Points of view come into focus

We have had some examples of irony in the news lately.

Bernie Sanders demands Nexstar air Jimmy Kimmel while denouncing 'political pressure' on TV stations

Someone isn't paying attention to his own words here.

Blast from the past: Poor Bernie,

You don't have to be a conservative to be silenced by The Left.

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Gender and Gender Roles

David Thompson: If You Notice Our Dishonesty, We Will Punish You

A man in Switzerland is facing 10 days in prison after refusing to pay a fine for an “offensive” social media post. Emanuel Brünisholz, a wind instrument repairman from Burgdorf, was convicted under anti-discrimination laws for making a statement emphasising skeletal evidence of binary sex.

Brünisholz’s ordeal began in December of 2022 when he responded to a Facebook post by Swiss National Council member Andreas Glarner. In his comment, Brünisholz wrote: “If you dig up LGBTQI people after 200 years, you’ll only find men and women based on their skeletons. Everything else is a mental illness promoted through the curriculum.”

That would be a brave stance to take here in the USA, too. His statements attracted activists who brought legal actions.

Don't talk back, citizen. Cross-dressing men are women.
With magic woman bones.

Much more at the link.

More from David Thompson: Where perversity is status

Academia's Clown Quarter, I mean:
Marriage fundamentalism” advances “white supremacy,” according to a George Mason University professor. “I theorise that marriage fundamentalism, like structural racism, is a key structuring element of white heteropatriarchal supremacy,” Professor Bethany Letiecq wrote in the Journal of Marriage and Family.
The meaning of the term “marriage fundamentalism,” a term used repeatedly, isn’t made entirely clear, and its allegedly racist and life-crushing particulars are, inevitably, “hidden,” “invisible,” and conveniently vague – despite the loudly announced use of “an intersectional lens.” But it seems to mean something like the tendency of many adults to see marriage as of mutual benefit and an optimal way to raise children. . .

From the comments:

EmC replies, tersely,
That.
Well, if little Don’t-Know-Who-My-Dad-Is is starting fires at school and looks destined for a life of delinquency and crime, this is not obviously the fault of the happily married Mr and Mrs Jefferson and their two non-fire-starting children. And no amount of chest-puffing about “heteropatriarchy,” “unequal power relations” and “white supremacy” seems likely to alter that fact.
A child in an unstable home and consequently on an unhappy trajectory may have things to grumble about, in between the brawling and disruption, and starting fires in the toilets. But those grumbles have little to do with other people’s parents making better choices. The grumbling, it seems to me, should probably be directed closer to home.
FredTheFourth adds,
Shades of the argument, a couple of years ago, that parents who read to their young children were giving them an unfair advantage over children whose parents did not.

Some people still value marriage:

Men calling their GF their wife to see their reaction 😆 so cute pic.twitter.com/DoYvPskJ5D
— Hazel Appleyard (@HazelAppleyard_) September 26, 2025

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Retribution is wrong?

The self-righteous theme of the Left this week, I think.

Trump indictments: Not selective prosecutions. Great days for America.

Comey indictment: Selective prosecution. Horrendous day for America.

It's almost funny at this point. pic.twitter.com/e7JMOd1fgc
— MAZE (@mazemoore) September 26, 2025

I think people don’t realize the scale of the misdeeds involved in Russiagate. It would be criminal if Trump allowed intelligence/enforcement agencies to get away with what they did. https://t.co/BsrhMrg37U
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) September 27, 2025

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Don't mess things up, kids:

>210k followers
>0 (zero) engagement prior to September 10th

America didn't know they needed this particular conservatwink *at all* until the day Charlie Kirk was shot

& now he's on a ten city tour in his private jet https://t.co/9Jn4eGnVNz pic.twitter.com/UTmhwrb1hi
— Bennett's Phylactery (@extradeadjcb) September 27, 2025

Weekend Musings

Best Tucker video ever pic.twitter.com/SFNh2fe6hz
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) September 26, 2025

Oddments for the weekend, including a launderette drama; a brief history of prison breaks; some unrequested motion; and the "dynamic authenticity" of Mr William Shatner. Link in reply. pic.twitter.com/KfcrUBoKvQ
— David Thompson (@ThompsonItIsHe) September 26, 2025

This video with - Gad Saad interviewing VDH may be too long to view until you are ready to relax this weekend, but you might want to check out VDH's "Why I Don't Like Trump" Game at about 57 minutes.

Conversation starts at about two minutes.

First topic: The Miracle of Greece

VDH discusses many factors which went into the development of the civilization of the Greek city-states. Among them: philosophers and leaders also worked in the physical world, unlike most of our Ruling Class today. There were fewer specialists. The intellectual classes were not separate from people of action.

Reflections on MAGA

20 minutes - VDH, Thomas Sowell, Jordan Peterson, Gad Saad and leaving academia. Related video, Jordan Peterson

34 minutes - tragic heroes

38 minutes Saad and VDH - archetypes in history, no political correctness
Saad has a book coming out which will touch on some of these themes. What he can and cannot say. Greeks used stereotypes.

The challenge to the Western paradigm is success. Germanic nihilists took clues from some Greek philosophers.

43 minutes - Saad talks to former supermodel. Get comfortable with reality. Dowry means that older women in Greece are richer than men in their 50s.

57 minutes: VDH's "Why I Don't Like Trump" Game

1hour 07 minutes Biden was always mean

Harris . . . .

Does VDH have regrets? You might be surprised.

Reading in American History: Publius as a public writer

John Hinderaker: The Week In Pictures: Seashells Redux Edition

It was quite a week. The biggest story was the indictment of James Comey, about which I have reservations. But the indictment was a boon to memesters, who recalled Comey’s earlier art project featuring seashells.
Much more happened, too. The Trump administration adopted recommendations by the Harvard School of Public Health on the use of Tylenol by pregnant women, which were immediately denounced by leftists, even though it turned out that the manufacturer of Tylenol said the same thing. Jimmy Kimmel returned to television and garnered massive ratings in his first show back, mainly due to people tuning in to see whether he would apologize. He didn’t.
Donald Trump visited the United Nations, only to be greeted with mechanical malfunctions.
And left-wing violence continued apace, with yet more victims and with zero sign of remorse from liberal leaders.
So here we go with The Week In Pictures, Seashells Redux Edition:

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Music

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Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

This is the Thread before the Gardening Thread.

Serving your mid-day open thread needs

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Last week's thread, September 20 How did the center-left decide it wanted THESE heroes?

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

Posted by: K.T. at 11:04 AM

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Posted by: doug at September 27, 2025 11:11 AM (Hy+R4)

2 Ah. The shipwreck tale - 50 men and 50 women, 100 years later one might find a community. 100 trans, and 50 years later you'll find skeletons...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2025 11:13 AM (tubbA)

3 Good morning KT

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 11:14 AM (+qU29)

4 Two stories quoting Ace in the last 24 hours at Instapundit.

*swoons*

Posted by: Squid at September 27, 2025 11:14 AM (icH6x)

5 Thank you KT. Huge amounts of content

I think James Comey has mental illness issues. I’m not kidding. The guy is way off… delusions of grandeur

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 27, 2025 11:14 AM (nrfI8)

6 Top Five!! Watch out Blade!

Posted by: Squid at September 27, 2025 11:15 AM (icH6x)

7 /Moronspreads

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at September 27, 2025 11:16 AM (6bfM1)

8 Melania really looks lovely when she smiles. Really naturally gorgeous, but she doesn't do that often, and I understand that with all the crap that goes down, the insane hatred thrown their way. But her family gets that side of her, a lovely doting mom that effuses warmth and tenderness, radiating affection on her loved ones. Sometimes we get this brief glimpse.

Posted by: banana Dream at September 27, 2025 11:18 AM (3uBP9)

9 So, who's the chatterbox in the Augusta shirt?

Posted by: man at September 27, 2025 11:18 AM (tubbA)

10 Trump's teleprompter 'malfunction' during his UN speech reminds of the 'malfunction' of Palin's teleprompter during her acceptance of the VP nom at the GOP Convention.

Posted by: davidt at September 27, 2025 11:18 AM (i0F8b)

11 Melania really looks lovely when she smiles"

She could frown at me any time she wants. As long as I get to stare... oh my.

Posted by: man at September 27, 2025 11:19 AM (tubbA)

12 I’ve a tinge of sadness this morning. Found out one of my favorite preachers Voddie Baucham died two days ago; only 56 years old. Great man and on the heals of losing John MacArthur and Charlie Kirk. Gut punch

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 27, 2025 11:19 AM (i5Vkf)

13 Hope Brilyn has as a good run

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 11:20 AM (+qU29)

14 I think it's scary that lefty academics are afraid of "marriage fundamentalism".

Posted by: KT at September 27, 2025 11:20 AM (7vIsy)

15 Some people still value marriage:

If marriage only valued the men who value marriage. Wouldn't that be something?

