The Morning Report — 7/ 24 /26

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Good Morning kids.

With everything going on across the country and around the world today, and as you can see from the breadth and depth of the links this morning, there's a metric shit-ton of meshugas to deal with and unpack. Despite that this item just ticks me the hell off.

There Are No Ag ‘Jobs Americans Won’t Do’ If They Earn A Living Wage

It's not so much the meat of the essay itself which I agree with .. .

Whenever Republicans talk about immigration enforcement, amnesty supporters chant the same tired line: What about picking crops? What about meat processing? Those are necessary jobs that Americans simply refuse to do. That argument was used to justify dozens of House Republicans’ latest mass amnesty effort. Their proposal would give illegal alien agriculture workers a pathway to legal status through the H-2A program, even though they have broken multiple laws by being in the United States illegally and getting a job without a work permit. Their employer has also violated the law by hiring these illegals.

Indeed, so Psaki-Psircling back to that headline, it's this insane completely Commie Leftist garbage of a so-called "Living wage." What a person is paid is or at least in a sane world is merely a reflection of the value of the job or task performed as dictated by market forces such as the skills required to perform them and the availability or lack thereof of the people required to perform them in bringing a product or service to market at a price the public can afford and that an employer can afford to pay to have them performed to stay in business and still remain profitable.

But as the author of this piece points out or at least hints at, is that it's the employers who have over the past several decades willingly employed legal and illegal aliens in order to keep their costs down and in doing so have done untold damage to the labor market and with it the societal dissolution that came with it as we are living through now. Beyond agriculture, whole industries, especially steel and automobile manufacturing and many others were off-shored deliberately so that corporate America can reap mass profits at the expense of the American worker and citizen, cheap mass-produced consumer goods notwithstanding. Forgetting the price tag for a moment, if wages across the board had parity with the cost-of-living in general would we really be paying that much more in real dollars if goods were produced here in America with American workers? Of course we still have to factor in the greed of the essentially Democrat-aligned labor unions as well as the mafia-like extortion of federal, state and local governments and their odious regulatory regimes that make everything that much more expensive. Yes, some sane and minimal degree of responsibility on the part of business is a necessary evil, but in the past that was the purview of the courts as well as enforced by a sense of moral responsibility of business owners not to kill or otherwise poison their neighbors and customers.

Yes rounding up and deporting as many of the illegals as possible is to be applauded, but disincentivizing them from coming here in the first place begins with those who hire them in the first place. So this done forcefully and continually will have a salutary effect and is something we've been screaming about for years, so bravo to the President for this. Stiff fines and prison sentences will do the trick.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting Director Todd Lyons said in an interview Sunday that his agency will crack down on American companies hiring unauthorized workers. “Not only are we focused on those individuals that are, you know, working here illegally, we’re focused on these American companies that are actually exploiting these laborers,” Lyons said on CBS News’s “Face the Nation.”
“These people that came here for a better life. You know, either, you know, forced labor, child trafficking, you know, a lot of these work site cases — just isn’t a victimless crime of someone here working illegally,” he added. “And that’s why we’re going there with these criminal warrants to focus on these American businesses that are trying to make an extra dollar on the backs of these people that came here for a better life.”

Sadly we'll get just as much resistance from the GOP on this as we will from the Democrats, as is the gravamen of the aforementioned essay.

Pro-amnesty Republicans are allowing the agriculture industry to shut out American workers in favor of foreign migrants.

Have a great weekend,

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

The leaks have raised serious concerns within the Secret Service, the FBI, and the White House, given the potential risks posed by unauthorized disclosures. The suspended agent’s future remains uncertain as the investigation continues, with potential administrative or criminal consequences on the table.
Secret Service Agent Accused of Leaking Sensitive Info About Vance.
How convenient that this new DSA crop proposes to fix the problems it’s causing.
Democratic Socialists Channel Cloward-Piven
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
The fines aim to pressure illegal migrants to leave voluntarily while addressing economic concerns such as wage suppression and housing costs caused by illegal migration. While it is highly unlikely that it will be possible to collect the fines in full, many long-term illegal immigrants do have cars, properties, and other assets that could be seized to defray their bills, and DHS reports that over $1.2 million had been collected as of July 16.
DHS Imposes $84 Billion in Fines on Over 100,000 Illegal Migrants.
"It’s a racket, a scam, and a public safety hazard."
Trump Forced To Release 65,000 ICE Detainees. Here’s Why.
“When he was taken from us, it all died with him."
Illegal Who Murdered Beloved Restaurant Owner Sentenced To Prison
Pro-amnesty Republicans are allowing the agriculture industry to shut out American workers in favor of foreign migrants.
There Are No Ag ‘Jobs Americans Won’t Do’ If They Earn A Living Wage

THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)
“I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before. I am close to making a decision. We are all set for it,” Trump told Axios, describing a potential operation that the outlet reported would exceed the scale of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. campaign that began alongside Israel earlier this year.
Trump May Order ‘Massive Attack’ on Iran ‘Bigger Than Ever Before’ as U.S. Weighs Next Move
“From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Houthis Claim Two Attacks on Red Sea Saudi Oil Tankers as U.S. Completes 12th Night of Strikes
Axios: “Using B-1 bombers, which can carry two dozen 2,000-lb. bombs or dozens of cruise missiles, signaled a significant escalation and expansion of the U.S. military campaign.”
Report: B-1 Bombers Deployed as U.S. Intensifies Iran Strikes
Option A: The Iranian regime is toppled, its leaders killed or forced to flee, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is completely dismantled. Whatever government arises from the ashes is friendly to the West, or at least not openly hostile. . . At this point, President Trump has little choice but to follow through with Option A.
There Are Only Two Possible Endgames for Iran
Yes, and the reason why is clear.
Does Iran Really Want a Nuclear Bomb?

