The Morning Report — 7/ 22 /26

Good morning kids. Before diving in, here's a little omething to ponder. Given the constant insane drumbeat from the Left that President Trump is somehow going to steal the 2026 midterms, what if they now have to let fair elections take place and perhaps take a legitimate beating in a few or most key races in order to maintain their fiction and/or engineer mass leftist rioting and unrest? Just a passing thought. And with that in mind I give you the latest repulsive blathering out of the Garden state:

First

According to New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a software error at the Motor Vehicles Commission signed up over 6,600 noncitizens to vote. But only 400 of them voted, you guys. No biggie.

As Cob and New Jersey resident CBD can attest, Jersey is a completely rigged state, especially the northern Hudson and Bergen counties which are just across the river from NYC. Last year's election that saw this repulsive harridan Sherrill "win" stank to high heaven. Yes, much of the Garden State especially the areas bordering on NYC and Philly are solidly Democrat and so the chances of any kind of fair election that might allow a Republican to win a statewide election are essentially nil. And they along with the national , soon to be national socialist Democrat Party will never allow that to happen. And so scum like Andy Kim (no not the late 70's one-hit-wonder singer) fart this toxic poison out in unison with Sherrill et al:

Tuesday on MS NSDAP's "All In," Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said a serious software error in New Jersey's Motor Vehicle System led to the registration of roughly 6,600 people who were not U.S. citizens was "not this widespread systemic problem."

No it's not a systemic "problem" but it is a systemic Democrat policy everywhere in the USA that they can get away with it. Illegal aliens, dead people, counterfeit ballots singly and in multiple will be utilized as we all saw they were in 2020.

And yet?

Four in ten Americans view communists in the United States as posing a major or moderate threat, a recent weekly survey from the Economist/YouGov found.

Given all of the aforementioned, the Democrats have nothing to worry about.

A federal judge appointed by [so-called quote-unquote] President joe Biden, Sparkle Sooknanan, who was born in Trinidad adn Tobago and became a U.S. citizen in 2009, blocked former President Donald Trump's efforts to purge non-citizens from voter rolls. The case challenged the Trump governance's overhaul of the SAVE program, designed to verify immigration status and citizenship, claiming it led to the wrongful removal of eligible U.S.citizens and infringed on voters' privacy rights.Judge Sooknanan ruled that the overhaul unlawfully disenfranchises voters and breaches privacy protections.Her decision halted the use of a federal database intended for voter verification, a move praised by voting rights advocates but criticized by some officials, including Department of Homeland Security representatives, who argued it hindered efforts to prevent voter fraud. Critics have accused Sooknanan of being biased,citing her background representing illegal immigrants pro bono and her progressive stance. The ruling generated social media debate, with figures like Elon Musk criticizing it as problematic and others viewing it as a setback for election security. The controversy highlights ongoing partisan conflicts over voter integrity, immigration verification, and election security measures.

Election thievery, open borders and a corrupt Judiciary....Yeah, another 250 years are in the bag, America. Gevalt.

Have a good day,

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

The survey asked respondents, “How much of a threat, if any, do Communists in the United States pose today?”
Poll: 4 in 10 View Communists in U.S. as Posing Major or Moderate Threat
Expect More Terroristic Actions Against ICE
Escalating rhetoric against the immigration-enforcement agency suggests at least tacit approval of lawless behavior.
Slams ‘special interests like AIPAC’.
Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Calls US Political System a ‘Disease’
‘The county has told us to only help people of color at this time’
Portland-Area County Hit With Class Action Lawsuit for Race-Based Homeless Policies
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
Oh, and he wants American citizenship too.
Obama Dreamer who murdered his girlfriend now wants $75 million because Trump made him the poster child for open-borders crime
THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)
Iran’s attacks on neighboring countries are causing massive disruptions of commerce and travel in Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, from reduced oil exports to canceled airline flights, even though most of Iran’s missiles and drones have been intercepted.
Iran War Causes Massive Disruptions in Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
Iran’s four-hundred-level approach to getting everything for nothing
Advanced Iran Negotiation Theory

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Pro-Israel research group Canary Mission said Monday that a video shows several Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-aligned politicians joined an online rally where a speaker lamented that neutralizing Iran would strip Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis of their funding.
WATCH: DSA-Backed Candidates Mourn Iran Losing Power to Fund Hezbollah, Hamas
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY
“Justice is being done slowly, but it is being done.”
Israel Eliminates Hamas, Islamic Jihad Terrorists Who Committed Atrocities on October 7
Like the Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists found itself in a quandary when Hamas and other affiliated terrorist groups published obituaries identifying the slain ‘journalists’ as combatants
Embarrassment as Second Major Journalism Group Secretly Removes Terrorist Names From List of Slain ‘Journalists’ in Gaza: Group’s Woes Mirror Those of CPJ

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One of the major issues with our immigration system now is that foreigners can obtain tourist, student, or work visas that allow them into the country for a temporary period, but some aliens simply use these visas as entrance passes before they stay for decades in the United States. In Mahdawi’s case, he has been living in the United States while agitating for Islamic terror by pretending to be an undergraduate student for a staggering 15 years.
Court Rules in Favor of Deporting Hamas-Loving Longtime Undergrad
How defeat on the pitch becomes "proof" of a Zionist plot.
The Messi Conspiracy
Anti-Israel hatred in Europe grows more outrageous and sinister.
Stockholm: A Mock Auschwitz Entry Gate Set Up to Protest Against Israel
THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding back roughly $867.5 million from California and $199 million from Minnesota, HHS said in a news release. The department stressed the money is being deferred, not cut, and that both states can recover it by documenting that the claims meet federal Medicaid requirements.
RFK Jr. Freezes $1B in Medicaid to California, Minnesota over Fraud Fears
Khalid Satary, 54, was cuffed in the Middle East on Monday after more than three years on the lam for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $547 million, the US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday.
Nowhere to hide FBI captures fugitive on ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ list who allegedly led $547M Medicare fraud scheme
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
Canada and the U.S. do far too little fuels treatment to prevent the fires.
Why America Keeps Choking on Wildfire Smoke
The department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service found that the money was set to be sent to “ghosts” after reviewing 885 million payments totaling nearly $2.7 trillion, according to a report by the New York Post.
Treasury Department Stops Nearly $100M in Payments to Dead People
San Francisco supervisor's insane plan would have punished stores for closing.
California Dodges A Vacant Grocery Store Tax — For Now
Landbell USA secured mandatory payments totaling tens of millions of dollars a year as its corporate revenue, then promised to hire some people and form the organization.
Mandatory Compliance With The Regulatory State Is A Lucrative Business Model For A New California NGO
Congress can't repeal astronomy. "Spring forward, fall back" remains the least bad way to live on a tilted planet.
U.S. Congress! Leave Time Alone
The river supports nearly 40 million people, tribes, farms, businesses, and power systems across seven states and Mexico. Federal managers reduced releases from Lake Powell and shifted water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to protect Glen Canyon Dam from dropping below minimum power pool.
Seven States Kept Arguing As the Colorado River Hit a Record Low
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Suicide by willful blindness.
Glaswegian Police Describe a Muslim Rapist as a ‘Tanned European’
Noticing motive would be ‘Islamophobic.’
Australia’s ‘Islamophobia’ Top Dog: Pay No Attention to Those Screams of ‘Allahu Akbar’
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
The Little Sisters of the Poor are battling New York over its ‘Suicide Counseling Mandate.’
Catholic Nuns Sue New York Over ‘Suicide Counseling Mandate’
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
...Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) spoke out about that today at a House Republican leadership press conference, warning about the rise of so-called "democratic socialists" and the reality for voters and the media. Malliotakis would know. Her mother fled Cuba in 1959 as Fidel Castro took power. The Castro regime stole her family's home and their small business, a gas station owned by her grandfather. She says her mother never saw her grandfather again after that. I've heard countless stories just like that from Venezuelan friends and acquaintances. Communism ruins families.
Congresswoman Has a Blunt Message for the MSM on 'Democratic Socialism'

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Across almost all 50 states, there’s a move toward moratoriums on building data centers as concerns about their potential impact grow...and they remain a political liability as the midterms approach.
Billion-Dollar Data Centers And The Growing Opposition
AI is one of the most valuable technologies ever to emerge, yet it’s increasingly losing the political battle for public support.
Without that support, America will squander its huge advantages and fail to benefit from what it’s built.How to build a pro-AI majority — before we squander America’s future
President Trump correctly challenged the assumption that America could outsource strategic industries without consequences.
Washington Can’t Afford to Let the US Lose the Open-Source AI War
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
The White House stated on Tuesday that the results “demonstrate the undeniable power of President Trump’s America First economic agenda,” adding: “By putting American families and businesses first, the Working Families Tax Cuts are rebuilding American industrial strength, creating opportunity in every community, and delivering real results for real Americans.” National Association of Manufacturers President Jay Timmons praised it as “one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in a generation,” adding that it had “delivered the permanent, pro-growth tax code manufacturers needed to invest in their people, purchase new equipment and plan confidently for the long term.”
Trump’s Tax Cuts Are Boosting U.S. Manufacturing: Report.
The record comes after a massive surge of 832,000 workers dropping out of the labor force in June alone. The overall number of NILFs is higher than at the height of the Great Recession or the COVID pandemic.
Number of Americans ‘not in the labor force’ surges to record 105.8M as total exceeds Great Recession, COVID era
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
The report could aid Democrats and activists suing oil companies for billions of dollars in damages related to hurricanes, floods, heat waves, and tornadoes
High-Profile Report Linking Extreme Weather to Human-Caused Climate Change Lists Lawyer Suing Oil Companies, Researchers Paid by Anti-Oil Lawsuit Funders in Acknowledgments
Climate science in the federal government is about to get a whole lot more honest.
USGCRP’s Fresh Head Brings Fresh Air To US Climate Science
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
Manny Rutinel faced intense criticism from the Gazette Editorial Board, which said defeating the legislation would 'bring in people who sell children for sex'
‘A Welcome Mat for Perverts’: Colorado House Candidate Helped Kill Bill Slapping Mandatory Prison Sentences on Convicted Pedophiles
Betsy McCaughey: The social contract collapses one block at a time.
Tolerating Homeless Encampments Violates the Rights of Everyone Else
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
“Rather than rely on MCAT scores or GPA, San Diego Med’s shadow application process unlawfully judged applicants for admission based on their race.”
DOJ Finds UC San Diego Med School Racially Discriminated in Admissions Process
SECOND AMENDMENT
VanDyke said, “To put it more colloquially, it’s time for some benchslaps. Nothing less will give this court any pause before ultimately blessing every arms restriction it reviews.”
Judge Urges SCOTUS to Give ‘Benchslaps’ for 9th Circuit’s Gun Rulings
THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
Dhillon is giving Sherrill five business days to provide key data allowing the federal government to assess whether any more non-citizens are registered to vote in New Jersey and make sure their names are removed.
Justice Department Sends Team for Arizona Elections, Puts New Jersey on Notice
But only 400 of them voted, you guys. No biggie.
New Jersey Gov. Sherrill Blames Software Error for Registering 6,600 Noncitizens to Vote
Tuesday on MS NSDAP’s “All In,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said a serious software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle System led to the registration of roughly 6,600 people who were not U.S. citizens was “not this widespread systemic problem.”
Andy Kim: Illegals Voting in New Jersey Not a ‘Widespread Systemic Problem’ (record another Rock Me Gently then go away - jjs)
L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN
The donations expose the gap between the rhetoric of Talarico’s campaign about the “Epstein Class” having “no place in Texas” and the reality of Talarico’s campaign, undermining his credibility on campaign finance reform and billionaires’ influence in politics.
Talarico Takes Funds from Epstein-Linked Billionaire, After Campaigning Against ‘Epstein Class.’
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
Biden’s national security adviser, now a Harvard professor, confesses: 'he had lain awake many nights'
Jake Sullivan Can’t Sleep
The Republican is using his final months in office to try to extract political concessions from the White House.
RINO Scumbag John Cornyn Threatens To Sink Trump Nominees Over Foreign Aid Cuts
POLITICS
Trump-backed candidates, including ex-NFL kicker, easily win Arizona primaries — socialist House hopeful gets smoked
ALIVE AND KICKING
The Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. reported a whopping $400 million in its latest FEC filing – more specifically, $400,559,788.98. Politico noted that MAGA Inc. added $18 million to the war chest in June alone. Year to date, the PAC has raised almost $100 million.
Republicans Have Massive Money Advantage over Democrats Ahead of Midterms
Republicans held a four-point advantage on the economy, with 39% choosing the GOP compared with 35% who selected the Democrats.
New Poll Suggests Midterms May Not Be Quite the Slam Dunk Democrats Expect
How do we stop them? (redacted - JJS)
Democratic Socialists Are Courting the Youth
But Richards and many of his peers have played along with the hard left for years, on criminal-justice issues, on charter schools (which minority families support), on lunatic housing policies and more.
Black Dems are right about the DSA threat — but they helped create it
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS
“Hunter doing the podcaster thing is all about getting notoriety and … promoting his art,” said a source of Hunter Biden’s appearances with Nick Fuentes and Candace Owens.
Latest hustle Hunter Biden is still trying to charge $54,000 for his paintings — and the huge price includes a video call with him
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
“Parties put in place by the Yankees, put in place by the Somoza regime, coming back to power — that story is over.”
Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega: ‘There Will Never be Elections Here Again’
Carney has demonstrated an enormous degree of reckless irresponsiblity in failing to either prevent or combat these wildfires.
Trump is right: Canada’s Liberal government is incompetent in the face of forest fires
There’s no doubt that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is closely watching how the U.S. wages war in Iran, wondering what it means for his own future.
Pyongyang Kim getting nervous?
She believes Europeans are wrong to try to keep out “migrants and refugees.”
The UN’s Francesca Albanese Isn’t Just a Hater of Israel
Raw Egg Nationalist: Violence is now, without doubt, a part of British politics, just as it is now, without doubt, a part of American politics
If It Looks Like a Leftist: What the Murder of Ann Widdecombe Says About Politics in the UK.
Trump and Infantino enhanced their already strong friendship during the ramp-up to this year’s World Cup, as the pair worked hard to deliver what became the most watched and heavily attended event in the tournament’s history.
REPORT: Trump Wants FIFA Boss Gianni Infantino for UN Secretary-General
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
In countries where long-term sick leave benefits are generous, GLP-1 drugs could potentially help employers and governments save money. Meanwhile, in countries in which long-term sick leave benefits are comparatively less generous, the drugs could help reduce “presenteeism,” when employees are unable to complete tasks at a normal rate due to health issues. They could also stop sick workers from spreading their illness to colleagues. As such, GLP-1 drugs could help boost productivity. GLP-1 drugs may also potentially save money for airlines and help reduce cancer.
DATA: GLP-1 Medications Reduce Employee Sick Days by 17%.
The "compassionate" culture of death in Canada is unfortunately thriving.
A Catholic Priest Walks Into A Canadian Hospital. They Offer To Kill Him, Twice.
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
On August 5, 2026 at precisely 2:35 am (Easten), the upper stage used by the Falcon 9 rocket that launched in 2025 the Blue Ghost and Hakuto-R lunar landers will impact the Moon.
Scientists rally to observe the Falcon 9 that will hit the Moon on August 5, 2026
In doing its second launch in less than eight hours, SpaceX today successfully placed Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle-1 (MRV) into orbit, its Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force station in Florida.
SpaceX launches Northrop Grumman’s MRV robotic servicing satellite
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
“Ma’am, are you a white supremacist?”
White Supremacy, Mickey Mouse, Politeness: Rep. Gill Takes on Smithsonian Director
A tale of two speeches.
Who Will Win the Battle for America’s Future?
...the discipline, perseverance, teamwork, and healthy habits young people gain through sports can prepare them for success in school, work, and life as federal agencies collaborate with the NFL to explore expanded youth opportunities in underserved communities.
Exclusive — HUD Secretary Scott Turner: Sports ‘Will Change the Trajectory’ of Young People’s Lives — ‘I’m a Living Witness’
The fight between liberty and tyranny -- whatever the iteration -- is never over in the U.S.
Gad Saad, Meet Alexis de Tocqueville
Christian Toto: Rep. Brandon Gill does it again. How long can Kimmel and co. ignore him?
he Killer Clip That Won’t Make the Late-Night TV Rounds
Larry Elder: A haunting glance at the blatant racism of prominent figures on the Left.
What’s the Real ‘Defining Image of Race in America?’
HITHER & YON
“Once counterintuitive, such provocations are now anything but...Girard trained his own hermeneutic of suspicion on just this sort of gesture.”
How French Theory Lost Its Cool