Posted by: Would definitely be something at September 27, 2025 11:21 AM (TbWk/)

16 BREAKING: Collin County Announces Death Penalty Decision For Karmelo Anthony After He stabbed 17-Year-Old Football Star Austin Metcalf To Death

However, District Attorney Greg Willis clarified that because Anthony is a minor, he cannot face the death penalty or life without parole.
This comes as per Supreme Court rulings.

https://tinyurl.com/bdfk3nyj

Morning all.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 27, 2025 11:21 AM (Q9Vcs)

17 Emanuel just found out why Marxists don't debate, they can't so they shut it down.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 11:21 AM (+qU29)

18 Andrew McCarthy was on Fox and says they dont have the evidence to convict and that Comey did not authorize the leak.

A "conservative" whose every move is to protect the Deep State.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 27, 2025 11:23 AM (xTIDn)

19 >>> However, District Attorney Greg Willis clarified that because Anthony is a minor, he cannot face the death penalty or life without parole.
This comes as per Supreme Court rulings.

https://tinyurl.com/bdfk3nyj
Posted by: rickb223 at September 27, 2025 11:21 AM (Q9Vcs)

Today's "one strange tip" for evil doers:

Get all your murderous stabbin' finished up before you turn 18.

Posted by: banana Dream at September 27, 2025 11:24 AM (3uBP9)

20 Oh yes, Comey has long shown signs of what I consider borderline personality disorders of some sort, in the arrogance/delusional/megalomaniacal category.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 27, 2025 11:25 AM (U/Byj)

21 Mmm Marianna Hill, the girl standing next to Kirk. She was a cutie.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 27, 2025 11:26 AM (snZF9)

22 I'm no fan of @Comey, I think he's a smug, self-righteous clown, but I'm also not sure there's enough evidence to actually convict him of wrongdoing.

As @AndrewCMcCarthy explains well here, this is going to be a difficult case to prove.

Doesn't matter. As we learned from the Biden Administration, the purpose of prosecution is to use the unlimited resources of the Federal government to ruin people financially.

Yeah, Comey may eventually be acquitted, but let's make him spend millions defending himself.

I didn't approve of this new rule, but Biden (and Obama) put it into effect, so be it.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 27, 2025 11:26 AM (xTIDn)

23 So, who's the chatterbox in the Augusta shirt?
Posted by: man at September 27, 2025 11:18 AM (tubbA)

Seems like he wants to be the next Charlie Kirk. Tall order and TPUSA still exists…. I know nothing about him but comments on X seem to indicate he’s from a wealthy background. That’s apparently a private jet he’s flying on…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 27, 2025 11:26 AM (ANuwa)

24 I thought there was publicly known documentation of Comey's use of Richman and others for the leaks? Have long wondered by why nobody (AFAIK) has done "shadow indictments" for the coup participants (ditto for Hillary's Espionage Act crime wave at State). Just the info in the public square (thanks to various investigations and efforts) seems to provide plenty of evidence for prosecutions of all kinds.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 27, 2025 11:27 AM (U/Byj)

25 And just like that.

Good morning K.T., Good to see you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 11:28 AM (7qi4l)

26 >> However, District Attorney Greg Willis clarified that because Anthony is a minor, he cannot face the death penalty or life without parole.
This comes as per Supreme Court rulings.
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Once he's 18 toss him with general population and see how long his attitude keeps him alive.

Life in prison or death at that point is moot.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 27, 2025 11:28 AM (Q4IgG)

27 Squid at September 27, 2025 11:14 AM

I saw the story by Buck on Insty. Don't see the other one right now.

Posted by: KT at September 27, 2025 11:28 AM (7vIsy)

28 Sure hope, as some seem to be reasonably speculating, that there are many other charges and superseding indictments in Comey's near future, and the near future of many other familiar names. The pathetic Durham investigation, which labored and brought forth the mouse of the Clinesmith indictment, had better not be the pattern here.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 27, 2025 11:29 AM (U/Byj)

29 Morning Hordemates from the Oregon Coast.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2025 11:30 AM (u6/wt)

30 "Professor Bethany Letiecq"

Is she using affirmative action for consonants?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 27, 2025 11:31 AM (pIfcn)

31 In certain jurisdictions, calling your girlfriend your wife instantiates a common law marriage. All you have to do to enter a common law marriage in these jurisdictions is present yourself as husband and wife. If the girlfriend doesn’t object (the women in the video clips were all enthusiastic!) then depending on where they live, these couples may have just gotten married! Check your local laws before presenting yourselves as husband and wife. And if you mean it, put a ring on it!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2025 11:31 AM (ZVgZ4)

32 comments on X seem to indicate he’s from a wealthy background. That’s apparently a private jet he’s flying on…"

That might not go over as well...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2025 11:31 AM (tubbA)

33 Trump declares war on Portland:

Trump announces he’s sending troops to Portland:

“At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary.”

This will be fun to watch.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 27, 2025 11:31 AM (xTIDn)

34 Golly!

Posted by: Count de Monet, white heteropatriarchal supremacy at September 27, 2025 11:32 AM (wVcYX)

35 Saturday Waffle. Yay!

Posted by: Eromero at September 27, 2025 11:33 AM (CuubL)

36 Pleasing to see the positive response by girlfriends referred to as wives.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 11:34 AM (7qi4l)

37 And the loathsome Christopher Wray testified to Congress that he "didn't know" whether there were undercover Federal agents in the crowd at the Capitol on January 6th.

Prosecute him too.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 27, 2025 11:34 AM (xTIDn)

38 I wonder what the Jewish Bernie Sanders thinks about Jewish anti-American oligarch George Soros' Jewish money-manager and New York financier Howard Rubin getting indicted on human trafficking charges and claims of sex dungeons?

Posted by: Reality at September 27, 2025 11:34 AM (tGzoe)

39 "The meaning of the term “marriage fundamentalism,” a term used repeatedly, isn’t made entirely clear, "

You know, quite a lot of people didn't really give a shit about gay marriage but it was clearly the camel's nose under the tent that some warned it was. They were right just as much as your weird fat uncle Bob the militiaman was back in Michigan, 30 years ago, about the progs.

I despise certain type of busybody church folks - not the well meaning type, but those that just want their permission slip to throw rocks at something - but if that's what we require to combat the hordes of psychotic furry trannies, so be it. I always knew it was a practical tradeoff in there somewhere but did not expect the slope to be so steep, and well greased.

Posted by: heya at September 27, 2025 11:35 AM (JTJMY)

40 Andrew McCarthy was on Fox and says they dont have the evidence to convict and that Comey did not authorize the leak.

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Also, John Dillinger was just in that bank to make a deposit.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, [0] Day(s) Since Leftist Terror Attack! at September 27, 2025 11:35 AM (L/fGl)

41 Gentlemen!

A toast to our wives and girlfriends. May they never meet!

Posted by: Count de Monet, white heteropatriarchal supremacy at September 27, 2025 11:36 AM (wVcYX)

42 "24 I thought there was publicly known documentation of Comey's use of Richman and others for the leaks? Have long wondered by why nobody (AFAIK) has done "shadow indictments" for the coup participants (ditto for Hillary's Espionage Act crime wave at State). Just the info in the public square (thanks to various investigations and efforts) seems to provide plenty of evidence for prosecutions of all kinds.
Posted by: rhomboid at September 27, 2025 11:27 AM (U/Byj)"

Reality is what they say it is, or you're a bigot.

Don't make me launch into the rant about what leftism is.

Posted by: heya at September 27, 2025 11:37 AM (JTJMY)

43 Andrew McCarthy was on Fox and says they dont have the evidence to convict and that Comey did not authorize the leak.

How on Earth does McCarthy know whether Comey authorized the leak or not?

Keep licking that boot, Andrew.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 27, 2025 11:39 AM (xTIDn)

44 Time to make the brownies.

Posted by: Count de Monet, white heteropatriarchal supremacy at September 27, 2025 11:39 AM (wVcYX)

45 >>> Seems like he wants to be the next Charlie Kirk. Tall order and TPUSA still exists…. I know nothing about him but comments on X seem to indicate he’s from a wealthy background. That’s apparently a private jet he’s flying on…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 27, 2025 11:26 AM (ANuwa)

Harrumph,... I will kindly wait to see what insightful writing T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII offers us at National Topsider first. If old Coddsie likes the cut of Brynlynn's jib, well that's good enough for me. Double Harrumph!

Posted by: banana Dream at September 27, 2025 11:40 AM (3uBP9)

46 It was Antifa who declared war

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 11:41 AM (+qU29)

47 For Pete’s sake there’s video out there of Comey telling the world he leaked information to the media through Daniel Richman a prof friend of his at Columbia. Why Andrew McCarthy you big idiot would it be hard to prove?? Just roll the tape for the jury! Ya big dummy

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 27, 2025 11:41 AM (i5Vkf)

48 Tucker video is spot on.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at September 27, 2025 11:41 AM (wrRTB)

49 If Bernie really wanted to help Kimmel's ratings, he could turn on ALL the TVs in ALL of his houses.

Posted by: Ever Helpful Miklos at September 27, 2025 11:42 AM (YGmAl)

50 Irony, like silvery, only rust colored.

Posted by: toby928 at September 27, 2025 11:42 AM (jc0TO)

51 Andrew McCarthy hasn't the least idea what evidence the DOJ currently possesses against Comey. The fact that he would make such a statement suggests an effort to try and influence the outcome. There is no other alternative.

