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The Morning Report - 4/ 17/26

Good morning kids, first up President Trump looks to be racking up, if not wins, then for sure some solid "gains" on the Iranian and related Middle Eastern fronts:

For sure without having the Mullahs on the ropes, this could not have happened. While the ceasefire is "temporary" it is something. Either Aoun thinks the Mullahs are indeed through or else they'll somehow outlast the combined "Epic Fury" of the US and Israel. Time will indeed tell.

Trump said on Truth Social that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun agreed to a temporary ceasefire that would begin at 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday. Ambassadors for the two countries met for the first time in more than 34 years on Tuesday for negotiations mediated by Rubio in Washington, D.C.

That said, President Trump is crowing about the latest developments vis a vis negotiations.

He said Iran’s current posture reflects a shift from before the U.S.-Israel campaign, when Tehran had resisted those terms. “They’re willing to do things today that they weren’t willing to do two months ago,” Trump said.

Again, as I and others have been saying all along, the President is stuck in an art of the deal mindset in which he thinks he thinks he is dealing with opponents who are of a similar mindset, as opposed to Dark Age savages who for close to 1500 years have longed for armageddon as the path to global domination, and who view deception and lying as acceptable and effective tools to bring the aforementioned about. Whether President Trump understands the true nature of Islam and is merely playing for time and or giving lip service to the Mullahs and world opinion and engaging himself in 11 dimensional taqqiya, or is gulping down another taqqiya sunrise is the question.

Closer to home we have the utterly useless and worse collaborationist GOP still to contend with:

Ten GOP House members voted in favor of extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians ahead of a potential Supreme Court ruling on the matter. The Thursday vote to effectively grant amnesty and block deportation of roughly 350,000 Haitian migrants passed the House 220-207. Notably, the final vote was preceded by the adoption of a resolution to bring the bill to the floor, which saw seven Republican defectors join House Democrats.

What more can be said that has not already been written about these bastards. The GOP, insofar as the traitors, flunkies and criminal conspirators who aid and abet the destruction of the Republic so long as they can wet their beaks at the public trough must be utterly and ruthlessly purged. I had hoped and still hope that Trump's descent from the Trump Tower escalator almost 11 years ago now was the opening salvo in that crusade, and not a mere fluke.

For our final entry for today and to cap off the week, I'll leave you with an "Is This Something>" story to ponder:

Concern Grows Over 10 Missing or Deceased NASA, Nuclear, and Defense Researchers Trump: “Well, I hope it’s random, but we’re going to know in the next week and a half. I just left a meeting on that subject. So, pretty serious stuff.”

China? Russia? Iran or all of the above? or have they been "Mangioni'ed by our own homegrown brownshirts?

On that note,

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS

U.S. homicide patterns reflect a stark racial disparity, with violent crime disproportionately affecting white victims in black-on-white cases.
March 2026: America’s Anti-White Holocaust Rolls On: Twenty-Seven Black-on-White Homicides vs. Only Five White-on-Black
The Supreme Court ignored legislative intent, which would have settled the matter against birthright citizenship, and mucked about with unnecessary common law.
What’s Wrong With Wong Kim Ark?

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!

He said Iran’s current posture reflects a shift from before the U.S.-Israel campaign, when Tehran had resisted those terms. “They’re willing to do things today that they weren’t willing to do two months ago,” Trump said. (It's another Taqqiya sunrise, Mr. President - jjs)
Trump: Iran ‘Totally Agreed’ to Give Up Nuclear Ambitions — Deal ‘Very Close,’ Says He ‘Would Go’ to Pakistan to Seal It
“In addition to enforcing the blockade, all Iranian vessels, vessels with active OFAC sanctions, and vessels suspected of carrying contraband, are subject to belligerent right to visit and search,” U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) announced on Thursday. But here's where it gets really interesting: "These vessels, regardless of location, are subject to visit, board, search, and seizure.”Emphasis added because that's serious.
Trump's Iran Blockade Just Got Bigger
A European-led mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz and keep it open for global oil traffic is being spun as a snub to President Donald Trump, despite it being exactly what the American leader has been asking for allies to step up and do for weeks.
Hormuz Patrol: European Powers To Stick It To Trump by Doing Exactly What Trump Asked
Wednesday’s vote was an about-face for many of the senators, including Cory Booker, Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly, and Elissa Slotkin
Sanders Resolution Blocking Arms Sales to Israel Garners Approval From 2028 Dem Presidential Hopefuls
Ambassadors for the two countries met for the first time in more than 34 years on Tuesday for negotiations mediated by Rubio in Washington, D.C.
Israel, Lebanon Agree To 10-Day Ceasefire After Negotiations, Trump Says
Iran's dilemma.
VDH Video: Is ‘Regime Change’ Different Under Trump?

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Media claims of U.S. failure in Iran overlook a strategy of naval pressure and economic blockade that is rapidly eroding Tehran’s leverage and revenue base.
Despite Constant Media Lies, Trump Is Winning the War with Iran

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
The Wall Street Journal reports that Daniel Moreno-Gama, a 20-year-old college student from the Houston area, made casual references to Luigi Mangione, the accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, during an online conversation with producers of The Last Invention podcast, according to screenshots shared with the Wall Street Journal. The producers had reached out to interview him for a series focused on AI.
OpenAI Attack Suspect Referenced ‘Luigi’ing Some Tech CEOs’ in Online Messages
Gabbard met with the president in February over Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and reforms that could be proposed, Politico’s Morning Cyber newsletter reported citing two anonymous sources. The section allows for the monitoring of communications between foreigners and, in some cases, American citizens without a warrant.
Tulsi Gabbard Reportedly Broke With Trump On Renewing Deep State Spy Tool
The remarks came at a sparsely attended campaign stop in July, where El-Sayed questioned how the US might cause a terrorist to 'think that we don't see them.'
EXCLUSIVE: Michigan Senate Hopeful Abdul El-Sayed Blamed US for 'Creating' Terrorism: 'What Happens When People Are in Pain?'
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Thomas warns of an ideological clash between modern progressivism and the Declaration of Independence.
Clarence Thomas Issues Stark Warning About America’s Survival Under The Left
The false bomb threat disrupted the local community, prompting evacuations and a police investigation, highlighting the serious nature of such false reports. Notably, it comes amid an escalating dispute between the Trump administration, which Prevost supports, and the Pope, who has been making thinly-veiled public criticisms of U.S. foreign policy.Pope’s MAGA Brother Targeted by Bomb Threat.
"It's next to impossible. I mean, was there another shooter just feet away who fired the exact same type of round and that Tyler Robinson was a patsy or something? No, but just like the simple forensics and the ballistics report, I mean, that's enough right there.”
"It's next to impossible. I mean, was there another shooter just feet away who fired the exact same type of round and that Tyler Robinson was a patsy or something? No, but just like the simple forensics and the ballistics report, I mean, that's enough right there.”
We’ll never solve problems if we’re not allowed to notice them.
Pattern Recognition and Racism
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
The Thursday vote to effectively grant amnesty and block deportation of roughly 350,000 Haitian migrants passed the House 220-207.
Seven GOP Reps Join Democrats To Extend Haitian Deportation Protections
“Steyer has promised, in effect, to end enforcement of those laws.”
Tom Steyer’s Disastrous Immigration Plan
“Virginia's sanctuary policies allowed this illegal alien to go on a crime spree."
Another Violent Attack Tied To Sanctuary Policies, Dem Gov Who Won’t Work With ICE
THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
JD Vance certainly makes a better “Fraud Czar” than Kamala Harris was a “Border Czar.”
JD Vance Suspends 447 More Hospices in L.A. in Ongoing Battle Against Fraud
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
Jackson’s dismissive attitude to the ‘real world’ harms that lower courts’ overreaching actions have on the executive’s constitutional authority raises alarm bells.
Justice Jackson Minimizes ‘Harms’ Leftists’ Anti-Trump Judicial Coup Poses To Executive Power
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Where is Pope Urban II when you need him?
Christians, Muslims, and the Truth About ‘Interfaith Dialogue’
Roblox could expose children to censorship and violence over shark memes.
CAIR Goes After Children Accused of ‘Blasphemy Against Islam
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
'I've been about as crudely atheist as one can be,' Senate candidate wrote
Maine Democrat Graham Platner Called Jesus a 'Zombie' and the Virgin Mary 'a Skank' in Unearthed Reddit Post
Whatever our theological differences, our common enemy is the radical left, which seeks to persecute Christians of all kinds.
Catholics And Protestants Are Going To Need Each Other For What’s Coming

SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION
The “two-tiered system of justice and of bar discipline” has struck again, as former Trump official Jeffrey Clark put it, with the corrupt courts in California disbarring constitutional lawyer John Eastman for representing his client. Clark himself has been the target of that same system in Washington, D.C., where the “two-tiered” nature may be the most acute: Left-wing bars will disbar their political enemies, while simultaneously restoring the statuses of convicted Russiagate felons like former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith.
John Eastman Disbarred For Doing His Job While Felon Who Faked Russia Hoax Docs Got Wrist Slap
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
The actual text of the bill is about allowing people to submit a half a ton of paperwork to a state program so the state can tell people not to be mean to you.
The ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ Is A Pathetic Joke
A bill moving through California's state legislature would give taxpayer-funded "immigrant service providers" the power to demand the removal of videos recorded in public spaces that they don't like -- and impose steep financial penalties on them. It's a narrowly tailored punishment on "anti-immigrant" journalists. Republicans call it the "Stop Nick Shirley Act."
Is California Trying to Make Journalism Illegal?
As part of the agreement, the defendants also pledged not to limit advertising spend based on a publisher’s political viewpoints, ideological leanings, or their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. To ensure compliance, the defendants will be subject to a court-ordered monitor for regular oversight, the statement said.
FTC Moves To Bar ‘Brand Safety’ Advertising Scheme Used To Censor Conservative Media
“I’m a lesser-evil voter and therefore I would vote for Hamas over Israel every single time.” — Hasan Piker
NY Times Tries Normalizing Hasan Piker the Same Week He Reiterates Support for Hamas

