Mid-Morning Art Thread

Crossing the Pasture
Winslow Homer

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)

2 Near first.

Posted by: RI Red at June 29, 2026 09:30 AM (Edxq2)

3 Speak softly and carry a weak ass stick.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)

4 Near first

Posted by: RI Red at June 29, 2026 09:31 AM (Edxq2)

5 So near and yet so far.

Posted by: RI Red at June 29, 2026 09:31 AM (Edxq2)

6 Nice

Posted by: It's me donna at June 29, 2026 09:31 AM (kgetQ)

7 Crossing the Delaware >>> Crossing the Pasture.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 09:32 AM (bFu5X)

8 I don't know if those kids can sing, but the hills are alive with the sound of music.

Would absolutely hang in a NY minute.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 29, 2026 09:32 AM (mnE7t)

9 Homer forgot to mention barefoot crossing of cow pasture. Oops.

Posted by: RI Red at June 29, 2026 09:32 AM (Edxq2)

10 I'm half expecting Julie Andrews to pop up in the background singing the hills are alive with the sound of music.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 29, 2026 09:32 AM (ibDUx)

11 What were they painting, besides themselves?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 09:32 AM (2YhKe)

12 Snark aside, it's a nice piece. Would hang.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 09:33 AM (bFu5X)

13 The pasture was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at June 29, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

14 careful where you're steppin'

Posted by: Otto Penn at June 29, 2026 09:33 AM (sJHOI)

15 I love Homer. Thank you, CBD

Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 29, 2026 09:33 AM (4VH0B)

16 Sure, make the little brother carry the heavy bucket.

I like it, but I want to know where they're going, and why, and if the little brother has to carry the bucket the WHOLE way or if big brother is going to quit being a jerk and carry it some too.

Posted by: Persnickety at June 29, 2026 09:33 AM (NXsA/)

17 Homer forgot to mention barefoot crossing of cow pasture. Oops.
Posted by: RI Red at June 29, 2026 09:32 AM

That'll hose right off.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 09:33 AM (bFu5X)

18 You never want to cross the pasture. It has a million ways to get you.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 29, 2026 09:34 AM (1z8ji)

19
'Merica.

Well done, CBD.

Posted by: Auspex at June 29, 2026 09:34 AM (Y8DZL)

20 A painter's painting.
I certainly would hang.

Posted by: torabora at June 29, 2026 09:34 AM (gyfc/)

21 More like "Two Boys Crossing The Pasture Carrying A Gallon Of Paint."

Posted by: Person who checks out titles at June 29, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)

22 That stick would not hold off the stalking cougar just out of frame.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at June 29, 2026 09:35 AM (MDua2)

23 I've never seen this painting in person, but would like to. Also, I've never been to Ft. Worth, given all wealth in that town, I bet the museum is pretty good. I have to swing by if I can get down there.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 29, 2026 09:35 AM (EaqT1)

24 Never cross the pasture, it carries a grudge.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 29, 2026 09:35 AM (ExV1e)

25 I'm used to seeing more of Winslow Homer's nautical paintings, so this is a nice change ( Yes. I enjoy his nautical paintings as well.)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 29, 2026 09:36 AM (Yl2Ob)

26 Goofy hats.

Posted by: Can't help but notice at June 29, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

27 Me like. Very pastoral…peaceful and idyllic

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 29, 2026 09:36 AM (O4wUC)

28 So, they’re being pasturized?

Posted by: Bulg at June 29, 2026 09:36 AM (77rzZ)

29 Going to be a couple more years before little brother gets the hand me down britches and shoes.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 29, 2026 09:37 AM (afJtY)

30 Pastoral.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 29, 2026 09:37 AM (RIvkX)

31 "There's got to be a town around here somewheres to paint red."

Posted by: Tonypete at June 29, 2026 09:37 AM (9KCLn)

32 That stick would not hold off the stalking cougar just out of frame.
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at June 29, 2026 09:35 AM

But a well-made cosmo might attract said cougar.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 09:38 AM (bFu5X)

33 "There's got to be a town around here somewheres to paint red."
Posted by: Tonypete at June 29, 2026 09:37 AM (9KCLn)

I'll paint the town red...and paint his wife white.

Posted by: Kid Rock at June 29, 2026 09:38 AM (2YhKe)

34 Needs more Julie Andrews.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at June 29, 2026 09:39 AM (MDua2)

35 John Boy and Jim Bob. The early years.

Posted by: On Walton's Mountain at June 29, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

36 That stick would not hold off the stalking cougar just out of frame.
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks

Maybe she'd like to be spanked with that stick.

Did you ever think of that?

I didn't think so. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at June 29, 2026 09:39 AM (9KCLn)

37 Speak softly and carry a weak ass stick.
Posted by: Sponge

***************

A Change For The Better - a limerck

There once was a young lad named Mitch
Who called his Pa a "son of a bitch"
His father said, "Nope!
Wash your mouth out with soap!
And now's a good time for a switch!"

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 09:39 AM (I0N4X)

38
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 29, 2026 09:40 AM (O0L8i)

39 wahooart.com

Themes and Symbolism
Resilience and Recovery
The painting reflects the spirit of America during the Reconstruction Era, emphasizing renewal and perseverance.
The pastoral scene serves as a metaphor for hope and abundance, contrasting the hardships faced during the Civil War.

Posted by: redridinghood at June 29, 2026 09:40 AM (NpAcC)

40 this isn't terrible, but I prefer landscapes, so no hang

Posted by: Don Black at June 29, 2026 09:41 AM (ZxPkt)

41 Themes and Symbolism
Resilience and Recovery
The painting reflects the spirit of America during the Reconstruction Era, emphasizing renewal and perseverance.
The pastoral scene serves as a metaphor for hope and abundance, contrasting the hardships faced during the Civil War.
Posted by: redridinghood

What are the drugs of choice for professional art critics?

Posted by: Tonypete at June 29, 2026 09:41 AM (9KCLn)

42 So sorry to see the struggles for Grammie Winger.

Much prayers her way.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 09:41 AM (2YhKe)

43 It wasn't very civil.

Posted by: The War of Northern Aggression at June 29, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

44 If any of those cows get outta line, they get the stick.

Posted by: No Name Today at June 29, 2026 09:41 AM (8mulE)

45 If we ever get a house where we want, our views will be similar, just without the rolling hills.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 09:42 AM (2YhKe)

46 Sponge - come to Tennessee! It's not ruined (yet).

Posted by: Tonypete at June 29, 2026 09:43 AM (9KCLn)

47 Little kid probably wishes he had some shoes.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 29, 2026 09:43 AM (jehhT)

48 And now's a good time for a switch!"

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Limerick Explanatory Note:

I look at the building off to the right and see a wood shed out behind which the pasture lies, and I sense an impending comeuppance.