Two words: "Burn Bags"

Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2025 11:42 AM (dIske)

52 If there’s one thing the right is good at it’s grifting. This kid on the private jet is well positioned to be a very influential “thought leader” lol.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at September 27, 2025 11:42 AM (wrRTB)

53 BREAKING: Reed College has officially terminated its Community Safety Director for giving the identity of Portland Antifa militant Robert Jacob Hoopes to an FBI agent.
Hoopes was arrested by the FBI for violently assaulting an ICE agent and launching several other attacks at the Portland ICE facility in June.
He attempted to kill an ICE agent by throwing a boulder sized rock at his head.
The Community Safety Director disclosed Hoopes identity to an FBI agent when approached, which led to his arrest.
Reed College — a progressive leftist institute — said the safety director’s decision went against the college’s values.
President Audrey Bilger did not condemn Hoopes’ violence against ICE.

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Reed College is a sanctuary campus for Antifa which is just an idea anyway.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, [0] Day(s) Since Leftist Terror Attack! at September 27, 2025 11:42 AM (L/fGl)

54 There's plenty of evidence of Comey's crimes, there are more charges coming Andy you silly little f****t.

Go cry in your jerk towel you ponce.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 27, 2025 11:43 AM (XV/Pl)

55 Pleasing to see the positive response by girlfriends referred to as wives.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 11:34 AM (7qi4l)

Now they can take half the dudes' cash and earthly possessions and not have it be called theft.

Posted by: Who wouldn't be happy? at September 27, 2025 11:43 AM (TbWk/)

56
Posted by: rhomboid
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People have to be in place and the Dems shut down nominations for lower but important offices like US District Attorneys. Blue slip vetoes in blue states for Dem senators is making matters worse in places like NY, NJ, VA, MD, etc. Grassley as Chair of Judiciary is allowing Dem senators in those states to veto Trump nominees from filling those positions permanently without those Dem senators acquiescence. Part of the issue is Tillis is supporting the Dems in keeping that policy in place in Judiciary.

Imagine charging the hill with an uncertain army where 1/3 are careerist cowards toward Dem malfeasance, 1/3 are Dems likely to shoot anyone attempting to storm the heights in the back, and 1/3 are uniparty squishes that desperately want to return to the sedate pattern of brief service in DoJ time and again in order to make partner at a big law firm. Lawyers, by and large, aren't there on the right much for crusading--they want to make money. Leftists are different than their GOP counterparts, they want to run the system and make money.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 11:44 AM (WDjG6)

57 “Don't see the other one right now.”

Cult of Obama at 10:14 by Ed Driscoll.

Posted by: Squid at September 27, 2025 11:44 AM (icH6x)

58 Thank you K.T.

That WAS a ton of content.

I don't know if Canada still has them, but we had 'Human Rights Tribunals' where any poor wounded soul could go sue the person who hirt their feelings and get cash.

Pure evil.

I hope everyone involved and their bloodlines die off. Seriosly, evil.

Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at September 27, 2025 11:44 AM (Sco7b)

59 Gentlemen!

A toast to our wives and girlfriends. May they never meet!
Posted by: Count de Monet, white heteropatriarchal supremacy at September 27, 2025 11:36 AM

Gentlemen!

A toast to our wives, to our horses, and to the health of the ones who ride them.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2025 11:45 AM (0sNs1)

60 Reed College has officially terminated its Community Safety Director for giving the identity of Portland Antifa militant Robert Jacob Hoopes to an FBI agent.

Not true - the FBI already knew who Hoopes was, all the community safety guy did was provide Hoopes' current address.

Hopefully there will be a very large judgment in the wrongful termination suit.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 27, 2025 11:45 AM (xTIDn)

61 I'm no fan of @Comey, I think he's a smug, self-righteous clown, but I'm also not sure there's enough evidence to actually convict him of wrongdoing.

It's hard to get someone to understand when their employment depends on them not understanding.

McCarthy is on the take.

Posted by: toby928 at September 27, 2025 11:46 AM (jc0TO)

62 47 For Pete’s sake there’s video out there of Comey telling the world he leaked information to the media through Daniel Richman a prof friend of his at Columbia. Why Andrew McCarthy you big idiot would it be hard to prove?? Just roll the tape for the jury! Ya big dummy
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Comey leaked information to his current lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald.

Just consider McCarthy as a useless collaborator with DoJ injustice under Biden, Obama, and to some degree under Trump I with Rod, the Rat, Rosenstein running the department while Sleepy Jeff did little to nothing in office.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 11:46 AM (WDjG6)

63 Reed College — a progressive leftist institute — said the safety director’s decision went against the college’s values.

It follows then that Reed College values are harboring a felon, obstruction of justice, and accessory after the fact.

Posted by: But they'll never ask "are we the baddies" at September 27, 2025 11:46 AM (TbWk/)

64 Not true - the FBI already knew who Hoopes was, all the community safety guy did was provide Hoopes' current address.

Hopefully there will be a very large judgment in the wrongful termination suit.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
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And defund Reed College from federal student aid to go there.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 11:47 AM (WDjG6)

65 NEW: Chuck Todd *ATTACKS* ICE agents as un-American "THUGS" — literally right after saying we must "turn down the rhetoric" after latest shooting
"I'm not going to sit here and say ICE is bringing this upon themselves — but why are we masking the agents when they come after people?"
"This is America. This is not jack-booted thugs ... that is not what America is supposed to be."
"When you sort of govern in a nihilistic way, you're going to end up creating a lot of nihilists. And that's a very scary proposition for those of us that would like to live in free, normal America."

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Hey! Free, normal America is what I want too!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, [0] Day(s) Since Leftist Terror Attack! at September 27, 2025 11:47 AM (L/fGl)

66 I knew about Reed way back in the olden days. It had the reputation as a leftist freak show college. I can only imagine what it is today.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at September 27, 2025 11:48 AM (wrRTB)

67 54 There's plenty of evidence of Comey's crimes, there are more charges coming Andy you silly little f****t.

Go cry in your jerk towel you ponce.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 27, 2025 11:43 AM (XV/Pl)
_______________________________

Anyone with a brain who has worked in an investigative capacity (or even on the corporate level) knows that when an executive is taking certain liberties with the law you DOCUMENT THE HELL OUT OF IT ON THE SLY in the possibility that YOU might get drawn into it.

Again, Two words: "Burn bags"
One more word: "whistleblowers"

Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2025 11:50 AM (dIske)

68 Reed College — a progressive leftist institute — said the safety director’s decision went against the college’s values.

It follows then that Reed College values are harboring a felon, obstruction of justice, and accessory after the fact.
Posted by: But they'll never ask "are we the baddies"

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That and Burn, m*th*rf*ck*r, burn!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, [0] Day(s) Since Leftist Terror Attack! at September 27, 2025 11:50 AM (L/fGl)

69 Left: we should dox and kill every ice agent

Also left: how you ice guys wear masks?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at September 27, 2025 11:50 AM (wrRTB)

70 54 There's plenty of evidence of Comey's crimes, there are more charges coming Andy you silly little f****t.

Go cry in your jerk towel you ponce.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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McCarthy is there to dispense disinformation for the Left so on TV shows, Dems can use the talking point that even those on the Right (McCarthy) show OrangemanBad.

Essentially he is an apologist for Democrats and institutional lawlessness. He should be treated with contempt by anyone on the Right and be treated like Jonah as a spineless, corrupt twit singing for his supper at NR at the behest of leftists. McCarthy is a Fifth Columnist using WWII era language.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 11:51 AM (WDjG6)

71
True or not true?

The Comey prosecution can be used to blow the whole Russia Hoax wide open, once and for all?

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 11:52 AM (rVkEy)

72 "Wife"?!

HE TOLD ME HE LEFT THAT BITCH

Posted by: mea culpa at September 27, 2025 11:52 AM (dQmF8)

73 Hakeem Jeffries Vows Anyone Involved in Comey Indictment "Will Face Accountability"

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Well, if there's one thing Extreme Hakeem is known for it's justice.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, [0] Day(s) Since Leftist Terror Attack! at September 27, 2025 11:54 AM (L/fGl)

74 Just the info in the public square (thanks to various investigations and efforts) seems to provide plenty of evidence for prosecutions of all kinds.
Posted by: rhomboid
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7 of Comey's minions at FBI have already testified about Comey leaking information in IG investigations.

Never consider anything that McCarthy says as true, useful, or informative.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 11:54 AM (WDjG6)

75 True or not true?

The Comey prosecution can be used to blow the whole Russia Hoax wide open, once and for all?

Posted by: Soothsayer
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Yes and to prove conspiracy as Tulsi has declassifed Artic Haze op which was essentially a coverup of Russia Russia and to hide the wrongful prosecution of Trump by special prosecutor Mueller.

That particular charge of denying civil rights under color of the law is particularly sweeping and was original used against Democrats in the South in power to go after blacks and others voting Republican. See Cruikshank case as an example. of how bad it can get.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 11:57 AM (WDjG6)

76 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Posted by: Lord Comey at September 27, 2025 11:57 AM (mfT7D)

77 McCarthy's a turncoat. Dante assigned the treacherous to the ninth circle of hell, the deepest part of the whole inferno where Satan himself is damned to spend eternity.

