Lizzo Loses Weight and the Fat Fans She Cultivated as an Identity Group Drop Her Like a Bad Habit<br>Plus, Health Nonsense

Lizzo Loses Weight and the Fat Fans She Cultivated as an Identity Group Drop Her Like a Bad Habit
Plus, Health Nonsense

Via John Sexton: When you sell yourself as the avatar of an identity cult, you'd better retain that identity if you want to remain its avatar.

Have you heard? Lizzo just put out a new album and, well, it seems no one bought it. The album, titled "Bitch," was meant to be a comeback for Lizzo but it looks like no one wants her back.

[CNN:] After reaching eye-watering success with hits like "Truth Hurts" and "About Damn Time," the four-time Grammy winner's latest effort has dropped with a thud, reportedly streaming under a million times on Spotify within the first 24 hours of its release, selling fewer than 3,000 copies in its first week according to Rolling Stone and failing to crack the Billboard 200 in the first two weeks.
Once ubiquitous in the culture -- as much for her full-on embrace of self-love and body positivity as for her infectious anthems -- Lizzo is now relegated to "what happened to her?" status.

What happened to her was Ozempic, which is considered Unholy by Fat Acceptance Movement Cultists.

She tried to explain her weight loss to her cultists:

I started losing weight in the fall of 2023. I was severely depressed...
I'd decided that winter to sit and record a video saying I wanted to intentionally lose weight. Why? I guess I felt like I had lost everything, and I wanted to change. After talking to a few therapists I discovered that my weight had been a protective shield, a joyful comfort zone, and even sometimes a super hero suit to protect me through life...
I was sick and tired of my identity being overshadowed by my fatness. People could not see my talent as a musician because they were too busy accusing me of making "being fat" my whole personality...

It kinda was, though.

Here she tries to spin: "fit" is "the new fat" and the body positivity movement has to evolve to accept less fat bodies as Also Positive.

They're not buying it.

I want us to allow the body positive movement to expand and grow far away from the commercial slop its become. Because movements move.

"What's complicated about Lizzo is Lizzo did make her body size part of her brand," said Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA). There's also the fact that Lizzo is a Black woman, the activist said...

I mean, whatever. But yeah, if you sell yourself as Your Identity then you are trapped in that identity. Or at least you have to sell a new identity to new fans.

I didn't like her when she was fat and I don't like her now that she's slightly less fat. Either way, she's a low-talent skank.

Speaking of Ozempic: RFKJr. was glad to announce that for the first time in fifty years, obesity rates have dropped in America, but I'm guessing that has little to do with changing nutritional guidelines to something more sane.

The United States' obesity rate has dropped for the first time in 50 years under President Donald Trump's administration, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this week.
"Since President Trump came into office, obesity rates in this country have dropped by 2.5 percent," Kennedy announced during an event in Charlotte. "That's the first drop in 50 years."
Kennedy said that drop will have "significant impacts on health care costs in this country," noting that obesity drives the vast majority of chronic disease.
...
"When my uncle was president, three percent of children were obese. Now it's 20 percent... 77 percent of our kids cannot qualify for military service because of chronic disease, mainly obesity. This has national security implications. It is absolutely destroying our country economically. It's the biggest cause," he said.
Kennedy also said that obesity rates shot up in the U.S. because of ultra-processed foods and misinformation about proper nutrition -- not sudden laziness on the part of the American people.
...
The majority of calories consumed by Americans, he continued, come from ultra-processed foods.
"It's poisonous. It destroys your metabolic system. It makes you obese, and you know, people, diabetes, for example, is driven by ultra-processed food. When I was a kid, a typical pediatrician would see one case of type two diabetes over a 40 or 50 year career. Today 38 percent of American teens are diabetic or pre diabetic," he said, deeming it a "terrible crisis."

A study confirms that fasting actually boosts focus and brainpower, rather than reducing them, as people fear it will.

I mean sure, when you get pangs of hunger you're distracted. No denying that. But what people think is that the pangs of hunger are always present. They're not. They come for about fifteen or twenty minutes every couple of hours.

The rest of the time energy is high and the mind is clearer than normal.

As effective as fasting can be for weight loss, it's often thought that depriving the body of sustenance might have a negative impact on brainpower.
But is an impact on cognitive performance really an inevitable part of the fasting experience?
According to a huge, recently published review, it's not always the case.
Based on an analysis of 63 scientific articles representing 71 independent studies, and covering a total of 3,484 participants, the review found that there was no meaningful difference in cognitive performance between people who were fasting and people who were having regular meals.
It's a comprehensive counter to the idea that moderate, short-term restrictions on eating will deplete mental reserves in healthy people, an idea found everywhere from snack adverts ("you're not you when you're hungry") to the mantra that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
On average, the data from the studies (each represented by a blue dot) showed similar test scores between people fasting and not fasting -- a straight line along 0 would be identical scores. Positive values indicate higher performance by satiated participants, relative to fasted participants, and negative values imply higher performance of fasted participants. (Bamberg & Moreau, Psychol. Bull., 2026)
The researchers behind the analysis -- psychologist Christoph Bamberg from Paris Lodron University in Austria, and cognitive neuroscientist David Moreau from the University of Auckland in New Zealand -- don't want people who could benefit from fasting to be put off by worrying that it'll lead to foggy thinking.
"For most healthy adults, the findings offer reassurance," Moreau explained in a commentary for The Conversation.
"You can explore intermittent fasting or other fasting protocols without worrying that your mental sharpness will vanish."

There's a famous scene in Sleeper where a future scientist notes that the hero came from a time when doctors told the populace that red meat, eggs, alcohol, cigarette smoking and utter were unhealthy -- "all of which we now know to be untrue."

I don't think that cigarettes or booze will be deemed healthy, but just about everything they told you would kill you for 40 years is now admitted to be healthy.

New Research Suggests Moderate Egg Consumption Is Linked to a Longer Life, Doctor Breaks It Down

A 2025 study tracking adults over 70 found that eating eggs one to six times per week was linked to a 29% lower risk of cardiovascular death and a 17% lower risk of dying from any cause.

A 2025 study tracking adults over 70 found that eating eggs one to six times per week was linked to a 29% lower risk of cardiovascular death and a 17% lower risk of dying from any cause.
Few foods have been as unfairly villainized as the egg. For decades, dietary guidelines warned against them, citing concerns about cholesterol and heart disease. But the science has been quietly shifting, and a new 2025 study out of Melbourne's School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine may be the most compelling evidence yet that moderate egg consumption is not just safe -- it may actually support a longer life.
What the Research Found
Researchers tracked adults aged 70 and older and monitored their egg consumption over time. Those who ate eggs one to six times per week saw meaningful reductions in mortality risk compared to those who ate them rarely or not at all.
The numbers are striking. Moderate egg eaters had a 29% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and a 17% lower risk of dying from any cause. Importantly, those benefits plateaued at higher intake levels. Eating eggs seven or more times per week did not appear to provide additional protection, suggesting that moderation is the sweet spot.

I know that some commenters warn against low-calorie sweeteners. A study finds that one sugar alcohol, sorbitol, causes fatty liver disease just like fructose does.

Researchers have uncovered evidence that a common "sugar-free" sweetener may mimic some of fructose's harmful effects in the body.
That "sugar-free" snack in your kitchen may not be as harmless as it looks.
Scientists are raising new concerns about sorbitol, a common sweetener used in products marketed as low-calorie or diabetic friendly. New research suggests the sugar alcohol can trigger processes linked to fatty liver disease, especially when gut bacteria fail to break it down properly.
The study, published in Science Signaling, found that sorbitol can ultimately behave much like fructose inside the body.
Fructose, which is heavily used in soft drinks and processed foods, has already been strongly linked to metabolic dysfunction--associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a condition formerly known as fatty liver disease. MASLD now affects an estimated 30% of adults worldwide and is increasingly being diagnosed in younger people.
....
The team found that after glucose is consumed, intestinal cells can convert some of it into sorbitol. Under healthy conditions, gut bacteria normally destroy much of that sorbitol before it causes problems. But when those microbes are missing or overwhelmed, sorbitol travels to the liver, where it is transformed into fructose-related compounds that drive fat buildup.
In effect, the body may be quietly producing its own fructose pathway even without consuming fructose directly.