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From Colorado to Florida, far-left networks are going after a key government partner in law enforcement and defense.
Activists’ Campaign Against Palantir Could Threaten National Security
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Much to the disappointment to the liberal media establishment, initial jobless claims came in at 207,000 (seasonally adjusted), down just a touch from last week’s revised figures and beating economists’ expectations by about 11,000. This signals that the labor market is still resilient in the face of an uncertain situation in the Middle East and high oil prices.
What Economic Uncertainty? Jobless Data Exceeds Expectations, Shows Resilient Labor Market
Since “70% of Americans still believe that they are overtaxed,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told The Post, the rebates made this April 15 “a great day for the American people.”
Republican tax rebates make THIS April 15 a great day for Americans
The spike in gas prices has put financial pressure on many Americans, with many voters expressing dissatisfaction with the administration’s economic performance. Last month, polling found 66 percent of independents—arguably the most critical voting bloc in the U.S.—believe the Trump administration is “focused too little” on domestic matters relative to foreign policy, which could harm the GOP in the upcoming midterm elections.
WATCH: Trump Dismisses Concerns Over Gas Prices: ‘Not Very High.’
“CAPE will simplify International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duty refund requests made pursuant to court order and in accordance with appropriate statutory authority by providing an electronic pathway to submit valid IEEPA duty refund claims.” – CBP statement
Trump Administration Unveils Tariff Refund Portal.
America’s energy-dependent food supply is highly vulnerable to a global spike in oil prices and to many other potential disruptions.
The Iran War Threatens To Pull The Plug On American Farming’s Life Support
The sick glee with which Mamdani announces taxes has nothing to do with helping people. It has everything to do with punishing people.
Tax Day — A Feast Of Envy For Democrats
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
Justin and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, were found dead in their Virginia home, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said.
Police Report Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Attacker In Murder-Suicide
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
'America’s public schools have done a pitiful job in teaching students the truth about communism'
Florida History of Communism Law: What Americans Need to Know
Judge Loren AliKhan is yet to recuse herself from the case, demonstrating 'an abysmal lack of judgment,' law professor says
George Washington University Hires Federal Judge Overseeing Antisemitism Lawsuit Against It To Teach 'Ethics and Discretionary Judgment'
The image, originally published in a Black Panther Party newspaper in 1970, included another pig labeled 'U.S. Imperialism' and holding the Statue of Liberty's torch
Duke Suspends Students for Justice in 'Palestine' Chapter Over Illustration Depicting ‘Zionism’ as Pig Holding Star of David
The Sunshine State’s innovative school-choice programs are setting the standard nationally.
What Other States Can Learn from Florida’s School Choice Success
ABORTION
The victory ‘marks a significant rebuke of the DOJ’s conduct under the Biden administration.’
Pro-Life Advocate Wins First Amendment Victory After Being Arrested By Biden Junta
“Taxpayers should not have to spend a penny on abortions,” Blackburn said. “The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act would protect life and stop federal funds from going to entities that perform abortions by closing loopholes in federal law.”
Exclusive: Sen. Blackburn Sponsors Bill to Close Title X ‘Loopholes,’ Ban Grants to Abortion Orgs
SECOND AMENDMENT
She pointed to the Supreme Court’s Bruen (2022) decision and said, “When you look at the historical analysis — and Justice Thomas lays this out very clearly — it is clear that semiautomatic rifles of the nature of the AR-15 are protected by the Constitution and the Second Amendment.”
Harmeet Dhillon: Semiautomatic Rifles Like the AR-15 ‘Are Protected by the Constitution’
The Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act would extend federal concealed carry authority to “qualified special operators” — elite military personnel whose training and marksmanship standards match or exceed those of retired law enforcement officers. The legislation would also recognize their service “without undermining existing safeguards on firearm possession in sensitive places,” according to the bill’s text.
Veterans, Active-Duty Members Could See Concealed Carry Nationwide Under New Bill
THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
Minnesota and Kansas Have Different Approaches to Voter Verification and securing their elections. And it shows.
A Tale Of Two States: Why National Voter ID Is Critical To U.S. Elections
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
Swalwell cofounded Findraiser in early 2024 with his then-chief of staff Yardena Wolf. Notus reported the firm has received roughly $60,000 from more than a dozen Democratic campaigns, including those led by allies such as Sen. Adam Schiff (Calif.) and his self-described "best friend" Sen. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.).
Swalwell Pitched AI Startup to Fellow Dem Lawmakers in Possible Violation of House Ethics Rules: Report
McCarthy told Watters that when he was in House leadership in 2019, "I heard that the FBI had warned Congress and the leaders when Nancy Pelosi appointed him to the Intel Committee a couple years ago." He doubled back to Pelosi, took her aside, and told her that Swalwell was compromised by a Chinese communist honey-pot spy, but Pelosi, who barely batted an eye when her San Francisco compatriot, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, employed a CCP spy — for 20 years — told McCarthy, in so many words, that it was no big deal. In fact, it was such a minor consideration that Pelosi appointed her boy wonder, barely out of his job as a city council member, to the most sensitive committee in the House of Representatives.
Check Malig-Nancy Pelosi's Back for Tire Marks Because Kevin McCarthy Just Pulled a Swalwell Hit and Run
POLITICS
Douglas Murray: From the moment that Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV last year, a clash between Rome and Washington was inevitable. Not least because, for years now, consecutive leaders of the Catholic church have had policies which fly against the policies not just of the US government but any sensible government.
On Trump vs. Pope, let us not choose between the heart and the head
Focusing entirely on domestic issues will bring Republican wins in the midterms.
How Trump Can Turn Iran Critiques Into Midterm Momentum
Adelson’s substantial donations may influence the stance of Republican lawmakers and candidates on the Iran war, at a time when the conflict and the U.S.-Israeli alliance more generally are dividing the party’s base. . .
Israeli-American Adelson Hands $40 Million to GOP Midterm Efforts.
The cult of personality is now open for business. (Cult minus "L" plus "N" - jjs)
Save That! It’s Comrade Mamdani’s Taco Bell Wrapper!
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
While the victors celebrate, the European Union moves to tighten its grip on Péter Magyar’s incoming government. Without Washington’s support, Budapest will have a hard time avoiding being overwhelmed by Brussels’s “friendly embrace.”
Hungary: A Thorny Transition After The Election
European Union globalists were quick to seize on the defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary to further undermine principles of national sovereignty and further empower Brussels.
EU Chief Calls for End to National Veto Power Following Loss of Orbán in Hungary
NATO won the Cold War—but clinging to it now drains U.S. power from the Indo-Pacific, where the real contest for the future is unfolding.
It’s Time to Rethink NATO
The betrayal of law and justice in a polycrisis of political corruption, institutional collapse, and racist mobilization.
South African Meltdown
On Thursday, the State and Treasury Departments delivered a one-two punch to some of our adversaries in the Western Hemisphere, proving that the Donald Trump administration is still taking care of our nation's backyard — even if the administration is a bit preoccupied in the Middle East at the moment — and will use every tool at its disposal to protect our national interests, strengthen our security, and ensure the stability of the entire region.
Bessent & Rubio's Western Hemisphere Blitz: Snatching Visas, Slapping Sanctions
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS
Is the PA really "better" than Hamas?
'Palestinian' Authority Security Forces Are ‘Building Offensive Force For Surprise Attack’
THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
Russia launched nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles, primarily targeting civilians, in its biggest aerial barrage in almost two weeks, authorities said.
Massive Overnight Drone and Missile Strikes Kill at Least 16 in Ukraine
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
Trump: "Well, I hope it's random, but we're going to know in the next week and a half. I just left a meeting on that subject. So, pretty serious stuff."

HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post announcing the nomination that (Erica) Schwartz is an “incredibly talented” individual, adding she is a “STAR.” (RELATED: Former CDC Officials Seeking To Scalp RFK Jr. Are Awash In Special Interests)
Trump Reveals His Pick For Next CDC Director
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
This data really only raises more questions than it answers. For one, what are those larger objects within the v ring? Without a nearby orbiter there is no way to find them. For another, this new data really doesn’t explain why these two adjacent rings are so different. What processes force such a distinct distribution of materials?
New data from Webb suggests two of Uranus’ outer rings are starkly different
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
"The nuclear family is under attack in our beloved State and nation."
‘God’s Design’: Red State Swaps Pride Month For ‘Nuclear Family Month’
The bill doesn't clarify; it obscures. It doesn't protect therapy; it restricts it.
California's 'conversion therapy' ban weaponizes mental health industry to enforce trans ideology
D.C. cop allegedly solicited explicit photos from a sheriff's deputy he believed to be a 15 year old boy.
Historic LGBT ‘First’ Arrested On Child Porn Charges
The “domestic terrorists” dogma remains in effect.
Michigan Father Banned from Child’s Middle School for Exposing Trans Propaganda
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
This marked increase in religiosity in young men ties the 43 percent figure found in 2000-2001, while women of all age groups and older men are near historic lows on the importance of religion.
Survey: Young Men Surpass Young Women on Importance of Religion in U.S.
Christian Toto: Far-left star of 'Miniature Wife' can't forgive country for rejecting Kamala Harris
Elizabeth Banks Plays Race Card Against Female MAGA
Pete Seeger, Hillary Clinton, and Obama groupie was always out of tune with the real America.
Bullhorn Billionaire Bruce Springsteen
HITHER & YON
Irene Gichobi, the magistrate who sentenced Zhang, said a harsh sentence was necessary to dissuade others from ant trafficking, which is a growing problem in Kenya.
Chinese National Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Smuggling Ants from Kenya (Aunt Zaituni hardest hit - jjs)
The future star shines in film deserving of a larger screen legacy
‘The Passenger’: Nicholson Shines in Antonioni’s Underrated Masterpiece

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1 It's Flapjack Friday!

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 17, 2026 07:32 AM (0N4FZ)

2 ood Morning to you too!

Posted by: Halfhand at April 17, 2026 07:35 AM (x9VSj)

3 The Italicans!

Posted by: Nazdar at April 17, 2026 07:35 AM (NcvvS)

4 Happy Friday

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 07:37 AM (/+uur)

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

6 Well, I tried.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

7 ...

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 07:39 AM (BI5O2)

8 1/15/2010

That is when TPS started for Haitians.
If they are such good workers, then let them go home and rebuild their country.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 07:39 AM (/+uur)

9 I think that got it?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 07:39 AM (BI5O2)

10 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:39 AM (RIvkX)

11
Good morning, all

Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2026 07:39 AM (Y8DZL)

12 You fix blog. You smart.

Posted by: Halfhand at April 17, 2026 07:39 AM (x9VSj)

13 Bonjour JJ. Thank you very much and Happy Birthday!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 07:39 AM (2EUgy)

14 Bravo YD

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:39 AM (RIvkX)

15 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 07:40 AM (AkEZC)

16 Yay! Top 20! Now to read the articles (Which is the reason I'm here. Really.)

Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2026 07:40 AM (jjoN6)

17 5935 days of Temporary.
I can name 3 marriages that did not last that long.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 07:40 AM (/+uur)

18 Good morning horde! Happy Friday!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 07:40 AM (ExV1e)

19 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 07:41 AM (u82oZ)

20 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at April 17, 2026 07:41 AM (53oGX)

21 ood Morning, J.J.
ood Morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at April 17, 2026 07:42 AM (53oGX)

22 10 missing, scientists? Who is John Galt.
Sorry , I shouldn't be flip about this but....

Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:42 AM (yAteE)

23 No twirling. Hope you are OK, Rosasharn.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 07:42 AM (u82oZ)

24 Representative Anna Paulina Luna appears to be an admirable public servant, as well as spectacularly photogenic. The problem is that when I see her name spelled out, my first thought is a National Lampoon parody high school yearbook from the 1970s. The “yearbook” contained a character named (IIRC) “ Anna Maria Spermatozoa”.

Posted by: Fenderbender at April 17, 2026 07:43 AM (1FEc1)

25 I think what happens is, when the missing close tag is in the body copy and spills into the comments, it needs a new open tag to then be closed. Maybe. It's Minx, so who knows.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 07:43 AM (BI5O2)

26 Ben Had

Left you a reply on the end of the Pixy thread.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)

27 As Calvin Coolidge said on the 150th anniversary of the Declaration:

“If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions. If anyone wishes to deny their truth or their soundness, the only direction in which he can proceed historically is not forward, but backward toward the time when there was no equality, no rights of the individual, no rule of the people.”
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Quoted by Justice Thomas on the 250th anniversary of thr Declaration of Independence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 06:47 AM (RIvkX)
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Re: a great quote from the Justice Thomas a speech (himself quoting Silent Cal), as posted in the previous thread by SFp.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 07:44 AM (2EUgy)

28 Moroning, Horde.

Binge-watching "30 Rock" on Peacock. (Never seen it before. Say what you like but I find it amusing.)

Anyhoo, wall-to-wall anti-Virginia redistricting ads. The latest is an AI-generated image of Abigail (The White Witch) Spanburger burning down a barn.

I almost begin to believe that the measure might not pass. Too bad the Virginny GOPe couldn't have mustered that kind of energy during the election itself.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2026 07:44 AM (LxER7)

29 There was a shooting attack in DC on a high ranking official possibly a cabinet member.

Can't find any reports.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)

30 D.C. cop allegedly solicited explicit photos from a sheriff's deputy he believed to be a 15 year old boy.
Historic LGBT ‘First’ Arrested On Child Porn Charges
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I am all amazement. Who'd'a thunk it?

Posted by: Eeyore at April 17, 2026 07:46 AM (AlhUl)

31 San Franpsycho

If Capital Police are involved, perhaps a member of Congress. AOC lives in that area., but the Left would leave her alone.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 07:48 AM (u82oZ)

32 22 10 missing, scientists? Who is John Galt.
Sorry , I shouldn't be flip about this but....
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:42 AM (yAteE)

I looked into it a bit ; it’s ok to be flip about it. There’s no commonality to any of the cases. There’s a lot of scientists in this country.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2026 07:49 AM (yGQJD)

33 29 There was a shooting attack in DC on a high ranking official possibly a cabinet member.

Can't find any reports.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)

Washington, D.C. - April 17, 2026 - Heavily armed U.S. Capitol Police officers responded early Friday morning to reports of a shooting in the Navy Yard neighborhood of southeast Washington, D.C., in the vicinity of a high-ranking government official. The shooting occurred at about 10:30 PM EST Thursday night.

Independent journalist Nick Sortor, who was on scene, reported that the incident involved an armored black Chevrolet Suburban - a vehicle typically used to transport congressional leaders and members of the President's cabinet. Sortor stated that he personally witnessed the official being safely extracted from the area by undercover Capitol Police officers, with uniformed personnel providing cover while carrying long rifles.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 07:49 AM (/+uur)

34 >EXCLUSIVE: Michigan Senate Hopeful Abdul El-Sayed Blamed US for ....

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yeah yeah yeah
I don't want people named Abdul running for any office

Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 07:49 AM (ZxPkt)

35 I'm disappointed in Elizabeth Banks; I thought she might be more level-headed. Turns out, she's just another mixed-up lefty LA entertainment goon calls the rest of America "fascist" because we vote for freedom.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 07:50 AM (cQS5W)

36 29 There was a shooting attack in DC on a high ranking official possibly a cabinet member.

Can't find any reports.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)

Saw a report saying suspect was a black teen, male, with a long rifle. Sounds like an attempted carjacking on the wrong target.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2026 07:51 AM (yGQJD)

37 Trying to figure out if I'm a nationalist, or a nativist.

Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 07:52 AM (ZxPkt)

38 Huck Follywood

The word "fascist" now identifies the speaker as indoctrinated beyond rational thought.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)

39 Navy Yard is not a good place to be at 10:30 pm, unless you're in the crowd leaving a Nats game.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2026 07:53 AM (LxER7)

40 Trying to figure out if I'm a nationalist, or a nativist.
Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 07:52 AM (ZxPkt)
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Have you considered kulak or wrecker?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)

41 In actual science news, Elon says the brand new version of Starship completed its static fire test successfully, which usually means they are ready to try to actually fire the rocket. Maybe an upcoming test in the next few weeks!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 07:54 AM (cQS5W)

42 Check Malig-Nancy Pelosi's Back for Tire Marks Because Kevin McCarthy Just Pulled a Swalwell Hit and Run
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Did the Republicans try to get him off the committee, when they too the house?

