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The Morning Report — 2/19/26

Good morning kids. I link to the latest essay from lurker extraordinaire and Ace cruelty fanboi #1 Prof. Victor Davis Hanson if for no other reason than it's great to see his byline due to his recent serious health issues. While the gravamen of his as usual erudite discourse is, at least to all of us and anyone with more than two functioning brain cells to rub together, obvious, to wit:

Biden’s border chaos wasn’t accidental—it was a political strategy to reshape America’s electorate and expand left-wing power.

To even expand upon this with the observation that no wonder the Democrat/Left is now actively fomenting and engaging in political/legal/judicial obstruction, as well as violent confrontations with federal and local law enforcement officers attempting to do their duty; all of which IMHO and that of legal experts and historians constitutes dictionary definition insurrection and revolution — would earn me a well deserved, duh, hey, no shit Sherlock!

If I want to be an optimist, I could look at that observation by the good professor Hanson as perhaps a tacit admission by the Democrat/Left that their political influence/brand and policies do not resonate with the vast majority of the American people and indeed are turning them off in droves, regardless of their controlling the high ground of the media, culture and most crucially academia. Had it been otherwise, HIllary Clinton should have won massive back-to-back victories in 2016 and 2020 and we'd now be enduring the second half of a Tim Kaine regime, or the vicissitudes of American politics being what they are even a Jeb Bush administration.

Instead, three times (yes 2020 was stolen) the American people chose not only a Republican but an anti-establishment outsider named Donald J. Trump. The question remains, will he be a one-off or has there been or are we still in the midst of a sea change in the political/cutural dynamic of our nation that puts us back on the path to sanity or are we still headed off of a cliff?

The forecast from the American Redistricting Project shows Democrats losing nine seats in reliable blue states. Two swing states, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, would each lose a seat. Those 11 seats would go to states that Trump won in 2024. A different projection from Jonathan Cervas at Carnegie Mellon University has solid red and lean red states gaining 13 seats.
If these projections hold, the Republican presidential candidate in 2032 could lose Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada and win the presidency. The Democratic candidate would have to win those swing states and either Arizona or Georgia.
Liberals could help mitigate this by having more babies. Blue states can’t make adults stay, but newborns don’t have a choice. That’s unlikely to happen. The Institute for Family Studies found that in 2023 the 10 states with the highest fertility rates were deep red states. The 10 states with the lowest fertility rates were deep blue states. Further, conservative women have more kids.
This trend is unlikely to reverse. Just 25% of women who voted for Kamala Harris said they wanted children, a recent New York Times poll found. Among Trump voters, it was 43%. Both numbers skew low because the response group includes adults 45 and older.
You can see the left’s dilemma. People are fleeing the misery caused by its terrible policies, while its adherents reproduce at low levels.

From the essay "Trump isn't just deporting illegals. He's deporting the voters Dems need," to which my snarky but accurate retort is Unfotuntately, you can't deport dead people and mail-in ballots: which no doubt comprise the vast majority of Democrat votes in any given election.

And speaking of violent insurrections aimed at the destruction of America as founded . . .

Speaking on "The Dan Bongino Show," Patel said the FBI under President Donald Trump has been conducting a financial investigation into how demonstrations linked to the loosely organized far-left movement are supported.
"These organizations don’t operate alone or in silence," Patel said. "They operate with a heavy, heavy stream of funding.
And we started looking into it, and guess what? We found them."
. . .Patel didn't name specific donors, financial institutions, or nonprofits, but he did confirm that federal agents are examining whether funding flowed through U.S.-based nonprofit groups, including some with tax-exempt status, and whether foreign sources played a role.
He said more details could emerge in the coming months as the investigation develops.
If proven, the implications are enormous.
Antifa has long described itself as an idea, not an organization. Members work in loose networks, often masked and decentralized, and deny the lack of a leadership structure.
Yet coordinated violence has appeared in city after city.

Find the money, seize every RED cent, emphasis on the word RED for obvious reasons, and dismantle with extreme prejudice the sources from whence it comes. Be it Beijing, Davos and/or DNC headquarters.

It's us or them.

Have a great day.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS

Victor Davis Hanson: Biden’s border chaos wasn’t accidental—it was a political strategy to reshape America’s electorate and expand left-wing power.
Why Exactly Did They Destroy the Border?
A biological warfare mass casualty attack waiting to happen?
Biological Agents Infiltrate America

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

Trump-appointed Judge Mark Pittman declared a mistrial for nine people accused of organizing a July 2025 attack against an Alvarado immigration facility, citing defense lawyer MarQuetta Clayton’s “politically charged” shirt bearing images of Shirley Chisholm and other civil rights movement figures, KERA and journalist Andy Ngo reported. The day also brought another roadblock as prospective jurors expressed hostile opinions toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and President Donald Trump while under questioning, according to KERA. (RELATED: Alleged Antifa Leader Who Fled FBI Now Set To Testify In Terrorism Trial)
Lefties Sabotage America’s First Antifa Terrorism Trial On Day One
Patel didn't name specific donors, financial institutions, or nonprofits, but he did confirm that federal agents are examining whether funding flowed through U.S.-based nonprofit groups, including some with tax-exempt status, and whether foreign sources played a role. He said more details could emerge in the coming months as the investigation develops. If proven, the implications are enormous.
Kash Patel Says the FBI Found Antifa’s Money
Senators grilled a Trump nominee over “white culture,” ignoring that what they call taboo is really just the traditional American culture most have long lived in.
What Is White Culture?
"What's happening in Minneapolis right now is a tightly-organized, highly-focused ground game that is designed to serve as the battle royale between socialism and the American way of life," said photographer Chris Birt. (Hat tip to CJN commenter Beverly - jjs)
Siege and socialism: Photographer captures the consequences of sanctuary policy in the Twin Cities
Mamdani has already foolishly repealed an Adams-era executive order that let the feds monitor Tren de Aragua and other gangs inside the Rikers Island jails. Politico reports that Commissar Mostofi will invent new, more severe penalties for city workers who flout “sanctuary” mandates. This comes on the heels of Mamdani tapping Faiza Ali — a 'Palestinian' activist with ties to the controversial Council on American-Islamic Relations and notorious anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour/Farfour (the Hamas Louse) — as the city’s new chief immigration officer.
Mamdani wants ‘Minneapolis everywhere’ with his ‘sanctuary-plus’ edicts

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Lloyd Billingsley: Kash Patel must tell the truth about slain DHW whistleblower Philip Haney.
Dead Reckoning for the FBI
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
As protests and riots against ICE grow more common, formal state and local cooperation with ICE grows far more common.
While Democrats’ Anti-ICE Fury Escalates, Americans Show They Want Immigration Laws Enforced
"Sanctuary politicians must stop releasing pedophiles, murderers, rapists, and kidnappers into our neighborhoods."
ICED OUT: Sanctuary Release Of Illegal Immigrant ‘Pedophile’ Backfires
Illinois was given 30 days to revoke the unlawfully issued licenses or risk losing $128 million in federal highway funding.
Trump Admin Audit Finds 20% of Commercial Driver’s Licenses Issued to Foreigners Were Unlawful.
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
A $135 billion train, a $1.2 billion capitol annex and FBI raids.
California Politicians Pass Law Hiding Corruption from the Public
A few hundred thousand bureaucrats crossing the Potomac never to hold a government do-nothing job again is a good start!
Keep Firing Federal Freeloaders
People like Mamdani won’t ever consider slashing the budget and stop spending. It’s appalling.
Mamdani Proposes 9.5% Property Tax Hike if New York Won’t Pass Wealth Tax
Prince George’s County, Md., was planning to evict hundreds of residents from the Marylander Condominiums on Thursday after vandalism from a nearby homeless encampment plunged the property into disrepair. Now, thanks to an eleventh-hour intervention by a Maryland court, those plans have been put on hold.
Maryland Judge Forestalls Condo Evictions at Eleventh Hour as Squalid Homeless Encampment Remains Intact
"Alaska native" firms, most often in Virginia, were paid $45 billion in Pentagon contracts thanks to DEI law.
How A Top Pentagon Contractor Enriches DC Insiders Using Law Intended To Help Eskimos
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Positive trends in industrial production and manufacturing output reflect continued economic resilience.
Trump Economy: U.S. Industrial Output Soars in January.
Overall industrial production rose 0.7 percent compared with December, the third consecutive month of rising output. Compared with a year ago, industrial production is up 2.3 percent and is at the highest level in the post-pandemic era. The monthly gain was more than twice the 0.3 percent forecast by analysts.
Industrial Production Surges on Business and Consumer Demand to Post-Pandemic High
In December 2025, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s Colorado Scorecard for 2025 received bad news when 45% of the business leaders who participated said they planned “to invest out of state.”
Software Company Palantir Flees Colorado for Florida
The New York Fed research has fueled a new round of partisan attacks on President Trump’s tariff polices, despite a plethora of counter evidence.
Trump’s Top Econ Advisor Blasts ‘Embarrassing’ Federal Reserve Tariff Study: ‘Worst Paper Ever Seen.’
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
“We have entered into a terrifying turning point in American history,” Blue Lives Matter posted on X. “It was bad enough seeing corrupt, far-left judges betray our justice system. But now… liberals have figured out how to destroy the juries as well.”
Mistrial Declared in Capital Murder Case Involving Venezuelan Gang TdA
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
This is what banning free speech looks like.
NY AG Warns School Boards Not to Allow Public to Question Boys Playing Against Girls
Across Europe, countries including the UK and Germany are considering social media bans for minors, citing concerns that the platforms are harmful and addictive. In early February, French authorities raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of a years-long criminal investigation into alleged algorithm manipulation and the spread of illegal content.
‘Pure Bullsh*t’: Macron Attacks Free Speech In Push For More Government Control
Authorities charged a group of nine far-left militants with fatally beating 23-year-old Quentin Deranque in Lyon, France, during a protest. The BBC published the headline, “Nine arrested in France over death of far-right student,” which sparked outrage among conservatives online.
BBC’s Headline On Conservative Student Beaten To Death Sparks Massive Backlash
Slash the budget. I mean, why did Illinois spend $4.4 million to podcasting and production studios?
Illinois Gov. Pritzker Wants to Charge Social Media Accounts for Existing

