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THE MORNING RANT: Housing Affordability Requires Vast Swaths of Virtually Uninhabitable Urban Areas Be Reclaimed
An issue I have periodically revisited is the need for “municipal conservatism” as an alternative to Democrat-administered destruction of our cities. In a 2024 piece at The Blaze, I wrote “Republicans need to offer our struggling cities an agenda focused on delivering excellent city services, including effective policing, cleanliness, anti-vagrancy measures, public safety, reliable utilities, and family-friendly parks. This agenda should promote a political climate that supports small businesses, primary education, churches, families, and patriotism. Democrat-run cities have grown hostile to these foundational elements of urban civilization, creating an enormous opportunity for Republicans.” This is not “small government conservatism.” It is “civil order conservatism.”
Hampton Prescott, one of my favorite follows on Twitter/X (@HamptonPrezcott), is a real estate professional in Atlanta who is heavily focused on this exact issue. (He also covers architectural trends, commenting on the correlation of bad commercial architecture with the state of urban environments.)The Trump WH was close to figuring this out when they deployed the National Guard to crime ridden cities. The ONLY way to solve housing affordability is to reclaim vast swaths of urban areas that have been rendered effectively uninhabitable due to lack of safety. https://t.co/pgkBbEW5Jg
— Hampton Prescott (@HamptonPrezcott) March 13, 2026
Donald Trump’s second term has coincided with an increase in use and application of the phrase “you can just do things.” Whether it is taking out the Ayatollah after 50 years of western appeasement, shutting the southern border after hearing all kinds of “reasons why we can’t do anything about it” by the leftist/libertarian industrial complexes, or eliminating discriminatory hiring practices after decades of conservative apathy (or enabling), the age of dismantling stale orthodoxies is firmly upon us. I’d like to talk about another example of something justified for decades as “just the way things are” - abysmal governance of major cities and the idea that there is no hope for right-leaning leadership that efficiently and effectively provides safety and security for citizens. Even many left-leaning folks will admit, our major cities are disaster zones. Capital flight, out of control vagrancy, serial criminals let loose by a malignant justice system, expensive services that underperform in quality (to put it charitably) - our major cities may be experiencing the roughest stretch since the dark days of the late 1970’s. Now the median conservative may look at this sad state of affairs and remark to himself, “not my circus, but maybe this will provide fodder for an attack ad come election season.” I’m here to tell that this is the height of loser attitude, and is a set of common wisdom that is commonly wrong. A few reasons why people are looking at this issue the wrong way: • Yes, while a statewide or national GOP candidate likely won’t be winning over 50% of a major metro’s vote anytime soon, you need to look at the gross numbers involved. For example, Metro Atlanta has 6.4 million people in it as of 2024. If you apply the standard 65% turnout rate and assume that the GOP candidate is going to lose by 10 points, that is still 1.84 million potential voters that could be in your camp. Therefore, politicians ignoring the concerns of urban right-leaning voters or simply those longing for public safety may end up costing them the election. Having a tailored candidate at the local level, that delivers on their simplified promises (see later in the post for my proposed three-point pledge) would filter up to benefit these statewide and national candidates (granted they tailor their message to these urban voters!) • A dynamic of municipal elections that is often overlooked - turnout is generally absolutely abysmal. To wit, the 2021 Atlanta Mayoral Election (which saw multiple competitive candidates) had a whopping turnout of 25% of active registered voters. Even the 2024 NYC mayoral election, likely the most ballyhooed municipal race in recent memory, saw turnout come out to a ho-hum 43% of registered voters. • The GOP has made housing affordability a huge priority for their governance platform. As anyone who follows my X account knows, proponents of housing affordability are missing the absolute largest driver of the problem - the only way you can materially help with housing affordability is to reclaim the vast swaths of buildable land surrounding job centers that were abandoned to crime and disorder over the past few decades. Further straining affordability, city dwellers are also effectively forced to pay twice for services like education - their taxes pay for dysfunctional schools which in turn force them to pay tuition, with prices reflecting inelastic demand, for private school. Solving this issue at the local level would filter up to substantial improvements on a national scale, another factor that should interest the GOP. Of course, a “national GOP” style of message at the local, urban level is a guarantee of failure. Talking about fiscal conservatism, tax cuts, and reducing municipal services is not going to motivate and inspire your average urban voter. (Probably not even affluent voters.) A candidate that follows the spirit of the ideas posited here would need to prioritize safety and municipal order above all else. I highlight these issues as they are the absolute prerequisites for quite literally anything in an urban ecosystem to work. As a real estate professional, I am always amused at the relative lack of attention paid amongst industry luminaries towards something that is absolutely core to any success in the industry. There is almost a learned helplessness to the issue, as if the move is to perpetually be in retreat as destructive, pro-crime forces destroy more and more of the built environment. Those who remain spend their political capital seeking out tax breaks (which won’t matter as long as a neighborhood feels unsafe and is seeing its productive populace flee.) This approach, of course, is absolute nonsense. The real estate community, as generational leadership turnover occurs, is a natural ally in this endeavor. They need to get organized on the front end, defining simple goals for candidates to support, such as: 1. Effectively address crime and disorder.Thank you, Hampton, for this much appreciated contribution. Here is a link to his Twitter/X page if you would like to read more from Mr. Prescott. [buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]
2. Utilize the Walt Disney approach to cleanliness.
3. Manage but don’t cut services, which will benefit tremendously from effectuating #1. Getting voter turnout in municipal elections above its current anemic levels would yield tremendous ROI - for the cities themselves, and for their own business interests. Look no further than the value appreciation seen in Florida cities benefiting from strong messaging and action on crime and disorder. (And for the inverse, look no further than the value destruction in formerly high-flying cities such as Seattle, Minneapolis, Portland and Denver). This is an exciting time where long-held, indefensible orthodoxies are being discarded. “You can just do things” is the ethos of our time. Taking back our cities and making the apathy that has dominated for so long a relic of a bygone era is an opportunity waiting there for the taking. [Hampton Presoctt]
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 30, 2026 11:02 AM (k2hhB)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 30, 2026 11:03 AM (BpO1e)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 30, 2026 11:03 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 30, 2026 11:03 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 11:04 AM (4NO2D)
Or as John Lautner said, "murder factories".
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 30, 2026 11:04 AM (Kt19C)
So the left will talk about housing as if it is somehow separate from supply and demand.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:05 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:05 AM (Zz0t1)
Or am I being too rude?
Posted by: NR Pax at March 30, 2026 11:06 AM (BpO1e)
The left: Immigration is a human right! We need to bring in more people, many more people!
Also the left: How dare housing prices go up when we bring in a bunch of immigrants...that's racist!
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:06 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 30, 2026 11:03 AM (BpO1e)
Men in women's sports FTW!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:06 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 30, 2026 11:06 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Racist...who is secretly in love with his black neighbor at March 30, 2026 11:06 AM (JvP6j)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:06 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 11:07 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 30, 2026 11:03 AM (BpO1e)
Men in women's sports FTW!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:06 AM
ISWYDT, Gent.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 11:07 AM (4NO2D)
Because the inner cities are gonna inner city regardless.
Has nothing to do with "lack of safety". Has everything to do with pride of ownership.
Section 8 is gonna Section 8. Every big blue city proves that.
You will get safety with ownership.
Homeowners aren't going to put up with shit.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 11:07 AM (Kksvc)
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 11:07 AM (4NO2D)
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Wait, I've been told that inner-city voters vastly prefer the candidates that promises to not prosecute the inner-city criminals - no safety, no municipal order. Isn't that how Larry Krasner keeps getting re-elected in Philthadephia?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 30, 2026 11:07 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:07 AM (Zz0t1)
Yesterday, we had an extended discussion about "analysis paralysis". This is one of the reasons why nothing gets done. The other is that the left opposes and blocks every common sense solution to any problem, because someone on the right (being largely people of common sense) came up with a good solution.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)
The left: We need more housing and for progressive officials to overrule local officials that won't let them build more housing for our new immigrants!
Also the left: How dare the state take away our natural spaces and historic buildings and replace them with tenements! Don't they know what this is doing to the character of my quaint town (and housing prices?!?)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (pDt9x)
Are they going to make democrat government go away? Because it won’t work without that.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (jbnUc)
Subjugation of the public requires them to be immobile and dependent.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (AkEZC)
Posted by: Tom Petty at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (+HNx/)
Young white males are ready to get fitted with Hugo Boss uniforms and engage in ethnic cleansing. They've been locked out of every other opportunity.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (qwx/I)
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 11:07 AM (4NO2D)
Tom Petty hardest hit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:09 AM (Zz0t1)
Yes, but the people living there believe their votes don't matter and they are right - the local officials just cast enough ballots to keep returning the same people over and over...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:09 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 11:09 AM (0ogfQ)
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 11:07 AM (4NO2D)
Tom Petty hardest hit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:09 AM (Zz0t1)
Don’t come around here no more. Whatever you’re lookin’ for.
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:10 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (pDt9x)
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You don't like warmth then?
Posted by: Z. Mamdani at March 30, 2026 11:10 AM (+HNx/)
For everyone else.
They'll still get a detached house with a yard, a car, and all the LNG they need to keep their house warm in the winter...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:10 AM (sKqQm)
aka Wolfen.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 30, 2026 11:11 AM (wVcYX)
Throwing a couple thousand "career criminals" in the slammer would make any large city safer and more habitable for law-abiding, working, residents. The mayhem is tolerated and encouraged on many levels.
