Rich Democrat Donors Are Financing a Terror Campaign Against Tesla and American Citizens Generally -- Will We Fight Them? Or Will We Let Them All Go Free As We Did With Barack Obama's Pals in the Weather Underground?

Yesterday I mentioned the classic terrorist arrangement, whereby a terror group works hand-in-hand with a "political wing." The political wing allegedly does not conduct terror attacks -- it's a group of people with relatively clean records.

But the "political wing," while claiming to be distinct from their terrorist partners, is always there to negotiate on behalf of the terrorists, making demands in exchange for peace. The terrorist wing provides the Stick, the political wing is there to collect the Carrots.

Black September, the Palestinian terror group behind the Olympics massacre, had a front group called the PLO you might have heard of. The Irish Republican Army had the supposedly non-violent Sinn Fein.

One side of the organization wears black hats and sets off bombs and fires. The other side wears white hats -- or gray hats, at least -- and negotiates to make the bombs and fires stop.

Christopher Rufo and my friend David Reaboi have written about the exact same arrangement in today's left.

The terrorists pretend to be separate from the "activists" and political/donor network of the Democrat Party.

In fact, they're just two claws of the same beast.

How "Tesla Takedown" Activists Fool the Public
The campaign against Elon Musk's company is hardly a grassroots movement.
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A closer look suggests that Tesla is the latest target of an activist and organizing ecosystem that the Left has built over decades. That infrastructure manufactures, amplifies, and strategically uses protests and "direct actions" to force concessions or policy change. These direct actions range from nonviolent (sit-ins or flash mobs) to violent (arson, harassment, or even assassination), all meant to focus attention through the drama of real-world confrontation. The goal is to bypass the normal channels of democratic decision-making, obtaining desired ends through minoritarian pressure campaigns.
It would be impossible, however, to find a single person or entity directing both the protests and the violence. Rather, the two are linked by the concept of "diversity of tactics," an activist doctrine that holds that a movement should welcome the use of coercion methods as part of the whole range of the radicalization spectrum--from conventional, nonviolent marches to riots, property destruction, and violence--within their strategic program.
Diversity of tactics encourages activists to take advantage of a clever ruse: the public-facing flank of the movement presents the image of nonviolent resistance, while the behind-the-scenes infrastructure supports and occasionally engages in violence. One creates strategic opportunities for the other, with any connection hidden behind a veil of plausible deniability.

All organizations should be required to absolutely repudiate "diversity of tactics," which is just a codword for "approval of violence by our armed wing." For "non-profits," this can be done by simply refusing to grant them their tax exemption unless they renounce this support of terrorism.

Let's examine diversity of tactics at work.
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[T]he footprint of professional activists, whom Winter admitted having "reached out to," was evident from the start. Each of the nationwide Tesla Takedown protests were scheduled and posted at The Action Network, a progressive for-profit company that provides online tools for left-wing organizing. It promises its customers the tools "to help you capture a moment, rally supporters to your cause, and sustain relationships with activists." The pricing for these services--which include databases and sign-up forms like the ones Winter described--can run more than $4,000 per month.
The Disruption Project, a Philadelphia-based far-left organizing group, was initially identified as a host or co-sponsor of all the Tesla Takedown's protests at the Action Network's event listings. The Project has since been scrubbed from the Action Network's site, but it still shares an SMS "short code" with Tesla Takedown--a sign of ongoing linkage.
The Disruption Project's founder is Jeff Ordower, a longtime activist whose background runs the gamut of professional left-wing activism....

Diversity of tactics creates a three-tiered structure of activism. At the first level are the officially sanctioned protesters--often nonviolent, racially diverse, and media-friendly--who serve as the movement's public face, attracting coverage and providing a veneer of legitimacy. The second, smaller tier consists of more confrontational activists who are willing to disrupt events, block traffic, or engage in civil disobedience. The third tier is the smallest and includes those with the greatest commitment to radical action as well as a willingness to engage in acts of vandalism, sabotage, destruction of property, and violence against persons.

This third tier is the so-called "black bloc," which the supposedly "non-violent" protesters, or "Greens," know will commit violence. The Greens know they are being used for cover by the black bloc -- they are the "ocean" in which the revolutionary fishes can swim, and hide themselves, as Mao said.

The Greens also commit violent criminal acts -- the black bloc will assign them to commit specific acts. The Greens are told they must do this for the revolution. The Greens, having no criminal record or minor criminal records, can get away with violent crimes more than the black bloc thugs, who have arrest sheets a mile long.

But they're all working together. Even the FBI knows this.

But large sections of the FBI are aligned with antifa so they pretend they're unaware of the symbiotic relationship between the terrorists and their "clean hands" partners.

Each level claims to be distinct from the others, even while tacitly endorsing or creating opportunities for the others' activities. In fact, the diversity of tactics framework lets activists simultaneously disavow and take advantage of violence.
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In radical theory, property-destroying riots get framed as defensive responses to systemic oppression--and, in many cases, are encouraged outright. "Both civil disobedience and direct action can involve property destruction and can still be considered non-violent by many activists," Brock University professor Janet Conway notes in a 2003 law journal article. "Offensive as it is to liberal sensibilities, property destruction may be integral to the success of the [Black Lives Matter] uprising," writes RH Lossin, a lecturer in Harvard's history department. "Disavowing property destruction and even theft because of a spurious attachment to a reified notion of nonviolence is a mistake. It is a disavowal of power."
The Tesla Takedown campaign did not specifically address or denounce the fire bombings or their perpetrators in its statement opposing "violence, vandalism and destruction of property." As a practical matter, the diversity of tactics framework works only with a commitment to a principle of "non-denunciation," or refraining from publicly condemning the more militant tactics employed by allied activists. This preserves internal cohesion among activist groups and prevents public-facing activists from having to answer for the crimes committed by their more militant comrades. Such condemnations could also be used to splinter other activists or the Left generally. In this way, the Tesla Takedown leaders could invite escalation without owning it.

Read the whole thing.

Speaking of terrorist groups with supposed "clean hands" groups fronting for them: Would you believe that "pro-Palestinian" groups in the US are really front groups for Hamas?

Ryan Mauro:

America's non-profit sector is at the root of the post-October 7 tidal wave of domestic terrorism, antisemitism, and destructive anti-Israel protests plaguing the United States.
A series of large-scale investigations by Capital Research Center (CRC) revealed that the leadership of the so-called "pro-Palestinian" movement is, at its core, anti-American and anti-Western. It views the US exactly the same way it views Israel: as an illegitimate, genocidal entity that must be destroyed.
The cumulative conclusion of these reports serves as a warning about what is to come unless the corrective measures CRC identified are implemented: a burgeoning nationwide insurgency in the US that may be appropriately characterized as the "Turtle Island Intifada."
These seditionists often refer to the US as "Turtle Island" or the "so-called United States" as a way of delegitimizing America's right to exist. "Turtle Island" originates from a Native American myth claiming that a supernatural entity created North and Central America on a giant turtle's back during a flood.
Just as this "pro-Palestinian" movement wants to destroy Israel and build Palestine upon its "settler-colonialist" ashes, it also intends to actualize the vow of "Death to America" by "globalizing the intifada" and "bringing the war home" to "liberate Turtle Island."
CRC's newly released study, When Charities Betray America: How 'Pro-Palestinian' Protest Groups Promote Anti-Americanism, evaluated the rhetorical patterns of 496 of the most influential "pro-Palestinian" groups and activists in the US in the 15 months before the October 7 massacre and the 15 months afterward.
Within this large sample, CRC found that the movement's anti-American vitriol increased by 186% after the Hamas-led atrocities. The volume of content itself increased, as did its viewership and popularity.
The overall engagement of the anti-American posts on TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) grew by 2,167%. Calls for anti-American violence, particularly towards law enforcement, increased by a staggering 3,000%.

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1 Wow

Posted by: Ciampino - too distracted? at April 11, 2025 03:11 PM (sPQoU)

2 En fuego!

Posted by: That Guy who shouts "En fuego!" at April 11, 2025 03:14 PM (0sNs1)

3 Antifa is just an idea.

Posted by: ... at April 11, 2025 03:16 PM (lTWm8)

4 And then the murders continued.

Posted by: ... at April 11, 2025 03:16 PM (lTWm8)

5 >> But I don't know -- we've known the left were domestic terrorists since the early seventies.

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: Sacco and Vanzetti at April 11, 2025 03:17 PM (l3YAf)

6 If they gut the financiers, the street soldiers will wither on the vine.

But as the Spartans said... "If."

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at April 11, 2025 03:17 PM (07qT+)

7 More, AntiFA is a Global organization, with deep roots in the EU... making it International Terrorism.

Which opens up a whole new level of legal tools under Anti Terrorism laws.

Yet, somehow, our Government has not pursued these folks... at the same time they have confiscated Russians money, whom have nothing to do with Killing any American, or trying to overthrow our system.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2025 03:18 PM (QAkQ3)

8 liberate Turtle Island."

All the way down?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 11, 2025 03:18 PM (HM8cG)

9 Sinn fein. And irish republican army. It's a political arm and a militant arm. The politics toured American to raise money in Irish bars for years....

Posted by: On Danny boy the bombs are sploding at April 11, 2025 03:18 PM (2qXmI)

10 While I think that it is unconstitutional, the RICO statutes give the government the tools to take out support networks for terrorists. As long as you can prove that the support group benefitted from the deeds of the criminals, you can bust them all. Plus is is inevitable that they are playing fast and loose with funding and tax laws.

There are ways to handle this, if the law enforcement so chooses.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 03:18 PM (xJ9Zx)

11 RICO act that took down the Mafia for similar issues.

Posted by: whig at April 11, 2025 03:19 PM (ctrM5)

12 I'm genuinely torn. Leftist violence against Tesla owners is about as blue-on-blue as a Smurf barfing up blueberries while listening to Eiffel 65. And let's not forget the hostility and contempt that self-anointed Tesla owners had for us normals who like fast cars and high-revving motors.

So ... I'm torn. Why should I give a rat's ass about Tesla owners getting fucked with their own dildos?

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:19 PM (iFTx/)

13 Just do what they did to the KKK...another democrat terror group.

Posted by: Bankrupt Them at April 11, 2025 03:20 PM (R/m4+)

14 Civil RICO

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 11, 2025 03:20 PM (GD2xa)

15 Violent left-wing protesters, financed by left-wing oligarchs, supported by left-wing controlled media and academia, acting with impunity because the political institutions have also been taken by the left.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at April 11, 2025 03:20 PM (Ctksv)

16 The Disruption Project's founder is Jeff Ordower, a longtime activist whose background runs the gamut of professional left-wing activism....

"We know these are dynamic times. We see the agitation at home and in Israel/Palestine. Many of us and many of you have lost friends and been criticized over our adamant support of the Ferguson movement. Yet we are excited about this opportunity for transformation at the other end in both places. The possibility of intertwined justice leaves us with deep optimism and hope. Our world is changing and, if we all do our parts, could one day soon be headed toward liberation for all.

— Anna Baltzer, Michael Berg, Hedy Epstein, Lara Jennings, and Jeff Ordower, on behalf of St. Louis Jewish Voice for Peace

Posted by: The Noticing at April 11, 2025 03:20 PM (b34po)

17 Why should I give a rat's ass about Tesla owners getting fucked with their own dildos?

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:19 PM (iFTx/)

Because this is them getting a taste for it.