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1 Its Hump Day

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 07:30 AM (/+uur)

2 first.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 07:32 AM (0N4FZ)

3 According to New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a software error at the Motor Vehicles Commission signed up over 6,600 noncitizens to vote. But only 400 of them voted, you guys. No biggie.

If they are admitting 6,600 there are about twice that many.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 07:32 AM (0N4FZ)

4 Willowed:

Hi Boomer Haters!

Here's some interesting fuel for your fire:

https://markatwood.substack.com/p/two-heirs

I think he's somewhat mistaken in what's going on because in fact and probably by intention, Trump is both breaking and breaking the hold of the "Boomer Gerontocracy". But, the severe and layered pushback he keeps getting, even on common sense things like the SAVE Act both prove his point and sorta give lie to his eventual decline theory.

anyway, a think read.

Also, this on "Disillusionment as a product"-

https://markatwood.substack.com/p/disillusionmen

t-is-also-a-product

Has pretty good bead on today commie resurgence.

They tell you that Capitalism is crushing you, but fortunately they have this great NEW product to sell you!

These two quicky posts seem to pretty much explain the current doldrums we as conservative Americans are trying to fight our way out of.

More or less Via Insty.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 07:33 AM (iJfKG)

5 Meow

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at July 22, 2026 07:33 AM (w3u3d)

6 At ZH: "Feds Flagged Daszak As 'An Extremely High Person Of Interest'"

Extremely High Person of Interest > Person of Extremely High Interest > Person of Moderate Disinterest

Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 07:33 AM (Jr5Lq)

7 NJ, corrupt as ever.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at July 22, 2026 07:34 AM (Q/FnY)

8 It was not a software glitch.
Idemia is just a data company that composes files on a person or ID.
Someone in NJ state still had to CLICK to add that person to the voter rolls.
ps
Whether they got added by mistake or added on purpose they (the illegal) can still be jailed or deported based on just the fact they are now a Registered Voter.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 07:34 AM (/+uur)

9 "A disgruntled migrant allegedly gunned down three staffers at his Minnesota apartment block in a crazed rampage after he couldn’t cancel his parking garage contract.

Tsegaab Binessu, 30, allegedly shot dead Nansi Fuentes Zambrano, 25, Dena Silcox, 56, and Adam Wilwerding, 43, at the complex in St. Paul, Minnesota, Monday"

There's your diversity. Choke on it, Minnesota.

Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 07:34 AM (MWfyi)

10 Also willowed:

AI companies are buying up old books - physical books printed before 2022 - because they are free of AI slop. (404 Media)

I would recommend that "AI Companies" buy up sermons delivered by the men a century around the founding of this country. It was very often the case that a sermon would be delivered for whatever was going on.

Early Application Based Sermons. So those sermons will be loaded with theology, and something AI totally lacks: wisdom.

Imagine replacing the board of Wikipedia and the ID-10Ts of reddit with reformed theologians who were so respected their sermons have survive over the generations.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:26 AM (PVBkQ)

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry AI" coming soon to a laptop near you!

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 07:34 AM (iJfKG)

11 Gevalt indeed, JJ ... thank you for bringing us the news !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 07:35 AM (VyBeY)

12 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 07:35 AM (jehhT)

13 Katy Hopkins (in Liberace-grade sequined pantsuit) at Cambridge Union on the crime of "giving offense", which really means that somebody chose to take offense:

https://tinyurl.com/4ry7kpwa

"Let us not tiptoe around life. Let us dress as Nazi Elvis and strive boldly and cause offense if we must, but let's try to build ourselves strong so that we can live bigger, better, fuller lives."

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 22, 2026 07:36 AM (kpS4V)

14 3 According to New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a software error at the Motor Vehicles Commission signed up over 6,600 noncitizens to vote. But only 400 of them voted, you guys. No biggie.

If they are admitting 6,600 there are about twice that many.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)

I read an article that the number is north of 30k that they know of.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at July 22, 2026 07:36 AM (Q/FnY)

15 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 07:38 AM (ExV1e)

16 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at July 22, 2026 07:39 AM (53oGX)

17 Four in ten Americans view communists in the United States as posing a major or moderate threat, a recent weekly survey from the Economist/YouGov found.

Stupid question. The US has had communists in the country longer than anyone has been alive.

Being "in the United States" and "as judges, congressmen, in executive roles" are VERY different things.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:39 AM (9Hs2w)

18 >> Four in ten Americans view communists in the United States as posing a major or moderate threat, a recent weekly survey from the Economist/YouGov found.

Thank you JJ.

I can’t understand why that poll result isn’t 10 in 10 Americans. Shouldn’t everyone fear communism given its bloody record? It’s obviously a threat…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 07:39 AM (yz/88)

19 I always thought Andy Kim the singer sounded like Neil Diamond. I think Andy's one or two top 40 songs overlapped with several of Neil's releases in the '70s, like "Song Sung Blue," and so it was easy to confuse them.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 07:40 AM (wzUl9)

20 If they are admitting 6,600 there are about twice that many.

If they are saying "software error" the very last thing it was is a software error.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:40 AM (a3CJ+)

21 There's a restaurant in my 'hood that specializes in Indian and Thai food. I've noticed Sparkle Sooknanan on the dessert menu but have not yet tried it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:40 AM (2Ez/1)

22 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 07:41 AM (ccLZe)

23 Yonder Horde
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 07:35 AM (jehhT)

Yonder lies da castle of my fadder.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at July 22, 2026 07:41 AM (uQnxg)

24 Wait! We have a tilted planet? No wonder stuff looks weird!

(Or maybe I'm just getting used to wearing glasses occasionally.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 07:41 AM (wzUl9)

25 Leftists blame their crimes on opponents

Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 07:42 AM (ccLZe)

26 There's a restaurant in my 'hood that specializes in Indian and Thai food. I've noticed Sparkle Sooknanan on the dessert menu but have not yet tried it.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:40 AM (2Ez/1)

With a name like "Sparkle",

shouldn't she be on the pole and not the bench?

It's like we're living in crazy world!

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 07:42 AM (iJfKG)

27 Congress can't repeal astronomy. "Spring forward, fall back" remains the least bad way to live on a tilted planet.

Because accepting time as it is inconveniences New Yorkers.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 07:43 AM (ExV1e)

28 ILLEGAL ALIEN VOTE FRAUD TRACKER

Illegal aliens don’t vote. Trump is nuts

Illegal voting is rare, but doesn’t impact elections

Illegal alien voting is a problem

Illegal alien voting impacts elections

*we are here.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 07:43 AM (RQgUN)

29 - Hadrian, thank you reply willowed.

Posted by: TeeJ at July 22, 2026 07:44 AM (dAv7M)

30 Angel Studios has come out with a film on the Reagan-Gorbachev summit at Reykjavic. I knew about a few films in development when I was in Hollywood. The real story has not, as they say, ever been told. And it's a great story indeed. Jeff Daniels plays Reagan.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 07:44 AM (fZiTB)

31 Why would you believe any poll? No one has a landline phone any more. No one answers calls from unknown numbers. Websites don't give a representative cross section. In person is too expensive.
They just asked ten people in line at Starbucks and extrapolated the results.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)

32 I find it fascinating that during the 2 weeks when many pretended that the MOU was a good idea, a big justification was that at least we had completely destroyed their nuclear weapons program.

Now it turns out that we had only hit a part of it, and one huge facility full of centrifuges and possibly containing the enriched nuclear material was still up and running (Pickaxe Mountain)

What’s worse is that the way the Iranians had continued work on this is harsh proof that they have never given up their ambition to give up their nuclear program, and never intended ti

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 07:45 AM (T2w7I)

33 Number of Americans ‘not in the labor force’ surges to record 105.8M as total exceeds Great Recession, COVID era

"The definition is broad — it covers all Americans age 16 and over who aren’t currently working, including retirees and students."

Some 45% of NILFs are retirees who took standard retirement at the age of 65 or later. About 3-5% retired early.

So, as the boomer generation retires, we would expect this number to increase.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)

34 "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry AI" coming soon to a laptop near you!

Seriously. Dave Barton was doing a presentation and was talking about the early years of the US with circuit riders and other theologians, who were essentially the region's sages.

Barton was showing topics like how Christians should understand and address property tax, government policies, all with the usual stuff like raising a family and interacting with the world at all levels.

I'm pretty sure there was no advice to chop off their son's nuts and dress him like a girl when he misbehaves.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:47 AM (a3CJ+)

35 30 Angel Studios has come out with a film on the Reagan-Gorbachev summit at Reykjavic. I knew about a few films in development when I was in Hollywood. The real story has not, as they say, ever been told. And it's a great story indeed. Jeff Daniels plays Reagan.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 07:44 AM
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Saw the trailer recently. Looks interesting.

BTW J.K. Simmons is cast as George Schultz.
Evidently George Schultz knew a thing or two because he's seen a thing or two.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:47 AM (2Ez/1)

36 I saw The Boomer Haters open for Andy Kim at Jarry Park Stadium in Montreal in 1975.

All the ladies threw their moistened panties at Andy, who then threw them back.

Posted by: Zombie Johnny Hallyday at July 22, 2026 07:50 AM (F1rMs)

37 Wait! We have a tilted planet? No wonder stuff looks weird!

(Or maybe I'm just getting used to wearing glasses occasionally.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 07:41 AM (wzUl9)

It could be because you're living in that crazy central land I escaped yesterday.

Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 07:50 AM (ZTeTB)

38 DOJ CRD and the magnificent Harmeet Dhillon immediately wrote the state of NJ and told them to turn over the voters roles. NJ tried to say this was an isolated incident because they have already been sued by the DoJ to release their lists. The governor knows that under the CRA, et al this likely provides the necessary cause for DoJ to file with the judge for those lists citing this as one example of faulty maintenance and a reason to question list integrity. It may take some time, but I don’t see how over the long run a judge doesn’t grant DoJ’s request. NJ previously made representations to the court there wasn’t an issue with their lists. lol.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 07:51 AM (RQgUN)

39 Some 45% of NILFs are retirees who took standard retirement at the age of 65 or later. About 3-5% retired early.

Boomers are three years away from being 100% retirement eligible. Then we can fret about Gen-X.

If you were an employer looking to bring on senior level staff (which allegedly your late career candidates are) would you do it considering that your new hire might retire a couple years later when what you needed was stability and unified vision?

Senior management turn-over twitches the antenna of the M&A crowd.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:52 AM (NzX/y)

40 BTW J.K. Simmons is cast as George Schultz.
Evidently George Schultz knew a thing or two because he's seen a thing or two.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:47 AM (2Ez/1)

In Ken Adelman's book on Reykjavic, maybe the most comprehensive first-hand account, Schultz does not come off all that well. Who does come off well, busting all myths about his detachment and air-headedness, is Reagan.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 07:52 AM (fZiTB)

41 It could be because you're living in that crazy central land I escaped yesterday.
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 07:50 AM
+++
Where you could watch Johnny Carson at 10:30 PM.

Posted by: Back in the day at July 22, 2026 07:52 AM (2Ez/1)

42 Judge Sookie?

Posted by: Serious Country? at July 22, 2026 07:52 AM (JM9I6)

43 >> The definition is broad — it covers all Americans age 16 and over who aren’t currently working, including retirees and students."

Dig down. It also includes an unknown number of illegal aliens and non citizens.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 07:53 AM (Pu/zx)

44 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 07:53 AM (1g3xS)

45 stability and unified vision > moving fast and breaking things > moving other peoples' cheese

Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 07:54 AM (Jr5Lq)

46 Boomers are three years away from being 100% retirement eligible.

How do you define "100% retirement eligible"? Full Social Security? In that case, the last of the Boomers (technically, the people born in 1964) is five years away.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 07:54 AM (ExV1e)

47 It was a a backhand reference to The Farmers Insurance tagline.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:54 AM (2Ez/1)

48 Congress can't repeal astronomy. "Spring forward, fall back" remains the least bad way to live on a tilted planet.

Or just go UTC and by local convention schedule your day.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:55 AM (NzX/y)

49 Where you could watch Johnny Carson at 10:30 PM.
Posted by: Back in the day at July 22, 2026 07:52 AM (2Ez/1)

If you were really lucky you could watch him at 4:30pm live in studio.

Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 07:55 AM (ZTeTB)

50 Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 07:45 AM

(T2w7I)Your schtick is getting old.

Posted by: Methuselah at July 22, 2026 07:56 AM (SExz7)

51 Mornin’, All. Happy Wednesday.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 07:56 AM (77rzZ)

52 For those who skip the tech thread, prayers around lunchtime would be appreciated - first round interview for a remote position that would pay the bills and more today.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 07:56 AM (aJQbY)

53 Election thievery, open borders and a corrupt Judiciary"

Hmm. Spain, early 1930s

Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 07:56 AM (XuXeR)

54 "46 Boomers are three years away from being 100% retirement eligible."

Today is the three month mark for my retirement. Unfortunately I still seem to be vaguely aware of what day of the week it is. Need more practice.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:57 AM (2Ez/1)

55
How do you define "100% retirement eligible"? Full Social Security? In that case, the last of the Boomers (technically, the people born in 1964) is five years away.

I was going along with the commenter's 65 threshold. Didn't feel a need to be pedantic. There are a lot of people, particularly teachers and LEOs who have much earlier retirement eligible years. Some people mark retirement based on forced Medicare enrollment dates.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (NzX/y)

56 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Is Tehran burning?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (JvZF+)

57 A writer/director friend of mine was attached to an earlier Reagan/Reykjavic project. It has been kicking around for a while.

I happen to think Reagan's final confrontation with the media at the summit was a profile in presidential courage perfect for a movie. I hope this movie gets it right.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (fZiTB)

58 Boomers (technically, the people born in 1964)"

That's funny right there. 'cause people born in '45 had the same experiences growing up as those in '64...

*generational bull shiite is still generational bull shiite

Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (XuXeR)

59 Republicans are done in NJ, sure there’s cheating, but there are also a lot of lunatic Donks in that state, Sherrill won in a blowout on a platform of I’m going to raise your sales tax, similar to how Karen Bass is going to ride to victory on we’re going to burn your house down and steal the land and build affordable housing.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 22, 2026 07:59 AM (XV/Pl)

60 Boomers are three years away from being 100% retirement eligible. Then we can fret about Gen-X.

I'm 3.5 years from becoming a ghost.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 07:59 AM (1g3xS)

61 The very idea that 'you must enroll in Medicare/you must start drawing retirement/you must start drawing social security even if you're still working full time' is obscene. This is America!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (aJQbY)

62 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (2YhKe)

63 ELIMINATED: Adham Ibrahim Sha'aban Nasman, Hamas’ Head of the Operations Department of the Gaza City Brigade, who directed the October 7 Massacre infiltration of his brigade's terrorists and held numerous hostages captive.

Wish we had the balls to take some bad guys out.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (/+uur)

64 Just pick one time scheme and stick with it the whole year. The twice-yearly time change is absurd.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (77rzZ)

65 I'm old enough to remember when the left PROMISED me there was absolutely ZERO fraud in any elections and Trump was just a stupid poopyhead who couldn't handle losing free and fair elections.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:01 AM (2YhKe)

66 > Now it turns out that we had only hit a part of it, and one huge facility full of centrifuges and possibly containing the enriched nuclear material was still up and running (Pickaxe Mountain)
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The Iranians have moved almost all of their weapons manufacturing underground. Nuclear, ballistic missile and drone manufacturing are all in huge, underground facilities. Typically fortified and hardened against attack. There was an article some months ago with photos of some of this.

It's impressive. And scattered all over the country. It's what the mullahs and IRGC have spent most every Rial on. What they didn't spend on this went to rig our elections.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:01 AM (jehhT)

67 Court Rules in Favor of Deporting Hamas-Loving Longtime Undergrad

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I can't help but wonder how many of these deported, dangerous malcontents, trouble-makers and terrorist sympathizers will be let right back in as soon as the next Democrat president is in office.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 22, 2026 08:02 AM (qBdHI)

68 52 Prayer up, Random Dave.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:02 AM (77rzZ)

69 I hope this movie gets it right.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (fZiTB)

With Jeff Daniels in it? I expect it will be a hagiography of Gorbachev as the real hero of Reykjavik.

Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:03 AM (ZTeTB)

70 Tuesday on MS NSDAP's "All In," Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said a serious software error in New Jersey's Motor Vehicle System led to the registration of roughly 6,600 people who were not U.S. citizens was "not this widespread systemic problem."

And yet these types of 'glitches' NEVER benefit Republicans. NEVER. And they just can't seem to ever explain why this is the case.

"People just love democrat policies SOOOO MUCH, they're willing to commit fraud to make them happen" I guess......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:03 AM (2YhKe)

71 Sherrill is an idiot. You can see she is in way over her head and capabilities. She has done zero for NJ except stand on podiums and blame Trump. She has no solutions for any and never did. Democrats must be so proud of their new useless dunce. They seem to like electing them. But she’s a Dem- amiright?

Posted by: That Guy at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (oh+I7)

72 Wish we had the balls to take some bad guys out.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (/+uur)

The Israelis have always specialized in that. It takes extremely high level intelligence operations to do it, and they have the best.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (T2w7I)

73 "Didn't feel a need to be pedantic."
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM
++++

What the hell's wrong with you?
Don't you know where you are?
This place runs on pedantic.
With a healthy side order of arrogant, boastful, erudite and smug.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (2Ez/1)

74 The very idea that 'you must enroll in Medicare/you must start drawing retirement/you must start drawing social security even if you're still working full time' is obscene. This is America!
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (aJQbY)

Assuming that you're working for a company with at least 20 employees, you're not required to take Medicare at 65.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (ExV1e)

75 I was going along with the commenter's 65 threshold. Didn't feel a need to be pedantic. There are a lot of people, particularly teachers and LEOs who have much earlier retirement eligible years. Some people mark retirement based on forced Medicare enrollment dates.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (NzX/y)

Born in 64 would mean 62 today.
Plus three would make them 65 so eligible for Medicare.
However, SSI Full Retirement Age is 67 for their cohorts.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (/+uur)

76 That's funny right there. 'cause people born in '45 had the same experiences growing up as those in '64...

Any Boomer born in the 60s wasn't threatened with conscription into Vietnam.

Late Boomers also don't call the 60's to be the best music rather 70's and 80's.

Boomers brought into the world in the 60s were probably the most privileged due to the fact they were probably too young to care about the tribulations of the day (parents did though) and could enjoy a relatively easy childhood.

Then once no-fault divorce set in... that ended an era.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (PVBkQ)

77 With Jeff Daniels in it? I expect it will be a hagiography of Gorbachev as the real hero of Reykjavik.
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:03 AM (ZTeTB)

I thought that too. However Angel Studios is notably conservative.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (fZiTB)

78 A federal judge appointed by [so-called quote-unquote] President joe Biden, Sparkle Sooknanan, who was born in Trinidad adn Tobago and became a U.S. citizen in 2009, blocked former President Donald Trump's efforts to purge non-citizens from voter rolls.

The fact that no one is doing anything to impeach this bitch tells me we're not a serious country.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (2YhKe)

79 Steiner loved daylight savings time.

Posted by: Hermann Fegelein at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (IWfdg)

80 71 Sherrill is an idiot. You can see she is in way over her head and capabilities. She has done zero for NJ except stand on podiums and blame Trump. She has no solutions for any and never did. Democrats must be so proud of their new useless dunce. They seem to like electing them. But she’s a Dem- amiright?
Posted by: That Guy at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM
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Pfft.
Amateur.

Posted by: Old Lady Spamburger at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (2Ez/1)

81 Nice weather in N IL now, with most of the smoke gone. Fair and unseasonably cool for a coupla days.

Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (Jr5Lq)

82 I believe Judge Sparkle's ruling has already been reversed by a federal judge in Florida.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (viF8m)

83
Wish we had the balls to take some bad guys out.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (/+uur)

Shit. We elect them to public office.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:06 AM (2YhKe)

84 NJ was cute in their announcement. They said the 6,600 illegal alien voters contained “Democrats, Republicans and Independents”. No break down of course for those who actually voted or made their way onto the list. So you can be sure it was one Republican, one who didn’t fill out party affiliation and 6,598 Democrats.

Posted by: That Guy at July 22, 2026 08:06 AM (oh+I7)

85 Dual citizens must be thrown out of all public employment.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:06 AM (JvZF+)

86 Boomers are three years away from being 100% retirement eligible. Then we can fret about Gen-X.

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Close. But I'm near the caboose end of the Boomers and have 4 years until 100% retirement. Mr. Black, born in '64, has 5 years until 100% retirement.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 22, 2026 08:06 AM (qBdHI)

87 77 With Jeff Daniels in it? I expect it will be a hagiography of Gorbachev as the real hero of Reykjavik.
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:03 AM.
******

Rush used to call them "Gorbasms."

Posted by: I miss Rush at July 22, 2026 08:07 AM (2Ez/1)

88 Generation Jones is where it’s at.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:07 AM (77rzZ)

89 Nice weather in N IL now, with most of the smoke gone. Fair and unseasonably cool for a coupla days.
Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (Jr5Lq)

We're in the 100's for the next several days.

I figured this was coming since we've had reasonably mild summers for the last few.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:07 AM (2YhKe)

90 Democrats must be so proud of their new useless dunce. They seem to like electing them. But she’s a Dem- amiright?
Posted by: That Guy at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM

Dems love sheep.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:08 AM (2YhKe)

91 Sherrill is an idiot. You can see she is in way over her head and capabilities. She has done zero for NJ except stand on podiums and blame Trump. She has no solutions for any and never did.

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In a heavy D state, that's all the qualifications she needs.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 22, 2026 08:08 AM (qBdHI)

92 It's impressive. And scattered all over the country. It's what the mullahs and IRGC have spent most every Rial on. What they didn't spend on this went to rig our elections.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:01 AM (jehhT)

Yes it is. They’ve done the same thing with what they call “missile cities” ; huge underground facilities storing thousands of missiles, hidden throughout the country. During the initial strikes in March, we collapsed the entrances to many of them. But now they’ve dug them up and have access to their inventory again.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 08:08 AM (T2w7I)

93 Basketball Jones > Generation Jones

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:08 AM (2YhKe)

94 Since March 2025, the Trump administration’s screening of the funds has reportedly uncovered more than 4,900 payments worth about $99 million that were associated with dead payees.

I pay dead people.

Posted by: Uncle Sam at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (/+uur)

95 I think Angel Studios produced that Animal Farm movie where the villains were all MAGA Trump economic and social conservatives. You know Animal Farm. That famous story about the dangers of Sarah Palin.

So forget this idea they're "conservative".

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (v5XIn)

96 I thought that too. However Angel Studios is notably conservative.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (fZiTB)

Didn't they recently distribute something not so conservative minded?

Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (naOT2)

97 "The fact that no one is doing anything to impeach this bitch tells me we're not a serious country."

People say "impeachment" like its some kind of magical cure all. A majority of the HoR can impeach anyone and even if that did happen, just how in the hell are you going to get 67 Senators to convict and remove?

Posted by: Will Robinson at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (SExz7)

98 Any ruling issued by a judge named “Sparkle” should be automatically null and void.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (77rzZ)

99 Assuming that you're working for a company with at least 20 employees, you're not required to take Medicare at 65.

With a "qualifying health coverage plan", mostly that permits delaying enrolling in Part B w/o penalty.

Once on the dole though, any contribution to an HSA ends.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (9Hs2w)

100 80 and 86% down here by the Bay

Posted by: Uncle Sam at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (/+uur)

101 NJ was cute in their announcement. They said the 6,600 illegal alien voters contained “Democrats, Republicans and Independents”. No break down of course for those who actually voted or made their way onto the list. So you can be sure it was one Republican, one who didn’t fill out party affiliation and 6,598 Democrats.
Posted by: That Guy at July 22, 2026 08:06 AM (oh+I7)
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If there had been TWO illegal alien votes for Republicans, you can bet the Dems would have shut the operation down quick...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 08:10 AM (FZ29D)

102 off sox

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:10 AM (/+uur)

103 "The fact that no one is doing anything to impeach this bitch tells me we're not a serious country."

The path we are on, we may need the Mitch Rapp Impeachment method.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:10 AM (9Hs2w)

104 We, giant nation, China, have one time zone-everybody happy!

Posted by: Or Else! at July 22, 2026 08:11 AM (JM9I6)

105 With a healthy side order of arrogant, boastful, erudite and smug"

You left out "condescension"

Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:12 AM (XuXeR)

106 Richard Gere decides to muddle into the political realm and slam Trump for ending USAID declaring Trump is too stupid to know what it even stands for and surrounds himself with idiots taking necessary dollars for people in need.

White House responds:

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung trolled leftist actor Richard Gere as “a guy that may have put a gerbil up his ass” on Monday.

“Sorry, not going to listen to a guy that may have put a gerbil up his ass,” Cheung wrote in a Monday X post, sharing a screenshot of a 2020 article published by MEL Magazine, headlined, “A Highly Questionable Cultural History of Richard Gere’s Ass Gerbil.”

BWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:12 AM (2YhKe)

107 During the initial strikes in March, we collapsed the entrances to many of them. But now they’ve dug them up and have access to their inventory again.

I think this is where dirty bombs are justified.

