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The Morning Report — 2/13/26
Russia has indicated it will defy U.S. sanctions and other restrictions enacted by U.S. President Donald J. Trump against the exportation of oil to Cuba. In what the Kremlin is describing as a “humanitarian” arrangement, the Russian Embassy in Havana states that “as far as we know, Russia is expected to supply oil and petroleum products to Cuba as humanitarian aid in the near future.”The decision by the Russian government comes as Cuba faces its worst energy crisis in at least a decade. Following the ouster of Venezuela’s Marxist dictator, Nicolás Maduro, by the U.S. military earlier this year, Cuba lost a key supplier of oil and fuel, turning what was already a dire situation facing the Caribbean island’s communist government into an unprecedented crisis.Of course Russia has had a longstanding relationship with Cuba going back to the Soviet era as a forward base of communism right on our doorstep so to speak. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Estern bloc, the Cuban economy has essentially been on life support, propped up by the Latin American Communist dictatorships that both the Soviets and the Castro regime helped foster over the past 66 years. And with Maduro gone and much of Latin America turning away from socialism towards freer and more open societies, Cuba might very well be at long last on the verge of liberation. Aside from the aforementioned longstanding ties, My guess is that Putin is trying to use Cuba as a way to leverage a more advantageous outcome with Ukraine vis a vis the supposed peace negotiations. So the question is, weird as it is the same as it was in 1963 during the Cuban missile crisis, what will the US Navy do if it encounters a Russian tanker or cargo ship heading towards Cuba on the high seas? Russia is at best a major rival if not a strategic enemy of the United States, but what the hell is Mexico's excuse?
Two Mexican Navy ships docked in Cuba on Thursday carrying humanitarian aid for the Caribbean island nation in the middle of a severe energy crisis. The ships carried hundreds of tons of food and supplies. The Mexican government said that one ship contained 536 tons of food – including milk, beans, sardines, and cookies – while the other contained about 277 tons of powdered milk, according to the Associated Press. The arrival of aid comes weeks after President Donald Trump increased pressure on the Cuban economy, threatening tariffs against any nation that supplies Cuba with oil. Cuba has since instituted increasingly strict rules around the use of its remaining fuel supplies. . . . . . “The energy pressure that Trump is exerting on Cuba places Mexico in a dilemma that is very characteristic of its entire history of diplomatic relations with the United States and Cuba,” Cuban historian Rafael Rojas told The Guardian. “Mexico is yielding to the demands of the United States – and on the other hand it maintains its solidarity with the island.”We took out Maduro because he was running tons of lethal drugs into America and had very close ties with both the Chi-Coms and the Iranians, all of which posed an incredible threat to our national security as well as the safety of our citizenry. Considering the illegal alien border invasion, the destruction and chaos that has come from Mexico for decades is arguably orders of magnitude worse! Mexico's leader, Claudia Scheinbaum is an avowed socialist and no great fan of America. So, if we seize some Mexican ships or send them down to Davy Jones' Locker, what of it? I certainly hope the long-suffering Cuban people can at long last taste freedom and move their country forward. To see the heads of leftists and Commies here explode as the statues and murals of the Castros, Marx and Lenin are dynamited and sledgehammered off the walls of Cuban buildings is just too delightful to anticipate. ¡Viva Trump, y Cuba Libré Ahora y Por Siempre!
. . . “I don’t think it’s any mystery that we are not big fans of the Cuban regime, who, by the way, are the ones that were propping up Maduro,” (Secretary of State Marco)Rubio said the day after Maduro’s arrest.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 06:53 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:54 AM (iMotb)
Wife discharged from hospital and now at her rehab facility. Will try to wrangle the cat into the carrier and take her with me for a visit!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 06:56 AM (x0n13)
I can't recall what day it was when Marie the black cat broke my mirror, though. If it had been a Fri. 13, I'd remember it, I'm sure.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:57 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 06:58 AM (x0n13)
Good news about Mrs. Sefton b"h for good health.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:58 AM (RIvkX)
They can't read nor write...but they sure know how to protest loudly.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:59 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:58 AM (RIvkX)
Thanks and Zei gezunt!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 07:00 AM (x0n13)
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Bye Felicia.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:00 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:00 AM (iMotb)
Washington schools have been encouraging anti ICE protests and letting kids out of classes to protest. Now it's getting violent.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:02 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 07:03 AM (svLOV)
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I don't think they think this
But it's the focus-grouped 'argument' they are going with- that obtaining proper ID is difficult for some people
and they get to cast themselves as victims again
they love that
Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 07:03 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 13, 2026 07:04 AM (qFwJc)
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that's what I was commenting on
damn
format fail
Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 07:04 AM (ZxPkt)
Trump most likely either gets the end of the Ukraine war or the end of the Russian oil going to Cuba in the end - maybe both.
Posted by: Boswell at February 13, 2026 07:04 AM (j10i6)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:06 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 07:07 AM (F24MQ)
Washington schools have been encouraging anti ICE protests and letting kids out of classes to protest. Now it's getting violent.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:02 AM (gbOdA)
Try now. Should be fixed
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 07:07 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:07 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:07 AM (RIvkX)
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If you think so.
https://tinyurl.com/3bewvhy8
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:08 AM (UzL96)
Posted by: Geezer at February 13, 2026 07:09 AM (2Ez/1)
g'mornin' again, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 13, 2026 07:11 AM (tljrc)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 07:11 AM (svLOV)
The quintessential Cuban experience.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:12 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 07:13 AM (x0n13)
The quintessential Cuban experience.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:12 AM (vFG9F)
"It's because of the US boycott!!! Because we can't stand a successful socialist country!!!" - Leftists everywhere
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:14 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 07:16 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 13, 2026 07:17 AM (yqp5h)
The quintessential Cuban experience.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:12 AM (vFG9F)
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It's a long trip back to Moscow on a banana boat.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:17 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 07:17 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I have heard that argument and replied with "We are the only nation that has sanctions against them. Why are they failing?"