Posted by: Sweet Rural Shade at March 30, 2026 11:11 AM (oftw2)
A key lesson from his efforts: yes, you can incarcerate your way to peace and prosperity. 1% - 2% of the population needs to be taken off the streets for good, and the rest can live quite peacefully.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 30, 2026 11:11 AM (/QdgR)
I haven't crossed over to Michigan for years, but even in a car on 'freeways' in daylight, it's pretty creepy.
May Coleman Young rot in hell.
Damn, cute young woman from Alberta didn't win a car on TPIR.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 11:11 AM (Sco7b)
Don’t come around here no more. Whatever you’re lookin’ for.
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:10 AM (pDt9x)
Cuz I'm free.
Free ballin......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:12 AM (Zz0t1)
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There are a lot of jobs that rely on the maintenance of the infrastructure of destitution. Solving these means people will lose their meaningless jobs that nonetheless provide paychecks.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 30, 2026 11:12 AM (Dv3i1)
Subjugation of the public requires them to be immobile and dependent.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (AkEZC)
And making it illegal to be more than a 15-minutes walk away from your pod.
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:12 AM (uEmCf)
Like all con-men, they must short-circuit logical thinking with emotion.
And giving them more power to fix the crime--that they allowed and caused--is their easiest, and longest-running, manipulation.
To put it another way, why should we fix their problem before we prevent them from profiting from the problem?
But all of that is irrelevant:
Renters should never have a vote.
Take that away and the cities will fix themselves.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 30, 2026 11:12 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 11:12 AM (3cXfB)
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Wow. I've never seen it stated this way, but after commuting into/ of Metro Detroit for a few decades . . . Yeah, this makes so much sense.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 30, 2026 11:13 AM (bMded)
Yuck.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 30, 2026 11:13 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 11:13 AM (xT8gx)
Has nothing to do with "lack of safety". Has everything to do with pride of ownership.
Section 8 is gonna Section 8. Every big blue city proves that.
You will get safety with ownership.
Homeowners aren't going to put up with shit.
I was in downtown DC two nights ago. I rarely go there anymore, so it's a good way to observe the contrast between what was, and what is.
I just couldn't believe what has happened to the area where our restaurant was. It's breathtaking. It's obvious a ton of money (and definitely NOT taxpayer money) has been invested. The homes are gorgeous. People with that kind of resources aren't going to put up with the crappy governments DC enjoyed in the 20th century.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)
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on true conservative values and not middling modifiers to coddle the Democrats and Squishy middle.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 11:13 AM (0ogfQ)
‘ Those people should be turned into mulch that feeds the trees we plant in the newly safe neighborhoods.
Or am I being too rude?’
No. Thats not rude at all. That’s what they would want for themselves.
Or at least that’s what I want for them and that’s close enough.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 30, 2026 11:14 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 30, 2026 11:14 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 11:13 AM (0ogfQ)
There is no other way.............
Posted by: John Thune at March 30, 2026 11:14 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:15 AM (pDt9x)
A key lesson from his efforts: yes, you can incarcerate your way to peace and prosperity. 1% - 2% of the population needs to be taken off the streets for good, and the rest can live quite peacefully.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 30, 2026 11:11 AM (/QdgR)
In the short term, that kind of prison cost is likely unaffordable for most bankrupt cities...not to mention, the unaffordability and time needed for the US legal system to make that work...
Thus, why deportation has been the 1st answer...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 30, 2026 11:15 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:15 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 30, 2026 11:16 AM (qwx/I)
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 11:07 AM (4NO2D)
Tom Petty hardest hit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:09 AM (Zz0t1)
Don’t come around here no more. Whatever you’re lookin’ for.
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:10 AM (pDt9x)
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As Bob Dylan said "every rose has its thorns."
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 30, 2026 11:16 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:16 AM (pDt9x)
>>>>
This may be true, but there's the issue that the "job centers" are also leaving the urban areas.
MAYBE if people feel safe living there, the jobs will return, but there is a LOT of empty office space in most (all?) urban centers.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 11:17 AM (N1DT3)
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:15 AM (uEmCf)
Yet, they're overrunning LA, NYC, Chitcago.......the most expensive places to live.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:17 AM (Zz0t1)
Pope goes viral for saying God "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war"
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Well, Joshua maybe.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 11:17 AM (ndZc7)
And as he also said:
"ahhh-hnnnn huuhhhhh ahhhhhnyyyd".
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
As Bob Dylan said "every rose has its thorns."
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 30, 2026 11:16 AM (cWLG3)
Just like every night has it's dawn.
And every cowboy sings a sad, sad song.
Posted by: Bill and Ted at March 30, 2026 11:17 AM (Zz0t1)
******
Eliminate communist police work, selective enforcement, no go zone, and ideological anti-American organizations starting with no mosques, no muzzies and no anti-fa.
To heal a wound you must eliminate the infection.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (0ogfQ)
The Democrat-Communists love the poor. So much so that they want to create tens of millions more of them.
Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (qUkBO)
Pope goes viral for saying God "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war"
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Well, Joshua maybe.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 11:17 AM (ndZc7)
I read that blindingly stupid comment he made. Biblical illiteracy, or just pandering?
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (pDt9x)
Pope goes viral for saying God "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war"
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Well, Joshua maybe.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 11:17 AM (ndZc7)
And The Bee responded perfectly.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM
Slap hot iron to it.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (4NO2D)
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 11:07 AM (4NO2D)
Tom Petty hardest hit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:09 AM (Zz0t1)
Don’t come around here no more. Whatever you’re lookin’ for.
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:10 AM (pDt9x)
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As Bob Dylan said "every rose has its thorns."
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
Tiptoe Through the Tulips.
- Governor Walz
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (ndZc7)
Interfice omnes et Deus eos ordinat.
Posted by: Pope Urban II at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (qwx/I)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:17 AM (Zz0t1)
But NOT Martha's Vineyard, where the snobbiest of the snobs live.
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:19 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (pDt9x)
EmBRACE the power of and.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:19 AM (Zz0t1)
But NOT Martha's Vineyard, where the snobbiest of the snobs live.
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:19 AM (uEmCf)
They built a wall.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:19 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:19 AM (OUMaO)
This is the required first step before you can implement any other steps.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:21 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:19 AM (uEmCf)
They built a wall.
Posted by: Sponge
They busses asses out toot sweet.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 11:21 AM (Kksvc)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:22 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 30, 2026 11:22 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 30, 2026 11:22 AM (2Ez/1)
This is the required first step before you can implement any other steps.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:21 AM (V4IXI)
All inner city yutes have been bred with the 'fact' that police are bad and want to kill them. Policing the streets will never bring peace and safety to the inner city.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:22 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:22 AM (OUMaO)
A King could -
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:23 AM (pDt9x)
The Old Testament hardest hit.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:23 AM (V4IXI)
However my other response is the same one I have for many pundits:
Sounds nice, but as always the devil is in the details. It's a problem for all of us, don't just say "$politician must come up with a plan". That's dodging your own responsibility.
Also..."Walt Disney approach to cleanliness". Okay, I understand the general implication - litter/blown trash makes things look bad and reduces civic pride and order, but what does the "Walt Disney approach" per set, look like in implementation?
Posted by: RandomDave at March 30, 2026 11:23 AM (ONKca)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:22 AM (OUMaO)
A King could -
Posted by: tubal
A dictator could make them play catch with mortars.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 11:24 AM (Kksvc)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 30, 2026 11:16 AM (qwx/I)
And send the miscreants to secure Kharg Island instead.
If they succeed? Great! Reward them.
If they don't succeed? Our cities would be a lot better off.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 11:24 AM (N1DT3)
Posted by: Eeyore at March 30, 2026 11:24 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 11:24 AM (4NO2D)
Or said another way...
Everything is out of wack, you gotta get it in wack or else you'll get ungatz on pumpernickel.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 30, 2026 11:24 AM (XV/Pl)
They aren't kidding...these people have serious plans. Just finished a frightening article "The Orb Will See You Now". They're serious, and have plans. Never mind the loons in the street, worry about the AI tech oligarchs.
It's a slog, but worth the read
https://shorturl.at/M8Uf7
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 30, 2026 11:24 AM (XeU6L)
That's up to the underclass, who are, after all, not being held against their will. As long as they're willing to take the government cheese instead of acting like they have full agency, the Dems will be happy to keep them on the plantation.
It's a novel concept: the opt-in slave.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 11:24 AM (Riz8t)
Most of the jobs left along with the middle class.
So they are the homes of the rich and the poor, full of high end entertainment for the elites and drugs and crime for the poor.
Frankly the easiest way to fix this is probably just make sure the criminal elements can get access to the urban rich. They'll either leave and collapse the system or start demanding real solutions (like NYC in the 90s).
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:24 AM (sKqQm)
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Posted by: gKWVE at March 30, 2026 11:24 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Brother Tim
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You can do anything you have the will to do.
See: Donald J. Trump
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 11:25 AM (0ogfQ)
Great idea. And a winning theme.
Except most of the ones who would vote for it have already fled the cities. Not sure what the fix is.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 30, 2026 11:25 AM (2WIwB)
It appears to transcend everything. Rich or poor, black or white, Christian or atheist, you name it - when it comes to political loyalties, all other factors are subordinate to whether people CHOOSE to live in an urban environment or not. It's a self-selection mechanism.
Not that some people on both sides aren't "trapped behind enemy lines," but in general these political majorities form voluntarily according to the values people have.
