As Questions Mount About Ilhan Omar's Rags-to-Riches "Virtual Winery," She Deletes All Online Traces of the "Business" That Supposedly Made Her Rich

David Strom:

By now you have likely heard about her rapid--as in rocket-speed--rise in wealth, although due to federal reporting requirements, the range within which her net worth is measured is millions of dollars, so no precise percentage increase is out there. But let's just say that in terms of rapid rises, Nancy Pelosi would be quite impressed.
The commonly floated numbers are a rise from about $15,000 net worth to about $30 million.
A major part of that growth in wealth has been the rapid rise in the valuation of a sketchy "winery" from a few thousand dollars to a whopping $5 million to$15 million, despite having (perhaps) released few wines and, in recent years, none at all. Its locations appear to be empty buildings, its wines are unavailable, and once attention was turned to its sketchy nature, all the information about it disappeared from the internet.
It's a remarkable "success story," but one that may be as real as a Somali healthcare company. The money appears, but the product...not so much. It sure LOOKS like money laundering.

The "virtual winery" has been scrubbed from the internet just days after Benny Johnson reported that it looked fake:

Benny Johnson
@bennyjohnson
🚨How did Ilhan Omar make millions from a 100% fake winery?
This is insane. We investigated. Check this out...
Illhan Omar lists a California winery on her financial disclosures. You can see them below. The winery name is 'eStCru LLC.'
In 2023 it was valued at $15k.
In 2024 it was valued at $5 Million (!!!)
This must be a very successful winery to grow that much in value over one year. Except... the winery does not even exist:
- No phone line
- No physical winery
- Social media gone dark
- A barely functional 'website'
- No wine lol
What is this?!
It gets worse: Omar's third husband, Tim Mynett, has been accused of defrauding investors through this FAKE winery. He was sued by the investors for millions because it's all fraudulent. This is on brand. Minnesota AG Keith Ellison previously worked with Mynett, the same AG who has REFUSED to investigate widespread Somali fraud.
How does a nonexistent winery jump from $15k to $5 million in one year when the company is a ghost? How can Omar claim this fake company provides her millions in assets? Seems like a cover.
Ironically, one of the wine labels they made was literally called 'The Devil's Lie'
The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress MUST investigate this fraud further.

Elizabeth MacDonald
@LizMacDonaldFOX
2h
NEWS Ilhan Omar's husband runs a supposed "masters of the universe" investment firm but its D.C. address matches that of a WeWork. Its website boasts "deep global networks built from on-the-ground work in more than 80 countries" when its apparent D.C. WeWork office evidently shares space with a Walmart operation and the American Trucking Assn. This is the firm Omar valued his stake in at upwards of $25M.
#breaking #BreakingNews #BREAKING #NEWS #breakingnews #ilhan #IlhanOmar @x @FoxNews @FoxBusiness @ap @Reuters @google @GOPoversight @JudiciaryGOP @dnc @WeWork

🚨How did Ilhan Omar make millions from a 100% fake winery?

This is insane. We investigated. Check this out…

Illhan Omar lists a California winery on her financial disclosures. You can see them below. The winery name is ‘eStCru LLC.’

In 2023 it was valued at $15k.
In 2024 it… pic.twitter.com/VoQd5ppGur
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 26, 2026

🚨 BREAKING: Somali Rep. Ilhan Omar caught DELETING EVIDENCE of fraud after Benny Johnson exposed her "winery" surged in value to $5 million in ONE YEAR

She even had the WayBackMachine SCRUBBED, on top of deleting the website, listings and archives.

The fraud is EVERYWHERE with… pic.twitter.com/zBDkU3NjWw
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 29, 2026

So where did Ilhan "Omar" Nur's and her Democrat political operative "husband's" overnight jackpot wealth really come from?

We may never know.

But it's obviously graft from fake Somali day cares and transport "businesses."

🚨 Welcome inside a MASSIVE fraud scheme in Minnesota a building with over 22 healthcare providers. In fact it was just exposed that this same building has billed over $380 million dollars from taxpayers over the years.

It’s time to arrest these fraudsters. https://t.co/qs5i5VVPFp pic.twitter.com/QBNalpnFcQ
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) January 28, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 05:26 PM

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1 It's amazing how long the paper trail of her misdeeds are, and she's only now "feeling the heat".

It makes you wonder how much corruption all of the less retarded members of Congress are engaging in.

Posted by: The Lower Depths at January 29, 2026 05:28 PM (4QwTz)

2 !st

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 29, 2026 05:29 PM (WONhk)

3 How is this possible? I thought Giancarlo Esposito said in the previous thread that it was the Old White Men doing all the stealing and enriching.

I shan't believe it!

Posted by: Somali Joe, Day Care Owner at January 29, 2026 05:30 PM (R/m4+)

4 Somali fraudsters are such outstanding American citizens that they remove all evidence of their crimes, to spare taxpayers the expense of an investigation!

Posted by: C. Tarlson at January 29, 2026 05:30 PM (7u4Q/)

5 Of course two scammers fell in love with each other to scam even more!

Posted by: Draki at January 29, 2026 05:30 PM (21MZk)

6 This is all a result of the West's oppressive colonization of Somalia and lawlessly appropriating its rich grape harvest to make wine for privileged white people.

Posted by: It's only fair! at January 29, 2026 05:31 PM (TbWk/)

7 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at January 29, 2026 05:32 PM (LdBR/)

8 makes you wonder how much corruption all of the less retarded members of Congress are engaging in."

/Nancy Pelosi Mutual Fund and Ice cream parlor...

Posted by: man at January 29, 2026 05:32 PM (XuXeR)

9
So where did Ilhan "Omar" Nur's and her Democrat political operative "husband's" overnight jackpot wealth really come from?

=========

Joke answer: her restaurant, which serves rice-and-bananas.

Serious answer: Yeah, where?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 29, 2026 05:32 PM (hxCZf)

10 Ilhan Omar is on her third husband...How many brothers does she have?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 29, 2026 05:33 PM (ESVrU)

11 The internet it forever, bitch.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 29, 2026 05:33 PM (0KSrI)

12 My mom had not heard about Omar's 30 million or Kamala's 8 million dollar house. I told her she was watching the wrong news. She watches CNN and PBS.

She asked me where I got my news. I told her I would send her some links. So be on your good behavior you guys.

Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 05:33 PM (vFG9F)

13 "She Deletes All Online Traces of the "Business" That Supposedly Made Her Rich"

My stolen valor perp tried that. Three problems:
1) legally its known as consciousness of guilt, "where a defendant's post-crime behavior—such as fleeing, destroying evidence, or lying—suggests awareness of their own culpability"
2) Judges hate that, it biases them against you
3) the internet is forever

Posted by: Fen at January 29, 2026 05:33 PM (ciYHQ)

14 Somalia and lawlessly appropriating its rich grape harvest "

See, this is sand. You know what it's going to be a hundred years from now?
Sand!

Posted by: man at January 29, 2026 05:34 PM (XuXeR)

15 It gets worse: Omar's third husband, Tim Mynett, has been accused of defrauding investors through this FAKE winery. He was sued by the investors for millions because it's all fraudulent.

On one hand, Mynett's an obvious fraudster if the reportage is true and should make restitution under the law. On the other hand, retards who invest millions of dollars sight unseen without checking if, you know, the thing they're investing ACTUALLY FUCKING EXISTS are retards and maybe need to learn that touching a hot stove does indeed burn your hand.

Posted by: Too many rich retards out there at January 29, 2026 05:34 PM (TbWk/)

16 - No phone line
- No physical winery
- Social media gone dark
- A barely functional 'website'
- No wine lol

What is this?!
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Fraud?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:34 PM (MABZ1)

17 "The Devil's Lie". That's pretty cute. Nothing like rubbing our noses in their enormous fraud. I guess they had a few chuckles picking out that name.

Posted by: washrivergal at January 29, 2026 05:34 PM (mNm2O)

18 Ilhan Omar is on her third husband...How many brothers does she have?"

No maths allowed!

Posted by: man at January 29, 2026 05:35 PM (XuXeR)

19 money laundering, big time

Posted by: runner at January 29, 2026 05:35 PM (g47mK)

20 How does a nonexistent winery jump from $15k to $5 million in one year when the company is a ghost? How can Omar claim this fake company provides her millions in assets? Seems like a cover.
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Looks, walks, quacks, etc.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:35 PM (MABZ1)

21 The big problem is that 100% of congress is just as dirty.

They are all thieves and we have reached the point where The Syndicate is going to protect it's own at any and all costs.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 29, 2026 05:35 PM (qr+Fj)

22 "Omar's third husband"

Which husband was her brother?

Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 05:35 PM (vFG9F)

23 her "husband" can't testify agains her...too bad

Posted by: runner at January 29, 2026 05:35 PM (g47mK)

24 I see a bunch of right leaning figures discussing this, but as we saw with the Clinton graft that doesn't get us anywhere.

Are there any signs the DOJ or IRS is looking into this? Yes, businesses can increase in value but both of BroFo's "investments" here exploded by an insane amount at the same time

Posted by: 18-1 at January 29, 2026 05:36 PM (sKqQm)

25 Takkiya Vineyards, LLC

Where the organic grape vines and wine are imaginary, but you can order by the case and we will ship internationally.

Our special wines are on pre-order. These include Chardonnay. Hillary Clinton recommends!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 29, 2026 05:36 PM (WONhk)

26 No phone line
- No physical winery
- Social media gone dark
- A barely functional 'website"

Like Robinson Caruso, it's primitive as can be?

Posted by: man at January 29, 2026 05:36 PM (XuXeR)

27 It makes you wonder how much corruption all of the less retarded members of Congress are engaging in.
Posted by: The Lower Depths at January 29, 2026 05:28 PM (4QwTz)

What's the saying? We all hang together or we all hang separately? Our congressional representatives take this to heart, and probably remind each other daily, if not hourly.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 29, 2026 05:36 PM (MZ+PY)

28 Is this the IRS tip line?

Posted by: Ben Had at January 29, 2026 05:36 PM (0KSrI)

29 Omar's third husband"

Which husband was her brother?"

Yes. Yes indeed.

Posted by: man at January 29, 2026 05:36 PM (XuXeR)

30 So where did Ilhan "Omar" Nur's and her Democrat political operative "husband's" overnight jackpot wealth really come from?

We may never know.

