After Hilton Franchisee Lies About Its No-Service-for-ICE Policy, Hilton Hotels Announces It Has Cancelled the Franchise Agreement

I don't know how hotel franchise operations work. Based on what I see here, I guess that independently-owned hotels sign a franchise agreement to be part of the Hilton chain, so long as they maintain certain contractual standards?

After the Minnesota hotel owned by "Everpeak Hospitality" was exposed for terminating service for DHS for ideological, open-borders reasons, Everpeak claimed that they were scrambling to rectify the "error" and were reaching out to DHS to offer them rooms.

Everpeak Hospitality has moved swiftly to address this matter as it was inconsistent with our policy of being a welcoming place for all. We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated. We do not discriminate against any individuals or agencies and apologize to those impacted.

This claim made by Minnesota immigrants was, get this, fraudulent.

Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: I went into the Minnesota Hilton who "apologized" for banning DHS agents, and EXPOSED them for CONTINUING to ban DHS agents
@HiltonHotels has decided they want the FULL BUDLIGHT treatment at this point.
Hilton's operator, Everpeak, STRAIGHT UP LIED in their statement yesterday which said they were "in touch" with DHS to accommodate impacted agents, and "do not discriminate against any individuals or agencies."
NONE of that was true. There was NO attempt to reach DHS agents to make it right, per Asst. DHS Sec. @TriciaOhio

Even the FRONT DESK manager said he had spoken with the owner shortly before I walked in around 10:50pm, and confirmed the ANTI-DHS POLICY REMAINED IN EFFECT.
REVOKE THEIR LICENSE, HILTON, OR IT'S GOING TO COST YOU DEARLY. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
This is an INCREDIBLY dumb battle to choose!

🚨 BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: I went into the Minnesota Hilton who “apologized” for banning DHS agents, and EXPOSED them for CONTINUING to ban DHS agents@HiltonHotels has decided they want the FULL BUDLIGHT treatment at this point.

Hilton’s operator, Everpeak, STRAIGHT UP LIED in… pic.twitter.com/3g97P7okpz
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 6, 2026

Hilton Hotels smelled the Tranny Beer souring on the floor and decided to cancel their contract with Everpeak Hospitality:

Confirming your comment. https://t.co/EFXgfRG6Ui
— Hilton Newsroom (@HiltonNewsroom) January 6, 2026

Should Hilton be boycotted? I say "no." They had a contract with an independent company creating a franchise arrangement. That company violated the franchise arrangement. After attempting to resolve the matter amicably -- and after being lied to by the franchisee about the "error" and their attempts to correct the "error" -- they saw that the franchisee is just more Foreign Fraud and nullified the contract.

Hilton seems to have acted as we'd've wished them to. And they did so in under 24 hours, so that's not too shabby.

Was it because they were pressured to do the right thing? Of course. If there had been no hue and cry about this, one imagines they would have just let the franchisee continue with its open borders aggression.

But so what? We know all of these corporations react to public pressure. We saw them all dancing to the left's tune from 2009 to 2024, the year that the Woke Empire began to collapse. Hilton reacted to our pressure, and that's all I personally need from a soulless corporation. I don't need them to be "good corporate citizens." I don't need them to fight "evil," as Google used to pretend to do before they went into the Evil Business.

I just need them to make amends when they piss me off.

Assuming they want to keep my business.

And they did. And just like these c***sucker corporations need to be punished when they get out of line, pour encourger les autres, so too do they need to be rewarded when they snap back into line. Again, pour encourager les autres.

The left made itself toxic by its position of complete unappeasability. No matter what you did, no matter how hard you pandered to the left, no matter how much of your clientele your offended and alienated in order to obey the demands of AWFLs and unemployable communist bums, they scorpion left would always pierce you through the gut as you were ferrying them across the stream.

This was a major reason that people got sick of woke lunatics. It wasn't just that their demands were unreasonable and motivated by mental illness -- it was also that even if you obeyed their commands, they would still cancel you in a year or two.

The right shouldn't follow the left in this madness. We should establish that rule that if you do work to appease us and right the wrongs you committed against us, we will honor our side of the implicit contract and grant you forgiveness. That makes appeasing the right a much better deal than attempting to appease the unappeasable left.

Of course, all of this is predicated on the assumption that Hilton has really cut relations with these foreign aggressors and will not seek to remake their franchise arrangement the moment we're not watching them.

Which I hope is a good assumption, because if Hilton does join the foreign fraud and trick us, they've just signed their Bud Light Suicide Letter.

Happy Tuesday! I had a terrible long weekend due to my back going into terrible spasms on Friday and then even worse on Sunday. But I iced it down and am now mobile again. Once ever muscle along my spine stopped spasming and seizing and bending me over like a crooked old man, I could walk again.

Mobility is something you take for granted, until it's gone.

So now I'm able to move around pain-free and I got a really good night of sleep so I'm doing great. I hope you are too.

Posted by: Ace at 12:12 PM

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1 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 06, 2026 12:12 PM (kgE5c)

2 Consequences.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at January 06, 2026 12:12 PM (zjgNU)

3 rd

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 06, 2026 12:13 PM (qbLEp)

4 The Others have been summoned.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 06, 2026 12:13 PM (kgE5c)

5 Nood. Hilton.

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So this is not a Paris Hilton thread?

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at January 06, 2026 12:13 PM (sX1BW)

6 Was it because they were pressured to do the right thing? Of course. If there had been no hue and cry about this, one imagines they would have just let the franchisee continue with its open borders aggression.

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I don't think there was enough time for pressure to build.

It was sheer panic, probably stemming from the idea of lost government contracts, that drove their behavior.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:14 PM (GBKbO)

7 Did she inherit yet?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:14 PM (eq9pm)

8 Afternoon, Ace.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 06, 2026 12:14 PM (kgE5c)

9 Apropos of perhaps everything:

I just got an edX notice of a new course on Cannabis Science and Industries: Seeds to Needs.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 06, 2026 12:15 PM (XV/Pl)

10 Back to the previous discussion about a moral and religious people:

Among those standards is that you don't just blatantly lie to people. (Our politicians do, but pretend they aren't on technicalities. It's at least an attempt to avoid blatant lies.)

The immoral people we've imported have no problems with blatant lies, as illustrated here.

Not a compatible people.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at January 06, 2026 12:15 PM (zjgNU)

11 Happy Tuesday! I had a terrible long weekend due to my back going into terrible spasms on Friday and then even worse on Sunday. But I iced it down and am now mobile again. Once ever muscle along my spine stopped spasming and seizing and bending me over like a crooked old man, I could walk again.

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Hopefully your smokin' hot wife (with that awful Bostonian accent) was able to sooth you in your time of need.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:15 PM (GBKbO)

12 It was sheer panic, probably stemming from the idea of lost government contracts, that drove their behavior.

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The political and cultural winds are starting to shift.

Onward and upward.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at January 06, 2026 12:15 PM (sX1BW)

13 Elaborate?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:16 PM (eq9pm)

14 Get some rest. If you haven't got your health, you haven't got anything.

Posted by: Tyrone Rugen at January 06, 2026 12:16 PM (nsWvf)

15 So no riots? Bonfires? Congressional investigations?

*flops back into easy chair*

Posted by: man at January 06, 2026 12:16 PM (XuXeR)

16 Ace, the latest word on this situation from HiltonNewsroom is this, 4 hours ago:

The independent hotel owner had assured us that they had fixed this problem and published a message confirming this. A recent video clearly raises concerns that they are not meeting our standards and values. As such, we are taking immediate action to remove this hotel from our systems. Hilton is - and has always been - a welcoming place for all. We are also engaging with all of our franchisees to reinforce the standards we hold them to across our system to
help ensure this does not happen again.

"to remove this hotel from our system"

≠

"Has Cancelled the Franchise Agreement"

Posted by: m at January 06, 2026 12:16 PM (SSiCQ)

17 Nood. Hilton.

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So this is not a Paris Hilton thread?
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at January 06, 2026 12:13 PM

*shifty eyes*

I did not specifically promise Paris.

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 06, 2026 12:16 PM (kgE5c)

18 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2026 12:16 PM (eJC4F)

19 >>Mobility is something you take for granted, until it's gone.

Welcome to my world.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 06, 2026 12:16 PM (viF8m)

20 I don't think there was enough time for pressure to build.

It was sheer panic, probably stemming from the idea of lost government contracts, that drove their behavior.

I don't care if they like us, I care that they fear us. I think they do now.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)

21 I said yesterday, I thought this was a manager not the corporate decision.

Posted by: Skip at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (eJC4F)

22 What variety of foreign swine were running this hotel? More Somalis?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (BI5O2)

23 My baseline assumption is that 52.3334 pct of the people I encounter are stoned out of their minds.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (XV/Pl)

24 Tehran FALLS Into People's Control - IRGC Pushed Out

https://www.youtube.com/live/Z_sndH3m4s0

TOUSi TV (one hour old).

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (kvcnI)

25 A year ago, places like this MN hotel could have given the middle finger to DHS and sat back, fat and pretty, with a contract from DC to house useless immigrants in perpetuity.

I think they miscalculated.

Posted by: red speck at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (Ve/HL)

26 10 Back to the previous discussion about a moral and religious people:

Among those standards is that you don't just blatantly lie to people. (Our politicians do, but pretend they aren't on technicalities. It's at least an attempt to avoid blatant lies.)

The immoral people we've imported have no problems with blatant lies, as illustrated here.

Not a compatible people.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at January 06, 2026 12:15 PM (zjgNU)

Send
them
back.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (ULPxl)

27 One thing our stupid immigration laws have is if you basically bring in a certain level of assets to the US, you get fast tracked for a green card.

It's why like nearly every 7-11 is Indian owned (or other immigrant group). It's just about the threshold that gets you and your family in the door.

I can almost guarantee you this franchise hotel purchase brought a bunch of American hating immigrants over here.

I dont even care about the money, these people don't make this country better. Quite the opposite.

Posted by: Leupold at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (5MjR3)

28 The immoral people we've imported have no problems with blatant lies, as illustrated here."

True. Trust is easy to toss away, hard to develop.

Posted by: man at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (XuXeR)

29 What variety of foreign swine were running this hotel? More Somalis?

Unlikely. They had other guests.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 06, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)

30 Patels?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:18 PM (eq9pm)

31 Don't be evil was always obvious projection and a lie.

Like companies who say they're "honest".

It's like... errrr... didn't think you weren't... but now you come to mention it......

Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 12:18 PM (qsEXy)

32 >>>"to remove this hotel from our system"

≠

"Has Cancelled the Franchise Agreement"

i'm assuming it does mean that. If they're misleading us, they're committing suicide.

Posted by: ace at January 06, 2026 12:18 PM (1wjle)

33 Isn't Paris Hilton getting a bit old to still be doing noods?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at January 06, 2026 12:18 PM (LxER7)

34 12 It was sheer panic, probably stemming from the idea of lost government contracts, that drove their behavior.

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The political and cultural winds are starting to shift.

Onward and upward.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at January 06, 2026 12:15 PM (sX1BW)

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I see it on less political terms and more on just "we don't want to lose government contract" terms. If it's about winds blowing, it's only because the government is in the hands of Trump, not because of any cultural shift.

As soon as there's a Democrat, they'd probably change their behavior on a dime. It's not repeatable, is what I'm saying, unless power is maintained.

Hilton's C-Suite would probably be just fine, still, with leaving ICE agents in the cold if they could maintain their other government contracts at the same time.

I just don't see it as alignment with me in any way, just alignment with power.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

35 I don't know how hotel franchise operations work. Based on what I see here, I guess that independently-owned hotels sign a franchise agreement to be part of the Hilton chain, so long as they maintain certain contractual standards?

Buy a Domino's Pizza franchise and tell Pepsico you're going with Coca Cola. 😂😂😂

Posted by: rickb223 at January 06, 2026 12:18 PM (sWTsQ)

36 What variety of foreign swine were running this hotel? "

Dot, not feather...

Posted by: man at January 06, 2026 12:19 PM (XuXeR)

37 Mobility is something you take for granted, until it's gone.
--
I sight-read that first word as "morbidity;" in the obese sense.