And the divide is only growing and growing, as the cities descend into straight-up hellscapes and people flee them accordingly. At this rate, if you still live in one of these cesspools, it's because you must live there, or because you love the cesspool and would never countenance living among your inferiors who don't have to ward off CHUDs on a daily basis, because you hate them.
I would put the odds of a major political shift in a given urban antpile at around 0%. A good-governance platform won't convince people whose attitude is "I wish I could gas you and everyone like you."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 30, 2026 11:25 AM (BI5O2)
This is the required first step before you can implement any other steps.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:21 AM (V4IXI)
All inner city yutes have been bred with the 'fact' that police are bad and want to kill them. Policing the streets will never bring peace and safety to the inner city.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Especially when "don't act white" is a mantra.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 11:25 AM (Kksvc)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (pDt9x)
Embrace the healing power of "and".
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 11:25 AM (N1DT3)
It’s a nation wide vote farm.
Until the democrats are broken this vision of urban renewal is a fantasy.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 30, 2026 11:26 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 11:26 AM (0ogfQ)
Posted by: tubal
The Israelites clamored for a king. Several books enumerate how well that worked out.
Always be careful what you wish for...
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:26 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 11:26 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:22 AM (Zz0t1)
I'm not trying to change born criminals. I'm trying to prevent and make it harder for them to commit the crimes. Letting them create no go zones is insane.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:27 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (pDt9x)
He worships progressivism, not the God of the Bible.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 30, 2026 11:28 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: tubal
The Israelites clamored for a king. Several books enumerate how well that worked out.
Always be careful what you wish for...
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:26 AM (OUMaO)
Well look how well the Judges are working out in Israel now.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:28 AM (V4IXI)
- Governor Walz
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (ndZc7)
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Wait 'til you spend the night in my Sugar Walls.
Posted by: Tim "Sugar" Walz at March 30, 2026 11:28 AM (0bjKf)
Now...do they not remember we had an election at the end of 2024?
Or...is the whole left on board with Elissa Slotkin now in arguing the 2024 election was stolen?
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:28 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:18 AM (pDt9x)
He was probably trying to say this war does not meet the Just War doctrine requirements...and being an American-raised Catholic, he sucks at the Biblical stuff (b/c they fell away from teaching the Bible for a few decades after Vatican 2).
Now, there is a discussion for if the Iran war meets the Just War doctrine...but in his homily, the Pope obviously avoided that and just let out his pissed off feelings about the war and went flailing...since I've heard heretical homilies from priests before, hearing one from the Pope (about God not listening to all prayers) is not surprising b/c he's been an emotional throwback 60's hippie priest (if I had a concept for his thoughts - environment, make peace not war, etc)...so when he talks on "hippie" topics, you understand his pre-existing biases...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 30, 2026 11:28 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Especially when "don't act white" is a mantra.
Posted by: rickb223
So what, we ship 'em all off somewhere else? Africa? Haiti? Questions of will aside, WTF do you do without going down the worst possible roads?
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:28 AM (OUMaO)
In my small town where I've run 6 or 7 errands in 30 minutes or so, a new building went up and small apartments are about $1500 a month. That's insane.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 11:28 AM (Sco7b)
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I guess King David was wasting his breath.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 30, 2026 11:29 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: tubal
The Israelites clamored for a king. Several books enumerate how well that worked out.
Always be careful what you wish for...
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:26 AM (OUMaO)
I was being a little tongue in cheek, Tim. We have elections, for better or worse, every four years, and that detail has produced some horrible miscreants in our memories. Kingly powers, given our system, is a very bad idea.
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:30 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 30, 2026 11:11 AM (/QdgR)
There is another way. -- Vlad III
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 11:30 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:22 AM (OUMaO)
True, but a large portion of the city underclass causing issues are not citizens...so working on that part reduces costs and problems quickly before you tackle the rest...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 30, 2026 11:30 AM (tOcjL)
Also you're ignoring exactly what Rudy did in NYC.
Damn I hate the 'can't' attitude
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:30 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:26 AM (OUMaO)
Well look how well the Judges are working out in Israel now.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Judges 19 is the section of the Bible for "True Crime" fans. Anyone else can be forgiven for steering clear.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:30 AM (OUMaO)
Damn I hate the 'can't' attitude
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:30 AM (V4IXI)
It didn't last.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:31 AM (Zz0t1)
Restrict supply and explode demand and what happens to costs?
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:31 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Stateless
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Same here.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 30, 2026 11:31 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: tubal
I've clearly been lurking Substack too long. Holy hell, some of what's proposed there...
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:31 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Unsafe At Any Speed at March 30, 2026 11:31 AM (h+Nbi)
Wonder if he has an antique puzzlebox somewhere in his chambers.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 30, 2026 11:32 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Brother Tim
You have to change the pattern of thinking.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 11:32 AM (Kksvc)
Does this lack of empathy, self-respect, no long range planning, and hostility to success have a biological basis? Like a marker in a F-19 PET scan?
The answer is more death penalties and tell women to have kids with good men. Fathers are a missing solution.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 30, 2026 11:32 AM (u82oZ)
Subjugation of the public requires them to be immobile and dependent.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (AkEZC)
Their goal isn't to subjugate the masses. Their goal is to achieve permanent power, replace the masses with robots/AI, and eliminate the masses. Having them centrally located makes the extermination easier.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 11:32 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Snake Plissken at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Stateless
Price is being used as a filter. Since they can't do anything else to keep the garbage-tier folk out, they just hike the prices until they can't afford to rent there...though now decent working class folk can't either.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (OUMaO)
That's up to the underclass, who are, after all, not being held against their will. As long as they're willing to take the government cheese instead of acting like they have full agency, the Dems will be happy to keep them on the plantation.
It's a novel concept: the opt-in slave.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026
The biggest issue here is they aren’t slaves, really. They are pets. Slaves labored. This group gets paid and fed to do nothing at all.
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (TsyKT)
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Do not send your criminals here!
Posted by: Haiti at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Archimedes
I saw The Opt-In Slave open for The Artist Formerly Known As Prince at First Avenue in '95.
Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Nova Local at March 30, 2026 11:30 AM (tOcjL)
Nonsense. Illegals are disproportionately represented in the crime stats, but homegrown Americans still commit a large majority of the crime in America.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Or King Hezekiah. He didn't just bend over and take it when the Assyrians swept in.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 30, 2026 11:25 AM (BI5O2)
I wasn't raised urban, neither the white nor black side (now I've made myself a target for the troll) were urban.
But I don't know how I prove to people that I'm not part of the urban cohort and don't want to be forced into it by some "You'll never be one of us" rhetoric.
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (uEmCf)
Subjugation of the public requires them to be immobile and dependent.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (AkEZC)
Their goal isn't to subjugate the masses. Their goal is to achieve permanent power, replace the masses with robots/AI, and eliminate the masses. Having them centrally located makes the extermination easier.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 11:32 AM (ExV1e)
Just cut off their Soylent Green supply. Problems solved.
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:19 AM (OUMaO)
I say keep them there. We sure as hell don't want them out here in the rest of the country.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (g8Ew8)
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I've a problem with that "job centers."
What kind of jobs?
In what industries?
We can't just hand-wave "job centers" into existence.
And then:
Think about your job, or one you used to do, or those of people you know.
Would you trade your current housing for a high-rise tenement (or condo/townhome) but you could get to work in under 15 minutes?
Those ghetto lots are tiny; you can have house or yard but not both.
Oh, and for revitalization: Underground utilities run $1 million per mile.
What kind of jobs support the developers to invest in building the housing to restore those urban areas?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (HXT0k)
Boy howdy. You lure them onto a skyscraper, and ZAAPPPPP!
Posted by: The aliens from Independence Day at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
You have to change welfare.
No father present? No checks.
Stop LBJ'ing them.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 11:34 AM (Kksvc)
Posted by: rickb223
Agreed, but that's a huge undertaking. Lots of things need doing before you can even put the basics in place.
Daunting task, and I wonder who's even up for it. Still worthy.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:34 AM (OUMaO)
But, it wouldn't be how many people want to live, so they'd always be leaving, either for whatever "suburbs" existed, or for other areas entirely. And there seems to be some weird social pressure for people in these environments to be less self sufficient and expect more and more services to be provided for them.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 30, 2026 11:35 AM (JCZqz)
Subjugation of the public requires them to be immobile and dependent.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 30, 2026 11:08 AM (AkEZC)
The progressive dream is the same as it was in the 19th century - cram as many people as possible into choked, stifling government tenements where vermin, cholera, tuberculosis, typhus and crime ravage the unwashed plebs.
Posted by: They've always been great humanitarians at March 30, 2026 11:35 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:35 AM (V4IXI)
Pope goes viral for saying God "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war"
Well.
I know for a fact he is wrong.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 30, 2026 11:35 AM (2WIwB)
I saw an interview with a guy that had seven baby mommas and wasn't paying any child support.
He noted that he never gave his real name, where he lives, or where he works to the women...but they were still willing to have unprotected sex with him.
He argued it wasn't his fault anyway since he offered to pay for an abortion.
You aren't going to be able to persuade this kind of guy to be a dad.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:35 AM (sKqQm)
That's not exactly a new idea.
Posted by: Disney World at March 30, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at March 30, 2026 11:36 AM (j+aD2)
Then they replaced him with Bloomberg, and a run of commie retards that turned it back into what they WANTED it to be.