But it's obviously graft from fake Somali day cares and transport "businesses."
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I actually kind of doubt it. Some from there, probably, but I doubt the bulk of it. That money was going to terrorism. She probably just got to dip her beak in that.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:36 PM (MABZ1)

31 Durka-durka wines , exploding with flavor!

Posted by: runner at January 29, 2026 05:37 PM (g47mK)

32 Somebody Did Something burgundy, vintage 2024

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 29, 2026 05:37 PM (wzUl9)

33 >As Questions Mount About Ilhan Omar's Rags-to-Riches "Virtual Winery," She Deletes All Online Traces of the "Business" That Supposedly Made Her Rich
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she'll be fine

she's a leftist female non-white muslim sexual deviant

she's practically invulnerable

Posted by: Don Black. Message: Kill a commie for Mommy at January 29, 2026 05:38 PM (ZxPkt)

34 Reminds me of all the "companies" the Biden crime Family has...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 29, 2026 05:38 PM (VE6XX)

35 2023 vintage, Lacryma Hamas

Posted by: runner at January 29, 2026 05:38 PM (g47mK)

36 Ruh roh

Was that wrong?

Posted by: Zeera. I voted for ALL of this at January 29, 2026 05:39 PM (pscAN)

37 I'm sure we will be seeing her frog marched in cuffs... right? Right!

Posted by: Ain't nothing gonna happen at January 29, 2026 05:39 PM (/6GbT)

38 27 It makes you wonder how much corruption all of the less retarded members of Congress are engaging in.
Posted by: The Lower Depths at January 29, 2026 05:28 PM (4QwTz)

What's the saying? We all hang together or we all hang separately? Our congressional representatives take this to heart, and probably remind each other daily, if not hourly.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 29, 2026 05:36 PM (MZ+PY)

I was going to go with "No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session."

Posted by: Often misattributed, but always true at January 29, 2026 05:39 PM (TbWk/)

39 Welcome inside a MASSIVE fraud scheme in Minnesota a building with over 22 healthcare providers. In fact it was just exposed that this same building has billed over $380 million dollars from taxpayers over the years.
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Makes sense. If you're running a bunch of operations, might as well co-locate them.

It's a fraud warehouse.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:39 PM (MABZ1)

40 there is literally nothing honest about Democrats.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 29, 2026 05:39 PM (68fWW)

41

How do we stop this shit happening?

Posted by: four seasons at January 29, 2026 05:39 PM (3ek7K)

42 seeing her frog marched in cuffs"

I've never seen a frog march...

Posted by: man at January 29, 2026 05:40 PM (XuXeR)

43 Welcome inside a MASSIVE fraud scheme in Minnesota a building with over 22 healthcare providers. In fact it was just exposed that this same building has billed over $380 million dollars from taxpayers over the years.
++++
Makes sense. If you're running a bunch of operations, might as well co-locate them.

It's a fraud warehouse.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:39 PM (MABZ1)
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I wonder how many people involved are former ACORN operatives...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 29, 2026 05:40 PM (ESVrU)

44 31 Durka-durka wines , exploding with flavor!

Posted by: runner at January 29, 2026 05:37 PM (g47mK)

Hamas Hummus was exploding with flavor first.

Posted by: XTC at January 29, 2026 05:40 PM (6Uni8)

45

It's not just demoncrats, there are a lot of republicans in on the grift also.

Posted by: four seasons at January 29, 2026 05:40 PM (3ek7K)

46 there is literally nothing honest about Democrats.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 29, 2026 05:39 PM (68fWW)
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There is literally nothing honest about politicians, bureaucrats, NGO administrators or government benefit or research programs.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:40 PM (MABZ1)

47 It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at January 29, 2026 05:40 PM (ilN+k)

48 Is it possible to make wine from fermented goat's milk?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 29, 2026 05:40 PM (oT7pT)

49 exposed that this same building has billed over $380 million dollars"

Dang. That's one savvy building!

Posted by: man at January 29, 2026 05:40 PM (XuXeR)

50 Forget wineries. How many child care investments does she have?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 29, 2026 05:41 PM (68fWW)

51 I wonder how many people involved are former ACORN operatives...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 29, 2026 05:40 PM (ESVrU)
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My bet would be "none."

ACORN was penny-ante and downright *wholesome* by comparison.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:41 PM (MABZ1)

52 41

How do we stop this shit happening?

Posted by: four seasons at January 29, 2026 05:39 PM (3ek7K)

*FEDPOASTS*

Posted by: XTC at January 29, 2026 05:41 PM (6Uni8)

53 Well for every one of these $380 million "health care companies", they have to pay their protection money to the politicians, governors, mayors, police. There are so many that getting to $50 million doesn't seem anywhere far from doing.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 29, 2026 05:41 PM (n5tGW)

54 I am not a tech type person. I assume all the deleted "wiped with a cloth" stuff was archived or screen shots etc.? I mean someone has to have records of it? Are the walls closing in on Ill Bromar? That would be an early Christmas present.

Posted by: Minnfidel at January 29, 2026 05:41 PM (ewjUl)

55 This is my brother husband and my other brother husband.

Posted by: Old Lady Omar at January 29, 2026 05:41 PM (ilN+k)

56 "Omar's third husband"

Which husband was her brother?

Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 05:35 PM (vFG9F)

Her first love.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 29, 2026 05:41 PM (2A5Yl)

57 All right, time to fake another attack. You, set up a town hall where I won't take any questions. And you, white guy, get a Nerf gun to shoot me with.

Posted by: Ilhan Omar at January 29, 2026 05:42 PM (0e5Te)

58 https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=4260125

Posted by: coba at January 29, 2026 05:42 PM (IuIym)

59 Man, I bet the good people of MN, who pay their taxes and work hard for their money feel pretty good about this, eh? Too bad the MSM doesn't go around MAGA MN and interview THEIR reactions.

Posted by: mrp at January 29, 2026 05:42 PM (rj6Yv)

60 In before That Guy who says "Nothing will happen."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 29, 2026 05:42 PM (0sNs1)

61 The thing is that members of Congress get indicted all the time and often convicted. It's not just Republicans either. There was that Senator in NJ (Menendez) and a long parade of dumb urban black Dims over the years.

So Omar isn't safe simply because of her party or her race. But this leads to the question of why she has been protected up until now (heck, even Biden's DOJ was investigating her). Why is this obviously fraudulent retard so important to protect? Was Tampon Tim threatening to have his boi ventilate anyone who messed with his partners in fraud? What?

Posted by: The Lower Depths at January 29, 2026 05:42 PM (4QwTz)

62 Is it possible to make wine from fermented goat's milk?"

Kefir Rose?

Posted by: man at January 29, 2026 05:42 PM (XuXeR)

63 This is probably why she faked that attack the other day...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 29, 2026 05:42 PM (VE6XX)

64 The joke about wineries has been: "Here is how you make a $1,000,000 making wine. First you start with $10 million."

Posted by: Eddie Baby at January 29, 2026 05:43 PM (s19xO)

65 39 Welcome inside a MASSIVE fraud scheme in Minnesota a building with over 22 healthcare providers. In fact it was just exposed that this same building has billed over $380 million dollars from taxpayers over the years.
++++
Makes sense. If you're running a bunch of operations, might as well co-locate them.

It's a fraud warehouse.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:39 PM (MABZ1)

This is de rigeur for healthcare fraud. They've been doing this sort of thing in South Florida for a good 40+ years ripping off Medicare and Medicaid. Mostly home health and DMEPOS. 10, 20, 25 "businesses" all sharing the same 10x10 bit of office space and post office box. Shut it down, pops up somewhere else.

Posted by: Whack-a-fraudster at January 29, 2026 05:43 PM (TbWk/)

66 In before That Guy who says "Nothing will happen."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 29, 2026 05:42 PM (0sNs1)
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He can take his time. We all know the score!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:43 PM (MABZ1)

67 Muslims are not allowed to own wineries, BUT they CAN own fraudulent business to support jihad ... frauds are their main business.

I mean really, are Muslims allowed to be pirates? Only if that supports jihad, I guess, and damages Big Satan, or any aspect of The West.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 29, 2026 05:43 PM (vbXSk)

68 Dang it. Missed it by that much.

Posted by: The person who always says nothing will happen at January 29, 2026 05:44 PM (ilN+k)

69 I mean really, are Muslims allowed to be pirates?"

Arrrrrrr!

Posted by: man at January 29, 2026 05:44 PM (XuXeR)

70 I suspect the winery might not be money laundering but a different kind of scam: good old fashioned pump-and-dump.

It seems like her gay husband was selling “investments’ in the winery. You want big investments you need big valuations. Selling 5% of a $15k business doesn’t rake in nearly as much as that same 5% of a $15M business.

The pump-and-dump is about drastically inflating the true value of a company, selling shares at drastically inflated prices, pocketing that money, and then when the company inevitably tanks, it’s a big “oopsie!”

This is what I suspect the winery was.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 29, 2026 05:44 PM (5Pj+V)

71 It's interesting she had the Wayback Machine scrubbed. IIRC teen heartthrob Taylor Lorenz had that capability too.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 29, 2026 05:44 PM (l0E4F)

72 Everybody knows its money laundering, I just hope the feds are at the dotting the i's and crossing the t's part by now.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 29, 2026 05:45 PM (n5tGW)

73
I wonder if her winery offers something light and refreshing for serving at post-clitorectomy celebrations?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 29, 2026 05:46 PM (xG4kz)

74 Update on NDH:

Day4: Mom is officially off the ECMO machine and doing wonderfully. She'll remain intubated for atleast another 24 hours, and we're hopeful she may move out of the ICU this weekend.
Every day is one step closer to home.

We thank everyone that has continued to send their thoughts and prayers.

Posted by: Sharkman at January 29, 2026 05:46 PM (Qho3X)

75 Your winnings, sir.

Posted by: Shocked! Shocked! at January 29, 2026 05:46 PM (ilN+k)

76 These people are all about the lucre.

At least Ro Khanna was rich going in.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 29, 2026 05:46 PM (RIvkX)

77 71 It's interesting she had the Wayback Machine scrubbed. IIRC teen heartthrob Taylor Lorenz had that capability too.
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I don't understand who still uses that crappy site. When I try to click on a Wayback Machine link via Wikipedia the damn thing rarely loads. I've been using archive.is for many, many years now for my own archiving purposes.

Posted by: The Lower Depths at January 29, 2026 05:47 PM (4QwTz)

78 Omar was a huge contrast with the old Minnesota liberals from the start. In 2016 she beat out a long-time MN state representative, Phyllis Kahn, who had served for 44 years. The old MN liberals were pretty crazy, but Omar brought things to another level.

Posted by: Dave at January 29, 2026 05:47 PM (sbsMc)

79 Islam is fraud, so why is anyone surprised when Muslims commit massive fraud? Look anywhere in this country and the fraud committed by them is easily in the 100's of billions

Posted by: Matthew at January 29, 2026 05:47 PM (OdsgZ)

80 I suspect the winery might not be money laundering but a different kind of scam: good old fashioned pump-and-dump.

It seems like her gay husband was selling “investments’ in the winery. You want big investments you need big valuations. Selling 5% of a $15k business doesn’t rake in nearly as much as that same 5% of a $15M business.