Huh. I avoid sorbitol anyway because it's one of the sugar alcohols that causes GI problems. Your body might not be able to digest it, but gut bacteria can -- and they go crazy when they are fed raw carbohydrates.

I don't know why this is is new news, but low frequency subsonic sounds may cause fear and anxiety.

People exposed to infrasound may not consciously hear it, but they can show higher cortisol levels and increased irritability, which may help explain reports of "haunted" locations.
Infrasound refers to sound at very low frequencies, below 20 Hertz (Hz), a range that people usually cannot hear. It can be produced by natural events such as storms, as well as human made sources such as traffic. Some animals use infrasound for communication, while others move away from it. In a new study of whether people can sense infrasound, scientists found that although humans do not consciously detect it, their bodies still react, with exposure linked to greater irritability and higher cortisol levels.
"Infrasound is pervasive in everyday environments, appearing near ventilation systems, traffic, and industrial machinery," said Prof. Rodney Schmaltz of MacEwan University, senior author of the article in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. "Many people are exposed to it without knowing it. Our findings suggest that even a brief exposure may shift mood and raise cortisol, which highlights the importance of understanding how infrasound affects people in real-world settings.
"Consider visiting a supposedly haunted building. Your mood shifts, you feel agitated, but you can't see or hear anything unusual. In an old building, there is a good chance that infrasound is present, particularly in basements where aging pipes and ventilation systems produce low-frequency vibrations. If you were told the building was haunted, you might attribute that agitation to something supernatural. In reality, you may simply have been exposed to infrasound."
...
Participants who had been exposed to infrasound showed higher salivary cortisol levels. They also reported feeling more irritable, less interested, and more likely to perceive the music as sad. Even so, they could not reliably tell whether infrasound had been playing.
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"Increased cortisol levels help the body respond to immediate stressors by inducing a state of vigilance," said Prof Trevor Hamilton of MacEwan University, corresponding author. "This is an evolutionarily-adapted response that helps us in many situations. However, prolonged cortisol release is not a good thing. It can lead to a variety of physiological conditions and alter mental health."

Maybe cities are causing people to be mentally ill by flooding them with subsonic noise.

Bad news: Jack Straw's sperm is retarded.

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Putting a husky shepherd -- I mean he's 50 pounds overweight, not a husky mix -- on a diet and exercise regime.

This big chonky boy needs to lose 100 pounds.

Chonky cat needs to shed and shred.

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How is your health? Did you get shape for the summer or are you stupid, like me, and decided to start getting back in shape in the middle of June?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:22 PM

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1 My conspiracy theory is that the fat acceptance and body positivity movements were all astroturfed by Big Phrama to get as many middle and upper class Americans as fat as possible.
Big Phrama knew they were about to come out with breakthrough weightloss drugs and wanted as large a customer base as possible.

Posted by: 29Victor at July 02, 2026 03:25 PM (0MjtC)

2 Fat pride!

Psych!

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:25 PM (Av6i5)

3 1 My conspiracy theory is that the fat acceptance and body positivity movements were all astroturfed by Big Phrama to get as many middle and upper class Americans as fat as possible.
Big Phrama knew they were about to come out with breakthrough weightloss drugs and wanted as large a customer base as possible.
Posted by: 29Victor

I think you are correct.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Av6i5)

4 Shape? Like an old greek homo watching gladiator movies

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Kt19C)

5 Another explanation for her album's failure is that Lizzo is and always has been unlistenably bad.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Av6i5)

6 I can/cannot believe there is an organization for fat acceptance. Interesting times.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (n5tGW)

7 The Dollar Store actually had a Lizzo colouring book for about $3. I should have bought that.

And extra brown crayons...

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (Sco7b)

8 said Tigress Osborn

Fuck right off.

Posted by: far cry at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (wBRco)

9 If I were her I'd make the same choice. Millions of dollars are not worth one's health, especially since she is rich already.

Posted by: PG at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (5tjvu)

10 "Bad news: Jack Straw's sperm is retarded."

And ace would know!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (zZu0s)

11 "Today 38 percent of American teens are diabetic or pre diabetic," he said, deeming it a "terrible crisis.""

--

I really don't like statistics that are presented like this: "X percent of "people group" are "diagnosis 1" OR "diagnosis 2". How many of which? You can hide a lot of bad science with the word "or".

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (PiwSw)

12 If I eat a big breakfast it ruins my day, every time.

I can't do anything more than a couple of eggs or a protein shake. Otherwise I'm a sluggish mess for the next 10 hours.

Posted by: ballistic at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (3BwY8)

13 So...fat isn't sexy?

It's not healthy at any size?

That dominant cultural push was bullshit?

And if I call out the left for pushing it, they'll respond by demanding scientific papers that said it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (hWfuL)

14 Was doing ok, then bike accident in October resulting in torn RC and dealing with parents and hospice took a toll.

Decided to get back into walking - about 4 miles of a nearby loop. Took about an hour fifteen in April, now down to 55 minutes. Dropped 25 lbs, and clothes have become quite loose...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (XuXeR)

15 Bad news: Jack Straw's sperm is retarded.

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Just think of Seth Rogan's.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (hWfuL)

16 Being the connoisseur of choad that he is.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (zZu0s)

17 Round is a shape.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (PiwSw)

18 Maybe cities are causing people to be mentally ill by flooding them with subsonic noise.

I wish. No, it's transtifa flooding media (and public spaces) with very sonic noise. And visual stimulus. And violence. And SSRIs.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:31 PM (i+Y9B)

19 I think ozempic is a quick fix and a lot of people who do not need it (like Hollywood stars) use it. But. For a lot of people, it gets the weight off when nothing else they've tried works. Gives them hope and hopefully once they make progress, they can develope the healthy habits to keep it off.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 03:32 PM (zZu0s)

20 Several years bad, I was at some PR event, seated next to a (let's just say it) fat black lady in her mid-30s. She was listening to headphones rather than paying attention to the event. Eventually I was able to akl her what she was listening to. "Lizzo!!" she exclaimed. "I just can't stop listening to her!!"

"Lizzo?" I qureied.

"YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF LIZZO! She is world-changing! Here -- listen!" And she put the headphones on me.

I listened, and...heard a bunch of crappy nonsensical warbling with over-produced synth-y funk beats in the background. I tried not to let on that I that it was terrible.

She proceeded to spend the rest of the event gushing about how fantastic Lizzo was, "body positivity" and the rest. I nodded politely.

This was right when Lizzo first hit the charts.

I'd be willing to bet that the fat black I was sitting next to now hates Lizzo with a passion, for trying to get skinny and abandon her fat sisters.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:32 PM (Av6i5)

21 the fat black I was = the fat black lady I was

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

22 So Lizzo is following Austin Powers' Fat Bastard arc.

Posted by: Beartooth at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (IYeV+)

23 Your body might not be able to digest it, but gut bacteria can -- and they go crazy when they are fed raw carbohydrates.
I don't know why this is is new news, but low frequency subsonic sounds may cause fear and anxiety.

Especially when emitted from Jerrold Nadler's seat

Posted by: Hazmat team requested for the House at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (gKWVE)

24 There was an egg study recently that also said the lecithin in the yolk was beneficial against Alzheimers.

I am confused about the 7 or more times a week thing. It said "doesn't provide additional protection". Additional to what. Eating them a couple times or not eating them at all??

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (pBF9D)

25 22 So Lizzo is following Austin Powers' Fat Bastard arc.

Posted by: Beartooth at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (IYeV+)

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He went on the Subway diet.

Holding a sweet bread in his hand, saying, "Carbs are the enemy."

I always thought that was the funniest part of Goldmember, and it was entirely unintentional, I believe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:35 PM (hWfuL)

26 An observation on this - there is much debate over the role of women in families today, but it's clear that they make the food choices. Witness the rise of GLP 1s, and Mrs and I have both noticed a "slimming down" of what one might call the upper middle class... spouses and kidlets.
The "fat class" seems to be resistant, tho ...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:35 PM (XuXeR)

27 hunger can be distracting, but that's not the problem with fasting and mental function. When you go without food for a day or two, your mind becomes a low priority for your body, so it does not provide resources to run it like it does stuff like your heart and lungs. As your body begins to devour fat stores, it prioritizes where this limited energy goes and you feel it in memory problems and having a difficulty with focus and clarity of thought. You miss details, you can't remember words, etc.

