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The Morning Report — 5/ 26/26

Good morning kids. And so it seems as if it's the same old shit vis a vis the situation with Iran. On the one hand we had President Trump and team confident of an imminent resolution and conclusion of hostilities. And yet:

Fresh strikes on southern Iran were launched by U.S. military forces early Tuesday morning targeting Iranian missile sites and vessels attempting to lay anti-shipping mines in the contested Strait of Hormuz.
The targeted strikes were done “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” but the military was “using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Capt. Tim Hawkins, the spokesman for the U.S. military’s Central Command, said in a statement as reported by AP. Following the strikes, the BBC reports U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal was still possible and pointed to talks on Tuesday between Iran’s top negotiator and foreign minister and Qatar’s prime minister.
“We’ll see if we can make progress. I think it’s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it’ll take a few days,” Rubio told reporters during an official visit to India.

Well, first we have the President insisting that Iran turn over all of it's enriched Uranium, but considering the Mullah du jour along with the IRGC are still in charge and are still the same dark age Armageddon-seeking Shiites they've always been, if they turn over a moldy hunk of Halvah that would be a miracle in and of itself. But the President went on to push for a number of Muslim states to join the Abraham Accords.

Mentioning Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan, President Trump suggested that it should be “mandatory” for countries involved in the Iran negotiations to endorse the Abraham Accords, a series of U.S.-brokered agreements designed to normalize trade and diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab states.
Writing on Truth Social, he said that “it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously sign onto the Abraham Accords.”
According to President Trump, refusal to join the accord would be seen as a sign of “bad intention” on the part of these states. “It should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit. If they don’t, they should not be part of this Deal in that it shows bad intention,” he continued.

I admire, respect and appreciate Donald Trump in the Oval Office, but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history, or else he made this precondition knowing full well it would be a non-starter so that he can lay the blame off while military operations to topple the regime could continue. Even if any or all of those countries signed onto the accords, it wouldn't be worth the paper they're printed on, as is demonstrated by Israel's relations with Egypt and Jordan that are frosty at best, and useless insofar as the October 7th Gaza blitzkrieg and terror attacks in the West Bank have shown

The ayatollah and leading mullahs live in the holy city of Qom. It’s also the location of the most important madrassas (religious training colleges), and many venerable holy sites.
As Iran’s Islamic headquarters, Qom must be a major target for destruction because it houses the religious leaders who are Iran’s center of gravity. Iran can only be defeated by their destruction at a sufficient level that they can no longer effectively control Iran’s population. Yes, this is bloody, brutal and necessary.
It is also the only way to defeat religious fanatics that use terrorism and deceit as their world conquest tactics of choice.
It’s also the only way we can neutralize Shia Iran’s lying promises.
Unfortunately, Western fantasies of fair play probably prohibit President Trump from doing the necessary killing.

In other words, as I and others have been saying all along, this is, or should be a war against Islam. Islam is at war with the world and unless and until we and the rest of the civilized world recognize this, sooner or later we and the civilized world will be subsumed into a new and permanent dark age. And this is not just the Shiites but the Sunnis as well.

Elsewhere, there's the threat from abroad and just as evil and pernicious a threat from within.

This Memorial Day, as we approach our 250th anniversary of being a nation, feels and looks much different than it did 50 years ago. I remember it well. In the lead-up to the Bicentennial, red, white, and blue was everywhere.
Every brewery and soft drink manufacturer had special edition bicentennial cans. Parades were ubiquitous, with seemingly every third person dressed up as Uncle Sam.
Today? Nothing. For example, Starbucks, which always has a coffee blend or merchandise collection for every holiday occasion ,has ... something called a 'Miffy' collection for the summer. America 250?
Nothing.
Even shortly after coming out of a war which we did not win in 1975, there was far more unity in the nation in 1976 than there is in 2026.

Gee, I wonder why? No, not really!

The newly elected vice president of Massachusetts's top teachers' union is a longtime left-wing activist who has denounced the United States as a "fascist oligarchy," objected to national borders as a "construct of colonizers," and pushed resolutions condemning Israel as "genocidal."

Massachusetts, where, 250 years on, the shot heard round the world is a myth, or worse. If you wonder why multiple assassination attempts can happen and be cheered on, this is why.

Have a great day,

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!