When we say NO we mean it for a Thousand Years.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:13 AM (9Hs2w)

108 Why would you believe any poll? No one has a landline phone any more. No one answers calls from unknown numbers. Websites don't give a representative cross section. In person is too expensive.
They just asked ten people in line at Starbucks and extrapolated the results.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026

***
Then instead of four, *one* of the ten might have said communism is a threat. Maybe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 08:13 AM (wzUl9)

109 NJ was cute in their announcement. They said the 6,600 illegal alien voters contained “Democrats, Republicans and Independents”.
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I thought they checked a box saying they didn't want to register to vote. But they still declared a party affiliation? 👀

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM (v5XIn)

110 What's the big deal about people retiring? They do it all the time.

Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM (bqIVz)

111 If I have my way I will not wait until 65 to retire. No way… and certainly not 67. My definition of retirement means no more full time job. I will probably settle into part time employment on my own terms and I won’t start taking SS until 67. So stop working full time then some years after that start pulling SS. My financial advisor tells me that’s the way to go if you don’t need the SS immediately… it maximizes your SS payout

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM (yz/88)

112
People say "impeachment" like its some kind of magical cure all. A majority of the HoR can impeach anyone and even if that did happen, just how in the hell are you going to get 67 Senators to convict and remove?
Posted by: Will Robinson at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (SExz7)

The fact that we've become so corrupt, we can't remove those that are blatantly NOT doing their jobs according to the rule of law and the Constitution proves my point.

We're not a serious country. We're a corrupt shithole of greed and contempt.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM (2YhKe)

113 CBD is from New Jersey??

Well, that answers a few questions about him.

Posted by: dantesed at July 22, 2026 08:15 AM (Oy/m2)

114 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 08:13 AM (wzUl9)

House hunt?

Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:15 AM (naOT2)

115 "White House Communications Director Steven Cheung trolled leftist actor Richard Gere as “a guy that may have put a gerbil up his ass” on Monday."

Cheung is a wild man. I'd like to see more of him.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:15 AM (fZiTB)

116 > Sherrill is an idiot. You can see she is in way over her head and capabilities. She has done zero for NJ except stand on podiums and blame Trump. She has no solutions for any and never did.
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Sort of like an ex-President*

*biden was every bit a Sherrill... controlled deep state plant. The garden variety plant.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:16 AM (jehhT)

117 Beginning on August 5, New York “authorizes medical providers to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients for the purpose of ending their own life.”

Call me when NY MAID hits #4 in all death causes like Canadia.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:16 AM (/+uur)

118 We're not a serious country. We're a corrupt shithole of greed and contempt.

Scary to think that even with that, we're still relatively among or at the best in terms of corruption and freedom/rights, huh?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 08:16 AM (aJQbY)

119
I saw Richard Gere’s Ass Gerbil open for Pink Lady and Jeff at the Cow Palace in '82.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:17 AM (iJfKG)

120 Good morning Horde,thx JJ.
It should be interesting to see if anyone complains about the $100m in payments to dead people which is now suspended. Somehow I think not. As I recall 600 health care facilities were cut off in Cali and no one complained, because they couldn't admit it was all s fraud

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:17 AM (sMkB+)

121 My financial advisor tells me that’s the way to go if you don’t need the SS immediately… it maximizes your SS payout
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM (yz/8

About 8% return 62 thru 70

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (/+uur)

122 The very idea that 'you must enroll in Medicare/you must start drawing retirement/you must start drawing social security even if you're still working full time' is obscene. This is America!
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026

***
I'm glad I had those options. With Medicare and supplementary insurance (so I could cancel my healthcare deductions from work), and with SS coming in, during my last few years working I was able to salt away a lot of money. I never could afford to do that in earlier years.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (wzUl9)

123 We're not a serious country. We're a corrupt shithole of greed and contempt.
Posted by: Sponge at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM

Sitting right here, boss.

Posted by: Mexico at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)

124 Yeah, who hasn't tried the gerbil thing at least once?
Knowing it could lead to capybaras is what ended my flirtation.

Posted by: Vonn der Asche at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (JM9I6)

125 Scary to think that even with that, we're still relatively among or at the best in terms of corruption and freedom/rights, huh?
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 08:16 AM (aJQbY)

They haven't come for us, yet.

Next Democrat majority, shit gets REALLY real.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (2YhKe)

126 Trump and his team need to follow up on all the DOGE and USAID cuts and what they've meant in savings. Poor communications.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (fZiTB)

127 Was I mistaken in imagining irascible fembots with fat fingers and machinegun tits?

Who also like fooling with their clocks twice a year?

Posted by: Hermann Fegelein at July 22, 2026 08:19 AM (IWfdg)

128 >>NJ was cute in their announcement. They said the 6,600 illegal alien voters contained “Democrats, Republicans and Independents”.

Trump is already out this morning saying the really number in NJ is over 35,000 and likely much higher.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (viF8m)

129 Beginning on August 5, New York “authorizes medical providers to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients for the purpose of ending their own life.”

Call me when NY MAID hits #4 in all death causes like Canadia.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:16 AM (/+uur)

Hochul is going after Christian organizations and forcing them to give suicide "care."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (2YhKe)

130 Fucking putz.

Mamdani acknowledges that NYC doesn't have legal authority to arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu

Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (1g3xS)

131 Whoever said that most our debt could be gotten rid of by eliminating fraud is spot on.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:21 AM (sMkB+)

132 Irascible Fembots was our garage band name when we were just starting out.

Posted by: The Dixie Chicks at July 22, 2026 08:22 AM (2Ez/1)

133 I saw Machinegun Tits open for Machinegun Kelly at Riflefest in 2012.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (2YhKe)

134 > Whoever said that most our debt could be gotten rid of by eliminating fraud is spot on.
--------
You don't get $38 trillion dollars in debt without fraud.

All of it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (jehhT)

135 What are the odds that some leftist or jihadist loon in NYC tries to take out Netanyahu when he visits the UN. I've been surprised that no suicide bombers have popped up yet. This might be some crazies opportunity

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (sMkB+)

136 Fucking putz.

Mamdani acknowledges that NYC doesn't have legal authority to arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (1g3xS)

When you don't know what you're doing and have no clue what American law is.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (2YhKe)

137 If you were born in 1964 your full SS retirement is age 67. That is in 5 years.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (JvZF+)

138 Another factor for Eberstadt is the increasing number of dropouts — otherwise fit and healthy Americans opting not to work or try to work.

“Very roughly speaking, there are about 7 million of these men who are out of the labor force for the 25-to 54-year-olds,” said Eberstadt, whose 2016 book, “Men Without Work,”

So dealing drugs, on EBT, living with Grandma, and worthless mutha fuckers.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:24 AM (/+uur)

139 Mamdani acknowledges that NYC doesn't have legal authority to arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (1g3xS)

He doesn't care. He got to say it, that's what matters.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:24 AM (fZiTB)

140 Yeah, who hasn't tried the gerbil thing at least once?

Pretty sure God didn't intend for the rectum to be a Habitrail.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:24 AM (rgGn5)

141
130 Fucking putz.

Mamdani acknowledges that NYC doesn't have legal authority to arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (1g3xS)

Found on X:

“If Trump wishes to really show Mamdani his place, he should have Mamdani drive Bibi in a limo through the streets of New York, proclaiming before him, "This is what is done for the man the president delights to honor!"

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 08:24 AM (T2w7I)

142 Your schtick is getting old.
Posted by: Methuselah at July 22, 2026 07:56 AM (SExz7)
====

Oh, dear!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:24 AM (JvZF+)

143 during my last few years working I was able to salt away a lot of money. I never could afford to do that in earlier years.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Funny saying that-salt away money. Better than peppering your portfolio?

Posted by: Spice Must Flow at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM (JM9I6)

144 126 Trump and his team need to follow up on all the DOGE and USAID cuts and what they've meant in savings. Poor communications.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (fZiTB)

We're spending those savings currenty in Iran...so Trump really doesn't want to spotlight the overall budget, just the times he's stopping fraud...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM (tOcjL)

145 If you were born in 1964 your full SS retirement is age 67. That is in 5 years.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (JvZF+)

If you're born in 1971, your full SS retirement is age 72. That's batshit f*cking insane.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM (2YhKe)

146 "...there are about 7 million of these men who are out of the labor force for the 25-to 54-year-olds..."

Is that a lot?

Posted by: I gotta ask at July 22, 2026 08:26 AM (2Ez/1)

147 >>When you don't know what you're doing and have no clue what American law is.......

He knew. His idiot followers didn't which is why he made this fake claim but he knew all along.

He lies constantly but he relies on a relatively small number of very stupid people who actually believe his bullshit to get elected because only a fraction of NYers actually vote.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:26 AM (viF8m)

148 during my last few years working I was able to salt away a lot of money. I never could afford to do that in earlier years.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Funny saying that-salt away money. Better than peppering your portfolio?
Posted by: Spice Must Flow

Think just how much more he could have saved if he had more thyme.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (1g3xS)

149 Whoever said that most our debt could be gotten rid of by eliminating fraud is spot on.
Posted by: Smell the Glove
___________

Probably first said by some functionary in the city of Ur.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (5lJg2)

150 Funny saying that-salt away money. Better than peppering your portfolio?
Posted by: Spice Must Flow at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM

Don't sugar coat it.

Posted by: Oh, no... at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)

151 So dealing drugs, on EBT, living with Grandma, and worthless mutha fuckers.

I wouldn't discount the number who are working "off the books".

Since illegals do it as a matter of course, why not the whole roofing crew?

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (rgGn5)

152 Irascible Fembots was our garage band name when we were just starting out.
Posted by: The Dixie Chicks at July 22, 2026

***
* Applause *

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (wzUl9)

153 The MR is long and distinguished. Nicely done, JJ!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (wVcYX)

154 That Gere gerbil story has gotta be apocryphal. Theres no way a gerbil is going in anyone’s ass. I admit (and I’m proud to admit) that I’m completely naive on such matters

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (+gA9j)

155 He knew. His idiot followers didn't which is why he made this fake claim but he knew all along.

He lies constantly but he relies on a relatively small number of very stupid people who actually believe his bullshit to get elected because only a fraction of NYers actually vote.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:26 AM (viF8m)

He only knows sharia law and gives no f*cks about American law. He'll continue to try whatever he wants and make someone stop him.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (2YhKe)

156 so England looks like it's going from one shitheel PM to another

Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (j+aD2)

157 Think just how much more he could have saved if he had more thyme.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM

Sage advice.

Posted by: Groan at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (2Ez/1)

158
What are the odds that some leftist or jihadist loon in NYC tries to take out Netanyahu when he visits the UN. I've been surprised that no suicide bombers have popped up yet. This might be some crazies opportunity
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (sMkB+)

All of the Democrats plans more or less boil down to-

*wink**wink* Assassination

The whole Mandami thing was delusional anyway, no official can conduct their own foreign policy, esp. one counter to the US.

I think that's a go to prison item if I remember correctly.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (iJfKG)

159 during my last few years working I was able to salt away a lot of money. I never could afford to do that in earlier years.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
*
Funny saying that-salt away money. Better than peppering your portfolio?
Posted by: Spice Must Flow
*
Think just how much more he could have saved if he had more thyme.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026

***
I flatter myself that it was a sage decision

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (wzUl9)

160 145 If you were born in 1964 your full SS retirement is age 67. That is in 5 years.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (JvZF+)

If you're born in 1971, your full SS retirement is age 72. That's batshit f*cking insane.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM (2YhKe)

When it was created, the age was set at 65 b/c average life span was 66. It wasn't intended as retirement - it was intended as last years of awful health income to survive...especially for widows (since men died at 62.9 then)...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (tOcjL)

161 Is Mitch dead yet?

Posted by: The Undertaker at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (F1rMs)

162 154 That Gere gerbil story has gotta be apocryphal. Theres no way a gerbil is going in anyone’s ass. I admit (and I’m proud to admit) that I’m completely naive on such matters

probably seen in an ER but not him necessarily. the concept is to have the poor little animal in a flexible tube like a condom I guess and force it up there that way. the stories go, the gerbil escapes the tube and runs deep into the colon

Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (j+aD2)

163 Think just how much more he could have saved if he had more thyme.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (1g3xS)

Uh oh… I sense we’re gonna be sprinkled with a punfest…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (+gA9j)

164 Climate science in the federal government is about to get a whole lot more honest

Interesting that when someone takes real number, for instance sea levels, and looks back 50 or so years the real change is 1 to 5% of the predicted numbers.
Or when look at 60 year of temperatures over a certain number, say 95F, that from 1907 to 1966 there are almost 25% more days over that number than the time period of 1967 to 2026.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (/+uur)

165 If you're born in 1971, your full SS retirement is age 72. That's batshit f*cking insane.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM (2YhKe)

It's also incorrect.

Same as everyone else born in 1960 or later, you can claim reduced benefits at 62, 'full' benefits at 67, and max benefits at 70. Waiting beyond 70 does not gain you anything.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (ExV1e)

166 If you're born in 1971, your full SS retirement is age 72. That's batshit f*cking insane.

Declare yourself an illegal alien and get full SS, top of scale checks now!

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (a3CJ+)

167 Funny saying that-salt away money. Better than peppering your portfolio?
Posted by: Spice Must Flow at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM

Don't sugar coat it.
Posted by: Oh, no... at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)

Or lard it up.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (wVcYX)

168 Uh oh.......

Sophie Cunningham has stepped on the 3rd rail and her WNBA career is about to take a Caitlyn turn.

She said "boys should not be allowed to compete in girl's sports, even if they think they're a girl."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (2YhKe)

169 Dad Joke 4,751,395:

What's the last thing you see when your parachute doesn't open?

Ground Cumin.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (1g3xS)

170 Since illegals do it as a matter of course, why not the whole roofing crew?
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (rgGn5)

So... the illegals and one guy who speaks English?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (ExV1e)

171 But I don't want to get on the cart!

Posted by: Mitch at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (2Ez/1)

172 She said "boys should not be allowed to compete in girl's sports, even if they think they're a girl."

she better not to go to England they beat you to death with hammers for saying that

Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (j+aD2)

173 RFK Jr. Freezes $1B in Medicaid to California, Minnesota over Fraud Fears

—

Lol

Posted by: District Judges in California at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (GEtfQ)

174 I thought the gerbil thing was known to have been made up by pedowood people who didn't like that Gere was outspoken against China for Tibet.

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:31 AM (v5XIn)

175 An essential plank in restoring America is defunding the judiciary.

Start with defunding all the judges appointed by Biden.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 08:31 AM (3cUTc)

176 That Gere gerbil story has gotta be apocryphal. Theres no way a gerbil is going in anyone’s ass. I admit (and I’m proud to admit) that I’m completely naive on such matters
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (+gA9j)

Supposedly, the story was started by Chy-nah because Gere had been vocal in opposing their takeover of Tibet... not that anyone pay attention to the spoutings of actors.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (ExV1e)

177 Same as everyone else born in 1960 or later, you can claim reduced benefits at 62, 'full' benefits at 67, and max benefits at 70. Waiting beyond 70 does not gain you anything.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (ExV1e)

So, you're telling me the letters I used to get from the federal government specifically telling me that I would get maximum retirement $$$ at age 72 were lying to me?

