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Taylor Lorenz: A Dark Money Group (Arabella Advisors) Is Secretly Funding Democrat Influencers, on Condition That They Lie to Their Followers About Who's Paying Them

The madwoman has an interesting story for once in her miserable life.

A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers

An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line. All they have to do is keep it secret--and agree to restrictions on their content.

Are any of these the "liberal Joe Rogan?"

I don't think Trump is paying off Joe Rogan, so these must not be the liberal Joe Rogan.


In a private group chat in June, dozens of Democratic political influencers discussed whether to take advantage of an enticing opportunity. They were being offered $8,000 per month to take part in a secretive program aimed at bolstering Democratic messaging on the internet.

But the contract sent to them from Chorus, the nonprofit arm of a liberal influencer marketing platform, came with some strings. Among other issues, it mandated extensive secrecy about disclosing their payments and had restrictions on what sort of political content the creators could produce.

In their group chat, influencers debated the details.

"Should we send a joint email (with all of our email addresses) ... or, are we just going to send things separately and hope they change everything for everyone?" Laurenzo, a nonbinary creator in Columbus, Ohio, with over 884,000 TikTok followers, asked the group. Some joked about collective bargaining. "Any Newsies fans here?" Eliza Orlins, a public defender and reality TV star known for her appearances on Survivor, posted in the group. "'We're a union just by sayin' so!'"

The influencers in the chat collectively had at least 13 million followers across social platforms. They represented some of the most well-known voices online posting in support of Democrats, and they're key to wherever the party moves next. But ultimately, the group didn't make much progress.

In other words: The dark money group would not budge on the key point of lying to followers.

The article recounts various progfluencers debating whether or not to accept the King's Gilt. I think the reason for this article is that they knew the scheme was about to be revealed, so people who'd taken the dirty deal went to Taylor Lorenz to show chats where they expressed some minor reservations about taking money to lie to their followers.

It's pre-spin for a story they knew would make them look bad. "But we didn't want to lie!"

We just did, for the money.

...

"I believe we are in Stage 5: Acceptance," Pari responded. Creators began signing on to the deal.

...

After the Democrats lost in November, they faced a reckoning. It was clear that the party had failed to successfully navigate the new media landscape. While Republicans spent decades building a powerful and robust independent media infrastructure, maximizing controversy to drive attention and maintaining tight relationships with creators despite their small disagreements with Trump, the Democrats have largely relied on outdated strategies and traditional media to get their message out.

Now, Democrats hope that the secretive Chorus Creator Incubator Program, funded by a powerful liberal dark money group called The Sixteen Thirty Fund, might tip the scales.

The Sixteen Thirty Fund is one of the cut-out groups funded by Arabella Advisors, which is in turn funded by George and Alex Soros. It used to be funded by Zuckerberg and Bill Gates as well, but both of those lefties have stopped funding them.

Why am I telling you this? I just told you this yesterday, and I know you all read the posts and not just the comments.


The program kicked off last month, and creators involved were told by Chorus that over 90 influencers were set to take part. Creators told WIRED that the contract stipulated they'd be kicked out and essentially cut off financially if they even so much as acknowledged that they were part of the program. Some creators also raised concerns about a slew of restrictive clauses in the contract.

Influencers included in communication about the program, and in some cases an onboarding session for those receiving payments from The Sixteen Thirty Fund, include Olivia Julianna, the centrist Gen Z influencer who spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention; Loren Piretra, a former Playboy executive turned political influencer who hosts a podcast for Occupy Democrats; Barrett Adair, a content creator who runs an American Girl Doll--themed pro-DNC meme account; Suzanne Lambert, who has called herself a "Regina George liberal;" Arielle Fodor, an education creator with 1.4 million followers on TikTok; Sander Jennings, a former TLC reality star and older brother of trans influencer Jazz Jennings; David Pakman, who hosts an independent progressive show on YouTube covering news and politics; Leigh McGowan, who goes by the online moniker "Politics Girl"; and dozens of others. (The first two declined to comment; the rest did not respond to requests for comment.)


According to copies of the contract viewed by WIRED that creators signed, the influencers are not allowed to disclose their relationship with Chorus or The Sixteen Thirty Fund--or functionally, that they're being paid at all.

...

"If I want to work with another politician, I have to fully collaborate with [Chorus/Sixteeen Thirty]," said one creator who was offered the contract but ultimately declined to take it and asked not to be named. "If I get Zohran and he wants to [do an] interview with me, I don't want to give that to them."

Creators in the program are not allowed to use any funds or resources that they receive as part of the program to make content that supports or opposes any political candidate or campaign without express authorization from Chorus in advance and in writing, per the contract.

So what they mean is: We control your interactions with Democrats, and we don't want you asking a liberal but Jewish politician like Josh Shapiro if he denounces Israel or not. We want you to be a pure shill and never ask any questions which might divide the party or stir up controversies about any Democrat in any office, ever.

...

"There are some real great advantages to ... housing this program in a nonprofit," Graham Wilson, a lawyer working with Chorus, said to creators on a Zoom call reviewed by WIRED. "It gives us the ability to raise money from donors. It also, with this structure, it avoids a lot of the public disclosure or public disclaimers--you know, 'Paid for by blah blah blah blah'--that you see on political ads. We don't need to deal with any of that. Your names aren't showing up on, like, reports filed with the FEC." (Wilson did not reply to a request for comment.)

The Federal Election Commission declined to comment.

I think we'll be hearing from them soon, though.

The Party of the People, everyone. The Party That Fights Oligarchy.

#NoKings, y'all!

Update: Lornez is on the take from Democrat billionaire Pierre Omidyar, and wrote her story without disclosing that Omidyar, one of the biggest funders of Sixteen Thirty, is also paying her right now as a "journalist in residence."

Posted by: Ace at 02:23 PM




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1 1st

Posted by: GF at August 28, 2025 02:23 PM (QZt7s)

2 Next!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 28, 2025 02:24 PM (3447G)

3 "Why am I telling you this? I just told you this yesterday, and I know you all read the posts and not just the comments."

Um...yeah. Riight.

*slinks off to read the content*

BRB.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 28, 2025 02:25 PM (FB5lf)

4 Always ARabella. Pay for "street action" too IIRC

Posted by: night lifted at August 28, 2025 02:25 PM (/YboP)

5 Ace, your post needs an addendumb!

https://tinyurl.com/mwxdbtar

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 28, 2025 02:25 PM (3447G)

6 "The Sixteen Thirty Fund is one of the cut-out groups funded by Arabella Advisors, which is in turn funded by George and Alex Soros USAID and related shadowy government cocksucker groups."

FIFY, my brother. I suspect very little of Soros' own money was involved in any of this. He was laundering dirty government grant and aid money.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 02:26 PM (iFTx/)

7 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:26 PM (Zz0t1)

8 Wonder who in this group stood her up on a date and she decided to squeal.

It always amazes me the limitless amount of cash the Left controls. They have so much they don't how to manage it.

The Right has nowhere near this capital.

Posted by: Leupold at August 28, 2025 02:27 PM (4pwAx)

9 Look, for that kind of money, I'd be glad to lift my poor mad best friend's insane anti-Trump rantings and broadcast them, if I can get in on the grift. Good lord.

Posted by: American Hawkman at August 28, 2025 02:27 PM (9VDxG)

10 The Right has nowhere near this capital.

Posted by: Leupold at August 28, 2025 02:27 PM (4pwAx)
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Your tax dollars at play.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 28, 2025 02:28 PM (3447G)

11 The madwoman has an interesting story for once in her miserable life.


Incredibly old hag shakes off the cobwebs and onset dementia to do some actual investigative reporting.

Story at 10.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:28 PM (Zz0t1)

12 I shan't believe it... I simply shan not

Posted by: Truck Monkey at August 28, 2025 02:28 PM (ycs3a)

13 Democrats have always paid under the table to generate fake groundswells.

The difference now is that they can't get taxpayer dollars to subsidize it, since USAID was shut down.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 28, 2025 02:29 PM (0U5gm)

14 I am a whore with standards. My motives are pure, harummpffed some influencer.

Posted by: Kingsman at August 28, 2025 02:29 PM (ehY6c)

15 Plastic. There's a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?

Posted by: Kindltot at August 28, 2025 02:30 PM (rbvCR)

16 The dummycrap party in its entirety is an astroturf operation funded by recycled taxpayer money

Posted by: Truck Monkey at August 28, 2025 02:30 PM (ycs3a)

17 Why am I telling you this? I just told you this yesterday, and I know you all read the posts and not just the comments.


Wait......what?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:30 PM (Zz0t1)

18 So who are these influencers? Any guesses?

Posted by: mr tmz at August 28, 2025 02:30 PM (rJ48h)

19 > Chorus

I would've gone with "Howler Monkey", myself.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 02:30 PM (qpyNK)

20 Well, there all gun threads.

Greg Price@greg_price11
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey wants to take your guns but evidently doesn't understand the difference between a clip, a magazine, and ammunition:
"We have these assault rifles that can reel off 30 clips in conjunction with a magazine before the person needs to reload."

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Plus they'll leave your dirty underwear on the floor when your girlfriend is coming over.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're Living On Land Stolen From the Dinosaur! at August 28, 2025 02:30 PM (L/fGl)

21 18 So who are these influencers? Any guesses?
Posted by: mr tmz at August 28, 2025 02:30 PM (rJ48h)

========

1,000 TikTokers none of us have ever heard of.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:31 PM (GBKbO)

22 Why am I telling you this? I just told you this yesterday, and I know you all read the posts and not just the comments.

What? People read the comments here? That needs to be stopped, for who knows how far that might spread? Ultimately, people could even start reading the articles in Playboy!

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at August 28, 2025 02:31 PM (0sNs1)

23 "Should we send a joint email (with all of our email addresses) ... or, are we just going to send things separately and hope they change everything for everyone?" Laurenzo, a nonbinary creator in Columbus, Ohio,


-

Is is too much to ask that the money not be used to buy weapons to attack schools?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 28, 2025 02:31 PM (0U5gm)

24 So what they mean is: We control your interactions with Democrats, and we don't want you asking a liberal but Jewish politician like Josh Shapiro if he denounces Israel or not. We want you to be a pure shill and never ask any questions which might divide the party or stir up controversies about any Democrat in any office, ever.