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 07:19 AM (svLOV)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:19 AM (hkdTz)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:20 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 07:20 AM (svLOV)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:20 AM (6ydKt)
Well, aren't they?
Posted by: Chuck U Schumer, Burger Chef at February 13, 2026 07:22 AM (hXJe5)
It never really produced anything of value other than cigars and sugar, and it can't even do that anymore.
It was propped up by Venezuela and the CCP paid for oil, but now that's shut off - its a "humanitarian crisis!" which is just globo homo speak for deadbeat.
Posted by: Boswell at February 13, 2026 07:22 AM (j10i6)
Good morning, Horde.
Baby watch starts this weekend... the Mrs. due date is approaching and new girl hasn't shown any signs she wants to come out to play yet...
Posted by: Inogame at February 13, 2026 07:23 AM (53oGX)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 07:23 AM (0N4FZ)
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Canada, the UK and EU are all doing likewise with the US (leverage.) The row over Diego Garcia, Greenland, tariffs, etc. for examples. But I don't think Putin's Russia is in any position to "save" Cuba.
And I think Trump means to rid the island of the commies one way or another.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 07:24 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 07:24 AM (ExV1e)
Mel Torme, who you can imagine as having known Fredo Corleone, covered Donald Fagen's "The Goodbye Look"
and made fleeing Castro sound like it was kinda fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIAZdoE1fCA
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 13, 2026 07:25 AM (zdLoL)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:26 AM (UzL96)
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I used to be a thing.
Posted by: The Copacabana at February 13, 2026 07:27 AM (2Ez/1)
If you want to overthrow the Cuban government promise a major league baseball team on Havana, if free elections are held
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 07:28 AM (Ggsrp)
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If you think so.
https://tinyurl.com/3bewvhy8
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
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They didn't like mama bear, they get papa bear.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 07:28 AM (F24MQ)
The Mexicans will always stand with the Cubans against the evil Yanqui gringos.
Been that way since the 50s.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:29 AM (6ydKt)
I understand that Ukraine belongs to Russia. I'm fine with leaving that poor country in his clutches, and that both Obama and Biden overstepped their bounds, and that we should get out of there.
But this is an amoral geopolitical question. Running our blockade is piracy and if it's done by their navy, it's an act of war.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 07:29 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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The junta could be used to dig a Dignity Canal running north/south, providing the cruise ships a more direct route to the southern Caribbean.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 07:29 AM (8AONa)
The Commerce Secretary expressed he is confident President Trump’s policies will work to deliver affordable medicine made in the U.S.
“We have four years to get this done, and let me tell you, he’s going to get it done,” Lutnick said.
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What are Democrats for, if not stuff like this?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:29 AM (9LIkP)
An AI agent published a hit piece on me.
So AI can replace journalists and nobody can tell the difference? Lear to mine coal, Democrats.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 13, 2026 07:31 AM (QZThv)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
Interesting. Can't find any mention on our local news sites
Posted by: MkY at February 13, 2026 07:32 AM (q6tQZ)
https://tinyurl.com/yjthzkz6
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:26 AM (UzL96)
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This woman will be wearing prison garb for a long time.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:32 AM (9LIkP)
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This is an understatement! Scroll through Jack Posobiec's X posts yesterday:
https://x.com/JackPosobiec
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:32 AM (UzL96)
But this is an amoral geopolitical question. Running our blockade is piracy and if it's done by their navy, it's an act of war.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice a
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Back in the day, our navies bumped noses more than once in the Med.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 07:33 AM (F24MQ)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 06:56 AM (x0n13)
It's been good knowing you.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 07:33 AM (ExV1e)
I would add 10% tax on all US Wires to Mexico until we get out money back.
In fiscal year 2024, the U.S. provided approximately $249.9 million in foreign aid to Mexico, primarily for economic purposes.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:33 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 07:33 AM (A4BvX)
https://tinyurl.com/yjthzkz6
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:26 AM (UzL96)
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This woman will be wearing prison garb for a long time.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:32 AM (9LIkP)
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Horde poll: Is she hot?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:34 AM (UzL96)
Cue the "American Boys in Foreign Wars" and "No Boots on the Ground" crowd.
Or is it 'different' this time?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:34 AM (RIvkX)
"Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a fold up chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open.
“I just think this is a quintessential New York experience,” he said. “Everyone out here in the cold together. There’s a camaraderie to it.”
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (1Sp+q)
The quintessential Cuban experience.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:12 AM (vFG9F)
"It's because of the US boycott!!! Because we can't stand a successful socialist country!!!" - Leftists everywhere
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:14 AM (tgvbd)
I got into a conversation with a cute Venezuelan girl who lives in Montreal 15 years ago or so, who truly believed the entire Castro "Blockade" lie.
"The bloackade is not fair, why can't American's send John Deere tractors to help out the poor farmers in Cuba?"
"First off, it's not a blockade, it's sanctions because Castro decided to expropriate a lot of American's properties when he took over. Second, there's nothing stopping Cuba from importing tractors from Europe or Japan. You know why they don't import tractors from Europe or Japan? Because the only thing they have to trade for it is sugarcane. Meanwhile you don't see any Americans down in Havana picking up the prostitutes there because it's mainly Canadians and Europeans taking them up on their offers."
She never brought up Cuba again.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (Ggsrp)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Head Honcho at February 13, 2026 07:36 AM (hXJe5)
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We prefer to call it a “Quarantine”.