We're next.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at April 11, 2025 03:21 PM (07qT+)

18 >>>Will We Fight Them?

Will I fight them? No, I would end up in prison, which I'm certainly not willing to do over some gay electric cars driven by libtards.

Elon has the money, he can hire private security for his dealerships if he wants to.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:21 PM (uCjyK)

19 There are ways to handle this, if the law enforcement so chooses.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 03:18 PM (xJ9Zx)

Por cierto.

Posted by: zombie Augusto Pinochet at April 11, 2025 03:21 PM (8zz6B)

20 I'm sick of hearing it'll take time to put together iron clad cases against these already known domestic terrorists. It's BS all the way down.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 11, 2025 03:21 PM (/U5Yz)

21 Civil RICO does not require the cooperation of Bondi or the DC Circuit. Any affected citizen or red state AG can bring a case in a favorable jurisdiction. Treble damages.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 11, 2025 03:22 PM (GD2xa)

22 >> Leftist violence against Tesla owners is about as blue-on-blue as a Smurf barfing up blueberries while listening to Eiffel 65. And let's not forget the hostility and contempt that self-anointed Tesla owners had for us normals who like fast cars and high-revving motors.

It’s a shame they can’t both lose..

Posted by: Ruinous Federal EV Tax at April 11, 2025 03:22 PM (l3YAf)

23 The Democrat Party is the political wing of the Media, and the billionaires that own it.

Posted by: Grump928(C) repeats himself at April 11, 2025 03:22 PM (jc0TO)

24 I won't be happy until the funders of these terrorists are locked up.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 11, 2025 03:22 PM (NpAcC)

25 Civil RICO
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis

Close, but not quite there.....

Posted by: Gerardo at April 11, 2025 03:23 PM (DgGvY)

26 All organizations should be required to absolutely repudiate "diversity of tactics," which is just a codword for "approval of violence by our armed wing."

This was basically what was going down in 2020 during the riots.

Mostly peaceful women and old hippies during the day marching.

Antifa and BLM come out at night to bring on the fiery part.

They’re not giving that combo up anytime soon since street theater is about all they have left.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 11, 2025 03:23 PM (6ydKt)

27 Will a jury convict them even if they are brought to trial? Probably not. Hard to find 12 people where at least one of them isn’t sympathetic to the terrorist wing.

Even in the reddest of red jurisdictions 1/12 people at least are communists. In a big city where Tesla dealers are and where the attacks happened, easily 50% sympathetic juror pool.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 11, 2025 03:24 PM (xHYkz)

28 Give a few of them 20 years, and that $1000/ riot will not look as appealing.

Posted by: runner at April 11, 2025 03:24 PM (g47mK)

29 While I think that it is unconstitutional, the RICO statutes give the government the tools to take out support networks for terrorists. As long as you can prove that the support group benefitted from the deeds of the criminals, you can bust them all. Plus is is inevitable that they are playing fast and loose with funding and tax laws.

There are ways to handle this, if the law enforcement so chooses.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 03:18 PM (xJ9Zx)

Even simpler, it is just plain old conspiracy. Once Black Block and the Front make one transfer of information, products or money and they can be charged.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 03:24 PM (n7h9X)

30 So ... I'm torn. Why should I give a rat's ass about Tesla owners getting fucked with their own dildos?
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:19 PM (iFTx/)

I can enjoy the tight assed, nose in the air, looking down on the great unwashed Tesla owner getting fucked in the ass by leftist terror squads while at the same time enjoying the legal beat down and ass rape about to be unleashed on the leftist terror squads for fucking the tight assed, nose in the air, looking down on the great unwashed Tesla owner.

It's a win-Win.

Posted by: Doublethink at April 11, 2025 03:24 PM (R/m4+)

31 Who will remove that permanent smirk from the face of the repulsive William Ayers?

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at April 11, 2025 03:25 PM (6P0f1)

32 This all goes back to the fact Nixon didn’t napalm the hippies after the Kent State riot. He blinked.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 11, 2025 03:25 PM (l3YAf)

33 It is no longer enough to know we have been correct for years about the graft, corruption, and lies. It is no longer enough to be given promises about the future. This administration must make concrete examples of those who abused their power. They must made bankrupt financially and incarcerated physically. There must be public retribution and punishment, or the supporters of the right will be lost permanently.

Posted by: Gouverneur Morris at April 11, 2025 03:26 PM (J8OCH)

34 I'll believe the financiers will go to prison when it actually happens and not one second sooner.

So far, they are able to skate free because they have the juice to make that happen.

Once a few are squeezed dry, publicly and for LONG prison sentences, then the rest may finally get the message.

Until that day, NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 11, 2025 03:26 PM (7fElN)

35 This is another variation on Heinlein's point that violence works.

There are three potential answers to this

1) Nothing happens but minor criminal punishments expunged under Democrat governors and an eventual Democrat president and the left establishes that there will never be another Elon Musk/Donald Trump

2) The Trump admin arrests the leaders of this movement and gives them decades in prison, this would include a few oligarchs and Dem office holders. This will establish that terrorism against right wing cultural figures will not be allowed

3) Right wing groups emerge and do the same things to leftwing corps like Disney or Apple with explicit protection from the Trump admin. This would likely end leftwing street theater/protest in America as the left leaning oligarchs would call them off.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:26 PM (t0Rmr)

36 Not all Tesla owners are leftist. Most yes. But not all by any stretch. And that’s beside the point. Because today it’s Tesla. Tomorrow it’ll be f150 owners.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 11, 2025 03:27 PM (xHYkz)

37 Tariffs!

We should threaten protest groups with tariffs!

Posted by: MAGAtard at April 11, 2025 03:27 PM (b34po)

38 35 3) Right wing groups emerge and do the same things to leftwing corps like Disney or Apple with explicit protection from the Trump admin. This would likely end leftwing street theater/protest in America as the left leaning oligarchs would call them off.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:26 PM (t0Rmr)

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I don't think this would lead to de-escalation at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 03:27 PM (GBKbO)

39 Glenn Beck had Ryan Mauro on his show today talking about this.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 11, 2025 03:27 PM (63Dwl)

40 So ... I'm torn. Why should I give a rat's ass about Tesla owners getting fucked with their own dildos?
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:19 PM (iFTx/)

I can enjoy the tight assed, nose in the air, looking down on the great unwashed Tesla owner getting fucked in the ass by leftist terror squads while at the same time enjoying the legal beat down and ass rape about to be unleashed on the leftist terror squads for fucking the tight assed, nose in the air, looking down on the great unwashed Tesla owner.

It's a win-Win.
Posted by: Doublethink at April 11, 2025 03:24 PM (R/m4+)
______

Your proposal is acceptable

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:27 PM (iFTx/)

41 Ace: "Will We Let Them All Go Free As We Did With Barack Obama's Pals in the Weather Underground?"

For those who missed it back in 2008:

http://www.zombietime.com/obama_and_the_weather_underground/

Barack Obama's
Close Encounter with the
Weather Underground

"Barack Obama would have you believe that the bombings by the radical domestic terrorists known as The Weather Underground were something that happened "when I was eight years old" and with which he had absolutely no connection. And while it is true that their bombings started when Obama was eight years old, they actually continued until he was twenty years old. And, incredibly, the life of Barack Obama and the terror campaign of the Weather Underground nearly intersected on the evening of September 26, 1981 at an anti-Apartheid protest which turned violent at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. "

Read the whole thing, as the saying goes.

Posted by: zombie at April 11, 2025 03:27 PM (pMi6S)

42 I'm sick of hearing it'll take time to put together iron clad cases against these already known domestic terrorists. It's BS all the way down.

Yep. There are plenty of high profile cases like this that get resolved quickly - if the policing agency and prosecuting org want them to be resolved quickly.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:28 PM (t0Rmr)

43 They know that if they keep this up for 3 years, they can probably terrorize enough people into voting for Dems, and then get pardoned by the Democrat president.

Posted by: Rbastid at April 11, 2025 03:29 PM (CO2gO)

44 which is just a codword for "approval of violence by our armed wing

Codword? Seems fishy to me.

Posted by: Kratwurst at April 11, 2025 03:29 PM (nIRE6)

45 We know who's paying. We've seen the answer at DataRepublican and other reputable sites. FBI and DOJ know more than we do.
Not bringing them to court right now is one of the reasons for
frustration and doubt cast upon Bondi & Patel.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 03:29 PM (E1YAH)

46 AG Bondi warned: "No one--not the foot soldiers, not the financiers--will escape justice."

The anti-Elon mob is being unmasked. And the funders are next.
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I pray she isn't bullshitting us.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 11, 2025 03:30 PM (9LOW6)

47 They can't cross every T and dot every I. Throw them in jail and shake it loose.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 03:30 PM (E1YAH)

48 Is the unabridged version available?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 03:30 PM (IBKq8)

49 ) Right wing groups emerge and do the same things to leftwing corps like Disney or Apple with explicit protection from the Trump admin. This would likely end leftwing street theater/protest in America as the left leaning oligarchs would call them off.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:26 PM (t0Rmr)

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I don't think this would lead to de-escalation at all.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 03:27 PM (GBKbO)
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I think #3 is outright shooting civil war. The leftists are just itching for an excuse to start shooting. (So too are some righties.) #3 gives both sides that excuse.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:30 PM (iFTx/)

50 I pray she isn't bullshitting us.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 11, 2025 03:30 PM (9LOW6)

In fact, she was bullshitting us.

Posted by: Narrator Ron Howard at April 11, 2025 03:30 PM (uCjyK)

51 *flicks off Bob from NSA, who is no doubt perusing this thread*

Posted by: pookysgirl, flicking off Roberta too at April 11, 2025 03:31 PM (Wt5PA)

52
I don't think this would lead to de-escalation at all.

While the left does have individuals that will go off on their own and commit violence, most of them are part of a strict heirachy.

If say a Soros spawn faces some of these "diverse tactics" and the police make it clear they aren't intervening you can bet the message would go out quickly that "diverse tactics" against Elon and co are not to be engaged in by anyone on the payroll...indirect or not.

It took years to get to this point because the leftwing oligarchs went slowly assuming there would be a reaction that never actually came.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:31 PM (t0Rmr)

53 Common sense margins.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 03:31 PM (IBKq8)

54 AG Bondi warned: "No one--not the foot soldiers, not the financiers--will escape justice."

The anti-Elon mob is being unmasked. And the funders are next.
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I pray she isn't bullshitting us.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 11, 2025 03:30 PM

Narrator: She was bullshitting us.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 03:31 PM (jc0TO)

55 Imagine voting for a Chicago politician for president. It boggles the mind. I know several. Did you not think of corrupt politics? Turns out they didn't think at all.

Posted by: Francis at April 11, 2025 03:31 PM (bbuBP)

56 AG Bondi warned: "No one--not the foot soldiers, not the financiers--will escape justice."

The anti-Elon mob is being unmasked. And the funders are next.
--------------------

I pray she isn't bullshitting us.

Sadly, she was, in fact, bullshitting them.

Posted by: Narrator Voice at April 11, 2025 03:32 PM (b34po)

57 3) Right wing groups emerge and do the same things to leftwing corps like Disney or Apple with explicit protection from the Trump admin. This would likely end leftwing street theater/protest in America as the left leaning oligarchs would call them off.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:26 PM (t0Rmr)

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I don't think this would lead to de-escalation at all.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 03:27 PM (GBKbO)

It worked pretty well in Trump's first term, since Antifa were pussies. The response eventually was to have the police first disarm, and then prosecute the right side opposition while ignoring Antifa. Only then did Antifa feel free to burn cities.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 03:32 PM (n7h9X)

58 I think #3 is outright shooting civil war. The leftists are just itching for an excuse to start shooting. (So too are some righties.) #3 gives both sides that excuse.

