Reaching a State of Readiness After Thanksgiving

The Jewish Approach to Thanksgiving Leftovers

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! How many times did you hear, before Thanksgiving, "Are you ready for Thanksgiving"? Do you expect to hear in the upcoming weeks anything like, "Are you ready for Christmas"?

Who knows? Some things in life are predictable and other thngs are unpredictable.

It was just the two of us this year for Thanksgiving, and we tried to prepare for leftovers (especially after losing one of our refrigerators) by stretching the traditional Thanksgiving treats over several meals. But we still have leftovers. One faux pas so far: yesterday was "cook the turkey breast day", and I didn't realize that there was a gravy base packet inside the breast. I guess that makes up for the giblets and neck usually packaged with a whole turkey. But I had never seen one before. The gravy base packet got baked, too.

The plastic packet did not melt. I gamely tried to rescue the contents but some of the thickener had transformed into something resembling masses of amphibian eggs, and would not thin out. Oh, well. I added a can of chicken gravy and served it anyway.

I can't imagine anything like this occurring in, say, France.

Do people fry turkey breasts whole like they do whole turkeys? Frying one of these gravy packets could be a disaster. When I put the leftovers away, I added drippings from baking the turkey breast to the meat to keep it fresh-tasting, but the rescued gravy has been kept separate, perhaps for use with a future batch of aromatic dressing.

But on to some real content:

The Jewish people have become masters of transforming remnants into renewal

The roasted masterpiece that emerges proudly on Thursday afternoon will, by Friday morning, become a pale, slightly accusatory presence concealed in Tupperware or aluminum foil—what a food writer in The New York Times once called a “ghoulish reminder” of the day before—carved, dismembered, and waiting to be transformed into something, anything, edible.
By Friday, it will be turkey noodle soup. By Saturday, turkey enchiladas. By Sunday, turkey sandwiches. And by Monday, we will swear—once again—that we are done with turkey until next November.
But there’s a quiet wisdom buried in all that culinary improvisation. As the late Rabbi Robert Kahn of Houston’s Congregation Emanu El once said: Anyone can cook the turkey. The real creativity, the real art, lies in what we do with the leftovers.

Bible stories and intriguing thoughts at the link.

Whenever I think about leftovers—not food, but the leftovers of life—I find myself drawn back to Torah. As Jacob prepares to meet Esau after decades of estrangement, he divides his household, saying in effect: “If one group falls, perhaps a remnant will survive.” Jacob is planning for at least part of his tribe to become, well, leftovers. In the Book of Job, messengers come one after another with catastrophic news, each ending their terrible report with the chilling refrain: “I alone have escaped to tell you.” The last remaining witness. All that is left.
This year—as we look toward Thanksgiving—it feels impossible not to hear echoes of Job. Jewish anxiety has become a constant background hum, especially with the ever-increasing antisemitism coming from all sides. The simple act of gathering in joy feels both necessary and fragile. The story of Job is not ancient history. It is the emotional soundtrack beneath our holiday preparations.
So, before we even carve the turkey, we must ask: What do we do with what remains? What do we do with the fragments—the leftover hope, the leftover courage, the leftover faith—that we carry into this season?
Here is what I know: The Jewish people have become virtuosos of leftovers. . .

Have you prepared some leftovers worth keeping?

Preparing for the Predictable

Niall Ferguson:

Every parent should read @JonHaidt's latest. But note that the kids most resistant to the Devil's brew of smartphones and social media are the ones who are conservative and religious. Secularization paved the way for the descent into despondency that Jon has so ably documented.

Looks like Ferguson is coming around to his wife's point of view. She recently accepted Christianity after years as a famous atheist.

So yes, replace the iPhones with books. But also take the kids to church or synagogue.

Haidt's piece is behind a paywall.

Jonathan Haidt: The Devil's Plan to Ruin the Next Generation

Earlier this year, someone started a viral trend of asking ChatGPT this question: If you were the devil, how would you destroy the next generation, without them even knowing it?
Chat’s responses were profound and unsettling: “I wouldn’t come with violence. I’d come with convenience.” “I’d keep them busy. Always distracted.”

“I’d watch their minds rot slowly, sweetly, silently. And the best part is, they’d never know it was me. They’d call it freedom.”
As a social psychologist who has been trying since 2015 to figure out what on earth was happening to Gen Z, I was stunned. Why? Because what the AI proposed doing is pretty much what technology seems to be doing to children today. It seemed to be saying: If the devil wanted to destroy a generation, he could just give them all smartphones.

The evidence keeps piling up.

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Ready for technological changes?

There are some malevolent characteristics of tech described just above. But what if it quits working altogether?

AoSHQ got off pretty light in the recent Cloudflare disruptions. But how would we communicate if something more serious or long-lasting happened?

What if the electrical grid went down?

What are our back-ups? Know anyone who does ham radio?

I have decided that one thing I can do right now is give some people manual can openers that really work for Christmas. And get some cash on hand. I'll be thinking about communications, too.

Got any readiness plans for the near future?

These are some readiness plans at the UN. Makes you wonder if they have read any recent news:

Climate change is deepening inequalities — and increasing the risk of gender-based violence for women and girls.

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, let’s act #ForAllWomenAndGirls and build a safer, more climate-resilient future. #16Days pic.twitter.com/bVu6KvMivp
— UN Environment Programme (@UNEP) November 25, 2025

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Weekend

VDH discusses a recent event in which he participated, in Bakersfield, CA. He is heartened by the development of some conservative organizations there, in a difficult state, climate, etc. Segment starts at about 41 minutes, just after he discusses the travails of the editorial process for a real book.

On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and @jackfowler take aim at the six congressional Democrats who called on military members to defy “illegal” orders from the Commander-in-Chief.https://t.co/9GodSjgeSz
— Victor Davis Hanson (@VDHanson) November 26, 2025

There has been some opposition to individual conservatives in Bakersfield in the recent past. If they can make progress there, maybe some other communities can do some similar things.

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Music

A different presentation of a familiar pre-Christmas song:

I still like this instrumental, though:

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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, November 22, Preparing for Thanksgiving - Gratitude

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

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

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1 he roasted masterpiece that emerges proudly on Thursday afternoon will, by Friday morning, become a pale, slightly accusatory presence concealed in Tupperware or aluminum foil—what a food writer in The New York Times once called a “ghoulish reminder” of the day before—carved, dismembered, and waiting to be transformed into something, anything, edible.

By Friday, it will be turkey noodle soup. By Saturday, turkey enchiladas. By Sunday, turkey sandwiches. And by Monday, we will swear—once again—that we are done with turkey until next November.

But there’s a quiet wisdom buried in all that culinary improvisation. As the late Rabbi Robert Kahn of Houston’s Congregation Emanu El once said: Anyone can cook the turkey. The real creativity, the real art, lies in what we do with the leftovers.

The author completely fails to mention turkey stock - the foundation of many poultry-based dishes for the year to come. Don't throw out all those bones, necks, giblets, etc., reuse them to make something delicious!

Posted by: Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

2 Climate change is deepening inequalities — and increasing the risk of gender-based violence for women and girls.

Of course it is. Everything does.

Get a new schtick - this one is worn out.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

3 TG is NOT over for me. We have my wife's large family coming over today, so we're completely replicating the dinner we already had on the official TG day, but with a 23 lb "turkey".

Posted by: Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

4 Wow, I'm starting to get lonely.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:10 AM (Riz8t)

5 Sewing machine noob struggles
Stabbed my finger with a pin
Broke the sewing machine needle

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 29, 2025 11:10 AM (znREB)

6 Is everyone in a turkey coma?

Posted by: Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

7 Poll Shows Cornyn Slipping to Third in GOP Senate Primary
51 percent of likely Republican voters hold an unfavorable view of the incumbent senator, according to the polling.
https://shorturl.at/UJ5h5
Texas Scorecard

Only 51%?! Do better, Texas!!!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 29, 2025 11:11 AM (ULPxl)

8 Electric can openers have always been the most frivolous, space wasting appliance. The hand operated model is simple, easy to use, and fits easily in a drawer. Unless you’re Captain Hook or a paraplegic, what purpose is there in “upgrading” from that?

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 11:12 AM (3U2FH)

9 Poll Shows Cornyn Slipping to Third in GOP Senate Primary

I can't wait for him to be publicly humiliated and tossed out on his condescending backside.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:12 AM (Riz8t)

10 Wild turkeys are savvy and able to survive and thrive in the wild. Domestic turkeys are very dumb creatures. Kind of like humans in cities.

Posted by: Sweet Rural Shade at November 29, 2025 11:12 AM (oftw2)

11 Like a newbie,
Read the post at the very first time .
La la la.

Posted by: RI Red at November 29, 2025 11:12 AM (+hwtP)

12 Sorry Archie, everyone still arguing religions on the prayer thread.

Posted by: From about That Time at November 29, 2025 11:13 AM (sl73Y)

13 All that’s left is a bit of pumpkin pie. Everything else has been eaten.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:14 AM (uDDWT)

14 Sorry Archie, everyone still arguing religions on the prayer thread.

Again???

Posted by: Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:14 AM (Riz8t)

15 8 Electric can openers have always been the most frivolous, space wasting appliance. The hand operated model is simple, easy to use, and fits easily in a drawer. Unless you’re Captain Hook or a paraplegic, what purpose is there in “upgrading” from that?
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 11:12 AM (3U2FH)

I hate you.

Posted by: Michelle Fields at November 29, 2025 11:15 AM (PiwSw)

16 Electric can openers have always been the most frivolous, space wasting appliance.

Agree. Thank god nobody invented an electric vegetable peeler.