"Let's you and me take a little walk and have us a heart-to-heart talk, son."

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 09:43 AM (I0N4X)

49 It wasn't very civil.

Posted by: The War of Northern Aggression at June 29, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

FAFO

Posted by: The War Of Southern Rebellion at June 29, 2026 09:43 AM (PLxDd)

50 "And after that we'll pick some berries so Ma can make some preserves."

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 09:44 AM (I0N4X)

51 D'oh!

Posted by: ... at June 29, 2026 09:44 AM (9wqpF)

52 Sponge - come to Tennessee! It's not ruined (yet).
Posted by: Tonypete at June 29, 2026 09:43 AM (9KCLn)

Tennessee was on a short list were we to leave Texas. But, wife has family land here, so we'll be going there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 09:46 AM (2YhKe)

53 Homer also did depictions of camp life in the Union army during the War of Southern Butthurt.

Posted by: Bulg at June 29, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

54 Not pictured -- the ill-tempered bull that's about to charge them from behind...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 29, 2026 09:48 AM (gnNyN)

55 If we ever get a house where we want, our views will be similar, just without the rolling hills.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

So, not very similar after all?

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at June 29, 2026 09:49 AM (z/ed7)

56 City kids might get caught from behind by a bull; farm kids know better.

Posted by: No Name Today at June 29, 2026 09:49 AM (8mulE)

57 Posted by: The War Of Southern Rebellion at June 29, 2026 09:43 AM (PLxDd)

Come home, all is forgiven.

Posted by: zombie George III at June 29, 2026 09:50 AM (6BjcW)

58 Winslow Homer

Obligatory: Doh!

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 09:52 AM (I0N4X)

59 Homer also did depictions of camp life in the Union army during the War of Southern Butthurt.
Posted by: Bulg

I did not know that! I am, however, familiar with his Iliad and Odyssey writings.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 29, 2026 09:52 AM (9KCLn)

60
So, not very similar after all?
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at June 29, 2026 09:49 AM (z/ed7)

There is one hill that slopes away, but the pasture will have cows and trees line the property, so it's slightly similar.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 09:52 AM (2YhKe)

61 It wasn't very civil.

Posted by: The War of Northern Aggression at June 29, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

FAFO
Posted by: The War Of Southern Rebellion at June 29, 2026 09:43 AM

And that's when the fight started, officer...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 09:53 AM (bFu5X)

62 Come home, all is forgiven.
Posted by: zombie George III at June 29, 2026 09:50 AM

*checks Historical Grudge List*

No. No, it isn't.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 09:55 AM (bFu5X)

63 D'oh!
Posted by: ...

********

*shakes tiny fist impotently*

Curse you, dots!

(I even did a Ctrl-F to see if someone had beaten me to it...)

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 09:55 AM (I0N4X)

64 This painting makes me think of the book Treasures of the Snow which is set in the Swiss mountains. This looks like the Swiss mountains in summertime

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 29, 2026 09:56 AM (//Sy4)

65 There is one hill that slopes away, but the pasture will have cows and trees line the property, so it's slightly similar.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Sounds like a nice place to settle.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at June 29, 2026 09:56 AM (z/ed7)

66 Homer also did depictions of camp life in the Union army during the War of Southern Butthurt.
Posted by: Bulg at June 29, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

Meanwhile, Jethro just fiddled around.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 29, 2026 09:57 AM (1z8ji)

67 Jack and Bill?

Posted by: Count de Monet at June 29, 2026 09:58 AM (wVcYX)

68 Homer also did depictions of camp life in the Union army during the War of Southern Butthurt.
Posted by: Bulg at June 29, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

I believe that your description of the past unpleasantness is inaccurate. The South said, "It's been nice knowing you but we'll be on our way. As we voluntarily joined together before, so we shall voluntarily part now in peace." And the North said, "The fuck you say. You're here forever. We're going to tax you and tell you what to do."

And nothing has changed.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 29, 2026 10:00 AM (ExV1e)

69 Crossing the Pasture, 1871-1872
Winslow Homer, 1836/1910

Post civil war. It's touching.

Carter Museum Organization

"Homer initially earned his living as a Civil War correspondent, sending sketches of military life to editors in New York for reproduction in illustrated periodicals. After the war, he created paintings that explored the lingering aftereffects of the conflict, speaking to many Americans’ hopes and anxieties about the future of the nation.

In Crossing the Pasture, Homer addresses the war indirectly through a sentimental scene of rural childhood. Two boys stand in a sunlit field, sharing the weight of a metal bucket. A stick slung over his shoulder, the eldest positions himself protectively between his barefoot younger sibling and a bull standing near a stone wall. Portraying shared labor and brotherly protection, Homer’s picture offers a tender image of sibling unity in the wake of a divisive war that pitted many family members against one another."

—Text taken from the Carter Handbook (2023)

Good painting to start the Independence Day holiday week. Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 29, 2026 10:01 AM (NFX2v)

70 Looks like they're trying to go fishing.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 29, 2026 10:03 AM (zjffd)

71 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 29, 2026 10:04 AM (ndZc7)

72 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: WisRich at June 29, 2026 10:04 AM (G0vdT)

73 Winslow Homer, 1836/1910

Arizona. Corner.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 29, 2026 10:04 AM (zjffd)

74 This is delightful. Besides the natural colors and use of light the boys' facial expressions make the painting effective. The older boy's vigilant look and the worry on the little boy's face and in his posture set the tone against the idyllic pastoral setting. The small details round out the setting: the dry stone wall, the hint of a farm house in the distance, and the 'threat' of the cows and bull nowhere near the kids. Homer strikes a light bit of humor for adults looking at the image, remembering their own childhood worries that were never a reality.

Posted by: JTB at June 29, 2026 10:04 AM (yTvNw)

75 I believe that your description of the past unpleasantness is inaccurate. The South said, "It's been nice knowing you but we'll be on our way. As we voluntarily joined together before, so we shall voluntarily part now in peace." And the North said, "The f*** you say. You're here forever. We're going to tax you and tell you what to do."