The left's response to The Proud Boys wasn't to shoot them. It was to call the cops on them.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:32 PM (t0Rmr)

59 dammit

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 03:32 PM (jc0TO)

60
Now that we're supposedly out of A-stan and Iraq, Blackwater (or it's successor) is available for work.

I'm just sayin'.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 11, 2025 03:32 PM (y9nCu)

61 Yep. There are plenty of high profile cases like this that get resolved quickly - if the policing agency and prosecuting org want them to be resolved quickly.
Posted by: 18-1
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That's why they need to rattle some cages.
Start doing some perp walks and even
the walls will start talking.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 03:32 PM (E1YAH)

62 Strong work this week, Ace. Why don't you finish out the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off.

See you bright and early Monday afternoon.

Posted by: muldoon at April 11, 2025 03:33 PM (/iMjX)

63 Pretty weird that after a couple hundred years, New York removed "Citizen's Arrests" from their law in June of 2023.

Posted by: Orson at April 11, 2025 03:33 PM (dIske)

64 90% of the FBI supports the terrorists. 80% of blue city police also support them. Most district court judges in blue cities where they will be tried support them.

It’s a real uphill battle to put these people in prison. Not impossible. But it’s going to take a lot of effort.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 11, 2025 03:33 PM (xHYkz)

65 Just for historical purposes, look up what Argentina did to take the wind out of terrorists' sails in the 1970s. It works.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 11, 2025 03:33 PM (lTGtQ)

66
That's why they need to rattle some cages.
Start doing some perp walks and even
the walls will start talking.

I assume that there are some simple cases of Dem office holders formally working with the cartels. Take even one of those cases and arrest the Dem pol and if you don't surrender when the press goes on the warpath you will see a sea change in how the left handles this stuff.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:33 PM (t0Rmr)

67 I think #3 is outright shooting civil war. The leftists are just itching for an excuse to start shooting. (So too are some righties.) #3 gives both sides that excuse.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:30 PM (iFTx/)

Well... I guess that could be exciting.

But the real answer is, it would probably look more like Weimar Germany.

You had the original Antifa (where our buddies took their names from), who were affiliated with the Communist Party in Germany, attacking anyone they felt were insufficiently Communist.

Which led to every other political party getting their own goons to protect their political rallies. And of course, they had to retaliate against the Antifa goons by disrupting their rallies.

Which led to, well, anyways, we know how that played out.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:33 PM (uCjyK)

68 Strong work this week, Ace. Why don't you finish out the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off.

I'm going to need him to work Saturday, mmmkay.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 03:33 PM (jc0TO)

69 Imagine voting for a Chicago politician for president. It boggles the mind. I know several. Did you not think of corrupt politics? Turns out they didn't think at all.
Posted by: Francis at April 11, 2025 03:31 PM (bbuBP)

Obama was worse than the old style Chicago politician. They at least cared a bit about law and order and keeping the voters content.

Obama is a university trained leftist. Those are true poison.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 03:34 PM (n7h9X)

70 The left's response to The Proud Boys wasn't to shoot them. It was to call the cops on them.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:32 PM (t0Rmr)

Demonstrating whose side the cops are on in the process.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 11, 2025 03:34 PM (l3YAf)

71 AG Bondi warned: "No one--not the foot soldiers, not the financiers--will escape justice."

The anti-Elon mob is being unmasked. And the funders are next.
--------------------
I pray she isn't bullshitting us.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 11, 2025 03:30 PM (9LOW6)
______

I don't think she is. But other than the easy cases where you catch some smelly antifa CHUD in the middle of throwing a molotov, it's often very hard to make cases against members of even known violent groups and their financiers. Even in the caught-in-the-act scenario, I'm not sure it would be that easy to convict in many jurisdictions. So even if the will is there, I think reality will intervene and put a damper on it.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:34 PM (iFTx/)

72 Well, if firebombing Tesla dealerships and keying Teslas are both domestic terrorism (and the difference is only a matter of degree), then form an anti-terror militia of snipers to do overwatch on Tesla cars and dealerships. Give them explicit authority to shoot dead any terrorist caught in the act.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 11, 2025 03:34 PM (8zz6B)

73 Even simpler, it is just plain old conspiracy. Once Black Block and the Front make one transfer of information, products or money and they can be charged.
Posted by: Oldcat
=========
Easier to apply RICO. Proving conspiracy was a real problem for attacking the Mafia because the higher ups shielded themselves from what the minions did on the streets. More Mafia dons were done in internally than spent much time in prison. RICO allows the entire network to be rolled up including the financiers and political front men as part of a corrupt organization themselves.

Posted by: whig at April 11, 2025 03:35 PM (ctrM5)

74 Those who financed the attacks against Tesla will go to prison

Sure, that's one way to go. A sissy's way.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 11, 2025 03:35 PM (xCA6C)

75 )

Demonstrating whose side the cops are on in the process.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 11, 2025 03:34 PM (l3YAf)

That’s a BINGO.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 11, 2025 03:35 PM (xHYkz)

76 Imagine voting for a Chicago politician for president. It boggles the mind. I know several. Did you not think of corrupt politics? Turns out they didn't think at all.

In MA the most powerful politician in the state for decades was the brother of the most powerful mob boss (whitey Bulger) in the country.

But the FNM told the voters they had nothing to do with each other and the leftwing voters were willing to pretend they believed that.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:35 PM (t0Rmr)

77 Strong work this week, Ace. Why don't you finish out the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off.

I'm going to need him to work Saturday, mmmkay.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 03:33 PM (jc0TO)

Are you sure you want Ace disassembling the cube farm?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 11, 2025 03:35 PM (VNX3d)

78 You can buy an Anti-Musk sticker for your Tesla...

https://tinyurl.com/yv454aba

Posted by: Pre-madness Edition at April 11, 2025 03:35 PM (dg+HA)

79 There's a meme of tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan each labeled liberals and liberals who own teslas, respectively.

Posted by: InZona at April 11, 2025 03:36 PM (wFJHy)

80 AG Bondi warned: "No one--not the foot soldiers, not the financiers--will escape justice."

The time has come for someone to put her foot down. And that foot is me. Put Patel on it. He's a sneaky little shit just like Waltz.

Posted by: AG Pam Bondi, closeted lesbian at April 11, 2025 03:36 PM (R/m4+)

81 Strong work this week, Ace. Why don't you finish out the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off.

I'm going to need him to work Saturday, mmmkay.

That'd be great.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 11, 2025 03:36 PM (xCA6C)

82 You know what happened to the Weather Underground? They all got cush jobs in the left-controlled university system.

After we botched cases against several of them.

Whoops! Whoopsie!!

Posted by: Top Men and Whammen of the Eff.Bee.EYE at April 11, 2025 03:36 PM (Vqx30)

83 Coaching others to do crimes has to be a crime as well.
Go after the bastards

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2025 03:36 PM (ypFCm)

84 The narrators are all skeptical, every one of them!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 11, 2025 03:36 PM (OIPxF)

85 Who will remove that permanent smirk from the face of the repulsive William Ayers?

God will have the final word as He has about all of us, but I suspect that Ayers doesn't believe in God, and so won't be throwing himself on God's mercy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 11, 2025 03:36 PM (42Vb+)

86 Read the whole thing?

Make me.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 11, 2025 03:37 PM (Ior/p)

87 It would be a shame if something catastrophic happened to one or several of the financial backers of these violent groups, say something like what they tried to do to President Trump in Butler, PA.

/just sayin'

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 11, 2025 03:38 PM (5M/Mg)

88 25 Civil RICO
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis

Close, but not quite there.....
Posted by: Gerardo at April 11, 2025 03:23 PM (DgGvY)

Tell me more

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 11, 2025 03:38 PM (GD2xa)

89 AG Bondi warned: "No one--not the foot soldiers, not the financiers--will escape justice."

Ok horde, let's play a prediction game. On Apr 11 2026 how many of the following will be in jail?

Tesla terrorist foot soldiers:
Tesla terrorist financiers:
Tesla terrorist leaders:

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:38 PM (t0Rmr)

90 Which led to every other political party getting their own goons to protect their political rallies. And of course, they had to retaliate against the Antifa goons by disrupting their rallies.

Which led to, well, anyways, we know how that played out.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:33 PM (uCjyK)

The Freicorps in Germany and surroundings were paramilitary ex-vets self raised to fight communist radicals and their ex-vet thugs, but this happened right after WWI, not just in the 30s. They even fought little battles, without being attached to a party.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 03:38 PM (n7h9X)

91 I wonder if Reid Hoffman has seen Deliverance.

Posted by: Supreme Gentleman at April 11, 2025 03:38 PM (wpmnz)

92 Not all Tesla owners are leftist. Most yes. But not all by any stretch. And that’s beside the point. Because today it’s Tesla. Tomorrow it’ll be f150 owners.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald
......

If I catch someone vandalizing my F350 I will throw a hissy fit. With tools.

Posted by: wth at April 11, 2025 03:38 PM (v0R5T)

93 Codword? Seems fishy to me.
Posted by: Kratwurst

Oh, a pun. That's finny.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 11, 2025 03:38 PM (mlg/3)

94 They aren't fooling anyone, no more than in the 1920s. If someone pretends not to see the connection, it must be because that person either hopes for the terror to succeed or would be the target of a massive terror or boycott campaign for stating the truth.

Posted by: PG at April 11, 2025 03:38 PM (Ohm5I)

95 Start turning electrodes for anyone who comes to their cars.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 11, 2025 03:39 PM (xh4bt)

96 It would be a shame if something catastrophic happened to one or several of the financial backers of these violent groups, say something like what they tried to do to President Trump in Butler, PA.

Part of the reason the Deep State tried to assassinate Trump twice is they knew there would be no serious reaction.

No accomplices of the dead guy have been arrested yet, and none of the CIA operative they still have in jail.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:39 PM (t0Rmr)

97 NYC got rid of their citizens arrest laws because they knew that their lack of enforcement of the law against politically protected people would lead to vigilante actions

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 03:39 PM (xJ9Zx)

98 Ok horde, let's play a prediction game. On Apr 11 2026 how many of the following will be in jail?

Tesla terrorist foot soldiers:
Tesla terrorist financiers:
Tesla terrorist leaders:
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:38 PM (t0Rmr)

Sure, I'll play!

Foot soldiers: some will be arrested. A few may even get real prison sentences. The FBI and AG will declare VICTORY!
Financiers: Zero
Leaders: Zero

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:39 PM (uCjyK)

99 Can we scale back on the fish puns?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 03:39 PM (IBKq8)

100 Just bought a new smart TV, Turning it on is as much a pain with every other electronic device, updates then updates to updates

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2025 03:40 PM (ypFCm)

101 Not all Tesla owners are leftist. Most yes. But not all by any stretch. And that’s beside the point. Because today it’s Tesla. Tomorrow it’ll be f150 owners.

