Newsom can be a danger.

Fortunately, his unforced errors in governance has given the Trump Administration enormous leverage.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2025 11:52 AM (u82oZ)

55 I feel cheated some how. No tumbrels full of condemned begging for mercy or looking stoic, no guillotines with rivers of blood in the streets, no Madame Clinton sitting in the wine shop stitching names of those to be liquidated sooner or later. Well, maybe I got a little taste of the last one but come on!

Posted by: Maybe Next Time at March 08, 2025 11:54 AM (R/m4+)

56 Former Olympic Snowboarder-Turned-Drug Kingpin Lands on FBI’s Most Wanted List

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Snow, drugs, it makes sense.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 11:54 AM (L/fGl)

57 Snow, drugs, it makes sense.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 11:54 AM (L/fGl)

snow boarders, skateboarders. All a little whack.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 08, 2025 11:58 AM (8zz6B)

58 Welcome back KT!

Posted by: muldoon at March 08, 2025 11:58 AM (/iMjX)

59 Charlie Kirk had much to do with Trump winning AZ and the emergence of young men as a MAGA force. Just because he interviews Greasy shouldn't mean he gets thrown under a Greyhound, IMHO.
Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority at March 08, 2025 11:49 AM (G5+As)

Yeah, I don't understand the Kirk-hate here either. I hope he does more of these interviews. No better way to expose the left.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at March 08, 2025 11:59 AM (g8Ew8)

60 >>Without a full court effort to stop voter fraud, Newsom can be a danger.

I think Newsom will suffer from the same problem many leftists encounter when they leave their deep blue bubble that guarantees them victory, Salty. Harris is an extreme case but the moment she ventured into the real world she got clobbered in elections.

If you haven't seen it I would urge watching the debate Newsom did with DeSantis on Hannity. Hannity was surprisingly to the point and balanced with his questions and while Ron is not great in that format he had Newsom wearing his ass for a hat from the opening bell.

The highlight was when DeSantis pulled out a San Francisco street poop map.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 08, 2025 11:59 AM (LkLld)

61 52
'Who would win, american CW troops or napoleon's troops?'

Musket fire vs. rifle fire?

The Grand Armee has a problem.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 08, 2025 11:59 AM (3wi/L)

62 Yeah, I don't understand the Kirk-hate here either. I hope he does more of these interviews. No better way to expose the left.

If you're in the spotlight long enough, someone will come to hate you. That is especially true here.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 12:00 PM (xCA6C)

63 Any more modern army beats a older one

Posted by: Skip i at March 08, 2025 12:01 PM (fwDg9)

64 Any more modern army beats a older one

You might think so...

Posted by: Gen. George Armstrong Custer at March 08, 2025 12:03 PM (xCA6C)

65 Musket fire vs. rifle fire?

The Grand Armee has a problem.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 08, 2025 11:59 AM (3wi/L)

And me.

Posted by: Gatling Gun at March 08, 2025 12:03 PM (8zz6B)

66 Any more modern army beats a older one

You might think so...

Posted by: Gen. George Armstrong Custer

Right?

Posted by: Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford at March 08, 2025 12:04 PM (xCA6C)

67 ... unfairness of transgender-identifying male athletes in female sports...

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Posted by: muldoon at March 08, 2025 12:05 PM (/iMjX)

68 Apologies to Gilbert and/or Sullivan

Posted by: muldoon at March 08, 2025 12:05 PM (/iMjX)

69 The Sioux at Little Big Horn had repeating rifles, didn't they? Plus they were on their home turf, and had a better logistical situation.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 08, 2025 12:06 PM (8zz6B)

70 ALL: With many cheerful facts about the men who want a uterus!!

Posted by: muldoon

Brilliant!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 12:09 PM (L/fGl)

71 64 Any more modern army beats a older one

We found that Studebaker trucks were much more efficient in moving supplies than horses or mules.

Shout out to South Bend, Indiana!

Posted by: Zombie Josef Stalin at March 08, 2025 12:09 PM (G5+As)

72 Becoming in anyway similar to France is a mistake imo.

Except for their self interest in helping us in our Revolutionary War I don't see any positives.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:11 PM (VofaG)

73 Any more modern army beats a older one

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It's all over once the tranny brigades advance in their high hell boots.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 12:12 PM (L/fGl)

74 "Yeah, I don't understand the Kirk-hate here either."

It hasn't got to the level of Hannity hate yet. The parade of greyhound hasn't even began yet.

Posted by: Not this time at March 08, 2025 12:13 PM (89Sog)

75 Surprised attacks can defeat a better army but its only temporary.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:13 PM (VofaG)

76 You might think so...

Posted by: Gen. George Armstrong Custer
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Actually, the Indians had better weapons than the cavalry. The latter were stuck with single-shot trap-door Springfields, and the former had a lot of repeating rifles.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at March 08, 2025 12:15 PM (6K6Eu)

77 KT, condolences on your Mom's passing. May she rest in eternal peace, and God wrap His comforting arms around you.
Fantastic musical selection. So moving.
Welcome back Ciampino, you've been missed. Please assure us you'll be sitting when you open any/all invoices involving your recent medical care.
I moved clear across the country to get away from Newsom, and here he is, trying to recreate him. He's like one of those antibiotic resistant toxins.

Posted by: Grateful - the range bag lady at March 08, 2025 12:15 PM (IQ6Gq)

78 Thank you for the grins, muldoon.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 08, 2025 12:15 PM (sdSI9)

79 I get that Al Green is a person of color but the photos I've seen leave me uncertain about what his color is.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 08, 2025 12:16 PM (WMQdR)

80 Never ask a woman her age, a man his salary nor "Treacher" Medlock how he voted.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 08, 2025 12:16 PM (bcpWu)

81 I don't get the hate for any real conservative here. There are not just a few that hate Ted Cruz.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:16 PM (VofaG)

82 To me the most astonishing thing about the Sturm und Drang over being forced to email the DOGE Detectives 5 things you did IN A WEEK, is the minuscule nature of the demand.