Oh, and by the way, you've been remiss in capturing and returning to us our escaped property, so that we can continue enslaving, exploiting, raping, and otherwise abusing them. Let's get on that, tout de suite!

Posted by: Also the South at June 29, 2026 10:06 AM (Riz8t)

76 It's expertly done, but the focus is too centered and jejune.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 29, 2026 10:06 AM (XV/Pl)

77 72.

I love ballet. /jk

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 29, 2026 10:06 AM (NFX2v)

78 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: Archimedes at June 29, 2026 10:07 AM (Riz8t)

79 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: Bonecrusher at June 29, 2026 10:07 AM (JNTt1)

80 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 29, 2026 10:07 AM (1z8ji)

81 It's expertly done, but the focus is too centered and jejune.

Yeah, it looks more like jeMay to me.

Posted by: Archimedes at June 29, 2026 10:07 AM (Riz8t)

82 59 Homer also did depictions of camp life in the Union army during the War of Southern Butthurt.
Posted by: Bulg

I did not know that! I am, however, familiar with his Iliad and Odyssey writings.

believe us, those aren't all he's done.

Posted by: the stonecutters at June 29, 2026 10:08 AM (sGtp+)

83 Title checks out.

Posted by: Count de Monet at June 29, 2026 10:08 AM (wVcYX)

84 Launch a bunch of thruster equipped smart drones from a rocket in low-earth orbit. Program the drones to push the offending object into a decaying orbit where they burn up in the atmosphere or into a path directly into the sun.

How about a path that brings them back to earth...over China.

Posted by: Archimedes at June 29, 2026 10:08 AM (Riz8t)

85 Homer strikes a light bit of humor for adults looking at the image, remembering their own childhood worries that were never a reality.
Posted by: JTB at June 29, 2026 10:04 AM (yTvNw)

Could be the kids are just squinting because of the bright sunshine before them. We talked about glasses on the ONT. When did sunglasses come into common use?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 29, 2026 10:10 AM (1z8ji)

86 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 29, 2026 10:10 AM (NFX2v)

87 Damnit. I apologize CBD.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 29, 2026 10:11 AM (NFX2v)

88 Ivisited a farm once with a sign on the fence: "If you want to cross this field, do so in nine seconds. The bull can do it in ten."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 29, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)

89 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:11 AM (v2lMK)

90 Looks like the 100 comment rule evaporated in a puff of smoke!

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 10:11 AM (I0N4X)

91 > How about a path that brings them back to earth...over China.
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👍

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 29, 2026 10:12 AM (jehhT)

92 Looks like the 100 comment rule evaporated in a puff of smoke!
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 10:11 AM

Like tears in the rain...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 10:12 AM (bFu5X)

93 It's almost the Fourth of Jejuly.

Posted by: Jeboom! at June 29, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

94 Looks like the 100 comment rule evaporated in a puff of smoke!
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 10:11 AM (I0N4X)

CBD must be busy sous viding some Pop Tarts for breakfast.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 29, 2026 10:13 AM (1z8ji)

95 Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 09:55 AM (I0N4X)

It pays to be fast. Although my wife might disagree.

Posted by: ... at June 29, 2026 10:14 AM (9wqpF)

96 Perfect painting as I head out for yardwork.

My friend has been buried with work so I'm doing his too. But I'm not taking money from a young family in Canada.That's nit happening.

But I am working for food keeping out hobo lifestyle alive

Later.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 29, 2026 10:14 AM (Sco7b)

97 The older boy's vigilant look and the worry on the little boy's face indicates pride month.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 29, 2026 10:14 AM (Kt19C)

98 Wholesome art

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 29, 2026 10:14 AM (0JWOm)

99 Looks like good art is a lot less comment worthy.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 29, 2026 10:14 AM (afJtY)

100 grundle blipblob bloog

Posted by: Paul, who enjoys the sexual affections of dogs at June 29, 2026 10:14 AM (eEloi)

101 Aha! This painting is how the Germans got the idea for their helmets!

would not hang

Posted by: Gref at June 29, 2026 10:14 AM (5rh/l)

102 43 ... "the War of Northern Aggression"

I have a dear friend who grew up in the Shenandoah Valley. She corrected this New England boy (me) when I mentioned the Civil War. It was sort of a joke response but she said the older folks she grew up around really did use the northern aggression term and they weren't joking.

Gotta admire that level of consistency.

Posted by: JTB at June 29, 2026 10:15 AM (yTvNw)

103 Paul- kindly go fuck yourself.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 29, 2026 10:15 AM (9NN0K)

104 Art reminds me of Sheep Detectives movie
I enjoyed it

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 29, 2026 10:16 AM (Wx316)

105 *ahem*

Posted by: The Most Recent Unpleasantness at June 29, 2026 10:16 AM (2Ez/1)

106 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 29, 2026 10:16 AM (Sco7b)

107 Can't see outside well
Are they up to no good I wonder?

Posted by: Skip at June 29, 2026 10:17 AM (sgkY8)

108 “Crossing the Pasture”

He’s looking at Cows. Gotta be cows. It’s a good thing cattle usually don’t realize they could take out a puny human with ease. All ya gotta do is wave a stick and yell “Git!!” and they will. Under protest, to be sure, but they will unass the AO.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 29, 2026 10:18 AM (sDaxV)

109 Posted by: Paul at June 29, 2026 10:14 AM

Pretty sure that Spicoli guy thinks you're a dick.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 10:18 AM (bFu5X)

110 SCOTUS just ruled POTUS can fire anyone in executive branch and doesn't need a reason. Good stuff.

Posted by: Commodore at June 29, 2026 10:19 AM (V6W16)

111 Bucket full of Black Cats and a pocketful of matches.

Posted by: Count de Monet at June 29, 2026 10:19 AM (wVcYX)

112 Can't see outside well
Are they up to no good I wonder?
Posted by: Skip at June 29, 2026 10:17 AM (sgkY

I have sunlight streaming in the window right now, then the wind blows a cloud in front of the Sun and it gets dim again. Maybe 5/10 cloud cover, and the clouds are just whipping by at a high rate of knots.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 29, 2026 10:19 AM (1z8ji)

113 SCOTUS CHATRIE v. UNITED STATES

geofence 4th amendment search remanded to appeals to test if all the proper tests for the warrant were correct

Posted by: SMOD at June 29, 2026 10:19 AM (RHGPo)

114 NBC article on mall ballots basically says what the big deal republicans? On average less than 1% of votes are affected. Of course not mentioning that 2020 election was decided by something like 0.2% of votes in a few key states.