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The Trump administration campaigned on eradicating Big Tech censorship of conservatives, but it’s a huge octopus-armed problem which needs big brain focus from the White House.
Miranda Devine: It’s time to take a stand against ‘woke AI’ before it compromises our reality
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
The U.S. may either reform the IEA or withdraw, potentially altering the agency’s approach to energy policy and security.
Trump Considers Ditching International Energy Agency Captured by Green Agenda Ideologues.
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Competition and student choice foster innovation and produce better outcomes.
Trump, McMahon just delivered another higher education victory
Nadine Sébag, who taught French at the UN International School for 30 years, ultimately received a ‘constructive termination,’ according to a new lawsuit
A Jewish Teacher at a UN School in New York City Reported Anti-Semitic Harassment to Officials. They Investigated Her Instead.
The search committee's partisan makeup provides a window into how Georgetown Law
landed on Magill as its next leader.
The former Penn president resigned in disgrace in December 2023, a year and 5 months into her tenure - shortly after she told Congress, in testimony that caused a national uproar, that calls for the genocide of Jews may be permissible under campus rules.
The Resurrection of Liz Magill: Georgetown Law Search Committee That Tapped Disgraced Penn President As Dean Included 11 Democrat Donors and a Democrat Political Aide
Iowa and Oklahoma are delivering voters the opposite of the history curriculum improvements they voted for, while Texas and Wyoming hang in the balance.
Red States Struggling To Deliver On Promises Of Pro-American History In Public Schools
L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN
The Justice Department released its latest tranche of documents relating to the late Epstein which revealed that Ghislaine Maxwell played a significant role in the Clinton orbit of politics.
Epstein Files Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘Central Role’ in Setting Up Clinton Global Initiative Despite Hillary Clinton Saying They Had Met ‘On a Few Occasions’
“The ranks of the Epstein skeptics are growing.”
The Epstein Next Door
The deposition adds to ongoing scrutiny over Epstein’s network and the release of over three million pages of files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Alleged Epstein Co-Conspirator Les Wexner Tells Congress He Was ‘Naïve, Foolish, and Gullible.’
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
The press release described the planned event — which will be hosted by MoveOn Civic Action and MediasTouch — as a “rally counterprogramming President Trump’s night full of lies.”
Dozen Democrats Plot To Go AWOL For Trump State Of Union, Host Leftist Pep Rally Instead
Joe Morrissey himself received a pardon from Virginia's governor after child sex charge.
FBI Probe Into Scandal-Plagued Democrat Uncovers Explosive Allegations
I don’t know if Massie is a RINO or just stubborn, but last week’s vote was just the tip of the iceberg. Massie has made a habit of voting differently from his colleagues.
Massie’s Price for a Vote? A Press Release — and a Pat on the Head
POLITICS
“The Republican electorate in California is split between Steve Hilton at 38 percent and Chad Bianco at 37 percent, while Hilton also picks up a plurality of independent voters at 22 percent,” said the pollster, Emerson. “Democratic voters have not yet clearly coalesced around one candidate.”
Shock Poll: Republican Steve Hilton Leads in California Governor’s Race
Some Virginians have noticed what appears to be a lack of institutional effort by Republicans in battling the referendum.
Dems Rig Virginia Vote With Misleading Ballot Language Equating Gerrymandering Push To ‘Fairness’
Trump isn't just deporting illegals. He's deporting the voters Dems need. (Unfotuntately, you can't deport dead people and mail-in ballots: which no doubt comprise the vast majority of Democrat votes in any given election - jjs)
Democrats Face a Demographic Doom Spiral
We’re just a bunch of moderates, nothing to see here.
Democrats Reveal Their 2026 Strategy
IRAN ON the BRINK?!
Axios: “The Trump administration is closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize.”
Speculation Increases That War Against Iran is Imminent
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS
You know, our NATO ally, moderate, secular Turkey.
Turkey Opens Gaza Mosque Named for al-Qaeda Founder
Friedman cites phony Soros-PLO poll to smear Israel as apartheid pariah state
New York Times Columnist Tom Friedman Plays His Readers for Fools—Again

FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
It's hard to put into words just how historic this is, but it's yet another win for the Trump administration. I just Googled it to see if the MSM is reporting on it — so far, it looks like just a few outlets, like the Jerusalem Post and Reuters, are the only others mentioning it. That could change tomorrow, but the media does not like to celebrate these wins. I will.
Historic: A Surprise High-Level U.S. Visitor Lands in Venezuela
The Cuban Communist Party has survived in power for over 67 years as a result of receiving economic support from political allies – for most of its existence, the Soviet Union, and later socialist Venezuela following the collapse of the USSR. Oil-rich Venezuela, under both Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chávez, offered the Castro regime years of free or extremely reduced-priced oil in exchange for political and security support from Havana. Oil shipments from Venezuela abruptly ended after President Donald Trump ordered an operation to arrest Maduro on narco-terrorism charges in January.
Cuba Sends Top Diplomat to Russia, Seeking Support in Face of Trump-Led Oil Crackdown
The statement highlights strain between the White House and State Department officials on foreign policy, as well as the British government.
Trump Countersignals His Own State Dept AGAIN on ‘Big Mistake’ Diego Garcia Deal.
"We are part of one civilization . . . bound to one another by the deepest bonds that nations could share."
Rubio Follows in Reagan’s Footsteps
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
Daniel Greenfield: How many American elected officials actually work for China?
California Mayor’s Campaign Manager was a Chinese Spy
Jennifer Daskal, a Biden junta apparatchik who helped launch the short-lived Disinformation Governance Board, has been appointed as an advisor to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) as of Feb. 1.
Republicans Tense Up As Official Who Created ‘Disinformation Board’ In Biden Years Takes On New Role
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Vinay Prasad, the head of the FDA’s vaccine and biologics division, initially refused to review the vaccine because of an inadequate clinical trial.
FDA Changes Mind, Will Review Moderna’s Flu Shot
Pteropine orthoreovirus is a naturally occurring virus rather than the product of genetic manipulation in a Wuhan lab.
New Bat Virus in South Asia Shows Nipah‑Like Symptoms but No Signs of Pandemic Potential
The video features Kennedy and Kid Rock spending time together, eating food, posing with the American flag and the Statue of Liberty, and working out side by side. Kennedy is shown using a seated arm curl machine, while Kid Rock uses a cable machine with Kennedy exercising beside him on a similar machine. In another segment, Kennedy holds Kid Rock’s feet while he performs crunches. Kid Rock is also seen using a lying leg curl machine before Kennedy uses the same equipment.
HHS Sec Kennedy, Kid Rock Team Up for ‘Rock Out Workout’ Encouraging Americans to ‘GET ACTIVE + EAT REAL FOOD’
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
He then slurs “anti-pedophiles” for being “monsters” and “predators.”
‘Trans’ activist hands out pro-pedophile literature in Seattle park, argues age is just a number
Dr. Geoffrey Stiller says his brutal surgeries make patients "happy about who they are." They've also made him millions in Medicaid payments.
Taxpayers Pay Millions To Surgeon Who Performs ‘Transgender’ Surgeries In Prisons
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
Irish rockers U2 have released a short album on Ash Wednesday titled Days of Ash, with a track celebrating radical anti-ICE activist Renee Good and ripping Trump supporters as “the people of the lie.”
U2 Attacks MAGA as ‘People of the Lie’ in Renee Good Protest Song ‘American Obituary’
Eileen Gu, the California-born Olympian who chose to represent Communist China instead of the United States, says it is “not her business” to address the fate of thousands of Muslim-majority Uyghurs experiencing genocide in the country she competes for.
Eileen Gu, U.S.-Born Olympian Competing for China, Says Uyghur Genocide Is ‘Not Her Business’
The freedom American athletes enjoy is the reason we embody such excellence at the games.
The Olympics Controversy That’s Suddenly About America Itself
Christian Toto: Woke apology stirs late-night king, not Oscar-winners behind horror classic
Gutfeld Defends ‘Silence of the Lambs’ While Actors Stay Silent
By mainstreaming divorce, Reformation and Wasser are complicit in undermining the foundational bonds that sustain human flourishing, and this cannot go unchecked.
Hollywood Lawyer’s Collab With Fashion Giant Fueling Societal Unraveling
Red-state lawmakers preach Christ, pray publicly, and post crosses—but when it comes to defending marriage, their faith stops at words.
Christ Is King, but Marriage Is Nothing?
Forlesia Cook, whose grandson was killed in a 2017 shooting, took to the stage to praise President Trump’s tough stance on crime and fired back at those who would criticize his treatment of black Americans.
Granny knows best Grandma’s fiery defense of Trump steals the show at Black History Month celebration: ‘Back off him’
HITHER & YON
The “Reagan” film. . . is told from the perspective of a fictional KGB agent (Jon Voight) assigned to observe Reagan over a multi-decade period. And it works. “Reagan” is an effective movie.
Ronald Reagan’s Imaginary Enemy
Then there was the time Jesse Jackson lied about holding MLK's body
Jesse Jackson is Shaking Down Corporations in Heaven Now(I believe Jackson's "soul" such as it was is now residing in a place that is considerably far to the south of Heaven, and a Hell of a lot hotter! - jjs)

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1 Morning, everyone!

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:17 AM (RjOoY)

2 st

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 19, 2026 07:17 AM (cxFcK)

3 Thirsty Thursday

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 07:18 AM (gbOdA)

4 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 07:18 AM (ExV1e)

5 If you needed any confirmation that U2 sucks, you have not been paying attention.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:18 AM (vFG9F)

6 This one's for you on your special day, Andy!

https://youtu.be/dhdOPhTHeoE

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:19 AM (6ydKt)

7 Good morning JJ.
I enjoy your work every weekday morning.

Posted by: CapeFear at February 19, 2026 07:20 AM (xga6W)

8 If the illegal aliens were hot Asians and Latinas, the AWFLs would have their own SS squads protecting our border.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:22 AM (RjOoY)

9 U2 Attacks MAGA as ‘People of the Lie’ in Renee Good Protest Song ‘American Obituary’

Translation: "Look at us! We're still relevant!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:22 AM (RjOoY)

10 "Biden’s border chaos wasn’t accidental—it was a political strategy to reshape America’s electorate and expand left-wing power."

How is it that I have known this for years? This is no great revelation. I should be writing a column like VDH.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:22 AM (vFG9F)

11 Thanks, JJ

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 07:23 AM (Uh9WD)

12 Find the secret backers and prosecute.

And if we want to get political here, charge these vermin six months after the 2026 elections so they are tied up for the next 18 months in court spending money on legal expenses.

In gaming news, some are reporting the least epic disaster of Concord proportions Highguard had TenCents as their secret financial backer.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 07:24 AM (2GVsD)

13 I thought Bono was going to drive off a cliff if Trump became President?

What a whiny wanker.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 07:25 AM (2GVsD)

14 Patel likes to makes announcements that big announcements are coming.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:25 AM (vFG9F)

15 Thank you, JJ, for all the news that's fit to print.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 19, 2026 07:25 AM (h/O4U)

16 Kash Patel Says the FBI Found Antifa’s Money
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They haven't been all that shy about hiding it.

They'll claim "FREE SPEECH!" as their primary defense.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:26 AM (ESVrU)

17
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2026 07:27 AM (tljrc)

18 I'm on the "defund the police" bandwagon now. I think NYC should do just that.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:27 AM (vFG9F)

19 . . .Patel didn't name specific donors, financial institutions, or nonprofits, but he did confirm that federal agents are examining whether funding flowed through U.S.-based nonprofit groups, including some with tax-exempt status, and whether foreign sources played a role.

He said more details could emerge in the coming months as the investigation develops.
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Simply see the work that DataRepublican and others have published on X.

BTW, she just came out with her first book: Unelected.

https://tinyurl.com/y38r4ukn

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 07:27 AM (VFv8R)

20 J.J. must gather his links early. I sorta expected more info on Randy Andy's arrest.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 19, 2026 07:28 AM (uQesX)

21 Moronin', Hourde!

Posted by: Hans O'Lo at February 19, 2026 07:30 AM (RiKhU)

22 Dozen Democrats Plot To Go AWOL For Trump State Of Union, Host Leftist Pep Rally Instead
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This was fairly predictable. I'm surprised it's not more of them, but then I suppose a bunch of them want to attend to boo President Trump's speech and try to disrupt it as much as possible.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:30 AM (ESVrU)

23 I'm starting a column in which I will state facts people have know for years and then explain why those facts were ignored. Link in nic.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:31 AM (vFG9F)

24 Red-state lawmakers preach Christ, pray publicly, and post crosses—but when it comes to defending marriage, their faith stops at words.