And there's no illegality here?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)

25 I decided to look up Arabella and all I found was:

"Why did Love Island All Stars' Arabella and Adam split?"

Posted by: Kindltot at August 28, 2025 02:32 PM (rbvCR)

26 Democrats cannot tell the truth as they are of their father, the Father of Lies.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 28, 2025 02:32 PM (N1tpc)

27 18 So who are these influencers? Any guesses?
Posted by: mr tmz at August 28, 2025 02:30 PM (rJ48h)

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1,000 TikTokers none of us have ever heard of.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:31 PM (GBKbO)
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How many of their "followers" are real, actual people and not bots?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 28, 2025 02:32 PM (7fElN)

28 "include Olivia Julianna, the centrist Gen Z influencer who spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention; Loren Piretra, a former Playboy executive turned political influencer who hosts a podcast for Occupy Democrats; Barrett Adair, a content creator who runs an American Girl Doll--themed pro-DNC meme account; Suzanne Lambert, who has called herself a "Regina George liberal;" Arielle Fodor, an education creator with 1.4 million followers on TikTok; Sander Jennings, a former TLC reality star and older brother of trans influencer Jazz Jennings; David Pakman, who hosts an independent progressive show on YouTube covering news and politics; Leigh McGowan, who goes by the online moniker "Politics Girl"
_______

This is a murders row of horribly disgusting commie fags and dykes who all put together don't amount to an eager dot of semen from the head of my horny teenage dick. They shouldn't be "influencing" anything except the need for copious amounts of Lume.

Olivia Julianna is the frumpy landwhale Mexican dyke who asked Texas fratboys to meet with her to discuss politics. They said no mas.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 02:32 PM (iFTx/)

29 Dark Money as in Soros or Tax money stolen?

Posted by: Skip at August 28, 2025 02:33 PM (+qU29)

30 "Why did Love Island All Stars' Arabella and Adam split?"
Posted by: Kindltot

Try deleting your browser history

Posted by: Kratwurst at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (36bTp)

31 "While Republicans spent decades building a powerful and robust independent media infrastructure..." drives me crazy. Did Republicans "build" this media infrastructure or did the completely unaddressed market for anything besides lockstep liberal messaging present an opportunity to people who want to make money addressing it? The "Republicans Built This Effective Platform" mindset drives all of the Democrat initiatives to fund a build of their own platform. Good luck with that. Me thinks they have a cause and effect mix up.

Posted by: Knives and Hatchets at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (nsWvf)

32 Willowed from last thread, re: TayTay's engagement ring.

326 > After taxes and agents? probably half that. So he bought a ring with 10% of his total net earnings?

He's a f*cking retard.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at August 28, 2025 02:23 PM (L5An7)

That's probably retail.

I'd bet my bottom dollar that he didn't pay that.

In fact, I would not be surprised to find out the jeweler actually paid them, rather than the other way around.

Every story I'm turning up has a prominent mention of the name of the jeweler (Kindred Lubeck, of Artifex Fine Jewelry in NYC).

Savvy investment on the jeweler's part. I reckon their merch is going to be flying off the shelf.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (qpyNK)

33 29 Dark Money as in Soros or Tax money stolen?
Posted by: Skip at August 28, 2025 02:33 PM (+qU29)

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At this point...?

I'd lean towards laundered federal money being the predominant funding source.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (GBKbO)

34 Ace, your post needs an addendumb!

https://tinyurl.com/mwxdbtar
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 28, 2025 02:25 PM (3447G)



So, Lorenz, who's paid by dark money to shill for democrats, is revealing that others are paid by dark money to shill for democrats?

What's her end game here?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (Zz0t1)

35 And there's no illegality here?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)
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I think the phrase is "no controlling authority.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (WvZaB)

36 So who are these influencers? Any guesses?

I'm going to assume Hasan Piker.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (t5upi)

37 Willowed:
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok

Speaker at
@TVUSD
EVISERATES school board for policy that forces girls to say they have a mental illness if they don’t accept MALES in their restrooms.

"Forcing boys and girls to share showers unless they claim a mental or religious exemption is like a stripper pole dancing on a cross... Only predators and the confused seem to want this."

https://tinyurl.com/vmxdpb64

Posted by: redridinghood at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (NpAcC)

38 Taylor Lorenz did not commit suicide.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (rRoxM)

39 34 So, Lorenz, who's paid by dark money to shill for democrats, is revealing that others are paid by dark money to shill for democrats?

What's her end game here?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (Zz0t1)

======

Online only catfighting that she will win because she's the Queen Bee?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:35 PM (GBKbO)

40 thank you, Biden's dog. I added that.

Posted by: ace at August 28, 2025 02:35 PM (KRtlO)

41 While Republicans spent decades building a powerful and robust independent media infrastructure, maximizing controversy to drive attention and maintaining tight relationships with creators despite their small disagreements with Trump,

Bwahhhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

* gasp *

Bwahhhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

Big Penguin, you magnificent bastards!!

Posted by: GOPe at August 28, 2025 02:35 PM (0sNs1)

42 So, Lorenz, who's paid by dark money to shill for democrats, is revealing that others are paid by dark money to shill for democrats?

What's her end game here?


All the money goes to her instead of others. Duh.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 28, 2025 02:35 PM (t5upi)

43 38 Taylor Lorenz did not commit suicide.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (rRoxM)

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Well, yeah.

She'll die of old age any day now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:35 PM (GBKbO)

44 After taxes and agents? probably half that. So he bought a ring with 10% of his total net earnings?

He's a f*cking retard.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at August 28, 2025 02:23 PM (L5An7)



Kobe Bryant bought his wife a $12m ring to appease her after he was caught stuffing his black mamba up a young white girl's ass.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:35 PM (Zz0t1)

45 They're giving away money? Can I have some?

Posted by: Mrs. Bernie Sanders at August 28, 2025 02:36 PM (Zqlur)

46 What's her end game here?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Maybe she’s no longer getting paid.

Posted by: Kratwurst at August 28, 2025 02:36 PM (36bTp)

47 One of the secret to the success of the Dems/left over the last couple of decades is that they have built out a whole alternate government of NGOs, Union, and media figures by buying them.

With taxpayer dollars

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:36 PM (sKqQm)

48 Just thinking...

Not at all caring if Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg stopped sending month to Arabella. They didn't all of a sudden see the light. They are sending their money somewhere else. And so called "influencers," whatever the fuck that means, will continue to take the money.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at August 28, 2025 02:36 PM (PzXaK)

49 Is is too much to ask that the money not be used to buy weapons to attack schools?
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 28, 2025 02:31 PM (0U5gm)

Yeah... remember the Columbine Shooters? They were Pizza Delivery Guys at Blackjack Pizza... and delivered Pizza many times to my fucking House.

Some of the money I gave them for tips, went to buy those guns...

Really weird feeling.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 28, 2025 02:37 PM (mP0Kj)

50 Month = Money


Fuck

Posted by: WitchDoktor at August 28, 2025 02:37 PM (PzXaK)

51 So, Lorenz, who's paid by dark money to shill for democrats, is revealing that others are paid by dark money to shill for democrats?

What's her end game here?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (Zz0t1)

======

Online only catfighting that she will win because she's the Queen Bee?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:35 PM (GBKbO)
_________

She's trying to take out the competition. She surely is also being paid. Best way to become cheer captain is to murder cheer captain and take her place.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 02:37 PM (iFTx/)

52 The "Republicans Built This Effective Platform" mindset drives all of the Democrat initiatives to fund a build of their own platform. Good luck with that. Me thinks they have a cause and effect mix up.

The GOPe has hated conservative media figures out of their control since Rush Limbaugh wrote the book on how to do it

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:37 PM (sKqQm)

53 Its amazing that the commiecrats have been able to maintain the illusion that they are grassroots, bottom up directed etc for so long for so may people.

Of course having the FNM leading your party is what makes it possible, but the internet has been around for a long time so I do find it amazing that the FNM/DNC have been able to maintain the illusion for so many LIVs.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 28, 2025 02:38 PM (xc/YY)

54

As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This tape will self-destruct in ten seconds. Good luck, Dem.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 28, 2025 02:38 PM (63Dwl)

55 probably explains who is funding all the lefties i see on fackbook reels

Posted by: gnats local678 at August 28, 2025 02:38 PM (CWTWj)

56 They always accuse us of what they do. Wasn’t it Pelosi who coined the term “astroturfing” in response to the tea party, which was a genuine grass roots effort targeted by Obama’s IRSi in the person of Lois Lerner?

Posted by: Farmer Bob at August 28, 2025 02:38 PM (hlNLQ)

57 She's trying to take out the competition. She surely is also being paid. Best way to become cheer captain is to murder cheer captain and take her place.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 02:37 PM (iFTx/)
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Wasn't that an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 28, 2025 02:38 PM (7fElN)

58 42 So, Lorenz, who's paid by dark money to shill for democrats, is revealing that others are paid by dark money to shill for democrats?

What's her end game here?

All the money goes to her instead of others. Duh.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 28, 2025 02:35 PM (t5upi)

It's about control... there is a battle going on in the Left about who will control the narrative.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 28, 2025 02:38 PM (mP0Kj)

59 You don't think some of these liberal celebrities that never shut up about their stupid leftardism of the day ever ever, are actually being paid for it, do you???

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 02:38 PM (0y1cv)

60 Lorenz is only revealing this because Arabella didn't pay for her upgrade to Memory Care.

Posted by: Joan Lunden at August 28, 2025 02:38 PM (G5+As)

61 Of course having the FNM leading your party is what makes it possible, but the internet has been around for a long time so I do find it amazing that the FNM/DNC have been able to maintain the illusion for so many LIVs.

I like the meme that says, "If the State funded media is calling you the heroic resistance you aren't."

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:38 PM (sKqQm)

62 You don't think some of these liberal celebrities that never shut up about their stupid leftardism of the day ever ever, are actually being paid for it, do you???