Posted by: From about That Time at November 29, 2025 11:15 AM (sl73Y)

17 Earlier this year, someone started a viral trend of asking ChatGPT this question: If you were the devil, how would you destroy the next generation, without them even knowing it?
Chat’s responses were profound and unsettling: “I wouldn’t come with violence. I’d come with convenience.” “I’d keep them busy. Always distracted.”

If ChatGPT said that, it is not because of silicon based reason, it is because it has encountered a number of documents in its training data that express this sentiment and algorithmically associate this to the query.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:16 AM (a4flb)

18 8 Electric can openers have always been the most frivolous, space wasting appliance. The hand operated model is simple, easy to use, and fits easily in a drawer. Unless you’re Captain Hook or a paraplegic, what purpose is there in “upgrading” from that?
Posted by: Tom Servo

When you wear out your thumbs by age 60, don't come crying to me!

Posted by: Prince Albert In The Can at November 29, 2025 11:16 AM (oftw2)

19 Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:07 AM

I save the bones, extra skin, etc. but I know that some folks do fancy stuff like roasting bones and veggies. Before or after baking a turkey?

Posted by: KT at November 29, 2025 11:17 AM (7vIsy)

20 I remember having electric can opener growing up. I guess it was a thing back then? I concur with the sentiment that it’s a dumb, space waster providing no real value.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:17 AM (uDDWT)

21 15 8 Electric can openers have always been the most frivolous, space wasting appliance. The hand operated model is simple, easy to use, and fits easily in a drawer. Unless you’re Captain Hook or a paraplegic, what purpose is there in “upgrading” from that?
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Severe arthritis is why. It hurts to open a can that way. And Hamilton has a safe edge electric can opener that is the cat's meow. Opens the can around the top edge of the can rather than inside edge. Result, smooth edge and much less risk of cutting oneself.

Posted by: whig at November 29, 2025 11:17 AM (WDjG6)

22 From about That Time at November 29, 2025 11:15 AM

Someone gave us an electric potato peeler as a wedding present.

Posted by: KT at November 29, 2025 11:18 AM (7vIsy)

23 As I've aged, I miss risk taking adventures.
A hand can opener is a poor substitute, but all I've got.

Posted by: From about That Time at November 29, 2025 11:19 AM (sl73Y)

24 NJ is about to give everybody a lesson in what happens if you don’t get off your ass to vote. They are staffing up the New Governor AWFL’s administration with Biden retreads convinced they just don’t try hard enough with their agenda. They already have some of the highest energy prices in the country and that’s about to get worse. So is the tax situation and the general business malaise they have created. On top of that the nanny state is encouraged and likely to start going down the list of rights they don’t want you to have starting with the Second Amendment. The schools are about to get worse and illegal aliens are being given everything meant for citizens, and nothing they deserve.

Congratulations. This is what our country will look like if people don’t decide that voting in the midterms is more important than their vacation to Turks.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 29, 2025 11:19 AM (egaJw)

25 We have "people" to open our cans.

Posted by: Scion of Wealth And Privilege at November 29, 2025 11:19 AM (oftw2)

26 If ChatGPT said that, it is not because of silicon based reason, it is because it has encountered a number of documents in its training data that express this sentiment and algorithmically associate this to the query.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:16 AM (a4flb)

Starting with Aldous Huxley, Brave New World. He remembered to add in drugs as well.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 11:20 AM (3U2FH)

27 I save the bones, extra skin, etc. but I know that some folks do fancy stuff like roasting bones and veggies. Before or after baking a turkey?

I do that. It all depends on whether you want a "white" or "dark" stock. I find that the former lacks all conviction, so I do the latter. Some of the stuff (giblets, neck, etc.) can be done at any time, but obviously the bones from the roast turkey have already been roasted. Still, a bit of time in the oven caramelizes the remaining shreds of meat and there's lots of flavor there (think fond). I don't really know how the collagen in the bones survives the roasting but I do know that after I'm done and the proto-stock has been cooled in the frig overnight, it assumes a gelatin consistency so there's lots of collagen there.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:20 AM (Riz8t)

28 >>> Electric can openers have always been the most frivolous, space wasting appliance. The hand operated model is simple, easy to use, and fits easily in a drawer. Unless you’re Captain Hook or a paraplegic, what purpose is there in “upgrading” from that?
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 11:12 AM (3U2FH)

I had a nice B&D electric can opener. You could take it off it's wall mount and place it on a can and it would just spin around opening it. I loved it. But the batteries inside failed after about 20 years and I couldn't figure out how to replace them. So I have a hand crank one now which will last longer than I do. But if they could make the B&D model with better batteries, or a MrFusion inside, I'd buy it in a second.

Posted by: banana Dream at November 29, 2025 11:22 AM (3uBP9)

29 Congratulations. This is what our country will look like if people don’t decide that voting in the midterms is more important than their vacation to Turks.
Posted by: Vengeance

People on the right have this bad habit of voting for President then forgetting about politics for the next 4 years.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:22 AM (uDDWT)

30 Electric can openers have always been the most frivolous, space wasting appliance. The hand operated model is simple, easy to use, and fits easily in a drawer. Unless you’re Captain Hook or a paraplegic, what purpose is there in “upgrading” from that?

There is no more effective device on this planet to ferret out a hidden or missing cat than by using an electric can opener on a can of wet cat food.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:23 AM (a4flb)

31 Good morning KT

Posted by: Skip at November 29, 2025 11:24 AM (Ia/+0)

32 Congratulations. This is what our country will look like if people don’t decide that voting in the midterms is more important than their vacation to Turks.
Posted by: Vengeance

You might be idly interested in the fact that suddenly 500k voters for teh Dems materialized on Election season that had not voted regularly before.

Or not.

I don't think you can trust any voting system in the US today for accurately representing the will of the people because at heart, the Democrats rely on electoral cheating and rigging in order to stay in power.

Posted by: whig at November 29, 2025 11:24 AM (WDjG6)

33 Hmmmmmm.

BREAKING: President Trump says the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela is now “closed in its entirety.”

It appears that something is about to happen in Venezuela.

https://is.gd/c5Q4Hv

Posted by: Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:25 AM (Riz8t)

34 Posts on various sites purporting that airspace in and around Venezuela is "closed" to all commercial air traffic.

So, it would appear Maduro has reached the FO part of FA.

Perhaps.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 29, 2025 11:26 AM (NwnyJ)

35 Do people still buy trash compactors? It was a popular prize on game shows in the 70s, 80s.

Posted by: The Joker's Wild at November 29, 2025 11:26 AM (oftw2)

36 My area always goes yuuuugely Republican in presidential elections. And every other race that happens in that election. We have governor, state reps and senate and county races in presidential years. It’s deep deep red each time.

We have local elections in odd years following presidential elections. There, the left wins decisively every time. Just happened this past election. Complete sweep of every office by the left. Wasn’t even close.

Why? Because turnout in odd years is 1/3 of what it is in presidential years. The right stays home the left shows up. Can’t win a game where you’re not even playing.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:26 AM (uDDWT)

37 >>> I save the bones, extra skin, etc. but I know that some folks do fancy stuff like roasting bones and veggies. Before or after baking a turkey?
Posted by: KT at November 29, 2025 11:17 AM (7vIsy)

I smoked my turkey, and in the drip pan below I placed the bones, skin, and stuff with some veggies. All next to the coals. So you get turkey dripping into it all and being roasted the whole time. I used the dripping for the stock that I made stuffing with. I'm still figuring out how to smoke in the kettle, specifically how to get the temps to stay low and steady.

Posted by: banana Dream at November 29, 2025 11:27 AM (3uBP9)

38 Ahhh, the Horde collective at work....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 29, 2025 11:27 AM (NwnyJ)

39 Ok, fine. Let's talk about the leftovers. Soup - who eats soup anyway ?! quesadilla , tacos - Mexican slop! Sandwiches - this is the way to go.

Posted by: runner at November 29, 2025 11:27 AM (g47mK)

40 There is no more effective device on this planet to ferret out a hidden or missing cat than by using an electric can opener on a can of wet cat food.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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Most cans seem to be pull tops now. But, they have the same effect. My cat will come running if he hears that. The other 3 cats have differing reactions.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at November 29, 2025 11:27 AM (VCgbV)

41 Whig,

If you keep blaming it on fraud nothing will ever change. It’s not 500k new votes or whatever. It’s turnout. They show up, we don’t. It’s that simple.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:28 AM (uDDWT)

42 Do people still buy trash compactors? It was a popular prize on game shows in the 70s, 80s.

They existed for one reason: Garbage collection companies charged by the bag or by the volume of garbage being picked up.

The answer for us was to burn as much as possible, food scraps to their place and crush everything else into one carry-on luggage sized bag of twisted metal and broken glass.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:28 AM (a4flb)

43 Vmom, I've been sewing for decades, and still stick fingers and break needles. Occupational hazard.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 29, 2025 11:29 AM (h7ZuX)

44 Read the content!

I know, I know - it's a surprise that I can read.

HA!

Posted by: Tonypete at November 29, 2025 11:29 AM (cYBz/)

45 Two houses ago I had a trash compactor. House was built in 2005 which was surprising to have it. But I liked it. Cut down on the number of trips to the garbage bin by a lot.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:29 AM (uDDWT)

46 @5 That was very close to being a Singer haiku.
If you can get the bobbin tension right, you'll have a new art form.

"Prince Albert in The Can." There's a blast from the past:
Lots of cans, including the tobacco tin, used to have a self-opener key that wound up a little strip of metal as it peeled the can open. The strip of metal was sharp, but dangerously attractive. Cute.
Tuna cans, sardines, Argentine bully beef, some coffee. I miss that.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at November 29, 2025 11:30 AM (zdLoL)

47 We have one drumstick, which I'll eat today. A bit of ham, pie, and dressing left. It will all be gone today.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at November 29, 2025 11:30 AM (VCgbV)

48 The Paolo knows about opening m'ladys can.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 29, 2025 11:30 AM (KYNqM)

49 Hmmmmmm.

BREAKING: President Trump says the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela is now “closed in its entirety.”