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...However, President Trump seems determined to see through the conflict, warning in a Truth Social post on Thursday morning that the U.S. could widen its strikes to target the Houthis in Yemen, who are currently moving to choke off the Red Sea as an alternative transit route for global oil, after Iran largely closed the Strait of Hormuz.
House Votes to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers After Four Republicans Join Dems.
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) data showed the 5.0 quake’s epicenter was just over 20 miles southeast of Spearman, Texas, KWCH reported. “The initial report shows that it could be felt as far away as an area near Kinsley, about 40 miles east of Dodge City.;Rare Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Shakes Texas Panhandle
The Federalist contacted 16 House Dems in competitive districts to see where they stand on packing SCOTUS and whether they’ll support HJR 1 when it comes to the floor.
Vulnerable House Dems Refuse To Say If They’ll Back Anti-Court-Packing Amendment
The impasse comes days after a new poll signaled AOC's emergence as a formidable 2028 Democratic presidential contender.
Republicans Love This Titty-Caca AOC-Led Bill, But They Don’t Want To Pass It
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Is there any end to this?
Muslim Migrants and the Mentally Retarded Girls They Rape
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
...“investigating claims that the suspect said ‘Allah Akbar,’ meaning ‘God is the greatest’ in Arabic, before one of the attacks.” The Jewish victim, Yezhak Grunhaus, was wearing a yarmulke at the time of the attack, having previously left the synagogue at Central Park Wes
Possible Hate Crime as Jewish, Asian Man Stabbed in New York City
The New York mayor finally admits that his long-running threat to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu is a nonstarter—but did he actually believe that he could?
Mamdani and the Left’s Israel Fantasy
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Restoring the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum licenses to the private sector was one of the many fantastic provisions of the Big Beauty that went largely unnoticed but has massive positive economic implications.
FCC To Unleash An Economic Boom, Thanks To Trump Tax Bill
Regulation would help curb some of their biggest problems.
Prediction Market Ads Are Out of Control
"Over the last month or so, I’ve had the opportunity to sleep with four different men ..."
Former CNN Star Reduced To Posting Risqué Photos, Blogging About Sex Life

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As the race to deploy more powerful models accelerates, so do the risks regulators and developers may not fully control.
Advanced OpenAI Model Goes Rogue and Hacks into Rival Firm’s AI System
All roads point to one source of funding.
The Manufactured ‘Bipartisan’ Push for an AI Kill Switch
Columbia County, Georgia, recently purchased almost 2,000 acres near an Amazon facility for the proposed data center.
Why This County Is Fighting For A Data Center
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Corporate America should understand that every act of cronyism purchases temporary protection at the expense of capitalism’s future.
Corporate America Must Reject Cronyism
After all, you would expect that cash to flow back into the economy in two possible ways. Either it goes straight to the bottom line of the companies receiving it, as a kind of one-off bonus, or else it is passed on to customers in the form of lower prices. Judging by the data so far, remarkably little of it is showing up at the till.
Major US companies are pocketing the Trump tariff refunds and stiffing consumers. It’s time to pay up
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
'That sort of flexibility is just not something that I'm looking for,' Colorado Livestock Association CEO said of Manny Rutinel
Colorado Dem Running for Congress as 'Friend' of Ranchers Urged Meat Producers To 'Transition' to Plants To Fight Climate Change
“Dear American journalists and social media ‘influencers’: for days, some of you have been criticizing and making fun of Paris because the city does not have A/C in every room…OMG, this is so rich!”
France Sees 5,700 Excess Deaths During Heatwave Amid AC Debate.
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) said Thursday that murders in large American cities dropped 18 percent during the first half of 2026, putting the national homicide rate on pace for its lowest level since at least 1900, though eight cities recorded increases.
Report: Murder Rate on Pace for 126-Year Low, 8 Cities Buck Trend
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
‘The University’s deans have implemented changes,’ Harvard lawyers write in appellate brief
Harvard Touts ‘Counter-Zionist’ Professor, Palestinian Liberation Erotic Poetry Journal as Evidence of Progress Against Jew-Hate
“Do you believe that all of us have implicit biases? Against which groups do you have implicit biases?”
Rep. Brandon Gill Grills Head of American Bar Association About DEI, Future of Law Schools
THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
There’s been a much wider spread of noncitizens on voter lists, defying the story Democrats have been telling in the Trump era.
Analysis: The Many Times Noncitizens Popped Up On Voter Rolls
Along with a willfully complicit media.
President Trump’s Primetime Address Reaffirms Election Fraud And Deep State As America’s Greatest Threat
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
Will the DOJ finally act?
VDH Video: Newsom Under Investigation
AOC, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, and Ayanna Pressley all paid men with public money.
80% of ‘Squad’ Members Moved Money to ‘Squad-Husbands’
The spot from Schumer's Senate Majority PAC stars Alan Harris, the romantic partner of Dan J Sullivan's Democrat campaign strategist
Chuck Schumer Denied Ties to ‘Decoy Dan Sullivan’—Then Featured the ‘Sham’ Alaska Senate Candidate’s Campaign ‘Rep’ in an Ad
POLITICS
...This is especially true when the Democrat brand is toxic even among its supporters.
'People Are Mad': House Democrats Watch Their Campaign Arm Burn Cash on Lost Causes
We’re glad that one news network, at least, has taken us up on our advice.
Why Are Dems Dodging Questions About The DSA’s Radical Platform?
Equating socialism with slavery is far more effective than trying to engage in pointless debates with communists.
Every American Needs To Know That Socialism Is Slavery
It’s more of a joke than a nightmare, but it is, in fact, still scary.
‘Republicans’ Worst Nightmare’ is Apparently a Socialist Man Who Thinks He’s a Woman
As long as the Democrats are invested in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Marxism, men of all races will abandon them.
The Democrat Party’s Intractable Masculinity Problem
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is at the East Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila, the Philippines, on Thursday and overnight Eastern Time held a bilateral meeting on the side-lines with his Russian counterpart, the veteran diplomat Sergei Lavrov. One of the only senior Russian political figures whose long career pre-dates and has survived the Putin era, Lavrov has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2004 and a Russian ambassador since the Soviet era.
Russia Tells Rubio America Sending More Weapons to Europe, Attempts to ‘Inflict Strategic Defeat’ are ‘Unacceptable’
According to the latest poll from Insa, the AfD’s support climbed to 29 per cent, up half a percentage point from the previous week. Meanwhile, the governing centre-right Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) in Bavaria fell by another full point to 20.5 per cent.
Populist AfD Surges to Record Lead over German Chancellor’s Party
If Trump can connect Saudi Arabia to the Abraham Accords, it would be a massive win.
Trump Gives Saudi Arabia Ultimatum Before He Signs Major Nuclear Deal
Fair, nondiscriminatory treatment of U.S. companies serves both good economics and fair trade.
South Korea’s Crackdown on U.S. Companies Threatens South Koreans’ Access to Advanced Technology
Citizens have a right to exist peacefully in their neighborhoods without being shot, intimidated, robbed or vandalized.
Italy Names the Problem. America Renames It.
A fighting chance for democracy to prevail.
Turkey: Persecuted Opposition Leader to Create Breakaway Party to Challenge Erdogan
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
But paranoid Israel-bashing now dominates the Democrat Party, so much so that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries didn’t dare whip Democratic votes against last week’s proposed amendment to zero out US aid to Israel, which more than half of House Dems proceeded to support.
Democrats’ shameful refusal to fund the Pentagon is making Titty-Caca AOC the heart of the party

CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
According to the report, a growing number of therapists now advise patients that cutting off parents or other close relatives is a legitimate form of self-care. A trend that treats walking away as the “healthy choice” has quietly replaced decades of therapy built around repairing family bonds.
Is This the Reason Your Leftist Relatives Are Cutting You Off?
Christian Toto: X maestro vows to counter Nolan's 'woke' version with Grok-inspired alternative
The Perils (And Promise) of Elon Musk’s A.I. ‘Odyssey’
The decline of LGBTQ characters in movies.
Is Hollywood Losing its Itch to Please LGBTQ Lobbyists?
Technological progress isn’t ushering in an era of prosperity and bliss. It’s inaugurating an era of demonic, inhuman evils.
Our Transhumanist, Sci-Fi Future Has Arrived. But You’re Not Going To Like It
HITHER & YON
“Several historical developments help explain EA’s success.”
Misanthropic Altruism
What does that mean, exactly?
“I Stand with the Jews”

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1 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 07:35 AM (u82oZ)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 07:35 AM (u82oZ)

3 Happy Friday

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 24, 2026 07:36 AM (/+uur)

4 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at July 24, 2026 07:36 AM (53oGX)

5 Good morning JJ and horde
TGIF

Posted by: Skip at July 24, 2026 07:36 AM (xrWSS)

6 Obama stiffed his plumber for 4 million dollars so the plumber had to shut down. The lesson here is, you lie down with the dogeater you will wake up fleeced.

Posted by: fd at July 24, 2026 07:38 AM (MWfyi)

7 I'm still a thing.

Posted by: Adam Smith's invisible hand at July 24, 2026 07:39 AM (2Ez/1)

8 Thank you J.J.
May you and yours bask is the warm appreciation of your labors.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 07:40 AM (u82oZ)

9

Search Assist

"The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
All the livelong day.
The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
You cannot get away.
Do not think you can escape them
At night or early in the morn --
The Eyes of Texas are upon you
Til Gabriel blows his horn."

Just a good thing for you people to always remember!

Posted by: naturalfake at July 24, 2026 07:40 AM (iJfKG)

10 "Why Are Dems Dodging Questions About The DSA’s Radical Platform?"

Why isn't the GOP exposing the DSA's radical platform? You don't have to answer that, we all know why..

Posted by: fd at July 24, 2026 07:40 AM (MWfyi)

11 many long-term illegal immigrants do have cars, properties, and other assets that could be seized to defray their bills,

THIS, my friends is how Trump is going to reverse the damage of Cash-For-Klunkers in a hugely and beautiful way.

G-Wagons and BMW M8 Competition cars going for auction prices.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 07:41 AM (xE0sV)

12 fd

Sue to get paid. Repossess the Obama Monstrosity.

Dismantle, label blocks, reassembly on the NOK DMZ border as a guard tower.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 07:42 AM (u82oZ)

13 Ulp. The expected squall line is moving through here. Thunder getting closer. May be shut down if the broadband tower gets hit, like last month.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)

14 Corporate America should understand that every act of cronyism purchases temporary protection at the expense of capitalism’s future.

Not when success is measured purely in YoY quarterly results.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 07:43 AM (nCgQz)

15 Good morning horde! Happy Friday!

Every morning when I wake up I lie in bed for a while and promise myself that I won't go for a walk today. Then I get up and go for a walk. My will is weak.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 07:44 AM (ExV1e)

16 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 07:44 AM (2YhKe)

17 the employers who have over the past several decades willingly employed legal and illegal aliens in order to keep their costs down "

Willingly... or, you know, have to charge more. That'll work out well...

Posted by: man at July 24, 2026 07:44 AM (XuXeR)

18 Aren't there temporary visas for season farm labor? There used to be.

They were not illegal aliens.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 24, 2026 07:45 AM (qFwJc)

19 65,000 illegals back on the street thanks to activist federal judges.

So damn maddening.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 24, 2026 07:45 AM (J4Dwc)

20 *** Leaking Sensitive Info About Vance.
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A plane load of suspected ACRONYMS to Gitmo for an intense study session will elicit yuge amounts of so far secreted information regarding treachery toward this administration and the nation as a whole.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 07:45 AM (vC80E)

21 “These people that came here for a better life. You know, either, you know, forced labor, child trafficking, you know, a lot of these work site cases — just isn’t a victimless crime of someone here working illegally,” he added. “And that’s why we’re going there with these criminal warrants to focus on these American businesses that are trying to make an extra dollar on the backs of these people that came here for a better life.”

I'd really like to know the percentage of illegals here 'for a better life' as opposed to those just here for free shit and crime opportunity. I'm betting one vastly outweighs the other.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 07:45 AM (2YhKe)

22 Cloward and Piven believed poverty could be eliminated by replacing the existing system. Naturally, it had to be one they devised. Their strategy was to encourage every person legally eligible for welfare to rush down to the social services office and apply, overwhelming the system in hopes of triggering a fiscal and administrative crisis that would pressure America into accepting guaranteed national income.

Seems to me they missed the part that many people do NOT want the guaranteed national income.
Just like the 100 million or more that do NOT want the min federal wages.
They want (or need) more so they get the cert or degree. They come in early and stay late. They take that weekend shift.
Cloward and Piven assume that the 30 million poor will always be at the bottom. 56% of the bottom quintile workers move out of that within 10 years.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 24, 2026 07:46 AM (/+uur)

23 Municipal shelters being opened up here in north Israel. Our home's safe room is always at the ready.

שבת שלום ומבורך

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 24, 2026 07:46 AM (KR4PD)

24 Aren't there temporary visas for season farm labor? There used to be"

Si. The difference is that now so much of that Ag labor has been mechanized.

Posted by: man at July 24, 2026 07:46 AM (XuXeR)

25 ***There Are No Ag ‘Jobs Americans Won’t Do’ If They Earn A Living Wage
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People will jump off bridges if you pay them enough.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 07:47 AM (vC80E)

26 Pro-amnesty Republicans are allowing the agriculture industry to shut out American workers in favor of foreign migrants.

Same people that fought keep slaves in 1860s.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 24, 2026 07:49 AM (/+uur)

27 According to the report, a growing number of therapists now advise patients that cutting off parents or other close relatives is a legitimate form of self-care.

Translation: ~~Therapists~~ activists advise patients to further erode the fundamental social structure—the family and continue to chip away at the intergenerational Social Contract.

Marxism straight up.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 07:49 AM (nCgQz)

28 Slept late again, getting to be a bad habit.

Posted by: Sister Agatha at July 24, 2026 07:49 AM (JM9I6)

29 Sister Agatha

We will have nun of that, young lady.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)

30 *People will jump off bridges if you pay them enough.*

Yeah? How much?