Its not that fasting is universally bad, its just... not eating is bad for you if you do it too long, and it shows up early in your brain.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (UZCuZ)

28 [Lizzo]: ... they were too busy accusing me of making "being fat" my whole personality...

[Ace]: It kinda was, though.

Straight-shootin' Ace!

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (6wpGE)

29 GAINZ:

I've been doing OMAD (one meal a day) a couple times a week. I was already doing IF so this isn't much of a change.

Clear results from doing it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (xcxpd)

30 That Tigress she looks hot, I mean steamy hot.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (LHPAg)

31 The word is out, better treat me right
Cause I'm the king of cellulite

Posted by: Weird Al at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (wBRco)

32 141 At NYT: NYC temp is 311 deg K. Everybody's dead.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:56 PM (Jr5Lq)

Gaia to City: Drop Dead.
Posted by: New York Daily News at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (wBRco)

Is there a song for this? {searches} Holy smoke, there is!

311 - 'Til the City's On Fire [Official Video]
https://youtu.be/HY6nlIBVsDI

Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (Sy6m/)

33 Fu*k it!
I'm still cooking with lard.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (2WIwB)

34 Hey, fat girls: you jumped at the notion of body positivity. Now your body-positive kween is dropping some pounds. Maybe you should keep following her, on her weight loss journey. It's a more kweenly aspiration than being too fat.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:38 PM (BI5O2)

35 Eating eggs seven or more times per week did not appear to provide additional protection, suggesting that moderation is the sweet spot
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I don't think that suggests that at all. This is either AI assisted or just poorly thought out. To me anyway. Moderation is the sweet spot would be a consequence of the benefit going down or disappearing with higher consumption but that's not what the sentence says.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (pBF9D)

36 Dare to be fat... fat's where's it at.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (jehhT)

37 Hey, fat girls: you jumped at the notion of body positivity"

Those Nike fat broad billboards...

*shudders*

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (XuXeR)

38 25 22 So Lizzo is following Austin Powers' Fat Bastard arc.

Posted by: Beartooth at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (IYeV+)
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He went on the Subway diet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

How'd things work out for that Jared guy anyway?

Posted by: Slow pitch down the middle at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (i+Y9B)

39 >said Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA)

Tigress? Really. You really don't see too many lard-ass tigers in the wild.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (GTqXr)

40 Lizzo's problem just goes to show you. If it ain't one damn thing it's another.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (ndZc7)

41 Afternoon, folken,

That 43-lb. cat in the video Ace posted? Geez. How can somebody let his animal get that overweight? Normally cat's aren't as prone to overeating as dogs are -- normally. But if the cat can't exercise, and you give it chow every time it cries, this is what you end up with.

(Full disclosure: My big red tabby Coon mix, Arizona, at age 8 ballooned up to 16lbs. from his normal muscular 14. The vet gave me a diet for him and a booklet on obesity in cats. I was embarrassed. Him? He just hated the diet. But I got him back to 14 lbs. and he lived another 8 years.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (wzUl9)

42 38 He went on the Subway diet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

How'd things work out for that Jared guy anyway?

Posted by: Slow pitch down the middle at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (i+Y9B)

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On South Park, we discovered that he had aides.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)

43 Kai kinda got me a little choked up. I'm a guy so I don't cry, but I do get choked up. Great job to those people and of course Kai.

Posted by: spongeworthy at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (sLLbN)

44 Dare to be fat... fat's where's it at."

Cues up Wierd Al's "Fat"

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (XuXeR)

45 I do the Semen Diet. I see men, I eat them.

Posted by: Mayor Pete at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (pBF9D)

46 44 Dare to be fat... fat's where's it at."

Cues up Wierd Al's "Fat"

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (XuXeR)

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Weird Al in that fat suit is tougher than Michael Jackson in the (Martin Scorsese directed) Bad video.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (hWfuL)

47 I don't know anything about Lizzo except that she was a very fat black woman who sang. Was her singing any good?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (D+BhG)

48 Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA).
_______________________

This is good comedy.
Stereotype #1: I knew she was black before I pulled up the wide angle lense photo. Buddy from college is black, and his sister is named after an anti-inflamatory. This is no different.

Stereotype #2: Whenever you form a National organization to promote something that results from a lack of discipline and focus, we're dealing with laziness.

Stereotype #3: Whenever someone takes positive steps to improve themselves and their health, and someone else finds fault in those actions, it is because they hate themselves, but are to lazy to address them directly. The club just lost a member, and if this keeps up there will be no one left to commiserate with.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (dIske)

49 her full-on embrace of self-love

Oh, puhleeze, condoning masturbation is no big deal.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (0Htd1)

50 42 38 He went on the Subway diet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

How'd things work out for that Jared guy anyway?

Posted by: Slow pitch down the middle at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (i+Y9B)

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On South Park, we discovered that he had aides.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)

and in real life, we discovered he had underaged boys

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (xcxpd)

51 First World Problems

Game shows about people losing weight.
Talk shows with fat people being cut out of their room.

TV programs with fat people losing weight for surgery so they can lose more weight.

Fat university educated chicks made at US for them being fat and us noticing....

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (Sco7b)

52 50 On South Park, we discovered that he had aides.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)

and in real life, we discovered he had underaged boys

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (xcxpd)

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I believe it's in South Park: The Fractured But Whole where they included him as a creepy boss you had to fight.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (hWfuL)

53 Next to that 43-lb. cat video was one about a black cat who lived at the shelter, watching other cats get adopted, for more than six months before at last being chosen. I didn't think there was still a prejudice against black cats among most people, but I guess there must be. Shelters used to prohibit black cat adoptions during October; now they push them all year long.

I've found the black cats to be the most easygoing and adaptable of all the coat colors, and possibly the smartest.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:42 PM (wzUl9)

54 "How is your health?"

Achieved a healthy weight, under 170, last Sep and have had no trouble maintaining it. I keep a food diary and count calories. Still on the menthol cigs and heavy caffeine. Not enough exercise.

'"Since President Trump came into office, obesity rates in this country have dropped by 2.5 percent," Kennedy announced during an event in Charlotte. "That's the first drop in 50 years."'

That's really good news!

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

55 I auditioned for Lord of the Rings, but they thought I might hurt Gollum if I accidentally fell on him. Plus, I'm not into short, bald white guys.

Posted by: Prescious at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (dIske)

56 54 '"Since President Trump came into office, obesity rates in this country have dropped by 2.5 percent," Kennedy announced during an event in Charlotte. "That's the first drop in 50 years."'

That's really good news!

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

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I wonder if that's at least partially from deportations.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (hWfuL)

57 33 Fu*k it!
I'm still cooking with lard.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (2WIwB)

#DoIt

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (xcxpd)

58 What we need is common sense portion control.

When I can't open my jaw wide enough to stuff in that massive meal deal that costs $22, or I need a to-go container every time I dine out, I'm considering dining out less often.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (fkjGs)

59 I'd be willing to bet that the fat black I was sitting next to now hates Lizzo with a passion, for trying to get skinny and abandon her fat sisters.

Nobody likes a traitor.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (Riz8t)

60 " Hey, fat girls: you jumped at the notion of body positivity"

***
Jumped? No, they rolled over to it. Or they waddled to it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (wzUl9)

61 Was her singing any good?"

No. And letting her use Madisons crystal flute "in concert" was just...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (XuXeR)

62 Weird Al in that fat suit is tougher than Michael Jackson in the (Martin Scorsese directed) Bad video.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Weird Al out of the fat suit, in the White and Nerdy video, is tougher than Michael Jackson.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (i+Y9B)

63 61 Was her singing any good?"

No. And letting her use Madisons crystal flute "in concert" was just...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (XuXeR)

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That hurt me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (hWfuL)

64 I am fat, but I do not fall into that "fat pride" group.

It is is an issue I need to confront and it will not be with any drugs.

Diet, exercise and a better understanding on how the body works at the age of 29.

I think I am ok on the diet, but I am a lazy assed mofo when it comes to exercising.

One day......

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (qoLdL)

65 Weight loss is usually noticed in the face. A lot of TV regulars, like on Fox,appear to be losing weight quickly, some that don't really need to. Probably hitting the stab or pill.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (gm9Sb)

66
>>"What's complicated about Lizzo is Lizzo did make her body size part of her brand," said Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA). There's also the fact that Lizzo is a Black woman, the activist said...