It appears that something is about to happen in Venezuela.

https://is.gd/c5Q4Hv
Posted by: Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:25 AM (Riz8t)

Something Wonderful

Posted by: Dave Bowman at November 29, 2025 11:30 AM (3uBP9)

50 If you keep blaming it on fraud nothing will ever change.

Since politicians routinely lie to us, I'm fully willing to lie to them and say it isn't their policies that they need to lie about, if they want to maintain power as Republicans, they need to enact election laws that reduce / eliminate fraud.

They can continue to be lying weasels and garden variety reprobates, but try rigging the game in their own favor at least by pretending that their supporters outnumber the enemy's and a win is simply to deny the enemy the ability to manufacture enough ballots to "win" an "election".

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:31 AM (a4flb)

51 in 2019. after a post by my stepson's girlfriend, trying to borrow an egg because she was out, I decided to take action for Christmas. I got a copy of "Food Security for the Faint of Heart", a favorite because it also talks about gardens. I got some preserved stuff that she normally wouldn't know about like canned bacon, butter and preserved eggs. I don't know if the lesson took, but I think it did. I upgraded my dehydrator and canner and gave her my originals. And I took another look at what I had on hand.

But this is your !reminder, if coffee is the most important thing for you, it's very simple to put together a kit to have coffee even when the power goes down. I have that stuff and I don't even drink coffee

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 29, 2025 11:31 AM (+mUZM)

52 Are we seriously going to war against…… Venezuela?

Maybe we can dust off the purple paint Dubya used in Iraq for their elections.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:32 AM (uDDWT)

53 My cat will come running if he hears that. The other 3 cats have differing reactions.
Posted by: lin-duh

What, does everyone in the house have their own cat?
I can see some great arguments around the litter box.

Posted by: From about That Time at November 29, 2025 11:33 AM (sl73Y)

54 RandoLand.us @RandoLand_us

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Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 29, 2025 11:33 AM (P5BPp)

55 I should have made this entry on the prayer/100 year war/war of northern aggression thread ! But here is good too !

https://tinyurl.com/mthy9uy9

Posted by: runner at November 29, 2025 11:34 AM (g47mK)

56 I insist y'all watch it !

Posted by: runner at November 29, 2025 11:34 AM (g47mK)

57 Blah blah blah, Chat GPT.

I remember when the WWW was the new hotness, and I was one of those dumb dorks who thought information wanted to be free or somesuch gay ass truism, and my old man put me right.

At the time, I thought he was an out of touch oldster - I have profusely apologized and admitted just how wrong I was many times since.

He told me that the internet was a powerful technology, and if I thought the TPTB would let it be an engine of liberty then I was in for a nasty surprise, because they would harness its power as an engine of tyranny, and sell it to us as an engine of convenience.

Very few predictions anyone has ever made to me turned out more accurately. It's like he had a crystal ball.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 29, 2025 11:35 AM (BI5O2)

58 I’m Not saying fraud doesn’t exist. Of course it does. But when an election goes +15 like it did in NJ, that wasn’t fraud.

Fraud is a tight race which suddenly finds 1500 ballots at 4am to put the Dem up by 1200 when he was down by 200. And that happens. Of course.

But when the margin is 500k votes, thats an ass kicking, not fraud.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:36 AM (uDDWT)

59 I don't think you can trust any voting system in the US today for accurately representing the will of the people because at heart, the Democrats rely on electoral cheating and rigging in order to stay in power.

That is why a winning slogan of Trump's 2024 victory was "Beat the Cheat".

The Enemy is going to leverage as much fraud as possible, yet Normals have to show up in such numbers that they can even afford to have 5% of their votes lost or changed.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:36 AM (a4flb)

60 Vmom, I've been sewing for decades, and still stick fingers and break needles. Occupational hazard.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

That reminds me - after Sleeping Beauty was asleep for 100 years, some strange dude breaks into her room and kisses her without permission!?

SHE WAS ASSAULTED PEOPLE!! WAKE UP TO THE MISOGYNY!!! (Literally!)

Posted by: Tonypete at November 29, 2025 11:36 AM (cYBz/)

61 I’ve been thinking that Trump has been pulling a big bluff on Maduro, trying to get him to do something really stupid. But with this I wonder.

I don’t see any need for an actual invasion, Maduro’s government can be broken much more easily than that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 11:36 AM (3U2FH)

62 What, does everyone in the house have their own cat?
I can see some great arguments around the litter box.
Posted by: From about That Time
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Unfortunately, that about sums it up. 2 of my 3 kids have a cat, I have 1, and we have the next door neighbors cat that we have adopted when they pretty much forgot to feed her regularly, my son's cat brought her home....😳🤨

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at November 29, 2025 11:37 AM (VCgbV)

63 The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter

AI infrastructure is driving electricity costs higher:

US industrial electricity prices in the top 5 states with the most data centers have surged +43% over the last 5 years.

These states are Virginia, Texas, California, Illinois, and Ohio.

By comparison, prices have risen +26% nationally over the same period.

Prices in both groups rose at a similar pace up until late 2022, coinciding with the release of ChatGPT in November 2022.

In those 5 states, household electricity costs have increased +7.0% annually since 2022, outpacing the +5.5% national rate.

Consequently, electricity prices in CPI inflation have soared +36% since 2020, while overall inflation has increased +25%.

AI demand is driving household power bills higher.

X: https://bit.ly/4402yVP

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 29, 2025 11:37 AM (P5BPp)

64 Fraud is a tight race which suddenly finds 1500 ballots at 4am to put the Dem up by 1200 when he was down by 200. And that happens. Of course.

Insert the famous 2AM Water Pipe Breakage chart where the curves had Biden losing, but mysteriously several million ballots appeared out of thin air causing a vertical spike before resuming the curve.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:37 AM (a4flb)

65 I’m skeptical of the AI electricity arguments. Feels a lot like the anti-fracking stuff from 15 years ago.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:39 AM (uDDWT)

66 Trash compactors just get stinky. By the time you fill it everything has the stank.
Stupid idea.

Posted by: Rerorger at November 29, 2025 11:39 AM (lROFx)

67 Very few predictions anyone has ever made to me turned out more accurately. It's like he had a crystal ball.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 29, 2025 11:35 AM (BI5O2)

Your dad is a wise man.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 29, 2025 11:41 AM (h7ZuX)

68 I'm about to have a turkey egg and bacon breakfast burrito, then thanksgiving leftovers pizza for dinner, and I'll cook up a batch of turkey curry for another day. Also have a thigh, drumstick, and white meat in the freezer. Stock was made too, of course.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 29, 2025 11:41 AM (kpS4V)

69 Someone gave us an electric potato peeler as a wedding present.
Posted by: KT at November 29, 2025 11:18 AM (7vIsy)
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You laugh! I've got one--the Rotato Express--and I love it. The peel comes off in a thin strip and several years ago one of the kids tried deep frying the strips and it's now become a favorite snack.

Posted by: IrishEi at November 29, 2025 11:41 AM (3ImbR)

70 This is the hard data problem:

US industrial electricity prices in the top 5 states with the most data centers have surged +43% over the last 5 years.

Here is the bullshit narrative as to the cause:
AI infrastructure is driving electricity costs higher:

The Reality:
Gutting your state/country of much of its reliable, dispatchable thermal generated power and replacing it with vanity power projects that cost hundreds of billions and don't yield power on demand is behind the increase. Don't forget the hundreds of billions in rate-payer subsidies to those who installed solar panels to be used in a net power arrangement.

The money made in the utility scale electricity market is not the regulated generation rates, its in the building any form of infrastructure (even if totally worthless or counter productive) and passing the Hollywood Accounting costs to the consumer in the form of higher rates.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:44 AM (a4flb)

71 I merely have to say that Lib-Prog sloganeering has become Madlibs

No person is tax neutral
US Supremacy hurts Gender neutrality
Police states is a remnant of Slavery
BLM encourages food equity
Whites inhibit housing justice
Public education is Immigration reform

Posted by: Kindltot at November 29, 2025 11:45 AM (rbvCR)

72 Do people still buy trash compactors? It was a popular prize on game shows in the 70s, 80s.

"Oh what a great idea. I can put a week's worth of trash in one bag."

"Crap, this bag weighs a hundred pounds. What a dumb idea."

Posted by: Oddbob at November 29, 2025 11:45 AM (3nLb4)

73 Yet, holiday cooking disasters are what can make them memorable.
Glad yours wasn't KT

Posted by: Skip at November 29, 2025 11:45 AM (Ia/+0)

74 The Reality:
Gutting your state/country of much of its reliable, dispatchable thermal generated power and replacing it with vanity power projects that cost hundreds of billions and don't yield power on demand is behind the increase. Don't forget the hundreds of billions in rate-payer subsidies to those who installed solar panels to be used in a net power arrangement.

—-

That’s a BINGO!!

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:45 AM (uDDWT)

75 The dirtiest square inch in your kitchen is the cutting wheel on your can opener! Wash it! Soak it in acetone or Alcohol!

Posted by: Food Safety Commission at November 29, 2025 11:45 AM (oftw2)

76 I've got a whole cherry almond crisp leftover, but no ice cream. I refuse to eat it without ice cream.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 29, 2025 11:46 AM (XvL8K)

77 The Reality:
Gutting your state/country of much of its reliable, dispatchable thermal generated power and replacing it with vanity power projects that cost hundreds of billions and don't yield power on demand is behind the increase. Don't forget the hundreds of billions in rate-payer subsidies to those who installed solar panels to be used in a net power arrangement.