The targeted strikes were done “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” but the military was “using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Capt. Tim Hawkins, the spokesman for the U.S. military’s Central Command, said in a statement as reported by AP.
U.S. Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran Hitting Missile Sites, Minelaying Vessels
“I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side,” Trump wrote.
Rubio Reveals What’s Stalling Iran Agreement.
“It should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit.”
Trump Demands Key Arab, Muslim Nations Join Abraham Accords as Part of Iran Deal
‘We’re structuring this in such a way where they make commitments on the enriched stockpile, but they don’t get a dime unless they deliver on their commitments,’ the senior official stated.
White House: Iran Gets Nothing Unless It Gets Rid Of Its Nuclear Stockpile
Trump’s comments followed a report Saturday from the New York Times citing two U.S. officials who said Iran had broadly agreed to surrender its near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile.
Trump: Iran’s Enriched Uranium Will Be Turned Over to U.S. or Destroyed (if we get a chunk of moldy Halvah that'll be it - jjs)
A great America requires great courage and tough decisions.
Gotta go for Iran’s jugular
CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
“Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago. That moment changed our city forever.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Honors George Floyd, Mentions Memorial Day Only After Breitbart Inquiry
The “Headquarters” X account, which I think was previously associated with Kamala Harris’s campaign, claimed that Trump fell asleep during the Memorial Day service.
Democrats Weaponize Fallen Heroes to Attack Trump on Memorial Day
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
Gov. Hochul told Congress "we cooperate with ICE in criminal cases." She lied.
NY Bans Local Governments From Holding Illegal Alien Criminals for Federal Authorities
According to police, Mondragon is one of three teens linked to 12 shootings across Austin. The other two are 16 and 15 years old and thus their identities have not been made public.
Illegal Alien Accused of Shooting at Random Homes, Firefighters, Vehicles Across Austin, Texas
His promise highlights the rising concern among middle-class voters that they and their children are being sidelined by local use of the federal government’s various visa-worker programs. Merrick is pledging to support Donald Trump’s immigration policy and to oppose doling out more H-1B work visas for migrants who are hoping to take jobs from Oklahomans.
Migrant Work Visas: Oklahoma GOP Gov. Candidate Jake Merrick Slams H-1Bs
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Renewed scrutiny follows mosque after deadly shooting.
The Islamic Center of San Diego’s Jihadist Legacy
It turns out breaking the shackles of the West doesn't always go so well.
They Kicked America Out. Now They’re Being Hunted By Jihadists
Without condemning Islam, of course.
UN Condemns Islam
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
Before its rebrand, the 'TrackAIPAC' account promoted fundraising, phone banking, and campaign events for Warren
Israel-Hating ‘TrackAIPAC’ Attack Account Used To Be Elizabeth Warren-Boosting ‘California for Warren,’ Raising Money for Her Presidential Bid
For nine days, the parents of 14-year-old “Esti” have pleaded publicly for her safe return. Now someone is tearing down the posters that might help bring her home.
Posters for Missing Toronto Jewish Teen Torn Down as Search Intensifies
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Her best buds at the Los Angeles Times claim that crime is down and any crime voters may be concerned about is all in their heads.
Pathetic: The specter of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and her allies defending her record

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The pope entitled his first papal encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity: On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence). At over 42,000 words in English across an introduction, five chapters and a conclusion, it represents the Church’s most extensive response to the effects of generative artificial intelligence — popularized by ChatGPT’s November 2022 release — and other contemporary technologies on human civilization and interpersonal relationships.
Pope Leo (the Lip) Issues Sweeping Teaching On Upholding Human Worth In A World Embracing Artificial Intelligence
“The GUARD Act is an example of the benefits of American federalism.”
The Emerging AI Policy Consensus
“I don’t even know why the scientists make them.”
The ‘Terminators’ are already here — sort of
America cannot win the AI race by handing the future to woke monopolists using “safety” rhetoric to rig markets, crush competition, and protect power.
Anthropic and the Rise of Woke AI
Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss is a top donor to US groups pushing for a data center moratorium, having contributed nearly $14 million
Foreign Donors Fuel US Data Center Opposition, Records Show
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
It will be interesting to see how the Chevron sign campaign works out for the company, on this busy Memorial Day weekend.
Chevron Launches New Sign Campaign Targeting Sacramento as California Gas Prices Hit New Highs
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Incoming Massachusetts Teachers Association vice president Deb Gesualdo is a member of the union's progressive caucus, as is its new president, Matt Bach
Meet the New Leader of Massachusetts’s Top Teachers’ Union, a DSA Member Who Says the US Is ‘Fascist,’ Borders Are for ‘Colonizers,’ and Israel Is ‘Genocidal’
Race simply cannot be used as a criterion in admissions decisions no matter how high applicants’ scores are.
DOJ: By Its Own Admission, Yale Med School Illegally Discriminates Against White, Asian Applicants
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
The 119th Congress has taken roughly 16 breaks from Capitol Hill thus far despite a record-long shutdown and a war with Iran.
Here Are All The Times Congressional Lawmakers Gave Themselves A Vacation In Past Year
POLITICS
With Election Day just over five months away, the 2026 midterm election cycle has already seen a wide range of stunning upsets at the ballot box.
The 10 Biggest Election Upsets Of 2026 — So Far
Democratic Socialist candidate Janeese Lewis George, 38, has emerged as the frontrunner in the city’s mayoral primary race.
Uh Oh: DC May Be Poised to Elect a Mamdani of Its Own(what have they had since forever?! - jjs)
Americans see through the smokescreen, and rendered their verdict in November 2024
Basic disconnect between Democrats, common sense, and truth.
Larry Elder; Simply demonizing Trump as a "fascist" might just not cut it.
Gavin Newsom Has a Kamala Harris Problem
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS
What else is left?
Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Federal investigators served subpoenas to Piker and Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin as part of a probe into the “Nuestra America Convoy,” according to Fox News. The convoy consisted of a group of North American and European activists who traveled to Havana in March, purportedly to offer humanitarian aid and protest President Donald Trump’s blockade of the island.
Hasan Piker Admits Treasury Subpoena Over Cuba Trip ‘Not Great’
“It doesn’t matter if rapes f***ing happened on 7 October."
Jewish Groups Call on UK to Ban Entry of Hasan Piker
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . AND HISTORY
Yahya Sinwar's successor and one of the chief architects of October 7.
IDF Kills Head of Hamas Military Wing Izz al-Deen al-Haddad
Victor Davis Hanson: Israel is condemned for surviving a massacre while regimes guilty of actual ethnic cleansing and mass slaughter escape outrage and scrutiny.
Spare Us the Selective Outrage
Bizarre rape allegations turn into ‘human rights’ campaign.
Hamas-Linked CAIR Turns Graphic
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
“I did it all for the children.”
Josef Mengele, Auschwitz-Birkenau and “Gender Affirming Care”
The longer Pennsylvania waits, the more children will be placed on a “transgender” path they cannot reverse, and the more taxpayer dollars will be spent funding it.
The cost of doing nothing
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
“Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military and all of the tremendous success that it has had over the last year,” Trump wrote in his Monday morning Memorial Day message on Truth Social. “God Bless those that have made the ultimate sacrifice. I love you all! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
President Trump Remembers Those Who Made the ‘Ultimate Sacrifice’; Issues Scathing Rebuke to ‘Dumocrats’ in Memorial Day Message
This Memorial Day, as we approach our 250th anniversary of being a nation, feels and looks much different than it did 50 years ago.
The 250th celebration seems more muted and less buoyant than the 1976 bicentennial
HITHER & YON
Christian Toto: Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy serves up dated gender-flip gimmick
Liberal Film Critics Torch Woke ‘Ladies First’

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1 Morning, all!

