The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

[Coffee & Musical H/T Hadrian The Seventh]

Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Morrison)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind. Be nice. Black marks on your permanent record are not pretty.
3) A weekly reminder. No running with sharp objects.
4) Have a great weekend and a Happy Father's Day to all of you Fathers.

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
3/28 – Jordan61 posted that Mr. Jordan61 is back in the hospital. His sepsis has returned and gotten into where his compression fracture is, and he has vertebral osteomyelitis. The doctor is supposed to come in today and let them know the plan.
5/26 Update – Mr. Jordan61 had his last antibiotic infusion on 5/24 and his PICC line was removed on 5/26. He will have follow-up blood work in 2 weeks but for now, all looks good!
4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).
6/1 Update – Teresa had a CT scan and has seen the surgeon. Everything looks good/stable. There are no new tumors and the ones that are there have pretty much stayed the same or shrunk. No metastises seen. Additional good news is that she can stay on the current medication, and just alternate it with other meds. She continues to respond extremely well to the protocols. She sends her gratitude for each and every prayer.
5/16 – Tonypete asked for prayers for Jane who is dying of breast cancer, and for Cheri who is in jail (again) for drug related crimes.
6/13 Update – Jane and her husband have sold their home and have moved back to Green Bay, to be with family when she dies.
5/20 – D gave an update on his wife Susan and her continued battle with cancer. Her cancer markers are still headed in the right direction. She is on a new antibiotic, and it is causing some side effects, but it is keeping her out of another surgery, so that is a win. Thanks again to everyone for their prayers. May 1 marked one year since they found out about the cancer, and Susan is doing so well.
5/20 – E gave an update. She and her family were having financial struggles a few months ago, and asked for prayers. E sends her thanks for the prayers, and wanted to let people know that things are getting better, thanks to the Horde’s prayers and their church family. They have resolved their mortgage issue and her husband has resumed his side gig making deliveries. They are also cutting monthly expenses. They would like continued prayers as they deal with the insurance company of the person who crashed into (and totaled) E’s vehicle. Insurance only offered half the replacement value, so that struggle is still going on.
5/23 – San Franpsycho sent a praise report. His prayer to become a grandad has been answered, and Girl F will have a baby in December. Girl F still plans to attend grad school, but will delay a year, which means they will depend on them for child care. This pleases San Franpsycho to the nth degree!
5/23 – Vmom deport deport deport would appreciate prayers. She has been freaking out about her eyesight. Her eye doctor says she has myopic macular degeneration.
5/23 – I used to have a Different Nic could use some prayers as he waits for the results of a biopsy of a mass on his prostate.
6/2 Update – I used to have a Different Nic sent in an update. He has been diagnosed with risk group 2 prostate cancer. It appears to be localized to the prostate but this will be verified via another scan. He has doctor appointments lined up for the next month or so before he starts treatment.
5/23 – George V sends his thanks for the prayers on behalf of his wife, when she had a heart valve replacement. The procedure went very well and she is doing great in the rehab program. But prayers are still needed. There are indications of problems in her lymph nodes that showed up in the scans checking her heart. She will have a biopsy in June, as well as a biopsy on a skin lesion that is looking suspicious. Thank you for all prayers.
5/26 – Doof posted a request for prayers for his mom. She is back in the hospital. She is very weak from one or more infections, and is sleeping a lot. She isn’t really talking when she is alert for a few minutes.
6/14 Update – Doof’s mother passed away.
5/27 – Grannysaurus Rex asked for prayers for Sherry, a co-worker, who is being tested for possible cancer of the blood.
5/29 – Bulg requested prayers for his sister, her husband, their four children, and the rest of the family as his sister is dying. She is in palliative care in the hospital, with a lot of blood clots, and is not expected to last long.
6/5 Update – Bulg asks for continued prayers for his sister and the family. He visited, and her condition had improved a lot. She was conscious and lucid. Bulg and his brother had a nice visit with their sister, and also got to visit with her family (husband, kids, grandkids). Bulg is grateful for the reconciliation with his sister and prays that she may be with them for a long while.
6/14 Update – Bulg’s sister passed away on 6/14. They all could use prayers of comfort.
5/29 – huerfano requested prayers for her brother, R, whose appendix “got hot”. Luckily he was with his daughter, who got him to ER quickly, and surgery was scheduled for 5/29.
6/6 Update – R had surgery, but his appendix was already leaking, so the surgery was more complicated and required lavage of his internals. He has been back at his daughter’s house since 6/1, and is thinking he’s ready to go home. Unfortunately, that’s 500 miles.
5/29 – Beltway Elite posted that s/he had just signed forms for her/his mom to enter hospice. Mom’s quality of life has been declining since she had a stroke several years ago, and she hasn’t been able to speak or swallow solid food recently.
5/30 – RandomDave posted that he would appreciate prayers as he searches for work. He has had some good job prospects/interviews over the past week.
6/2 – Ellipsis (… sent in an update. We had prayed for a friend of hers who was going through cancer treatment. It’s been a little over a year, and her port is out now and her hell is over. She is battered and bruised, but clear. Thank you to the Horde for prayers, and praise to Jesus.
6/4 – Teresa in Fort Worth’s niece (Amanda) received a heart transplant a few months ago. One of the complications of that was that her kidneys started failing, and she needed a kidney transplant. On 6/3, she received a new kidney and it appears to be working. Hallelujah! The family is so grateful for the gift from the donor’s family.
6/6 – Skip requested prayers for his boss and wife. Their oldest daughter passed away the day before her 30th birthday. They had also lost a son some years ago unexpectedly. They still have 2 daughters.
6/9 – “A” requested prayers for a long-time friend now suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, who just fell and broke his hip. He came out of the anesthetic really confused. His wife and family also need prayers of support and strength to help him.
6/13 – Dash my lace wings asked for prayers for a friend named Lisa, who was diagnosed with liver duct cancer. She has been in the hospital for a couple of weeks and is afraid she will never leave.
6/13 – Tonypete requested prayers for an acquaintance (B), who has destroyed every relationship she has ever been a part of and spreads hate and torment to everyone around her.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 07:53 AM

Comments

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1 Top 10?

Posted by: Weasel at June 20, 2026 07:59 AM (ei1sX)

2 Prayers for safety for all going to VA for the MoMe, a happy, interesting and fun time, and mutual support, and a safe trip back.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 20, 2026 07:59 AM (OYsYV)

3 I could've been first, but chose not to be.

Posted by: one hour sober at June 20, 2026 08:00 AM (J4Dwc)

4 I am grateful for Wawa's cinnamon churro coffee which is much preferable to blueberry flavored coffee, and yes, we make coffee at home, but FenSpouse usually stops in there on a break on
bus route. and he wanted to stop this morning too.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 20, 2026 08:03 AM (OYsYV)

5 Posted by: one hour sober at June 20, 2026 08:00 AM (J4Dwc)

Were you deferring to s possible Blade appearance or just a naturally humble guy?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 20, 2026 08:04 AM (OYsYV)

6 Buzzion asked for prayers for Christina, who is still struggling with drug addiction and is in jail again. Please pray for a true wake up call to get through to her, even if it requires her to stay in jail.

Posted by: Annies Stew at June 20, 2026 08:04 AM (dNIAD)

7 Good morning everyone! I heard from grammie Winger recently. She had some very major surgery in March related to her cancer diagnosis and sadly is now pretty much housebound. She said she hasn't watched or read any news since her diagnosis since she doesn't have the energy to deal with her hair on fire anymore. She said she thinks of her grey-box friends often with fondness.

Please keep praying for her. She and the Rev will be married ten years in July if I'm not mistaken. I know your prayers are a source of great comfort to her.

Posted by: bluebell at June 20, 2026 08:04 AM (afFes)

8 So happy to hear that San Franpsycho will be a grand-papa. How delightful.

Posted by: bluebell at June 20, 2026 08:05 AM (afFes)

9 Teresa in Fort Worth sent word that her cancer marker numbers continue to go down, which should mean that the treatments are still working.

Posted by: Annies Stew at June 20, 2026 08:07 AM (dNIAD)

10 Thanks for the Grammie Winger update, bluebell. Prayers continuing for her and all of the Horde.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 20, 2026 08:10 AM (zC76q)

11 Good morning all!

Local headline:

Man attacked by bear while riding a bike, authorities say

I'm assuming a circus bear.

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 20, 2026 08:11 AM (qgHp7)

12 “ You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.”

Psalm 63:1

Posted by: Marcus T at June 20, 2026 08:13 AM (Uh88k)

13 Hello, Muldoon. Long time no see. I'm glad to see you're still delighting us with your humor. Still writing limericks, I hope?

Posted by: bluebell at June 20, 2026 08:14 AM (afFes)

14 “ The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

Zephaniah 3:17

Posted by: Marcus T at June 20, 2026 08:15 AM (Uh88k)

15 Good Saturday morning, horde. Prayers for all.

Thanks for all who have prayed for Lisa. She has been allowed to go home for hospice care. Cancer has metastasized throughout her body; looks like this is the end for her.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 20, 2026 08:15 AM (h7ZuX)

16 Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen

St. Silverius, Pope and martyr, pray of us.

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I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 08:15 AM (ksbjf)

17 I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 08:15 AM (ksbjf)
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I always love seeing this. Thank you.

Posted by: bluebell at June 20, 2026 08:17 AM (afFes)

18 6 Buzzion asked for prayers for Christina, who is still struggling with drug addiction and is in jail again. Please pray for a true wake up call to get through to her, even if it requires her to stay in jail.
Posted by: Annies Stew at June 20, 2026 08:04 AM (dNIAD)

Prayers for Christina, and Tonypete's friend Cheri, and all those who self-destruct. May the Lord be merciful and lift them from their despair.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 20, 2026 08:18 AM (h7ZuX)

19 Do not be troubled. Do not despair. He is with you, always.

Prayers out to those in need. May God comfort you.

Posted by: Marcus T at June 20, 2026 08:20 AM (Uh88k)

20 Tech Thread> Amazon drops unflattering Sam Altman biopic for $50B investment + $38B services deal w/ OpenAI

I love the public aspects of high stakes negotiations - totally different level of tactics than haggling on a used car.