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I love it when they reveal themselves.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (mmrXZ)

67 62 Weird Al in that fat suit is tougher than Michael Jackson in the (Martin Scorsese directed) Bad video.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Weird Al out of the fat suit, in the White and Nerdy video, is tougher than Michael Jackson.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (i+Y9B)

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Weird Al in the Foil video...in the Tacky video...in the Jeopardy video...

All tougher than Michael Jackson.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (hWfuL)

68 56 Ha!

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (Jr5Lq)

69 61 Was her singing any good?"

No. And letting her use Madisons crystal flute "in concert" was just...
Posted by: man

Dude...free blowjob.

Posted by: Madison's Flute at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (i+Y9B)

70 52 50 On South Park, we discovered that he had aides.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)

and in real life, we discovered he had underaged boys

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (xcxpd)

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I believe it's in South Park: The Fractured But Whole where they included him as a creepy boss you had to fight.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (hWfuL)

*shudder*

I do own that game but I haven't played it. The Stick of Truth was pretty good as a game and as South Park fanservice.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (xcxpd)

71 There's a famous scene in Sleeper where a future scientist notes that the hero came from a time when doctors told the populace that red meat, eggs, alcohol, cigarette smoking and utter were unhealthy -- "all of which we now know to be untrue."
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"No Boston Creme Pie??"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (RIvkX)

72 I love it when they reveal themselves."

I really wish they'd stay covered up. And not with stretch pants.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (XuXeR)

73 Tech YouTuber turns AI scam call into a gibbering mess. He gives it extra instruction like pronouncing punctuation and requiring it to say "Albuquerque, New Mexico."

youtube.com/watch?v=lk3jCuITwcE

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (diia5)

74 In case of Sonic Attack on your district,
follow these rules...
If you are making love,
it is imperative to bring all bodies to orgasm simultaneously
Do not waste time blocking your ears
Do not waste time seeking a soundproof shelter
Try to get as far away from the sonic source as possible,
but do not panic...
Use your wheels, it is what they are for
Small babies may be placed inside the special cocoons,
which should be left if possible, in a shelter
Do not attempt to use your own limbs
If no wheels are available, metal, not organic, limbs should be employed whenever practical...
Remember, in the case of Sonic Attack,
Survival does mean every man for himself
Statistically more people survive
if they think only of themselves

Posted by: Hawkwind, way ahead of their time at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (CYSZa)

75
Why spare a cat's feelings by saying it's "chonky"? It's a lazy, food-addicted, entitled lardass.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (mmrXZ)

76 70 *shudder*

I do own that game but I haven't played it. The Stick of Truth was pretty good as a game and as South Park fanservice.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (xcxpd)

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I like the combat system more in the sequel than in Stick of Truth.

It's grid and turn based rather than just turn based. Makes the fights more interesting and variable.

There's one where your party is in the dressing room of the strip club and you have to outrace the large black stripper that's pretty amusing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (hWfuL)

77 >>> I need a to-go container every time I dine out, I'm considering dining out less often.

I only order stuff that will be edible when I reheat it the next day. My forkmanship has taken a steep decline. Wish that was reflected in my Rueben-esque physique.

Posted by: spongeworthy at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (sLLbN)

78 What we need is common sense portion control.

As I've reached 29, I find myself less and less able to eat mass quantities. Or rather, I just don't want them.

Apparently the Japanese stop eating about 80% of the way through a meal. They pause for awhile, because it takes your body that long to register satiety. After that, they're less interested in continuing to eat. This seems like a very good idea.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (Riz8t)

79 Exercise for me is a struggle right now, as it is every summer. My morning workout, aka the Bataan Death March, is a mile or more of walking/trotting along an avenue behind my complex over to a nearby walking trail, making multiple circuits, and returning. Before the heat crashed down on us, I was doing about 2 mi. 3x a week, half of it trotting (or "jogging," if you insist). Now, with the heat index -- at 5:30 am! -- pushing 92, I'm down to a mile, 33-40% trotting. So I go 4x a week.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (wzUl9)

80 I don't think that cigarettes or booze will be deemed healthy
___________

I thought the research showed that moderate drinking was healthier than being a teetotaler. Has that changed?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)

81 17% lower risk of dying from any cause.

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Pretty sure we're all gonna die at some point.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (2UnvF)

82
I thought the husky was being sympathetic, but after dancing around the guy with a limp, it did kind of throw that theory into doubt.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (ikSmX)

83 Do they still have chain gangs?

@Breaking911 3m
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)

84 81 17% lower risk of dying from any cause.

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Pretty sure we're all gonna die at some point.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (2UnvF)

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Speak for yourself.

I plan to live forever.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)

85 I was a fast food eater pretty much my entire life. Since I retired I have more time and gave up fast food for the most part except when necessary. I don't know if it's just me but the quality has gone way down and the prices have gone way up.

A Filet O Fish is still good though.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (/WQyy)

86 83 Do they still have chain gangs?

@Breaking911 3m
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)

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A DC grand jury?

Is the tide turning on DC grand juries just okaying everything leftists do in the district?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (hWfuL)

87 Speak for yourself.

I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)

Theologically, yes.

Musically...I still love The Highlander soundtrack by Queen.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (xcxpd)

88 Apparently the Japanese stop eating about 80% of the way through a meal. They pause for awhile, because it takes your body that long to register satiety. After that, they're less interested in continuing to eat. This seems like a very good idea.
Posted by: Archimedes

Less effective in the US when the starting portion size (and calorie density) is 350% higher.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (i+Y9B)

89 87 Speak for yourself.

I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)

Theologically, yes.

Musically...I still love The Highlander soundtrack by Queen.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (xcxpd)

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Why does no one get my direct reference to Star Trek Generations?

Is it that people are blinded by their love of the film so much that they forget a key, late line from Commander William Riker?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (hWfuL)

90 Hey, fat girls: you jumped at the notion of body positivity. Now your body-positive kween is dropping some pounds. Maybe you should keep following her, on her weight loss journey. It's a more kweenly aspiration than being too fat.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:38 PM (BI5O2)

Haven't a goodly number of the "beautiful at any size" social media influencers died prematurely? Sorry, if you weigh 400+ pounds that's not a good thing for your health.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (ksbjf)

91 @Breaking911
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury

Leaky kayak. Everglades.

Posted by: gators gotta eat at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (gKWVE)

92 I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)

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I don't get it

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (2UnvF)

93 So, the next time I enter a haunted house the score writer needs to lay off the bass pedals.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (ikSmX)

94 I'm a xylitol man. Sorbitol is for girls drinking Tab.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (RIvkX)

95 Breaking911 3m
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN
Posted by: weft cut-loop

Reached into the pool and did what?

These people are predictable.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (VcZHb)

96 I plan to live forever.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL

Or until you get it, whichever comes first

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:51 PM (pBF9D)

97 Why does no one get my direct reference to Star Trek Generations?

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Because we're not nerds?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:51 PM (2UnvF)

98 Why does no one get my direct reference to Star Trek Generations?

Is it that people are blinded by their love of the film so much that they forget a key, late line from Commander William Riker?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (hWfuL)

Because....and I hate to break this to you....Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (xcxpd)

99 97 Why does no one get my direct reference to Star Trek Generations?

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Because we're not nerds?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:51 PM (2UnvF)

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Oh, there are enough round these parts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (hWfuL)

100 98 Because....and I hate to break this to you....Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (xcxpd)

======

Off to the Nexus with you!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (hWfuL)

101
To continue living, that's the plan.

We're in monitoring mode...

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (ikSmX)

102 I wouldn't recognize a Lizzo song if it bit me in the ass. Nobody likes being fat. There are many reasons why people are fat, but only one reason why they get slim. Excessive fat kills, but it also prevents one from living in the first place.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (bl07w)

103
Notice that since these GLP-1 drugs became available, the fat pride movement vanished?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (+ZE5x)

104
I'd be willing to bet that the fat black I was sitting next to now hates Lizzo with a passion, for trying to get skinny and abandon her fat sisters.

=================

Then they can all rethink their worship of Michelle Obamazempic. It was blazingly evident at the opening of the O-bscenity, where for the first time in ages she wore a tapered, A-line skirt. She's lost a good 30-40 pounds. Piper could do a column on it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (mmrXZ)

105 I can't get no satiety
I can't get no satiety
'Cause I try, and I try, and I try, and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (ndZc7)

106 "gave up fast food for the most part except when necessary."