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:31 AM (99eI0)

2 “ Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

Hebrews 11.1

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 07:32 AM (6eubQ)

3 Good morning again dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)

4 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (u82oZ)

5 At this point there are probably three or four factions left in control in iran and none of them are talking to each other.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (0N4FZ)

6 “We’ll see if we can make progress. I think it’s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it’ll take a few days,” Rubio told reporters during an official visit to India.
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Shorter: please punch me in the face.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:34 AM (RIvkX)

7 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 07:35 AM (ExV1e)

8 Not sure why we had to call this morning's strikes "defensive strikes" - better to call them "Iran was dicking with us" strikes...

Still not enthusiastic with our current actions this month over there...right now, we're still in spin our wheels mode, looking for the way out to save face and save American interest as much as possible...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:35 AM (tOcjL)

9 The newly elected vice president of Massachusetts's top teachers' union is a longtime left-wing activist who has denounced the United States as a "fascist oligarchy," objected to national borders as a "construct of colonizers," and pushed resolutions condemning Israel as "genocidal."
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Not my countryman.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:36 AM (RIvkX)

10 “I did it all for the children.”

I now look forward to the lovers of child butchering come out in favor of Mengele as they tell us he was one of the good ones.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:36 AM (99eI0)

11 Someone in our area doesn't like the Muslim sympathizer running for Congress, since a number of his signs have torn down and replaced with the woman who's behind him in second place.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:37 AM (looXz)

12 To celebrate George Floyd day I got wasted and died.

Posted by: guy who got wasted and died at May 26, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)

13 but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history... "

I'm afraid those who truly understand the nature of Islam are relegated to the margins of polite society. No "deal" is possible with these people. Trump has met his Achilles Heel. He can always go back to Plan A: wipe them out. But I just don't see it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (t+TFX)

14 Mentioning Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan, President Trump suggested that it should be “mandatory” for countries involved in the Iran negotiations to endorse the Abraham Accords, a series of U.S.-brokered agreements designed to normalize trade and diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab states.
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That was quick!

https://tinyurl.com/3edaxhd6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (LgsNJ)

15 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (tOcjL)

16 Regarding Trump’s comments about the Abraham accords - our “good friend” Pakistan, who we’ve allowed to get involved in negotiations (out of desperation?) has already told Trump to go piss up a rope.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 26, 2026 07:38 AM (QDJ2U)
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I think I see the problem.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

17 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (jehhT)

18 Willowed from Pixy's:

And now a message from the Cardboardtollah:

"...In different parts of Iran and the world, and after these blessed days, death to America and death to Israel will be the common slogan of the Islamic nation and the oppressed of the world, especially the youth. The future belongs to the Islamic nation and the new Islamic civilization..."

Read the whole thing:

https://tinyurl.com/ec9kwxfj

Philistines upon you, President Trump (and everyone else)!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (LgsNJ)

19 Posters for Missing Toronto Jewish Teen Torn Down as Search Intensifies

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I simply cannot wrap my mind around the evil sickness that dwells in a so-called human that hates Jews so much, they would do such a thing. It's beyond abhorrent. It's beyond description.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (qBdHI)

20 12 Regarding Trump’s comments about the Abraham accords - our “good friend” Pakistan, who we’ve allowed to get involved in negotiations (out of desperation?) has already told Trump to go piss up a rope.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Pakistan has a gimp collar on it by the Gulf States that fund them. If the Gulf States tell Pakistan to obey, they will. Whether it becomes all performative art or not, time will tell.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (E4rtv)

21 14 but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history... "

I'm afraid those who truly understand the nature of Islam are relegated to the margins of polite society. No "deal" is possible with these people. Trump has met his Achilles Heel. He can always go back to Plan A: wipe them out. But I just don't see it.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (t+TFX)

Trump just won't do that...maybe it's b/c he feels he was saved by God in his assassination attempt, but he will not wipe out the country or harm the civilians...and everyone knows it...and has planned accordingly...

And thus we're at my door 3 option from what, almost 3 months ago now - just declare we're done and leave after kicking the can somewhat...

B/c having Iran gives its enriched uranium to Russia (the weekend plan) is just like Iran still having it...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (tOcjL)

22 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM

That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

23 A strange, sick business, this anti-Semitism. It's always puzzled as much as appalled me.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (t+TFX)

24 23 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM

That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

Yup...and he said he's planning to raise more still...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:46 AM (tOcjL)

25 And the hard fact is that we are NOT going to invade Iran to make the world safe from Islam and we are not going to reform Islam from without or within by invasion. We can possibly keep Iran from getting nukes, although Pakistani Muslims has already breached that by stealing tech from the West and sharing with Chicoms and Norks.

The best we can do is like communism, let them do what they are going to do in their countries and we keep them out of ours by forcible expulsion if need be. And keep our powder dry.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:47 AM (E4rtv)

26 Well, the long twelve week slog begins.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 07:48 AM (1Ff7Z)

27 > Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...
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Rumors are he's going to attempt a run for the White House.

Rumors. He'll have to move to another district if he's serious about running for a House seat again.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 07:49 AM (jehhT)

28 Pour on the coal!

Nobody is getting the AI advantage unless you ramp that up for generating capacity.

I guess you could deploy some more solar panels and wind mills.

We have the coal. And Al Gore weeps.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 07:51 AM (D1E+2)

29 Qom would be my choice of B-52 strikes to destroy the entire city like Dresden in 1945.
Old school.

Rinse and repeat until the place no longer exists.