Harris was even paying people like Oprah...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:39 PM (sKqQm)

63 While I like Taylor, she's no sex machine.

Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at August 28, 2025 02:39 PM (0sNs1)

64 Regretfully the bills must be paid or they will turn off the lights.
bbl

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 28, 2025 02:39 PM (blT2t)

65 I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0

If you haven’t met her yet, this is Madeline Pendleton, a political content creator. Last year, one of her videos went viral for exposing left-wing creators getting paid by the Democratic Party for undisclosed ad content.

Before the election, she was offered $15,000 to participate in the program—but she declined. Right after posting her video, she faced a wave of online attacks. Thanks to Taylor Lorenz’s recent article, she discovered that one of the top-tier paid influencers and many others from that program had tried to ruin her reputation by spreading outrageous lies.

Now she’s glad to have been vindicated for refusing to play along with the establishment and she wants people to know her story, showing the big money behind so-called ‘independent’ influencers.

https://tinyurl.com/u3wnv8

Posted by: redridinghood at August 28, 2025 02:40 PM (NpAcC)

66 how many small children does Tay Tay have in her basement, I wonder?

Posted by: Black Orchid at August 28, 2025 02:40 PM (Pv3Rg)

67 > Savvy investment on the jeweler's part. I reckon their merch is going to be flying off the shelf.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (qpyNK)


https://artifexfine.com/

Note that everything on the home page is sold out.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 02:40 PM (qpyNK)

68 Maybe she’s no longer getting paid.

Those cuts to USAID "charity" programs seem to closely correlate with a whole bunch of media organizations running out of money

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:40 PM (sKqQm)

69 OT: Had a lovely trip to DC this morning/early afternoon to go on a Bureau of Engraving and Printing tour and a journey to the Smithsonian Space museum. I did not see any guard members, but can confirm more cops were around. The lawn was as green and clean as I've ever seen it, and the area was calm, happy, and with perfect weather. Probably taking another visit or two the next few weeks to get my boys to the Archives and other sites before the guard goes home. If you haven't been to DC and want to go to DC, I can confirm now is a perfect time.

I had not gone for a year, and what a difference an exec makes...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 28, 2025 02:40 PM (tOcjL)

70 Lorenz's game is probably to shill for the dark money people that are paying her in order to push other dark money guys out of the way.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 28, 2025 02:40 PM (rRoxM)

71 So remember when Democrats say "we need better messaging" this is what they mean.

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 02:41 PM (0y1cv)

72 They were being offered $8,000 per month to take part in a secretive program aimed at bolstering Democratic messaging on the internet.


You’re going to pay people who run their mouths to a smartphone camera for a living and expect them to keep it secret?

Dems are just stupid.
There’s no other explanation.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 28, 2025 02:41 PM (6ydKt)

73 $8,000 per month? What’s the catch?

Posted by: Eromero at August 28, 2025 02:41 PM (jgmnb)

74 'd bet my bottom dollar that he didn't pay that.

In fact, I would not be surprised to find out the jeweler actually paid them, rather than the other way around.
.
.
.
Savvy investment on the jeweler's part. I reckon their merch is going to be flying off the shelf.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 02:34 PM (qpyNK)

Probably, although I took a look at the jeweler's website, and it's pretty low-end stuff. She is going to have to sell a lot of it to make up for the cost of the diamond, even if it is an F,VS1, which isn't the best quality (although not junk by any means).

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at August 28, 2025 02:42 PM (L5An7)

75 @73 anal

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 28, 2025 02:42 PM (rRoxM)

76 Speaker at
@TVUSD
EVISERATES school board for policy that forces girls to say they have a mental illness if they don’t accept MALES in their restrooms.

-

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command - George Orwell, 1984

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 28, 2025 02:42 PM (0U5gm)

77 The amusing thing is that if someone was a true believing leftist...as in actually believes in the nominal things the left claims...they should want Trump to tear all this crap down.

Because there is no greater example of the rich getting richer then Dem politicians when they achieve political power

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:42 PM (sKqQm)

78 "It always amazes me the limitless amount of cash the Left controls. They have so much they don't how to manage it.

The Right has nowhere near this capital.

Posted by: Leupold"

The left has a huge advantage that it is "built-in" to most of govt., education and academia. Not to mention endless NGO's whose real mission is not feeding the hungry or protecting the environment but electing Democrats. It will take decades to break this system, if it can be done at all.

Posted by: Ripley at August 28, 2025 02:42 PM (GUOwU)

79 These are starting to show up more & more.


Basketball
UAAP: UP Fighting Maroons recruit Israel Friday passes away
Rom Anzures,ABS-CBN News
Published Aug 20, 2025 10:52 AM PHT

MANILA — The University of the Philippines announced Wednesday the passing of its recruit Israel Friday. He was 19.
The 6-foot-10 Nigerian center collapsed during practice on Tuesday. The UP Office of Athletics and Sports Development (OASD) said that the exact cause of death has yet to be confirmed.

https://tinyurl.com/2s4r9mpt

Posted by: rickb223 at August 28, 2025 02:42 PM (V4yUe)

80 #41 is breaking screens

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 02:42 PM (0y1cv)

81 thanks Nova! that's a great suggestion! glad you enjoyed DC and thanks for the report

Posted by: Black Orchid at August 28, 2025 02:42 PM (Pv3Rg)

82
We built this platform
on a powerful and robust independent media infrastructure

Posted by: Republican Starship at August 28, 2025 02:43 PM (0sNs1)

83 77 The amusing thing is that if someone was a true believing leftist...as in actually believes in the nominal things the left claims...they should want Trump to tear all this crap down.

Because there is no greater example of the rich getting richer then Dem politicians when they achieve political power
Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:42 PM (sKqQm)

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Current leftism is arguing for feudalism with extra steps.

It's not about a classless society. It's about creating a very class-bound society in which the elite rule the lower classes.

It's a very old world view of things which they call progress.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:43 PM (GBKbO)

84 OT: Had a lovely trip to DC this morning/early afternoon to go on a Bureau of Engraving and Printing tour and a journey to the Smithsonian Space museum. I did not see any guard members, but can confirm more cops were around. The lawn was as green and clean as I've ever seen it, and the area was calm, happy, and with perfect weather. Probably taking another visit or two the next few weeks to get my boys to the Archives and other sites before the guard goes home. If you haven't been to DC and want to go to DC, I can confirm now is a perfect time.

I had not gone for a year, and what a difference an exec makes...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 28, 2025 02:40 PM (tOcjL)
======================
Could you smell the fascism in the air?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 28, 2025 02:43 PM (Zqlur)

85
You’re going to pay people who run their mouths to a smartphone camera for a living and expect them to keep it secret?

Dems are just stupid.
There’s no other explanation.


Hell their standard bearer went on national TV and admitted to having the best voter fraud system in history and...nothing happened.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:43 PM (sKqQm)

86 In other words: The dark money group would not budge on the key point of lying to followers.

The article recounts various progfluencers debating whether or not to accept the King's Gilt. I think the reason for this article is that they knew the scheme was about to be revealed, so people who'd taken the dirty deal went to Taylor Lorenz to show chats where they expressed some minor reservations about taking money to lie to their followers.

It's pre-spin for a story they knew would make them look bad. "But we didn't want to lie!"

We just did, for the money.


Wow. Have you no ethics at all?

Posted by: Joseph Goebbels at August 28, 2025 02:43 PM (Riz8t)

87 After taxes and agents? probably half that. So he bought a ring with 10% of his total net earnings?

He's a f*cking retard.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at August 28, 2025 02:23 PM (L5An7)


Kobe Bryant bought his wife a $12m ring to appease her after he was caught stuffing his black mamba up a young white girl's ass.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:35 PM (Zz0t1)
______

It was a $4M ring. How do I know? Because to this day black girls laugh about wanting an engagement ring "from the Kobe Bryant Apology Collection."

It was also part of a criminal charge for raping the girl. Fucking stupid idiot picks up some 19-year-old spa girl, invites her back to his hotel room, and has admitted rough sex with her. Then he's shocked, shocked that she accuses him of rape and wants millions in compensation. Which she gets.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 02:43 PM (iFTx/)

88 Hell, Democrats'll lie for free.

Posted by: Ib1netmon at August 28, 2025 02:44 PM (vTTFR)

89 "Creators told WIRED that the contract stipulated they'd be kicked out and essentially cut off financially if they even so much as acknowledged that they were part of the program. Some creators also raised concerns about a slew of restrictive clauses in the contract."

Well it doesn't get any more democratic and grass roots than that. The watery tart, Lady of the Lake, distributing swords is more democratic than Soros' Proxies.

What a stupid party. Not foolish: stupid. That the vast majority of Democrats see their impotence as they are repeatedly, endlessly screwed by their Top-Down owners - and do nothing at all but clap like trained seals decade after decade - is testament to their stupidity.

Posted by: AnonybotymousDrivel at August 28, 2025 02:45 PM (gLikB)

90
MANILA — The University of the Philippines announced Wednesday the passing of its recruit Israel Friday. He was 19.



2 options.

Covid 'vaccine.'

Relatively 3rd world country that Bill Gates is experimenting with.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:45 PM (Zz0t1)

91 Hell, Democrats'll lie for free.
Posted by: Ib1netmon at August 28, 2025 02:44 PM (vTTFR)

At this point I'm not certain they do.

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 02:45 PM (0y1cv)

92 Well, for $100,000 grand a year I might bend my scruples a bit.
Tax free of course.

Posted by: Case at August 28, 2025 02:45 PM (iwlvf)

93 You have to admit that the left has some pretty mean narrative control. Guess it's pretty easy when the majority of your followers are NPC's.

And stupid.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 28, 2025 02:45 PM (Q4IgG)

94 DataRepublican (small r)
@DataRepublican
3h
Replying to @nypost
That "dark money" group, Sixteen Thirty Fund, is Arabella Advisors and is pure Open Society passthrough. Congratulations to Taylor Lorenz for finally catching up to what we've all known for years: that the Democratic party is controlled by Soros.

Aug 28, 2025 · 3:09 PM UTC

Posted by: Kindltot at August 28, 2025 02:45 PM (rbvCR)

95 I was wondering how these TikTok influencer jerkoffs earned. Thank you Taylor for enlightening me. Sorry so many people are saying your fiance is a fag.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 28, 2025 02:46 PM (wBaIH)

96 @87 the moral of the story: don't take helicopter rides

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 28, 2025 02:46 PM (rRoxM)

97 While Republicans spent decades building a powerful and robust independent media infrastructure,
---
Um?

How can Republicans build it but it's also independent?