Posted by: Eeyore at April 17, 2026 07:55 AM (AlhUl)

43 Don Black

Paleo-pragmatist here. Genghis Khan was to the left of me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 07:55 AM (u82oZ)

44 Stupid Trump.

Stupider Netanyahu.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 17, 2026 07:56 AM (1o8D5)

45 VP JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force just dropped the hammer in Los Angeles.

They’ve suspended 447 hospice providers and 23 home health agencies — all accused of ripping off taxpayers for an estimated $600 million.

Lock down the bank account.
Boot the Porches and Hummers.
Throw them into the streets and board up the mansions.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 07:56 AM (/+uur)

46 Pro-Life Advocate Wins First Amendment Victory After Being Arrested By Biden Junta
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Good, but some of the million should come out of Biden's and Garland's pockets.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 17, 2026 07:57 AM (AlhUl)

47 Joe Rogan really is ignorant. He can't think past what's right in front of him. He seems like he's open minded but he's just very malleable depending on what info he hears in real time whether accurate or not. He's just not very smart. He's always playing checkers when the game is chess.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 07:57 AM (V4IXI)

48 Ant trafficking? I think I've heard it all now.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 17, 2026 07:57 AM (qBdHI)

49 Have you considered kulak or wrecker?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)

I am going with hoarder or black marketeer

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 07:57 AM (/+uur)

50 Biden's Dog.

Yup.

I hope your youngest is doing OK. I see the casualty lists and pray for safe homecomings for the IDF and survival for the inhabitants of Northern Israel.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 07:58 AM (u82oZ)

51 Videos on X showing massive lines of illegals waiting outside African consulates in Spain to receive their applications for citizenship are wild.

Spain is screwed.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 07:58 AM (Y1sOo)

52 Joe Rogan really is ignorant. He can't think past what's right in front of him.
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He agrees with whatever he heard last.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:58 AM (RIvkX)

53 In other potentially big news, Catherine Herridge interviewed Congresswoman Luna, who says there are more Swallowell shoes about to drop, and she is hoping to use this scandal to expose (Finally!) to taxpayers which public officials have used the secret Congressional slush fund to pay off their sex assault victims. Swallwell must be on that list.

https://tinyurl.com/unedp7kf

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 07:59 AM (c6bao)

54 Yep that's a great quote from one of our best Presidents.

To me, I look at a Washington or a Lincoln or a Reagan or a Trump as great examples of crisis Presidents - guys who attack huge problems, and don't create too many more in the process.

But Coolidge is a model of what Presidents are supposed to be most of the time. Fair, calm, and results-oriented, but principled to the point of intransigence. He was personally morally upright enough that not even his fiercest critics ever bothered trying to call his rectitude into question. Highly intelligent and perspicacious, but never clever - IOW, wise.

Unfortunately, since we now lurch from crisis to crisis until the final one, we're unlikely to see another President like him.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 07:59 AM (BI5O2)

55 South Africa's national creed should be "It's all so tiresome."

Posted by: mr tmz at April 17, 2026 07:59 AM (rJ48h)

56 m disappointed in Elizabeth Banks; I thought she might be more level-headed. Turns out, she's just another mixed-up lefty LA entertainment goon calls the rest of America "fascist" because we vote for freedom.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 07:50 AM (cQS5W)

She's been a woke activist for years.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 08:00 AM (V4IXI)

57 > There was a shooting attack in DC on a high ranking official possibly a cabinet member.
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If reports are true about the location (Navy Yard) which is actually a residential area, but one with a heavily guarded facility for some of Trump's staff, it could be something. Several administration officials were relocated due to death threats. This area could be one.

It's also in South East D.C. which is a pretty raunchy part of town as it is. Crime, gunfire, etc. is pretty common there.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 08:00 AM (AkEZC)

58 Videos on X showing massive lines of illegals waiting outside African consulates in Spain to receive their applications for citizenship are wild.

Spain is screwed.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 07:58 AM (Y1sOo)
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I commented a few days ago that I walk past the Spanish consulate every day for years, and yes, now there are Arabs lined up there every morning.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 08:00 AM (RIvkX)

59 1 It's Flapjack Friday!
Posted by: Mister Scott

So NOT impressed!

Posted by: Rachel Corrie Fan Club at April 17, 2026 08:00 AM (oftw2)

60 Joe Rogan always struck me as someone who isn't really the sharpest knife in the drawer. He seems like he's easily swayed and doesn't have any firm ideological stances of his own. He's like a grown man kid combo. Just my impression.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 17, 2026 08:00 AM (qBdHI)

61 29 There was a shooting attack in DC on a high ranking official possibly a cabinet member.

Can't find any reports.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)

Saw a report saying suspect was a black teen, male, with a long rifle. Sounds like an attempted carjacking on the wrong target.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2026 07:51 AM (yGQJD)

I remember that area before the public housing, gay bars, and other entities were razed to build the ballpark, and now it's the ballpark, the soccer stadium, and a bunch of expensive apartments/condos and office buildings. That area has a huge problem with teenagers and young adults causing trouble at all hours of the day (particularly at night). The mayor and MPD are in a constant state of enacting a curfew for that area, letting it lapse, and enacting it again.

Besides AOC, there are a bunch more members of Congress who live in that area. But if it was a cabinet member or SCOTUS justice, then the USCP was providing backup to another agency who had primary responsibility for that person.

Posted by: Vendette at April 17, 2026 08:01 AM (1ieqq)

62 He said Iran’s current posture reflects a shift from before the U.S.-Israel campaign, when Tehran had resisted those terms. “They’re willing to do things today that they weren’t willing to do two months ago,” Trump said.

This is the whole point of war - to force your opponent to accept terms they otherwise would not

Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 08:01 AM (sKqQm)

63 San Franpsycho

Spain will find the load of parasites too great for the country to support. Doom is certain.

Why has the King not used his reserve powers to stop this?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:01 AM (u82oZ)

64 Posted by: Lady in Black at April 17, 2026 08:00 AM (qBdHI)

That's pretty accurate. Seems like a nice guy but just not a great thinker.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 08:02 AM (V4IXI)

65 We all knew in our heart of hearts that the Rings Around Uranus were unique and wonderful. Now, Sefton brings us proof!

Posted by: Proud Uranian-American at April 17, 2026 08:02 AM (oftw2)

66 NaCly, what are you referring to in comment 50?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 08:03 AM (yAteE)

67 Tulsi Gabbard Reportedly Broke With Trump On Renewing Deep State Spy Tool

The DNI disagreed with the President's decision but didn't, personally, go to the media? That's hardly breaking. That's someone in the Administration having a differing opinion and being willing, and able, to share it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 08:03 AM (ExV1e)

68 Front Page links block me now. It hates VPN IP addresses, I guess. I've tried multiple server locations but it blocks me every time.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:04 AM (6NSjC)

69 I was offered a billet at the Washington Navy Yard a LONG time ago, but after a visit and a good look around I declined. Can't imagine what would induce those stationed there now, combat pay?

Posted by: Eromero at April 17, 2026 08:04 AM (LHPAg)

70 Spain is screwed."

Nuh uh, it's wonderful. Think of all those workers who will support Hernández, Martínez, and González's retirements and insurance!

Oh, wait ...

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:04 AM (XuXeR)

71 If there's foul play in these cases of missing/dead scientists, I'll put my nickel on Chy-na tying up some loose ends.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 08:05 AM (BI5O2)

72 seven Republican defectors join House Democrats.

Name them and shame them:

Bacon (NE)
Diaz-Balart (FL)
Fitzpatrick (PA)
Gimenez (FL)
Lawler (NY)
Malliotakis (NY)
Salazar (FL)

Also of note are the abstainers: Kean (NJ) Mace (SC) and Timmons (SC)

Way to represent, South Carolinians.

Posted by: Delurker at April 17, 2026 08:05 AM (gtcuf)

73 I rate any woman who thinks I should vote for Kamala Harris (or any other female) because my private parts match theirs as complete, hopeless simpletons. Elizabeth Banks is an idiot. Women like her with their "vote female" litmus tests can jump off a cliff. They're worthless and unintelligent ninnies. They're not to be taken seriously because they don't think seriously.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 17, 2026 08:05 AM (qBdHI)

74 If reports are true about the location (Navy Yard) which is actually a residential area, but one with a heavily guarded facility for some of Trump's staff, it could be something. Several administration officials were relocated due to death threats. This area could be one.

It's also in South East D.C. which is a pretty raunchy part of town as it is. Crime, gunfire, etc. is pretty common there.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 08:00 AM (AkEZC)

I read it as the part of the Navy Yard neighborhood which is by the baseball stadium, versus the actual Navy Yard a bunch of blocks to the east (which is where some cabinet members are living as you mention). That's the area with the crime problems, and I think it's exacerbated not just by the Metro station but also because you can use South Capitol Street to make a quick getaway by car.

Posted by: Vendette at April 17, 2026 08:05 AM (1ieqq)

75 FISA has been around before Bush. It's only relatively recently that the Left corrupted it by lying and having unscrupulous judges on the panel.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 08:06 AM (V4IXI)

76 Catholics And Protestants Are Going To Need Each Other For What’s Coming
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Not going to happen. Since the late 70s, when the two started getting together, relations have been getting worse and worse. Just read the comments sections. There is a deep hatred for Catholicism among many Evangelicals (and they are now the only Protestants who matter.)

Posted by: Eeyore at April 17, 2026 08:06 AM (AlhUl)

77 Also of note are the abstainers: Kean (NJ) Mace (SC) and Timmons (SC)

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Whoa! Timmons abstained??? He's my rep and I may just have to call his office. He's usually pretty predictable, and he's been bombarding me with text messages for his upcoming reelection.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 17, 2026 08:06 AM (qBdHI)

78 Ben Had

The campaign of the IDF in southern Lebanon has a number of KIA and WIA IDF members.

Biden's Dog said his youngest was called up for unspecified service at the start of the campaign.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

79 "President Trump says...."
He constantly lies
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Truly a fascinating analysis. Thank you so much.

Bitch.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)

80 Elizabeth Banks is an idiot"

Or, an actress trying to gin up publicity for...something.

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:07 AM (XuXeR)

81 I rate any woman who thinks I should vote for Kamala Harris (or any other female) because my private parts match theirs as complete, hopeless simpletons. Elizabeth Banks is an idiot. Women like her with their "vote female" litmus tests can jump off a cliff. They're worthless and unintelligent ninnies. They're not to be taken seriously because they don't think seriously.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 17, 2026 08:05 AM (qBdHI)

Ironically, they think that the women who voted for Trump are the complete, hopeless (and brainwashed) simpletons.

Posted by: Vendette at April 17, 2026 08:08 AM (1ieqq)

82 Mornin’, All. Happy Friday.

Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 08:08 AM (77rzZ)

83 54 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 07:59 AM (BI5O2)
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Well said YD, but I hope your conclusion is wrong. We may never know, though, since the left is so aggressive in America now, and America needs a continuing series of Trump-like Presidents to fight the evil bastards.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:08 AM (6NSjC)

84 Why do we need legal immigration?
As of early 2026, approximately 1.835 million people in the United States are classified as long-term unemployed, representing about 25% of the total unemployed population.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 08:08 AM (/+uur)

85 good morning JJ, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at April 17, 2026 08:08 AM (/6r4m)

86 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 08:08 AM (jVhuA)

87 Ironically, they think that the women who voted for Trump are the complete, hopeless (and brainwashed) simpletons."

Well of course. They're smaht. Their publicists tell them so ...

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:09 AM (XuXeR)

88 So South Africa is turning back into what it was before Europeans ever showed up - hardly a surprise.

The US and its citizens should just stay far away and let it burn.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2026 08:10 AM (yGQJD)

89 I have no idea who Elizabeth Banks is nor do I care to know.

Can she make a sammich?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 08:10 AM (RIvkX)

90 Yudhishthira's Dice

*Whispers* The Greys are behind it all. /s

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:10 AM (u82oZ)

91 There is a deep hatred for Catholicism among many Evangelicals"

An odd assertion. Proofs?

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

92 All the criticism I see of the current war on Iran and their proxies is that the critics just want to continue to kick the can down the road. They're are just pissed that real leaders said no more and possibly upset their comfortable life. They are the see no evil hear no evil retarded monkeys.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 08:10 AM (V4IXI)

93 Never liked Bruce Stringbean even a little. Never went to a concert, never bought a record, never watched him on TV for even one song. He can go squeeze a a breeze as far as I care.

Posted by: Bored In The USA at April 17, 2026 08:11 AM (oftw2)

94 “We” have required little to no migration for the last several decades.

Weird, huh? It’s almost like there is something else going on here. Almost.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 17, 2026 08:11 AM (F3yTM)

95 Can she make a sammich?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 08:10 AM (RIvkX)

I'd let her make me a sammich but I wouldn't stay for breakfast.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 08:12 AM (V4IXI)

96 I understand the skepticism re: Trump's comments on Iran, however, Trump is the one of the only people in the entire government that understands our greatest weapon: economic leverage. And he is applying it well re: Iran. They have less than three weeks until their oil wells will have to shut down and almost never be re-opened.