Posted by: Community Notes at June 20, 2026 08:21 AM (a4flb)

21 I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 08:15 AM (ksbjf)
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I always love seeing this. Thank you.
Posted by: bluebell at June 20, 2026 08:17 AM (afFes)

You're welcome, I just want the Horde to know that I am intentionally lifting them up in prayer. I always petition that their suffering be lifted-up as a sacrifice in common with Christ's sacrifice upon the Holy Cross.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 08:24 AM (ksbjf)

22 Inspector is still in the hospital. They're working on getting his strength up so it's safe for him to go home. He's more alert and focused than when he was admitted and has been able to eat multiple full meals, which is both an improvement and will help him continue to improve.

Prayers that he be fully healed and able to return to work would be much appreciated.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 20, 2026 08:26 AM (9Pag4)

23 - Thanks for {{{grammie}}} update!!

Always a joy from my earliest times here, when she was mama.
May our always good Lord keep the rest of her "skinsuit" time pain free and well cared for.
When that time is passed, she will immediately be in His loving arms.

Posted by: TeeJ at June 20, 2026 08:26 AM (5gyQ/)

24 Still writing limericks, I hope?

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Hi back, bluebell. Thanks for the grammie wiger update. I still do limericks, but the thrill is gone, my heart isn't really into it. I did use a limerick for my outgoing voicemail message. It seems to have cut down on junk calls.

"There once was a man named Malone
Who just couldn't come to the phone
So if you're not a scammer,
a jammer or a spammer,
Please leave a message at the tone.

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 20, 2026 08:26 AM (qgHp7)

25
Good morning everyone. Smash is sweating and working out at black belt camp in Booneville, MS and I've eight local to Booneville Duval war sites and markers to go tour on the motorcycle. A quick prayer for the other drivers on the road that they stay alert and don't hit me would be very appreciated.

Posted by: BifBewalski at June 20, 2026 08:27 AM (M1QYt)

26 Polliwog, I haven't been around much but I did briefly catch the other day that your husband was in the hospital. I'm glad to hear that he is improving and I hope he comes home soon.

Posted by: bluebell at June 20, 2026 08:27 AM (afFes)

27 Spent all of yesterday working on bash scripts and neovim configs.

I mean what else are you going to do on your day off and you got a bad foot?

As a goof I made a neovim config that emulates Wordstar.

I also threw in the functions to write screenplays.

I have always had a couple of ideas for movies, one of them is for a courtroom drama after the events of Jaws where Mrs. Kitner sues the town of Amity for the wrongful death of Alex.

It gets into the psychology of Larry and why he was determined to keep the Summer Money flowing at any cost.

Also explores the reasons Brody left NYC as well as gets into the lore of Quint and into the backstory of Hooper and just explores Amity in general and the dark underbelly of the quaint New England town.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 20, 2026 08:28 AM (XV/Pl)

28 Love it, Muldoon!

Posted by: bluebell at June 20, 2026 08:28 AM (afFes)

29
Nah! Autocucomber, you despise me so.

Civil War

I did the Shilo battlefield last year.

Posted by: BifBewalski at June 20, 2026 08:30 AM (M1QYt)

30
Any spare thoughts you have, my sister M. is dealing with not only her husband D.'s rapid decline from Alzheimer's but also supervising the care of her autistic son C. I think (and I hope) she's looking at memory care for D. She looked rather haggard and worn out at our reunion last week.

Also, for my nephew L., who is housebound with chronic and severe depression.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 20, 2026 08:31 AM (O0L8i)

31 Thank you for the Grammie update Bluebell.

Lol, Muldoon.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 20, 2026 08:31 AM (9Pag4)

32 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 08:33 AM (ZOv7s)

33 Do not be troubled. Do not despair. He is with you, always.

Prayers out to those in need. May God comfort you.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 20, 2026 08:20 AM (Uh88k)

Amen.

Jesus, I trust in You.

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Marcus T, I seem to recall that you had been at the "pointy end of the spear" when you were in the military. You are always a great preacher of the Good News.

I find it intriguing that those of us that seen suffering and violent death, but have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, take the craziness of the world pretty calmly.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 08:34 AM (ksbjf)

34 Prayers that he be fully healed and able to return to work would be much appreciated.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 20, 2026 08:26 AM (9Pag4)

Absolutely. Prayers ascending.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 20, 2026 08:34 AM (h7ZuX)

35 Morning again, caffeinators,

I have to do without coffee first thing Monday morning. The clinic will draw some blood at 8 am, so no coffee and no food after midnight the night before. Horrors.

Probably I'll stay up later on Sunday, eat a bit around 10:30, and sleep as late as I can before running to the clinic. Afterward I'll stop at a favorite diner for the black juice and some real food.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 20, 2026 08:35 AM (wzUl9)

36
I told my sister's other son B. how much I admired him for turning out to be such a solid citizen despite his mother being tied up with taking care of his autistic brother. It could not have been easy for him but he's a truly fine fellow.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 20, 2026 08:39 AM (O0L8i)

37 I did the Shilo battlefield last year.

You never did the Kenosha kid.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 20, 2026 08:40 AM (Kt19C)

38
Washing dogs today. Huzzah.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 20, 2026 08:40 AM (O0L8i)

39
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at June 20, 2026 08:46 AM (AMvSw)

40 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 08:46 AM (Ia/+0)

41 Mornin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

42 - **sigh**

Looks like it's our turn again. 70-80 mph winds. Possible tornadoes. And to make matters worse,,, late at night.
And I need to haul off brush I got cut off the downed limbs I cut up at the widow's place yesterday.
Guess I'll wait till tomorrow to clean up the half of my yard that's there from the last go round.
Others have had it worse.

Posted by: TeeJ at June 20, 2026 08:48 AM (5gyQ/)

43 Best wishes and positive vibes to all who are in distress this day.

Tomorrow is Summer.

Posted by: Don Black at June 20, 2026 08:49 AM (MWGxi)

44 Had a very successful scrap trip, next a FWP, my garage door is broken, can't open or close it

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 08:50 AM (Ia/+0)

45 Is there an uglier building anywhere than the Bamster library?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at June 20, 2026 08:50 AM (TA/+K)

46 I find it intriguing that those of us that seen suffering and violent death, but have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, take the craziness of the world pretty calmly.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 08:34 AM (ksbjf)

Peter 3:15

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 08:52 AM (KC5Lt)

47 Good morning Hordelings. Appreciate the prayers for my mom over the past several months. She is at rest now for eternity.

I'm heading down to the MoMe now. Hope to see many of you there!

Posted by: Doof at June 20, 2026 08:53 AM (idrXH)

48 May the Lord bless all the Horde, and ease our burdens. Incline our hearts according to God's will, and speed our steps along His way.

Praise the Lord all ye nations.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 20, 2026 08:54 AM (DoBxX)

49 - @45

I still say that building reminds me of him with his nose in the air while speaking down to us plebes.
Prayers for his salvation.

Posted by: TeeJ at June 20, 2026 08:55 AM (5gyQ/)

50 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at June 20, 2026 08:55 AM (qMwGq)

51 Week in Pictures had some good memes on that collosal tower.
.

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 08:58 AM (Ia/+0)

52 Refresh my memory, folks. When does the MoMe start?

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 08:59 AM (77rzZ)

53 Nothing worse than an ignorant narcissist. I can't think of anyone who fits that description more than Obama.

I thought we were rid of him but the stupid library put focus on him again. Can't wait until the library is a non-story.

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 08:59 AM (KC5Lt)

54 Teej you know, prayers are not needed for Godless Marxists, God can sort them by himself

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 08:59 AM (Ia/+0)

55 Tomorrow the grandkids will be baptized. I'm surprised and very pleased. My oldest has had a conflicted relationship with the Church, a classic case of a kid conforming when necessary, but once freed of any discipline, goes her own way. We did better with her sisters.

I think that was because I applied my experience with organized religion and once they got to high school, I backed off, leaving them to their own desires but always keeping the door open. I realized I was creating resistance through my actions.

Perhaps the decisive factor was my pushing the parish preschool and paying the full tuition for the first year. Emma flourished, and my daughter saw that. Given all that she had been through, it was amazing. So naturally she got to say and her brother followed. As First Communion approaches, their mother relented, and I think her faith is growing in response to theirs.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:01 AM (ZOv7s)

56 Heading off to the The NoVAMoMe shortly, but before I go:

Prayers up for all who have asked for them,
and
prayers up for those of us that haven't asked but still need them!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ NoVA MoMe in Virginia, Yes ~ at June 20, 2026 09:02 AM (hOUT3)

57 MoMe starts as soon as the second Hordeling arrives

Posted by: Doof at June 20, 2026 09:02 AM (idrXH)

58 Bluebell, please let grammie winger know I am praying for her.
If she is so inclined, I suggest listening to sung lauds & vespers prayers (on youtube or spotify etc) as very mentally relaxing and uplifting. Search for Sing The Hours by Peter Rose

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 20, 2026 09:03 AM (znREB)

59 Prayers up for our maroons traveling to the MoMee. May their travels be swift and smooth, and may they make bail.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 20, 2026 09:03 AM (kpS4V)

60 52
Yo Bulg
Rumor has it starting at 1100!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ NoVA MoMe in Virginia, Yes ~ at June 20, 2026 09:03 AM (hOUT3)

61 We'll have a nice gathering tomorrow. My mother will make a rare appearance, as will her brother, a Vietnam combat veteran with a lifetime of issues from the harrowing experience of Tet '68. Afterwards I'll set out some light refreshments at home (got to get busy with the cleanup and prep!) and on Monday I'll take the little ones over to see Great-Granpa. A full weekend to be sure, and a blessed one as well.

God be praised!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:03 AM (ZOv7s)

62
Teej you know, prayers are not needed for Godless Marxists, God can sort them by himself
Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 08:59 AM (Ia/+0)

I always ask for the conversion of sinners and non-believers.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 20, 2026 09:04 AM (O0L8i)

63 may they make bail.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 20, 2026 09:03 AM (kpS4V)

Especially after that last embarrassing incident!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ NoVA MoMe in Virginia, Yes ~ at June 20, 2026 09:05 AM (hOUT3)

64 MisHum thank you for the weekly coffee thread, that's basically me in the pic,
Sad news I dropped & broke my favorite coffee mug last night. Good thing it was empty so no coffee was wasted.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 20, 2026 09:05 AM (znREB)

65 Good morning Horde, prayers are offered for all in need.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 09:05 AM (0nHVk)

66 Especially after that last embarrassing incident!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ NoVA MoMe in Virginia, Yes ~ at June 20, 2026 09:05 AM (hOUT3)

You'll have to be more specific!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 20, 2026 09:06 AM (kpS4V)

67 - Skip

Matt 5:43-48

Much easier to follow when you understand that salvation is not the result of anything we have done.