SCOTUS has just blessed voter fraud across the country.

Spit.

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:19 AM (v2lMK)

115 Bucket full of Black Cats and a pocketful of matches.
Posted by: Count de Monet

Light em next to the bull and see what happens.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 29, 2026 10:21 AM (9NN0K)

116 10 I'm half expecting Julie Andrews to pop up in the background singing the hills are alive with the sound of music.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 29, 2026 09:32 AM (ibDUx)

They're escaping Austria into Switzerland due to an outbreak of free speech- a tool used by the Nazis.

Posted by: Margaret Brennan, CBS at June 29, 2026 10:22 AM (rgnea)

117 I’ve heard that Dairy cattle in particular are hazardous to farmers and ranchers. Not sure why this is so. I think maybe deducing mainly it is important not to situate oneself betwixt walls or fences and skittery 1100 pound dumb animals.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 29, 2026 10:22 AM (sDaxV)

118 > "the War of Northern Aggression"
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My mom referred to it as the Infamous War of Northern Aggression

Having grown up in Florida.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 29, 2026 10:23 AM (jehhT)

119 @114

>>SCOTUS has just blessed voter fraud across the country.

Well, states are allowed to create their own voting processes.

At least it's limited to 5 days now, before it was whatever they wanted.

They are still counting votes in LA by the way.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 29, 2026 10:23 AM (XV/Pl)

120 Aha! This painting is how the Germans got the idea for their helmets!

would not hang
Posted by: Gref
______

Excuse to post this counterintuitive fact: The number of head wounds treated increased in all armies after steel helmets were introduced in WW1.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 29, 2026 10:23 AM (XvL8K)

121 114 NBC article on mall ballots basically says what the big deal republicans? On average less than 1% of votes are affected. Of course not mentioning that 2020 election was decided by something like 0.2% of votes in a few key states.

SCOTUS has just blessed voter fraud across the country.

Spit.
Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:19 AM (v2lMK)
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With Trumps EO saying USPS won't deliver ballots in states not complying, we're headed for an election collision.

Posted by: WisRich at June 29, 2026 10:24 AM (G0vdT)

122 107 Can't see outside well
Are they up to no good I wonder?
Posted by: Skip

Recalling a line from Catcher in the Rye or your town is up to no good?

It's PA. Cheering SCOTUS has just blessed voter fraud across the country would be highly likely.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 29, 2026 10:24 AM (NFX2v)

123 Excuse to post this counterintuitive fact: The number of head wounds treated increased in all armies after steel helmets were introduced in WW1.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

I have a feeling the war had a contributing factor.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 29, 2026 10:24 AM (diia5)

124 Excuse to post this counterintuitive fact: The number of head wounds treated increased in all armies after steel helmets were introduced in WW1.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 29, 2026 10:23 AM

I'm guessing that prior to that, more head wounds were fatal and didn't require treatment.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 10:24 AM (bFu5X)

125
>>SCOTUS has just blessed voter fraud across the country.

Well, states are allowed to create their own voting processes.

At least it's limited to 5 days now, before it was whatever they wanted.

They are still counting votes in LA by the way.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 29, 2026 10:23 AM (XV/Pl)
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5 days, a totally arbitrary number.

Posted by: WisRich at June 29, 2026 10:25 AM (G0vdT)

126 SCOTUS says must vote by “Election Day” but leaves collects to the States

Posted by: SMOD at June 29, 2026 10:25 AM (RHGPo)

127 Good morning. Thx CBD , always liked Winslow Homer, would hang.
The Mississippi case shouldn't have gotten to SC. The state of Mississippi screwed up. Now the leftist states will count until the next Feb.
Roberts also found the president couldn't remove the member of the Fed at this point.
Roberts being Roberts today.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 29, 2026 10:25 AM (f6yx7)

128 121. With Trumps EO saying USPS won't deliver ballots in states not complying, we're headed for an election collision.
Posted by: WisRich

2020 in southeastern PA all over again.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 29, 2026 10:25 AM (NFX2v)

129 Well, states are allowed to create their own voting processes.

At least it's limited to 5 days now, before it was whatever they wanted.

—

5 days is what MS uses and this was a lawsuit against MS. But if California wants 50 days I don’t think this ruling stops them from implementing it.

And if it’s 5 or 1 the issue is the same. It gives Democrats a window of time to fill in the number of ballots they need and “mail” them in.

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:26 AM (v2lMK)

130 I'm guessing that prior to that, more head wounds were fatal and didn't require treatment.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
__________

Correct.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 29, 2026 10:26 AM (XvL8K)

131 Excuse to post this counterintuitive fact: The number of head wounds treated increased in all armies after steel helmets were introduced in WW1.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 29, 2026 10:23 AM (XvL8K)
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Not really counterintuitive. If you didn't have a helmet on, you would have just had your head blown off by the bullet, no "treatment" necessary. With helmet, your dome might be salvageable even after taking a round, thus "treated head wound."

Posted by: ballistic at June 29, 2026 10:27 AM (oqH4h)

132 With Trumps EO saying USPS won't deliver ballots in states not complying, we're headed for an election collision.

Ooooh, that's a very interesting point. Two rulings enter, one ruling leaves.

Posted by: Archimedes at June 29, 2026 10:27 AM (Riz8t)

133 119 @114

>>SCOTUS has just blessed voter fraud across the country.

Well, states are allowed to create their own voting processes.

At least it's limited to 5 days now, before it was whatever they wanted.

They are still counting votes in LA by the way.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 29, 2026 10:23 AM (XV/Pl)

I don't think that's true. The Mississippi law limited it to five days. SCOTUS did not say that was the limit everywhere.

Posted by: Commodore at June 29, 2026 10:27 AM (V6W16)

134 I reacquainted myself with the the tragic story of Alex SuperTramp ( aka Andrew McCandless) recently… this painting could be him if you add snow and remove the younger kid and cows… and oh yeah, add one magic bus…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 29, 2026 10:27 AM (keuwF)

135 I'm guessing that prior to that, more head wounds were fatal and didn't require treatment.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
__________

Correct.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 29, 2026 10:26 AM

Science (TM).

