Mid-Morning Art Thread

Nightlife
Archibald John Motley Jr

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 First in line

Posted by: Hermie DDS, North Pole Office at April 08, 2026 09:30 AM (w9Wax)

2 First

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 08, 2026 09:30 AM (VkY89)

3 Nope.. Oh well, I'll fetch the others.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 08, 2026 09:30 AM (VkY89)

4 Let’s DANCE!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 09:30 AM (A5RD0)

5 Soooooul Train!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 08, 2026 09:31 AM (w9Wax)

6 Where b the white women?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 09:31 AM (AkEZC)

7 we be dancing!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2026 09:31 AM (So85e)

8 Boogie nights...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 08, 2026 09:32 AM (/jglT)

9 Chick in foreground stepping on the guy's foot

Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 09:32 AM (hCUcO)

10 I like the nightlife.

I do not, however, like to boogie.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 09:32 AM (bFu5X)

11 What a bunch of retards.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 09:32 AM (A5RD0)

12 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

13 That place is happenin!

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 09:32 AM (h7l8Y)

14 Ample spittoons.

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 09:32 AM (N8ZBc)

15 Looks like an ass-getting situation.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 08, 2026 09:33 AM (AlhUl)

16 Looks like work by one of my favorite American artists, Thomas Hart Benton.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:33 AM (V4IXI)

17 Stompin' at the Savoy?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:33 AM (wzUl9)

18 What a bunch of retards.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 08, 2026 09:32 AM

You have met us, right?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 09:33 AM (bFu5X)

19 Somebody was celebrating a ceasefire...

That's a nice painting. Happy. Lively.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:33 AM (Sco7b)

20 From a distance, I like the colors. But up close this has a commie art vibe I don't care for.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 08, 2026 09:33 AM (5NDL0)

21 Stompin' at the Savoy?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:33 AM

I see you know this grapevine.

Posted by: Johnny Dangerously at April 08, 2026 09:34 AM (bFu5X)

22
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 08, 2026 09:34 AM (tgvbd)

23 Somebody's buying the top shelf booze.

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 09:34 AM (N8ZBc)

24 Slow night for a Tuesday.

Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

25 bewbs 11, 7 prominent.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:34 AM (R11M+)

26 Ample spittoons.
Posted by: gp

What's up with that? I doubt anyone is chewin terbacky.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 09:34 AM (hCUcO)

27 Looks like a Harlem nightspot around 1940. The men are wearing suits, and the fellow over to the far right is sporting a bowler hat.

"You won all my money and my brand-new Stetson hat. . . "

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)

28
It's Jewish Kwanzaa!

Mozel Tov, honkies!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 08, 2026 09:35 AM (iJfKG)

29 Guy sitting alone just tripped the woman in the orange dress.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 08, 2026 09:35 AM (w9Wax)

30 At first I thought it was the painting from Good Times, it's not, it's not even the same artist.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 09:35 AM (XV/Pl)

31 The guy over there... on the right, sitting down. Probably me...

Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:36 AM (XuXeR)

32 I like the blue fez the chick at the table is wearing.

Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:36 AM (77rzZ)

33 This looks like the Saturday ONT when the place is really rockin'.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 08, 2026 09:36 AM (0nHVk)

34 Art history website

STORY OF THE WORK:

Archibald John Motley Jr.'s "Nightlife" (1943)

"Nightlife" by Archibald John Motley Jr. is a vibrant oil on canvas painting created in 1943, capturing the dynamic energy of Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood during the Harlem Renaissance. The work is notable for its use of bold colors and dynamic composition, reflecting the lively atmosphere of African American urban culture in the mid-20th century.

Motley, an influential figure in the Harlem Renaissance, was known for his depictions of African American life and his exploration of themes related to race and identity. His work provides a critical visual commentary on the social dynamics of the time, contributing significantly to the narrative of African American history in art.

"Nightlife" exemplifies Motley's mastery in portraying the complexities of cultural identity and the vibrancy of community life. The painting remains an important piece in understanding the cultural and historical context of African American experiences during this era.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:36 AM (Sco7b)

35 Juke joint

Posted by: tubal at April 08, 2026 09:36 AM (pDt9x)

36 Guy in the background doing the YMCA thing.

Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 09:36 AM (Oy/m2)

37 In 1940, though, even in 1950, there would probably have been some white patrons in a place like this. Not many, but some who had drifted up from Midtown in search of late-night fun.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:36 AM (wzUl9)

38 i like the old chrome stools, they're all wood now. a couple local establishments have high backed buckets that are super comfy.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:36 AM (R11M+)

39 27 Looks like a Harlem nightspot around 1940. The men are wearing suits, and the fellow over to the far right is sporting a bowler hat.

"You won all my money and my brand-new Stetson hat. . . "
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)

Close. Its Chicago.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:36 AM (V4IXI)

40 Ha! 1943! Called it!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:37 AM (wzUl9)

41 Video

https://grok.com/imagine/post/
633c7615-c865-4377-af05-8a4daef8c25c

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:37 AM (/+uur)

42 28 toyotathon.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:37 AM (R11M+)

43 Motley's Crew?

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 08, 2026 09:37 AM (w9Wax)

44 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK:

Nightlife by Archibald John Motley Jr.

Created in 1943, "Nightlife" by Archibald John Motley Jr. is an oil on canvas painting that vividly captures the vibrant energy of a Chicago nightclub scene, characterized by its dynamic composition and use of bold colors. The artwork exemplifies the Harlem Renaissance style, focusing on African American culture and social life during the early 20th century

HEY! It's about 3 by 4 feet which is what I always imagine these as.

DIMENSIONS:

91.4 × 121.3 cm (36 × 47 3/4 in.)

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:38 AM (Sco7b)

45 Nightlife in hell.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 08, 2026 09:38 AM (Kt19C)

46 Sinners!

Posted by: Gunslinger at April 08, 2026 09:38 AM (R2gO3)

47 This is clearly infringing on our intellectual property for The Princess and The Frog, and if it isn't removed immediately, legal action will follow.

Posted by: Disney at April 08, 2026 09:38 AM (JCZqz)

48 The Art Institute of Chicago

On loan to Seattle Art Museum in Seattle for Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:39 AM (/+uur)

49 Party time! Excellent!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (ndZc7)

50 Interesting lighting in this painting, with the foreground shadows contrasting with the background that looks lit by stage lighting.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (CRsCd)

51 The waiter at center right looks like he's wearing a union suit. (So do the two behind the bar.) And just beyond him we see a woman face down on the floor.

Just above him a patron is really draining his cocktail glass.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (wzUl9)

52 we used to venture down there when buddy owned the checkerboard lounge.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)

53 On loan to Seattle Art Museum in Seattle for Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:39 AM

Because when I think of the PNW, modern or otherwise, this is definitely wat comes to mind.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 09:40 AM (bFu5X)

54 This reminds me a little of Thomas Hart Benton, whose work I like. I like this, too.

Who left his head on the jukebox?