Allow me to express a counterpoint that is too rational for "r/feddiscussion" or anywhere else on Reddit for that matter.

In the best case scenario, this whole weekly "five bullet point" exercise is one of micromanagement. Micromanagement sucks ass. Always. Zero exceptions. It should only be done as a last resort.

In the worst case scenario, Elon has assigned Grok the role of determining who gets shit-canned during the upcoming RIFs.

I suspect that, as usual, it's going to be somewhere in the middle. What I can say with certainty is that Elon--get this--lied when he said that the purpose of this exercise was merely to check for a pulse.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at March 08, 2025 12:16 PM (NuKV1)

83 Bill Maher continues to say sensible things. I don't understand this world.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1898222945534652452

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 12:17 PM (xCA6C)

84 Al Green doesn't have green hair, yet

Posted by: Skip i at March 08, 2025 12:18 PM (fwDg9)

85 Didja see this?

Pete Hegseth Banned Images of ‘Enola Gay’ WWII Plane in DEI Crackdown

https://shorturl.at/qsiHU

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Trump and them don't want no faggot planes! Next they'll unperson George Gay, sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8 at Midway. And George Custer had long hair and dressed kind of fruity.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 12:18 PM (L/fGl)

86 Charlie Kirk is great as is Scott Presler... I'm on the fence regarding Amy C. Barrett leaning on the negative side...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 08, 2025 12:19 PM (VE6XX)

87 osted by: antisocial justice beatnik at March 08, 2025 12:16 PM (NuKV1)

you haven't read Musk's instructions that went with the e-mail. In no way was he trying to micro manage anything.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:19 PM (VofaG)

88 We found that Studebaker trucks were much more efficient in moving supplies than horses or mules.

Shout out to South Bend, Indiana!
Posted by: Zombie Josef Stalin at March 08, 2025 12:09 PM (G5+As)

https://tinyurl.com/5898saxn

Became your organ, too!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 08, 2025 12:20 PM (8zz6B)

89 I don't get the hate for any real conservative here. There are not just a few that hate Ted Cruz.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:16 PM (VofaG)

It is the technique adopted from the Left and the Westboro Baptist Church in declaring "anyone who disagrees with me is a Commie Pedo Traitor"

It does remind me a lot of the basic character interaction in the RPG Paranoia

Posted by: Kindltot at March 08, 2025 12:21 PM (D7oie)

90 That darn South African made me send some emails, and that's how I know the terrorists won!

Keep bitchin' Feds. It's super persuasive.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 08, 2025 12:21 PM (NehaE)

91 As for Kirk "platforming" Newsom, we could also talk about how O'Keefe is dealing with Ian Carroll:
x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1898040408648626543
Or Tucker vis-a-vis Candace Owens and @martyrmade.
It seems an awful lot of "antizionists" are getting raised to the Right mainstream.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 08, 2025 12:23 PM (bcpWu)

92 Rock Island Arsenal has (or had) an outstanding museum. Amongst the collection are a large number of Little Big Horn repeating Henry rifles and others, evidence in a congressional investigation after the battle. “How did the Injuns come to be better armed”. I’m sure then like now, strongly worded letters followed. Custer and the boys were outgunned and outnumbered. Oops

Posted by: Common Tater at March 08, 2025 12:24 PM (sDaxV)

93 Pete Hegseth Banned Images of ‘Enola Gay’ WWII Plane in DEI Crackdown

https://shorturl.at/qsiHU

-
Trump and them don't want no faggot planes! Next they'll unperson George Gay, sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8 at Midway. And George Custer had long hair and dressed kind of fruity.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 12:18 PM (L/fGl)

Sounds like "malicious compliance" by faggots within the Department.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 08, 2025 12:24 PM (8zz6B)

94 VDH is a giant in the world of common sense.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2025 12:25 PM (W/lyH)

95 Good Morning, late again, so glad to see you back, K.T., thought that you may have given up on this raggedy bunch. Hope you are doing well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 12:25 PM (yyCOq)

96

My mom died 40 years and 11 days ago.

I was home on leave. She stroked out. I did CPR. Kept her on the vent until family arrived.

Organ donation. 2 recipients of kidneys and 2 of corneas. Others for research.

40 years. Like yesterday.

Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer at March 08, 2025 12:25 PM (v0vCC)

97 Sounds like "malicious compliance" by faggots within the Department.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 08, 2025 12:24 PM (8zz6B)

This I would believe.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2025 12:26 PM (W/lyH)

98 muldoon

Bravo!!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2025 12:26 PM (u82oZ)

99 Powerline Week in Review is up.
https://tinyurl.com/3uybse5

The top picture is just awesome.

https://tinyurl.com/4e6bd6ed

Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 12:26 PM (xCA6C)

100
40 years. Like yesterday.
Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer

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

So sorry.

Memories good and bad, they last forever.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 08, 2025 12:27 PM (lCaJd)

101 Four Peaks is all white with snow. Superstition Mountain escaped.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 08, 2025 12:29 PM (8zz6B)

102 Some states more afflicted by weather along with insurance companies fleeing offer a state insurance. Usually a reasonable alternative to price gouging Corporate. (not cheap but less expensive)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 12:30 PM (yyCOq)

103
Posted by: muldoon at March 08, 2025 12:05 PM (/iMjX)

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

That's magnificent! You didn't miss a syllable.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 08, 2025 12:30 PM (lCaJd)

104 Talk is cheap, but Democrats still charge exorbitantly for it!!

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at March 08, 2025 12:32 PM (WAmgf)

105 From the archives, A Farewell to Admiral Levine

And now into my archives!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2025 12:33 PM (W/lyH)

106 I saw a billboard last week that used the illegal alien silhouettes. The mom and child going one way, the father the other.

