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Wednesday Morning Rant
That oil has a common destination: Red China, and it serves a purpose beyond that country's endless need for energy. As everyone knows, Red China has numerous major projects throughout the world, using infrastructure and development deals in pursuit of its diplomatic objectives as its global reach continuous to expand. It has found a willing partner in Maduro's Venezuela, and Red Chinese investment has flooded into Venezuela over the years. Red China, however, doesn't usually extend credit for these projects willy-nilly and there is often security involved. In Venezuela's case, that security is oil.
So what happens now that this oil supply is threatened? Not only have the initial US actions against Venezuela's "dark fleet" threatened oil shipments to Red China, the US raid on Venezuela has caused them to essentially stop. Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA's primary external partner - Chevron - has resumed oil shipments, but per recent shipping data, none of those shipments are flowing to the Orient. PDVSA's production continues to fall and its exports to Asia - which is to say, its exports to Red China - are in free-fall. This poses a problem for Red China, which has major investments in Venezuela backed by oil-for-loans deals between those two countries. Red China invests in Venezuela's infrastructure (and gains an important foothold in this hemisphere and a means to coordinate and enable trade with major partners), and protects its capital exposure by using oil as security. With the oil trade between the two countries now collapsing, risk is back in a big way. Red China has now demanded that its major lenders assess their exposure to Venezuela and determine their risks in the new environment:The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) also advised banks to strengthen risk monitoring of all Venezuela-related credit, seeking to assess potential dangers to China's lenders, the report added.I have no idea if any banks in Red China are going to collapse if (likely when) Venezuela defaults and PDVSA can't ship oil to cover the shortfall, but Red China's regulators are trying to find out. There is a ton of exposure to Venezuela and the odds of repayment - and of non-capital diplomatic and geopolitical power returns - on their major capital investment is now very much in question. So are other Chinese investments in other Latin American countries like Cuba, which may collapse on their own absent Venezuela as a backer. All of Red China's investments in Venezuela and Cuba, and some of its investments elsewhere in Latin America, could end up being total losses for Red China's lenders, and that may be a major blow. Time will tell. No wonder Red China has been so loud about this action as, per Reuters, it "tests [the] limits of China's diplomatic push." That may be putting it mildly. Many of America's rivals and enemies have capital or operational exposure to Venezuela, but Red China leads the pack. Red China's external noise masks its internal scrambling to determine just how much exposure it has to Venezuela - and underscores how big a blow toppling Maduro may have been.
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The Bloomberg report said the NFRA's move highlights growing concerns among regulators over potential shocks to the banking sector as geopolitical risks mount. Billions in loans have been extended over the past decade by China to the South American country, primarily led by policy banks such as China Development, the report added.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Thanatopsis at January 07, 2026 10:50 AM (LdBR/)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at January 07, 2026 10:50 AM (LdBR/)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 07, 2026 10:51 AM (sdclT)
Posted by: Are you sure about this sir? at January 07, 2026 10:51 AM (U/7CP)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at January 07, 2026 10:51 AM (LdBR/)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2026 10:51 AM (2UnvF)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 10:52 AM (GBKbO)
https://tinyurl.com/3w4xr97h
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 07, 2026 10:52 AM (sdclT)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 10:52 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 10:53 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: American Commies at January 07, 2026 10:53 AM (TezPK)
Posted by: the insensible rock at January 07, 2026 10:53 AM (jc0TO)
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Fill in the blank:
https://tinyurl.com/8usck2et
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 07, 2026 10:54 AM (sdclT)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 07, 2026 10:54 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: American Commies at January 07, 2026 10:53 AM (TezPK)
Until they collapse in on themselves so hard we have to start calling them Square-a.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 10:54 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 10:54 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: From about That Time at January 07, 2026 10:54 AM (sl73Y)
Posted by: gKWVE
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My guess is the Russians lied. The Russian fleet is in really bad shape.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 10:55 AM (WDjG6)
Why does Red China need any banks at the state level?
F'n head commie says "do it" and minions commies do it or die. WTF is a bank involved for?
What good is being a dictator if you have to follow rules? Kim Jong Il MAKES rules.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 10:55 AM (WC9t6)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 07, 2026 10:56 AM (jc0TO)
Posted by: gKWVE
The Chinese and Russians better hope the reason nothing got shot down was because of the Venezuelans operating the systems they provided, because otherwise they have a whole hell of a lot to rethink right now...
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 07, 2026 10:56 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: NR Pax at January 07, 2026 10:56 AM (+4yJ5)
service Amy Schumer.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (WC9t6)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (L/fGl)
Stay alert, America.
Posted by: Joe Mama at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (TezPK)
Posted by: Sponge
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If you consider their perfect idea of existence is a worldwide combination of the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, San Francisco's Castro district, and Iran, and that anything opposing that is evil, then you get the gist of how they will come out on any action by the US.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (WDjG6)
"Tampon Tim, the Musical." Brought to you by the White House Rapid Response X account:
https://tinyurl.com/3w4xr97h
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
Catchy tune!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 07, 2026 10:58 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: toby928(c)
Communism isn't "no property" unless you're Khmer. It's "workers veto where the property goes". Then they lie about who the "workers" are.
China is no different from the US with a DEI vanguard.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 07, 2026 10:58 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: American Commies at January 07, 2026 10:53 AM (TezPK)
Until they collapse in on themselves so hard we have to start calling them Square-a.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
ISWYDT. 2 D.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 10:58 AM (WC9t6)
I can almost chalk it up to Russia being Russia, but it's still an incredibly flaccid thing to do.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 10:58 AM (06Hmj)
https://is.gd/SEdTYx
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (L/fGl)
You can find all that and more.......in Africa.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 10:58 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 10:59 AM (iFTx/)
I remember Richard Trumka saying something similar when he was gushing about how wonderful China was. And I remember him having to recant that statement about 24 hours later.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 07, 2026 10:59 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 10:59 AM (NuV6c)
22 Wonder if Beijing is going to call in the markers they have on our congresscritters over this.
Posted by: NR Pax
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The risk is that those plants get found, charged, and executed. Trump ain't playing around anymore.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 10:59 AM (WDjG6)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 10:59 AM (KDPiq)
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[Have mentioned this before but a fun childhood memory:]
The comic impersonator Rich Little used to have a TV show in the early 70s I think?
In one skit he's doing a Batman and Robin imitation (from that old TV show) and as Robin at one point he says:
"Holy Exposure, Batman -- I've got a rip in my leotard!" Hilarious to an innocent 7-year-old ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 10:59 AM (2xu9U)
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Fill in the blank:
Finally find a use for all those America tax dollars.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 10:59 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 07, 2026 11:00 AM (sdclT)
I need to know how are the Jews profiting from all of this?
Posted by: Tucker at January 07, 2026 11:00 AM (Q/qJ3)
And where does the EU get its oil? Venezuela, Iran, Russia? All sanctioned (with the EU's help), all eager to get some cash under the table.
Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2026 11:00 AM (o5jAD)
You know what else I want? I want you to stop flooding the US with fetanyl and stop trying to take over the Panama Canal.
Do these for starters and we can talk about selling you oil at market prices. Don't and embargo on.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 07, 2026 11:00 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:00 AM (NuV6c)
POKER MONKEY
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 07, 2026 11:01 AM (y9nCu)
Posted by: JROD at January 07, 2026 11:01 AM (IlL6s)
Posted by: Case at January 07, 2026 11:01 AM (4rWc3)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:02 AM (06Hmj)
Oh the lulz....
Posted by: 18-1 at January 07, 2026 11:02 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: NR Pax at January 07, 2026 10:56 AM (+4yJ5)
No ifs. The calls have already been made. Be prepared for bitter disappointment with our own government. So many are in on the grift -- dems and repubs alike.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 07, 2026 11:02 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 07, 2026 11:02 AM (tL5sl)
https://is.gd/SEdTYx
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (L/fGl)
You can find all that and more.......in Africa.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 10:58 AM (Zz0t1)
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The Blade proposes ... SUCK MY BALLS
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:02 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: NR Pax
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The risk is that those plants get found, charged, and executed. Trump ain't playing around anymore.
Posted by: whig
Maduro is spilling his guts. Names. Dates. Amounts.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 11:03 AM (WC9t6)
OT: are we still allowed to use the word 'leotard'?
Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2026 11:03 AM (o5jAD)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 11:03 AM (KDPiq)
https://is.gd/SEdTYx
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (L/fGl)
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"Genetic trauma" sounds so sciency.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: NR Pax
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That would constitute a quorum
Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 07, 2026 11:04 AM (8AONa)
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The Belt and Road Initiative AKA The One Belt One Road (and sometimes called the New Silk Road) -- a "global infrastructure and economic development strategy" of the ChiComms.
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:05 AM (OuabM)
Posted by: rickb223
I hope you are right and that the people on the take are fitted for a fashionable tar and feathering.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 07, 2026 11:05 AM (+4yJ5)
Now that all that oil is going to go the US refineries, maybe they give us back our canal?
I don't think we have scratched the surface of the follow-on effects of this raid.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 07, 2026 11:05 AM (HXT0k)
Maduro is spilling his guts. Names. Dates. Amounts.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 11:03 AM (WC9t6)
In exchange for his release and installation as president of Mexico.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:05 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: t-bird
It's not very nice. The current Pope may be a lefty, but he's got full cognitive function.
