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Wednesday Overnight Open Thread - February 4, 2026 [TRex]
Good evening Horde. The time has come for mid-week shenanigans of the post-cafe overnight variety. Was it time 30 minutes earlier? No, it wasn't.
Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of random overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. Good will offerings of amusing puns are happily accepted. Pants are optional, but be advised that Virginia applies an additional tax to zippers. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. [Top photo: Bridges of Pittsburgh, Dave DiCello]An archaeological team in Utah exhumed a bottle of alcohol estimated to be 150 years old - and experts gave it a taste test. Ian Wright, Utah's state public archaeologist, said the bottle was among thousands of artifacts dating back to approximately 1870-1890 found on U.S. Forest Service land used by Alta ski resort. Wright said the find is the only known intact bottle of alcohol to be found from the time period. Wright's team enlisted the help of High West, Utah's oldest legal distillery, to analyze the bottle's contents. Isaac Winter, director of distilling at High West, was the first to taste the liquid. "I had a little bit of trepidation going into it, but you have to try it," Winter told FOX 13 Utah. "It didn't smell like gasoline, didn't smell like tobacco spit." He said the flavor is "fruity, there's a little bit of leather, there's quite a bit of age on it." The experts said the liquid appears to be a low-alcohol beer, rather than liquor. They are now hoping to recreate the beverage.
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Tourists hoping to get close to the Trevi Fountain had to pay 2 euros ($2.35) starting Monday as the city of Rome inaugurated a new fee structure to help raise money and control crowds at the one of the world's most celebrated waterworks. "Before, there were problems accessing the fountain. There were a lot of people. Now, it's very easy," said Ilhan Musbah, a tourist from Morocco. "You can take photos, you feel good, you're comfortable, and on top of that 2 euros is not much." The tourist fee was rolled out in conjunction with a new 5-euro (nearly $6) tourist ticket fee for some city museums. In both cases, Rome residents are exempt from the fees and the extra revenue will actually expand the number of city-run museums that are free for registered Roman residents. "I think tourists were shocked by the fact that the city of Rome is only asking for 2 euros for a site of this level," Alessandro Onorato, Rome's assessor of tourism, said Monday. "I believe that if the Trevi Fountain were in New York, they would have charged at least $100."
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 04, 2026 10:00 PM (lUFok)
— Helen Keller
🤔I guess she would know!
Posted by: mindful webworker - what was the question? at February 04, 2026 10:00 PM (ZDu+s)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 10:00 PM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 04, 2026 10:01 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at February 04, 2026 10:01 PM (w3u3d)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 04, 2026 10:02 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: H. Keller at February 04, 2026 10:02 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Braenyard
I must need smaller lines on my ruler.
Posted by: mikeski at February 04, 2026 10:02 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Adriane the Momentarily Less Cynical Critic . . . at February 04, 2026 10:03 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 04, 2026 10:03 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: The Paolo at February 04, 2026 10:04 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: mikeski at February 04, 2026 10:04 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 04, 2026 10:04 PM (h/O4U)
BREAKING - A liberal mother in Portland, Oregon, says she has had thoughts of “taking out her kids” to protect them from ICE.
“If it comes down to me taking out myself and my kids versus us being taken and harmed by ICE, death would be an easier out.”
CPS has been notified.
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Her face looks like a pin cushion.
https://is.gd/AjuklI5
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 04, 2026 10:05 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 04, 2026 10:05 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Piper at February 04, 2026 10:05 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Piper at February 04, 2026 10:05 PM (OoFl2)
72 hours? That's actually a pretty good time to run a marathon hugging a tree, depending on how big the tree is.
Posted by: mikeski at February 04, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)
A liberal mother in Portland, Oregon, says she has had thoughts of “taking out her kids” to protect them from ICE.
“If it comes down to me taking out myself and my kids versus us being taken and harmed by ICE, death would be an easier out.”
Did people used to be this deranged or do they now just get more publicity?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 04, 2026 10:06 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 04, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Piper at February 04, 2026 10:07 PM (OoFl2)
1SG - Private, for that last time, suck it up and burn that shit, THIS is all YOU can be.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 04, 2026 10:07 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 04, 2026 10:07 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: I Rate 'Em at February 04, 2026 10:08 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 04, 2026 10:06 PM (tgvbd)
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Magda Goebbels to the white courtesy phone, please!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 04, 2026 10:08 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 04, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 04, 2026 10:08 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
Hard to say 'Boo!' when you're coughing and gagging ...
Posted by: Adriane the Momentarily Less Cynical Critic . . . at February 04, 2026 10:09 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 04, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)
East Liberty. 5905 Station Street - Advance Auto Parts. Caller said that someone in a Steelers jersey just came in and took items.
Could be worse. The guy in the Vikings jersey would have looted it, burned it down, and absconded with the women.
Posted by: mikeski at February 04, 2026 10:09 PM (VHUov)
She's an enviro-moppet I don't have a driving urge to shove down a coal chute. She's no Greta.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 04, 2026 10:10 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: tankdemon at February 04, 2026 10:10 PM (zGyLA)
Those Pittsburgh police sure were nice to turn off that lady's teapot. I would not have guessed they would do that!
Nice photo up top. As a child, I preferred the "tubes" to the bridges in Pittsburgh.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 04, 2026 10:10 PM (kB9dk)
*sigh*
Is there a more romantic setting?
Posted by: Cicero
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Oh hell yes, just think about anyplace with temps above freezing
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 04, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 04, 2026 10:11 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Don Black at February 04, 2026 10:11 PM (ZxPkt)
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That’s why he’s an expert, and you’re not.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 04, 2026 10:11 PM (Zh6C/)
Posted by: tankdemon at February 04, 2026 10:12 PM (zGyLA)
Well, that explains the quote.
Posted by: Case at February 04, 2026 10:12 PM (E7+ue)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 04, 2026 10:13 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Hadrian
I ponder this frequently. I'd say a little bit of both. The whacked we've always had with us. Modern communications means the whacked copycats have more inspiration.
Posted by: mindful webworker - all out of whack at February 04, 2026 10:13 PM (ZDu+s)
My MIL just loved your dog in the WDS...she thought its coat was so beautiful especially when walking.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 04, 2026 10:13 PM (IQ6Gq)
“If it comes down to me taking out myself and my kids versus us being taken and harmed by ICE, death would be an easier out.”
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Oh, c'mon. She's threatening to kill her kids.
Somebody needs to do a welfare check on Diane Downs Syndrome, stat.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 04, 2026 10:14 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: mindful webworker - crazed and defused at February 04, 2026 10:14 PM (ZDu+s)
Posted by: tankdemon
Ehh. Better than the Bad Bunny halftime.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 04, 2026 10:14 PM (J+Psw)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 04, 2026 10:14 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 04, 2026 10:15 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: tankdemon
Some kids will do anything to get out of doing their math homework.
Posted by: mikeski at February 04, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 04, 2026 10:15 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 04, 2026 10:16 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: tankdemon at February 04, 2026 10:12 PM (zGyLA)
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*shrugs*
Posted by: Dutch Kid With His Finger In A Dike at February 04, 2026 10:16 PM (nWPIJ)
that they think is beer . . . . . expert indeed.
Posted by: LRob in OK
The Angel's Share turned out to be "most of it?"
Posted by: mikeski at February 04, 2026 10:16 PM (VHUov)
Somebody needs to do a welfare check on Diane Downs Syndrome, stat.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 04, 2026 10:14 PM (BI5O2)
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She probably works at the CPS
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 04, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Piper at February 04, 2026 10:16 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Donald Trump broke them.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 04, 2026 10:18 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 04, 2026 10:19 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 04, 2026 10:19 PM (J+Psw)
Good evening.
I am thoroughly exhausted and, due to the amount of drugs in my system, I'm not always completely coherent. I experience holes in my memory, which they say will improve , and I'm finally doing some physical therapy, which has been hampered by a severe gout attack.
I was snatched back from the jaws of death and I wander, emotionally, through window to window in absolute amazement at the skill, determination, and compassion on display by those at Mayo Jacksonville.
I am alive. Against all odds, I am alive.
I haven't been able to read all the Twitter posts, and probably won't for a while, because everything exhausts me. I wanted to let you know that I'm doing well and that with the help of God, family, and friends such as you, I will make it.
Thank you for your prayers, for your conversations and inquiries, and for your donations to the gofundme. I told my daughter that the folks here at twitter are amazing people, and she now knows for herself, having read of your concern and compassion.