Politicians say what gets them elected.

We'll enforce the border. We'll repeal Obamacare. We care about the deficit.

They're liars.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 07:31 AM (ExV1e)

25 WARNING: DO NOT PLAY THIS IN A LOOP!

https://tinyurl.com/35a96y5e

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 07:34 AM (VFv8R)

26 How is it that I have known this for years? This is no great revelation. I should be writing a column like VDH.
Posted by: fd

What's different now is that the crowd of people who screamed "THIS ISN'T HAPPENING!" are getting proven wrong so much that they can't fight it any more.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:34 AM (RjOoY)

27 Well thanks Tensor for that charming outlier, just posted it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 07:36 AM (2GVsD)

28 "Alleged Epstein Co-Conspirator Les Wexner Tells Congress He Was ‘Naïve, Foolish, and Gullible.’"

That's a great excuse. If I ever get arrested I'm going to use that.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:36 AM (vFG9F)

29 Was Les Wexner also dyslexic?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 07:37 AM (2GVsD)

30 reviewed 150 sampled non-domiciled CDLs, found that 29 were unlawful

Illinois informed the USDOT that it has issued 10,088 non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) or CDLs which currently remain unexpired

The number will be close to 5000.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 07:37 AM (gbOdA)

31 FBI director Christopher Wray denied that the bureau spied on Trump, ignoring the bureau’s covert operations such as “Mid-Year Exam” and “Crossfire Hurricane.” After the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt, in which Thomas Matthew Crooks unleased seven bullets at Trump, one striking him on the ear, Wray said the candidate might have been hit by “shrapnel.” With ballistics experts under his command, Wray had to know that was untrue.
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He said these things under oath, iirc, raising the question of why is he not being prosecuted?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 07:38 AM (rLiMR)

32 When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.

Posted by: Advice for Kash Babu Patel at February 19, 2026 07:39 AM (Ljddq)

33 The WEF is a terrorist organization. It must be destroyed. It won't be of course.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 19, 2026 07:39 AM (Pk5gi)

34 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at February 19, 2026 07:40 AM (53oGX)

35 "Why exactly did they destroy the border?"

We're still asking? Noem should be repeating the obvious answer every day.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 19, 2026 07:42 AM (t+TFX)

36 The First Amendment is functionally a dead letter in New York until either AG James is sent to jail or the Supreme Court intervenes.
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Welcome to our world, New York State. SCOTUS won't even stop renegade district judges, people under SCOTUS control and who mistake their statutory authority for Article 3 authority. Why should anyone expect a weak-kneed SCOTUS to protect free speech?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 07:44 AM (FgifN)

37 Q for those of you with simple tax returns. Have you ever used one of the free tax help services? ARP [sic] has a setup at my close-by library, and the next parish over has VITA, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, which I think is helmed by the IRS itself. I don't *need* big-time assistance; in fact I've done my return in pencil. I just want to see if they come up with the same result I do. Do they know what they are doing?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:45 AM (wzUl9)

38 "Alleged Epstein Co-Conspirator Les Wexner Tells Congress He Was ‘Naïve, Foolish, and Gullible.’"

That's a great excuse. If I ever get arrested I'm going to use that.
Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:36 AM (vFG9F)

Maybe I missed something but Wexner is alleged to have continue to do - non sex related - business with Epstein after other people - supposedly - informed him that Epstein was a sex trafficker.

Burn the witch.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)

39 "Democrats Reveal Their 2026 Strategy"

Lie and lie some more.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:46 AM (vFG9F)

40 "Alleged Epstein Co-Conspirator Les Wexner Tells Congress He Was ‘Naïve, Foolish, and Gullible.’"

That's a great excuse. If I ever get arrested I'm going to use that.
Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:36 AM (vFG9F)

He should add that he's an old man and was confused.

Posted by: Uncle Leo at February 19, 2026 07:46 AM (wVcYX)

41 Moronin', Hourde!
Posted by: Hans O'Lo at February 19, 2026

***
British spelling, like "colour" and "labour"?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:46 AM (wzUl9)

42 We’re just a bunch of moderates, nothing to see here.
Democrats Reveal Their 2026 Strategy

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Ahh, the Abigail Spamberger Strategy...

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 07:48 AM (qBdHI)

43 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 07:48 AM (jtM2q)

44 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced his $127 billion preliminary budget plan on Tuesday.

About $10 B more than the State of Florida.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 07:49 AM (gbOdA)

45 If you needed any confirmation that U2 sucks, you have not been paying attention.
Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026

***
When I first heard of U2, I thought "early German submarine."

I hate that "New Year's Day" song with the heat of a blue-white sun at the center of the galaxy, about to go nova.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:49 AM (wzUl9)

46 Good morning again Horde. Thx JJ.
@25 Biden's Dog, about the best you can hope for with that vid is that it gives antisemites seizures. Owens is a loathsome ignoramus

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 07:51 AM (Kc+Vz)

47 Bono is a first rate douche rocket.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 19, 2026 07:52 AM (UQTwP)

48 Dozen Democrats Plot To Go AWOL For Trump State Of Union, Host Leftist Pep Rally Instead

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I guess they couldn't find all one-color outfits to wear in solidarity? Remember when they held up stupid paddle signs? They're really such a bunch of children. Very immature in so many of their actions. Just like their voters.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 07:52 AM (qBdHI)

49 I'm starting a column in which I will state facts people have know for years and then explain why those facts were ignored. Link in nic.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:31 AM (vFG9F)

Is the mugshot you linked yours or your mom's?

Posted by: pookysgirl, ducking and running at February 19, 2026 07:52 AM (Wt5PA)

50 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

"These organizations don’t operate alone or in silence," Patel said. "They operate with a heavy, heavy stream of funding. And we started looking into it, and guess what? We found them."
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But then I got high.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 07:52 AM (RIvkX)

51 Congressman Fine in NY has hit on something with this dog issue. It could have legs. And a lot more bite than bark. Seriously.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 19, 2026 07:53 AM (t+TFX)

52 Do they know what they are doing?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:45 AM (wzUl9)

Generally, yes for simple individual returns. VITA volunteers are IRS-trained and have passed the IRS' knowledge test, but the focus is/was mainly on the EITC for low-income working folks. I assume the AARP outfit focuses mainly on retirees with mostly pension and S.S. income. I doubt that either outfit will be able to help those with extensive / active brokerage and investment income streams.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 07:53 AM (wVcYX)

53 My weekly VA newsletter highlighted the return of 2nd Amendment rights to veterans. The VA was forced to turn over names of vets requiring a financial fiduciary, and they were deemed unfit to own firearms. This has stopped, and reinstatement of rights will begin.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 07:53 AM (gm9Sb)

54 Mamdani Proposes 9.5% Property Tax Hike if New York Won’t Pass Wealth Tax

"But he's sooooo dreamy!" Average NYC AWFL.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:54 AM (RjOoY)

55 Palantir moves again!

In December 2025, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s Colorado Scorecard for 2025 received bad news when 45% of the business leaders who participated said they planned “to invest out of state.”

So they left the Bay area communist for the Denver socialist and now on to the free state of Florida.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 07:54 AM (gbOdA)

56 Always liked U2 up to the Zooropa album. Saw them at my college Mayfest right after the War album came out.
Bono is a leftist ass . One of those performers I can enjoy but I ignore the political BS.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 07:54 AM (Kc+Vz)

57 Q for those of you with simple tax returns. Have you ever used one of the free tax help services? ARP [sic] has a setup at my close-by library, and the next parish over has VITA, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, which I think is helmed by the IRS itself. I don't *need* big-time assistance; in fact I've done my return in pencil. I just want to see if they come up with the same result I do. Do they know what they are doing?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:45 AM (wzUl9)

I've used them in California and was happy with the results. Just learned that it's offered in Florida. Not sure if it's actually run by the IRS, but the volunteers are retired accountants and their work is checked over by a resident expert who signs off on the work. I just found out the service is offered here in Florida.

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 19, 2026 07:54 AM (nbLIj)

58 The VA was forced to turn over names of vets requiring a financial fiduciary, and they were deemed unfit to own firearms.

Please give us the names of the worms that demanded this information and took away the 2A rights of veterans. For research purposes. And so we can send them a fruit basket.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:55 AM (RjOoY)

59
A biological warfare mass casualty attack waiting to happen?
Biological Agents Infiltrate America

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Secret Asian Man.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 19, 2026 07:56 AM (azNOR)

60 Yes, I used one and she was great. She'd worked for H&RBlock for ten years and knew her stuff.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 19, 2026 07:56 AM (+mUZM)

61 "Is the mugshot you linked yours or your mom's?
Posted by: pookysgirl, ducking and running"

Joxer from "Xena:Warrior Princess" has fallen on hard times.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:57 AM (vFG9F)

62 >>I guess they couldn't find all one-color outfits to wear in solidarity?

They don't want to be caught in another Trump trap, like when they were frozen like a deer in the headlights and then decided not to acknowledge and applaud the kid with cancer.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 19, 2026 07:57 AM (Y1sOo)

63 It's not just that U2 sucks. Lots of bands do. U2 sucks arrogantly, pretentiously, and without any genuine rock n' roll greatness to show for it.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 07:57 AM (pbDcz)

64 Iowa and Oklahoma are delivering voters the opposite of the history curriculum improvements they voted for, while Texas and Wyoming hang in the balance.
Red States Struggling To Deliver On Promises Of Pro-American History In Public Schools
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The voters clearly said what they want taught to their kids, and these are very red states, so school boards should know they are expected to deliver.

Only the teachers unions stand in the way. Amazingly, they may be powerful enough to win.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 07:57 AM (becA2)

65 Wolfus, do you qualify for one of the IRS' partner's guided tax prep in their Free File program? See irs.gov and go to the Individuals page.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 07:58 AM (wVcYX)

66 58 I don't know the names of the worms that requested the names, but the top worm, Joe Biden, was totes on board. He was so competent he could own that prized Beretta for shooting people through the screen door.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 07:58 AM (gm9Sb)

67 I don't really give a sh*t what foreign people have to say about anything. Don't care about Prince Andrew or U2. They are nothing to me. We have enough of our own problems and what goes on with the British or what crap an Irish band spews out of their ass does not concern me. We can't control that stuff anyway. I hope Iran will wise up because that ain't going to be pretty.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (j6kTf)

68 Always liked U2 up to the Zooropa album. Saw them at my college Mayfest right after the War album came out.
Bono is a leftist ass . One of those performers I can enjoy but I ignore the political BS.

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Good for you that you can. I can't. When I start getting insulted, as Bono has done in this instance, I draw the line and can no longer get any pleasure is listening to him/them.