The money made in the utility scale electricity market is not the regulated generation rates, its in the building any form of infrastructure (even if totally worthless or counter productive) and passing the Hollywood Accounting costs to the consumer in the form of higher rates.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:44 AM

Good point. I wonder how much of the energy cost increase is due to all the idiots in state governments going to unreliable solar and wind power.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 29, 2025 11:46 AM (P5BPp)

78 The dirtiest square inch in your kitchen is the cutting wheel on your can opener! Wash it! Soak it in acetone or Alcohol!

Pfffffft!

Posted by: The drain of your kitchen sink at November 29, 2025 11:47 AM (Riz8t)

79 I've got a whole cherry almond crisp leftover, but no ice cream. I refuse to eat it without ice cream.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 29, 2025 11:46 AM (XvL8K)
~~~~~

Mmmmm. Jergens.

Posted by: IrishEi at November 29, 2025 11:47 AM (3ImbR)

80 I misspelled my own nic.

Wife and I when we moved into this place used a grocery bag on the pantry door before we moved the kitchen stuff.
It stuck. We took one look at the can and decided the bag thing was better. I haven't had to clean a garbage can or buy garbage can bags in 23 years.
I goes out every night. New bag in the morning. Never stinks. Bags come with the groceries.

I can't conceive of a better way to do it and compactors are the worst.

Posted by: Reforger at November 29, 2025 11:48 AM (lROFx)

81 Looking back at the strikes we ran on Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities, and the misdirection from the USAF flying tankers and B-2 bombers into the Pacific as a ruse...

.... I don't think the current activity in and around Venezuela is the attack most think is coming. Strikes against the various drug cartels there are certainly likely, but I'd think we would prefer to have Maduro's anti-air capabilities neutered first.

And his air force, such that it is, grounded.

Maduro's going to jackrabbit before it gets to that.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 29, 2025 11:48 AM (NwnyJ)

82 Will the Rotato Express work for manscaping? I always try to look my very best!

Posted by: Beau Brummell at November 29, 2025 11:48 AM (oftw2)

83 I’m skeptical of the AI electricity arguments. Feels a lot like the anti-fracking stuff from 15 years ago.

You should be. The Climate Hoaxers who have fleeced us for literally trillions of dollars and have violated the environment with horrid windmill and solar farms and every single carbon trading scheme (which costs hundreds of billions for the sole purpose of rewarding the brokers collecting a vig and the inefficient routing of money).

You think the NGOs the Metas, the Walmarts, the Googles who have brought billions of dollars worth of worthless windmills into the rate charging game for the purpose of tax breaks and carbon trading credits did it because of social altruism?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:49 AM (a4flb)

84 >>>Only 51%?! Do better, Texas!!!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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There are a vast number of people who are rational and are capable of making a rational voting decision but rely 90% on the commercials that they see on TV and 6 o'clock news.

It's an honest dilemma, they are husband/ wife/ mother/ employee/ maid/ handyman etc. They depend on the media to bring them accurate information.

He who has the money and best commercials has the best chance to win.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 11:49 AM (Wt3Iw)

85 "Jews are masters at leftovers"

This reads like one of those articles about how millennials are re-creating society by inventing co-habitation, lateral promotions, and mindful spending.....you know: roommates, job-hopping, and budgeting.

Posted by: harbqll at November 29, 2025 11:49 AM (D2KR+)

86 The dirtiest square inch in your kitchen is the cutting wheel on your can opener! Wash it! Soak it in acetone or Alcohol!
------
Pfffffft!
Posted by: The drain of your kitchen sink

Feed me frequently and keep me warm and moist. Thanks.

Posted by: The bacteria on your dish sponge at November 29, 2025 11:50 AM (3nLb4)

87 The dirtiest square inch in your kitchen is the cutting wheel on your can opener! Wash it! Soak it in acetone or Alcohol!

Pfffffft!
Posted by: The drain of your kitchen sink
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Bleach, alcohol, soap....worst case, move!

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at November 29, 2025 11:50 AM (VCgbV)

88 "Oh what a great idea. I can put a week's worth of trash in one bag."

"Crap, this bag weighs a hundred pounds. What a dumb idea."
Posted by: Oddbob at November 29, 2025 11:45 AM (3nLb4)

Age old conundrum: Get a bag big enough to where you do not have to empty it as often or get a smaller bag that is easier to carry, but fills up overnight it seems.

I think it is between 13 and 30 gal bags. I bounce between the two. Right now I am using 13 gals ones and they seem to fill up quick as thought.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 11:51 AM (bss/y)

89 72 We had a trash compactor. A Thermador. Got it for cheap, and knowing the guys I got it from it probably fell off the back of the truck. High end, noisy, took special bags and pretty damn fussy about what you put in it.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at November 29, 2025 11:51 AM (gm9Sb)

90 Go Buckeyes!

Posted by: Otto Pen at November 29, 2025 11:52 AM (sJHOI)

91 God I fucking hated those “millenials are totally changing the way we do X” articles. It’s like no honey, you’re just renaming things. You’re still doing what your parents and grandparents did.

Oh and get this, people had sex before you as well. You’re not revolutionizing that either.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:52 AM (uDDWT)

92 It's a classic.

https://is.gd/diusOz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Stranger In a Strange Land at November 29, 2025 11:53 AM (L/fGl)

93 I need to remove the old trash compactor in Mom's (now my) kitchen. It's noisy and hard to close and I never use it. I could use that space to store baking sheet pans.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 29, 2025 11:54 AM (kpS4V)

94 If you keep blaming it on fraud nothing will ever change. It’s not 500k new votes or whatever. It’s turnout. They show up, we don’t. It’s that simple.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:28 AM (uDDWT)

It is when it is 125% turnout is specific voting areas, dimwit. It is when the State SOS won't allow audits of the voting roles, dimwit.

Stop calling people losers.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 29, 2025 11:54 AM (rbvCR)

95 Will there be a traditional War On Christmas this year?

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at November 29, 2025 11:54 AM (WSkUC)

96 A lot of Ashkenazi "cuisine" is just the art & science of turning trash into nutrients.

"I saw a coyote leave this on the ground. I bet if we boiled it, we could eat it."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 29, 2025 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

97 Bleach, alcohol, soap....worst case, move!
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at November 29, 2025 11:50 AM (VCgbV)
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Tactical mini nuke.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 29, 2025 11:55 AM (kpS4V)

98 >>> 77 The Reality:
Gutting your state/country of much of its reliable, dispatchable thermal generated power and replacing it with vanity power projects that cost hundreds of billions and don't yield power on demand is behind the increase. Don't forget the hundreds of billions in rate-payer subsidies to those who installed solar panels to be used in a net power arrangement.

The money made in the utility scale electricity market is not the regulated generation rates, its in the building any form of infrastructure (even if totally worthless or counter productive) and passing the Hollywood Accounting costs to the consumer in the form of higher rates.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:44 AM

Good point. I wonder how much of the energy cost increase is due to all the idiots in state governments going to unreliable solar and wind power.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 29, 2025 11:46 AM (P5BPp)

Thank feralgov for bullshit anti-energy regs. Jim SND used to rant every so often about (iirc) 2 or 3 coal plants in the Houston area being dismantled during the JEF admin because they "hurt the air".

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 29, 2025 11:55 AM (ULPxl)

99 The dirtiest square inch in your kitchen is the cutting wheel on your can opener! Wash it! Soak it in acetone or Alcohol!
Posted by: Food Safety Commission

BULL SH*T!! The wheel provides immunity from all sorts of ailments. This is as dumb as washing the Chief's coffee mug.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 29, 2025 11:56 AM (cYBz/)

100 When I moved to the country I bought a made in Kansas, "American Brand" wall mounted manual can opener. It worked well for about 10 years. Tried to buy a new one but the company was out of business.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 11:56 AM (Wt3Iw)

101 #94: is already preparing for the midterm results.
SOROS has booked time on those Italian satalittes to change the totals on the voting machines

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at November 29, 2025 11:57 AM (WSkUC)

102 It is when it is 125% turnout is specific voting areas, dimwit. It is when the State SOS won't allow audits of the voting roles, dimwit.

Stop calling people losers.
Posted by: Kindltot

Ok keep blaming the ref because your QB threw 5 interceptions.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:57 AM (uDDWT)

103 Manual can openers. Show of hands! How many here have a P38 on their key ring?

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at November 29, 2025 11:58 AM (gm9Sb)

104 When I moved to the country I bought a made in Kansas, "American Brand" wall mounted manual can opener. It worked well for about 10 years. Tried to buy a new one but the company was out of business.

Posted by: Braenyard

EZ-DUZ-IT still makes a pretty good handheld one.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 29, 2025 11:58 AM (cYBz/)

105 Oh and get this, people had sex before you as well. You’re not revolutionizing that either.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:52 AM (uDDWT)

Oh, another spoiler: people had and enjoyed sex before 1960! They even masturbated!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 11:59 AM (bss/y)

106 High electric prices is because of leftist and statist intervention. See also education, health care.

As soon as the government touches it, it turns to shit and becomes more expensive.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:59 AM (uDDWT)

107 Is turnout a problem? Sure.

Is fraud a problem? Yep, probably an even bigger one, at least in general elections.

But those are both symptoms. The disease is the system that causes those things, because it's so corrupt, and so unaccountable.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 29, 2025 11:59 AM (BI5O2)

108 Might be safe to say Dearborn won't be having outside Churchmans celebrations

Posted by: Skip at November 29, 2025 11:59 AM (Ia/+0)

109 Ok keep blaming the ref because your QB threw 5 interceptions.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:57 AM (uDDWT)

Is that you, Dan Marino?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:00 PM (bss/y)