The pump-and-dump is about drastically inflating the true value of a company, selling shares at drastically inflated prices, pocketing that money, and then when the company inevitably tanks, it’s a big “oopsie!”

This is what I suspect the winery was.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 29, 2026 05:44 PM (5Pj+V)
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Could be, yeah.

Still fraud. And if it wasn't money laundering, I wonder where her laundromat is. You can be sure she needs one.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:47 PM (MABZ1)

81 I can't believe I wasn't on that winery's Board of Directors.

Posted by: Hunter Biden at January 29, 2026 05:47 PM (0e5Te)

82 Pretty much goes without saying.

Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at January 29, 2026 05:47 PM (vFG9F)

83 Time to deport all the Minnesota Somalis. Facts show they are all fraudsters and enemies of the country.

Posted by: Diabeetus at January 29, 2026 05:47 PM (ASvvW)

84 " I assume all the deleted "wiped with a cloth" stuff was archived or screen shots etc?"

The Russian's got it. That was the irony of it. Hillary set up the server to evade FOIA requests, jumping out of the frying pan into a lava lake.

Although she's still walking around free...

Posted by: Fen at January 29, 2026 05:47 PM (ciYHQ)

85 39 Welcome inside a MASSIVE fraud scheme in Minnesota a building with over 22 healthcare providers. In fact it was just exposed that this same building has billed over $380 million dollars from taxpayers over the years.
++++
Makes sense. If you're running a bunch of operations, might as well co-locate them.

It's a fraud warehouse.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:39 PM (MABZ1)

This is de rigeur for healthcare fraud. They've been doing this sort of thing in South Florida for a good 40+ years ripping off Medicare and Medicaid. Mostly home health and DMEPOS. 10, 20, 25 "businesses" all sharing the same 10x10 bit of office space and post office box. Shut it down, pops up somewhere else.
Posted by: Whack-a-fraudster at January 29, 2026 05:43 PM (TbWk/)

Economies of scale. Reap the synergistic savings!

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 29, 2026 05:48 PM (wVcYX)

86 Illhan Omar lists a California winery on her financial disclosures. You can see them below. The winery name is 'eStCru LLC.'
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Somehow not reported: her husband's political "consulting" company was named E Street.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 29, 2026 05:48 PM (RIvkX)

87 16 - No phone line
- No physical winery
- Social media gone dark
- A barely functional 'website'
- No wine lol

What is this?!
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Fraud?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:34 PM (MABZ1)

See he was raising money to start a winery. Sure he has no experience in the business and doesn't own a vineyard but that doesn't mean it won't turn a profit

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 29, 2026 05:48 PM (i0Hi3)

88 >It makes you wonder how much corruption all of the less retarded members of Congress are engaging in.
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all of it

this is why people spend 10s and even 100s of millions of dollars to land a job that pays $174K

Posted by: Don Black. Message: Kill a commie for Mommy at January 29, 2026 05:48 PM (ZxPkt)

89 One thing that can sometimes have an oh-so-minor affect on inflation is when there’s a ginormous clandestine economy based on injecting our tax confiscations directly into the vast worthless shitless mouthbreather masses for years.

I wonder if something like that ever happens?

Posted by: banana Dream - money for nothing and your goats for free at January 29, 2026 05:48 PM (cDExQ)

90 "In 2016 she beat out a long-time MN state representative, Phyllis Kahn, who had served for 44 years."

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Pffffttt...

Posted by: The ghost of Strom Thurmond at January 29, 2026 05:49 PM (ilN+k)

91 Omar to throw hubby #3 under the bus in 3,2,....

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 29, 2026 05:49 PM (IDEQi)

92 Some Leftist judge will protect her

Posted by: Skip at January 29, 2026 05:49 PM (Ia/+0)

93 Update on NDH:

Day4: Mom is officially off the ECMO machine and doing wonderfully. She'll remain intubated for atleast another 24 hours, and we're hopeful she may move out of the ICU this weekend.
Every day is one step closer to home.

We thank everyone that has continued to send their thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: Sharkman at January 29, 2026 05:46 PM (Qho3X)

That is wonderful news!

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 29, 2026 05:49 PM (wVcYX)

94 I have it on good authority that something will happen.

Posted by: runner at January 29, 2026 05:49 PM (g47mK)

95 Economies of scale. Reap the synergistic savings!
Posted by: Count de Monet at January

Don't forget vertical integration!

Posted by: BruceWayne at January 29, 2026 05:49 PM (MGB5H)

96 Just thought of this, bringing it forward:

Ilhan's Excellent Winery and Learing About the Streisand Effect Adventure

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 29, 2026 05:49 PM (ULPxl)

97 her "husband" can't testify agains her...too bad
Posted by: runner at January 29, 2026 05:35 PM (g47mK)

Common misconception. He can testify against her is he wants to. The prosecutor can't force him to testify against her.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 29, 2026 05:50 PM (lFFaq)

98 **shiftless

Although I kinda respect auto cucumber for that one

Posted by: banana Dream at January 29, 2026 05:50 PM (cDExQ)

99 Maybe a better question about Ilhan Omar is: is there anything about her that legit?

Lies so far, off the top of my head:
Surname/family
Birth year
Marriage to brother
Use of campaign funds to divorce her brother
Winery/Source of $30 million income

Posted by: Lizzy at January 29, 2026 05:51 PM (Hkcdp)

100 50 Forget wineries. How many child care investments does she have?

forty-two!

Posted by: deep thought at January 29, 2026 05:51 PM (sGtp+)

101 Everybody knows its money laundering, I just hope the feds are at the dotting the i's and crossing the t's part by now.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 29, 2026 05:45 PM (n5tGW)

"Everybody knows where the booze is. The problem isn't finding it, the problem is who wants to cross Capone?"

Posted by: mrp at January 29, 2026 05:51 PM (rj6Yv)

102
This is what I suspect the winery was.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 29, 2026 05:44 PM (5Pj+V)
++++
Could be, yeah.

Still fraud. And if it wasn't money laundering, I wonder where her laundromat is. You can be sure she needs one.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:47 PM (MABZ1)

The laundromat is those halal money changers that move the cash around.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 29, 2026 05:51 PM (i0Hi3)

103 You want to scare Democrats?

Announce a temporary halt to all special immigration enforcement operations and reassignment of Ice agents to a national fraud task force.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 29, 2026 05:51 PM (du1Vq)

104
Take that pearl, yeah
It's all yours

All you gotta do is
Spill that wine, spill that wine

Spill the wine, spill the wine
Spill the wine, spill the wine
Spill the wine, spill the wine
Spill the wine, take that pearl,
ooh, it's all yours

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 29, 2026 05:51 PM (jYat7)

105 Why are we playing this game? Freeze her accounts, take back the money, revoke her citizenship and air drop her into Gaza.

Posted by: Fen at January 29, 2026 05:51 PM (ciYHQ)

106 I am starting to think the lawless of Leftists will be our ruin.

Posted by: Skip at January 29, 2026 05:51 PM (Ia/+0)

107 Not one smidgen of corruption or scandal!

That was a good one. Har! Har!

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 29, 2026 05:52 PM (wVcYX)

108 " I have it on good authority that something will happen.
Posted by: runner"

Yep. Omar will get even richer.

Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 05:52 PM (vFG9F)

109 The winery was just a front for all of the sweet stolen federal money that was being funneled to her from her somali countrymen.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 29, 2026 05:52 PM (0N4FZ)

110 Omar Wineries: We Put the "Sham" in "Champagne"

Posted by: Ilhan Omar at January 29, 2026 05:52 PM (0e5Te)

111
I'm thinking of all this is how to get taxpayer cash laundered into their own accounts. You've got the learing centers, daycare, and health care scams raking in the federal cash.

Now, you want to skim that into your own bank accounts. The wineries and consulting business or whatever the hell are part of that somehow.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 29, 2026 05:52 PM (w6EFb)

112
Still fraud. And if it wasn't money laundering, I wonder where her laundromat is. You can be sure she needs one.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:47 PM (MABZ1)

In the Ozarks.

Posted by: Go 'way! Bateman! at January 29, 2026 05:53 PM (TbWk/)

113 >>> 71 It's interesting she had the Wayback Machine scrubbed. IIRC teen heartthrob Taylor Lorenz had that capability too.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 29, 2026 05:44 PM (l0E4F)

What are you talking about???

Posted by: see eye ay at January 29, 2026 05:53 PM (ULPxl)

114 Somali fraudsters are such outstanding American citizens that they remove all evidence of their crimes, to spare taxpayers the expense of an investigation!
Posted by: C. Tarlson at January 29, 2026 05:30 PM (7u4Q/)

How dare you!

Posted by: turdBC at January 29, 2026 05:53 PM (ZdhjE)

115 suspect the winery might not be money laundering but a different kind of scam: good old fashioned pump-and-dump.

It seems like her gay husband was selling “investments’ in the winery. You want big investments you need big valuations. Selling 5% of a $15k business doesn’t rake in nearly as much as that same 5% of a $15M business.

The pump-and-dump is about drastically inflating the true value of a company, selling shares at drastically inflated prices, pocketing that money, and then when the company inevitably tanks, it’s a big “oopsie!”

This is what I suspect the winery was.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 29, 2026 05:44 PM (5Pj+V)
++++
Could be, yeah.

Still fraud. And if it wasn't money laundering, I wonder where her laundromat is. You can be sure she needs one.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:47 PM (MABZ1)
—-
Yes, still fraud but harder to prove. The investment documents will have all the heavily-lawyered disclaimers, and private equity investors are expected to do their own due diligence.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 29, 2026 05:53 PM (5Pj+V)

116 Iirc, Taylor Lorenz is related to the person who created the way back machine, her uncle?

Posted by: Lizzy at January 29, 2026 05:53 PM (Hkcdp)

117 Yes, still fraud but harder to prove. The investment documents will have all the heavily-lawyered disclaimers, and private equity investors are expected to do their own due diligence.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 29, 2026 05:53 PM (5Pj+V)
++++
Yup. Pump-and-dump is an old standard for a reason.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:54 PM (MABZ1)

118 Might as well face it, some people are untouchable. They have people in place that protect them. Maybe you can get her on an IRS charge.

Posted by: Case at January 29, 2026 05:54 PM (E7+ue)

119 The wine called "The Devil's Lie" is interesting.

What's the line from The Usual Suspects?

The biggest lie the Devil ever told is convincing the world he didn't exist.