I like how they are so used to, so comfortable with, everything being centralized and controlled top-down that they just assume it's that way for everyone.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 28, 2025 02:46 PM (X/fWw)

98
The left has a huge advantage that it is "built-in" to most of govt., education and academia. Not to mention endless NGO's whose real mission is not feeding the hungry or protecting the environment but electing Democrats. It will take decades to break this system, if it can be done at all.


This is also part of the reason so many elections end up seeing a "seasoned political figure" running on the left versus an oddball on the right

There is a whole industry of NGOs to employ people that want to get into Dem politics and give you a salary while you learn the ropes.

On the right side it is mostly people that made some money in business and think they could improve things if elected. Which means they are inexperienced, don't always say the "right" things, and are easy to characterize as "weird"

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:46 PM (sKqQm)

99 Can’t use funds to expressly support a candidate or campaign….that’s a surprise, it’s at least a feeble attempt to keep the creators from running afoul of campaign finance laws. Or to keep the creators from f-ing things up for Arabella. Two points for at least knowing the boilerplate. I’m sure it wasn’t followed IRL.

Posted by: Foxyfire at August 28, 2025 02:46 PM (ZCxQ+)

100 Elric I hope you agree that unwanted "surprise" anal is in fact rape?

if you agreed to blow Kobe and he instead stuck his dick in your eye socket would you think that's a-ok?

it's physically damaging (maybe not as much as the eye thing, but still).

regardless, that girl likely deserved the resulting payout, at the very least.

Posted by: Black Orchid at August 28, 2025 02:47 PM (Pv3Rg)

101 93 You have to admit that the left has some pretty mean narrative control. Guess it's pretty easy when the majority of your followers are NPC's.

And stupid.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 28, 2025 02:45 PM (Q4IgG)

======

I strongly, strongly suspect that a lot of it was manufactured through online means and can't exist without complete control of social media and a steady stream of cash to keep people invested.

You know...a long way of saying just so many bots.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:47 PM (GBKbO)

102 Well it doesn't get any more democratic and grass roots than that. The watery tart, Lady of the Lake, distributing swords is more democratic than Soros' Proxies.

It's my understanding that scimitar lobbing is under consideration for the next Olympics.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 28, 2025 02:47 PM (Riz8t)

103 96 @87 the moral of the story: don't take helicopter rides


sage advice

Posted by: Black Orchid at August 28, 2025 02:47 PM (Pv3Rg)

104 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:45 PM (Zz0t1)

Or heart failure from undiagnosed Marfan's Syndrome.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at August 28, 2025 02:48 PM (L5An7)

105 Israel reportedly just vaporized the majority of Houthi leadership.

They were apparently holding a full staff meeting across several "secret locations", and our friends in yarmulkes found out where those locations were.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 02:48 PM (qpyNK)

106 I suspect if Kobe had pulled a LeBron and just mouthed whatever the media told him to say politically that we never would have heard of his scandals...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:48 PM (sKqQm)

107 87 After taxes and agents? probably half that. So he bought a ring with 10% of his total net earnings?

He's a f*cking retard.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at August 28, 2025 02:23 PM (L5An7)


Kobe Bryant bought his wife a $12m ring to appease her after he was caught stuffing his black mamba up a young white girl's ass.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:35 PM (Zz0t1)
______

It was a $4M ring. How do I know? Because to this day black girls laugh about wanting an engagement ring "from the Kobe Bryant Apology Collection."

It was also part of a criminal charge for raping the girl. Fucking stupid idiot picks up some 19-year-old spa girl, invites her back to his hotel room, and has admitted rough sex with her. Then he's shocked, shocked that she accuses him of rape and wants millions in compensation. Which she gets.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 02:43 PM (iFTx/)

Kobe should move to England. They'd arrest his victim there.

Posted by: unauthorized hatchet at August 28, 2025 02:48 PM (UGyV5)

108 I was wondering how these TikTok influencer jerkoffs earned. Thank you Taylor for enlightening me. Sorry so many people are saying your fiance is a fag.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 28, 2025 02:46 PM (wBaIH)



Lorenz is engaged? She found herself a dude into GGILF?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:48 PM (Zz0t1)

109 107 Kobe should move to England. They'd arrest his victim there.
Posted by: unauthorized hatchet at August 28, 2025 02:48 PM (UGyV5)

========

You offering to dig him up?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:49 PM (GBKbO)

110 MANILA — The University of the Philippines announced Wednesday the passing of its recruit Israel Friday. He was 19.


2 options.

Covid 'vaccine.'

Relatively 3rd world country that Bill Gates is experimenting with.
Posted by: Sponge



1000 quatloos on covid vaccine.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 28, 2025 02:49 PM (V4yUe)

111 Kobe should move to England. They'd arrest his victim there.

I was going to note that Kobe isn't a muslim but I guess neither is Prince Andrew

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:49 PM (sKqQm)

112 63 While I like Taylor, she's no sex machine.
Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at August 28, 2025 02:39 PM (0sNs1)


Quit raw-doggin my air, Spud-Boy.

Posted by: Taylor Lorenz at August 28, 2025 02:49 PM (PiwSw)

113
Or heart failure from undiagnosed Marfan's Syndrome.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at August 28, 2025 02:48 PM (L5An7)



Brought to you by Pfizer.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:49 PM (Zz0t1)

114 Now she’s glad to have been vindicated for refusing to play along with the establishment and she wants people to know her story, showing the big money behind so-called ‘independent’ influencers.

https://tinyurl.com/u3wnv8
Posted by: redridinghood at August 28, 2025 02:40 PM (NpAcC)

There was another girl (cuter, no pink hair) who said she got the same offer but declined it.
The story went around for a few days and then got lost in the ether.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 28, 2025 02:49 PM (6ydKt)

115
I had not gone for a year, and what a difference an exec makes...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 28, 2025 02:40 PM (tOcjL)
======================
Could you smell the fascism in the air?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 28, 2025 02:43 PM (Zqlur)

I could sense the peacefulness in the air...
I mean, media shows all these angry folks. They weren't there on a Thursday morning.
In fact, BEP was a trip b/c an employee on the floor got into the tour and held up a sign with "Free Samples on Fridays" after showing us the money on a pole with a US flag attached and God Bless America on top...probably not the tour you'd have gotten last year. Oh wait, they didn't do tours for ALL of Biden's admin b/c of Covid - Trump had to get them restarted...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 28, 2025 02:49 PM (tOcjL)

116 So remember when Democrats say "we need better messaging" this is what they mean.

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 02:41 PM (0y1cv)

--------------

It's Incestuous sycophantic MDM-MSM useless idiot whores all the way down ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Muslim Commie Momscrawny 2028: Free Weights for Every Cuck! at August 28, 2025 02:50 PM (8JvY2)

117 I cannot be the only one saying, "wait a minute: Isn't failing to disclose that you are being paid in support of a political candidate/party a FEC and FCC violation?"

Yes, yes. I know under Biden there was no way such was going to be enforced.

But, I swear there are laws and regulations that specifically prohibit this.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 28, 2025 02:50 PM (X/fWw)

118 I see people at my local CVS lining up to get the latest clot shot booster.

I just can't understand how anyone could be that brainwashed at this point.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:50 PM (sKqQm)

119 Kobe was Catholic.

Posted by: mr tmz at August 28, 2025 02:50 PM (rJ48h)

120 I am saddened by how often the comments here slide into misogyny.

#BeBetter

Posted by: Lena Dunham at August 28, 2025 02:50 PM (0sNs1)

121 Wasn't WIRED magazine one of the participants in Ezra Klein's Journolist?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 28, 2025 02:51 PM (PiwSw)

122 Elric I hope you agree that unwanted "surprise" anal is in fact rape?

if you agreed to blow Kobe and he instead stuck his dick in your eye socket would you think that's a-ok?

it's physically damaging (maybe not as much as the eye thing, but still).

regardless, that girl likely deserved the resulting payout, at the very least.
Posted by: Black Orchid at August 28, 2025 02:47 PM (Pv3Rg)
______

Huh? When did I express any opinion on whether her allegations were true or not or whether she deserved a settlement or not? Seriously, some people here are too touchy when it comes to certain subjects.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 02:51 PM (iFTx/)

123 109 107 Kobe should move to England. They'd arrest his victim there.
Posted by: unauthorized hatchet at August 28, 2025 02:48 PM (UGyV5)

========

You offering to dig him up?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:49 PM (GBKbO)

Huh. He's dead? Who knew?

You know, if Magic Johnson outlives you, you've either made shitty life choices are have junk genes.

I'll hold off on digging him up for now.

Posted by: unauthorized hatchet at August 28, 2025 02:52 PM (UGyV5)

124 122 Seriously, some people here are too touchy when it comes to certain subjects.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 02:51 PM (iFTx/)

========

*considers mentioning Prometheus*

*thinks better of mentioning Prometheus and does not mention Prometheus*

*does own part to keep thread Prometheus free*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:52 PM (GBKbO)

125 I am saddened by how often the comments here slide into misogyny.

#BeBetter

Posted by: Lena Dunham at August 28, 2025 02:50 PM (0sNs1)


Hey Lena, I miss your show so much. Especially the episode where Ashley Williams gets some simulated anilingus. Wow was that a fun episode to watch them film!

Posted by: Brian Williams at August 28, 2025 02:52 PM (sKqQm)

126 123 Huh. He's dead? Who knew?

You know, if Magic Johnson outlives you, you've either made shitty life choices are have junk genes.

I'll hold off on digging him up for now.
Posted by: unauthorized hatchet at August 28, 2025 02:52 PM (UGyV5)

=======

Helicopter crash. Him and his daughter.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:52 PM (GBKbO)

127 MANILA — The University of the Philippines announced Wednesday the passing of its recruit Israel Friday. He was 19.
The 6-foot-10 Nigerian center collapsed during practice on Tuesday. The UP Office of Athletics and Sports Development (OASD) said that the exact cause of death has yet to be confirmed.