Posted by: There's a lesson here somewhere at September 27, 2025 11:57 AM (TbWk/)

78 There's plenty of evidence of Comey's crimes, there are more charges coming Andy you silly little f****t.

Go cry in your jerk towel you ponce.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 27, 2025 11:43 AM (XV/Pl)

The single most important task of the Trump Administration is to weed out the traitors in the government, whose purpose has been to undermine the will of the people.

I really don't care when the whores take to corporate media and complain about it, they're just noise. I want to know that Trump hired the right people to get this job done.

As has been said many times, many ways, Comey is just the first. We have a list. Get them indicted, prosecuted, sentenced, and punished.

Posted by: BurtTC at September 27, 2025 11:57 AM (1qIT0)

79
Democrats: ICE deserves violent assaults against them for enforcing the Law

Also Democrats: Comey deserves a pass for breaking the law.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 11:58 AM (rVkEy)

80 whig the "blue slip" system has long been pernicious, but of course now is an outright disaster, with a change-agent in the WH and the pathetic corrupt system facing its first meaningful prospect of change in memory.

GOP voters are such a disaster. Tillis is 100% the sort of saboteur who is vital in blocking attempts to end America's decline, and was obviously such from the outset. He has many partners in disaster in the Senate, only an unlikely blow-out (like 1980) that substantially changes the nature of the GOP majority can help enable real change.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 27, 2025 11:58 AM (U/Byj)

81 Hakeem Jeffries Vows Anyone Involved in Comey Indictment "Will Face Accountability"

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Well, if there's one thing Extreme Hakeem is known for it's justice.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, [0] Day(s) Since Leftist Terror Attack! at September 27, 2025 11:54 AM (L/fGl)

Thanks, Hacky, now we know you're in on it.

Posted by: BurtTC at September 27, 2025 12:00 PM (1qIT0)

82 Taliban Shuts Down Internet , Leaving Afghans to Fear Losing “Last Hope”

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And memes! Don't forget the memes!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, [0] Day(s) Since Leftist Terror Attack! at September 27, 2025 12:00 PM (L/fGl)

83 whig I pay no attention to McCarthy for many years now.

I can only recall one sensible or serious thing he ever said, which was that "liberal" SCOTUS justices don't judge, they vote. An obvious thing to point out, but it was pithy.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 27, 2025 12:01 PM (U/Byj)

84 I couldn't help noticing the full court press popping up immediately after the indictment. McCarthy, then John Brennan pops up out of his cryochamber to insist that Comey didn't nothing wrong.

Of course Brennan is making that noise. He's on the hook too if Comey gets bogged down in future charges and needs to point a finger to get a plea deal lessening his own penalties. Expect James Clapper to show up shortly doing the same thing.

Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2025 12:04 PM (dIske)

85 Comedy break: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=816454544256196

Posted by: Beverly at September 27, 2025 12:04 PM (Epeb0)

86 Armed Queers meeting in SLC. Anybody have 411 on how it's going?

Posted by: torabora at September 27, 2025 12:08 PM (CaODM)

87 I'm generally not in favor of law enforcement wearing masks. However in the case of ICE agents you have entire organizations planning and executing violent attacks against them for carrying out their long-authorized lawful duties. They've also stated no compunction about killing families of people they disfavor. So in this extreme set of circumstances I can live with it.

Posted by: We shouldn't be here but here we are at September 27, 2025 12:10 PM (TbWk/)

88
biden senile montage:

https://is.gd/zVxJ0W

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 12:10 PM (rVkEy)

89 80 whig the "blue slip" system has long been pernicious, but of course now is an outright disaster, with a change-agent in the WH and the pathetic corrupt system facing its first meaningful prospect of change in memory.

GOP voters are such a disaster. Tillis is 100% the sort of saboteur who is vital in blocking attempts to end America's decline, and was obviously such from the outset. He has many partners in disaster in the Senate, only an unlikely blow-out (like 1980) that substantially changes the nature of the GOP majority can help enable real change.
Posted by: rhomboid
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Blue slip is simply one more ahistorical and non constitutional norm that the Senate engages in to created the dubious notion of senatorial courtesy to prevent nominees they dislike from being appointed.

Main use of blue slip policy was to prevent federal judges and district attorneys during segregation era from being appointed by Republicans. A thoroughly dishonorable precedent.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 12:12 PM (WDjG6)

90 Of course Brennan is making that noise. He's on the hook too if Comey gets bogged down in future charges and needs to point a finger to get a plea deal lessening his own penalties. Expect James Clapper to show up shortly doing the same thing.
Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2025 12:04 PM (dIske)

The full nest of hideous vipers.

Posted by: LASue at September 27, 2025 12:12 PM (lCppi)

91 It’s breathtaking to watch the msm act as if Trump is the first president to indict his political opponents. Like they’re just ignoring what happened during the Biden years. Not even trying to say yeah well it’s different because reasons. They’re just straight up ignoring it.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at September 27, 2025 12:12 PM (wrRTB)

92 The dog is combed and my friends across the street gave me a big bowl of those small tomatoes.

Next up, cleaning the kitchen, dining room and living room. The house is almost mine. I can't believe this took three months. There were booze days. I was getting rid of a lot of Mom's stuff.

Across the street was something on the ground. I looked. A Canadian flag. I'm unjabbed in Canada. That flag is right where it belongs.

Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at September 27, 2025 12:12 PM (Sco7b)

93 Of course Brennan is making that noise. He's on the hook too if Comey gets bogged down in future charges and needs to point a finger to get a plea deal lessening his own penalties. Expect James Clapper to show up shortly doing the same thing.
Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2025 12:04 PM (dIske)

People say it's like a crime syndicate. No! It IS a crime syndicate, and the government has learned how to take down such entities.

You take down the weakest link, and you get them to roll over on the operation. Comey is that weakling.

Posted by: BurtTC at September 27, 2025 12:13 PM (KRxpN)

94 Frankly, there is no deep state thug I'd rather see in prison than Andrew Weismann. His prosecutorial excesses go back decades and have ruined scores, if not hundreds, of lives.

Posted by: Paco at September 27, 2025 12:13 PM (mADJX)

95 Armed Queers meeting in SLC. Anybody have 411 on how it's going?
Posted by: torabora at September 27, 2025 12:08 PM (CaODM)

No, but if they're armed, they likely have poop up to their elbows.

Posted by: BurtTC at September 27, 2025 12:14 PM (KRxpN)

96 McCarthy's a turncoat. Dante assigned the treacherous to the ninth circle of hell, the deepest part of the whole inferno where Satan himself is damned to spend eternity.
Posted by: There's a lesson here somewhere at September 27, 2025 11:57 AM (TbWk/)

I wonder about him-- evilly treacherous, or good-naturedly misguided about the depth of corruption surrounding him?

Posted by: LASue at September 27, 2025 12:15 PM (lCppi)

97 23 So, who's the chatterbox in the Augusta shirt?
Posted by: man at September 27, 2025 11:18 AM (tubbA)

Seems like he wants to be the next Charlie Kirk. Tall order and TPUSA still exists…. I know nothing about him but comments on X seem to indicate he’s from a wealthy background. That’s apparently a private jet he’s flying on…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Fake grifter after fortune and fame. And any 'follower' count is readily manipulated by buying bot networks to add to them for pretty cheap on the darkweb.

So anyone saying they are popular via follower accounts--a quick look at follower accounts will show basically no activity. That means a bot.

Social media is infested with bots and that includes many forums like Disqus, etc.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 12:16 PM (WDjG6)

98 I wonder about him-- evilly treacherous, or good-naturedly misguided about the depth of corruption surrounding him?
Posted by: LASue
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All his mistakes are aligned with the left, never the right. Pretty clear indication he is comped by the left. NR went to a model in the GWB era where their big funds come from large donors including corporations like Google. They no longer make much from donations, etc. from the little guys.

Their opinions are up for rent to who pays them.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 12:18 PM (WDjG6)

99 Frankly, there is no deep state thug I'd rather see in prison than Andrew Weismann. His prosecutorial excesses go back decades and have ruined scores, if not hundreds, of lives.

Posted by: Paco at September 27, 2025 12:13 PM (mADJX)

Fuck prison, he needs volcano skeet. Pull, fire, lands in a volcano.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 27, 2025 12:19 PM (snZF9)

100 That and Burn, m*th*rf*ck*r, burn!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, [0] Day(s) Since Leftist Terror Attack! at September 27, 2025 11:50 AM

Word.

YouTube: https://bit.ly/42MQc2x

Posted by: Bloodhound Gang at September 27, 2025 12:20 PM (P5BPp)

101 McCarthy is another former Republican who lost his way

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 12:20 PM (+qU29)

102 That colored girl has so much pent up. She's literally blowing g a gasket.

Posted by: sTevo at September 27, 2025 12:24 PM (c27kw)

103 We could have a poll which forner Government official who you want to see in jail.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 12:25 PM (+qU29)

104 I have to take a Bernie and wipe my Sanders.

Posted by: Street Lingo at September 27, 2025 12:26 PM (R/m4+)

105
So, who's the chatterbox in the Augusta shirt?
Posted by: man

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Conservatwink is a great neologism. I expect tons of grifters and fakes in the new wave of Charlie's popularity. I don't know about that guy but if he's as fake as he looks and if he persists, he'll be found in bed with a bevy of girls or a bevy of boys within... three years?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 27, 2025 12:26 PM (n7CIX)

106 That colored girl has so much pent up. She's literally blowing g a gasket.
Posted by: sTevo at September 27, 2025 12:24 PM (c27kw)

And the colored girls go
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo...