Posted by: Kennedy Administration at February 13, 2026 07:36 AM (A4BvX)
Sort of a self-licking ice cream cone.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:37 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 07:38 AM (HQEEh)
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 07:29 AM (BI5O2)
Then, arguably, we are already at war over Ukraine.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 07:39 AM (ExV1e)
Why, in every movie with the FBI, are they shown as bumbling idiots?
Maybe they are
Posted by: MkY at February 13, 2026 07:40 AM (q6tQZ)
20% would be better but I'm evil that way.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 07:40 AM (svLOV)
Posted by: Common Tater
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Chaparito always wants to bite.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 07:40 AM (F24MQ)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 07:40 AM (wzUl9)
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Uh-huh. As I recall, even a dive bar can’t put out free pizza on Tuesdays without some asshat ruining it. I remember some idiot boasting he skipped breakfast and lunch to hoover it up. A simple gesture on the bar owner’s part.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (A4BvX)
No...kinda fugly with a loose, flat ass and lumpy body.
Posted by: Head Honcho at February 13, 2026 07:36 AM (hXJe5)
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Pun misses mark.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (UzL96)
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Hasn't this vermin's name been mentioned as a possible D presidential candidate in '28?
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:43 AM (gbOdA)
https://tinyurl.com/5yhvm6ny
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (iMotb)
I was expecting a half off coupon for a Thai massage parlor.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 07:44 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:44 AM (u82oZ)
DHS responds:
https://tinyurl.com/4n9snp7c
ahahahaha
For those of you not familiar with Cardi B, Grok will fill you in:
https://tinyurl.com/38au8kaz
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:45 AM (UzL96)
Posted by: Jaimo at February 13, 2026 07:45 AM (BCuCF)
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It is shameful, but I expect nothing less from them since they have no shame.
They literally boo G*d and invoke Jesus when they think they are making a point to which they have no understanding. It's amazing.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 07:45 AM (qBdHI)
"Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a fold up chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open.
“I just think this is a quintessential New York experience,” he said. “Everyone out here in the cold together. There’s a camaraderie to it.”
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (vFG9F)
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Something tells me he won't be singing the same tune after 6 months...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (UzL96)
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There is only ever one meaning to "she is hot" at AoS.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)
Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.
Spring like weather persists. Cool mornings, and highs in the 50s. After January, I'll take it.
Hope your clan is thriving.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:43 AM (gbOdA)
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That's a good thing, right?
RIGHT??????
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (UzL96)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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It's the fear of running out of Creame Cheese for your Triscuits.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (F24MQ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)
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Context, Morons! Context!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (UzL96)
Cuban (Soviet) Missile crisis came a lot closer to disaster than most are aware.
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' clock was at seven minutes then. Now it's at 85 seconds. Which tells you everything you need to know about atomic scientists.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (tgvbd)
No...kinda fugly with a loose, flat ass and lumpy body.
Posted by: Head Honcho at February 13, 2026 07:36 AM (hXJe5)
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Pun misses mark.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (UzL96)
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The way she swung around the bottle of lighter fluid I admit to a morbid fascination with whether or not she would set herself on fire.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (QEKxY)
Posted by: Drunk Russian Navy Commander at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (hXJe5)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:48 AM (u82oZ)
Doing well.
DiL had minor hip surgery yesterday, which went well.
Other than that, simply preparing for the explosion of green growth in the area known as Spring.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:49 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (QEKxY)
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We'll all just have to wait for an orange jumpsuit happy ending.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:50 AM (UzL96)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:50 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:51 AM (QEKxY)
https://tinyurl.com/yjthzkz6
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Will Miss Firestarter even have charges brought up on her? I don't know how crazy MO is with leftist judges or DAs that always seem like they're around every corner, and ready to let these people walk away scot free.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 07:51 AM (qBdHI)
What the hell kind of a name is Claudia Scheinbaum for a president of Mexico. Someone gives me that name in a vacuum and I’m thinking Europe…. Bring back Antonio López de Santa Anna
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 07:51 AM (fQqaC)
Let the Russians and Mexicans divert assets to fuel Cuba. Cuba's a country on the edge not just because of lack of fuel, but because they did no maintenance or upgrades in their entire electrical sector.
This takes precious assets that could be sold on the spot market for plenty of money, and drop it into a drain that will waste the gift.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:52 AM (iMotb)
In other words, you eventually run out of other peoples money.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:52 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 07:52 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:50 AM (gbOdA)
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It will be interesting to see if the NYC city government can run a "free" grocery store as efficiently as faith-based charities can run a food pantry.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 07:53 AM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Drunk Russian Navy Commander at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (hXJe5)
I’d swear this is from The Hunt for Red October…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 07:53 AM (fQqaC)
Well...it's government, so I vote " As well as government running a whore house'.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:54 AM (iMotb)
Prayers continue to ascend for you and spouse.
May her escape from hospital to recovery room near the home be pain-free and seamless.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 07:51 AM (fQqaC)
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The same way Alberto Fujimori was the corrupt dictator of Peru and Christina Kirchner corrupt dictator of Argentina.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)
It will be interesting to see if the NYC city government can run a "free" grocery store as efficiently as faith-based charities can run a food pantry.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 07:53 AM (ESVrU)
Mmmmmm, I'm betting on "no".
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:54 AM (tgvbd)
RIGHT??????
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (UzL96)
The article says Miss America is open to anyone without a dick.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:55 AM (gbOdA)
He is not recommended for the TX-19 Congressional district primary. YMMV
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 07:55 AM (O3dBq)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 07:53 AM (ESVrU)
It only runs for 5 days.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:56 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:57 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 07:58 AM (fQqaC)
Once more, we play our dangerous game, a game of chess against our old adversary - The American Navy. For forty years, your fathers before you and your older brothers played this game and played it well.