I shud be a skool teecher.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 06, 2026 12:19 PM (HXT0k)

38 Government travel is typically scheduled through online systems, and major airlines, hotel chains and rental car companies have agreements with the Federal government for lower rates in exchange for being included in the system. For denying service to DHS, the entire chain was at risk of having all Federal business lost, which would be a significant amount of money. That explains the high-level corporate's quick response. Sure, they're worried about PR issues and maybe reduced civilian traffic in a "Bud-Light" style boycott, but that's peanuts compared to a guaranteed loss of all government business.

Posted by: Military Moron at January 06, 2026 12:20 PM (ycI94)

39 And they did. And just like these c***sucker corporations need to be punished when they get out of line, pour encourger les autres, so too do they need to be rewarded when they snap back into line. Again, pour encourager les autres.

72 hours. And then a verify next month.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 06, 2026 12:20 PM (sWTsQ)

40 I can almost guarantee you this franchise hotel purchase"

Was purchased with our tax dollars as well...

Posted by: man at January 06, 2026 12:20 PM (XuXeR)

41 Patel means innkeeper. Gandhi grocer.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:20 PM (eq9pm)

42 32
i'm assuming it does mean that. If they're misleading us, they're committing suicide.

Posted by: ace at January 06, 2026 12:18 PM (1wjle)

=======

There's also this exchange between Bill Ackman and the same Hilton account:

Ackman: https://is.gd/dYEHHp
Hilton confirmation: https://is.gd/ZurNa0

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:20 PM (GBKbO)

43 Afternoon Ace, glad to hear the back is better. Back pain sucks
I've nations come apart due to civil war. But collapsing because corruption and incompetence, as Minnesota appears to be doing is a hell of a thing. Not a single DFL member will survive the fallout as the all were in on it or looked the other way.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 06, 2026 12:21 PM (ScJGb)

44 Good.
Moar.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 06, 2026 12:21 PM (xcxpd)

45 Inspector and I are hoping Bethesda will see the light and apologize after one of their important people smeared everyone upset by Charlie Kirk's murder as nazis. We both immediately uninstalled all Bethesda games. So far there's been no movement on their part, so I suspect their just waiting for everyone to forget.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 06, 2026 12:21 PM (lFFaq)

46 I see it on less political terms and more on just "we don't want to lose government contract" terms. If it's about winds blowing, it's only because the government is in the hands of Trump, not because of any cultural shift.

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That's why I threw political in there. This wouldn't have happened 8 years ago. I think it both worried about the government contracts, but I think there is also some fear of a public backlash.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at January 06, 2026 12:21 PM (sX1BW)

47 Happy Tuesday! I had a terrible long weekend due to my back going into terrible spasms on Friday and then even worse on Sunday. But I iced it down and am now mobile again. Once ever muscle along my spine stopped spasming and seizing and bending me over like a crooked old man, I could walk again.

Mobility is something you take for granted, until it's gone.

So now I'm able to move around pain-free and I got a really good night of sleep so I'm doing great. I hope you are too.

Posted by: Ace
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Ace,
Absent injury, have you ever been seen by a rheumatologist?

I have had all of your problems with my spine and neuropathy but I was diagnosed fairly early on with inflammatory arthritis (psoriatic-as I had the lesions present) as the cause for my deteriorating spine and body.

There are some weird types that do not show up on standard tests and a few that are actually diagnosis by subtraction types.

See a highly rated one or be a medical tourist going to Cleveland Clinic or Mayo. John Hopkins is good too and quite a few good ones in NYC before Mamdani ruins the city.

Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 12:21 PM (WDjG6)

48 How is a 29 year old manly stud experiencing "mobility" issues?!

Hope you feel better.

Posted by: Saxon at January 06, 2026 12:21 PM (0sLI5)

49 It's situations like these when I dream of being the Hilton Big Guy over the franchisee Everpeak.

I am very fluent in sarcasm and profanity and that, coupled with a basic understanding of American-Italian, would serve me well when I have the offending franchisee in front of my desk whilst I scream at her/him for ten minutes.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 06, 2026 12:22 PM (cYBz/)

50 I don't care if they like us, I care that they fear us. I think they do now.
Posted by: Archimedes

This x1000.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 06, 2026 12:22 PM (sWTsQ)

51 >>> 22 What variety of foreign swine were running this hotel? More Somalis?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (BI5O2)

Silly YD, the Somalis run qality daykares and eldoor cairs.

Hotels and gas stations are for (dot) Indians.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 06, 2026 12:22 PM (ULPxl)

52 Buy a Domino's Pizza franchise and tell Pepsico you're going with Coca Cola

?????

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at January 06, 2026 12:22 PM (sX1BW)

53 Good.
Moar."

Indeed. "F you, war"

/a favored quote

Posted by: man at January 06, 2026 12:23 PM (XuXeR)

54 Mobility is something you take for granted, until it's gone.

Yeah baby.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 06, 2026 12:23 PM (Kt19C)

55 Hotels and gas stations are for (dot) Indians.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

==

And even though they cause way less trouble than other immigrant groups, they dont love this country and our culture.

They're parasites.

I've seen my area just become overrun with them. Theyre just here for our money.

Posted by: Leupold at January 06, 2026 12:23 PM (5MjR3)

56 I'm glad you're feeling better, Ace.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 06, 2026 12:23 PM (xcxpd)

57 Seize personneel files. Verify all of their employees immigration status.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:23 PM (eq9pm)

58 "Has Cancelled the Franchise Agreement"

i'm assuming it does mean that. If they're misleading us, they're committing suicide.

Posted by: ace at January 06, 2026 12:18 PM (1wjle)

Ace, I don't think that Hilton's statement says anything about cancelling the franchise agreement.

Removing the hotel from their systems means that they won't get reservations from the Hilton website.

But is the hotel still branded with the Hilton (Hampton) owned name?

As of right now...yes. So they are still de facto franchisees.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 06, 2026 12:24 PM (n9ltV)

59 Patel means innkeeper. Gandhi grocer.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:20 PM (eq9pm)

I grew up with (and was close with) a Patel family.

The did, in fact, own a motel in our 2 stoplight town.

My wife grew up with another Indian family in her town. They owned a convenience store.

There's a reason for the stereotypes.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at January 06, 2026 12:25 PM (zjgNU)

60 Posted by: Ace at 12:12 PM

Sorry to hear that your back was in spasms, Ace.. I think you need to make an appointment to see someone if you have t already done so

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 06, 2026 12:25 PM (IEV/x)

61 What variety of foreign swine were running this hotel? More Somalis?

There'd be no customers if they were Somali managers. Too complicated. Just put up a hotel sign and pay them.

Elite H1b motel management families, however, can hire and manage the illegals that Americans won't.

Posted by: t-bird at January 06, 2026 12:25 PM (cFBJO)

62 I don't care if they like us, I care that they fear us. I think they do now.
Posted by: Archimedes

My Sainted Dad used to say: "I'd love respect. I'll settle for fear."

Posted by: Tonypete at January 06, 2026 12:25 PM (cYBz/)

63 whilst I scream at her/him for ten minutes."

Satisfying, but I prefer the other approach... "Moose, Rocko..."

Posted by: man at January 06, 2026 12:25 PM (XuXeR)

64 So they bounce the franchisee and let the others see it is a no no.

Good. Hiltons stock has done very well. From about 100 pre covid. To a strong growth approaching 300 today.

Posted by: No room at the inn at January 06, 2026 12:26 PM (1VfZY)

65 Buy a Domino's Pizza franchise and tell Pepsico you're going with Coca Cola

?????
Posted by: SH

I thought PepsiCo owned Domino's. I was wrong. They don't.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 06, 2026 12:26 PM (sWTsQ)

66 i'm assuming it does mean that. If they're misleading us, they're committing suicide.

Posted by: ace at January 06, 2026 12:18 PM (1wjle)

Ace, I don't think that Hilton's statement says anything about cancelling the franchise agreement.

I'm with Ace on this one. The only thing worse than what the franchisee did is lying about how you've dealt with it. The entire chain could take a huge hit; it certainly isn't worth protecting one crappy franchisee.

Tylenol showed how it's done with the poisoning recall. Rip the bandaid off and move on.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 06, 2026 12:26 PM (Riz8t)

67 Hell, ICE could probably meet its deportation quota for the Minnesota surge operation in the Hilton affiliate's kitchen, chambermaids and laundry alone.

Posted by: muldoon at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (/iMjX)

68 Yes, Everpeak was bought by four Indians last year. I'm sure they were incentivized by taxpayer monies?

https://tinyurl.com/5n6dxxz3

Posted by: Random PJ at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (RRCAT)

69 Going mobile

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (pkeXY)

70 ace: " I had a terrible long weekend due to my back going into terrible spasms on Friday..."

That's an odd coincidence -- my back spasmed Friday.

Maybe each was related to the crappy weather, that would make it less improbable I guess.

Posted by: Pastafarian at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (wb+Cg)

71 Sheraton's had really nice towels.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (eq9pm)

72 Even the FRONT DESK manager said he had spoken with the owner shortly before I walked in around 10:50pm, and confirmed the ANTI-DHS POLICY REMAINED IN EFFECT.

What the hell were they thinking? There was a backlash. Hilton was out doing damage control. They knew enough to put out a statement. And they thought a straight up lie would make this all go away?

Did they think Hilton would take all the heat for them? Did they think their statement would stand with no follow up? Did they think DHS, after calling them out on X, would drop it?

Is the owner genuinely retarded?

Posted by: bonhomme at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (Yp6az)

73 Ace makes a reasonable argument.

But I remain convinced that cleansing fire and cannibalism are the only solution.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (wKJf5)

74 "I don't know how hotel franchise operations work. Based on what I see here, I guess that independently-owned hotels sign a franchise agreement to be part of the Hilton chain, so long as they maintain certain contractual standards?"

Yes, that's how they work. A modern hotel franchise agreement is probably 500 pages and 50 of them are lists of things the franchisee must do or else.

Included in that list are requirements to operate in compliance with law, including specifically with regards to non-discrimination in bookings. That non-discrimination extends not only to race and religion, but also profession and employer, etc. It's illegal to refuse to serve federal agents, for example.

What these push-start morons did was so obviously illegal and in breach of the franchise agreement that it's almost like they were trying to blow up the franchise. They could have at least tried some less obviously discriminatory reason like not wanting ICE because of fear of angry protests. But they just said "FUCK ICE."

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (iFTx/)

75 Fuck these guys. Our light is always on.

Posted by: Steve Bodet, Motel6 at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (P7vXf)

76 The Patels do come from the caste of innkeepers.

Posted by: No one at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (qFwJc)

77 you're right on this, Ace. we're learning 'em, and you don't do that by being unforgiving when they come around

sorry about your back pain. glad you're feeling better tho!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (emBoF)

78 35 I don't know how hotel franchise operations work. Based on what I see here, I guess that independently-owned hotels sign a franchise agreement to be part of the Hilton chain, so long as they maintain certain contractual standards?

Buy a Domino's Pizza franchise and tell Pepsico you're going with Coca Cola. 😂😂😂
Posted by: rickb223
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Yep. The contractual power is more with the Franchisor corp than the franchisee. The hotel owners usually own the building and land, but without access to the franchisor brand and reservation system, it becomes an independent motel.

And the franchisor corporation get pretty mad when a franchisee does thing that hurt the mothership company's reputation in the marketplace.

Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (WDjG6)

79 "Was it because they were pressured to do the right thing? Of course. If there had been no hue and cry about this, one imagines they would have just let the franchisee continue with its open borders aggression."

"And they did. And just like these c***sucker corporations need to be punished when they get out of line, pour encourger les autres, so too do they need to be rewarded when they snap back into line. Again, pour encourager les autres."
- - - - - - - - - - - -
I can't recall the exact quote, or who said it. But the gist was to make it easier to do the right thing, so people will do the right thing. Probably directed at congresscritters.