Posted by: Zombie Lou Reed, Homosexual Tranny Lover at September 27, 2025 12:27 PM (R/m4+)

107 So much if President Trump is after former opponents, Hakeem is saying anyone helping Trump will be next .

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 12:28 PM (+qU29)

108 Taliban Shuts Down Internet , Leaving Afghans to Fear Losing “Last Hope”

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And memes! Don't forget the memes!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, [0] Day(s) Since Leftist Terror Attack! at September 27, 2025 12:00 PM (L/fGl)

Where will they get their OnlyGoats feed from now?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 27, 2025 12:29 PM (S/Y4j)

109 Thx K.T. I can't help but think Andy McCarthy gets a stipend from his deep state buddies for the fawning coverage he gives them on Fox. A couple of times he's been "surprised" but it takes evidence that kicks him in the nads to do so

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 27, 2025 12:30 PM (Won9F)

110 Reed College — a progressive leftist institute — said the safety director’s decision went against the college’s values.

Reed College should be firey but mostly peaceful. Don LeMon approved.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 27, 2025 12:31 PM (QZThv)

111 The Democrats have two things they are fixated on right now (ignoring better takes they could be using):

1) Its unAmerican and unjust to ever hold a Democrat responsible for breaking the law
2) Trump is responsible for them refusing to negotiate with the GOP on the budget deal

Oh, and they are claiming that the FBI agents at January 6th were not infiltrating the crowd or undercover, they were sent "in response" to the protest. They just showed up in civilian clothing, didn't identify themselves, or wear their FBI jackets.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 27, 2025 12:32 PM (dfIr7)

112 That Melania picture is priceless

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 12:32 PM (+qU29)

113 Of course Brennan is making that noise. He's on the hook too

Yeah, Brennan is next, which is why he's been making pathetic bleating noises for months now. And the case against him is WAY more dire than Comey.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 27, 2025 12:32 PM (dfIr7)

114 Pleasing to see the positive response by girlfriends referred to as wives.

Nowadays they're pleased because it means they can file for divorce, get half his stuff or more, and start an OnlyFans.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 27, 2025 12:33 PM (QZThv)

115 Conservatwink is a great neologism. I expect tons of grifters and fakes in the new wave of Charlie's popularity.

Never heard of him. Maybe he's legit but I expect a whole wave of grifters trying to take Charlie's crown. Ben Shaprio "offered" to run TPUSA, because he hates and tries to destroy any competition to his organization.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 27, 2025 12:34 PM (dfIr7)

116 We could have a poll which forner Government official who you want to see in jail.
Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 12:25 PM (+qU29)

Be more efficient to have a list of who we don't want jailed. But off the top of my head Joe and Hunter Biden, Byrd, Fanzone (faggot hipster perjuring cop), Strzok, Page, everyone involved in the voter fraud ops in 2020, Fauci, Comey, Brennan, most of the Capitol police from J6, Obama (for providing material aid and support to known sponsors of international terrorism), Maxine Waters et al for direct incitement to violence, General Milly for gross insubordination and espionage, and Methodists.

Posted by: I could go on all day at September 27, 2025 12:35 PM (TbWk/)

117 Ben Shaprio "offered" to run TPUSA, because he hates and tries to destroy any competition to his organization.

He immediately disqualified himself by saying he's scared to do the in-person debates though. I mean, yes, the threat is certainly real, but they could do the thick glass thing like at the memorial.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 27, 2025 12:36 PM (QZThv)

118 86 Armed Queers meeting in SLC. Anybody have 411 on how it's going?
Posted by: torabora at September 27, 2025 12:08 PM (CaODM)

I heard they came to blows

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 27, 2025 12:36 PM (pIfcn)

119 114 Pleasing to see the positive response by girlfriends referred to as wives.

Nowadays they're pleased because it means they can file for divorce, get half his stuff or more, and start an OnlyFans.
Posted by: Ian S. at September 27, 2025 12:33 PM (QZThv)

LOL that's pretty much what I said, minus the OF.

Posted by: Icing on the cake at September 27, 2025 12:37 PM (TbWk/)

120 Armed Queers meeting in SLC. Anybody have 411 on how it's going?

There's at least a 50% chance someone gets shot for an accidental misgendering.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 27, 2025 12:37 PM (QZThv)

121 He immediately disqualified himself by saying he's scared to do the in-person debates though.

I like Shapiro in some ways, he's got good stuff to say, he's really smart and quick on his feet, and he does a lot of good. He used to do the college thing too. But he's also troubling to me because he's so driven by wanting to make money with his organization and he's at heart a NY Leftist Jew who has learned Conservatism rather than conservative at heart. It slips out every so often with terrible takes on events.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 27, 2025 12:38 PM (dfIr7)

122 118 86 Armed Queers meeting in SLC. Anybody have 411 on how it's going?
Posted by: torabora at September 27, 2025 12:08 PM (CaODM)

Lots of sword fighting going on.

Posted by: Of the pork kind at September 27, 2025 12:39 PM (TbWk/)

123
Did Charlie ever post anything like "Here I am on a private jet as I begin my 10-city tour!"?

I doubt it. That conspicuous luxury consumption is the sort of thing cultists and phoneys do. Cf. Evita Peron and Jeff Ayan and DOZENS of others, those are the two who rankle me the most at the moment.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 27, 2025 12:39 PM (n7CIX)

124 99 Fuck prison, he needs volcano skeet. Pull, fire, lands in a volcano. - Berserker-Dragonheads Division

I second the motion. Show of hands?

Posted by: Paco at September 27, 2025 12:42 PM (mADJX)

125
Since we're talking about facing debates at colleges, it's time for my threadly plug of the WalkAway gang, who have been doing this for some time. I've never seen them fail a single challenge. Watch their performance at UC Irvine on YouTube. The leader, Brandon Straka, was one of the imprisoned J6ers and he fought insane obstacles to come back.

I know I'm a broken record on this, but I only do it when it comes up!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 27, 2025 12:43 PM (n7CIX)

126 LOL that's pretty much what I said, minus the OF.
Posted by: Icing on the cake at September 27, 2025 12:37 PM (TbWk
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Enjoy your cocoa and INCEL life.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 12:44 PM (7qi4l)

127 The thing about Trump talking for an hour unscripted....
What sets him and some others apart from folks who may have great delivery but need to read from a script is that Trump actually knows what he's talking about.

Now, you might not agree with him ir he might not be right. But he knows the FUNDAMENTALS of what he's talking about. He has principles on which his thinking is based. And he can reason from his principles to a conclusion (even a new conclusion). He has firm foundations from which he thinks his way to conclusions.

That was also something that Charlie Kirk had going for him. Absolute conviction of certain principles, and the ability to reason from them.

Posted by: GWB at September 27, 2025 12:45 PM (Dvcu+)

128 123
Did Charlie ever post anything like "Here I am on a private jet as I begin my 10-city tour!"?

I doubt it. That conspicuous luxury consumption is the sort of thing cultists and phoneys do. Cf. Evita Peron and Jeff Ayan and DOZENS of others, those are the two who rankle me the most at the moment.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 27, 2025 12:39 PM (n7CIX)

For people who are are social media natives, actively posting on social media. it amazes me that I want to ask them, "You know we can see you, right?"

Posted by: Thorstein Veblin at September 27, 2025 12:45 PM (pIfcn)

129 >>>Ben Shaprio "offered" to run TPUSA, because he hates and tries to destroy any competition to his organization.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Originally heard that it was a lock. So glad it's not. I cannot like that guy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 12:47 PM (7qi4l)

130
ots of sword fighting going on.
Posted by: Of the pork kind

Those cats were fast as lightning.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 27, 2025 12:49 PM (63Dwl)

131 I like Shapiro in some ways, he's got good stuff to say, he's really smart and quick on his feet, and he does a lot of good. He used to do the college thing too.

100%. He does do and say a lot of good, even great things. I thought it was a hilarious bit of culture jamming when he was briefly #1 on the rap charts last year. But his bad takes are *really* bad.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 27, 2025 12:49 PM (QZThv)

132 >>>Comey leaked information to his current lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald.

>I'm holding my breath until Comey leaks information to his new jailer, Gerald Fitzpatrick.

Posted by: Lord Comey at September 27, 2025 12:50 PM (mfT7D)

133 Ben Shaprio "offered" to run TPUSA, because he hates and tries to destroy any competition to his organization.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Originally heard that it was a lock. So glad it's not. I cannot like that guy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27,

I can't listen to him. He talks like he's a product tester for a meth lab.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 27, 2025 12:51 PM (snZF9)

134
"Here I am on a private jet as I begin my 10-city tour!"?