CAN policing be the solution? Of course. But not when they don't want it for themselves.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:36 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:22 AM (Zz0t1)
Depends on how you police the streets. -- ED-209
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 11:36 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:35 AM (V4IXI)
They tried that here and the love every illegal DEI rich crowd nixed that... Can't have those icky people in my neighborhood...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 30, 2026 11:37 AM (ECasK)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
Except, we've seen the outsized influence cities have on political outcomes. Seems there must be a better solution.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:37 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Nova Local at March 30, 2026 11:30 AM (tOcjL)
Nonsense. Illegals are disproportionately represented in the crime stats, but homegrown Americans still commit a large majority of the crime in America.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (n9ltV)
A. We aren't just talking crime - issues are filth, littering, homelessness, welfare needs, etc.
B. They are the cheapest and easiest group to solve. As mentioned above, the legal system makes incarcerating large swaths on a dime unaffordable in most places, whereas just shipping those possible home decreases the problem in the fastest way possible
C. They contribute to the overall lawless feel. If someone can just come in illegally and "steal my welfare", then I should just go steal it back. It degrades the legal structure and desire for goodness.
D. Illegals are the ultimate renters. They don't care if they come and go, destroy and depart, cash out and leave...they have zero interest or care in the welfare of America, the country...and that shows.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 30, 2026 11:37 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 30, 2026 11:32 AM (u82oZ)
Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 30, 2026 11:38 AM (n9ltV)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:38 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: rickb223
Agreed, but that's a huge undertaking. Lots of things need doing before you can even put the basics in place.
Daunting task, and I wonder who's even up for it. Still worthy.
This is probably the single biggest crime Obama committed. I think things were gradually improving until he took office, and it was all "whitey is the reason for all your troubles" from then on.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 11:38 AM (ndZc7)
We are urging Nevadans to show up. Typically voter turn out drops 15%-22% in midterms.
Show UP>make your voice heard. I jumped into a political race to do something. You can vote up and down the ticket for Republicans. Yup, I know there are a lot of RINOs out there (See John Thune) but Thune is better than any Democrat-even though he disappoints
Posted by: Jeff Carter at March 30, 2026 11:38 AM (ZiwLX)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 30, 2026 11:39 AM (xvV+O)
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Do not send your criminals here!
Posted by: Haiti at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (Dv3i1)
Country's full. Pygmy hippo out front should have told you.
Posted by: Republic of Liberia at March 30, 2026 11:39 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 11:34 AM (Kksvc)
Just under 140 more years in LBJ's "200 Years"...
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:39 AM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Sponge
I promise to do things...like incarcerate everyone that deserves it.
Posted by: Bukele for US President 48? at March 30, 2026 11:39 AM (JCZqz)
You aren't going to be able to persuade this kind of guy to be a dad.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:35 AM (sKqQm)
No, but you can place a lien on him and garnish his wages or benefits through DNA testing and get him to pay 1/2 for all 7. As mentioned, it takes 2 to tango, so he was also having the sex.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 30, 2026 11:40 AM (tOcjL)
No, they want the masses, just a manageable amount of them. Being elites isn't any fun if you can't micromanage the peasants, and that is why the modern left is the way that it is.
Posted by: The Paolo at March 30, 2026 11:40 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 30, 2026 11:40 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: They've always been great humanitarians
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Khrushchevkas and Brezhnevkas. I think you get your own bathroom in the Breshnevka.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 30, 2026 11:41 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Mr. Wiggin at March 30, 2026 11:41 AM (4NO2D)
He noted that he never gave his real name, where he lives, or where he works to the women...but they were still willing to have unprotected sex with him.
He argued it wasn't his fault anyway since he offered to pay for an abortion.
You aren't going to be able to persuade this kind of guy to be a dad.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:35 AM (sKqQm)
Among things I've reconsidered since I was a young man:
We need to bring back the significant cultural stigma around bastards.
It seems cruel and that's why it's very hard to even suggest, because the child bears absolutely no fault for the circumstances of their birth. However, I can't help but notice that when we made life hard for bastards, we got a lot fewer of them.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 11:41 AM (N1DT3)
Daunting task, and I wonder who's even up for it. Still worthy.
Posted by: Brother Tim
Knowing what needs to be done is easy. Implementing it is hard. And nothing will come cheap. It's almost like you need:
Jobs
Owned homes
Razed section 8 warehouses
Changed generational thinking
all at the exact same time. Remove any one of them and it won't work.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 11:41 AM (Kksvc)
No father present? No checks.
Stop LBJ'ing them.
Posted by: rickb223 at March
And for the fathers who skedaddled and remain gone pecan? What about those mothers?
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 11:41 AM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:28 AM (OUMaO)
And what will you do to the blacks who aren't on the Demoncrat plantation?
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:41 AM (uEmCf)
This is probably the single biggest crime Obama committed. I think things were gradually improving until he took office, and it was all "whitey is the reason for all your troubles" from then on.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)
Abortion on demand made it 'cool' to have unprotected sex without consequence. The problem is, they didn't think about STD's and all. Planned Parenthood was created SPECIFICALLY to kill off the black race, yet a majority of the black communities will defend it to the hilt.
Until you change the mindset of the inner cities that children are a gift from God that must be cherished, nurtured and educated, policing won't help much.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:42 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:35 AM (sKqQm)
Small mercies.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 30, 2026 11:42 AM (dK+Kv)
As a lot of people tell the Karens/AWFLs nowadays, deportation for illegals/permanent prison for natives is the *most* humane option. Everything else from there involves stuff they *really* won't like.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 11:42 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Chuck C at March 30, 2026 11:42 AM (D0HYP)
The women he impregnated didn't have enough info apparently to name him to the government (or didn't want to)
The first step it would seem would be to tie their benefits to naming a farther but then they might just lie...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:42 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 30, 2026 11:43 AM (BpO1e)
The first step it would seem would be to tie their benefits to naming a farther but then they might just lie...
Posted by: 18-1 at March
This step is already in place.
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 11:43 AM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 30, 2026 11:43 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:43 AM (V4IXI)
We need a DNA registry of every citizen upon birth. I can see no way this could go wrong...
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 30, 2026 11:43 AM (2Ez/1)
Good and hard.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:44 AM (V4IXI)
Well.
I know for a fact he is wrong.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 30, 2026 11:35 AM (2WIwB)
So God didn't listen to the prayers of Saul or David or Jonathan or Joshua or Gideon. Right. So, apparently even having a passing familiarity with the Bible isn't a requirement for holding the highest position in the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
Posted by: They should just hold open casting calls at March 30, 2026 11:44 AM (TbWk/)
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So basically, the more realistic you make SimCity (or any game), the more it sucks and fails.
Like, it's incredibly complex, multiple conflicts and endless sources of failure.
So there's all sorts of "this work" adjustments hidden in the code to keep it from being too realistic so that people will continue to play it.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 30, 2026 11:44 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at
How about we bring back stigma against bastards who leave their children?
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 11:45 AM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:43 AM (V4IXI)
/sigh
Yeah, that's Sir Charles.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 11:45 AM (N1DT3)
And -
Rising homeowners insurance premiums are rapidly becoming a primary driver of the housing affordability crisis, often rivaling mortgage rates and home prices in impact. As of early 2026, insurance costs have increased for five consecutive years, with national premiums projected to rise another 4% to 8%, often exceeding $3,000 annually.
From above: "Democrat-run cities have grown hostile to these foundational elements of urban civilization, creating an enormous opportunity for Republicans."
Oh, ho! They're socialists & will be glad take the $ in cities such as Philly, Chicago, etc. but there'll be no gratefulness & little financial accountability for practical solutions.
Posted by: Trying to fuhgeddaboudit at March 30, 2026 11:45 AM (NFX2v)
... Delaware Judge Kathaleen McCormick has almost single-handedly destroyed Delaware as a corporate haven
Posted by: SMOD at March 30, 2026 11:45 AM (RHGPo)
The women he impregnated didn't have enough info apparently to name him to the government (or didn't want to)
The first step it would seem would be to tie their benefits to naming a farther but then they might just lie...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:42 AM (sKqQm)
You DNA test the baby and keep track of all welfare benefits baby ever receives...dad pays back 1/2 when he is eventually found no matter how long it takes.
Yes, this is harsh...but this is the type of thing that solves the problem cold. I guarantee a 99% reduction in these type of "no father" births instantly...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 30, 2026 11:45 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 11:45 AM (Wmg4n)
That too, but it won't be enough.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 11:46 AM (N1DT3)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:28 AM (OUMaO)
And what will you do to the blacks who aren't on the Demoncrat plantation?
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:41 AM (uEmCf)
The idea of it being in any sense race based is stupid on the surface.
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:46 AM (pDt9x)
Yeah, this is a core problem with having government provide benefits isn't it? Either they collect data on everyone or claim that they can't due anything about the fraud without doing so...
Though as we've seen even when they have the info they rarely use it that way
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:47 AM (sKqQm)
Stigma implies a capacity for shame, which deadbeat dads pretty obviously don't have if they're willing to abandon their children. No, the punishments need to be independently applied.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)
We need a DNA registry of every citizen upon birth. I can see no way this could go wrong...
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)
23 and me says hi...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 30, 2026 11:47 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: 18-1
A tyrant can do that. Mandatory DNA testing for everything. All in a hackable database. The cure seems worse than the disease.
Just decouple, in 5 years, welfare benefits for single moms.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 30, 2026 11:47 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: SMOD at March 30, 2026 11:47 AM (RHGPo)
We need to bring back the significant cultural stigma around bastards.