Posted by: Operation Linebacker 3 at May 26, 2026 07:51 AM (2SPXX)

30 TRUMP! TRUMP!! TRUMP!!! ooohhh he makes me so mad that I just have to stomp my foot and pound a fist into a palm!!! ohhh he better do what i want, when i want, how i want or i'll roll my sleeves up!! That'll show him!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

31 Meet the New Leader of Massachusetts’s Top Teachers’ Union, a DSA Member Who Says the US Is ‘Fascist,’ Borders Are for ‘Colonizers,’ and Israel Is ‘Genocidal’

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They got that out of their tiresome Communist Handbook of Buzz Words that they repeat like a dog going back to its vomit.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 07:53 AM (qBdHI)

32 25 23 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM

That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

Yup...and he said he's planning to raise more still...
Posted by: Nova Local
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All federal money can be moved to another federal campaign committee like a presidential one. That being said, three years is a long time in politics and my guess is Massie's act without office will be about as consequential as MTGs or even Justin Amash if you remember him.

In politics, a second act after a defeat is rare. It eventually becomes a joke (but creates a living sometimes) if that pol keeps running for offices and losing. Harold Stassen anyone? Jesse Ventura?

Hard enough to restart a political career after even a successful term leaving on your own terms. Much harder to do after losing in fairly decisive fashion. Which is why William Weld became a Libertarian candidate for VP in 2016. Simply a paid gig to soak up the idiot 'true' principle vote.

That is probably what Massie is aiming for.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:54 AM (E4rtv)

33 US Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE outside immigration detention center: ‘It’s just burning’. Senator Andy Kim was filmed having his eyes washed out with a bottle of water...outside of Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey

people are being imprisoned for their skin colour or country of their heritage, not taken into account how long they've been contributing to American society and paying their fair share. Ice agents have proven they do not serve the American public, guns for hire let loose to fragment society and terrorize the good people so they can live in fear. Simply put,by definition they are terrorists.

All ICE personnel should be arrested.] I don’t give a flying fuck if they were a janitor. Arrest them all and conduct an investigation from the top down.

The stories leaking out are horrific. These are concentration camps, and it is mirroring the concentration camps of Germany. They did not start as death camps, either- they were used for labor, until they had too many people to hide the abuses

Same senator that was cleaning up the Capitol at midnight after January 6th. This dude is a stand up guy

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 07:54 AM (ycI94)

34 Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

35 The best we can do is like communism, let them do what they are going to do in their countries and we keep them out of ours by forcible expulsion if need be. And keep our powder dry.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:47 AM (E4rtv)
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Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.

There is no other way.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

36 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.

There is no other way.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

Islam isn't a religion - it's a political system.

That's an entirely different conversation, though, and one this nation is not prepared to have.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 07:56 AM (Kdi1r)

37 I see Paul the troll's name, squint my eyes and see nothing of what he posts.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:57 AM (7RYym)

38 "Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel"

That's nothing. The Jews blew my trash can over last night.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (vFG9F)

39 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

We're not even close to that. They're expertly manipulating the system to build a beachhead that becomes harder each day to slow much less reverse.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (t+TFX)

40 not taken into account how long they've been contributing to American society and paying their fair share

Legal immigrants contribute more and pay more. Now run along and try to define what "fair share" means while the grownups talk.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (99eI0)

41 Islam isn't a religion - it's a political system.

That's an entirely different conversation, though, and one this nation is not prepared to have.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 07:56 AM (Kdi1r)
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1. Semantics. Call it what you want. Same thing.

2. I'm afraid for what it will take to getting to being prepared. By then it will probably be too late.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (LgsNJ)

42 Morning JJ and the Horde!! Big night in Texas. Any predictions?

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (YCxFk)

43 Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

OR and this is a big or, I could let POTUS handle this in his own way and own time and let my heart not be worried.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (HIzgC)

44 I want to point out that having Trump in the White House, with good subordinates, is so much better than another stolen election.

We have Obama insulting Trump at the WHCD to thank, and Biden for giving Trump time to focus on what needs to be done.

It can look dire, but American can prevail.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (u82oZ)

45 We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

It involves NGO’s, fraudulent protest groups, Marxists, socialists, members of Congress and other enemies all united under one cause- to destroy the country.

It has been proven with evidence many times. Data Republican has exposed it many times. Kevin O’Leary just did it with the phony data center opposition.

It has infected all of our institutions including the media, government, companies, schools and financial system. It has poisoned our democratic processes, especially our elections.

It has one aim- to destroy the American Republic.

Don’t let it. Wake up. Do your part. Get educated. Fight back where you can.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (Lp05i)

46 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel
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Only the best for $500,000 works of art!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (LgsNJ)

47 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (53oGX)

48 35 Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

Right now, dealing now, we will only get the appearance of a deal that adheres to our nuclear enrichment goals - new rumor is Iran will give it to China, who obviously would also just give it back in 6 months...Trump wants it destroyed by us or in a Euro facility, but we will probably take face saving over effective and agree to China (who is at least not Russia b/c the optics of Russia who is still at war with Ukraine might be a touch too much).

You can't bat 1000%...and you have to strikeout sometime. Might be the 1st strikeout here...b/c I don't think Trump is going to go back all in with force to change where all parties are...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (tOcjL)

49 Good morning, news kids and kidlets!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (wzUl9)

50 2. I'm afraid for what it will take to getting to being prepared. By then it will probably be too late.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (LgsNJ)

I think this is the most accurate and honest read of the situation, and I share your fears.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 08:01 AM (Kdi1r)

51 I see Paul the troll's name, squint my eyes and see nothing of what he posts.

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Oh, but you're missing his insight! He's right there in the Situation Room with Trump and team and knows all the intricacies and inner-workings of what's going on in Washington! He's just that darned smart.