As stated in the post - the hotels did the wrong thing. Hilton tried to band-aid that boo-boo. Except on follow-up, it was a gangrene infection, not a simple cut. So amputation it is - for those hotels. They could have been saved if the owners of the specific hotels were honest, but that wasn't the case.

So Hilton did the right thing, because they've seen the outcome wrong thing with Budweiser, and with Gilette's earlier advert campaign. So the reason for any potential boycott of Hilton is resolved, and they should be commended.

Posted by: Another Anon at January 06, 2026 12:28 PM (4h45B)

80 A lot of Dot-Indians in the liquor-store biz, too. Including Sikhs.

Posted by: Bulg at January 06, 2026 12:28 PM (77rzZ)

81 Is the owner genuinely retarded?
Posted by: bonhomme

We already established that.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 06, 2026 12:28 PM (cYBz/)

82 73 Ace makes a reasonable argument.

But I remain convinced that cleansing fire and cannibalism are the only solution.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (wKJf5)

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Oh, that's your solution to everything.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:28 PM (GBKbO)

83 Sheraton's had really nice towels.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (eq9pm)

And ashtrays.

Posted by: Hillary! at January 06, 2026 12:28 PM (P7vXf)

84 Franchise FAFO

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 06, 2026 12:28 PM (tG1pe)

85 Is the owner genuinely retarded?

I guess there's a career path for Tim Walz after all.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 06, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

86 74 What these push-start morons did was so obviously illegal and in breach of the franchise agreement that it's almost like they were trying to blow up the franchise. They could have at least tried some less obviously discriminatory reason like not wanting ICE because of fear of angry protests. But they just said "FUCK ICE."

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (iFTx/)

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India is sending their best, it seems.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (GBKbO)

87 Is the owner genuinely retarded?"

I see you've not spent much time on the Indian subcontinent...

Posted by: man at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (XuXeR)

88 If the owner had caved this wouldn't have been necessary.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (eq9pm)

89 That's not exactly how I remember it.

Hillary Clinton
@HillaryClinton
Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured.

Trump then pardoned the attackers.

He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (L/fGl)

90 >>See a highly rated one or be a medical tourist going to Cleveland Clinic or Mayo. John Hopkins is good too and quite a few good ones in NYC before Mamdani ruins the city.

I've been dealing with the orthopedic practice associated with Brown University. Yea, I know but the orthopedic group is outstanding.

As whig said, if you have recurring back issues don't just write it off as getting old. Have it looked at by a good orthopedist.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)

91 Hotels and gas stations are for (dot) Indians.

I can't wait to find out how they have managed to overrun the hotel/motel industry. What hidden subsidies were there?

I'd like to believe they're just hard-working families pursuing the American Dream, as I had believed for decades, but everything I knew is being proven false.

Posted by: t-bird at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (cFBJO)

92 A year ago, places like this MN hotel could have given the middle finger to DHS and sat back, fat and pretty, with a contract from DC to house useless immigrants in perpetuity.

I think they miscalculated.
Posted by: red speck at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (Ve/HL)

13 months ago they wouldn't have given the finger to DHS because they'd have been confident that DHS was there to terrorize white citizens.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (ExV1e)

93 Have we had the National Review conservative case for foreigners denying access to federal immigration agents think piece yet?

Posted by: Really?? at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (Q/qJ3)

94 Glad to hear you're feeling better, Ace.

Always remember to stretch before you post!!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (wtvvX)

95 Seize personneel files. Verify all of their employees immigration status.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Seize tax returns. Those 10,000 IRS Agents biden hired?

Colonoscopy level audit on the entire Hilton system. See #58

Posted by: rickb223 at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (sWTsQ)

96 89 That's not exactly how I remember it.

Hillary Clinton
@HillaryClinton
Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured.

Trump then pardoned the attackers.

He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (L/fGl)

======

Those anti-Trump ads in 2028 are gonna be fire.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:30 PM (GBKbO)

97 >>> 82 73 Ace makes a reasonable argument.

But I remain convinced that cleansing fire and cannibalism are the only solution.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (wKJf5)

======

Oh, that's your solution to everything.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:28 PM (GBKbO)

What's wrong with fire as a solution?

I don't endorse the cannibalism though; sounds like *someone* has been hanging out with Cannibal Bob.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 06, 2026 12:30 PM (ULPxl)

98 69 Going mobile

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (pkeXY)

https://youtu.be/ToxymSLzJeM

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at January 06, 2026 12:30 PM (kvcnI)

99 I’d like to live in a world where if a business even so much as whispers the word “woke” their balance sheet will bleed red faster than a chinaman eating bat soup

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at January 06, 2026 12:30 PM (REq0p)

100 Good afternoon everybody.
Ace, I understand your pain. The first time I had a back spasm, I anted my husband to call an ambulance so they could take me out on a stretcher. Anyone who has had one, winces when you tell them you have had one. They are uniquely horrible. I took a combo of Orphenedrin and Tylenol with codein. Flexril didn't work.
I have not had one since I gave up racquetball and took up swimming. It also helps that my Y has a jacuzzi and sauna.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 06, 2026 12:30 PM (t/2Uw)

101 But I remain convinced that cleansing fire and cannibalism are the only solution."

Newsletter, perhaps?

Posted by: man at January 06, 2026 12:30 PM (XuXeR)

102 I guess hobo-hunting does take quite a toll on the back.

Glad you're feeling better, Ace. Back pain is the worst.

Posted by: Bulg at January 06, 2026 12:30 PM (77rzZ)

103 Surprisingly, the franchisee was apparently named Singh, not Patel. The Sikhs are really starting to kill the goodwill many Americans had towards them.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 06, 2026 12:30 PM (lFFaq)

104 I think DoJ needs to address the problem with that specific hotel and staff. Don't accept whatever Hilton, Inc is saying.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 06, 2026 12:31 PM (NwnyJ)

105 Is the owner genuinely retarded?

-
Well . . .

https://is.gd/Trrbm5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 06, 2026 12:31 PM (L/fGl)

106 Is the owner genuinely retarded?
Posted by: bonhomme
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Owners probably thought they could get away with lying to the Franchisor about it.

They have destroyed their business essentially as other big chains are unlikely to take them on as well because Gubmint is a very big buyer of hotel rooms nationwide.

They might as well change their name to Illegal Inn.

Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 12:31 PM (WDjG6)

107 >>13 months ago they wouldn't have given the finger to DHS because they'd have been confident that DHS was there to terrorize white citizens.

13 months ago many hotels were getting contracts from DHS to house illegals. I've seen it up close.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 06, 2026 12:31 PM (viF8m)

108 Isn't Paris Hilton getting a bit old to still be doing noods?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at January 06, 2026 12:18 PM (LxER7)

44. Still looks pretty good.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 06, 2026 12:31 PM (ExV1e)

109 I think as with all immigrant group-with the exception of Somalis, there are good and bad people within them. The Indian guy who is my dry cleaner immigrated legally and has been here for about 30'years. He had worked very hard and is glad to be an. Naturalized American citizen Mostly every time I go into the shop he shares with his conservative viewpoint on things and often tells me how much he appreciates y. He tells his Indians friends that they are idiots for voting Democrat.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 06, 2026 12:32 PM (IEV/x)

110 "Chef, all of the kitchen staff has called in sick with an ICE cold!"

Posted by: muldoon at January 06, 2026 12:32 PM (/iMjX)

111 >>> 89 That's not exactly how I remember it.

Hillary Clinton
@HillaryClinton
==
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (L/fGl)

Hillzebub better STFU or move to a non-extradition country, soon.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 06, 2026 12:32 PM (ULPxl)

112 104 I think DoJ needs to address the problem with that specific hotel and staff. Don't accept whatever Hilton, Inc is saying.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 06, 2026 12:31 PM (NwnyJ)

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I saw something saying that DHS had raided the hotel this morning.

Can't say it really happened, but it'd be cool if it did.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:32 PM (GBKbO)

113 Posted by: Another Anon at January 06, 2026 12:28 PM (4h45B)

I believe that was Milton Friedman's make it politically profitable to do the right thing.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 06, 2026 12:32 PM (fszBn)

114 I see above we're talking about how to handle back problems -- my two cents:

Don't see anyone unless it's really major -- like when they had to carry me out of my house about 15 years ago and stick me with two ampules of morphine in the ambulance.

I recommend child's pose. Go down really deep, with arms down to your side but draping on the floor. Just relax and breathe and stay there for a few minutes.

Then get up and walk it off, and remember: The pain and spasms are just a feedback loop. The spasms cause the pain, the pain causes more spasms. Once you break that loop, you are fine.

Posted by: Pastafarian at January 06, 2026 12:32 PM (wb+Cg)

115 I've been dealing with the orthopedic practice associated with Brown University. Yea, I know but the orthopedic group is outstanding.

As whig said, if you have recurring back issues don't just write it off as getting old. Have it looked at by a good orthopedist.
Posted by: JackStraw

My orthopedist used to be the team doctor for the Redskins.

Posted by: Bulg at January 06, 2026 12:32 PM (77rzZ)

116 109- Meant had told me how much he appreciates Trump.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 06, 2026 12:32 PM (IEV/x)

117 Good. Now deport the clowns running the defunct hotel.

Posted by: Jay in PA at January 06, 2026 12:33 PM (9mw3J)

118 ....no, but I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night....

Posted by: chance99 at January 06, 2026 12:33 PM (eDAzv)

119 "Chef, all of the kitchen staff has called in sick with an a La MIGRAine headache!"

Posted by: muldoon at January 06, 2026 12:33 PM (/iMjX)

120 She's too old for me.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:33 PM (eq9pm)

121 Owners probably thought they could get away with lying"

Par for the course

Posted by: man at January 06, 2026 12:33 PM (XuXeR)

122 >>> 91 Hotels and gas stations are for (dot) Indians.
==
I can't wait to find out how they have managed to overrun the hotel/motel industry. What hidden subsidies were there?

I'd like to believe they're just hard-working families pursuing the American Dream, as I had believed for decades, but everything I knew is being proven false.
Posted by: t-bird at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (cFBJO)

For starters, easy loans on the order of a quarter million dollars from *your* taxes. Thanks, Brandon!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 06, 2026 12:33 PM (ULPxl)

123 Isn't the Hilton guy a friend of DJT?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 06, 2026 12:33 PM (jc0TO)

124 "How is a 29 year old manly stud experiencing "mobility" issues?!"

Ace should take 'em on, at most - two at a time, maybe three. More than that, fun, but a long recovery period.

Chicks must really dig shelves!

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at January 06, 2026 12:34 PM (Vpqw1)

125 24 Tehran FALLS Into People's Control - IRGC Pushed Out

https://www.youtube.com/live/Z_sndH3m4s0

TOUSi TV (one hour old).

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (kvcnI)

I believe I'll wait for confirmation on that one...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at January 06, 2026 12:34 PM (wtvvX)

126 ....no, but I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night....
Posted by: chance99 at January 06, 2026 12:33 PM

Owned by the Eurofags IHG.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 06, 2026 12:34 PM (jc0TO)

127 > Hilton tried to band-aid that boo-boo.

I don't think Hilton can or should have done much differently. They can't instantly blow up a partnership over what could have been a rogue employee being a complete dumbass. They put out a pretty good statement making it clear this was a franchise, not a corporate policy, against their policy, and they were checking it out.

Once it became clear the franchise owner was the origin of the policy and was doubling down, they cut ties.

I don't see what they did wrong.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 06, 2026 12:34 PM (Yp6az)

128 Should Hilton be boycotted? I say "no."

Agree. I don't see the usual mealy-mouthed lawyer-speak in their statements. I think they'll fix this, and other franchisees will fly straight.

Hilton has gone up against Trump before, in Atlantic City, I believe. That may be a factor.

Posted by: t-bird at January 06, 2026 12:34 PM (cFBJO)

129 There's some confusion above about whether the franchise was terminated/cancelled or something less was done (no longer in Hilton's system).

I think the answer is that the franchise agreement requires formal procedures -- and almost certainly a "notice" period -- before a termination become effective.