"Oops! Ooopsie!" - Pfizer

Posted by: Ian S. at August 28, 2025 02:53 PM (ciXcx)

128 I vaguely recall there is a genetic mutation originally from Sweden that makes one highly resistant to AIDS...I know Magic Johnson is black, but I'd assume maybe he was lucky in having a Swedish ancestor with that mutation.

And I believe the argument was that this mutation also made you resistant to the black plague which is why it became prevalent...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:54 PM (sKqQm)

129 > 105 Israel reportedly just vaporized the majority of Houthi leadership.


"At least 15" killed, including two of the top dogs.

They're apparently trying to identify one scumbag from DNA on a slipper that survived.



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 02:54 PM (qpyNK)

130 Kobe Bryant was just another in a long, long list of millionaire athletes that, instead of taking their formative athletic years and laying waste to as much quim as possible, they get married, all while still attempting to lay waste to as much quim as possible.

i.e. DUMBASS!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:54 PM (Zz0t1)

131 126 123 Huh. He's dead? Who knew?

You know, if Magic Johnson outlives you, you've either made shitty life choices are have junk genes.

I'll hold off on digging him up for now.
Posted by: unauthorized hatchet at August 28, 2025 02:52 PM (UGyV5)

=======

Helicopter crash. Him and his daughter.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:52 PM (GBKbO)

Very sad. I'm shook.
Probably won't comment for at least 30 seconds.

Posted by: unauthorized hatchet at August 28, 2025 02:54 PM (UGyV5)

132 *considers mentioning Prometheus*

*thinks better of mentioning Prometheus and does not mention Prometheus*

*does own part to keep thread Prometheus free*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:52 PM


“The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.”

-- Proverbs 14:15

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 28, 2025 02:54 PM (0sNs1)

133 Huh. He's dead? Who knew?

You know, if Magic Johnson outlives you, you've either made shitty life choices are have junk genes.

I'll hold off on digging him up for now.
Posted by: unauthorized hatchet at August 28, 2025 02:52 PM (UGyV5)

=======

Helicopter crash. Him and his daughter.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 02:52 PM (GBKbO)
____

Sad, but the resulting report was pretty scathing that the heli never should have been up there. Similar to the Aaliyah plane crash.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 02:55 PM (iFTx/)

134 ah Elric relax

just seemed a bit flippant about his accuser

sorry sorry sorry

I think unwanted anal (even when sex was mutual) is rape, and I think it's woefully underreported. Regardless of the fame/wealth of the accused or cuteness of the accuser, it should be taken seriously.

Posted by: Black Orchid at August 28, 2025 02:55 PM (Pv3Rg)

135 Kobe Bryant was just another in a long, long list of millionaire athletes that, instead of taking their formative athletic years and laying waste to as much quim as possible, they get married, all while still attempting to lay waste to as much quim as possible.

You know we Muslims do not have this problem. You can have four wives and as many goats as you want!

Posted by: Some Jihadi at August 28, 2025 02:56 PM (sKqQm)

136 if you agreed to blow Kobe and he instead stuck his dick in your eye socket would you think that's a-ok?

it's physically damaging (maybe not as much as the eye thing, but still).

regardless, that girl likely deserved the resulting payout, at the very least.


I'm willing to believe it, but at the same time "girls regretting sex after their plan to ensnare Chad or Tyrone with their magic cooter fails" is an entire genre now.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 28, 2025 02:56 PM (ciXcx)

137
You know we Muslims do not have this problem. You can have four wives and as many goats as you want!
Posted by: Some Jihadi at August 28, 2025 02:56 PM (sKqQm)




But, if a woman is found having sex with someone outside her family, she's raped by the rest of her family and stoned to death.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:56 PM (Zz0t1)

138 I saw Unwanted Anal open for The Sex Pistols at The Underground in '89.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:57 PM (Zz0t1)

139 > 105 Israel reportedly just vaporized the majority of Houthi leadership.


"The Houthi defense minister, the chief of staff, and nearly the entire general staff and government command were inside the building that Israel struck"

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 02:58 PM (qpyNK)

140 "Taylor Lorenz: A Dark Money Group (Arabella Advisors) Is Secretly Funding Democrat Influencers, on Condition That They Lie to Their Followers About Who's Paying Them"


If she has proof she needs to go to the DOJ and lay it out for them. That's conspiracy and bribery/extortion at the very least.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 28, 2025 02:58 PM (0N4FZ)

141 I assumed this was already happening, because of online shilling groups like ShareBlue. PR groups like Creative Actors Agency and others I can't remember. Anyone not familiar with Bernay's book "Propaganda" should become familiar with it. Council on Foreign Relations.
Remember JournoList? They're all pals behind the scenes.

Posted by: fb at August 28, 2025 02:58 PM (JVEmw)

142
"The Houthi defense minister, the chief of staff, and nearly the entire general staff and government command were inside the building that Israel struck"

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 02:58 PM (qpyNK)



So, they were in a day care center?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:58 PM (Zz0t1)

143 Sad, but the resulting report was pretty scathing that the heli never should have been up there. Similar to the Aaliyah plane crash.

Or the mother of all "should never have been up there" crashes, Randy Rhodes.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 28, 2025 02:59 PM (ciXcx)

144 Once upon a time older woman told younger women to not go to the hotel rooms of celebs and random guys if they weren't sure they wanted to have sex with them.

But feminism solved that misogyny so no one ever tells them that maybe this could end badly...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:59 PM (sKqQm)

145 But, if a woman is found having sex with someone outside her family, she's raped by the rest of her family and stoned to death.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:56 PM (Zz0t1)

That explains why Omar got together with her brother.

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 02:59 PM (0y1cv)

146 > So, they were in a day care center?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 02:58 PM (Zz0t1)

"Baby milk factory".

With an English sign.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 02:59 PM (qpyNK)

147 Singer from Three Dog Night "broke" his dork. AKA almost suprise anal...missed it by that much.

Posted by: Sports Illustrated PR team at August 28, 2025 02:59 PM (s9EN2)

148 118 I see people at my local CVS lining up to get the latest clot shot booster.

I just can't understand how anyone could be that brainwashed at this point.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 02:50 PM (sKqQm)


Maybe they're just getting flu shots. Do you know for sure?

Posted by: Emmie at August 28, 2025 02:59 PM (FMtrg)

149 ah Elric relax

just seemed a bit flippant about his accuser

sorry sorry sorry

I think unwanted anal (even when sex was mutual) is rape, and I think it's woefully underreported. Regardless of the fame/wealth of the accused or cuteness of the accuser, it should be taken seriously.
Posted by: Black Orchid at August 28, 2025 02:55 PM (Pv3Rg)
________

Well yea -- if that's what happened. I have no idea what really happened. Neither does anyone except those two, and one is dead.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 03:00 PM (iFTx/)

150
So, basically Progressivism is nothing more than "Destroy Your Country For Bux".

It's the WWF of politics, fake performative beliefs to get Low IQ smooth brains all fired up for what? The amusement of billionaires like Soros and Gates.

Fake and gay, indeed.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 28, 2025 03:00 PM (iJfKG)

151

Paid propaganda. A tale as old as time.

But not as old as Taylor Lorenz.

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:00 PM (0y1cv)

152 willowed:

192 Moki, after learning that a couple of your kids are schoolmates of mine, now I want to meet them (or find out if I have already met them at my work-study job).

Posted by: Emmie at August 28, 2025 01:59 PM (FMtrg)

Hey Emmie, if you are around, sadly, my kids have rejected truth and wisdom and embraced all the the left pretends to offer. I pray for them and try to give them gentle nudges towards truth, but so far, it's not working. Basically, you deserve better friends than my two wingnuts.

Posted by: moki at August 28, 2025 03:01 PM (wLjpr)

153
But not as old as Taylor Lorenz.

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:00 PM (0y1cv)




When you were around to witness and document the birth of Abe Vigoda.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 03:01 PM (Zz0t1)

154 Whomever thought this one up didn't think it through. Right now it's generalized. They are just promoting "progressive ideas."

BUT, the instant one of these paid influencers mentions a specific candidate in a positive light...well, that's an "In-kind" campaign contribution. And, $8,000 exceeds the FEC limit.

Ooops!

Posted by: Orson at August 28, 2025 03:01 PM (dIske)

155 "The Houthi defense minister, the chief of staff, and nearly the entire general staff and government command were inside the building that Israel struck"

Oh no! Anyway...

Posted by: Ian S. at August 28, 2025 03:02 PM (ciXcx)

156 Maybe they're just getting flu shots. Do you know for sure?

They mention they are there to get their COVID shot so yeah.

I'm also amused we have HIPPA and then have someone talking with a pharmacist at their local CVS right next to the vitamin aisle...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 03:02 PM (sKqQm)

157 >>> #41 is breaking screens
Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 02:42 PM (0y1cv)


I was expecting an Adm. Akbar link but now I get it.

Posted by: banana Dread Pirate Summer Long Balls Dream at August 28, 2025 03:02 PM (cduTK)

158 Only stupid people support or vote for democrats.

Don’t be stupid.

Posted by: Never Vote democrat at August 28, 2025 03:02 PM (UsFP+)

159 When you were around to witness and document the birth of Abe Vigoda.........

But Keith Richards was the attending physician at her birth.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 28, 2025 03:02 PM (ciXcx)

160 The outrageous insincerity and inauthenticity of the Left never fails to amaze.

The influencers in the chat collectively had at least 13 million followers across social platforms.

Except no one is taking into account the OVERLAP between all their followings, In reality, grand total, there are only half a million followers, each of whom follow ALL 26 influencers.

And those 500,000 followers are mostly teenage girls (who can't vote) and purple-haired trannies with septum piercings.

AND YET, this tiny handful of demented freak "determines the national discourse."

Or did. Not any more. But in their minds, thgey still determine the national discourse.

Posted by: zombie at August 28, 2025 03:03 PM (pMi6S)

161 Trailor Lowrents, yeah, that's the ticket.

Posted by: Kingsman at August 28, 2025 03:03 PM (ehY6c)

162 But not as old as Taylor Lorenz.
Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:00 PM (0y1cv)

The oldest and second oldest professions. Lying for money.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 28, 2025 03:03 PM (06Hmj)

163 I saw Unwanted Anal open up for.... NO ONE

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:03 PM (0y1cv)

164 > The Houthi defense minister, the chief of staff, and nearly the entire general staff and government command were inside the building that Israel struck

Video: https://tinyurl.com/4p66w75v

Ka-fucking-boom!