A *lot* of those stigmas (also calling unmarried women "old maids", and shaming promiscuity) turned out to be Chesterton's fences.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 11:47 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 11:33 AM (OUMaO)
How does Section 8 work?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 11:48 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:43 AM (V4IXI)
Straddling a fence will make your balls sore, at some point.
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:48 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Piper
Pick a date. Anyone born after that date is no longer eligible for welfare.
If the baby mommas knew there would be no welfare checks if there was no father present, they might keep their legs closed.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Kksvc)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:43 AM (V4IXI)
That's his schtick.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: SMOD at March 30, 2026 11:48 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:46 AM (pDt9x)
Brother Tim specifically naming Africa and Haiti sort of implies that that's what he was going for.
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:48 AM (uEmCf)
Like I said before, young white males dressed in Hugo Boss.
Or institutionalizing, sterilizing, and lobotomizing dangerous criminals to keep their defective genes from entering the gene pool.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 30, 2026 11:48 AM (qwx/I)
$300 and a bag of frozen peas for males and a bottle of dope for the broodmares.
Make it cool, get the rappers behind it.
Posted by: Snip Snip and Clip Clip at March 30, 2026 11:49 AM (h+Nbi)
"Dude. Do you even Bible?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:49 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:49 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Piper
Pick a date. Anyone born after that date is no longer eligible for welfare.
If the baby mommas knew there would be no welfare checks if there was no father present, they might keep their legs closed.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Kksvc)
And if the dads knew they'd personally pay the mom's welfare cost, the same would happen. And dad doesn't have the 9 months of health effects, so seems like the way better distribution of responsibility.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 30, 2026 11:49 AM (tOcjL)
Good luck. Conservative opinion on cities ranges from "we should wall them off Escape From NY style" to "why aren't we bombing these places like Dresden!?" Anyone sane who could leave for the suburbs has done so. So the cities are insane. There's no solution to fixing the cities that doesn't involve governing them from the outside in some way.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 30, 2026 11:50 AM (TdYBy)
.. I've met a few Frenchmen who think that ancient dialect they speak in Quebec isn't really French
Posted by: SMOD at March 30, 2026 11:50 AM (RHGPo)
Ugh. Good men give me the ick. -- the TikTok generation
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 11:50 AM (ExV1e)
VA disabliity and military pensions qualify, as does 401K retirement plans. No social security. Learn to invest.
Have we no canals to be dug, superfund sites to cleanse, trash and snow to be removed?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 30, 2026 11:50 AM (u82oZ)
If the baby mommas knew there would be no welfare checks if there was no father present, they might keep their legs closed.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Kksvc)
You get more of what you subsidize, and there is no greater example of this than the explosion of single motherhood emanating from LBJ's Great Society. One of the cruelest things to ever happen to the black American community. Thomas Sowell had addressed this at length over the years. American blacks were starting to achieve parity with whites along a number of positive social indicators, then LBJ derailed it.
Posted by: An evil that remains to be rectified at March 30, 2026 11:52 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:41 AM (uEmCf)
I think he just left out South and Central America. Right now the courts aren't letting us ship these illegal criminals to their home countries. That has to stop.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:52 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:53 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: The Paolo at March 30, 2026 11:40 AM (2ocoG)
They want some masses but they don't want OUR masses. Their 750M total human population formula excludes whites (except among the elite, and possibly the technical classes) and blacks.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 11:53 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 11:45 AM (Wmg4n)
That too, but it won't be enough.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March
I just think we need to be careful. But for the Grace of God go I. I am not on welfare, thankfully I live with someone who makes a great salary and provides for me and a child that is not his. But my child’s father walked out on her 6th birthday and with a lot of technical legal maneuvering, ended up with no obligation for support at all. He is a AH of the highest order.
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 11:53 AM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 11:47 AM (2ocoG)
There will be (and already have been) consequences for it.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 11:53 AM (N1DT3)
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 11:41 AM (uEmCf)
I think he just left out South and Central America. Right now the courts aren't letting us ship these illegal criminals to their home countries. That has to stop.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:52 AM (V4IXI)
Ship the white miscreants to Australia? Hey, that could work!!
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:53 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 30, 2026 11:53 AM (Cqx++)
My plan, as I've said many times before: If a city can meet certain metrics of crime reduction as outlined by HUD, then FHA or some other govt entity can make favorable home loans available to buyers. Not renters, not investors, but owner-occupiers. Everyone I know wants to live "close in" or even downtown, with all the arts and activities, but not if it's Mad Max territory.
Posted by: Random PJ at March 30, 2026 11:54 AM (+jscL)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 11:53 AM (ExV1e)
The Matrix
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:54 AM (V4IXI)
The Art Thread has been disinfected.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:53 AM (Zz0t1)
Missed it. We have an infestation??
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:54 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 11:54 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:42 AM (sKqQm)
Mandatory DNA testing is unpopular, among a segment of the population, for some reason.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 11:54 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 11:53 AM (Wmg4n)
So, you're saying lawyers ruin everything?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:55 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: SMOD
From your lips to G-d's ears.
Posted by: Trying to fuhgeddaboudit at March 30, 2026 11:55 AM (NFX2v)
If the baby mommas knew there would be no welfare checks if there was no father present, they might keep their legs closed.
And yet, we supposedly solved that problem during the Clinton administration. The time you could be on welfare was limited to a couple of years.
However, as usual, the Dems decided that this was not in their electoral interest, and renamed programs and implemented mass cheating to get around the limitations.
As I said earlier, as long as the Dems benefit, this will not end until the recipients develop a sense of pride, and I mean a real one based on achievement, not the false pride of the woke left.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: E. Scrooge at March 30, 2026 11:55 AM (2Ez/1)
Pope goes viral for saying God "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war"
Well.
I know for a fact he is wrong.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 30, 2026 11:35 AM (2WIwB)
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He should know Saint Michael can intercede, "protect us in battle."
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 30, 2026 11:55 AM (cWLG3)
Yes, this is harsh...but this is the type of thing that solves the problem cold. I guarantee a 99% reduction in these type of "no father" births instantly...
Posted by: Nova Local
While it may be a good idea financially, I would guarantee no such thing. "Inability to delay gratification" is the defining characteristic of the permanently-poor, permanently-renting, permanently-on-welfare, underclass.
"Stop busting a nut or we might come get you in 20 years" is not a deterrent to people who literally can't (or won't) plan for next month.
Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 11:55 AM (VHUov)
Missed it. We have an infestation??
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 11:54 AM (pDt9x)
We did. I'm guessing CBD cleaned up after it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:55 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Sadly, that's been a thing for years. Dated a woman who said that because I was not beating her or abusing her, she thought something was wrong with the relationship.
And now a prayer of gratitude that I didn't embrace the intrusive thought that came up when I heard that.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 30, 2026 11:55 AM (BpO1e)
Violence Erupts in Central Haitian Town as Gang Violence and Bloodshed Rages
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 11:54 AM (ndZc7)
But Conan O'Brien SWORE to me that place was GREAT.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:56 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 11:53 AM (Wmg4n)
I agree that sucks.
I do note you say "my child's father" and not "my ex-husband".
If I'm reading it correctly, you took that risk by not marrying him. Yes, I'm sure you were young and foolish, but we once had lots of protections around young and foolish men and women that were torn down as "prudish attitudes about sex!"
As noted, we had those protections for a reason.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 11:56 AM (N1DT3)
Cities, and especially American cities in the last century just trend leftward, with short spates of common sense when shit gets so bad they elect a conservative-ish government, i.e. the Giuliani years in NYC, during which time the citizenry then forget how bad shit was and it inevitably goes south again in short order.
Posted by: ballistic at March 30, 2026 11:56 AM (oqH4h)
And I think those groups are covers for gangs and quasi-gangs like the DSA. They always ignore the profit for home owners who sell and businesses in gentrification.
Posted by: Random PJ at March 30, 2026 11:56 AM (+jscL)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:42 AM (sKqQm)
There are cases in which this happened. Some guy suddenly finds himself years in arrears in child support for a kid that he never knew existed born of a woman he never had sex with, because she put his name on the birth certificate as the father. Misery ensues.
Posted by: Paternity should be proven not just asserted at March 30, 2026 11:57 AM (TbWk/)
Yup. In the late 50s the trend lines were that the black middle class would be at parity by 1980. It didn't take LBJ long to throw it into reverse and blow all the gears out of the transmission.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 11:58 AM (2ocoG)
In my own life I can see the stark difference in the older women who have a number of kids and grandkids, who tend to be worried about them and practical things, and the childless older women that seem to focus a similar level of concern on whatever the FNM tells them to be concerned about
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:58 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: hadsil at March 30, 2026 11:58 AM (Xht4H)
The length of the rap sheets on 90% of these criminals is insane. Insane because there is no way they should have been out on the streets.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 11:58 AM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:55 AM
*Spock eyebrow*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 11:58 AM (bFu5X)
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He just loves Donald Duck.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 11:59 AM (ndZc7)
I do note you say "my child's father" and not "my ex-husband".
If I'm reading it correctly, you took that risk by not marrying him. Yes, I'm sure you were young and foolish, but we once had lots of protections around young and foolish men and women that were torn down as "prudish attitudes about sex!"
As noted, we had those protections for a reason.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March
I was married to him 22 years. He is currently married to my ex best friend.
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 11:55 AM
We also assist where we can.