1/2
Posted by: Sharkman at February 04, 2026 10:19 PM (/RHNq)
Thank you for supporting her with your kindness as she's made her most difficult journey.
It's not over yet. Following 1 to 2 weeks of additional rehab, Mistie will begin in-house care. I literally could not have survived without her and I am truly blessed to call her my daughter.
I promise that, alongside Mistie, I'll continue to provide updates, although simple updates may be all the energy that I can offer at this time.
Thank you, again, each and every one of you, for all that you've done to support us during this enormous life challenge.
May God Bless each and every one of you who are contending with your own health issues. I pray for you to good health soon.
Posted by: Sharkman at February 04, 2026 10:19 PM (/RHNq)
Posted by: Piper
I am surprised that there was only one ransom demand. Usually after such disasters the scan artists come crawling out of the woodwork.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 04, 2026 10:19 PM (/lPRQ)
Four years ago to the day I adopted a cat from the animal shelter.
It was a lot like opening a pharaoh's tomb because there was definitely a curse involved.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 04, 2026 10:20 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 04, 2026 10:20 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 04, 2026 10:20 PM (Zh6C/)
I love the song from Flashdance and need to play it this summer for my backyard deck dances with our grands! I can't sit still when I hear it. I dance alone while I make dinner and have some wine. Neighbors can't see me due to the trees!
I also love Led Zepplin. Who, boy, Plant was hot back then in jeans. Now not so much.
"Dazed and Confused" should have been my theme song the semester I had psych in nursing school. The professor and head of the nursing department told me I appeared to be in a "fugue state" when I kept declaring I did not understand. Altho I made an A for the course. Everyone laughed, including me, as I was clueless. I hated that semester! My bf/now husband would drive me to a nursing home for chronic psych patients and almost have to kick me out of the car. It was called "Wee Haven." Which is what we named all of our bedrooms. Nightmare.
I hated all psych classes I ever took and it seems like at least 3 others. While I lived with two male psych grad students the year prior, I never asked them to explain it to me because I wasn't interested.
I do wish I had their assessment of my psyche. Or maybe not.I know they discussed me in private.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 04, 2026 10:20 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Blanco Basura
I thought the Midwatch was from 0000-0400.
You learn something new everyday.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 04, 2026 10:21 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 04, 2026 10:21 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 04, 2026 10:21 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 04, 2026 10:22 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Piper
I am surprised that there was only one ransom demand. Usually after such disasters the scan artists come crawling out of the woodwork.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
They have cadaver dogs, I am pretty sure she is no longer with us. But I would love to be wrong.
Posted by: Piper at February 04, 2026 10:22 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 04, 2026 10:22 PM (dhHpw)
Posted by: Ogre at February 04, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 04, 2026 10:19 PM (47diA)
Looks like one of those fake Japanese challenge game shows, like Takeshi's Castle.
Posted by: RickZ at February 04, 2026 10:23 PM (gKDq2)
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special. The Post has survived for nearly 150 years, evolving from a hometown family newspaper into an indispensable national institution, and a pillar of the democratic system. But if Bezos and Lewis continue down their present path, it may not survive much longer.
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You say "indispensable" but I don't think you know what it means.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 04, 2026 10:24 PM (J+Psw)
I like the MXE Challenge dub of that show.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 04, 2026 10:24 PM (lUFok)
https://is.gd/AjuklI5
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 04, 2026 10:05 PM (J+Psw)
Broken link
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 10:24 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: mindful webworker - failure is not an option at February 04, 2026 10:25 PM (ZDu+s)
Flashdance was such an 80s movie. I loved it. And the soundtrack was awesome. I knew every word to every song. And we danced like maniacs.
Fun fun fun.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 04, 2026 10:25 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 10:25 PM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 04, 2026 10:14 PM (J+Psw)
Touchè.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 04, 2026 10:25 PM (zGyLA)
Posted by: The Doo Kwes Knee Daredevil at February 04, 2026 10:25 PM (73AR1)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 04, 2026 10:26 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 04, 2026 10:24 PM
***
Don't get eliminated!
Posted by: TRex - kenny blankenship dino at February 04, 2026 10:26 PM (pqoTI)
So then they promptly opened it up and drank it.
>>>"I had a little bit of trepidation going into it, but you have to try it," Winter told FOX 13 Utah.
lol.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 04, 2026 10:26 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 04, 2026 10:07 PM (nWPIJ)
How do you say Boo in Italian?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 04, 2026 10:26 PM (dhHpw)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
Pop music isn't allowed to be that much fun anymore.
Posted by: mikeski wears his sunglasses at night at February 04, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
Has it really been that long? I remember when you didn't have a little furry four-footer to blame your grumpy mood on.
Extra scritches for Robert.
🐈⬛😆
Posted by: mindful webworker - actual furry friends are better than furries as friends at February 04, 2026 10:28 PM (ZDu+s)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 04, 2026 10:28 PM (FmapG)
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Tell me about it. Garlic, crosses, holy water, silver bullets, wooden stakes, nothing ever works.
Posted by: Dr. Abraham Van Helsing, MD, Ph. D., D.Litt., etc. at February 04, 2026 10:28 PM (BI5O2)
Cerno is concentrating on Bill Gates and his white pussy discharge.
This summer is going to be a bad one
Posted by: GigantorX at February 04, 2026 10:29 PM (8p2Gi)
https://is.gd/AjuklI
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 04, 2026 10:19 PM (J+Psw)
Another sad case of intracranal lead deficiency.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 10:29 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 04, 2026 10:07 PM (nWPIJ)
How do you say Boo in Italian?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
Boo. 😂
Posted by: Piper at February 04, 2026 10:29 PM (Wmg4n)
You say "indispensable" but I don't think you know what it means.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Aren't the graveyards full of indispensable men?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 04, 2026 10:29 PM (Cqx++)
Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
@adamcarolla
dissects the Hollywood lockstep leftism on display at the Grammys on Sunday:
"If those people started saying, we support Trump, guess who's out? Yeah, you’re f*cking out."
"Whatever the subject, you guys, here's what it is. And this will prevent you from getting kicked out of the club."
"Now we're going to have an award show, and you get up there and whoever praises whatever your policies are the loudest-oh, and by the way, we hate Trump."
"So you got to say something sh*tty about him. And then something great about Black Lives Matter or whatever that thing is."
"Whoever does that the best is going to stay in the club the longest."
"So now you have a decision to make, you know, one of three things. You can either go up there and do ICE out and nobody's illegal. You’ll be fine."
“Or you can go up there and just be neutral, not say anything. But that will make people wonder if you should be in the club."
“Or you can touch that third rail and say you love ICE and love Trump, in which case you're 100% out and you're going to get booed off the stage."
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 10:30 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 04, 2026 10:30 PM (J+Psw)
My MIL just loved your dog in the WDS...she thought its coat was so beautiful especially when walking.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 04, 2026 10:13 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Thank you! It took a lot of work and Her Majesty's skill to make it look so nice. When he's bathed, we use three different shampoos and two different conditioners. He gets coat supplements and fish oil with his breakfast and dinner.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 04, 2026 10:30 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Piper at February 04, 2026 10:31 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 10:31 PM (TlCKo)
Journalism may be important but journalists (and journals themselves) can be replaced very easily.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 04, 2026 10:32 PM (tgvbd)
Imagine rescuing a dog and then getting charged because you didn't dump the matted, neglected dog on animal control and instead wanted to get it treatment.
Kind-hearted woman is CHARGED after she took in frightened stray dog she saw being dumped in street during snow storm
https://tinyurl.com/bdhvhr26
Posted by: Joyenz at February 04, 2026 10:32 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 04, 2026 10:33 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: mikeski wears his sunglasses at night at February 04, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)
We raised our sons on '70's and '80's rock and roll. Now our grands love these songs. They listen to some current "crap" at times, and our girl knows the words, but I steer them to real music that's more fun and good melodies and lyrics.
A bunch of us 3-11 nurses would go to the gay bar downtown as a group and dance, dance, dance after work. There was one gay x-ray tech who danced with me. Gorgeous guy. Figure he didn't make it.
My bf and other guys would go too and get in free. Sometimes not pleased, but went with us anyway. Wild times!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 04, 2026 10:33 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Editor at February 04, 2026 10:33 PM (bbqkM)
https://is.gd/AjuklI
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 04, 2026 10:30 PM (J+Psw)
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Somehow I wonder if she/it has any kids at all and she/it is just bullshitting. But if she/it does, those kids are doomed.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 04, 2026 10:33 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 04, 2026 10:34 PM (3ek7K)
You want to show the NFL on your network, it'll cost you big bucks. Bubbleball? Not so much.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 04, 2026 10:34 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: The Doo Kwes Knee Daredevil at February 04, 2026 10:25 PM
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Pittsburghers are not immune from the virus. They're close enough to city hall to be at risk.