/s

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:01 AM (qBdHI)

52 Democrats won't be satisfied until they've installed an Islamic president. It'll be someone ruthless enough to carry out their fevered dreams. Dreams the Democrats and Islam share.

There's so much overlap in the ideology between the two that they might as well be the same.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (jehhT)

53 Sometimes US Reps can get their seats back in the next cycle, when they lose to the opposing party. But when you lose in a primary, its over. Massie will grift and run for Prez trying to get revenge on GOP as a indy spoiler. MSM will say he will take 5% of the vote, and then he will get .05 on election day

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (YCxFk)

54 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (MTg2D)

55 52. It would be a dream for far right rural gun happy dudes too

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:03 AM (YCxFk)

56 Democrats won't be satisfied until they've installed a second Islamic president.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (jehhT)
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FIFY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:04 AM (LgsNJ)

57 Unless Iran resumes pumping, its oil wells will fail. Capping them will lessen the damage, but will take them off line for many months.

Is this true? I've seen this in alternative sources but not in MSM. If true, it would explain what Trump is up to.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:04 AM (dtajH)

58 Morn' all...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:05 AM (crd+F)

59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

60 Good morning Horde thx JJ for your report.
Reading the article about the missing Jewish girl in Toronto, I was struck by the "foul play or anti semitism are not suspected" . I hope that's correct but why wouldn't it be a suspicion give the world wide anti Semitic surge? The authorities may be whistling past the graveyard

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (hpwtA)

61 There's a new DEI car in town:

https://tinyurl.com/3wbf2cpm

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (LgsNJ)

62 Dreams the Democrats and Islam share.

And then the Democrats will be heard screaming "But we're on your side!" as the throat slitting begins.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (99eI0)

63 59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

And now he's been gerrymandered out of it

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (crd+F)

64 Did Issa lose in Primary?

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

65 64 Did Issa lose in Primary?
Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

I believe he decided not to run since his district was "changed"

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:08 AM (crd+F)

66 OR and this is a big or, I could let POTUS handle this in his own way and own time and let my heart not be worried.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (HIzgC)

Very true. I think most of us want to see this resolved to the satisfaction of our objectives. Many of us also realize that "dealing" with Islam, at least in anything but their completely broken and incapacitated state, is a fool's errand. The code of lying to infidels is explicitly built into their theology.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:08 AM (t+TFX)

67 Waiting:

https://tinyurl.com/8upd6vth

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (LgsNJ)

68 Really? Come out to my part of the country. Go to a store and there is America 250 themed items all over the place. Yeah, Starbucks isn’t doing anything along those lines, but so what? Look elsewhere and you will see a bit of excitement out there.

There is July 4th merch out on display even earlier this year as well.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (T6aVk)

69 A question for folks that are true hardliners.

How many Americans are you willing to sacrifice to 'deal' with 1 billion plus Muslims? How much treasure? Bombing, unless you are truly aiming at genocidal levels of violence such as using nukes to target population centers, is always going to be limited in effect to destroying targets but not regimes. WWII proved that as have other examples.

Absent those options, that leaves negotiations and taking out weaponry to keep the Gulf open and neighbors relatively safe from ballistic missiles and drones. Containment like with the Soviet Union is about the best we can do. Same with Chicoms, Russia, etc. None of Iran's neighbors want them with nukes nor missiles now--so we do our best to keep that denied to Iranians. And to do that, we need allies in that area for bases.

There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world. Anyone running on such a platform would lose by large amounts. If you notice, Trump is doing the opposite--he is trying to fix the Western hemisphere from external influence so what goes on across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans does not spill over here. Same with Missile Defense for US.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (E4rtv)

70 Well any freedom loving Iranians are all fucked that's for sure. We just postured, bloodied Irans nose, kicked China in the nuts. Got some cool clips of blowing shit up and took out a few bad guys. Iran will go back to pursuing nukes, sponsor terror and genocide the rest of their opposition in the country. Back to normal. We need to get out of the area concentrate on lowering energy prices, improve our economy. Enough jerking off on foreign adventures since we haven't the stomach for boots on the ground. We'll just absorb islamist attacks here in the states and try to enjoy whatever freedoms we have left. Tired of the fucking Middle East. Maybe Israel will nuke some of them and rid us of the cocksuckers.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:10 AM (IlL6s)

71 >>We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

>>There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

Which is why the targeting of Piker and Benjamin is a much bigger story than the media will say.

That's the CCP.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:10 AM (viF8m)

72 64 Did Issa lose in Primary?
Posted by: Jonah
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He retired. His aide is running for the Newsom redistricted seat.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:11 AM (E4rtv)

73 Reading the article about the missing Jewish girl in Toronto, I was struck by the "foul play or anti semitism are not suspected" .

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The face that her missing posters are getting pulled down belies that fact.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

74 I suspect that Surfer Girl Tulsi has been behind many of the 'surprise' reveals that have been driving recent news cycles. The NSA hoovers up everything on the internet, you see. But with oceans of data, how do you connect the dots? That's where AI comes in, and what Musk was doing at the start -- bringing in a few whiz kids to jump start.

Tulsi's promised to create Holy Shit Headlines in the next few weeks. The revelations will tie to RICO cases across the land.

Let us pray!

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (dtajH)

75 >> >>We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

>>There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

Which is why the targeting of Piker and Benjamin is a much bigger story than the media will say.

That's the CCP.
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One would hope this is something Trump "discussed" with Xi the other week. I mean, if we see it the administration must surely be aware of it too.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (jehhT)

76 "69 A question for folks that are true hardliners.

There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world. Anyone running on such a platform would lose by large amounts. If you notice, Trump is doing the opposite--he is trying to fix the Western hemisphere from external influence so what goes on across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans does not spill over here. Same with Missile Defense for US.
Posted by whig"

This, 1000%.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (tOcjL)

77 There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world.

And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

78 "We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country."