That is leverage no other politician paid by the globalists - including Iran - has played since November 22 1963.

Posted by: Danimal28 at April 17, 2026 08:12 AM (mNOhh)

97 90 How dare you, sir!

Posted by: Very Old Confederate Veteran at April 17, 2026 08:13 AM (/6r4m)

98 Posted by: Bored In The USA at April 17, 2026 08:11 AM (oftw2)

Saw him once in concert, back in the days when you just went and saw everybody who came through town whether you liked them much or not.

It was one of TE worst concerts I've ever attended. "Oh, he plays for four hours" people used to say.

Yeah, four hours of the most boring shit you've ever endured. Every damn song sounded the same and they all sucked ass.

Also, he's a midget irl. We all kept commenting on how tiny he was.

Posted by: Delurker at April 17, 2026 08:13 AM (gtcuf)

99 Why do we need legal immigration?"

Well, when your social spending is based on having more working than not, one requires a great deal of new bodies to "work"...

And yes, there are many who believe just that.

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:13 AM (XuXeR)

100 Good morning all!

AI Can Now Hack Everything
Gradually, then Suddenly
PETER ST ONGE
APR 17

AI can now hack everything as Anthropic’s new model finds more exploits in a couple weeks than the entire global security community discovered in the past decade.

Will we go back to pen and paper, fedexing silver coins to pay the Netflix bill, and burying gold in the backyard.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 08:13 AM (GPa4z)

101 Why do we need legal immigration?
As of early 2026, approximately 1.835 million people in the United States are classified as long-term unemployed, representing about 25% of the total unemployed population.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 08:08 AM (/+uur)

Lot of youts that just don't want to work.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 08:14 AM (V4IXI)

102 “ For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

1 Corinthians 3:11

Posted by: Marcus T at April 17, 2026 08:15 AM (wn0/z)

103 The rationale that Western nations with aging populations need foreigners to do their work for them is short-sighted and stupid on the part of the marks. And it's of course a fig-leaf to cover the real motives of the conmen.

But at least in the US, we are importing them from LatAm - so many of them do actually, you know... work.

The European notion that you can extract a meaningful amount of toil from Muslims is ludicrous. It's like saying "we're going to buy a trillion dollars worth of raccoons, and harness them to our cars to solve the problem of fossil fuels. Also, they all have rabies."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 08:15 AM (BI5O2)

104 @35

>>I'm disappointed in Elizabeth Banks; I thought she might be more level-headed. Turns out, she's just another mixed-up lefty

It could simply be performative, a signal to the lefties that control the purse strings in Hollywood.

She's not really acting anymore, she's getting into directing and producing.

She did afterall direct Cocaine Bear.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 17, 2026 08:15 AM (XV/Pl)

105 Lot of youts that just don't want to work."

There will always be some. Not a crisis.

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:15 AM (XuXeR)

106 FISA has been around before Bush. It's only relatively recently that the Left corrupted it by lying and having unscrupulous judges on the panel.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 08:06 AM (V4IXI)
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Yes, FISA was itself an attempt to reform out of control IC agencies from unrestricted spying on Americans. While many of us decry the judges on the FISA Court, because they are deep state stooges and hate us, the Patriot Act (passed after 9/11) and the 2008 amendment additions to the original FISA structures are what Five Eyes and the US agencies are now using.

Since Trump is the most famous victim of the abuses, we were all hoping he would not renew the crap sandwich parts of the law, or at least reform it. But he seems to have his hands full right now, I guess, and thinks it is too important to let lapse.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:15 AM (c6bao)

107 Only like one Springsteen song and he didn't even sing it ( the radio version)

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 17, 2026 08:16 AM (V4IXI)

108 Danimal28, Bessent is closing off the money that Iran has stashed in other countries also.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 08:16 AM (yAteE)

109 It's for the children. No, really. Trust us. It's totally not another intrusion into our private lives by the surveillance state. Not at all.

https://tinyurl.com/yt2v75m6

Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 08:16 AM (Y1sOo)

110 She did afterall direct Cocaine Bear.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 17, 2026 08:15 AM (XV/Pl)
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That movie was awesome.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 08:16 AM (RIvkX)

111 10 missing, scientists? Who is John Galt.
Sorry , I shouldn't be flip about this but....
Posted by: Ben Had at April 17, 2026 07:42 AM (yAteE)

It should be point out that there aren't ten missing scientists. I believe that, at least, three of the ten are known to be dead. One was an administrative assistant (secretary) and one was a General (who wasn't a scientist). They were all sort of, kind of, if you look at it just right, maybe associated with classified stuff.

Does that mean that their situations aren't linked? No. Does it mean that nothing weird is going on? No. But, in all likelihood, people are seeing things which aren't real.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 08:17 AM (ExV1e)

112 The European notion that you can extract a meaningful amount of toil from Muslims is ludicrous"

Read up on Ms. Merkel's plans in Germany. They've been trying to do just that for many years...

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

113 Good morning Horde thx JJ. Happy Friday.
Elizabeth Banks is cute. Elizabeth Banks is stupid. That is all

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 08:17 AM (gu0hJ)

114 WATCH: Trump Dismisses Concerns Over Gas Prices: ‘Not Very High.’

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Unfortunately, perception is everything. I've heard a lot of people in my orbit grumbling about gas prices. I only hope things settle back down to normal levels at the pumps come midterms. We're going to need every bit of help we can get to hang on by the thread we're already hanging on by. And even at that, it sounds like divine intervention will be the only thing that keeps the communists from winning at least the House.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 17, 2026 08:17 AM (qBdHI)

115 @103

>>The rationale that Western nations with aging populations need foreigners to do their work for them is short-sighted and stupid on the part of the marks.

Again, the main organizing structure in The West is unending growth, growth to sustain the unsustainable welfare and financial systems.

You need an unending supply of people to justify and make possible the system.

That's pretty much the main reason.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 17, 2026 08:17 AM (XV/Pl)

116 I know Don Bacon is gone in January, maybe a couple others of those 10 as well.
But it looks like they want to do as much damage as possible before they leave.

I saw some early voting on the VA redistricting, says it'll pass by 5+; VA is lost.

Seems we criticized Trump in 2024 for not campaigning enough early in the year. His strategy won.
But dang, we really need to stop with the foreign policy and deliver domestic wins.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 08:18 AM (HXT0k)

117 Item; Tulsi Gabbard does not agree with Trump over reauthorizing FISA: if this story is true (always in question these days) then I say Tulsi is right and Trump is wrong on this one.

I understand that no executive wants to voluntarily give up and power, but since it is as originally authorized, the FISA authority has done far more harm than good.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2026 08:18 AM (yGQJD)

118 So Trump's solution is to indiscriminately deport everyone on TPS after that many years of living in US without the option to gain citizenship? Isn't the better option to give them a path to citizenship if they have lived here this long peacefully?

Don’t forget the oral arguments in the Supreme Court starts this month for TPS. The timing is great because this is another example to show the higher courts cancellation isn’t right. I’m not sure this bill is dead.

With the situation in Haiti being what it is, this vote is good news. It’s hard to believe the push to remove these people has nothing to do with Trump’s ridiculous lies about them during the last presidential election.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 17, 2026 08:18 AM (ycI94)

119 109 It's for the children. No, really. Trust us. It's totally not another intrusion into our private lives by the surveillance state. Not at all.

https://tinyurl.com/yt2v75m6
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 08:16 AM
######

I'm cap pistols years old.

Posted by: Geezer at April 17, 2026 08:19 AM (2Ez/1)

120 The beautiful irony surrounding assclowns like Bruce Springsteen is that they can't take that billion dollars with them to the grave.

Stewards of human oppression, Marxist champions of the righteous. Democrat hypocrites of deception.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 08:19 AM (Fbc0I)

121 >>They are the see no evil hear no evil retarded monkeys.

I think it's a bit more sinister than that. The Obama/Biden plan was not to stop Iran, just the opposite. They wanted to make Iran the center of power in the Middle East. They never really wanted to stop Iran from getting a nuke. They just wanted it to not be obvious they did want them to get one. And much of the deep state was onboard with the plan.

That's where the current wave of anti-semitism came from. They hate a strong Israel and did everything they could to demonize Israel and make it responsible for Middle East instability and violence no matter how stupid and obviously backward that idea is. The Trump doctrine of ridding the ME of the mullahs and peaceful coexistence in the ME by the arabs and Israelis is the complete opposite of what they wanted.

Trump is remaking the world order and putting America first. Defeating the mullahs and enable China is just a part of it. The globalist left hates it.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 08:19 AM (viF8m)

122 Never liked Bruce Stringbean even a little. Never went to a concert, never bought a record, never watched him on TV for even one song. He can go squeeze a a breeze as far as I care.
Posted by: Bored In The USA at April 17, 2026 08:11 AM (oftw2)
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He used to play in Cleveland a lot when I was in high school, when he wasn't such a big deal and played in bars and college gyms, and once gave one of the best live shows I ever saw. But that was a very long time ago. He isn't that guy any longer; now he's rich, owns a big estate, and is smug as hell.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:20 AM (c6bao)

123 Unfortunately, perception is everything. I've heard a lot of people in my orbit grumbling about gas prices"

Cause that's the news 24/7.

Filled up day before yesterday, and station lowered price $.10 about an hour later..

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:20 AM (XuXeR)

124 118 So Trump's solution is to indiscriminately deport everyone on TPS...

+++++++

There's a new cover sheet for the TPS reports.

Posted by: Lumburg at April 17, 2026 08:20 AM (2Ez/1)

125 JackStraw

Spot on. My Deep State relatives hate Trump.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:21 AM (u82oZ)

126 Defeating the mullahs that enable China is just a part of it.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2026 08:21 AM (viF8m)

127 The Thursday vote to effectively grant amnesty and block deportation of roughly 350,000 Haitian migrants passed the House 220-207.

Have any of them explained how they believe their voters are good for America in general or their districts in particular?

Haiti has been a shit hole since it was a French colony. This isn't a refugee scenario

Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 08:21 AM (sKqQm)

128 So Trump's solution is to indiscriminately deport everyone on TPS after that many years of living in US without the option to gain citizenship?
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A great idea from Redditt. If only this was possible....

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:21 AM (c6bao)

129 115 nails it.

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:22 AM (XuXeR)

130 So Trump's solution is to indiscriminately deport everyone on TPS...

Send
Them
ALL
Home

Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 08:22 AM (sKqQm)

131 @117

>>I understand that no executive wants to voluntarily give up and power, but since it is as originally authorized, the FISA authority has done far more harm than good.

Well, under normal non-weaponizing circumstances, the power of FISA lies with the LE/IC apparatus and not the President.

And it's more than likely someone is filling Trumps head with if you don't reauthorize this assets will die and you will be resposnsibel.

It's the same old song and dance the IC/LE roll out to put fear into the pols.

Basically, they show everyone a picture of Kennedy's blown out head and say, you want to end up like this?

Failure to give us absolute power and control is how you will end up like this.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 17, 2026 08:22 AM (XV/Pl)

132 New data from Webb suggests two of Uranus’ outer rings are starkly different

Uranus rings they put piercings everywhere now.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 08:22 AM (/+uur)

133 Some Trump guy on X is claiming he has insider info that SCOTUS has already ruled on the majority-minority districts in favor of ending them.
That the Left Bloc is delaying the dissent in order to prevent release until it's too late to take effect this year.

1) you don't have inside info
2) it's been obvious what the ruling would be
3) it's even more predictable that the Left would delay
4) IIRC, they conference soon after oral arguments and vote. So the results have been known for a while

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 08:23 AM (HXT0k)

134 There are a number of ethnic groups that are incompatible with our way of life. It's too bad our political class has seen fit to leverage them as tools to increase their personal wealth at the taxpayer's expense.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 08:23 AM (AkEZC)

135 O/T: channel surfing last night and hit upon 1960 Exodus with Paul Newman.

Short TV Description: Newman tries to increase population in Palestine prior to UN vote.

Curious if that was the original short description in movie theater trailers.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 17, 2026 08:23 AM (dBJdm)

136 Spain will find the load of parasites too great for the country to support. Doom is certain.

Why has the King not used his reserve powers to stop this?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:01 AM (u82oZ)

The King of Spain serves as the head of state and symbol of national unity but holds no independent executive or legislative power; his acts must always be countersigned by the Prime Minister or competent ministers to be valid. While he is the supreme commander of the Armed Forces, he has no actual authority over the military, which is controlled by the Prime Minister.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 08:23 AM (ExV1e)

137 That's where the current wave of anti-semitism came from. They hate a strong Israel and did everything they could to demonize Israel and make it responsible for Middle East instability and violence no matter how stupid and obviously backward that idea is. The Trump doctrine of ridding the ME of the mullahs and peaceful coexistence in the ME by the arabs and Israelis is the complete opposite of what they wanted.
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Naaaaaah.

Posted by: Robert Malley and Valerie Jarrett at April 17, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)

138 The rationale that Western nations with aging populations need foreigners to do their work for them is short-sighted and stupid on the part of the marks.

But honestly the argument is just a veneer.

Immigration has become the greatest grifting and power transfer operation in history.