It was a divorce attorney.

Posted by: Candidus at March 08, 2025 12:34 PM (wJj/H)

107 From the archives, A Farewell to Admiral Levine

And now into my archives!
Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2025 12:33 PM (W/lyH)

Farewell, Dick Levine!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 08, 2025 12:34 PM (VNX3d)

108 Thanxs to Muldoon, I have a sudden urge to dance abound break into song!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2025 12:36 PM (W/lyH)

109 A loan again? Naturally!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 08, 2025 12:36 PM (63Dwl)

110
I'm looking forward to the Vance vs Newsom race in 2028.

After four years of peace, power, and prosperity, how is Newsom going to run against the Trump legacy? What is his case going to be vs Vance?

We also know how Newsom answers awkward questions: by evasive maneuvers. This could have worked against Trump, who is no great debater himself, but it won't work against Vance in open debate. Vance addresses questions with facts and logic.

What's going to be the big platform for Dems? The "destruction of our democracy" won't have happened as Trump leaves office, with America and American democracy stronger than ever.

I await with interest, curiosity, and the expectation of a good deal of entertainment.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 08, 2025 12:36 PM (lCaJd)

111 >>> Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday issued an executive order to protect renters and homeowners hit hard by the Los Angeles County wildfires.

Did not read the whole thing but did he remember to crack down on vagrancy to help get those whose homes burned out motivated into getting new housing sooner?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 08, 2025 12:37 PM (/lPRQ)

112 Furthermore, the restoration didn't happen until Nappy B met his well-deserved end, or at least banishment.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:18 AM (xCA6C)

I disagree; Napoleon was the restoration of monarchy in Imperial form, and he did away with all of the worst Jacobin lunacy, brought back the Church. He was so wildly successful that Great Britain got scared and decided they had to step in and stop him; but after that France was never again what it had been at its peak.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 08, 2025 12:37 PM (h8QI+)

113 We need to call Newsom “The Incendiary”, he deserves that title just as much as Nero did.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 08, 2025 12:39 PM (h8QI+)

114 87 you haven't read Musk's instructions that went with the e-mail. In no way was he trying to micro manage anything.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:19 PM (VofaG)

When the top executive of an organization directs every individual worker bee to perform a task lest they risk termination, I consider that micromanagement. YMMV.
Also, I've read the relevant e-mails I've been sent in full.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at March 08, 2025 12:39 PM (NuKV1)

115 Farewell, ~~Dick~~ Dickless Levine!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 12:40 PM (L/fGl)

116 THank you KT. Loved the Vance memes especially!

Cautiously optimistic that the Dems complete lack of support for common sense positions will keep the LIV trusting MAGA.

Posted by: Iris at March 08, 2025 12:40 PM (bOJ2I)

117 >>>They knew the revolution was near its end when Robespierre met his well-deserved end. I haven't seen any of that yet. Furthermore, the restoration didn't happen until Nappy B met his well-deserved end, or at least banishment.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Although DOGE is digging we haven't identified our Robespierre or Bonaparte. They are buried deep in plausible deniability. Unless you want to call out the Soros family. Don't know if they are feeling uncomfortable these days or not.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 12:41 PM (yyCOq)

118 Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at March 08, 2025 12:39 PM (NuKV1)

So doing something that should take no more than five minutes is too burdensome or its just the principle to you?

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:42 PM (VofaG)

119 Charlie Kirk worked hard to deliver Trump's landslide victory. I don't get the sniping. Because he went on Newsome's vanity podcast?

Charlie seems to be willing to walk into the lion's den on college campuses. Why not on Leftie Boomer podcasts?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 08, 2025 12:43 PM (wBaIH)

120 When the top executive of an organization directs every individual worker bee to perform a task lest they risk termination, I consider that micromanagement. YMMV.
Also, I've read the relevant e-mails I've been sent in full.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik
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You come to work to perform tasks for the company in exchange for positive remuneration. If you do not perform your assignment why are you there?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 12:45 PM (yyCOq)

121 The House Republicans have submitted their continuing resolution. Only 99 pages, which is a good start, I guess. It increases defense spending, decreases non defense spending

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 08, 2025 12:46 PM (2Km7O)

122 Seems to me that worker bees in the civil service should welcome some personal interest from top management.

"What did you do today?"

"Dug a hole, and filled it in again, just like yesterday."

"Why did you do that?"

"Because my supervisor told me to."

"Hmmm.."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 08, 2025 12:47 PM (8zz6B)

123 I disagree; Napoleon was the restoration of monarchy in Imperial form, and he did away with all of the worst Jacobin lunacy, brought back the Church.

Yeah, no.

Posted by: The Vendee Rebellion and Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien at March 08, 2025 12:48 PM (xCA6C)

124 >>>I await with interest, curiosity, and the expectation of a good deal of entertainment.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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I am so savoring these precious moments I feel as if I am violating this time by thinking about what will be when these moments are gone.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 12:48 PM (yyCOq)

125 Thinking there is any reason why you should refuse to do a simple work task given to you by the top executive is ridiculous. Or even complaining about it.

I think I see the problem.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:49 PM (VofaG)

126 Western Lensman@WesternLensman
MSNBC: Democrats can’t effectively message anymore because there’s not as much “non partisan” media as there used to be.

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Lying used to be so easy!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 08, 2025 12:49 PM (L/fGl)

127 When I was still working we had to submit weekly "status reports" on our accomplishments that week. Included was a spreadsheet with various milestones marked. We could modify only part of that sheet, and the milestones were not one of them.