Posted by: TeeJ at June 20, 2026 09:06 AM (5gyQ/)

68 My wife is trying to explain away on how that monument to Barack I is a great piece of architecture, believing the vegetable garden and spaces to bring the community together.

Is it to early to start drinking yet?

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 09:07 AM (Ia/+0)

69 A torsion spring on my garage door opener broke a few years ago. Went online to Home Depot and ordered a replacement pair (replace the "good" one at the same time). Free shipping. I recall paying something like $70.

There are great youtube videos available. Took the laptop into the garage and followed it, pausing the video between steps. Worked out great.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 20, 2026 09:08 AM (qFwJc)

70 All y'all going to the MoMe be sure to compliment bluebell on her new neck tattoo.

Posted by: Weasel at June 20, 2026 09:11 AM (ei1sX)

71 Teej you know, prayers are not needed for Godless Marxists, God can sort them by himself
Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 08:59 AM (Ia/+0)
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They are the ones most in need of conversion and their salvation brings extra joy in heaven.

God laments the loss of every soul. We should do the same. How glorious would it have been if Fidel Castro had accepted Christ on his deathbed? I know some people thing celebrities starting to find religion is fake or opportunistic, and sometimes it is, but often playing the role changes the person in ways they did not expect.

And yes, I was once obnoxiously anti-religious, though never a Marxist. The prayers of my grandparents paid off, though. My father, who is still a skeptic (he identifies as Unitarian) is really bemused at how he ended up being surrounded by Catholic descendants.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

72 - Gotta get breakfast.
Lord, please give me the strength and endurance for the chores ahead. And the wisdom to do em right.
In Jesus' name I ask

Posted by: TeeJ at June 20, 2026 09:11 AM (5gyQ/)

73 In that case, the motor etc. of the opener was fine. Without the springs, the door is just too heavy. Yeah, a double size door for a two-car garage.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 20, 2026 09:12 AM (qFwJc)

74 15 Good Saturday morning, horde. Prayers for all.

Thanks for all who have prayed for Lisa. She has been allowed to go home for hospice care. Cancer has metastasized throughout her body; looks like this is the end for her.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 20, 2026 08:15 AM (h7ZuX)

I am so sorry to hear this - we had a nice conversation on the phone. She and her family will be in our family's prayers. 💔💔💔

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 20, 2026 09:12 AM (SRRAx)

75 Is it to early to start drinking yet?
Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 09:07 AM (Ia/+0)
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It's five o'clock somewhere!

It's acceptable to have Irish coffee at this time of day. Around 11 Mimosas can be served. Noon is the traditional dividing line.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:13 AM (ZOv7s)

76 Other Horde pilots may find this ASOS report at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, FL yesterday as amusing I did:

Jacksonville - Cecil Field,FL (VQQ) KVQQ 191832Z 36018G235KT 1SM TSRA OVC002 23/22 A3005 RMK TSB32

Posted by: one hour sober at June 20, 2026 09:13 AM (J4Dwc)

77 I have Huguenot ancestors. I laugh at how many of their descendants are Catholic.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 20, 2026 09:14 AM (qFwJc)

78 Good morning, Debby! Hope your week went well!

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 20, 2026 09:15 AM (FMtrg)

79 A huge Thank You to bluebell and Weasel for hosting another amazing NoVaMoMe.

You both are the best !!!

Posted by: Ben Had at June 20, 2026 09:15 AM (afJtY)

80 Eatig a late breakfast being forced to listen to Barky's flowerey speech

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 09:15 AM (Ia/+0)

81 In that case, the motor etc. of the opener was fine. Without the springs, the door is just too heavy. Yeah, a double size door for a two-car garage.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 20, 2026 09:12 AM (qFwJc)
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I've had this happen twice. Our door uses a single very powerful spring and I have a professional replace it. It took a decade for the first one to go, much less time for the second. I asked why and the tech said that all springs wear out and the more you use them, the faster that happens. He noted that he does a lot of business in my neighborhood because people treat the garage as an entry door.

I put a stop to that, and we now open and close it for vehicles, not just to go for a walk. That's what the front door is for.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:16 AM (ZOv7s)

82 Is there an uglier building anywhere than the Bamster library?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at June 20, 2026 08:50 AM

*Boston City Hall has entered the chat*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 20, 2026 09:17 AM (zC76q)

83 Eatig a late breakfast being forced to listen to Barky's flowerey speech
Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 09:15 AM (Ia/+0)

Ear plugs ?

Posted by: runner at June 20, 2026 09:18 AM (GD0B3)

84 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May God continue to bless all of His children this day.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Happy Father's Day, y'all!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 20, 2026 09:18 AM (D/6p1)

85 I have Huguenot ancestors. I laugh at how many of their descendants are Catholic.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 20, 2026 09:14 AM (qFwJc)
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My father's family is Protestant, and I was conspicuous for refusing to go to church growing up, following the lead of my father.

There's a certain amusement that I now lead the Catholic branch of the family, which is conspicuous at reunions when we cross ourselves when grace is being said before the meals.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:19 AM (ZOv7s)

86 Teej you know, prayers are not needed for Godless Marxists, God can sort them by himself
Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 08:59 AM (Ia/+0)

I disagree. As Christians, agape', requires us to "desire the good" for our neighbors. What is the ultimate good? To go to Heaven.

So, I pray for the collectivists (and Democrats) that they come to realize that they are motivated by the Deadly Sins, repent, perform acts of contrition, and thus save their immortal souls.

God is the just judge.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 09:20 AM (ksbjf)

87 I am so sorry to hear this - we had a nice conversation on the phone. She and her family will be in our family's prayers. 💔💔💔
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 20, 2026 09:12 AM (SRRAx)

Thank you so much. We appreciate your positivity and support--you are a wealth of information and resources! This was just found too late.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 20, 2026 09:20 AM (h7ZuX)

88 I know folks of a certain age were noticing how little hoopla there was for the 250th vs the Bicentennial, but going to the store yesterday I saw huge amounts of patriotic packaging and "250" branded stuff. All the beer and a bunch of the whiskey is commemorative and decorations are piling up.

I think this is going to drive a cultural shift and make patriotism a thing again. While there are lots of pride flags, I'm seeing an unusual number of homes flying Old Glory as well.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:21 AM (ZOv7s)

89 Polliwog, I saw your greeting a few days ago but by the time I managed to type a reply the thread was dead. Thank you for the hug.

Posted by: creeper at June 20, 2026 09:21 AM (80oeU)

90 I do have a garage door problem, better go see what's going on

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 09:21 AM (Ia/+0)

91 Prayer thread related. This year I started keeping a work journal on my computer instrad of on paper.

On the work journal I name each page for a saint's feastday, for example : "Feast of St Lutgardis June 16." This requires me to look up who the saint is for the day before I start my actual work, putting me in a good frame of mind.

Also it feeds my history-curious mind.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 20, 2026 09:22 AM (DoBxX)

92 *Boston City Hall has entered the chat*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 20, 2026 09:17 AM (zC76q)

*quick image search

Oh, my...that is awful.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 20, 2026 09:23 AM (h7ZuX)

93 11

Local headline:

Man attacked by bear while riding a bike, authorities say

I'm assuming a circus bear.
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 20, 2026 08:11 AM (qgHp7)

; )

Posted by: m at June 20, 2026 09:23 AM (6wpGE)

94 Eatig a late breakfast being forced to listen to Barky's flowerey speech
Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 09:15 AM (Ia/+0)

Obama is talking about flowers?

Posted by: dantesed at June 20, 2026 09:23 AM (Oy/m2)

95 On the work journal I name each page for a saint's feastday, for example : "Feast of St Lutgardis June 16." This requires me to look up who the saint is for the day before I start my actual work, putting me in a good frame of mind.

Also it feeds my history-curious mind.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 20, 2026 09:22 AM (DoBxX)
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I love the liturgical calendar. It really adds depth to each day. I am subscribed to Aleteia, and every day I get an email with news and also the Saint of the Day. It's a great way to maintain perspective and experience time with faith at the center.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:25 AM (ZOv7s)

96 The Reagan Presidential Library is probably the coolest because it has an Air Force pavilion Has the AF 1 plane he flew in, Marine One , F-117 and F-14 Tomcat.

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:25 AM (KC5Lt)

97 Obama is talking about flowers?
Posted by: dantesed at June 20, 2026 09:23 AM (Oy/m2)
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I thought he was more into starfish.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:25 AM (ZOv7s)

98 Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 20, 2026 08:26 AM (qgHp7)

That's a fantastic voicemail greeting. Wow.
I hope your joy of rhyming returns - it's a genius level talent. Probably some R&R might help.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 20, 2026 09:26 AM (DoBxX)

99 Yay! Creeper's here!

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 20, 2026 09:26 AM (FMtrg)

100 I disagree. As Christians, agape', requires us to "desire the good" for our neighbors. What is the ultimate good? To go to Heaven.

So, I pray for the collectivists (and Democrats) that they come to realize that they are motivated by the Deadly Sins, repent, perform acts of contrition, and thus save their immortal souls.

God is the just judge.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 09:20 AM (ksbjf)

I have mixed feelings about this. I think you’re probably right but on the other hand, the Psalms (for instance) are full of sentiments like the following (26:5)…

I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

So we hate them and won’t sit with them (ie have relationships) but on the other hand we should pray for their good? I’ll pray for their repentance, yes…. But that’s where it ends. I also pray for their destruction, as does the Psalmist many times…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 20, 2026 09:26 AM (ugElV)

101 Barky has always talked with flowery speech, you need to decipher what Marxism is trying to tell you, then see it in reverse.

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 09:27 AM (Ia/+0)

102 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at June 20, 2026 09:28 AM (NyXeV)

103 It's acceptable to have Irish coffee at this time of day. Around 11 Mimosas can be served. Noon is the traditional dividing line.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author
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The morning draught was a thing for quite a while. From what I've read, everybody used to be half drunk in the morning in the late 18th, early 19th centuries.