Yeah I have a right leaning friend with a Tesla. He lives in a red area in a blue state, so he's ok...but I can imagine if he parks it in one of the bluer areas it might not go so well...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:40 PM (t0Rmr)

102 99 Can we scale back on the fish puns?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 03:39 PM (IBKq

'

I wish we'd pike a more fun topic to make puns about.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:40 PM (uCjyK)

103 Don't give a crap about snooty Tesla drivers getting keyed beyond the people being it should be prosecuted
However Musk should close a class action against all NGOs and their donors for destruction of dealerships. Discovery should be fun

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 11, 2025 03:41 PM (6TePA)

104 You know what happened to the Weather Underground? They all got cush jobs in the left-controlled university system.

Why is it that I suspect the Weather Underground was a government op, without ever really having looked into them?

For some reason, I think Steven Hawking may be an op, too. He could just be a retard that has been portrayed as some kind of genius. It'd be easy enough to program his little robot voice to say whatever you wanted.

Posted by: Conspiracy Theorist at April 11, 2025 03:41 PM (b34po)

105 Can we scale back on the fish puns?

They are making this thread flounder

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:41 PM (t0Rmr)

106 Can we scale back on the fish puns?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 03:39 PM (IBKq

You wish to write fin to this entire school of humor?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 11, 2025 03:41 PM (8zz6B)

107 NYC got rid of their citizens arrest laws because they knew that their lack of enforcement of the law against politically protected people would lead to vigilante actions
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

That's not how you avoid vigilantism.
People will put up with shit until they won't. Then it's game time. Lack of enforcement up the game time.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 03:41 PM (8JE3Q)

108 65 Just for historical purposes, look up what Argentina did to take the wind out of terrorists' sails in the 1970s. It works.
Posted by: Thomas Paine
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Much like violent crime in cities, it is a small number of assholes that do a lot of them. Most of the antifa types resemble jihadi suicide bombers in that they are basically criminals and scum first that seek easy redemption and money today in exchange for political violence.

Posted by: whig at April 11, 2025 03:41 PM (ctrM5)

109 Ok horde, let's play a prediction game. On Apr 11 2026 how many of the following will be in jail?
Tesla terrorist foot soldiers:
Tesla terrorist financiers:
Tesla terrorist leaders:
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:38 PM (t0Rmr)

Zero... Point... Zero.

Posted by: AG Pam Bondi, closeted lesbian at April 11, 2025 03:42 PM (R/m4+)

110 Just bought a new smart TV, Turning it on is as much a pain with every other electronic device, updates then updates to updates
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2025 03:40 PM (ypFCm)

The smartest TV is the one you don't have.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 11, 2025 03:43 PM (8zz6B)

111 All that pseudo-intellectual twaddle is just short hand for “it’s OK when we do it” and “there are no rules”

They absolutely depend on decent peaceable people backing down. History shows this is not a very good assumption. They are capable of refining their tactics and tailoring to specific situations, but the end result is the same.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 11, 2025 03:43 PM (2AlIJ)

112 Just for historical purposes, look up what Argentina did to take the wind out of terrorists' sails in the 1970s. It works.

One of the more amusing things to note...any time there is an effective anti-communist movement we hear endlessly about how terrible and oppressive they are.

But all the successful communist movements? Well they just had to do all that murdering and oppressing stuff to get rid of the evil anti-communists so its ok.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:43 PM (t0Rmr)

113 Big Money people will never be held accountable for anything. They have layers of people protecting them. They are above the law. They will even buy politicians and judges and even jurists if they have to. The law may get the little guys but that's about it. When it comes to Big Money they will be untouchable. Sad but true.

Posted by: Case at April 11, 2025 03:43 PM (OrSPY)

114 Not all Tesla owners are leftist. Most yes. But not all by any stretch. And that’s beside the point. Because today it’s Tesla.

Tomorrow it’ll be f150 owners.

And then a cocksucker WILL get ventilated.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 03:43 PM (8JE3Q)

115 In a mood. Going back to Saturday's thread and wanted to repost this because I love you morons.
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138 Good morning Horde! Prayers for all in need, especially jewells, and Jim and Teresa and Eromero. JT, I still miss your Hiyas in the wee hours of the morning. Sock Monkey I am sorry to learn of your family loss.

Sharon, good luck on Thursday.

For all of the Horde, I wish you peace.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 05, 2025 09:51 AM

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 11, 2025 03:43 PM (hoCmQ)

116 Big Money people will never be held accountable for anything. They have layers of people protecting them. They are above the law. They will even buy politicians and judges and even jurists if they have to. The law may get the little guys but that's about it. When it comes to Big Money they will be untouchable. Sad but true.
Posted by: Case

Ask that United Healthcare CEO how untouchable he was.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 03:44 PM (8JE3Q)

117 AG Pam Bondi, closeted lesbian
......

I can fix her. I have the technology.

Posted by: wth at April 11, 2025 03:44 PM (v0R5T)

118 Hudson River helicopter crash video. Looks like a catastrophe loss of the tail rotor, then a loss of the main rotor.

RIP

https://x.com/xpertcommander/status/1910424640595312989

Posted by: Marcus T at April 11, 2025 03:44 PM (tDEa7)

119 Whelp.... what does the FBI do when the CIA is behind the terror attacks?

Certainly a probability.

Or... what does the DoJ do, generally speaking, if other government entities are involved? Be it CIA, the FBI or whomever? They don't seem very interested in hunting down the paymasters because those people have been identified before, but (as the saying goes) nothing has happened.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 11, 2025 03:44 PM (Q4IgG)

120 RICO the SOBs! Confiscate all of their assets and send them to the worst prisons we can find.

Posted by: Toad-0 at April 11, 2025 03:44 PM (YEbOk)

121 Why bother keying an F-150? The paint will just come off on its own.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 11, 2025 03:45 PM (l3YAf)

122 How-to anarchist. 300 pamphlets.

https://archive.org/details/sproutdistro

Internet Archive shadow banned / unindexed two of my accounts, but do the same to violent anarchists uploading militia training manual? Nah.

Posted by: 13times at April 11, 2025 03:45 PM (T8dlQ)

123 Even simpler, it is just plain old conspiracy. Once Black Block and the Front make one transfer of information, products or money and they can be charged.
Posted by: Oldcat
=========
Easier to apply RICO. Proving conspiracy was a real problem for attacking the Mafia because the higher ups shielded themselves from what the minions did on the streets. More Mafia dons were done in internally than spent much time in prison. RICO allows the entire network to be rolled up including the financiers and political front men as part of a corrupt organization themselves.
Posted by: whig at April 11, 2025 03:35 PM (ctrM5)
______

I agree. But:

1. It took decades to dismantle the Italian mafia in the USA -- even with RICO -- and some very sharp and relentless prosecutors like Rudy G. I query whether we have the will to undertake something like this now.

2. Other ethnic mafias moved in once the Italians were declawed, and many are still thriving. We could get rid of antifa, only to find antifa 2 takes over.

3. Much harder to prosecute billionaires with legal successful businesses for giving money to "charities" (which is how they do it) than going after Don Giovanni.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:45 PM (iFTx/)

124 Bryan Burrough's "Days of Rage" is an interesting hate-read about Weatherman, Black Liberation Army and other Democrat hate groups from the late 60s through the early 80s.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 11, 2025 03:45 PM (MMp6W)

125 AG Pam Bondi, closeted lesbian
......

I can fix her. I have the technology.
Posted by: wth

A tongue is a tongue.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 03:46 PM (8JE3Q)

126 Or... what does the DoJ do, generally speaking, if other government entities are involved? Be it CIA, the FBI or whomever? They don't seem very interested in hunting down the paymasters because those people have been identified before, but (as the saying goes) nothing has happened.

Overseas we've seen several cases of FedGov supporting opposing sides in foreign conflicts.

And this isn't an Iran-Iraq war thing where they are actively trying to cause as much damage to both sides as they can - we've seen say DoD and CIA supporting factions at war with each other in Syria...

So my guess is they really don't care much as long as their terrorists/"protest groups" get funded and they get their "share"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:46 PM (t0Rmr)

127 Much like violent crime in cities, it is a small number of assholes that do a lot of them. Most of the antifa types resemble jihadi suicide bombers in that they are basically criminals and scum first that seek easy redemption and money today in exchange for political violence.
Posted by: whig at April 11, 2025 03:41 PM (ctrM5)

The original Berkeley Antifa was a CA op, most of their vets were paid by the school system. They had contacts for lots of lefty flakes from all over to drive up and LARP as protesters, often women, college age. They would engage the other side and the black bloc would hit the people with serious weapons from behind.

And yes, they would shuttle about to other protests on weekends picking up different groups of 'distractors'

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 03:47 PM (n7h9X)

128 Media frenzy... about 10 North Korean troops crossed into the DMZ, but fled after warning shots were fired...

Media: Is this the start of an invasion?

Reality: Sgt: Lt. Kim, are you SURE your reading the map right?

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2025 03:47 PM (QAkQ3)

129 OK to Burn Tesla EVs which stop Global Warming..

Leftwit Clowns sell their Teslas...

Global Warming is now declared over...

So, Build Coal Plants to produce electricity ......

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at April 11, 2025 03:48 PM (2jIse)

130 Bryan Burrough's "Days of Rage" is an interesting hate-read about Weatherman, Black Liberation Army and other Democrat hate groups from the late 60s through the early 80s.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 11, 2025 03:45 PM (MMp6W)

all popped like a balloon once Reagan was in, funny.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 03:48 PM (n7h9X)

131 Reality: Sgt: Lt. Kim, are you SURE your reading the map right?

The problem here is there are at least 5 Kims in any squad of Nork infantry...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:48 PM (t0Rmr)

132 ......

If I catch someone vandalizing my F350 I will throw a hissy fit. With tools.
Posted by: wth
---------

Between the seat and the console, Mom placed a 16", 1/2" galvanized water pipe with pipe caps on each end.
Someone comes to the window they receive the pool cue effect.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 03:48 PM (E1YAH)

133 And this isn't an Iran-Iraq war thing where they are actively trying to cause as much damage to both sides as they can - we've seen say DoD and CIA supporting factions at war with each other in Syria...

So my guess is they really don't care much as long as their terrorists/"protest groups" get funded and they get their "share"
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:46 PM (t0Rmr)

We militarily supported Sadam Hussein for years... built up the army we then had to go destroy... TWICE.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (QAkQ3)

134 Hey Martha, somebody's out front fucking with my truck. Can you go fire up the backhoe, please?

Posted by: overheard on a farm at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (v0R5T)

135 Civil RICO
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis

Close, but not quite there.....
Posted by: Gerardo at April 11, 2025 03:23 PM (DgGvY)

Tell me more
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis

Gerardo was the rapper/singer with the "Rico Suave" song.

Not using BEN because it wasn't really that funny.

Posted by: mikeski at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (DgGvY)

136 Anybody know what's up with the X-Rated sponsored ads on YouTube?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (XV/Pl)

137 Why bother keying an F-150? The paint will just come off on its own.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 11, 2025 03:45 PM (l3YAf)

Exactly! Why how does one of the rubes even tell if their rust bucket has even been, how do the ruffians say? "keyed". Maybe if they would wash their truck and their rear ends once in while but I am not holding my breath! Guffaw! Guffaw! Muffy, Sweetie! time to load up the Tesla and go to the Starbucks for our pre-Sierra Club meeting Latte!

Posted by: Paul William Ryan, Tight Assed Tesla Owner at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (R/m4+)

138 Government is always a tool of oppression. Some governments are just more open about it.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (w+hdv)

139 The conflict with Marxism of every stripe is existential.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (RIvkX)

140 114 Not all Tesla owners are leftist. Most yes. But not all by any stretch. And that’s beside the point. Because today it’s Tesla.