When planning tonite's dinner, I have found it necessary to get four Taco Bell regular softshells, bring them home and dump green chiles and Valentina sauce on them.

Not just sufficiency; necessity.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (Jr5Lq)

107 And re: my 53: my big black cat Stirling was three months old when I saw him on Petfinder at his shelter. He'd had four sisters, longhairs, and he -- the only medium hair -- had been left behind. It wasn't for lack of personality or looks, either. His sisters just were probably thought to be "cuter" because they were fluffy. And I'll admit, if one of them had been there and had shown the same sweet personality, I might have taken her instead of him.

But he nailed his audition, and so here we are four years later.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (wzUl9)

108 Is it that people are blinded by their love of the film so much that they forget a key, late line from Commander William Riker?"

Nah. We're all watching Prometheus.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (XuXeR)

109 103
Notice that since these GLP-1 drugs became available, the fat pride movement vanished?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (+ZE5x)

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Fat was supposed to become a protected class like race.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (hWfuL)

110 Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

I need my pain!

Posted by: from another bad Trek film at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)

111
Yay, more ice cream and pie for me.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (+ZE5x)

112 110 Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

I need my pain!

Posted by: from another bad Trek film at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)

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You tell that to Sybock to his face!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (hWfuL)

113 When did this whole "fat acceptance" thing start anyway? Jessye Norman who was a brilliant opera ( and other genres including spirituals ) singer and not a little sylph like figure just made her mark as a singer and didn't try to win any acclaim for being somewhat large.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (D+BhG)

114 Notice that since these GLP-1 drugs became available, the fat pride movement vanished?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Maybe they can outlaw them, like conversion therapy.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (i+Y9B)

115 Notice that since these GLP-1 drugs became available, the fat pride movement vanished?

The fat pride movement was always an obvious way of coping.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (Riz8t)

116 Piper could do a column on it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (mmrXZ)
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Were she still alive.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (ikSmX)

117
Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

__________

All Star Trek after TOS sucks.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (+ZE5x)

118 So I go 4x a week.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (wzUl9)

Go to the mall. They have AC.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (bl07w)

119 5 Another explanation for her album's failure is that Lizzo is and always has been unlistenably bad.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Av6i5)

USAID gets shut down, and no one buys Lizzo anymore. Things that make you go hmmm...

Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (Sy6m/)

120 Speaking of health news , just walked 3/4 m to and back from my local convenience store. It is 100° out. Sweat is dripping . AC is now cranking.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (itsE0)

121 I lost a lot of weight, maybe about 35 pounds during the first trip to Vietnam. Mom was upset, tried to get me on a path to recovery with home cooking. I found out that Stroh's long necks washing down extra topping pizza were the cure. Damn near flunked my first stateside PFT.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (gm9Sb)

122 My next weight loss plan is going to be getting on Survivor.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (hWfuL)

123 100 98 Because....and I hate to break this to you....Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (xcxpd)

======

Off to the Nexus with you!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (hWfuL)

I do need more video game mods...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (xcxpd)

124 Notice that since these GLP-1 drugs became available, the fat pride movement vanished?

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Kamala and AOC's stupid pride movement is doing fine.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (ndZc7)

125 The best thing I ever did was enroll in a medical weight management program. I've been at target weight going on 7 years.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (RIvkX)

126 All Star Trek after TOS sucks."

I take it the odds are against us and the situation is grim?...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (XuXeR)

127 Rueben-esque physique.

Now I want a reuben sammich.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (Kt19C)

128 @Breaking911 3m
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)

Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)

129 I actually like a lot of Lizzo's songs. I used to listen to them to get pumped up and have confidence while getting ready for my dates, when I was still single.

People forget her first big fans were NOT the black girls. It was the plus size woke white girls that felt seen by her music at festivals, and bought her records. The black community came later.

And people also forget she sexually harassed her white backup dancers and her team at clubs. The thing with the banana. But those white girl, woke nonbinary "metoo" fans remembered.

So between the sexual harassment allegations and the ozempic weight loss, she's lost her white woke girl audience and therefore the money isn't rolling in.

It's sad, because she's actually extremely talented. For real. It would be kind of cool if somehow she got on a classical jazz groove and had a second career as a jazz flutist. She could get a bunch of Grammys that way. Team up with Norah jones or Diana Krall and play in that genre. I wish her well.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (gWBY1)

130 I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)

Who wants to live forever?

Posted by: Freddy Mercury at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (bl07w)

131 Was this movie any good?

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (P9nGm)

132 110 Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

I need my pain!
Posted by: from another bad Trek film

Hey! For all its problems, Star Trek V was the only real space exploration story of the original series movies, and that scene you reference was actually really good. That move had the bones to be great...it just fell apart in execution for a variety of reasons.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (i+Y9B)

133 128
Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)

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A grand jury...in DC!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (hWfuL)

134

People make their own choices.

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (/QHx4)

135
Jessye Norman who was a brilliant opera ( and other genres including spirituals ) singer and not a little sylph like figure just made her mark as a singer and didn't try to win any acclaim for being somewhat large.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (D+BhG)

_____________

A door proved a bit narrow for Miss Norman. Someone helpfully said to try turning sideways. "Honey," she replied, "I ain't got a sideways."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (+ZE5x)

136 I don't think that cigarettes or booze will be deemed healthy

***
Well, no. Booze is an organic poison, after all, and nicotine is used to kill weeds (or used to be).

I'm vastly better off without the liquor. But a morning pipe of a mild tobacco, not inhaled, does have a mild analgesic effect on the morning aches and pains one has post-29. There's been little research on it, but it is out there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (wzUl9)

137 From the last photo I saw Lizzo still looks very fat and I see nothing positive about her. Will never hear her "sing." I also am not taking the explosive diarrhea shot.

I am running on massive cortisol from stress for two months (minor family stuff that adds up to me having stress), and have lost weight by not eating much. I need to get into an exercise routine for muscle mass and bone density and am failing. I can handle anything but not a new deal once a week, if that makes sense. Normally I sail along with life.

My grandmother's ate an egg, grits with butter, toast, and Jimmy Dean sausage or bacon every day and lived to be 90yrs and 96yrs. Some of that is probably genetic. Some of it was eating foods without crap inserted for freshness. Also not worrying about it.

I went through a very brief Diet Coke phase (a couple of months) in 1985. Otherwise have not had any fake sweetners for anything. I have a real Coke once a week and do hope they go to real sugar (and maybe they have). That and two Advil are my drug of choice.

I did not know cannibis would make sperm retarded. Our sons always seemed fine and don't know about this and I am not telling them what we did in college.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 03:58 PM (hzuYO)

138 132 Hey! For all its problems, Star Trek V was the only real space exploration story of the original series movies, and that scene you reference was actually really good. That move had the bones to be great...it just fell apart in execution for a variety of reasons.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (i+Y9B)

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Mostly Bill Shatner's ego and need to be an action star at a thousand years old.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:58 PM (hWfuL)

139 Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)

Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)
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Yup. A grand jury indicted him for "reaching into a pool".

Sure.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:58 PM (ikSmX)

140 There are people out there that don't hate the media enough. Myself excluded.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:59 PM (ikSmX)

141 Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?"

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (XuXeR)

142 Read my first article on Grokipedia yesterday, on Adolf Hitler. It was almost identical to the Wikipedia article.

Anyway, that guy was the poster child for Big Pharma. At the end, he was taking something like 90 different meds A DAY.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (77rzZ)

143 125 The best thing I ever did was enroll in a medical weight management program. I've been at target weight going on 7 years.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (RIvkX)

I'm in one now. Mine takes into account that I drink alcohol (in moderation) and won't eat broccoli. So at least there's that.

I'm down 25 lbs since February and I have 70 more to go.

Posted by: Freddy Mercury at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (bl07w)

144 Go to the mall. They have AC.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026

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The mall cops will think I'm running because I've shoplifted something.

That said, I could try it. I do like getting my workout over early, before breakfast, though, and they don't open to the walkers until ten am.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (wzUl9)

145 Plavixx Washington was a lovely girl. She and her sister Naprosyn used to come down and throw rocks at seagulls with us.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)

146 "It's sad, because she's actually extremely talented."