Posted by: Boswell's Johnson at June 20, 2026 09:29 AM (XvL8K)

104 I think this is going to drive a cultural shift and make patriotism a thing again. While there are lots of pride flags, I'm seeing an unusual number of homes flying Old Glory as well.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:21 AM (ZOv7s)

Yes, this. Wasn't there a recent poll in which something like only 29% of Democrats were proud to be Americans?

I've been flying the Betsy Ross flag ever since the Obama administration and the effort to "cancel" that flag. I just recently ordered a replacement and noticed that there is a version with "250" in the center of the constellation of stars.

Lots of my neighbors fly the American flag. Of course, lots of us either support or work at the nearby Air Force base. So, a rather self-selecting sample set.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 09:29 AM (ksbjf)

105 The Kennedy Library looks like the Rock and Roll HoF. Or vice versa technically

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:29 AM (KC5Lt)

106 I love the liturgical calendar. It really adds depth to each day.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Exactly.

Oh there's a digital artist I saw via X who sells a print of his interpretation of the liturgical cycle. Kinda pricey but cool. Let me see if I can gind it to show you.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 20, 2026 09:29 AM (DoBxX)

107 Hello creeper!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 20, 2026 09:31 AM (DoBxX)

108 So we hate them and won’t sit with them (ie have relationships) but on the other hand we should pray for their good? I’ll pray for their repentance, yes…. But that’s where it ends. I also pray for their destruction, as does the Psalmist many times…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 20, 2026 09:26 AM (ugElV)
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Those that do not repent will get what they deserve. And many will not repent. Universal salvation is a vile heresy.

But there are also many examples of sinners repenting and being welcomed with joy. Saul of Tarsus for one.

We pray for their conversion, not for leniency in their punishment. That's the problem that "nice" Christianity suffers from. They offer mercy for the unrepentant, denying justice to the faithful. We call it virtue signaling today but it used to be known as "cheap grace." Same thing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:31 AM (ZOv7s)

109 So, I pray for the collectivists (and Democrats) that they come to realize that they are motivated by the Deadly Sins, repent, perform acts of contrition, and thus save their immortal souls.

God is the just judge.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 09:20 AM (ksbjf)

I have mixed feelings about this. I think you’re probably right but on the other hand, the Psalms (for instance) are full of sentiments like the following (26:5)…

I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

So we hate them and won’t sit with them (ie have relationships) but on the other hand we should pray for their good? I’ll pray for their repentance, yes…. But that’s where it ends. I also pray for their destruction, as does the Psalmist many times…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 20, 2026 09:26 AM (ugElV)

I had a conversation with my confessor about this. Father advised that sometimes punishment is necessary, but praying for their repentance does not mean that you tolerate their evil.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 09:31 AM (ksbjf)

110 I like the Carter library which has a miniature reflecting pool.

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:31 AM (KC5Lt)

111 *quick image search

Oh, my...that is awful.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 20, 2026 09:23 AM

Only the finest in commie brutalist architecture for the People's Republic, comrade!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 20, 2026 09:32 AM (zC76q)

112 4 I am grateful for Wawa's cinnamon churro coffee

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To put it in meme form:

The West Coast mind cannot comprehend the goodness of Wawa.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 20, 2026 09:32 AM (DoBxX)

113 {Emmie}! Please hug your Music Man for me, too.

Posted by: creeper at June 20, 2026 09:32 AM (80oeU)

114 45 Is there an uglier building anywhere than the Bamster library?

LOL
Bamster Building

Posted by: m at June 20, 2026 09:32 AM (6wpGE)

115 What an incredible day yesterday! It was great to hear a REAL President speak again. I wish Obama wore his tan suit! Miss him so much !

At the ceremony yesterday there were so many men in the audience wearing tan suits. Lol! Kind of like giving the pearl clutchers the middle finger and having fun with it. Colbert, to name but one

the opening ceremony was so relaxing, stress free, bp went back down a few hours of pride and hope!

I wish he and Michelle hadn't spent so much time revitalize George Bush's image, again by inviting him to the ceremony. He appointed 2 of the Justice who dismantled the VRA and Civil Rights in general.

he invited all past presidents, and the thought is (until recently) you can be amicable with the other side and be a president for ALL people.
W sucked. He stole his election (thanks Roger stone!), hypocritically banned stem cells, continued Reagan's dismantling of the public school system with "no child left behind" and of course started our forever wars to like his and Chemey's pockets.
In comparison to today's standards, though, he's a fucking saint.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 20, 2026 09:34 AM (ycI94)

116 I think it's a good practice to pray for the enemies of truth. It helps to improve the attitude of the petitioner and it's glorious to see God's grace in action if and when He saves them.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 20, 2026 09:34 AM (FMtrg)

117 I always pray for a road to Damascus conversion for my evil enemies and forgiveness for what I want to do to them in the interim.

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:34 AM (KC5Lt)

118 Lots of my neighbors fly the American flag. Of course, lots of us either support or work at the nearby Air Force base. So, a rather self-selecting sample set.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 09:29 AM (ksbjf)
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A family across the circle was flying the Betsy Ross flag under Biden, and then switched to Old Glory when Trump took office. I don't have a flag pole, I hang the flag from the porch ceiling and I'll fly the Welsh flag on St. David's Day and the modern "four county" Irish flag on St. Patrick's.

In October, I raise the Hospitaller flag and keep it up through Halloween. I'm sure no one knows what to make of it, but it looks great.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)

119 Creeper, I will!

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 20, 2026 09:34 AM (FMtrg)

120 Hey, vmom. If you could send me a pic of the shards of your mug I'll see if I can find it online. I'm me8437 at the Gmail place.

Posted by: creeper at June 20, 2026 09:34 AM (80oeU)

121 "me " being creeper.

Posted by: creeper at June 20, 2026 09:35 AM (80oeU)

122 45 Is there an uglier building anywhere than the Bamster library?

LOL
Bamster Building
Posted by: m at June 20, 2026 09:32 AM (6wpGE)

I prefer calling it the Presidential Flak Tower.

One conspiracy theory that I came across (here at the HQ, as I recall) is that the building is actually intended to be a bunker to protect the Party elite from the zombie hordes.

A rejection of beauty, one of God's transcendental characteristics, is a sure sign of a rejection of God.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 09:36 AM (ksbjf)

123 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 20, 2026 09:34 AM (ycI94)

You always make me have to double up on my forgiveness prayers.

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:36 AM (KC5Lt)

124 Waves to Teej.

Posted by: creeper at June 20, 2026 09:37 AM (80oeU)

125 This 250th birthday for America thing really snuck up on me…. the Day is only 15 days away all of the sudden! Yeah I was a kid in 1976 and I remember tons of hoopla and parades etc… I feels more muted this year but maybe the actual day will be a big THING…. I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that I have clear memories from… 50 years ago!! How can that be??? Well everyone gets old eventually even Dick Clark… I wasn’t immune

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 20, 2026 09:37 AM (26GAh)

126 Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:34 AM (KC5Lt

I think those prayers for enemies are very important .sometimes I forget to pray for them ( leftists ) for conversion. and just pray for their downfall. So that to you and Hadrian for those reminders .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 20, 2026 09:38 AM (OYsYV)

127 I'm always amazed at the stories lefties tell themselves about the other side. Like we care about tan suits and would perceive them as a middle finger.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 20, 2026 09:39 AM (FMtrg)

128 Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 20, 2026 09:34 AM (FMtrg)

Wonderful!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 20, 2026 09:39 AM (OYsYV)

129 by: FenelonSpoke at June 20, 2026 09:38 AM (OYsYV)

Meant "thanks to you."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 20, 2026 09:40 AM (OYsYV)

130 There is nothing quite as moving as listening to someone who had that Road to Damascus experience .

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:40 AM (KC5Lt)

131 The 0bamalith is the JEF's monument to himself. Trust me, that's how he sees it.

It is uglier than hammered sin, and I can't for the life of me understand why anyone thought it was a good idea.

Posted by: Don Black at June 20, 2026 09:41 AM (MWGxi)

132 I have good news, and this seems like the place to report it.

I have a blood condition which I share with Bulg---too much iron. Dangerous to the liver. Liver cancer is always out there. Has in the past required frequent blood donations, which my body hasn't handled well.

Last week I had my annual liver exam, and at the discussion 2 days later, my oncologist said that the rest of me may be getting older, but my liver appears to be getting YOUNGER!
Fatty deposits have disappeared, and as for liver cancer, he said, It's off the table! We won't even discuss it any more.

!!!!!

I've never asked for prayers, because I'm so lucky in so many ways, and I figure we're all included in all of them. But I offer thanks for God's grace in this.

Posted by: Wenda at June 20, 2026 09:42 AM (iIAkP)

133 That Reddit transmission above… wow, out of the blue the George W hate bares its ugly teeth. It’s been dormant for awhile but that was out in the open…

I always defended W when he was prez but the evolution of time… I can’t stand him now but I’m nowhere close to hating the guy.

Just to be controversial, I think it’s possible that if Al Gore had won in 2000 things might be overall a tad better now… I don’t think Gore would’ve gone all hardcore GWOT after 9/11…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 20, 2026 09:43 AM (26GAh)

134 The 0bamalith is the JEF's monument to himself. Trust me, that's how he sees it.

It is uglier than hammered sin, and I can't for the life of me understand why anyone thought it was a good idea.
Posted by: Don Black at June 20, 2026 09:41 AM (MWG

The engineer and architect admitted as much when they were defending it against the criticism. I don't think that was their intention.

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:43 AM (KC5Lt)

135 51 Week in Pictures had some good memes on that collosal tower.
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Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 08:58 AM (Ia/+0)

Some really good ones.

Posted by: m at June 20, 2026 09:43 AM (6wpGE)

136 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 20, 2026 09:34 AM (ycI94)

You always make me have to double up on my forgiveness prayers.
Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:36 AM (KC5Lt)

LOL.

Mercy and forgiveness are absent in the "Party of Tolerance (tm)". It's almost as if they're Minions of Satan and Marxism is an inversion of Christianity that was inspired by Satan. (Read Paul Kangor's book, The Devil and Karl Marx -- it will blow your mind: Marx admitted to be influenced by demons!)

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 09:44 AM (ksbjf)

137 Wenda, great news! Praise the Lord

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 20, 2026 09:44 AM (26GAh)

138 I'm always amazed at the stories lefties tell themselves about the other side. Like we care about tan suits and would perceive them as a middle finger.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 20, 2026 09:39 AM (FMtrg)
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They are lost in their own world, fighting imaginary enemies and gaining glorious ephemeral victories against hobgoblins of their own creation.