Posted by: TRex - doctor dino at February 04, 2026 10:35 PM (pqoTI)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 04, 2026 10:35 PM (3ek7K)
On that note I should go to bed and try to behave.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 04, 2026 10:35 PM (WONhk)
MN looking more and.more.like.a soft surrender by the administration. The communists continue to show strength and the admin draws down.
Cerno is concentrating on Bill Gates and his white pussy discharge.
This summer is going to be a bad one
Posted by: GigantorX
1) Are you a troll?
2) From the White House: "New Milestone in Operation Metro Surge: 4,000+ Criminal Illegals Removed from Minnesota Streets."
They're giving up the illegals. Homan no longer needs an extra 700 officers to hunt them in the streets, because the MN county jails are turning them over.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 04, 2026 10:36 PM (JrWaT)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 04, 2026 10:36 PM (dhHpw)
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Indispensable national institution? This is the perfect anti comment of the week
Posted by: The Grateful at February 04, 2026 10:36 PM (IQ6Gq)
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*checks outrage meter*
Could you come back in a week or so?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 04, 2026 10:37 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
There were always people who were nuts. But thanks to liberalism, they now have a cheering section. In the past democrats and liberals would have despised a freak like her.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 04, 2026 10:37 PM (0Htd1)
*sigh*
Is there a more romantic setting?
Posted by: Cicero
We'll kick Madison County's ass!!
Posted by: Pittsburgh at February 04, 2026 10:37 PM (FmapG)
“If it comes down to me taking out myself and my kids versus us being taken and harmed by ICE, death would be an easier out.”
Did people used to be this deranged or do they now just get more publicity?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 04, 2026 10:06 PM (tgvbd)
I think if you wanted to point out an example of how social media has a net negative impact on our world, this would be it
Posted by: Otto Pen at February 04, 2026 10:38 PM (sJHOI)
https://tinyurl.com/bdhvhr26
Posted by: Joyenz at February 04, 2026 10:32 PM (2F0/Y)
If the dog was dumped, it's not a stray, it's a rejected pet. Might have all kinds of issues, diseased, bad behavior, or just asshole owners. If not rescued, it will soon become a stray.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 10:38 PM (8zz6B)
She wasn't quite this gal, but add 45 years or so and yep - that was her.
(links to YooToob)
https://t.ly/zNCJ_
Posted by: Tonypete at February 04, 2026 10:38 PM (cYBz/)
Journalism may be important but journalists (and journals themselves) can be replaced very easily.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Also, journalism can take many forms. It doesn't have to be the Very Big City News or MSKKK News Network. It can also be Andy Ngo, James O'Keeffe, and Nick Shirley.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 04, 2026 10:38 PM (JrWaT)
Posted by: GigantorX
After the 700 ICE agents are allowed to return to their home states today/tomorrow there will still be 2000 ICE/CBP in Minnesota. No one is surrendering.
Posted by: old chick at February 04, 2026 10:39 PM (F3Dlr)
This summer is going to be a bad one
Posted by: GigantorX
1) Are you a troll?
2) From the White House: "New Milestone in Operation Metro Surge: 4,000+ Criminal Illegals Removed from Minnesota Streets."
They're giving up the illegals. Homan no longer needs an extra 700 officers to hunt them in the streets, because the MN county jails are turning them over.
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Exactly. Rather than "Ft. Sumpter", we simply won.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 10:39 PM (Cjcf6)
https://t.ly/zNCJ_
Posted by: Tonypete
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By the way, I've never seen that movie. Zit any good?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 04, 2026 10:39 PM (JrWaT)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 04, 2026 10:40 PM (IhIKR)
2) From the White House: "New Milestone in Operation Metro Surge: 4,000+ Criminal Illegals Removed from Minnesota Streets."
They're giving up the illegals. Homan no longer needs an extra 700 officers to hunt them in the streets, because the MN county jails are turning them over.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 04, 2026 10:36 PM (JrWaT)
Have you ever seen that nic post anything other than black-pill crap? There's your answer.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 10:40 PM (8zz6B)
A liberal mother in Portland, Oregon, says she has had thoughts of “taking out her kids” to protect them from ICE.
“If it comes down to me taking out myself and my kids versus us being taken and harmed by ICE, death would be an easier out.”
Did people used to be this deranged or do they now just get more publicity?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Social Media has given these lunatics a platform to spread there madness. Its the 21 Century updated version of 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds '.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 04, 2026 10:40 PM (FmapG)
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special.
Well, that's a damn shame.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 04, 2026 10:41 PM (0Htd1)
*sigh*
Is there a more romantic setting?
Posted by: Cicero
We'll kick Madison County's ass!!
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To be fair, that won't be difficult. I've *never* watched a minute of that movie and nothing could induce me to do so.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 10:41 PM (Cjcf6)
https://is.gd/AjuklI
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 04, 2026 10:19 PM (J+Psw)
Another sad case of intracranal lead deficiency.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Generally don't like the idea of CPS or lead deficiency but her case is exceptional.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 10:43 PM (TlCKo)
“If it comes down to me taking out myself and my kids versus us being taken and harmed by ICE, death would be an easier out.”
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If she's not in custody within the next 24 hours, our government isn't working properly.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 10:43 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: SciVo at February 04, 2026 10:43 PM (Sy6m/)
People are always outraged about something: Bondi, Patel, etc. I just don't know.
I do know I am not going to get myself in an uproar over nothing I can control. I do know that a lot are self deporting and who can count all of the little bastids? I want them GONE.
I read of a UK DM reporter who rode with ICE recently, in Minnesomoliland, and ICE got two criminals with no issue. How much is that going on we don't know about?
So far the possible illegal roofers in a rental down the street are still there, but much quieter than last summer. I want to yell ICE sometimes but never see them.
Stuff could be going on we don't know about due to no news propaganda. President Trump could be simply threading the needle with a steady hand.
Optimism is free!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 04, 2026 10:44 PM (WONhk)
I've *never* watched a minute of that movie and nothing could induce me to do so.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 10:41 PM (Cjcf6)
_________
"Isn't infidelity romantic?" Piss on that noise.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 04, 2026 10:44 PM (tgvbd)
NBC Washington
Posted by: old chick at February 04, 2026 10:44 PM (F3Dlr)
President Trump is sending federales in to help find Nancy Guthrie.
Posted by: Piper
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WHAT? Aren't all feds bad? I mean, do they intend to just tramp into someone's house without a warrant and grab them on suspicion of existing?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 04, 2026 10:45 PM (JrWaT)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 04, 2026 10:46 PM (lUFok)
Have you ever seen that nic post anything other than black-pill crap? There's your answer.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Just as I suspected.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 04, 2026 10:47 PM (JrWaT)
https://tinyurl.com/2293xnfv
tldr: Trump is reluctant to act on Iran, with the Olympics just days away
bad optics
Posted by: Don Black at February 04, 2026 10:48 PM (ZxPkt)
Even the wealthier settlers didn't have the wherewithal to build bridges, so they'd hire experts from Pittsburgh to make the pieces in a foundry, and ship them out.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 04, 2026 10:48 PM (BI5O2)
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Not if the usual suspects have their way it won’t. That’s why they have had conniptions over those guys, and talk of being “licensed”. And of course why the Brits and Euro fags are on a censorship bender.
They just arrest people for reporting facts. They are itching to do that here, and de facto are pretty damn close. We aren’t privy to the secret meetings and what is to be done, but we can infer with 100% accuracy what was decided and how they plan their objectives.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 04, 2026 10:48 PM (Zh6C/)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 04, 2026 10:48 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 04, 2026 10:36 PM (JrWaT)
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Did MN have a private conversation with the Donald or what? I missed the pivot.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 10:48 PM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 10:41 PM (Cjcf6)
_________
"Isn't infidelity romantic?" Piss on that noise.
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Yep, there's an Alan Alda movie that did the same thing, and won some awards in the process. Way back then we should have organized and protested.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 10:49 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: old chick at February 04, 2026 10:39 PM (F3Dlr)
But . . .But I am told Trump is just the wrong man for this job since no one can do it!
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 10:50 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: DenethorX at February 04, 2026 10:51 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 10:51 PM (TlCKo)
I just discovered that I can right-click and "Open link in split view," an option I had never noticed before I clicked it by accident the other day, and watch a YouTube video on the right while continuing to read the ONT on the left. This changes everything.