Virtually every significant contract has formal procedures to terminate that must be followed or the termination is ineffective. One of the requirements is almost always "notice" and usually an "opportunity to cure." Notice is usually 10 or 15 days, possibly longer.

So it's unlikely the Hilton company could instantly terminate the franchise.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:34 PM (iFTx/)

130 13 months ago many hotels were getting contracts from DHS to house illegals. I've seen it up close.
Posted by: JackStraw

==

Me too, they put an Afghan refugee "camp" in a somewhat nice hotel not far from me. neighborhood freaked out, but woke mayor was all for it.

Then the woke mayor got thrown of office by a conservative Republican (although technically nonpartisan)

Posted by: Leupold at January 06, 2026 12:35 PM (5MjR3)

131 Donkey Chompers couldn't assemble prefab furniture.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:35 PM (eq9pm)

132 Don't see anyone unless it's really major

I can't disagree more strongly. I lived with increasingly debilitating pain for years. I finally got the spinal fusion surgery I needed, and have my life back. Is that the answer to all problems? No, but if it is, I sure want to know about it.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 06, 2026 12:35 PM (Riz8t)

133 25 A year ago, places like this MN hotel could have given the middle finger to DHS and sat back, fat and pretty, with a contract from DC to house useless immigrants in perpetuity.

I think they miscalculated.
Posted by: red speck at January 06, 2026 12:17 PM (Ve/HL)
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
There's another avenue of investigation, both at the hotels in question and in general.

Remember when hotels were being paid, by tax dollars, to host immigrants? Mostly of the illegal variety, because most legal immigrantion requires the ability to support yourself. Were these ex-Hiltons accepting wads of government cash

And the general question - how many hotels had phantom immigrants? Much like the daycare scam, were hotels inflating their numbers, claiming max occupancy on the taxpayers' dime? Sure, it would be fraud, but hosting less tenants than they actually held would mean less expenses for maintenance and cleaning. Moreso if some tenants also moonlighted as hired (or indentured) help for the cleaning staff.

Posted by: Another Anon at January 06, 2026 12:35 PM (4h45B)

134 Hillzebub better STFU or move to a non-extradition country, soon.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 06, 2026 12:32 PM (ULPxl)

We can just Maduro her.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at January 06, 2026 12:35 PM (wtvvX)

135 I’d love to have a peek at the names and the demographics of the people that own that particular franchise. I Ithink I can guess the answer to that one without even seeing the photos and the names.

Posted by: Keena at January 06, 2026 12:35 PM (H59aQ)

136 Dang, ace best wishes on the back issues. Among the worst, because as you note the assumption of mobility directly affected.

Developments in Iran might cheer you up. Always impossible to judge when authoritarian systems are actually falling, but breadth/intensity of protests are increasing. Regime thuggery continues but it's possible the most important asset the State has - fear and intimidation - is crumbling. And absent that intimidation, hard to see any factor working to sustain the regime.

Even if regime somehow hangs on, their mojo is materially damaged. Foreign actors who in the past have already had a field day with intel penetration now look at an even more permissive and rich environment.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 06, 2026 12:36 PM (U/Byj)

137 Fuck these guys. Our light is always on.
Posted by: Steve Bodet, Motel6

Who are you, and what did you do with Tom?

Posted by: mikeski bodett at January 06, 2026 12:36 PM (nhCoE)

138 For starters, easy loans on the order of a quarter million dollars from *your* taxes. Thanks, Brandon!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

Thanks, that would definitely tip the scales in their favor.

Posted by: t-bird at January 06, 2026 12:36 PM (cFBJO)

139 I don't think the Left has come to terms with the fact that the new media can expose their lies in a matter of minutes. The MSM can no longer control the narrative.
I read that this particular hotel changed hands recently and was sold to some Indian(dot not feather) buyers. This could be part of the way that years ago, the Chinese slowly brought people into the country. You bring them here,give them a job so they are not taking from the system. The Chinese used to give them a small percentage of the business. They then could bring their families here once established.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 06, 2026 12:36 PM (t/2Uw)

140 OK, so what about the other hotels owned by the same group?

They are just going to run and hide and obfuscate. They need to be banished from all legitimate chains.

Posted by: Mrs. Santa's unclean sister at January 06, 2026 12:36 PM (3BEDb)

141 135 I’d love to have a peek at the names and the demographics of the people that own that particular franchise.

Four people and they have Indian names.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 06, 2026 12:36 PM (NR6c1)

142 129 So it's unlikely the Hilton company could instantly terminate the franchise.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:34 PM (iFTx/)

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But it can instantly make the decision and start the process.

And a breach like this probably makes the process pretty quick.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:36 PM (GBKbO)

143 Ace, here is what helps my back:

I lie on the floor by the couch, with my feet up on the couch. Having your back flat on the floor with your feet up applies a very gentle stretch to your lower back.

This simple and restful stretch has really helped me with my back issues. Will it help you? I don't know, I'm a Moron not a doctor. But it doesn't cost anything and I don't think it will make anything worse for you.

During the time I was in PT for my back issues, I told my physical therapist that I had started doing the above stretch. "There is nothing about that stretch that I don't like" she said.

Posted by: mr_jack at January 06, 2026 12:37 PM (LNPSJ)

144 Was this particular Hilton franchise purchased with the proceeds of running a daycare center?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 06, 2026 12:37 PM (4q/mG)

145 I was going to take up the "fuck them forever" mentality - but Ace is correct. We cannot become the left with regards to never rewarding outcomes that we agree with.

Otherwise we're no better than the lunatics and asylum escapees.

Posted by: Defenestratus at January 06, 2026 12:37 PM (WYStd)

146 GLAD YOU'RE "BACK," ACE!

Posted by: Kurtz at January 06, 2026 12:37 PM (s8yAj)

147 Having liberals as employees, or partners is a liability.

Posted by: Frank Barone at January 06, 2026 12:37 PM (IifOV)

148 I absolutely think the parent company can terminate a franchisee over this.

Have an in-law that rans a franchise business, you don't put the right decor in, you can get tossed.

You cost the parent company potentially billions openly discriminating and lying about it? yea, that's a termination option. And good luck in court.

Posted by: Leupold at January 06, 2026 12:37 PM (5MjR3)

149 Motel 6 has Bidets now?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:37 PM (eq9pm)

150 Hotels and gas stations are for (dot) Indians.
==
I can't wait to find out how they have managed to overrun the hotel/motel industry. What hidden subsidies were there?

I'd like to believe they're just hard-working families pursuing the American Dream, as I had believed for decades, but everything I knew is being proven false.
Posted by: t-bird at January 06, 2026 12:29 PM (cFBJO)

For starters, easy loans on the order of a quarter million dollars from *your* taxes. Thanks, Brandon!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 06, 2026 12:33 PM (ULPxl)
____

That, and Indians are racist bastards and will only hire or help other Indians. You get one Indian owning a gas station. He brings in his family and they buy more gas stations. Soon they own all gas stations. It was like the Greeks and diners back in the day.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)

151 Sharon (willow's apprentice): ".... call an ambulance so they could take me out on a stretcher."

Yep same here.

Only time I've ever had a ride in an ambulance in my 60 years. That morphine is good stuff, I can understand why people get hooked on it.

Posted by: Pastafarian at January 06, 2026 12:38 PM (wb+Cg)

152 Philly put illegals and homeless in the hotels, paid by the govt

I'm probably never going to stay in a Philadelphia hotel ever again lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 06, 2026 12:38 PM (emBoF)

153 Fuck these guys. Our light is always on.
Posted by: Steve Bodet, Motel6

Who are you, and what did you do with Tom?
Posted by: mikeski bodett

I think that was "Kevin Bodet" from Motel Team 6 in Bangalore.

Posted by: t-bird at January 06, 2026 12:38 PM (cFBJO)

154 @nrpax. Surely there’s gotta be at least one AWFL on the Board of Directors or something though?

Posted by: Keena at January 06, 2026 12:38 PM (H59aQ)

155 That, and Indians are racist bastards and will only hire or help other Indians. You get one Indian owning a gas station. He brings in his family and they buy more gas stations. Soon they own all gas stations. It was like the Greeks and diners back in the day.

at least the Greeks work their asses off. and they left room for us Eye-Ties to have places too.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 06, 2026 12:38 PM (emBoF)

156 Follow up: The hotel was bought for $15 million through an LLC owned by Parmjit Singh, Amanpreet Hundal, Karandeep Nagra, and Mohinderjeet Kaur

Posted by: NR Pax at January 06, 2026 12:39 PM (NR6c1)

157 135 I’d love to have a peek at the names and the demographics of the people that own that particular franchise. I Ithink I can guess the answer to that one without even seeing the photos and the names.
Posted by: Keena

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It's out there -- Singh, Singh, pajjeteme... something.
You know the "good" immigrants.

Posted by: Mrs. Santa's unclean sister at January 06, 2026 12:39 PM (3BEDb)

158 > As whig said, if you have recurring back issues don't just write it off as getting old. Have it looked at by a good orthopedist.

If there's no injury or physical abnormality, hitting the gym is a great way to get rid of back pain. Many people have back pain due to a weak posterior chain. If you do have injuries or physical abnormalities, you can still hit the gym, but you may have to have a professional design your workout plan with those factors in mind.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 06, 2026 12:39 PM (Yp6az)

159 121 Owners probably thought they could get away with lying"

Par for the course

Posted by: man at January 06, 2026 12:33 PM (XuXeR)

Lying to advance Leftism is permissible, nay, required, by the International Leftist Cabal.

And that's not the only similarity between Leftism and Islam.

Posted by: Gref at January 06, 2026 12:39 PM (5rh/l)

160 Rub hot dirt on it.

Posted by: muldoon at January 06, 2026 12:39 PM (/iMjX)

161 Indians are among the wealthiest ethnicities in US, sikhs in particular, however there's a bunch of self dealing and cash only business that has gotten there.

Posted by: n at January 06, 2026 12:39 PM (N79E7)

162 I can't recall the exact quote, or who said it. But the gist was to make it easier to do the right thing, so people will do the right thing. Probably directed at congresscritters.

“I do not believe that the solution to our problem is simply to elect the right people. The important thing is to establish a political climate of opinion which will make it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing. Unless it is politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing, the right people will not do the right thing either, or it they try, they will shortly be out of office.” -- Milton Friedman

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 06, 2026 12:40 PM (ExV1e)

163 It was like the Greeks and diners back in the day.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)

——————

Cheeburger cheeburger cheeburger! No Coke, Pepsi!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 06, 2026 12:40 PM (u73oe)

164
Mobility is something you take for granted, until it's gone.
Posted by: Ace at 12:12

Boy do I completely agree.
It'll be a year since my stoke on the 20th.
Tying my shoes is still a chore without complete feeling in my left hand's fingers.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2026 12:40 PM (Li8uu)

165 I'm just so glad that America has determined the only people on the planet that can run hotels are Indians who get SBA loans and turn around and violate federal laws.

We need zero people in America named Armanpreet.

Decline is a choice the political class made for us 40 years ago.

Posted by: Jay in PA at January 06, 2026 12:40 PM (9mw3J)

166 Ace makes a reasonable argument.

But I remain convinced that cleansing fire and cannibalism are the only solution.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM (wKJf5)

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Oh, that's your solution to everything.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:28 PM

I'm the only way to be sure.

Posted by: Nukes from Orbit at January 06, 2026 12:40 PM (jc0TO)

167 Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 06, 2026 12:36 PM (t/2Uw)

OTOH the Left are still telling lies that were disproven 50 years ago, and longer.

Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 12:40 PM (qsEXy)

168 the gypsies are ripping the US off big time. they get subsidized loans and somehow cycle them thru the clan/family so they never have to pay interest in order to buy the hotel properties

plus the scamming on top of that, and hiring a lot of illegals

yep it's a whole mess! maybe this is the beginning of shining a light on this mess

and no I don't equate it to the greek diner thing even tho yes the greek families probably helped each other, they did it by scrimping and saving (and preferring other Greeks, sure!). so both are bad but what the subcontinent folks are doing here is a lot worse.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 06, 2026 12:41 PM (emBoF)

169 We really need Piper to chime in on the back and exercise stuff.

Posted by: Bulg at January 06, 2026 12:41 PM (77rzZ)

170 154 @nrpax. Surely there’s gotta be at least one AWFL on the Board of Directors or something though?
Posted by: Keena

I doubt it since they're as sexist as they are racist.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 06, 2026 12:41 PM (NR6c1)

171 Those stabilization exercises work if you don't have damage. Volleyball towel. Cat pose.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:41 PM (eq9pm)

172 So it's unlikely the Hilton company could instantly terminate the franchise.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:34 PM (iFTx/)

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But it can instantly make the decision and start the process.

And a breach like this probably makes the process pretty quick.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:36 PM (GBKbO)
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Well, yea. But since the franchise isn't formally terminated until the end of the notice period, Hilton probably can't legally say the franchise "is terminated." That is probably why they are using more vague "systems" language.

Oh and let's not forget that these push-starts can run into court and ask for a TRO to stay the termination. That's what I would do. Odds they'd get one? High.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:41 PM (iFTx/)

173 I don't see the usual mealy-mouthed lawyer-speak in their statements.

Posted by: t-bird at January 06, 2026 12:34 PM (cFBJO)

I do. "Remove from our systems" is different than "We are cancelling the franchise agreement for cause."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 06, 2026 12:41 PM (n9ltV)

174 "That, and Indians are racist bastards and will only hire or help other Indians"

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Yes. And they're doing the same thing at Google and Microsoft. As well as any big corporation's IT department.

Posted by: Jay in PA at January 06, 2026 12:41 PM (9mw3J)

175 Fuck these guys. Our light is always on.
Posted by: Steve Bodet, Motel6

Who are you, and what did you do with Tom?
Posted by: mikeski bodett

Tom made so money much saying that stupid line, he retired. I'm his younger brother.
Posted by: Steve

Posted by: rickb223 at January 06, 2026 12:42 PM (sWTsQ)

176 Indians are among the wealthiest ethnicities in US, sikhs in particular, however there's a bunch of self dealing and cash only business that has gotten there.
Posted by: n

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And of all the immigrant groups, they cause the least issues. But why do we need all of them here? This group really is "stealing" Americans jobs on an unprecedented level.

And good jobs too. Engineering, medical, tech, etc.

Trump making H-1B visas $100k a pop might be the best thing he ever did.

Posted by: Leupold at January 06, 2026 12:42 PM (5MjR3)

177 AoSHQ. Come for the boobs and guns. Stay for the chronic pain.

Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 12:42 PM (qsEXy)

178 >>Me too, they put an Afghan refugee "camp" in a somewhat nice hotel not far from me. neighborhood freaked out, but woke mayor was all for it.

In addition to seeing groups of them at hotels I stayed at over the last 4 - 5 years they took over an entire hotel near my old house. This is a solidly middle class, suburban type area with little industry or minimum wage jobs in the area and they plunked down hundreds of illegals right in the middle of the area and stopped taking reservations from the public.

Didn't take long for things to go sideways including child molestation.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 06, 2026 12:42 PM (viF8m)

179 At the end of the day, it's another run down notel that was clearly branded at one point, but now has a sad vinyl sign hanging over the still visible outline of the original signage...

Posted by: man at January 06, 2026 12:42 PM (XuXeR)

180 I believe I'll wait for confirmation on that one...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at January 06, 2026 12:34 PM (wtvvX)

TOUSi TV has been broadcasting video for 11 days now. A few minutes ago he was showing IRGC invading a hospital for the second day,

You could try the BBC ...

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at January 06, 2026 12:43 PM (kvcnI)

181 You know who else does a lot of self-dealing among their own?

Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 12:43 PM (qsEXy)

182 Stay away from muscle relaxers.

If you get addicted, there is only one drug that can help you.

I hate to tell you, so i won't. But you already know what i'm talking about.

Yeahhh baby.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 06, 2026 12:43 PM (EyfuW)

183 Ace I am glad you are feeling better. I hope you continue to be good, in the health department.

Posted by: Baldy at January 06, 2026 12:43 PM (3aLjW)

184 “MY VENEZUELA EXPERIENCE AS HEAD OF TRADING IN THE REGION FOR CARGILL:”

3. The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the cost we sold them to the government. In theory they used petro oil money to lower grocery prices. Our regular grocery outlets were forced out of business. When the government demanded we sell them products below cost we simply had to shut down. The populous became ever more dependent on the government handouts. (PS this is the mayor of New York City’s proposal.

Most likely the scheme for NYC

Posted by: SMOD at January 06, 2026 12:43 PM (RHGPo)

185 It's adorable how people like the owners of that hotel think that news won't get out and they won't have a light shined on them.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 06, 2026 12:43 PM (NR6c1)

186 You got rats on the West Side
Bed bugs uptown

Posted by: wth at January 06, 2026 12:44 PM (v0R5T)

187 Should Hilton be boycotted? I say "no."

For a few weeks at least. Enough of a hickey where it becomes important for their lawyers to work up up some emendations to their franchise contracts and for the franchise handlers to put together mandatory Franchisee Training Courses.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 06, 2026 12:44 PM (c3sdc)

188 I don't have one, but I have friends who swear by the therapeutic effects on their inversion tables.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 06, 2026 12:44 PM (edbiH)

189 on X it looks very good for Iran right now. some police have joined the protesters (Ilam Province)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 06, 2026 12:44 PM (emBoF)

190 >>> 174 "That, and Indians are racist bastards and will only hire or help other Indians"

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Yes. And they're doing the same thing at Google and Microsoft. As well as any big corporation's IT department.
Posted by: Jay in PA at January 06, 2026 12:41 PM (9mw3J)

istr a report that FedEx's new CEO recently hired a couple other Indians to his exec team.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 06, 2026 12:44 PM (ULPxl)

191 > This simple and restful stretch has really helped me with my back issues.

Dead hangs can help a lot too. Hang from a pullup bar for a minute at a time a couple of times a day and you'll feel like a new person.

If your forearms can't take the strain, you can hang for as long as you're able, then do some more time with lifting straps. Your forearms will get stronger and your back will feel better.

But making your posterior chain stronger is still a must. Do both.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 06, 2026 12:44 PM (Yp6az)

192 For starters, easy loans on the order of a quarter million dollars from *your* taxes. Thanks, Brandon!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

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

My parents had a thriving business until gov. handed a very large "9/11 reconstruction grant" package to a competitor. You can't compete with free money.

The street could not support two of same, so one had to go. He did, but by selling at loss (I guess the loan didn't have to get repaid) and now my parents had to compete with a guy who just reset his capital costs to zero.

So, the gov. put my family's business out of business.

Posted by: Mrs. Santa's unclean sister at January 06, 2026 12:45 PM (3BEDb)

193 That, and Indians are racist bastards and will only hire or help other Indians. You get one Indian owning a gas station. He brings in his family and they buy more gas stations. Soon they own all gas stations. It was like the Greeks and diners back in the day.

at least the Greeks work their asses off. and they left room for us Eye-Ties to have places too.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 06, 2026 12:38 PM (emBoF)
_____

Yes, but the Indians do too. For all their numerous toxic faults, the push-starts are hard workers. In many gas stations, the owner of the station works the longest hours, and his wife is working in the back office. Their kid is stocking the shelves in the mini-mart. Etc.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:45 PM (iFTx/)

194 We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated.

I think that the only times that ICE should darken their doorway is in the form of a raid to check the immigration status of their employees.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 06, 2026 12:45 PM (c3sdc)

195 Ace a prayer for complete and immediate healing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 06, 2026 12:45 PM (ybICy)

196 Meloxicam

Posted by: wth at January 06, 2026 12:45 PM (v0R5T)

197 Mobility is something you take for granted, until it's gone.
Posted by: Ace at 12:12

************

Yeah, and good eyesight is something you take for granted, until it's gone. But most guys will keep on masturbating at least until they need eyeglasses.

Posted by: muldoon at January 06, 2026 12:46 PM (/iMjX)

198 Glad you are feeling better Ace. A bad back is hard on the golf swing.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 06, 2026 12:46 PM (2WIwB)

199 Hi Baldy, it's always nice to see your nic in the comments.

Posted by: old chick at January 06, 2026 12:46 PM (F3Dlr)

200 Praying for continued health and healing, ace. Not often we have a designated reason to pray for the boss. Though we do it anyway.

Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 12:47 PM (qsEXy)

201 So it's unlikely the Hilton company could instantly terminate the franchise.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

But I want it now!

Posted by: Veruca Salt at January 06, 2026 12:47 PM (D0HYP)

202 Why not identify Everpeak executives and employees by name?

Posted by: mr tmz at January 06, 2026 12:47 PM (rJ48h)

203 Come to Houston, ACE, I am a neuromuscular therapist for 30+ years.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at January 06, 2026 12:47 PM (JNTt1)

204 >>Mobility is something you take for granted, until it's gone.
Ace 12:12

Looks like a Bible verse.

And lo, ace said unto the great unwashed with back issues ...

Posted by: JackStraw at January 06, 2026 12:47 PM (viF8m)

205 Are we going to have a Friday Gainz Thread to see how the resolvers are doing?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 06, 2026 12:47 PM (jc0TO)

206 3. The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the cost we sold them to the government.

Most likely the scheme for NYC
Posted by: SMOD

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I have heard anecdotally, but I have not confirmed, that they were trading oil for food from China -- you can imagine the crap China was sending them. It was really really bad food, and probably poisonous crap they could not push on their own people.

Posted by: Mrs. Santa's unclean sister at January 06, 2026 12:48 PM (3BEDb)

207 Indians are racist bastards and will only hire or help other Indians. You get one Indian owning a gas station. He brings in his family and they buy more gas stations. Soon they own all gas stations.
.......

Gas station curry > gas station sushi

Posted by: wth at January 06, 2026 12:48 PM (v0R5T)

208 Well, yea. But since the franchise isn't formally terminated until the end of the notice period, Hilton probably can't legally say the franchise "is terminated." That is probably why they are using more vague "systems" language.

Oh and let's not forget that these push-starts can run into court and ask for a TRO to stay the termination. That's what I would do. Odds they'd get one? High.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

===

Still, this would really suck if you're an owner. Who knows what ends up happening but this little stunt made their lives a nightmare.

Running a business is hard enough, now you have this going on?

I would say the laws and agreements are stacked very much in the parent companies favor. And you have a corporation with almost limitless legal resources.

The relative I mentioned, he would have to remodel his store to the new company "look" and go out of pocket for an insane amount of money. If he refused, they absolutely could just pull the franchise agreement.

Posted by: Leupold at January 06, 2026 12:48 PM (5MjR3)

209 182 Stay away from muscle relaxers.

If you get addicted, there is only one drug that can help you.

I hate to tell you, so i won't. But you already know what i'm talking about.

Yeahhh baby.
Posted by: thug dolphin

There are quite a few mild non addictive muscle relaxers. But there are a whole host of reasons to see a doctor specializing in orthopedics--physiatrists specialize in rehab and diagnosis for such issues.

Ace has reported having back issues before and absent an acute injury like lifting something too heavy, working out too much, lack of fluids and electrolytes, etc., recurring back pain can mask a whole set of issues that need a specialist doctor to sort out.

At a certain age, osteo and something inflammatory arthritis take their toll as well especially if you do repetitive motions like sit in front of a computer and type things for extended periods.

Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 12:48 PM (WDjG6)

210 Hotel franchises are like fast food franchises.

There are terms and conditions in the franchise agreement governing what must be done, what must not be done, and what may be done in order to maintain integrity of the franchise brand.

If the franchise agreement says you must not turn away legitimate business, BANG you are in default.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 06, 2026 12:49 PM (ybICy)

211 Also too cheap to buy salt for the black ice.
Typical Red Dot Inn behavior.

Posted by: Really?? at January 06, 2026 12:49 PM (Q/qJ3)

212 We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are ~~accommodated~~ provided with a quick-acting laxative.

*suggested Rx*.