Posted by: Stoner living in his parent's basement at July 24, 2026 07:51 AM (2Ez/1)

31 THIS, my friends is how Trump is going to reverse the damage of Cash-For-Klunkers in a hugely and beautiful way.

G-Wagons and BMW M8 Competition cars going for auction prices.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 07:41 AM (xE0sV)

One of the worst governmental programs ever. "Designed to help" sell cars, all it did was take quality used cars out of the market, priced existing used cars out of reach for MANY working class Americans and kept new car prices WELL out of reach for them as well.

Barack. A career out of f*cking those in the ass he was "hoped to change" for the better.

F*cking white guilt.......and fraud.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 07:52 AM (2YhKe)

32 I'd really like to know the percentage of illegals here 'for a better life' as opposed to those just here for free shit and crime opportunity. I'm betting one vastly outweighs the other.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
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A line of demarcation; Before Obama/After Obama.
Advertising in Central American newspapers, 'come on up for free stuff', changes the metric.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 07:53 AM (vC80E)

33 As long as the Democrats are invested in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Marxism, men of all races will abandon them.

And why shouldn't men? Its the bedrock philosophy, hard-wired into women for raising a family.

Destroying the family and applying Toddler Ethics to the population at large is exactly how you end ordered civilization.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 07:53 AM (pUU4E)

34 The editor-in-chief of The Economist who interviewed Musk could not serve as a more perfect individual embodiment of the media. Completely, confidently clueless, totally and smugly contemptuous of Musk and anyone and everyone he represents, and mindlessly repeating received narratives without the slightest self-awareness. Musk was way too nice to her.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 24, 2026 07:54 AM (INQN/)

35 Nun puns are holy unsatisfactory.

Posted by: Uh, oh... at July 24, 2026 07:54 AM (2Ez/1)

36 One of the worst governmental programs ever"

But man, did it sound good in the dorm room. Especially after some weed...

/our betters

Posted by: man at July 24, 2026 07:54 AM (XuXeR)

37 According to the report, a growing number of therapists now advise patients that cutting off parents or other close relatives is a legitimate form of self-care.

Translation: Therapists activists advise patients to further erode the fundamental social structure—the family and continue to chip away at the intergenerational Social Contract.

Marxism straight up.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 07:49 AM (nCgQz)
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This is also what cults do.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 24, 2026 07:55 AM (FZ29D)

38 Municipal shelters being opened up here in north Israel. Our home's safe room is always at the ready.

שבת שלום ומבורך
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 24, 2026 07:46 AM (KR4PD)

Godspeed, sir.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 07:55 AM (2YhKe)

39 House Democrats Watch Their Campaign Arm Burn Cash on Lost Causes

Hold my beer. -- Senate Republicans

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 07:55 AM (ExV1e)

40 But man, did it sound good in the dorm room. Especially after some weed...

/our betters
Posted by: man at July 24, 2026 07:54 AM (XuXeR)

*cuts to basement round table meetings in 'That 70's Show.'*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 07:56 AM (2YhKe)

41 Uh, oh...

Fly Away, Sister Bertrille.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 07:57 AM (u82oZ)

42 House Democrats Watch Their Campaign Arm Burn Cash"

Fairfax and Loudoun counties smile...

Posted by: man at July 24, 2026 07:57 AM (XuXeR)

43 ---
This is also what cults do.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 24, 2026 07:55 AM (FZ29D)

Inshalla.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 07:57 AM (2YhKe)

44 39 House Democrats Watch Their Campaign Arm Burn Cash on Lost Causes

Hold my beer. -- Senate Republicans
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 07:55 AM (ExV1e)

I get whiplash hearing about how the democrats are squandering cash and in dire fund-raising straights one day and how they're rolling in contributions and set to outspend Republicans by gads the next day. This has been going on for decades.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 24, 2026 07:58 AM (INQN/)

45 BTW, anyone have that CNN chick's number?

...asking for a friend.

Posted by: man at July 24, 2026 07:58 AM (XuXeR)

46 "Does Iran Really Want a Nuclear Bomb?"

Let's give 'em one.

Posted by: fd at July 24, 2026 07:59 AM (MWfyi)

47 Fairfax County motto:
"More dollars than sense."

Posted by: How many helicopters does your police department have? at July 24, 2026 07:59 AM (2Ez/1)

48 >>> many long-term illegal immigrants do have cars, properties, and other assets that could be seized to defray their bills,
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Ain't gonna happen. The one's that don't pay their bills live in San Francisco.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 07:59 AM (vC80E)

49 As the race to deploy more powerful models accelerates, so do the risks regulators and developers may not fully control.

In yesterday's news: Polls show that the vast majority want to socialize the AI industry with hopes to rake off the profits for underwriting their pet projects.

Which is either the biggest Pump & Dump investors are trying to stimulate because they believe that their AI investments (over $2T so far) are in trouble...

Or China knows that socializing American AI is the equivalent of sterilizing it and turning it into some freak show of reckless destruction. The virtual Trannification of Tech.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 08:00 AM (pUU4E)

50 I get whiplash hearing about how the democrats are squandering cash and in dire fund-raising straights one day and how they're rolling in contributions and set to outspend Republicans by gads the next day. This has been going on for decades.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 24, 2026 07:58 AM (INQN/)

Pedo O'Rourke had the largest war-chest in the history of ever and lost.

Where'd all that money go?

Talafreako is out-raising Paxton 4 to 1 or some shit........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:00 AM (2YhKe)

51
Pro-amnesty Republicans are allowing the agriculture industry to shut out American workers in favor of foreign migrants.”

This is thr core of the split in Texas between MAGA conservatives and the GOP-e, chamber of commerce, Bush family Republicans. They love their illegal immigrsnt labor because it profits them greatly and they don’t want it shut off.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 24, 2026 08:01 AM (T2w7I)

52 38 Municipal shelters being opened up here in north Israel. Our home's safe room is always at the ready.

שבת שלום ומבורך
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 24, 2026 07:46 AM (KR4PD)
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Be safe, let us know.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:01 AM (vC80E)

53 "Where'd all that money go?"

It's a write off, Jerry.

Posted by: Kramer at July 24, 2026 08:02 AM (2Ez/1)

54 I'm for going after Iran and taking out everything that flys or floats

Posted by: Skip at July 24, 2026 08:02 AM (xrWSS)

55 The editor-in-chief of The Economist who interviewed Musk could not serve as a more perfect individual embodiment of the media. Completely, confidently clueless, totally and smugly contemptuous of Musk and anyone and everyone he represents, and mindlessly repeating received narratives without the slightest self-awareness. Musk was way too nice to her.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 24, 2026 07:54 AM (INQN/)

I saw a clip where she asked him about his extreme, ultra right wing, neo-Nazi, extreme views (she likes extreme) and support for devils like Rupert Lowe. He said that normal people want secure borders, safe cities, and moderate government spending. She said... well, that's all fine... and I'm like - that's Rupert Lowe's fucking agenda, same as Trump.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 08:02 AM (ExV1e)

56 "Does Iran Really Want a Nuclear Bomb?"