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 03:03 PM (qpyNK)

165 netanyahu has been doing podcasts with influencers?

Posted by: n at August 28, 2025 03:04 PM (pT0H2)

166 I saw Unwanted Anal open up for.... NO ONE
Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:03 PM (0y1cv)



Sometimes you just have to put up with the opening act to get to who you really came to see.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 03:04 PM (Zz0t1)

167 The FNM told me unwanted anal was no reason to prosecute Roman Polanski and that was a kid...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 03:04 PM (sKqQm)

168
Video: https://tinyurl.com/4p66w75v

Ka-fucking-boom!

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 03:03 PM (qpyNK)



What, did they have 17 100 Gallon fuel tanks under the building? Geez......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 03:05 PM (Zz0t1)

169 I saw Unwanted Anal open up for.... NO ONE

at hq we use the phrase surprise anal, has better legal connotations

Posted by: n at August 28, 2025 03:06 PM (pT0H2)

170 Moki, I am sorry to hear that. However, I have friends at school who are all over the political and sanity spectrum. If they have taken Finite Math (or any other math course, but we see mostly Finite students) within the last couple of years and went to the math help center during that time, perhaps I have met them during the course of my job duties.

Posted by: Emmie at August 28, 2025 03:06 PM (FMtrg)

171 The FNM told me unwanted anal was no reason to prosecute Roman Polanski and that was a kid...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 03:04 PM (sKqQm)



He was simply preventing himself from punishing her with a baby, you see.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 03:06 PM (Zz0t1)

172 That is a BIG KABOOM!

Posted by: Skip at August 28, 2025 03:06 PM (+qU29)

173 "Hi, I'm an authentic young energetic thought leader. Today I'm really angry about...(freezes on camera, gets the flop-sweats, checks notes nervously) um...what's that say?...I'm angry about...tariffs...imposed on...our comrades in China! Yes! I'm angry about that!"

Posted by: zombie at August 28, 2025 03:06 PM (pMi6S)

174 >
What, did they have 17 100 Gallon fuel tanks under the building? Geez......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 03:05 PM (Zz0t1)

Baby milk always does that.

It is known..

Highly volatile, that baby milk.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 03:07 PM (qpyNK)

175 Video: https://tinyurl.com/4p66w75v

Ka-fucking-boom!

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 03:03 PM (qpyNK)


What, did they have 17 100 Gallon fuel tanks under the building? Geez......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 03:05 PM (Zz0t1)
----
Wow! Nobody's walking away from that one.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 28, 2025 03:07 PM (7fElN)

176 As an Iowan, I'd like to interject with a warning sign the Dems are crowing about. I'm telling myself the usual "off-year special elections blah blah" cope, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a LITTLE worried...although losing Ernst is no BIG loss.

Newsweek: Joni Ernst Issued Warning After Democrats Flip Iowa Seat. A Democrat challenging Iowa Senator Joni Ernst sent a message after his party flipped a state Senate seat. "We are going to flip this U.S. Senate seat the exact same way that Catelin Drey flipped her state Senate seat," State Senator Zach Wahls said in a video posted on X on Tuesday.

Drey beat Republican Christopher Prosch by more than 10 points to represent Iowa's 1st Senate district...primarily consists of Woodbury County, which Republican President Donald Trump had carried by double digits in the 2024 election.

The result is the latest in a series of Democratic wins in special elections this year that are driving optimism about the party's chances heading into the 2026 midterm elections.

Wahls also said it was the fourth special election in Iowa where Democrats "have put up 20-plus point overperformances, which tells you that this state is in play."

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 28, 2025 03:07 PM (JCZqz)

177 "Hi, I'm an authentic young energetic thought leader. Today I'm really angry about...(freezes on camera, gets the flop-sweats, checks notes nervously) um...what's that say?...I'm angry about...tariffs...imposed on...our comrades in China! Yes! I'm angry about that!"
Posted by: zombie at August 28, 2025 03:06 PM (pMi6S)



Opportunity to sock Harry Sisson: Missed

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 03:08 PM (Zz0t1)

178 176 Newsweek: Joni Ernst Issued Warning After Democrats Flip Iowa Seat. A Democrat challenging Iowa Senator Joni Ernst sent a message after his party flipped a state Senate seat. "We are going to flip this U.S. Senate seat the exact same way that Catelin Drey flipped her state Senate seat," State Senator Zach Wahls said in a video posted on X on Tuesday.

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 28, 2025 03:07 PM (JCZqz)

======

"Senator with race coming up finds way to beg for money."
-an alternate headline

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 03:08 PM (GBKbO)

179 "Oops! Ooopsie!" - Pfizer

Posted by: Ian S. at August 28, 2025 02:53 PM (ciXcx)


There wasn't much vaccination against Covid in Africa.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at August 28, 2025 03:08 PM (L5An7)

180
Taylor Lorenz tried to seduce a teenage Vic.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 28, 2025 03:08 PM (kkTda)

181 That is a BIG KABOOM!
Posted by: Skip at August 28, 2025 03:06 PM (+qU29)



I'm not impressed.

Posted by: Marvin the Martian at August 28, 2025 03:08 PM (Zz0t1)

182 He was simply preventing himself from punishing her with a baby, you see.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 28, 2025 03:06 PM (Zz0t1)

Doesn't always work. It's how David French was conceived.

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:09 PM (0y1cv)

183 180
Taylor Lorenz tried to seduce a teenage Vic.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 28, 2025 03:08 PM (kkTda)

======

False.

Vic's dad.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 03:09 PM (GBKbO)

184 Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s lawsuit against Donald Trump challenges his ability to remove her from office, but only briefly addresses the central accusations that she committed mortgage fraud.

One part of the documents filed in the suit suggests that the issue at hand regarding documents Cook submitted for home loans may have been caused by a “clerical error” on her part and asserts that even if a mistake was made it does not rise to an offense that would justify removing her from office.


https://tinyurl.com/nhehbhyn
(CNBC)

Not a crook, just too dumb to know which house she was going to live in for over half the year.

But still wants to keep that job setting interest rates.

I’m going to try that clerical error excuse with the IRS just to see how hard they laugh.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 28, 2025 03:09 PM (6ydKt)

185
There wasn't much vaccination against Covid in Africa.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at August 28, 2025 03:08 PM (L5An7)



No need.

Posted by: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at August 28, 2025 03:09 PM (Zz0t1)

186 When a bunch of us taking AIT at Ft. Eustis took a road trip to DC to look around, we hadn’t but parked my car when this old guy in a van comes by and offered us a kind of tour at reasonable rates.

He would drop us off at all the places - Smithsonian, White House, Lincoln Memorial, Capitol, Arlington, etc, look at his watch, and say “be back here in an hour” or whatever. Worked out great and we got to see all kinds of stuff we wouldn’t have otherwise. Really cool.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 28, 2025 03:10 PM (qdur7)

187 Except no one is taking into account the OVERLAP between all their followings, In reality, grand total, there are only half a million followers, each of whom follow ALL 26 influencers.

And those 500,000 followers are mostly teenage girls (who can't vote) and purple-haired trannies with septum piercings.

AND YET, this tiny handful of demented freak "determines the national discourse."

Or did. Not any more. But in their minds, they still determine the national discourse.
---
None of Kamala's celebrity endorsements moved the needle longer than 24 hours.

The left has had so many billions sloshing around for so long sufficient to overwhelm any opposition, that they don't even know how many actual humans support them anymore.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 28, 2025 03:10 PM (X/fWw)

188 Did you ever that the Amish didn't have COVID?

Yeah because they don't have TV news either.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 03:10 PM (sKqQm)

189 My wife divorced me because I wanted anal sex 24/7.

Please love me and my sagging man boobs!

Love me!

Posted by: Bill Gates, tech weirdo who loves ass sex at August 28, 2025 03:10 PM (UsFP+)

190 184 Not a crook, just too dumb to know which house she was going to live in for over half the year.

But still wants to keep that job setting interest rates.

I’m going to try that clerical error excuse with the IRS just to see how hard they laugh.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 28, 2025 03:09 PM (6ydKt)

======

Judge was assigned to the case. Pure DEI, appointed by Biden.

Expect TRO within moments of the first hearing.

Still, expect an ultimate win from either the DC Circuit or SCOTUS.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 03:10 PM (GBKbO)

191 Ka-fucking-boom!

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Big badda boom!

Posted by: Leeloo Dallas at August 28, 2025 03:11 PM (JCZqz)

192 I thought Melinda said the last straw for her was Bill being an Epstein client?

He'd had a mistress for a while, but she was an adult, and I guess Melinda would put up with that...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 03:11 PM (sKqQm)

193 The result is the latest in a series of Democratic wins in special elections this year that are driving optimism about the party's chances heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
---------

Always be suspicious when "news" is written like a MyPillow press release.

"If you want the best in comfort and style, and are looking to have the best night's sleep of YOUR life......"

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:11 PM (0y1cv)

194 special election for state senate seat in Iowa .. is that up again this fall? how long is the term?

these small potatoes special elections .. people just don't vote. leftist orcs tend to, tho.

it's a bit worrisome I dunno. still, state senate.

Posted by: Black Orchid at August 28, 2025 03:12 PM (Pv3Rg)

195 $8k per month to say Trump is Hitler and rethuglikkkans are Nazi propagandists. On repeat.
And the low IQ voters out there won’t begin to understand that their party is exactly that which they claim the opposition to be. Lies this obvious being believed by so many people must be biblical end times stuff. Good grief.

Posted by: Denny Crane! at August 28, 2025 03:12 PM (Wq3x5)

196 The Houthi defense minister, the chief of staff, and nearly the entire general staff and government command were inside the building that Israel struck

Video: https://tinyurl.com/4p66w75v

Ka-fucking-boom!