He took off that night on a ten city tour.
A ten city tour.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 27, 2025 12:51 PM (63Dwl)

135 My 18th century alter ego had Brennan's number years ago.

https://tinyurl.com/mrymx4pa

Posted by: Paco at September 27, 2025 12:52 PM (mADJX)

136 whoops.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 27, 2025 12:52 PM (mfT7D)

137
Ben Shaprio "offered" to run TPUSA...
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Wasn't this a twitter hoax?

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 12:52 PM (rVkEy)

138 Did Charlie ever post anything like "Here I am on a private jet as I begin my 10-city tour!"?

I doubt it. That conspicuous luxury consumption is the sort of thing cultists and phoneys do. Cf. Evita Peron and Jeff Ayan and DOZENS of others, those are the two who rankle me the most at the moment.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 27, 2025 12:39 PM (n7CIX)

I've watched a lot of his stuff and never did I see Kirk do anything self-aggrandizing. Part of his appeal was his lack of ego and generally open approach despite being firm and direct. That's not something you can fake

Posted by: Genuine sincere and approachable at September 27, 2025 12:53 PM (TbWk/)

139 I read articles from Ben, can't say read any red flags from him

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 12:54 PM (+qU29)

140 So, who is the pajama boy on the private plane?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 27, 2025 12:54 PM (snZF9)

141
btw, the latest fake Kirk conspiracy theory from idiots on "our side" is he was wearing an explosive device. Yeah, the microphone pinned to his t-shirt was implanted with tiny explosives.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 12:55 PM (rVkEy)

142 Ben Shaprio "offered" to run TPUSA, because he hates and tries to destroy any competition to his organization.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Originally heard that it was a lock. So glad it's not. I cannot like that guy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27,

That would be a horrible idea. His personality would not fit AT ALL with Kirk's vision.

Posted by: Decent debater, not a people person at September 27, 2025 12:55 PM (TbWk/)

143 I read articles from Ben, can't say read any red flags from him

He usually is quite good, but for example with the Covington kids he was TOTALLY wrong and had the wrong take. His initial reaction was "bad white boys being racist!"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 27, 2025 12:57 PM (dfIr7)

144 Have hears Gad before, but can't stop thinking his name should be Glad Saad

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 12:57 PM (+qU29)

145 these couples may have just gotten married!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2025 11:31 AM (ZVgZ4)

For a common law marriage, they will have to continue representing themselves that way for a period of years. One instance does not a marriage make.

Posted by: GWB at September 27, 2025 12:57 PM (Dvcu+)

146 Reed College — a progressive leftist institute — said the safety director’s decision went against the college’s values.
President Audrey Bilger did not condemn Hoopes’ violence against ICE.

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Reed College is a sanctuary campus for Antifa which is just an idea anyway.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, [0] Day(s) Since Leftist Terror Attack! at September 27, 2025 11:42 AM (L/fGl)

Charge the cunt with obstruction.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2025 12:58 PM (o46Y5)

147 For people who are are social media natives, actively posting on social media. it amazes me that I want to ask them, "You know we can see you, right?"
Posted by: Thorstein Veblin at September 27, 2025 12:45 PM (pIfcn)

Somewhat related are these people going out on TikTok boohooin' an' cryin' that they got fired because someone send their publicly posted video cheering and celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination. Um...you put it out there for everyone to see but it's some terrible act of "doxxing" and invasion of privacy for someone to bring it to the attention of your employer, which they also probably got from your publicly posted information. If you don't want them to see it, keep it private. Or better yet keep your murderous demonic thoughts to yourself.

Posted by: They made my public TikTok public! OMG! at September 27, 2025 12:59 PM (TbWk/)

148 Charge the cunt with obstruction.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2025 12:58 PM (o46Y5)

They send Martha Stewart to prison for less!

Posted by: A little equal justice under the law would be nice at September 27, 2025 01:00 PM (TbWk/)

149 Focus? Bofus?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at September 27, 2025 01:02 PM (XwY6p)

150 Morning, AoSHQ Imperials! Well, for two more minutes where I am it'll be morning. I've driven around Evansville looking at four houses I saw on Realtor. Two were very nice and so were their neighborhoods. The other two were not. The last one, in fact, had a marvelous view of a truck loading facility across the street. Uh, no, I 'm not gonna live there.

Anyway! Last day in IN. I still am thinking of driving to the seafood place in the toney little suburb SE of here; I've been through there in daylight and should have no trouble negotiating my way back after dark. ("Should"! Ha!)

Tomorrow after a quick breakfast, I load up the Buick and hit the road for Birmingham. Nashville is the only bad part, but maybe it wont be so busy on the interstates early on a Sunday. Maybe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2025 01:02 PM (cCu74)

151 Bertram so your saying Mary Ann and Ginger are along with him?

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 01:02 PM (+qU29)

152 Incidentally, Gad Saad is smart and super funny. He'd be a great HQ commenter. He was just on with Michael Malice a week or two ago and I laughed almost the entire time. He's moving from Concordia University in Montreal to Ole Miss, where the university won't have to provide him armed security on campus because he's openly pro-Israel. (Also, Concordia has a 5-year plan to replace Western science with native American woo-woo).

Something he said that I don't think is well known but should be: he said Quebec has quietly become packed full of violent Muslims over the last 10 years. Trump may want to fortify the northern border.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 27, 2025 01:03 PM (QZThv)

153 They send Martha Stewart to prison for less!
Posted by: A little equal justice under the law would be nice at September 27, 2025 01:00 PM (TbWk/)
Not a good thing.

Posted by: Eromero at September 27, 2025 01:03 PM (NqdXs)

154 Across the street was something on the ground. I looked. A Canadian flag. I'm unjabbed in Canada. That flag is right where it belongs.
Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at September 27, 2025 12:12 PM (Sco7b)

The Liberal maple leaf flag is asswipe. I was born under the Red Ensign; and if I ever fly a flag, it shall be that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2025 01:04 PM (o46Y5)

155 Mikue Sherrill's campaign keeps getting worse. Turns out her husband was involved in the cheating scandal at Annapolis per the NY Post. Read what occurred and you realize that the service academies have fallen a long way in discipline. Both hubby and wife would have been tossed out in the past as would about 50 other people

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 27, 2025 01:04 PM (Won9F)

156 ou know, quite a lot of people didn't really give a shit about gay marriage but it was clearly the camel's nose under the tent that some warned it was.
Posted by: heya at September 27, 2025 11:35 AM (JTJMY)

Nope. That was somewhere around the hump.
No-fault divorce was the nose. It totally devalued the concept of marriage so that gay marriage could even think about getting under the tent.

Posted by: GWB at September 27, 2025 01:04 PM (Dvcu+)

157 I agree about the dynamic authenticity of William Shatner, but I couldn't see how to play the video.

The first couple of girls reacting to being called "wife" were funny and endearing. I don't recall Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 ever reacting like that to that term, but both were as hilarious as she could be and often was.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2025 01:05 PM (cCu74)

158 Pam Bondi should indite Bernie Sanders so she can go through Bernie's underwear drawers.

Don't judge.

Posted by: Why Not at September 27, 2025 01:05 PM (R/m4+)

159 135 My 18th century alter ego had Brennan's number years ago.

https://tinyurl.com/mrymx4pa
Posted by: Paco
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...the President is not bound for the dustbin of history, but I am willing to wager that your revolting obloquy will prove to be nothing more in the end than polemical night soil, suitable for the nurturing of the noxious nostrums that will ever only, may it please God, flourish in the hot house of the radical imagination, but remain as a stench in the nostrils of all citizens dedicated to the sacred principles of liberty and justice under the law.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 01:06 PM (7qi4l)

160
The "president" of Colombia, who is a big Fag, which is barely a real "country," was just in NY and decided to talk shit and campaign for moondanky.

He then decided to pick up a bullhorn and say this in Spanish: "I ask to all the soldiers of the US Army don't put your hands against the people. Disobey the Trump orders. Obey the order of humanity."

Then, you'll never guess what happened next.

VISA re-fucking-voked.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 01:06 PM (rVkEy)

161 "Professor Bethany Letiecq"

Sounds like a bitchy scold that would benefit from a few sessions with Le Coq...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at September 27, 2025 01:07 PM (BzKt5)

162 ots of sword fighting going on.
Posted by: Of the pork kind
*
Those cats were fast as lightning.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 27, 2025

***
And it was more than a little bit frightening!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2025 01:07 PM (cCu74)

163 Dean Bilger at Reed looks about like what you'd expect. Married to a lady. Too many stereotypes

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 27, 2025 01:10 PM (Won9F)

164 The Liberal maple leaf flag is asswipe. I was born under the Red Ensign; and if I ever fly a flag, it shall be that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2025 01:04 PM (o46Y5)

It's been there for days and days.

We have a fair number of people that walk by. Some must have noticed.

No one cares. Lol. That's funny. I'm going to see how long it stays there.

Could you imagine an American flag on the ground and the different response?

Anyways. I hope you are well. Back to the house.

Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at September 27, 2025 01:11 PM (Sco7b)

165 156 ou know, quite a lot of people didn't really give a shit about gay marriage but it was clearly the camel's nose under the tent that some warned it was.
Posted by: heya at September 27, 2025 11:35 AM (JTJMY)

Nope. That was somewhere around the hump.
No-fault divorce was the nose. It totally devalued the concept of marriage so that gay marriage could even think about getting under the tent.
Posted by: GWB at September 27, 2025 01:04 PM (Dvcu+)

Pretty much. While in theory marriage is a good thing I cannot hold onto the tradcon idea that it is always an unalloyed good for everyone all the time despite current legal and cultural incentives and disincentives. Marriage was basically rendered a nullity with no-fault, and turned into a trap for unwary men. Lots of guys have been utterly ruined by marriage and divorce, to the point they're 6-8 times more likely to kill themselves post-divorce than women. By the time gay "marriage" rolled around it had pretty much gone to shit as an institution anyway, turned into an obscene mocking imposter. I don't like that it was gutted and then worn as a skinsuit but in hindsight gay marriage was a pretty forseeable consequence.

Posted by: The rot started earlier and went deeper at September 27, 2025 01:12 PM (TbWk/)

166
The homosexual pervert "president" of Colombia, which is not really a country, found out his US visa was pulled.

He went on Twitter to make things worse for himself:

"Separating the U.S. from Colombia is what the mafias need.

What the U.S. govt is doing to me breaks all the norms of immunity on which the functioning of the United Nations and its General Assembly is based.

There is total immunity for presidents attending the General Assembly, and the U.S. cannot condition the opinion of the U.S. [note: I believe this homo commie idiot and his gay translator meant to write U.N.]."

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 01:13 PM (rVkEy)

167 Fuck Bernie Sanders with a rusty chainsaw

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at September 27, 2025 01:14 PM (BzKt5)

168 They send Martha Stewart to prison for less!
Posted by: A little equal justice under the law would be nice at September 27, 2025 01:00 PM (TbWk/)

Not a good thing.
Posted by: Eromero at September 27, 2025 01:03 PM (NqdXs)

I only just learned Comey was responsible for Stewart's indictment!

This seems to be one of those ultimate hoistings on one's own petards.

Posted by: BurtTC at September 27, 2025 01:14 PM (spa8z)

169 posted on the wrong thread but here is is :

He immediately disqualified himself by saying he's scared to do the in-person debates though.

==

he said that he will continue going on college campuses, just not doing outdoor debates
Posted by: runner at September 27, 2025 01:11 PM (g47mK)

346 You people with your BS about Shapiro, forced me , after 8-10 years of ignoring him, to look into what Ben what was up to. And no, another BS rumor is that he was taking over, or meant to take over TPUSA.
Posted by: runner at September 27, 2025 01:12 PM (g47mK)

yourwelcome

Posted by: runner at September 27, 2025 01:14 PM (g47mK)

170 I heard they came to blows"

They're very polite. Several were heard to say "let me push that stool in for you"...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2025 01:14 PM (tubbA)

171
Oh, and he finished his stupid tweet with something WE agree on:

"The United Nations headquarters cannot continue to be in New York."

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 01:15 PM (rVkEy)

172 He has his own organization, maybe he offered to help, just like everyone out there from VP Vance on down.

Posted by: runner at September 27, 2025 01:15 PM (g47mK)

173 Dean Bilger at Reed looks about like what you'd expect. Married to a lady. Too many stereotypes
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 27, 2025 01:10 PM (Won9F)

"Married to a lady". (?)
Couldn't find a guy to pump the bilges, I guess.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2025 01:16 PM (o46Y5)

174 a few sessions with Rex deQuim.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at September 27, 2025 01:16 PM (nQDRM)

175
And for some stupid reason, President Trump is thrilled and think it's wonderful the stupid "World Cup" for soccer is in the USA, in, what, 2026?

I do Not want these people here. Fuck off, FIFA. Fuck off, soccer. Fuck off, foreign trash.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 01:17 PM (rVkEy)

176
Obey the order of humanity."

Posted by: Soothsayer

===========

Good lord, are he and Comey using the same Vaunted Rhetoric generator?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 27, 2025 01:18 PM (n7CIX)

177 Now utube keeps posting vids from Shapiro, Knowles, Walsh and Brett Cooper.

Posted by: runner at September 27, 2025 01:18 PM (g47mK)

178 175
And for some stupid reason, President Trump is thrilled and think it's wonderful the stupid "World Cup" for soccer is in the USA, in, what, 2026?

I do Not want these people here. Fuck off, FIFA. Fuck off, soccer. Fuck off, foreign trash.
Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 01:17 PM (rVkEy)

Only upside is they import the GOOD Guinness to sell at the games.

Posted by: But hardly a good enough reason at September 27, 2025 01:18 PM (TbWk/)

179 And for some stupid reason, President Trump is thrilled and think it's wonderful the stupid "World Cup" for soccer is in the USA, in, what, 2026?

I do Not want these people here. Fuck off, FIFA. Fuck off, soccer. Fuck off, foreign trash.
Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 01:17 PM (rVkEy)

Soccer is almost as lame as basketball.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2025 01:18 PM (o46Y5)

180 By the time gay "marriage" rolled around it had pretty much gone to shit as an institution anyway, turned into an obscene mocking imposter.
_______ _______ ____________

I've often said if heteros hadn't already ruined marriage, the gheys wouldn't have wanted it.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 27, 2025 01:19 PM (TKvKs)

181 Good lord, are he and Comey using the same Vaunted Rhetoric generator?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Like raimando, but with the sanctimony dial turned up and the gibberish dial turned down.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at September 27, 2025 01:19 PM (+hxvc)

182 Soccer is lame. Crickett is lame. If my President can appear at matches and encourage people to vote right, that's fine.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at September 27, 2025 01:21 PM (gm9Sb)

183 346 You people with your BS about Shapiro, forced me , after 8-10 years of ignoring him, to look into what Ben what was up to. And no, another BS rumor is that he was taking over, or meant to take over TPUSA.
Posted by: runner at September 27, 2025 01:12 PM (g47mK)

yourwelcome
Posted by: runner
===

Huh?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 01:22 PM (7qi4l)

184 You know who was not pardoned by Biden in the great Pardon wave ? Nancy Pelosi. hmmmm

Posted by: runner at September 27, 2025 01:23 PM (g47mK)

185 Soccer is lame. Crickett is lame. If my President can appear at matches and encourage people to vote right, that's fine.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at September 27, 2025 01:21 PM (gm9Sb)

Soccer, basketball, baseball, football - they're all gay and lame. Especially baseball. About the only watchable spectator sport anymore is ice hockey because stuff actually happens.

Posted by: And now our 18th commercial timeout at September 27, 2025 01:23 PM (TbWk/)

186 Huh?

==

what huh? what is not clear ? pushing nonsense about Daily Wire taking over TPUSA?

Posted by: runner at September 27, 2025 01:24 PM (g47mK)

187 Bill Maher wants us to meddle in Nigeria now. Oh Dear Lord, please no! NOBODY can fix Africa, least of all OUR broke nation, which needs all the help it can get right now! We've GOT to stop futile interventions overseas.

Posted by: gp at September 27, 2025 01:24 PM (1vrHF)

188 white heteropatriarchal supremacy,” Professor Bethany Letiecq

Ph.D. Health Education/Family Studies, University of Maryland at College Park, MD 1995

She combines two of the prime academic failures of the last 50 years "Education" and "Studies" programs. Grade-inflated programs about nebulous subjects granting "degrees" to people like this who then produce scrofulous crap attacking normal people for not conforming with her feminist fantasies.

Academia is now a con game, enabling midwits like her to leech off the body politic, not producing anything of value, in fact, being a net negative to society.

Posted by: buddhaha at September 27, 2025 01:24 PM (55AVV)

189 it's not even logical

Posted by: runner at September 27, 2025 01:25 PM (g47mK)

190 Marriage is for the protection of children. It's imperfect, because people are imperfect.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 27, 2025 01:26 PM (kUxzU)

191 Huh?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 01:22 PM (7qi4l)

I have to second the "huh?" That was clear as ditchwater downstream from a hog farm.

Posted by: In other words not clear at all at September 27, 2025 01:26 PM (TbWk/)

192 177 Now utube keeps posting vids from Shapiro, Knowles, Walsh and Brett Cooper.
Posted by: runner
========
I read books and news, don't need some YTer telling me what to think and how to think it.

You might also mention exactly what Shapiro did say, Source Hindustan Times:

"Ben Shapiro vowed to ‘pick up that blood-stained microphone’ where slain conservative political activist Charlie Kirk 'left it'." and “We will pick up where Charlie left off.”

Quite a few people thought that meant Shapiro was offering to take over Turning Point and Demstate flatly claimed such,

"Ben Shapiro has announced he will replace Charlie Kirk as the face of the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) organization, pledging to embark on a nationwide tour aimed at fostering debate and discussion on college campuses."

And thence the race was on to social media, X, Fakebook, etc.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 01:27 PM (WDjG6)

193 178 175
And for some stupid reason, President Trump is thrilled and think it's wonderful the stupid "World Cup" for soccer is in the USA, in, what, 2026?
-------------

Methinks the president thinks all things that are not bad are good.
If it is good and brings happiness it is wonderful. There is not reason to be negative about something that will bring about a positive outcome.