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:05 AM (77rzZ)
We've two notable congress-scum identified as working with China - Feinstein and Swallwell.
But...nothing happened to them so I'm guessing the rest of the bought and paid for lot have no worries if China does ask them to try and somehow sabotage our government over Maduro
Posted by: 18-1 at January 07, 2026 11:05 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
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The problem for China is that our politicians don't stay bought. Plus, Trump needs nothing from Congress on foreign affairs to f@ck China up pretty severely. Existing authority under law and the Constitution relegate Congress to the bleachers. They don't even have funding over the Defense Dept either. NDAA runs for two years and was just passed in December.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (WDjG6)
https://tinyurl.com/39wxaspz
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 07, 2026 11:00 AM (sdclT)
There's another spelling error as well. Medical "Transpotation ". in nice big letters.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (lFFaq)
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Trump doesn't make a move without running it by Zohran.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (L/fGl)
https://tinyurl.com/yvyku9ys (to view video)
@its_The_Dr
Heritage Foundation makes us aware Hugo Chavez was working with Nicolas Maduro to fund political Chaos in America, they also Funded BLM.
Hugo Chavez gave one of the founders of Black Lives Matter 1 million dollars for Street protests!
Only months later, BLM was founded and started creating Turmoil in America
BLM directly works with Democrats, even using ACT BLUE!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (NuV6c)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 10:54 AM
I've been enjoying that channel.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (bFu5X)
I hope you are right and that the people on the take are fitted for a fashionable tar and feathering.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 07, 2026 11:05 AM (+4yJ5)
In before the "nothing will happen" guy.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (Zz0t1)
That's what I'd do.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (06Hmj)
"As they say around the Texas Legislature, if you can't drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against 'em anyway, you don't belong in office."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (GBKbO)
Also Hunter Biden's former business partner.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (viF8m)
Now that all that oil is going to go the US refineries, maybe they give us back our canal?
I don't think we have scratched the surface of the follow-on effects of this raid.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 07, 2026 11:05 AM (HXT0k)
The rest of BRICS might just turn on them if they did that.
(I couldn't find a way to make a "Shitting BRICS" pun...)
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (UnA8+)
https://is.gd/SEdTYx
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (L/fGl)
You can find all that and more.......in Africa.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 10:58 AM (Zz0t1)
The US now has several large tankers available as transports to Liberia. Consider it a return of defective products.
Posted by: Joe Mama at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (TezPK)
But...nothing happened to them so I'm guessing the rest of the bought and paid for lot have no worries if China does ask them to try and somehow sabotage our government over Maduro
Posted by: 18-1
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Feinstein is dead, Swallwell is no longer on the House Intel committee and is running for CA governor. That might preclude him continuing in Congress.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:07 AM (WDjG6)
How can they not take the drugs since they sold a good deal of it them selves.
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 07, 2026 11:07 AM (EyfuW)
Posted by: Sponge
In exchange we don't turn him over to the people of Venezuela.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (WC9t6)
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (77rzZ)
The only reason 2024 wasn't stolen from Trump was because a group of patriotic white hats disabled the election fraud & theft server used in Belgrade, Serbia.
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (OuabM)
Trump didn't tell anyone in the 'Gang of Eight' who oversee Intelligence for Congress, and this chud thinks he can pretend Trump had time to brief *him* afterward???
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (NuV6c)
Maduro was also a big supporter of antifa going so far as to host meetings of antifa scumbags and speaking at the events.
No doubt all of this was done in conjunction with China.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Sponge
In exchange we don't turn him over to the people of Venezuela.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (WC9t6)
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In exchange, federal charges get reduced, he takes a plea deal.
And then the feds hand him over to Florida to face state charges there, including the death penalty.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (GBKbO)
https://tinyurl.com/39wxaspz
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 07, 2026 11:00 AM (sdclT)
There's another spelling error as well. Medical "Transpotation ". in nice big letters.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM
Good grief...the emails I get from Nigerian princes have fewer misspellings than that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (bFu5X)
What a maroon, the word is "pantsed".
Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (o5jAD)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (NuV6c)
100% Theater Kid.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: The Mullahs at January 07, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)
Oh the lulz....
Posted by: 18-1 at January 07, 2026 11:02 AM (sKqQm)
And in a minute the pro-Ukraine left defending Russia.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 07, 2026 11:09 AM (lFFaq)
https://is.gd/SEdTYx
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (L/fGl)
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"Genetic trauma" sounds so sciency.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)
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Blacks are traumatized by their own genetics? The list is so insane -- and odd -- that I find it hard to believe even DEI morons came up with it.
This was made by retarded AI, right? Or this is an op to get non-blacks to think blacks are retarded slothful deadbeats?
I think the tell is that white supremacy was put in scare quotes, as if even the authors don't really believe it's a thing.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:09 AM (iFTx/)
Also Hunter Biden's former business partner.
Posted by: JackStraw
And like the US largesse back in the day on foreign aid, the Chicoms are finding that it doesn't buy the love of the local populace because Chicoms are asshoes, the foreigners can't maintain the systems so they don't pay back the loans, and the overall quality of these large infrastructure projects sucks. I think that initiative failed on multiple levels. The high speed railway system in Kenya is an amusing example.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:09 AM (WDjG6)
Posted by: Archimedes = The Mullahs at January 07, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (NuV6c)
There are also claims that Hakeem Jeffries tried to directly tip Maduro off...
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:09 AM (UnA8+)
I've been enjoying that channel.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (bFu5X)
There was something about his voice that got me listening quite a while back. He's pretty spot on.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:09 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (NuV6c)
100% Theater Kid.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (06Hmj)
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One of his early acts as mayor was to explain to the voters of New York that he was going to make it a top priority to make sure that World Cup tickets are equitable.
Not one World Cup event is in New York City.
He is only going to dance for his four years in office.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:10 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 07, 2026 11:10 AM (pLaQB)
https://tinyurl.com/39wxaspz
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 07, 2026 11:00 AM (sdclT)
There's another spelling error as well. Medical "Transpotation ". in nice big letters.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM
Good grief...the emails I get from Nigerian princes have fewer misspellings than that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (bFu5X)
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They need Learing Centers too!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:10 AM (iFTx/)
The Central Government will prop them up, but the skyscraper of cards that is the CCP adds another 10 floors.
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at January 07, 2026 11:10 AM (xaNfJ)
In exchange we don't turn him over to the people of Venezuela.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (WC9t6)
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In exchange, federal charges get reduced, he takes a plea deal.
And then the feds hand him over to Florida to face state charges there, including the death penalty.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (GBKbO)
I have zero faith of anything happening to the guy. The CIA won't allow it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:10 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 07, 2026 11:10 AM (sDNVV)
The next big bang (hopefully) is going to be the Iranian Govm't, although I imagine the best to hope for is the Ayatollah's flee and a military junta takes over. At least they may stop trying to fund terror throughout the world.
and then Cuba. In this hemisphere, the fall of Cuba is going to be huge.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2026 11:11 AM (uWKK8)
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 07, 2026 11:10 AM (pLaQB)
China needs a mammogram?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:11 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: NR Pax at January 07, 2026 10:56 AM (+4yJ5)
There's a chorus of about five with notoriety, but I'm sure there's more than that. Mark Kelly seems to reliably squawk whenever Xi stubs his toe. Just my observations, ymmv.
Also, if Liawatha was any deeper in the Pharma companies pocket she could start a night job as a jazz drummer.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 07, 2026 11:11 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (NuV6c)
100% Theater Kid.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
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Not required under the War Powers resolution. A letter fits the reporting requirement as does an oral mass announcement. Trump does not even need to do that until 48 hours after the action commences.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:11 AM (WDjG6)
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:09 AM (WDjG6)
I legit thought that China was doing a "Lebensraum" thing where they were going to exterminate all of the African tribes to claim the continent for the Han people.
Maybe they've decided it's not worth it.
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:11 AM (UnA8+)
Ah. The term "Panamox" re-enters all the chats.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 07, 2026 11:11 AM (zdLoL)
This was made by retarded AI, right? Or this is an op to get non-blacks to think blacks are retarded slothful deadbeats?
I think the tell is that white supremacy was put in scare quotes, as if even the authors don't really believe it's a thing.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:09 AM (iFTx/)
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I think black activists are raging idiots who don't actually know much of anything and have been coddled by white progressives to fester in their own perceived injustices for decades to the point where black only intellectual spaces are riddled with obvious nonsense.
If one were being malicious, one could say that white progressives did this on purpose to demean the black man, letting them dress up in progressive mantles while being no more than jesters.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)
Oh, hadn't seen that.
Would explain why he was so pissed off he wasn't informed of the operation in advance.
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:12 AM (NuV6c)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 11:12 AM (KDPiq)
Not one World Cup event is in New York City.
He is only going to dance for his four years in office.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:10 AM (GBKbO)
It wouldn't be hard for New Yorkers to swallow up all of the Philly tickets, though.
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:12 AM (UnA8+)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 07, 2026 11:12 AM (xT8gx)
What a maroon, the word is "pantsed".
Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (o5jAD)
I believe, during a Trump administration, the correct word is "schlonged."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:12 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein, Proud Product of the Brattleboro Education System at January 07, 2026 11:12 AM (PiwSw)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)
it may have taken them over a century, but they've finally gotten black people to stand up and declare "Yes, we ARE racially inferior!"