OTOH, I know there are a ton of leftist musical performers within my 1000s of songs on my iPod and elsewhere. But many mostly keep quiet and don't actually insult me for my political beliefs or voting history. When they do that, they've gone too far and I can't listen to them anymore.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (qBdHI)

69
Prince Andrew arrested.

Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (Y8DZL)

70 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (SD6jB)

71 Clean the voter rolls. Now.

Posted by: GWB at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (Snn3i)

72 Iowa and Oklahoma are delivering voters the opposite of the history curriculum improvements they voted for, while Texas and Wyoming hang in the balance.
Red States Struggling To Deliver On Promises Of Pro-American History In Public Schools

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That was a depressing article.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 08:01 AM (qBdHI)

73 it was a political strategy to reshape America’s electorate and expand left-wing power."

Apologies to VDH, but it's just power they're after.

They want to rule well, but they mean to rule.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:01 AM (cGjQu)

74 Prince Andrew arrested.
Posted by: Auspex
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tee-hee

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 19, 2026 08:01 AM (DDJSl)

75 Eileen Gu, the California-born Olympian who chose to represent Communist China instead of the United States, says it is “not her business” to address the fate of thousands of Muslim-majority Uyghurs experiencing genocide in the country she competes for.
Eileen Gu, U.S.-Born Olympian Competing for China, Says Uyghur Genocide Is ‘Not Her Business’
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She does all this for money. Just 30 pieces of silver. It's a sad story, but a familiar one.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 08:02 AM (2V+bm)

76 71 Clean the voter rolls. Now.
Posted by: GWB

Take it a step farther: Remove every single person from the voter roll and everyone has to re-register. Do this every two years.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 08:02 AM (RjOoY)

77 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:03 AM (PpBto)

78 I don't know how the whole raise property taxes and increase rent controls are going to work, but I'm going to be here with a giant bucket of buttered popcorn watching the whole bloody affair.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 08:03 AM (wj6F+)

79 crap an Irish band spews out of their ass "

Has the entire band moved back to the tax haven of Ireland?

No?

Hmmm

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:03 AM (cGjQu)

80 Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. It'll always be Battenberg. Bloody Kraut.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 08:03 AM (gm9Sb)

81 Bono f*cking sucks. Almost as bad as cancer. That one is hard to beat.

The American Cancer Society now says 1 in 3 will be effected by cancer.

Big Pharma is killing us, softly, slowly.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)

82 FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Well done

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (cGjQu)

83 Or is it affected.

Those to words always confuse me.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)

84 Nothing says the way we collect taxes in this country is fucked up more that one needs to see a super special person to file their tax "return" which can be a different amount depending on what super secret special knowledge the super secret special person who does the tax return is privy to.

Posted by: Voodoo Economics at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (Ljddq)

85
Well done
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (cGjQu)

Yeah man.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)

86 She does all this for money. Just 30 pieces of silver. It's a sad story, but a familiar one.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 08:02 AM (2V+bm)
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She is a criminal traitor, she and her family should be denaturalized and deported. Any "American" loyal to the CCP must go.

Sweep away all monsters!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:05 AM (RIvkX)

87 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)

Cancer is very big business so a cure is out of the question.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 19, 2026 08:05 AM (x0n13)

88 Randy Andy did not kill himself.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 19, 2026 08:05 AM (UQTwP)

89 Or is it affected.

Those to words always confuse me.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)

It's affected.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:06 AM (ExV1e)

90 Yes, I used one and she was great. She'd worked for H&RBlock for ten years and knew her stuff.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 19, 2026

***
I've got an appointment in about two weeks. My accounting says I'm due a tiny refund. We'll see if the VITA people come up with the same.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 08:06 AM (wzUl9)

91 what super secret special knowledge the super secret special person who does the tax return is privy to."

And if that person is employed by the IRS and the fark your return, guess who is liable?

Yeah.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:07 AM (cGjQu)

92 Wolfus, do you qualify for one of the IRS' partner's guided tax prep in their Free File program? See irs.gov and go to the Individuals page.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026

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I'll take a look. My income is probably low enough!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 08:08 AM (wzUl9)

93 It's affected."

It's radioactive.

Posted by: The Firm at February 19, 2026 08:08 AM (cGjQu)

94 Watching Hillary get abused in Europe was beautiful. Evidence that she's lost a lot of influence, even though I still think she has sights on 2028. Love to see her and Bubba extradited to Haiti to face grand theft charges . Sentence: barbecue

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:08 AM (Kc+Vz)

95 When did elective and cosmetic surgery become eligible for taxpayer funding?

I guess abortion is what opened that barn door.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 08:08 AM (gVUi7)

96 Nothing says the way we collect taxes in this country is fucked up more that one needs to see a super special person to file their tax "return" which can be a different amount depending on what super secret special knowledge the super secret special person who does the tax return is privy to.

Posted by: Voodoo Economics at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (Ljddq)

These are the tax rates for income... but you get to subtract some. And capital gains don't count as income, they're different. And if you're on Medicare and make over a certain amount which doesn't line up with either the income or capital gains tax rates, you get punished for that. And, and, and...

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:09 AM (ExV1e)

97 Prince Andrew arrested.
Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (Y8DZ
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And on his 66th birthday.
For giving government secrets to Epstein.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:10 AM (NpAcC)

98 Randy Andy did not kill himself.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 19, 2026 08:05 AM (UQTwP)

That's no way for a war hero to end up.

Posted by: Georgy Zhukov at February 19, 2026 08:10 AM (wVcYX)

99 She does all this for money. Just 30 pieces of silver. It's a sad story, but a familiar one.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 08:02 AM (2V+bm)

Same as pretty much every member of Congress. Or OF girls. Or every actress who sucked cock for a role. Or...

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:10 AM (ExV1e)

100 Anybody think that Andrew might rat out other one worlder elites to save his butt? I bet his ponce self would do it in a heartbeat

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:10 AM (Kc+Vz)

101 Randy Andy did not kill himself.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 19, 2026 08:05 AM (UQTwP)

What new thing is he alleged to have done? Or is this just an attempt to get people to forget that Kier Starmer was helping to hide that fact that British girls were being raped while he was being buggered by rentboys?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

102 Prince Harry should feel a bit discombobulated on hearing the news of his uncle's arrest.

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (Mqqv0)

103 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed that she met Jeffrey Epstein-associate Ghislaine Maxwell “on a few occasions” despite widespread reporting that Maxwell attended Chelsea Clinton’s wedding and played a substantial role in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), one of President Bill Clinton’s signature post-White House endeavors.
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I know everyone will have trouble accepting this fact, but it appears Hillary Clinton is a liar.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (WqEKT)

104 Or is it affected.

Those to words always confuse me.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026

***
Generally speaking, "effect" is a noun ("What effect did the new ruling have?"). "Affect" is a verb ("How did the new ruling affect voters?").

There's a specialized meaning of "affect" used as a noun in psychology to mean, basically, "emotion." And you can "effect" your escape from something. But generally my first two sentences cover most circumstances.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (wzUl9)

105 The plan would require social media firms to pay a monthly, tiered fee tied to the number of monthly active Illinois users whose data they collect, with larger ones paying more. The proposal would also bar companies from passing the cost on to users.

If something is FREE, you are the product being sold.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (gbOdA)

106 The claim is that he gave a certain criminal state secrets.

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (Mqqv0)

107 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)

108 Naftali Bennett נפתלי בנט
@naftalibennett
Tucker Carlson is a chickenshit.

The guy who’s been spouting lies about Israel for the past two years, landed today at Ben Gurion airport, took a quick picture in the logistics zone,
tweeted it to pretend he’s actually IN Israel (so he can later claim that he’s a serious reporter who toured Israel), didn’t even step foot in country,
then made up a story that he’s being supposedly harassed by our security (didn’t happen), whined about it, got back into the private jet and flew off.

Next time he talks about Israel as if he’s some expert, just remember this guy is a phony!
1:30 PM · Feb 18, 2026

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)

109 For giving government secrets to Epstein.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:10 AM (NpAcC)

How and why would Andrew have been privy to government secrets? Seems like they should arrest whoever told that moron.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (ExV1e)

110 Can't imagine what "state secrets " would be in possession of Andrew, but here we are.

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 08:14 AM (Mqqv0)

111 Please don't use AARP for anything. A subversive, Dem, group and a big supporter of Obamacare. They should be shunned. AMAC is a very good organization that lobbies against AARP policies and are friends of patriots.

Posted by: Come Out Of Her, My People! at February 19, 2026 08:14 AM (oftw2)

112 If something is FREE, you are the product being sold."

Nooooo!

Posted by: "Social" media at February 19, 2026 08:14 AM (cGjQu)

113
I guess a clarification is in order; should have reported

"Andrew, formerly known as Prince."

Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 08:14 AM (Y8DZL)

114 Or Andrew in possession of !

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 08:14 AM (Mqqv0)

115 Today is National Chocolate Mint Day.
Includes everything from cookies, candies and ice cream.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (NpAcC)

116 107 Effected? Or is it affected?
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Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)

Effect = Noun

Affect = Verb

Momma Sefton was an English teacher.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (x0n13)

117 I know everyone will have trouble accepting this fact, but it appears Hillary Clinton is a liar.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (WqEKT)

It's a congenital condition for her.

Posted by: William Safire, of the NYT Op-Ed "Blizzard of Lies" at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (wVcYX)

118 Yeah, if you can’t figure out what they’re selling, then the product is YOU

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (OZ5rj)

119 The plan would require social media firms to pay a monthly, tiered fee tied to the number of monthly active Illinois users whose data they collect, with larger ones paying more. The proposal would also bar companies from passing the cost on to users.

If something is FREE, you are the product being sold.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (gbOdA)

I wonder if any social media companies would have the balls to just ban access to people in Illinois. While I don't like the constant gathering of data, it's not the state who should be paid for it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (ExV1e)

120 I guess U2 still hasn't found what they are looking for. Being relevant.

Posted by: dantesed at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (Oy/m2)

121 81 Bono f*cking sucks. Almost as bad as cancer. That one is hard to beat.

The American Cancer Society now says 1 in 3 will be effected by cancer.

Big Pharma is killing us, softly, slowly.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)

Part of that is the artificial and sedintary nature of our existence...part of that is we live longer.

Remember, cancer is just a body's cell decision to mutate and then the immune system eventually choosing or not being able to destroy that mutation. And thus replication of the bad cells begins in earnest. That's it.

The more time and variables you introduce into the body, the more likely you will see mutations stick (normally, a body will destroy all of them as they happen)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (tOcjL)

122 I know everyone will have trouble accepting this fact, but it appears Hillary Clinton is a liar.
Posted by: Huck Follywood"

Congrats Huck, on your upcoming suicide...

/hillary

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (cGjQu)

123
It's affected.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:06 AM (ExV1e)

I started with that, then second guessed myself.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (PpBto)

124 > Please don't use AARP for anything. A subversive, Dem, group and a big supporter of Obamacare.
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We've been getting AARP junk mail for almost 15 years. It's one entity that found our new address faster than any of the other "junk mail" outfits.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (jtM2q)

125 Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater

Look Buddy, it was a simple misstep with an artillery shell. One in a million. Could have happened to anyone!

Posted by: Poofter Keeping Score at February 19, 2026 08:17 AM (oftw2)

126 107 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater

Had to review a database at work years back that listed "Number of Sites Effected."

I pointed out that the correct spelling was Affected. They tried arguing with me. I told them I was going to beat them with a rolled up dictionary.