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 10:27 AM (bFu5X)

136 Excuse to post this counterintuitive fact: The number of head wounds treated increased in all armies after steel helmets were introduced in WW1.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Probably because they simply died of head wounds pre-steel.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 29, 2026 10:28 AM (zjffd)

137 I'm guessing that prior to that, more head wounds were fatal and didn't require treatment.

Joe Biden didn't wear his helmet.

Posted by: Archimedes at June 29, 2026 10:28 AM (Riz8t)

138 Clearly this is a Smart Military Blog (TM).

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 10:28 AM (bFu5X)

139 That head wound statistic is a perfect example of a left wing "statistic".

Posted by: ... at June 29, 2026 10:29 AM (9wqpF)

140 Sounds like a nice place to settle.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at June 29, 2026 09:56 AM (z/ed7)

We are hoping so.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 10:29 AM (2YhKe)

141 I don’t believe California is finished counting iirc they can count for 35 days and the primary was June 2nd or something like that. They still have a couple of weeks left.

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:29 AM (v2lMK)

142 With Trumps EO saying USPS won't deliver ballots in states not complying, we're headed for an election collision.

Ooooh, that's a very interesting point. Two rulings enter, one ruling leaves.
Posted by: Archimedes

Funny that. Considering everyone says the PO isn't federal anymore. I wonder why they'd have to follow an EO then.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 29, 2026 10:29 AM (zjffd)

143 CBD bringing the HAMMER today.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 10:30 AM (2YhKe)

144 >>SCOTUS has just blessed voter fraud across the country.

Well, states are allowed to create their own voting processes.

At least it's limited to 5 days now, before it was whatever they wanted.

They are still counting votes in LA by the way.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 29, 2026 10:23 AM (XV/Pl)
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5 days, a totally arbitrary number.
Posted by: WisRich at June 29, 2026 10:25 AM (G0vdT)

Should have stuck with the number writ down in the Book of Armaments, chapter two, verses nine through twenty-one, on the Holy Hand Grenade. AKA three.

Posted by: Count de Monet at June 29, 2026 10:30 AM (wVcYX)

145 When SCOTUS gets something right (and they have had good rulings even recently) it almost seems like it’s by accident. Because the next ruling sounds retarded…. I mean how can one extract this precise number of 5 days out of the penumbras and emanations??? Would take a mighty imagination! It’s just thinking backwards to get a result you wanted….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 29, 2026 10:31 AM (keuwF)

146 Insert metal soundtrack here:

@scotus_wire 10m
🚨 In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that the President may fire FTC commissioners at will, overruling Humphrey's Executor and holding that the FTC's for-cause removal protections violate the Constitution's separation of powers.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 29, 2026 10:31 AM (diia5)

147 Broken bone diagnoses skyrocketed after the x ray was invented. Therefore x rays cause broken bones.

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:32 AM (v2lMK)

148 Three firefighters killed in western CO near the Utah border.

RIP and Godspeed young heroes!

https://tinyurl.com/3rxacj9t

Happened about 30 miles from our home. The smoke has been filling the Grand Valley for several days now. Fire has been creeping toward the Colorado Nat'l Monument.

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 10:32 AM (I0N4X)

149 I'm guessing that prior to that, more head wounds were fatal and didn't require treatment.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Cue the "survivor bias" diagram of those planes riddled with bullets.
Those were the parts of the plane that did NOT needed to be shielded.

Posted by: gKWVE at June 29, 2026 10:32 AM (gKWVE)

150 Insert metal soundtrack here:

@scotus_wire 10m
🚨 In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that the President may fire FTC commissioners at will, overruling Humphrey's Executor and holding that the FTC's for-cause removal protections violate the Constitution's separation of powers.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 29, 2026 10:31 AM

Ah...that sound I just heard must have been leftist heads exploding.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 10:32 AM (bFu5X)

151 @scotus_wire 10m
🚨 In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that the President may fire FTC commissioners at will, overruling Humphrey's Executor and holding that the FTC's for-cause removal protections violate the Constitution's separation of powers.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 29, 2026 10:31 AM (diia5)

This week, on "Guess the Three.........."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 10:33 AM (2YhKe)

152 They are still counting votes in LA by the way.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 29, 2026 10:23 AM (XV/Pl)

LA must have incredibly rigorous ballot procedures authenticating ballots since every vote is sacred.

Or DEI hires and fraud.
In your face cause they can.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 29, 2026 10:33 AM (Sco7b)

153 145 When SCOTUS gets something right (and they have had good rulings even recently) it almost seems like it’s by accident. Because the next ruling sounds retarded…. I mean how can one extract this precise number of 5 days out of the penumbras and emanations??? Would take a mighty imagination! It’s just thinking backwards to get a result you wanted….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 29, 2026 10:31 AM (keuwF)
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I haven't read the ruling but it seems the law says five day, SCOTUS says 5 days is fine.

But what if another state says 30 days and post marks be damned? I guess I'll have to read the whole opinion

Posted by: WisRich at June 29, 2026 10:33 AM (G0vdT)

154 110 SCOTUS just ruled POTUS can fire anyone in executive branch and doesn't need a reason. Good stuff.
Posted by: Commodore at June 29, 2026 10:19 AM
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I voted for this.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 29, 2026 10:34 AM (2Ez/1)

155 When SCOTUS gets something right (and they have had good rulings even recently) it almost seems like it’s by accident. Because the next ruling sounds retarded…. I mean how can one extract this precise number of 5 days out of the penumbras and emanations??? Would take a mighty imagination! It’s just thinking backwards to get a result you wanted….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 29, 2026 10:31 AM (keuwF)

Mississippi’s law is 5 days. That’s the law that was challenged and scotus said yeah you’re good. They didn’t randomly pick 5 days, Mississippi did that.

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:34 AM (v2lMK)

156 The PO is required by statute to follow any law supported by Democrats.

Posted by: ... at June 29, 2026 10:34 AM (9wqpF)

157 I'm not sure the Death of Humphrey's is going to out weigh the incoming birth citizenship ruling, butt still...

Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 29, 2026 10:34 AM (diia5)

158 I mean how can one extract this precise number of 5 days out of the penumbras and emanations???

The stars on the flag each have five points. Duh.

Posted by: gKWVE at June 29, 2026 10:34 AM (gKWVE)

159 And ACB fucks us over again.

Her feelz say ballots can be counted if received after Election Day if the election officials pinky swear they were mailed in time.