Posted by: huerfano at April 08, 2026 09:41 AM (98kQX)

55
I believe this is the artist who painted the scene shown on the opening credits of "Good Times"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 08, 2026 09:41 AM (x0n13)

56 You know there's a 7ft tall 300lb fella with a gold watch chain and set of knuckledusters by the stagedoor.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 09:41 AM (BI5O2)

57 I love all his work and would hang most of it.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:41 AM (V4IXI)

58 This painting is infinitely better than anything Picasso sh*t out.

Would hang in the poker room.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 09:41 AM (XV/Pl)

59 Party time! Excellent!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Party on, Wayne.

Posted by: Garth at April 08, 2026 09:41 AM (h7l8Y)

60 Oddly for 1943, nobody seems to be smoking -- neigher cigarettes nor whatever pot was called in Harlem or Chicago back then. "Tea," sometimes?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:42 AM (wzUl9)

61 60 "mezz"

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:42 AM (R11M+)

62 Soul Train... Live!!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 09:43 AM (AkEZC)

63 Well, it's certainly lively and colorful. As a contrast, I like his painting of "Uncle Bob" or one of himself with his palette in his studio with a cross on the wall.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 09:43 AM (lQ+/f)

64 On the barstool at far left sits Ralph Ellison, but you can't see him because he's invisible.

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 09:43 AM (N8ZBc)

65 The nightlife was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at April 08, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)

66 Look like fun, but I can only afford the local shot-house. Plenty wimmen down there, too. Ah get paid on Friday, cash the check. One twenty on the outside of my money roll, all ones inside. Big roll impresses the chicks. I got this down to a science.

Posted by: Cooter Brown at April 08, 2026 09:44 AM (oftw2)

67 @55

>>I believe this is the artist who painted the scene shown on the opening credits of "Good Times"

The artist who painted the Good Time painting was Ernie Barnes, it sold for 15m dollars a couple of years ago.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (XV/Pl)

68 'whatever pot was called in Harlem or Chicago back then. "Tea," sometimes?'

Muggle. Moota. Reefer. Gallowgrass. Neckweed. Shit.

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (N8ZBc)

69 Can't get enough of your mauve, babe.

Looking at this, I feel like the guy on the far right sitting alone, smoking, holding his head in one hand. This is not my scene.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (GPa4z)

70 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (6jv/d)

71 55 Easy credit ripoffs!

Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ)

72 63 Well, it's certainly lively and colorful. As a contrast, I like his painting of "Uncle Bob" or one of himself with his palette in his studio with a cross on the wall.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 09:43 AM (lQ+/f)
They. Knew lively and colorful back then.

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (SPjSm)

73 Fake news. Blacks were never allowed to have fun in America.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (6jv/d)

74 Wiki says "gauge," "jive," and "reefer" were common terms for pot in the Jazz Age. This is a little later than that period, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)

75
I love the nightlife
I've got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea
Oh, I love the nightlife
I've got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 09:46 AM (q/Jc0)

76 Looks like it was painted by J.J. Evans on Good Times

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 09:46 AM (RIvkX)

77 Very stylized. Reminds me of some 1980s video game box art, which was usually aspirational vs. the actual graphics.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 09:46 AM (2ocoG)

78 Can't get enough of your mauve, babe.

Looking at this, I feel like the guy on the far right sitting alone, smoking, holding his head in one hand. This is not my scene.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026

***
He was hoping for a fun night. He even wore his spats!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:46 AM (wzUl9)

79
I like the energy here. I love the vivid palette.

I love the nightlife and I would hang it

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM (q/Jc0)

80 Looks like they're enjoying themselves!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM (Suwql)

81 Best place to hang this is the long dark foyer leading to the bathrooms.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)

82 Sing Hallelujah
Come on get happy...

Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM (lJ0H4)

83 Cartoonish.

That dude at the bar is POUNDING the martinis.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM (6jv/d)

84 What ain't all these able-bodied gents on a troop ship to Europe or the Pacific?

Posted by: Can't All Be 4-F at April 08, 2026 09:48 AM (oftw2)

85 JJ

*fistbump*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)

86 Prohibition?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 09:48 AM (zeRhI)

87 Looks like a dance party just exploded in that bar. Very effective.

Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 09:49 AM (04KGT)

88 i see sugar pop.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:49 AM (R11M+)

89 Looks like it was painted by J.J. Evans on Good Times
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2026 09:46 AM (RIvkX)

Di No Mite !

Jimmy Walker was and may still be a big time conservative.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:49 AM (V4IXI)

90 No one has appreciated on the nice tits on the lady in silver at the bar.

Too early for boobs?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:49 AM (Sco7b)

91 Painted just before the shootout.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:49 AM (6jv/d)

92 That dude at the bar is POUNDING the martinis.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

He lost his dame to some hep cat who was willing to cut a rug.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (h7l8Y)

93 "We've established what you are. Now we're trying to establish the price."

Posted by: Guy on the far left in the blue suit at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

94 I really like this one too: "Mending socks":

https://tinyurl.com/337yt2py

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (lQ+/f)

95 This is the neighborhood bar. The customers are the artist's family and friends.

You might even call them his - wait for it - crew.

Motley's Crew, get it?

Now to see how many others made the same joke earlier.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (p9rFX)

96 He lost his dame to some hep cat who was willing to cut a rug.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (h7l8Y)

Why I wasn't mad when I learned the future First Lady couldn't dance.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM (6jv/d)

97 A couple of the ladies are wearing homemade hats.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 09:51 AM (GPa4z)

98 hahaha i meant corn pop.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:51 AM (R11M+)

99 Where's Leroy Brown ?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:51 AM (V4IXI)

100 I think thats Huggy Bear in the back

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:51 AM (/+uur)

101 Looking at this, I feel like the guy on the far right sitting alone, smoking, holding his head in one hand. This is not my scene."

Hey, that's my take...

Also, where's Eddie Murphy?

Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 09:51 AM (XuXeR)

102 Also, where's Eddie Murphy?

His girl likes to party all the time. He may not.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 09:52 AM (2ocoG)

103 Why I wasn't mad when I learned the future First Lady couldn't dance.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

'Cause you don't like pounding martinis?

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 09:52 AM (h7l8Y)

104 At the edge of the bar
Sat a girl named Doris
And oh that girl looked nice.

Posted by: Leroy Brown making a move at April 08, 2026 09:53 AM (2bFN5)

105 Damn.

4 where's x posts in a row. Hive mind locked onto a snark subject.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:53 AM (V4IXI)

106 I see a pair of legs in the middle of the painting. So, I guess somebody passed out on the floor.

Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 09:54 AM (Oy/m2)

107
Think how much more lively this scene would have been had not every participant been laboring under sixteen tons of oppression. Each.

What oppresses their descendants these days is the crabbed and bilious spectre of perpetual racism that their leaders and their AWFL "allies" keep spewing in their eyes and ears.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 09:54 AM (q/Jc0)

108 The subject matter of the scene doesn't appeal to me but that is personal preference, not art criticism. Motely certainly gets across the busy, frantic, activity of a big city bar at night. He makes the viewer hear the noise and music, the clink of bottles and glasses. the undercurrent of conversations. The somewhat exaggerated postures of the dancers suggest an almost manic movement. Even the people, mostly women, sitting seem to be waiting for a chance to join the melee. I don't know if the colors used for the clothing is significant, men mostly in shades of purple and women in brighter, lighter colors, but it seems to mean something.

Not something I would display but it is effective at conveying an atmosphere.