Indeed. And that includes the war against Islam RIGHT HERE.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:14 AM (t+TFX)

79 rickb223

Respectfully disagree. In the EU and UK, sure. Not here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (u82oZ)

80 39 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

We're not even close to that. They're expertly manipulating the system to build a beachhead that becomes harder each day to slow much less reverse.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (t+TFX)

Therein lies my issue. There is still 1A. How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?

I don’t have an easy answer. Neither do you.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (T6aVk)

81 >>One would hope this is something Trump "discussed" with Xi the other week. I mean, if we see it the administration must surely be aware of it too.

The timing makes it seem he must have. He's not shy about talking about the fentanyl issue or other forms of attack by China.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (viF8m)

82 The new Netflix comedy, released with little fanfare last week, finds him playing a chauvinist who bonks his head and wakes up in a world where women rule.

They remaid What Women Want with a black lady that can hear men think.

hahhahaha

It may be the most unfunny film ever maid.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (/+uur)

83 Trump is not at war with Islam. He's at war with Shiite Iran, and he's got the Sunnis on his side.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (dtajH)

84 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)

85 The totalitarian regime in Iran must be removed or it will continue to present an existential threat. Deal or no deal. By any means necessary. Period.

Qom and Khorramshar should have already been flattened weeks ago.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (RIvkX)

86 The oil in Iran does put it at risk, if they shut down the wells. They can backfill with water.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 08:17 AM (7T8ei)

87 It may be the most unfunny film ever maid.
Posted by: r hennigantx

A Canadian movie?

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

88 59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I said rare, not impossible. Bill Clinton came back too as governor. Losing and then rewinning an office, usually requires humility that you screwed the pooch and upset voters enough to kick you out of office. Most politicians are vainglorious and believe the little people cheated them, unfairly slimed them, etc. and so fail again until it becomes a grift.

Massie already has rejected why he lost blaming it on outsiders, AIPAC, etc. instead of realizing it was his own damn fault. He lost because voters in his district were tired of his shtick of being the only "honest and principled" man in DC. He spent his time preening for the national stage rather than representing his voters and got bounced for it.

No more, no less. All those kudos from randos on the internet were in fact worthless dross if he wanted to keep his seat. And he picked a fight purposefully because he thought his own voters were bigots like he was and hated Trump like he did. So he got a well funded challenger that got more votes than he did.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (E4rtv)

89
And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

We were supposed to be an evil Muslim state in 2010.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (T6aVk)

90 Indeed. And that includes the war against Islam RIGHT HERE.

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And Islam is seemingly growing in numbers and political influence in an alarming, frightening manner here in our country. I don't know where they're all coming from. It's like seeing cockroaches climbing out of the walls in every nook and cranny now. They're everywhere. Populating in all states, and running for office. It leaves me extremely uneasy where we're headed. JMO.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)

91 A Canadian movie?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)

Now, Taraji P. Henson will be helping usher in a new and improved era for the beloved genre with her next project: a reboot of Nancy Myers’s popular 2000 comedy What Women Want. The new take on the film won’t exactly adhere to its original formula though, where star Mel Gibson finds himself able to read the minds of women around him like Helen Hunt and Marisa Tomei.

This time it will be told from the perspective of a woman played by Henson, Variety reports, who will suddenly be able to eavesdrop on the thoughts of men around her.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (/+uur)

92 If a young scout in Scotland can refuse to bow to Allah at a Muslim temple, then there are surely scouts here and older people who will not bow. I won't be here, but I don't think we'll be a Muslim country in 40 years.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (L2PcB)

93 84 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....
Posted by: Lady in Black

And that his attacker was a True Star Wars fan possibly inspired by Shithead Mark Hamill's posts on social media about Trump's impending death.

Stray voltage dog whistles for violence from the execrable and awful Hollywood leftist dimwits.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (E4rtv)

94 > I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries.
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And yet the majority on the right still don't acknowledge the civil war is hot. The body count on the right is increasing while the left goes about its business of killing us with impunity.

Been going on for decades like this.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (jehhT)

95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

96 95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

AMF John Wayne McCornholeyn

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (/+uur)

97 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood

Early voted on Friday.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (MTg2D)

98 And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

We were supposed to be an evil Muslim state in 2010.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (T6aVk)
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Lobster/frog in stovetop pot syndrome.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (LgsNJ)

99 @89 Cow Demon-I don't care who said what we're supposed to be in 2010. So they predicted wrong. Can you take a look around and say that Islam hasn't made some significant inroads with the help of the left in this country? Or are these Pali supporters terrorizing Jewish kids, shooting up nightclubs and running down people at parades a figment of my imagination?

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (IlL6s)

100 Lady in Black

I use the analogy for the defense of South Korea from a North Korean invasion in 1950.

We had no plans or forces to defend South Korea. Once the NOKs invaded, we changed everything.
South Korea today is a prosperous ally.

Likewise, outside of failing urban hell holes, the country is mostly united. Not the Dem and Rino leaders. The people. With a lot of firepower, and some thoughts on the future.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (u82oZ)

101 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)

There was also an incident recently in Chicagoland where a mailman attacked a home health care nurse coming out of her patients home, which was decorated with Trump signs. That was also a "local news" story.

Posted by: Josephistan at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (y9ksN)

102 It's also, National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. 🫐

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (NpAcC)

103 70 Well any freedom loving Iranians are all fucked that's for sure. We just postured, bloodied Irans nose, kicked China in the nuts. Got some cool clips of blowing shit up and took out a few bad guys. Iran will go back to pursuing nukes, sponsor terror and genocide the rest of their opposition in the country. Back to normal. We need to get out of the area concentrate on lowering energy prices, improve our economy. Enough jerking off on foreign adventures since we haven't the stomach for boots on the ground. We'll just absorb islamist attacks here in the states and try to enjoy whatever freedoms we have left. Tired of the fucking Middle East. Maybe Israel will nuke some of them and rid us of the cocksuckers.