Tomorrow it’ll be f150 owners.
-------------
Let's just fast forward to Mad Max Times.

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 11, 2025 03:50 PM (pZ64F)

141 Whelp.... what does the FBI do when the CIA is behind the terror attacks?

Certainly a probability.

Or... what does the DoJ do, generally speaking, if other government entities are involved? Be it CIA, the FBI or whomever? They don't seem very interested in hunting down the paymasters because those people have been identified before, but (as the saying goes) nothing has happened.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 11, 2025 03:44 PM (Q4IgG)

If you believe what I believe about the JFK assassination, the answer seems to be ... they cover for them.

Ah, to be a fly on the wall for that Hoover / Dulles conversation after Dulles was appointed to the Warren Commission and had a meeting with Hoover to discuss how they would proceed.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:50 PM (uCjyK)

142 Collander headgear.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 03:51 PM (IBKq8)

143 Hudson River helicopter crash video. Looks like a catastrophe loss of the tail rotor, then a loss of the main rotor.

RIP

https://x.com/xpertcommander/status/1910424640595312989
Posted by: Marcus T at April 11, 2025 03:44 PM (tDEa7)
______

That was a hard, hard hit into the water. I think they were all killed instantly, which is small consolation but better than getting maimed in the crash and then drowning.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:51 PM (iFTx/)

144
Financing domestic terrorism. What exactly is the money used for?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 11, 2025 03:51 PM (d4X7t)

145 Anybody know what's up with the X-Rated sponsored ads on YouTube?

I thought it was just me. Some of them look like those pictures that your mind says are real, but are just a coincidental thing that looks like something else. Others appear to be the real thing.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 11, 2025 03:51 PM (xCA6C)

146 128 Media frenzy... about 10 North Korean troops crossed into the DMZ, but fled after warning shots were fired...

CNN: That Warmonger Trump is printing fake maps to trick the Peace-Loving Nuclear Armed PRK to start a Nuclear War...

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at April 11, 2025 03:51 PM (2jIse)

147 AG Pam Bondi, closeted lesbian

What's the evidence? According to the net She has been married twice and is in a relationship now. Are all men who have been married and are now divorced closeted gays? I don't think so.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 11, 2025 03:51 PM (XXKF7)

148 The violence against Tesla is a warning to *everyone* not to take on the Left.

Posted by: ... at April 11, 2025 03:51 PM (lTWm8)

149 Wait until someone stumbles over evidence that all these massive "smash and grabs" that plague urban centers are coordinated and financed by these same donors.

Posted by: Orson at April 11, 2025 03:51 PM (dIske)

150 Hudson River helicopter crash video. Looks like a catastrophe loss of the tail rotor, then a loss of the main rotor.

RIP

https://x.com/xpertcommander/status/1910424640595312989

Posted by: Marcus T

Rotor? It looks like the entire tail section came off.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 11, 2025 03:52 PM (lTGtQ)

151 136 Anybody know what's up with the X-Rated sponsored ads on YouTube?
Posted by: Thomas Bender
============
I get pharma ads. Wanna switch?

Posted by: whig at April 11, 2025 03:52 PM (ctrM5)

152 @116. Ask Soros how untouchable he is.

Posted by: Case at April 11, 2025 03:52 PM (OrSPY)

153 138 Government is always a tool of oppression. Some governments are just more open about it.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (w+hdv)

1. The only thing a Government Produces, is order.
2. Governments always expand.
3. Larger Governments therefore produce more order.
4. Freedom is the antithesis, of order.

therefore, once a Government reaches a critical size, Freedom ceases to exist.

IMO we passed that point shortly after 9-11... although the roots were planted long before.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2025 03:53 PM (QAkQ3)

154 I honestly expect that as the federal government money spigot is turned off almost all this will fade, because the financiers do fo knowing that they get recompensed by fed bucks. That ends and their fondness for finding radicals will likely cool

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 03:53 PM (xJ9Zx)

155 Let's just fast forward to Mad Max Times.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 11, 2025 03:50 PM

Last of the V8 Interceptors!

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 03:53 PM (jc0TO)

156 AG Pam Bondi, closeted lesbian

What's the evidence? According to the net She has been married twice and is in a relationship now. Are all men who have been married and are now divorced closeted gays? I don't think so.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
......

Thank you Fen. I'd hate to see my dreams evaporate.

Posted by: wth at April 11, 2025 03:54 PM (v0R5T)

157
3. Much harder to prosecute billionaires with legal successful businesses for giving money to "charities" (which is how they do it) than going after Don Giovanni.
Posted by: Elric Blade
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And much easier to embarrass and shame them to the public cutting off their money flow.

Give 'em a new suit and slap 'em in irons before the camera.
They're tough they won't squeal but all the underlings will be squawking like ducks and geese with a fox in the yard.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 03:54 PM (E1YAH)

158 Governor Janet Trafton Mills of the Canadian Province of Maine looks like Freddy Kruger's Sister...........

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at April 11, 2025 03:54 PM (2jIse)

159 We militarily supported Sadam Hussein for years... built up the army we then had to go destroy... TWICE.

The way the FNM covered the Iran-Iraq war and support for Saddam over the years was hilarious.

During Iran-Contra: Saddam is an enlightened egalitarian ruler in a sea of misogynist CIA stooges, how dare Reagan give critical aid to Iran during their war with Iraq?

During the first Gulf War: Saddam is a horrible corrupt butcher, how date Reagan give critical aid to him during their war with Iran?

When it game out Saddam tried to kill Bush 41: Saddam is an enlightened egalitarian ruler in a sea of misogynist CIA stooges, how dare Reagan give critical aid to Iran during their war with Iraq?

At the start of the WoT: Saddam is a horrible corrupt butcher, how date Reagan give critical aid to him during their war with Iran?

And back and forth back and forth...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 03:54 PM (t0Rmr)

160 We militarily supported Sadam Hussein for years... built up the army we then had to go destroy... TWICE.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (QAkQ3)

Documents were declassified in the early 2000's showing that the CIA was behind the coup attempt (which Saddam fucked up), then eventual successful coup against someone they felt was too pro-communist. Then the CIA helped Saddam set up his own version of the CIA, became his secret police / security services, and eventually the CIA maneuvered to put Saddam in charge of Iraq.

I don't remember all of the details, but he was on the CIA payroll probably his entire adult life.

Must have been a real shocker when the US govt decided to turn against him.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:54 PM (uCjyK)

161 The violence against Tesla is a warning to *everyone* not to take on the Left.
Posted by: ...

Get out of the big cities and go to small towns and fuck with someone's John Deere. See how fast someone "doesn't" take on the left.

The left keeps playing in their toilet bowls thinking they are safe.

Wait'll they hear banjo music...

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 03:54 PM (8JE3Q)

162 Are all men who have been married and are now divorced closeted gays?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Only the ones who do you know what in the you know what.

Posted by: ... at April 11, 2025 03:54 PM (lTWm8)

163 “ That was a hard, hard hit into the water. I think they were all killed instantly, which is small consolation but better than getting maimed in the crash and then drowning.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:51 PM (iFTx/)”

I’m guessing from the point at which they lost the main rotor was about 152 meters above the water. At that point nothing was slowing their descent. Even if they were strapped in best case is a loss of consciousness once they hit the water. I’ve seen people survive half that distance into terrain. Of that high.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 11, 2025 03:55 PM (tDEa7)

164 150 Hudson River helicopter crash video. Looks like a catastrophe loss of the tail rotor, then a loss of the main rotor.

RIP

https://x.com/xpertcommander/status/1910424640595312989

Posted by: Marcus T

Rotor? It looks like the entire tail section came off.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 11, 2025 03:52 PM (lTGtQ)

How do you lose both? Sounds odd.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2025 03:55 PM (QAkQ3)

165 What if they keyed an electric F150?

Posted by: wth at April 11, 2025 03:55 PM (v0R5T)

166 The violence against Tesla is a warning to *everyone* not to take on the Left.
Posted by: ... at April 11, 2025 03:51 PM (lTWm

I think its more that they are trying to rebuild the left. The Dems dropping from 45 percent to 21 percent in weeks is a very bad look for them. They can't make that many ballots.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 03:55 PM (n7h9X)

167 >>>I don't think so.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Don't take BS too serious, it's bad for the BP.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 03:55 PM (E1YAH)

168 Hudson River helicopter crash video. Looks like a catastrophe loss of the tail rotor, then a loss of the main rotor.

Whatever the cause it is "TRUMP's FAULT"

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at April 11, 2025 03:56 PM (2jIse)

169 Excuse me! It’s the Turtle Continent. I didn’t go to giant bigass turtle school to be call an island.

Posted by: Giant Bigass Turtle at April 11, 2025 03:56 PM (SSxqF)

170 What's our current state of awareness? Damifino.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ustYGKLC8IQ

I think it's Get a Helmet.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 11, 2025 03:56 PM (VNX3d)

171 Which led to every other political party getting their own goons to protect their political rallies. And of course, they had to retaliate against the Antifa goons by disrupting their rallies.

Which led to, well, anyways, we know how that played out.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:33 PM (uCjyK)

The Freicorps in Germany and surroundings were paramilitary ex-vets self raised to fight communist radicals and their ex-vet thugs, but this happened right after WWI, not just in the 30s. They even fought little battles, without being attached to a party.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 03:38 PM (n7h9X)
___________

The NSDAP organized the Sturmabteilung (SA) thugs to fight the KPD (Communist Party of Deutschland) thugs in the street. The SA was about the only group that could effectively fight the Reds, which was one reason that they drew support from people who otherwise wouldn't have supported the NSDAP. Such people only had to look east to see what the Reds taking over would mean. Unfortunately, the Nazis were no better.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 11, 2025 03:56 PM (YqDXo)

172 I get pharma ads. Wanna switch?
Posted by: whig at

LOL. I get-among other ads- ones saying "Are you bipolar? Take this test to find out." Maybe others get this ad, but if not . it has a picture of someone's hand doing what looks like sign language That makes sense- not.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 11, 2025 03:56 PM (XXKF7)

173 Theoretically, the state's raison d'être is to protect its victims, er, customers and their property. It seems like the more they charge, the crappier the state gets at its core mission.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 11, 2025 03:57 PM (MMp6W)

174 Does Boeing even make helicopters?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 03:57 PM (IBKq8)

175 I get pharma ads. Wanna switch?
Posted by: whig at April 11, 2025 03:52 PM (ctrM5)

Don't take Grossdrug if you're allergic to Grossdrug. Side effects may include death, homicidal ideation, suicidal thoughts and rectal bleeding. Ask your doctor today if Grossdrug is right for you!

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:57 PM (uCjyK)

176 Judge rules Khalil can be removed

Posted by: redridinghood at April 11, 2025 03:57 PM (NpAcC)

177 Much harder to prosecute billionaires with legal successful businesses for giving money to "charities" (which is how they do it) than going after Don Giovanni.
Posted by: Elric Blade
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And much easier to embarrass and shame them to the public cutting off their money flow.

Give 'em a new suit and slap 'em in irons before the camera.
They're tough they won't squeal but all the underlings will be squawking like ducks and geese with a fox in the yard.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 03:54 PM (E1YAH)
_____

Was Soros embarrassed or ashamed? What about Marc Benioff? Reid Hoffman?

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 11, 2025 03:57 PM (iFTx/)

178 Schumer refused to denounce Tesla directed violence when he could just lie and denounce it.
That was saying a lot without saying anything.