Posted by: JTB at April 08, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)

109 Aside from fedoras and the one bowler hat, many of the men are wearing newsboy caps. In those days a man was not considered fully dressed unless he had a hat or cap when he left the house. Caps were cheaper than fedoras, even when you could buy a nice Stetson, Dobbs, or Mallory lid for $6.50.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

110 106 dropped her rock again.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:55 AM (R11M+)

111 He de Reefer Man:
youtube.com/watch?v=svoSSdsNhtA

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 09:55 AM (N8ZBc)

112 Interesting. You don't often see a woman wearing a fez.

Posted by: What would Piper say? at April 08, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

113 I wonder why those two lovely ladies at the bar wanted the seats by the spittoons.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (GPa4z)

114 Where's Leroy Brown ?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026

***
You don't want to see him. He's got a razor in his shoe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (wzUl9)

115 Looking at this, I feel like the guy on the far right sitting alone, smoking, holding his head in one hand. This is not my scene.

-----

He came with that blotto broad who just puked on the bar and passed out.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (BI5O2)

116 Bad news, everyone.

Tim Walz
@Tim_Walz
The President has lost his mind.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)

117 114 one of my jr. high pals used to argue that he said "raise-up."

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:57 AM (R11M+)

118 So, comment 43 was ahead of me.

At least I cracked the top 100, just barely.

P.S. I like Motley's "Mending Socks" too. I believe the sitter was the artist's mother.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (p9rFX)

119 Tim Walz
@Tim_Walz
The President has lost his mind.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)

Gotta have one to lose it, retard.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (BI5O2)

120 Tim Walz
@Tim_Walz
The President has lost his mind.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)

Agree. Fortunately we got rid of him in 2024.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (V4IXI)

121 Willowed: Worst fight/brawl I ever saw was in Lynn - somebody moved the lawn chairs holding a shoveled out spot.
I thought someone was going to get killed...
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026

***
As Dennis Lehane had his Boston private eye Patrick Kenzie tell us:
"Boston. We're small, we're cold, we'll kill for a parking space. Come on up and bring the wife and kids."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (wzUl9)

122 116 we are all somali's now.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)

123 What oppresses their descendants these days is the crabbed and bilious spectre of perpetual racism that their leaders and their AWFL "allies" keep spewing in their eyes and ears.

In the late 1950s, blacks were on track to match other ethnic groups by the 1980s. That trend line reversed sharply almost immediately after the so-called "Great Society" went into effect.

If the judiciary wasn't so corrupt, a class action lawsuit by black Americans against the DNC would be quite entertaining. LBJ's "I'll have those n-----s voting Democrat for 100 years" would be the star piece of evidence, of course.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (2ocoG)

124 Bad News, Guys: The New York Times Says We Lost the War — and Iran Is Now a ‘Major World Power’

-
Dude, April Fools Day was like a week ago.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (ndZc7)

125 And there's where Whoopie Goldberg was conceived in a bathroom stall.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (Sco7b)

126 I would hang in a bar, maybe. Or a music venue.
It's better than some we've seen here, and has some pleasant aspects.

Posted by: GWB at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (JNiJo)

127
There are three folks smoking in this --

the gal seated at the bar on the left who is checking out Sporting Life who is clad all in blue;

another gal at the right end of the bar with her back against the bar; and

Paul, the real estate novelist who is seated by himself in the middle of the right side of this room and is under the waiter's tray.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (q/Jc0)

128 Where did Leroy Brown park his car? Did he bring the custom Continental, or the Eldorado?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (wzUl9)

129 Tim Walz
@Tim_Walz
The President has lost his mind.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)

Tim lost $9B

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (/+uur)

130 94 ... "I really like this one too: "Mending socks":

https://tinyurl.com/337yt2py"

Fenelon,
Thanks for the link. That is a wonderful, evocative painting by this artist.

Posted by: JTB at April 08, 2026 10:00 AM (yTvNw)

131 121 dibs has led to shootings here. lots of flat tires.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:00 AM (R11M+)

132 Did they have food trucks back then selling crappy tacos, fried chicken and waffles in the parking lot?

Posted by: Zombie Anne Burrell, booze bag at April 08, 2026 10:01 AM (3h6KV)

133 There's Doris sitting at the edge of the bar.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:01 AM (V4IXI)

134 Amy Kellogg wrote a substack about her conversation with a friend in Isfahan yesterday, as Trump's deadline approached. She was on the phone with her friend when the ceasefire was announced.

Her friend isn't happy, saying Iranians want Trump to keep bombing the IRGC and all the mullahcracy.

https://tinyurl.com/2vrdrnr4

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (c2WlD)

135
Tim Walz
@Tim_Walz
The President has lost his mind.

Shut up and get back to work refilling those tampon dispensers in schools' boys' bathrooms, you sniveling yutz.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (q/Jc0)

136 Posted by: JTB at April 08, 2026 10:00 AM (yTvNw

You're welcome. It's such a nice feeling one gets about his mother.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (looXz)

137 And now for a responsible contrary opinion.

Lawrence O’Donnell claims “that a whole civilization has already died” because Donald Trump was elected president.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (ndZc7)

138 124 haha this place has me referring to iran as jodie foster on a pinball machine.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (R11M+)

139 That dude at the bar is POUNDING the martinis.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 09:47 AM

To be fair, it looks kinda hot in there. You don't want your drink to get warm.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (bFu5X)

140 Sinners!
Posted by: Gunslinger

Repent! The sheriff is near!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (hCUcO)

141 Not gettin' hassled, not gettin' hustled...

Posted by: Shane McGowan's Liver at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (f2WUk)

142 Where did Leroy Brown park his car? Did he bring the custom Continental, or the Eldorado?

The Eldorado didn't exist in 1943, so it'd be one of the very cool looking early 40s Continentals.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (2ocoG)

143 Did they have food trucks back then selling crappy tacos, fried chicken and waffles in the parking lot?
Posted by: Zombie Anne Burrell, booze bag at April 08, 2026

***
Chicken and waffles!

And in the central city here, there is a restaurant literally called "Chicken and Watermelon."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (wzUl9)

144 This made me go look at Thomas Hart Benton's collection again.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (V4IXI)

145
Dare I Say Hanky-Panky As Well? - a limerick

There once was a tavern named Hanigan's
A place where real nightlife began again
Swing, jazz, and jitterbugging
Flirting, kissing, even hugging
And all sorts of other shenanigans.

Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)

146 128 he took a waymo.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (R11M+)

147 Where did Leroy Brown park his car? Did he bring the custom Continental, or the Eldorado?
*
The Eldorado didn't exist in 1943, so it'd be one of the very cool looking early 40s Continentals.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026

***
True. Leroy himself would have been getting born about this time or a little later, anyway.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (wzUl9)

148 Do you mind if we dance with yo' dates?

Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (tL5sl)

149
Why do we not hear Iranians wailing and rending their garments over the prospect of losing "their precious mullahcracy"?

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (q/Jc0)

150 The nightclub for ugly people.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (qFwJc)

151 Mending Socks is of course the better painting. It's an American classic. This one's fun.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (BI5O2)

152 132 there is a bait shop in waukegan that sells tacos.

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (R11M+)

153 Lawrence O’Donnell claims “that a whole civilization has already died”

Stop hammering!!

Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 10:04 AM (Oy/m2)

154 The nightclub for ugly people.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

Why do you think it's so dark in them?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 08, 2026 10:05 AM (hCUcO)

155 @Tim_Walz
The President has lost his mind.

Minneapolis is looking to legalize gay brothels and gay bathhouses, so he can sit down and shut up.

In related news, the Obamas are buying a mansion near Minneapolis.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:05 AM (2ocoG)

156 Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:02 AM (c2WlD)

I'm not thrilled either. Kinda wishing Iran would violate the ceasefire.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:05 AM (V4IXI)

157 Paul, the real estate novelist who is seated by himself in the middle of the right side of this room and is under the waiter's tray.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 09:59 AM (q/Jc0)

Davy from the Navy must be in the men's room.