Obviously if the real concern was population decline/aging, they could reverse various feminist/Globo Homo initiatives and you'd get population growth again.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 08:24 AM (sKqQm)

139 Paleo-pragmatist here. Genghis Khan was to the left of me.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 07:55 AM (u82oZ)

Can one really say that if they haven't killed as many people as he did?

Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 08:25 AM (iXqHn)

140 109 Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 08:16 AM

A bill introduced by Representative Josh Gottheimer in the House on April 13 would require Apple, Google, and every other operating system vendor to verify the age of anyone setting up a new device in the United States.
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What a nefarious bullshit proposed law. The left hates internet anonymity.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:25 AM (c6bao)

141 There are a number of ethnic groups that are incompatible with our way of life"

All cultures/ peoples are equal.

Didn't you get the memo?

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:25 AM (XuXeR)

142 Going to an 80's "theme" party this weekend.

I'm leading-edge Gen-X so the "costume" will be easy, since I've dressed exactly the same way for 40 years anyhow.

Somehow or other, I still have a Reagan/Bush '84 button. I just convinced the missus that I could get away with wearing it for purposes of nostalgia rather than politicks.

Should be interesting.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at April 17, 2026 08:25 AM (LxER7)

143 I used to have a different nic

Thanks.

So Spain is committing suicide by Islamic invaders. Sad.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:26 AM (u82oZ)

144 China? Russia? Iran or all of the above? or have they been "Mangioni'ed by our own homegrown brownshirts?“

It might have been the pasta. A short blurb about Frank Maiwald’s sudden death (at the top of the list said that no autopsy was performed, but morbid obesity may have been a contributing factor.

A real life Dale the Whale. Well more of a still life now.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2026 08:26 AM (yGQJD)

145 But honestly the argument is just a veneer."

You can say that, but quite a few seem to be that stupid...

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:27 AM (XuXeR)

146 Italics escaped the thread, breached blog containment, and now the entire universe is italic. Italy is unchanged though.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 08:27 AM (zvxJ9)

147 "A short blurb about Frank Maiwald’s sudden death (at the top of the list said that no autopsy was performed, but morbid obesity may have been a contributing factor."
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Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at April 17, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)

148 XTC

Only in my imagination. *Sigh*

My late wife told me many more times than needed that she would not visit me in jail.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:28 AM (u82oZ)

149 >> Justice Jackson Minimizes ‘Harms’ Leftists’ Anti-Trump Judicial Coup Poses To Executive Power

The single greatest institutional threat to our republic is the courts. They have largely become a fifth column of unelected jurists inventing powers they do not have. They are using a legacy of trust, and the obstruction of process to further their subversive goals. They have become the primary means of progressives unconstitutional efforts to limit our rights, take away power from the citizens and undermine our founding principles.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 17, 2026 08:28 AM (wn0/z)

150 The May issue of The Atlantic includes an article entitled:

AN OLIGARCHY OF OLD PEOPLE
How elderly Americans amassed disproportionate wealth and power

"Although political gerontocracy has operated overtly, the rising economic power of the elderly has escaped much notice. Over the past 40 or so years, American wealth has grown ever more concentrated among the oldest generations. In 1989, Americans over age 55 held 56 percent of it; today they hold 74 percent. During that same period, the share of wealth held by Americans under 40 has shrunk by nearly half, from 12 to 6.6 percent. The color of money is now gray."

https://archive.is/d1Rn1

Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 08:29 AM (GPa4z)

151 You can say that, but quite a few seem to be that stupid...

Ok, here's a simple way to refute that.

Trump has sent home what ~2M illegals? How many jobs has the economy lost in that time? If its not at least say 1M, most of those illegals aren't working.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 08:29 AM (sKqQm)

152 still have a Reagan/Bush '84 button"

Digging thru parents' stuff... got a Nixon scarf...

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:29 AM (XuXeR)

153 Marcus T

Preach it, brother.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:29 AM (u82oZ)

154 It is truly impossible to calculate the amount of evil that Pelosi has foisted upon this nation. She's an inner city ward boss on a national scale. This brought every low rent Dem crap to the forefront. Even on her way out her golden boy screws the pooch

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 08:31 AM (gu0hJ)

155 I worked at the Record Plant in 1975 as a carpenter building a new recording studio there. The hoopla and buzz and pride over Born To Run was pervasive. I just never liked it or bought into it. Was happy when that job ended.

Posted by: Bored In The USA! at April 17, 2026 08:31 AM (oftw2)

156 Lot of youts that just don't want to work."

There will always be some. Not a crisis.
Posted by: man

Simple solution.

You don't work, you don't eat.

I read that somewhere once.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 08:31 AM (jVhuA)

157 What a nefarious bullshit proposed law. The left hates internet anonymity.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:25 AM (c6bao)

It's for the chilrens. You care about chilrens' safety while on the internets, no? Of course you do.

Buying a new PC, laptop, tablet or automobile? Prove to us you are who you say you are, or your new purchase won't be able to access the internet.

It's for the chilrens.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 08:31 AM (Y1sOo)

158 The single greatest institutional threat to our republic is the courts

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Naaaaah.

Posted by: Roland Freisler at April 17, 2026 08:31 AM (RIvkX)

159 Ok, here's a simple way to refute that."

There are many who simply don't believe that. And after living near DC for 4 decades, I can say with certainty that there are many in government who.... aren't bright.

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:31 AM (XuXeR)

160 So Spain is committing suicide by Islamic invaders. Sad.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:26 AM (u82oZ)

Apparently, the socialist government was concerned about losing it's majority and so the solution is to nationalize a bunch of non-Spaniards to keep them in power and to Hell with the country.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 08:32 AM (ExV1e)

161 Simple solution.

You don't work, you don't eat.

I read that somewhere once."

A good book, perhaps?

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)

162 Douglas Murray: From the moment that Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV last year, a clash between Rome and Washington was inevitable. Not least because, for years now, consecutive leaders of the Catholic church have had policies which fly against the policies not just of the US government but any sensible government.
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To me, this nails it: the RC hierarchy in both Rome and in America is, essentially, so far left and so against the American way of life, that they would rather cozy up to the CCP, applaud slaughter of Christians (or, at least, excuse it) in multiple countries, and actively support the illiterate migrant invasion of all western countries.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:32 AM (sLQz6)

163 What do you want from me? A Wilkie button?

Posted by: Obscure movie reference at April 17, 2026 08:33 AM (2Ez/1)

164 What a nefarious bullshit proposed law. The left hates internet anonymity.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:25 AM (c6bao)

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I'm not confident "anonymity" exists in any form at this point.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 08:33 AM (GPa4z)

165 Oglebay

"We know all about you."

- Google.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:34 AM (u82oZ)

166 >>> The single greatest institutional threat to our republic is the courts. They have largely become a fifth column of unelected jurists inventing powers they do not have. They are using a legacy of trust, and the obstruction of process to further their subversive goals. They have become the primary means of progressives unconstitutional efforts to limit our rights, take away power from the citizens and undermine our founding principles.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 17, 2026 08:28 AM (wn0/z)

They are our politburo, with the same power and function as in any other repressive stalinist regime. The visible public fist wielded by our true masters.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 08:34 AM (zvxJ9)

167 A bill introduced by Representative Josh Gottheimer in the House on April 13 would require Apple, Google, and every other operating system vendor to verify the age of anyone setting up a new device in the United States.

I wonder how they define vendor. And I wonder how technologically illiterate Congress is.

Would a free Linux distro be required to abide by this? Would that distro be forced to put safeguards in place to prevent someone from swapping out the piece which does age verification with one that doesn't? Would the distro be legally liable when someone's personally identifying information is leaked by the OS?

Fucking retards.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 08:35 AM (ExV1e)

168 157 It's for the chilrens. You care about chilrens' safety while on the internets, no? Of course you do.

Buying a new PC, laptop, tablet or automobile? Prove to us you are who you say you are, or your new purchase won't be able to access the internet.

It's for the chilrens.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 08:31 AM (Y1sOo)

That's going to backfire on the Left when all the "egg cracking" troon groomers have to go by the birth name their father gave them in all the places they do their grooming. They're going to alienate their most dedicated soldiers.

Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 08:35 AM (iXqHn)

169 >> Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:29 AM (u82oZ)

“Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making.”

Proverbs 16:11

Posted by: Marcus T at April 17, 2026 08:36 AM (wn0/z)

170 Judge Loren AliKhan is yet to recuse herself from the case, demonstrating 'an abysmal lack of judgment,' law professor says
George Washington University Hires Federal Judge Overseeing Antisemitism Lawsuit Against It To Teach 'Ethics and Discretionary Judgment'
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Oh, that's fucking hilarious, except my irony meter exploded again.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:36 AM (sLQz6)

171 Today Is National Crawfish Day. 🦞

Posted by: redridinghood at April 17, 2026 08:37 AM (NpAcC)

172 89 I have no idea who Elizabeth Banks is nor do I care to know.

Can she make a sammich?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 08:10 AM (RIvkX)

She'd do for that, but I'd get someone to taste it first.

Posted by: Roy at April 17, 2026 08:37 AM (qwype)

173 I'm not confident "anonymity" exists in any form at this point.
Posted by: Oglebay

So, is Oglebay your real name? Hail from West Virginia? Have one leg shorter than the other?

Posted by: Married Your Sister? at April 17, 2026 08:37 AM (oftw2)

174 John Eastman Disbarred For Doing His Job While Felon Who Faked Russia Hoax Docs Got Wrist Slap
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John Eastman for SCOTUS!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 08:37 AM (Dv3i1)

175 There’s a scarcity of out ballerinas. Queer the Ballet is trying to change that.
At the dance organization Queer the Ballet, LGBTQ performers challenge the expectations of traditional ballet while creating work all their own.

... I must have missed the memo on the scarcity of out ballerinas

Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 08:38 AM (RHGPo)

176 What a nefarious bullshit proposed law. The left hates internet anonymity.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:25 AM (c6bao)

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I'm not confident "anonymity" exists in any form at this point.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 08:33 AM (GPa4z)
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Certainly not, if you use a Microsoft OS.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:38 AM (sLQz6)

177 Haitan amnesty will not pass the Senate. Johnson allowed the floor vote to shore up GOP members in Blue Districts.

Show vote

Posted by: Jonah at April 17, 2026 08:38 AM (YCxFk)

178 I'm not confident "anonymity" exists in any form at this point.
Posted by: Oglebay

All depends on who's looking.
I can't run that cute girl's license plate to find out where she lives, but if the government is truly interested in her, they can tell where she buys her morning coffee.

Same as it ever was.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 08:38 AM (jVhuA)

179 They’re called “crayfish,” dammit.

Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 08:38 AM (77rzZ)

180 To me, this nails it: the RC hierarchy in both Rome and in America is, essentially, so far left and so against the American way of life, that they would rather cozy up to the CCP, applaud slaughter of Christians (or, at least, excuse it) in multiple countries, and actively support the illiterate migrant invasion of all western countries.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:32 AM (sLQz6)
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Unfortunately the Church being universal cannot avoid seeking political accommodation with political entities. That said, they have a poor history surrendering religious ideals to political exigencies imho.

The Nazis brazenly murdered half the Catholic priests in Germany and every Polish priest and nun that fell into their hands. Pope Pius XII barely uttered a peep.

Posted by: Roland Freisler at April 17, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)

181 that was the knock on Bondi. While Navarro was arrested like a drug lord at Reagan airport by Biden. not one perp walk or 5am raid like Roger Stone.

Posted by: Jonah at April 17, 2026 08:39 AM (YCxFk)

182 /Scheiße

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 08:40 AM (RIvkX)

183 Today Is National Crawfish Day"

Meh.

Posted by: man at April 17, 2026 08:40 AM (XuXeR)

184 @NaCly Dog: Left you a reply at #102 in today's tech thread.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 17, 2026 08:40 AM (O7YUW)

185 If the UK joined the US as the 51st state.

We would be the poorest state in the entire union.

Mississippi which is portrayed at swamp dwelling hillbillies in majority of international media is above us.

I don’t think people grasp how far we’ve fallen in real terms when it comes to GDP per capita.

We’ve seen no growth for almost an entire generations.

We’ve seen our productivity decrease and our tax increases.

The average person on the UK, on £50,000 is less well off than your average Mississippi swamp dweller.

Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 08:40 AM (RHGPo)

186 You mean crawdads? There’s nothing fishy about them!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 17, 2026 08:41 AM (yGQJD)

187 Jackson’s job has not been to mete out justice. It has been to obstruct and undermine constitutional principle for the progressives who don’t believe in it.

That was clear from her confirmation hearings. It’s why even the most pedestrian person listens to her opinions and is appalled.

Most thinking people don’t deny that a president can appoint the justices they want, provided they are qualified- whether you agree with them or not. But the senates job is to at a minimum make sure they are qualified.

Jackson isn’t and never was. Any Republican who voted for her should be thrown out of office.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 17, 2026 08:41 AM (wn0/z)

188 I understand why the Church supports amnesty, due latino refugees being Catholic.

But why does the Church seem to ignore abortion?

Posted by: Jonah at April 17, 2026 08:41 AM (YCxFk)

189 You don't work, you don't eat.

I read that somewhere once.

One discussion I've had with a fair number of lefty LIVs is they believe that most people love their work and since they don't love any of the jobs that are available to them they shouldn't have to work.