110 Also manual can openers. I get most of my groceries delivered from Wally World, and not being fussy get a lot of Great Value stuff. I would say over 80% of their canned goods have ring pulls.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at November 29, 2025 12:00 PM (gm9Sb)

111 Good point. I wonder how much of the energy cost increase is due to all the idiots in state governments going to unreliable solar and wind power.

Georgetown, TX got into a 25 year fixed-price deal in 2017 to purchase large amounts of solar and wind power.

They seriously over-purchased power with the intent on selling the surplus at a profit to ERCOT.

They thought that this was a winning plan because NatGas was rather pricey at the time, but the market shifted. Because of the contracts the city was forced to sell its power into the grid at substantial loss (think 10s of millions of annual $$ lost) Massive rate hikes were imposed (20%+) to cover the losses.

So while the cost of generation fell, the government's long term fixed-price contract ended up making Georgetown non competitive for energy using industry and also making Georgetown more expensive.

I know of many other such evils foisted on the public by corrupt and feckless politicians (and the Mayor who did this was an R who wanted to politically fellate Al Gore)

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 12:00 PM (a4flb)

112 The money made in the utility scale electricity market is not the regulated generation rates, its in the building any form of infrastructure (even if totally worthless or counter productive) and passing the Hollywood Accounting costs to the consumer in the form of higher rates.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:44 AM (a4flb)

That is a great point that many forget. One of the factors that helps kill nuclear for 40 years besides enviroweenie-ism was the way construction of new plants became phenomenally expensive. Primarily due to the Hollywood Accounting you refer to.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 12:01 PM (3U2FH)

113 Electric can openers have always been the most frivolous, space wasting appliance.
——-

Nonsense!

I rescued my parents GE combination Electric Can Opener & Knife Sharpener + Kitty Attractor (I poached the neighbor’s Tabby with that thing, running it out the window - ruuhhr ruuhhr ruhhr is like Catnip to them)

It was a beautiful Avocado Green, natch.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 29, 2025 12:01 PM (Bpotg)

114 For added protection from the Italian vote talking satalittes lining the inside of a red MAGA hat with a double thickness of aluminum foil was recommended by RFKjr

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at November 29, 2025 12:02 PM (WSkUC)

115 Ok keep blaming the ref because your QB threw 5 interceptions.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:57 AM (uDDWT)

Mommy's busy with her friends, go play.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 29, 2025 12:03 PM (rbvCR)

116 113 Heh. Mom and Dad had the complete set. Toaster, electric can opener, and Poly coffee percolator, all in Avocado Green. Matched the fridge.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at November 29, 2025 12:03 PM (gm9Sb)

117 Back in the day, there was a great Pizza Hut ad. "....flaming turkey."

My mom had Turkey Tetrazini. And of course, there were turkey sandwiches for lunch.

But yeah, by Sunday, pizza was desired.

Posted by: no one at November 29, 2025 12:03 PM (GLn15)

118 Wasteful, throwaway society we have. Some folks junk perfect running, barely broken in, KIAs because of a small dent and some paint scratches.

Posted by: Inventiveness To Infinity at November 29, 2025 12:04 PM (oftw2)

119 What an idiot!

You have to use more than two layers of today's cheap aluminum foil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:04 PM (bss/y)

120 God I fucking hated those “millenials are totally changing the way we do X” articles. It’s like no honey, you’re just renaming things. You’re still doing what your parents and grandparents did.

Oh and get this, people had sex before you as well. You’re not revolutionizing that either.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:52 AM

I remember ace had a post a while back where there was some new term "co-living" or some such. And ace said "congratulations, you're talking about having roommates".

Just watched this Hoe_Math video last night. Apparently, younger Millennials and Gen-Z are calling casual dating "situationships" now.

LINGO [How your WORDS are making your life SUCK] [with the Situationship Evasion Chart]

YouTube: https://bit.ly/4p5eHB9

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 29, 2025 12:04 PM (P5BPp)

121 Vmom, my grandmother used to say, If you never have to rip it out, you'll never live to wear it out.

Posted by: Wenda at November 29, 2025 12:04 PM (/WpRi)

122 I preferred the "Harvest gold" color more.

Posted by: no one at November 29, 2025 12:04 PM (GLn15)

123 If “fraud” manufactured 500k votes in NJ, then how did Trump win? Because if the Dem fraud machine can create 500k votes out of thin air in NJ they could create 50k votes in Nevada and Arizona and 100k votes in Michigan and Pennsylvania.

So why didn’t they? Or did they just suddenly figure out how to do that in 2025?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 12:05 PM (uDDWT)

124 122 I preferred the "Harvest gold" color more.
Posted by: no one at November 29, 2025 12:04 PM (GLn15)

I thought that was goldenrod?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:05 PM (bss/y)

125 My Daughter deep fried her turkey with paper toweling inside..She was using them to make sure the turkey was dry.. No harm no "fowl" It didn't affect it...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 29, 2025 12:06 PM (VE6XX)

126 Ok keep blaming the ref because your QB threw 5 interceptions.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 11:57 AM (uDDWT)

Is that you, Dan Marino?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
_______

Had to look it up to confirm it actually happened with Marino. And it did.

The record is nine in one game, set by Jim Hardy for the Chicago Cardinals in 1950.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 29, 2025 12:06 PM (XvL8K)

127 >>>The Reality:
Gutting your state/country of much of its reliable, dispatchable thermal generated power and replacing it with vanity power projects
---

PJDT is putting an end to that. We had ample coal fired and natGas plants to run our state and sell excess to others. Biden fixed that.

You may laugh, you may scorn but these AI Magnificents building multiple small form nuclear plants will develop, within less than five years, technologies allowing a proliferation of small form nukes enough to put Big Power on its heels.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:06 PM (Wt3Iw)

128 121 Vmom, my grandmother used to say, If you never have to rip it out, you'll never live to wear it out.
Posted by: Wenda at November 29, 2025 12:04 PM (/WpRi)

Haha! My grandmother, NOT a perfectionist, used to say, "You'll never see it on a galloping horse."

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 29, 2025 12:06 PM (h7ZuX)

129 @UNEP
Climate change is deepening inequalities — and increasing the risk of gender-based violence for women and girls.

Shouldn't they just choose a different gender to avoid that problem?

Posted by: t-bird at November 29, 2025 12:07 PM (+5DDj)

130 Situationship = fuck budy from yesteryear.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 12:07 PM (uDDWT)

131 saw a coyote leave this on the ground. I bet if we boiled it, we could eat it."

A turd?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 29, 2025 12:07 PM (KYNqM)

132 All through the nice weather, Mr. troubles hasn't been interested in coming inside. Too many important things to do. After a couple of hours outside in the snow today, he is sprawled onmy lap with this "I love you so much" look.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 29, 2025 12:08 PM (+mUZM)

133 So why didn’t they? Or did they just suddenly figure out how to do that in 2025?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 12:05 PM (uDDWT)

To be fair, I do not think anyone is making a fraud argument without including 2020.

My point that does not make sense:
-there was obvious fraud in 2020, and people swallowed it. People were sent to jail for denying, protesting, the full jack boot nine yards.
-2024? Too risky? Not believable? I don't know and cannot account for it.

It does not make sense to me.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:08 PM (bss/y)

134 Mommy's busy with her friends, go play.
Posted by: Kindltot

Wow. Wicked burn bro. I’m feeling that boomer energy. lol.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 12:08 PM (uDDWT)

135 Dash, I like your grandmother's approach better than mine!

Posted by: Wenda at November 29, 2025 12:08 PM (/WpRi)

136 I would venture in 2020 they did.
After that election, heard a report that in Pennsylvania during the summer, Delaware County was putting in more mail votes than the rest of the state together. So like August Delaware County out voted the rest of the state's voting.

Posted by: Skip at November 29, 2025 12:09 PM (Ia/+0)

137 116 113 Heh. Mom and Dad had the complete set. Toaster, electric can opener, and Poly coffee percolator, all in Avocado Green. Matched the fridge.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at November 29, 2025 12:03 PM (gm9Sb)

Heh, I grew up with the avocado green kitchen. Set off by the dark green textured carpet.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 12:09 PM (3U2FH)

138 paper toweling inside..She was using them to make sure the turkey was dry.

WHAT?!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 29, 2025 12:09 PM (KYNqM)

139 Just watched this Hoe_Math video last night. Apparently, younger Millennials and Gen-Z are calling casual dating "situationships" now.

LINGO [How your WORDS are making your life SUCK] [with the Situationship Evasion Chart]

YouTube: https://bit.ly/4p5eHB9
Posted by: Clyde Shelton
--------------------

Don't let them change your language.
When relating to you force them to use your language.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:10 PM (Wt3Iw)

140 saw a coyote leave this on the ground. I bet if we boiled it, we could eat it."

A turd?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 29, 2025 12:07 PM (KYNqM)

A slow roadrunner?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 29, 2025 12:10 PM (d5Mi/)

141 They blocked the voting machines from connecting to the foreign servers.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 29, 2025 12:10 PM (+mUZM)

142 Wow. Wicked burn bro. I’m feeling that boomer energy. lol.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 12:08 PM (uDDWT)

Mommy is having coffee, baby. Go play.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 29, 2025 12:10 PM (rbvCR)

143 Where did the fraud occur in 2020? 15k ish votes in Georgia. 5k in Nevada. 10k or so in AZ. It’s small numbers of votes that were created to get Biden over the top. It wasn’t 500k like the claim people are making in NJ.

When you lose in a landslide and call it fraud, you’re just refusing to accept reality.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 12:10 PM (uDDWT)

144 I would think why 2020 and not 2p24?
Maybe doing that incredible fraud, doing it twice would have been a heavy handed and easily brought down that house.

Posted by: Skip at November 29, 2025 12:11 PM (Ia/+0)

145 138 paper toweling inside..She was using them to make sure the turkey was dry.

WHAT?!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 29, 2025 12:09 PM (KYNqM)

If you're cooking a turkey in hot oil you need to make sure it is dry if not it will spatter