It's pretty gross, really.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:11 AM (WDjG6)
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How much does he have to do regarding notifications for actions against cartel assets, including leadership? Cartels that he's classified as foreign terrorist organizations under his authority from the 2001 AUMF?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: XTC
Remind me of the punishment for treason.
Posted by: Joe Mama at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM (TezPK)
Stay alert, America
Also the Joos.
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)
military reporters have stated that china's timeline to be ready to do that is 2027. They're apparently already building the giant landing craft they would need for a large scale island invasion. That's why the US stopping Venezuelan oil from reaching China is a big deal.
This is a case of "might makes right", unfortunately. We do it because we *can*. I don't personally agree with it, but the main question is "who can stop us?"
For China...The US *can* stop them, and likely will if it's seen by the administration to be in our interest.
"International law" was never a real thing. It's just a polite veneer various power blocs use to keep rogue states, (which are states that deliberately choose not to fall in line with the power structure) from getting to big for their britches or rocking the boat to much (i.e. getting nukes).
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM (JCZqz)
Also, if Liawatha was any deeper in the Pharma companies pocket she could start a night job as a jazz drummer.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls
Mr. Senator Penis Head got circumcized by his demotion and likely legal problems related to the 100 million bucks he received from ActBlue smurfs.
If that money is stripped out from his campaign as illegal contributions, he is personally liable for the if his treasury does not have the money to return to the purported givers.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM (WDjG6)
https://tinyurl.com/y4smfd2w
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (sdclT)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (NuV6c)
100% Theater Kid.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:08 AM (06Hmj)
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One of his early acts as mayor was to explain to the voters of New York that he was going to make it a top priority to make sure that World Cup tickets are equitable.
Not one World Cup event is in New York City.
He is only going to dance for his four years in office.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:10 AM (GBKbO)
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Bro, the games are at Metlife stadium. That's where the New York Jets and New York Giants play. That's a New York stadium, bro.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (iFTx/)
"Office of the President Elect" vibes.
Obama was always saying, with his faux gravitas, that he has been fully briefed about blah blah blah after it happened, such as a big terror attack oversees or a local tragedy in a flyover state. Like, congratulations, buddy! Someone told you what happened!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (NuV6c)
It's pretty gross, really.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM (06Hmj)
Horseshoe Theory tying the Left and Groypers together.
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (UnA8+)
Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, it's all free at last!
https://is.gd/SEdTYx
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (L/fGl)
It won't be as much of a burden as it seems. I'd be surprised if there were more than 3-400 taxpaying black folks living within the Frisco city limits. On the other hand, they pretty much dominate the cities in the East Bay like Oakland.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM (y9nCu)
https://is.gd/SEdTYx
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM
You have got to be effin' kidding me.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM (bFu5X)
EU Leaders Vow to Defend Greenland as Denmark Says U.S. Takeover Would End NATO
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (UnA8+)
I think the right image there isn't so much a horseshoe bent all they way around, so much as a set of nesting dolls with different faces painted on them.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM (06Hmj)
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This idea that China was just looking for international law excuses to take over Taiwan always amuses me.
They've been flaunting international law regarding their artificial island creation and fishing fleet behaviors for years.
The only reason they haven't invaded Taiwan is because they didn't think they could pull it off, that either the logistics of the actual action were too great or that the reaction would be too strong to hold back.
Running to the UN after invading Taiwan, destroying who knows how much infrastructure and manufacturing capability of things like super conductors in the process, and then saying "Trump took Maduro" would convince no one not already on China's side.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:16 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Nervous Ned at January 07, 2026 11:16 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Arguably none. But if it doesn't cost Trump anything, he will simply announce it after the fact.
Basically most if not all presidents have claimed the War Powers Resolution is unconstitutional (dunno about Biden or Obama). But they have more or less complied with the reporting requirements to keep the peace. Ultimately, both Congress and the President have avoided testing the constitutionality in court (if teh court would even accept the case under the political question doctrine).
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:16 AM (WDjG6)
Bro, the games are at Metlife stadium. That's where the New York Jets and New York Giants play. That's a New York stadium, bro.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (iFTx/)
East Rutherford, NEW JERSEY. Bro.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:16 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
I'm already in favor of it, you don't have to oversell it.
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:16 AM (77rzZ)
Are we able to protect both Taiwan and the homeland?
Maybe, maybe not. It's a moot point as of a few days ago.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 07, 2026 11:16 AM (NwnyJ)
EU Leaders Vow to Defend Greenland as Denmark Says U.S. Takeover Would End NATO
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM (L/fGl)
Well, I'm sold now.
Because NATO needs to f***ing end before we're stuck supporting a Jihad on behalf of Turkey.
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:16 AM (UnA8+)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (iFTx/)
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Which is in...New Jersey.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:17 AM (GBKbO)
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Trump doesn't make a move without running it by Zohran.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 11:06 AM (L/fGl)
Hey, he can follow the WH twitter feed, same as everyone else.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 07, 2026 11:17 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (iFTx/)
Still in NJ.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 11:17 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM (L/fGl)
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Your terms are acceptable!
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:17 AM (GSV+h)
Posted by: gKWVE
I'm pretty sure you can get herpes, AIDS, low-T/high estrogen, and severe brain damage from that.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 07, 2026 11:17 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 07, 2026 11:18 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (iFTx/)
Still in NJ.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 11:17 AM (KDPiq)
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Also where Jimmy Hoffa is buried.
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:18 AM (GSV+h)
Not one World Cup event is in New York City.
He is only going to dance for his four years in office.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:10 AM (GBKbO)
It wouldn't be hard for New Yorkers to swallow up all of the Philly tickets, though.
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:12 AM (UnA8+)
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NYers don't care about soccer. It's for homos. (Full disclosure: I played soccer through high school and was good enough to field some minor scholarship offers.)
The WC tix will be in high demand for the same reason F1 is suddenly a thing in USA: it's been successfully marketed as a Veblen good that all the cool people like. Sure, you may think it's boring and fake, but those very cool Eurofags think it's great!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:18 AM (iFTx/)
You've already sold it!
This would be icing on the cake.
And what would this do about Ukraine/Russia, as it was Ukraine's possible entry into NATO that triggered the war?
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:18 AM (NuV6c)
Posted by: pawn at January 07, 2026 11:18 AM (Rmqfl)
The best I can come up with is that they're mad because they think whites selectively bred the big, strong, and stupid ones. IOW, exactly what Jimmy the Greek was pilloried for saying. There is simply no point in indulging this nonsense, or any of their demands, because that will simply result in more demands. If the BLM loons died and went to heaven, they'd be demanding that St. Peter pay them reparations and give them admittance quotas.
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at January 07, 2026 11:19 AM (Riz8t)
Maybe, maybe not. It's a moot point as of a few days ago.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 07, 2026 11:16 AM (NwnyJ)
It's probably part of the bigger strategic posture of America. You mess around in Taiwan, we send all our fancy toys and gadgets and nerds and grunts to go ruin your day and make headlines.
You mess with the mainland, we give the Sun a new baby brother.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:19 AM (06Hmj)
Legitimate leader vs illegitimate leader.
Illegitimate leaders do not enjoy sovereignty.
Snatching a legitimate leader is an act of war.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 11:19 AM (WC9t6)
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:19 AM (NuV6c)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (iFTx/)
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Which is in...New Jersey.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:17 AM (GBKbO)
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The joke. You missed it.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:19 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 07, 2026 11:19 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:19 AM (iFTx/)
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I didn't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:20 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (iFTx/)
Still in NJ.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 11:17 AM (KDPiq)
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The joke. You missed it.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:20 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM
Glad to see the left admitting this finally. "International Law"...*snort*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:20 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 11:20 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:14 AM (iFTx/)
East Rutherford, NEW JERSEY. Bro.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:16 AM (Zz0t1)
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It seems literally everyone missed the joke ....
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM (y9nCu)
The funniest part of this is that the San Francisco Board of Commissioners (I think that's who did it) voted in favor of creating this fund for reparations, and then in the next breath said "Oh by the way we're broke and we don't have any money to put into this fund, but we hope someone somewhere someday finds some money for this and isn't it wonderful that we at least said we thought it was a great idea?"
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (uWKK8)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (Zz0t1)
Because NATO needs to f***ing end before we're stuck supporting a Jihad on behalf of Turkey.
Posted by: XTC
EU versus NATO shows the two faces of Euroland where the EU says US bad and NATO says please defend us is probably coming to an end. I think part of why Trump wants Euroland to meet NATO spending guidelines is so that the US can withdraw over time. The silly EU loan to Ukraine while we are down to basically no spending on Ukraine is a sign that Trump is cutting Euroland, if not specific Euro countries like Poland, Hungaria, etc. adrift.
He ignored them on Iran and Gaza as well.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (WDjG6)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM
Glad to see the left admitting this finally. "International Law"...*snort*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:20 AM (bFu5X)
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International Law isn't big nations bullying small nations.
It's small nations bullying large nations.
It's only allowed because the big nations like to be bullied. When big nations stop liking it, they exert influence instead.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (GBKbO)
It seems literally everyone missed the joke ....
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (iFTx/)
It seems the joke is on you, then.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (665yf)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:19 AM (iFTx/)
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I didn't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:20 AM (GBKbO)
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Be better, bro
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:20 AM (iFTx/)
I definitely did.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (KDPiq)
They're finally getting the hint. Get out of the house and get a job!
Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2026 11:22 AM (o5jAD)
Right, they're exactly the same. Well, except the Taiwanese aren't sending drugs, gangs, and millions of refugees bent on destroying the existing way of life to China. But other than that...
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at January 07, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:21 AM (iFTx/)
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I still don't know how to read, bruh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:22 AM (GBKbO)
The WC tix will be in high demand for the same reason F1 is suddenly a thing in USA: it's been successfully marketed as a Veblen good that all the cool people like. Sure, you may think it's boring and fake, but those very cool Eurofags think it's great!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:18 AM (iFTx/)
There are plenty of Theater Kid Poofters in NY.
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:22 AM (UnA8+)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:22 AM (Zz0t1)
For China...The US *can* stop them, and likely will if it's seen by the administration to be in our interest.
"International law" was never a real thing. It's just a polite veneer various power blocs use to keep rogue states, (which are states that deliberately choose not to fall in line with the power structure) from getting to big for their britches or rocking the boat to much (i.e. getting nukes).
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the
Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM (JCZqz)
Unusual accuracy from those redditors.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 07, 2026 11:22 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:22 AM (Zz0t1)
HEY SCREW YOU BUDDY I DON'T COME TO WHERE YOU WORK AND SLAP THE TWENTY DOLLARS OUT OF YOUR HAND
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at January 07, 2026 11:23 AM (06Hmj)
Many of America's rivals and enemies have capital or operational exposure to Venezuela, but Red China leads the pack.
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Mmmmmm, including the EU?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 11:23 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM
Hmm...so I guess the past 4 years of demanding we put money and arms into Ukraine or Putin would roll over Europe were kind of BS, eh? I mean, if you don't need NATO anymore, I guess Russia isn't really a threat. Right?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:23 AM (bFu5X)
"International law" was never a real thing. It's just a polite veneer various power blocs use to keep rogue states, (which are states that deliberately choose not to fall in line with the power structure) from getting to big for their britches or rocking the boat to much (i.e. getting nukes).
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
Check out the big brain on Brad.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:23 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 11:23 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:23 AM (Zz0t1)
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Great. Now I want a Big Kahuna Burger.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:24 AM (GBKbO)
*considers mocking TJM about flaunting vs flouting, but decides it's kind of a d*** move*
*Does it anyway*
Bwahahaha
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:24 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 11:24 AM (L/fGl)
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Nothing.
The answer has always been "nothing", and always will be "nothing". But with one huge asterisk: whatever one does comes with *consequences*.
The US did what it did with Venezuela because it determined it could live with the consequences. I'm not sure China can make the same determination with regard to Taiwan.
But the correct answer is still "nothing".
Posted by: Crusader at January 07, 2026 11:24 AM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:22 AM (Zz0t1)
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Or it's just too suave and sophisticated and blade-y and packed full of delightful awesome
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:24 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen
I figure half are dumb enough to believe them, and the other half just know a good opportunity for grift when they see one.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 07, 2026 11:24 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Diplomacy always has to have real military power to back the check as an enforcement of agreements. Basically a credit line on a country's real influence on the rest of the world.
Neo Realist Kenneth Waltz (disciple of Hans Morgenthau who described realism), more or less says at the end of the day, power (economic and military) are what determines what international law is in practice.
Kantian moralism, if it is publicly cited, always ends up being a facade for realism in action.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:24 AM (WDjG6)
This was made by retarded AI, right? Or this is an op to get non-blacks to think blacks are retarded slothful deadbeats?
I think the tell is that white supremacy was put in scare quotes, as if even the authors don't really believe it's a thing.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:09 AM (iFTx/)
I mean, they're right for the wrong reasons.
Crime Statistics. IQ Realism.
I wake up every day wishing I wasn't half black.
That said, I don't want to be patronized.
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:25 AM (UnA8+)
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Mmm, we have some friends in the area. Japan and Korea say 'hey'.
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 07, 2026 11:25 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:24 AM (iFTx/)
Or one huffing too much of ones own......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:25 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
Just take the L on this one, Dude.
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:26 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 07, 2026 11:26 AM (sdclT)
‘I want you to stop flooding the US with fetanyl and stop trying to take over the Panama Canal.
Do these for starters and we can talk about selling you oil at market prices. Don't and embargo on.’
Lovely, lovely leverage. It’s better than money.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 07, 2026 11:26 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 07, 2026 11:26 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:26 AM (77rzZ)
That would kill the gimmick.
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:26 AM (UnA8+)
If one were being malicious, one could say that white progressives did this on purpose to demean the black man, letting them dress up in progressive mantles while being no more than jesters.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)
The Donk commies have been doing this since 1865. Which is why the NAACP was formed in 1910 by a bunch of pasty white people (along with that shit-heel WEB DuBois as the token negro). That's also why it took another 60+ years for the NAACP to have a black President.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 07, 2026 11:27 AM (y9nCu)
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I'm flattered.
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 07, 2026 11:27 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 11:27 AM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 07, 2026 11:18 AM (Dv3i1)
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OUT: OPEC (Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries).
IN: USEA (United Smega-Exports of America).
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:27 AM (3Gbwc)
*Does it anyway*
Bwahahaha
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:24 AM
I DON'T GET IT.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at January 07, 2026 11:27 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)
An Ideological Minstrel Show, one might say.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 07, 2026 11:28 AM (ExV1e)
The WC tix will be in high demand for the same reason F1 is suddenly a thing in USA: it's been successfully marketed as a Veblen good that all the cool people like. Sure, you may think it's boring and fake, but those very cool Eurofags think it's great!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:18 AM (iFTx/)
There are plenty of Theater Kid Poofters in NY.
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:22 AM (UnA8+)
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Oh sure, but they don't like soccer. They've been trying to make soccer a thing in NY -- and USA generally -- since I was a kid. Still trying. Any rise in popularity of soccer is solely due to illegal invaders who have fond memories of watching soccer drunk as fuck and beating up rival fans. Soccer is boring to watch. Hell, even in many Euro soccer-obsessed countries, sports like rugby and even basketball are starting to take over.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:28 AM (iFTx/)
The answer is actually extremely simple and obvious. What stops them? Their fear of what Trump might do if they try it. Nothing more, and nothing less.
With Biden, they knew exactly what would happen - nothing. Having seen that Trump is willing to launch a secret, daring, middle of the night attack on what was perceived as a powerful enemy without hesitation, do you think the Chinese are more or less worried about what his response may be if they attack Taiwan?
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2026 11:28 AM (uWKK8)
And Russia-Ukraine. Nothing. It's the same thing.
Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2026 11:29 AM (o5jAD)
We're not going to get in hostilities with Russia or China over the tanker, are we?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2026 11:29 AM (L2PcB)
That said, I don't want to be patronized.
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:25 AM (UnA8+)
Screw that, man. Wake up every day glad you're crushing the curve. Be glad that all your ancestors came together and gave you good genes to not be a degen or an imbecile.
I don't run around all day yodeling or invading Scythia or getting smallpox from blankets, because I'm American. And damn happy for it.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:29 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
Just take the L on this one, Dude.
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:26 AM (77rzZ)
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STILL not getting the joke ....
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:29 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at
The metric system has entered the chat.
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:29 AM (77rzZ)
Theater Kid Mamdani didn't realize his BS stops at the NYC border. Not surprised he was ignorant of that fact
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 07, 2026 11:29 AM (ScJGb)
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:26 AM (77rzZ)
That would kill the gimmick.
Posted by: XTC at January 07, 2026 11:26 AM (UnA8+)
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XTC gets it, he does (I think it's a "he")!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2026 11:28 AM
You say that like it's a bad thing.
Posted by: That Guy who sonorously intones "Nothing will happen." at January 07, 2026 11:30 AM (0sNs1)
Theater Kid Mamdani didn't realize his BS stops at the NYC border. Not surprised he was ignorant of that fact
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 07, 2026 11:29 AM (ScJGb)
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City governments that spend their time making declarations about issues way outside their sphere of influence are not taking time to make sure that the city government's core functions are actually performing well.
I'm just looking forward to Mamdani's government selling fire engines at a loss to New Jersey cities to make up the budget shortfalls from all the corruption.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:31 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM (L/fGl)
And I say, although I am a peace-loving man, with nothing but goodwill to all peoples... Invade Greenland Now!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 07, 2026 11:31 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:31 AM (cGjQu)
I'm too lazy to go back and find out what the original joke was. Please to encapsulate.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:31 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 07, 2026 11:31 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at
The metric system has entered the chat.
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:29 AM (77rzZ)
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That too ... until they basically gave up pushing that faggotry
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:31 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Reforger at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM (gKsV+)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 07, 2026 11:15 AM (y9nCu)
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* East Palo Alto -- even bac6in the mid-80s -- has entered the chat *
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM (g5T0J)
Pele tried..
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Yep. It went nowhere.
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:31 AM (Riz8t)
I think the upshot was that liking the New York Football Giants is akin to being a soccer fan in terms of sexuality implications.
Right?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2026 11:28 AM (uWKK
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China has a rapidly aging population with massive internal fissures.
I don't think it can project military power on a sustained basis outside of its own borders anymore.