It wasn't a trivial task, sometimes, to put this together when I had several projects running at one time, all with different dates and milestones.

Spitting out "5 things I did this week" is beyond simplistic and trivial.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2025 12:50 PM (Q4IgG)

128 118 So doing something that should take no more than five minutes is too burdensome or its just the principle to you?
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:42 PM (VofaG)

It's the principle. I've gotten in trouble for having those in the past (see: clot shot refusal). Granted, at least now, unlike the first round, these are going through our agency so at least there's a veneer of self-governance (at least at the agency level).

It still remains highly unusual and I am convinced that these responses are being fed into Grok and will ultimately determine who's getting the boot during the ensuing reduction-in-force (RIF). I, of course, have nothing to report since I'm on FMLA leave and am responding to these e-mails as such. Supposedly, FMLA protects me from termination while on leave. We'll see how that works out.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at March 08, 2025 12:50 PM (NuKV1)

129 Loved TWIP. The JD memes are a hoot. Here's another one:

https://tinyurl.com/57xepcsw

Posted by: ScaryMary at March 08, 2025 12:51 PM (i/l90)

130 125 Thinking there is any reason why you should refuse to do a simple work task given to you by the top executive is ridiculous. Or even complaining about it.

I think I see the problem.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:49 PM (VofaG)

K, whatevs. Bye.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at March 08, 2025 12:52 PM (NuKV1)

131 When the top executive of an organization directs every individual worker bee to perform a task lest they risk termination, I consider that micromanagement. YMMV.
Also, I've read the relevant e-mails I've been sent in full.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik
----

You come to work to perform tasks for the company in exchange for positive remuneration. If you do not perform your assignment why are you there?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 12:45 PM (yyCOq)
***

When the top executive sends out a requirement, it becomes policy. He/She expects the first line supervisors to see that it gets done. It is not micromanagement when the CEO of Wendy's requires that everyone wear an apron.
In turn, the CEO should be receiving an email from His/Her direct reports of the five things they have done.
I did this for years.
WSARs
Weekly Significant Activity Reports

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2025 12:52 PM (W/lyH)

132 Trump's changes are not revolutionary, they are a counter-revolution or "restoration".

Rectification of Names sounds classier.
One thing Trump likes, and it is classy.
VDH should know this as his area of expertise is the Classics.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 08, 2025 12:52 PM (/lPRQ)

133 Hopspital is allowing me to pay the balance off on time at a reasonable amount. Medicare picked up most of the tab.
That spiderweb of billing, charging and payment has to be straightened out but I think that's way down at the bottom of DOGE's list.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 12:53 PM (yyCOq)

134
I am so savoring these precious moments I feel as if I am violating this time by thinking about what will be when these moments are gone.
Posted by: Braenyard

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

lol, we can do both. These moments sweeten the anticipation of moments to come. That's part of the savor.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 08, 2025 12:53 PM (lCaJd)

135 Seems like Gavin Newsome is positioning himself to run for President in 2028 with all these recent policy positions. He's apparently looking to get rid of C.A.R.B. (California Air Resources Board).

Newsom Says CARB Has Run Its Course OH WOW. California Prepares For Federal Take Over Of Emissions

TK's Garage (YouTube): https://bit.ly/3Drq5F6

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 08, 2025 12:54 PM (P5BPp)

136
That spiderweb of billing, charging and payment has to be straightened out but I think that's way down at the bottom of DOGE's list.
Posted by: Braenyard

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

Isn't Dr. Oz in charge of this now? Although I honestly don't know what his job entails -- whether he's in a position to enact the radical reforms that are needed.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 08, 2025 12:55 PM (lCaJd)

137 45 Dear VDH,
it's either normalcy or normality. There is no such word as normalicy.
Posted by: Archimedes
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He catches you there's gonna be a Greek smack.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 12:55 PM (yyCOq)

138 osted by: antisocial justice beatnik at March 08, 2025 12:52 PM (NuKV1)

no its not whatever. Either you think that responding to a simple request is too much to ask from the representative of the President or its not.

I don't understand what principle you're standing up for.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:56 PM (VofaG)

139 Hopspital is allowing me to pay the balance off on time at a reasonable amount. Medicare picked up most of the tab.
That spiderweb of billing, charging and payment has to be straightened out but I think that's way down at the bottom of DOGE's list.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 12:53 PM (yyCOq)

That's why im paying for Medicare supplement when I go on Medicare in May.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:58 PM (VofaG)

140 Musk isn’t micromanaging anything, because he’s not a manager. He’s an outside consultant brought in by management to find waste and reduce headcount, just like the Bobs in Office Space.

In the private sector, this is not at all unusual. It’s something I was a part of at several companies. FedGov is way overdue for a MAJOR downsizing and DOGE is the tool for accomplishing that. Asking employees “What is it you’d say you do here?” is a good first step in reducing headcount.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at March 08, 2025 01:02 PM (l3YAf)

141 Gavin Newsom is a silver-spoon cocksucker.
The slogan for anyone running against him should simply be: "He fucked his best friend's wife. What do you think he'll do to you??"

Posted by: UncleJefe at March 08, 2025 01:02 PM (DzC+b)

142 And yes, I told him that to his face (wayyy back, at the La Barca Room on Van Ness Ave) just after the news broke about he and his best friend's wife. Smug little fucker was hanging out in the dining room at a large table with some of his pals...
Punk.

Posted by: UncleJefe at March 08, 2025 01:04 PM (DzC+b)

143 @DesireeAmerica4
Imagine being Gavin Newsom. Your wife slept with Harvey Weinstein. Your in-laws hosted a fundraiser for Trump and fled from California to Ron Desantis’ FL to escape your governance. You had an affair with your best friend’s wife. French Laundry.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 08, 2025 01:05 PM (XEtb+)

144 >>>That's why im paying for Medicare supplement when I go on Medicare in May.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith
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I have a Supplemental Policy along with Original Medicare. It is basically a catastrophic policy. Don't expect too much from it unless expenses go astronomical over the usual.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 01:05 PM (yyCOq)

145 Five things I did last week?

Fvck! I cannot remember what I had for breakfast this morning.