Posted by: Bean counters with spreadsheets and pivot tables. at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (wVcYX)
*Spock eyebrow*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 11:58 AM (bFu5X)
Don't shoot the messenger! Its PIPER! SHE said it!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (Zz0t1)
Courts have also been known to make men pay child support even when the child is DNA-proven to not be theirs.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (2ocoG)
I was married to him 22 years. He is currently married to my ex best friend.
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (OoFl2)
Ooof. That's quite the kick in the crotch.
*sads*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:01 PM (Zz0t1)
A lot of commie flags flying at them.
Those asshats aren't going to like my No Commies rally.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 30, 2026 12:01 PM (2WIwB)
Courts have also been known to make men pay child support even when the child is DNA-proven to not be theirs.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (2ocoG)
It's for the Greater Good!
Posted by: Family Law Courts at March 30, 2026 12:01 PM (wVcYX)
ME....Is there a city in the United States that's cited more online than most others to highlight societal decay?
Grok
Yes, Detroit is by far the most frequently cited U.S. city online as a symbol or archetype of societal/urban decay.
It stands out due to its dramatic post-1950 collapse—from a peak population of nearly 1.85–2 million (America's auto capital and one of the wealthiest big cities) to roughly 630,000–650,000 today, accompanied by massive deindustrialization, white flight, high crime rates in past decades, widespread abandonment ("ruin porn" imagery of derelict factories, homes, and infrastructure), and the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history in 2013
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 12:01 PM (Sco7b)
As noted, we had those protections for a reason.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 11:56 AM (N1DT3)
And I should say I am not without compassion for women who make poor choices in this world that mocks them for good choices.
We had a woman in our last church with a young child born out of wedlock. Very sweet little girl who was friends with our children.
I have no desire whatsoever to shun a child. It actually hurts even to think of doing so. But I also realize that sometimes the right thing can hurt. (And allows for grace to be offered by people with intimate knowledge.)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 12:01 PM (N1DT3)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Isn't DNA taken upon entry to jail?
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:01 PM (Kksvc)
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Will no one think of the cats?
Posted by: Old maids everywhere at March 30, 2026 12:01 PM (2Ez/1)
I read an Am I the Asshole thread recently where the poster was an unmarried woman that had just had a kid. She had two primary boyfriends in the time period when she got preggers. A wealthier guy with a solid job and a Paolo.
She was almost certain the father was Paolo based on when she got preggers, but she put down Working Man as the father because hey he could afford to pay.
Surprisingly in the thread about half the posters argued that she was indeed the asshole. The other half argued that since Working Man had sex with her too he was responsible even if it was not actually his kid.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 12:01 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (OoFl2)
IN THAT CASE: first thing, we kill all the lawyers.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 12:02 PM (N1DT3)
We also assist where we can.
Posted by: Bean counters with spreadsheets and pivot tables. at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (wVcYX)
Valid. I have borne witness to your destructive tendencies.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:02 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Paternity should be proven not just asserted at March 30, 2026 11:57 AM (TbWk/)
As I understand it, if a man signs the birth certificate, even if he's later determined to NOT be the father, he's on the hook forever as far as the government is concerned.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:02 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (2ocoG)
Also insane. The reasoning is like common law marriage. If you put yourself out as the father and act as the father for a certain time period you are considered the father.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:03 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Shania Twain at March 30, 2026 12:03 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Know Your Memes at March 30, 2026 12:03 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Old maids everywhere at March 30, 2026 12:01 PM
*holds up sign*
Halp us!
Posted by: The Cats at March 30, 2026 12:04 PM (bFu5X)
Grok
Yes, Detroit is by far the most frequently cited U.S. city online as a symbol or archetype of societal/urban decay.
It stands out due to its dramatic post-1950 collapse—from a peak population of nearly 1.85–2 million (America's auto capital and one of the wealthiest big cities) to roughly 630,000–650,000 today, accompanied by massive deindustrialization, white flight, high crime rates in past decades, widespread abandonment ("ruin porn" imagery of derelict factories, homes, and infrastructure), and the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history in 2013
Posted by: Stateless
Put a picture of 1945 Hiroshima and Detroit side by side and then a picture of 2026 Hiroshima and Detroit side by side.
The contrast is startling.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:04 PM (Kksvc)
Lindsey Graham, Gay Icon, Spotted at Disney World.
FIFY.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 30, 2026 12:04 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 30, 2026 11:58 AM (sKqQm)
My wife is fairly conservative. Her childless sisters spent the weekend at rallies.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:04 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March
I was married to him 22 years. He is currently married to my ex best friend.
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:00
By the way, we have 3 children. The oldest 2 were adults when we got divorced- 1 out of school, 1 in college. He doesn’t speak to my oldest at all, probably because she wouldn’t hold back on him, he speaks to our middle child occasionally, usually only if she reaches out to him first.
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:04 PM (OoFl2)
*holds up sign*
Halp us!
Posted by: The Cats at March 30, 2026 12:04 PM (bFu5X)
Stuck in Irack?
*harking back to John Kerry's dumbass*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:05 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (2ocoG)
Also insane. The reasoning is like common law marriage. If you put yourself out as the father and act as the father for a certain time period you are considered the father.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Somehow, though, fraud in paternity doesn't enter into the equation.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:05 PM (Kksvc)
Based on 2023–2025 data, approximately 40% of all live births in the USA occur outside of marriage. Recent data indicates there are roughly 1.44 million infants born to unmarried mothers annually. While marriage rates have declined, many of these births occur within cohabiting, unmarried partner households. CDC
World Population Review: Not every child born out of wedlock grows up with a single parent. Many are born to cohabiting couples, but cohabiting unions tend to be less stable than marriages, which means children born outside marriage are more likely to experience family breakups and transitions.
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About a quarter (24%) of women who had their first child from 2020 to 2024 lived with an unmarried partner, up from around 17% in the early 1990s, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report.
But a smaller share of women had their first child while neither married nor living with a partner, dropping from roughly 20% to about 15% in 30 years.
Posted by: Trying to fuhgeddaboudit at March 30, 2026 12:05 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:05 PM (ExV1e)
I've known several men who did this and they quickly found out they were no longer welcome around me.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 30, 2026 12:06 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:05 PM (ExV1e)
I'm guessing he'd been banging her quite a while before the divorce thing happened.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:07 PM (Zz0t1)
Pope goes viral for saying God "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war"
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Well, Joshua maybe.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at
Possible. I kinda been praying to see black smoke from the vatican chimney lately. Still nothing.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:07 PM (snZF9)
It stands out due to its dramatic post-1950 collapse—from a peak population of nearly 1.85–2 million (America's auto capital and one of the wealthiest big cities) to roughly 630,000–650,000 today, accompanied by massive deindustrialization, white flight, high crime rates in past decades, widespread abandonment ("ruin porn" imagery of derelict factories, homes, and infrastructure), and the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history in 2013
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 12:01 PM (Sco7b)
Detroit is SLOWLY fixing itself. I visited back in 2000 and was VERY glad that I was there to watch a marathon at 6am on a Sunday because if I were there at night, I'd have left immediately.
Today, downtown Detroit doesn't feel run down and scary. It just feels empty, which is an improvement. It's still not a place I'd love to live, but downtown is actually a decent place. (Most of the crime now happens in the outer ring of the city.)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 12:07 PM (N1DT3)
Posted by: Ian S.
Hermesmann v. Seyer has entered the chat.
The actual father was found, by a court in Kansas, to be on the hook for child support. Even though he was 13 years old, and therefore a statutory rape victim. (The mother had actually plea-bargained down to a lesser charge.)
And this wasn't the mother suing him; it was the state of Kansas, suing him in the mother's name.
He got hit for the state's court costs, too. Of course.
Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:07 PM (VHUov)
How many of those 22 years were good? Did you have your youngest to try to do something to save the marriage? Sort of rhetorical and not expecting an answer. It's that's a scenario I have seen a lot .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:08 PM (V4IXI)
‘ I was married to him 22 years. He is currently married to my ex best friend.’
He’s living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Rae…
Posted by: Jim Croce at March 30, 2026 12:08 PM (jbnUc)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (OoFl2)
I'm glad you seem to realize we aren't ALL a***oles. I mean, TJM and Diogenes, sure, but not all of us.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 12:09 PM (Riz8t)
Canadian public TV hires interpreter to play air guitar for deaf people during RUSH concert broadcast
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 12:09 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (2ocoG)
Also insane. The reasoning is like common law marriage. If you put yourself out as the father and act as the father for a certain time period you are considered the father.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
Crazy thing.....I've got a long time friend who had a kid with woman, they divorced, she had another kid with a deadbeat. My bud did everything he could to help raise her (the 2nd that wasn't his) as his own right along with his own son.
She got with another deadbeat and my friend had ZERO rights with the little girl, even though he'd been the only real father she ever knew. Courts told him such.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:10 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (OoFl2)
I'm glad you seem to realize we aren't ALL a***oles. I mean, TJM and Diogenes, sure, but not all of us.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 12:09 PM (Riz8t)
This!
Oh...
Heeeyyy!!!!
Wait a minute!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at March 30, 2026 12:10 PM (2WIwB)
*Spock eyebrow*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 11:58 AM (bFu5X)
Don't shoot the messenger! Its PIPER! SHE said it!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March
His mom is a divorce atty. I am trying to talk Doof into ghost writing a book, let me tell you, no one will believe it’s all true. It’s crazy. With a capital crazy. I am fine, honestly. He can go live his best pretend life. It’s the pain my children feel that gets me.
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:10 PM (OoFl2)
I was married to him 22 years. He is currently married to my ex best friend.