They should have tried it in the 90s. Now? Could they hold onto Taiwan in a military junta with massive military presence across the entire island for 20 years to retain control?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM (GBKbO)
The answer is actually extremely simple and obvious. What stops them? Their fear of what Trump might do if they try it. Nothing more, and nothing less.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Yes, and the fact that the raid showed up the air defense systems they supplied to Venezuela gives them additional fear.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM (XvL8K)
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I think the speed of which Ukraine v. Russia has become a war of drones has shocked the military planners across the globe. We simply do not know how Chinese ships, for example, can fend off a bunch of cheap, kamikaze drones. Without the ships, there can be no invasion of Taiwan.
The relative success of missile defense of Israel also means that China's plan for massive missile bombardment might not work either absent a physical invasion.
Now throw in Japan, US military, the vulnerability of 3 Gorges Dam, the uncertainties of a massive amphibious assault, whether the absence of Taiwan causes a worldwide depression in economics hurting China's exports, and so on makes it less likely over time.
Military planners hate uncertainty, the only joker in the deck is whether Xi wants to roll the dice with only a small chance of success for his legacy or whether the uncertainties lead him to stick with the longer time span of trying to corrupt Taiwan from within.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM (WDjG6)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM (L2PcB)
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE FIFA IS LIKELY THE MOST CORRUPT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THERE IS. OK, MAYBE SECOND TO THE UN.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at January 07, 2026 11:33 AM (NuV6c)
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Well, it's not like they have existential crises at home.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 11:33 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: People who say stupid shit then claim it was a "joke" at January 07, 2026 11:33 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 07, 2026 11:33 AM (ScJGb)
You've got 50 million people in the neighborhood. People from all over the world will travel for the World Cup. I went to four, myself, back when I was a soccer fan. Zoron will supply these tickets at an 'equitable' price so that scalpers can thrive.
Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2026 11:34 AM (o5jAD)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:34 AM (cGjQu)
It's small nations bullying large nations.
It's only allowed because the big nations like to be bullied. When big nations stop liking it, they exert influence instead.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
You think so? I'd argue it only exists to allow powerful countries to do what their leaders want. If the EU wants to import millions of 3rd world invaders, against the will of the people, "international law" is a piece of the propaganda campaign to justify it. If they want to bomb Libya, or intervene in the breakup of Yugoslavia, powerful nations can use international law as a pretext. But, if the law didn’t exist, they could (and would) just do it anyway. When has a powerful country relented to a weaker one on something important just because of international law? I can think of plenty of examples where the opposite (powerful nations ignoring the law) occurred.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 07, 2026 11:35 AM (JCZqz)
Serious question... could they even reach Taiwan? I'm doubtful
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:34 AM (cGjQu)
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That's a major question.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:35 AM (GBKbO)
The problem with that strategy is that China in the form of the CCP is having serious structural problems, so the question becomes who's going to corrupt whom?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: People who say stupid shit then claim it was a "joke" at January 07, 2026 11:33 AM (Y1sOo)
I didn't think it was medically possible to read a sentence with that many "Bro"s in it and not take it as being comedically obtuse.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:35 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:36 AM (g5T0J)
China has a rapidly aging population with massive internal fissures.
I don't think it can project military power on a sustained basis outside of its own borders anymore.
They should have tried it in the 90s. Now? Could they hold onto Taiwan in a military junta with massive military presence across the entire island for 20 years to retain control?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM (GBKbO)
I don't think the ChiComs really care about holding onto Taiwan. They just want to destroy the Kuomintang to wipe out the shame of getting their asses kicked and being forced to undertake the Long March in order to survive 90+ years ago.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 07, 2026 11:36 AM (y9nCu)
Where a ball going out of bounds doesn't stop the clock, and the point of exit doesn't really mean much as the player throwing it back in can move around quite a bit, all while the entire thing isn't a time saving move as 'stoppage time' is added onto the end of the half, giving the 'lost time' back.
Seems, stupid.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:36 AM (Zz0t1)
Mr. Senator Penis Head got circumcized by his demotion and likely legal problems related to the 100 million bucks he received from ActBlue smurfs.
If that money is stripped out from his campaign as illegal contributions, he is personally liable for the if his treasury does not have the money to return to the purported givers.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:13 AM (WDjG6)
Well ain't that a damn shame.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 07, 2026 11:36 AM (w/O5Q)
First blizzard, where he tries to schedule snow-clearing based on "equity" and "fairness."
First tango with the trash collection unions.
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:36 AM (NuV6c)
I just think it's funny that France will deploy its military only with the assurance that there will be no gunfire.
Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2026 11:36 AM (o5jAD)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:37 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at January 07, 2026 11:37 AM (P7Iz+)
6/13/2026 East Rutherford, NJ
Lowest price on Stub Hub is $872.
Posted by: mr tmz at January 07, 2026 11:37 AM (rJ48h)
They'd have to have already knocked out most of Taiwan's defenses, established air supremacy, and possibly conducted a coup. Otherwise, those cross-strait ships are just so many ducks in a barrel. Dieppe provides an object lesson in the perils of not achieving those preliminary objectives.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM (WDjG6)
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I don't think China is "trying" to corrupt Taiwan from within. They are succeeding. They already have important politicians and company boards in their pocket.
Apart from the payoffs, Taiwan is an odd country, in some ways like Uke. There's a substantial percentage of Taiwan citizens who identify more as Chinese than Taiwanese, and don't have bad feelings about the CCP like older generations did. That, and there's been a lot of interbreeding between Taiwan citizens and Chinese citizens.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:37 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at January 07, 2026 11:37 AM (P7Iz+)
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Coal fired plants are cheap, and the Chinese government doesn't give a shit about the environment.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:37 AM (GBKbO)
Man, I thought I could hold a grudge, but those guys...
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 07, 2026 11:39 AM (xT8gx)
Indeed. Logistics simply cannot be overstated as the key issue, and focus on press releases seems to indicate they can't...
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:39 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 07, 2026 11:39 AM (sDNVV)
Call me when these 'legal problems' start and there's a chance he might wind up in a court of law facing actual consequences.
I won't hold my breath, tho.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:40 AM (Zz0t1)
Man, I thought I could hold a grudge, but those guys...
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)
Word. They still have a case of the ass when it comes to the Limeys and the Opium Wars.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 07, 2026 11:40 AM (y9nCu)
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Sort of fun to play but as a spectator sport it sucks ballz.
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 07, 2026 11:40 AM (pLaQB)
Rocky, Moose, help the mayor find his wallet...
/heh
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:41 AM (cGjQu)
What the heck is international law? Is there an international police force to enforce it? An international court to sentence violators to international jail?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 07, 2026 11:41 AM (pkeXY)
Right?
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The Giants have some Super Bowl titles that didn't come from 1969. I consider Jets fans to be more likely to be homosexuals.
Posted by: Crusader at January 07, 2026 11:41 AM (TN0g+)
I don't understand what that means. Sorry.
Some people like soccer. Some don't. Not everybody who plays soccer is a fag It isn't worth arguing about.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2026 11:41 AM (L2PcB)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM
It does seem to be mostly kids, doesn't it?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:41 AM (bFu5X)
Coal fired plants are cheap, and the Chinese government doesn't give a shit about the environment.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:37 AM (GBKbO)
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And "environmental activists" don't give a shit about the fact that the Chinese government doesn't give a shit about the environment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 11:41 AM (tgvbd)
Ukraine, you missed the war"
Yeah, but they won't sacrifice bulls in Trump's honor...
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:42 AM (cGjQu)
Looks like Cea Weaver, Mamdani's white female who went to Bryn Mawr NYC white-property seize-master, is playing the victim card. She cried and ran home when a reporter asked her about her mother's $1.4M home in Nashville. Mamdani and all his mayoral underlings are execrable scum.
https://tinyurl.com/2mznpkhb
Posted by: Gref at January 07, 2026 11:42 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:42 AM (77rzZ)
Apparently bringing in international kickball tournaments may cause friction in several ways or something.
Posted by: DanMan at January 07, 2026 11:42 AM (8uzBS)
They definitely want to seize all the Chinese antiquities that were smuggled out, saved from destruction, and now proudly displayed at Taiwan's Nation Palace Museum.
Gotta suck that your former great leader had his hordes smash all the valuable art/antiquities that demonstrated what a long and majestic civilization you've been. Oops!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2026 11:42 AM (NuV6c)
Posted by: man
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Overlord succeeded because it had control of the air and managed to prevent large enough breaches of opsec regarding the target and timing so that the invasion could be launched. Chicoms will not be able to hide massing thousands of troops and ships for the invasion.
If the initial attack, as believed, is cyber, missiles, and space, including US and Japanese assets in the Pacific, that has to succeed first like in Pearl Harbor. Even then suddenly the Chicoms have to protect their own fleet as it makes it way across the sea for 81-140 miles to a small number of beaches capable of landing troops (much of Taiwan's coasts are rocky cliffs).
They can't pull it off without both naval and air supremacy and there is reason to believe neither can occur with much chance of success.
Adding drones into the issue make even air and naval supremacy much less likely. Ukraine has exhibited successful underwater drones and so also air drones that can work below any jet canopy above.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:42 AM (WDjG6)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Damn cow.
Wait. Wrong city.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 11:42 AM (WC9t6)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM
It does seem to be mostly kids, doesn't it?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:41 AM (bFu5X)
It's mostly Mexicans. Most apparent when we have a "friendly" in the US against their squad. It's pretty much still a home game for Mexico, and actually nicer b/c they can go and get home safely.