I've hammered this point for a while, but these people are incapable of kinetic action. For all the talk of Civil War 2.0, there has to be an OPFOR for it to happen, and the arrests of Antifa activists are going to demonstrate how feeble their militias were, and also how small. They shifted their mentally ill shock troops from point to point to give the illusion of national presence, but that's all it was.

They do have some "minutemen" in places like Seattle and Portland, but they have no reach, and are basically only capable of destroying their own nests.

The Overton Window is shifting in terms of popular perception, a fruit of Trump holding back and letting these nuts do their thing. After 18 months of fraud reports, shockingly large amounts of corruption, no one is caring much about it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:44 AM (ZOv7s)

139 Good morning all
Drinking my second cup of coffee and about to get ready for the MoMe. Have decided to take an Uber so I don't have to figure out how to drive there.
I am looking forward to giving and getting hugs in person but for,those of you who can't be here, know that I think of you often. This thread is like weekly family reunion. Wouldn't miss it for the world.
Have a good day. Touch grass. It helps.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at June 20, 2026 09:45 AM (kJmSS)

140 Good morning again Horde. Thx MisHum
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Nice two mile . Nice day out

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 20, 2026 09:45 AM (L9YhZ)

141 64 MisHum thank you for the weekly coffee thread, that's basically me in the pic,
Sad news I dropped & broke my favorite coffee mug last night. Good thing it was empty so no coffee was wasted.

; )

Posted by: m at June 20, 2026 09:46 AM (6wpGE)

142 132 Hey, Wenda! Great News!

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 09:46 AM (77rzZ)

143 68 that monument to Barack I
Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 09:07 AM (Ia/+0)

!!!

Posted by: m at June 20, 2026 09:46 AM (6wpGE)

144 Newsome going to jail for tax evasion is going to be the perfect example.

This is why I'm relaxed about the midterms, and also Thune. Whatever he is, the SAVE Act continues to be a hot topic, and it's basically going to drive conservative turnout to presidential levels.

At the same time the massive, undeniable fraud in California is going to force SCOTUS to take action it would otherwise have avoided. Trump's EO on the USPS tracking ballots destroys the whole enterprise, but Trump waited until he had undeniable evidence before moving on it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:47 AM (ZOv7s)

145 he invited all past presidents, and the thought is (until recently) you can be amicable with the other side and be a president for ALL people.
W sucked. He stole his election
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Yeah. Obama was so amicable with us that we replaced him with Trump.
And also it sure is funny that biden's election couldn't possibly have been stolen. And you would have to be an idiot to believe that it was.
But W obviously stole his election.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at June 20, 2026 09:48 AM (Lo97M)

146 Well, y'all have a nice day. I don't have a garden, a pet, a hobby, and don't do deep dives on film directors. Peace Out.

Posted by: Don Black at June 20, 2026 09:48 AM (MWGxi)

147 The 0bamalith is the JEF's monument to himself. Trust me, that's how he sees it.

It is uglier than hammered sin, and I can't for the life of me understand why anyone thought it was a good idea.
Posted by: Don Black at June 20, 2026 09:41 AM (MWGxi)

The Tower Of OBabel?

It's fabulous!

Posted by: naturalfake at June 20, 2026 09:49 AM (iJfKG)

148 I always defended W when he was prez but the evolution of time… I can’t stand him now but I’m nowhere close to hating the guy.

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 20, 2026 09:43 AM (26GAh)
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He's dead to me. An abject coward. We keep a campaign magnet on the fridge to remind us of our error.

He was arguably the least worst option, but he has much to answer for.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:49 AM (ZOv7s)

149 Well, I've got a lot of work, so I'm off to do it. God be with you!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 20, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)

150 In October, I raise the Hospitaller flag and keep it up through Halloween. I'm sure no one knows what to make of it, but it looks great.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

I began collecting historical American flags to teach the Li'l Blutarskis history. I've dug them out and begun flying a different one every day. Today is the David Burnett flag which I think was the first official flag of the Republic of Texas. If not it was one of the first official flags. It not, it was an official flag of the Republic. It looks like the Somali flag except the star is gold.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 20, 2026 09:51 AM (l26NL)

151
Picked strawberries with the grandkids this morning, actually met a happy farmer who said the weather for all crops this spring was the best he ever saw.

Posted by: Auspex at June 20, 2026 09:51 AM (Y8DZL)

152 That Reddit transmission above… wow, out of the blue the George W hate bares its ugly teeth. It’s been dormant for awhile but that was out in the open…

I always defended W when he was prez but the evolution of time… I can’t stand him now but I’m nowhere close to hating the guy.

Just to be controversial, I think it’s possible that if Al Gore had won in 2000 things might be overall a tad better now… I don’t think Gore would’ve gone all hardcore GWOT after 9/11…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 20, 2026 09:43 AM (26GAh)

I disagree. Gore would have been awful: there would have been even more navel-gazing about how America sucks and those 3000 Americans deserved to die.

W's mistake was trying to nation-build and create Jeffersonian democracies in societies unprepared for such a political form. Trump is showing the way: punitive expeditions intended to punish, break the enemies toys, then leave.

W set the stage for Obama, which set the stage for Trump I, which set the stage for Biden, which set the stage for Trump II.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 09:52 AM (ksbjf)

153 The Kennedy Library looks like the Rock and Roll HoF. Or vice versa technically

Both designed by I. M. Pei, whose major contribution to western civilization is more as a crossword puzzle answer than as an architect.

Posted by: Oddbob at June 20, 2026 09:52 AM (vTZFs)

154 Posted by: one hour sober at June 20, 2026 09:13 AM (J4Dwc)

Did you go? ;-)

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 20, 2026 09:52 AM (3Ope8)

155 Good morning good people. Prayers for all Hordian intentions - those requested and those known but to God.

Prayers for a (diagnosed) psychotic acquaintance. She is an absolute disaster and has destroyed all relationships of which she is a part.

I struggle with this one because of all the bombs she's dropped into everyone's lives and my first reaction is to want to punch her in the throat.

But I know she is sick, and prayer is much more proper than throat punches.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 09:53 AM (ItpVy)

156 I’ve seen a lot more homes with flags this spring/summer than usual.

Posted by: Heroq at June 20, 2026 09:53 AM (7YTFo)

157 Morning, all. It's a beautiful sunny day here at Stately Poppins Manor. The humidity is low, the breezes are blowing and any rain is scheduled for 6 this evening. I wish I were on my way to the MoMe, but my own insecurities put paid to that.

I don't want to waste such a lovely day. I need to find something to do that isn't hiding in the house all day or going out and getting hammered. I have no desire to work on my book (depression has paralyzed me), I can't really walk downtown since the sodomites have taken it over for 'pride' day and I've already hit the closest used bookstores.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 20, 2026 09:54 AM (qRla/)

158 Without coffee, with no apparently motive, you’ll just kill and kill again. Survive your brutal thrashing? You’ll hunt them til the end. Your life’s a constant battle, the rage of many men. Homicidal MANIAC!!!

So you need coffee.

(H/t, Slayer)

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 20, 2026 09:54 AM (T6aVk)

159 Touch grass. It helps.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)

We adopted an older great dane/huskie cross 2 weeks ago. She had been in a rescue kennel for 3+ years, but in her photo online she looked like such a happy girl.
From the first day here she fell in love with the fenced in grass play area. She flops down and rolls on to her back so hard I fear she'll hurt herself!
Touch grass like it's the first time in 3 years!

Posted by: old chick at June 20, 2026 09:55 AM (F3Dlr)

160 Bush the boogeyman again. Sheesh.

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:55 AM (KC5Lt)

161 150 In October, I raise the Hospitaller flag and keep it up through Halloween. I'm sure no one knows what to make of it, but it looks great.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

I began collecting historical American flags to teach the Li'l Blutarskis history. I've dug them out and begun flying a different one every day. Today is the David Burnett flag which I think was the first official flag of the Republic of Texas. If not it was one of the first official flags. It not, it was an official flag of the Republic. It looks like the Somali flag except the star is gold.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 20, 2026 09:51 AM (l26NL)

I’d like to get a 49 star flag, available between 1959-1960 after AK was added to the union.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 20, 2026 09:56 AM (T6aVk)

162 “disagree. Gore would have been awful: there would have been even more navel-gazing about how America sucks and those 3000 Americans deserved to die.”

Gore wasn’t Obama.

Posted by: Heroq at June 20, 2026 09:56 AM (7YTFo)

163 Bless you, Wenda.

Posted by: m at June 20, 2026 09:57 AM (6wpGE)

164 Posted by: Oddbob at June 20, 2026 09:52 AM (vTZFs)

No way. I did not know that.

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:57 AM (KC5Lt)

165 Hitting on a subject mentioned above, according to my 1955 copy of Lives of the Saints, today is the feast day of St Silverius, pope and martyr, who died in 537, attacked on the road to Rome by agents of Byzantine Empress Theodora.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 20, 2026 09:58 AM (qRla/)

166 Wenda, no idea how you fixed that ( less red meat?) but keep going what your doing.

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 09:58 AM (Ia/+0)

167
I don't hate W. I don't regret my vote for W.

Do I wish I'd had a better choice? Sure.

But, W was the least worst option, and being least worst doesn't mean good or great.

The Democrats have simply been a terrible choice for so long, I'd vote for a syphilitic tapir as long as it keeps the Democrats out of power.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 20, 2026 09:59 AM (iJfKG)

168 Gore or any other president would have gone into Afghanistan. Would it have turned into a 20 year stint? Who knows?

There would have been no Iraq with Gore and that’s a good thing.

There is a case to be made that gore wins 2000, he fucks shit up and loses in 2004. No Iraq war and probably, no Obama in 2008. Good outcome in that scenario.

Posted by: Heroq at June 20, 2026 09:59 AM (7YTFo)

169 Just to be controversial, I think it’s possible that if Al Gore had won in 2000 things might be overall a tad better now… I don’t think Gore would’ve gone all hardcore GWOT after 9/11…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 20, 2026 09:43 AM (26GAh)

Hell no. Given his obsessive devotion is global warming, we’d be hip deep in poverty. (BTW, what were we supposed to do after 9/11/01? Pout and whine?)