Posted by: It's me donna at November 29, 2025 12:11 PM (VE6XX)

146 The dirtiest square inch in your kitchen is the cutting wheel on your can opener! Wash it! Soak it in acetone or Alcohol!
Posted by: Food Safety Commission

Another win for the hand can opener, straight to sink or dishwasher.

Posted by: From about That Time at November 29, 2025 12:11 PM (sl73Y)

147 Had to look it up to confirm it actually happened with Marino. And it did.

The record is nine in one game, set by Jim Hardy for the Chicago Cardinals in 1950.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 29, 2025 12:06 PM (XvL8K)

Marino had a cannon for an arm, but his offensive line was always shit. Never had time to see whether he could really be one of the all time greats because he made a lot of what look to be boneheaded throws under pressure.

Now Montana from the same time looks like a genius (and he was) with a weaker arm, but he also had a hell of a lot more time to make the throw. (I think the same argument can be made for the little shit playing flag football, Tom Brady. Little fucktard never even got a nose bleed.)

Mileage may vary.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:11 PM (bss/y)

148 137 Plaid Herculon furniture in the living room. Or when you go to Grammas, the plastic covers that only come off if the Pope plans a visit.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at November 29, 2025 12:11 PM (gm9Sb)

149 2 or 3 coal plants in the Houston area being dismantled during the JEF admin because they "hurt the air".

East Texas, not only being the oil producer that won WW2, has loads of lignite coal (the lowest grade of coal) and was often blended with bituminous coal. It was primarily the high sulfur content that was on the EPA's Hit List (remember the "Acid Rain" will destroy the Earth's water supply hysteria?).

At the same time, the EPA was over-regulating the urban air quality numbers and Dallas, Austin and Houston were being penalized for sub standard air quality. The mayors, in response, joined together and said that the winds blowing past the lignite coal plants were the sole cause of the pollution in the metropolitan areas and said life would be perfect if the plants were closed.

And now you know why the plants were shuttered.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 12:12 PM (a4flb)

150 When you lose in a landslide and call it fraud, you’re just refusing to accept reality.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at November 29, 2025 12:10 PM (uDDWT)

It really bothers me the way you always wind up insinuating people are losers.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 29, 2025 12:13 PM (rbvCR)

151 "Jews are masters at leftovers"

This reads like one of those articles about how millennials are re-creating society by inventing co-habitation, lateral promotions, and mindful spending.....you know: roommates, job-hopping, and budgeting.

Posted by: harbqll at November 29, 2025 11:49 AM (D2KR+)
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As a Jew who was taught by his parents not to waste things, I fully agree with you. Dumb article.

"Waste not, want not" is based on a biblical commandment.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 29, 2025 12:13 PM (mOv6P)

152 My point that does not make sense:
-there was obvious fraud in 2020, and people swallowed it. People were sent to jail for denying, protesting, the full jack boot nine yards.
-2024? Too risky? Not believable? I don't know and cannot account for it.

It does not make sense to me.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:08 PM (bss/y)

The Kumallah Factor. The Deep State didn't dare elect her for fear of her incompetence bringing the whole system down.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 29, 2025 12:13 PM (d5Mi/)

153 I've noticed that there seems to be a yuuuge difference between rates for commercial & residential use, at least in Denver. There, I could power several light-industrial machines from a dedicated hot leg for a similar cost to lighting & heating a small apartment.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 29, 2025 12:13 PM (BI5O2)

154 It is when it is 125% turnout is specific voting areas, dimwit. It is when the State SOS won't allow audits of the voting roles, dimwit.

Stop calling people losers.
Posted by: Kindltot
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Looks like the both of you could work on language skills.
Juvenile name calling doesn't promote one's argument.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:13 PM (Wt3Iw)

155 A slow roadrunner?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Roadrunners are in the "Cuckoo" family, but seem quite sane to me.

Posted by: Fugitive From Board of Mental Health at November 29, 2025 12:13 PM (oftw2)

156 Heh, I grew up with the avocado green kitchen. Set off by the dark green textured carpet.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 12:09 PM (3U2FH)

My parents: Avocado appliances, dark wood veneer cabinets, Orange/Yellow linoleum sheet flooring.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:14 PM (bss/y)

157 After that election, heard a report that in Pennsylvania during the summer, Delaware County was putting in more mail votes than the rest of the state together. So like August Delaware County out voted the rest of the state's voting.
Posted by: Skip r

It's a good thing there are honest, ethical Secretaries of States that will not certify honest, verifiable vote tallies.

Oh wait. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at November 29, 2025 12:14 PM (cYBz/)

158 The Kumallah Factor. The Deep State didn't dare elect her for fear of her incompetence bringing the whole system down.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 29, 2025 12:13 PM (d5Mi/)

Counter: Biden was literally a vegetable. A grifting, family ridden vegetable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:15 PM (bss/y)

159 In my opinion the vote cheating in 2020 was epic… yeah a few thousand votes here and there in WI GA AZ swung the electoral college… but I can’t believe mushbrains got 81 million legitimate votes. Doesn’t pass the sniff test…. Remember millions of mail in ballots flooded the zone that year due to covididiocy

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 29, 2025 12:15 PM (ZtAny)

160 You may laugh, you may scorn but these AI Magnificents building multiple small form nuclear plants will develop, within less than five years, technologies allowing a proliferation of small form nukes enough to put Big Power on its heels.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:06 PM (Wt3Iw

I just found out that there are 3 SMR’s (small modular reactors) under construction in Texas, with 5 more in the permitting process. I believe they all use the molten salt coolant system.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 12:16 PM (3U2FH)

161 > "Oh what a great idea. I can put a week's worth of trash in one bag."

"Crap, this bag weighs a hundred pounds. What a dumb idea."
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There's a weight limit on our trash bins. 75lbs. Lift on the trash truck can't lift more than that. And the guys sure ain't lifting the bin on their own. So... if it won't lift, it gets left.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 29, 2025 12:16 PM (NwnyJ)

162 Looks like the both of you could work on language skills.
Juvenile name calling doesn't promote one's argument.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:13 PM (Wt3Iw)

I don't pride myself on being particularly smart or clever, so I don't need to look better or smarter than anyone else. It also means I get to pay careful attention to my arguments and admit when I am wrong

Posted by: Kindltot at November 29, 2025 12:18 PM (rbvCR)

163 You know, I can never figure out why soda tastes better with ice. There has to be some sort of thing with it, like water in whiskey.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:20 PM (bss/y)

164 Counter: Biden was literally a vegetable. A grifting, family ridden vegetable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:15 PM (bss/y)

Counter counter: The Deep State thought it could neuter Trump like it did during his first term. They had no idea he would immediately shut down USAID and starve them of funds.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 29, 2025 12:21 PM (d5Mi/)

165 161 When I was a kid, the "garbagemen" were all city employees. No contractors, they pick up the stuff in the city truck and take it to the city dump. Period. Now, all our guys were black, and it was one of the most coveted jobs in the city. You get your route done in three hours, you get paid for eight. Watching these guys was like watching poetry in motion, no wasted moves, everybody knowing the next move. Anything shaky put out to the curb would be picked up if you remembered to place a six pack of Miller's on top of the pile.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at November 29, 2025 12:21 PM (gm9Sb)

166 I've noticed that there seems to be a yuuuge difference between rates for commercial & residential use, at least in Denver. There, I could power several light-industrial machines from a dedicated hot leg for a similar cost to lighting & heating a small apartment.

Look at the contract too, were you using three phase electricity? Were you also the first to be cut off on the occasion of a brownout?

I'm pretty certain that your SLA was very different for a business with predictable power use than residential. Also consider the risk and associated collection and admin costs to a business rather than residence.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 12:22 PM (a4flb)

167 but I can’t believe mushbrains got 81 million legitimate votes. Doesn’t pass the sniff test…. Remember millions of mail in ballots flooded the zone that year due to covididiocy
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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My gut tells me this is correct. But my head says, why haven't multiple people with knowledge stepped up and talked? There had to be some that didn't get paid. Or paid enough to keep quiet. And it would take a whole lot of mules to pull it off.

But then again, maybe they run it like a Mexican cartel, where the individual mules know nothing of value.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 29, 2025 12:23 PM (XvL8K)

168
Good morning, all! I'm about to have leftovers for breakfast.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 29, 2025 12:23 PM (n7rxJ)

169 ThePianoGuys.com - Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel

How lovely.

Posted by: m at November 29, 2025 12:24 PM (RuTUS)

170 I just found out that there are 3 SMR’s (small modular reactors) under construction in Texas, with 5 more in the permitting process. I believe they all use the molten salt coolant system.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 12:16 PM (3U2FH)

If it is the Natura, it looks like the fuel is molten salt mixed with Uranium, and has a simplified method of scramming the reactor in case of problems, and claims this simplifies the cooling. I wonder if the touted desalinization co-generation is also part of the cooling system.
I had thought it was the Thorium reactors that used the molten salt.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 29, 2025 12:24 PM (rbvCR)

171 They are cheaters. Just like the con artist they have larceny in their bloodstream and are always working on new ways to scam the other.

We know they've been cheating since the 40s (LBJ) and they have been busy trying new ways and perfecting ways to win the next election. The cheating will never be over, therefore we must be more industrious at securing the vote than they are at cheating.