They looked it up and things were quietly corrected.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 08:17 AM (RjOoY)

127 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)

Is there any way to ensure correct usage while allowing one to insure against damages?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)

128 Please don't use AARP for anything. A subversive, Dem, group and a big supporter of Obamacare. They should be shunned. AMAC is a very good organization that lobbies against AARP policies and are friends of patriots.
Posted by: Come Out Of Her, My People! at February 19, 2026

***
I was reluctant even before they told me they were booking appointments for March.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (wzUl9)

129 We've been getting AARP junk mail for almost 15 years. It's one entity that found our new address faster than any of the other "junk mail" outfits.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Try my solution. There is a form you can fill out with the Post Office that says "This organization is sending me pornographic material and I want it to stop." This escalates things VERY quickly.

I have not received anything from them for years.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (RjOoY)

130 I started with that, then second guessed myself.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (PpBto)

One of the first things they told us when I attended nuclear power school was to never second guess yourself. Unless you know... know, know, know... that you were wrong initially, you're better off just leaving it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:19 AM (ExV1e)

131 Many people have been impacted by errors in usage"

Especially using colons

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:20 AM (cGjQu)

132 Especially using colons
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:20 AM (cGjQu)

I use colons every day. -- Seymore Butts

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:21 AM (ExV1e)

133
The more time and variables you introduce into the body, the more likely you will see mutations stick (normally, a body will destroy all of them as they happen)...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (tOcjL)

There were a few doctors, before they were silenced, that declared that the covid 'vaccine' was going to cause massive cancer rates within 5 years of release.

Seems they were more correct than off base.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:22 AM (PpBto)

134 Great. It started with that Jersey cock swallow, Springsteen, and now we have this Irish fuckstick, Bono from U2, pretending that he has a voice and some influence in American culture and politics.

I guess he's too old to be focused on partying and banging groupies.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 08:22 AM (gVUi7)

135 Do restaurants still put out a basket of those foil wrapped chocolate covered mint candies by the cash register? We’ve lost so much in this country.

Haven’t seen a dual Ford gum ball machine in a while either. Little kids don’t have that much cash on hand. Penny candy no more.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:23 AM (GbLWf)

136 The more time and variables you introduce into the body"

Landru?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:23 AM (cGjQu)

137 One of the first things they told us when I attended nuclear power school was to never second guess yourself. Unless you know... know, know, know... that you were wrong initially, you're better off just leaving it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:19 AM (ExV1e)

I like it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:23 AM (PpBto)

138 AARP has sent me hundreds of dollars of junk mail in the past few years. It goes straight in the trash. I'm ok with it because it keeps tree farmers in business.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 08:23 AM (vFG9F)

139 Speaking of Springsteen, he's launching his "Save American Democracy" tour, you guys.

WE'RE SAVED!!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:25 AM (PpBto)

140 Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy who skipped Trump’s address in 2025, will also attend the “People’s State of the Union,” per MoveOn’s press release.

Pure Fuckin Communism right there

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (gbOdA)

141 Speaking of Springsteen, he's launching his "Save American Democracy" tour, you guys.

WE'RE SAVED!!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:25 AM (PpBto)

That's SAD.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (wVcYX)

142 I imagine Israel is busy, however! It's time to put Bethlehem under full Israeli control. Enough of the propaganda. Netanyahu can make a speech saying that it came to his attention that Christians are mistreated under PA control of the area, so now it's under Israeli control. Than thank everyone for bringing this vital matter to his attention!

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (Mqqv0)

143 Chris Murphy is communist asshoe.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (PpBto)

144 Is there still a Rainbow Putsch Coalition, or did Jesse sell it off years ago. I know who is in charge of the Rainbow these days. Don't know who they paid off to get control. They were once content to use pink triangles in their messaging.

Posted by: Poofters Top To Bottom at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (oftw2)

145 I mean, just look at the guy. There a children in his crawlspace. Many children.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:27 AM (PpBto)

146 “While CEO Choudri has informed the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board that he is not aware of any evidence of wrongdoing, he has voluntarily agreed to take a temporary leave to allow the Board and our parent agency, the California State Transportation Agency, to fully review and assess the situation,” rail authority spokesperson Peter Whippy told Politico. “We are taking this matter seriously, consistent with our longstanding commitment to public responsibility, transparency, and accountability.”
--SFGate

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (RIvkX)

147 “Per say”. I’ve always been of the opinion don’t try to use high dollar words just to sound high falutin’ and especially unless you know both what they mean, and how to spell it.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (GbLWf)

148 124 > Please don't use AARP for anything. A subversive, Dem, group and a big supporter of Obamacare.
--------
We've been getting AARP junk mail for almost 15 years. It's one entity that found our new address faster than any of the other "junk mail" outfits.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (jtM2q)

I believe that the original plan was for all people over 55 to have to use AARP to buy Obamacare.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (gbOdA)

149 covid 'vaccine' was going to cause massive cancer rates within 5 years of release"

I realize one extended family isn't much of a sample, but of the seven "old farts" of my bunch, all (except me) went all in on every shot/booster/whatever. Two have already died from cancer, three others are in treatment, and one's on hospice care.
All are "new" cancers, btw. Not preexisting.

Me? I'm fine. Old, but fine. Go figure.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (cGjQu)

150 We also get a lot of junk mail from the AHA. They almost always send me a sheet of return address stickers for mail. I've got enough of those to last me... forever.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (jtM2q)

151 Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy who skipped Trump’s address in 2025, will also attend the “People’s State of the Union,” per MoveOn’s press release.

Pure Fuckin Communism right there
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (gbOdA)

Splitter!

Posted by: Pythonesque References at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (wVcYX)

152 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)

Is there any way to ensure correct usage while allowing one to insure against damages?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)

I would like to compliment you on providing a complement to the first comment.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:29 AM (tceez)

153 Peter Whippy told Politico. “We are taking this matter seriously
——

Sounds like it

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:29 AM (GbLWf)

154 Today is National Chocolate Mint Day.
Includes everything from cookies, candies and ice cream.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (NpAcC)

Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)

155 Peter Whippy"

Kinky!

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (cGjQu)

156 121

Part of that is the artificial and sedintary nature of our existence...part of that is we live longer.

Remember, cancer is just a body's cell decision to mutate and then the immune system eventually choosing or not being able to destroy that mutation. And thus replication of the bad cells begins in earnest. That's it.

The more time and variables you introduce into the body, the more likely you will see mutations stick (normally, a body will destroy all of them as they happen)...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (tOcjL

Thanks for pointing this out Nova. Easily forgotten in all of the noise.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:32 AM (pDt9x)

157 Peter Whippy"

It's not too late to whip it!
Whip it good.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (cGjQu)

158 Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)

Pretty sure that you're in the minority in the US at least. Maybe you should see about getting some special benefits from the government.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)

159 One thing that used to work, some junkers would include a return envelope, postage paid. Well they were charged for that. Stuff it full as much as possible with all the crap they sent you, drop it in the mail, and they would have to pay a postage due. Hell, tape it to a brick.

They don’t use postage paid return envelopes too much any longer, strangely enough.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (GbLWf)

160 154 Today is National Chocolate Mint Day.
Includes everything from cookies, candies and ice cream.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (NpAcC)

Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)

Chocolate goes well with everything. Well, almost everything.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (pDt9x)

161 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)

Is there any way to ensure correct usage while allowing one to insure against damages?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)

I would like to compliment you on providing a complement to the first comment.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:29 AM (tceez)

Thank you and likewise. Getting the principle usage correct is one of my principal goals.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (wVcYX)

162 per se

Used in English to indicate a word is being used without connotation or subtext, just plain meaning without any external reference

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (RIvkX)

163 Mutation is not a choice!

Posted by: LBGTM at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (vFG9F)

164 Maybe you should see about getting some special benefits from the government."

Well, I'm dead. Can't help much.

/Matthew Lesko

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (cGjQu)

165 147 “Per say”. I’ve always been of the opinion don’t try to use high dollar words just to sound high falutin’ and especially unless you know both what they mean, and how to spell it.
Posted by: Common Tater

I can make snap judgments on people using words and phrases to sound edumacated toot sweet!

Posted by: Good Taste Is Timeless! at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (oftw2)

166 150 We also get a lot of junk mail from the AHA.
---------------
AHA is the Adolph Hitler Association, rite?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (pZ64F)

167 I’ve always been of the opinion don’t try to use high dollar words just to sound high falutin’ and especially unless you know both what they mean, and how to spell it.

I have gotten in the habit of checking the dictionary for both definition and proper spelling for certain phrases.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 08:35 AM (RjOoY)

168 Mornin’, All. Happy Thursday.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:35 AM (77rzZ)

169 Last week, Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang’s former fiancé, Yaoning “Mike” Sun, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.

4 years?
We really need some hangings

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:35 AM (gbOdA)

170 "They don’t use postage paid return envelopes too much any longer, strangely enough.
Posted by: Common Tater"

They want you to go green and use the website. After sending you 10 pounds of paper every year.

Posted by: LBGTM at February 19, 2026 08:35 AM (vFG9F)

171 Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)
------------------
Yeah, I've never liked that blend. Chocolate and pecans are special.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 08:36 AM (pZ64F)

172 Good morning good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 19, 2026 08:36 AM (cYBz/)

173 Steve Bannon didn't kill himself

Posted by: DEVO was Right! at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (M3HT1)

174 I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0

This crazed lunatic verbally assaulted a mother who had already been attacked by a chaotic mob of students while peacefully holding a pro-Trump sign.

If you recognize this woman, contact
@bourne_beth2345
. She wants to file an incident report with the Winters Police Department

https://tinyurl.com/nrrvmhdp

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (NpAcC)

175 I finally agree with Doof, obtuse though he is. Hate mint and chocolate together. Vile combination, really only like mint in a julep.

Posted by: Rum Dum With DTs. at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (oftw2)

176 Raisins are OK, but they don’t belong in Chocolate.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (GbLWf)

177 I finally agree with Doof, obtuse though he is. Hate mint and chocolate together. Vile combination, really only like mint in a julep.
Posted by: Rum Dum With DTs. at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (oftw2)

It's not really advisable to be aligned with me on anything.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:39 AM (tceez)

178 160 I’ve always been repulsed by the chocolate-and-peanut-butter combination. Chocolate and mint is cool, though.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:39 AM (77rzZ)

179 Raisins are OK, but they don’t belong in Chocolate.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (GbLWf)

In oatmeal cookies FTW!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:39 AM (wVcYX)

180 Mornin’, All. Happy Thursday."

What are you, some kind of hallmark sales guy?

/stuff Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley might have said

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:39 AM (cGjQu)

181 We also get a lot of junk mail from the AHA.
---------------
AHA is the Adolph Hitler Association, rite?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (pZ64F)

Angry Hominids of America

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:40 AM (ExV1e)

182 Well, I'm dead. Can't help much.

/Matthew Lesko
Posted by: man

Who got possession of the cool sport coat????????

Posted by: Just Axin' at February 19, 2026 08:40 AM (oftw2)

183 Something tells me the horde members always read a few grades above their actual grade level

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:41 AM (GbLWf)

184 Well, I'm dead. Can't help much.
/Matthew Lesko

I'm still alive....hanging out with Granny Guthrie.

She's a hot momma with a big SS check to take care of her loverboy!