Way, way back when, there was a list of "perfect" institutions:
- The British Parliament
- The French Opera
- The Russian Ballet
- The Roman Curia
- The German General Staff
I'm going to go on a limb and add "The US Navy", whatever its current problems.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:58 AM (tgvbd)
The WEF's "every country will be run by a low-IQ lesbian" plan is paying dividends?
Posted by: Ian S. at February 13, 2026 07:59 AM (QZThv)
Kathy Ruemmler is resigning as chief legal officer at Goldman Sachs amid increased scrutiny of her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
I have heard that name before.
White House Counsel
In office
June 30, 2011 – June 2, 2014
President Barack Obama
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:59 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 06:58 AM (x0n13)
Ha! I rediscovered the wonderful word “mondegreen” last night… hilarity will ensue
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 08:00 AM (fQqaC)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:55 AM (gbOdA)
If she only opens for someone without a dick, I guess that would make her a turtle bumper...
Posted by: Boswell at February 13, 2026 08:00 AM (j10i6)
Mexico: another stupid country that would rather blame the US for all its problems than take care of them themselves.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 08:00 AM (tgvbd)
As a strategic vulnerability, fucking Kennedy should have rolled in there like Rommel and wiped out the Castros.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 08:00 AM (xFfhU)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 08:01 AM (Ggsrp)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 13, 2026 07:59 AM (QZThv)
She may be a lesbian, but Claudia Schienbaum has been married twice and has two kids. Maybe she's just low IQ and straight.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:03 AM (rZCVI)
I'm sure he knows that.
But, anyway...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 08:05 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)
Fujimori's daughter is a popular politician now.
I bet half of Peru would vote for Alberto now if he wasn't pushing up daisies.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:06 AM (6ydKt)
My view from the inside is the USN in the 80's and 90's was very good, not great. It helped to have no press at sea. Plus weaker opponents. There were pillars of strength that kept rot at bay.
Entropy is the hardest opponent.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)
Researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic just departed, loudly
By Stephen Council,
Tech Reporter
Feb 12, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at a panel on artificial intelligence in Berlin on Feb. 7, 2025.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at a panel on artificial intelligence in Berlin on Feb. 7, 2025.
John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images
OpenAI and Anthropic, San Francisco’s competing artificial intelligence labs, shared a dubious honor this week. Both saw a departing researcher sound an alarm about their company in tremendously public fashion.
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This morning on SFGate
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:08 AM (RIvkX)
"near future" = "12th of never"
FWIW, there's no "blocade" against other products...
Cuba Libre!
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:10 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 13, 2026 08:10 AM (zdLoL)
Posted by: I Like Plump Foods! at February 13, 2026 08:10 AM (oftw2)
Why can't we have ICE Surges in Red States? Large, dramatic, high intensity surges that will psychologically shock the criminals out of our AO and into the shithole states and cities that enjoy murder, death, drugs, human trafficking and rape?
It bothers me as to why the prodigals always get the most favorable treatment.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:11 AM (a4flb)
The "NY Post" which is not a fan of Mamdani had a good headline referring to it as "groce incompetence"
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:11 AM (rZCVI)
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:11 AM (77rzZ)
Why can't we have ICE Surges in Red States?
LEOs are more cooperative. Illegal gets arrested, local enforcement tells ICE, ICE picks them up and ships them off.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 08:12 AM (tgvbd)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)
They need to work on some steering skills today, apparently.
Two Navy ships collided in the Caribbean during a refuel the other day.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:13 AM (6ydKt)
Researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic just departed, loudly
While I like the use of metaphors, the use here, without any other explanation, is just click-bait.
What the hell do you mean by "alarm"? Can it get any more vague?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:13 AM (a4flb)
Pretty much Bay of Pigs in a nutshell.
No air support, inadequate supply train.
Have the locals take the point (Itals, in North Africa).
Rommel all over.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 13, 2026 08:14 AM (zdLoL)
It bothers me as to why the prodigals always get the most favorable treatment.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:11 AM (a4flb)
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Because every time an illegal gets pulled over for a busted tail light in TX, the police call ICE and have them picked up and deported.
By far the most deportations are happening in Texas.
You just demand theater, not results.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:14 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 08:14 AM (0KSrI)
Why can't we have ICE Surges in Red States?
LEOs are more cooperative. Illegal gets arrested, local enforcement tells ICE, ICE picks them up and ships them off.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 08:12 AM (tgvbd)
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But the New York Times isn't talking about it, so it's not happening.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:15 AM (GBKbO)
It bothers me as to why the prodigals always get the most favorable treatment.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:11 AM (a4flb)
They did some raids here in SC last year.
Nancy Mace rode along with them on one of them.
Haven't heard anything since, though.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:15 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 07:52 AM
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The Chrysler Cordoba!
Posted by: With rich Corinthian leather! at February 13, 2026 08:15 AM (2Ez/1)
Now she’s just a nut.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:16 AM (77rzZ)
Well, we support detention/departures/GTFO in this area, so...
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:16 AM (XuXeR)
Axing for a friend...
Posted by: Rep.Lamonica McIver, Ghetto Hoochie at February 13, 2026 08:16 AM (hXJe5)
Exactly. They coöperate which means more illegals scooped up per hour than the uncoöperative states.
Its like you have a high yield oil field where the petroleum just freely seeps out of the ground, but you insist on going to the most barren and difficult area to squeeze a few drops out of granite.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (a4flb)
The cartels are a problem in South Texas. But that will require military - not ICE.
Posted by: Mortimer Duke at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (43RKp)
I'm reminded of the meme of the smug looking bastard saying (paraphrasing) "I know more about Jesus than you do. I don't believe in him but you'll do what I say because he agrees with me."
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (svLOV)
Saw that. Two sailors injured. This accident pattern has been a thing for 80 years. Which is why it is done so much, besides extending on-station time.