You would think the SSA would know their own guidelines.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (2YhKe)

178 This place is spicy this morning.

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (v5XIn)

179 174 I thought the gerbil thing was known to have been made up by pedowood people who didn't like that Gere was outspoken against China for Tibet.

could be. yeah I don't think it was true (about him) but it might happen people are weird

we had a local news anchor that got the same story circulating about him - Jerry Penacoli? I mean the name alone! poor guy. he was closeted maybe so.

just an 80s thing to do to famous gay men maybe? (spreading that rumor)

Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (j+aD2)

180 159 during my last few years working I was able to salt away a lot of money. I never could afford to do that in earlier years.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
*
Funny saying that-salt away money. Better than peppering your portfolio?
Posted by: Spice Must Flow
*
Think just how much more he could have saved if he had more thyme.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026

***
I flatter myself that it was a sage decision
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (wzUl9)

Stop trying to curry favor on this blog.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 08:33 AM (9CbuZ)

181 >>He only knows sharia law and gives no f*cks about American law. He'll continue to try whatever he wants and make someone stop him.

Before becoming mayor he was on the NY state assembly. He knows he never had any authority to arrest a foreign leader with diplomatic immunity visiting the UN. He made his promise to arrest Bibi and then admit he didn't have the authority about 15 minutes apart when he knew Netanyahu was coming for weeks. He didn't just brush up on the law last night.

Mamdani lies about everything like free buses and only taxing the uber rich and then reverses himself after the fact because lies are what Islamist communists do best. And it works with stupid people like the idiots who still believe there was a genocide in Gaza when it has been proven conclusively over and over there was not.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:33 AM (viF8m)

182 Some migrant first name Tsegaab wacked three workers in a Minneapolis apartment complex because they wouldn't let him out of his parking contract. No evidence of Floyd like riots .

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:33 AM (sMkB+)

183 “Rather than rely on MCAT scores or GPA, San Diego Med’s shadow application process unlawfully judged applicants for admission based on their race,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon.

An investigation by the Department revealed that the UC San Diego School of Medicine “manipulated applicant data to achieve greater racial diversity in student admissions.”

Pure fuckin stupid

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (/+uur)

184 "RFK Jr. Freezes $1B in Medicaid to California, Minnesota..."
++++

Is that a lot?

Posted by: I gotta ask at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (2Ez/1)

185 That Gere gerbil story has gotta be apocryphal. Theres no way a gerbil is going in anyone’s ass. I admit (and I’m proud to admit) that I’m completely naive on such matters
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (+gA9j)

The well practiced sodomite uses a tube which is inserted in the anus, then the gerbil or whatever creature of want is forced down the tube and once in the anus the tube is removed. The gerbil then does the thing he does in the rectum trying to escape back out through the anus.

Posted by: Pray The Gay Away at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (F1rMs)

186 This place is spicy this morning.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (v5XIn)

Some asshole in the tech thread was flinging Italian spices and cayenne all over the place.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (2YhKe)

187 good morning guys I'm having a rough and busy week and am slightly grumpy

it's good to be busy! just some clients are ...

Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (j+aD2)

188 Star-nosed mole is the best bunghole buddy. Chunky, and has a French Tickler out front.

Posted by: Vonn der Asche! at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (JM9I6)

189 You can start collecting SS between 62 and 70. The longer you wait the more money you get. It’s a bet on how long you think you’ll live.

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:35 AM (GEtfQ)

190 So, you're telling me the letters I used to get from the federal government specifically telling me that I would get maximum retirement $$$ at age 72 were lying to me?

You would think the SSA would know their own guidelines.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (2YhKe)

If you got a letter from the gubment which said that, they were lying to you. Now, can I promise that Congress won't monkey with things again? No. But, as of today, the numbers are as I stated.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:35 AM (ExV1e)

191 I’ve read that the Gere gerbil was started by Sly Stallone, who had some kind of animus against Gere.

Gere has been married to Carrie Lowell, a hubba hubba former Bond girl, for awhile, so I doubt that he’s into the gerbil thing.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:35 AM (77rzZ)

192 I have a friend who's a volunteer fireman in a nearby town. He swears that he went to a guys house who had a PVC pipe stuck in his butt because he was trying the gerbil trick. My friend is a little off, but knowing that town and this area I'm not sure I can discount the tale as being tall

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM (sMkB+)

193 This place is spicy this morning."

Picante...

Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM (XuXeR)

194 supposedly knowing the law and not giving a shit about it and doing whatever you want until someone tells you you can't isn't that big a difference.

Seriously.....Mamdani is the f*cking Devil and is here to destroy democracy and institute sharia law, full f*cking stop.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM (2YhKe)

195 Stop trying to curry favor on this blog.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 08:33 AM

Getting salty in here.

Posted by: Oops at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM (2Ez/1)

196 The company Sherrill blamed has already come right back and said that it is not a software issue at all, but the elections dept who are supposed to review the data and register the voters. They said pretty bluntly Sherrill is lying.

Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:37 AM (hftzA)

197 Speaking of SSA retirement benefits, my first retirement benefit payment was direct deposited this morning.

Thank you to all the higher-earning and/or still working contributors! Much obliged!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 08:37 AM (wVcYX)

198 It has nothing to do with the law. Mamdani did a persuasion play. Elevating himself above Netanyahu to grant himself more authority to speak on the issue. Otherwise who gives a fuck was some idiot mayor thinks about foreign affairs.

The Left are going to steal a lot of Trump's shtick this next 50 years.

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (v5XIn)

199 Getting salty in here."

Chile, too.

Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (XuXeR)

200 They increase the age because a lot more people will die before they reach 72 and if you do make it to 72 how many checks will you get before you die? The government is trying to withhold paying out social security money, that's what it is all about.

Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (bqIVz)

201 >>Seriously.....Mamdani is the f*cking Devil and is here to destroy democracy and institute sharia law, full f*cking stop.

Of course he is. And the devil relies on lies.

The US isn't even a member of the ICC. Who exactly would he be turning Netanyahu over to?

Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (viF8m)

202 It’s a bet on how long you think you’ll live.
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:35 AM (GEtfQ)

Unless fraudvid eliminated your job and you needed an income.

Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (naOT2)

203 If you got a letter from the gubment which said that, they were lying to you. Now, can I promise that Congress won't monkey with things again? No. But, as of today, the numbers are as I stated.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:35 AM (ExV1e)

Wife and I used to get those letters every year until around the Biden administration.

I believe both gave 3 sets of numbers: 62, 65 and maximum payment at 72.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)

204 196 The company Sherrill blamed has already come right back and said that it is not a software issue at all, but the elections dept who are supposed to review the data and register the voters. They said pretty bluntly Sherrill is lying.

well good for those guys but OF COURSE she is lying

Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (j+aD2)

205 195 Stop trying to curry favor on this blog.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 08:33 AM

Getting salty in here.
Posted by: Oops at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM

Kinda chili, too.

Posted by: Zing! at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (2Ez/1)

206 Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said a serious software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle System led to the registration of roughly 6,600 people who were not U.S. citizens was “not this widespread systemic problem.”

Tell 6600 black women that their vote for Kamala will not count and let me know what kind of response you get.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:39 AM (/+uur)

207 The company Sherrill blamed"

See, this is why private bad. Must have gubment run stuff!

Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:39 AM (XuXeR)

208 When it was created, the age was set at 65 b/c average life span was 66. It wasn't intended as retirement - it was intended as last years of awful health income to survive...especially for widows (since men died at 62.9 then)...

Since then SSI has had far greater utility as a political tool.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:39 AM (rgGn5)

209 Grok tells me that anyone who shoved a gerbil up their ass should expect to die as gerbils have sharp claws and like to burrow…. Grok also says it’s not possible.

I have to go shower again now just having thought of it…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:39 AM (+gA9j)

210 If Sherrill says there are 6000 illegals registered and 400 voted, multiply by 10x. She's trying to get out front of and lessen an incoming shit show

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:39 AM (sMkB+)

211 All parts will blame each other. The governor will say it's the software. The software will blame the treasury department. The treasury department will blame the DMV. The DMV will blame the governor.

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (v5XIn)

212 Been collecting SS since 2008. Thanks to all slaving in the salt mines today. Keep it up!

Posted by: Some Beach, Somewhere at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (JM9I6)

213 See, this is why private bad. Must have gubment run stuff!

Open Source is the way.

Dominion must run open-source software too.
All voting and election processing must run exclusively on open sourced software or performed by hand.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (rgGn5)

214 Grok tells me that anyone who shoved a gerbil up their ass should expect to die as gerbils have sharp claws and like to burrow…. Grok also says it’s not possible.
--------

Grok is clearly in the pocket of Big Gerbil

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (v5XIn)

215 well good for those guys but OF COURSE she is lying
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (j+aD2)

Idemia just collects data point on ID like a FICO score.
They DO NOT have the ability to add people to the voter rolls, that would be the NJ Division of Elections.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (/+uur)

216 If only living citizens voted, and only once per election, I suspected the Dems couldn't win elections outside of the left coast and New England.

NJ has probably been red for a couple of election cycles now.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (sKqQm)

217 X poster Raylon Givens reports that missiles are reportedly in flight towards an American base in Saudi Arabia.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (T2w7I)

218 Declare yourself an illegal alien and get full SS, top of scale checks now!
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (a3CJ+)

Feign "disability" and watch the money roll in while you go play golf, hunt and hit the gym 6 days a week and you get parking decals and cool license plates telling everyone you scamming The Man.

Posted by: My Arm, It's Broken at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (F1rMs)

219 Trump is playing Media about voting fraud.

Once they say that his recent reveals aren't so bad, he'll back up the truck for the huge garbage dump.

Posted by: Ignoramus at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (dtajH)

220 193 This place is spicy this morning."

Picante...
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM
++++

New York City?

Posted by: Get a rope at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)

221 The company Sherrill blamed has already come right back and said that it is not a software issue at all, but the elections dept who are supposed to review the data and register the voters. They said pretty bluntly Sherrill is lying.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:37 AM (hftzA)

Back in the day I had to deal with a customer who presented me with a issue and my response started with, "it's not possible for the situation you describe to occur." We went round and round for a couple weeks and I finally got them on a phone call and was going over, in great detail, how the software worked and they said, "Wait... oh, I see."

Turns out they were feeding the wrong data to the system, ignoring the error message telling them that the input was invalid, and just being angry that it didn't do what they had imagined.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)

222 blame the treasury department. The treasury department will blame the DMV. The DMV will blame the governor."

Whew. At least we're not involved...

/Education department

Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (XuXeR)

223 "Seriously.....Mamdani is the f*cking Devil and is here to destroy democracy and institute sharia law, full f*cking stop"

Of course. People like Pamela Gellar and David Horowitz were telling us this 25 years ago. So far no indication we have any serious response. We are a nation that is losing the last bits of its self-respect. (Bursting out periodically in glorious patriotic displays is not, in itself, self respect.)

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (fZiTB)

224 Grok tells me that anyone who shoved a gerbil up their ass should expect to die as gerbils have sharp claws and like to burrow…. Grok also says it’s not possible.

Who knew that Grok would serve as a counter to "Hold My Beer" Darwinism.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:42 AM (rgGn5)

225 Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (j+aD2)

It will get better soon!

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:42 AM (v5XIn)

226 214 Grok tells me that anyone who shoved a gerbil up their ass should expect to die as gerbils have sharp claws and like to burrow…. Grok also says it’s not possible.
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Grok is clearly in the pocket of Big Gerbil
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (v5XIn)

Limmiwinks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDZkukBIZ4I

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:42 AM (/+uur)

227 (Bursting out periodically in glorious patriotic displays is not, in itself, self respect.)

That is the "Circus" part of the equation.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:43 AM (rgGn5)

228 I get pushed onto Medicare at the end of the year. I'm already being inundated with calls and mail trying to sell me a gap plan.

Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:43 AM (avzH0)

229 >>Trump is playing Media about voting fraud.

>>Once they say that his recent reveals aren't so bad, he'll back up the truck for the huge garbage dump.

He's already doing it. Once Sherrill admitted that their are illegals not just on the voter roles but voting Trump came up this morning to say the number doing it NJ are much higher in reality.

We've already established she's a whore. Now we are just arguing about price.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (viF8m)

230 Illegal alien voting impacts elections (and that’s a good thing)

*we are here.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 07:43 AM (RQgUN)

The () is the most important part of that step.

Posted by: Cray Cray at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (IgKwI)

231 Iran Blasts US 'Fabricated Pretext' To Hit Pickaxe Mountain, Launches More Attacks On Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan

Iran's leadership has condemned the Trump administration's "obsessive focus on Kolang Kouh where no nuclear activity is taking place is nothing more than a fabricated pretext for aggression, destruction, and sabotage,"

Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (oaWAY)

232 The company Sherrill blamed has already come right back and said that it is not a software issue at all, but the elections dept who are supposed to review the data and register the voters. They said pretty bluntly Sherrill is lying.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:37 AM (hftzA)

Well, then. Per Fox v. Dominion, it would seem the NJ state government owes this company $787m.

Hahaha I'm just being funny.

This company's denial of wrongdoing is a clear attack on Our Sacred Democracy.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (BI5O2)

233 poster Raylon Givens reports that missiles are reportedly in flight towards an American base in Saudi Arabia.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (T2w7I)

The same missiles we claimed were all obliterated?

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (fZiTB)

234 aggression, destruction, and sabotage"

So, the Beastie Boys?

Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (XuXeR)

235 Wife and I used to get those letters every year until around the Biden administration.

I believe both gave 3 sets of numbers: 62, 65 and maximum payment at 72.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)

Don't take my word for it. Here's the info on the SSA's own website.

https://tinyurl.com/5fetabjd+

Also, the increase for waiting is on a monthly basis so you don't need to wait for 67, or 70.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (ExV1e)

236 There is not set year for SS. It can start any time between 62 and 70 (not 72). You can start at 62 and 3 months or 68 and 8 months.

67 is the year you can get full benefits. Every month early is penalized every month after 67 is rewarded.