Hmmmmph

Posted by: ballistic at January 29, 2026 05:54 PM (5aZAZ)

120 I was thinking about making hascap and/or strawberry wine next year. Think I can skim a cool $15M in the process?

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 05:54 PM (1vYii)

121 Arrest everyone and squeeze. Someone will flip.

Posted by: sherlockzz at January 29, 2026 05:55 PM (fAOGR)

122 Yes, still fraud but harder to prove. The investment documents will have all the heavily-lawyered disclaimers, and private equity investors are expected to do their own due diligence.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 29, 2026 05:53 PM (5Pj+V)
++++
Yup. Pump-and-dump is an old standard for a reason.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:54 PM (MABZ1)
——

Correct

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 29, 2026 05:55 PM (5Pj+V)

123 Did Ilhan Omar ever stomp grapes herself?

Tussle with a coworker while stomping grapes herself?

Posted by: Lucy Ricardo at January 29, 2026 05:55 PM (wVcYX)

124 I wonder how many people involved are former ACORN operatives...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Plant a small, humble ACORN, and a mighty Oak Tree will shower you with riches uncounted (and unaudited!).

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 29, 2026 05:56 PM (Dv3i1)

125 Didn't that Ilhan git claim she came to the US when she was 12, and it turned out she wasn't related to the "family" she came over with, and she was really 18, so an adult? Then she "married" her brother so he could come here....

Sounds like it's time to deport her skinny ass.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 05:56 PM (1vYii)

126
If the 'winery' is a cover for laundering fraud and bribery money, why draw attention to it by further defrauding actual investors?

Maybe the investors put their money in with the understanding that they were providing cover, and would get returns padded with some of the fraud money. And, Mynett changed his mind, got in a financial jam, whatever, and only returned their money, with no profit.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 29, 2026 05:56 PM (hA/c/)

127 Rave on and on but the bottom line is;
why is she still here?
will she ever be thrown out?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 29, 2026 05:56 PM (jYat7)

128
I would love to see the income statement and balance sheet of that winery.

Then be dismissed as an idiot by them for not understanding finance.

Posted by: Auspex at January 29, 2026 05:56 PM (Y8DZL)

129 Probably most

Posted by: Skip at January 29, 2026 05:56 PM (Ia/+0)

130 A winery? I thought Muslims were opposed to alcoholic beverages.

What's going on here?

Posted by: Ralph at January 29, 2026 05:57 PM (8WZD4)

131 41

How do we stop this shit happening?

Posted by: four seasons

Draconian prison sentences as in life in prison without parole for defrauding the government if one is a government official. They are literally stealing pieces of other people's lives when they steal from the public treasury as that means other people have to work more and pay taxes to support thieves. Many will die owing taxes due to bints like her and her husband.

Posted by: whig at January 29, 2026 05:57 PM (2swu2)

132 Arrest everyone and squeeze. Someone will flip.
Posted by: sherlockzz at January 29, 2026 05:55 PM (fAOGR)
++++
Hmmmm.

Don't squeeze. Not exactly.

Just start deporting, beginning with those believed to be lowest in the hierarchy. Any pretense. Cancel visas and deport, or denaturalize and deport. Start working your way up the chain.

There will be a line around the block to flip. Take the best three flippers and then deport everyone else.

Then deport those three. That's special surprise bonus. That one's for America.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:57 PM (MABZ1)

133 Yup. Pump-and-dump is an old standard for a reason.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:54 PM (MABZ1)
——

Correct
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 29, 2026 05:55 PM (5Pj+V)

I have heard that turn of phrase in another context entirely. Back in the nightclub scene....

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 05:57 PM (1vYii)

134 Being attacked in public makes you do some weird things.

Posted by: Ilhan at January 29, 2026 05:58 PM (f1kZG)

135 If the 'winery' is a cover for laundering fraud and bribery money, why draw attention to it by further defrauding actual investors?

Maybe the investors put their money in with the understanding that they were providing cover, and would get returns padded with some of the fraud money. And, Mynett changed his mind, got in a financial jam, whatever, and only returned their money, with no profit.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 29, 2026 05:56 PM (hA/c/)
++++
It is likely one *or* the other, not both.

Laundromat to move bribes or theft around, or an old-fashioned investment scheme to just rake off some cash from credulous investors. I don't think this would be a "power of and" situation.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:58 PM (MABZ1)

136 I have heard that turn of phrase in another context entirely. Back in the nightclub scene....
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 05:57 PM (1vYii)
++++
Cash and dames often go hand-in-hand...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:58 PM (MABZ1)

137
Maybe the "investments" are the actual laundered cash. The "investors" are getting the money from the learing centers and all, and they "invest" in the "winery" as a way to kickback the cash to BroFo and the other corrupt politicians who set up the programs to allow the fraud.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 29, 2026 05:59 PM (w6EFb)

138 >why is she still here?
will she ever be thrown out?

----
Can't
it would be islamaphobic, racist & sexist

no one on our side is brave enough to risk it
election year right around the corner!

Posted by: Don Black. Message: Kill a commie for Mommy at January 29, 2026 06:00 PM (ZxPkt)

139 I have heard that turn of phrase in another context entirely. Back in the nightclub scene....
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 05:57 PM (1vYii)
++++
Cash and dames often go hand-in-hand...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 05:58 PM (MABZ1)

As does no cash and no dames. Hellooo Rosie . . .

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 29, 2026 06:00 PM (wVcYX)

140 @121 yup, that's why I said the other day that Omar's husband should be the first one arrested. He's the brains in that family and he doesn't seem like the type who would enjoy prison. Of course Omar could raise spousal privilege, but then we would see if she ever properly divorced hubby's one and two

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 29, 2026 06:00 PM (IDEQi)

141 ... And, Mynett changed his mind, got in a financial jam, whatever, and only returned their money, with no profit.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Can you say Settlement and Non-Disclosure Agreement?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 29, 2026 06:00 PM (Dv3i1)

142 OT, TX Roadhouse is doing a benefit thingy:

100% of all profits from Dine-In and To-Go orders* on Monday, February 2, 2026, will be donated to the American Tinnitus Association.

*Valid for Dine-In and To-Go on 2/2/26. Valid for food purchase only. Participating locations only. See store for details

Posted by: see eye ay at January 29, 2026 06:01 PM (ULPxl)

143 ap(*$*^)$ SOCK!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 29, 2026 06:01 PM (ULPxl)

144 Tussle with a coworker while stomping grapes herself?

See, we could film that and monetize it.

Posted by: Auspex at January 29, 2026 06:01 PM (Y8DZL)

145 I just want to see someone slap that elitist sneer off her stupid face.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:01 PM (1vYii)

146 >>> Iirc, Taylor Lorenz is related to the person who created the way back machine, her uncle?
Posted by: Lizzy at January 29, 2026 05:53 PM (Hkcdp)

I believe Taylor Lorenz was one of his early relations, great great great; while (true) great; Aunts. Or something similar.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 29, 2026 06:01 PM (3uBP9)

147 Yup. Pump-and-dump is an old standard for a reason.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

So it’s a dating thread?

Posted by: Kratwurst at January 29, 2026 06:01 PM (fC53+)

148 I saw somewhere that one investor put in $300,000 and was guaranteed to get $ 900,000 back in a ridiculously short time frame. The investor has a 780,000 law suit claim in the works right now.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 29, 2026 06:01 PM (0KSrI)

149 It's magic!

Posted by: wth at January 29, 2026 06:02 PM (UjdFS)

150 130 A winery? I thought Muslims were opposed to alcoholic beverages.

What's going on here?
-----------------------------
Muslims also punish adultery by stoning, and Omar started fucking husband #3 (the current fraudster) when he was still married to his previous wife.

Posted by: the lower depths at January 29, 2026 06:02 PM (4QwTz)

151 I can't believe what a bunch of nerds we are. We're looking up "money laundering" in a dictionary.

Posted by: Peter Gibbons at January 29, 2026 06:02 PM (wVcYX)

152 It's getting bad. As I talk to people around here. They're pissed. Seriously pissed and not in the good British way. Congress specifically and politicians in general need to start cleaning up their act. If they don't, the people may do it for them.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 29, 2026 06:02 PM (2WIwB)

153 Remember that Republican NY congressman they banged up over some small ball campaign finance nonsense?

Also per the George Santos precedent, once Omar is indicted, she must be expelled from congress.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 29, 2026 06:02 PM (XV/Pl)

154 105 Why are we playing this game? Freeze her accounts, take back the money, revoke her citizenship and air drop her into Gaza.

Posted by: Fen at January 29, 2026 05:51 PM (ciYHQ)

++++

The IRS is notorious for freezing all of your money with even the slightest whiff of dishonesty.

Posted by: washrivergal at January 29, 2026 06:02 PM (sGfxc)

155 Just like all the other ffaud being in the open. Nothing will stop ot until someone gets severely penalty

Posted by: Skip at January 29, 2026 06:02 PM (Ia/+0)

156 This really shows the American class system. In all its glory.

Are you the lowest dregs of the underclass? A balloon-headed immigrant rapetard who's never done anything besides soaking up welfare money and siring a twelve-toed homunculus off your bitch cousin? Cool, no worries. Go ahead and steal millions from dumbass middle-class workers, and send a cut to your retarded warlord of choice. You'll never face any consequences- even if you get caught.

Are you the well-heeled daughter of one of these retard warlords? Cool, no worries... just burrow into the political class, and run wild stealing millions from dumbass middle-class workers. Since you're ruling class, you'll never face any consequences either.

You a dumbass middle-class worker? Well then, fuck yourself with a chainsaw, bitch. Give these thieving bastards half your money right now or we'll lock you up on a hard-time federal beef. Pony up. Then say you deserved it.

These New Neighbors need it more than you. Don't be so privileged. They need to guzzle some bottles of Five Brides toilet pruno and jump their sisters' bones so they can make some more twelve-toed New Neighbors who can lord it over your kids one day.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:02 PM (BI5O2)

157 The entire winery could, theoretically, also be just like Hunter Biden selling his "artwork."

Produce something of intangible and immeasurable quality or value, sell a few of them for hilarious sums of money, then magically stop when people get wise to your scheme. Theoretically it's all perfectly above-board to sell a bottle of mediocre wine to someone who's willing to pay a cool half million for it and say "Oh this is an exquisite vintage," despite the fact that it was brewed in a prison toilet using discarded orange rinds and stolen yeast.

Posted by: ballistic at January 29, 2026 06:03 PM (5aZAZ)

158 >>> 154

++++

The IRS is notorious for freezing all of your money with even the slightest whiff of dishonesty.
Posted by: washrivergal at January 29, 2026 06:02 PM (sGfxc)

It's not like she was protesting COVID 19 protections!!!

Posted by: leftists at January 29, 2026 06:03 PM (ULPxl)

159 Deleting all online traces required an assistant.

Go after her.