Dumb bitch--it's not the postmark or mailing that was the issue:
It's that they have been lying about when they were mailed so that they could inject just enough ballots to win.
And you just told them they only need to lie better.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 29, 2026 10:34 AM (3cUTc)

160 No one should start counting anything until every ballot is gathered.

Once you start counting, no more can come in and results will be posted only AFTER they are all counted.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 29, 2026 10:34 AM (W2Pud)

161 Paul's going to catch the canine distemper if he keeps up like this.

Posted by: gKWVE at June 29, 2026 10:36 AM (gKWVE)

162 Mississippi’s law is 5 days. That’s the law that was challenged and scotus said yeah you’re good. They didn’t randomly pick 5 days, Mississippi did that.
Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:34 AM (v2lMK)

Interesting… so another state (like CA) could say 80 days and it wouldn’t contradict this ruling. Great!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 29, 2026 10:36 AM (keuwF)

163 I love how scotus and the msm think a post mark is some divine sign that the ballot is legit. Because it’s absolutely impossible for someone to roll back a post office stamping machine by a few days right?

They’re not stupid enough to believe this. But they think we’re stupid enough to believe this.

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:36 AM (v2lMK)

164 Just think how much President Trump would have to pay that crazy broad if he had actually raped her?

I would be broke!

Posted by: Billy Jeff, El Camino Rapist at June 29, 2026 10:37 AM (K5H/e)

165 148 Three firefighters killed in western CO near the Utah border.

RIP and Godspeed young heroes!

https://tinyurl.com/3rxacj9t

Happened about 30 miles from our home.

probably my fault. my high school class is having a reunion over in skinwalker ranch territory this summer. last time we had one, the whole place was filled with smoke from fires in (iirc) canada. might be becoming a tradition.

Posted by: anachronda at June 29, 2026 10:37 AM (sGtp+)

166 Interesting… so another state (like CA) could say 80 days and it wouldn’t contradict this ruling. Great!!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 29, 2026 10:36 AM (keuwF)

Calis law is 10 days I believe. And it’s perfectly legal as of right now.

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:37 AM (v2lMK)

167 Brightened up my Monday considerable, CBD. Thank you.

Posted by: creeper at June 29, 2026 10:37 AM (80oeU)

168 WTFFFFF???

@disclosetv
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1m
JUST IN - No birthright citizenship ruling from the Supreme Court today.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 29, 2026 10:37 AM (diia5)

169 Broken bone diagnoses skyrocketed after the x ray was invented. Therefore x rays cause broken bones.

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:32 AM (v2lMK)

So silly. Everyone knows it's x ray machines that cause them not the x ray itself.

Posted by: ... at June 29, 2026 10:37 AM (9wqpF)

170 Mississippi’s law is 5 days. That’s the law that was challenged and scotus said yeah you’re good. They didn’t randomly pick 5 days, Mississippi did that.
Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:34 AM (v2lMK)

Spittin' facts like a Boss. Ditto for the other common-taters who have pointed that out.

Posted by: Count de Monet at June 29, 2026 10:37 AM (wVcYX)

171 I’m so tired of ACB’s bullshit already… the times she votes on the right side barely overcome the annoyance of her other shenanigans. I could say exactly the same thing about Roberts, Kavanaugh and sometimes even Gorsuch…. Sigh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 29, 2026 10:39 AM (keuwF)

172 Beau Biden died without a helmet.

Posted by: Not a joke at June 29, 2026 10:39 AM (2Ez/1)

173 Interesting… so another state (like CA) could say 80 days and it wouldn’t contradict this ruling. Great!!

Ultimately, this is about government, whether local or Federal, denying people their constitutional rights, specifically the right to vote. If the party in power can alter the outcome of elections by playing games with late, fraudulent ballots, that's unconstitutional. SCOTUS needs to address this specifically.

Posted by: Archimedes at June 29, 2026 10:39 AM (Riz8t)

174 WTFFFFF???

@disclosetv
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1m
JUST IN - No birthright citizenship ruling from the Supreme Court today.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 29, 2026 10:37 AM

Probably going to drop that one tomorrow at 5:00 when they're already out of town.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 10:39 AM (bFu5X)

175 SCOTUS rules trunkfuls of ballots must be counted, but only if they are Buick or Oldmobile

Posted by: ... at June 29, 2026 10:39 AM (9wqpF)

176 No one should start counting anything until every ballot is gathered.

Once you start counting, no more can come in and results will be posted only AFTER they are all counted.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Red counties in blue states could do this if they wanted. Hold off counting for 10 days until blue counties are done. Instead they finish counting in 3 hours giving blue counties the exact number of votes they need to come up with.

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:40 AM (v2lMK)

177 JUST IN - No birthright citizenship ruling from the Supreme Court today.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 29, 2026 10:37 AM (diia5)

Hopefully, because Jackson hasn't finished her whining dissent about the unfairness and evility of the decision.

Her words...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 29, 2026 10:41 AM (Sco7b)

178 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. The art reminds me of when I was a kid. Except my brother would never walk with me. He'd be hitting me with the stick. The pasture was flat, and there were some apple trees. So yeah, just like that.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 29, 2026 10:41 AM (2WIwB)

179 SCOTUS just ruled POTUS can fire anyone in executive branch and doesn't need a reason. Good stuff.
--
It was a stupidly obvious decision:
If it's in the Executive Branch, no other Branch can restrict it.

There is no "quasi-executive" branch.

but, you have to go to Harvard to become stupid enough to not understand that.

PS:
This decision also means the War Powers Act is uncontitutional.
Oh, and all the creative readings of the Cartel Judges that the Administrative Procedures Acts bars whatever Trump EO they disagree with--the Legislative cannot tell the Executive how to execute the laws.

As I've said, it's the Executive Branch, to execute the laws of the People, not the Administrative Branch, to enact the will of Congress.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 29, 2026 10:42 AM (3cUTc)

180 And wet streets cause rain.

Posted by: But you already knew that at June 29, 2026 10:42 AM (2Ez/1)

181 The American Civil War - the birth of FAFO.

Posted by: tubal at June 29, 2026 10:42 AM (Gqar8)

182 If the party in power can alter the outcome of elections by playing games with late, fraudulent ballots, that's unconstitutional. SCOTUS needs to address this specifically.
Posted by: Archimedes

Well, they just did. And they said voter fraud is OK.

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:42 AM (v2lMK)

183 "crossing the pasture" iykwim.