Posted by: Matthew Lesko, FlimFlam Man at February 19, 2026 08:41 AM (Ljddq)

185
Everyone loves chocolate covered anchovies.

Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 08:42 AM (Y8DZL)

186 That state Sen. Morrissey from Virginia is a complete scumbag . Literally a pedophile who married this victim. That guy should have been in jail , not repeatedly elected to the Virginia senate. Hope the FBI nails him

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:42 AM (Kc+Vz)

187 Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)

Chocolate goes well with everything. Well, almost everything.
Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (pDt9x)
******
I'm probably the only one that hates chocolate covered strawberries.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)

188 Effected? Or is it affected?

Hah! Try this one -

Entrenched or intrenched?

Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (5rh/l)

189 I'm still alive..."

So, reports of your demise were premature?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (cGjQu)

190 Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)

Pretty sure that you're in the minority in the US at least. Maybe you should see about getting some special benefits from the government.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)
---
Sorry. The Somalis in Minnesota have already tapped out those funds.

--The Government

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (ESVrU)

191 @177 Doof, well we both like Joy Division so I guess we're aligned on that

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (Kc+Vz)

192 And chocolate covered cherries Yuk!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (NpAcC)

193 And chocolate covered cherries Yuk!
Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (NpAcC)
====
The pinnacle of chocolate achievement.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:44 AM (RIvkX)

194 I have gotten in the habit of checking the dictionary for both definition and proper spelling for certain phrases.
Posted by: NR Pax

My spelling skills have always been a bit shaky. I blame it on being caught in the middle of the 'Look-Say' and phonics methods and our district switching back and forth between those methods.

Or maybe I'm just a poor speller.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 19, 2026 08:45 AM (cYBz/)

195 Doof, well we both like Joy Division so I guess we're aligned on that
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (Kc+Vz)

I appreciate the Transmission of your comment.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:45 AM (tceez)

196 Chocolate in general is overrated, though.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (77rzZ)

197 I'm probably the only one that hates chocolate covered strawberries.
Posted by: redridinghood

Undiagnosed mental illness is sad for all involved.

Posted by: Ring The Bell For Mental Health at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (oftw2)

198 The greatest birthday treat in my young life was when my mom got me a chocolate mint ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (46za5)

199 The Whizzo Quality Assortment is a perennial best seller!

Posted by: Whizzo Chocolate Company at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (wVcYX)

200 Reese’s peanut butter cups may have been the peak of civilization.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:47 AM (pDt9x)

201 Bono...

Get real fuckin name douche

And shut the fuck up

Posted by: melodicmetal1 at February 19, 2026 08:47 AM (61TgR)

202 I just saw the moat amazing TV commercial

Homeland Security showing the faces and names of victims of illegal aliens.

Finally! Arguing policy and outcomes and not building her fvcking brand.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

203 > Raisins are OK, but they don’t belong in Chocolate.
--------
Rural King sells a bunch of candy that appears to be "old school." The sort of candy your grandparents would have had in jars. Mints, hard candy, various gummy-like stuff (fruit flavored) and chocolate covered peanuts, almonds and raisins.

Couple bucks for a bag... maybe 1/2 pound. Not high quality, but man, tastes like childhood.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 08:47 AM (jtM2q)

204 Biden’s border chaos wasn’t accidental—it was a political strategy to reshape America’s electorate and expand left-wing power.

The Great Replacement has been both a racist right wing conspiracy theory AND the open goal of leftwing pols for a generation now.

And...they've succeeded in great measure.

I've seen towns I've lived in completely changed due to influxes of immigrants, all from the same part of the world, that then change the town to their culture.

And more to the point, the voting patterns of these immigrants skew far left. Usually in direct relation to how much effort the left has spent in bringing in that particular group of immigrants.

Baring the demographics changes due to immigration, the Democrats would not have won a presidential election since Clinton, and it wouldn't even be close (Trump would have won '88 style in each of his runs)

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)

205 "Sweep away all monsters!"

you spelled "Destroy all monsters!" wrong

Posted by: Ron Asheton at February 19, 2026 08:48 AM (M3HT1)

206 200 Reese’s products are vile. Can’t stand ‘em.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

207 203

Couple bucks for a bag... maybe 1/2 pound. Not high quality, but man, tastes like childhood.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 08:47 AM (jtM2q)

Yep. When I was a kid I always preferred quantity over quality.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:49 AM (pDt9x)

208 Finally! Arguing policy and outcomes and not building her fvcking brand.

HIVs already have an opinion about immigration policy.

LIVs don't.

Give them a narrative to counter the left's though and they might pay enough attention to vote in their own interests...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 08:49 AM (sKqQm)

209 Chocolate in general is overrated, though.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (77rzZ)
======

Can I have your chocolate ration?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:49 AM (RIvkX)

210 We also get a lot of junk mail from the AHA.
---------------
AHA is the Adolph Hitler Association, rite?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (pZ64F)

Angry Hominids of America
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Angry Hemorrhoids of America - aka, Flaming Assholes

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 08:49 AM (SD6jB)

211
Couple bucks for a bag... maybe 1/2 pound. Not high quality, but man, tastes like childhood.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

The hard candies covered in lint from granny's handbag are a wonderful memory of my yute.

Posted by: Werther's Fanboy at February 19, 2026 08:51 AM (oftw2)

212 206 200 Reese’s products are vile. Can’t stand ‘em.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

Next you will be telling me you hate Peeps, and Circus Peanuts. I will pray for you.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:51 AM (pDt9x)

213 Posted by: Martini Farmer

You grandparents had jars? Luxury!!
We used to dream of jars! When I were a lad, we had to make do with a bit of damp moss and a prayer that it’d hold the turnip water long enough to not leak all over me mum’s only good smock. Jars? Pah! We’d have killed for a jar. Proper glass ones, mind. None of your fancy screw-top nonsense.
We’d scrape the lichen off rocks and call it a lid. If we were lucky, the wind would blow a pebble in the right direction and seal it shut for a day. And you lot complain about lids that don’t quite match the thread? Luxury!
We had to chew the moss to make it sticky, then hold our breath while we prayed to St. Fibberius the Patron of Slightly Leaky Containers. If the moss held, we feasted like kings on half a cup of rainwater and a weevil we found in the corner. If it didn’t, we drank the disappointment straight from the rock and told ourselves it built character.
And you stand there moaning about “the seal was faulty” and “the jam leaked onto the shelf”? Luxury! We’d have licked the shelf clean and thanked the gods for the free seasoning.
You’ve got no idea. None. Jars. Bloody jars. Luxury!

Posted by: Tonypete at February 19, 2026 08:52 AM (cYBz/)

214 The greatest birthday treat in my young life was when my mom got me a chocolate mint ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (46za5)

180 degree opposite for me. As a kid, maybe 5 or 6 years old, I was unaware that the chocolate and mint combination existed. Was at a birthday party at Farrell's and I asked for chocolate chip ice cream. You know - essentially vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips in it. Well, they brought me mint chocolate chip. The smell alone made me want to hurl.

I enjoy both chocolate and mint on their own. But put them together, and it's akin to a exposing me to binary chemical weapons!

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:52 AM (tceez)

215 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 19, 2026 08:52 AM (iNLnt)

216 Humorless trolls. Must be a job requirement. We are talking about candy, Smith. Please try to keep up.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:54 AM (pDt9x)

217 "reshaping the electorate" is an interesting way of saying "kill most of us, enslave the rest, and take our shit"

It was no accident how many of the invaders they chose were haitians, somalis, etc.

No way out of this that isn't straight through rivers of blood. I suspect one thing that will help is that things will come to a head in the EU or UK first and make things really obvious.

Posted by: heya at February 19, 2026 08:55 AM (23NNO)

218
Give this man a raise!
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
Students tried to do anti-ICE walkout but were threatened with suspension so they were forced to return to class

THIS IS THE WAY

Kudos to this school!

https://tinyurl.com/3eayt34s

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:55 AM (NpAcC)

219 Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 19, 2026 08:52 AM (iNLnt)

You DICK!!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at February 19, 2026 08:56 AM (PpBto)

220 >>>Reese’s products are vile. Can’t stand ‘em.

Posted by: Bulg

>Their quality and taste have really tanked. Now the texture of the chocolate is like wax and the peanut butter tastes like sawdust or ash.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 08:56 AM (gVUi7)

221 Best general candy types:

Chocolate covered almonds - good flavor and crunch combo

Chocolate peanut butter cup - excellent flavor combo but the ratio needs to be just right

Chocolate covered wafer - Kit kat does this really well

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 08:56 AM (sKqQm)

222 I can say the 2020 election was stolen for no additional charge. Troll me. TROLL ME!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:56 AM (RIvkX)

223 Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 19, 2026 08:52 AM (iNLnt)

That's not what happened but even so you pretend you're all about Free Speech right retard?

Evil dick sucker.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 19, 2026 08:56 AM (cntUY)

224 #79. Let's say U2 profess to be from Ireland. Where they they are now I don't know or care.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 08:57 AM (j6kTf)

225 I don't eat chocolate very often, but have no issue with chocolate and peanut butter OR chocolate and mint. Andes Mints were always just fine with the check after a fine meal.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (PpBto)

226 Do bot copy/paste the troll. You may be banned when the troll gets banned.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)

227 And what's with the green color of chocolate chip mint? I can only hope DHS Secretary Kennedy gets that stuff banned ASAP.

Posted by: Algae is Green. And You Wouldn't Eat That! at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)

228 DHS must treat the one-year mark as a mandatory re-vetting point for all refugees who have not adjusted to LPR status, ensuring either that they are scheduled to ‘return’ to custody for inspection or, if they do not comply, that they be ‘returned’ to custody through enforcement action.

The law is on the books. You have 365 to get before a judge and get your green card or as they say A M F.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:59 AM (gbOdA)

229 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)

Is there any way to ensure correct usage while allowing one to insure against damages?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)

I would like to compliment you on providing a complement to the first comment.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:29 AM (tceez

It's the principal of the matter.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 19, 2026 08:59 AM (cntUY)

230 Let's say U2 profess to be from Ireland. Where they they are now I don't know or care.
Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 08:57 AM (j6kTf)

They claim Ireland.

They moved their studios out of Ireland because of the tax rate being too high.

They are hypocrites. And The Edge is a shitty guitar player.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:59 AM (PpBto)

231 King Chuck is supporting the process on Andy's arrest. Mighty nice of him

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:59 AM (Kc+Vz)

232 King Chuck is supporting the process on Andy's arrest. Mighty nice of him

Of King Cuckold III's many character flaws, I don't think pedophilia is one of them.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:00 AM (sKqQm)

233 A military confrontation between the US and Iran could begin in the coming days and be an intensive, multi-week campaign, sources said Wednesday, despite ongoing diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran.