Posted by: Fen at January 29, 2026 06:03 PM (ciYHQ)

160 To paraphrase Michael Bolton (Office Space), "How is it that these bulb-headed skinnies can make so much money and we're sitting here looking up money laundering the dictionary?"

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 29, 2026 06:04 PM (0aYVJ)

161 ... A balloon-headed immigrant rapetard who's never done anything besides soaking up welfare money and siring a twelve-toed homunculus off your bitch cousin? ...
... They need to guzzle some bottles of Five Brides toilet pruno and jump their sisters' bones so they can make some more twelve-toed New Neighbors who can lord it over your kids one day.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:02 PM (BI5O2)
++++
Two barn-burners in one post.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:04 PM (MABZ1)

162 TX Roadhouse is doing a benefit thingy:

100% of all profits from Dine-In and To-Go orders* on Monday, February 2, 2026, will be donated to the American Tinnitus Association.

*Valid for Dine-In and To-Go on 2/2/26. Valid for food purchase only. Participating locations only. See store for details
Posted by: see eye ay at January 29, 2026 06:01 PM (ULPxl)

WHAT???

Posted by: Diogenes at January 29, 2026 06:05 PM (2WIwB)

163 Fake Winery.
Fake Muslim

Posted by: Lars at January 29, 2026 06:05 PM (kJH1Z)

164 Produce something of intangible and immeasurable quality or value, sell a few of them for hilarious sums of money, then magically stop when people get wise to your scheme. Theoretically it's all perfectly above-board to sell a bottle of mediocre wine to someone who's willing to pay a cool half million for it and say "Oh this is an exquisite vintage," despite the fact that it was brewed in a prison toilet using discarded orange rinds and stolen yeast.
Posted by: ballistic at January 29, 2026 06:03 PM (5aZAZ)
++++
That would be the "money laundering" purpose. It may have been that. Elric's notion that it was a classic investment scam done just to run up the score is also plausible.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:05 PM (MABZ1)

165 Here's the thing about raising money for a winery. If you dont actually buy a vineyard and try to produce wine, you are a ponzi scheme. Ask that guy what was going to go buy us stamps in England and arbitrage them for a profit. He never actually did the arbitrage. Went to jail.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 29, 2026 06:06 PM (i0Hi3)

166 Gawd, I'm such a fk'n CHUMP! Draining our retirement accounts to pay for hubby's nursing home...

Chump, chump, chumpity fk'n CHUMP!

Posted by: JQ at January 29, 2026 06:06 PM (rdVOm)

167 Personally I would look up the registry on the State Secretary of State site, then look up the information on the state workers' Comp site too see compliance and insurance.
Then of course the Federal and State oversight agencies for the production and distribution of alcohol, and then the Ag department for ag chem certification and training, and ask around the major labor contractors to see if any of them had supplied workers for the picking and crush.

Those are big ones to come up zero on.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 29, 2026 06:06 PM (rbvCR)

168 Oh. Peter Gibbons. Never mind.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 29, 2026 06:06 PM (0aYVJ)

169 Here's the thing about raising money for a winery. If you dont actually buy a vineyard and try to produce wine, you are a ponzi scheme. Ask that guy what was going to go buy us stamps in England and arbitrage them for a profit. He never actually did the arbitrage. Went to jail.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 29, 2026 06:06 PM (i0Hi3)
++++
He wasn't a ruling-class crook with wide and deep connections, burrowed like a tick into the body politic.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:07 PM (MABZ1)

170 93 Update on NDH:

Day4: Mom is officially off the ECMO machine and doing wonderfully. She'll remain intubated for atleast another 24 hours, and we're hopeful she may move out of the ICU this weekend.
Every day is one step closer to home.

We thank everyone that has continued to send their thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: Sharkman at January 29, 2026 05:46 PM (Qho3X)
...........................

Very good news if she's off of ECMO! Prayers.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 29, 2026 06:07 PM (WONhk)

171 Her actions... suspicious.

Congressional actions... lame.

End result... not a fucking thing.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 29, 2026 06:07 PM (jtM2q)

172 *jumps up and down like that nerd in the back of class*

Ace! Hey, ACE!!!

215 Karen: "you simply MUST try this new cab, Caryn... it's called 'Five Brides,' and it's from a Somali, woman-owned vintner...."

Caryn: "This tastes like it came out of a crankcase."

Karen: "...and that vintner is Ilhan Omar."

Caryn: "it does take just a minute to develop on the palate. It's quite good, actually. It has a robust, foetid earthiness, with overtones of sand, and... blood, I think. I will have Paolo drive Ken's QX60 down to Trader Joe's and tow back a trailer load of it."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 28, 2026 12:41 PM (BI5O2)

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 29, 2026 06:07 PM (ULPxl)

173 I understood that the winery thing came about because some guy paid mynett's political consulting firm in grapes.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 29, 2026 06:08 PM (0KSrI)

174 America needs to cunt-punt this fucking wench back to Somalia

Posted by: Common Tater at January 29, 2026 06:08 PM (uQjsv)

175 Meanwhile, back at the ranch... er... Minnesota, Timpon has just declared that if ICE doesn't leave, there will be a civil war.

Probably not all that civil, as it turns out. Homey... er... Trump don't play dat.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:09 PM (1vYii)

176 173 I understood that the winery thing came about because some guy paid mynett's political consulting firm in grapes.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 29, 2026 06:08 PM (0KSrI)

That one makes me laugh out loud.

How's the weather around your parts there, dear?

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:10 PM (1vYii)

177
Pam Bondi's on this.

Posted by: Frank Barone at January 29, 2026 06:10 PM (IifOV)

178 Her actions... suspicious.

Congressional actions... lame.

End result... not a fucking thing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 29, 2026 06:07 PM (jtM2q)

A junior detective could figure this out.
Where's Wyatt Earp? He's retired now. He could be the first moron PI.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 29, 2026 06:10 PM (2WIwB)

179 >>> 166 Gawd, I'm such a fk'n CHUMP! Draining our retirement accounts to pay for hubby's nursing home...
==
Posted by: JQ at January 29, 2026 06:06 PM (rdVOm)

{{{JQ}}}

I am seriously tempted to send in my normal return, by mail as I always do, because fck it...

...followed by another one with a single entry in "Amount You Overpaid" with the total of every single fcking penny feralgov has ever collected from me.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 29, 2026 06:10 PM (ULPxl)

180
This is ceremonial wine for Somalis only. Why are you racist?

Posted by: Ilhan Omar at January 29, 2026 06:11 PM (IifOV)

181 Meanwhile, back at the ranch... er... Minnesota, Timpon has just declared that if ICE doesn't leave, there will be a civil war.

Probably not all that civil, as it turns out. Homey... er... Trump don't play dat.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:09 PM (1vYii)
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They want one. Desperately. They want troops in the streets so they can try to parlay the messaging off it. It might even work.

I would like to see Minnesota invaded and placed under martial law, but I don't know how well it would play in Peoria. I think the Left thinks they can control it and swing it to their favor if that happens, win or lose on the street. Their behavior indicates they REALLY want the army sent in.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:11 PM (MABZ1)

182 I just opened a bottle of "The Devil's Lie". Not bad for the price. I could tell it was quality as soon as I unscrewed the cap.

Posted by: Wino Man at January 29, 2026 06:11 PM (oftw2)

183 tcn, in the 60's today and all the ice is gone. Life on the farm is grand.

Hope you both are doing well.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 29, 2026 06:11 PM (0KSrI)

184 >>> 175 Meanwhile, back at the ranch... er... Minnesota, Timpon has just declared that if ICE doesn't leave, there will be a civil war.

Probably not all that civil, as it turns out. Homey... er... Trump don't play dat.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:09 PM (1vYii)

Tiananmen Timmy gots no place else to go.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 29, 2026 06:12 PM (ULPxl)

185 That would be the "money laundering" purpose. It may have been that. Elric's notion that it was a classic investment scam done just to run up the score is also plausible.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:05 PM (MABZ1)
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I'm being a pedantic dick here, but what I described and the classic notion of money laundering aren't the same thing.

Money laundering is where you already have a pile of ill-gotten funds that you need to be able to slip into the banking system or purchase goods with in something other than briefcases full of coke money. To that end, you set up a storefront where the cashflow through it is hard to quantify, then cook your books to pass the dirty cash through as though it's legitimate proceeds of the business.

What I described is just a way to "legally" peddle influence, like Hunter Biden was clearly doing, or like Killary charging $800k for a speaking engagement, or Latrine John-Pissoir getting a multimillion dollar advance on a book that nobody is going to buy.

Posted by: ballistic at January 29, 2026 06:12 PM (5aZAZ)

186 This bikini blonde is on Team "There Will Be No Consequences":
http://tiny.cc/nway001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:12 PM (MABZ1)

187 Ilhans arrest is just around the corner!

I crack may self up!!

Posted by: Hugh Jass at January 29, 2026 06:12 PM (HCGKD)

188 Imagine what Spiro Agnew would say about all of this!

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 29, 2026 06:12 PM (jrgJz)

189 Their Takkiya Jihad Chardonnay, 2016 vintage, Hillary Clinton recommends for a wine that will blow your shoe off! You are then tossed into a SUV.

(Review from deleted website)

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 29, 2026 06:12 PM (WONhk)

190 Tcn, it appears she fudged her birth year, from 1981 to 1982 to make herself 17 when she immigrated, so that she was not a legal adult, so she got citizenship through family. Apparently, various documents and campaign material/websites have listed both years (no consistency).

This is in addition to claiming to be Omar family, not her true father’s family/clan because her father was high up in the then recently deposed government that had killed 200k fellow Somalis.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 29, 2026 06:12 PM (Hkcdp)

191 Man, I bet the good people of MN, who pay their taxes and work hard for their money feel pretty good about this, eh? Too bad the MSM doesn't go around MAGA MN and interview THEIR reactions.
Posted by: mrp at January 29, 2026 05:42 PM

If Ia am ever approached by the MSM up here I will tell them to make sure they have fresh batteries and plenty of storage in their SD card.

Posted by: Minnfidel at January 29, 2026 06:13 PM (ewjUl)

192 I keep saying the Civil War is whenever they want to start it.
Or will our representatives give in?
They seemingly want to die to save the Illegals and vote frsud

Posted by: Skip at January 29, 2026 06:13 PM (Ia/+0)

193 I would like to see Minnesota invaded and placed under martial law, but I don't know how well it would play in Peoria. I think the Left thinks they can control it and swing it to their favor if that happens, win or lose on the street. Their behavior indicates they REALLY want the army sent in.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:11 PM (MABZ1)

In such an environment, the media may not like how it goes for them. Nope. Not at all.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 29, 2026 06:13 PM (2WIwB)

194 Meanwhile, back at the ranch... er... Minnesota, Timpon has just declared that if ICE doesn't leave, there will be a civil war.