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (OoFl2)
Ouch... What a rotter
Posted by: It's me donna at March 30, 2026 12:10 PM (ECasK)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:04 PM (OoFl2)
Stories like this always remind me to be thankful to God for putting my wife and I together.
I'm so sorry you were betrayed like that.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 30, 2026 12:10 PM (N1DT3)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:05 PM (Kksvc)
Which leads to the other reasoning of the court. The child's welfare takes precedence on all other issues.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:10 PM (V4IXI)
Oh my word. That has to be the greatest video of all time.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 12:11 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 12:11 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:00 PM (OoFl2)
Somehow I don't think he traded up.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:12 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:10 PM (OoFl2)
THAT, unfortunately, means you're a good parent. Hopefully they learn from it in their adult lives.
First Lady and I swore from the day we talked about having kids, we would do everything we could to raise our children to NEVER look at us the way we looked at our parents.
I'm pretty sure we've been successful.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:12 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 30, 2026 12:13 PM (nqStX)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 12:11 PM
Well, we're discussing Piper's obviously insane ex, so it's more of a boob thread.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 12:13 PM (bFu5X)
Well, we're discussing Piper's obviously insane ex, so it's more of a boob thread.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 12:13 PM (bFu5X)
SPORTSBRA!!!! GO BOOBS!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:14 PM (Zz0t1)
Yes crazy but the court only looks at that the real father had already been determined before he became involved and unless he adopted her he had no parental rights.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:14 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 12:11 PM (pDt9x)
I'm waiting for the Doctor Ruth book.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 30, 2026 12:14 PM (2WIwB)
Being married and having unmarried close friends is a red flag often enough to be a cliche. My brother's first wife was banging his best friend before they even got married. Fortunately that was pretty easy to unwind once he finally admitted that me, our sister, and all of his *other* friends were right and she was "for the streets".
Posted by: Ian S. at March 30, 2026 12:14 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: tubal at March 30, 2026 12:11 PM (pDt9x)
----
It's Kramah versus Kramah all ovah again.
Posted by: Yogi Berra at March 30, 2026 12:14 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Frank Costanza at March 30, 2026 12:15 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 12:15 PM (ndZc7)
How many of those 22 years were good? Did you have your youngest to try to do something to save the marriage? Sort of rhetorical and not expecting an answer. It's that's a scenario I have seen a lot .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30
Wait for the book. 😂. There is too much there to go into here, because none of it was good. And no, she was not the result of saving anything. And he reads this blog so I am going to stop here. He is currently flipping out I am threatening a book again, I promise you. To which I say, you should have been a better person and then I could have written better things about you.
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:15 PM (OoFl2)
https://is.gd/L7aW4a
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I wonder if you need a degree for that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 12:15 PM
Nah.
Posted by: Mandela Funeral Sign Language Guy at March 30, 2026 12:16 PM (bFu5X)
https://is.gd/L7aW4a
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I wonder if you need a degree for that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 12:15 PM (ndZc7)
Obviously not. That dude SUCKS at air guitar.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:16 PM (Zz0t1)
Canadian public TV hires interpreter to play air guitar for deaf people during RUSH concert broadcast
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Fuuuuuuuuuuuck. How does someone get that job?
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:16 PM (Kksvc)
https://is.gd/L7aW4a
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I wonder if you need a degree for that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 12:15 PM (ndZc7)
Nope, just a lobotomy.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:16 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:17 PM (X5Baq)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:17 PM (X5Baq)
I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:17 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Sponge
It that Bob Ross's gay nephew from Jersey?
Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:17 PM (X5Baq)
Be grateful You don't get my Bio...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (ECasK)
Posted by: Piper
Rape him. Figuratively and legally.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (Kksvc)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (X5Baq)
Was the 'unmarried close friend' to 3 women for about 20 years. Never came close to crossing the line with any of them because their marriages came first for them and for me (ushered at one wedding, attended another and was seated at the wedding party's date table).
Posted by: Nazdar at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Yogi Berra at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (V4IXI)
Be grateful You don't get my Bio...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (ECasK)
logical?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:17 PM (Zz0t1)
There hasn't been real fighting in the NHL since Bob Probert retired.
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 12:19 PM (uEmCf)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:17 PM (Zz0t1)
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It was more of a kerfuffle than a fight.
/
Posted by: ShainS at March 30, 2026 12:19 PM (+61Ue)
https://is.gd/L7aW4a
First World Problems
My government spends good money on stupid shit...
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 12:19 PM (Sco7b)
https://is.gd/L7aW4a
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I wonder if you need a degree for that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 12:15 PM (ndZc7)
Nope, just a lobotomy.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
It's Canada. They'll probably MAID him afterwards.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 30, 2026 12:19 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Reforger at March 30, 2026 12:19 PM (7WnOb)
Posted by: Yogi Berra at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (cWLG3)
*sobs*
*runs from room*
Posted by: The Drummer from Def Leppard at March 30, 2026 12:19 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 12:09 PM (Riz8t)
This!
Oh...
Heeeyyy!!!!
Wait a minute!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at March 30, 2026
Ha! I really am fine now. I wasn’t for a long time, but I am now.
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:19 PM (OoFl2)
logical?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:18 PM (Zz0t1).
My husband would say not...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 30, 2026 12:20 PM (ECasK)
https://is.gd/L7aW4a
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I wonder if you need a degree for that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 30, 2026 12:15 PM (ndZc7)
Could be worse. Could be Canadian progressive microtonal experimental interdimensional jazz funk polka-dotted math schnozz rock.
youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so&t=204s
Posted by: Only in Canadia at March 30, 2026 12:20 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:15 PM
Doc Muldoon would cast the tale in limericks.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 12:20 PM (4NO2D)
There hasn't been real fighting in the NHL since Bob Probert retired.
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 12:19 PM (uEmCf)
I'll have to disagree on that. There have been some pretty good ones over the last few seasons.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:20 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:20 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:10 PM (V4IXI)
Yet, they will grant custody to a mother who demonstrably, and continually, makes bad decisions over a father who has a stable life and desperately wants custody.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 12:19 PM (uEmCf)
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I heard someone who was in that business claim that those fights are pretty much staged and the players give themselves cues on whether they they want to go at it or not.
Posted by: ShainS at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (+61Ue)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (X5Baq)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (Zz0t1)
That appears to be the case.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (Zz0t1)
I looked... But lived to tell...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (ECasK)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:19 PM
We can still bust on your ex, though, right? Asking for a lot of friends.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 12:22 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: ShainS at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (+61Ue)
Goon pretty much confirms that though I would say staged, just pre-ordered.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:22 PM (V4IXI)
I looked... But lived to tell...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (ECasK)
I just figured there was a hole in the space/time continuum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:22 PM (Zz0t1)
Still boggles the mind that Probie went from Detroit to Chicago.
Holy shit, hadn't heard that he was gone! His Wikipedia page is really old-school NHL.
Posted by: Nazdar at March 30, 2026 12:22 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:10 PM (V4IXI)
Yet, they will grant custody to a mother who demonstrably, and continually, makes bad decisions over a father who has a stable life and desperately wants custody.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (ExV1e)
Yup, seen that a lot, even when the woman would be rejected by a crack house.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:22 PM (snZF9)
I am still on first wife, 45 years this June. I am sure I would already been dead had we not met.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 12:23 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:23 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (Zz0t1)
I looked... But lived to tell...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (ECasK)
Madonna, is that you? :-)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:23 PM (X5Baq)
Posted by: Archimedes
Or it's a guest post by Mitch McConnell.
Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:23 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: ShainS at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (+61Ue)
For the Heavyweight Goons, it's an "Honor System" thing. The fights aren't exactly fake, per se, but they agree to do it before the game and there's no real emotion behind it. They just do it to justify their spot in the lineup.
Posted by: XTC at March 30, 2026 12:23 PM (uEmCf)
i'll wait for the audiobook
Posted by: anachronda at March 30, 2026 12:24 PM (v3pYe)
Holy shit, hadn't heard that he was gone! His Wikipedia page is really old-school NHL.
Posted by: Nazdar at March 30, 2026 12:22 PM (NcvvS)
I felt the same way when Chris Chelios went from Chicago to Detroit.
I mean, WTF, man?!?
I have an autographed Bob Probert player card.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:24 PM (Zz0t1)
I'm coming up on 40 in a few weeks. My wife always says "I'm the best thing that ever happened to you." I do not argue.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 30, 2026 12:24 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: Family Law Courts at March 30, 2026 12:24 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (Zz0t1)
I looked... But lived to tell...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM
When you look into the abyss of the blog...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 12:24 PM (bFu5X)
I am still on first wife, 45 years this June. I am sure I would already been dead had we not met.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 30, 2026 12:23 PM (4NO2D)
God bless you both!
First Lady is my first. I'm her second.
We're together 29 years, married 22.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:24 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:21 PM (ExV1e)
Other crazy thing about the court. Tie goes to the mother and a tie is ridiculously defined.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:25 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:25 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:19 PM
We can still bust on your ex, though, right? Asking for a lot of friends.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
+10,000
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:25 PM (Kksvc)
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at March 30, 2026 12:26 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)
Mine says the opposite. Its how I know I got her in the first place. She is insane.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:26 PM (snZF9)
I have often told Mrs Eez that marrying her was the only smart decision I ever made.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 30, 2026 12:26 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 12:26 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:26 PM (X5Baq)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:26 PM (snZF9)
I tell my wife all the time. "Dumbass. You married me."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:26 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 30, 2026 12:27 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 30, 2026 12:27 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 30, 2026 12:24 PM
I heard a comedienne the other day who commented that her last ex-boyfriend had been a frat bro type. "Dude, I turned around your life and your hat!"