The calculus is start early and get less or wait and get more. It’s a complex question with factors like life expectancy and return on investment. If you start early but can invest the money you could end up doing better than waiting. Worst case is you wait until 70 and die at 71.

There’s no right or wrong answer everyone has a unique set of circumstances and risk tolerance to weigh.

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (GEtfQ)

237 > You can start collecting SS between 62 and 70. The longer you wait the more money you get. It’s a bet on how long you think you’ll live.
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I took "early" social security as I doubt I'll live into my 80's or even 70's. My health today is significantly worse than I thought it'd be when I was 50. By 62 it was apparent I'd die early. Maybe not tomorrow (hopefully) but it'll be sooner rather than later.

So on the off chance I'm wrong, I'll collect less, but over a longer time than I thought.

I can literally live with that.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (jehhT)

238 Grok tells me that anyone who shoved a gerbil up their ass should expect to die as gerbils have sharp claws and like to burrow…. Grok also says it’s not possible.

I'm pretty sure that just by asking Grok this, you are on a List.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (rgGn5)

239 OpenAI Admits Model Escaped Containment And Hacked Hugging Face To Cheat On A Test

...an “unprecedented cyber incident”... a more capable unreleased model, escaped its testing environment and hacked AI startup Hugging Face last week to cheat on a test meant to measure their capabilities..

Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (oaWAY)

240 Again remember the people that tell you that millions are dying because social welfare programs are underfunded have reacted to billions in fraud in those social welfare programs with a shrug.

Which of course tells you they don't believe a damn thing they say and that the POINT of the system is the graft.

Its sort of like when some lefty tells my ICE killed an illegal that was resisting deportation. Well, the point of ICE is to get rid the invaders so...mission accomplished why should I care he choose to get himself shot instead of a plane ticket home?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (sKqQm)

241 I believe both gave 3 sets of numbers: 62, 65 and maximum payment at 72.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)

Mandela effect, ol' Sponge. The maximum SSA retirement payment starts at age 70.

The only things that boost your SSA retirement benefit after age 70 are the annual inflation adjustment and if you continue working AND are replacing one of the 35 years of earnings history (inflation adjusted) with the current year's earnings in nominal dollars. The 35 years of earnings history uses the highest 35 years of reported earnings and inflation adjusts them at your age 62. From age 62 on, the earnings history used in the best 35 years calcs are in nominal (that year's) dollars.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (wVcYX)

242 Soon it will be known as KickAss Mountain.

Posted by: Amirite at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (2Ez/1)

243 As we speak Grok is trying to shove a digital gerbil up its AI ass

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (sMkB+)

244 Today is Pi Aproximation Day.

Casual Pi Day, also known as Pi Approximation Day, arrives every July 22. This day celebrates the mathematical constant Pi using the fraction 22/7 as its approximate value. Dive into the world of numbers, bake a delicious pie, and share your love for mathematics!

Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (NpAcC)

245
Grok is clearly in the pocket of Big Gerbil

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (v5XIn)

Wait!

But then, does that mean that Big Gerbil is in the anus of ChatGPT?

It...it's like a never ending mobius loop of perversion!!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (iJfKG)

246 I find it fascinating that during the 2 weeks when many pretended that the MOU was a good idea, a big justification was that at least we had completely destroyed their nuclear weapons program.
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1) no one was pretending it was a good idea. At best, there was tepid "let's see how it plays out."
2) no one said we had completely destroyed their nuclear weapons program. In fact, the MOU you deride had pretty extensive points on their current nuclear weapons program. Specifically, it required them to turn over or downgrade any and all enriched uranium.
A/K/A, their _existing_ nuclear weapons program.

But you also said multiple times over several days that Rubio was distancing himself from the MOU--yet he was standing right behind Trump when it was signed.
So ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (3cUTc)

247 I've lived in Colorado for 27 years. I truly hate what this state has become. Land of drugs, trafficking, and trannies.

Posted by: AnchorPoint at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (J3Cv/)

248 >>According to New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a software error at the Motor Vehicles Commission signed up over 6,600 noncitizens to vote. But only 400 of them voted, you guys. No biggie.

I question the numbers.
Has NJ provided its voter roll data to the DoJ as requested, or is it one of the 10 or so blue states that has refused?

This is a$$ covering. Don't investigate! We checked, minor problem, look away now!!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (X8xt3)

249 The same missiles we claimed were all obliterated?

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (fZiTB)

If "Raylon Givens" on Twitter says it....

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (v5XIn)

250 >>> You can start collecting SS between 62 and 70. The longer you wait the more money you get. It’s a bet on how long you think you’ll live.

The longer you wait the closer you are to death.

The key is to figure out how long you will live. If you wait until you are 70 to take it and you only love until 72 the house wins.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (viF8m)

251 >> I've lived in Colorado for 27 years. I truly hate what this state has become. Land of drugs, trafficking, and trannies.

THIS

Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (X8xt3)

252 Don't get me wrong, Wolfus, I'm not objecting to using whatever of operations makes the most bank. I'm objecting to the 'forced' nature of it.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (aJQbY)

253 He's already doing it. Once Sherrill admitted that their are illegals not just on the voter roles but voting Trump came up this morning to say the number doing it NJ are much higher in reality.

I'd like to see Trump offer a bill to make illegal alien voting a capital, federal offense.

Let's have the left argue they are opposing the law even though illegals don't vote...

And it would honestly be even more amusing when Jose Welfare recipient gets arrested and proves he was on vacation back home when someone cast a ballot in his name from within the US...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)

254
I believe both gave 3 sets of numbers: 62, 65 and maximum payment at 72.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)

I just went to the website. Early is 62, full is 67 and delayed is 70 (the max).

Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (hftzA)

255 Lizzy, New Jersey was one of 31 states that refused.

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (v5XIn)

256 They increase the age because a lot more people will die before they reach 72 and if you do make it to 72 how many checks will you get before you die? The government is trying to withhold paying out social security money, that's what it is all about.
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (bqIVz)

Yeah. My brain immediately told me I wasn't waiting that f*cking long to get my money back.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2YhKe)

257 They love their colons.

Posted by: Stuff Chris Plante sez at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2Ez/1)

258 Why are talking about Social Security instead of discussing boobs?

If we’re gonna admit to being old anyway, we might as well be dirty old men.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (77rzZ)

259 I get pushed onto Medicare at the end of the year. I'm already being inundated with calls and mail trying to sell me a gap plan.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:43 AM (avzH0)

Wife starts Medicare next month. What a PITA that was setting everything up.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (ExV1e)

260
I just went to the website. Early is 62, full is 67 and delayed is 70 (the max).

Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (hftzA)

Then they changed it after they stopped sending me letters.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2YhKe)

261 Lotta math going on.

Posted by: davidt at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (Q+gd/)

262 I've lived in Colorado for 27 years. I truly hate what this state has become. Land of drugs, trafficking, and trannies.

THIS
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (X8xt3)

Welp, y'all did vote for legalized dope...so, you were kinda asking for it.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:50 AM (iJfKG)

263 Trump isn't sending in ground troops which is honestly the most important thing.

To "win" he'd need to directly inflict pain on the IRGC leadership by bombing their neighborhoods and infrastructure which it seems he won't do.

So we'll continue to bomb them while they attack random ships or lob missiles for a while I guess.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:50 AM (sKqQm)

264 It's an exit, not an entrance.

Posted by: Rock Bottom at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (JM9I6)

265 I've lived in Colorado for 27 years. I truly hate what this state has become. Land of drugs, trafficking, and trannies.
Posted by: AnchorPoint at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (J3Cv/)

Took the family on a camping trip to Colorado back in 2019. Pikes Peak / Colorado Springs area.

We noticed right away the entire identity of the state revolved around weed.

I was saddened by it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (2YhKe)

266 >>He's already doing it. Once Sherrill admitted that their are illegals not just on the voter roles but voting Trump came up this morning to say the number doing it NJ are much higher in reality.

We've already established she's a whore. Now we are just arguing about price.

Oh, hadn't seen that!

How can you not love Trump?
HE FIGHTS

Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (X8xt3)

267 258 Why are talking about Social Security instead of discussing boobs?
+++
We seemed to be "Gered up" for an anal discussion.

Posted by: Ewwww at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (2Ez/1)

268 It's an exit, not an entrance.
Posted by: Rock Bottom at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (JM9I6)

Better not fall for the old banana up the tailpipe gag again......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (2YhKe)

269 Assuming SS still exists and white straight males are allowed to collect, the day I turn 62 I’m signing up. Bird in had and all that. I ran the numbers a few ways and with average returns in the s&p500 my break even vs waiting until 70 was something like living to 85. Which is a bet I’ll take.

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (GEtfQ)

270
Then they changed it after they stopped sending me letters.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2YhKe)

No idea. You can get a pdf on the site.

Also, I need to stop being stupid and marry J so I can get his SS payment, not mine. lol.

Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (Dd38x)

271 244 Sounds like Casual Pi Day should be the 7th day of the 22d month.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:52 AM (77rzZ)

272 They could also stop sick workers from spreading their illness to colleagues. As such, GLP-1 drugs could help boost productivity.

I'm stumped, trying to imagine what contagious illnesses are addressed by GLP-1 meds. As far as I know, GLP-1 drugs suppress appetite and lower blood sugar.

On the other hand, I've seen evidence that there are efforts to expand their usage. My husband's cardiologist suggested a sleep study and a GLP-1 if apnea is detected, and apnea is no longer just the temporary cessation of breathing from a blockage. There's now a type of apnea that is "silent" so you don't know you have it without a sleep study. Medicare is getting a workout.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (OlzlW)

273 How much is the difference between the age ranges? And then if you get ~10% by investing it per year is 62 still not the best pick?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (sKqQm)

274 Today is Pi Aproximation Day.

Casual Pi Day, also known as Pi Approximation Day, arrives every July 22. This day celebrates the mathematical constant Pi using the fraction 22/7 as its approximate value. Dive into the world of numbers, bake a delicious pie, and share your love for mathematics!
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (NpAcC)

Cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159!

Posted by: MIT Cheer Team at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (wVcYX)

275
Every state has some version of Somali Learing Centers, burning through billions upon billions of federal dollars in each of those states, with Democrats raking off the lion's share.

Every state is registering illegals to vote - and it's a whole helluva lot more than 6,600 of them in every state.

Our political system is based entirely on fraud, from head to tail. It's a human centipede of corruption.

It's why I frequently call it Scamerica.

Say it again with me, kids: "it's not that the system is corrupt; it's that corruption is the system."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (BI5O2)

276 The longer you wait the closer you are to death.

The key is to figure out how long you will live. If you wait until you are 70 to take it and you only love until 72 the house wins.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (viF8m)

Some people wait for tax purposes. They understand that while they might not end up taking as much as possible from the system, no taking SS for a time provides them a window to move funds from an IRA to a Roth account at a lower tax rate. This *can* be a major benefit later - for some retirees.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (ExV1e)

277 They increase the age because a lot more people will die before they reach 72 and if you do make it to 72 how many checks will you get before you die? The government is trying to withhold paying out social security money, that's what it is all about.
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (bqIVz)

Yeah. My brain immediately told me I wasn't waiting that f*cking long to get my money back.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2YhKe)

The lively and calculating Mrs naturalfake plans to work until her SS maxes out, which makes sense, I suppose, or perhaps just no difference, her folk are very long lived.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:54 AM (iJfKG)

278 Casual Pi Day, also known as Pi Approximation Day, arrives every July 22. This day celebrates the mathematical constant Pi using the fraction 22/7 as its approximate value. Dive into the world of numbers, bake a delicious pie, and share your love for mathematics!
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (NpAcC)
=====
So. Much. Math.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:54 AM (JvZF+)

279 >>Welp, y'all did vote for legalized dope...so, you were kinda asking for it.

Some voted for it.
This was right around the time CO went 100% mail-in voting, which was the final step in ensuring the state would be completely dominated by the Dems.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:54 AM (X8xt3)

280 The trend of inserting a penguin into the lower digestive tract has become an epidemic.

Posted by: Penguin F at July 22, 2026 08:54 AM (MWfyi)

281 Experts recommend starting with a Puffin, or perhaps a Sparrow.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at July 22, 2026 08:55 AM (MWfyi)

282 Cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159!
Posted by: MIT Cheer Team at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM
++++

Why did Boeing designate the plane "707?"

Posted by: Obscure trivia for 200, Alex at July 22, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)

283 Then they changed it after they stopped sending me letters.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2YhKe)

I think it's more the case that the letters were wrong, deliberately or otherwise, as the SS ages were last modified in 1983.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)

284 Once one has reached full retirement age, one can start drawing Social Security and still work full time with no tax penalty thanks to Trump and the Big Beautiful Bill. For me, this September represents 66 years and 10 months and full retirement age.
I recently applied with my request to start receiving my benefits at FRA in Sept. they are going to start in October - just one more twist of the knife.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at July 22, 2026 08:56 AM (JNTt1)

285 Wife starts Medicare next month. What a PITA that was setting everything up

My neighbor suggested I visit the local insurance broker in town who he said simplified the process.

Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:56 AM (avzH0)

286 >>Every state is registering illegals to vote - and it's a whole helluva lot more than 6,600 of them in every state.

It was the point of motor-voter. Fill up the voter rolls knowing a certain % won't vote, which will hide the fake ballot dumps.

And then they started giving illegals get drivers licenses.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:56 AM (X8xt3)

287 I get pushed onto Medicare at the end of the year. I'm already being inundated with calls and mail trying to sell me a gap plan.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:43 AM (avzH0)

Even once you go on it, the calls / texts / emails NEVER. STOP. !!! "THEY" have you in their sights.

Listen, and understand! That Medicare Agent is out there! It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop... ever, until you are dead!

Posted by: Kyle Reese at July 22, 2026 08:57 AM (wVcYX)

288 Always remember the longer you live,
The sooner you'll bloody well die....

Posted by: The Clancy Brothers (With Tommy Makem) at July 22, 2026 08:57 AM (JM9I6)

289 Why did Boeing designate the plane "707"

Vx is 45 deg?

Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:57 AM (avzH0)

290 How much is the difference between the age ranges? And then if you get ~10% by investing it per year is 62 still not the best pick?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (sKqQm)

67 is 100% of benefits.