Even in my day, had three very calls, but no swapping paint.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)
Nancy Mace rode along with them on one of them.
Haven't heard anything since, though.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:15 AM (6ydKt)
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I remember the Jacksonville construction site raid from last year. Hundreds of illegals suddenly sprinting.
The funniest thing about MN is that their illegal population is probably only about 50-60K. ICE picked up about a fifth of them in the last month.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 07:39 AM (ExV1e)
Yes, which is stupid, because we can't win there. But Democrats do stupid stuff like that a lot.
Trump gets that, and he's working to wind it down, and if Putin thinks this is some kind of negotiating tactic, he's a fool.
Russia moving against us in Cuba would ruin that. Trump can't appear to be capitulating.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 08:18 AM (BI5O2)
Yes. OTOH, the current admin is doing good work on that front as well (just not getting the press. Damn shame)
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:18 AM (XuXeR)
The US Navy tends to not learn new lessons, but has old lessons well learned thrust upon a new group of people.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:18 AM (u82oZ)
My recent trip to the Vet with my kitty went just this way. Also had to shampoo my carpet and throw away a towel.
Posted by: Cats At Home Only at February 13, 2026 08:19 AM (oftw2)
The investigators are fucking this up even more than they fucked up the Jon Benet Ramsey case.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2026 08:20 AM (otNgF)
Its like you have a high yield oil field where the petroleum just freely seeps out of the ground, but you insist on going to the most barren and difficult area to squeeze a few drops out of granite.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (a4flb)
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Well, the deportation force in non-sanctuary states includes every law officer working for the state since they hand over illegals to ICE.
That's not happening in non-sanctuary states, so DHS has to surge with its own forces.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:20 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Spoken in the voice of Don Rumsfeld at February 13, 2026 08:20 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (YCxFk)
My $.02 is that this is how most PDs operate... it ain't like the tv/movies/novels
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (XuXeR)
Frida Kahlo was an interesting artist who was born in Mexico. Also, it was a country which a number of Saints came out of including Saint Juan Diego.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (uvB+6)
H7, the Big Dummy was a crossword clue the other day:
Russian sight hound.
Off to the local farm community to buy stuff like a drunk sailor in port- stocking up for the spring!
Posted by: sal at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (f+FmA)
Katy Jurado
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:22 AM (F24MQ)
So when do we ship home the millions of H1-Bs?
What kind of fool is going to finance mountains of debt for a worthless degree where there is no job market awaiting?
Why aren't tech schools exploding in new students since the predictions also say that there will be over a million worker shortage in the next couple years
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:22 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 07:
I kinda doubt it... if VZ is any indicator, he probably plans to leave the Communist regime in power, as long as they are willing to follow his orders.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: pawn
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Was it Carter or Clinton that pumped that up?
so many idiots
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (F24MQ)
While she's no Stalin obviously, Mexico is even more of dystopian shithole under her then it was under their last despots. Isn't it comical that no matter how many socialists you elect to lead a country you never end up with the socialist paradise the left constantly tells us electing socialists will bring?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: callsign claymore at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (y0uQx)
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (YCxFk)
Well, it's never been done right. Or something...
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (NpAcC)
Well, it's never been done right. Or something...
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (XuXeR)
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The Sorbonne failed Pol Pot in teaching him true socialism?!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (GBKbO)
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Ooh I know this one.
The U.S. taxpayer.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 07:
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Yup. When he said he wants a clean and independent Western Hemisphere, he meant it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:25 AM (F24MQ)
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:25 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:18 AM (u82oZ)
Sink the oiler first!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:25 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (PFs9e)
My favorite: Fr. Miguel Pro, a martyr of the Cristeros rebellion.
Posted by: sal at February 13, 2026 08:25 AM (f+FmA)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:06 AM (6ydKt)
If he could be Frankenstein'd back to life, I'd vote for him to be US president if it meant he got rid of the commies.
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 08:25 AM (iXqHn)
The U.S. taxpayer."
What was the question? Oh, - "who pays for everything, everywhere?"
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Cheesemonger Mario at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (oftw2)
Ooh I know this one.
The U.S. taxpayer.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)
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With the OBBB, federal subsidies of student debt are down...a lot:
https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/
2021223517908238459
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (gbOdA)
out to piss protest, demand the average GPA scores from the indoctrination clinic.
Posted by: Boris Pasternak at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (7PzIc)
In my little corner of the tech world no one’s gonna trust AI to design or even sell off HW. Nope
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (ZCxQ+)
No US taxpayers...
(see, it's the answer to every question!)
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (XuXeR)
Its funny because I remember back when Lon Horiuchi summarily executed Vicki Weaver who was unarmed, absolutely no thread to anyone, breaking no lawns, and carrying a baby at the time, the left argued in mass that if you associate with people disobeying "lawful" government actions and you get shot that is on you and not only did they dismiss charges against Lon, they declared anyone that wanted him charged to be a traitor, a racist, and a NAZI.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (sKqQm)
No US taxpayers...
(see, it's the answer to every question!)
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (XuXeR)
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What is the air speed of an unladen swallow?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (GBKbO)
https://tinyurl.com/mtzfuns8
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: 18-1 at
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Santa Anna said, 'the Mexican people are too stupid to have a democracy'.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (F24MQ)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:22 AM (a4flb)
I had a video recommended just yesterday talking about how gen z was ditching college for tech schools. I didn't watch the video to see if they thought that was a bad thing or not.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:28 AM (ExV1e)
Duh. The US taxpayer.
Adams was wrong. It's not 42
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:28 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Cats At Home Only
I brought my cats into the vet for a checkup. The only thing that we didn't get was a stool sample. My grouchy one was poked, prodded and blood work done. We put him back in his carrier. About thirty seconds later, I tell the tech that we have a stool sample.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:28 AM (svLOV)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:28 AM (svLOV)
Duh. The US taxpayer.