I laughed.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 12:27 PM (bFu5X)
I'm thinking the protest babes pics are taking forever to load.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 12:26 PM (Sco7b)
It's Ace.
And Lamont the Big Dummy is dead.
Chuy is our only hope.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:27 PM (Zz0t1)
I'm thinking the protest babes pics are taking forever to load.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 12:26 PM (Sco7b)
Thanks Stateless, I thought it was only me.
Posted by: Joemarine at March 30, 2026 12:27 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:26 PM (snZF9)
Any club that would have you as a member you wouldn't want to join. LOL
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 30, 2026 12:27 PM (V4IXI)
Posted by: Proverbs 25:24 at March 30, 2026 12:27 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: ShainS at March 30, 2026 12:28 PM (Yrpv2)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 30, 2026 12:28 PM (/QdgR)
Yeah, utter betrayal. Good grief, guys, you shouldn't be with more than 1 Original Six team!
Was in Grand Rapids for work once, and sat in on a bar trivia contest. Asked if extra credit applied if knew the player's (Bobby Hull) middle name? Denied, reasonably politely.
Posted by: Nazdar at March 30, 2026 12:28 PM (NcvvS)
*pokes smart military blog with stick*
It's dead, Jim.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 30, 2026 12:28 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: Archimedes
Mine says the opposite.
Posted by: Berserker
"I'm the worst thing that ever happened to you?"
or
"You're the best thing that ever happened to me?"
Either way, that's pretty metal.
Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:28 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Joemarine at March 30, 2026 12:28 PM (y171U)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:26 PM (X5Baq)
Yup, me too. He went from making 350K a year to homeless in the woods talking to trees, to dead a few years later. Taking his kids broke him.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:28 PM (snZF9)
Stealth Mode!
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 30, 2026 12:28 PM
404: Blog not found.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 12:29 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:29 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:29 PM (X5Baq)
Posted by: fourseasons at March 30, 2026 12:29 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: fourseasons at March 30, 2026 12:29 PM
This is why we keep coming back here every day.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (bFu5X)
Fine by me, and after watching you try to sermonize yourself out of major snap-judge asshole status, let's just start with you.
Bet you're fun at potlucks.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (zdLoL)
Posted by: Joemarine at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (y171U)
This is why we keep coming back here every day.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (bFu5X)
I still regret not being around for the great "busty lesbian pron" post.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (wVcYX)
Just google The Curley Effect.
Posted by: Random PJ at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (+jscL)
Posted by: fourseasons at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:29 PM (X5Baq)
I thought we discussed muslim family trees last night.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Joemarine at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (y171U)
We've been over 1000 before.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:31 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Not a joke at March 30, 2026 12:31 PM (2Ez/1)
We're together 29 years, married 22.
Similar here, married 27 years - but we got engaged 10 weeks after our first date, and married 6 months later.
God bless you both, Sponge.
Posted by: Nazdar at March 30, 2026 12:31 PM (NcvvS)
I turned to my wife and said "You need to get me one of those!"
The other couple left and the guy said "She got it for me!" -- pointing at his wife ...
Posted by: ShainS at March 30, 2026 12:31 PM (Yrpv2)
I thought we discussed muslim family trees last night.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (Sco7b)
Baaa-a-a-a-a-ah!
Posted by: Grandpa at March 30, 2026 12:31 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:32 PM (X5Baq)
Just google The Curley Effect.
Posted by: Random PJ at March 30, 2026 12:30 PM (+jscL)
Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 30, 2026 12:32 PM (wVcYX)
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Posted by: Proverbs 25:24 at March 30, 2026 12:27 PM (2Ez/1)
There's a line from Genesis, when Jacob and Rebecah are old, and Esau has taken two wives from the locals, and they're all living together. (Rebekah is stuck with the two young wives all day long)
"And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?"
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 30, 2026 12:32 PM (/QdgR)
God bless you both, Sponge.
Posted by: Nazdar at March 30, 2026 12:31 PM (NcvvS)
Wow. Wife and I got engaged about 10 weeks after our first date, married 6 months later, just celebrated 30 years.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:32 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 30, 2026 12:32 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: ShainS at March 30, 2026 12:33 PM (Yrpv2)
God bless you both, Sponge.
Posted by: Nazdar at March 30, 2026 12:31 PM (NcvvS)
Thank you.
We were talking about getting married already, but then her dad gave me the 'shit or get off the pot' speech. I figured I'd better.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:33 PM (Zz0t1)
of course, I doubt my winners will win ... but maybe?
go UConn!
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at March 30, 2026 12:33 PM (j+aD2)
Also, it's full of link.
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=419109
Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:33 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 30, 2026 12:32 PM (X5Baq)
Hey now... the left sidebar isn't messed up.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 30, 2026 12:33 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 30, 2026 12:33 PM (ECasK)
It is better to live in a corner of the roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Posted by: Proverbs 25:24 at March 30, 2026 12:27 PM (2Ez/1)
I think I've now been divorced longer than I was married. But I can definitely attest that is true. However the financial, emotional, professional, psychological and personal fallout - and spending quite some time barely hanging on by a fraying thread - are also quite awful. The whole thing was quite the life-destroying experience.
Posted by: Sometimes you can't win for losing at March 30, 2026 12:33 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Piper at March 30, 2026 12:34 PM (Wmg4n)
Canadian public TV hires interpreter to play air guitar for deaf people during RUSH concert broadcast
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Fuuuuuuuuuuuck. How does someone get that job?
*whistles innocently*
Posted by: harvey weinstein at March 30, 2026 12:34 PM (v3pYe)
ah I see no one here is watching DTF St Lousi!
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at March 30, 2026 12:34 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 30, 2026 12:32 PM (ZVgZ4)
Or iran on a b2 bomber radar.
Sir, there's nothing there
Oh goody, head for home.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:35 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 30, 2026 12:35 PM (nqStX)
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 30, 2026 12:36 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 30, 2026 12:36 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: "Independent" Hezbollah "Journalists"! at March 30, 2026 12:36 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Canadia at March 30, 2026 12:36 PM (2Ez/1)
Congratulations, quite a coincidence! We had worked together for almost 10 months, so we had seen each other in day-to-day activities, gotten to know each other. We had our first date the day after I left the project (quite amicably).
Posted by: Nazdar at March 30, 2026 12:37 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:37 PM (Kksvc)
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 30, 2026 12:36 PM (wVcYX)
Maybe point them to DC.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:37 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
We should get reparations.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:37 PM (Kksvc)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:38 PM (Kksvc)
Posted by: Canadia
Generally speaking, Canadians try to live as close to the United States as possible, and Americans try to live as far away from Canada as possible.
Posted by: The Truth! at March 30, 2026 12:38 PM (n1OCj)
Yep, dads can do that. Didn't meet wife's dad until we were, as wife would say, 'safely engaged'. Formidable gentleman.
Posted by: Nazdar at March 30, 2026 12:39 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
We should get reparations.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:37 PM (Kksvc)
*makes "call me" gesture*
Posted by: Jackie Chiles at March 30, 2026 12:39 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
We should get reparations.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:37 PM (Kksvc)
*makes "call me" gesture*
Posted by: Jackie Chiles
More like "makes shake weight" motion.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:39 PM (Kksvc)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 30, 2026 12:41 PM (MIIRH)
Second marriage is still going strong. 33 together and 25 married.
Posted by: Reforger at March 30, 2026 12:42 PM (7WnOb)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
Maybe he's subconsciously telling us he wants 3 day weekends.
Or telling me to start 'The Hobbit' already. Hey, I was busy. MS Now and No Kings Day! C'mon....
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 12:43 PM (Sco7b)
This reminds me of the Twilight Zone movie where a young couple gets a 'behind the scenes' look at how reality is constructed......LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 30, 2026 12:44 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:44 PM (Kksvc)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:44 PM
We can keep this thread going!
.45!
Maryanne!
Longbows!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 12:45 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Jackie Chiles at March 30, 2026 12:45 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 30, 2026 12:45 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: pookysgirl happens to have Monster in the fridge at March 30, 2026 12:46 PM (Wt5PA)
.45!
Maryanne!
Longbows!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 30, 2026 12:45 PM (bFu
Carrots in chili, ketchup on hot dogs...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 30, 2026 12:46 PM (ECasK)
Second marriage is still going strong. 33 together and 25 married.
Posted by: Reforger
Best Man should never start his speech, "Good to see y'all again".
Posted by: rickb223 at March 30, 2026 12:46 PM (Kksvc)
Second marriage is still going strong. 33 together and 25 married.
Posted by: Reforger
Best Man should never start his speech, "Good to see y'all again".
Posted by: rickb223
Or "As they say, third time's the charm."
Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:47 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 30, 2026 12:45 PM (cWLG3)
So it's your fault. You're crossing the streams. Shit or get off the pot.
Posted by: Reforger at March 30, 2026 12:48 PM (7WnOb)
Divorce is a hundred grand.
Posted by: Family lawyer at March 30, 2026 12:48 PM (2Ez/1)
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=419109
Since ace broke the main page.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 30, 2026 12:48 PM (Zz0t1)
A man goes to do a favor for his ex-wife's mother. Things go badly.
I put it in my watchlist. I'm sure a few morons would find it a comedy.
Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 12:49 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Nazdar at March 30, 2026 01:00 PM (NcvvS)
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