Posted by: cmeat at June 29, 2026 10:42 AM (R11M+)

184 Constitutionally, isn't this correct though? States get to determine how the votes are cast unless Congress passes legislation mandating how it is to be done?

Posted by: zombie George III at June 29, 2026 10:43 AM (6BjcW)

185 SCOTUS just ruled POTUS can fire anyone in executive branch and doesn't need a reason. Good stuff.

Yes but this is a power every president other then Trump had. This answers the left arguing Trump can't do it but this is the most minimal sort of win...

It would be as if the SC confirmed Trump is allowed to breathe in the White House...

Posted by: 18-1 at June 29, 2026 10:43 AM (sKqQm)

186 I guess I have to hope the delay in the birthright citizenship case is like the delay in the Dobbs where the leftists on the court held their dissents till the last minute.
A guy can hope

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 29, 2026 10:43 AM (f6yx7)

187
Any Boney Carrot.

Posted by: Can't help myself at June 29, 2026 10:43 AM (2Ez/1)

188 Okay…this looks a little flat and a bit like a paint by numbers.

Posted by: Piper at June 29, 2026 10:44 AM (p4NUW)

189 28 no, just up to your neck.

Posted by: cmeat at June 29, 2026 10:45 AM (R11M+)

190 It would be as if the SC confirmed Trump is allowed to breathe in the White House...
Posted by: 18-1

Counterpoint: He can embarrass Congress for not doing anything about the administrative overreach in some interesting ways now.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 29, 2026 10:45 AM (diia5)

191 BOHICA on birthright citizenship.

With ACB and Roberts voting that ballots can be collected forever, which as Alito correctly stated in dissent, “effectively delays Election Day in violation of federal law and constitution, we are about to get bent over.

They are waiting until the last day so they can run away for the summer.

Posted by: Vengeance at June 29, 2026 10:45 AM (Jl/ju)

192 Amy Day O’Connor

Posted by: Heroq at June 29, 2026 10:45 AM (v2lMK)

193 Niiiiice painting.

Posted by: Lizzy at June 29, 2026 10:45 AM (X8xt3)

194 I love how scotus and the msm think a post mark is some divine sign that the ballot is legit.

We all know that the USPS is above reproach when it comes to ballot shipments.

Posted by: Lancaster, PA Late-Night Receiving Docks at June 29, 2026 10:45 AM (1zcQ9)

195 183 "crossing the pasture" iykwim
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I guess that's what the kids are calling it now.

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at June 29, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

196 Posted by: Diogenes at June 29, 2026 10:41 AM

If you're ever on Naxos, don't forget to stop into the Diogenes Cafe and Cocktail Bar, next door to Diogenes Pizzeria.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 29, 2026 10:46 AM (bFu5X)

197 @159

>>And you just told them they only need to lie better.

First of all, there should not be a concept or entity called, mail-in ballots, it's a system that is tailor made for fraud and abuse.

There is no chain of custody for them, once the ballot is removed from the envelope, any and all postmark information and chaining is separated from it.

You would have to come up with a scheme to count the number or post marked envelopes and match the number to the mail-in ballots, which are simply mixed in with all of the other ballots.

It's all a joke, but it's not really funny.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 29, 2026 10:46 AM (XV/Pl)

198 Short SCOTUS. The courts have no role in setting election laws and functions, except when we want to subvert the republic.

Posted by: Vengeance at June 29, 2026 10:47 AM (Jl/ju)

199 >>SCOTUS just ruled POTUS can fire anyone in executive branch and doesn't need a reason. Good stuff.

Yet again, the SCOTUS has to affirm an obvious action by a POTUS that was understood until TRUMP.
Thanks, Norm Eisen. I hope you burn in h$ll for your lafare.

Posted by: Lizzy at June 29, 2026 10:47 AM (X8xt3)

200
It's all a joke, but it's not really funny.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 29, 2026 10:46 AM (XV/Pl)

So, Comedy Central.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 10:48 AM (2YhKe)

201 Btw Thune is a pussy as is the rest of the senate. A bunch of useless old fartbags.

Posted by: Vengeance at June 29, 2026 10:48 AM (Jl/ju)

202 The Feds should have some say in how Federal elections are conducted. Otherwise what is it that prevents States from setting up a biased decision. Also a biased system indirectly and directly affects other states in a federal election. States should have standing to bring that to the SC contrary to a previous ruling.

Legal logic is anything but logical quite frequently.

Posted by: polynikes at June 29, 2026 10:49 AM (04gcy)

203 Useless Old Fartbags opened for someone

Posted by: tubal at June 29, 2026 10:49 AM (Gqar8)

204 First of all, there should not be a concept or entity called, mail-in ballots, it's a system that is tailor made for fraud and abuse.

People have found endless examples of hundreds of mail in ballots sent to warehouses and similar locations. The left's argument is these are all homeless people living in the area. There is no way to confirm this.

Also, I remember a poll that showed something like 1/4 mail in voters admitted to casing a ballot that wasn't theirs. The left's argument here is this is all people helping elderly relatives.

Posted by: 18-1 at June 29, 2026 10:49 AM (sKqQm)

205 Decision =system.

Posted by: polynikes at June 29, 2026 10:49 AM (04gcy)

206 Read Alito’s dissent in Watson. There’s more logic in the first two paragraphs than in Barrett’s entire dissent.

Posted by: Vengeance at June 29, 2026 10:49 AM (Jl/ju)

207 >>There is no chain of custody for them, once the ballot is removed from the envelope, any and all postmark information and chaining is separated from it.

How about the delivery?
Who's to say the ballots in certain GOP-heavy areas ever get delivered, or not on time? How about postal workers collecting undeliverable ballots and handing them off to party representatives to complete on behalf of these now moved/dead/never existed same-day registrant voters?

Posted by: Lizzy at June 29, 2026 10:50 AM (X8xt3)

208
Biden tearing into Trump in speech to Democrats saying ‘He has no shame’ while standing in front of a huge picture of Ted Kennedy is the most Democrat thing ever.

Posted by: Auspex at June 29, 2026 10:50 AM (Y8DZL)

209 There is no chain of custody for them, once the ballot is removed from the envelope, any and all postmark information and chaining is separated from it.

The ultimate in chain of custody is doing away with the secret ballot.