Adams was wrong. It's not 42
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:28 AM (XuXeR)
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What do you mean?
African or European US Taxpayer?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (GBKbO)
Thanks. I don't know of him. I'll have to look him up.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (YCxFk)
Wasn’t that guy seen in public at a college basketball game just days after the abduction? The case clearly has his full attention
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (ZCxQ+)
It was framed as a good thing and the youngsters were really enthusiastic about the work.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (svLOV)
We probably never heard about them before the internet.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (F24MQ)
Ah, Oui?
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)
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You have to know these sorts of things to be king.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (kndiG)
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:31 AM (XuXeR)
A hundred years to come my people will not be fit for liberty. They do not know what it is, unenlightened as they are, and under the influence of [the] Catholic clergy, a despotism is the proper government for them
Sounds like any number of leftists after they get power doesn't it?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:31 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:31 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day.
Posted by: redridinghood
And today is my wife's birthday. Pray for my bank balance and credit card.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (svLOV)
Posted by: Braenyard
No. He received a medal for murdering an American mother holding a baby.
Big distinction.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (kndiG)
The investigators are fucking this up even more than they fucked up the Jon Benet Ramsey case.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2026 08:20 AM (otNgF)
I'm starting to think it's all a hoax.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (uvB+6)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (F24MQ)
Federales who kill right wing people always do.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)
That's where all operations are suspended for a day and people sit in boring lectures in between breaks where mass quantities of coffee and donuts are consumed.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (Y1sOo)
Which is the hoax - the "kidnapping" or the Pima county kops?
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)
Which is the hoax - the "kidnapping" or the Pima county kops?
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (XuXeR)
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EVERYTHING.
It's all a simulation, man.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:34 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Cheesy McCheeseface at February 13, 2026 08:34 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:34 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Cheesemonger Mario
>If it's a gouda for you, it's a gouda for me.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 08:34 AM (xFfhU)
Back then the left wanted anyone that joined a militia to "defend their community from the government" thrown in prison if not summarily executed.
And here's the thing that makes it even more insane - they argued the same damn things they argued in the 90s after Jan 6, 2021.
The only principle they've held consistently is people opposing a leftwing government should be punished and maybe killed, people opposing a rightwing government should be rewarded and protected no matter what actions they take to do so.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Cheesemonger Mario at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (oftw2)
********
This might sound cheesy, but the Democrats are grating on my last nerve.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (gbOdA)
Sounds like any number of leftists after they get power doesn't it?
Posted by: 18-1
--
They threw him out of the country a couple of times.
He kept coming back and taking over.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (F24MQ)
Posted by: NR Pax
in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:36 AM (kndiG)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (gbOdA)
So tariffs aren't going to kill us all?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:37 AM (ExV1e)
They temporarily took over a BLM facility. After doing so the feds pursued them and in Fincum's case chased him down and shot him in the back.
The government and FNM argued it was a good shoot solely because he was armed and involved in an anti-government protest even though at the time his pistol was holstered, he was wandering in the woods, and again he was shot in the back.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:37 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (svLOV)
*****
Sending birthday wishes to your wife.
You've got your work cut out for you with back to back celebrations.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (XuXeR)
The kidnapping. Great way to get publicity. She'll show up somewhere with a tale of horror and woe. The MFM will be clamoring to get her on their payroll. She can name her price.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (xFfhU)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (gbOdA)
So tariffs aren't going to kill us all?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:37 AM (ExV1e)
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"Tariffs don't cause inflation. They're deflationary, if anything."
-economists for 100 years
"Tariffs cause inflation. This is a well known thing."
-Fed Chair when Republican proposes tariffs
*silence*
-economists
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: But I got better at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (2Ez/1)
He kept coming back and taking over.
Supposedly after being kicked out the last time he introduced chewing gum to the American market...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (sKqQm)
Big distinction.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (kndiG)
People warned me that you couldn't trust William Barr as AG because he gave Horiuchi that medal after clearing him of wrongdoing.
But did I believe them? No.
While he did some things right, especially in relation to the Russia Hoax, he certainly showed his true colors come election 2020 and J6.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:39 AM (6ydKt)
Isaiah 54:10
Posted by: Marcus T at February 13, 2026 08:39 AM (iETvL)
My wife and I more or less ignore it now.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:40 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: pawn
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America has always been a relief valve for Mexico's overpopulation. The valve is now, for the first time, shut. Not only that. The flow has been reversed.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:40 AM (F24MQ)
Posted by: ingest feces and perish at February 13, 2026 08:41 AM (E/R8X)
There are two ways to lower inflation: cut spending and raise taxes.
Tariffs are taxes, and as such are inherently anti-inflationary. The amounts of money we are taking about here is small compared to the deficit so the improvement in turn would be small, but they can't be inflationary.
And the funny thing is whenever the left acknowledges inflation their answer is ALWAYS raise taxes, never cut spending. But we've somehow found the one singular tax they oppose
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:41 AM (sKqQm)
You know why I hate that phrase. Sound naval tactics, but ...
BuShips needs to arm our oilers with "technology."
And a good Navy day to you.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (u82oZ)
See, they're pretending all these Cubans who fled Cuba are actually white racists who fled because Castro ordered desegregation.
"The Cuba you fled is not the same Cuba today, whitey!"
Bad Bunny Leftists who still think it's the 1950s everywhere in the world.
"Look at me: I'm on the largest stage at the biggest sporting event of the year--I'm fighting oppression!"
Dumbass, you ARE the machine of oppression now.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (HXT0k)
While he did some things right, especially in relation to the Russia Hoax, he certainly showed his true colors come election 2020 and J6.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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If they betray you once they will betray you again.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (F24MQ)
++++
Haha. Enjoy the couch.