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 28, 2025 03:03 PM (qpyNK)
-

Sana’a-nara!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 28, 2025 03:13 PM (3447G)

197 194 special election for state senate seat in Iowa .. is that up again this fall? how long is the term?

these small potatoes special elections .. people just don't vote. leftist orcs tend to, tho.

it's a bit worrisome I dunno. still, state senate.
Posted by: Black Orchid at August 28, 2025 03:12 PM (Pv3Rg)

=======

16% turnout in an Iowa state senate special election is supposed to mean something about how the rest of the nation votes in 15 months.

Because.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 03:13 PM (GBKbO)

198 Little kids are also told not to tell. I'm just saying.

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:13 PM (0y1cv)

199 They mention they are there to get their COVID shot so yeah.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 03:02 PM (sKqQm)


Yeah, I do not understand how anyone would still think getting those shots is a good idea. Yet in my own circles, there is a very distinct health difference between jabbed and unjabbed and yet the jabbed never wonder about it. We lost another one to a blood clot last week and this person had told me that I and my husband would die if we didn't get the shots. Her health rapidly deteriorated after that (while ours didn't) and she never made the connection.

Posted by: Emmie at August 28, 2025 03:13 PM (FMtrg)

200 170 Moki, I am sorry to hear that. However, I have friends at school who are all over the political and sanity spectrum. If they have taken Finite Math (or any other math course, but we see mostly Finite students) within the last couple of years and went to the math help center during that time, perhaps I have met them during the course of my job duties.

Posted by: Emmie at August 28, 2025 03:06 PM (FMtrg)

You sweet thing! One's art history/finance, the other is microbiology/mycology, so no finite math as far as I know!

How are you doing after the unpleasantness? And well done you with studying maths!!!

Posted by: moki at August 28, 2025 03:13 PM (wLjpr)

201 My wife divorced me because I wanted anal sex 24/7.
Posted by: Bill Gates, tech weirdo who loves ass sex at August 28, 2025 03:10 PM (UsFP+)


They want you to move to the Analsex365 subscription model now.

Posted by: banana Dread Pirate Autumn Spice Balls Dream at August 28, 2025 03:13 PM (cduTK)

202 That Iowa State Senate seat was Dem for almost 30 years from 1983-2011 so I'm not sure its fair to claim it is a deep red district or anything...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 28, 2025 03:14 PM (sKqQm)

203 This may be something or it may not, but it seems CNN's writers are going out of their way to avoid using the shooter's "preferred pronoun."

https://is.gd/SK0AEa

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 28, 2025 03:14 PM (PiwSw)

204 "Don't tell mommy and daddy where you got the $8,000 a month, because if you do mommy and daddy are gonna be very mad at you."

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:15 PM (0y1cv)

205 Drey beat Republican Christopher Prosch by more than 10 points to represent Iowa's 1st Senate district...primarily consists of Woodbury County, which Republican President Donald Trump had carried by double digits in the 2024 election.
--
All of the crowing (or foreboding) on this really gloss over that the vote total--for both candidates combined--was less than 8,000.

You can't get more "off-year and special elections prove nothing about the General" than that.

Stupid to hang your hat on; just as stupid to worry about.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 28, 2025 03:16 PM (X/fWw)

206 Rogan is liberal again?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 28, 2025 03:16 PM (wrRTB)

207 205 All of the crowing (or foreboding) on this really gloss over that the vote total--for both candidates combined--was less than 8,000.

You can't get more "off-year and special elections prove nothing about the General" than that.

Stupid to hang your hat on; just as stupid to worry about.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 28, 2025 03:16 PM (X/fWw)

=======

You can focus on the registration changes, or you can focus on special elections.

I choose the registration changes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 03:16 PM (GBKbO)

208
Stupid to hang your hat on; just as stupid to worry about.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 28, 2025 03:16 PM (X/fWw)

___________

*climbs off ledge*

Thanks.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 28, 2025 03:17 PM (kkTda)

209 This may be something or it may not, but it seems CNN's writers are going out of their way to avoid using the shooter's "preferred pronoun."

https://is.gd/SK0AEa
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 28, 2025 03:14 PM (PiwSw)

I have several theories. All of them show how committed they really are to "trans" which is not at all. In fact if they were you would first of all expect them to make the subject LESS controversial, but the Left has gone out of its way over a decade to make sure trans people are represented by the worst of the worst, and get vilified non stop. Kind of like they do with blacks......

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:17 PM (0y1cv)

210 This may be something or it may not, but it seems CNN's writers are going out of their way to avoid using the shooter's "preferred pronoun."


Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes



They will be denying that he was a science experiment in a couple of days.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 28, 2025 03:17 PM (0U5gm)

211 special election for state senate seat in Iowa .. is that up again this fall? how long is the term?

these small potatoes special elections .. people just don't vote. leftist orcs tend to, tho.

it's a bit worrisome I dunno. still, state senate.
Posted by: Black Orchid at August 28, 2025 03:12 PM (Pv3Rg)

=======

16% turnout in an Iowa state senate special election is supposed to mean something about how the rest of the nation votes in 15 months.

Because.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 03:13 PM (GBKbO)
_____

True. But we still shoulda held the seat. Someone was asleep at the wheel.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 03:17 PM (iFTx/)

212 Anyone know if "The Sixteen Thirty Fund" is obligated to show their expenses publicly? They are a 501(c)(4).

We could weed out the "influencers" pretty quickly by just following the expense trail.

Posted by: Orson at August 28, 2025 03:18 PM (dIske)

213 What I want to know is where is my $8K per month to spew mindless GOP bullshit? Cause I'm available.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 28, 2025 03:18 PM (5GshG)

214 What is the 1630 stuff anyway? Is that like when everyone went to sleep and woke up and Kamala wasn't president?

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:20 PM (0y1cv)

215 That Iowa senate seat on its own could be a fluke. But if there are several more like it over the next year, they can’t all be dismissed.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 28, 2025 03:20 PM (wrRTB)

216 "MAGA influencers" take secret money too.
It just seems so obvious, instead, that they say "sure I'll shill for you, but I have to tell my audience I'm getting paid". They can even tell said audience "I had a choice to accept this money and did so because I believe in them, go support them too to support this channel".
Like people who take sponsorships everywhere.

This is just another milestone on our way to becoming a Low Trust Society like India or Ecuador or some other dump where you just crap on the street and if you don't, you're a chump.

Posted by: gKWVE at August 28, 2025 03:21 PM (gKWVE)

217 You can focus on the registration changes, or you can focus on special elections.

I choose the registration changes.
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Seen on Insty earlier. I don't know if it's a rehash of the earlier NYT article or new but ....

Holy hell, Republican registration gains in swing states are massive.

But what about winning a state senate special election by getting less than 4,000 votes!? Huh, huh!?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 28, 2025 03:21 PM (X/fWw)

218
What I want to know is where is my $8K per month to spew mindless GOP bullshit? Cause I'm available.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls


You don't even get a dinner!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 28, 2025 03:21 PM (63Dwl)

219 I'll spew anybody's bull$hit for $99.95.

Posted by: Earl Scheib at August 28, 2025 03:22 PM (PiwSw)

220 211 True. But we still shoulda held the seat. Someone was asleep at the wheel.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 28, 2025 03:17 PM (iFTx/)

=======

There are two major factors at play in races like this.

The first is super voters. And that's heavily favored to Democrats right now. This can be fixed by more Republicans deciding to become super voters, up to and including special elections for state senate seats ("we need to get out!"). But it's mostly just a structural problem that is highlighted in these smaller, out of the way races.

The second is local organization. An energized GOP in the county could probably have volunteered their way to get an extra 1000 votes and make it at least a closer race.

The first problem waxes and wanes between the parties over time, and it's mostly a self-starting issue you can't fix from the outside. The second problem is probably more fixable through outside action, but that requires convincing the state GOP and down to actually invest money in GOTV.

Still, it actually doesn't really matter to general elections since the vast, vast majority of voters are self-starting at those particular big election dates.

66% turnout =/= 16% turnout.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 03:22 PM (GBKbO)

221 217 Seen on Insty earlier. I don't know if it's a rehash of the earlier NYT article or new but ....

Holy hell, Republican registration gains in swing states are massive.

But what about winning a state senate special election by getting less than 4,000 votes!? Huh, huh!?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 28, 2025 03:21 PM (X/fWw)

=======

Aside from super voters, new registrants are the most likely to vote in the next election. It's something like 75-80% likelihood.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 03:23 PM (GBKbO)

222 In a private group chat in June, dozens of Democratic political influencers...

**********

How private can it be with dozens of participants?

These types of sentences bug me.

Posted by: muldoon at August 28, 2025 03:23 PM (/iMjX)

223 Around 4-6 months ago, seemed like overnight so called right wing podcasters did a 180 and started loving them some Hamas and hating them some Jews.

It’s obvious someone started writing big checks to them.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 28, 2025 03:24 PM (wrRTB)

224 Only old farts, the insane and militant homosexuals vote in those small potato elections and it shows.

Posted by: School Boards Full Of Nutjobs at August 28, 2025 03:24 PM (UsFP+)

225 16% turnout in an Iowa state senate special election is supposed to mean something about how the rest of the nation votes in 15 months.

Dollar to donuts the election board only publicized the special election to their most ardent supporters.

That what school boards around here do to get their levies passed after the majority of voters reject them in the regular elections: make a special election and don't publicize the date or time to anyone but people who will vote in favor of it.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 28, 2025 03:25 PM (a+4eV)

226 Democrats Propaganda Ministry for you

Posted by: Skip at August 28, 2025 03:25 PM (+qU29)

227 Harry Sisson I'm sure is getting the $8000 per month.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 28, 2025 03:25 PM (IifOV)

228 I think this is some kind of ruse. It's a squirrel to make us focus on one thing while they're doing numerous other things for money and grift.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 28, 2025 03:25 PM (g8Ew8)

229 224 Only old farts, the insane and militant homosexuals vote in those small potato elections and it shows

I guess we need to start pitching to neurotic and obsessive Rightists. Where's Loomer?

Posted by: gKWVE at August 28, 2025 03:25 PM (gKWVE)

230
It’s obvious someone started writing big checks to them.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 28, 2025 03:24 PM (wrRTB)

Or continued doing so while changing the instructions.....

Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 03:25 PM (0y1cv)

231 223 Around 4-6 months ago, seemed like overnight so called right wing podcasters did a 180 and started loving them some Hamas and hating them some Jews.

It’s obvious someone started writing big checks to them.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 28, 2025 03:24 PM (wrRTB)

So the Jews lost Tucker because they're tight with a dollar?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 28, 2025 03:25 PM (5GshG)

232 How dare the government pass laws telling me I can't earn money! It's unAmerican! I'm writing a protest letter to Nancy Pelosi.

Posted by: Case at August 28, 2025 03:25 PM (iwlvf)

233 Harry Sisson I'm sure is getting the $8000 per month.

Posted by: Frank Barone



In $20 increments.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 28, 2025 03:26 PM (0U5gm)

234 So...it's a MLM scheme?

In general, I hate all Dims and trans today.

Or, simply a regular Thursday with hating trans and whoever enables them more (looking at the parents, Walz, and MN).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 28, 2025 03:26 PM (6PCLE)

235
But what about winning a state senate special election by getting less than 4,000 votes!? Huh, huh!?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 28, 2025 03:21 PM (X/fWw)

__________

The wheels are falling off. Trump will have to resign. And Vance.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 28, 2025 03:26 PM (kkTda)

236 Ah, there we go:

I saw Militant Homosexuals open up for Unwanted Anal at Red Rocks.

(that, my friends, was a disgusting play on words...you're welcome)

Posted by: Orson at August 28, 2025 03:27 PM (dIske)

237
Wait, did someone mention donuts?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 28, 2025 03:27 PM (kkTda)

238
59 You don't think some of these liberal celebrities that never shut up about their stupid leftardism of the day ever ever, are actually being paid for it, do you???
Posted by: ... at August 28, 2025 02:38 PM

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Well of course they're not just in it for the money. They're being threatened, too.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 28, 2025 03:27 PM (azNOR)

239
How are you doing after the unpleasantness? And well done you with studying maths!!!
Posted by: moki at August 28, 2025 03:13 PM (wLjpr)


I am glad to be back to normal, but a little distressed at the lack of survival instincts of some of my classmates. I suspect not all of them have watched the prescribed safety video.

Unfortunately, there are people out there who are programmed to commit violence and there's no guarantee there won't be another incident. We all need to keep our eyes peeled.

Posted by: Emmie at August 28, 2025 03:27 PM (FMtrg)

240 How republican are those new republicans though? In 2022 and to an leaser extend 2024 there was a big push by the left to register as Republicans in order to vote in primaries and defeat actual conservatives. I know in my area that was a big thing pushed by local Dems and RINOs. Dems can never get elected. So their approach is become republicans and try to elect the most left wing “Republican” they can get. It’s not super effective but it does work occasionally, especially with local races.

Is that happening again maybe?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 28, 2025 03:28 PM (wrRTB)

241 Everything is an Op with these people.

Posted by: Axeman at August 28, 2025 03:28 PM (7QRaR)

242 "So, Lorenz, who's paid by dark money to shill for democrats, is revealing that others are paid by dark money to shill for democrats?

What's her end game here?"

Profit! Mad Profit!

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 28, 2025 03:28 PM (sFNX2)

243 I actually got a text message the other day informing me I had won the Publisher's Clearing House Golden Harvest jackpot of $20 million plus $7,000/month for life and a Mercedes Benz car. At first I got a little thrill, but when they threw in the car I started to doubt the authenticity of the message.

Should I not have sent my credit card info to pay the processing charges?

Posted by: muldoon at August 28, 2025 03:29 PM (/iMjX)

244 This may be something or it may not, but it seems CNN's writers are going out of their way to avoid using the shooter's "preferred pronoun."

https://is.gd/SK0AEa
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes,


As far as I know, all of the news media "deadname" and use correct pronouns when a transer murders a bunch of people.

Can't have people noticing the mismatch between picture, name, pronouns, and coming to the conclusion that transers might be a problem.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 28, 2025 03:29 PM (a+4eV)

245 What do they call that when you get paid by somebody to tout their wares or services? Oh, yeah ... advertising. And in this case, political ads. If only there were some type of laws about this.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 28, 2025 03:29 PM (rvwwT)

246 Harry Sisson I'm sure is getting the $8000 per month.
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He's like the real-life reenactment and dramatic reading of the top posts at DU

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 28, 2025 03:29 PM (X/fWw)

247 What's her end game here?"


Posted by: Martin Tell at August 28, 2025 03:28 PM (sFNX2)
____________________

Obviously, a face lift.

Posted by: Orson at August 28, 2025 03:29 PM (dIske)

248 240 How republican are those new republicans though? In 2022 and to an leaser extend 2024 there was a big push by the left to register as Republicans in order to vote in primaries and defeat actual conservatives. I know in my area that was a big thing pushed by local Dems and RINOs. Dems can never get elected. So their approach is become republicans and try to elect the most left wing “Republican” they can get. It’s not super effective but it does work occasionally, especially with local races.

Is that happening again maybe?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 28, 2025 03:28 PM (wrRTB)

======

This is the thinking that led people to believe that PA was going to go Kamala.

All of the early election day data about who was voting from which party was evidence that all of the Democrats who had registered as Republicans to vote for Nikki Haley in the primary were just turning out to vote for Kamala.

In the aggregate, it's extremely obvious that these people are extremely rare.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 03:30 PM (GBKbO)

249 Is there a full list of the influencers who were paid?

Posted by: Lex at August 28, 2025 03:30 PM (l5xX+)

250 Cracker Barrel is down 4% today. Maybe investors have seconds thoughts that the rubes will be fooled.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 28, 2025 03:31 PM (wrRTB)

251 It's about time those poor democrats got a little boost from their friends in the media.

Posted by: red speck at August 28, 2025 03:31 PM (0Id0S)

252 Is there a full list of the influencers who were paid?
Posted by: Lex at August 28, 2025 03:30 PM (l5xX+)

It's on Pam Bondi's desk. She's reviewing it as we speak.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 28, 2025 03:32 PM (FqCIy)

253 In the aggregate, it's extremely obvious that these people are extremely rare.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, growing up with John Hughes at August 28, 2025 03:30 PM (GBKbO)


It’s a function of how red the area is. Dems in deep red areas will do this because it’s the only real way their vote can have any influence. In PA that’s not the case.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 28, 2025 03:32 PM (wrRTB)

254 Girls getting paid to be nice to democrat candidates. I believe this goes on a lot. It's called "the girlfriend experience."

Posted by: red speck at August 28, 2025 03:33 PM (0Id0S)

255 "We need paid influencers...because nobody is this dumb on purpose." -- DNC

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 28, 2025 03:33 PM (qBdHI)

256
Should I not have sent my credit card info to pay the processing charges?
Posted by: muldoon
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I received a notice (mailed from Spain!) that I had won the Spanish National Lottery. They only needed some account information to transfer the funds...

Posted by: MikeHammer, etc., etc. at August 28, 2025 03:34 PM (XeU6L)

257 NOOD

GDP revisions..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 28, 2025 03:34 PM (nbLIj)

258 252. Oy! I look forward to the redacted copy then.

Posted by: Lex at August 28, 2025 03:34 PM (l5xX+)

259 I’m sure a bunch of fake and gay influencers are really going to turn the tide for the dems. They’re not going to be just screaming at the same people that are already dems.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 28, 2025 03:34 PM (RUwyk)

260 Should I not have sent my credit card info to pay the processing charges?
Posted by: muldoon at August 28, 2025 03:29 PM (/iMjX)

I'm sure it's fine. I send your credit card information whenever I get one of those calls or mailings. I figure sooner or later it'll be real.

Law of averages, and all that.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 28, 2025 03:35 PM (khVJI)

261 And Moki, thank you for your kind words of encouragement. I'm enjoying and trying to make the best of my opportunity.

Posted by: Emmie at August 28, 2025 03:35 PM (FMtrg)

262 The same??!

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2010 & 2013, O & Joe

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 28, 2025 03:36 PM (NFX2v)

263 Joe Rogan is the liberal Joe Rogan.

Posted by: polynikes at August 28, 2025 03:36 PM (EYmYM)

264 I ask because on Tik Tok there were a bunch of these young "debaters" who were stridently anti-Trump and the biggest bunch of gaslighters you've ever seen. Harry Sisson was one, who most of you probably know. But there were a few others and they were always being accused of taking "DNC" money, which the adamantly denied. I wonder if they were part of this group.

I guess we know their law firm will be Perkins Coie.

Posted by: Lex at August 28, 2025 03:37 PM (l5xX+)

265 I actually got a text message the other day informing me I had won the Publisher's Clearing House Golden Harvest jackpot of $20 million plus $7,000/month for life and a Mercedes Benz car. At first I got a little thrill, but when they threw in the car I started to doubt the authenticity of the message.

Should I not have sent my credit card info to pay the processing charges?
Posted by: muldoon at August 28, 2025 03:29 PM (/iMjX)

What? No bank account number or cash card security password? You'll never get that money now.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 28, 2025 03:37 PM (g8Ew8)

266 Cracker Barrel is down 4% today. Maybe investors have seconds thoughts that the rubes will be fooled.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 28, 2025 03:31 PM (wrRTB)

I'm going to go there tomorrow for lunch with a couple of friends.

Posted by: polynikes at August 28, 2025 03:39 PM (EYmYM)

267 I'm honestly surprised they would need to pay them for this.

Posted by: Pious Agnostic at August 28, 2025 04:42 PM (BFEJQ)

268 "Olivia Julianna, the centrist Gen Z influencer"

Olivia(*) is not a "centrist" in any sense of the word. My goodness.

(*) She really should be named Oliver, because if you draw a mustache and a bowler hat on her and take off her glasses she looks like she should be dancing around with Stan Laurel.

Posted by: Alex at August 28, 2025 05:08 PM (EcUen)

269 The Liberal Dem-O-Rats are always lying Clinton(Bill)Obama and Biden lied every time they opened their Mouths/Pieholes

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at August 28, 2025 06:05 PM (wGqjj)

270 Wait...

Did Tay Tay and her cobwebbed vagina just make herself useful?

Wonders never cease...

Posted by: Exiled2Texas at August 28, 2025 07:18 PM (YINx+)

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