Posted by: SciVo
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Capital! A fellow noise addict.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 04, 2026 10:51 PM (JrWaT)
Posted by: runner at February 04, 2026 10:52 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 04, 2026 10:52 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: runner at February 04, 2026 10:53 PM (g47mK)
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The Brits and Euro fags are on a censorship bender because they're effeminate men and fags, they lost their guns and because they're effeminate they can't imagine how to acquire new ones, and because their leaders can't wait to be destroyed by their muslim conquerors. If Putin wanted to acquire the UK tomorrow, Trump's only reply to Putin should be "Are you sure? There's not a lot there worth owning."
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 10:53 PM (Cjcf6)
Even the wealthier settlers didn't have the wherewithal to build bridges, so they'd hire experts from Pittsburgh to make the pieces in a foundry, and ship them out.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Years ago, while touring around NE Arizona, I stopped at a store to grab some coffee. There was a refrigeration unit made in Mercer, PA. I was in some small barely a town in the middle of the Painted Desert. Odd place to find a mechanical unit made in rural PA.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 04, 2026 10:53 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 04, 2026 10:54 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 04, 2026 10:54 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 10:43 PM (Cjcf6)
Actually CPS puts the kids in custody in temporary foster care if there is thought to be a valid threat to them, and then there is an emergency meeting with an Administrative Law Judge, several case workers, and often LE to determine if it is safe for the children to remain at home, and what sort of oversight the family needs.
Of course Multnomah County, so who knows what they consider a threat when ideology is more important that children's lives.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 10:54 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 04, 2026 10:54 PM (FmapG)
Irene
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 04, 2026 10:55 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: runner at February 04, 2026 10:55 PM (g47mK)
THe only think I think of when I hear or see the phrase "What a feeling" is the old Toyota commercials with the "Oh, what a feeling!" tagline.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 04, 2026 10:55 PM (lUFok)
Posted by: The Grateful at February 04, 2026 10:56 PM (IQ6Gq)
Somebody needs to do a welfare check on Diane Downs Syndrome, stat.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 04, 2026 10:14 PM (BI5O2)
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She probably works at the CPS
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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I really hope that is not a bullseye.
Posted by: clarence at February 04, 2026 10:56 PM (AxaBd)
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They did. Let's get that out of the way.
But...were those songs in the "public domain" by the time Led Zeppelin recorded and released them?
I don't know the legal answer to that.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 10:56 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 04, 2026 10:57 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 10:48 PM (TlCKo)
A phone call from Trump and a private audience with Homan.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 10:57 PM (rbvCR)
Still, a great band on stolen land.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 04, 2026 10:57 PM (TOSLe)
If anyone missed this last night it is the ultimate:
https://tinyurl.com/36s7fm5a
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
Who is holding the camera?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 04, 2026 10:57 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 04, 2026 10:58 PM (FmapG)
You and you wife would be amazing foster parents in my humble opinion
Have y’all ever considered?
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 04, 2026 10:58 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Kindltot
I know and it never ceases to amaze me how that new money, gold loving dumb playboy Trump can stumble into being right all the time. Just lucky, I guess.
Almost as much as it doesn't amaze me when people don't read or listen to the facts (as presented by Homan this morning) before they post nonsense.
Posted by: old chick at February 04, 2026 10:59 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 04, 2026 10:54 PM (FmapG)
Irene
Posted by: Opinion fact
Oops. Thanks.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 04, 2026 10:59 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 04, 2026 10:46 PM (lUFok)
Great! I have that little transmitter sitting here in a box for you. I should be arounf the ranch all day. Working on an old car.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 10:59 PM (8zz6B)
If anyone missed this last night it is the ultimate:
https://tinyurl.com/36s7fm5a
Posted by: Braenyard
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Thanks for that, and wtf? "Most" art reporters and "most" critics? How many were there?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 04, 2026 10:59 PM (JrWaT)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 04, 2026 11:00 PM (Zh6C/)
Posted by: pawn at February 04, 2026 11:00 PM (uvB+6)
You and you wife would be amazing foster parents in my humble opinion
Have y’all ever considered?
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 04, 2026 10:58 PM (IhIKR)
My wife has done daycare with the YMCA for 20+ years, and was adopted herself. she would probably do well. I would have trouble doing it since I used to do clerical work for CPS and the office politics and animus against the foster parents is pretty high here
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 11:01 PM (rbvCR)
Then gonna watch something or other. So I probably should say
https://youtu.be/DoYvMWjWA7M
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - artful doger at February 04, 2026 11:01 PM (ZDu+s)
Bands play songs from other bands all the time.
Stolen. Someone stole your brain.
Bands do covers and if they sell a recording they credit the original songwriters and maybe pay a royalty if the song is still under copyright.
Jimmy Page had a habit of choosing a different path.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 04, 2026 11:03 PM (lUFok)
Bands play songs from other bands all the time.
Stolen. Someone stole your brain.
Posted by: pawn at February 04, 2026 11:00 PM (uvB+6)
They took the song , changed the lyrics and refused to give credit to the song writer until sued.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 04, 2026 11:04 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by Joyenz
Sixteen homeless people died in NYC after recent snow storm. The mayor took no action to have homeless people taken to a shelter before the storm hit. And he is still the mayor. Go figure.
Posted by: Case at February 04, 2026 11:05 PM (E7+ue)
But...were those songs in the "public domain" by the time Led Zeppelin recorded and released them?
I don't know the legal answer to that.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 10:56 PM (Cjcf6)
And the blues artists they stole from probably "stole" it from somebody else. The notion of copyright barely existed in the black music culture until some individuals started making money from record sales.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 11:05 PM (8zz6B)
Cerno is concentrating on Bill Gates and his white pussy discharge.
This summer is going to be a bad one
Posted by: GigantorX
Don’t bother.
At AoS Trump can’t lose ever. He’s always playing 4-d chess and an obvious surrender in removing ice agents, is a great win.
Posted by: Forget it Jake its AosTown at February 04, 2026 11:05 PM (4iIP5)
You would be saving a kid’s life. You know that, right. Your wife is an absolute gem. And you’re not so shabby yourself.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 04, 2026 11:06 PM (IhIKR)
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... NE Arizona, ... made in Mercer, PA. I was in some small barely a town in the middle of the Painted Desert. ...
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PA and OH, iron, men and free enterprise.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:07 PM (TlCKo)
Nah, they should have nailed her to the frigging tree.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 04, 2026 11:07 PM (snZF9)
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Once the winter toll of homeless deaths is in, that communist prick will announce that he's made a sizeable dent in the homeless numbers. No, really--he will.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:07 PM (Cjcf6)
Bands play songs from other bands all the time.
Stolen. Someone stole your brain.
Posted by: pawn
>Of course they did. Stole my brain like they stole my massive cock. There's plenty for everyone!
Lighten up, Zepplin was a great band with great artists.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 04, 2026 11:08 PM (TOSLe)
STOP PLAYING WITH YOURSELF.
Posted by: GOD at February 04, 2026 11:08 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Case
Not to worry, they'll still be voting for me.
Posted by: da Mayor at February 04, 2026 11:09 PM (VHUov)
And she’s a Fink.
But. If I could, I’d try to be a foster parent. Of course, I couldn’t tell the kid where I lost all those firearms that fateful summer canoeing.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 04, 2026 11:09 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 10:59 PM (8zz6B)
You? Nooo, I can't believe it. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 04, 2026 11:10 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Forget it Jake its AosTown at February 04, 2026 11:05 PM (4iIP5)
You have the order wrong. Trump had a great win in Minnesota, which allowed him to remove ICE agents. I know it's difficult to follow simple cause and effect with such a miniscule cranial capacity, but you should try to put more effort into assessing the world as it is.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 04, 2026 11:11 PM (zGyLA)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 04, 2026 11:11 PM (dxXyY)
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The waves were angry that day my friend.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:11 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:11 PM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Forget it Jake its AosTown at February 04, 2026 11:05 PM (4iIP5)
You have the order wrong. Trump had a great win in Minnesota, which allowed him to remove ICE agents. I know it's difficult to follow simple cause and effect with such a miniscule cranial capacity, but you should try to put more effort into assessing the world as it is
Perfectly proves my point.
700 fewer ice agents will deport more illegals. A great win.