Above or below it gets decreased/increased each month. Minimum you’ll get is 70% at 62. maximum you’ll get is 124% at 70.

62 is 70%, 63 is 75%, 70 is 124%. And

So th

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:57 AM (GEtfQ)

291 > Some people wait for tax purposes.
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Yeah.... doesn't matter if you're dead before SS kicks in. The "death tax" will still get you/your estate regardless.

Seriously, given how volatile our government is these days you'd be better served by taking SS ASAP and living to a ripe old age. It's your money... don't wait to get it back.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:58 AM (jehhT)

292 Hassan Piker:

I think people need to take it seriously. And the speech he just gave that’s generating all the news was actually before the College Democrats of America. It wasn’t some small campus gathering. It was the official national College Democrats of America invited him to speak. And I would encourage people to listen to it.

I listened to his 14-minute speech in its entirety and he’s very good at what he does. And what he does is selling the destruction of the United States.
==================
Bill Jacobson reports on Piker's speech to college Democrats, advocating the complete destruction of the United States.

They cheered.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 08:58 AM (en7t0)

293 I find it fascinating that during the 2 weeks when many pretended that the MOU was a good idea, a big justification was that at least we had completely destroyed their nuclear weapons program.

Now it turns out that we had only hit a part of it, and one huge facility full of centrifuges and possibly containing the enriched nuclear material was still up and running (Pickaxe Mountain)

What’s worse is that the way the Iranians had continued work on this is harsh proof that they have never given up their ambition to give up their nuclear program, and never intended ti
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 07:45 AM (T2w7I)

MOU was shit, but Trump got tired of the split in his cabinet , so he made them own it. Majority in the US and the region said it is not a good idea to stop hitting Iran and to lift the blockade. At least now Trump can hang that over the dissenters heads.

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 08:59 AM (GD0B3)

294 >>Some people wait for tax purposes. They understand that while they might not end up taking as much as possible from the system, no taking SS for a time provides them a window to move funds from an IRA to a Roth account at a lower tax rate. This *can* be a major benefit later - for some retirees.

Absolutely. Every person's situation will be different. I started having this conversation with my financial guy years ago and he made the point I was not really considering as much as I should.

Every person's situation will be different because all of us have different clocks. Look at your family history, how long do the men and women in your family live? Some have histories of long life, some do not. Genetics plays a role. People tend to look at it as an open end situation when the reality is some of us are not going to live until 75 much less 85.

Impossible to predict but it should be a factor you consider when choosing when you will take SS.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:59 AM (viF8m)

295 Time to motivate. Later all.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 09:00 AM (viF8m)

296 Yes. The wings intersect the fuselage at a 45 degree angle.
And as any school child can tell you, the tangent of 45 degrees is zero point seven oh seven.

Posted by: The More You Know at July 22, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)

297 I get pushed onto Medicare at the end of the year. I'm already being inundated with calls and mail trying to sell me a gap plan.
Posted by: Halfhand

I am supposed to get 80/20 BCBS for life as retirement benefits from work. Or until they kill it.
(They pay 80%, I pay 20%)

And then Medicare when I hit 65.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 09:01 AM (1g3xS)

298 If you have a habit of shoving gerbils up your ass you should take SS at age 62 since you won't be living much longer.

Posted by: GrooK at July 22, 2026 09:01 AM (Q+gd/)

299 Try that again lol

62 = 70%
63 = 75%
64 = 80%
65 = 86.7%

And so on up to 70 when it’s 124%

It’s not perfectly linear. There is a bigger incentive to wait from 67 to 70 than from 62 to 65. It’s a really wacky formula. Something only the govt could come up with.

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:01 AM (GEtfQ)

300 The key is to figure out how long you will live. If you wait until you are 70 to take it and you only live until 72 the house wins.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (viF8m)
___

Problem with this is that no one knows how long anyone will live.

Only God knows.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 09:01 AM (5aQBy)

301 There is not set year for SS. It can start any time between 62 and 70 (not 72). You can start at 62 and 3 months or 68 and 8 months.

67 is the year you can get full benefits. Every month early is penalized every month after 67 is rewarded.

The calculus is start early and get less or wait and get more. It’s a complex question with factors like life expectancy and return on investment. If you start early but can invest the money you could end up doing better than waiting. Worst case is you wait until 70 and die at 71.

There’s no right or wrong answer everyone has a unique set of circumstances and risk tolerance to weigh.
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (GEtfQ)

There is iron in SS Math's words.

Posted by: Chief Ten Bears at July 22, 2026 09:02 AM (wVcYX)

302 My financial advisor tells me that’s the way to go if you don’t need the SS immediately… it maximizes your SS payout
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

I believe that the famous "this is your benefit " from SSA when recv'd assumes your current income continues until you retire.

Not sure how taking less income several years before retirement maximizes SS payout.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 09:02 AM (ItWcy)

303 296 I couldn’t have told you that as a school child, much less as an adult.

Now, had you asked me as a school child about the Schlieffen Plan…

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:03 AM (77rzZ)

304 OMG. Math formulas AND trigonometry!

Posted by: Wraps head with duct tape at July 22, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)

305 226 214 Grok tells me that anyone who shoved a gerbil up their ass should expect to die as gerbils have sharp claws and like to burrow…. Grok also says it’s not possible.
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Grok is clearly in the pocket of Big Gerbil
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (v5XIn)

Limmiwinks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDZkukBIZ4I
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:42 AM (/+uur)

I see your Limmiwinks and raise you Armageddon

https://tinyurl.com/armageddongerbil

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 22, 2026 09:04 AM (N39Ws)

306 How much is the difference between the age ranges? And then if you get ~10% by investing it per year is 62 still not the best pick?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (sKqQm)

Roughly 6% reduction, per year, from 62 to 67.
8%, per year, bonus from 67 to 70.

Both the reduction and the bonus are calculated on a monthly basis.

As for taking the money at 62 and investing, what are you living on? If you're still working then you have to give a lot of the money back until 67. If you're spending retirement savings then you're using other money which could be growing in order to invest SS money which could grow. Lastly, 10% per year isn't guaranteed whereas the reduction is.

There's a ton of argument on the issue and it probably depends on a lot of specifics for each individual so a correct answer cannot be given in a comment section.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:04 AM (ExV1e)

307 Holland said that when he told the doctor he was morally opposed to euthanasia, the doctor said “he just wanted to make sure that, if a [terminal] diagnosis came up or not … I knew of the different services I had access to,” according to the report.

Holland said the nurse seemed uncomfortable talking to him about the MAiD program but likely did so because he was suffering badly. “It’s a false compassion, really,” he said.
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"I can offer you two Advil, or death"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 09:04 AM (msMYi)

308 Martini Farmer — I saw your comment above regarding life expectancy and it resonates. At 50 I was a physical specimen and could imagine living into my 90s and remaining active at that age… but, aging is a nonlinear phenomenon I’m discovering. I’m still active with no major health issues but a myriad of minor ones hit after 55 and all the sudden I feel worn out! If the decline over the next decade is similar to say the last 5 years I wonder if I’ll make 75…. Kinda depressing honestly

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:04 AM (m6Mib)

309
The Vigilant Fox 🦊
@VigilantFox
Clay Travis nails the real reason so many leftists with expensive degrees hate capitalism.

It's simpler than you think.

TRAVIS: "This is so incredibly important. These highly educated young far-left Democrats hate capitalism because they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on degrees the country DOES NOT value."

"They spent $200,000 on a women's studies degree [meanwhile] plumbers and electricians are driving better cars and making MORE money."

"They're furious the world is valuing other people's labor more than their own. They should take a lesson... GET USEFUL SKILLS."

https://tinyurl.com/mr35s39z

Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 09:05 AM (NpAcC)

310 I figured out my break even on SS was age 83 and after that I would collect less overall if I live to 84 or beyond but I don't care because I will not be counting on SS at age 84. So I am getting my SS back now before it runs out or I do. I get to spend it on whatever I want, like 5 chemo treatments for the dog.

Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:05 AM (MWfyi)

311 Jeesh, with all this SS talk, I’m ready for a Rothko Art Thread.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:05 AM (77rzZ)

312
The lively and calculating Mrs naturalfake plans to work until her SS maxes out, which makes sense, I suppose, or perhaps just no difference, her folk are very long lived.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:54 AM (iJfKG)

First Lady's grandfather started collecting at 62, lived into his 90's. He still likely didn't get all his money back, but put a pretty good dent in it, I guess.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 09:06 AM (2YhKe)

313 I am supposed to get 80/20 BCBS for life as retirement benefits from work. Or until they kill it.

Some of the old-guard at my prior employer qualified for something similar (and a pension). I missed the window where they closed it off. I am playing the ACA game right now. I did manage to make the pension window though, so I'll get a small one allegedly.

Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 09:06 AM (avzH0)

314 247 I've lived in Colorado for 27 years. I truly hate what this state has become. Land of drugs, trafficking, and trannies.
Posted by: AnchorPoint at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (J3Cv/)

This breaks my heart. I'm a native Coloradan, but we moved to a sane state. The nice thing about our move is the vast improvement in the culture.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 09:06 AM (OlzlW)

315 Sitting right here...

Posted by: Naked lardass on an ottoman at July 22, 2026 09:06 AM (2Ez/1)

316 How much is the difference between the age ranges? And then if you get ~10% by investing it per year is 62 still not the best pick?
Posted by: 18-1

Roughly 6% reduction, per year, from 62 to 67.
8%, per year, bonus from 67 to 70.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic

I just went to my SS Benefits page. I lose $600 a month if I retire today instead of waiting until 67.
That's $7200 a year. Off the top.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 09:07 AM (1g3xS)

317
"They're furious the world is valuing other people's labor more than their own. They should take a lesson... GET USEFUL SKILLS."

https://tinyurl.com/mr35s39z
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 09:05 AM (NpAcC)

What a novel concept.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 09:07 AM (2YhKe)

318 OMG. Math formulas AND trigonometry!
Posted by: Wraps head with duct tape at July 22, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)

Isaac Newton, Lorenzo Avogadro, and Max Planck walk into a corner bar . . .

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 09:07 AM (wVcYX)

319 They're furious the world is valuing other people's labor more than their own. They should take a lesson... GET USEFUL SKILLS."

==

They are a bunch of snowflakes.

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:08 AM (GD0B3)

320 I don't need SS and there is a penalty for continuing to work and make beyond I think $24K but whatever. I don't care. I was forced into it and that money was as good as gone anyway.

Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:08 AM (MWfyi)

321
Not sure how taking less income several years before retirement maximizes SS payout.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal

Simple example.

Start getting $10K a year today. Or start getting $15k a year starting in 2031.

In 2031 you’ll have $50k plus whatever growth it had so say $70k. And in 2013 that $70k returns $6k. So starting in 2013 you still get your $10k, plus $6k return vs getting $15k in SS.

That’s a rudimentary example and ignores cpi adjustments and taxes annd all that. But that’s how you come out ahead getting less money but more often.

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:09 AM (GEtfQ)

322 My SS is pretty low anyway because I have been self employed for most of my career. People like me get double screwed.

Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:09 AM (MWfyi)

323 Lorenzo Avogadro used to make some great guacamole.

Posted by: Not a joke at July 22, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)

324 Some of the old-guard at my prior employer qualified for something similar (and a pension). I missed the window where they closed it off. I am playing the ACA game right now. I did manage to make the pension window though, so I'll get a small one allegedly.
Posted by: Halfhand

I have the medical benefits and a 401k and a retirement account thru my company. Only because I've been here 37 years. I know at some point they changed it for the "newcomers".

I never expected to be a dinosaur.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 09:10 AM (1g3xS)

325 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
- Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 09:10 AM (5aQBy)

326 My neighbor suggested I visit the local insurance broker in town who he said simplified the process.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:56 AM (avzH0)

I tried that but most of them never contacted me back. It was weird. The big deal is that you need the Medicare ID number before you can sign up for a supplement, or advantage - if that's your choice, and then waiting to hear back from the company.

Deciding what's the right choice - for your circumstances - is harder but I'd been researching things for some time and had that part down.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:11 AM (ExV1e)

327 Casual Euler identity: e^i*pi + 1 ~ 0

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:11 AM (cq1gA)

328 This place. I simply love it!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 09:11 AM (wVcYX)

329 Was 2013 a typo?

Posted by: I gotta ask at July 22, 2026 09:11 AM (2Ez/1)

330 284 Once one has reached full retirement age, one can start drawing Social Security and still work full time with no tax penalty thanks to Trump and the Big Beautiful Bill. For me, this September represents 66 years and 10 months and full retirement age.

Posted by: Bonecrusher

I believe you could always work and suffer no penalty once you reached FRA.

The BBB had nothing to do with that formula

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 09:12 AM (ItWcy)

331 I'm on my first cup of coffee and all I see is math on this blog. What the hell happened??

Posted by: dantesed at July 22, 2026 09:12 AM (Oy/m2)

332 You lose $7200 but how much do you gain by starting early and investing for 5 years? And then all the future returns of the money made in those 5 years. Remember compound interest works in magical ways. Thats the other side of the calculation.

You have to figure out your break even and then decide if you think you’ll live to that age. That’s essentially the gamble.

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:12 AM (GEtfQ)

333 Too late

Posted by: Don Black at July 22, 2026 09:12 AM (ZxPkt)

334 Barring any unforeseen accidents or murders, I have roughly 10-15 more years left, based on family history.

Men in my family tend to die in the early to mid 70s.

So, there’s that.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 22, 2026 09:13 AM (XV/Pl)

335 Medicare sucks. I hate it. Like Ocare the premiums are outrageous. Just another thing the Imperial Federal Government forced upon us.

Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:13 AM (MWfyi)

336 Yeah.... doesn't matter if you're dead before SS kicks in. The "death tax" will still get you/your estate regardless.

Seriously, given how volatile our government is these days you'd be better served by taking SS ASAP and living to a ripe old age. It's your money... don't wait to get it back.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:58 AM (jehhT)

To each his own.

BTW, apparently, Roth accounts are not subject to federal death taxes.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:13 AM (ExV1e)

337 It's in the governments interest that you be confused as hell.

Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 09:13 AM (bqIVz)

338 Social Security, anal gerbils , assisted suicide. That's what we talked about at school today, mom

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (sMkB+)

339 all I see is math on this blog
Old greek homos

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (EHYeZ)

340 331 Big Slide Rule has taken over the blog, unfortunately.