Posted by: torabora at April 11, 2025 03:57 PM (RZSUU)

179 How do you lose both? Sounds odd.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2025 03:55 PM (QAkQ3)

A loose rotor could smack the shit out of the strut and fuselage there, cutting it off. Or a structural failure could let the rotor drive the tail sideways, bending and breaking the end,

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 03:57 PM (n7h9X)

180 lol
2025 Ford F-150 Lightning
MSRP: from $62,995

Posted by: wth at April 11, 2025 03:58 PM (v0R5T)

181 Yesterday they said that two survived the crash but succumbed in the hospital. Two surviving that impact, even for a short while, is amazing.

Very sad, a family outing ends in the worst possible way, though I guess I am glad it didn't fail over the city.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 03:58 PM (jc0TO)

182 179 A loose rotor could smack the shit out of the strut and fuselage there, cutting it off. Or a structural failure could let the rotor drive the tail sideways, bending and breaking the end,
Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 03:57 PM (n7h9X)

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Is "smack the shit out of" a technical military term?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 03:58 PM (GBKbO)

183 What if they keyed an electric F150?

The owner thanks them because it's such a turd

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 03:58 PM (xJ9Zx)

184 Must have been a real shocker when the US govt decided to turn against him.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:54 PM (uCjyK)

“It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.”

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 11, 2025 03:58 PM (l3YAf)

185 Judge rules Khalil can be removed
Posted by: redridinghood at April 11, 2025 03:57 PM

The rude guest is asked to leave.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 03:59 PM (jc0TO)

186 >>>I’m guessing from the point at which they lost the main rotor was about 152 meters above the water.
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Meters? Meters? Really?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 03:59 PM (E1YAH)

187 Rotor? It looks like the entire tail section came off.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 11, 2025 03:52 PM (lTGtQ)

How do you lose both? Sounds odd.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2025 03:55 PM (QAkQ3)

Tail boom breaks at bottom, rotor thrust cause it to hinge up into path of main rotor. Impact causes main rotor to shear off the mast?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 11, 2025 03:59 PM (8zz6B)

188 The NSDAP organized the Sturmabteilung (SA) thugs to fight the KPD (Communist Party of Deutschland) thugs in the street. The SA was about the only group that could effectively fight the Reds, which was one reason that they drew support from people who otherwise wouldn't have supported the NSDAP. Such people only had to look east to see what the Reds taking over would mean. Unfortunately, the Nazis were no better.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 11, 2025 03:56 PM (YqDXo)

And once the combat was over, most of the commie goons became Nazi goons.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 03:59 PM (n7h9X)

189 Never been in a helicopter, always wanted to but maybe the best to leave that alone.

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2025 03:59 PM (ypFCm)

190 Leftists are fighting so hard for the right for illegal aliens to get hearings because they know damned well there isn't any way to have 30 or 40 million hearings plus appeals.

Posted by: torabora at April 11, 2025 03:59 PM (RZSUU)

191 184 Must have been a real shocker when the US govt decided to turn against him.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:54 PM (uCjyK)

“It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.”
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 11, 2025 03:58 PM (l3YAf)

I'm sure Zelenskyy is thinking the same thing.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:59 PM (uCjyK)

192 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 03:55 PM (E1YAH)

I didn't know who posted it and considering how many people have a figurative hard on against Pam Bondi, I wouldn't be surprised if hadn't been an actual suggestion.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 11, 2025 04:00 PM (XXKF7)

193 The rude guest is asked to leave.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 03:59 PM (jc0TO)
*******
Winning!

Posted by: redridinghood at April 11, 2025 04:00 PM (NpAcC)

194 @116. Ask Soros how untouchable he is.
Posted by: Case

Has anyone tried?

Trump thought he was until someone reached out and flicked his ear.

Just because someone hasn't tried doesn't mean he isn't.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:00 PM (8JE3Q)

195 Is "smack the shit out of" a technical military term?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 03:58 PM (GBKbO)

Not enough profanities. This is a lay audience

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:00 PM (n7h9X)

196 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning
Configuration: Platinum - $84,995

Posted by: wth at April 11, 2025 04:00 PM (v0R5T)

197 Has anyone tried?

Trump thought he was until someone reached out and flicked his ear.

Just because someone hasn't tried doesn't mean he isn't.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:00 PM (8JE3Q)

He's banned from Hungary.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:01 PM (n7h9X)

198 >> Judge rules Khalil can be removed

Remove Khalil

Posted by: It's an older meme, but it checks out at April 11, 2025 04:01 PM (l3YAf)

199 190 Leftists are fighting so hard for the right for illegal aliens to get hearings because they know damned well there isn't any way to have 30 or 40 million hearings plus appeals.
Posted by: torabora at April 11, 2025 03:59 PM (RZSUU)

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Habeus hearings are administrative and handled by immigration judges, who are executive employees.

They don't take that long individually and amount to "Give me proof that you belong here. None? Okay, deportation order is approved."

That's assuming people aren't self-deporting as well, of course.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 04:01 PM (GBKbO)

200 195 Is "smack the shit out of" a technical military term?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 03:58 PM (GBKbO)

Not enough profanities. This is a lay audience
Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:00 PM (n7h9X)

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I'm only here to learn!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 04:01 PM (GBKbO)

201 170 What's our current state of awareness? Damifino.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ustYGKLC8IQ

I think it's Get a Helmet.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 11, 2025 03:56 PM (VNX3d)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP9ZzIT2hCQ

Weird Al... conspiracy...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2025 04:01 PM (QAkQ3)

202 Never been in a helicopter, always wanted to but maybe the best to leave that alone.

Posted by: Skip

It feels exactly like being in an elevator that can move sideways.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 11, 2025 04:01 PM (lTGtQ)

203 Anybody know what's up with the X-Rated sponsored ads on YouTube?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (XV/Pl)

You too, huh? The video ads I get are either for tax prep or Pie. Two days ago my adblocker lost the game of cat-and-mouse and I started to get sidebar ads on YT that I don't want Pookette to see.

Posted by: pookysgirl, queen of the refresh button at April 11, 2025 04:01 PM (Wt5PA)

204 Is "smack the shit out of" a technical military term?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Percussive maintenance.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:02 PM (8JE3Q)

205 My only helicopter trip was to get a ride to the USS America far below out the window a couple hours off the Virginia coast. Pretty cool.

Posted by: torabora at April 11, 2025 04:02 PM (RZSUU)

206 185 Judge rules Khalil can be removed
Posted by: redridinghood at April 11, 2025 03:57 PM

The rude guest is asked to leave.
Posted by: Grump928(C)
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Have to go to a judge for permission to kick a terrorist out of the country.
Hey, don't ship him out; Hang him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 04:02 PM (E1YAH)

207 Does Boeing even make helicopters?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 03:57 PM (IBKq

A bunch of military ones.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 11, 2025 04:02 PM (8zz6B)

208 I remember when Frazier popped into "Bad Billy's" to talk to Roz's boyfriend and next thing you know everyone thought he was gay.

Hoo boy!

Posted by: Marty Crane at April 11, 2025 04:02 PM (R/m4+)

209 These people under DoJ have got to get serious.

Broken windows.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 04:03 PM (E1YAH)

210 Unfortunately, the Nazis were no better.
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NAZIs were the most competent Socialists, evah! They dressed well and were remarkably polite. They were the first to reach outer space. And their women had really nice tits. There is no comparison of Soviets in itchy suits and pox marked faces to NAZIs. None!

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 11, 2025 04:03 PM (pZ64F)

211 189 Never been in a helicopter, always wanted to but maybe the best to leave that alone.
Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2025 03:59 PM (ypFCm)
__________________________________

I can cure you of that. At one time I worked for a company that did some underwriting on tourist/transp. helicopter companies. Most were in Hawaii. The premiums were through the roof. But, remarkably, about the same as one of those one week carney ride Fairs run by drunks and druggies. That should clear things up.

Posted by: Orson at April 11, 2025 04:03 PM (dIske)

212 Ask that United Healthcare CEO how untouchable he was.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 03:44 PM (8JE3Q)

The poor man probably thought "effective altruism" meant investing in micro-water purification plants in Africa, or micro-loans in favelas in Sao Paulo, instead of "taking personal actions to make a better world at personal risk and cost to oneself"

Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2025 04:03 PM (D7oie)

213 F150 is the pick up that Hoovie showed lost half its range towing an empty aluminum trailer. It's crap you can barely give away used.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:03 PM (xJ9Zx)

214 Never been in a helicopter, always wanted to but maybe the best to leave that alone.

Posted by: Skip

Been on 11 Life Flights to pick up seriously stabbed inmates. Fun ride.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:03 PM (8JE3Q)

215 I’m guessing from the point at which they lost the main rotor was about 152 meters above the water.
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Meters? Meters? Really?

Around these parts, we use furlongs.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 11, 2025 04:03 PM (xCA6C)

216 They don't take that long individually and amount to "Give me proof that you belong here. None? Okay, deportation order is approved."

--

I'd imagine most of them have already been coached on what to say to immigration judges to approve their asylum requests.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (qBdHI)

217 Around these parts, we use furlongs.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 11, 2025 04:03 PM (xCA6C)
'
For what?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (eQO/Z)

218 195 Is "smack the shit out of" a technical military term?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 03:58 PM (GBKbO)

Not enough profanities. This is a lay audience
Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:00 PM (n7h9X)

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I'm only here to learn!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 04:01 PM (GBKbO)

The usual metric is to add one or more g-d or m-fkin' as adjectives before each noun present

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (n7h9X)

219 175 I get pharma ads. Wanna switch?
Posted by: whig at April 11, 2025 03:52 PM (ctrM5)

Don't take Grossdrug if you're allergic to Grossdrug. Side effects may include death, homicidal ideation, suicidal thoughts and rectal bleeding. Ask your doctor today if Grossdrug is right for you!
Posted by: Harry Paratestes

The entire concept of a "side-effect" is what they call a "cultural construct." Every effect is an effect -- who gets to determine which effects are "side" effects? The drug companies, that's who.

"Here, take this antihistamine to cure nasal congestion. Side effects may include hyperactivity and increased heart rate."

"Here, take this stimulant to keep you from falling asleep. Side effects may include cleared nasal passages."

(PS -- they're the same drug, just packaged differently.)

Posted by: zombie at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (pMi6S)

220 Anybody know what's up with the X-Rated sponsored ads on YouTube?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (XV/Pl)

You too, huh? The video ads I get are either for tax prep or Pie. Two days ago my adblocker lost the game of cat-and-mouse and I started to get sidebar ads on YT that I don't want Pookette to see.
Posted by: pookysgirl, queen of the refresh button at April 11, 2025 04:01 PM (Wt5PA)

I haven't had that problem with the Brave browser.

The worst issue I have is that the front page loses its suggestion information, but that's only on my iPad, and it might just be a sign of impending failure.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (VNX3d)

221 Rode in a helicopter years ago, thought it was going to vibrate apart.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (E1YAH)

222

That's one expensive turd.

Posted by: wth at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (v0R5T)

223 216 I'd imagine most of them have already been coached on what to say to immigration judges to approve their asylum requests.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (qBdHI)

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These aren't asylum meetings. They're deportation hearings.

And Trump has effectively ended the asylum system.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (GBKbO)

224 NAZIs were the most competent Socialists, evah! They dressed well and were remarkably polite. They were the first to reach outer space. And their women had really nice tits. There is no comparison of Soviets in itchy suits and pox marked faces to NAZIs. None!