note: A commenter mentioned that when Lara Trump exited the RNC it fell back into it's middling ways.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:24 PM (Wt3Iw)

172 There's a lot of SMR work being done near here. Particularly fuel-production, but other design & manufacture stuff too. Trump shoved through a bunch of permits for it shortly before the end of his First Regnal Period.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 29, 2025 12:24 PM (BI5O2)

173
my head says, why haven't multiple people with knowledge stepped up and talked?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

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There's a very sparsely reported story out there about a woman who blew the whistle on vote fraud and wound up in the slammer. She just got released.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 29, 2025 12:24 PM (n7rxJ)

174 Counter counter: The Deep State thought it could neuter Trump like it did during his first term. They had no idea he would immediately shut down USAID and starve them of funds.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 29, 2025 12:21 PM (d5Mi/)

Valid, but if you figure they were behind the assassination attempt (I do not really count the smelly hippie with the sks) why wouldn't they go the whole nine yards and steal the election again? They already replaced Kamala with no due process- why not do whatever the hell they wanted as they had done since 2020?

Note, I am not saying there is not fraud or they were not behind the hit- I believe 'they' are- I just cannot account for the outcome of 2024 election.

It feels like we are missing something. Some detail.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:24 PM (bss/y)

175
Everybody Dance....and chew gum!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk11Acjofu8

Posted by: naturalfake at November 29, 2025 12:24 PM (iJfKG)

176 I just found out that there are 3 SMR’s (small modular reactors) under construction in Texas, with 5 more in the permitting process. I believe they all use the molten salt coolant system.

These guys are the early adopters who bought the $10k plasma TVs so that the R&D and scaling costs would be covered which led to the $2k 80" OLEDs.

It also helps that the power is being totally private and NOT on the grid so that it escapes the Regulatory Leviathan of being on the public grid.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 12:25 PM (a4flb)

177 First book of a few I got right after 2020 election was largely about computer hacking vote fraud. I literally had Pennsylvania's vote tallies by township on my tablet. There were negatives in the tallies. Voting was added, added added then a subtraction would occur. Actually added the negatives up and Sundowner had a bigger subtraction total. I think they kept adding extra votes then realized too many and backed off Sundowner's totals.
But also the book showed additions constantly were added by a certain number odds wouldn't allow. For instance 10,456 votes then hour later 10,456 votes again. Or a percentage of votes were added
Sundowner would get 55% Trump %45 the next tally same percentage

Posted by: Skip at November 29, 2025 12:25 PM (Ia/+0)

178 There's a very sparsely reported story out there about a woman who blew the whistle on vote fraud and wound up in the slammer. She just got released.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 29, 2025 12:24 PM (n7rxJ)

Is it Tina Peterson? Did she get sprung? If so that is a blessing.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 29, 2025 12:26 PM (rbvCR)

179 Scott Jennings
@ScottJenningsKY
My favorite genre of liberal punditry is “Every one of my friends is an unnamed Trump voter and boy are they mad!”

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Well, facts are facts.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Stranger In a Strange Land at November 29, 2025 12:30 PM (L/fGl)

180 Doing arts and crafts listening to a podcast on Lewis & Clark and chatting here. Had laundry going but that at least is done.

Posted by: Skip at November 29, 2025 12:31 PM (Ia/+0)

181 My gut tells me this is correct. But my head says, why haven't multiple people with knowledge stepped up and talked?

As I recall, there were over one thousand people who swore under penalty of perjury, signed affidavits, testifying to the fraud that they personally witnessed.

Being that Dominion was suing anyone who didn't worship their product, and the BLM violence promised on anyone daring to go to court on this, there was never a court case.

I think SCOTUS, by refusing to hear the case of massive demonstrable fraud against PA by states including TX was a warning shot to any and all litigators and judges to not entertain any contest to the election.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 12:31 PM (a4flb)

182 Please be careful with leftovers. Food sitting out for hours on T'giving, then put in fridge, there has to be a limit on how long it is safe.
My late, lovely, wife was a Registered Dietitian and served me over 40,000 meals over the course of our life together. Never got any kind of food-borne illness or distress.
I think Ace once told a story of eating away at a big pot of chili for like 10 days. That horrified me.

When in doubt, chuck it out!

Posted by: Frugal Is Fine, But Don't Get Sick at November 29, 2025 12:31 PM (oftw2)

183 These guys are the early adopters who bought the $10k plasma TVs so that the R&D and scaling costs would be covered which led to the $2k 80" OLEDs.“

As you say - the people building them now are going to be way ahead of those who start trying to build them 5 years from now.

And why in Texas? A) big energy corp infrastructure already B) plenty of future demand, and C) friendly regulatory environment.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 12:32 PM (3U2FH)

184 But then again, maybe they run it like a Mexican cartel, where the individual mules know nothing of value.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 29, 2025 12:23 PM (XvL8K)

I think that’s what happened… no central coordination; lots of crooks

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 29, 2025 12:33 PM (xT8gx)

185 I think SCOTUS, by refusing to hear the case of massive demonstrable fraud against PA by states including TX was a warning shot to any and all litigators and judges to not entertain any contest to the election.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 12:31 PM (a4flb)

Yeah. That was a bad day. Shut up and submit, peasant. Fucking Roberts.

Again, that is what makes 2024 a head scratcher.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:33 PM (bss/y)

186 When in doubt, chuck it out!
Posted by: Frugal Is Fine,

Risk aversion is killing us.

Posted by: From about That Time at November 29, 2025 12:35 PM (sl73Y)

187 >>>I just found out that there are 3 SMR’s (small modular reactors) under construction in Texas, with 5 more in the permitting process. I believe they all use the molten salt coolant system.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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There. And Bezos is building 12 in Washington. They are bringing 3 Mile Island back on line and the same company is doing nuclear in Illinois. Meta is also involved with nuclear as well the others.

With all that money and brainpower focused on generation efficient nuclear power there is reasonable expectation of exponential advance just as there is with computing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:35 PM (Wt3Iw)

188 184 But then again, maybe they run it like a Mexican cartel, where the individual mules know nothing of value.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 29, 2025 12:23 PM (XvL8K)

I think that’s what happened… no central coordination; lots of crooks
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 29, 2025 12:33 PM (xT8gx)

And then the aggregate looks phony, but it is just a bunch of corrupt operators on a small scale?

Damn. I am not sure which is worse.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:35 PM (bss/y)

189 The NYT: All the News That's Fit To Print!

https://is.gd/qY2JMj

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Stranger In a Strange Land at November 29, 2025 12:36 PM (L/fGl)

190 Have you prepared some leftovers worth keeping?

Usually turkey pie, but I found Emeril's turkey tetrazzini recipe several years and it's a keeper. Bit involved but worth it.

https://is.gd/turkey_tetrazzini

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 29, 2025 12:37 PM (bQ4nt)

191 As Stalin said it's not who votes, it's who counts them
And Dominion takes a simple adding machine problem and makes it so difficult to follow their counting

Posted by: Skip at November 29, 2025 12:37 PM (Ia/+0)

192 189 The NYT: All the News That's Fit To Print!

https://is.gd/qY2JMj
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Stranger In a Strange Land at November 29, 2025 12:36 PM (L/fGl)

Nice. Like I said yesterday, it is like they took the Norm Macdonald thing seriously and those were the headlines after the shooting of the guardsmen.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:37 PM (bss/y)

193 The NYT: All the News That's Fit To Print!

https://is.gd/qY2JMj
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Stranger In a Strange Land at November 29, 2025 12:36 PM (L/fGl)

The NYT: all the news that fits, we print.

Posted by: From about That Time at November 29, 2025 12:38 PM (sl73Y)

194 Joe's big night!

New York Post
@nypos
Jill Biden spotted popping into Nantucket lingerie shop on Black Friday

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Stranger In a Strange Land at November 29, 2025 12:38 PM (L/fGl)

195 I’ll start listening to Christmas music on Dec 1.

Looking forward to it.

Posted by: the way I see it at November 29, 2025 12:41 PM (KDPiq)

196 194 Joe's big night!

New York Post
@nypos
Jill Biden spotted popping into Nantucket lingerie shop on Black Friday
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Threw up a little in my mouth!

Posted by: Say No To Great Granny Porn! at November 29, 2025 12:41 PM (oftw2)

197 It appears that something is about to happen in Venezuela.

https://is.gd/c5Q4Hv
Posted by: Archimedes at November 29, 2025 11:25 AM (Riz8t)

So much for Christmas in Caracas.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 29, 2025 12:43 PM (npFr7)

198 Nantucket in late November? I'll pass.

Posted by: From about That Time at November 29, 2025 12:43 PM (sl73Y)

199 My gut tells me this is correct. But my head says, why haven't multiple people with knowledge stepped up and talked? There had to be some that didn't get paid. Or paid enough to keep quiet. And it would take a whole lot of mules to pull it off.

But then again, maybe they run it like a Mexican cartel, where the individual mules know nothing of value.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 29, 2025 12:23 PM (XvL8K)

I remember a bunch of people who "talked" but they got officially ignored and memory-holed or were punished by the legal system. Remember Ruby Whatsername in Georgia who stayed behind after the other counters went home, dragged suitcases of ballots from under the draped tables, and sent stacks of ballots repeatedly through the vote counting machine? Her actions were recorded on the security cameras and she made a video for her social media boasting about how she helped Biden win. I think she was awarded some type of recognition by the White House. Then Rudy Giuliani commented about her actions and the courts said he slandered her and awarded all of his assets to Ruby, including his car.

Posted by: Emmie at November 29, 2025 12:43 PM (FMtrg)

200 124 122 I preferred the "Harvest gold" color more.