There are different ways to look at this...

If I have to tell my boss five things I did last week I really should find elsewhere to work because it is that guys fucking job to dole out work related tasks. And does he. Thinks he is not micromanaging. He takes notes of when people so much as take a dump and could probably tell us what we had for breakfast this morning, yesterday morning, every day last week...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 08, 2025 01:06 PM (/lPRQ)

146 What exactly has Kirk done to earn the moniker Never Trumper ?

I haven't seen it.

He wiped the floor with Newsome over SF being cleaned up for Zi Jinping.

And I see tons of College campus videos with him throwing out MAGA hats.

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2025 01:07 PM (UJ+K5)

147 137 45 Dear VDH,
it's either normalcy or normality. There is no such word as normalicy.
Posted by: Archimedes
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He catches you there's gonna be a Greek smack.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 12:55 PM (yyCOq)
***

Don't get near his tractor when the disc's are attached.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2025 01:07 PM (W/lyH)

148 What's the deal? These satanic, liberal suckers of c*ck will unperson conservatives in a heartbeat for wrongthink, and yet these so-called conservative influencers are all too happy to platform leftists.

Given the parade of own goals Democrats have staged this week (Rosa DeLauro's video where she speaks only in Gen Z slang for 3 minutes is like a radioactive cringe meteor) I'm 100% in favor of letting them speak.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 08, 2025 01:07 PM (QZThv)

149
Dear VDH,
it's either normalcy or normality. There is no such word as normalicy.
Posted by: Archimedes

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

That's one of VDH's endearing traits. He mispronounces everything, stutters a little bit, and utters neologisms that make "misunderestimation" look like the Queen's English.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 08, 2025 01:08 PM (lCaJd)

150 The slogan for anyone running against him should simply be: "He fucked his best friend's wife. What do you think he'll do to you??"

That actually is expected behavior in some of these elitist groups. It beats having Newsom screwing his best friend's daughter or son.

Think: Eyes Wide Shut

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 08, 2025 01:08 PM (a4flb)

151 Jennifer Siebel Newsom, known as the gender-neutral "first partner" in California - an acknowledgment of her commitment to LGBT issues - partnered with the group Positive Coaching Alliance to organize and speak at a "sports equity" event last month. ... the Alliance also has long advocated against bans on allowing trans girls (biological males) to participate in girls’ high school sports.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 08, 2025 01:09 PM (XEtb+)

152 Hopspital is allowing me to pay the balance off on time at a reasonable amount. Medicare picked up most of the tab.
That spiderweb of billing, charging and payment has to be straightened out but I think that's way down at the bottom of DOGE's list.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 12:53 PM (yyCOq)

That's why im paying for Medicare supplement when I go on Medicare in May.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoith at March 08, 2025 12:58 PM (VofaG)
***

I'm over 29.
If I have a major hospital event, if Medicare and Tricare don't cover it, I'll take out a 30 year loan.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2025 01:09 PM (W/lyH)

153 I get that Al Green is a person of color but the photos I've seen leave me uncertain about what his color is.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 08, 2025 12:16 PM (WMQdR)

Ooga Booga!

Posted by: Al Green, IQ Of 60 at March 08, 2025 01:09 PM (R/m4+)

154 I saw Radioactive Cringe Meteors open for Starship at the Palace in '79.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at March 08, 2025 01:10 PM (6K6Eu)

155 That actually is expected behavior in some of these elitist groups. It beats having Newsom screwing his best friend's daughter or son.

Elites don't marry for love, they marry purely on a transactional basis. Hillary never had the slightest interest in Bill beyond his ability to get her into the White House.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 08, 2025 01:12 PM (QZThv)

156 Never Trumper !

https://tinyurl.com/29b85kcu

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2025 01:13 PM (UJ+K5)

157 The slogan for anyone running against him should simply be: "He fucked his best friend's wife. What do you think he'll do to you??"

That actually is expected behavior in some of these elitist groups. It beats having Newsom screwing his best friend's daughter or son.

Think: Eyes Wide Shut
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 08, 2025 01:08 PM (a4flb)

He'll screw your kids and your goats.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 08, 2025 01:14 PM (VNX3d)

158 That actually is expected behavior in some of these elitist groups. It beats having Newsom screwing his best friend's daughter or son.
Think: Eyes Wide Shut
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 08, 2025 01:08 PM (a4flb)

Soon. Soon.

Posted by: Big Homo, Hollywood and The democrat party at March 08, 2025 01:14 PM (R/m4+)

159 When 3 pages deep on Bing - this is the most recent I could find.

https://www.modernhealthcare.com

Dr. Oz to divest of healthcare companies if confirmed to lead CMS
Feb 19, 2025
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He was vetted when he ran for senator. Maybe there's resistance from Dems because he understands the spiderweb too well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 01:15 PM (yyCOq)

160 Radioactive Cringe Meteors?

They were nothing compared to when the Dick Canons opened for Pussy Riot at the Cow Palace.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 08, 2025 01:15 PM (bLS2J)

161 Jennifer Siebel Newsom, known as the gender-neutral "first partner" in California - an acknowledgment of her commitment to LGBT issues

Is it that, or an acknowledgement that she could be another Big Mike Obama / Big Mike Macron situation?

Posted by: Ian S. at March 08, 2025 01:15 PM (QZThv)

162 Gavin Newsome is irredeemable kick that tyrant to the curb.
Maybe Kirk wants to help the women in Cali. to regain their privacy and sports completion but presenting Newsom in a favorable light on a conservative platform was wrong. IMO

send Newsom down the river wo a paddle...