Posted by: Roy at April 08, 2026 10:05 AM (1Cncb)

158 Young Bulg thought that JJ’s sister on Good Times was quite pretty.

Posted by: Bulg at April 08, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)

159
Missed one! Sporting Life has one lit up, too, in his right hand.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:06 AM (q/Jc0)

160 The bartender himself looks like he might double as his own bouncer.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:06 AM (wzUl9)

161 Got any leftover bombs?

ohn Pavlovitz
@johnpavlovitz
I'm with Iran.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:06 AM (ndZc7)

162 I really like this one too: "Mending socks":

https://tinyurl.com/337yt2py

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 09:50 AM

I do like that one.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 10:07 AM (bFu5X)

163
Missed another one! the dude in the bowler hat seated at lower right.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:07 AM (q/Jc0)

164 Way in the corner you see Otter and his friends.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:07 AM (V4IXI)

165 Well past 100...
Rumor has it that a bunch of XOM traders made deals on $150 bullshiite, and Sr management is shiiting bricks...

I'd laugh, but I own a buncha stock...

Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:08 AM (XuXeR)

166 They're sharing a drink they call loneliness.
But it's better than drinking alone.

Posted by: William Joel at April 08, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)

167 Lawrence O’Donnell claims “that a whole civilization has already died” because Donald Trump was elected president.

Objection! Assumes anything involving Muslims can be called a civilization.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:08 AM (2ocoG)

168 I like Mending Socks, because that old bird has seen it all.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 10:08 AM (BI5O2)

169 And all sorts of other shenanigans.
Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)

Windows 3.1 Word Speil Chex always suggested Shenanigans for my name.

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (/+uur)

170 OK to hang in a bar.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (DgMqy)

171 Its a action figure party, with action figures

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (FtKm6)

172 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:06 AM (ndZc7)

Who is that?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (V4IXI)

173 A scene out of Lackawanna Blues

Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (yAteE)

174 At some point it’s up to the Iranian people to pick up the torch and beat the mullahs with it.

I’ll wait to hear what’s being negotiated before I pass any judgement.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (MIRqM)

175
The artist used this crowd of folks frequently as models for his paintings.

So much so, in fact, that they came to be known as Motley's Crew.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (q/Jc0)

176 Babylon Bee has released the first episode of the second season of their world renowned "Californians Move To Texas" series.

https://youtu.be/fEwz1G1Q9R0

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

177 Dow up 1300 pts.

Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 10:10 AM (Oy/m2)

178 And why did Paul, the real estate novelist, never have time for a wife?

Posted by: I mean, what the Hell, man? at April 08, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

179 NightlifeDate:
1943

Artist:
Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)

About this artwork
A palpable energy and sense of movement enliven Nightlife, Archibald Motley’s portrayal of a crowded cabaret in the South Side neighborhood of Bronzeville in Chicago. With stylized figures, an array of diagonal lines, and heightened colors keyed to shades of magenta and violet, the artist captured the exuberance of city dwellers out on the town. Motley created a network of gestures and glances among the people, drawing attention to the various social interactions that animate the scene.

The composition is an exploration of artificial lighting. Motley was inspired, in part, to paint Nightlife after having seen Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks (1942.51), which had entered the Art Institute’s collection the prior year.
--
About Nighthawks Edward Hopper recollected, “unconsciously, probably, I was painting the loneliness of a large city.”
--
Above references by the Chicago Art Institute
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With that comparison of paintings, it can be seen who was having fun & who was not. 😉

Interesting but wouldn't hang today's selection. Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (NFX2v)

180 Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 10:09 AM (MIRqM)

The Iranians claim the deal lets them control the Straits and enrich uranium.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (V4IXI)

181 Soooooooo … this is Motley's 'Crewe' … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (ayRl+)

182 "I’ll wait to hear what’s being negotiated before I pass any judgement."

All sides appear still to be shooting missiles at each other, so it's a cease-fire in name only.

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (N8ZBc)

183 that JJ’s sister on Good Times was quite pretty"

Wasn't she a beauty queen or something?

Hot.

Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (XuXeR)

184 177 Dow up 1300 pts.
Posted by: dantesed at April 08, 2026 10:10 AM (Oy/m2)

=====

It needs to go up fast to keep up with Fed counterfeiting.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (GPa4z)

185 Post of the day, so far:

Uubzu v4
@uubzu

Gavin Newsom: I euthanized my mom and had an affair with my best friend's wife. I despair of finding a woman who can match my history of familial homicide and extreme sexual impropriety

Matchmaker: you're not gonna believe this

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:12 AM (2ocoG)

186 Missed another one! the dude in the bowler hat seated at lower right.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026

***
Right; he has a cigar in his left hand. I guess I expected to see more smoke haze.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 10:12 AM (wzUl9)

187
John Pavlovitz
@johnpavlovitz
I'm with Iran.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!

The get your lily-livered ass over to Iraq or Kuwait and get over the border to join the Islamic paradise of your brudders.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:12 AM (q/Jc0)

188 All sides appear still to be shooting missiles at each other, so it's a cease-fire in name only.

Pete Hegseth said this morning that they're being given time to tell the missile crews by carrier pigeon, given the state of their command and control network.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (2ocoG)

189 Another thing about Mending Socks: the stuff in it is all that lady's real stuff, not props. Back when even an old former slave woman and her husband could hack it in Chicago and have a decent home with nice things. Look at the contrast to Chicago today.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (BI5O2)

190 And why did Paul, the real estate novelist, never have time for a wife?"

He never won more than the steak knives in the sales contests?

Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (XuXeR)

191 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. That some happening art this morning. It's fun!
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (2WIwB)

192 It's a mostly peaceful cease fire.

Posted by: The media we all ignore at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

193 As Dennis Lehane had his Boston private eye Patrick Kenzie tell us:
"Boston. We're small, we're cold, we'll kill for a parking space. Come on up and bring the wife and kids."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 08, 2026 09:58 AM (wzUl9)
=================
Dennis Lehane has branched out to TV now, having developed a series called "Black Bird" for Amazon (iirc). It's the usual scary crime stuff he likes so much, this time about a serial killer in prison the Feds are hoping to get to confess to more murders.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (bO2nW)

194 Iranian command and control was deliberately decentralized for situations like this. I would give it some time to get the word out. SECWAR said as much at this mornings presser. But it won’t go on forever without a response.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 10:14 AM (MIRqM)

195 The Newsom couple would made an excellent chariot team for the Mitanni.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:14 AM (tL5sl)

196
'Cause you don't like pounding martinis?

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2026 09:52 AM (h7l8Y)

She will, on occasion.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 10:14 AM (PpBto)

197 And I like the face on the woman in this painting of his, "The Octoroon Girl":

https://tinyurl.com/2f63pbpn

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:15 AM (7RYym)

198
181 Soooooooo … this is Motley's 'Crewe' … ?
Posted by: Dr_No

Great minds! See 173.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:15 AM (q/Jc0)

199 Iranian command and control was deliberately decentralized "

Nah. It's never been a cohesive unit...

Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:15 AM (XuXeR)

200 185 Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:12 AM (2ocoG)
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Such a post! Thanks for that.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:15 AM (bO2nW)

201
Not 173, 175

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:16 AM (q/Jc0)

202 lol. Fuqing liar.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 10:16 AM (MIRqM)

203 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 08, 2026 10:13 AM (BI5O2)

Yes: So much for "The Great Society" program.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:16 AM (7RYym)

204 And why did Paul, the real estate novelist, never have time for a wife?

Posted by: I mean, what the Hell, man? at April 08, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

Paul the real estate novelist never made time for a wife
Its not that he's lazy, he just isn't crazy
and don't want to be nagged at for life

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM (snZF9)

205 Lefties have no idea what to think about Iran, because the President is always two steps ahead of them.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM (bO2nW)

206 Yes: So much for "The Great Society" program."

See LBJ on capturing the black vote....

Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM (XuXeR)

207 I can still read.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM (zeRhI)

208 Philosophical question:

Do the girls all get prettier at closing time at a bar that never closes?

Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (qgHp7)

209 Spain Says Trump’s Comments About NATO Pushing Europe to Explore Alternatives

-
You going to find someone else to do all the heavy lifting AND pick up the tab?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (ndZc7)

210 lol. Yes it was. It was originally set up (and still was to a degree) as a centralized C and C. But they were then organized into independent units of communications dropped.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (MIRqM)

211 I like the boogie and the disco life.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (xcxpd)

212 I can still read.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM (zeRhI)

One up on TJM, then.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (PpBto)

213 Paul the real estate novelist never made time for a wife
Its not that he's lazy, he just isn't crazy
and don't want to be nagged at for life"

Muldoon worthy, that is.

Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (XuXeR)

214 See LBJ on capturing the black vote....

As I quoted in comment 123.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (2ocoG)

215 148 "wif"

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:19 AM (R11M+)

216 I'm not sure what's more racist, Gavin Newsom's "I'm just like blacks, I'm illiterate" or his wife's "I'm just like blacks, I've murdered someone".

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:19 AM (2ocoG)

217 As I quoted in comment 123."

What, we're supposed to read the comments too?

*faints from exhaustion *

Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:20 AM (XuXeR)

218 Alternate title:

Just Prior To The Penguins Happy-Footing Through"

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2026 10:21 AM (0sNs1)

219
Another thing about Mending Socks: the stuff in it is all that lady's real stuff, not props. Back when even an old former slave woman and her husband could hack it in Chicago and have a decent home with nice things. Look at the contrast to Chicago today.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Q: How do we know that it is not today's Chicago in that painting?

A: No bullet holes in the walls and all the glassware is intact.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:21 AM (q/Jc0)

220 158 thelma was florida before "they widened the road."

Posted by: cmeat at April 08, 2026 10:21 AM (R11M+)

221 216 I'm not sure what's more racist, Gavin Newsom's "I'm just like blacks, I'm illiterate" or his wife's "I'm just like blacks, I've murdered someone".
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Snort.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 10:21 AM (n17eQ)

222 Gavin Newsom: I euthanized my mom and had an affair with my best friend's wife. I despair of finding a woman who can match my history of familial homicide and extreme sexual impropriety

Matchmaker: you're not gonna believe this
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This should be enshrined in a commenter hall of fame.

Posted by: Tight at April 08, 2026 10:21 AM (anL5R)

223 Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (2ocoG

I had a wonderful man in a church about 20 years ago who black and was a Korean War Vet. He was quite clear about things being much better for AA's before LBJ.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:22 AM (7RYym)

224 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:06 AM (ndZc7)

Who is that?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

Youth pastor and author who roots for Mohammad over Jesus.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)

225 >>John Pavlovitz
@johnpavlovitz
I'm with Iran.

Is he also a "NO KINGS" protester?

If Trump were a "king" that dude would not openly admit such an awful sentiment.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 10:25 AM (Suwql)

226 Like this one. Great memories of places like that.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 08, 2026 10:25 AM (sl73Y)

227 I like the painting... On another note has Iran broken the ceasefire yet ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 10:26 AM (9BBPp)

228 Artemis 2 Terlit Director Rick Henfling:

The latest theory is related to some of the chemistry that goes into ensuring that the wastewater doesn't develop any biofilms; and there may be something going on with a chemical reaction where there's some debris that's generated as part of that reaction, and it's getting clogged in a filter.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:26 AM (tL5sl)

229 Spain Says Trump’s Comments About NATO Pushing Europe to Explore Alternatives

-
You going to find someone else to do all the heavy lifting AND pick up the tab?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (ndZc7)
=========================
I would love to understand what whoever was speaking for Spain was thinking when they made this comment, because it sure as hell sounds simultaneously smug beyond belief and idiotic.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:26 AM (A1gXl)

230 I had a wonderful man in a church about 20 years ago who black and was a Korean War Vet. He was quite clear about things being much better for AA's before LBJ.
-----------------
Affirmative Action is how you make a people mad. They were doing very well prior to LBJ. Please note, of the 156 CONUS race riots in 68, 152 were in the Northeast and Midwest. Those fucking Southerners are totes racist.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 10:27 AM (n17eQ)

231 "On another note has Iran broken the ceasefire yet ?"

SA and Kuwait still getting droned, according to AP.
apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-08-2026

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (N8ZBc)

232
As a teen, Bern NAdette Stanis (born 22-Dec-1953) entered Miss Black America pageants, and went on to become Miss Brooklyn, a title with which she became first runner-up in the Miss New York state pageant.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (q/Jc0)

233
Nope!

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (q/Jc0)

234 232 "On another note has Iran broken the ceasefire yet ?"

SA and Kuwait still getting droned, according to AP.
apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-08-2026
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (N8ZBc)

So yes.... How about Israel ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (9BBPp)

235 I would love to understand what whoever was speaking for Spain was thinking when they made this comment, because it sure as hell sounds simultaneously smug beyond belief and idiotic.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:26 AM (A1gXl)

This is actually like Calfornia believing they are bigger than the US. They bring so much to the tables, the other states (especially the south) are such a huge drag on them. They could make it on their own. Yadda yadda.

Commies always have a vastly inflated opinion and belief in their superiority. They truly believe they contribute vast resources and something absolutely vital.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:29 AM (XMJOM)

236 Many years ago a couple buddies and I were in Baltimore to see Ted Nugent in concert. We parked, and had to walk a couple blocks to the venue. We also had to pee really bad, so went into a bar.

It was like the joint in the painting.

We were followed into the restroom, but nothing serious happened. But a message was sent.

Concert was awesome. Probably where I lost some of my hearing.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (AkEZC)

237 I kinda like the Navy. I'll probably stay in for life.

Posted by: Davey at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)

238 >>As Dennis Lehane had his Boston private eye Patrick Kenzie tell us:
"Boston. We're small, we're cold, we'll kill for a parking space. Come on up and bring the wife and kids."

He's not kidding about the parking spot, btw.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (Suwql)

239 Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 10:27 AM

Well, I never thought Southerners as a group were racist, even before I went to college in the South. My mother never brought that up, but she was a old school liberal not a crazy modern leftist.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (7RYym)

240 How about Israel ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 10:28 AM (9BBPp)

Yes, and another alert just sounded a few minutes ago for central Israel.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (/Mn4h)

241 Gulf States and some place called Lavan Island still under attack.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (zeRhI)

242 "How about Israel ?"

Still fighting against Iran proxies.
www.i24news.tv/en/news

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:30 AM (N8ZBc)

243 I would love to understand what whoever was speaking for Spain was thinking when they made this comment
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Well, maybe that is an accurate headline. But I wouldn't bet money on it.
However, Spain is cray cray. Europe has lost its mind. Its been infantilized and now only wants to be taken care of. Its choices are Mohammed or Vlad. They are leaning towards Mohammed.