Posted by: Nova Local at January 07, 2026 11:42 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: People who say stupid shit then claim it was a "joke" at January 07, 2026 11:33 AM (Y1sOo)
I didn't think it was medically possible to read a sentence with that many "Bro"s in it and not take it as being comedically obtuse.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:35 AM (06Hmj)
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This. I thought all the "bros" made it obvious I was lampooning Bomb Daddy. Plus the fact that everyone knows where the Jets and Giants play. I drive past Metlife all the time. I know which state it's in.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:43 AM (iFTx/)
It does seem to be mostly kids, doesn't it?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:41 AM (bFu5X)
Heh.
And very few speak English.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:43 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
You do realize that you're talking to the Horde, right, Fen?
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:43 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:43 AM (iFTx/)
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Well, it's bigger than Rhode Island, so it can't be in Rhode Island...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:43 AM (GBKbO)
Tried to make Pele a thing, but Reggie (Yankee) was clearly more popular...
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:44 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Many of those organizations indirectly or directly are financed by China and other nations to interfere with our politics.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:44 AM (WDjG6)
Posted by: DanMan at January 07, 2026 11:44 AM (8uzBS)
Dallas, hand over your man card, now.
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:42 AM (77rzZ)
The games will actually be in Frisco, but how many teams actually play in the city they're named after anyway.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:44 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2026 11:45 AM (L2PcB)
Dallas, hand over your man card, now.
Posted by: Bulg
Que?
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 11:45 AM (WC9t6)
Posted by: jhawk90 at January 07, 2026 11:45 AM (ggOdn)
And China's infiltration here is fairly substantial. Politically. Infrastructure wise. Socially.
Any kinetic action over there would be met with corrupted and compromised resistance.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 07, 2026 11:45 AM (NwnyJ)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:45 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 07, 2026 11:45 AM (gm9Sb)
Why are we hosting the WC? So that this country will be crawling with Eurotrash coming here and sneering at us the whole time?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 11:46 AM (tgvbd)
Dallas has a man card?
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:45 AM (cGjQu)
Well, we know Mark "Rachel Maddow" Cuban doesn't have it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:46 AM (Zz0t1)
Man, I thought I could hold a grudge, but those guys...
Posted by: Archimedes
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When tyrannical regimes don't have enough food for their people, they fill their larders with hate for past wrongs.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 07, 2026 11:46 AM (bIWgk)
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There main focus is sinking submarines. They're an island nation, you know?
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (pLaQB)
Why are we hosting the WC? So that this country will be crawling with Eurotrash coming here and sneering at us the whole time?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 11:46 AM (tgvbd)
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"You fucking Americans your huge grocery stores with more fresh produce than I've ever seen in one place at one time in my life..."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (GBKbO)
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Sort of fun to play but as a spectator sport it sucks ballz.
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 07, 2026 11:40 AM (pLaQB)
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Yea, see my comment above. I was a serious player of soccer. But watching it is very boring, and the rules are just stupid. Just randomly adding time to the end of a game? Wtf is that?
I think the popularity of soccer outside the USA is based more on tribal rivalry than any true love of watching the game. It's an excuse to get drunk and scream and rant like feral morlocks ... and occasionally get into bloody brawls with rival fans.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (iFTx/)
They need to do something, and if they are unwilling or unable (I suspect the latter) they need to get on that plane to Moscow quick.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (uWKK8)
That's true. They could probably argue about which raindrop could go down pains faster.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (L2PcB)
Why are we hosting the WC? So that this country will be crawling with Eurotrash coming here and sneering at us the whole time?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 11:46 AM (tgvbd)
Money. And Trump likes all sports and sporting events.
Posted by: Nova Local at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (tOcjL)
Detroit Lions, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 11:46 AM (tgvbd)
So the US National Team gets an automatic bid.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (Zz0t1)
Probably, yes. Getting to land, however... it ain't easy.
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (cGjQu)
They need to do something, and if they are unwilling or unable (I suspect the latter) they need to get on that plane to Moscow quick.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (uWKK
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I wonder if the Iranian people know what happens when they stop protesting with the mullahs still in power...
Forgive and forget...or something else?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (GBKbO)
It's nice to have them on our side this time.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:32 AM
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I defended soccer for years. After sitting next to the MN United supporters group for 3 seasons in the MLS I did realize soccer is in fact a gay communist sport.
Posted by: jhawk90 at January 07, 2026 11:48 AM (ggOdn)
https://tinyurl.com/bd5mdxwf
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2026 11:45 AM (L2PcB)
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"Trump To Choose Next Venezuelan President In Inaugural Season Of 'El Aprendiz'"
["El Gande Marco" FTW!]
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:48 AM (z6HQS)
Reddit is sounding unusually sane on this topic.
Looks like whatever the Woke software update was supposed to be hasn't propagated out yet.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 07, 2026 11:48 AM (a+4eV)
Dallas has a man card?
Posted by: man
Should have asked for a green card.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 11:48 AM (WC9t6)
Sorry. Meant "panes" as in window panes.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2026 11:49 AM (L2PcB)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:49 AM (cGjQu)
Detroit Lions, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (Y1sOo)
Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New York Jets, Los Angeles Angels, FC Dallas do not.
I guess you missed the joke.
*I might use this excuse all day
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:49 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Crusader at January 07, 2026 11:41 AM (TN0g+)
I remember that asshole Jet Fan with the fireman's helmet "Fireman Ed?" got banned for assault, sexual assault and some other shit while at a Jets game because he was an overgrown child watching a child's game.
Posted by: Old Fart Boomer at January 07, 2026 11:49 AM (GlDYx)
Posted by: jhawk90
I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it. Chasten and I have season tickets and never miss a match!
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at January 07, 2026 11:49 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:50 AM (cGjQu)
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Its more simple than that. Its the abject poverty that the rest of the world lives in. Think about it, ONE SINGLE SOCCER BALL keeps 20 kids busy for a couple of hours. No helmets. No special cleats (at least until they get older). No elbow pads. No metal bats. Just one single soccer ball.
Posted by: Crusader at January 07, 2026 11:50 AM (TN0g+)
Why are we hosting the WC? So that this country will be crawling with Eurotrash coming here and sneering at us the whole time?
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Funniest sight I've ever seen was a sunburned Irish guy wearing Disney Mickey Mouse gear while hungover boarding a plane back to Ireland after the Irish got trashed in a Florida WC match. Man looked like death warmed over. I pitied him. I did.
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 07, 2026 11:50 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: jhawk90 at January 07, 2026 11:48 AM (ggOdn)
Welcome to the party, pal.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:50 AM (Zz0t1)
It's nice to have them on our side this time.
Posted by: Archimedes
So far, they are on our side every other world war. Maybe if we don't ignore them at the victory celebration this time they'll stay on our side for the next one too.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 07, 2026 11:50 AM (a+4eV)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 07, 2026 10:51 AM (X4XpB)
Willowed, I know.
It's now circulating, i believe, they need 177,000 signatures, which should be easy to manage. Note that it is a petition to put the question to the people as a referendum.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2026 11:50 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2026 11:51 AM (L2PcB)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (GBKbO)
"Every town has at least one dentist! It's embarrassing, really."
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:51 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Crusader
I think they's both F*ggots!
Posted by: Severely Heterosexual at January 07, 2026 11:51 AM (oftw2)
Donald Trump: we're going to run Venezuela so that there is order. Trump running his own country:
https://is.gd/50Xg9Q
Stephen Green: What a strange way to argue that Delta Force should extract Democrat mayors, but OK, I guess.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)
Apparently bringing in international kickball tournaments may cause friction in several ways or something.
Posted by: DanMan at January 07, 2026 11:42 AM
If that was intentional, *golf clap*.
If not, still, *golf clap*.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:51 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: one hour sober
I've heard the Bears aren't happy with their Chicago location and are looking for alternatives. Detroit might be perfect. Oh my!
Posted by: Dorothy Gale at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (JCZqz)
Astros, Texans and Rockets have their stadiums in Houston, a few miles from each other. Eagles, 76ers, Flyers and Phillies all play in South Philadelphia.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: dantesed at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (Oy/m2)
Hey, we used the head of an enemy. ..
/S American tribes
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:20 AM (iFTx/)
I didn't. I choked from laughing so hard. Whoooo boy!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Don't overexaggerate their strengths and I noticed you ignored the whole issue of drones. Simply put, that is a revolution in the field of arms that no one really knows exactly how it will change the battlefield. Likewise missile defense.
AH Lloyd is the resident expert here on Chinese military and like the vast Soviet Army poised to invade Europe, the leaders blinked even with the Soviet Union was about to collapse, because the risks could not be justified. The only question is whether Xi feels really lucky because he and his are likely to be dead if he is wrong--not necessarily by us, but by his own commanders.
The failure of the Venezuelan military is an example; Xi spends more time worrying about whether the military is loyal to him. Reliability politically by dividing power, shifting commanders, etc. inevitably compromises performance in combat.
Training beats hardware.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (WDjG6)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 07, 2026 11:51 AM (06Hmj)
What's a 'dentist?'
Posted by: Your Average Brit at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 11:46 AM (tgvbd)
So the US National Team gets an automatic bid.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:47 AM (Zz0t1)
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The Eurotrash will pretend to sneer and deride. But in truth those that haven't been in USA before will be amazed at how superior our society and culture are.