I saw a music theory lecture that used examples of her melodies. AFAIK, she's never done anything to hate her for, but I'm willing to be put f'n knowledge otherwise.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

147 Sorry, but it's a fuckton easier to spout off about how fat is beautiful than it is to stop shoving twinkies in your facehole. Once it got easier to just take a pill, the fat is fit bullshit went out of style.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (2UnvF)

148 Oops. Off, silly dead sock.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (bl07w)

149 I laid off artificial sweeteners in the coffee and the stomach is back to feeling good. A few drops of honey takes the edge off the coffee. Also handy for oatmeal and such.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (gm9Sb)

150 The best thing I ever did was enroll in a medical weight management program. I've been at target weight going on 7 years.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
___________

Does the doctor follow you around and slap the double bacon cheeseburger out of your hand? That's the only way a medical weight management program could work for me.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)

151 Greatly disappointed with the lack of pictures

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (qvJod)

152 People who never eat these evil ultra processed foods (whatever the fuck those are) die.

America needs a famine to get rid of this stupidity when it comes to food. Only then will we stop taking things for granted.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (4g5V+)

153 Funniest thing was the suggestion that Lizzo's commercial difficulties come from her being a black woman. You know, like there havent been any successful black women singers in the last 30 years...

Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (PI3+l)

154 ey! For all its problems, Star Trek V was the only real space exploration story of the original series movies, and that scene you reference was actually really good. That move had the bones to be great...it just fell apart in execution for a variety of reasons.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (i+Y9B)
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Concur. ST-V had some scenes, notes, and themes that felt most like the series.

Some of the best scenes are also in ST-V. Just not including the campfire sing-along. (Uggh)

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (ikSmX)

155 And now, from the world of tennis . . .

https://tinyurl.com/4rxepzr2

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (ndZc7)

156 I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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The key to refuse to age. So far, I've been unsucessful.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (XeU6L)

157 153 Funniest thing was the suggestion that Lizzo's commercial difficulties come from her being a black woman. You know, like there havent been any successful black women singers in the last 30 years...

Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (PI3+l)

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Supergirl failed at the box office because the American movie going public just isn't ready for a female-led action movie.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (hWfuL)

158 Have you heard? Lizzo just put out a new album and, well, it seems no one bought it. The album, titled "Bitch," was meant to be a comeback for Lizzo but it looks like no one wants her back.

==

How classy.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (qBdHI)

159 Mostly Bill Shatner's ego and need to be an action star at a thousand years old.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

That didn't help, but I was thinking:

Labor Strikes: The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike severely curtailed pre-production and the shooting schedule, while a Teamsters union strike caused logistical nightmares and truck sabotage during filming.

Visual Effects Failures: Industrial Light & Magic was unavailable, forcing the production to use Bran Ferren’s company, which delivered shoddy, unfinished effects. Notably, the planned Rockman monster climax was dropped due to mechanical failures and poor test-screening reactions.

Budget Mismanagement: The $30 million budget was largely consumed by cast salaries, leaving insufficient funds for sets and effects. Scenes on Nimbus III were shot cheaply in the Mojave Desert, and compositing errors were evident in viewscreen shots.

All of which you see in the final product. Writing and special effects failures in a Sci-Fi story aren't good.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (i+Y9B)

160 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (+ZE5x)

She obviously had a sense of humor as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (2qV0m)

161 Go to the mall. They have AC.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026

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A new gym has opened a block west of the walking trail. Not sure if they are 24-hr. On the other hand, the mall is free, and the gym (considering my neighborhood) is likely to be full of guys who look like they lifted a lot while in Angola.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:03 PM (wzUl9)

162 Such fun … get to pull 195kg for a double in this ungodly heat

Thankfully there’s chalk

GAINZZ

Posted by: browndog done with 18 at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (pY+ea)

163 A door proved a bit narrow for Miss Norman. Someone helpfully said to try turning sideways. "Honey," she replied, "I ain't got a sideways."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (+ZE5x)

Monserrat Caballe has entered the blog.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (bl07w)

164 TJM is Glenn Reynolds?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (77rzZ)

165
How classy.
Posted by: Lady in Black

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And original.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (mmrXZ)

166 164 TJM is Glenn Reynolds?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (77rzZ)

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The sound of my voice isn't nearly as annoying as his.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (hWfuL)

167 Who?

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (dK+Kv)

168
Anyway, that guy was the poster child for Big Pharma. At the end, he was taking something like 90 different meds A DAY

If ANYONE wasnt going to have a peaceful retirement and live to a ripe old age after about 1943, it certainly wasnt him

Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (PI3+l)

169 I laid off artificial sweeteners in the coffee and the stomach is back to feeling good. A few drops of honey takes the edge off the coffee. Also handy for oatmeal and such.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026

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I've been using the pink envelope sweeteners for years, just a little in my morning cup. Maybe I can try some honey and a bit of milk instead.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (wzUl9)

170 I wonder if Steven Tyler still thinks Lizzo is hot?

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (cS1cw)

171
Population of our country is about 350,000.

How many of them are obese?

I don't care except how much of our tax dollars goes toward paying for their healthcare?

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (/QHx4)

172 You know, like there havent been any successful black women singers in the last 30 years...
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (PI3+l)

You better THINK!

--Aretha

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (bl07w)

173 Spoiler alert: I'm a fat girl. I have very messed up hormones due to very real health conditions in my teens that required surgery. Losing a functioning metabolism in the 90s, when heroin chic and Kate moss and Abercrombie and fitch models were in vogue, was demoralizing.

The best part of the fat positivity movement was clothing companies realized fat girls buy clothes too. And we don't want to wear dumpy matronly clothes that look like circus tents. I can buy beautiful flattering clothes in my size now, that reflect my personality and style. Love it.

But I HATE the part of the movement saying fat is healthy. It's not. You should always try to be healthier and encourage healthy eating and getting out and moving more, but not shame someone for being big. That's my take.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (gWBY1)

174 Supergirl failed at the box office because birthing hips.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (Kt19C)

175 If ANYONE wasnt going to have a peaceful retirement and live to a ripe old age after about 1943, it certainly wasnt him
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (PI3+l)

You would pretty much have to sneak off to rural Argentina for that to happen, true.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (rbvCR)

176 I don't care except how much of our tax dollars goes toward paying for their healthcare?

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (/QHx4)

I don't understand this, except that perhaps the fat people are all on assistance? I pay for my own healthcare and insurance. Where's my tax money?

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (bl07w)

177
350,000 million

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (/QHx4)

178 >>>hunger can be distracting, but that's not the problem with fasting and mental function. When you go without food for a day or two, your mind becomes a low priority for your body, so it does not provide resources to run it like it does stuff like your heart and lungs. As your body begins to devour fat stores, it prioritizes where this limited energy goes and you feel it in memory problems and having a difficulty with focus and clarity of thought. You miss details, you can't remember words, etc.

this is all completely wrong.

Posted by: ace at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (1wjle)

179 Kind of on topic.

Massive Study Warns Marijuana Use in Teens Is Linked to Serious Mental Illness

https://tinyurl.com/4ra3sap5

Don't shoot the messenger.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (dK+Kv)

180 Go to the mall. They have AC.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (bl07w)
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Lowes probably has it for cheaper.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (ikSmX)

181 Supergirl failed at the box office because birthing hips.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (Kt19C)

There is a meme that shows how much she looks like Chaka and the wild kid from that Mad Max movie.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (rbvCR)

182 Maybe I can try some honey and a bit of milk instead.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

You reside in a bountiful land.

Posted by: The Old Testament at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (i+Y9B)

183 I saw a pic of Helen Slater as Supergirl in an earlier version. Hubba hubba.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (77rzZ)

184 "Go to the mall. They have AC.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (bl07w)
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Lowes probably has it for cheaper. "

And Lowes is bigger!

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 04:08 PM (Jr5Lq)

185 Fasting boosts focus? Yeah focus on not killing something when I’m hangry.

Posted by: JROD at July 02, 2026 04:08 PM (1+Mqc)

186 Maybe I can try some honey and a bit of milk instead.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

You reside in a bountiful land.
Posted by: The Old Testament at July 02, 2026

***
Just glad I don't have to deal with locusts!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:08 PM (wzUl9)

187 I was at Fred Meyer last week and there were three enormous Samoans riding the motorized shopping carts, blocking aisles, and generally being a pain in everyone's ass.