Posted by: They will be lucky of what they get is serfdom at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (anL5R)

244 Affirmative Action is how you make a people mad. They were doing very well prior to LBJ. Please note, of the 156 CONUS race riots in 68, 152 were in the Northeast and Midwest. Those fucking Southerners are totes racist.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 10:27 AM

The South, and especially the rural South, has probably the most colorblind daily life in the country. We used to have a commenter here who was in a mixed-race marriage and they pointed out that they never got any static about it until they visited the big blue cities in the Northeast.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (2ocoG)

245 John Pavlovitz is a former youth pastor. The Methodists booted him out of his NC megachurch for supporting buggery and abortion. Although married to a woman himself.
Apparently he started out as a Catholic but apostasized in order to marry her.

Posted by: the whip of the pussy at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (tL5sl)

246 This is actually like Calfornia believing they are bigger than the US. They bring so much to the tables, the other states (especially the south) are such a huge drag on them. They could make it on their own. Yadda yadda.
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California will leap forward once they get High Speed Train.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (n17eQ)

247
You going to find someone else to do all the heavy lifting AND pick up the tab?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!

It's too bad that their four-bears, two-bears and en-bears made mincemeat out of the indigenous peoples of Central America -- Aztecs, Mayans and Olmecs -- so they are at a loss for fillers for the heavy lifting tasks.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:32 AM (q/Jc0)

248 I would love to understand what whoever was speaking for Spain was thinking when they made this comment, because it sure as hell sounds simultaneously smug beyond belief and idiotic.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:26 AM (A1gXl)

Gotta love a Socialist government.

If not for Queen Letizia Spain would have nothing.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:32 AM (E6xSb)

249 Huh. Odd my phone is still have changed. I was hard blocked (on that ip, my home and work wifi were not affected.) But the phone also updated like three ti.es yesterday, so that must have been it.

Note: I had sent an email to the help desk with the IP, but I think that rat bastard CBD ignored it. Probably laughed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:32 AM (XMJOM)

250 Watch: Netflix Shares First Look at “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Sequel With Brad Pitt

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Geez! They already burned Charlie Manson. They going after Ted Bundy next?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:32 AM (ndZc7)

251 On another note has Iran broken the ceasefire yet ?

Per SecWar Hegseth and General Cain, Iran is being given time to tell the missile guys that there's a ceasefire, because apparently CIA and Mossad have done a number on their previous communications systems.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:33 AM (2ocoG)

252

They realized sometime back that none of their branding sticks to Trump so they just throw the kitchen sink at him every week and hope at least one of them rubs someone's nether the right way.

Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 10:33 AM (JrZbt)

253
John Pavlovitz is a former youth pastor. The Methodists booted him out of his NC megachurch for supporting buggery and abortion. Although married to a woman himself.
Apparently he started out as a Catholic but apostasized in order to marry her.
Posted by: the whip of the pussy

With a CV like that, he'd have been a natural to be a priest in the Episcopal Church of America!

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:33 AM (q/Jc0)

254 Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:19 AM (2ocoG)

I mean

Posted by: ... at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (JrZbt)

255 I for one want Comedy Central to do John Wayne Gacy. It'll be a laugh a minute, I can assure you.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (tL5sl)

256 California will leap forward once they get High Speed Train.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (n17eQ)

This is why we want our HSR!

Posted by: PM Mark Carney at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (E6xSb)

257 No one is actually in charge in Iran.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (zeRhI)

258 These tensions have led European officials to take seriously the possibility of defending themselves without the U.S.

Turns out all they needed was the right US President.

Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (04KGT)

259 I for one want Comedy Central to do John Wayne Gacy. It'll be a laugh a minute, I can assure you.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (tL5sl)

I mean, who doesn't love clowns?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:35 AM (XMJOM)

260 Mending Socks

**********

The old lady Genevieve Knox
Kept all of her stockings in a box
She religiously mended away
Each and every Sabbath Day
As she softly muttered "Darn these holy socks!"

Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (qgHp7)

261 >> John Pavlovitz is a former youth pastor. The Methodists booted him out of his NC megachurch for supporting buggery and abortion.

And from the looks of his X feed, for generally being a jerk. Cranky guy on X is so lame. Some people you can imagine sitting there with their coffee or whatever, posting mean tweets thinking they're as clever as David Mamet. You're just a cranky boomer (or Gen X? who cares?).

Trump has always been knocked for being cringe on X, but at least he's unpredictable and entertaining.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (Suwql)

262 No one is actually in charge in Iran.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:34 AM (zeRhI)

That was my hypothesis last night. Individual warlords, all saying they are in charge. Pakistan is just talking to one group.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (XMJOM)

263 And why did Paul, the real estate novelist, never have time for a wife?

Ask Lindsey Graham.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (ExV1e)

264 Geez! They already burned Charlie Manson. They going after Ted Bundy next?

This is Netflix and modern Hollywood. There's at least a 40% chance they're going to tell the untold story of Donald Trump grabbing young starlets by the cooter.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (2ocoG)

265 "No one is actually in charge in Iran."

Which implies that whoever we think we are 'negotiating' with is not in charge.

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (N8ZBc)

266 Do they race and gender swap new movies about serial killers?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:37 AM (zeRhI)

267
One of those bartenders believes the job is killing him, but he only will confess that to guys named Bill.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:37 AM (q/Jc0)

268 The South, and especially the rural South, has probably the most colorblind daily life in the country. We used to have a commenter here who was in a mixed-race marriage and they pointed out that they never got any static about it until they visited the big blue cities in the Northeast.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:31 AM (2ocoG)

Truth. The South is a laid back place. It has to be with temps hitting the 100s and being as humid as it is. : ). I don’t care for AL myself, but MS, LA, GA and FL are awesome, as are other former Confederate states.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:37 AM (E6xSb)

269 Do the girls all get prettier at closing time at a bar that never closes?
Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:18 AM (qgHp7)

It's always someone's closing time, even if the bar stays open.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 08, 2026 10:37 AM (ExV1e)

270 265 "No one is actually in charge in Iran."

Which implies that whoever we think we are 'negotiating' with is not in charge.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (N8ZBc)

Or, if they ARE in charge, cannot communicate with everyone. Which happens.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:38 AM (E6xSb)

271
I for one want Comedy Central to do John Wayne Gacy. It'll be a laugh a minute, I can assure you.
Posted by: gKWVE

That is just twisted and perverted enough that I truly am shocked that it has not been done already.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:39 AM (q/Jc0)

272 266 Do they race and gender swap new movies about serial killers?
Posted by: Boss Moss

The Netflix drama "Adolescence" faced accusations of "race-swapping" a murder suspect, with critics claiming the show depicted a white boy based on real-life cases involving Black perpetrators, such as the Southport stabbing by Axel Rudakubana or the killing of Elianne Andram by Hassan Sentamu

Politifact rated the claim as false, though, so...

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 08, 2026 10:39 AM (JCZqz)

273 >>They realized sometime back that none of their branding sticks to Trump so they just throw the kitchen sink at him every week and hope at least one of them rubs someone's nether the right way.