Posted by: muldoon at January 06, 2026 12:49 PM (/iMjX)

213 Spring Chicken like you shouldn't have to trade in a Vespa for a Mobility Scooter. If things continue downward, don't hesitate to call us.

Posted by: Hoveround Sales and Service at January 06, 2026 12:50 PM (oftw2)

214 Meloxicam definitely helped with my leg pain but only in combination with large doses of Tylenol. With a back spasm, you can actually feel the muscle tighten. It was altogether different than the pain from my hip. It does require a muscle relaxer and a pain killer. At least mine did.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 06, 2026 12:50 PM (t/2Uw)

215 at least the Greeks work their asses off. and they left room for us Eye-Ties to have places too.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 06, 2026 12:38 PM

*Mediterranean fistbump*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 06, 2026 12:50 PM (kgE5c)

216 repetitive motions [.....] in front of a computer
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Can you imagine?

Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 12:50 PM (qsEXy)

217 211 Also too cheap to buy salt for the black ice.
Typical Red Dot Inn behavior.
Posted by: Really?? at January 06, 2026 12:49 PM (Q/qJ3)
That’s ‘ice of color’.

Posted by: Eromero at January 06, 2026 12:50 PM (Qp4d3)

218 The Prophet M. Jordan once observed that white people buy sneakers, too. They also stay at various of Hilton properties, of which there are many. The government does a lot of business with Hilton. With a stroke of the pen, that could all cease.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 06, 2026 12:50 PM (MZ+PY)

219 Oh and let's not forget that these push-starts can run into court and ask for a TRO to stay the termination. That's what I would do. Odds they'd get one? High.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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I'd imagine that there is an arbitration clause and the franchisor picks the 'neutral' arbitrator. The precludes going for a TRO for the most part.

There is a reason that megacorps are sticking mandatory arbitration dispute resolution clauses in every contract under the sun. Saves on legal fees.

Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 12:51 PM (WDjG6)

220 repetitive motions [.....] in front of a computer
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Can you imagine?
Posted by: ...

Pron Hub can.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 06, 2026 12:51 PM (sWTsQ)

221 If the default is cured during the cure period, then the franchisee can come out of default.

No one can know or say anything definitively without reviewing the franchise agreement.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 06, 2026 12:51 PM (ybICy)

222 214 I got that one once.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 12:51 PM (eq9pm)

223
Ace has reported having back issues before and absent an acute injury like lifting something too heavy, working out too much, lack of fluids and electrolytes, etc., recurring back pain can mask a whole set of issues that need a specialist doctor to sort out.

At a certain age, osteo and something inflammatory arthritis take their toll as well especially if you do repetitive motions like sit in front of a computer and type things for extended periods.
Posted by: whig

==

I'm normally pretty dismissive of Chiropracters, there's a lot of quacks in that field. But I did find one that I recommend to all sorts of friends and family and they come back saying what a miracle worker he is.

Posted by: Leupold at January 06, 2026 12:51 PM (5MjR3)

224 > Are we going to have a Friday Gainz Thread to see how the resolvers are doing?

Oooh. I have GAINZ news. Yesterday I was able to squat 340lbs x 4 with solid form.

My official 1RM for squat is 370. My calculator says that at 340 x 4, my calculated 1RM is now 380-390lbs.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 06, 2026 12:52 PM (Yp6az)

225 Let’s not cut Hilton too much slack. Their Asia Pacific division was all in on recruiting minor children for the alphabet movement two years ago.

Press release from Hilton Australia on the event:

https://tinyurl.com/24ptb8eb

Posted by: fiatboomer at January 06, 2026 12:52 PM (tBExU)

226 I recommend to all sorts of friends and family and they come back saying what a miracle worker he is.

Posted by: Leupold at January 06, 2026 12:51 PM (5MjR3)

You know who else was a miracle worker and came back?

Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 12:53 PM (qsEXy)

227

Minnesota is fucked up

Posted by: Rev DR E Buzz at January 06, 2026 12:53 PM (et1vG)

228
72 Even the FRONT DESK manager said he had spoken with the owner shortly before I walked in around 10:50pm, and confirmed the ANTI-DHS POLICY REMAINED IN EFFECT.

What the hell were they thinking? There was a backlash. Hilton was out doing damage control. They knew enough to put out a statement. And they thought a straight up lie would make this all go away?

Did they think Hilton would take all the heat for them? Did they think their statement would stand with no follow up? Did they think DHS, after calling them out on X, would drop it?

Is the owner genuinely retarded?
Posted by: bonhomme at January 06, 2026 12:27 PM

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Foreign, and figured the fix was in, like back home?

Posted by: The Men All Knew Me As Sgt Fury at January 06, 2026 12:53 PM (azNOR)

229 A bad back is hard on the golf swing.
Posted by: Diogenes

*********

Inversely, a bad golf swing is hard on the back.

(BYW, Prayers for your friend and his son.)

Posted by: muldoon at January 06, 2026 12:53 PM (/iMjX)

230 I'm normally pretty dismissive of Chiropracters, there's a lot of quacks in that field. But I did find one that I recommend to all sorts of friends and family and they come back saying what a miracle worker he is.
Posted by: Leupold at January 06, 2026 12:51 PM (5MjR3)

Despite numerous recent studies which seem to imply that anti-depressants accomplish nothing, many people use them and say that they have value.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 06, 2026 12:53 PM (ExV1e)

231 >>> This was a major reason that people got sick of woke lunatics. It wasn't just that their demands were unreasonable and motivated by mental illness -- it was also that even if you obeyed their commands, they would still cancel you in a year or two.

It's Kobiyashi Maru. The left has built in a no-win scenario where you can never appease, or placate, or pay enough indulgences. Eventually the woke crocodile eats even the most pious of its acolytes.

Woke people often abandon traditional religion, only to hop onto the woke religion. But their woke religion lacks one of the most beautiful, key aspects of religion: GRACE. The woke lunatics don't understand the concept of grace. It is a huge part of why woke is failing.

Posted by: LizLem at January 06, 2026 12:54 PM (gWBY1)

232 no GAINZ but am doing journaling and dry January (plus level 3 sugar-free which is toughest) and the month is going GREAT so far!

I love the journaling and wow did I need to practice writing by hand more

and dry January is EASY now - there are all kinds of pretty yummy 0 sugar 0 alcohol options (sure they're basically sparkling water but still)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 06, 2026 12:54 PM (emBoF)

233 I'm not convinced wrt Hilton. They have a history of not cooperating with gov't when it's an issue they don't support. This is from their 2020 statement I linked on the Morning Report:

"We understand these reservations were to house migrants, including minors, as they were transported between locations.
This is not activity that we support or in any way want associated with our hotels."

Posted by: IrishEi at January 06, 2026 12:55 PM (3ImbR)

234 The best part is the Franchisee was empowered by targeted lines of credit extended by the US State Dept and HHS.....

Americans are squeezed out of ownership.

Posted by: sven at January 06, 2026 12:55 PM (MUJd1)

235
Ace, you should get some Chamomile tea, double bag it and steep for 20 min. Add honey and drink before laying down - it is cheap, effective muscle relaxant and works very well.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at January 06, 2026 12:55 PM (lFFaq)

236 I think it's long established that anti-depressants need a companion cognitive behavioral element. Not that it guarantees anything, course.

Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 12:55 PM (qsEXy)

237 Goldie Ghamari - Iranian in Canada. She was a Canadian politician for 10 years. She's on YouTube.

‼️BREAKING FROM IRAN‼️

POLICE DEFECT from the terrorist Islamic Republic and side with the Iranian People!

They are chanting:
"Death to the Dictator! (Khamenei)"
"This is the final battle, Pahlavi will return!"

Reports are coming in that police in Abdanan, Ilam have now sided with the people AGAINST the terrorist Islamic Republic!

Posted by: rickb223 at January 06, 2026 12:55 PM (sWTsQ)

238 This was Hilton’s only play. A boycott would hurt, but being removed from the FedGov preferred vendor list would cost them millions.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 06, 2026 12:56 PM (u73oe)

239 Oh and let's not forget that these push-starts can run into court and ask for a TRO to stay the termination. That's what I would do. Odds they'd get one? High.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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I'd imagine that there is an arbitration clause and the franchisor picks the 'neutral' arbitrator. The precludes going for a TRO for the most part.

There is a reason that megacorps are sticking mandatory arbitration dispute resolution clauses in every contract under the sun. Saves on legal fees.
Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 12:51 PM (WDjG6)
_____

I'm pretty sure you can still get a TRO even if you have an arbitration clause, at least in most jurisdictions. I did once, and oddly enough it was a franchise termination. But as I said above, the franchisee's actions here were so brazen and illegal that I wonder whether they were trying to blow up the agreement.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:56 PM (iFTx/)

240 I bet Hussein and his "wife" are beside themthey selves about about Iran.

Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 12:56 PM (qsEXy)

241 163 It was like the Greeks and diners back in the day.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)

——————

Cheeburger cheeburger cheeburger! No Coke, Pepsi!
Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 06, 2026 12:40 PM (u73oe)

- - - - - - - - - -
"We're all out of cheeseburgers!"

Posted by: Another Anon at January 06, 2026 12:57 PM (4h45B)

242 Cutting off bookings at their website is a big step, although I don't know if independents rely more on 3rd party booking like from Travelocity or Hotels.com.

The next question is how much aid or loans did the owners receive to set up their hotels.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 06, 2026 12:57 PM (mlg/3)

243 Honest Injun?

Hardly.

Posted by: Joe Mama at January 06, 2026 12:57 PM (TezPK)

244 >>I'm normally pretty dismissive of Chiropracters, there's a lot of quacks in that field. But I did find one that I recommend to all sorts of friends and family and they come back saying what a miracle worker he is.

I started seeing a chiro when I was in my late teens. The guy was fantastic, worked with the Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots. But in reality all he was doing was masking the cause and buying time in my case.

If the problem persists it's definitely worth seeing an orthopedist and finding out what if anything might be wrong.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 06, 2026 12:58 PM (viF8m)

245 > Despite numerous recent studies which seem to imply that anti-depressants accomplish nothing, many people use them and say that they have value.

Can you link this?

I take 30mg / day of generic Paxil. When I started on them, the difference was night and day. I also exercise 5x per week. 3 days of heavy Olympic lifting and 2 days of intense cardio. I haven't had any depression issues for years.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 06, 2026 12:58 PM (Yp6az)

246 237 Goldie Ghamari
Posted by: rickb223 at January 06, 2026 12:55 PM (sWTsQ)

She's been streaming TOUSi TV the past 3 nights, at least. My daughter has friends who know her personally.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at January 06, 2026 12:58 PM (kvcnI)

247 >>> 240 I bet Hussein and his "wife" are beside themthey selves about about Iran.
Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 12:56 PM (qsEXy)

What about us?!

Posted by: Sean Penn and Danny Glover at January 06, 2026 12:58 PM (ULPxl)

248 Re: chiropractors… I can only speak to my own experiences which were awful. A small handful of occasions I had major agony with my neck, very stiff and sore. Went to a chiropractor who proceeded to violently yank it around making it much worse. I will never see one again….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 06, 2026 12:58 PM (YobFY)

249 I'm normally pretty dismissive of Chiropracters, there's a lot of quacks in that field. But I did find one that I recommend to all sorts of friends and family and they come back saying what a miracle worker he is.
Posted by: Leupold
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I see one that sees patients on weekends but is a clinical instructor at a chiropractor's college. It has probably kept me from central canal stenosis as I have now 8 discs that are in degeneration in the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical. Spinal surgery up next month for the cervical ones.

Psoratic arthritis is to blame and my decline from about 11 years of living with it has been a steady progression of the spine. Have to do the surgery now because I am actually and measurably losing strength due to nerve compression in the spine. This is after having multiple surgeries (also needed) in hands, elbows, and wrists over the last three years.

I've had nerve blocks, ablations, steroid shots, stay continuously in physical therapy for stretching exercises, and have used several medications as they tend to loose effectiveness for me over time requiring a switch. I have enough imagery over time of my back to make a photo album.

Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 12:58 PM (WDjG6)

250 238 Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 06, 2026 12:56 PM (u73oe)

Millions is low end it probably is closer in the aggregate to a billion, the amount of spending on TDYs and Mil Moves is insane and a 100 bucks a night per. If you are a civil servant in a high movement job you are having 20,000+ spent on travel per annum....the Hilton is where Officers stay.

Posted by: sven at January 06, 2026 12:58 PM (MUJd1)

251 239 I'm pretty sure you can still get a TRO even if you have an arbitration clause, at least in most jurisdictions. I did once, and oddly enough it was a franchise termination. But as I said above, the franchisee's actions here were so brazen and illegal that I wonder whether they were trying to blow up the agreement.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:56 PM (iFTx/)

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In this environment, people on, presumably, green cards doing obviously illegal things to DHS agents just feels like the kind of thing that their home countries can foster. Far away from us.

Let's start that denaturalization train and get these dummies out.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 06, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)

252 The woke lunatics don't understand the concept of grace. It is a huge part of why woke is failing.

Posted by: LizLem at January 06, 2026 12:54 PM (gWBY1)

They believe grace is something bestowed upon oneself which makes a real shamble of it.

Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 12:59 PM (qsEXy)

253 235
Ace, you should get some Chamomile tea, double bag it and steep for 20 min. Add honey and drink before laying down - it is cheap, effective muscle relaxant and works very well.
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So no amyl nitrate?

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 06, 2026 12:59 PM (pLaQB)

254 233 I'm not convinced wrt Hilton. They have a history of not cooperating with gov't when it's an issue they don't support. This is from their 2020 statement I linked on the Morning Report:

"We understand these reservations were to house migrants, including minors, as they were transported between locations.
This is not activity that we support or in any way want associated with our hotels."
Posted by: IrishEi

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I am guessing the paid a lot of kickbacks to get a lot of big fat gov. contracts to *house* migrants.

They are just protecting their greater profit stream

Posted by: Mrs. Santa's unclean sister at January 06, 2026 12:59 PM (3BEDb)

255 Minnesota is fucked up

Posted by: Rev DR E Buzz

Yes, aren't they? They should really get their act together, huh?
So hopeful everybody keeps focused on this problem!

Posted by: California at January 06, 2026 01:00 PM (v0R5T)

256 Muscle relaxers work best if you chase them down with bourbon.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 01:00 PM (eq9pm)

257 Indians are racist bastards and will only hire or help other Indians. You get one Indian owning a gas station. He brings in his family and they buy more gas stations. Soon they own all gas stations. It was like the Greeks and diners back in the day.
Posted by: Judge Elric

See also every IT department in America.

Posted by: Really?? at January 06, 2026 01:00 PM (Q/qJ3)

258
Antidepressants work alone sometimes
CBT works alone sometimes
They work together well a little more often
And sometimes nothing works

Posted by: ... at January 06, 2026 01:00 PM (qsEXy)

259 Yelp has taken their page for the Hampton in in Lakeville down, I guess they were getting a lot of traffic.

But the hotel's own page is still up:

https://tinyurl.com/yc68jrm7

and still branded.

Posted by: scottst at January 06, 2026 01:01 PM (e/Ik6)

260 248 Re: chiropractors… I can only speak to my own experiences which were awful. A small handful of occasions I had major agony with my neck, very stiff and sore. Went to a chiropractor who proceeded to violently yank it around making it much worse. I will never see one again….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Gonstead method chiropractors are the ones that I have had luck with (both of mine were full time instructors also at a chiropractic college).

Certification in that requires coursework every year for continuing education and following the specific Gonstead method (which is a bit more scientific I gather than some other methods.). For most people, a good therapeutic masseuse is often sufficient. As usually, YMMV and caveat emptor.

Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 01:01 PM (WDjG6)

261 @237 if the regular police are joining the rebels the army won't be far behind. The Secret Police have no where to go so they'll fight till the end , even if the mullahs flee.
Venezuela, Iran,...Cuba.....

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 06, 2026 01:01 PM (ScJGb)

262 OT, "in this house"...
https://shorturl.at/hDuup

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 06, 2026 01:02 PM (ULPxl)

263 That, and Indians are racist bastards and will only hire or help other Indians. You get one Indian owning a gas station. He brings in his family and they buy more gas stations. Soon they own all gas stations. It was like the Greeks and diners back in the day.
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I've a couple of Pakis who run my corner store.
They are both pleasant and helpful. And hire locals.

Same for the Cambodians who have a near-monopoly on the donut business in Houston--always pleasant to deal with.

But all mostly family owned/operated.

This is what bugs me a bit about the youth complaining about lack of opportunity.
We've so degraded the family in this country that it's more just a social unit and not also a financial unit.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 06, 2026 01:02 PM (HXT0k)

264 Quote from the above link. Note that Hilton is sponsoring this “charity.”

“Minus18 is a leading Australian charity dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQIA+ youth. With a focus on tackling social isolation and promoting inclusivity, Minus18 creates safe and supportive spaces through its Queer Formal platform, empowering young people to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance.”

Pretty much every major hotel chain has a record of garbage woke corporate activism, especially after the 2020 riots season. Sometimes you don’t have much choice when you are traveling and end up staying at a hotel operated by a leftist corporation. I particularly try to avoid Hyatt, though - the super mega ultra left wing Pritzkers (IL gov JB Pritzker is a noted member) own the whole company.

Anyway, I don’t want conservatives thinking Hilton is suddenly some rock-ribbed bastion of traditionalism, because they are definitely not.

Posted by: fiatboomer at January 06, 2026 01:02 PM (tBExU)

265 Assuming they did cancel the franchise and remove them from their reservation system, then yes I commend them for doing the right thing. Good Job Hilton.

Now if an independent reporter wants to check other Hiltons or chains, that's fine with me too. But I suppose DHS, etc will let the world know if they aren't accomodated.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 06, 2026 01:02 PM (n5tGW)

266 whig that sounds so rough. I'm so sorry.

maybe technology or something will improve

honestly from my circle it seems like back issues are difficult and intransigent. basically you live with them and they get worse over time - you can maybe slow it but not really stop it. even with surgery.

would be wonderful if medicine could do a little bit better with this (and with arthritis)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 06, 2026 01:02 PM (emBoF)

267 Hey, good to hear you are doing better, Ace!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 06, 2026 01:02 PM (Cjt/F)

268 my circle includes a lot of former athletes - field hockey athletes in particular. that sport leads to spondy in your youth AND worse in adulthood.

their backs are a MESS

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 06, 2026 01:04 PM (emBoF)

269 Why are there SO many accounts on X who do that STUPID thing of capitalizing RANDOM words in their TWEETS? That doesn't MAKE your tweets more INTERESTING or enjoyable to READ!

Posted by: Doof at January 06, 2026 01:04 PM (dP47V)

270 >>> I am guessing the paid a lot of kickbacks to get a lot of big fat gov. contracts to *house* migrants.
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Actually, no. They did not want the migrants there. Here's more from their 2020 statement:

"Our policy has always been that hotels should not be used as detention centers or for detaining individuals. We expect all Hilton properties to reject business that would use a hotel in this way. We are in the process of contacting all Hilton owners and management companies in the U.S. to remind them of our policy and provide guidance on identifying and preventing this type of business.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 06, 2026 01:04 PM (3ImbR)

271 Certification in that requires coursework every year for continuing education and following the specific Gonstead method (which is a bit more scientific I gather than some other methods.). For most people, a good therapeutic masseuse is often sufficient. As usually, YMMV and caveat emptor.
Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 01:01 PM (WDjG6)

That makes sense, Whig. I’ve had a lot more luck with my neck getting gentle massage as it loosens up the muscles…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 06, 2026 01:05 PM (/iXAp)

272 Chuck Schumer has new glasses and face (lift?).

Posted by: old chick at January 06, 2026 01:05 PM (F3Dlr)

273 I've had back spasms off and on for about 30yrs. They actually have gotten less severe in the past several, mainly because I am more conscious of how I stress my back, and avoid extreme back duress scenarios.

That's not to say they don't still happen. Anything seemingly can set them off.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 06, 2026 01:06 PM (DgMqy)

274 If I remember right, MN was the only state that didn't vote for Reagan, so yeah they've been f'd up lefty forever.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 06, 2026 01:06 PM (n5tGW)

275 Can you link this?

Hard to find links to articles which question the effectiveness of pharmaceuticals for some reason. Here are a couple:

https://tinyurl.com/p74dnbmm
https://tinyurl.com/y4jyy752

As with anything medical related, YMMV.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 06, 2026 01:06 PM (ExV1e)

276 Hilton acted appropriately? When you are in the business of hospitality and accommodations, you should be hospitable and accommodating.

The dot heads should be able to figure this out, regardless of their barbaric Caste System.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 06, 2026 01:06 PM (wBaIH)