My dad always called those "lard carts." Even after his stroke, he refused to use them. He moved slow, but he still moved.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (bl07w)

188 350,000 million

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (/QHx4)

Third time's a charm.

Posted by: far cry at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (wBRco)

189
1 My conspiracy theory is that the fat acceptance and body positivity movements were all astroturfed by Big Phrama to get as many middle and upper class Americans as fat as possible.

Posted by: 29Victor at July 02, 2026 03:25 PM

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And manufacturers of soft drinks and junk food lobby to keep these things EBT-eligible.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (qsezt)

190 All of which you see in the final product. Writing and special effects failures in a Sci-Fi story aren't good.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (i+Y9B)
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Fans can forgive bad special effects (e.g., Red Dwarf, Doctor Who), but yeah, bad writing will ruin a movie or television show. Too many examples to count.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (gnNyN)

191 128
Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)

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A grand jury...in DC!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (hWfuL)

Good point.

Maybe the DC residents actually resent these dipshits vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. A sane person wouldn't care who was POTUS when repairs were made.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (ksbjf)

192 >>>How is your health?

I had to poop in a bucket, stick it with a stick, drown it in preservative, and box it up for Brown Santa.

Of course I handed it to little and told him I made him a present.

Those opportunities don't come around very often.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (dK+Kv)

193 Massive Study Warns Marijuana Use in Teens Is Linked to Serious Mental Illness

==

*slams head with Vans shoe*

I'm totally wasted!

Posted by: Spicoli at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (qBdHI)

194 174 Supergirl failed at the box office because birthing hips.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty

If Sydney Sweeney had been Supergirl, and she was sweet and awesome instead of a sloppy mess, the movie would have had a much bigger box office with much wider birthing hips.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (i+Y9B)

195 Just got a CT Calcium scan and my number was high. I have had borderline high cholesterol and now I know my doctor will want to put me on statins. I am a little overweight, run a couple of miles every day, added strength training back a couple of months ago, do IF, etc. Hopefully I can talk her into letting me do some changes in diet, and some natural remedies to fix this....

Posted by: Mick at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (HFx9z)

196 Bad news: Jack Straw's sperm is retarded.

Mine is fat and uncoordinated.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (wVcYX)

197
Most mental illness today is people believing what they read on social media.

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (/QHx4)

198 Didja ever notice that when you really have to fast, like prior to a medical exam or blood work, there will be six minutes of commercials for every sammich topped with bacon known to man. Shown every ten minutes.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (gm9Sb)

199 nothing against lizzo, but i remember seeing a picture of her a couple of years ago. she was in a one piece swimsuit lying on a beach. she looked like a walrus

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (CWTWj)

200 Dr. Natalie Crawford got my attention...

Posted by: Dwalk at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (N48gl)

201 The "Body Positivity" movement ended as soon as Ozempic was discovered to have weight loss properties.

Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (YwEeS)

202 188 350,000 million

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (/QHx4)

Third time's a charm.
Posted by: far cry at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (wBRco)

I was told there would be no math.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:12 PM (bl07w)

203 >>> I was at Fred Meyer last week and there were three enormous Samoans riding the motorized shopping carts, blocking aisles, and generally being a pain in everyone's ass.

I enjoyed the World Cup vids of Europeans riding them in stores and having a blast.

Connected to World Cup, I heard Freddy the German had to delete his X account? He got invited to the White House and accepted, and I think the libs on X couldn't take it and harassed him and scared him away. Because all the conservative X accounts I saw absolutely loved him.

Supposedly the WH visit is still happening, I hope so!

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:12 PM (gWBY1)

204 I was told there would be no math

Thought the old greek homos stole it

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 04:13 PM (Kt19C)

205 Didja ever notice that when you really have to fast, like prior to a medical exam or blood work, there will be six minutes of commercials for every sammich topped with bacon known to man. Shown every ten minutes.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (gm9Sb)
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Thanks to cutting the cord and mostly using Brave as my internet browser, I'm rarely exposed to advertising these days. It's great.

Especially since I have an eight-hour fast coming up on Sunday before an ultrasound exam. No food or drink for at least eight hours. No food is no problem. No water is going to be more difficult.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:13 PM (gnNyN)

206 Comeback? Did Lizzo go away? I wish I didn't miss her going away.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (pBF9D)

207 Star Trek Generations is a mediocre film that squandered the opportunity to have James T. Kirk go out in a blaze of glory in order to subvert expectations. Even the writers disavow it now.

Posted by: Open Channel D at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (gYnrv)

208 A grand jury...in DC!

I heard that Trump called each one up personally and threatened to kill their dogs if they didn't indict.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (vTZFs)

209 re 194: i thought molly alcock supergirl looked like sweeney's less attractive sister

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (CWTWj)

210 I used to pack 208 into my clothes. I got it down to the mid-190s by simply eating smaller portions. But it seems that was the floor for my bread-and-beer-loving lifestyle. Now I'm hovering around 200. My goal is to get it between 185 and 190 and keep it there. Not a gym rat, and summer is not good for walking more.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (NYInA)

211 I have a feeling that if this ace character hooked up with Lizzo this holiday, he'd have a bottle of coco butter and a jug of Val-u-rite on ice and he'd be wildcatting her like a IRGC in the Ahvaz Oil Field.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (fkjGs)

212 205 Small ice cubes. Put them in your mouth, swish them around, spit them out. Keeps the thirst urgency away.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (gm9Sb)

213 What does God need with a starship?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (6ydKt)

214
How is your health? Did you get shape for the summer or are you stupid, like me, and decided to start getting back in shape in the middle of June?
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace

I'm down to 198 from 229 in January when I started eating healthier. High protein 120g per day, no more than maybe 50g of carbs, as small amount of sugar as I can manage from the stuff I am eating. I feel a lot better too, today's bp was 110/75 with a pulse rate of 72.

Still hasn't made me back into the handsome devil that Smash married 43 years ago though.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (QVmho)

215 195 Just got a CT Calcium scan and my number was high. I have had borderline high cholesterol and now I know my doctor will want to put me on statins. I am a little overweight, run a couple of miles every day, added strength training back a couple of months ago, do IF, etc. Hopefully I can talk her into letting me do some changes in diet, and some natural remedies to fix this....
Posted by: Mick at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (HF
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CAC scores cannot be changed. The good news it is calcified plaque vs mushy plaque. The calcified is good or better than the other as it is not going to cut loose and kill you.

Some statins are not that bad, so I hear. Diet/exercise will reduce cholesterol in blood, but what is done in your coronary arteries is done...but it's ok to have a high CAC and no other problems. I know someone who's been there/done that.

The defining test for him that all is ok was a stress/Echo. Not separate tests but done at the same time. Until then he was freaked out.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (hzuYO)

216

I've been intermittent fasting 4 times per week.

I feel fuller more quickly as a result. Must be stomach shrinkage.

If only fat people would jsut stop shoveling food in their mouth for a few hours per day they might not eat as much.

As to the mental clarity, that could also be from not eating as much carbs. I can't eat pasta anymore because of how it makes my brain get foggy.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (et1vG)

217 A grand jury...in DC!

I heard that Trump called each one up personally and threatened to kill their dogs if they didn't indict.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (vTZFs)

Yeah, I voted for that, too.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (dK+Kv)

218 211 I have a feeling that if this ace character hooked up with Lizzo this holiday, he'd have a bottle of coco butter and a jug of Val-u-rite on ice and he'd be wildcatting her like a IRGC in the Ahvaz Oil Field.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

I don't understand, but I would like to know more.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (i+Y9B)

219 I have $100 that says Ozempic and GLP-1 drugs will be the next trial lawyers cash cow. Like opioids and Roundup, only fatter.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (8YnWh)

220
A lot of us here raised our children to be conservative.

Husband and i raised our three to be conservative.

We now have one staunch conservative,one who is teetering and one who is completely wacko.

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (/QHx4)

221 Star Trek Generations is a mediocre film that squandered the opportunity to have James T. Kirk go out in a blaze of glory in order to subvert expectations. Even the writers disavow it now.
Posted by: Open Channel D at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (gYnrv)
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That movie spawned the trope of "Dropped a Bridge on Him."

James T. Kirk went out like a chump.