How did they do on Svimvare? Vyery nice?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 11, 2025 04:05 PM (xCA6C)

225 Ask that United Healthcare CEO how untouchable he was.

The deal was the oligarchs funded the left and did what the left wanted in the corporate boardroom and people like him got to get rich.

Then some lefty thug decided to change the deal and Bezos, Zuck, and a few others dramatically stepped back on their support.

I suspect the Antifa heirarchy has been told not to allow any of their thugs to follow up on Luigi's actions because it might cost the left a lot of its support from the oligarchs...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM (t0Rmr)

226 Rich Democrat donors may be financing the terrorism, but I bet they are not exclusively using their own money. I bet plenty of taxpayer money gets directed that way, kinda like we taxpayers helped fund the plandemic.

You know how your bratty big brother batters your face with your own hand and says, "Stop hitting yourself!"

Posted by: Emmie celebrates the Audacity of Trump! at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM (cSvoa)

227 CH-47s can't roll, but that didn't stop their pilots from trying.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM (0sNs1)

228 Meters? Meters? Really?

Around these parts, we use furlongs.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 11, 2025 04:03 PM

In Rod we trust.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM (jc0TO)

229 Meters? Meters? Really?

Around these parts, we use furlongs.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 11, 2025 04:03 PM (xCA6C)

________________________

How long did it take you to do the Kessel Run?

Posted by: Orson at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM (dIske)

230 What's going on with gold? I'm afraid to smile in public these days.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM (MMp6W)

231 225 I suspect the Antifa heirarchy has been told not to allow any of their thugs to follow up on Luigi's actions because it might cost the left a lot of its support from the oligarchs...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM (t0Rmr)

=======

Cell structure fosters a lot of crazies to stay crazy and do crazy things without directive.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM (GBKbO)

232 "Here, take this antihistamine to cure nasal congestion. Side effects may include hyperactivity and increased heart rate."

"Here, take this stimulant to keep you from falling asleep. Side effects may include cleared nasal passages."

(PS -- they're the same drug, just packaged differently.)
Posted by: zombie at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (pMi6S)

“Here, take this blue pill to lower blood pressure..”

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 11, 2025 04:07 PM (l3YAf)

233 I suspect the Antifa heirarchy has been told not to allow any of their thugs to follow up on Luigi's actions because it might cost the left a lot of its support from the oligarchs...
Posted by: 18-1

Make crazies crazy, then try to stuff that genie back in the bottle. Good luck.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:07 PM (8JE3Q)

234 Howdy horde!!

Are we lighting our hair on fire again today?

Whoohoo. FIAF!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 11, 2025 04:07 PM (KUush)

235 Yeah the most infamous alternate side effect is Viagra, for your heart. Side effects, massive boner.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:08 PM (xJ9Zx)

236 227 CH-47s can't roll, but that didn't stop their pilots from trying.
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Spent a lot of time in CH-46's. Wait till they hit the water, then they roll. Last man out is a Rotten Drowned Egg.

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 11, 2025 04:08 PM (pZ64F)

237 230 What's going on with gold? I'm afraid to smile in public these days.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM (MMp6W)
________________________

The last week has seen a lot of retirees moving accounts to (at least partially) include rare metals.

Posted by: Orson at April 11, 2025 04:08 PM (dIske)

238 Gold Jun 25 (GC=F)

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Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 04:08 PM (jc0TO)

239 >>> 160 We militarily supported Sadam Hussein for years... built up the army we then had to go destroy... TWICE.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2025 03:49 PM (QAkQ3)

Documents were declassified in the early 2000's showing that the CIA was behind the coup attempt (which Saddam fucked up), then eventual successful coup against someone they felt was too pro-communist. Then the CIA helped Saddam set up his own version of the CIA, became his secret police / security services, and eventually the CIA maneuvered to put Saddam in charge of Iraq.

I don't remember all of the details, but he was on the CIA payroll probably his entire adult life.

Must have been a real shocker when the US govt decided to turn against him.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 11, 2025 03:54 PM (uCjyK)

I *tried* to warn Zelensky, but did he listen???

Posted by: Zombie Saddam Hussein at April 11, 2025 04:09 PM (Vqx30)

240 Somehow phone letters got smaller, possibly margins are blown

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2025 04:09 PM (ypFCm)

241 Be a lazy slob who doesn’t wash his lab equipment.

Side-effect: cure one of the leading causes of death for all of humanity.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 11, 2025 04:09 PM (l3YAf)

242 Between the seat and the console, Mom placed a 16", 1/2" galvanized water pipe with pipe caps on each end.
Someone comes to the window they receive the pool cue effect.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 03:48 PM (E1YAH)

Women do tend to be creative on how they handle jackasses.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 11, 2025 04:11 PM (eQO/Z)

243 241 Be a lazy slob who doesn’t wash his lab equipment.

Side-effect: cure one of the leading causes of death for all of humanity.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 11, 2025 04:09 PM (l3YAf)

========

How does unwashed lab equipment cure capitalism?!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 04:11 PM (GBKbO)

244 I'm watching Douglas Murray try to talk sense to Dave Smith, and it is a Sisyphusian task.

He is very dense.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2025 04:11 PM (RIvkX)

245 How long did it take you to do the Kessel Run?
Posted by: Orson at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM

The quote from the mythical Han Solo "I just made the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs." is nonsense, as parsec is a unit of length, not time.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 11, 2025 04:11 PM (0sNs1)

246 YouTube is going into competition with PronHub.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 11, 2025 04:12 PM (E1YAH)

247 The tail rotor is powered by a shaft from the main engine.

I bearing problem could cause catastrophic stress on the shaft and tail, and also kill the main rotor ability to turn.

I am not helicopter mechanic but I assume they have shear pins and such to prevent that, but nothing is perfect.
That's one theory anyway, from a guy who just learned about this 30 comments ago.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 11, 2025 04:12 PM (ojBYp)

248 I ordered a Kuggerand from SD Bullion this week. It's already increased in value and it hasn't even arrived yet.

Gold held down for a remarkably long time considering the two years of high inflation.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 04:12 PM (jc0TO)

249 235 Yeah the most infamous alternate side effect is Viagra, for your heart. Side effects, massive boner.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:08 PM (xJ9Zx)

I guess that's better than projectile diarrhea and spontaneous human combustion.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 11, 2025 04:12 PM (eQO/Z)

250 What is interesting about Zelensky is that he manages to slip his lead pretty often and manage to drive the strategy and pull his handlers along.

After the failed southern offensive, he went back to the Bakmut area for more offensives and also tried several half cocked invasions in the North, when it was pretty obvious this was a pre-arranged safe zone. Most recently was his Kursk lunge to try and take a nuke plant which failed and ended up trapping a lot of his best troops.

And even now, he is still pulling the EU along behind him.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:14 PM (n7h9X)

251 The quote from the mythical Han Solo "I just made the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs." is nonsense, as parsec is a unit of length, not time.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 11, 2025 04:11 PM (0sNs1)

________________________

Nonsense. Par-secs is just another way of saying..."yeah, I got some, but it was pretty average."

Posted by: Anna Nicole Smith likes old wrinkly stuff at April 11, 2025 04:14 PM (dIske)

252 The quote from the mythical Han Solo "I just made the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs." is nonsense, as parsec is a unit of length, not time.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher

True. But it sounded cool in 1977.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:14 PM (8JE3Q)

253 I guess that's better than projectile diarrhea and spontaneous human combustion.

Posted by: tcn in AK

I'd hate to have to market that pill.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 11, 2025 04:14 PM (lTGtQ)

254 How long did it take you to do the Kessel Run?
Posted by: Orson at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM

The quote from the mythical Han Solo "I just made the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs." is nonsense, as parsec is a unit of length, not time.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 11, 2025 04:11 PM (0sNs1

We addresses this in the movie Solo.
-Kaffine Kennedy

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 11, 2025 04:14 PM (MGB5H)

255 >>> 219
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The entire concept of a "side-effect" is what they call a "cultural construct." Every effect is an effect -- who gets to determine which effects are "side" effects? The drug companies, that's who.

"Here, take this antihistamine to cure nasal congestion. Side effects may include hyperactivity and increased heart rate."

"Here, take this stimulant to keep you from falling asleep. Side effects may include cleared nasal passages."

(PS -- they're the same drug, just packaged differently.)
Posted by: zombie at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (pMi6S)

My favorite pharma ads are the ones for Drug B which is supposed to alleviate the side effects from Drug A.

How about Stop Taking Drug A???

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 11, 2025 04:15 PM (Vqx30)

256 You too, huh? The video ads I get are either for tax prep or Pie. Two days ago my adblocker lost the game of cat-and-mouse and I started to get sidebar ads on YT that I don't want Pookette to see.
Posted by: pookysgirl, queen of the refresh button at April 11, 2025 04:01 PM (Wt5PA)

I use invidious to search, it scrapes Youtube and you can (often) play on it. It also uses much less intrusive algorithms so it gives suggestions based on what you are looking at, not your history or some other push

It takes some playing around to get used to it.

https://redirect.invidious.io/

Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2025 04:15 PM (D7oie)

257 The quote from the mythical Han Solo "I just made the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs." is nonsense, as parsec is a unit of length, not time.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 11, 2025 04:11 PM

Unless they FTL by folding space and it is a measure of how tight you can fold.

Also, it sounded cool in 1977.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 04:16 PM (jc0TO)

258 For some reason, I think Steven Hawking may be an op, too. He could just be a retard that has been portrayed as some kind of genius. It'd be easy enough to program his little robot voice to say whatever you wanted.
Posted by: Conspiracy Theorist

And Helen Keller

Posted by: W-A-T-E-R at April 11, 2025 04:16 PM (G5+As)

259 How long did it take you to do the Kessel Run?
Posted by: Orson at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM

The quote from the mythical Han Solo "I just made the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs." is nonsense, as parsec is a unit of length, not time.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 11, 2025 04:11 PM (0sNs1)

I find it nutty that the former true believers try and justify this in insane ways rather than just admit it was a mistake somewhere along the line.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:16 PM (n7h9X)

260 My favorite pharma ads are the ones for Drug B which is supposed to alleviate the side effects from Drug A.

How about Stop Taking Drug A???
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

Pfizer in business 157 years.

Cures? Zero.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:16 PM (8JE3Q)

261 Star wars fans went to hilarious lengths to explain how akshually it made sense because of hyper speed routes and stuff. It's pretty amusing

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:16 PM (xJ9Zx)

262 This is a great post by Ace.
Thanks.

I would like to point out that the Left has a recruiting program and many of these protests are part of that. They don't just indoctrinate, but they use these protests as a kind of hazing ritual to normalize what they are doing and make "protest" and "resistance" part of the identity of young individuals.

Many on the Left were converted into full-on nuts during the Vietnam sit ins and protests. They defined themselves as having "marched in Selma" and all the rest. Once they do that, it is hard to change.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 11, 2025 04:17 PM (ojBYp)

263 Posted by: Conspiracy Theorist

And Helen Keller
Posted by: W-A-T-E-R at April 11, 2025 04:16 PM (G5+As)

I've been on this hill for a long time.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 11, 2025 04:18 PM (MGB5H)

264 All these Tesla terrorists need to be financially ruined.

Posted by: TJ Jackson at April 11, 2025 04:18 PM (bXvrr)

265 Zombie was a photoblogger who specialized in leftist protests. He was in San Francisco and fit right in with leftists.