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 20, 2026 10:00 AM (T6aVk)

170 147
The Tower Of OBabel?
It's fabulous!
Posted by: naturalfake at June 20, 2026 09:49 AM (iJfKG)

haha

Posted by: m at June 20, 2026 10:00 AM (6wpGE)

171 There would have been no Iraq with Gore and that’s a good thing.

There is a case to be made that gore wins 2000, he fucks shit up and loses in 2004. No Iraq war and probably, no Obama in 2008. Good outcome in that scenario.
Posted by: Heroq

If only one could go back and assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary we could have avoided that whole mess.

Oh, wait. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:02 AM (ItpVy)

172 I wonder how many foreign soccer fan visitors are going to overstay their visas?

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 10:03 AM (KC5Lt)

173 Bush the boogeyman again. Sheesh.
Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 09:55 AM (KC5Lt)

I don't think W is going to be looked at kindly by history. A middling POTUS that had nothing to say during Obama's reign of error or Biden flooding America with millions of illegal aliens.

BUT, he was all too eager to talk $h!t about Pres. Trump. Curiously, that stopped after that letter was delivered at his dad's funeral.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 10:03 AM (ksbjf)

174 Gore would have been the King Charles III of America. Genial, peaceful sounding, totally devoted to “multiculturalism” and the civilization ending Global Warming Cult.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 20, 2026 10:03 AM (8YGuO)

175 Mornin' Horde. Happy Father's Day to the Horde dads, grandpas, and great-grandpas! And Happy MoMe day to all the Hordelings descending upon NoVa! So sorry I couldn't make it.

Thanks for the grammie update. I know she knows how much we love and miss her.

Prayers for all y'all and your loved ones.

Posted by: screaming in digital at June 20, 2026 10:03 AM (lOlUK)

176 Did you go? ;-)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 20, 2026 09:52 AM (3Ope

On the ILS to 36R, I got close, but a gust pushed me back to approximately Daytona.

Posted by: one hour sober at June 20, 2026 10:04 AM (J4Dwc)

177 It's been an expensive morning here. Had to take the cat to the vets. He's not eating or drinking any water. Thought he might have a bad tooth, or some sort of abscess in his mouth. But nope. No fever either. Several hundred dollars later we've got antibiotics and oral electrolytes.

And one cat hiding somewhere.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 20, 2026 10:04 AM (jehhT)

178 Hitting on a subject mentioned above, according to my 1955 copy of Lives of the Saints, today is the feast day of St Silverius, pope and martyr, who died in 537, attacked on the road to Rome by agents of Byzantine Empress Theodora.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 20, 2026 09:58 AM (qRla/)

Hi, MP4: I think we have the same book!

Well, have to go to run errands.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 10:05 AM (ksbjf)

179 Yeah. Obama was so amicable with us that we replaced him with Trump.
Posted by: Florida Peasant

It was a whitelash against a changing country. It was a whitelash against a black president, in part.

(Odd that the whitelash waited until after they reelected the president they hated so much before voting against him)

Posted by: Van Jones at June 20, 2026 10:05 AM (ycI94)

180 174 Gore ... and the civilization ending Global Warming Cult.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 20, 2026 10:03 AM (8YGuO)

Ramped up beyond even what we can imagine, I bet.

Posted by: m at June 20, 2026 10:05 AM (6wpGE)

181 @167. naturalfake

I agree with you. He wasn't great but beat the alternative.

Posted by: Case at June 20, 2026 10:06 AM (IY9No)

182 177 It's been an expensive morning here. Had to take the cat to the vets. He's not eating or drinking any water. Thought he might have a bad tooth, or some sort of abscess in his mouth. But nope. No fever either. Several hundred dollars later we've got antibiotics and oral electrolytes.

And one cat hiding somewhere.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 20, 2026 10:04 AM (jehhT)

Good kitty!

Posted by: m at June 20, 2026 10:07 AM (6wpGE)

183
If Gore won, things would've been just peachy?

No. We have no way of knowing. Alternate history is stupid.

The Past is unchangeable. It's a lost and dead country.

The Present is all there is. The future lives in Hopeville.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 20, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)

184 There would have been no Iraq with Gore and that’s a good thing.

There is a case to be made that gore wins 2000, he fucks shit up and loses in 2004. No Iraq war and probably, no Obama in 2008. Good outcome in that scenario.
Posted by: Heroq

If only one could go back and assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary we could have avoided that whole mess.

Oh, wait. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:02 AM (ItpVy)

Too bad that God's not outside of time and doesn't know our past, present and future.

It's a mystery, we just have to have trust that God is working the bad to some ultimate good.

***
With that, I really have to go.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 10:08 AM (ksbjf)

185 Doctors don’t know shit most of the time.
Vets don’t know shit all of the time.

Posted by: Heroq at June 20, 2026 10:09 AM (7YTFo)

186 One thing about Al Gore… I shouldn’t be surprised but I am… him recently claiming all his predictions of catastrophe about global warming came true. Does he have no shame? He thinks we don’t have eyes??!! It’s like he looks me right in the eye and says 2 + 2 = 5 and thinks he’s convincing and expects me to believe him. Is he a psychopath?? Unbelievable…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 20, 2026 10:10 AM (ugElV)

187 The Present is all there is. The future lives in Hopeville.
Posted by: naturalfake

Hopeville is a dumb name. We don't have to hope...we can make it happen if we all work together and follow our simple plan! We should name it something more epic, like Utopia!

Posted by: Communism at June 20, 2026 10:10 AM (ycI94)

188 He wasn't great but beat the alternative.

He squandered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be listed as one of the great Presidents. Although, admittedly, considering his background, his advisors and his partnerships in the Deep State, a capitulation to Islam and a turn to an American surveillance state was baked in the cake.

Frankly, I don't think even Reagan would have reacted to 9/11 with the proper actions.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 20, 2026 10:11 AM (qRla/)

189 “I don't think W is going to be looked at kindly by history. A middling POTUS that had nothing to say during Obama's reign of error or Biden flooding America with millions of illegal aliens.”

The Bush Family machine dominated GOP politics in Texas for over 30 years, from GWB’s election as Governor until quite recently. First sign it was over was George P. Bush getting taken out by Paxton in the AG race.

Which of course led to an impeachment of Paxton by the Bush machine led Texas House, which was squashed by the anti-Bush conservatives in the Texas Senate.

And that fight was really what the huge loss by Cornyn was all about. He was always a very loyal Bush machine member, but their days running things in Texas are over for good.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 20, 2026 10:11 AM (8YGuO)

190 I think no Iraq = no Obama. There was so much hatred for bush and all things Republican because of Iraq which allowed a Muslim communist to win just by saying change.

Take Iraq away and I don’t think that happens.

Posted by: Heroq at June 20, 2026 10:11 AM (7YTFo)

191 I touch grass every day when I pull it out of my garden. My garden has the nicest grass on the whole street. It is lush and thick and green and relentless.

Posted by: huerfano at June 20, 2026 10:11 AM (VJX5o)

192 We should name it something more epic, like Utopia!

Funny, that. I just finished An Assassin in Utopia, which is about Charles Guiteau and his murder of POTUS James Garfield, but also details Guiteau's connections to the free-love Oneida community. A pretty good read.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 20, 2026 10:13 AM (qRla/)

193 We were attacked on 9/11 by Muslims and what did bush do? Open door to millions of Muslim immigrants. Put everything aside he did and I hope he burns in hell for eternity just for that.

Posted by: Heroq at June 20, 2026 10:13 AM (7YTFo)

194 (Odd that the whitelash waited until after they reelected the president they hated so much before voting against him)

Like a particularly dumb dog, Americans can learn but only after several smacks of the newspaper.*

* now that I think of it, what do you smack your dog's nose with these days, an iPad with a news site on the screen?

Posted by: Oddbob at June 20, 2026 10:13 AM (vTZFs)

195 Gore would have thrown people in jail for opposing his policies if he were President.

I forget who was his running mate at that time.

Posted by: dantesed at June 20, 2026 10:15 AM (Oy/m2)

196 But I offer thanks for God's grace in this.
Posted by: Wenda at June 20, 2026 09:42 AM (iIAk

Great news, happy for you. God works in mysterious ways.

Posted by: From about That Time at June 20, 2026 10:16 AM (sl73Y)

197 We have thunder all around us this morning and man's forecast is 70%. But we know that GOD is the true and merciful provider of all things, and forecast is in His hands.

Posted by: Eromero at June 20, 2026 10:17 AM (LHPAg)

198 * now that I think of it, what do you smack your dog's nose with these days, an iPad with a news site on the screen?
Posted by: Oddbob

My cock. Slathered in peanut butter.

Posted by: Dylan Mulvaney at June 20, 2026 10:18 AM (ycI94)

199 Gore would have thrown people in jail for opposing his policies if he were President.

I forget who was his running mate at that time.
Posted by: dantesed

Joe Lieberman. Thus the "Sore/Loserman" signs of the Bush partisans.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

200 Posted by: one hour sober at June 20, 2026 10:04 AM (J4Dwc)

Gonna go get a $50 cheeseburger at CWC later today

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 20, 2026 10:18 AM (3Ope8)

201 195 Gore would have thrown people in jail for opposing his policies if he were President.

I forget who was his running mate at that time.
Posted by: dantesed at June 20, 2026 10:15 AM (Oy/m2)
PeeWee Herman?

Posted by: Eromero at June 20, 2026 10:18 AM (LHPAg)

202 The 2000 election was the inflection point t when Dems went insane. Look at polls on patriotism. In 2000 the gap between reps and dems who said they were proud of their country was small. 90-80 something like that.

Now it’s 90-30. Bush Derangement Syndrome started it all. They lost their minds over the Florida recount and never recovered.

Posted by: Heroq at June 20, 2026 10:18 AM (7YTFo)

203 I think no Iraq = no Obama. There was so much hatred for bush and all things Republican because of Iraq which allowed a Muslim communist to win just by saying change.

Take Iraq away and I don’t think that happens.

Posted by: Heroq at June 20, 2026 10:11 AM (7YTFo)

W really F'd up the subprime mortgage crisis, too, while playing right into the hands about Rs paying off their crony capitalist buddies. What a loser.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 20, 2026 10:18 AM (dK+Kv)

204 Thought it was this weekend for Lucky Strikes movie to come out, its next week

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 10:19 AM (Ia/+0)

205 If I had won in 2000, I definitely would not have screwed up race relations like Obongo, Hell, I don't even like black folks, just like my Daddy.