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE TRUMP DOES THE SAME THING - THROWS OUT MIXED SIGNALS TO TEST AND CONFUSE - AND IT'S WHAT MAKES HIM SO EFFECTIVE.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at April 08, 2026 10:39 AM (Suwql)

274 Lavan Island is Iran. It was bombed.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:40 AM (zeRhI)

275 Or, if they ARE in charge, cannot communicate with everyone. Which happens.

Hegseth in this morning's press conference said communications are the problem, and they're being given time to get the message through and stop firing.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:40 AM (2ocoG)

276 California will leap forward once they get High Speed Train.
Posted by: pudinhead

I believe that is the "Godot" line.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 08, 2026 10:41 AM (JCZqz)

277 See LBJ on capturing the black vote....
Posted by: man at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM (XuXeR)

The ******* will be voting for us for the next hundred years.

Posted by: Lyndon Baines Johnson at April 08, 2026 10:41 AM (E6xSb)

278 Pony express via camels.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:41 AM (zeRhI)

279 "No one is actually in charge in Iran."

Which implies that whoever we think we are 'negotiating' with is not in charge.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (N8ZBc)

Or, if they ARE in charge, cannot communicate with everyone. Which happens.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:38 AM

Which is exactly why we destroyed their C3 capabilities. If you can't communicate up or down bad things tend to happen.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 10:41 AM (0N4FZ)

280 They realized sometime back that none of their branding sticks to Trump so they just throw the kitchen sink at him every week and hope at least one of them rubs someone's nether the right way.

Trump also throws out a lot of kitchen sinks to keep the media and the Democrats (but I repeat myself) busy. It's Obama's "stray voltage" thing except not gay.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (2ocoG)

281 Professor Of Islamic Civilization Says ‘Get Over It’ To Concerns About Rape Gang Crisis

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So a few thousand girls get gang raped, it's just a part of the tossed salad that is our cultural mosaic.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (ndZc7)

282 I’m ashamed to admit I went to LBJ’s alma mater.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (E6xSb)

283 No one is actually in charge in Iran."

Which implies that whoever we think we are 'negotiating' with is not in charge.
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You have heard of reconnaissance by fire. This is reconnaissance by ceasefire. You will be able to tell if they have control or not by whether they can maintain the ceasefire. If they cannot, then there is no national government. Hard to rebuild a nuclear program without a national government to steal the wealth of the nation. So it devolves into a warlord state. Puts a damper on a lot of things. Would hate to be Europe or China, getting held up every time a tanker transits the strait.

Darn shame that is.

Now somewhat more problematic. Being able to go in and collect the uranium if there is no central authority to allow for safe conduct.

Posted by: have an extra helping at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (anL5R)

284 California will leap forward once they get High Speed Train.

They could have been there already if they had simply painted buses to look like trains. But solving the problem doesn't get you $25 billion, does it?

Posted by: t-bird at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (04KGT)

285 This made me laugh. Trump's secret plans for WH ballroom. From " The Babylon Bee". I particularly liked the "Prison for journalists":

https://tinyurl.com/5d6vsf7v

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 08, 2026 10:42 AM (n3VHW)

286 Marine Traffic says the tankers are moving.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:43 AM (zeRhI)

287
"Nightlife" by Archibald John Motley Jr. is a vibrant oil on canvas painting created in 1943, capturing the dynamic energy of Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood during the Harlem Renaissance.

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"Vibrant" nowadays generally means taxpayers are supposed to fund it.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 08, 2026 10:45 AM (RZ+xT)

288 Stanford Law School is now ranked #1. Yeah, it matters, and yes, my daughter went there.

https://is.gd/CZbNGJ

Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2026 10:45 AM (Riz8t)

289 But solving the problem doesn't get you $25 billion, does it?

That's the backstop to so much of what leftists do.

Nuclear power completely solves "climate change" according to their own established The Science. So environmentalists have railed against it for 50 years and Germany is very proud of having blown up all of their nuclear plants so they can burn Russian oil.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:45 AM (2ocoG)

290 It needs to go up fast to keep up with Fed counterfeiting.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 08, 2026 10:11 AM (GPa4z)

The Fed doesn’t matter.

All money needs to be spent on the greatest extent possible on 1) a good or 2) a service. Government is neither. If this is done and done consistently, inflation will be greatly reduced.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:46 AM (E6xSb)

291 It's fun!
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes

***********

Diogenes' No-good, Rotten Horrible Geezer Golf Day - a limerick

Diogenes liked to have fun
He kept those old geezers on the run
'Til his lucky socks let him down
He told his wife with a frown,
"Darn it, Hon! I got a hole in one!"

Posted by: muldoon at April 08, 2026 10:46 AM (qgHp7)

292 The UK Home Office announced that they will no longer imprison people for "legal free speech". The word "legal" is doing some very heavy lifting there.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:46 AM (2ocoG)

293 Paul the real estate novelist never made time for a wife
Its not that he's lazy, he just isn't crazy
and don't want to be nagged at for life
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 08, 2026 10:17 AM

*golf clap*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 10:46 AM (bFu5X)

294 EBT Tax.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:47 AM (zeRhI)

295 291 LOL

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:47 AM (N8ZBc)

296 Nuclear power completely solves "climate change" according to their own established The Science. So environmentalists have railed against it for 50 years and Germany is very proud of having blown up all of their nuclear plants so they can burn Russian oil.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:45 AM (2ocoG)

And I will put down money and bet it on Germany buying icky nuclear power from France, where 70%+ percent of their power comes from nukes.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:47 AM (E6xSb)

297 Awww. This is sad. Break out the Kleenex...

From GatewayPundit.

Employees at ESPN, a brand synonymous with sports broadcasting for nearly five decades, face an uncertain future.

According to John Ourand of Puck, an “unexpected revenue dip” will trigger imminent layoffs at ESPN.

“I can now confirm that another round [of layoffs] is approaching,” Ourand wrote.

In June 2023, ESPN announced that it had parted ways with NFL reporter Suzy Kolber, NFL draft analyst Todd McShay, and nearly two dozen other familiar faces.

Unlike its most recent purge, this time, the network will not slash on-air talent.

“I’m told the number will land near 30, with cuts expected in the coming weeks, primarily in off-camera departments,” Ourand added

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 08, 2026 10:48 AM (Sco7b)

298 The Frenxh even recycle those fuel rods.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:49 AM (zeRhI)

299
Truth. The South is a laid back place. It has to be with temps hitting the 100s and being as humid as it is. : ). I don’t care for AL myself, but MS, LA, GA and FL are awesome, as are other former Confederate states.

Posted by: Cow Demon

Here's a vote for SC, too.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:49 AM (q/Jc0)

300 297 F*ck sportspress.

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:50 AM (N8ZBc)

301 And I will put down money and bet it on Germany buying icky nuclear power from France, where 70%+ percent of their power comes from nukes.

Oh, that's guaranteed. All of the anti-nuclear European countries buy power from France, which has been uncharacteristically sane on this issue.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:50 AM (2ocoG)

302 >>Paul the real estate novelist never made time for a wife
Its not that he's lazy, he just isn't crazy
and don't want to be nagged at for life

Paul got a dog and lived happily ever after.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2026 10:50 AM (GukFK)

303 I mean, who doesn't love clowns?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Everybody loves a clown, so why don't you?