One protest he covered was the Berkeley Milo protest. Antifa, which showed up highly organized did their violence, and after that the approving smiles of the regular protesters showed their support.

Posted by: Don at April 11, 2025 04:18 PM (TDaN8)

266 258 For some reason, I think Steven Hawking may be an op, too. He could just be a retard that has been portrayed as some kind of genius. It'd be easy enough to program his little robot voice to say whatever you wanted.
Posted by: Conspiracy Theorist
________________________________

Ok, that's a pretty awesome prank to play on a handicapped friend. What are they gonna do?

Posted by: Orson at April 11, 2025 04:18 PM (dIske)

267 We addresses this in the movie Solo.
-Kaffine Kennedy
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 11, 2025 04:14 PM

I've had a copy of this movie for years and have not been able to bring myself to watch it. The Han Solo backstory should rightfully have been the greatest of the Star Wars Stories. I mean, clearly he was once young and idealistic at the Imperial Space Academy but then turned.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 04:18 PM (jc0TO)

268 The entire concept of a "side-effect" is what they call a "cultural construct." Every effect is an effect -- who gets to determine which effects are "side" effects? The drug companies, that's who.
[ . . .]
Posted by: zombie at April 11, 2025 04:04 PM (pMi6S)

this is the exact thing for diphenhydramine, it is sold either as an antihistamine or a sleep aid. The only thing it isn't sold for is "minor constipation"

Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2025 04:19 PM (D7oie)

269 Nonsense. Par-secs is just another way of saying..."yeah, I got some, but it was pretty average."
Posted by: Anna Nicole Smith likes old wrinkly stuff at April 11, 2025 04:14 PM (dIske)

I only recently saw a YT vid where a Korean gal used secs to avoid the algorithm blocking her.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:19 PM (n7h9X)

270 Don't know if anyone has covered it, but judge told Khalil to GTFO.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 11, 2025 04:20 PM (MGB5H)

271 It was eventually proven that the magical talking gorilla Koko was not actually able to speak rationally. It was faked by the handler.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:20 PM (xJ9Zx)

272 8 is the par secs for us.

Posted by: Bull riders at April 11, 2025 04:21 PM (0sNs1)

273 I never had a clue what a parsec was.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 04:21 PM (IBKq8)

274 I've had a copy of this movie for years and have not been able to bring myself to watch it. The Han Solo backstory should rightfully have been the greatest of the Star Wars Stories. I mean, clearly he was once young and idealistic at the Imperial Space Academy but then turned.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 04:18 PM (jc0TO)

You can see the seams of where it was reshot and stitched together. It's fine. It's not as terrible as people made it out to be. But it's not very good either.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 11, 2025 04:21 PM (MGB5H)

275 Many on the Left were converted into full-on nuts during the Vietnam sit ins and protests. They defined themselves as having "marched in Selma" and all the rest. Once they do that, it is hard to change.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 11, 2025 04:17 PM (ojBYp)

If all the peeps who marched in Selma actually did they could have turfed all of their fellow democrat racists all the way out of the state.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:22 PM (n7h9X)

276 274 You can see the seams of where it was reshot and stitched together. It's fine. It's not as terrible as people made it out to be. But it's not very good either.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 11, 2025 04:21 PM (MGB5H)

========

It's the first three episodes of a Disney+ streaming series.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 04:22 PM (GBKbO)

277 It was eventually proven that the magical talking gorilla Koko was not actually able to speak rationally. It was faked by the handler.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:20 PM (xJ9Zx)

They proved that the handler was rational?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 11, 2025 04:22 PM (VNX3d)

278 There is a you tube who is a pharmacist, he goes around looking at and critiquing OTC drugs and gas station pills. Pretty informative

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:22 PM (xJ9Zx)

279 It was eventually proven that the magical talking gorilla Koko was not actually able to speak rationally. It was faked by the handler.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Now I haz the sadz.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:22 PM (8JE3Q)

280 It's the first three episodes of a Disney+ streaming series.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 11, 2025 04:22 PM (GBKbO)

+1000

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 11, 2025 04:22 PM (MGB5H)

281 You can see the seams of where it was reshot and stitched together. It's fine. It's not as terrible as people made it out to be. But it's not very good either.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 11, 2025 04:21 PM

But good writing would have made it the best. So much meat in the backstory. So many hints given in the trilogy.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 04:22 PM (jc0TO)

282 I suspect the Antifa heirarchy has been told not to allow any of their thugs to follow up on Luigi's actions because it might cost the left a lot of its support from the oligarchs...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2025 04:06 PM (t0Rmr)

Luigi wasn't a thug, he was the child of elites, who had an elite education and an elite life doing a high status "information tier" job. He is going to be crucified because he turned on his own class.
He is literally the sort that is catered to by the concept of "Effective Altruism"
He just understood it was also vigilantism.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2025 04:23 PM (D7oie)

283 I've had a copy of this movie for years and have not been able to bring myself to watch it. The Han Solo backstory should rightfully have been the greatest of the Star Wars Stories. I mean, clearly he was once young and idealistic at the Imperial Space Academy but then turned.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 04:18 PM (jc0TO)

You can see the seams of where it was reshot and stitched together. It's fine. It's not as terrible as people made it out to be. But it's not very good either.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 11, 2025 04:21 PM (MGB5H)

If you want to see Han Solo's backstory, I'd get the book trilogy from a few decades ago. It's better than the movie, even though that's a low bar.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 11, 2025 04:23 PM (VNX3d)

284 I never had a clue what a parsec was.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 04:21 PM

1 parsec = 19,173,650,000,000 miles

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 11, 2025 04:23 PM (0sNs1)

285 I had ro watch the end of the Solo movie about 3 times to figure out what happened. There's so many GOT double crosses I became confused.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 04:24 PM (IBKq8)

286 There is a you tube who is a pharmacist, he goes around looking at and critiquing OTC drugs and gas station pills.

--

Does one take gas station pills after consuming gas station sushi?

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 11, 2025 04:24 PM (qBdHI)

287 But good writing would have made it the best. So much meat in the backstory. So many hints given in the trilogy.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 04:22 PM (jc0TO)

You think I'd allow that to happen?
-Also Kaffiine Kennedy

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 11, 2025 04:24 PM (MGB5H)

288 271 It was eventually proven that the magical talking gorilla Koko was not actually able to speak rationally. It was faked by the handler.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:20 PM (xJ9Zx)
_____________________________

That's actually a relief. I'd prefer animals other than human to be quite a bit more ignorant. There are videos on the net now of cats and dogs stepping on floor buttons to communicate with their owners, and while it's meant to be novel, I find it creepy and sad. I'd prefer pets to be less self-aware. I'm sure the button thing is fake, but it creeped me out a bit.

Posted by: Orson at April 11, 2025 04:25 PM (dIske)

289 I never had a clue what a parsec was.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 04:21 PM (IBKq

Parallax Second of Arc. To measure how far a distant star is, you can photograph it today, then 6 months later and the nearby stars will shift because the view is slightly different. Like hold up a thumb and see how it changes when viewed with left eye closed and right eye closed. It will move relative to the far wall.

Doing this with earth's orbit is the best we can do to get a real distance to a star. For distant stars, and galaxies its kinda educated guessing which is why you will see estimates change often of how far a bright star is.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:26 PM (n7h9X)

290 I don't find parsecs usefull in my life.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 11, 2025 04:26 PM (IBKq8)

291 NOOD Illegals on Welfare

Posted by: ShainS -- On Democracies and Death Cults at April 11, 2025 04:26 PM (OTLTl)

292 I resolve to force myself to watch Solo tonight so I can bitch about it on Saturday.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 11, 2025 04:26 PM (jc0TO)

293 Does one take gas station pills after consuming gas station sushi?
Posted by: Lady in Black
......

Only if they give you the key to the bathroom.

Posted by: wth at April 11, 2025 04:26 PM (v0R5T)

294 The big clue that the Koko thing was fake was that nobody but that woman with that gorilla with that setup could get her results

Classic con man material

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:28 PM (apHv7)

295 In her book, The Proud Tower, Barbara Tuchman talks about the a anarchist terrorists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She divides them into the word and the deed. The word were the elite philosophers and propagandists of anarchism while the deed were they who tossed bombs into restaurants and theaters and who assassinated cars, presidents, kings, and queens.

The more things change . . .

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 11, 2025 04:28 PM (L/fGl)

296 8(

Posted by: zombie Koko at April 11, 2025 04:29 PM (0sNs1)

297 I never had a clue what a parsec was.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Now you do. 1 parsec =1.917×10¹³ miles 19.2 trillion miles.

The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System, approximately equal to 3.26 light-years or 206,265 astronomical units (AU), i.e. 30.9 trillion kilometres (19.2 trillion miles).

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:30 PM (8JE3Q)

298 The big clue that the Koko thing was fake was that nobody but that woman with that gorilla with that setup could get her results

Classic con man material
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:28 PM (apHv7)

Clever Hans, the counting horse. It happens, critters are good at reading humans

Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2025 04:31 PM (D7oie)

299 It was eventually proven that the magical talking gorilla Koko was not actually able to speak rationally. It was faked by the handler.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Now I haz the sadz.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:22 PM (8JE3Q)

Someone filmed it and Koko would flip dozens of signs out almost at random, or entirely at random and the watchers would pull out one or two.

Cats are pretty smart, and learn everything that happens in their house and why before they get comfortable in it. I used to have a heck of a time going on trips with the cats in college because any change related to getting a carrier or a suitcase out led them to flee for cover. I had to leave them out and pack a day ahead to avoid a drama.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:32 PM (n7h9X)

300 They had to come up with a cool spacey-sounding name for time because all the current names are boring. Minute, second, mach, etc.

Not like the old names for like hogshead.
They could have said he made the Kessel Run in 8 milibars.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:35 PM (8JE3Q)

301 The big clue that the Koko thing was fake was that nobody but that woman with that gorilla with that setup could get her results

Classic con man material
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:28 PM (apHv7)

Clever Hans, the counting horse. It happens, critters are good at reading humans
Posted by: Kindltot at April 11, 2025 04:31 PM (D7oie)

I think that was Hans himself. He would notice you nodding along at his stomping, then as he got close you would stop, or tense up which triggered him to stop.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:38 PM (n7h9X)

302 Biggest surprise joy: Rubio as SofS. Biggest surprise disappointment: Patel at FBI. But it's still early. He can always disappoint us even more.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 11, 2025 04:38 PM (vsTPo)

303 Not like the old names for like hogshead.
They could have said he made the Kessel Run in 8 milibars.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 11, 2025 04:35 PM (8JE3Q)

Or "My Kessel Run record has been the fastest for the three years"

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:40 PM (n7h9X)

304 It was eventually proven that the magical talking gorilla Koko was not actually able to speak rationally. It was faked by the handler.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 11, 2025 04:20 PM (xJ9Zx)

They proved that the handler was rational?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 11, 2025 04:22 PM (VNX3d)

It got them a lot of research money and Koko a lifetime gig, so faking it is pretty rational.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 11, 2025 04:43 PM (n7h9X)

305 Now do AIPAC.

Posted by: epador at April 11, 2025 05:00 PM (14fWw)

306 Hey, let's go to the DNC Fact Check:

Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, and only some lawfully present immigrants qualify subject to eligibility restrictions.

Posted by: Orson at April 11, 2025 05:15 PM (dIske)

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