They will not believe we are so free and wealthy that yuge luxury cars and trucks are everywhere, and gas is 20% of what it costs in Europe.
They won't believe the sheer size and scope of our buildings, our houses, our supermarkets, our everything.
And at least for now, they are much less likely to get murdered or raped by a Muslim invader.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:53 AM (iFTx/)
‘ It was a joke.’
I’m an amateur comedian and I’ve always known that the funniest jokes are the ones no one else sees or understands.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 07, 2026 11:53 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:20 AM (iFTx/)
I didn't. I choked from laughing so hard. Whoooo boy!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (g8Ew
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[Fist bump, but not a gay homo bump]
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
The envionmental/climate warning doom people on other blogs have swallowed the Chinese renewable energy push propaganda hook, line, and sinker. They praise China for building scads of solar and windmill farms. They say China is showing the world the pathway to lowering CO2 emissions and energy independence thru renewables!
Yeah, sure. China will install their cheap renewable stuff but will they maintain and service all of it in the long term? I have doubts. Never mentioned is what the Chinese use for power when the sun and wind aren't cooperating. It's PekingPotemkin renewable energy farms, intended to keep the Western wackos pressuring their governments to do what the Chinese are doing! Go green! Hang the expense!
Posted by: Gref at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Eromero at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (Slgjz)
I've heard the Bears aren't happy with their Chicago location and are looking for alternatives. Detroit might be perfect. Oh my!
Posted by: Dorothy Gale at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (JCZqz)
They're going to Gary, Indiana, which is still supposedly considered "The Chicagoland Area."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Soccer Is Commie Fag Ball at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (GlDYx)
Yeah, sure.
Posted by: dantesed at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (Oy/m2)
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"It's the lame within the game, h8r!"
/You Americans, always with The #Winning ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (z6HQS)
It is the opposite of honor or masculinity. A perversion of sport as simulated warfare. Now I can't stand it.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (bIWgk)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:55 AM (cGjQu)
‘ It was a joke.’
I’m an amateur comedian and I’ve always known that the funniest jokes are the ones no one else sees or understands.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 07, 2026 11:53 AM (jbnUc)
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Dr. Claw confirmed to be Larry David.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:55 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Dorothy Gale at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (JCZqz)
They're going to Gary, Indiana, which is still supposedly considered "The Chicagoland Area."
Was Mogadishu unavailable?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Gref at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (5rh/l)
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Just another works project to keep GDP artificially up in line with things like their ghost cities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (GBKbO)
I’m an amateur comedian and I’ve always known that the funniest jokes are the ones no one else sees or understands.
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I admire watching those old videos of Norm MacDonald taking an entire audience through 5-7 minutes of story telling and him then leaving them with the single corniest punch line one could imagine. We throw around the term "3-D chess" in this forum, but for a comedian Norm was playing a different game than the rest of his peers.
Posted by: Crusader at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (TN0g+)
I used to tolerate soccer, but no one who flops on the ground and cries when brushed by an opponent is a man. Who wants to watch that?
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*LeBron James has entered the chat*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (tgvbd)
Coming to New York City in 2027.
Posted by: Soccer Is Commie Fag Ball at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (GlDYx)
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Things I learned watching the Afghanistan polo scene in Rambo III.
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (z6HQS)
Posted by: Tom Servo
I think it is beyond the power of the repressive apparatus now, either they are chastened, divided, or defecting. That means mullahs has to call upon the army or foreign mercenaries like the remaining fighters of Hezbollah, etc. to repress the people.
I think the army, which has to be armed, is just as likely to defect to the protests which leaves mullahs with no choice but to flee. I am guess they are trying to ride it out, maybe with a sacrificial fleeing of Khameini and a new governing structure dangled as bait.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (WDjG6)
We played soccer on a landfill with rusted car bodies sticking up thru the soil and dumpsters turned on their sides for nets. We used a tether ball taken from the playground.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (Ouxay)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (ScJGb)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:20 AM (iFTx/)
I didn't. I chocked from laughing so hard
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (g8Ew8)
Yeah, sure.
Posted by: dantesed at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (Oy/m2)
Soccer is the perfect game for a bunch of poor kids who between them only have a dirt lot, the clothes on their backs, and an old volleyball. Keeps them out of trouble, keeps the grownups off their backs.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (uWKK8)
Was Mogadishu unavailable?"
That's an insult.
To Mogadishu.
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:57 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Crusader at January 07, 2026 11:50 AM
Don't forget the 4 random dead animals/pieces of trash to mark the goal lines.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 11:57 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: DanMan at January 07, 2026 11:57 AM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Severely Straight at January 07, 2026 11:57 AM (oftw2)
They'd have to have already knocked out most of Taiwan's defenses, established air supremacy, and possibly conducted a coup. Otherwise, those cross-strait ships are just so many ducks in a barrel. Dieppe provides an object lesson in the perils of not achieving those preliminary objectives.
Posted by: Archimedes
Battle of Britain, Part Deux
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 11:57 AM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Crusader at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (TN0g+)
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There's a fine line between comic genius and madness.
* And sadly, Robin Williams has entered the chat *
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:58 AM (z6HQS)
Was Mogadishu unavailable?
Posted by: Archimedes
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Have you seen downtown Gary?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2026 11:58 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 11:57 AM (L/fGl)
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"I loved you in Wall Street!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 11:58 AM (GBKbO)
But in truth those that haven't been in USA before will be amazed at how superior our society and culture are.
_____________
I have traveled the length and breadth of this great nation and I can say Americans - especially in the South - are the friendliest, kindest people on earth.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 11:58 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (z6HQS)
Man who would be King did it first.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2026 11:58 AM (uWKK8)
Wall Street Apes
@WallStreetApes
4h
HOLY CR*P 🚨 Heritage Foundation exposes Hugo Chavez was working with Nicolas Maduro to fund political decent in America, and provided the money TO START BLACK LIVES MATTER
Hugo Chavez gave one of the founders of Black Lives Matter a million dollars FOR STREET PROTESTS IN AMERICA
After receiving the money, just months later BLM was founded and started creating unrest in America
BLM directly works with Democrats, even using their ActBlue
That means the regimes in Cuba and Venezuela worked with Democrat operatives and organizations to fund chaos and protests in America
INSANE. The Democrat Party is literally working to bring down America [. . . ]
Posted by: Kindltot at January 07, 2026 11:58 AM (rbvCR)
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Should have included his idol, Jonathan Winters, as well.
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 11:58 AM (z6HQS)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Until a Southron replies, "bless your little heart". Then all bets are off.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:59 AM (WDjG6)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 11:59 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Dorothy Gale at January 07, 2026 11:52 AM (JCZqz)
They're going to Gary, Indiana, which is still supposedly considered "The Chicagoland Area."
Was Mogadishu unavailable?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)
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The Bears are surely just posturing for public money to fund a new stadium for billionaires and multi-millionaires. Which they probably will get. Although, the current political climate is now much more skeptical of these kinds of corporate-welfare sweetheart funding deals.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:59 AM (iFTx/)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YURo2-zN7Hc?feature=share
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 07, 2026 11:58 AM (rbvCR)
I thought this had been pretty obvious for a generation or two.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Bulg at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (77rzZ)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YURo2-zN7Hc?feature=share
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (Riz8t)
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He's going to lose his primary so bad, it's going to be hilarious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Crusader at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (TN0g+)
I think my all time favorite is "The Moth Joke". Conan O'Brien was the perfect strait man.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (uWKK8)
Wall Street Apes
@WallStreetApes
4h
HOLY CR*P 🚨 Heritage Foundation exposes Hugo Chavez was working with Nicolas Maduro to fund political decent in America, and provided the money TO START BLACK LIVES MATTER
Hugo Chavez gave one of the founders of Black Lives Matter a million dollars FOR STREET PROTESTS IN AMERICA
After receiving the money, just months later BLM was founded and started creating unrest in America
BLM directly works with Democrats, even using their ActBlue
That means the regimes in Cuba and Venezuela worked with Democrat operatives and organizations to fund chaos and protests in America
INSANE. The Democrat Party is literally working to bring down America [. . . ]
Posted by: Kindltot at January 07, 2026 11:58 AM (rbvCR)
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Not dare call it TREASON with a capital T.
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (z6HQS)
They can't protect their own shores from rubber rafts full of "migrants" that are coming to England to rape the local women.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (MNCvZ)
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (Riz8t)
And a 100% voting with Dems record.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 07, 2026 12:01 PM (Y1sOo)
No, we're not. We have guns. And trucks. And buc-ee's...
Oh.
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 12:01 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (Zz0t1)
Well, I knew it, and I talked about it, but no one gives two f___ about what I think.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 07, 2026 12:01 PM (rbvCR)
It is the opposite of honor or masculinity. A perversion of sport as simulated warfare. Now I can't stand it.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (bIWgk)
Meanwhile, in baseball you lose your player man card forever if you rub or even touch where you were hit by a pitch, thrown ball, or batted ball.
Posted by: Gref at January 07, 2026 12:01 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 12:01 PM (cGjQu)
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That's an amazing clip! And the joke works in real life too!
Posted by: Crusader at January 07, 2026 12:02 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026
I don't know her in that, but she was lovely and a fine actress in "A Man For All Seasons."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2026 12:02 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 12:00 PM (Zz0t1)
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We never wondered if he would vote against Kentaji for SCOTUS. We knew he'd vote for her.