Former IDF Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin suggested Wednesday that such a confrontation could be imminent.
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Wut? Is Iran a threat to America right now, or is this a "humanitarian war", to help out the Iranian population?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:02 AM (6fBYQ)

234 King Chuck is supporting the process on Andy's arrest. Mighty nice of him

Of King Cuckold III's many character flaws, I don't think pedophilia is one of them.
Posted by: 18-1

He's more into ~~horses~~ Camilla.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 09:02 AM (SD6jB)

235 Is Iran a threat to America right now, or is this a "humanitarian war", to help out the Iranian population?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:02 AM (6fBYQ)
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Embrace the power of "and"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 09:03 AM (RIvkX)

236 I don't eat chocolate very often, but have no issue with chocolate and peanut butter OR chocolate and mint. Andes Mints were always just fine with the check after a fine meal.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (PpBto)
*******
Or on your pillow at a nice hotel.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 09:05 AM (NpAcC)

237 Is Iran a threat to America right now, or is this a "humanitarian war", to help out the Iranian population?

MIC War. Its always a MIC war.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 19, 2026 09:05 AM (a3CJ+)

238 "Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
Students tried to do anti-ICE walkout but were threatened with suspension so they were forced to return to class"

Our school system has been plagued by these walk-outs. Schools of been sanctioning them, if not outright organizing them. Lots of pissed off parents like me are being told there is nothing they can do. BS. Also lots of foreign flags, especially Mexican, at their protests. Not one American that I have seen.

Good, obedient skulls of mush should move to Mexico.

Posted by: Ripley at February 19, 2026 09:06 AM (GUOwU)

239 Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:02 AM (6fBYQ)

They've been a threat to America for the last three decades at least. They export terrorism, threaten world stability with their nuclear ambitions and collude with our enemies to disrupt our domestic stability.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 19, 2026 09:06 AM (cntUY)

240 Aren't the US and Iran supposed to be at the proverbial table, discussing the situation over there? I thought I saw something about that the other day. Maybe the "talks" didn't go well. I can see that. The current Iranian government is belligerent in all aspects and needs a good cleansing with fire.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 09:07 AM (jtM2q)

241 And what's with the green color of chocolate chip mint"

Same color as restaurant "key lime" crap

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:07 AM (cGjQu)

242 I'm surprised Charles is aware of anything beyond the palace walls.

Posted by: Don Black. Release the pedants! at February 19, 2026 09:08 AM (ZxPkt)

243 And what's with the green color of chocolate chip mint"

Same color as restaurant "key lime" crap
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:07 AM (cGjQu)

Avenge me!

Posted by: Red Dye #2 at February 19, 2026 09:09 AM (wVcYX)

244 Progressive police reform group Campaign Zero publishes daily data at mappingpoliceviolence.org, including figures on killings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol. In 2025, their data shows 1,314 police killings compared to 1,382 in 2024 and 1,362 in 2023.

So Law and Order leads to less Police killings.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:10 AM (gbOdA)

245 So, every antisemitic cuck goes to "area A" and then does agitprop about poor treatment of Christians. C'on Bibi, move the tanks in and move jihadis out of there..

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 09:10 AM (Mqqv0)

246 The Royal siblings don't seem to get along much.

Only interesting in a soap opera entertainment way.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 19, 2026 09:10 AM (cntUY)

247 "And The Edge is a shitty guitar player."

This guy gets it!

Posted by: Ron Asheton at February 19, 2026 09:10 AM (M3HT1)

248 Kamala is in Australia and was interviewed by a local reporter. Sadly, it was after Kamala hit the five o'clock hour.

https://tinyurl.com/3kxawpyu

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:10 AM (eS0yE)

249 Speaking of AARP: Some years ago I called The Hartford to get a quote on their car insurance. They told me I had to be a member of AARP, not only to get the insurance, but *to get the quote*!!! "State law," they said (CT, I suppose). I called back a month or so later to see if the staffer had been wildly mistaken. Nope.

I wasn't about to join AARP -- especially without knowing whether Hartford could save me more on the insurance than the membership fee would run. What a mess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:11 AM (wzUl9)

250 Is Iran a threat to America right now

Are we required, once again, to remind people that Iran declared war on the United States in 1979. That Iran has never rescinded that declaration of war. That Iran has funded terrorist activities around the world with the aim of harming America and Americans?

Yes, Iran is a threat to America right now.
Yes, Iran would be a threat to America even if Israel were our greatest enemy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:11 AM (ExV1e)

251
Iwo Jima in color 2/19/45

https://tinyurl.com/msmtamdh

Posted by: Don Black. Release the pedants! at February 19, 2026 09:11 AM (ZxPkt)

252 And what's with the green color of chocolate chip mint? I can only hope DHS Secretary Kennedy gets that stuff banned ASAP.
Posted by: Algae is Green. And You Wouldn't Eat That! at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)
******
You can use spinach to achieve the green color without affecting the taste.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 09:12 AM (NpAcC)

253 Kamala is in Australia and was interviewed by a local reporter. ~~Sadly~~ As you might expect, it was after Kamala hit the five o'clock hour.

https://tinyurl.com/3kxawpyu
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026

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Corrected for clarity

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)

254 226 Do bot copy/paste the troll. You may be banned when the troll gets banned.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)

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More like "don't use the troll's name because the back end is simplistic."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:12 AM (GBKbO)

255 Also don't quote trolls anyway, because they should be ignored and insulted, not engaged with.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:13 AM (GBKbO)

256 The Royal siblings don't seem to get along much.

Chuck seems to get along well with Anne and reasonably well with Edward.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:13 AM (ExV1e)

257 Bono is still alive? I thought he was one of those ‘thirds’ in the ‘people die in 3s’ things.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 09:14 AM (qyidn)

258 The arrest of Prince Andrew proves that the monarchy is dead.

King Charles "supporting" it?

What's the point of being part of the royal family if you can't boink whomever you want and the king backs you?

Tear down the monarchy and give the UK a real government with a real executive, not a figurehead.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:14 AM (GBKbO)

259 Also don't quote trolls anyway, because they should be ignored and insulted, not engaged with.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:13 AM (GBKbO)

Jeff Spicoli hardest hit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (PpBto)

260 Good morning!

Re: Voter ID - My working theory is that the Democrats are fighting it so hard not only to hide fraud (the obvious), but to hide the true number of illegals.
We laugh at how they've consistently maintained there are "11 million illegal immigrants" since - what? - the 1970's??

Comparing voter turnout in recent years to a national Voter ID requirement election in 2028 would/will be bananas.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (tj6OY)

261 259 Also don't quote trolls anyway, because they should be ignored and insulted, not engaged with.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:13 AM (GBKbO)

Jeff Spicoli hardest hit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (PpBto)

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Spicoli does it right.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (GBKbO)

262 260 Good morning!

Re: Voter ID - My working theory is that the Democrats are fighting it so hard not only to hide fraud (the obvious), but to hide the true number of illegals.
We laugh at how they've consistently maintained there are "11 million illegal immigrants" since - what? - the 1970's??

Comparing voter turnout in recent years to a national Voter ID requirement election in 2028 would/will be bananas.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (tj6OY)

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I think they just fight on every hill like its the hill to die on.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (GBKbO)

263 I'm probably the only one that hates chocolate covered strawberries.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)
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#Metoo. But I would probably eat the chocolate off and toss the strawberries.

Has anyone tried chocolate covered potato chips. I hesitated to try it, but they're actually quite good. Chocolate improves everything it touches. And this is torture because I gave it up for Lent.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (3ImbR)

264 255 Also don't quote trolls anyway, because they should be ignored and insulted, not engaged with.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:13 AM (

Can the commentariat yell for trolls to get off their lawn??

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (Mqqv0)

265 You can use spinach to achieve the green color without affecting the taste.
Posted by: redridinghood

No! Don't do that!

Posted by: Bluto at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (oftw2)

266 New Jersey's second-grade curriculum

“By the end of 2nd grade according to their own curriculum: Differentiate between gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation

They need to know how to define vaginal, oral, and anal sex, how to perceive consent to sexual activity, how to identify short and long term contraception, and safer sex methods that are effective and how to identify and access and use them and to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Why not just come out and say we are gonna fuck the children?

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (gbOdA)

267 Tear down the monarchy and give the UK a real government with a real executive, not a figurehead.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:14 AM (GBKbO)

Charles is the Head of State, not the Head of Government. That would be Sir Kier Starmer so the second half of your wish is granted.

They have a real government. One that they voted for.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (ExV1e)

268 Im visiting Denver for work. The first thing I noticed was that it only took 45 minutes (at rush hour!) to get from the airport way out to the west side - unpossible.

Last night I took an Uber and since drives for a living I asked the guy if they had done some major traffic work in the last year or two.

He told me "no, it's the crackdown. The detention center is packed full, people are leaving, and others are hiding in people's houses who have legal status."

He didn't seem that perturbed about it, besides it hurting Uber business. He was just like "eh, I'm here legally, and I'm going back to Ghana in a couple years anyway, not my problem."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 19, 2026 09:17 AM (/Spxx)

269 I only mentioned troll because we were having fun and here he comes. Like the guy at a party who pops up and only wants to talk about, say, oh Prometheus or something.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:17 AM (pDt9x)

270 264 Can the commentariat yell for trolls to get off their lawn??

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (Mqqv0)

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Just assume their words will morph into something scatalogical and stupid, and then insult them on those grounds.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:17 AM (GBKbO)

271 What is "humanitarian" about what the Iran leaders are doing to an unarmed population? Iran brought this on themselves. They have been warned. It's up to them.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 09:17 AM (j6kTf)

272 Can we say rude things about the trolls? Abuse them in a sort of indirect way?

Posted by: Don Black. Release the pedants! at February 19, 2026 09:18 AM (ZxPkt)

273 267 Charles is the Head of State, not the Head of Government. That would be Sir Kier Starmer so the second half of your wish is granted.

They have a real government. One that they voted for.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (ExV1e)

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If Charles technically has the power to tell Starmer to vacate his post, he's the real executive and the PM is just a steward or a regent to the real executive.

Also, Parliament is a fake government structure. Legislature and executive should be actually separate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:18 AM (GBKbO)

274 Comparing voter turnout in recent years to a national Voter ID requirement election in 2028 would/will be bananas.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (tj6OY)

I file of 9 M voter from Cali have 75% no match when checked against SS Admin.

My guess is any large county (eg Harris Cty TX) has 2 to 3% illegals, 10% moved, and 4 or 5% fake.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (gbOdA)

275 Kamala is in Australia and was interviewed by a local reporter. Sadly, it was after Kamala hit the five o'clock hour.

https://tinyurl.com/3kxawpyu
Posted by: Huck Follywood
+++
I think Kamala hits the five o'clock hour about 9 o'clock every morning.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (Lo97M)

276 "Everyone loves chocolate covered anchovies.
Posted by: Auspex"

This is a lie propagated by Big Penguin.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (vFG9F)

277 We don’t have trolls. Norway has trolls. We have shit-eating faggot incels living in mommy’s basement.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (qyidn)

278 Trolls are just blog skidmarks, something to be cleaned away and not worthy of concern.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (bRgDE)

279 278 Trolls are just blog skidmarks, something to be cleaned away and not worthy of concern.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (bRgDE)

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I feel seen.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (GBKbO)

280 We can't deport Illegals fast enough before November.

Which is why the SAVE Act is so important

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 19, 2026 09:20 AM (dtajH)

281 What is "humanitarian" about what the Iran leaders are doing to an unarmed population? Iran brought this on themselves. They have been warned. It's up to them.

Just as a reminder, "humanitarian" is an attribute of Whiteness™ Only White Nationalists® and Racists® would desire it.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 19, 2026 09:20 AM (WCaCG)

282 Cheese is superior to chocolate in every respect.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:21 AM (77rzZ)

283 Kamala is in Australia and was interviewed by a local reporter. Sadly, it was after Kamala hit the five o'clock hour.