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 08, 2025 01:17 PM (x5Jut)

163 66 Any more modern army beats a older one

You might think so...

Posted by: Gen. George Armstrong Custer
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Indians - repeating Winchesters
Cavalry - single shot 45/70

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 01:17 PM (yyCOq)

164 Jennifer should adopt a gender neutral name then - Pat.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 08, 2025 01:17 PM (bLS2J)

165 Maybe Kirk wants to help the women in Cali. to regain their privacy and sports completion but presenting Newsom in a favorable light on a conservative platform was wrong.

Who was he in favorable light to? He was immediately attacked by the DNC circular firing squad for blasphemy against trannies, and the "woke right" took 30 seconds off of denouncing Andrew Tate to attack Kirk for being seen in public with a walking pile of grease.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 08, 2025 01:19 PM (QZThv)

166 Which has more petrochemicals?

La Brea tarpits or Gavin's hair?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 08, 2025 01:21 PM (bLS2J)

167 162 Gavin Newsome is irredeemable kick that tyrant to the curb.
Maybe Kirk wants to help the women in Cali. to regain their privacy and sports completion but presenting Newsom in a favorable light on a conservative platform was wrong. IMO

It was Gavin Newsome's podcast

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2025 01:21 PM (UJ+K5)

168 WHY LIBs Fail: Give them Convenience or give them Death
A: They always choose both, because life does have meaning, and purpose -- those who make the effort succeed, death comes naturally for those who do naught, who merely exist in a life waiting to die.

It this success which the LIBs detest the most:
LIBs hate the man who has a dollar more than them because they truly believe that dollar belongs to them.

LIBs would not only take you with them but insist on affording you the "courtesy" of going first. This is the point of them getting into the bunkers first, in times of crisis, not because they value their own lives, or have something to live for, but to displace those who actually do.

Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American Dream -- TreasSec Bessant

This leaves LIBs with the horrifying inconvience of where to source their Avocado Toast

Trump Doge/Chaos is not without purpose, which LIBs can never fathom, because their ceaseless quest for the unearned remains forever ceaseless because the Value, illicitly obtained, retains no value

Ambitious Men cannot be Ruled, nor Productive people Stagnate.
LIBs lack both, first into the bunker = VladDrakul's banquet!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 08, 2025 01:22 PM (ACFSW)

169 Newsom Says CARB Has Run Its Course OH WOW. California Prepares For Federal Take Over Of Emissions

TK's Garage (YouTube): https://bit.ly/3Drq5F6
Posted by: Clyde Shelton

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omg. So we see how he's going to run in 2028: as a fiery reformer. As a sweeper-away of cobwebbed old agencies. As a lover of efficiency and progress. He had YEARS to do these things in California and he didn't touch them until the handwriting was on the wall.

JD, get ready! This man is campaigning against you NOW.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 08, 2025 01:23 PM (lCaJd)

170 Newsom's only saving grace in any attempt to run for president is that he can, if he wishes, sound anything but insane. He's at least a bit more articulate than the previous batch of Democrats, which is a low bar, but it's something.

Plus, he can lie like nobody's business. Something most politicians are pretty good at, but his is an art.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 08, 2025 01:24 PM (Q4IgG)

171 >>>It was Gavin Newsome's podcast

If Newsome, born in 1967, can be called a boomer here, then his podcast can be called conservative.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 08, 2025 01:25 PM (Y1sOo)

172
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, known as the gender-neutral "first partner" in California - an acknowledgment of her commitment to LGBT issues

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Is it that, or an acknowledgement that she could be another Big Mike Obama / Big Mike Macron situation?
Posted by: Ian S.

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My advice is: Don't overthink it. It's just progressive babble and virtue-signaling, like putting pronouns in your profile. They don't even know why they're doing it themselves, except that everyone else is doing it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 08, 2025 01:26 PM (lCaJd)

173 IMO, it took balls to go on that podcast. I give Charlie kudos for doing so.

I believe this was a training exercise on how to counter Newsome's bullshit arguments. On his own show. They know he's running. This is nuts and bolts probing in enemy territory. And we're starting 3 years ahead this time.

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2025 01:26 PM (UJ+K5)

174 ***

I'm over 29.
If I have a major hospital event, if Medicare and Tricare don't cover it, I'll take out a 30 year loan.
Posted by: Diogenes
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Many places don't take Tricare. After managing sever expeditions with mom, her baby sister, and now, myself I have no quarrel or problem with Medicare. - JQ does have a problem caused by interpretation that she should win -

The charges are astronomical, however, after traveling through pages of their byzantine bill system the charges to you will be palatable and the hospital should allow you to pay it off on time.
Mine charges no interest.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 01:27 PM (yyCOq)

175 "until Nappy B met his well-deserved end, or at least banishment."

Is it wrong to have read this as a reference to Barack??

Posted by: jayhawkone at March 08, 2025 01:30 PM (lsUF8)

176 I guess it's time for some Woodford's.
The easy way to a better mood.

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2025 01:30 PM (UJ+K5)

177 171 >>>It was Gavin Newsome's podcast

If Newsome, born in 1967, can be called a boomer here, then his podcast can be called conservative.
Posted by: one hour sober
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People that use those terms have been absorbed into a pod by advertising agencies and cheap propaganda. There are good people, smart people, bad people and dumb people of all ages and generations.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 01:31 PM (yyCOq)

178 177 171 >>>It was Gavin Newsome's podcast

If Newsome, born in 1967, can be called a boomer here, then his podcast can be called conservative.
Posted by: one hour sober
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People that use those terms have been absorbed into a pod by advertising agencies and cheap propaganda. There are good people, smart people, bad people and dumb people of all ages and generations.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 01:31 PM (yyCOq)

In Newsome's case, he's a boomer because of the massive echo chamber in his head when his Ego hits a bass note.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 08, 2025 01:33 PM (VNX3d)

179 I'm putting off passing judgement on Charlie Kirk based on his entering the lions den multiple times at rabid leftist gatherings on University campus's. Charlie turned thousands of students into Trump supporters. So that being said method/madness=results is ok with me. Ill wait and see.