Posted by: Forget it Jake its AosTown at February 04, 2026 11:13 PM (4iIP5)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Honestly, for me, it's a mixed bag. I loved the steel mill scenes, the bar and the wedding/church scenes. Cimino shot the mill scenes in Mingo Junction and the bar scenes in the bar/bowling alley that my workmates and I frequented. Most of the extras in that were me and my buddies. (Free lunch and beer!!) The wedding and reception scenes were shot, iirc, in a Russian Orthodox church in the Cleveland area with a ton of locals. That part feels like home.
Much of the rest is 'eh'. I don't like Meryl Streep playing herself in any of her films. Always liked John Cazale and George Dzundza though.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 04, 2026 11:13 PM (cYBz/)
HAVE YOU BEEN TOUCHING YOURSELF?
Posted by: GOD at February 04, 2026 11:14 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 04, 2026 11:14 PM (dxXyY)
Posted by: DenethorX at February 04, 2026 10:51 PM (gKWVE)
Hail a day so long expected
Hail the year of full release
Zion's walls are now erected
And her watchmen publish peace
Throughout Shiloh's wide dominion
Hear the trumpets loudly roar
Min'a'plis is fallen is fallen is fallen
Min'a'plis is fallen to rise no more
Posted by: Nerd Herd at February 04, 2026 11:14 PM (NZPfR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Sunday's auction?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:15 PM (TlCKo)
700 fewer ice agents will deport more illegals. A great win.
Posted by: Forget it Jake its AosTown at February 04, 2026 11:13 PM (4iIP5)
You do have a point there. But if you wear a hat, it won't show.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 11:15 PM (8zz6B)
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Yep. They tried to kill Karaokie a decade ago with those antics.
Which just goes to show that not all lawyers are bad people.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:15 PM (Cjcf6)
Tell me you huff your own farts without showing me the bag...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 04, 2026 11:17 PM (7xVfr)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:15 PM (TlCKo)
No. Resurrecting a dead one. Well, it's technically alive now, but doing a multitde of little chores to make it roadworthy. Wiring and parking brake handle today.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 11:18 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Dr. Varno
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There was a fellow who owned a club not to far from here that did that. Second time they advised him that tossing them was inappropriate. Third time was time confined.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:18 PM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 04, 2026 11:19 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: pawn at February 04, 2026 11:19 PM (uvB+6)
Which just goes to show that not all lawyers are bad people.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:15 PM (Cjcf6)
Pity they failed. Was at local dive bar for meat loaf and beer. It was karaoke night. Some of the "talent" made Springsteen sound good.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 11:20 PM (8zz6B)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSBKZPNsK74
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Hahaha! A classic!
Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2026 11:21 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 04, 2026 11:22 PM (2GVsD)
700 fewer ice agents will deport more illegals. A great win.
Posted by: Forget it Jake its AosTown at February 04, 2026 11:13 PM (4iIP5)
Perfectly proves my point. I know this explanation won't help any, considering your lacking any type of comprehension skills, but, here goes;
Trump already got Minnesota to start cooperating with ICE allowing pick ups directly from county jails, meaning they can now safely send two guys to do a quick pick up of a prisoner already in custody instead of sending teams of agents into residential neighborhoods to look for these people after they are released.
It also allows us to have 700 agents picking up illegals in other areas of the country.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 04, 2026 11:23 PM (zGyLA)
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PRO TIP: The theme from Cats is public domain.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 04, 2026 11:23 PM (JkO4W)
Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Cuba
@USEmbCuba
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Havana, Cuba – February 3, 2026
Cuba’s national electrical grid is increasingly unstable and prolonged scheduled and unscheduled power outages are a daily occurrence across the country to include Havana. Outages affect water supply, lighting, refrigeration and communications.
There is also a shortage of fuel affecting transportation and resulting in long lines at gas stations. While some businesses, hotels, and hospitals use generators during power outages, they may not be able to maintain their services due to fuel shortages. Take precautions by conserving fuel, water, food and mobile phone charge, and be prepared for significant disruption. U.S. citizens in Cuba or planning to travel to Cuba are advised that there have been incidents of U.S. citizens being denied entry upon arrival as well as a spike in regime-sponsored protest activity directed at the United States, including anti-U.S. rhetoric.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 11:24 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 04, 2026 11:24 PM (JkO4W)
700 fewer ice agents will deport more illegals. A great win.
Posted by: Forget it Jake its AosTown at February 04, 2026 11:13 PM (4iIP5)
Homan explained it like this...
Previously, ICE would require 5-6 agents to apprehend the criminals. Now that the local authorities are cooperating with ICE, they only require 2 agents.
Resulting in a reduction in ICE agents needed. Makes sense to me.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 04, 2026 11:26 PM (y171U)
Come inspection time, it's being inspected and I ask dad; What about the emergency brake?
Dad said, he won't say anything.
Won't admit he can't find it.
Bingo
Passed.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:28 PM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 04, 2026 11:28 PM (2GVsD)
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Maybe. But tell me... What is more natural, than to want to sing & party after having a couple of 'adult' beverages? Gotta hand it to the Japanese, for making it a popular social event.
It's all for fun! It's not a freaking professional concert. LOL.
Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2026 11:28 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 04, 2026 11:29 PM (cwGMH)
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The music business is complicated. That band made some bad choices.
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:30 PM (Cjcf6)
72 hours? That's actually a pretty good time to run a marathon hugging a tree, depending on how big the tree is.
Posted by: mikeski at February 04, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)
I'm surprised that, with Paulo around, no one asked for the record holding his tree....
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 04, 2026 11:32 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Anna Puma
Then is "Karate" Japanese for "I can't shoot?"
Posted by: mikeski at February 04, 2026 11:33 PM (VHUov)
700 fewer ice agents will deport more illegals. A great win.
Posted by: Forget it Jake its AosTown
MN is now helping in deportations.
Those 700 can head to Maine. The next big prize.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 04, 2026 11:33 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 04, 2026 11:34 PM (cwGMH)
Give every Cuban what ever he needs resistance will be futile. Surrender will be joy.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:34 PM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Anna Puma
It might make sense at that latitude.
Unlike the solar farms that Xcel (no) Energy plants here in MN.
Posted by: mikeski at February 04, 2026 11:34 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 04, 2026 11:28 PM (2GVsD)
Cuba has solar and wind but the majority of the grid is powered by Soviet era power plants that run off of Venezuelan bunker fuel. The USN seizing the tankers that would drop off partial loads put a crimp in that, and Pres Scheinbaum of MX decided to not to supply Havana with any oil at the moment, so the grid is going down. They don't have money to buy oil from anywhere else, and no other supplier will take promises and Cuban Pesos.
So they are readily steaming into Destination F___ed
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 11:35 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 04, 2026 11:28 PM (2GVsD)
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Caribbean communists would run sunshine shortages in five years.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 04, 2026 11:36 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 04, 2026 11:36 PM (+HNx/)
Heh
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 04, 2026 11:36 PM (cwGMH)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 04, 2026 11:36 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 04, 2026 10:51 PM (JrWaT)
I have to give a shoutout here to my 66 Audio headphones, which identify to Bluetooth as 66 BT Sport. (My laptop did not come with BT, but that was easily solved with a cheap little USB dongle.) They have remained supremely comfortable for very long computer sessions for many years, a fact that I credit to their being designed for jogging and then used behind a desk.
So, they're very small and light, with a stiff little band that goes discretely behind the neck, and very comfortable little pads for the ears -- very open, not even remotely isolating, but you can't have everything and it was probably designed that way on purpose (for jogging safety). It's quieter for others than speakers, for sure.
The sound quality is sufficient that I don't notice it one way or another, which is good enough for me. I'm not trying to mix a recording here, just listen to music or watch a video. And it's nice to be untethered from the computer, free to walk around, but without hot, heavy cans on my head. Oh, and they're inexpensive too. Two thumbs up!
Posted by: SciVo at February 04, 2026 11:36 PM (Sy6m/)
Bingo
Passed.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:28 PM (TlCKo)
This car won't be getting inspected. But with a standard transmission, having a working parking brake is nice. And the mechanism in the rear drums is good, as are the jacketed cables going forward to the frame points. Now the dash handle and its short cable have been made good. Just have to fix up the intermediate cable and equalizer. That job gets done on the hoist.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 11:36 PM (8zz6B)
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She wrote "Diamonds and Rust". It was an acoustic ballad to her.
Judas Priest recorded it as metal anthem, and it was amazing!
https://shorturl.at/T7KN1
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:37 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 04, 2026 11:34 PM (cwGMH)
ASCAP or BMI would hunt him to the ends of the earth.