Probably not all that civil, as it turns out. Homey... er... Trump don't play dat.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:09 PM (1vYii)

poor Timmah!, he has so many people with actionable dirt on him that he is spinning in place trying to please them all.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 29, 2026 06:13 PM (rbvCR)

195 186 This bikini blonde is on Team "There Will Be No Consequences":
http://tiny.cc/nway001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:12 PM (MABZ1)

Pretty Girl, but I never could get the whole mismatched top and bottoms on Bikinis.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 29, 2026 06:13 PM (mP0Kj)

196 183 tcn, in the 60's today and all the ice is gone. Life on the farm is grand.

Hope you both are doing well.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 29, 2026 06:11 PM (0KSrI)

I'm glad to hear it. We are shoveling out about another foot and a half, but life is grand here, as well.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:13 PM (1vYii)

197 What I described is just a way to "legally" peddle influence, like Hunter Biden was clearly doing, or like Killary charging $800k for a speaking engagement, or Latrine John-Pissoir getting a multimillion dollar advance on a book that nobody is going to buy.
Posted by: ballistic at January 29, 2026 06:12 PM (5aZAZ)
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Sure, masking bribery isn't the same as money laundering, but the two are more alike than they are different. Both are obscuring the source and destination of funds. In the former, it's from bribers and to the bribed. In the latter, it's from the left pocket and into the right. Mechanically similar, though.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:13 PM (MABZ1)

198 Masters of the Universe?

Does that mean all the traders are buff, oiled and slightly gay?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 29, 2026 06:14 PM (zZu0s)

199 182 I just opened a bottle of "The Devil's Lie". Not bad for the price. I could tell it was quality as soon as I unscrewed the cap.

Posted by: Wino Man at January 29, 2026 06:11 PM

It's not as good ..hiccup.. as Thunderbird, Night Train, or Boones Ferry.

Posted by: Foster Brooks at January 29, 2026 06:14 PM (IifOV)

200 >>> 181

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They want one. Desperately. They want troops in the streets so they can try to parlay the messaging off it. It might even work.

I would like to see Minnesota invaded and placed under martial law, but I don't know how well it would play in Peoria. I think the Left thinks they can control it and swing it to their favor if that happens, win or lose on the street. Their behavior indicates they REALLY want the army sent in.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:11 PM (MABZ1)

If it's only one state that could be a problem. I think if a half-dozen states lose their shit over obvious fraud and ramp up the tantrums, it might look a little different.

Which of the commie governors does the Horde think are the next weakest links?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 29, 2026 06:14 PM (ULPxl)

201 End result... not a fucking thing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 29, 2026 06:07 PM (jtM2q)
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It is a common error to assume that since something has not yet happened, it never will happen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:15 PM (ZOv7s)

202 Time to feed the critters...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 29, 2026 06:16 PM (ULPxl)

203 190 Tcn, it appears she fudged her birth year, from 1981 to 1982 to make herself 17 when she immigrated, so that she was not a legal adult, so she got citizenship through family. Apparently, various documents and campaign material/websites have listed both years (no consistency).

This is in addition to claiming to be Omar family, not her true father’s family/clan because her father was high up in the then recently deposed government that had killed 200k fellow Somalis.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 29, 2026 06:12 PM (Hkcdp)

I can't keep all her lies straight, and it is becoming apparent she can't, either. The Lord hates a liar, and I have to say I agree with Him on that one.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:16 PM (1vYii)

204 Which of the commie governors does the Horde think are the next weakest links?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 29, 2026 06:14 PM (ULPxl)
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Hopefully Hawaii. Our armed forces haven't had to do a major amphibious landing in a long time, and could use the practice.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:16 PM (MABZ1)

205 who's bringing the funeral potatoes; don't cha know?

Posted by: pahound at January 29, 2026 06:17 PM (eyOo6)

206 Ilhan did not kill hear husband and then herself.

Posted by: epador at January 29, 2026 06:17 PM (TRnzq)

207 End result... not a fucking thing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 29, 2026 06:07 PM (jtM2q)
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It is a common error to assume that since something has not yet happened, it never will happen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:15 PM

Lol. Nothing will happen, my dude.

The sun has never exploded, either. It will one day. But not before the apocalypse, and a member of the ruling class will face consequences perhaps one second earlier.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:17 PM (BI5O2)

208 Tiananmen Timmy gots no place else to go.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 29, 2026 06:12 PM (ULPxl)
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Homan said local cops have agreed to cooperate, so Walz is kind of boxed in.

Also: at the time of his choosing, Trump can federalize the Minnesota ARNG and deploy them so that the lunatics can now brand local citizen-soldiers Nazis and try to doxx them.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:17 PM (ZOv7s)

209 204 Which of the commie governors does the Horde think are the next weakest links?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 29, 2026 06:14 PM (ULPxl)
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Hopefully Hawaii. Our armed forces haven't had to do a major amphibious landing in a long time, and could use the practice.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:16 PM (MABZ1)
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Hey, whoa there fella. We're pretty powerful around here.

Posted by: Hawaiian Judge at January 29, 2026 06:18 PM (5aZAZ)

210 Hopefully Hawaii. Our armed forces haven't had to do a major amphibious landing in a long time, and could use the practice.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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Oahu has MANY military bases. All branches.

They are *already there*!

Posted by: JQ at January 29, 2026 06:18 PM (rdVOm)

211 It seems 'never' has come and gone considering Republicans would have been in jail or, most likely have resigned by now.

Posted by: Hugh Jass at January 29, 2026 06:18 PM (HCGKD)

212 Posted by: Fen at January 29, 2026 05:51 PM (ciYHQ)

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The IRS is notorious for freezing all of your money with even the slightest whiff of dishonesty.
Posted by: washrivergal
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Obama said, Clawback.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 29, 2026 06:18 PM (jYat7)

213 Lol. Nothing will happen, my dude.

The sun has never exploded, either. It will one day. But not before the apocalypse, and a member of the ruling class will face consequences perhaps one second earlier.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:17 PM (BI5O2)
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Things are already happening. If "nothing" was going to happen, none of this would have come to light.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (ZOv7s)

214 Which of the commie governors does the Horde think are the next weakest links?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 29, 2026 06:14 PM (ULPxl)

Oregon, Washington, and California are obvious choices but even the dems/commies running things recognize their majority is roughly 55-45. And their bases are the cities. They would not do well against a determined opposition.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (2WIwB)

215 It is apparent to me that Timpon is a true idiot. He is so deep in graft and lies he is in a total panic. I have to assume that somewhere, someone very smart has gotten away with everything he has tried, and failed, to pull off cleanly. We just don't hear about the smart ones.

I will add he has a complete lack of judgment, or discernment, or even prudence.

How did someone this stupid end up where he is now?

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (1vYii)

216 Oahu has MANY military bases. All branches.

They are *already there*!
Posted by: JQ at January 29, 2026 06:18 PM (rdVOm)
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Sure. But take the practice opportunity anyway! If it goes sideways, the local garrisons can clear the way!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (MABZ1)

217 The winery is real. I would go drink there and they played my recent song about Minneapolis from my Dorkness on the Edge of Town album.

Posted by: Bruce aha The Boss... Tryna stay relevant at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (8ZxsC)

218 Obviously selling wine to the Joooozzzz.

Posted by: torabora at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (KtOUo)

219 Isn't this a case for the IRS? There has to be Tax documents on this LLC.

Because, an LLC can either be taxed as 100% personal income tax, or be taxed like an S or C corp... BUT... all that 'income' is reported... as are all expenses.

Use the IRS to audit, which will undoubtfully expose the fraud.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (mP0Kj)

220 I thought Muslims were opposed to alcoholic beverages.

We live in interesting times. Years ago, before everything got so savage, a muslim guy had a nice restaurant not far from me. Apparently his imam took the broader view, because he was a heck of a bartender, and joked, "Look, my faith says I can't drink this stuff. It doesn't say I can't serve it to you. You'll have to tell me if it's OK, though." I'm afraid those days are gone. But his cousin has a gourmet place, with artisan drinks at the bar and an excellent (Bekaa Valley) wine list. Best in town.

She endorses sharia law. That's the hard line. She's not allowed, within her faith, to make, sell, consume or even touch alcohol. But that in itself won't keep you out of Congress.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (zdLoL)

221 There is a perception that nothing ever happens to these people because nothing ever does.

Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (vFG9F)

222 The internet is not forever, man.

Posted by: GeoCities at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (r9uko)

223 Things could be worse, however. If the fraud voting machines had kicked in, Kamala would have won. She might have died due to either alcoholic poisoning or at the hands of her abusive husband choking her to death. We very well could be looking at President Walz. So in comparison, things are pretty bright right now.

Posted by: washrivergal at January 29, 2026 06:20 PM (sGfxc)

224 ... How did someone this stupid end up where he is now?
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (1vYii)
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The Party.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:20 PM (MABZ1)

225 End result... not a fucking thing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

One-upping the "Nothing will happen" guy, eh?

I like it. It's passionate.

Posted by: Auspex at January 29, 2026 06:20 PM (Y8DZL)

226 Shd is Muslim so anything she does against western civilization is fine to her beliefs

Posted by: Skip at January 29, 2026 06:20 PM (Ia/+0)

227 How did someone this stupid end up where he is now?
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (1vYii)
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This is about Gavin, right?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 29, 2026 06:20 PM (RIvkX)

228 How do I use "jump to bottom" with being thrown into advertisement jail?

Posted by: Hugh Jass at January 29, 2026 06:20 PM (HCGKD)

229 Fraud is a Somali feature, not a bug.

Posted by: torabora at January 29, 2026 06:21 PM (KtOUo)

230 Things are already happening. If "nothing" was going to happen, none of this would have come to light.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (ZOv7s)
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Yeah, but if I start cranking my hog, I'm "doing something," but if I stop before I reach climax, really nothing happened except I spent a few minutes jerking off.

Posted by: Hawaiian Judge at January 29, 2026 06:21 PM (5aZAZ)

231 Lots and lots and lots of things have come to light over the last decade. Terrible things. Enough to make the angels weep.

Who's paid a price for any of it?

*checks notes*

Yup. Still nobody.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:21 PM (BI5O2)

232 I bet she is mean violent drunk.

She may be capable of the Vomit Kiss.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (EyfuW)

233 How did someone this stupid end up where he is now?

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (1vYii)
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He's a career brown noser and the compliant media in Minn never reports bad things about Dems. The whistleblowers were getting crushed and the local media ignored them.