Let's give 'em one.

Call it a cost saving maneuver. Instead of sending them to Pantex Plant in Amarillo for decommissioning, spread them around Tehran for rapid decommissioning.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 08:02 AM (pUU4E)

57 >>>Which is either the biggest Pump & Dump investors are trying to stimulate because they believe that their AI investments (over $2T so far) are in trouble...

Or China knows that socializing American AI is the equivalent of sterilizing it and turning it into some freak show of reckless destruction. The virtual Trannification of Tech.

Posted by: Community Notes
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Door #2.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:03 AM (vC80E)

58 Good morning Horde thx JJ, happy Friday to all.
The plumbing contractor at the Obama Abomination got stiffed to the extent of $4 m. The story is being ignored by the propaganda ministries. I wonder if they will ignore the stiffing of minority contractors?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 24, 2026 08:03 AM (NemxU)

59 Hillary raised over a $ billion. But, of course, she siphoned-off 10-20%.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 24, 2026 08:03 AM (qFwJc)

60 Good morning, one and all. I called out today on account of having been up really late last night due to dog-related emergency that required a trip to the urgent care vet.

As for the term "living wage" I mock that as much as I mock "fair share" because no one ever wants to give a concrete example of either.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 24, 2026 08:04 AM (/k3in)

61 Farmers don't like the legal system. There are rules on housing and dealing with labor issues. Illegals can be turned over to ICE if they get uppity. Farmers have been bitching about guest workers since the Eisenhower administration.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 24, 2026 08:04 AM (bkuEU)

62 I get whiplash hearing about how the democrats are squandering cash and in dire fund-raising straights one day and how they're rolling in contributions and set to outspend Republicans by gads the next day. This has been going on for decades.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 24, 2026 07:58 AM (INQN/)

The difference is that now The Democrats are squandering cash and in dire fund-raising straights while specific Democrats, who aren't going to win, are rolling in contributions and set to outspend their opponents.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 08:05 AM (ExV1e)

63 Put a nuke in Pickaxe mountain after digging a big hole with conventional bombs. Then ask if they want another one.

Posted by: fd at July 24, 2026 08:05 AM (MWfyi)

64 "The plumbing contractor at the Obama Abomination got stiffed to the extent of $4 m. The story is being ignored by the propaganda ministries. I wonder if they will ignore the stiffing of minority contractors?
Posted by: Smell the Glove "

He had to shut his business down. 30 jobs lost.

Posted by: fd at July 24, 2026 08:06 AM (MWfyi)

65 BTW, anyone have that CNN chick's number?

...asking for a friend.
Posted by: man at July 24, 2026 07:58 AM (XuXeR)

Just remember, when you sleep with her you also sleep with all the guys she's slept with. And she's gone from I was on the app for 30 minutes to 5 hours to a couple days to I've banged 4 guys this month. She's working her way up to an assembly line.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 08:07 AM (ExV1e)

66 This is thr core of the split in Texas between MAGA conservatives and the GOP-e, chamber of commerce, Bush family Republicans. They love their illegal immigrsnt labor because it profits them greatly and they don’t want it shut off.

They are devoted to the political strategery of "Concentrated benefits and dispersed costs"

They worship Mancur Olson as a god.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 08:07 AM (pawvM)

67 58 Good morning Horde thx JJ, happy Friday to all.
The plumbing contractor at the Obama Abomination got stiffed to the extent of $4 m. The story is being ignored by the propaganda ministries. I wonder if they will ignore the stiffing of minority contractors?

Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Thought donors for the construction of presidential libraries put the money up front. What contractor is going to spend $4 million of his company money on the come?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:07 AM (vC80E)

68 The plumbing contractor at the Obama Abomination got stiffed to the extent of $4 m. The story is being ignored by the propaganda ministries. I wonder if they will ignore the stiffing of minority contractors?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 24, 2026 08:03 AM (NemxU)
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It would be kind of funny if the next time BHO needs a plumber to fix a leaky faucet at his house either no one will take the job or they'll tack on a $4 million surcharge...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 24, 2026 08:07 AM (FZ29D)

69 I think the Republicans will hold both houses but I always say 'of course they could screw it up "
And then some Republicans come out in favor of amnesty. The Republicans could screw up a wet dream

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 24, 2026 08:07 AM (NemxU)

70 Good morning Horde thx JJ, happy Friday to all.
The plumbing contractor at the Obama Abomination got stiffed to the extent of $4 m. The story is being ignored by the propaganda ministries. I wonder if they will ignore the stiffing of minority contractors?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 24, 2026 08:03 AM (NemxU)

I'm trying real hard to feel bad for them, but I'm betting they ALL voted for that fraud and they're learning who he is good and hard.

Lord, please forgive me.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:07 AM (2YhKe)

71 I think the Republicans will hold both houses but I always say 'of course they could screw it up "
And then some Republicans come out in favor of amnesty. The Republicans could screw up a wet dream
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 24, 2026 08:07 AM (NemxU)

But pandering works sooooooo good for the Democrats.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:08 AM (2YhKe)

72 "I'm trying real hard to feel bad for them, but I'm betting they ALL voted for that fraud and they're learning who he is good and hard."

See my comment #6.

Posted by: fd at July 24, 2026 08:08 AM (MWfyi)

73 "He had to shut his business down. 30 jobs lost."

Learn to code.

Posted by: Trust fund kid at July 24, 2026 08:08 AM (2Ez/1)

74 Here’s a little optimism: The Dem names currently out there for 28 are Kamala, Buttgig, AOC, and Newsom. Every single one of them is legitimately stupid with very little electoral appeal. The repub nominee will have a very good chance of winning…. Oh it’s not ironclad guaranteed because of cheating and many truly dumb voters. But still a positive thought

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 24, 2026 08:09 AM (TqDYN)

75 Arresting the illegals without going after the companies that hire them is like shoveling water uphill.

Of all the criticism of Trump, the one that lands true is his coddling of business.
Given his generation and background, I can understand his aversion to punishing corporations.

But the reality is, these massive entities are not only destroying our country with their practices, they are funding the enemies of freedom (the Dems) while doing so.