Posted by: They're as persistent as they are greedy at February 04, 2026 11:38 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Honestly, for me, it's a mixed bag. I loved the steel mill scenes, the bar and the wedding/church scenes. Cimino shot the mill scenes in Mingo Junction and the bar scenes in the bar/bowling alley that my workmates and I frequented. Most of the extras in that were me and my buddies. (Free lunch and beer!!) The wedding and reception scenes were shot, iirc, in a Russian Orthodox church in the Cleveland area with a ton of locals. That part feels like home.
Much of the rest is 'eh'. I don't like Meryl Streep playing herself in any of her films. Always liked John Cazale and George Dzundza though.
Posted by: Tonypete
Heh, pretty much how I thought of DH too. I liked it but I think because the Mill scenes reminded me of home. Also, it was a unintended commercial for Rolling Rock beer when it was still brewed in Latrobe.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 04, 2026 11:39 PM (FmapG)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:39 PM (TlCKo)
Posted by: SciVo at February 04, 2026 11:36 PM (Sy6m/)
Studiously avoids making the obvious joke.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 11:40 PM (8zz6B)
The Russians are still touchy about Cuba and there is enough juice left to Brazil and the Marxist revolutionary groups in Venezuela and Colombia to make a stink
If Cuba, the shining star of aggressive International Marxist-Leninist thought starts begging, that puts a nail into the whole concept.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 11:40 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 10:29 PM (8zz6B)
Perhaps an excess cranial accessories that are creating a disruptic electrical field interfering with normal thought processes.
Posted by: javems at February 04, 2026 11:40 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: They're as persistent as they are greedy at February 04, 2026 11:38 PM (TbWk/)
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If you're going to play the music it's much better to make a deal.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:41 PM (TlCKo)
Posted by: pawn at February 04, 2026 11:43 PM (uvB+6)
Posted by: pawn at February 04, 2026 11:43 PM (uvB+6)
I got bored of being an epidemiologist
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 11:44 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 04, 2026 11:44 PM (+HNx/)
235 I think the goal for Cuba is to let them collapse until they contact us and surrender and ask for help.
The Russians are still touchy about Cuba and there is enough juice left to Brazil and the Marxist revolutionary groups in Venezuela and Colombia to make a stink
If Cuba, the shining star of aggressive International Marxist-Leninist thought starts begging, that puts a nail into the whole concept.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 11:40 PM (rbvCR)
I agree completely. There’s no reason to take any kinetic action; their house is already on fire, we just need to kick back and let it burn.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 04, 2026 11:45 PM (JbyEi)
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Ah, mon ami, one of my first lessons on emergency stops with a standard transmission and no brakes _
turn the key off.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:46 PM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 11:47 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Take their leadership and shower them with food and Coca Cola.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 04, 2026 11:47 PM (TlCKo)
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She wrote "Diamonds and Rust". It was an acoustic ballad to her.
Judas Priest recorded it as metal anthem, and it was amazing!
https://shorturl.at/T7KN1
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:37 PM (Cjcf6)
I spent time in a judas priest cover band somewhere around 1980, right around the time British Steel came out. I played that song more than I care to think about. Started to hate it actually. People really liked it though. Priest always improved a song they covered though, thats for sure.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 04, 2026 11:48 PM (snZF9)
It touched 90 degrees here at the beach in Orange County today. Not sure if that breaks the record. Supposed to be almost 20 degrees cooler tomorrow and more seasonal through the weekend.
We didn't have much of a winter this year, at least so far. My natural gas bill reflects this also.
Hope everyone in the east sees a warmup soon.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 04, 2026 11:49 PM (QGaXH)
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Yes, exactly! Green Manalishi was so much better by them, particularly live!
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:49 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 04, 2026 11:50 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 04, 2026 11:28 PM (2GVsD)
Cuba tried to get that going - one big problem. Even the Chinese wanted to get paid for setting up a big solar system, and the Cuban government is completely broke.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 04, 2026 11:51 PM (JbyEi)
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I should have said it earlier--playing in a Judas Priest cover band is no small feat. I'm impressed that you have those chops! Glenn Tipton and KK Downing were *monster* guitar players!
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:52 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 11:53 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot
I'm kinda done with playing G-d.
Besides, those trolls won't keep playing with themselves.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 04, 2026 11:54 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 04, 2026 11:54 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: pawn at February 04, 2026 11:43 PM (uvB+6)
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I hereby serve you notice of the suit being filed against you for this slander against me.
You'll need a good lawyer. Call 1-800-BDOGLAW to schedule a free consultation.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 04, 2026 11:54 PM (GHvvy)
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Yes, exactly! Green Manalishi was so much better by them, particularly live!
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:49 PM (Cjcf6)
Absolutely, I loved playing that one. That song begged to be played live.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 04, 2026 11:54 PM (snZF9)
https://shorturl.at/T7KN1
Posted by: Crusader
>I saw the Priest not too long ago and Rob can still bring it. Pretty amazing.
Has it been so many years?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 04, 2026 11:55 PM (TOSLe)
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Most of them are dead.
The rest and the descendants of the others should simply be told "That's not practical, nor enforceable".
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:55 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:49 PM (Cjcf6)
Absolutely, I loved playing that one. That song begged to be played live.
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Kudos to you for having that level of talent!
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:57 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:55 PM (Cjcf6)
Give those claimants a preferred shot at buying land confiscated from the commie Nomenklatura.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 11:59 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 05, 2026 12:00 AM (CHHv1)
https://tinyurl.com/4def6x2s
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 12:02 AM (TlCKo)
It was so bad it was good.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 12:05 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Crusader at February 04, 2026 11:52 PM (Cjcf6)
We used to do their hardest stuff too, and we nailed it. Tyrant and exciter was a favorite, people would freak. I'll never forgot this one night this drunk chick came up to me afterward and said "when you guys hit those dual leads in exciter I came in my pants" I looked at the other guitar player and said well, I guess we got it right, lol. Seriously though, we had a very strong lineup, everybody was good at what they did. We did other stuff too, like maiden, accept, Sabbath with Dio, Ozzy, etc. Metal had progressed so fast we had to add all the new stuff that was coming out. I eventually moved into a national act for a bit, but I really miss those early days. It was all new.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 12:06 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 04, 2026 11:59 PM (8zz6B)
The method of privatization went well as could be expected in Russia after the oligarchs were prevented from selling everything to the European and American banks.
Might allow some sort of buy-back from whoever is currently occupying it, limited to the heirs holding ready cash. It would do a lot in re-financing the island
Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 12:07 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: John Drake at February 05, 2026 12:12 AM (g2WbM)
Has it been so many years?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 04, 2026 11:55 PM (TOSLe)
yeah, its been that many years. I just pulled out some old gear last night and it had batteries in it from the Reagan administration. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 12:18 AM (snZF9)
All about duh Liberals... Dazed and Confused...
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 05, 2026 12:18 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 12:06 AM
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Fear of the Dark is scheduled for a future ONT.
Posted by: TRex - iron dino at February 05, 2026 12:19 AM (pqoTI)
In the last 2 months, China has started construction on another 8 nuclear reactors bringing the total to 38. The US meanwhile issues press releases and strongly worded LOIs
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This is wrong. I have read that Bezos is doing 4 in Washington, Consolidated is starting up 3 mile island and has a project in Illinois. And a company (one of the chip mfg) is doing 4 in TX.
It's like everyone on X is doing clickbait.
They put out info and to fill the gaps it's chum.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 12:20 AM (TlCKo)
Posted by: TRex - iron dino at February 05, 2026 12:19 AM (pqoTI)
Nice. Can never go wrong with iron maiden.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 12:21 AM (snZF9)
Silver Crashes 20% As China Opens, Gold & Bitcoin Also Plunging zerohedge.com/markets/silver…
Gold $4,857.10 _-108.70
Silver $75.85 _-12.22
After the deep fall, which anyone with a crevice knew would happen, isn't this just floating around looking for a new floor?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 12:29 AM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 04, 2026 11:53 PM (rbvCR)
I don’t think it will be much of a problem to give it back if they have a claim. Most of the buildings in Cuba are a wreck, having gone 70 years with no maintenance. And any land confiscated was held by the government, so it would be easy to return.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 05, 2026 12:31 AM (JbyEi)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
>Reagan was shot the day before my birthday when I was a freshman in HS. I remember that very clearly.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 12:31 AM (TOSLe)
Posted by: TRex - iron dino at February 05, 2026 12:19 AM (pqoTI)
Nice. Can never go wrong with iron maiden.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 12:21 AM (snZF9)
Has their label started working on Cyber Maiden - robots performing Iron Maiden songs - to keep money rolling in?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 12:32 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 12:31 AM (TOSLe)
I don't remember what year that was. I don't even remember what I was doing.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 12:34 AM (snZF9)
Thank you for contacting the abyss.