But now it's blown wide open, and for the "no consequences" crowd, Waltz's political career is already over. He's a lame duck.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (ZOv7s)

234 What does fake wine go well with?

Posted by: Paco at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (2L+MU)

235 210 Hopefully Hawaii. Our armed forces haven't had to do a major amphibious landing in a long time, and could use the practice.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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Oahu has MANY military bases. All branches.

They are *already there*!
Posted by: JQ at January 29, 2026 06:18 PM (rdVOm)

Yup, Marine Brigade is already stationed there... not to mention an Army Base, and an Air Base, and Pearl Harbor, and SubBase and...

Probably has the most military per capita of any State...

In fact, State would probably not be solvent without all the military spending.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (mP0Kj)

236
it's time to deport her skinny ass.
Posted by: tcn

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tcn, yes, she engaged in layers of immigration fraud. Why she's still here is beyond me. It seems to me that Rubio could open up all those documents and present them to USCIS and Bondi and she'd rightly be out in 72 hours.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (hxCZf)

237 Timmy has mentioned Ft Sumter more than once recently.

But I think he is confused about which side his actions put him on.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (iMotb)

238 That wasn't vinegar in the syringe, that was Omar's muslim wine.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (oT7pT)

239 234 What does fake wine go well with?
Posted by: Paco at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (2L+MU)

Fake food ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 29, 2026 06:23 PM (VE6XX)

240 In addition to Taqiyya, that allows lying, there is Muruna, which sanctions actions that are haram in service of deceiving non-Muslims. For example, marrying a Jew (see Huma Abedin), supporting LGBTQ stuff, drink, etc.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 29, 2026 06:23 PM (Hkcdp)

241 He's a lame duck.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (ZOv7s)

With an ungodly sum of money stashed overseas. He won.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:23 PM (BI5O2)

242 There is a perception that nothing ever happens to these people because nothing ever does.
Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (vFG9F)
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That's why we're in Biden's second term, right? Because nothing ever happens.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:23 PM (ZOv7s)

243 I understood that the winery thing came about because some guy paid mynett's political consulting firm in grapes.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 29, 2026 06:08 PM (0KSrI)

The Case of the Purloined Grape!

Posted by: By Arthur Conan Doyle at January 29, 2026 06:24 PM (wVcYX)

244 242 There is a perception that nothing ever happens to these people because nothing ever does.
Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (vFG9F)

That's why I'm a pessimist.. I'm never disappointed...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 29, 2026 06:24 PM (VE6XX)

245 What am I, chopped liver?

Posted by: That Guy Who Always says FAlSE FLAG everytime at January 29, 2026 06:24 PM (ewjUl)

246 166 Gawd, I'm such a fk'n CHUMP! Draining our retirement accounts to pay for hubby's nursing home...

Chump, chump, chumpity fk'n CHUMP!
Posted by: JQ at January 29, 2026 06:06 PM (rdVOm)

Seriously. Apparently, you could have set your home up as a home health care business, and then separately gotten yourself designated as his caregiver, and you'd be rolling in the sweet grift instead of trying to make ends meet after you've sold everything you own.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 29, 2026 06:24 PM (zYpTz)

247 Oahu has MANY military bases. All branches.

They are *already there*!
Posted by: JQ at January 29, 2026 06:18 PM (rdVOm)

Yup, Marine Brigade is already stationed there... not to mention an Army Base, and an Air Base, and Pearl Harbor, and SubBase and...

Probably has the most military per capita of any State...

In fact, State would probably not be solvent without all the military spending.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (mP0Kj)
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Actually, they're missing the most important branch.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 29, 2026 06:25 PM (RIvkX)

248 With an ungodly sum of money stashed overseas. He won.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:23 PM (BI5O2)
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What did he win? When did the clock run out? As far as I can tell lots of things are happening.

I mean I get that there are people who come up with time frames that if they aren't met get angry, but that's their own doing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:25 PM (ZOv7s)

249 who the hell knew who he was, until he came running out like a retard on ritalen? (apologies)

Posted by: pahound at January 29, 2026 06:25 PM (eyOo6)

250 228 How do I use "jump to bottom" with being thrown into advertisement jail?
Posted by: Hugh Jass

Click on the red post number of the last comment

Posted by: Auspex at January 29, 2026 06:26 PM (Y8DZL)

251 Has Brennan, Comey, Smith, Pelosi, Clinton, or any of those lying conniving scumbag democrats faced justice?

Don't tell me that some low level pawns got arrested and then let go is "something happening". That's bullshit. The reason that people say nothing happens is we see these assholes getting away with it over and over again.

Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 06:26 PM (vFG9F)

252 234 What does fake wine go well with?
Posted by: Paco at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (2L+MU)

Fake food ?
Posted by: It's me donna at January 29, 2026 06:23 PM

Banana's and rice.

Posted by: Minnfidel at January 29, 2026 06:26 PM (ewjUl)

253 244 242 There is a perception that nothing ever happens to these people because nothing ever does.
Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 06:19 PM (vFG9F)

That's why I'm a pessimist.. I'm never disappointed...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 29, 2026 06:24 PM (VE6XX)

I decided years ago that I will ALWAYS expect things to go wrong, so I can be pleasantly surprised when they go right... vice unpleasantly surprised when they go wrong.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 29, 2026 06:27 PM (mP0Kj)

254 With an ungodly sum of money stashed overseas. He won.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:23 PM (BI5O2)

I think I read that his wife is filing for divorce*, which means he'll still lose it. Hahahaha!

*briefly saw on Xitter, so taken with a very large grain of salt

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 29, 2026 06:27 PM (zYpTz)

255 That's why we're in Biden's second term, right? Because nothing ever happens.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:

And where are the Bidens?

Oh yeah. Guilty as sin, free as birds, with an ungodly sum of money. They won. They always do, because the system is wrapped up tight, and doesn't matter whatsoever who wins a stupid fake election.

The "losers" ride off into the sunset, and the next crowd of winners lines up to dip their cups in the money river.

Pretending that a political setback is a consequence for these criminals is ridiculous.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:27 PM (BI5O2)

256 Timmy has mentioned Ft Sumter more than once recently.

But I think he is confused about which side his actions put him on.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

The democrats side. The side of criminals and slavery. Same as last time.

Posted by: BruceWayne at January 29, 2026 06:27 PM (MGB5H)

257 Has Brennan, Comey, Smith, Pelosi, Clinton, or any of those lying conniving scumbag democrats faced justice?

Don't tell me that some low level pawns got arrested and then let go is "something happening". That's bullshit. The reason that people say nothing happens is we see these assholes getting away with it over and over again.
Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 06:26 PM (vFG9F)
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Again, what you want isn't happening. That's a shame. But that doesn't mean "nothing" is happening.

I mean it's good to have hopes and dreams, but if you're expecting someone else to fulfill them on your time frame, that is going to lead to disappointment.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:27 PM (ZOv7s)

258 228 How do I use "jump to bottom" with being thrown into advertisement jail?
Posted by: Hugh Jass

Ads are important. How else are you going to find cheep boner pills, learn how to treat your athlete's foot, or find out which young, Slavic women in your area want to date you?

Posted by: Bastion Of Free Enterprise at January 29, 2026 06:27 PM (oftw2)

259 Lost in Minneapolis dust-up is the fact that Hunter Biden is no longer making child support payments. Indicates that the Biden family despite all the grift is in financial distress. Cue Nelson Muntz(not for the kid however)

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 29, 2026 06:27 PM (IDEQi)

260 Death March Optimism can be as tiresome as Death March Fatalism.

I prefer to bounce naturally between my two poles.

(That's what she said.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 29, 2026 06:28 PM (zZu0s)

261 This really shows the American class system. In all its glory.

Its been here a long, long time. Muh Corporations, as Ace has said before ?

That's a Class System. You can only climb so far. After that ? Credentials.

Also - and here's a kick in the nuts for some here. The Ivy League. Which just about everyone you still see in the Media today. Do you think that's a Meritocracy ?

It ain't.

Posted by: Nope at January 29, 2026 06:28 PM (GvwA4)

262 Actually, they're missing the most important branch.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 29, 2026 06:25 PM (RIvkX)

Coast Guard? /smile

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 29, 2026 06:28 PM (mP0Kj)

263 206 Ilhan did not kill hear husband and then herself.
Posted by: epador

Too wordy. How about: Ilhan Omar's family did not kill themselves.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 29, 2026 06:28 PM (xA5g+)

264 220 I thought Muslims were opposed to alcoholic beverages.
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She endorses sharia law. That's the hard line. She's not allowed, within her faith, to make, sell, consume or even touch alcohol. But that in itself won't keep you out of Congress.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver
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Overriding Muslim law.
TAQIYYA , one can do ANYTHING if he is pursuing the all high goal of conquest.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 29, 2026 06:28 PM (jYat7)

265 I mean I get that there are people who come up with time frames that if they aren't met get angry, but that's their own doing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:25 PM (ZOv7s

Ah. The old "this isn't a movie, these things take time, real life isn't a movie, trust the process, #TwoWeeks, #SomeoneWillCome" routine.

Been hearing that one ad nauseum for a decade now, too.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:30 PM (BI5O2)

266 And where are the Bidens?

Oh yeah. Guilty as sin, free as birds, with an ungodly sum of money. They won.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:27 PM (BI5O2)
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Being exposed as mentally incompetent and betrayed by your own party and unceremoniously kicked off the ticket is not my definition of "winning." In fact, the Bidens are going to be pretty damn infamous, especially as it comes out that he was never properly elected.

As for Hunter, I would not be him for all the tea in China. Guy is a total wreck, and I pity him.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:30 PM (ZOv7s)

267 But now it's blown wide open, and for the "no consequences" crowd, Waltz's political career is already over. He's a lame duck.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (ZOv7s)
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He and his co-conspirators ride off into the sunset with their cash, guilty as sin and free as birds.

Some consequences.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:30 PM (MABZ1)

268 Taqiyya and Muruna - Walid Shoebot wrote a description of both years ago on PJ Media (don’t have the link handy).

Posted by: Lizzy at January 29, 2026 06:31 PM (Hkcdp)

269 "But that doesn't mean "nothing" is happening."

It's meant in a general sense. Anyway, no consequences have been faced by those people I mentioned and I have no reason to expect that any ever will, in this life at least.

Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 06:31 PM (vFG9F)

270 265 I mean I get that there are people who come up with time frames that if they aren't met get angry, but that's their own doing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:25 PM (ZOv7s

Ah. The old "this isn't a movie, these things take time, real life isn't a movie, trust the process, #TwoWeeks, #SomeoneWillCome" routine.

Been hearing that one ad nauseum for a decade now, too.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:30 PM (BI5O2)

Old saying: Justice delayed is Justice denied...