I assume this is from watching too much TV about medical people that just care too much or reading about billionaire tech bros.

And you just can't through to them that most people work to make money not because they love whatever they do. Yes, some jobs are definitely better then others, which is why you try to match your skill set to something you at least don't hate.

But people work to make money so they can buy the good and services they want which are in turn jobs done by other people working to buy the goods and services they want.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 08:41 AM (sKqQm)

190 About that TPS vote-

many times, a Congress-asshole will vote for something, knowing the bill will ultimately die. This way they can say to the voters back home, 'hey- I voted FOR (the thing)- I tried, but powerful dark forces arrayed against me yada yada yada.... send money so I can continue the fight!'

Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 08:42 AM (ZxPkt)

191 We can't let these leftist billionaires control the direction, the path of the culture of America. They will never let up. And I know nobody who is on their side.

Those that create this media are paid well, those that willingly consume the media pay too much.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 08:43 AM (Fbc0I)

192 Pelosi, Sanders, Axelrod all support a new born 9 month baby being killed by a surgical hammer if the mother changes her mind after full term delivery.

Francis and Leo gives this scum a audience

Posted by: Jonah at April 17, 2026 08:43 AM (YCxFk)

193 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

Saw it. Glad I was able to help.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 17, 2026 08:43 AM (u82oZ)

194 As far as “free” linux distros go, read recent news, almost every major distro, kernel, windowing backend, shell has been infiltrated by individuals placing these id requirements in repositories and banning those trying to remove it. People are branching but the backing for this push must be absolutely massive, worldwide, big money.

They are legion.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 08:43 AM (zvxJ9)

195 Gavin Newscum is offering campaign donors a free copy of his new memoir. So far, he's bought $1.5 million and given them away, constituting two thirds of the total sales of his book.

https://tinyurl.com/MargotCleveland

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:43 AM (fkwno)

196 There are still a few in the church who would offer to walk through fire with the Sultan of Egypt.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 08:44 AM (GPa4z)

197 16 I know Don Bacon is gone in January, maybe a couple others of those 10 as well.
But it looks like they want to do as much damage as possible before they leave.

I saw some early voting on the VA redistricting, says it'll pass by 5+; VA is lost.

Seems we criticized Trump in 2024 for not campaigning enough early in the year. His strategy won.
But dang, we really need to stop with the foreign policy and deliver domestic wins.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2026 08:18 AM (HXT0k)
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Virginia scares me. This really affects the entire country. Makes it hard for the Republicans to have a majority in the House.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 17, 2026 08:44 AM (NpAcC)

198
I don’t think people grasp how far we’ve fallen in real terms when it comes to GDP per capita.

We’ve seen no growth for almost an entire generations./i]

IIRC Western Europe and the US were on par in the 70s, but starting with Reagan the US has mostly been growing in real wealth for the last 50 years while Europe has seen little growth in that time.

Yes they get "free healthcare" with smaller paychecks taxed at a much higher percentage.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 08:44 AM (sKqQm)

199 190. right Don. show vote

Posted by: Jonah at April 17, 2026 08:44 AM (YCxFk)

200 that was the knock on Bondi. While Navarro was arrested like a drug lord at Reagan airport by Biden. not one perp walk or 5am raid like Roger Stone.
Posted by: Jonah at April 17, 2026 08:39 AM (YCxFk)

Perp walks and 5am raids require arrest warrants. Those aren't issued by the AG. For all the assholes that the Bondi haters cared about, it would have required a warrant signed by a blue state federal judge or issued by a blue state grand jury. Exactly like those grand juries who refused to indict Democrat politicians for breaking the law.

You're not gonna see perp walks and 5am raids from the new temporary guy either, nor by anyone who replaces Bondi permanently. Folks are gonna need to find another fantasy to jerk to.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 08:44 AM (ExV1e)

201 Isn't the better option to give them a path to citizenship if they have lived here this long peacefully?

You mean the path that already exists? They could follow that instead of breaking the law.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2026 08:45 AM (jjoN6)

202 "But why does the Church seem to ignore abortion?"

In the USA, it's because they are allied with the Democratic party. In fact, US Bishops run cover for Democrats and have done so my entire lifetime.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 08:45 AM (DgMqy)

203 It's also,
International Bat Appreciation Day. 🦇

Posted by: redridinghood at April 17, 2026 08:45 AM (NpAcC)

204 Jesus said, “They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law” (Luke 12:53).

Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 08:47 AM (RHGPo)

205 127 The Thursday vote to effectively grant amnesty and block deportation of roughly 350,000 Haitian migrants passed the House 220-207.

Have any of them explained how they believe their voters are good for America in general or their districts in particular?
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There are a quite a few, maybe three or four dozen Americans in my district that are rolling in dough on subsidized rents and other services from these Haitians. They are paying my campaign big money to keep them here.
-Rep Mike Turner (OH-Springfield)

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 08:48 AM (Dv3i1)

206 Virginia scares me. This really affects the entire country. Makes it hard for the Republicans to have a majority in the House.

Are the red county sheriffs and police departments reaching out to the DOJ for help with vote fraud investigations?

One of the problems with this level of gerrymandering is that it makes it easy for them to lose massive number of seats if the Republican votes increase even a minor amount - so leftwing gerrymandering has to rely on voter fraud.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)

207 In 1989, Americans over age 55 held 56 percent of it; today they hold 74 percent. During that same period, the share of wealth held by Americans under 40 has shrunk by nearly half, from 12 to 6.6 percent. The color of money is now gray."

With 20 years there will be a Death Tax of 100%. It will be formulated to Hit people with $1 M to $20 M, skipping the true wealthy.
It will be sold as a way to fix schools or EBT or Housing.
The lawyers, moneychangers, and insurance salesmen will be driving new Porches and Hummers.
It will fix NOTHING.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 08:48 AM (/+uur)

208 203 It's also,
International Bat Appreciation Day. 🦇
Posted by: redridinghood

And now, the threat of rabies looms ever larger over the blog.

Posted by: Penguin Defense Fund 501c3 at April 17, 2026 08:48 AM (oftw2)

209 Now, Bat Appreciation Day I can get behind.

I hope that Ace is aware of it, for Cafe purposes.

Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

210 Switzerland Moves To Strengthen Country Against Foreign Property Owners And Migration

Switzerland is seeking to combat housing shortages, surging property prices, and increasing violent crime

Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 08:50 AM (RHGPo)

211 Isn't the better option to give them a path to citizenship if they have lived here this long peacefully?

No.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 08:50 AM (jVhuA)

212 I support TPS in a limited form. I fully see the advantage of knowing your tire’s pressure, getting advanced warning of a leak, monitoring temperature effects, and so on. But I think it has become a racket in how much some outfits charge to configure new units.

Posted by: banana Litella Dream at April 17, 2026 08:51 AM (zvxJ9)

213 > It's also,
International Bat Appreciation Day. 🦇
Posted by: redridinghood
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when I was a kid I had my own bat for softball games at summer camp
ah, yute

Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 08:51 AM (ZxPkt)

214 William A. Jacobson
@wajacobson
The Palestinian destruction of Christianity in Lebanon does not get enough attention in general, and gets zero attention from the newly-minted radical Jew-blaming Catholic and Islam-simping influencers.

Kosher
@koshercockney
Lebanon was a beautiful, metropolitan paradise known as “The Jewel of the Levant” and in fact, had a Christian majority population too.

What happened?

Oh yeah Palestinians and then Hezbollah.
7:19 AM · Apr 16, 2026

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 17, 2026 08:51 AM (RIvkX)

215 > Perp walks and 5am raids require arrest warrants.
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Who issues those warrants?

That right there is the issue. We've got a judiciary in full blown insurrection and apparently not a single tool to use against them. Other judges? SCOTUS?

LMFAO

Everyone knows where this goes, but nobody wants to be the first one there. Certainly nobody in "conservative" circles. That's not who we are.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 08:52 AM (AkEZC)

216 Switzerland is seeking to combat housing shortages, surging property prices, and increasing violent crime
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 08:50 AM (RHGPo)

Approximately 350,000 to 400,000 Muslims live in Switzerland, which represents about 4.3% of the total population.
As Dr Peterson says, a normal society can only function when less than 3% of the population is sociopathic.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 08:52 AM (/+uur)

217 >Isn't the better option to give them a path to citizenship if they have lived here this long peacefully?

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give them a path to the f***ing airport

Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 08:52 AM (ZxPkt)

218 I support TPS in a limited form. I fully see the advantage of knowing your tire’s pressure, getting advanced warning of a leak, monitoring temperature effects, and so on. But I think it has become a racket in how much some outfits charge to configure new units.
Posted by: banana Litella Dream

$60 a tire at Discount Tire.

Tiny little piece of black electrical tape covers that tire warning light on your dashboard.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 08:52 AM (jVhuA)

219 OK, so now I love bats, too. I need to get a Bat House.

"Honey, I think we need to order a Bat House."

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 08:52 AM (DgMqy)

220 209 Now, Bat Appreciation Day I can get behind.

I hope that Ace is aware of it, for Cafe purposes.
Posted by: Bulg

Would anyone trust this guy to Toot their precious offspring? Is it just one blind-spot, or does this denote some larger problem?

Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front at April 17, 2026 08:53 AM (oftw2)

221 many times, a Congress-asshole will vote for something, knowing the bill will ultimately die. This way they can say to the voters back home, 'hey- I voted FOR (the thing)- I tried, but powerful dark forces arrayed against me yada yada yada.... send money so I can continue the fight!'
Posted by: Don Black

Many times true.

Im more worried when same person say : you just aren't informed yet and I need to push "X" so eventually you'll come aboard.

Many times two sides of the same coin and issue

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 17, 2026 08:53 AM (dBJdm)

222 Mayor Brandon Johnson Talks Reparations

I think it's about time that those of who are just sick and tired of hearing about racism..racism..racism should be given reparations.

Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 08:53 AM (RHGPo)

223 Now, Bat Appreciation Day I can get behind.

I hope that Ace is aware of it, for Cafe purposes.
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)
==================
Wasn't that some sort of Bat-like creature (or maybe a flying squirrel?) he featured last night, flying into some guys hand?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:53 AM (K63dq)

224 Isn't the better option to give them a path to citizenship if they have lived here this long peacefully?

Ok, how about this, if I'm able to get into one of Lizzie Warren or Bernie Sanders houses and "live their peacefully" for some amount of time it makes more sense to just let me have it right?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 17, 2026 08:54 AM (sKqQm)

225 I'm going to be a nativist, like Bill The Butcher

Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 08:54 AM (ZxPkt)

226 For some reason, these few lines from Oswald Spengler are funny to me:

"Prussiandom and socialism stand together against the inner England, against the world-view that infuses our entire life as a people, crippling it and stealing its soul ... The working class must liberate itself from the illusions of Marxism. Marx is dead. As a form of existence, socialism is just beginning, but the socialism of the German proletariat is at an end. For the worker, there is only Prussian socialism or nothing... For conservatives, there is only conscious socialism or destruction. But we need liberation from the forms of Anglo-French democracy. We have our own."

Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 08:54 AM (GPa4z)

227 Wasn't that some sort of Bat-like creature (or maybe a flying squirrel?) he featured last night, flying into some guys hand?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:53 AM (K63dq)

Sugar Glider

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 08:54 AM (/+uur)

228 Those with bats in their belfry will suffer for it. Guano up the ying-yang, threat of rabies, flying rodents nesting in ladies hairstyles, the dangers are endless.

Posted by: Penguins, FTW!! at April 17, 2026 08:55 AM (oftw2)

229 Isn't the better option to give them a path to citizenship if they have lived here this long peacefully?

Ok, how about this, if I'm able to get into one of Lizzie Warren or Bernie Sanders houses and "live their peacefully" for some amount of time it makes more sense to just let me have it right?
Posted by: 18-1

If I rob a bank, (break the law), don't hurt anyone in the process & live peacefully for 20 years, I get to keep the money.

Deal?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 08:56 AM (jVhuA)

230 The Supreme Court is reportedly about to GUT the pro-Democrat race based VRA Congressional Districts, and the decision could drop imminently

About 12 Race based house seat would have to be rezoned.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 08:57 AM (/+uur)

231 186 You mean crawdads? There’s nothing fishy about them!
Posted by: Tom Servo

I've been called a mudbug more than once. Racists!!!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 08:57 AM (JCZqz)

232 If I rob a bank, (break the law), don't hurt anyone in the process & live peacefully for 20 years, I get to keep the money.

Deal?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 08:56 AM (jVhuA)

Now do income taxes.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 08:57 AM (/+uur)

233 PDJT is comparatively popular among voters 29 and older, which includes some of us, and Harry Enten thinks the GOP holds the Senate as a result.

https://tinyurl.com/HarryEnten65

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:57 AM (S5Bqd)

234 The Nazis brazenly murdered half the Catholic priests in Germany and every Polish priest and nun that fell into their hands. Pope Pius XII barely uttered a peep.

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I made this point the other day... for better or worse, the Church chose silence instead of confrontation when it came to the Nazis.

For the analogy to hold in the Benedict/Francis/Leo progression, the Church would have had to force out Pius and eventually replace with him the Nazi Bishop Hudal.