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 08, 2025 01:34 PM (x5Jut)

180 That's why im paying for Medicare supplement worth every penny

Posted by: Doug at March 08, 2025 01:37 PM (Hy+R4)

181
It was Gavin Newsome's podcast
Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2025 01:21 PM (UJ+K5)

Oh, never mind.
-Emily Litella

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 08, 2025 01:37 PM (x5Jut)

182 Kalifornia Logic: If Bees can be Fish, why couldn't CaliforniaPsycho/Gaven be President?

https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-GavinUberAlles
Shall we count the ways?

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 08, 2025 01:41 PM (coZgv)

183
Who was he in favorable light to? He was immediately attacked by the DNC circular firing squad for blasphemy against trannies, and the "woke right" took 30 seconds off of denouncing Andrew Tate to attack Kirk for being seen in public with a walking pile of grease.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 08, 2025 01:19 PM (QZThv)

alrighty then I admit I watched a snippet on Kirks X account and came away with wrong info due to preconceived notions.
sry my bad.

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 08, 2025 01:42 PM (x5Jut)

184 Kalifornia Logic: If Bees can be Fish, why couldn't CaliforniaPsycho/Gaven be President?

https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-GavinUberAlles
Shall we count the ways?

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 08, 2025 01:41 PM (coZgv)

I hear Ukraine might be looking for a new leader soon. He's a perfect fit for the role.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 08, 2025 01:44 PM (VNX3d)

185 Good California morning KT.

I'm a long-time Bakersfield gardener and lurker, first-time commenter.

Gavin is running for President 2028. Look at this from his point of view.

He is termed out and cannot run for California Governor in 2026.

He can't have a Republican California Governor if he is running for President.

He can't help a potential Democrat 2028 Presidential Challenger become California Governor either.

Gavin will do anything to elect a weak puppet for Governor in 2026, not Kamala.

Can you imagine the crazy things a successful 2026 Gavin Puppet Governor would do to help Gavin in 2028?

Posted by: Bill Lever at March 08, 2025 01:44 PM (+Oilw)

186 My favorite meme was of Zelensky asking Trump if he could talk to the old guy that used to live there.

Posted by: Grump928(C) Sunday is Vic's Birthday at March 08, 2025 01:46 PM (gU/dZ)

187 Reprising Drakul: Trump to Zelensky: "You think you are alive because you can fight? You are alive because what I have done for you."

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 08, 2025 01:52 PM (CTyFN)

188 Found, video of the real conversation between Trump & Zelensky at the White House.

Honest

https://tinyurl.com/4ywr8du5

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 01:58 PM (yyCOq)

189 So good to “see you,” Ciampino. Prayers continue.

Posted by: Hair on fire at March 08, 2025 02:02 PM (QM6uW)

190 Gavin will do anything to elect a weak puppet for Governor in 2026, not Kamala.

Can you imagine the crazy things a successful 2026 Gavin Puppet Governor would do to help Gavin in 2028?
Posted by: Bill Lever at March 08, 2025 01:44 PM (+Oilw)

First off, thank you for de-lurking and posting. We always like hearing from new people!

I've been trying to think who Gavin could choose as his puppet. There might be a few from Sesame Street who lose their jobs. Pothole Pete might also enjoy being Gavin's ventriloquist dummy.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 08, 2025 02:02 PM (VNX3d)

191 I'll bet that Karen Bass is *not* on Gavin's short list for puppet gov.

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Glenn R Johnson is right!!!

AT THIS POINT, THE ABA IS A GARBAGE INSTITUTION AND ESSENTIALLY THE ENEMY OF THE RULE OF LAW:

The American Bar Association sat on the sidelines as our legal system was weaponized against normal Americans.

Now, they launch a pressure campaign against President Trump on day one.

We've had enough. It's time to liberate our legal system from this failed institution.
pic.twitter.com/C2XwX2Cb8w

- Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) March 7, 2025

Posted at 7:30 am by Glenn Reynolds

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at March 08, 2025 02:09 PM (Vqx30)

192 [io] Studebaker trucks were much more efficient in moving supplies than horses or mules.

Shout out to South Bend, Indiana!

There's a nice museum.

Posted by: DaveA at March 08, 2025 02:14 PM (FhXTo)

193 I thought Kamaunist wanted the job

Posted by: Skip i at March 08, 2025 02:23 PM (fwDg9)

194 OMG!
Mrs D just found a report that shows that the Dept of Agriculture has just cancelled a $600k study on the menstrual cycles in Trans men.
WTF???

Posted by: Diogenes at March 08, 2025 02:25 PM (W/lyH)

195 Marco Rubio is not a NeverTrumper, either. He ran against Trump in 2016 and criticized him, but that doesn’t qualify him as NeverTrump. He endorsed Trump in 2016, and supported his presidency.

The NeverTrumpers were people who said they wouldn’t just oppose Trump in the 2016 primary, but that they would never support him, hence the name.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at March 08, 2025 02:26 PM (l3YAf)

196 @elonmusk 5h

An investigation has found 5 ActBlue-funded groups responsible for Tesla “protests”: Troublemakers, Disruption Project, Rise & Resist, Indivisible Project and Democratic Socialists of America.

ActBlue funders include George Soros, Reid Hoffman, Herbert Sandler, Patricia Bauman, and Leah Hunt-Hendrix.