Your scream is very important to us.
Is that the greeting for the Barrel?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 12:35 AM (S/Y4j)
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You have to entice the commie rats to come out in the open by making it seem safer for them.
Then you can splat them with your sledgehammer...
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at February 05, 2026 12:35 AM (gNId8)
The FCC has accepted SpaceX’s filing for a new non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) system of up to one million satellites, and is now seeking comments.
“This satellite system will represent the first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization - one that can harness the Sun's full power," according to SpaceX.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 12:36 AM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 12:32 AM (S/Y4j)
No can do. Cyber Maiden is already the name of a sexbot in Nevada.
Posted by: The Internet at February 05, 2026 12:38 AM (NZPfR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 12:40 AM (8zz6B)
Apparently Diogenes has taken the night off. He could make a contribution in this area.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 12:42 AM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 05, 2026 12:43 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: The Man from Athens at February 05, 2026 12:44 AM (etTpa)
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 12:32 AM (S/Y4j)
The vast majority of musicians flat out just can't step off the train. Once it's in your blood there's nothing you can do. Its part of your being. I know, I'm living it. I still play 3-4 hours a day, still buy guitars, amps, etc. I try to stay current. I still jam with people, jump up on stage if a friend's bands are playing, and if I find another good situation, I'm gone. I used to wonder about the big bands, how much frigging money do you need. Retire already. The truth is..they can't.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 12:52 AM (snZF9)
I wouldn't say no to a beer....it was unseasonably warm here today - warmer even than a hot summer day - but 20 degrees cooler tomorrow....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 12:52 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)
So mission accomplished then?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 12:53 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 12:54 AM (Cqx++)
Seems that an AI slandered Trump by saying he went to Epstein Island... based on numerous posts from leftists who said it.
Now, can you sue the company running the AI for Slander? or Libel?
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 05, 2026 12:57 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 05, 2026 12:57 AM (0nHVk)
*slides a beer down the bar*
It's been warmer than usual here, too-- not complaining! Just waiting for the other shoe to drop next winter though...
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 12:57 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker
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Yes! Yay, me..
It *was* the lower auger motor.
Was a very busy day & I didn't get home until 6... but wasn't in much hurry because of the mild weather. 60F today! Unheard of, really.
Had to take my time & take lots of breaks to stretch the ol' body back out. Plus, spare motor wasn't where I thought it was LOL. Lots of cleanup too-- had to pull both augers to clear the jam-- boy howdy, what a mess.
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 01:02 AM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 05, 2026 12:57 AM (mP0Kj)
I think that is a huge looming liability for owners of AI. The Trump situation is trivial since it’s been talked about so much by everyone - but sooner or later an AI is going to give out information that results in someone’s death, and there will be a huge precedent setting wrongful death lawsuit to come out of it.
If a jury decides to give a victim’s family $100 million out of some Big Corporation, that will focus everyone’s mind on making sure that AI is truthful.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 05, 2026 01:04 AM (JbyEi)
Posted by: Romeo13
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That's one way to force them to tighten it up.
AI will put out anything and it's usually biased to the left if not completely incorrect.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 01:05 AM (TlCKo)
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 01:06 AM (rdVOm)
Scott Bessent just announced the Internal Revenue Service is launching MASSIVE AUDITS of financial institutions that facilitated the laundering of Minnesota funds.
Read that again.
Banks. MSBs. Financial middlemen.
Anyone who helped move dirty money is about to get TORCHED.
For once, the IRS is being deployed FOR AMERICANS FIRST — not against working families.
Follow the money.
Audit everything.
Prosecute whoever broke the law.
Thank you, Sec. Bessent. 🇺🇸
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 01:09 AM (TlCKo)
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WooHoo! No shit?
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 01:12 AM (rdVOm)
*slides a beer down the bar*
It's been warmer than usual here, too-- not complaining! Just waiting for the other shoe to drop next winter though...
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 12:57 AM (rdVOm)
Thank you JQ!
I was away for a bit....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 01:13 AM (QGaXH)
I wouldn't say no to a beer.
That would depend on what it asked me.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 12:54 AM (Cqx++)
Snort......LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 01:14 AM (QGaXH)
It *was* the lower auger motor.
Was a very busy day & I didn't get home until 6... but wasn't in much hurry because of the mild weather. 60F today! Unheard of, really.
Had to take my time & take lots of breaks to stretch the ol' body back out. Plus, spare motor wasn't where I thought it was LOL. Lots of cleanup too-- had to pull both augers to clear the jam-- boy howdy, what a mess.
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)
I have to change my expansion tank on the boiler tomorrow if I can find one. There was a little water on the floor around the boiler, so I knocked on the pipe coming from the pressure release valve and water sprinkled out. I figured thats where it came from and put a small bucket under the pipe. Sure as shit when I got home there was water in the bucket and floor was dry. I knocked on the expansion tank *thud* like it was filled with sand. Not a good sign. Checked the schrader valve and a little water came out. Yup, toast. I got a shut off valve in the line to it, so it won't take much longer than changing a light bulb, but now I have to go out and search for one.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 01:15 AM (snZF9)
Seems that an AI slandered Trump by saying he went to Epstein Island... based on numerous posts from leftists who said it.
Now, can you sue the company running the AI for Slander? or Libel?
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 05, 2026 12:57 AM (mP0Kj)
Interesting indeed! I also find it interesting about the young lady who successfully sued the Drs for removing her healthy breasts when she was 16 - $2M was it?
Wait until these young men who were mutilated at prepuberty start lining up their lawsuits....I'd hope they get double-digit millions...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 01:17 AM (QGaXH)
Audit everything.
Prosecute whoever broke the law.
Thank you, Sec. Bessent. 🇺🇸
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 01:09 AM (TlCKo)
Did you see the way he schooled Ayanna Pressley and that Maxine Waters idiot today in front of the Senate Banking committee?
Pure Comedy Gold Jerry.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 01:21 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 01:22 AM (QGaXH)
Check with a plumbing supply? Get the specs and search online for better price.
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)
Good to see you, too! May I buy you a drink?
Posted by: JQ at February
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Hi, just got back, traveling through Bessent and that congressional committee, rough terrain, one needs a 4x4. He may be a faggot but he's not a fluff.
Yes, thank's, a gin and tonic would be refreshing.
Glad to see you got that pellet monster going. Good show.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 01:23 AM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 01:17 AM (QGaXH)
Probably would cost millions for an addadicktomy if they chopped theirs.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 01:23 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 01:26 AM (rdVOm)
Check with a plumbing supply? Get the specs and search online for better price.
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)
You won't find it at lowes or home depot, not that I would want anything they sold when its important. I have to hit a plumbing supply thats about 10 miles from here. I'll call first and see what they got, I would think they have to have one. If not I have to order it. I found a bell and gosset like I have now online for $100, but I would rather not wait, but they are supposedly very good. Plumbing supply usually always has good stuff, so I'll see what they got.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 01:28 AM (snZF9)
Thank you Braenyard for not minding the company, this place is home for me late at night.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 05, 2026 01:28 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 01:17 AM (QGaXH)
Probably would cost millions for an addadicktomy if they chopped theirs.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 01:23 AM (snZF9)
I don't know....if you could graft a donor 'organ' on, there's always be the problem of foreign tissue rejection, even if the donor was a US Citizen....
You might be able to recreate the waste disposal function but the recreational area is probably toast......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 01:30 AM (QGaXH)
Its only problem is (like all of us...) AGE. Got it 15 years ago. Parts are readily available and not terribly expensive. Came with an informative manual and troubleshooting guide. Not bad for the price.
It replaced an even earlier-made unit that truly sucked-- "used" when hubby installed it, had no identifying info on it & IMO poorly designed-- glad it's gone!
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 01:33 AM (rdVOm)
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but I think proving 'intent' is going to be difficult.
Posted by: Adriane the Momentarily Less Cynical Critic . . . at February 05, 2026 01:35 AM (3ZUWJ)
Sorry to be so late - I got a notification today that the Barry Manilow concert we were going to be attending on our Vegas trip in 2 weeks has been cancelled, so I have been trying to decide what to see in lieu of that. I'm really bummed, because I was looking forward to seeing him one last time, but the man IS recovering from lung cancer surgery, and he is in his 80's, so "It's a Miracle" that he is still performing at all.