277 >>>Should Hilton be boycotted? I say "no.
~~~~~

I say yes. They should have been boycotted back in 2020.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 06, 2026 01:07 PM (3ImbR)

278 129 There's some confusion above about whether the franchise was terminated/cancelled or something less was done (no longer in Hilton's system).

I think the answer is that the franchise agreement requires formal procedures -- and almost certainly a "notice" period -- before a termination become effective.

Virtually every significant contract has formal procedures to terminate that must be followed or the termination is ineffective. One of the requirements is almost always "notice" and usually an "opportunity to cure." Notice is usually 10 or 15 days, possibly longer.

So it's unlikely the Hilton company could instantly terminate the franchise.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 06, 2026 12:34 PM (iFTx/)

Yes and no. But that is for things like renovations, signage, branding, and things like that. The franchisor can terminate immediately if the hotel is allowed to be used for illegal purposes(drug den, whorehouse) or something that will create bad publicity for the franchisor. This creates bad publicity.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at January 06, 2026 01:07 PM (k1E2D)

279 Good for Hilton!
I have been a member since around 1999 for biz travel. Just had booked two weeks at different Hilton's in TX for biz then saw this garbage.
This AM I was going to dump my res and move to Marriott or similar.
Nick Sorter did a great job.
Better than Tapper, but Jake's "jobs" are fantastic according to the screed on the walls.

Posted by: JDubya_Mesa AZ at January 06, 2026 01:07 PM (FQ2t6)

280 Hoping that Hilton takes legit action here.... I am prepared to dump their asses despite significant personal inconvenience. I travel for work and have found Hampton Inns well suited to my needs / preferences, but will not abide this fuckery if not addressed promptly.!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at January 06, 2026 01:07 PM (kOluj)

281 Posted by: Doof at January 06, 2026 01:04 PM (dP47V)

Makes them easier to spot in the noise. Search engines are generally case insensitive but AI may not be ( haven't bothered to test but I've seen hints on DDG ).

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at January 06, 2026 01:07 PM (kvcnI)

282 before they went into the Evil Business.

You say that like it's a Bad Thing.

Posted by: billg and the WEFers, a franchisee of Big Penguin, Inc. at January 06, 2026 01:07 PM (0sNs1)

283 But we allow pets and holographic AI girlfriends.

Posted by: Super 12 Motel Plus at January 06, 2026 01:07 PM (7Q0e+)

284 Why are there SO many accounts on X who do that STUPID thing of capitalizing RANDOM words in their TWEETS? That doesn't MAKE your tweets more INTERESTING or enjoyable to READ!
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Watch Ben Shipiro DESTROY this liberal with FACTS and LOGIC

[ watches video; anodyne recitation of common conservative arguments; no rending of flesh, splashing of blood, liberal remains intact ]

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 06, 2026 01:08 PM (HXT0k)

285 Why are there SO many accounts on X who do that STUPID thing of capitalizing RANDOM words in their TWEETS? That doesn't MAKE your tweets more INTERESTING or enjoyable to READ!

I don't see the problem.

Posted by: Robert E. McElwaine at January 06, 2026 01:08 PM (D0HYP)

286 But the hotel's own page is still up:

https://tinyurl.com/yc68jrm7

and still branded.
Posted by: scottst at January 06, 2026 01:01 PM (e/Ik6)

Things don't happen instantly, even when a decision has been made. Film at 11.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 06, 2026 01:08 PM (ExV1e)

287 266 would be wonderful if medicine could do a little bit better with this (and with arthritis)
Posted by: BlackOrchid
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Eh, it makes me cranky at times but other people face life threatening illnesses here. Mine is akin to a car body rusting out. Chronic pain is something you can learn to live with, mobility and strength issues from nerve impingement, you have to do something about because loss of neuromuscular control and strength cause a host of other issues.

I use pain medication sparingly now as I have taken a host of pain meds given over the years. Done acupuncture for year, therapeutic massages, continuous pt, meditation techniques (been to Mayo Clinic's program for that), and so on so I can manage but I also don't try to power through things anymore. If I can't do something without excessive pain, I won't do it unless dire circumstances apply.

FWIW, heat to loosen up muscles either heating pad or warm bath, cold to numb specific areas of pain (which causes stiffness to return again but relieves pain). So heat in the morning to allow stretching exercises, cold in the evening to take the edge from pain to go to sleep.

Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 01:10 PM (WDjG6)

288 Did you know that Ben Shapiro's sister has enormous breasts?

Posted by: Bulg at January 06, 2026 01:10 PM (77rzZ)

289 Hope you're feeling better Ace. Hopefully you can find a nice, slim Oriental girl to walk all over you. Or a Malaysian ladyboy.

Kind of surprised that the franchisees Cheepdeep and Reepacheep would get political -- most of these foreigners steer clear of anything that doesn't add to their bottom line.

Unless they're feeling cocky, in which case we should seize their assets and deport them and their families.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 06, 2026 01:10 PM (qwx/I)

290 a good therapeutic masseuse is often sufficient.
Posted by: whig

I read somewhere.. No Yellow!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2026 01:11 PM (2LDHu)

291 The Minnesota Fraudconomy will probably rally to save this hotel.

Posted by: Cray Cray at January 06, 2026 01:12 PM (EES2L)

292 Certification in that requires coursework every year for continuing education and following the specific Gonstead method (which is a bit more scientific I gather than some other methods.). For most people, a good therapeutic masseuse is often sufficient. As usually, YMMV and caveat emptor.
Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 01:01 PM (WDjG6)

I saw The Gonstead Method open for Mannheim Steamroller at the Kennedy Center Christmas concert a few years back.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at January 06, 2026 01:12 PM (LxER7)

293 Nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 06, 2026 01:13 PM (ExV1e)

294 For most people, a good therapeutic masseuse is often sufficient...
Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 01:01 PM (WDjG6)

Preach!

Posted by: Justin Tucker and Robert Kraft at January 06, 2026 01:13 PM (dP47V)

295 Happy Tuesday! I had a terrible long weekend due to my back going into terrible spasms on Friday and then even worse on Sunday. But I iced it down and am now mobile again. Once ever muscle along my spine stopped spasming and seizing and bending me over like a crooked old man, I could walk again.

Mobility is something you take for granted, until it's gone.

So now I'm able to move around pain-free and I got a really good night of sleep so I'm doing great. I hope you are too.

Posted by: Ace

I was told by a physical therapist that anyone over 45 or so needs to stretch just to go through the day, not just before exercise.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 06, 2026 01:13 PM (0U5gm)

296 Nood!

Posted by: Nazdar at January 06, 2026 01:13 PM (NcvvS)

297 The twin cities are basically Minnesota.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 06, 2026 01:13 PM (eq9pm)

298 Nood tranny again.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 06, 2026 01:13 PM (2LDHu)

299 Nood. Of course.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at January 06, 2026 01:13 PM (LxER7)

300 It's to be expected that the mass media are mostly ignoring what's going on in Iran. A small excuse is that they have no first person assets inside the country, having never cultivated anything other than government spokesmen for years.
But I suspect it also has a lot to do with them being absolutely against anything that would make Israel or Trump look like they've been right all along, so they'd rather pretend it's not happening.

It's going to be huge shock to about 90% of the country when Iran's government collapses; I imagine the Ayatollah will flee, and some kind of military junta will take power in the short term afterwards.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 06, 2026 01:14 PM (uWKK8)

301 @279..... Horde mind is real

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at January 06, 2026 01:14 PM (kOluj)

302 Did you know that Ben Shapiro's sister has enormous breasts?
Posted by: Bulg at January 06, 2026 01:10 PM

You know about cup sizes? Size does not always equate to quality.

Posted by: Frank Constanza at January 06, 2026 01:14 PM (0sNs1)

303 Adding in my update on my weight loss journey. After loosing 17 lbs with the double 48 hour fasting per week from early November to early December I called a time out for Christmas and vacation. I was a bad boy and I had coke and ice cream and cookies.

But I only put on two pounds.

Fasting repairs the islet cells in your pancreas and makes you less insulin resistant. So you burn sugar faster. And it seems to have worked because in the past my Christmas piggery would have been five pounds.

So I’m back to the double 48 hour fasts per week (Mon/Tues, Wed/Thurs). Hoping for another 15 lbs in the next few months. I’ll keep you all informed.

And no, it’s not glp-1. I had pancreatitis and no doctor in the land will prescribe it to me. Just willpower. It’s hard the first week or when I’m around people. But it gets easier every week.

I’m even thinking of my first 72 hour fast (until tomorrow). 72 hour fasts are supposedly regenerative and kill off old cells so since I’m old I may try it.

Posted by: DoctorMew at January 06, 2026 01:14 PM (XodLO)

304 No one's asked the most important question: Has Judge Boasberg signed off on the franchise termination?

Posted by: Citizen Cake at January 06, 2026 01:14 PM (CwhoI)

305 Hilton Corporate and Everpeak Hospitality discussing the situation: https://tinyurl.com/3yk7rzse

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at January 06, 2026 01:15 PM (V362x)

306 Obviously Sonny Kapoor was not running the hotel, that guy could teach these people a thing or two about hospitality.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 06, 2026 01:15 PM (XV/Pl)

307 That makes sense, Whig. I’ve had a lot more luck with my neck getting gentle massage as it loosens up the muscles…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Glad it works for you. Heating pads or hot baths in epsom also do the trick and use cold packs (reusable gels are easier to employ than true ice packs) to stop inflammation and reduce pain.

If you have specific problems with joints and severe pain, there is actually a company that makes what looks like a small ice chest and it uses various attachments to body parts and pumps ice cold water through the system for issues like surgery pain and inflammation.

Used them during my knee surgeries for which they have a special attachment. They also have them for shoulders, backs, joints.

Those are the big artillery but have to be used in such a way as to prevent frost damage to the area.

Sometimes, electrodes and TENS units that issue shocks in a certain cycle can also temporarily relieve pain. Can be an issue though with proper placement of electrodes.

Posted by: whig at January 06, 2026 01:16 PM (WDjG6)

308
This was a major reason that people got sick of woke lunatics. It wasn't just that their demands were unreasonable and motivated by mental illness -- it was also that even if you obeyed their commands, they would still cancel you in a year or two.

I made this point to one of my nephews after he beat the pants off of some lefty busybody in multiplayer Call of Duty. So they went back through his comments in one of the forums and found where he had some racist comments that he'd put up for shock value when he was about 12 years old. Demanded an apology or they'd kick him off his online team. I told him not to apologize because they were going to kick him off the team anyway.

Which is exactly what happened.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 06, 2026 01:16 PM (y9nCu)

309 Chuck Schumer has new glasses and face (lift?).
Posted by: old chick
......

Next up: new hip and dentures (the old ones are getting pretty funky)

Posted by: wth at January 06, 2026 01:19 PM (v0R5T)

310 Doesn't the government give these indian immigrants money to buy these old hotels up and it's never paid back. If they were white the government would have told them to pound sand.

Posted by: Jaimo at January 06, 2026 01:20 PM (BCuCF)

311 Posted by: IrishEi at January 06, 2026 01:04 PM (3ImbR)

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Thank you!
I did not know that and stand corrected.

Posted by: Mrs. Santa's unclean sister at January 06, 2026 01:22 PM (3BEDb)

312 242 Cutting off bookings at their website is a big step, although I don't know if independents rely more on 3rd party booking like from Travelocity or Hotels.com.

The next question is how much aid or loans did the owners receive to set up their hotels.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 06, 2026 12:57 PM (mlg/3)

It hurts, instead of being listed as "Hilton" in the searches on the travel websites, they will be listed as "Jeet Express" or whatever they have to name it. They also are removed from the Hilton Rewards programs and other travel rewards programs from credit cards, rental cars, airline miles, and others.
Hilton might also cancel any reservations made through their system, which could affect those travel sites because those reservations were made to a Hilton property and not the "Jeet Express"

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at January 06, 2026 01:25 PM (k1E2D)

313 310 Doesn't the government give these indian immigrants money to buy these old hotels up and it's never paid back. If they were white the government would have told them to pound sand.
Posted by: Jaimo at January 06, 2026 01:20 PM (BCuCF)

Yep. Local government did that here, and the hotel turned into a flophouse and drug den. After the medical school was built a few blocks away, the city magically found the money to buy the hotel and tear it down because "it was in the flood plain". The damn thing has been in the flood plain for 50+ years but just became a problem in the last 5 years.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at January 06, 2026 01:32 PM (k1E2D)

314 This may be redundant, but I'm too lazy to read 300+ comments.

The "franchise" arrangement Everpeak had with Hilton was probably one where they could use the Hilton name and had access to the Hilton reservation network. It's usually considered a win on both sides because the bigger company gets money and is seen as having more locations while the smaller company gets more bookings with little to no extra work to make that happen.

Usually there's a plaque somewhere in the lobby that says something about the property being "operated by." If it's a business name that's the franchisee.

I worked for Choice hotels for a bit and they use this arrangement as well.

Posted by: Blanco Basura -Z28.310 at January 06, 2026 01:38 PM (dq7uF)

315 It was sheer panic, probably stemming from the idea of lost government contracts, that drove their behavior.

Right. Government is a major customer that you don’t want to piss off, regardless of if you agree with their current politics.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 06, 2026 01:40 PM (3cXfB)

316 I still think some investigative journo type should attempt Hyatt hotels and franchises.

From Northern Illinois and disgusted with Pritzker hotels.

Posted by: mustbequantum at January 06, 2026 01:44 PM (Of9Lz)

317 I tried booking a room from Hilton's website, for Lakewood, Minn. It listed a Tru and three Hampton Inn's, all in Duluth.
No Hampton in Lakewood.

Posted by: MikeN at January 06, 2026 01:54 PM (8uQGY)

318 Who checked to make sure that Hilton actually removed their franchise?

One lie leads to another and another.

Posted by: Aggie at January 06, 2026 01:57 PM (USZhS)

319 Correction, I think Nick Sortor made a mistake at the beginning and this hotel is in Lakeville, not Lakewood.
Hilton's website still lists Lakeville, MN Hampton Inn in its bookings search.
Termination of franchise agreement could be at some point in the future, as there might be a required notice period.
The agreement itself probably runs for 10-30 years.

Posted by: MikeN at January 06, 2026 02:01 PM (8uQGY)

320 Now Lakeville Hampton is not showing up in a Hilton search.

Posted by: MikeN at January 06, 2026 02:39 PM (8uQGY)

321 Now Lakeville Hampton is not showing up in a Hilton search. Posted by: MikeN at January 06, 2026 02:39 PM (8uQGY) My understanding is that earlier, it showed up, but all dates were "Not Available."

Posted by: Barbra Streisand at January 06, 2026 02:50 PM (eStot)

322 As recompense, Hilton should give Kristi Noem and her family a free weekend at one of their 5-star locations.

Posted by: Barbra Streisand at January 06, 2026 02:50 PM (eStot)

323 Core exercises my friend.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 06, 2026 03:08 PM (vzcgi)

324 293 Nood.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 06, 2026 01:13 PM (ExV1e)

Posted by: m at January 06, 2026 05:02 PM (SSiCQ)

325 Thank you, old chick. Happy New Year.

Posted by: Baldy at January 06, 2026 06:34 PM (3aLjW)

326 Someone eats crow tonight

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 07, 2026 05:31 PM (wGqjj)

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