Bring back Big Corvid!

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (77rzZ)

341 > I'm on my first cup of coffee and all I see is math on this blog. What the hell happened??
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Commenters trying very hard to demonstrate their math acumen as it relates to Social Security.

Not realizing that all their calculation are for naught as nobody knows how long they'll live after taking the payouts... whatever amount they are.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (jehhT)

342 325- Back at you, SMH, sister in the Lord. 🙂

Psalm 32:8
King James Version

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 09:15 AM (EQmpy)

343 Social Security, anal gerbils , assisted suicide. That's what we talked about at school today, mom
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (sMkB+)

LoL

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:15 AM (m6Mib)

344 Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 09:07 AM (1g3xS)

My mother regrets not waiting the five years.

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 09:15 AM (v5XIn)

345 TRAVIS: "This is so incredibly important. These highly educated young far-left Democrats hate capitalism because they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on degrees the country DOES NOT value."

"They spent $200,000 on a women's studies degree [meanwhile] plumbers and electricians are driving better cars and making MORE money."

"They're furious the world is valuing other people's labor more than their own. They should take a lesson... GET USEFUL SKILLS."

https://tinyurl.com/mr35s39z
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 09:05 AM (NpAcC)
=============================
Useless idiot: "The world does not value my degree? Well, obviously, we should destroy civilization."

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 09:15 AM (NRBAC)

346 Stockholm: A Mock Auschwitz Entry Gate Set Up to Protest Against Israel

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Classy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (ndZc7)

347 Social Security, anal gerbils , assisted suicide. That's what we talked about at school today, mom
Posted by: Smell the Glove

It's time to switch Geres and learn something else.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (lWhTZ)

348 I believe that the famous "this is your benefit " from SSA when recv'd assumes your current income continues until you retire.

Not sure how taking less income several years before retirement maximizes SS payout.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 09:02 AM (ItWcy)

I believe that you can go into the online calculator and set future earnings to zero and it will show you the new number.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (ExV1e)

349 The death tax kicks in at $15M for single people and $30M for married. Not something most of us will worry about. I’d love to have that problem but sadly won’t. 🙂

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (GEtfQ)

350 "Remember compound interest works in magical ways. Thats the other side of the calculation.
"

Just think if you had been able to put your SS payments in your own account. We have been so f'd for so many years.

Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (MWfyi)

351 Math and SS... Morn' all

Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (FtULh)

352 OMG. Math formulas AND trigonometry!
Posted by: Wraps head with duct tape at July 22, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)
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Welcome to the Bizarro universe AoSHQ, where it's nothing BUT math!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (FZ29D)

353
Unless fraudvid eliminated your job and you needed an income.
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026

***
Teh Sniffle Scare didn't eliminate my job. But my employer was insisting on our taking the clot shot on pain of dismissal. I was ready to let them fire me, take my SS and my annuity, try to get unemployment, and soldier on, shotless.

Fortunately they accepted my religious exemption, and I was able to go on putting away dough and slipping plenty of it in to the annuity account for two more years.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (wzUl9)

354 Since you guys are pretty knowledgeable about this Medicare, Social Security, financial stuff, what kind of accountant, lawyer, etc. do I need to get to discuss what to do with the social security money because hubby and I are both going to continue working for at least 5-10 more years.

Posted by: Jaimo at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (2noDb)

355 335 Medicare sucks. I hate it. Like Ocare the premiums are outrageous. Just another thing the Imperial Federal Government forced upon us.
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:13 AM (MWfyi)
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Pump unlimited federal money into any system, and watch prices explode upward.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (NRBAC)

356 Amen Fen.

Nothing wrong with making plans, but without God...

It's all for naught.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (5aQBy)

357 346 Stockholm: A Mock Auschwitz Entry Gate Set Up to Protest Against Israel

I was assured being anti-Israel was 1000% not being anti-Jewish. I guess that’s changed huh.

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (GEtfQ)

358 ‘Brazen corruption’: critics denounce Trump Media plan to sell priority access to Truth Social posts

Move would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to potentially profit from seeing president’s posts first

Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (RHGPo)

359 Only 12 more minutes to the Art Thread…

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)

360 The Left are rebranding their youth from snowflakes to Sturmtruppen.

Going to be interesting times.

God spared Trump so openly for a reason. We still don't quite know what it is. But we will.

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (v5XIn)

361 Hey Bulg. : )

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 09:19 AM (5aQBy)

362 I have a (distant) relative now retired who was self employed his entire career (painting business).. he underreported income for his entire career to avoid taxes and now in retirement it’s biting him in the ass; his SS checks are tiny compared to what they would’ve been with an honest reporting of income

The govt gets their cut no matter what

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:20 AM (m6Mib)

363 God spared Trump so openly for a reason. We still don't quite know what it is. But we will.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (v5XIn)

I wish he'd hurry up... It's getting scary out there...

Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 09:20 AM (FtULh)

364 you guys are pretty knowledgeable about this Medicare, Social Security, financial stuff, what kind of accountant, lawyer, etc. do I need to get to discuss what to do with the social security money because hubby and I are both going to continue working for at least 5-10 more years.
Posted by: Jaimo

Save your money and don’t pay accountants or lawyers. Invest in simple ultra low cost index funds. Set it and forget it.

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:20 AM (GEtfQ)

365 354 Jaimo, do you have a financial advisor? If not, I recommend getting one.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:20 AM (77rzZ)

366 Only 12 more minutes to the Art Thread…
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)

What? You haven’t enjoyed the anal gerbil and certainty of death and taxes discussion??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:21 AM (m6Mib)

367 I can't get PEMDAS out of my head this morning.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 09:21 AM (NpAcC)

368 359 Only 12 more minutes to the Art Thread…

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)

Unless it gets posted early, when you'll get less art.

Posted by: SS Plan at July 22, 2026 09:22 AM (Q+gd/)

369 Hey, SMH!

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:22 AM (77rzZ)

370 I'm on my first cup of coffee and all I see is math on this blog. What the hell happened??
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Commenters trying very hard to demonstrate their math acumen as it relates to Social Security.

Not realizing that all their calculation are for naught as nobody knows how long they'll live after taking the payouts... whatever amount they are.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (jehhT)

True, nobody knows when they'll die.

You could walk outside and a meteor hits you on the head.

But, as a f'instance, insurance companies make a lot of money using actuarial tables based around life factors and longevity, and they are very, very accurate.

Not perfect but damn close to it.

If you want to get a good idea of when you'll die get a hold of their info on you.

Otherwise, just looking at family history and personal health provides a pretty good approximation, and in most cases you'll probably be 1-3 years of being correct.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:22 AM (iJfKG)

371 I get pushed onto Medicare at the end of the year. I'm already being inundated with calls and mail trying to sell me a gap plan.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026

***
I'm not getting the calls and little mail, but the endless spots on TV for "extra benefits" and Medicare Advantage plans are wearing me out.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:23 AM (wzUl9)

372 ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ And always remember the longer you live,
the sooner you bloody will die. ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at July 22, 2026 09:23 AM (3ImbR)

373 Honestly this place has been pretty depressing this last week or so. I'm probably not helping but I feel like crap.

Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 09:23 AM (v5XIn)

374 Run some Monte Carlo simulations on when to take SS with various returns, cpi, tax rates, etc. It’s an interesting exercise.

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:24 AM (GEtfQ)

375
If CBD starts the Art Thread now, we get half of a refrigerator picture he drew in crayon when he was 3.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:24 AM (iJfKG)

376 Only 12 more minutes to the Art Thread…
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)
*
What? You haven’t enjoyed the anal gerbil and certainty of death and taxes discussion??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026

***
As long as it doesn't become a "certainty of anal gerbils" thread. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:24 AM (wzUl9)

377 375
If CBD starts the Art Thread now, we get half of a refrigerator picture he drew in crayon when he was 3.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:24 AM (iJfKG)

Probably be more entertaining than this thread... What a downer...

Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 09:25 AM (FtULh)

378 >>> 346 Stockholm: A Mock Auschwitz Entry Gate Set Up to Protest Against Israel

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Classy.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (ndZc7)

We're fighting notsees just like the guys at Normandy by gassing those genocidal JOOOS!!!

Posted by: leftists at July 22, 2026 09:25 AM (vDZgA)

379 I plugged my finances into an AI bot I used and it was pretty sure I should wait until 70 to collect SS.

Its argument is average life expectancy for someone in my situation is 85 so based on that waiting is better.

However, if you don't like until 80 collecting early is better.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (sKqQm)

380 I believe that you can go into the online calculator and set future earnings to zero and it will show you the new number.
Posted by: I used to have

I think this is correct

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (ItWcy)

381 Nice story about a policeman and an abandoned puppy. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/mssvrh92

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (dom7w)

382 One can start SS after 62, but Medicare at 65? So, what do people do for med insurance ????

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (GD0B3)

383 378 >>> 346 Stockholm: A Mock Auschwitz Entry Gate Set Up to Protest Against Israel

Is that a protest or a warning ?

Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (FtULh)

384 Only 12 more minutes to the Art Thread…
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)
*
What? You haven’t enjoyed the anal gerbil and certainty of death and taxes discussion??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026

***
As long as it doesn't become a "certainty of anal gerbils" thread. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I'm leaving before it becomes mandatory.
Posted by: Bob Hope

Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (1g3xS)

385 Under reporting is better for him if he saved the money.

SS is not a linear pension. It is front-loaded for the working poor.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 22, 2026 09:27 AM (qFwJc)

386 Serious question, how do people insure themselves if they retire before Medicare kicks in ?

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:27 AM (GD0B3)

387 I'm something of a Numbers man, myself.

Posted by: Bobby Bare at July 22, 2026 09:27 AM (wVcYX)

388 That’s a rudimentary example and ignores cpi adjustments and taxes annd all that. But that’s how you come out ahead getting less money but more often.
Posted by: SS Math

Understood.

I was looking at just the monthly recv'd from SS.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (ItWcy)

389 do they go to obamacare or something ??

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (GD0B3)

390 Trump is right: Canada’s Liberal government is incompetent in the face of forest fires

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Why should forest fires be any different?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (ndZc7)

391 One can start SS after 62, but Medicare at 65? So, what do people do for med insurance ????
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026

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There's Medicare Part B, medical insurance, which they charge you a monthly premium for; and then there are gap plans available from companies galore so that you can get covered for most of what Medicare and B don't cover. I have a dental, which I haven't used yet, and a medical, which I have used.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (wzUl9)

392 >>> 370
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True, nobody knows when they'll die.

You could walk outside and a meteor hits you on the head.

But, as a f'instance, insurance companies make a lot of money using actuarial tables based around life factors and longevity, and they are very, very accurate.

Not perfect but damn close to it.

If you want to get a good idea of when you'll die get a hold of their info on you.

Otherwise, just looking at family history and personal health provides a pretty good approximation, and in most cases you'll probably be 1-3 years of being correct.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:22 AM (iJfKG)

Uh, *how* do you get that information? Seems like they wouldn't want to share...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 22, 2026 09:29 AM (vDZgA)

393 There's Medicare Part B, medical insurance, which they charge you a monthly premium for; and then there are gap plans available from companies galore so that you can get covered for most of what Medicare and B don't cover. I have a dental, which I haven't used yet, and a medical, which I have used.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (wzUl9)

ok, but what happens during 62-65 ?

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (GD0B3)

394 Nood art

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (sMkB+)

395 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)

396 ObamaCare.

With my retirement income being moderate, I got a $1,000 / month (or rather BCBS got it) benefit.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (qFwJc)

397
ok, but what happens during 62-65 ?
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (GD0B3)

Don't get sick ?

Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (FtULh)

398 Or that is what that B is ?

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (GD0B3)

399 Noodus gratia artis, finally.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

400 Maybe the Feds should offer buyouts to social security recipients, a present value of treasury bonds in exchange for the future payments owed.

Let the individual keep the bonds, or exchange them for some other qualified security, and assume the risk for their own retirement income.

This would reduce the claim on future treasuries.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 09:31 AM (74AaH)

401 Yea,, we can do better with trillions allocated for SS and Medicare.

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:31 AM (GD0B3)

402 One can start SS after 62, but Medicare at 65? So, what do people do for med insurance ????

ACA (Obamacare) on the interim to 65 is what I've been doing.

Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 09:32 AM (avzH0)

403 I retired at 62. BCBS Florida was very happy to take my premiums for three years.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 22, 2026 09:32 AM (J4Dwc)

404 The retardation of the trolls never abates does it? Good grief…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:32 AM (gZZCh)

405 ACA (Obamacare) on the interim to 65 is what I've been doing.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 09:32 AM (avzH0)

Yeah. Sounds like private like BCBS is available too. What a mess...

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:34 AM (GD0B3)

406 ok, but what happens during 62-65 ?
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026

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Not sure. I was covered by my employer, signed up with Medicare at 65 (free), continued with the employer plan, and then started SS at the max age for my cohort while still working. When I started Medicare B and my supplemental plans, I canceled my employer coverage -- no point in paying twice.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)

407 do they go to obamacare or something ??
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (GD0B3)

Generally. Or VA if they can get that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:35 AM (ExV1e)

408 Uh, *how* do you get that information? Seems like they wouldn't want to share...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 22, 2026 09:29 AM (vDZgA)

That is true, madam.

It's their secret sauce.

On the other hand, maybe you could use your womanly wiles.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:35 AM (iJfKG)

409 One can start SS after 62, but Medicare at 65? So, what do people do for med insurance ????
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (GD0B3)

Buy it or work for an employer who provides it. Or most commonly a spouse has insurance from work that covers the entire family.

Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:37 AM (GEtfQ)

410 I only brought it up because the plan to take early SS is not just taking the money and investing into an index. All the calcs are thrown off between 62-65, because of Medical.

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:39 AM (GD0B3)

411 Buy it or work for an employer who provides it. Or most commonly a spouse has insurance from work that covers the entire family.
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:37 AM (GEtfQ)

you easy math does not work, they older people get , the more they need in Medical , which your model does not account for

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:40 AM (GD0B3)

412 You are right. We only CAUGHT 6,000. When we catch the other million I'm sure you promise to take it seriously.

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