We settled on the Cirque du Soleil show "O" at the Bellagio - looks intriguing, and we were able to get primo seats AND dinner at a restaurant at the resort with premium seating to see the fountain show for less than what we originally paid for the Manilow concert by itself.
Still bummed, though - I am one of the original Fanilow girls from way back when....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 05, 2026 01:45 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 01:46 AM (TlCKo)
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but I think proving 'intent' is going to be difficult.
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Banking is very heavily regulated. If there was large amounts of money going through, anyone not reporting will be in trouble. Massive fraud only happens when someone does not 'notice' it. Looking the other way only works when there is not someone wanting to find out where the money came from and where it is going. There is now someone interested in finding out.
Posted by: clarence at February 05, 2026 01:48 AM (AxaBd)
Got some hot, mulled apple cider for you, if you like. No booze-- just apple/citrus/spices... and a cinnamon stick.
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 01:49 AM (rdVOm)
Went something like this:
Tom Homan just ERUPTED in response to the left-wing media using children to protest ICE 🫳🏻🎤
"Why don't you show the funeral of Rachel Morin!? Why don't you listen to the 19 minutes of Laken Riley fighting for her life?!"
"For 19 minutes she fought for every breath, fought to survive. How terrified these young women were to be r*ped and m*rdered. How about THAT?"
"How about we educate these children on President Trump making his country safe again? How about we educate the children on the last administration half a million children were smuggled in this country, they lost track of 300,000 of them, and President Trump found 145,000 of them!"
"145,000 children the last administration wasn't even LOOKING for. Why don't we talk about the quarter million Americans died from fentanyl across the open border?"
"Why don't we talk about the record number of known suspected terrorists across that border? Or the historic increase in s*x trafficking in women and children?"
"Let's talk about that. President Trump's saving lives every day!"
cont.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:04 AM (TlCKo)
"Let's talk about that. President Trump's saving lives every day!"
"The border's the most secure we have in the history of this nation. Less women are being r*ped, less people are dying making that journey, and this country's safe again. Let's tell that story!" @RealTomHoman
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:04 AM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 02:08 AM (Ia/+0)
Banking is very heavily regulated. If there was large amounts of money going through, anyone not reporting will be in trouble. Massive fraud only happens when someone does not 'notice' it. Looking the other way only works when there is not someone wanting to find out where the money came from and where it is going. There is now someone interested in finding out.
Posted by: clarence
I first read that as "Baking"
Posted by: Miklos amused himself inadvertently at February 05, 2026 02:08 AM (AP7fj)
Posted by: Skip
Back to bed, young man!
Tomorrow is NOT a Snow Day!
Posted by: Strict but affectionate Auntie Miklos at February 05, 2026 02:10 AM (AP7fj)
Posted by: Miklos amused himself inadvertently at February 05, 2026 02:08 AM (AP7fj)
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Well, we are talking about illicit dough, aren't we?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 02:10 AM (GHvvy)
Tom Homan just went FULL BEAST MODE, confirmed EVERY SINGLE ILLEGAL ALIEN gets deported the SECOND ICE encounters them. NO EXCEPTIONS. NO AMNESTY. NO HIDING
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That's what Kristi was doing but that little conversation with Trump and the one on one with Tom clarified things.
Minnesota counties are letting ICE into the jails to arrest illegals. O tey.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:15 AM (TlCKo)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
The Senate Baking Committee, like the rest, gets nothing done.
But it smells nice
Posted by: Muffin Minded Miklos at February 05, 2026 02:15 AM (AP7fj)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs
*awards an amuse bouche*
Posted by: Chef Jean-Mikleuse at February 05, 2026 02:17 AM (AP7fj)
800 Tons@800Tons . 14h
feb 4. 2009: HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant collide in the Atlantic.
No injuries, but material damage.
At issue: the extreme acoustic discretion of the two SSBNs... in the same patrol zone.
An extremely rare and improbable incident
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:24 AM (TlCKo)
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm)
It did truly seem as though the democrats were at the wrong meeting today, perhaps the baking committee is a better use of our tax dollars.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 05, 2026 02:25 AM (0nHVk)
Sounds... *useful* hahahahaha
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm)
Their hearing with Elon Musk and Joe Rogan would not go as planned. But it would be amusing.
Posted by: SciVo at February 05, 2026 02:27 AM (Sy6m/)
Celebrity's 2027 season sold out in 6 minutes.
What's driving this cruise boom?
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EBT cards?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:28 AM (TlCKo)
Senate BAKING committee is likely SO BAKED, that they get *nothing* done.
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 02:29 AM (rdVOm)
Sounds... *useful* hahahahaha
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm)
The House should have a Committee on Cooking, Baking, and Cleaning. A true Home Ec committee.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 02:32 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 02:33 AM (GHvvy)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
The Senate Baking Committee, like the rest, gets nothing done.
But it smells nice
Posted by: Muffin Minded Miklos at February 05, 2026 02:15 AM (AP7fj)
Nice!
I'd prefer they held baking contests instead of passing more laws to 'help' us.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 02:34 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 05, 2026 02:35 AM (0nHVk)
Celebrity's 2027 season sold out in 6 minutes.
What's driving this cruise boom?
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EBT cards?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:28 AM (TlCKo)
Tons and tons of Baby Boomers (of which I am one) reaching retirement age with lots and lots of discretionary income....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 02:36 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:36 AM (TlCKo)
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EBT cards?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:28 AM (TlCKo)
Tons and tons of Baby Boomers (of which I am one) reaching retirement age with lots and lots of discretionary income....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 05, 2026 02:36 AM (QGaXH)
For some people, it's much cheaper to live on a cruise ship than on land.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 02:38 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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I have considered this! For what hubby's nursing home costs, we could cruise fulltime! Would still need to pay for an aide or two, though... that's where it gets too expensive.
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 05, 2026 02:35 AM (0nHVk)
That would be pretty cool. Done many cruises in my time. Be prepared to get fat, drunk, and happy
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 02:44 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 02:45 AM (GHvvy)
Have you see those Carnival Cruise fight videos?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:47 AM (TlCKo)
Have you see those Carnival Cruise fight videos?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:47 AM (TlCKo)
Carnival is the EBT card of cruises.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 02:48 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 05, 2026 02:49 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Braenyard
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Yep. What a sh!tshow. Thousands of dollars spent, and then to see/get caught up in that? No thanks.
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 02:50 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm)
https://tinyurl.com/8edwtepx
"Justice is coming!"
Waiting.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 02:51 AM (GHvvy)
That would be pretty cool. Done many cruises in my time. Be prepared to get fat, drunk, and happy
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Between the Gun Thread folks shooting skeet from the stern and the Tech Thread folks taking the con and running a Giant Slalom route along a string of navigational buoys, what could go wrong?
I would insist that there be a dunking booth manned for sixteen hours each day -- to pay proper homage to The Barrel.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 02:52 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: scampydog at February 05, 2026 02:53 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: Braenyard
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Yep. What a sh!tshow. Thousands of dollars spent, and then to see/get caught up in that? No thanks.
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 02:50 AM (rdVOm)
Thats why I do the metal cruise. Same big royal caribbean ships, zero fights, less supervision, more booze, more food, no irritating cruise directors, no lime in the coconut shit, waaay more like a mome, and no fucking assholes.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 02:54 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)
https://tinyurl.com/bdd7wayx
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 02:56 AM (GHvvy)
The House should have a Committee on Cooking, Baking, and Cleaning. A true Home Ec committee.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
Don't short change Sewing, Knitting, Crocheting and Garment Repair. Their line of "Tha's Raaacist!" and "...Reclaiming My Time" needlepoint kits would fly off their shop's shelves like hotscakes.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 02:59 AM (xG4kz)
Say her name.
Ten times fast.
https://tinyurl.com/3uh5s4pw
OK. Time for some KP duty and out for exercise.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 03:02 AM (GHvvy)
Posted by: JQ at February 05, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)
You'll come back a changed person. lol Booze? They drank the frigging ship dry before it left port. Started boarding at 11am, by 4-5pm we got delayed on our departure because they needed an emergency resupply. Drank...the..ship...dry. You know how hard that is to do? I talked to the captain one time. Flat out said it was his favorite cruise. They sell more booze in those 4 days than they do in 6-7 weeks of normal cruises combined. His exact words- No fights, nobody in the brig, no complaints, everybody has a great time, the crew is volunteer, and they break all booze records.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 03:02 AM (snZF9)
What's driving this cruise boom?
Numerous videos seem to indicate that the thrill of taking part in a cage match free for all without having to train extensively is a big draw card.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 03:04 AM (xG4kz)
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