This is not moral cowardice, but complicity in handing over control of the Church to a truly insidious political party. Very bad. Historically bad.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 08:58 AM (BI5O2)

235 PMSNBC
Police investigate bomb threat at the home of Pope Leo's brother
The incident comes amid a brewing feud between President Donald Trump and the first American pontiff over the war with Iran.

So it is Trumps fault.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 08:58 AM (/+uur)

236 If I rob a bank, (break the law), don't hurt anyone in the process & live peacefully for 20 years, I get to keep the money.

Deal?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 08:56 AM (jVhuA)
=================
In which country?

Posted by: KBJ thinks you might be turning Japanese at April 17, 2026 08:59 AM (S5Bqd)

237 You mean crawdads? There’s nothing fishy about them!
Posted by: Tom Servo

I've been called a mudbug more than once. Racists!!!
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar

We just had our annual mudbug boil atwerk.

Helps that our CEO is from South Louisiana.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 08:59 AM (jVhuA)

238 227 Wasn't that some sort of Bat-like creature (or maybe a flying squirrel?) he featured last night, flying into some guys hand?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 08:53 AM (K63dq)

Sugar Glider
Posted by: r hennigantx

The Van Meter Visitor!
https://tinyurl.com/53datj2n

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 08:59 AM (JCZqz)

239 Again, as I and others have been saying all along, the President is stuck in an art of the deal mindset in which he thinks he thinks he is dealing with opponents who are of a similar mindset, as opposed to Dark Age savages

But enough about the Democrats. . .

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 09:00 AM (qRla/)

240 Police investigate bomb threat at the home of Pope Leo's brother

The incident comes amid a brewing feud between President Donald Trump and the first American pontiff over the war with Iran.

I'll take "Shit That Didn't Happen" for a thousand, Alex.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:01 AM (jVhuA)

241 As Dr Peterson says, a normal society can only function when less than 3% of the population is sociopathic.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 08:52 AM (/+uur)
================
Explains disfunction in the District of Columbia, I guess.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 09:01 AM (S5Bqd)

242 Police investigate bomb threat at the home of Pope Leo's brother
The incident comes amid a brewing feud between President Donald Trump and the first American pontiff over the war with Iran.

So it is Trumps fault.
Posted by: r hennigantx

No! We'd never say that....but we'll heavily imply it so you make the connection.

Posted by: MSM at April 17, 2026 09:01 AM (JCZqz)

243 Again, as I and others have been saying all along, the President is stuck in an art of the deal mindset in which he thinks he thinks he is dealing with opponents who are of a similar mindset, as opposed to Dark Age savages

But enough about the Democrats. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

*golf clap

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:01 AM (jVhuA)

244 We need to block EU passports. They are a mess. For those who need to visit for family or for business, we need to get security information on each and every one with a Euro passport who wants to enter the US, we need to gather their bio data upon entry, and if we had implantable tracking chips we could install, I would not be against that either.

Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 09:02 AM (GD0B3)

245 The Van Meter Visitor!
https://tinyurl.com/53datj2n
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 08:59 AM (JCZqz)
=================
I knew a great looking girl once, named Van Meter. I so want to click that link, but I know better....

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 09:02 AM (S5Bqd)

246 235. Leo's brother lives on south side, and is a conservative Trump Supporter. More to this than the obvious

Posted by: Jonah at April 17, 2026 09:02 AM (YCxFk)

247 If I rob a bank, (break the law), don't hurt anyone in the process & live peacefully for 20 years, I get to keep the money.

Deal?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 08:56 AM (jVhuA)
=================
In which country?
Posted by: KBJ thinks you might be turning Japanese

*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:02 AM (jVhuA)

248 It snowed! It f*cking snowed!

I blame Al Gore.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 09:04 AM (ndZc7)

249 If you're unable to read the Daily Wire article on Justice Thomas because it appears to be behind a paywall, The Federalist posted the speech Thomas made at the University of Texas.

I highly recommend reading it.
It is excellent!

https://tinyurl.com/bdds6w5a

Posted by: redridinghood at April 17, 2026 09:04 AM (NpAcC)

250 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells CNBC’s Sara Eisen at the Invest in America Forum on Wednesday that the Trump administration expects banks to comply with a mandate to collect citizenship data.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 09:05 AM (/+uur)

251 OK, so now I love bats, too. I need to get a Bat House.

"Honey, I think we need to order a Bat House."
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 08:52 AM (DgMqy)

Property in Michigan was heavily wooded on three sides fronting a small lake. Very mosquitoe-y. I put up a couple of bat houses on the south-facing side of an outbuilding. (The southern exposure is critical so that the bat house is in the sun, as bats love the heat).

Used to enjoy sitting on my deck at dusk and watching the bats come out to feed on the mosquitos.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 09:05 AM (Y1sOo)

252 I made this point the other day... for better or worse, the Church chose silence instead of confrontation when it came to the Nazis.
____

If Pope Leo was prelate on June 6 1944 he would be condemning the allied landings in Normandy.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 09:06 AM (Dv3i1)

253 Used to enjoy sitting on my deck at dusk and watching the bats come out to feed on the mosquitos.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 09:05 AM

LOVE IT

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 09:06 AM (DgMqy)

254 I keep seeing clown from foreign countries chortling about how the US is always starting wars, and always loses them.

Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were unavailable for comment.

Some dumbass relied saying something about how the US still had a lot of troop is Iraq 4 years into it. I pointed out that the US STILL has troops in Iraq. Germany too. And the Confederacy. That's how it works when you win.

I even had some dumbass chortling about how the US is going to lose its bases in Europe if it quits NATO. Apparently he was unaware that these bases cost the US a lot of money, support the local economies, and are there primarily to defend THEM from Russia.

LOL

Posted by: MrExcitement at April 17, 2026 09:06 AM (ovdkm)

255 I'll take "Shit That Didn't Happen" for a thousand, Alex.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:01 AM (jVhuA)

Ill take What ha happens was? Darnell

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 09:07 AM (/+uur)

256 I am no Bondi Hater, thought she did a good job on the admin side. But she was too nice, and you cannot tell there was no GOP Judge that could have given her warrants. She had the warrant to raid Comey's house, I am sure of that

Posted by: Jonah at April 17, 2026 09:08 AM (YCxFk)

257 Bats...

We have a number of caves in the area. This area of KY is littered with them. So, yea, we have bats. Mostly in late summer right as it gets dark. Amazing flyers.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2026 09:08 AM (AkEZC)

258 Every time I go through Asheville on my way to Greenville, SC, I wonder why Bruce Wayne allows the location of the Bat Cave to be so conspicuously advertised.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2026 09:09 AM (GPa4z)

259 As a Chicagoan, i can tell you that Cardinal Cupich is the most left wing Cardinal in the US. He also is pro choice and pro LGBT. He tried to give a award to Marxist Dick Durbin, but slapped down by Rome for that one

Posted by: Jonah at April 17, 2026 09:10 AM (YCxFk)

260 Sanders Resolution Blocking Arms Sales to Israel Garners Approval From 2028 Dem Presidential Hopefuls

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"Juden raus!" he explained.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 09:10 AM (ndZc7)

261 Yeah, four hours of the most boring shit you've ever endured. Every damn song sounded the same and they all sucked ass.

As I've said before, nearly all of his songs boil down to "I knocked up my high school girlfriend and I'll be working in the factory for the rest of my life and it's all Reagan / Bush / Trump's fault!"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 09:10 AM (qRla/)

262 252 I made this point the other day... for better or worse, the Church chose silence instead of confrontation when it came to the Nazis.
____

If Pope Leo was prelate on June 6 1944 he would be condemning the allied landings in Normandy.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2026 09:06 AM (Dv3i1)

Well the Vatican WAS surrounded by axis territory for a lot of that, but yeah.

The fantasy is that it was all Hitler's fault, and if only someone had wacked him it never would have happened, and after he was gone it was all better. In reality, the dark forces behind that simply went underground, and probably the Vatican was mixed up in it. Unchecked power is a magnet for corruption.

Posted by: MrExcitement at April 17, 2026 09:11 AM (ovdkm)

263 259 As a Chicagoan, i can tell you that Cardinal Cupich is the most left wing Cardinal in the US. He also is pro choice and pro LGBT. He tried to give a award to Marxist Dick Durbin, but slapped down by Rome for that one
Posted by: Jonah at April 17, 2026 09:10 AM (YCxFk)

It seems like ever since King Barry's Reign of Error, everything had to and has to center around Chicago (even though he himself relocated to Kalorama).

Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 09:12 AM (uEmCf)

264 Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, former Coast Guard officer, is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Trump announced late this afternoon.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 17, 2026 09:12 AM (/+uur)

265 Iran is saying the Strait is now completely open.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 17, 2026 09:12 AM (NpAcC)

266 Britain does have a modestly useful aircraft carrier fleet of two, but no deployable destroyers at the moment to defend them. France has an actual CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) that can launch jets fully loaded, unlike the UK, but one carrier doesn't provide a lot of coverage, and can only be deployed sporadically.

.. the irony in this is that the British invented the steam powered catapult.

I was told stories of the US during WWII trying to fit them into US ships at the Philadelphia Navyard. Since they hadn't actually gone thru the development cycle, they had no idea just what these catapults could do. So they found a metal cart and filled it with metal blocks to make it heavier, then fired it off. The metal cart flew down to and thru a chain-link fence and into a parking lot, where it looked like the 'B-roll' of a comedy as pieces of car flew into the air.

Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 09:14 AM (RHGPo)

267 The Van Meter Visitor!
https://tinyurl.com/53datj2n
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 17, 2026 08:59 AM (JCZqz)
=================
I knew a great looking girl once, named Van Meter. I so want to click that link, but I know better....
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2026 09:02 AM (S5Bqd)

I took the hit for you. It goes to some wiki-esque site article about something called the Van Meter visitor. No eye bleach required.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 09:14 AM (ExV1e)

268 LOL!!

I think Trump is on a mission !

"Trump: “Tucker is a Low IQ person - Always easy to beat, and highly overrated! ! ! So are Megyn Kelly, “Candace”(Really Dumb and mentally ill! ), and Bankrupt Alex Jones, who is completely “fried. ” There are others, also! Then we have some that are VERY GOOD, true MAGA all the way, and smart. I should do a list of good, bad, and somewhere in the middle. Wouldn’t that be fascinating? ? ? President DJT"

*Do we need a list? Maybe!

https://tinyurl.com/mu8j3s23

Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 09:14 AM (GD0B3)

269 "It's next to impossible. I mean, was there another shooter just feet away who fired the exact same type of round and that Tyler Robinson was a patsy or something? No, but just like the simple forensics and the ballistics report, I mean, that's enough right there.”

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Have you never seen a Perry Mason?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 09:15 AM (ndZc7)

270 Wasn't that some sort of Bat-like creature (or maybe a flying squirrel?) he featured last night, flying into some guys hand?
Posted by: Huck Follywood
------------------------

Was it green?

Posted by: Flyin' Green Dildo at April 17, 2026 09:15 AM (DDJSl)

271 261 Yeah, four hours of the most boring shit you've ever endured. Every damn song sounded the same and they all sucked ass.

As I've said before, nearly all of his songs boil down to "I knocked up my high school girlfriend and I'll be working in the factory for the rest of my life and it's all Reagan / Bush / Trump's fault!"
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 09:10 AM (qRla/)

But... But... he wears denim!

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 17, 2026 09:15 AM (w/O5Q)

272 Today's Poppins Report:

57 cloudy, gloomy degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor. A good day to either curl up and read or sit on the enclosed porch and read.

I still have my cold, though now it's just down to rattling breaths and mucus in the lungs. Tea and lozenges for that.

I should either write or type up my latest writings today.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 09:15 AM (qRla/)

273 >>> Now, Bat Appreciation Day I can get behind.

I hope that Ace is aware of it, for Cafe purposes.

Posted by: Bulg

>The bats in my area are as large as a shrew with wings. They buzz my head frequently but I know they are consuming mosquitos and other critters and I find some comfort in that.

I have never had any contact with a bat.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 09:16 AM (Fbc0I)

274 But... But... he wears denim!
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls,

Where does he buy jeans with a 20" inseam?

Posted by: Sam The Tailor at April 17, 2026 09:17 AM (oftw2)

275 Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, former Coast Guard officer, is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Trump announced late this afternoon.
Posted by: r hennigantx

Put Ace's Time Machine down and slowly back away.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:17 AM (jVhuA)

276 274 But... But... he wears denim!
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls,

Does he scratch out the waste size label and write in "32"?

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 17, 2026 09:18 AM (DgMqy)

277 But... But... he wears denim!
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls,

Where does he buy jeans with a 20" inseam?
Posted by: Sam The Tailor

KMart's Childrens Department.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:18 AM (jVhuA)

278 I remember, years ago, being in a friend's apartment when a bat invaded. Everybody else was trying to swat it down with a paper plate when I just opened the balcony door and let it find its way back outside.

Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 09:18 AM (uEmCf)

279 I've pretty much tried to ignore Tucker Carlson as he has been descending into hell. While I don't know all the particulars, what is clear is that he missed the memo about Islam allowing followers to lie more than a LEO doing an interrogation.

Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 09:19 AM (RHGPo)

280 I read some BS that the US negotiators offered Iran 20 billion dollars for the Uranium....WTAF ?! so dumb! We can go and get it, why are giving disgusting murderous terrorists money ?? they should all be dead. how about your sorry life for uranium Ghalibarf ?

Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 09:19 AM (GD0B3)

281 She had the warrant to raid Comey's house, I am sure of that

Let's assume, for one moment, that you're correct about that. What would have been accomplished? Do you think the media would have shown up to film it? So you think that they would have spoken of the raid as justice prevailing over this rapscallion?

No. It would have been Trump lashing out in an incoherent fury at a lifelong government worker just going where the facts led. Some folks on the right would have been stroking themselves over it for a few minutes and then it would have backfired.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2026 09:19 AM (ExV1e)

282 Maine Democrat Graham Platner Called Jesus a 'Zombie' and the Virgin Mary 'a Skank' in Unearthed Reddit Post

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But ignore the Nazi tattoo.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 17, 2026 09:20 AM (ndZc7)

283 The wild turkeys are doing their mating displays this morning. The male puffs up and shows his feathers in all their colorful splendor, and the hens keep grazing, and acting like "Is that all you've got, loser?"

Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 09:20 AM (N8ZBc)

284 I need bats. We have five ponds on the property and three are stock tanks.
(Watering cattle - No fish)

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:21 AM (jVhuA)

285 The biggest reason for my being a Trumpster is that he's our first national figure since Ross Perot who gives a rat's ass about our working class.

They've been getting f*cked over for 50 years with policies promoted by the D party that favor only their ever-shrinking base of voters, the Leftist elite most of all.

You'd think the Pope would understand this. He's a stooge.

Posted by: Ignoramus at April 17, 2026 09:21 AM (dtajH)

286 "Hide yo goats! Hide yo sheep!" I guess some stereotypes have a basis in reality... https://tinyurl.com/3x47r33d

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2026 09:21 AM (cWLG3)

287 When I was little a bat got in our house. In one of his coolest moments, my older brother tagged his ass with a Louisville Slugger. So, he killed a bat WITH a bat. Awesome. Fortunately no heathen Chinee found out and came looking for supper.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 09:21 AM (BI5O2)

288 >the President is stuck in an art of the deal mindset in which he thinks he thinks he is dealing with opponents who are of a similar mindset
----

disagree- I think he understands exactly what he is up against, and that his public statements about talks with Iran are to convey the impression that it is he who is acting rationally as opposed to the other side

you don't accomplish what Trump has in life by misreading the guy across the table from you

Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 09:23 AM (ZxPkt)

289 Pope Leo hasn’t lived in the US in a long time. You can’t expect him to sympathize with ordinary Americans when he’s spent so much of his life in Incaland.

Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 09:24 AM (77rzZ)

290 Plenty of bats in this old house. I have sweep nets handy. Catch and release.

Posted by: gp at April 17, 2026 09:24 AM (N8ZBc)

291 >So, he killed a bat WITH a bat.
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dude that is so meta

Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 09:25 AM (ZxPkt)

292 >>Yeah, four hours of the most boring shit you've ever endured. Every damn song sounded the same and they all sucked ass.

Saw him several times in the 80s. His band kicked ass, and the Big Man was great to watch on sax. He sang worse than Neil Young or Bob Dylan ever did, but put on a show you couldn't sleep through. Prices were cheaper then too.

Posted by: Roy at April 17, 2026 09:26 AM (qwype)

293 "Again, as I and others have been saying all along, the President is stuck in an art of the deal mindset in which he thinks he thinks he is dealing with opponents who are of a similar mindset, as opposed to Dark Age savages who for close to 1500 years have longed for armageddon as the path to global domination, and who view deception and lying as acceptable and effective tools to bring the aforementioned about."
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Overnight at Instapundit, Sarah Hoyt linked to an article by "Lorenzo From Oz" which had an internal link to another article, "Why We Should Stop Listening to Economists".

Importantly, it noted that "... people from different cultures will react differently to the same circumstances. That is because, cognitively, they are not the same circumstances." And it explains that different cultures will react differently to the same stimuli, with the pros and cons of that.

The dearly departed Scott Adams called this "Two Movies on One Screne" - the same event, but viewed and processed differently.

For Trump - deals are a way for everyone to gain benefits. For Islam, it's a way to rearm and then kill your opponents. Hopefully he understands Taqiyya.

Posted by: Another Anon at April 17, 2026 09:26 AM (4h45B)

294 287 YD, was Joe Mannix (not a cop!) the bat killer?

Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 09:26 AM (77rzZ)

295 Chinese researcher on US visa pleads guilty to smuggling E. coli into the country (labeled 'woman's underwear')

Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 09:27 AM (RHGPo)

296 Since it's Friday I guess it's only natural to expect a fair amount of mackerel snapper talk.

Posted by: Pope who? at April 17, 2026 09:27 AM (2Ez/1)

297 YD, was Joe Mannix (not a cop!) the bat killer?
Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 09:26 AM (77rzZ)

No, he's the youngest. He was maybe 5 or 6 at that time. My older brother would 13 or 14.

He was only ok at baseball. It was a damn lucky swing. But still totally awesome.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 09:28 AM (BI5O2)

298 Today's Poppins Report:

57 cloudy, gloomy degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor. A good day to either curl up and read or sit on the enclosed porch and read.

I still have my cold, though now it's just down to rattling breaths and mucus in the lungs. Tea and lozenges for that.

I should either write or type up my latest writings today.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 17, 2026 09:15 AM

*looks out window*

Can confirm. A dreary day. Good for indoor activities.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2026 09:28 AM (kgE5c)

299 Per NY Post the Iranians are saying the Strait of Hormuz is open as long as the Lebanon - Israel peace lasts. Which could be noon . However if it holds oil prices drop and markets jump

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 09:28 AM (gu0hJ)

300 295 Chinese researcher on US visa pleads guilty to smuggling E. coli into the country (labeled 'woman's underwear')
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 09:27 AM (RHGPo)

'woman's underwear before raundry"

Posted by: Roy at April 17, 2026 09:28 AM (qwype)

301 @293 good points, except I don't think Trump is making deals for "everyone" to benefit, even if he sells that to the opponent.

Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 09:29 AM (GD0B3)

302 Chinese researcher on US visa pleads guilty to smuggling E. coli into the country (labeled 'woman's underwear')
Posted by: SMOD

WTF? There's not enough here? You have to smuggle it in?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:29 AM (jVhuA)

303
Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸
@Bubblebathgirl
Even the New York Times called out Gavin Newsom on his shady ways of boosting his book sales using $1.5 million from his own PAC.

This clearly shows how Newsom is unethical and a complete fraud.

No wonder California is a fraudster’s paradise under Newsom—he leads by example!

https://tinyurl.com/3n2e5v99

Posted by: redridinghood at April 17, 2026 09:29 AM (NpAcC)

304 >>I need bats. We have five ponds on the property and three are stock tanks.

Put up bat houses. Line the outside of the houses with black roofing felt and mount them so they have a southern exposure. The felt is to absorb more heat from the sun's rays, as bats like it hot in there during the day when they sleep.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 17, 2026 09:30 AM (Y1sOo)

305 Boy howdy, virginia dem politicians sure do like their murderin!

They like talkin about murderin, they like the criminals that do the murderin, and when they can't get enough murderin, they'll do the murderin themselves! Even their own family, for convenience I'd assume.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 17, 2026 09:30 AM (3uBP9)

306 Chinese researcher on US visa pleads guilty to smuggling E. coli into the country (labeled 'woman's underwear')
Posted by: SMOD at April 17, 2026 09:27 AM (RHGPo)

Cal-Gon doesn't work as well as advertised, it would seem.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 09:30 AM (BI5O2)

307 I think Trump knows exactly who he is dealing with. not sure everyone on the Security Council does.

Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 09:30 AM (GD0B3)

308 Getting jiggy out in the fields. Art up

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:30 AM (jVhuA)

309 Nood art

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 17, 2026 09:30 AM (gu0hJ)

310 284 I need bats. We have five ponds on the property and three are stock tanks.
(Watering cattle - No fish)
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:21 AM (jVhuA)

Use the bat signal.

Posted by: Roy at April 17, 2026 09:30 AM (qwype)

311 Believe it or not, I have rescued some bats because they ventured into a space that they couldn't get out of on their own. They're not particularly clean in my opinion, but they've shown no aggression.

An interesting critter. Not something I would want to turn into a pet.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 17, 2026 09:31 AM (Fbc0I)

312 US Security Council, that is

Posted by: runner at April 17, 2026 09:31 AM (GD0B3)

313 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at April 17, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

314 Put up bat houses. Line the outside of the houses with black roofing felt and mount them so they have a southern exposure. The felt is to absorb more heat from the sun's rays, as bats like it hot in there during the day when they sleep.
Posted by: one hour sober

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2026 09:32 AM (jVhuA)

315 @98 -- Exactly my take as well. All his songs sound the same to me, and boring.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 17, 2026 09:33 AM (daAqw)

316 I support TPS in a limited form.

Posted by: banana Litella Dream at April 17, 2026 08:51 AM (zvxJ9)

Yeeeeeaaaaahhh so if you could have that on my desk by 4:00 this afternoon, that would be greeeeaaat.

Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 09:34 AM (RbWJI)

317 you don't accomplish what Trump has in life by misreading the guy across the table from you

Posted by: Don Black at April 17, 2026 09:23 AM (ZxPkt)

Of course he knows. He is among the select few public officials who knew what the Democrats and to a lesser extent Republicans were. He knows. Anyone that says he doesn't is fooling himself.

Posted by: ... at April 17, 2026 09:39 AM (RbWJI)

318 293 For Trump - deals are a way for everyone to gain benefits. For Islam, it's a way to rearm and then kill your opponents. Hopefully he understands Taqiyya.
Posted by: Another Anon at April 17, 2026 09:26 AM (4h45B

He needs to understand a lot more than that.

Way too many people think that Taqiyya is the only form of Islamic lying.

Oh, no, there are so, so, so many more.

Posted by: XTC at April 17, 2026 09:44 AM (uEmCf)

319 Is California Trying to Make Journalism Illegal?

The PRK (People's Republik of Kalifornia) is like any Commie country...journalism and freedom of speech exist as long as they are useful to the party.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 17, 2026 10:04 AM (ynpvh)

320 The Nazis brazenly murdered half the Catholic priests in Germany and every Polish priest and nun that fell into their hands. Pope Pius XII barely uttered a peep.

Posted by: Roland Freisler at April 17, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)

And immediately after that, the Vatican actively saved Eichmann and Mengele, sending them to Latin America to serve as a bulwark against the communists starting to pop up there.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 17, 2026 10:11 AM (gcUgZ)

321 Good morning, all, and thank you, J.J.

From above "Ten GOP House members voted in favor of extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians ahead of a potential Supreme Court ruling on the matter."

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti has been in place for over 16 years, initially designated in January 2010 following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake. While designed as a temporary, renewable status, it has been continually extended—and periodically redesigned—due to ongoing crises, including political instability and violence.

It affords protection from deportation, work authorization (EAD), and eligibility for travel authorization. The status allows beneficiaries to remain legally in the U.S. and obtain a social security number.

Haiti’s TPS designation and related benefits were last slated to terminate on February 3, 2026.

🤔 Can a social security number and valid driver's license be used as voter identification? (And, yes, depending on your state, proof of citizenship to vote may need to be provided but that's an easy-peasy hurtle.)

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 10:13 AM (NFX2v)

322 This is interesting, too: CHNV and TPS are separate, distinct programs for Haitians (and Cubans, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans).

Both provide legal stay and work authorization (EADs) for up to two years and, reportedly, many Haitians who arrived on Biden's CHNV parole program (that allegedly required a sponsor and initiation outside the U.S.) applied for TPS to secure a longer-term status once their two-year parole expired, with some holding both concurrently.

The CHNV has provided an array for public benefits ($) including family reunification, community-based services, such as English language training and employment preparation for up to five years from their date of eligibility.

The program was finally terminated, following a Supreme Court decision on May 30, 2025, for more than 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began sending notices via the myUSCIS portal and encouraging self-deportation through the CBP Home Mobile App.

And employers with affected staff were advised that, upon receiving a revocation notice, the employees no longer had valid authorization to work.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 10:13 AM (NFX2v)

323 However, many of those individuals secured a different legal statuses, such as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or asylum, through Biden's admin.

Will they ever leave? What do you think are the odds when they're being hidden and supported? And isn't that also why, in part, Congress continues to also pass funding to continue Medicare and Medicaid?

That, and getting us some new voters.
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Good weekend! 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 17, 2026 10:13 AM (NFX2v)

324
I made this point the other day... for better or worse, the Church chose silence instead of confrontation when it came to the Nazis.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 17, 2026 08:58 AM (BI5O2)

No. The Church actively supported the Nazis, spiriting them away to South America.

They didn't choose silence. They chose sides.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 17, 2026 10:16 AM (gcUgZ)

325 When the courts allowed law to ban machine guns, they kicked down the door for government to ban practically anything imaginable.

Posted by: torabora at April 17, 2026 12:56 PM (KtOUo)

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