Posted by: Wives everywhere at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:41 AM (sKqQm)
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They don't oppose them.
They screamed that the sky would fall under Trump's China tariffs in his first term.
Biden not only didn't repeal the tariffs, he expanded them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:41 AM (sKqQm)
It's because it's a tax levied on someone other than Americans who're trying to not be wards of the state.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)
Russia talks a big game about everything.
I'll bet the 6,0000 tourists they have stranded in Cuba would like an option other than returning to the rodina.
Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (Y8DZL)
Maybe a char siu pork bun instead those are nice and soft.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (77rzZ)
My wife and I more or less ignore it now.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:40 AM (77rzZ)
My wife knows I love her…. But I do always try to get her some token (usually just a card) on valentines, her birthday, our anniversary etc…. I probably should do more but she’s used to my laziness in this regard
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (fQqaC)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (u82oZ)
Supposed to be foggy here today. If that's not a good Navy day I don't know what is.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (ExV1e)
**********
Ricardo "The Rabbi" Montalbaum - a limerick
Montalbaum the Sunday school go-getter
Was choosing what Bible book was better
Maybe one of Paul's epistles?
All the options made him bristle
He couldn't decide, "Which Corinthian letter?"
Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Josephistan at February 13, 2026 08:45 AM (y9ksN)
Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 08:45 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Please make a note of it at February 13, 2026 08:46 AM (2Ez/1)
Ephesians 5:25-27
Every day should be “valentines” day.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 13, 2026 08:46 AM (iETvL)
https://tinyurl.com/yjthzkz6
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White women have lost their f'ing minds.
Felony arson charges, 10 years minimum.
All to protest to keep murderers, rapist, pedos and gang members in the US?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 08:46 AM (HXT0k)
Maybe a char siu pork bun instead those are nice and soft.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)
Chocolate covered strawberries.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:47 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:47 AM (TIRHP)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 08:47 AM (0KSrI)
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*adjusts tinfoil hat*
The "kidnapper* seen in sketchy B&W photos is an anti-Trump operative. At a point yet to be determined a "message" will be received. The message will announce a shadowy group of illegals has abducted Nancy Guthrie to demonstrate what it feels like to have someone snatched off the street by ICE.
They will then demand the return of some unnamed illegals, or else.
The media will have a field day. Trump will be forced to backtrack on the whole deportation op.
Five years from now it will be revealed to have been a CIA plot all along and the Guthrie's were in on it.
*removes tinfoil hat*
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 08:48 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:48 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 08:47 AM (0KSrI)
You're just a big softie. Hugs.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:48 AM (ExV1e)
Five years from now it will be revealed to have been a CIA plot all along and the Guthrie's were in on it.
*removes tinfoil hat*
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 08:48 AM (jtM2q)
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This is just crazy because Tim Walz defeated Trump in Minnesota and all deportations are over already.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (u82oZ)
Supposed to be foggy here today. If that's not a good Navy day I don't know what is.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (ExV1e)
A good infantry day is 34 degrees, raining, windy, very muddy while climbing a steep mountain.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (fZiTB)
Well, I don't think that's going to happen.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (TIRHP)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)
Which is why I wonder if a national sales tax would work better than a national income tax.
Well, opposed to having no federal tax, obviously.
Since tariffs are a sort of sales tax, it might not be bad.
Especially if we can figure out a way to lower local sales taxes (9%! here in mine on top of property taxes).
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (6ydKt)
Live and lear I always say.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)
Ah...one of the things I miss about the Bay Area!
I used to go to a Dim Sum place on Pacific. Big place, very efficient. It's probably long gone, but I still think about it!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (g8Ew
Presumably with all the soldiers complaining that they wish they'd joined the Navy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)
Ah...one of the things I miss about the Bay Area!
I used to go to a Dim Sum place on Pacific. Big place, very efficient. It's probably long gone, but I still think about it!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (n9ltV)
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"Open borders, and you can have it at 3am in New Jersey!"
-Democrats
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (GBKbO)
I don't get it.
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 08:51 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 08:51 AM (IRDWd)
My wife and I more or less ignore it now.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:40 AM (77rzZ)
My wife knows I love her…. But I do always try to get her some token (usually just a card) on valentines, her birthday, our anniversary etc…. I probably should do more but she’s used to my laziness in this regard
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (fQqaC)
*******
Valentine's Day was always a big deal in my family when I was growing up. As a result it's still a big deal to me.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 08:51 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:52 AM (GBKbO)
Holdouts are
Collins, who is up for re-elect
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and a traitor
McConnell, who is very sick
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (g8Ew
Presumably with all the soldiers complaining that they wish they'd joined the Navy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)
LOL. Or the Air Force.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (g8Ew
With their commander cracking a kendo stick over their backs?
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (ix8EF)
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (YCxFk)
Holdouts are
Collins, who is up for re-elect
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and a traitor
McConnell, who is very sick
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (YCxFk)
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They believe that Article I Section 4 is both ironclad and completely unconstitutional at the same time.
Because principles.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (GBKbO)
It is better to live on a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Posted by: Proverbs 21:9 at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)
It's damn near impossible for diplomacy to succeed when there are two power bases involved on the other side that are at odds with each other.
Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (uvB+6)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (HXT0k)
Well, opposed to having no federal tax, obviously.
Since tariffs are a sort of sales tax, it might not be bad.
Especially if we can figure out a way to lower local sales taxes (9%! here in mine on top of property taxes).
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (6ydKt)
I have long thought that we need a Constitutional Amendment which sets out:
- One unified tax (income, sales, property, whatever) with a total maximum. The percentage of the whole claimed by each level of government is to be specified - I'd argue that most of it should be reserved for more local governance.