ActBlue is currently under investigation for allowing foreign and illegal donations in criminal violation of campaign finance regulations. This week, 7 ActBlue senior officials resigned, including the associate general counsel.

If you know anything about this, please post in replies. Thanks, Elon
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Does this explain the mass exit of lawyers from ActBlue?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 02:30 PM (yyCOq)

197 Interesting that you bring up Eric Schmitt.

Eric_Schmitt 5h
How big will the ActBlue scandal be?
@elonmusk 1h
Massive

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 02:32 PM (yyCOq)

198 Yeah, anybody that had to do weekly progress reports has no sympathy for government workers who need to explain what they do and why they should be retained.

Has Gavin Newsom done the “my values haven’t changed” two-step doublespeak yet?

Posted by: Advo at March 08, 2025 02:42 PM (jO4mz)

199 Yeah the Act Blue resignations are intriguing. I'm sure they all knew they were laundering donations from foreigners. Wonder why now? Doubt they get out of any liability.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 08, 2025 02:43 PM (XEtb+)

200 Yeah the Act Blue resignations are intriguing. I'm sure they all knew they were laundering donations from foreigners. Wonder why now? Doubt they get out of any liability.
Posted by: olddog in mo at March 08, 2025 02:43 PM (XEtb+)

Perhaps they're hoping for some safety being outside when the blow the whistle?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 08, 2025 02:47 PM (VNX3d)

201 Act Blue blew the whistle on themselves testifying to Congress last December. Said they forgot to block foreign gift cards from donating until late October right before election.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 08, 2025 03:00 PM (XEtb+)

202 The 3 ( two seem Chinese other not sure) caught spying by FBI, I hope are locked up as I write this.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2025 03:03 PM (fwDg9)

203 KT ... so sorry to read of your loss. It's time now for things to start getting better for you ... meanwhile, your Mom is with God, she's safe, and you've come back strong from your stroke.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 08, 2025 03:13 PM (ayRl+)

204 Detroit Activist Brings 80 Citizens To DC To Plead With Lawmakers To Help Fix Stolen Elections In Their Crooked City: “The false narrative that only whites think elections are being stolen—that’s a fabrication!” [VIDEO]
- GWP Headline

Heh.

Detroit was one of many places where systemic vote fraud was proven in 2026. The fraud was done by those who run the election and found in the weird Jill Stein evcount. Nothing was done as it wasn't enough to get Hillary to win the Electoral College.

Anyone who thinks it wsn't done in 2020, 2024, and the mid-terms is either a fool or a liar.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 08, 2025 03:39 PM (/lPRQ)

205 Up to a dozen members of Congress reportedly have mental faculties so diminished they can no longer do their jobs — with some even showing up drunk or stoned to cast votes.

“There’s no question that somewhere between six and a dozen of my colleagues are at a point where they’re … I think they don’t have the faculties to do their job,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn) told Politico, which spoke to 25 members of the House and Senate who spilled the tea on their unnamed colleagues.

A Republican colleague concurred, with an important addendum.
...
“I have a difficult time sometimes telling between the deterioration of members and a handful who are just not very smart,” the unnamed lawmaker said.
_Ludacris - Move B***H , playing in background

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 08, 2025 03:40 PM (yyCOq)

206 DOGE dilemma meme via Sarah Hoyt:
https://shorturl.at/o0ogC

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at March 08, 2025 03:58 PM (Vqx30)

207 Newsome is as corrupt, slimy, and vile as they come.

He also strikes me as kind of a moron. Thus, he is perfect for the Democrat Party.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 08, 2025 11:30 AM (xCA6C)

Sure but that isn't what makes you dangerous. He like Harris has been pushed forward by the machine. He hasn't competed for anything, he doesn't seem to have the ambition to go out on the national stage and make a name nationally.

I forget if we have a senatorship up in 2026 for him to grab, if so he should grab it. He's a perfect fit to go there and be a non entity like Romney there.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 08, 2025 03:58 PM (asFox)

208 Heh.

Detroit was one of many places where systemic vote fraud was proven in 2026. The fraud was done by those who run the election and found in the weird Jill Stein evcount. Nothing was done as it wasn't enough to get Hillary to win the Electoral College.

Anyone who thinks it wsn't done in 2020, 2024, and the mid-terms is either a fool or a liar.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 08, 2025 03:39 PM (/lPRQ)

There is systematic fraud in every urban center since 1865 at least. The fact that even we can't state that shows how pervasive it is. At lest in the past some cities had Republican machines but that is long dead. It is how the cities can dominate rural votes for state matters and give them a national boost, like the slave votes before the civil war

Posted by: Oldcat at March 08, 2025 04:05 PM (asFox)

209 Yeah the Act Blue resignations are intriguing. I'm sure they all knew they were laundering donations from foreigners. Wonder why now? Doubt they get out of any liability.
Posted by: olddog in mo at March 08, 2025 02:43 PM (XEtb+)

The real scandal might be that they weren't doing that, but were just a stop on the way for USAID money being stolen for political purposes. We know the Dems don't give a crap for LGBxxxx stuff, or for helping foreigners, and only vaguely for CIA takeovers of countries. They do care about stealing and keeping power.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 08, 2025 04:08 PM (asFox)

210 Chris Bray has been reporting on the Point Reyes story on his substack. Closing the cattle ranches, and then the govt rents cattle to graze the land? It's baloney.

They've already removed the fencing from the elk compound, so now the elk are a headache for the remaining two ranches that weren't part of the original action.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 08, 2025 04:30 PM (w6EFb)

211 If still hete
HOBBY NOOD

Posted by: Skip i at March 08, 2025 05:31 PM (fwDg9)

212 Nic Update

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213 Nic Update 2

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