Posted by: Gary Lewis And The Playboys at April 08, 2026 10:50 AM (oftw2)

304 "Students should be mindful that they will face diminished opportunities if they go to Yale," one of those judges told the Free Beacon at the time. "I have no confidence that they're being taught anything."
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Oh, they are being taught plenty. Important things like, anyone who didn't go to Yale is probably socially or mentally defective, and maybe even dangerous (they might own a gun!), Americans cannot be trusted with freedom, the internet needs to be closely monitored and censorship (if done by Yale Law lawyers) is an absolute necessity, and Republicans should be imprisoned.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:51 AM (AWPtk)

305 303 I mean, who doesn't love clowns?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Clowns are creepy

Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 10:51 AM (FtULh)

306 D-Lamp wouldn't approve that prison for journalists.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:52 AM (tL5sl)

307 Here's a thought, what if the point of the "negotiations" was to try to figure out who, if anyone, actually still had pull in Iran...so they could be targeted...?

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 08, 2026 10:53 AM (OUMaO)

308
According to John Ourand of Puck, an “unexpected revenue dip” will trigger imminent layoffs at ESPN.

“I can now confirm that another round [of layoffs] is approaching,” Ourand wrote.

I hear that train approaching
It's comin' 'round the bend
And I will not be employed
'Tween now and don't know when
'Cause I stuck with E S P N
And it's draggin' me down

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:53 AM (q/Jc0)

309 303 I mean, who doesn't love clowns?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

###

Send 'em in.

Posted by: Judy Collins at April 08, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

310 Can you hear me now?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:53 AM (zeRhI)

311 >>Paul the real estate novelist never made time for a wife
Its not that he's lazy, he just isn't crazy
and don't want to be nagged at for life

Paul got a dog and lived happily ever after.

Posted by: JackStraw

Possibly the smartest one in that song if so...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 08, 2026 10:54 AM (OUMaO)

312 307 That's plausible.

Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:54 AM (N8ZBc)

313 Maybe we could send them some pagers?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 08, 2026 10:54 AM (zeRhI)

314 The anti-Penguinic propaganda on this site is getting out of hand.

Posted by: Penguin Anti-Discrimination League at April 08, 2026 10:55 AM (qjOjt)

315 Clowns are murder hobos. Its not like they can hold down a real job. The makeup is so you don't recognize them from their wanted posters.

Biggest Mass Murderer of all time: Ronald McFreakin' Donald.

Posted by: you want fries with that? at April 08, 2026 10:56 AM (anL5R)

316 Maybe we could send them some pagers?
Posted by: Boss Moss

Life like Christion young girl robots with bombs in their hoo haas.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 10:57 AM (ndZc7)

317 And they live in sewer drains.

Posted by: Talk about creepy at April 08, 2026 10:57 AM (2Ez/1)

318 Here's a thought, what if the point of the "negotiations" was to try to figure out who, if anyone, actually still had pull in Iran...so they could be targeted...?

I think at least some of that is happening.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 10:58 AM (2ocoG)

319 Oh, they are being taught plenty. Important things like, anyone who didn't go to Yale is probably socially or mentally defective, and maybe even dangerous (they might own a gun!), Americans cannot be trusted with freedom, the internet needs to be closely monitored and censorship (if done by Yale Law lawyers) is an absolute necessity, and Republicans should be imprisoned.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 08, 2026 10:51 AM

Exactly. I work with a Harvard lawyer and a Chapel Hill lawyer, both of whose writing I have to edit because those schools obviously don't spent much time on legal writing. But it is nice to see my little school back in the top 20.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 10:58 AM (bFu5X)

320 How's about I deep fry a sugary apple concoction? Not enough calories yet - how about a milkshake . . .

muhahahahahahahaha!

Posted by: you want fries with that? at April 08, 2026 10:58 AM (anL5R)

321
Clowns are murder hobos. Its not like they can hold down a real job. The makeup is so you don't recognize them from their wanted posters.

"You know who I am? In the field of local-live-home entertainment, I'm a god!"

-- Pooter the Clown

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:59 AM (q/Jc0)

322 Killer Clowns from Outer Space...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 08, 2026 10:59 AM (FtULh)

323 Last I saw the Cali high speed train is set to open in 2032 between Merced and Bakersfield. Lol

20 years and tens of billions spent for….that????

So many people go so fucking rich stealing money from that boondoggle. Somalis look at that shit and tip their caps.

Posted by: Heroq at April 08, 2026 11:00 AM (MmH/W)

324 Lustful sumbitch!

Patriots coach spotted holding hands with married woman on hotel room balcony just one week after scolding Christian player for posting Bible verses

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 11:00 AM (ndZc7)

325 306 D-Lamp wouldn't approve that prison for journalists.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 10:52 AM (tL5sl)

D-Lamp was a prophet. You know what happens to them.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (xcxpd)

326 299
Truth. The South is a laid back place. It has to be with temps hitting the 100s and being as humid as it is. : ). I don’t care for AL myself, but MS, LA, GA and FL are awesome, as are other former Confederate states.

Posted by: Cow Demon

Here's a vote for SC, too.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 10:49 AM (q
T for Texas, T for Tennessee.

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (rR03l)

327
The anti-Penguinic propaganda on this site is getting out of hand.
Posted by: Penguin Anti-Discrimination League

Why don't you find a more memorable moniker for your group?

I believe "Penguinistas" is still available.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (q/Jc0)

328 Munkey nood.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (bFu5X)

329 Well at least he didn't get a massage!

Posted by: Bobby Kraft at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (2Ez/1)

330 If not for Queen Letizia Spain would have nothing.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:32 AM

Not to mention her contributions to Hip Hop.

Posted by: Minnfidel at April 08, 2026 11:01 AM (ewjUl)

331 Temporary layoffs, Good Times.
Easy credit rip offs, Good Times.
Scratching and surviving, Good Times.
Ayah ayah ayah, Good Times.

Ain't we lucky we got 'em, Good Timesaaaahhhhyeah.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 08, 2026 11:02 AM (qwx/I)

332 279 "No one is actually in charge in Iran."

Which implies that whoever we think we are 'negotiating' with is not in charge.
Posted by: gp at April 08, 2026 10:36 AM (N8ZBc)

Or, if they ARE in charge, cannot communicate with everyone. Which happens.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:38 AM

Which is exactly why we destroyed their C3 capabilities. If you can't communicate up or down bad things tend to happen.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2026 10:41 AM (0N4FZ)
.......................................
Apparently a team of baboons were firing missiles at Israel, UAE, Saudi, and Iraq last night on Tousi TV. After a few hours of patience, Israel then sent air strikes to Tehran and other areas of Iran. My hope is they flattened Iran.

Yemen tried hard to fire missiles at Israel but they went kaput. Tousi said they have inferior made ones that never hit anything, the Houthi retards.

The USA may have ceased firing, but things were hot last night in Turban Town. I could find NOTHING in the MSM about this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 08, 2026 11:03 AM (WONhk)

333 The USA may have ceased firing, but things were hot last night in Turban Town. I could find NOTHING in the MSM about this.

MSM asked Hegseth and Cain about that this morning and they said the communications systems have been destroyed so it takes time for the ceasefire order to make it out.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 08, 2026 11:06 AM (2ocoG)

334 Patriots coach spotted holding hands with married woman on hotel room balcony just one week after scolding Christian player for posting Bible verses
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 08, 2026 11:00 AM (ndZc7)

It's really hard for this coach to watch The Exorcist because he keeps having to leave the room.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 08, 2026 11:08 AM (tL5sl)

335 And I will put down money and bet it on Germany buying icky nuclear power from France, where 70%+ percent of their power comes from nukes.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 08, 2026 10:47 AM (E6xSb)

No reason to bet, that is exactly what they do.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 08, 2026 11:10 AM (rbvCR)

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