She was trying to relate to the local population.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 19, 2026 09:22 AM (/TiS1)

284 280 We can't deport Illegals fast enough before November.

Which is why the SAVE Act is so important

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 19, 2026 09:20 AM (dtajH)

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El Paso's early voting numbers are way down compared to the rest of the state of Texas.

Why? Because the city has been emptied out?

Or...because illegals and those tied to illegals are terrified of presenting themselves to authorities.

Remember, the influx of illegals didn't make GA go from red to blue from 2020 to 2024. It actually turned GA from blue to red. Why? Because the vast majority of election chicanery isn't illegals actually voting, it's vote counters using expanded voter rolls to stuff ballot boxes.

Illegals being in country doesn't really affect voting. Illegals being on the voter rolls does. Election fights that matter are happening from the DOJ Civil Rights Division headed by Dhillon, suing to have voter rolls cleared.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:22 AM (GBKbO)

285 CBO estimates that spending from Social Security's OASI trust fund will rise from $1.5 trillion this fiscal year to more than $2.5 trillion in 2036. After accounting for tax receipts and interest income, the projected deficit for the trust fund rises from $207 billion this year to $525 billion in 2032, when the trust fund is depleted, and continues to rise to $691 billion in 2036, assuming full benefits are paid out.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:22 AM (gbOdA)

286 He said these things under oath, iirc, raising the question of why is he not being prosecuted?

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We'll get to that under the next Trump administration, in 2040.

Posted by: Pam Blondi at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (vqA1l)

287 282 Cheese is superior to chocolate in every respect.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:21 AM (77rzZ)

Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (pDt9x)

288 If Charles technically has the power to tell Starmer to vacate his post, he's the real executive and the PM is just a steward or a regent to the real executive.

Also, Parliament is a fake government structure. Legislature and executive should be actually separate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:18 AM (GBKbO)

1. I'm pretty sure that if the monarch were to remove the PM, even an unpopular one like Starmer, the Labour super-majority in Parliament would remove that power from the crown.
2. "Parliament is a fake government structure. Legislature and executive should be actually separate." - Much as it pains me to say this... you are correct.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (ExV1e)

289 >>I think they just fight on every hill like its the hill to die on.

True, but protecting illegals has become all-consuming.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (tj6OY)

290 Cheese is superior to chocolate in every respect.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:21 AM (77rzZ)

Bacon-wrapped chocolate-covered cheese puffs?

Should they be deep fried or grilled?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (wVcYX)

291 We don’t have trolls. Norway has trolls. We have shit-eating faggot incels living in mommy’s basement.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM

Narrator: The Blade is not wrong.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 09:24 AM (kgE5c)

292 Fun fact: Residents of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan call residents of the Lower Peninsula "Trolls," because the latter live "below" the (Mackinac) Bridge.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:24 AM (77rzZ)

293 289 >>I think they just fight on every hill like its the hill to die on.

True, but protecting illegals has become all-consuming.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (tj6OY)

20 million illegals is around 25 to 30 house seats and 25 to 30 votes in the EC.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:24 AM (gbOdA)

294 Has anyone tried chocolate covered potato chips. I hesitated to try it, but they're actually quite good. Chocolate improves everything it touches. And this is torture because I gave it up for Lent.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (3ImbR)
******
I love chocolate covered potato chips. I'm a fan of sweet and salty.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 09:24 AM (NpAcC)

295 288 1. I'm pretty sure that if the monarch were to remove the PM, even an unpopular one like Starmer, the Labour super-majority in Parliament would remove that power from the crown.
2. "Parliament is a fake government structure. Legislature and executive should be actually separate." - Much as it pains me to say this... you are correct.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (ExV1e)

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Yeah, that's kind of my whole viewpoint.

King Charles being "head of state" who can't actually doing anything? The structure is rotten. He's either executive of the government, or he's a tourist attraction. Pick one. And if he's a tourist attraction, then Parliament needs to be dissolved because it's fake and gay and a remnant from when the King was actually the head of government.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (GBKbO)

296 Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?
Posted by: tubal

Below cheese.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)

297 Bono...

Get real fuckin name douche

And shut the fuck up
Posted by: melodicmetal1
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Bono is starting to look like he might have transitioned a while back. But just hasn't announced it yet.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (Lo97M)

298 But if all the illegals go home our cuisine will be so bland.

Posted by: I Choose Dogs at February 19, 2026 09:26 AM (TtdNq)

299 296 Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?
Posted by: tubal

Below cheese.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)

Sounds like The Cheese stands alone then.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:26 AM (pDt9x)

300 Good Morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear into the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (u82oZ)

301 299 296 Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?
Posted by: tubal

Below cheese.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)

Sounds like The Cheese stands alone then.
Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:26 AM (pDt9x)

The food fights begun they have

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (gbOdA)

302 Sounds like The Cheese stands alone then.
Posted by: tubal

Cheese is pretty much the perfect food, in my opinion.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (77rzZ)

303 I'm like m. Wahoo!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (u82oZ)

304 >>Today is National Chocolate Mint Day.
Includes everything from cookies, candies and ice cream.

Excellent!
Breyer's delicious mint chip ice cream is *not* green.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (tj6OY)

305 Bono is starting to look like he might have transitioned a while back. But just hasn't announced it yet.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM

Bono. Springsteen.

Who are these people who speak to us as though we needed their advice?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (kgE5c)

306 New Jersey's second-grade curriculum

“By the end of 2nd grade according to their own curriculum: Differentiate between gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation

They need to know how to define vaginal, oral, and anal sex, how to perceive consent to sexual activity, how to identify short and long term contraception, and safer sex methods that are effective and how to identify and access and use them and to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Why not just come out and say we are gonna fuck the children?
Posted by: r hennigantx

Because people like me would literally nail them to a barn door.

BFH & Nine Inch Nails.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (SD6jB)

307 296 Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?
Posted by: tubal

Below cheese.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)

Sounds like The Cheese stands alone then.
Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:26 AM (pDt9x)

Is the standing binding?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (wVcYX)

308 U2 had that awesome Super Bowl halftime show.
It’s s shame they went full retard.

Posted by: I Choose Dogs at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (TtdNq)

309 U2 was doing at show at 80,000 seat Croke Park in Dublin.

Bono started a slow clap and then said "everytime I clap my hands a child dies in Africa."

A bloke in the audience then yelled out "Then stop clapping!!"

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (dtajH)

310 Today is National Chocolate Mint Day.
Includes everything from cookies, candies and ice cream.

Hmmm...I do have some good mint chocolate squares...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (kgE5c)

311 King Charles being "head of state" who can't actually doing anything? The structure is rotten. He's either executive of the government, or he's a tourist attraction. Pick one. And if he's a tourist attraction, then Parliament needs to be dissolved because it's fake and gay and a remnant from when the King was actually the head of government.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (GBKbO)

He's the guy who gets blamed for shit because he isn't his mother and because he behaved horribly in his first marriage to Diana (a woman of singular purity and wonderfulness who was in no way party to the issues in their union and who was just swept up in the romance of it all - blech).

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (ExV1e)

312 305 Bono is starting to look like he might have transitioned a while back. But just hasn't announced it yet.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM

Bono. Springsteen.

Who are these people who speak to us as though we needed their advice?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (kgE5c)

The Bitter Old Lesbian Effect. They all Transmorgify into Rosie O’Donnell in the end.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:29 AM (pDt9x)

313 >>Cheese is pretty much the perfect food, in my opinion.

Edam, cheese is tasty!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:29 AM (tj6OY)

314 Diana (a woman of singular purity and wonderfulness "

Yeah. And she was getting her dodi on in the back seat of that merc....

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (cGjQu)

315 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

316 Because people like me would literally nail them to a barn door.

BFH & Nine Inch Nails."

Nah. Don't waste good spikes.

/Vlad

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:33 AM (cGjQu)

317 Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?
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Below cheese.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)
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Cast out this interloper!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (3ImbR)

318 >>>Speaking of Springsteen, he's launching his "Save American Democracy" tour, you guys.

>He needs to save democracy so his daughter can continue to compete in tony equestrian show jumping events.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (gVUi7)

319 Amazon Music is really pushing that stupid Springsteen "song" about the dead car-rammer, going so far as to insert it onto the "classic rock" playlists. I won't be shocked to see this U2 abomination on there

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (vqA1l)

320 318 >>>Speaking of Springsteen, he's launching his "Save American Democracy" tour, you guys.
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Yeah, everyone knows NJ is committed to democracy.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 09:45 AM (pZ64F)

321 Anti-ICE protests by schoolchildren during school hours are funded with our tax dollars. How about stopping that?

Posted by: Wofus at February 19, 2026 10:35 AM (CNa+A)

322 Good morning, all. Thanks, J.J. for another wonderful TMR.

AI Overview: During President Bill Clinton's two terms (1993–2001), the U.S. saw a significant rise in undocumented immigration, with the estimated undocumented population increasing by approximately 300,000 to 500,000 annually, bringing the total estimate to around 7.8 million by 2001.

Data suggests that there were approximately 870,000 to 900,000 formal removals (deportations) during the 8 years of the Clinton administration, along with a much higher number of "returns" where individuals were sent back to their home country at the border rather than through formal removals.

President Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) in 1996, which drastically increased penalties, expanded the definition of crimes leading to deportation, and expedited the removal process.
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Analysis from the Center for Immigration Studies indicates that approximately 2.5 million new illegal immigrants joined the unauthorized population between January 2009 and mid-2015, the Obama administrations.

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Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM (NFX2v)

323 Total Deportation estimates under those two administrations range from 2.5 million to >3 million, depending on whether voluntary returns are included.

Therefore, the total number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. might have remained relatively stable, estimated at around 11–12 million, because the new arrivals were offset by those who left via deportation or voluntary departure.

Note: It has been reported that both the Clinton and the Obama administrations shifted their focus to deporting individuals with criminal records or those recently caught at the border, rather than focusing on those established in the interior. (Convenient to report NOW?)
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>From above, Victor Davis Hanson: Biden’s border chaos wasn’t accidental—it was a political strategy to reshape America’s electorate and expand left-wing power.
Why Exactly Did They Destroy the Border?

The plan? 🤷‍♀️ But ...

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Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM (NFX2v)

324 >CAP, 'How Peaceful Protest by Just 3.5 Percent of Americans Could Force Major Policy Changes From the Trump Administration'
History shows that when just 3.5 percent of a population—about 12 million Americans—engage in peaceful protest, their demands become nearly impossible to ignore. This is particularly relevant today, as Americans continue to defend due process and health care rights amid a rise in authoritarian policies. Aug. 6, 2025

If the US population is 340 million, that's slightly less than 12 million people. 🤔
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John Podesta served as Chief of Staff to Clinton, 1998–2001; co-chaired Obama's transition team, 2008; served as (Climate) Counselor to Barack Obama, 2014–2015, and chaired Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.

He served as senior adviser to President Biden for clean energy innovation and implementation, and lead the implementation of the $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act's climate provisions. Then he succeeded John Kerry as the U.S. special climate envoy.

>He founded CAP in 2003 & the Washington Center for 'Equitable Growth.' He & they continue shaping government.

More Undocumented in under Biden than 3.5% of the US pop. Havoc.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM (NFX2v)

325 CNN, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested after Epstein files revelations as King says ‘law must take its course’

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 10:59 AM (NFX2v)

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