There is no long-term downside to gutting Cargil, Tyson, Sysco, et al.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 24, 2026 08:10 AM (3cUTc)

76 Jobs Americans won't do? Are illegals taking over the coal mining industry?

Posted by: windbag at July 24, 2026 08:10 AM (QBuyb)

77 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: Greenpeace at July 24, 2026 08:10 AM (JvZF+)

78 The greed of politicians makes money given them at risk for going into their pockets, rather than go to elections. On both sides of the aisle.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 08:10 AM (u82oZ)

79 And then some Republicans come out in favor of amnesty.

Conveniently after the primaries. Which is why members of Congress should be fitted with agonizers which can be triggered by any citizen for a small fee.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 08:10 AM (ExV1e)

80 Just got an email.

The NFL preseason is 20 days away!!!!

Where you can pay full price for tickets and parking to watch a bunch of scabs stink up a field in an effort to make the special teams or practice squads while you drink $14 beers.

FOAD.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:11 AM (2YhKe)

81 Is Thune that stupid or is he that treacherous? Is it the power of "and" here? Hard to comprehend the level of political obtuseness required to openly obstruct the Save Act.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 24, 2026 08:11 AM (INQN/)

82 "Kamala, Buttgig, AOC, and Newsom."

That's the best they can come up with. Says something, don't it?

Posted by: fd at July 24, 2026 08:11 AM (MWfyi)

83 Here’s a little optimism: The Dem names currently out there for 28 are Kamala, Buttgig, AOC, and Newsom. Every single one of them is legitimately stupid with very little electoral appeal.
++++
Bill Clinton came out of nowhere.

Posted by: Rhyming history at July 24, 2026 08:11 AM (2Ez/1)

84
See my comment #6.
Posted by: fd at July 24, 2026 08:08 AM (MWfyi)

Nicely done, sir....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:11 AM (2YhKe)

85 The New York mayor finally admits that his long-running threat to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu is a nonstarter—but did he actually believe that he could?

NYC is entirely too full of itself. Much like DC, it either needs to be broken apart back into separate, independent boroughs and the media, political and professional headquarters installed there scattered to the winds.

There is no reason that the mayor of NYC should have any more national attention than the mayor of New Orleans or Scranton.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 24, 2026 08:11 AM (qRla/)

86 Here’s a little optimism: The Dem names currently out there for 28 are Kamala, Buttgig, AOC, and Newsom. Every single one of them is legitimately stupid with very little electoral appeal. The repub nominee will have a very good chance of winning…. Oh it’s not ironclad guaranteed because of cheating and many truly dumb voters. But still a positive thought
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 24, 2026 08:09 AM (TqDYN)

I dunno. Every time AOC gets mentioned at least a dozen guys here will go slack jawed and start droning on about her tits.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

87 It would be kind of funny if the next time BHO needs a plumber to fix a leaky faucet at his house either no one will take the job or they'll tack on a $4 million surcharge...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 24, 2026 08:07 AM (FZ29D)

Or, at least a $150,000 security deposit prior to initial inspection.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:13 AM (2YhKe)

88 Trump May Order ‘Massive Attack’ on Iran ‘Bigger Than Ever Before’ as U.S. Weighs Next Move
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How about talking them to death?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 24, 2026 08:13 AM (JvZF+)

89 I dunno. Every time AOC gets mentioned at least a dozen guys here will go slack jawed and start droning on about her tits.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 08:12 AM

So it's a boob thread?

Posted by: Just got here at July 24, 2026 08:14 AM (2Ez/1)

90 South Korea’s Crackdown on U.S. Companies Threatens South Koreans’ Access to Advanced Technology

Isn't that sort of reversed?

Who makes all the DRAM, the SSDs, most appliances, most advanced phones, the highest tech cars (e.g. Genesis) KR or US?

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 08:14 AM (9Hs2w)

91 And also in the news, Shiloh Hendrix was found guilty of disturbing the peace for invoking the Wakandan Holy Word against a Somalian child molester.

This being me, when I read "Shiloh was asked if she wanted to make a statement" and I knew the perfect thing she could have said.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 24, 2026 08:14 AM (/k3in)

92
I dunno. Every time AOC gets mentioned at least a dozen guys here will go slack jawed and start droning on about her tits.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

I mean, there's like 4 guys patiently waiting for her to be forced to start an OnlyFans channel to survive...........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:14 AM (2YhKe)

93 I used to have a different nic

Anyone that does that tells us they have not made a comprehensive study of the breast / personality conundrum.
Hint: Personality for the win.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 08:15 AM (u82oZ)

94 So it's a boob thread?
Posted by: Just got here at July 24, 2026 08:14 AM (2Ez/1)

By definition, all threads are boob threads.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 08:15 AM (ExV1e)

95 I'd imagine there's no need to re-litigate the issues surrounding "seasonal migrant workers." Unless the laws or policies have been changed those migrants were permitted here to "pick crops" for a specificized period of time. Then they had to return home.

If the laws and policies are still there, enforce them. I think that's exactly what the administration's doing. The left's trying to justify them being ignored.

They're lawless little shits.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 24, 2026 08:15 AM (jehhT)

96 Actress Ronne Troup was signed and set to play Sister Bertrille in The Flying Nun, until ABC finally convinced Sally Field to agree to play the role.

Posted by: Carlos Ramirez at July 24, 2026 08:15 AM (JM9I6)

97
There is no reason that the mayor of NYC should have any more national attention than the mayor of New Orleans or Scranton.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 24, 2026 08:11 AM (qRla/)

*waves*

*shits jizz*

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at July 24, 2026 08:16 AM (2YhKe)

98
By definition, all threads are boob threads.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 08:15 AM (ExV1e)

All threads follow the guidelines:

1. Topic at hand
2. Boobs
3. Guns
4. Puns
5. Movies

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:18 AM (2YhKe)

99 While the little DSA monsters are all cheering how they're winning all these races, they're not talking about how their candidates get stomped in purple districts, like in AZ.
Something like a 25 point loss.

But they're winning in deep blue seats!!
LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 24, 2026 08:18 AM (3cUTc)

100 Trump May Order ‘Massive Attack’ on Iran ‘Bigger Than Ever Before’ as U.S. Weighs Next Move
How about talking them to death?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 24, 2026 08:13 AM (JvZF+)

When you have to bomb, bomb. Don't talk. President Trump needs to shut his taco bowl hole and get to work.

Posted by: Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Ramirez Maria at July 24, 2026 08:18 AM (ftsic)

101 " a comprehensive study of the breast / personality conundrum."

You mean the hot/crazy matrix?

https://youtu.be/pInk1rV2VEg

Posted by: Provided as a public service at July 24, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)

102 Martini Farmer

The US is poised to make good farmland much more productive with bio-engineered plants, laser week-killers, and mechanized harvest robots.

Ranching is currently outside that capital-intensive loop.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 08:18 AM (u82oZ)

103 There is no reason that the mayor of NYC should have any more national attention than the mayor of New Orleans or Scranton.