I miss you Daddy!

Posted by: Al Gore, Rapist at June 20, 2026 10:19 AM (og9zY)

206 electrolytes

Brawndo!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 20, 2026 10:20 AM (Kt19C)

207 Guess I'm gonna go to the MoMe. I will undoubtedly make me feel better.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

208 And that fight was really what the huge loss by Cornyn was all about. He was always a very loyal Bush machine member, but their days running things in Texas are over for good.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 20, 2026 10:11 AM (8YGuO)

They should try Connecticut or Massachusetts.

Posted by: runner at June 20, 2026 10:21 AM (GD0B3)

209 One thing about Al Gore…

It’s like he looks me right in the eye and says 2 + 2 = 5 and thinks he’s convincing and expects me to believe him.

TBF to ManBearPig, he's not the one doing the math. He's just the one telling you what The Experts say two plus two equals because he believes* it. Which makes him stupid, not necessarily a psychopath.

* I guess. If he doesn't (which selling out to Qatar or UAE or whoever it was might suggest) then he's a soulless grifter but still not necessarily a psychopath.

Posted by: Oddbob at June 20, 2026 10:21 AM (vTZFs)

210 Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 09:53 AM (ItpVy)

Except for the diagnosed part, this describes my ex. Narcissistic behavior disorder coupled with paranoia. That's my diagnosis after more than thirty years of observation. But I'm not a doctor, so what do I know?

Last week, Little got a call from an Inyo County sheriff to notify him that they dropped his mom off at a Catholic-run homeless shelter after finding her walking along a road in Death Valley. She had been living out of her car, so it seems she lost that recently.

I'm guessing they called him because her arrest for assaulting me a couple years ago took me off the next-of-kin list. We've made our peace with her choices years ago, and I'm sure our indifference will not be affected by her eventual passing. Best I can manage is to pray for God's current team of angels sent to reach her. She left so many others who extended amazing grace and charity in various states of brokeness and bitterness over the years.

Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 20, 2026 10:21 AM (nbLIj)

211 I don't think W is going to be looked at kindly by history. A middling POTUS that had nothing to say during Obama's reign of error or Biden flooding America with millions of illegal aliens.

Sure, Bush was an idiot and did damage to the nation, but at least he respected democracy and was willing to compromise with democrats. Not like the Trump fascist!!

Posted by: Leftist Historians at June 20, 2026 10:22 AM (ycI94)

212 {{{Bulg}}}

Go to the MoMe. Get hugs. It is always good to be with the Horde.

Posted by: screaming in digital at June 20, 2026 10:23 AM (lOlUK)

213 Guess I'm gonna go to the MoMe. I will undoubtedly make me feel better.
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

I'm sorry I won't have the chance to meet you, but there really was no way I was going to go this year. I almost certainly won't go to Texas, either.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 20, 2026 10:24 AM (qRla/)

214 I don't think W is going to be looked at kindly by history. A middling POTUS that had nothing to say during Obama's reign of error or Biden flooding America with millions of illegal aliens.

To paraphrase the famous saying, it depends on who writes the history.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 20, 2026 10:25 AM (qRla/)

215 I was fooled into believing bush was “fighting them there so they won’t fight us here”. Meanwhile he was importing million from there to here.

Fuck that guy.

Posted by: Heroq at June 20, 2026 10:25 AM (7YTFo)

216 Bulg have a great time

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 10:25 AM (Ia/+0)

217 There’s a theory of history which maintains that if you changed all the people, a lot of minor things would change, but the same big things would still have happened, but for slightly different reasons.

You can take some of the rocks out of the river, but you can’t change the current, or the direction of the flow. Or the final destination.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 20, 2026 10:26 AM (8YGuO)

218 Screw the Bushes. They never should have been anywhere near the Presidency to begin with.

A bad pick by Reagan, but I guess it was either H.W. or Gerald Ford. Ford would have been worse as a VP, and always trying to run things, or backstabbing Reagan.

Just a pity that H.W. had to run for President, and won.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:26 AM (77rzZ)

219 Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 20, 2026 10:21 AM (nbLIj)

I'm sorry, man.
Sometimes I wonder if we'd be better off with the government assigning us spouses at age 24 based on personality-profiles.

Posted by: gKWVE at June 20, 2026 10:26 AM (W0KIM)

220 Lucky Strikes movie.
It's got a Hanks, and an Eastwood in it. Trailer looks pretty good, problem is theater only. Ixnay on that.

Posted by: Eromero at June 20, 2026 10:26 AM (LHPAg)

221 The Strawbs " Hero and Heroine" just popped up on the rotation

What a great album!

Posted by: naturalfake at June 20, 2026 10:27 AM (r64gj)

222 In 2000 the gap between reps and dems who said they were proud of their country was small. 90-80 something like that.

Now it’s 90-30. Bush Derangement Syndrome started it all. They lost their minds over the Florida recount and never recovered.
Posted by: Heroq

Actually, that poll (that CNN commented on) was taken in January 2001, so after SCOTUS "stole" the election, and Dems still generally loved the US. I think the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were part of the decline, some of Obama's race hustling, but mostly just the unhinged hatred of Trump. Trump's election broke a lot of people's brains.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 20, 2026 10:27 AM (ycI94)

223 Well, in 1988 Gary Hartpence could have got the nomination, if he'd tied down his own dick before the race.
Somehow that mattered in '88 and not in '92.

Posted by: gKWVE at June 20, 2026 10:28 AM (W0KIM)

224 I try and remember that all civil/government authority here on earth was put here by God for His purposes. We may not always like it or understand the reasoning, but we can trust the plan.

Posted by: AnchorPoint at June 20, 2026 10:28 AM (XY7MO)

225 I don't think W is going to be looked at kindly by history. A middling POTUS that had nothing to say during Obama's reign of error or Biden flooding America with millions of illegal aliens.

BUT, he was all too eager to talk $h!t about Pres. Trump. Curiously, that stopped after that letter was delivered at his dad's funeral.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 20, 2026 10:03 AM (ksbjf)

I think people forget what he did during his administration and exaggerate what he had to say about Trump. I'm not going to get into it again because people have made up their mind facts or no facts.

Posted by: polynikes at June 20, 2026 10:28 AM (KC5Lt)

226 I'm sorry I won't have the chance to meet you, but there really was no way I was going to go this year. I almost certainly won't go to Texas, either.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Yes, I would like to meet you someday. I have two nieces who live in Beantown, so maybe if I ever go there to see them (unlikely, as I'm not close to either of them, but still...), you and I and RMBS can meet up.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

227 223 Well, in 1988 Gary Hartpence could have got the nomination, if he'd tied down his own dick before the race.
Somehow that mattered in '88 and not in '92.
Posted by: gKWVE

It mattered in 2008 😔

Posted by: John Edwards at June 20, 2026 10:29 AM (ycI94)

228 "TBF to ManBearPig, he's not the one doing the math. He's just the one telling you what The Experts say two plus two equals because he believes* it. Which makes him stupid, not necessarily a psychopath.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 20, 2026 10:21 AM"
++++

Remember, Jerry: it's not a lie if you believe it.

Posted by: George Costanza at June 20, 2026 10:30 AM (D2IX4)

229 I guess Gov Abigail the Creepy Doll's anti-2A laws haven't gone into effect yet?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 20, 2026 10:30 AM (cWLG3)

230 Skip re: changes in diet. I went from beef several times a week to several times a YEAR. And I'm a MT girl. Sob.

But I think the biggest change was not using sauces. Piper is of course the expert on this, but the more I read, the more it seemed that sauces were developed to draw iron out of meat and into the body's workings. Well, that's the opposite of what I needed.

Also my twin brother had the same blood condition. He had lots of medical problems, mostly related to weighing over 350 pounds. That's a lot, even for someone who's 6'6". But hemochromatosis was certainly involved in his death.

Knowing that certainly makes it easier to follow the rules.

Posted by: Wenda at June 20, 2026 10:30 AM (iIAkP)

231 >>> TBF to ManBearPig, he's not the one doing the math. He's just the one telling you what The Experts say two plus two equals because he believes* it. Which makes him stupid, not necessarily a psychopath.

* I guess. If he doesn't (which selling out to Qatar or UAE or whoever it was might suggest) then he's a soulless grifter but still not necessarily a psychopath.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 20, 2026 10:21 AM (vTZFs)

He might be moderately dumb, in the way any other run of the mill criminal is dumb. A moral dumbness when they think "I found this great way to get paid that all the chumps haven't figured out yet." What I'm getting at is all of his BS is to gain wealth. It always was. And that meshes well with being a politician.

Posted by: banana Dream at June 20, 2026 10:30 AM (3uBP9)

232 “Except for the diagnosed part, this describes my ex. Narcissistic behavior disorder coupled with paranoia. That's my diagnosis after more than thirty years of observation. But I'm not a doctor, so what do I know?”

I’ve sadly had some experience with someone fitting that description, enough that I recognize it when I see it. And *real* paranoia - the kind that makes your eyes pop out when they start talking about what they’re thinking - is most of the time associated with some level of schizophrenia.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 20, 2026 10:31 AM (8YGuO)

233 This little light of mine
I'm going to let it shine

Kamala explains to Don Lemon the power of hope:

“I really, truly believe this. We we each have have light inside of us. And we need to know that that is what inspires our hope as much as anything external to ourselves. And when we feel that and and and not allow an election or an individual to dampen that light, and instead light, let that light kind of carry us in particular through moments of darkness, that that we not only act on that hope, but we inspire that hope in each other. And in particular, at this moment, it is so important that we not only have hope, but that we understand that that should be a verb."

https://tinyurl.com/mr63wnbz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:32 AM (ndZc7)

234 OddBob, I still whack the dogs with a newspaper...The Epoch Times. I didn't realize how much I use newspapers for other things besides reading until I didn't have one.

(Great substitute for cutting board, too.)