And the Left has really perfected Justice delayed.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 29, 2026 06:31 PM (mP0Kj)

271 Also - and here's a kick in the nuts for some here. The Ivy League. Which just about everyone you still see in the Media today. Do you think that's a Meritocracy ?

It ain't.
Posted by: Nope at January 29, 2026 06:28 PM (GvwA4)
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Nobody thinks that anymore, especially the faggots who populate the Ivies now.

IIRC the most common grade given at Harvard is an A.

The only hurdle in the Ivy League is having enough juice to get admitted. After that it's 4-8 years of shagging your skanky classmates while Daddy's Money pulls the freight until you get that precious sheepskin and a foot in the door at whatever shitheel company you want to go be useless at.

Posted by: ballistic at January 29, 2026 06:33 PM (5aZAZ)

272 259 Lost in Minneapolis dust-up is the fact that Hunter Biden is no longer making child support payments.
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Dude is busy keeping Ukrainian oil company Burisma in business, Mr. Putin-running-dog.

Posted by: Auspex at January 29, 2026 06:33 PM (Y8DZL)

273 Since everyone is piling on Lloyd now, I'll point out there is far more actual movement now than pretty much any of us have seen in our lifetimes (now that Vic has changed identities again.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 29, 2026 06:33 PM (zZu0s)

274 Poetic justice is after all the shit Hunter has done he ends up.in jail for non payment of child support.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 29, 2026 06:33 PM (0KSrI)

275 251 Has Brennan, Comey, Smith, Pelosi, Clinton, or any of those lying conniving scumbag democrats faced justice?

Don't tell me that some low level pawns got arrested and then let go is "something happening". That's bullshit. The reason that people say nothing happens is we see these assholes getting away with it over and over again.
Posted by: fd at January
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Whether; secretary, long shoreman or superintendent, you go to work and do your job, you do what's expected. You don't get an award or employee of the month for just doing your job.

You get the award, the gold star for doing something exemplary.
It ain't happening.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 29, 2026 06:34 PM (jYat7)

276 Ah. The old "this isn't a movie, these things take time, real life isn't a movie, trust the process, #TwoWeeks, #SomeoneWillCome" routine.

Been hearing that one ad nauseum for a decade now, too.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:30 PM (BI5O2)
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I'm not tied up in the need for temporal justice. We live in a fallen world, and sometimes evil people die in luxury. Happens quite often.

But that doesn't mean they are "winning." The only one who wins is God, and ultimately they will be judged.

That being said, none of these people are getting away "free" with anything. Waltz's reputation is ruined and his career is over. The Clintons have had to endure the humiliation of watching Trump defeat them twice. Now they're defying congressional subpoenas, which will be fun.

More stuff will continue to come out, and I'm here for it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:34 PM (ZOv7s)

277 Poetic justice is after all the shit Hunter has done he ends up.in jail for non payment of child support.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 29, 2026 06:33 PM (0KSrI)

All she had were yellow banana condoms...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 29, 2026 06:34 PM (zZu0s)

278 But now it's blown wide open, and for the "no consequences" crowd, Waltz's political career is already over. He's a lame duck.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:22 PM (ZOv7s)
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Oh no, he has to retire early and spend the rest of his life rich and without a care in the world!

Poor guy.

Posted by: ballistic at January 29, 2026 06:35 PM (5aZAZ)

279 Being exposed as mentally incompetent and betrayed by your own party and unceremoniously kicked off the ticket is not my definition of "winning." In fact, the Bidens are going to be pretty damn infamous, especially as it comes out that he was never properly elected.

As for Hunter, I would not be him for all the tea in China. Guy is a total wreck, and I pity him.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:30 PM (ZOv7s)
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Are they walking around free, not under indictment for anything?

With what these people do, that alone is winning. The least competent end up broke and disgraced, but not even the most sinister ever face real consequences. If I steal a candy bar, I go to jail. If I kidnap someone, I go to prison. If I kill someone, I get the needle.

They can steal the entire treasury, run down and harasses and lock up innocent people for political purposes and kill with impunity and not only never see a cell, they rarely even see the inside of a court room.

So yeah, they're winning.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:36 PM (MABZ1)

280 "The billionaire who deliberately burned my house to the ground was forced off the board of his company. I feel completely vindicated. Justice is being served."

That ain't it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:36 PM (BI5O2)

281 Been hearing that one ad nauseum for a decade now, too.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:30 PM (BI5O2)

I mean, what did you think Merrick Garland was going to do here?

Posted by: Kindltot at January 29, 2026 06:36 PM (rbvCR)

282 But he'll never be able to spend his way out of being retarded.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 29, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)

283 Walz was supposed to stand down weeks ago by reports
He isn't going anywhere until the next election

Posted by: Skip at January 29, 2026 06:37 PM (Ia/+0)

284 Since everyone is piling on Lloyd now, I'll point out there is far more actual movement now than pretty much any of us have seen in our lifetimes (now that Vic has changed identities again.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 29, 2026 06:33 PM (zZu0s)
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I'm not piling on. I just disagree that this means "something has happened."

And yes, there is much more "actual movement" but it hasn't - and I firmly believe will not - result in meaningful consequences. More publicity, sure. But these people are all teflon. The system works - for them.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:37 PM (MABZ1)

285 Oh no, he has to retire early and spend the rest of his life rich and without a care in the world!

Poor guy.
Posted by: ballistic at January 29, 2026 06:35 PM (5aZAZ)
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If anyone here thinks that Walz doesn't have a care in the world, they're blind and deaf. The man is falling apart.

All of them are. They're angry, often drunk, and losing their minds. You're more convinced that they will be fine than they are, that's for sure.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:37 PM (ZOv7s)

286 It is impossible for the Clintons to feel humiliation.

Posted by: fd at January 29, 2026 06:38 PM (vFG9F)

287 Dear Lord, did fucking MP4 passport the black jelly beans again?

I can and will link naked Tessa Fowler if you all do not quit with the Slavic Fatalism.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 29, 2026 06:38 PM (zZu0s)

288 Walz punishment if not prosecuted will be that he has to stay home with his wife.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 29, 2026 06:38 PM (IDEQi)

289 The system works - for them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:37 PM (MABZ1)

Then, solution?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 29, 2026 06:39 PM (zZu0s)

290 ...
They can steal the entire treasury, run down and harasses and lock up innocent people for political purposes and kill with impunity and not only never see a cell, they rarely even see the inside of a court room.

So yeah, they're winning.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 29, 2026 06:39 PM (jYat7)

291 274 Poetic justice is after all the shit Hunter has done he ends up.in jail for non payment of child support.
Posted by: Ben Had

Please... don't... tease me.

Posted by: Auspex at January 29, 2026 06:39 PM (Y8DZL)

292 Please... don't... tease me.
Posted by: Auspex at January 29, 2026 06:39 PM (Y8DZL)

*crying in rain *

Don't give me hope!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 29, 2026 06:40 PM (zZu0s)

293 Nood. Hits that are quick.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 29, 2026 06:41 PM (zZu0s)

294 Been hearing that one ad nauseum for a decade now, too.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:30 PM (BI5O2)

You have been complaining about it for a decade also. What has all the complaining got you? An ulcer maybe? High blood pressure ??

Have you got anything useful from all the complaining?

Posted by: Just some random passer by at January 29, 2026 06:41 PM (ZdhjE)

295
Ah. The old "this isn't a movie, these things take time, real life isn't a movie, trust the process, #TwoWeeks, #SomeoneWillCome" routine.

Been hearing that one ad nauseum for a decade now, too.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

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How hard is it and how long does it take to follow the money in a case like Mynett and Omar's? Their wealth went from $15k to $30mil in, what 2 years? This should be such a piece of cake.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 29, 2026 06:41 PM (hxCZf)

296 ... I'm not tied up in the need for temporal justice. We live in a fallen world, and sometimes evil people die in luxury. Happens quite often.

But that doesn't mean they are "winning." The only one who wins is God, and ultimately they will be judged. ...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:34 PM (ZOv7s)
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This is a fundamental disagreement, then.

That they will all surely ride the barbed cock of Satan for eternity is without question.

But I am *not* unconcerned with "temporal justice." We live in the real world, and consequences on *this* plane matter. And there aren't any.

And "sometimes evil people die in luxury" is a false equivalence. It is surely true, but not relevant here. The problem here is "evil people with their Party cards universally fail to die in anything but luxury." Their evil is directly rewarded and self-perpetuating in a consequence-free environment. That's not merely a bad guy getting away with it

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 29, 2026 06:41 PM (MABZ1)

297 In his first year in office, Trump has done amazing things, things I was assured could not be done.

But nothing happened.

Oh, right, we want instant prosecutions by imaginary perfect government lawyers that will outfox corrupt judges. By next week.

Sure, that's a reasonable ask.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 29, 2026 06:41 PM (ZOv7s)

298 Something Exemplary

251 Has Brennan, Comey, Smith, Pelosi, Clinton, or any of those lying conniving scumbag democrats faced justice?
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Lock them up and say, come and get them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 29, 2026 06:41 PM (jYat7)

299 Have you got anything useful from all the complaining?
Posted by: Just some random passer by at January 29, 2026 06:41 PM (ZdhjE)

No.

Or from voting for that matter.

Voting and speaking out are supposed to be how we get useful changes.

That's the problem here.

Keep on passin' by.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 29, 2026 06:43 PM (BI5O2)

300 Voting and speaking out are supposed to be how we get useful changes.

That's the problem here.

Keep on passin' by.

Not a chance until you explain how commenting on a blog with people who agree with you is speaking out? Whom is hearing your message? Anyone that counts?

Posted by: Just some random passer by at January 29, 2026 06:45 PM (ZdhjE)

301 Actually, they're missing the most important branch.

Shut up, Wesley. Ka'ena Point.

Every mountain and hill on Oahu is hollow.
They have branches there you'll never even hear of.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 29, 2026 06:46 PM (zdLoL)

302 Have you got anything useful from all the complaining?

Well then Hell ... just go along to get along.

That - honestly - is some Boomer Logic.

Posted by: Nope at January 29, 2026 06:53 PM (GvwA4)

303 Been hearing that one ad nauseum

Please don't say "nauseum." It makes you look stupid.
If you don't have Latin, just say "until I'm sick of it."
Means the same.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 29, 2026 06:56 PM (zdLoL)

304 Means the same.

Nothing Americans love more than to scold.

Even when somebody agrees with them. A Good Scold does the body good.

Its a Conservative Thing.

Posted by: Nope at January 29, 2026 06:58 PM (GvwA4)

305 Please don't say "nauseum." It makes you look stupid.
Posted by: Way, Way Downrive

But... that's literally the look I'm literally going for. Literally.

Posted by: Fen at January 29, 2026 07:04 PM (ciYHQ)

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