Yeah, JROD, the enemy will just let us do our thing and not run any interference. It’s not like The Enemy Gets A Vote or anything. You find it very deeply upsetting, but the President has to do ALL THOSE THINGS. He is the top diplomat and the CinC. As much as you want America to be like Hoxha’s Albania, it CAN’T be. If this were handled the right way in Nov 79 we wouldn’t be here, but it wasn’t so here we are. Like much else.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (T6aVk)

104 The muslim savages are filling a void left when Americans began chasing the hedonistic lifestyle of adult children and forgot how we became and remain a country. If every muslim was wearing a swastika, the hue and cry to ban them would be deafening.

Posted by: Himmler Loved Muslims at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (2SPXX)

105 YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed pre-op privates in female locker room

AKA a dick

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (/+uur)

106 There was also an incident recently in Chicagoland where a mailman attacked a home health care nurse coming out of her patients home, which was decorated with Trump signs. That was also a "local news" story.
Posted by: Josephistan at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (y9ksN)

That nurse was in a home with no health for which to care, probably.: )

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (T6aVk)

107 There is still 1A. How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?
I don’t have an easy answer. Neither do you.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (T6aVk)

Islam is not a religion but a totalitarian theology and not covered by the 1A. This is the argument -- or narrative -- we need to make and support. Gad Saad makes this case in his recent bestseller. Hitchens made the same case. Politicians are always the last on the courage train.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (t+TFX)

108 85 The totalitarian regime in Iran must be removed or it will continue to present an existential threat. Deal or no deal. By any means necessary. Period.

Qom and Khorramshar should have already been flattened weeks ago.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

As I said, we can do genocidal levels of violence but blowing up Qom doesn't help us because the IRGC uses religion as a figleaf. They run the Iranian state and don't give a flip about what the mullahs say or want. That went with Khameini.

So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)

109 95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

The sun sets here, at what, 8:30 pm or so?

Just as, with any luck, the sun will set on John Cornyn’s political career. I did my part.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:30 AM (T6aVk)

110 86 The oil in Iran does put it at risk, if they shut down the wells. They can backfill with water.
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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AOP expressed some doubts about that instance. It may be that we don't know one way or another.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:30 AM (E4rtv)

111 Anyone who says any variation of "Democrats just want what they think is best for America" is the enemy.

No, they do not want what is best for America.
Obama shredded the last of that lie:

They want what is best for them.

And that is power.
They'd rather rule over ashes if they can't have power.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:31 AM (73/SM)

112 And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

As I said, we can do genocidal levels of violence but blowing up Qom doesn't help us because the IRGC uses religion as a figleaf. They run the Iranian state and don't give a flip about what the mullahs say or want. That went with Khameini.

So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)

We’ve done what we could. Besides, if the Iranians take care of business and install a regime that works for them, and it is organic to Iran, no one will be able to claim that it is an American puppet government…well, the attempt will be made anyway but it will be a claim harder to make.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:32 AM (T6aVk)

113 So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)
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Not disagreeing in total but I heard a lot of that in April 1975.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

114 whig

The US is doing whack a mole. We find a good target, then neutralize that target.

The lack of a broad strike package means we inflict damage on the IRCG without making the DEMS go crazier in their support for Iran. We can repeat this low level of combat for a while.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:33 AM (u82oZ)

115 Early voted on Friday.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (MTg2D)
*******
I voted on Friday too!

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)

116 Talarico: They’re going to call me a radical leftist.

Also Talarico: Trans abortions, God is non-binary, six genders, no prisons.

1. Male
2. Female
3. Deluded
4. Deceived
5. Duped
6. Retarded

1. Male
2. Female
3. Transmale
4. Transfemale
5. TransAm
6. Transformers

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:36 AM (RHGPo)

117 let's go Texas! get rid of your Corn(yn) - those buggers are really hard to get rid of

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:37 AM (j+aD2)

118 playoff hockey is killing me. another OT game with a late-ish start

no way I can watch the game tonite it starts at 9pm!!! which is sad bc the Villains vs the Avs has been fun so far

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:37 AM (j+aD2)

119 Clinton and Issa did not lose in their own parties primary. That was my point with Massie

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:38 AM (YCxFk)

120 And Islam is seemingly growing in numbers and political influence in an alarming, frightening manner here in our country. I don't know where they're all coming from. It's like seeing cockroaches climbing out of the walls in every nook and cranny now. They're everywhere. Populating in all states, and running for office. It leaves me extremely uneasy where we're headed. JMO.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)
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You're 100% correct. Similar to, but on a much larger scale, the Plantations of Ireland where Englishmen were given land and economic advantage in Ireland in an effort to replace the Irish people. It worked to a degree--see Northern Ireland.

Not surprisingly, we can thank democrats for the situation we're in now. The Immigration Act of 1965 repealed the National Origins Act which kept the Western European character of the country. Instead, European immigration would be limited, and those from Asia and Africa would be favored.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 08:38 AM (3ImbR)

121 islam is a totalitarian ideology functioning under the guise of being a religion. Once you realize that, it all makes sense.

It sits side-by-side with Marxism, communism and every other failed oppressive, undemocratic ideology.

It’s why they are currently one leg of the authoritarian stool trying to take over and destroy our country. It’s right there in the muslim manifesto, should you care to read it.

They will lie, cheat, steal, subjugate, destroy, murder, coerce and cause mayhem to gain it. They’ve already thrown in with the worst our world has to offer, to bring about their evil vision.