- A requirement that each level of government spend no more than the amount brought in by that tax in the previous year. Any year without a budget, or with excess spending, everyone at that layer of government is removed from office and barred from ever serving in any capacity in any government ever.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:56 AM (u82oZ)
It is better to live on a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Posted by: Proverbs 21:9 at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)
If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:56 AM (6ydKt)
Buying flowers which will then die in a few days seems...dumb. Yes yes I get it that most women like this and men and women are different but...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:56 AM (sKqQm)
When the product is free, you are the product being sold.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13
Shit, he's on to us!
Posted by: Soylent Green, Inc. at February 13, 2026 08:56 AM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 08:56 AM (0KSrI)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 08:57 AM (cwGMH)
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (YCxFk)
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Normal Senate rules allow for a cloture vote that stands in place of actual debate.
Actual debate can be enforced (the standing or talking filibuster, so to speak), as every Senate is given time to debate the bill, going through all 100 Senators until there's no one left. That replaces the cloture vote, and they can pass things with a 50+1 vote majority, the 60 vote majority being for the cloture vote which is no longer necessary.
But that requires Senators showing up to the Senate well for days in a row. It's a tall order.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:57 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:57 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (gbOdA)
Holdouts are
Collins, who is up for re-elect
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and a traitor
McConnell, who is very sick
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (YCxFk)
Collins, who is basically a Dem
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and basically a Dem
McConnell, who is very sick and basically a Dem
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (0KSrI)
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We'll see - when the internet first dropped, the promise Big Tech to corporate America was "this will revolutionize commerce and make you rich" - and it did.
When social media dropped, their promise to corporate America was "this will revolutionize marketing and make you richer than ever," and it did not. The same old methods of internet marketing are still completely dominant (though more refined), and social media marketing is a sideshow.
The new promise to corporate America is that "AI will allow you to fire everyone and live on golden thrones in crystal palaces and hopefully one day we can just gas the ones we don't hunt for sport at our drug-fuelled AI music festivals in the desert."
I too think their reach will exceed their grasp, but it remains to be seen.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (BI5O2)
Asbury Mary - Betrayal in the Ranks: Leaked Texts Reveal.
......
Betrayal in the Ranks: Leaked Texts Reveal Massie's Secret Deal with Schumer to Sabotage
GOP for Democrat Cabinet Spot By Jonathan Gregory
… apparently from a Facebook post
It seems to be missing now.
Posted by: SMOD at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (ri7GP)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Grandad at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (2Ez/1)
Good idea. I would add, from Lone Star Planet, by H. Beam Piper, that talk of a tax or fee increase, by a politician would make that politician's murder a public service.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (gbOdA)
Live and lear I always say.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
ISWYDT.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (kndiG)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (ExV1e)
I'd go with all of that, but it makes too much sense and would lower graft opportunity so it's impossible without Elon launching all of Congress to Jupiter with the lunar mass driver.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: That Crap Is Foul!! at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (oftw2)
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and basically a Dem
McConnell, who is very sick and basically a Dem
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (ExV1e)
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Collins I don't mind, actually.
Her vote is actually quite reliable when needed. Leadership lets her take the Dem side of votes if the votes are otherwise there. She voted to confirm Kavanaugh because leadership needed it, for instance. That has allowed her to keep her seat in Maine.
Murkowski, McConnell, and Thillis are snakes, though. At least we're losing two of them next year.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:57 AM (gbOdA)
******
Nothing says, "I love you" like a bunch of dead flowers.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (NpAcC)
It's beyond parody now. Thus, my fictious "tinfoil hat" post.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)
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Removal from office if offering opinions outside the jurisdiction granted to them by Congress.
District courts are not a co-equal branch with the executive or legislature. They need to be treated like the specialized, limited scope things that they are.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:01 AM (GBKbO)
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and a traitor
McConnell, who is very sick
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (YCxFk)
And what are the chances that even one of them reverses position? Why would he or she? What effective pressure could be applied?
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 13, 2026 09:01 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: r hennigantx
The left wants to say it sooooo bad. They are soooo close. Sooooo close. Go ahead. Just say it.
"Blacks are too stupid to get id".
Say. It. You'll feel better.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:01 AM (kndiG)
I too think their reach will exceed their grasp, but it remains to be seen.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (BI5O2)
To be fair, I'd rather listen to AI music than about 90% of what actually gets released these days...
...well, at least until the novelty wears off.
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 13, 2026 09:01 AM (fZiTB)
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If leadership needs the vote, Collins will do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (GBKbO)
About the age they were when they transed.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (OR60z)
Good start.
I would take a continuum of action. Judges rise based on good decisions and lack of more citizens being killed, molested, or robbed by a released prisoner.
But if someone you release kills another, or a case is overturned, then they drop in status, going down to municipal traffic court. From there, more mistakes ensure a removal from the legal profession.
Tie good decisions with job tenure.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (kndiG)
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*takes the kind of melodramatic stage bow where when I stand up after bowing with my fist at my heart*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (jtM2q)
Really, making up stuff on the internet has as much chance of being true as anything reported in the "news" these days.
Posted by: ingest feces and perish at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (cPbyj)
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:57 AM (gbOdA)
******
Nothing says, "I love you" like a bunch of dead flowers.
Posted by: redridinghood
I see red roses and I want them painted black.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (kndiG)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (GBKbO)
Yes, I think she's their only shot here.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (fZiTB)
So, if Thune goes through with the standing debate tactic, they could possibly pass the bill without any of the remaining 4. 49 + Fetterman + Vance.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (NpAcC)
As a rule all flowers you put out are dead unless you buy the whole damn plant.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 09:04 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:04 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (u82oZ)
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Kind of like in literally every other field of endeavor other than the law, which confers some weird immunity on itself.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 09:04 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (kndiG)
My fav Strolling Bones song
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 09:04 AM (gbOdA)
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