Posted by: creeper at June 20, 2026 10:32 AM (80oeU)

235 Doctors don’t know shit most of the time.
Vets don’t know shit all of the time.
Posted by: Heroq

Minor quibble - Proctologists know shit.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:32 AM (ItpVy)

236 "Sometimes I wonder if we'd be better off with the government assigning us spouses at age 24 based on personality-profiles.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 20, 2026 10:26 AM"
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In the immortal words of Clint Eastwood:

"Just find someone you hate and buy them a house."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 20, 2026 10:33 AM (D2IX4)

237 Actually, that poll (that CNN commented on) was taken in January 2001, so after SCOTUS "stole" the election, and Dems still generally loved the US. I think the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were part of the decline, some of Obama's race hustling, but mostly just the unhinged hatred of Trump. Trump's election broke a lot of people's brains.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 20, 2026 10:27 AM (ycI94)

Was it 2001? OK.

Iraq/Afghanistan was a big part of it. And it was on top of Selected Not Elected. People were mad at Iraq and were like the guy in change didn’t even win fair. It was a double whammy of anger.

I remember 2003/4 talking to people who were otherwise chill middle of the road politically. Or even apolitical. But were amped up on Iraq, like intensity of 1000 burning suns seething over it. The media of course poured gas over the fire, but the end result was people who in 2000/2001 would have said yeah I’m patriotic turned into fuck no America sucks man because of Bush/Iraq. And they never went back from it.

Posted by: Heroq at June 20, 2026 10:33 AM (7YTFo)

238 Posted by: creeper at June 20, 2026 10:32 AM (80oeU)

The Epoch Times is a great paper. Used to read it every day when it was distributed for free in DC.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:33 AM (77rzZ)

239 ....cardiologists seem to get to the heart of the matter...

Posted by: runner at June 20, 2026 10:33 AM (GD0B3)

240 There’s a theory of history which maintains that if you changed all the people, a lot of minor things would change, but the same big things would still have happened, but for slightly different reasons.

I picked up a book yesterday, The Lost History of 1914: Reconsidering the Year the Great War Began by Jack Beatty (who also wrote an excellent bio of Boston mayor James Michael Curley). He says much the same thing in his introduction. I'll have to mention it tomorrow if I find myself on the Book Thread.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 20, 2026 10:35 AM (qRla/)

241 The Democrats have simply been a terrible choice for so long, I'd vote for a syphilitic tapir as long as it keeps the Democrats out of power.
Posted by: naturalfake

This. A million times this.

Posted by: From about That Time at June 20, 2026 10:35 AM (sl73Y)

242 Trump's election broke a lot of people's brains.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 20, 2026 10:27 AM (ycI94)

Rejection will do that to people. The millennial mindset and all their ideologies were utterly repudiated. They were the ones they were waiting for, after all. Turns out, not.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 20, 2026 10:35 AM (dK+Kv)

243 I picked up a book yesterday, The Lost History of 1914: Reconsidering the Year the Great War Began by Jack Beatty (who also wrote an excellent bio of Boston mayor James Michael Curley). He says much the same thing in his introduction. I'll have to mention it tomorrow if I find myself on the Book Thread.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

I may have to get that. I can't get enough of the start of WWI. So many "what ifs?" to ponder.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:36 AM (77rzZ)

244
Kamala explains to Don Lemon the power of hope:

“I really, truly believe this. We we each have have light inside of us. And we need to know that that is what inspires our hope as much as anything external to ourselves. And when we feel that and and and not allow an election or an individual to dampen that light, and instead light, let that light kind of carry us in particular through moments of darkness, that that we not only act on that hope, but we inspire that hope in each other. And in particular, at this moment, it is so important that we not only have hope, but that we understand that that should be a verb."
So she's like a refrigerator.

Posted by: Eromero at June 20, 2026 10:36 AM (LHPAg)

245 Hope everyone at the NoVaMoMe has a great time!

*Waves*

Posted by: Vendette at June 20, 2026 10:36 AM (1ieqq)

246 I really, truly believe this. We we each have have light inside of us. [Harris word salad ensues]

Mrs Emhoff, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it.
I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Posted by: gKWVE at June 20, 2026 10:37 AM (W0KIM)

247 I think a boat would a better hate gift.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 20, 2026 10:37 AM (r64gj)

248 "syphilitic tapir"

LOL.

This place.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 20, 2026 10:37 AM (D2IX4)

249 233 This little light of mine
I'm going to let it shine

Kamala explains to Don Lemon the power of hope:

“I really, truly believe this. We we each have have light inside of us. And we need to know that that is what inspires our hope as much as anything external to ourselves. And when we feel that and and and not allow an election or an individual to dampen that light, and instead light, let that light kind of carry us in particular through moments of darkness, that that we not only act on that hope, but we inspire that hope in each other. And in particular, at this moment, it is so important that we not only have hope, but that we understand that that should be a verb."

https://tinyurl.com/mr63wnbz
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:32 AM (ndZc7)
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GenAI looks like AGI next to that word salad shooter.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 20, 2026 10:37 AM (cWLG3)

250 The Bushes were Deep State, and got us into the Afghanistan sinkhole and twice had us neuter Iraq, Iran's arch foe.

Compare Reagan, who gave arms to both when they were in a shooting war with each other.

The Deep State now acts for its own good, not ours, which means they will often align with Globalists.

Posted by: Ignoramus at June 20, 2026 10:37 AM (dtajH)

251 Millionaires who lived ln graft need hope

Posted by: Skip at June 20, 2026 10:38 AM (Ia/+0)

252 One day you will see yellow school buses.
With your own eyes!

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at June 20, 2026 10:38 AM (D2IX4)

253 Well, I've had my tea, my pills and my cod liver oil. Guess I should shower, shave, dress and find something to do that isn't alcohol-related.

Which reminds me of an old Mother Goose and Grimm cartoon showing Woodsy the Owl sitting glumly at a bar with the caption "Sometimes, after a 'Save The Earth' rally, Woodsy would spend his evenings secretly getting polluted."

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 20, 2026 10:38 AM (qRla/)

254 Important health warning.

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
Dr. Frita says that Michelle Obama jokes are causing increased heart disease for blacks

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:38 AM (ndZc7)

255 Guess I'm gonna go to the MoMe. I will undoubtedly make me feel better.
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

You will feel better.

Posted by: Vendette at June 20, 2026 10:39 AM (1ieqq)

256 Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Back at ya, MP4.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:40 AM (77rzZ)

257 Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 20, 2026 10:38 AM (qRla/)

I hope you have a lovely day too! You were a delight to talk to at the NoVaMoMes we both attended. And the best-dressed.

Posted by: Vendette at June 20, 2026 10:40 AM (1ieqq)

258 > Trump's election broke a lot of people's brains.
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They were conditioned with covid to be told what to do, what not to do, where to go, where not to go, etc.

Trump freed people's minds and some couldn't/can't deal with it. They've been effectively brainwashed. They are broken people and will never return to normalcy.

IMO this is the legacy of the covid op. Compliance at any cost.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 20, 2026 10:41 AM (jehhT)

259 @238. Bulg, what are you doing still here? You're supposed to be on the road to the MoMe?

Posted by: creeper at June 20, 2026 10:41 AM (80oeU)

260 Bulg, what are you doing still here? You're supposed to be on the road to the MoMe?
Posted by: creeper

I'll get there. Gotta shower first. Guess I'll go do that now.

Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

261 On topic of WW1, I was rewatching "Westworld" lately (shut up, the first season is kino). When the machine gun comes out it really does make an impression.
I don't know if a more horrible weapon of war was ever invented up to then.

Posted by: gKWVE at June 20, 2026 10:42 AM (W0KIM)

262 So many lower class British girls were fundamentally violated. Muslims went medieval on them.

And then the Police coerced them into saying it never happened. How do these girls carry that Betrayal?

Raping a country's women with impunity is a time-honored way to subjugate a people. The Soviets did it to the Germans at the end of WWII. But you didn't see Germans telling the women that it was just their imagination.

Posted by: Ignoramus at June 20, 2026 10:43 AM (dtajH)

263 Thanks, Jill Biden... for Kamala. Thanks a load.

Posted by: the Democrats at June 20, 2026 10:44 AM (W0KIM)

264 Good morning! Prayers said for all who asked and those who didn’t. Very rambunctious Shiba here, we are going to go on an adventure to help with this.

Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:44 AM (p4NUW)

265 Tomorrow's Mooch.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) told The Dallas Morning News she does not plan to attend the state convention and instead is focusing on helping down-ballot candidates across the country.

Crockett also said she’s not sure whether Democrats, particularly Black voters, have united fully behind Talarico and the rest of the ticket.

She said the lack of a Black nominee for major statewide office could dampen enthusiasm among some voters.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)

266
I, for one, an eager to hear more from Mr. Talarico about his unique insight into religion and how it will make him a better Senator.

Posted by: Auspex at June 20, 2026 10:45 AM (Y8DZL)

267 "Dr. Frita emphasized on her Healthy Happy Life Podcast that these hateful "jokes" about highly prominent Black women are not merely harmless political theater. Because Black women in America already face heightened baselines for cardiovascular disease, she argues that enduring pervasive, systemic disrespect causes a very real, measurable spike in cardiovascular morbidity."

Oh, no. Black Big Mike got disrespected by the white UFC fighter.

Posted by: one hour sober at June 20, 2026 10:45 AM (J4Dwc)

268 MP4, sorry that your depression is holding you down. Sometimes the hardest thing to let ourselves believe is that we are loved. But God does love us all, and He loves you specifically. Looking for and acknowledging the ways He blesses us - both individually and generally- can help push away the negative feelings. I don't know you, but it's clear you are blessed with an immense talent for writing. That's a good place to start, but also in the design and function of nature that sustains us all.

Not saying it's easy, but practice makes perfect.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 10:48 AM (kOluj)

269 Give more speeches Mr. Talarico. Consider holding large outdoor stadium rallies as well.

Posted by: The Jolly Time Popcorn Company at June 20, 2026 10:48 AM (D2IX4)

270 She said the lack of a Black nominee for major statewide office could dampen enthusiasm among some voters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)

Proving that she’s not as stupid as the act she puts on for the cameras. What she said there has been true for every Texas election for at least 30 years. No black candidates, the community mostly stays home.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 20, 2026 10:48 AM (jxNsH)

271 "I've hammered this point for a while, but these people are incapable of kinetic action."

We have the guns AND the numbers. All they have is a few Deep Blue enclaves where only the criminals have guns. And very few of their men know how to fight.

Posted by: Ignoramus at June 20, 2026 10:48 AM (dtajH)

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