No better than a redshirt.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (gnNyN)

222 Since this is a health thread...

Heart disease runs in my family, so I got one of those calcium coronary ct scans. Paid $80 for it out of pocket. Super easy test. Was thrilled to find out I have little to no plaque buildup! My results were stellar, phew.

Worth getting one if you have similar concerns. At least you'll know!

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (gWBY1)

223 Had to look her up as had no idea who shecwas.
She may not have any fans left but must look a lot healthier than she was.

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (Ia/+0)

224 Different weight question I missed it earlier;
"Iranian state media reported on Tuesday that two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated terrorist organization, were killed in a “terrorist and cowardly act” by “anti-government and separatist agents.” Two other people were injured in the attack."
--

Are these two new one's over the four that were killed earlier by the Kurds or is Breitbart a little late on the report?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (RBKzD)

225 Too many examples to count.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (gnNyN)

Just start with anything Disney has made in the past fifteen years.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)

226 Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (dK+Kv)

Most people would call this too much information but I say it's not enough.

Posted by: Don Lemon at July 02, 2026 04:18 PM (pBF9D)

227 Too many examples to count.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (gnNyN)

Just start with anything Disney has made in the past fifteen years.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)
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Yeah, the Star Wars sequels were the first things that popped into my head. Decent spectacle (though most of it made no sense whatsoever), but terrible, terrible writing.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:20 PM (gnNyN)

228 When and why did Flounder become a Cro-Magnon?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (77rzZ)

229 Love handles are pre-installed and generous!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (wVcYX)

230 Mick, my mom had plaque in her arteries and was able to clear it out with diet and exercise. She recently did a CT scan and it was clear! I can find out what she did and report back if you want.

Her diet got very bland, but it did the trick.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (gWBY1)

231 temp now only 88.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (CWTWj)

232 Mick, take a look at Vitamin D, Nattokinase and Red Yeast Rice studies. There has been some recent trials on those compounds on cholesterol and arterosclerosis.

My problem with statins is that they make my blood glucose pop up to "type 2 diabetes" range and I get to choose what I want to die from.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (rbvCR)

233 When and why did Flounder become a Cro-Magnon?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (77rzZ)

Yellow Jacket to the forehead, right above the brow.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (dK+Kv)

234 /stoner sock

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (qBdHI)

235 re 230: probably a lot of us would be interested

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (CWTWj)

236
Her biggest enemy was plastic lawn chairs.

Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 04:23 PM (OkYzo)

237 The defining test for him that all is ok was a stress/Echo. Not separate tests but done at the same time. Until then he was freaked out.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
_________

I had an inferior wall defect on a stress echo which led to a heart cath that showed nothing. Not even streaks of plaque. I'm going to live forever just like TJM.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:24 PM (XvL8K)

238 I had large amounts of watermelon and oysters at a picnic only to find out they were high in L-citrulline, which acts like a natural Viagra. My dick was hard for three days.

#healthtipsonlythetip

Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 04:24 PM (8YnWh)

239 211 I have a feeling that if this ace character hooked up with Lizzo this holiday, he'd have a bottle of coco butter and a jug of Val-u-rite on ice and he'd be wildcatting her like a IRGC in the Ahvaz Oil Field.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

I heard in the new Toy Story movie, Jesse kisses Buzz, and he lifts his leg like a woman from a 50s movie, and when they get married, she's waiting at the alter as he walks down the aisle wearing a kilt.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:25 PM (i+Y9B)

240 Maybe I'll try this mall exercise thing. Have a light breakfast and coffee, get over there about ten, scare the hell out of the walking codgers as I skim past them. That's the ticket.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:25 PM (wzUl9)

241 re 230: probably a lot of us would be interested

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (CWTWj)

Look into Mediterranean Diet. It's a pretty common recommendation for heart health conscious people.

Lots of vegetables, nuts, and fish. Very little hoofed animal meats and fats.

It's a sad existence.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (dK+Kv)

242 My weight is good, I've got more muscle and endurance then I've had in years but my blood test says I'm a little over 200 for cholesterol. My DR says I have to get it down...I asked copilot and it said based on my weight, age, and overall fitness don't worry about it just keep doing what I'm doing.

So...who should I listen to?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (sKqQm)

243 double bacon cheeseburger

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)

This is why America is the greatest country on earth. We have bacon double cheeseburgers as well as double bacon cheeseburgers. Ain't Life in America grand!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (PLxDd)

244 Scott Adams liked to joke about meta analyses that found results he liked, but they aren't very good.

Posted by: Oglebay at July 02, 2026 04:27 PM (2ap+5)

245 When does Ozempic and the other similar drugs finally go off patent and you can get generic versions? Because I need all the ads to go away. I hate them all.

All the ladies who relied on being thicc as part of their brand and are now using these drugs to lose their curves, like the Williams sister, are finding the same probs as Lizzo. Losing their audience along with their pounds.

Severel ladies I know are on it. And Ozempic face is real. They are skinny now, but look like they've aged ten years! I don't know how you go on it and keep your muscle mass up, so you avoid that look. No one seems to have found a solution.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:27 PM (gWBY1)

246 Smoking is harder on arteries than lungs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:28 PM (RBKzD)

247 My problem with statins is that they make my blood glucose pop up to "type 2 diabetes" range and I get to choose what I want to die from.
Posted by: Kindltot

Every man dies. Not every man really chooses how.

Posted by: Rob Soy at July 02, 2026 04:28 PM (i+Y9B)

248 Yeah, the Star Wars sequels were the first things that popped into my head. Decent spectacle (though most of it made no sense whatsoever), but terrible, terrible writing.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:20 PM (gnNyN)

I was most disappointed that they just basically copied the original series' structure instead of coming up with an original plot.

Killing Han Solo like they did didn't help either.
The sequels just got worse and worse after that.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:28 PM (6ydKt)

249 What a good wife I got!

She’s out in the heat buying me booze.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (77rzZ)

250 I thought the research showed that moderate drinking was healthier than being a teetotaler. Has that changed?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)
I hope not.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (LHPAg)

251 Didn't know Lizzo was a real person. Thought ace made her up as a foil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (RBKzD)

252 I had large amounts of watermelon and oysters at a picnic only to find out they were high in L-citrulline, which acts like a natural Viagra. My dick was hard for three days.

#healthtipsonlythetip
Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026

***
Oysters have always been the rumor, but watermelon???

* Adds more watermelon to shopping list *

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (wzUl9)

253 double bacon cheeseburger

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)

This is why America is the greatest country on earth. We have bacon double cheeseburgers as well as double bacon cheeseburgers. Ain't Life in America grand!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (PLxDd)

Tell me there is a double bacon double cheeseburger. Lie if you must.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (wVcYX)

254 242 My weight is good, I've got more muscle and endurance then I've had in years but my blood test says I'm a little over 200 for cholesterol. My DR says I have to get it down...I asked copilot and it said based on my weight, age, and overall fitness don't worry about it just keep doing what I'm doing.

So...who should I listen to?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (sKqQm)

=======

I'm in the same boat except I had surgical aortic valve replacement, which went fine. My doctor gave a Rx for a statin but I'm not responding the say he had hoped.

Posted by: Oglebay at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (2ap+5)

255 240 Maybe I'll try this mall exercise thing. Have a light breakfast and coffee, get over there about ten, scare the hell out of the walking codgers as I skim past them. That's the ticket.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:25 PM (wzUl9)

A/C.
Free.
Lots of stairs probably.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (6ydKt)

256 250 I thought the research showed that moderate drinking was healthier than being a teetotaler. Has that changed?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)
I hope not.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (LHPAg)

======

Do not research any further.

Posted by: Oglebay at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (2ap+5)

257 This is Mayor Mandani of NYC to all residents. It may be very warm outside but in order to conserve energy I am asking all residents of NYC to keep their A/C set to 80 during the day and turn off A/C at night to conserve energy and protect everyone from Global Warming..

Anyone in violation will be issued a $5,000 fine or serve 30 days in jail.

Thank You and Praise Allah !!!!!!

Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (8/9S0)

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Lizzo Loses Weight and the Fat Fans She Cultivated as an Identity Group Drop Her Like a Bad HabitPlus, Health Nonsense

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Lizzo Loses Weight and the Fat Fans She Cultivated as an Identity Group Drop Her Like a Bad Habit
Plus, Health Nonsense