Other than the fact that NYC is larger in population than 30 other states, has a GDP larger than 45 other states, and collects more tax revenue than 38 other states.

No factor, right?

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 08:19 AM (9Hs2w)

104 Do you really lose anything of value if your leftist relatives cut you off?

(shakes magic 8-ball)

My reply is no.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 24, 2026 08:21 AM (1Ff7Z)

105 =====

How about talking them to death?

Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Starvation is a great motivator.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:21 AM (vC80E)

106 Is Thune that stupid or is he that treacherous? Is it the power of "and" here? Hard to comprehend the level of political obtuseness required to openly obstruct the Save Act.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 24, 2026 08:11 AM (INQN/)

I keep repeating that the majority GOP stance now is to wait Trump out, even if opposing him means that a few 'good' people have to be sacrificed.

Once Trump is out of office, who is going to champion the SAVE act with his energy? Vance? Rubio? RFK?

Trump is sui generis. MAGA may live on as a movement after his presidency, but I predict that it will be a wan shadow of itself. The right-leaning electorate simply does not have the stomach for the utter defenestration of the party that needs to occur. The GOP has been running on a 'business as usual' platform since Dewey; they're not going to change now.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 24, 2026 08:21 AM (qRla/)

107
No factor, right?

Posted by: Community Notes
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None at all.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:22 AM (vC80E)

108 Republicans wouldn't elect AOC because of her tits. They're still stuck on Lauren Boebert.
Now if Sophie Cunningham ran as a Republican...

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 24, 2026 08:22 AM (NemxU)

109 Singing nun >>>>> Flying nun.

Posted by: Dominique at July 24, 2026 08:22 AM (2Ez/1)

110 Trump’s made a big threat again (one power plant a day or something like that) and I’m gonna be pretty annoyed if he doesn’t follow through…. The old Nike slogan: Just Do It

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 24, 2026 08:22 AM (ugElV)

111 "Former CNN Star Reduced To Posting Risqué Photos, Blogging About Sex Life"

So, still a whore.

Posted by: fd at July 24, 2026 08:23 AM (MWfyi)

112 Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Good analysis. It really is up to us.

I hope you are feeling better.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)

113 Elon did an interview with the editor of The Economist yesterday that was very interesting and kind of highlights where we are today. For those of you who aren't familiar with it The Economist is a British magazine with typically liberal politics.

She went after him on all the issues we would expect, claiming he killed people with DOGE cuts to USAID, called him far right and said people hate him.

Elon countered very calmly by saying he is not even on the right, he's a centrist, but people on the left like her have gone so far left they claim everyone who doesn't agree with them is far right. He told her he didn't DOGE didn't kill anyone and USAID was a political organization, all his team did was identify areas of waste and all decisions were made by the administration and aid services were still be administered by State as appropriate. He also told her she had no idea how many people hate her and the media.

Kind of sums up where we are. The Overton Window moves both directions. That needs to be considered in looking at the political future.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 24, 2026 08:23 AM (viF8m)

114 Any Judge that does not obey the law should be kicked off the bench. If someone is here illegally they should be booted out of the country. That is the law, not a suggestion.

Posted by: Case at July 24, 2026 08:23 AM (bqIVz)

115 AOC begs state governments to cause a recession and job losses, to beat Trump

https://tinyurl.com/yv3svdmk

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 24, 2026 08:24 AM (punzO)

116
88 Trump May Order ‘Massive Attack’ on Iran ‘Bigger Than Ever Before’ as U.S. Weighs Next Move
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How about talking them to death?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 24, 2026 08:13 AM (JvZF+)

Time for more Teddy Roosevelt; a lot less talk, much bigger sticks. A bit ironic is that the Iranians are now forcing the US to Go Big whether we really want to or not.

As JJ’s link said, we have only two choices left - Forever War at this level, or go really big and end it that way.

“Negotiation” is only a fantasy choice now. (And that’s all it ever was)

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

117 "...poised to make good farmland much more productive with bio-engineered plants, laser week-killers, and mechanized harvest robots."

It's got electrolytes. Plants love it.

Posted by: Brawndo at July 24, 2026 08:25 AM (2Ez/1)

118 Other than the fact that NYC is larger in population than 30 other states, has a GDP larger than 45 other states, and collects more tax revenue than 38 other states.

No factor, right?

Make it a state, then, and elevate its mayor to gubernatorial status. The opinions and actions of one city's mayor take up entirely too much attention.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 24, 2026 08:25 AM (qRla/)

119 109 Singing nun >>>>> Flying nun.
Posted by: Dominique

Dominique went to her head, resigned, lesbian, suicide. Sad.

Posted by: Do NUNS Get Defrocked, Or Only Priests? at July 24, 2026 08:25 AM (JM9I6)

120 Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Ramirez Maria

Here is an alternative idea on why Trump talks:

He threatens, and our Intelligence agencies carefully look at what changes. For example, a truck leaving Pickaxe Mountain now can be followed to discover a new site.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 08:25 AM (u82oZ)

121 No cheat, no Democrat win.
Look at last year's map.
Look at year before map.
Look at most of the maps.
Intensive blue votes in extreme blue areas where cheating is know to be order of the day.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:25 AM (vC80E)

122 Rochester NY announced a ban of late night gatherings of 10 or more after a shooting left 8 wounded including one yute of 12. There were already protests last night. Add that to the Milwaukee shooting and the fun appears to be underway

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 24, 2026 08:26 AM (NemxU)

123 As JJ’s link said, we have only two choices left - Forever War at this level, or go really big and end it that way.

Or the certain outcome: Immediately following Jan 20, 2029 The US surrenders to Iran in the same way the US surrendered to the Afghanistan Taliban.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 08:27 AM (BvPIe)

124 He also told her she had no idea how many people hate her and the media.

As I have said elsewhere, I am at the point that when I read about a journalist getting killed my first reaction is "What did they do to deserve it?"

Posted by: NR Pax at July 24, 2026 08:27 AM (/k3in)

125 Rochester NY

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The city is a total sh*tshow.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 24, 2026 08:28 AM (JvZF+)

126 AOC begs state governments to cause a recession and job losses, to beat Trump

https://tinyurl.com/yv3svdmk
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 24, 2026 08:24 AM (punzO)

The last meme is perfect. She's the next generation's Bernie Sanders.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:28 AM (2YhKe)

127
On the topic of a "living wage", I am thoroughly sick and tired of hearing the dead weight do-nothing Bernie Sanders bloviate about it and countless other economic topics about which he knows nothing, much less has any practical experience in them.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 24, 2026 08:28 AM (s9VOe)

128 "Kamala, Buttgig, AOC, and Newsom."

That's the best they can come up with. Says something, don't it?
Posted by: fd at July 24, 2026 08:11 AM (MWfyi)

I still think The New Bill Clinton will come.