Posted by: no one at November 29, 2025 12:04 PM (GLn15)

I thought that was goldenrod?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 29, 2025 12:05 PM (bss/y)
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The holy 70's trinity was avocado, burnt orange, and Aztec gold.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at November 29, 2025 12:44 PM (kpS4V)

201
Maybe Jill is buying something sexy for Biden to wear over his Depends.

Ho Ho Ho

Posted by: fourseasons at November 29, 2025 12:44 PM (3ek7K)

202 193 The NYT: All the News That's Fit To Print!

https://is.gd/qY2JMj
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Stranger In a Strange Land at November 29, 2025 12:36 PM (L/fGl)

The NYT: all the news that fits, we print.
Posted by: From about That Time at November 29, 2025 12:38 PM (sl73Y)
'All the news that's filth, we print.'

Posted by: Eromero at November 29, 2025 12:44 PM (LHPAg)

203 I love turkey leftovers! You have all this meat ready to do other stuff with.

Posted by: Emmie at November 29, 2025 12:46 PM (FMtrg)

204 There's a very sparsely reported story out there about a woman who blew the whistle on vote fraud and wound up in the slammer. She just got released.

If you mean Tina Peters from Colorado, that would be explosive.

Posted by: t-bird at November 29, 2025 12:46 PM (+5DDj)

205 >>>It also helps that the power is being totally private and NOT on the grid so that it escapes the Regulatory Leviathan of being on the public grid.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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That's where I keep going with the 'neighborhood developer' idea.
This power development competition will make small modular reactors common. The next step will be a new planned community (The Villages) featuring its own power supply.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:47 PM (Wt3Iw)

206 Precocious autistic child.

Rosie O'Donnell reveals her TDS has rubbed off on her autistic daughter

"My daughter is now saying, 'D*mn him, d*mn Trump.' And smashing her hand on the table."

"And I said, 'Wow, honey, what are you thinking?' And she said, 'He made us move in order for our own safety! And it's now he's destroying the country!'"

"She lives here, she hears what I'm saying ... I think to myself, 'You don't want to give this [TDS] to her.'"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Stranger In a Strange Land at November 29, 2025 12:48 PM (L/fGl)

207 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:35 PM (Wt3Iw)

The Lefty tech dicks, including Bill Gates, all of the sudden find nuclear power to be great and environmentally friendly.

They need power for their AI business and also trying to convince regular lefties that it is necessary for their EV obsession.

Posted by: the way I see it at November 29, 2025 12:49 PM (KDPiq)

208 70 This is the hard data problem:

US industrial electricity prices in the top 5 states with the most data centers have surged +43% over the last 5 years.

Here is the bullshit narrative as to the cause:
AI infrastructure is driving electricity costs higher:

The Reality:
Gutting your state/country of much of its reliable, dispatchable thermal generated power and replacing it with vanity power projects that cost hundreds of billions and don't yield power on demand is behind the increase. Don't forget the hundreds of billions in rate-payer subsidies to those who installed solar panels to be used in a net power arrangement.

The money made in the utility scale electricity market is not the regulated generation rates, its in the building any form of infrastructure (even if totally worthless or counter productive) and passing the Hollywood Accounting costs to the consumer in the form of higher rates.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 29, 2025 11:44 AM (a4flb)

Wow. I believe your absolutely right about this.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 29, 2025 12:49 PM (FDWIW)

209 There's a very sparsely reported story out there about a woman who blew the whistle on vote fraud and wound up in the slammer. She just got released.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 29, 2025 12:24 PM

...Tina Peters, the former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk who has become a polarizing figure in election integrity debates.

Peters, a Republican elected official, oversaw elections in Mesa County (a conservative area in western Colorado). In 2021, amid widespread claims of 2020 election rigging, she allowed unauthorized access to Dominion voting machines under her jurisdiction. Specifically:

She permitted a man using a fake ID (linked to conspiracy theorist Douglas Frank) to copy sensitive passwords and data from the machines.

She disabled security cameras and leaked images of the machines' internal software (including forensic images showing hash codes that she claimed proved tampering).

Peters argued this was to preserve evidence of "cheating," such as backdoors in the software or manipulated vote tallies, echoing Trump allies' unproven theories about Dominion systems flipping votes.

Grok: https://bit.ly/489GDht

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 29, 2025 12:49 PM (P5BPp)

210 Luminara @KLH81690118 . 11h

Todd Blanche is Delaying Release of Tina Peters: Despite Trump's repeated public demands (including on X) to free election whistleblower Tina Peters from Colorado prison, Blanche is accused of obstructing her transfer to federal custody. Ticktin claims the paperwork was ready but blocked at Blanche's level, labeling it a direct defiance of Trump's orders.
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I'm looking

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:49 PM (Wt3Iw)

211 So Jill got new lingerie. Is Hunter in town?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 29, 2025 12:52 PM (bfwj/)

212 That's where I keep going with the 'neighborhood developer' idea.
This power development competition will make small modular reactors common. The next step will be a new planned community (The Villages) featuring its own power supply.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:47 PM (Wt3Iw)

I would think that the villages could send all their Return Air Ducts to a central location to run a NatGas electric generator.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 12:52 PM (3U2FH)

213 Tina Peters heart was in the right place but tried to prove here claim in an entirely wrong way.

Posted by: the way I see it at November 29, 2025 12:52 PM (KDPiq)

214 EricLDaugh
12m
Utter CHAOS is breaking out against federal agents in NYC as anti-ICE rioters STORM the barricades

Their lives are in danger.

WE NEED MASS ARRESTS NOW or they will keep doing this!

https://tinyurl.com/4ahan76y

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 12:54 PM (Wt3Iw)

215 Tina Peters heart was in the right place but tried to prove here claim in an entirely wrong way.
Posted by: the way I see it at November 29, 2025 12:52 PM (KDPiq)

Having heard what the state of Colorado said about the Tren de Aragua, and other issues, I wonder about their claims in this case.
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus shouldn't just be aimed at me.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 29, 2025 12:59 PM (rbvCR)

216 Have deep fried both whole turkeys and turkey breasts.

The whole bird is easier because you know how long to cook it based on weight.
The breast is trickier because it's smaller and a more consistent density. You can easily overdo it.
If you're going to all the effort for set up and safety precautions, do the whole bird.
And talk a neighbor or two to buy a bird the same weight as yours. Their families will love the meal and the entire neighborhood will smell like McDonald's french fries.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 29, 2025 12:59 PM (XQo4F)

217 Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh

ELON MUSK: "Sen. Susan Collins was telling me she gave the Navy $12 billion for more submarines, got NO extra submarines, held a hearing to say, 'where'd the $12 billion go?'"

"And they were like, 'we don't know.' That was it." 🤯

Purge the fraud.

X video: https://bit.ly/48bcBKd

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 29, 2025 01:00 PM (P5BPp)

218 As the late Rabbi Robert Kahn of Houston’s Congregation Emanu El once said: Anyone can cook the turkey. The real creativity, the real art, lies in what we do with the leftovers.

The turkey carcass makes a great toboggan sled for your new baby brother.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 29, 2025 01:00 PM (Z5/Ih)

219 Mass arrests, starting with state officials, governor on down, who promoted rather than prevented this stuff. Bankrupt NY (more).

Posted by: From about That Time at November 29, 2025 01:00 PM (sl73Y)

220 One of the knicks players got robbed in a fancy Manhattan hotel. Supposedly 185k worth of jewelry and cash. Wall off Manhattan.

Posted by: the way I see it at November 29, 2025 01:01 PM (KDPiq)

221 Posted by: Kindltot at November 29, 2025 12:59 PM (rbvCR)

I don’t think she denied the allegations.

Posted by: the way I see it at November 29, 2025 01:02 PM (KDPiq)

222
I would think that the villages could send all their Return Air Ducts to a central location to run a NatGas electric generator.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Pass the cabbage.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 01:03 PM (Wt3Iw)

223 turkey carcass makes a great toboggan sled for your new baby brother.

LOL!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 29, 2025 01:05 PM (G6lJl)

224 Well another spanner in air travel.

Software glitch in the Airbus A320 series that is blamed on solar flares will affect 3,000 jets. The glitch will cause an uncommanded descent of the passenger jet. The fix requires a software reversion and take about two hours per plane.

So buckle up if you are going by air.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 29, 2025 01:07 PM (6Egig)

225
The Lefty tech dicks, including Bill Gates, all of the sudden find nuclear power to be great and environmentally friendly.

They need power for their AI business and also trying to convince regular lefties that it is necessary for their EV obsession.
Posted by: the way I see it
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Which will promote innovation, down scaling, efficiency, economy and accessibility to the masses. That's the way it always works.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 01:08 PM (Wt3Iw)

226 220 One of the knicks players got robbed in a fancy Manhattan hotel. Supposedly 185k worth of jewelry and cash. Wall off Manhattan.
Posted by: the way I see it at November 29, 2025 01:01 PM (KDPiq)

Anybody who’s read any detective stories knows you immediately start checking to see if they’ve been selling the jewels off and replacing them with cheap copies lately.
And big wads of cash, just like in the Sting - a $100 on each end with a bunch of newsprint in between.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 29, 2025 01:09 PM (3U2FH)

227 >>>"She lives here, she hears what I'm saying ... I think to myself, 'You don't want to give this [TDS] to her.'"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Stranger In a Strange Land
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Finally! It took her own child but someone caused Rosie to STFU.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 29, 2025 01:13 PM (Wt3Iw)

228 The next step will be a new planned community (The Villages) featuring its own power supply.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Imagine an HOA with the power to turn on or off your electricity.

Posted by: whig at November 29, 2025 01:13 PM (WDjG6)

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