It has nothing compatible with our constitution, values and social principles of our society. It’s why they have reflexively moved to coercion and undermining our institutions to try and embed their cult into our countries fabric. It’s what they’ve done across the world from the time they created their cult, whole cloth.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 08:39 AM (l/5rX)

122 good morning and hope you all enjoyed the long weekend!

some more good news - that AL sheriff who wouldn't support immigration enforcement got voted out!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:39 AM (j+aD2)

123 99% of the Data Center pushback is FAKE from CCP.

https://x.com/MichaelARothman/status/
2059070555714990507

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:40 AM (/+uur)

124 >> And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

This is the reality of the situation. Anyone advocating for total war with Iran including installing a regime of our choice is asking for a full, boots on the ground war in Iran. Not only is there zero desire for that in the US it would pretty much guarantee and wipe out in Novemeber and we would hand Congress to Democrats.

Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran despite the fact he did take out several layers of leadership. Getting rid of the enriched uranium and preventing more development of a nuke program was the key issue. And uniting Muslim countries in the region in an economic alliance while putting Iran in the gimp chair with them overseeing it with their interests at stake seems a smart move.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:40 AM (viF8m)

125 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. A lot of addicts relapse, but I honestly don't think he will relapse. Good for him.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)

126 LOL. Any Iranians that are left that had any intentions of toppling the regime are dead. If they arent they will be soon. They're fucked.
We don't need to play whack a mole. Just carpet bomb Qom or whatever the fuck the shithole is called. We can bring all our troops staged over in the gulf to fight Islamists on college campuses or throw ICE badges on them. If we don't have the stomach for "boots on the ground" in that capacity then put them to work repairing pot holes in roads.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (IlL6s)

127 They remaid What Women Want with a black lady that can hear men think.

Given that the standard feminist/Hollywood trope is that men only ever think about sex, what will be the point after the first three minutes? Will she engage with men to show them that living in a BIPOC matriarchy will solve all of the world's woes?

Stupid.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)

128 Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran
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True. It was a brightly lit clearly understood yet unstated goal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

129 "So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us."

This has been the stated goal by not only the POTUS but the Shah also. It has been since the beginning. How close any uprising is pure speculation, and I have made my opinion of speculation know already.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 08:44 AM (HIzgC)

130 Los Angeles firefighters have broken ranks to tear into Mayor Karen Bass over the disastrous state of the department across the city. Officers revealed to the California Post they are trapped in marathon shifts, missing paychecks and going through hell while its budget flatlines despite rising risks of wildfires. They warned response times are climbing and emergency callouts are exploding but City Hall was refusing to pump in desperately needed cash.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:44 AM (RHGPo)

131 Getting a very bad feeling that all we've done is put bigger lunatics in charge with a huge new motive for revenge.

Yay

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 08:45 AM (61TgR)

132 >>>How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?
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Where are all these good muslims condemning the actions of their terrorist brethren?

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 08:45 AM (3ImbR)

133 Not disagreeing in total but I heard a lot of that in April 1975.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Big difference between bombing the shit out of invading North Vietnamese regular military units from somewhere like Clark Field in the PI (Viet Cong was finished by Tet) and sending arms to a friendly regime which we were treaty bound to do versus invading a country where we have no prepositioned assets. Oranges and apples.

We can bomb Iran until the cows come home but at some point, you actually strengthen a bad regime rather than weaken it. Bombing can take out a military column moving in to invade but it doesn't result in regime change at the street level.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:46 AM (E4rtv)

134 Islam is not a religion but a totalitarian theology and not covered by the 1A. This is the argument -- or narrative -- we need to make and support. Gad Saad makes this case in his recent bestseller. Hitchens made the same case. Politicians are always the last on the courage train.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (t+TFX)

Sadly, in 21st century America, you'd have an easier time getting the population to agree that Judaism is not a religion than that same thing with Islam.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)

135 If the regime remains in place, they win. They may have been set back, their nuclear ambitions delayed, their capabilities degraded, but they win.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

136 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
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Nope, that will never pass.

What we can do is pass a regulation that denies tax-exempt status to any entity that directly (or indirectly via inaction against members) fines, punishes or otherwise penalizes anyone who leaves (unless it was specifically agreed-upon at entry).

Extend this to the entity and any entity they support financially or in-kind.

islam cannot survive it it's punishment for apostasy is removed.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (73/SM)

137 128 Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran
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True. It was a brightly lit clearly understood yet unstated goal.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

Technically, with the assassination strike, he fully changed the regime...it's just the new folks were the same as the old folks...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (tOcjL)

138 Will Robinson

Crown Prince of Iran. Not Shah.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

139 I think Trump's trying to get the gulf states into the Abraham Accords as something of a united front against Iran/IRGC. Having them acknowledge Israel, while Iran refuses to, eliminates (on paper) a source of friction in the region.

It also (again, on paper) pits Iran against everyone else in the region every time they act out. Which is pretty much what we're seeing now. This "deal" Trump's trying to close will formalize all that. That's diplomacy.

Over there ----> is the ongoing kinetic action. I'd agree that more kinetic action is needed to cement the diplomatic piece as the IRGC seems to need its collective ass handed to them... pronto.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (jehhT)

140 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

In 1974, New York Times humorist Russell Baker identified a “pig in the python” working its way through the economy: the bulge of 76 million Baby Boomers squeezing through America’s economic system, distorting everything they passed through. When Boomers flooded the labor market in the 1970s, they created a competitive squeeze that never fully released — leaving the generations behind them without the wage rebound economists had predicted. When they bought homes, prices soared. When they took the top jobs in business, culture, and civic life, they held them — and held them, and held them.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RHGPo)

141 Iranians on social media tugged on my heart strings for a minute. That's passed. At least being vaporized/killed by our bombs will be better than having your head chopped off, tortured burned alive, watching you wife/children being raped or whatever barbaric shit these people will be subjected to. Putting them out of their misery seems a whole hell of a lot more humane than what theyre goin to face.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:48 AM (IlL6s)

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