Watch Trump smile as he steps across the border into N. Korea and extends his hand in friendship to li'l Kim.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 01:27 PM (7qi4l)

194 My only gripe with Ben Shapiro is that he talks way too fast.

Posted by: gp at September 27, 2025 01:29 PM (1vrHF)

195
Dem Congresswoman Madeleine Dean is threatening me with a good time by saying a gov't shutdown could bring on DOGE 2.0.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 27, 2025 01:29 PM (n7CIX)

196 Statement sounds like he's grabbing the mic and running with it.
Hope they (gracefully) snatch it out of his grimy little hand.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 01:32 PM (7qi4l)

197 Wolfus,

You may need to adjust your expectations a bit. Seafood in Indiana may not be quite what it is in NO.

Adapting to local food may be a challenge.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2025 01:32 PM (mT+6a)

198 195
Dem Congresswoman Madeleine Dean is threatening me with a good time by saying a gov't shutdown could bring on DOGE 2.0.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 27, 2025 01:29 PM (n7CIX)

Oh no, please don't throw us in that briar patch. Anything but that.

Posted by: I want all DOGE all the time at September 27, 2025 01:33 PM (TbWk/)

199 194 My only gripe with Ben Shapiro is that he talks way too fast.
Posted by: gp
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Never cared for him even back in the days he was a columnist but then again, I care little for most opinion bloviators as their knowledge pool is relatively shallow due to trying to address everything under the sun.

George Will, Peggy Noonan, and Mona Charen are examples of petrified and shallow opinions that are about as relevant today as discussing the politics of Egypt during the time of the Pharoahs.

And yet they cling to their status from the Reagan years as some sort of badge of relevance.

And the reason they do so is they get paid to do so. Shapiro strikes me as the same sort of mercenary--if he gets paid then that is all that matters.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 01:35 PM (WDjG6)

200 14-point underdog Wake Forest having a great first half vs. #16 Georgia Tech. Up 14-3 and threatening in the last minute of the first half.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 27, 2025 01:35 PM (vV6n9)

201 One thing that should be patently obvious, is that Charlie Kirk was an unapologetic Christian. It's equally obvious that Ben Shapiro is unapologetically Jewish.

What seems to go unsaid is that these two things are not the same. To pretend there is no difference, whether it's about faith or politics, is absurd.

If one chooses to support the mission of Shapiro and his organization, that's fine, but it is NOT the same mission as Kirk's organization.

Posted by: BurtTC at September 27, 2025 01:36 PM (jNPAR)

202
In my claw, I have an unopened bottle of Rib Rack BBQ Sauce.

"Best By
06/20/22"

Please advise.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 01:37 PM (rVkEy)

203 I've said this before. I have no idea what VDH means when he says "empirical". He certainly isn't using it in the standard sense. It really seems to just mean "good."

Posted by: Eeyore at September 27, 2025 01:37 PM (s0JqF)

204 The 'Ben Shapiro is taking over MAGA' rumor was just an astroturfed propaganda campaign. The worst one was the recent 'Tyler Robinson is a MAGA' rumor, which FLOODED X for a whole damn weekend. So obviously astroturfed, and it pissed me off so much I nuked my X account.

Right now I'm reading Lanier's "Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts." I even tried to stay away from AoSHQ for a couple weeks, but was lured back by my irresistible compulsion to rant. I'll be much nicer this go-round, I promise.

Posted by: gp at September 27, 2025 01:38 PM (1vrHF)

205
I mean how air-tight are these bottles with the depressed caps?

Canners: For how long do you trust your cans' seals?

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 01:38 PM (rVkEy)

206 I have to second the "huh?" That was clear as ditchwater downstream from a hog farm.
Posted by: In other words not clear at all at September 27, 2025 01:26 PM (TbWk/)'

Ok, how is this:

1) Someone upthread, claimed that Shapiro is not doing college tours and that he is a coward who disqualified himself from ..something. Since I keep seeing it on AOS, I checked , and that is not correct, he will continue doing college tours.

2) see : Posted by: whig at September 27, 2025 01:27 PM (WDjG6)

broken telephone

Posted by: runner at September 27, 2025 01:39 PM (g47mK)

207 At least Mona Charen has her good looks to fall back on.

Posted by: Stevie Wonder at September 27, 2025 01:39 PM (oftw2)

208 GARDEN THREAD IS BLOOMING

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2025 01:39 PM (+qU29)

209 >>>I can't listen to him. He talks like he's a product tester for a meth lab.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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It can't be better said.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 01:40 PM (7qi4l)

210 Yeah, the microphone pinned to his t-shirt was implanted with tiny explosives.
Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 12:55 PM (rVkEy)

Hey, don't knock it. If he were Hezbollah....

Posted by: The Mossad at September 27, 2025 01:40 PM (Dvcu+)

211 broken telephone"

Broken arrow, broken arrow...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2025 01:41 PM (tubbA)

212 It's not clear (c. 42:00) what it is that VDH is bemoaning the loss of. Is it the distrust of wealth, or the seeking of it?

Posted by: Eeyore at September 27, 2025 01:42 PM (s0JqF)

213 Here's a 12 minute bodycam vid from my Great State of Illinois.

youtube.com/watch?v=jo_KXyD6-3s

I cannot fathom where cops get the fortitude to deal with that atrocious shit every day. I wouldn't last even a single hour. God Bless LE.

I don't even know why a cop would choose a career in Illinois, since they all must know by now that they'll never get their promised pensions.

Posted by: gp at September 27, 2025 01:45 PM (1vrHF)

214 Just an aside: I. Elon's trump on the beach meme, it looks like Trump has a mustache.

It is throwing me the hell off.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 27, 2025 01:45 PM (9zLJR)

215 Broken arrow, broken arrow...
Posted by: man at September 27, 2025 01:41 PM (tubbA)

We lost a nuke again?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 27, 2025 01:48 PM (9zLJR)

216 NY state is doing the helicopter money BS again. $400 in helicopter money will surely please New York's drug addicts, who might be able to stay ripped for as long as a full 72 hours with that big roll, but it's a puny party compared to the insane COVID $3400 federal "free money" blast. YOLO!

Posted by: gp at September 27, 2025 01:48 PM (1vrHF)

217
Alex Jones is sporting a new mustache.

Shirley You People saw this, da?

Yes, it's a hitler mustache.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 27, 2025 01:48 PM (rVkEy)

218 "claimed that Shapiro is not doing college tours"

It's futile. Try doing that at Tennessee State U! They love calmly discussing their grievances.

Posted by: gp at September 27, 2025 01:52 PM (1vrHF)

219 c. 48 Saad gives the standard climate explanation of the love of spices in hot climates. Obviously, there's some truth in that. But Paul Kenyon in The Yorkist Age points out that it cannot be a complete explanation, as there were many such tastes in much more northern climes. Perhaps the availability matters as well.

I admire both men. There are books by each with a few feet of where I sit. But both tend to be "lumpers", believes in synthetic approaches. That has some value, but it does lead to oversimplification, and ignoring what doesn't fit the thesis. E.g., VDH cites, in the context of the Western tragic hero, the Magnificent Seven. But remember the source of that movie - it was Japanese.

No matter what pattern you come up with, the world is more complicated.

Posted by: Eeyore at September 27, 2025 01:53 PM (s0JqF)

220 >>>You might also mention exactly what Shapiro did say, Source Hindustan Times:

"Ben Shapiro vowed to ‘pick up that blood-stained microphone’ where slain conservative political activist Charlie Kirk 'left it'." and “We will pick up where Charlie left off.”
...
whig
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Which is all too reminiscent of Jessie Jackson covering himself with Martin Luther King's bloody shirt, pronouncing himself successor to the movement.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 01:54 PM (7qi4l)

221 It's futile. Try doing that at Tennessee State U! They love calmly discussing their grievances.
Posted by: gp
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It's a jungle out there.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2025 01:56 PM (7qi4l)

222 "It's a jungle out there."

You gotta watch that bodycam I posted at 213 to fully appreciate The Heart Of Darkness.

Posted by: gp at September 27, 2025 02:00 PM (1vrHF)

223 c. 49. I've read the use of perfumes on men really comes from the Knights of Malta, which is related to Lepanto.

Surely the horror of biology is ultimately rooted in fear of having one's autonomy limited.

c. 1:06 As C S Lewis pointed out, VDH knows nothing about the Middle Ages.

Posted by: Eeyore at September 27, 2025 02:09 PM (s0JqF)

224 IN #223, I left out part. I was referring to Lewis's point that classicists never know anything about the Middle Ages. ( I wish there was an edit here.)

Posted by: Eeyore at September 27, 2025 02:11 PM (s0JqF)

225 Reed College — a progressive leftist institute
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To extent that that description puts them the to the left of Maoism, yeah.

Posted by: buddhaha at September 27, 2025 02:14 PM (55AVV)

226 "Shapiro, Knowles, Walsh and Brett Cooper."

I thought Matt Walsh's "What is a woman?" movie was outstanding, but he can't muster that kind of quality in his daily shows. Too often he goes on really petty rants that seem far too scoldy for some piddly thing he chooses to complain about on an off day.

Posted by: gp at September 27, 2025 02:16 PM (1vrHF)

227 223 LOL!

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