But, like Sinema before him, voting record means shit when you occasionally make mouth noises against Leftist shibboleths. For Sinema, it was trans. For Fetterman, it's Israel and insisting that the left stop calling Republicans Nazis.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 12:02 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 07, 2026 12:02 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Indeed, my memory failed me -- been a long time since I saw that (ex-girlfriend's favorite movie back in the late '80s).
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 12:02 PM (z6HQS)
I remember this one fellow shaking his head and lamenting, "Cuba has sooo much land...and it's going to waste."
I thought this was an interesting perspective.
Posted by: pawn at January 07, 2026 12:02 PM (Rmqfl)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Imagine the venues getting surrounded by ICE midway through the game...
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 07, 2026 12:02 PM (OUMaO)
Say what you will about Hitler, he had the sense not to try a cross channel invasion.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 12:03 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 12:03 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: DanMan at January 07, 2026 11:57 AM
*fistbump*
Er...wait...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 07, 2026 12:03 PM (bFu5X)
Soccer: Get brushed, fall on the ground and cry like a baby.
Hockey: Heart stops on bench, die, get revived, ask if you can get back into the game.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 12:03 PM (tgvbd)
Of course we do! I do anyway . I find your posts very informative .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2026 12:03 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 12:04 PM (KDPiq)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 07, 2026 11:59 AM (iFTx/)
I believe the taxpayers are already paying for the recent millions in renovations for Soldier Field. Pritzker rightfully told them no. Indiana piped up and said they'd be happy to bilk the taxpayers for a fully subsidized stadium.
The Bears will move.
What accent does Gary, Indiana residents have?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 12:04 PM (Zz0t1)
*Jazzy music plays*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 07, 2026 12:02 PM (xcxpd)
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Tampon Tim!
*Jazzy hands uptwinkles*
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 12:04 PM (z6HQS)
It is the opposite of honor or masculinity. A perversion of sport as simulated warfare. Now I can't stand it.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 07, 2026 11:54 AM (bIWgk)
Back in the 80's the goal was to get the ball in the net while not getting flagged for a foul. If you like that sort of play you need to watch Asian league -- They still play for blood and revenge for the last thousand years.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 07, 2026 12:04 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: man at January 07, 2026 12:04 PM (cGjQu)
Was Mogadishu unavailable?
Posted by: Archimedes
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Have you seen downtown Gary?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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Take a look at what's left:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uQ6q43UhHM
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2026 12:05 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Eh, good enough while no election is going on to replace them. Enrages the left while giving a bipartisan veneer over Trump's reasonable actions.
I am guessing Fetterman wants something else than rotting in the Senate for the rest of his life because, like Sinema, I doubt he can get past his party's primary now. Sinema decided to pivot to running a university.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 12:05 PM (WDjG6)
Which presumably will make it easier for the Republicans to win, since he'll be replaced with a leftist loon.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 12:05 PM (Riz8t)
Hockey: Heart stops on bench, die, get revived, ask if you can get back into the game.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2026 12:03 PM (tgvbd)
Fact.
However, the guy that died on the bench didn't ask to come back. He went straight to the ER.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 12:05 PM (Zz0t1)
*Jazzy hands uptwinkles*
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 12:04 PM (z6HQS)
Would not watch
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 07, 2026 12:05 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 07, 2026 12:05 PM (Y1sOo)
>LeBron James has entered the chat.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 07, 2026 12:06 PM (Ouxay)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 07, 2026 12:06 PM (+kWhq)
I am guessing Fetterman wants something else than rotting in the Senate for the rest of his life because, like Sinema, I doubt he can get past his party's primary now. Sinema decided to pivot to running a university.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 12:05 PM (WDjG6)
More college trim that way.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 07, 2026 12:06 PM (xcxpd)
Which presumably will make it easier for the Republicans to win, since he'll be replaced with a leftist loon.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 12:05 PM (Riz8t)
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Fingers crossed!
I imagine Trump will take special interest in recruitment of the GOP candidate for the seat after the debacle of his first pick in 2022 dropping out and then the flusterfuck that followed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 12:06 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Tom Servo
I think it is beyond the power of the repressive apparatus now, either they are chastened, divided, or defecting. That means mullahs has to call upon the army or foreign mercenaries like the remaining fighters of Hezbollah, etc. to repress the people.
I think the army, which has to be armed, is just as likely to defect to the protests which leaves mullahs with no choice but to flee. I am guess they are trying to ride it out, maybe with a sacrificial fleeing of Khameini and a new governing structure dangled as bait.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 11:56 AM (WDjG6)
Army units giving the keys to weapons storage locations to organized anti-Mullah groups, is the back-breaker for the Mullahs.
Posted by: Gref at January 07, 2026 12:06 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 07, 2026 12:07 PM (jbnUc)
Posted by: Crusader at January 07, 2026 12:07 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: one hour sober at January 07, 2026 12:05 PM (Y1sOo)
Rich Peverly, Dallas Star:
On March 10, 2014, Ruff was with Rich Peverley every second from the moment his lifeless body was carried off the bench to a nearby hallway, where he was revived by doctors and paramedics after his heart rate flatlined for approximately two minutes.
They Defibrillated him in the tunnel.
The game was postponed.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 12:08 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Wenda at January 07, 2026 12:09 PM (q4/FL)
Posted by: Gref
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Yep. Which is why I think that the mullahs, in order to maintain some power, are going to have to sacrifice Khameini and float some kind of power sharing new arrangement. Intending to renege of course, but events have a way of producing unseen circumstances once the wave of change starts going in a static society.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 12:09 PM (WDjG6)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 07, 2026 12:04 PM (KDPiq)
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I played on an indoor soccer team one summer -- small gymnasium maybe 6 on 6 --- and it was a blast -- especially using caroms off the wall (there was no out of bounds).
Posted by: ShainS -- Struggling With A Learing Disability at January 07, 2026 12:09 PM (z6HQS)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 07, 2026 12:06 PM (Ouxay)
https://is.gd/IwklTL
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 12:10 PM (Zz0t1)
Hugo Chavez gave one of the founders of Black Lives Matter a million dollars FOR STREET PROTESTS IN AMERICA
Textbook definition of Treason.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2026 12:10 PM (WC9t6)
Did the Clinton’s not cooperate with the steal?
Do they just not care about being exposed?
The Democrats’ choice for President in 2024 makes no sense.
Posted by: Accomack at January 07, 2026 12:11 PM (sStKZ)
https://is.gd/PgjAWE
Posted by: Archimedes at January 07, 2026 12:11 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Hemmingway at January 07, 2026 12:11 PM (Gwl1K)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Until a Southron replies, "bless your little heart". Then all bets are off.
Posted by: whig at
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Or
Squeel like a pig
Posted by: Operator Error at January 07, 2026 12:12 PM (dr97s)
Did the Clinton’s not cooperate with the steal?
Do they just not care about being exposed?
The Democrats’ choice for President in 2024 makes no sense.
Posted by: Accomack at January 07, 2026 12:11 PM (sStKZ)
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Their ability to cheat isn't magic and automatic. It requires work, processes, and leniency from other power centers, including the RNC.
The RNC actually fought back for a couple of years leading up to 2024, enough to prevent enough fraud.
Plus, the fraud of 2020 was off the charts. The mass mail in voting craze accounted for a lot, and that got pulled back heavily by the time 2024 came around.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 07, 2026 12:12 PM (GBKbO)
Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, it's all free at last!
https://is.gd/SEdTYx
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 07, 2026 10:57 AM (L/fGl)
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The San Francisco Reparations Committee has comported itself very well for a gaggle of crackheads, welfare leeches, and entitled DEI layabouts. By the standards of normal people, not so much.
Keep demanding the money that doesn't exist using the power you don't have, dummies.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 07, 2026 12:13 PM (VWtfl)
Did the Clinton’s not cooperate with the steal?
Do they just not care about being exposed?
The Democrats’ choice for President in 2024 makes no sense.
Posted by: Accomack
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The rest of the country went back to regular voting methods instead of masses of mail in ballots in 2020. Mail in ballots are the easiest form to cheat elections with and that is why no other sane democracy allows them to be a general voting method.
Kamala could pad her popular totals with West Coast mail in ballot chicanery but that would not get her the electoral college vote.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 12:13 PM (WDjG6)
Posted by: No one at January 07, 2026 12:13 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 07, 2026 12:13 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Operator Error
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Etiquette in the South demands dueling banjos be played for foreplay before you proposition someone of the same sex for buggery.
Hear the banjos, best to bug out before you are buggered out.
Posted by: whig at January 07, 2026 12:15 PM (WDjG6)
Did the Clinton’s not cooperate with the steal?
Do they just not care about being exposed?
The Democrats’ choice for President in 2024 makes no sense.
Posted by: Accomack
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I think they went in thinking they could steal and candidate didn't matter
But that's the 64 thousand dollar question - what went wrong for them? I have heard that Trump's team took out their servers (Dominion) in Serbia, but that sounds made up to me. I have also heard hat Trump had a well organized team of lawyers preventing any shenanigans. I don't know. I want to believe it was prevented because Trump is on top of things and about to expose it all and pounce, but that sounds so much like a q-anon line that I think the answer has to be much simpler.
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That is about $1744 more than I would be willing to pay. Of course, they'd have to pick up my air fare and the hotel room, too.
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