Posted by: t-bird at June 29, 2026 10:51 AM (EJWxb)

210 SCOTUS is saying that Congress should set the rules so they can overturn them like this, and redefine Election Day.

Posted by: Vengeance at June 29, 2026 10:51 AM (Jl/ju)

211 The constitution does say the election should be conducted on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The argument that was put forth is that everything should be done by that day. The SC didn't agree. I disagree

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 29, 2026 10:51 AM (f6yx7)

212 @207

>>Who's to say the ballots in certain GOP-heavy areas ever get delivered, or not on time?

Any system that deviates from a corporeal person, walking into a booth, on a singular day, casting a ballot that is then tabulated mechanically, and instantly knowable and reportable, is a system that is insecure and ripe for fraud.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 29, 2026 10:53 AM (XV/Pl)

213 Alito gets it:

"The majority holds that a State complies with the federal election-day statutes if it requires that ballots are postmarked by election day and received within five days after. But this ostensibly simple holding obfuscates the many unsettling questions that the majority’s position entails. For instance, do the federal election-day statutes impose any ballot-receipt deadlines? Mississippi counts absentee ballots that arrive up to five days after the federal election day, but nothing in the majority opinion turns on that 5-day duration.

Indeed, some States will count mail-in ballots
that arrive as late as 21 days after election day. If the “election” is complete when voters fill out their ballots and send them on their way, may States eliminate ballot-receipt deadlines entirely? It appears that the only federal backstops for ballot receipt are the date when newly elected Representatives and Senators must report for their swearing in and the date when Presidential electors must cast their votes. "

Posted by: WisRich at June 29, 2026 10:56 AM (G0vdT)

214 >>SCOTUS is saying that Congress should set the rules so they can overturn them like this, and redefine Election Day.

That assumes a functional Congress.
Right now we have a Senate, which is majority GOP, refusing to take action on the Save Act, which over 80% of the (polled) US citizens want. It could not be less controversial, more supported, and yet - yet! - refusal to secure our elections.

They will NEVER do anything about the months-long trend of "election season" that starts months before election day, and can take months after to "finalize."

Posted by: Lizzy at June 29, 2026 10:56 AM (X8xt3)

215 My general disgust with the USPS is already high. Reading all of this is gas on a fire. Now add SCOTUS to the pyre.

Posted by: tubal at June 29, 2026 10:57 AM (Gqar8)

216 >>Any system that deviates from a corporeal person, walking into a booth, on a singular day, casting a ballot that is then tabulated mechanically, and instantly knowable and reportable, is a system that is insecure and ripe for fraud.

Exactly.
As Scott Adams said, the system today is designed so that you cannot tell if there's fraud, while allowing all kinds of untraceable/unprovable fraud.

Posted by: Lizzy at June 29, 2026 10:57 AM (X8xt3)

217 BTW the "count mail in ballots after election day to make sure everyone's ballot counts" is in and of itself insane.

When I mail in a bill they aren't looking for it to be post marked by whatever date it is due. They want a check they can cash ON THE DAY IT IS DUE

Posted by: 18-1 at June 29, 2026 10:58 AM (sKqQm)

218 Wow, we really got fucked by the Supreme Court here.

Never DREAMED they would go against us on this one.

Posted by: Sharpie at June 29, 2026 10:58 AM (uksHY)

219 Those two in the painting are outstanding in their field.

Posted by: Joe Mama at June 29, 2026 10:58 AM (TezPK)

220 That assumes a functional Congress.
Right now we have a Senate, which is majority GOP, refusing to take action on the Save Act, which over 80% of the (polled) US citizens want. It could not be less controversial, more supported, and yet - yet! - refusal to secure our elections.

Its 80% of citizens and 90%+ Republicans.

This is the most popular proposed law I can remember in my life time that was not immediately passed.

Posted by: 18-1 at June 29, 2026 10:59 AM (sKqQm)

221 It's not just the ruling to count mail in ballots but to be able to count ballots that arrived after the Election Day. Just like the hundreds of examples where you need a photo ID, there are hundreds of examples where receiving correspondence after a date certain is not allowed even if post marked prior to that date. The common warning : Must Be Received On Or Prior To (X date) .

Posted by: polynikes at June 29, 2026 11:00 AM (04gcy)

222 Democrats just got a blank check to continue the fraud machine. Hope John Roberts and Amy are pleased with themselves.

I'm sure they know the intent of the Founders was Election Day was completely open ended.

Posted by: Sharpie at June 29, 2026 11:00 AM (uksHY)

223 MONKEY TIME

Posted by: Skip at June 29, 2026 11:01 AM (sgkY8)

224 Welcome, citizens of America. It's nice that your Supreme Court has seen things our way.

Posted by: South American banana republics at June 29, 2026 11:01 AM (J4Dwc)

225 NOODlum

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 29, 2026 11:01 AM (2YhKe)

226 The atom bomb here is that Trump could designate that the postal service will only take mailin ballots from military facilities for servicemen...

Posted by: 18-1 at June 29, 2026 11:01 AM (sKqQm)

227 So, the only way to secure elections in blue states is to burn Post Offices and mail processing centers on Election Day?
And drop boxes?

That's how I read the SCOTUS.

Because, as noted above, there is nothing holy or sanctifying about a "post mark."

So, we the people, must ensure that late manufactured ballots are not post marked and counted?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 29, 2026 11:02 AM (3cUTc)

228 would be as if the SC confirmed Trump is allowed to breathe in the White House...

Posted by: 18-1 at June 29, 2026 10:43 AM (sKqQm)

Should probably get that one in the pipeline...

Posted by: ... at June 29, 2026 11:03 AM (9wqpF)

229 I want to be able to cast a vote in person up until the day they stop accepting mail in ballots.

Posted by: polynikes at June 29, 2026 11:04 AM (04gcy)

230 From the MR Netherlands euthanasia article.

"Also, morally, there’s a huge difference between a huge dose of morphine, which eased my mother’s last days when she had congestive heart failure, and killing someone."

Oh, really?
Sort of hinges o the definition of 'huge'.

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 11:06 AM (I0N4X)

231 Also, medically, there’s a huge difference between a therapeutic dose of morphine, which eased my mother-in-law’s last days when she had bone pain, and killing someone by giving them a huge dose of morphine.

Edited for accuracy.

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 29, 2026 11:13 AM (I0N4X)

232 195 and on to the peat bog.

Posted by: cmeat at June 29, 2026 11:16 AM (R11M+)

233 Well, off to collect some more African trophy children!

Toodles!

Posted by: Amy Conehead Barrett, Asshole at June 29, 2026 11:16 AM (K5H/e)

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