Probably, after November's election.

Not sure who it will be. Someone mostly unknown or barely known. Probably, from the South or Midwest. Likely to be a white or black male. His(her) views will not be known, so he(she) can be labeled "a new way", which will be the same way as everybody else but said(disguised) with centrist words.

Actually, Walz, if he wasn't such a corrupt, stupid, hapless goofball and hadn't run with Harris, would pretty much fit the bill, He even has the "sassy, smart" "partner" that Dims love so much.

Someone like that though.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 24, 2026 08:28 AM (iJfKG)

129 Automating all harvesting is going to be a tall order. I'm sure many will try it. But... by removing the migrants from the equation it certainly puts an emphasis on moving that process along.

Until then, there's not much motivation to get it done when a cheap alternative is readily available.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 24, 2026 08:28 AM (jehhT)

130 Today Is National Tequila Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 24, 2026 08:29 AM (NpAcC)

131 "I still think The New Bill Clinton will come."

Phrasing?

Posted by: The Blue Dress at July 24, 2026 08:29 AM (MWfyi)

132 Starvation is a great motivator.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:21 AM (vC80E)

Not as great as we’d wish. 90% of North Koreans have lived at starvation levels for decades, and the 10% who run the system don’t care. 90% of Cuba is starving right now, but they’re too weak and sick to overthrow anything.

A government that hates its own people doesn’t care about starvation - it often makes them stronger, as they use food to reward their supporters. (Just like Stalin did)

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 24, 2026 08:30 AM (T2w7I)

133 Trump is sui generis. MAGA may live on as a movement after his presidency, but I predict that it will be a wan shadow of itself. The right-leaning electorate simply does not have the stomach for the utter defenestration of the party that needs to occur. The GOP has been running on a 'business as usual' platform since Dewey; they're not going to change now.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 24, 2026 08:21 AM (qRla/)

I agree on the sui generis part. But not so sure about the aftermath. Trump has unleashed something beyond any one man. What happens post-Trump is rich with possibilities that we cannot see yet. Expect the unexpected.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 24, 2026 08:30 AM (INQN/)

134 Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Good analysis. It really is up to us.

I hope you are feeling better.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)

**shrugs**

Thanks, but it's no real analysis, just a reflection of my own cynicism and depression. I'm just an asshole commenter on a Smart Military Blog; JJ or CBD are the men for true, incisive analysis.

As for me personally, the cold has more or less broken. It doesn't hurt to swallow anymore, but my right ear is still blocked and I still have a lot of mucus rattling around in my chest. I'm trying to edit my novel, but I find myself so obsessive about it now that I'm nearly paralyzed by word choices and find myself rewriting sentences half a dozen times before going back to the original.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 24, 2026 08:30 AM (qRla/)

135 Is tonight Power Plant Eve or Bridge Eve?
I want to decorate appropriately.

Posted by: I gotta ask at July 24, 2026 08:30 AM (2Ez/1)

136 >>>He threatens, and our Intelligence agencies carefully look at what changes. For example, a truck leaving Pickaxe Mountain now can be followed to discover a new site.

Posted by: NaCly Dog
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Aye, that's why the bombing was one week on and one week off.
Watch them scurry about.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:30 AM (vC80E)

137 Over the last month or so, I’ve had the opportunity to sleep with four different men

"That's my girl! I'm so proud of her!" No parent ever.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 24, 2026 08:31 AM (/k3in)

138 There is no reason that the mayor of NYC should have any more national attention than the mayor of New Orleans or Scranton.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 24, 2026 08:11 AM (qRla/)
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Except to say the city has a larger budget than all but six state governments, according to Grok. Only Texas, California, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New York State spend more than NYC.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 24, 2026 08:31 AM (zOVA2)

139
Rochester NY announced a ban of late night gatherings of 10 or more after a shooting left 8 wounded including one yute of 12. There were already protests last night.

You can't expect the yutes to allow Midnight Basketball go the way of the Dodo, can you?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 24, 2026 08:31 AM (s9VOe)

140 Colorado Dem Running for Congress as 'Friend' of Ranchers Urged Meat Producers To 'Transition' to Plants To Fight Climate Change

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https://tinyurl.com/4vkmx5n5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 24, 2026 08:32 AM (ndZc7)

141
Today Is National Tequila Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 24, 2026 08:29 AM (NpAcC)

In the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave-

Every day is National Tequila Day!

*takes shot*

Posted by: naturalfake at July 24, 2026 08:32 AM (iJfKG)

142 Eve Plumb, or Fake Jan?

Posted by: Or Both? at July 24, 2026 08:32 AM (JM9I6)

143 Mornin’, All. Happy Friday.

Posted by: Bulg at July 24, 2026 08:32 AM (77rzZ)

144 Over the last month or so, I’ve had the opportunity to sleep with four different men

"That's my girl! I'm so proud of her!" No parent ever.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 24, 2026 08:31 AM (/k3in)

Sad thing is, there ARE parents, or at minimum, mothers that celebrate that shit......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:32 AM (2YhKe)

145 There is no reason that the mayor of NYC should have any more national attention than the mayor of New Orleans or Scranton.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 24, 2026 08:11 AM (qRla/)
~~~~~

Population of my hometown: ~ 5,000
Population of New York City: ~ 8,300,000

NYC alone accounts for about 2.4% of the total population of the US. Plus it is, for the time being at least, the financial capital of the world.

We don't have to like it, but there it is.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at July 24, 2026 08:32 AM (3ImbR)

146 We’ve seen the results of the financialization in the midwest. The loss of thousands and thousands of factories due to “globalization”. When you hear “250 laid off” keep in mind those are direct numbers, there are thousands more indirectly affected all over the country.

Our local meatpacket was Rath. Maybe you remember them. Rath hams and Bacon and such. Not a great place to work maybe, but people - Americans - were able to afford a car, buy a house, raise a family on their wages.

By the 1990s it was long gone, replaced by $9 an hour more or less slave labor illegals living 25 to an apartment.

“Democrats are the party of the working man” is a huge load of bullshit. This happened on their watch. Not that Republicans were much better.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 24, 2026 08:32 AM (E4+QS)

147 Liberty is perpetuum. It outlasts any single person. It’s part of the soul. From the Latin, libertatum, meaning civil or political freedom, condition of a free man; absence or restraint or permission.

That’s not the platform or marker of a political party. It’s part of our essence and who we are.

That won’t be extinguished by anyone or any political ideal. God put that on us, and no person will take it away.

MAGA simply encompasses that ideal, and that’s demonstrably true. It’s fairly clear to see almost all of its aims and goals are centered on liberty, and those who oppose it are not.

Liberty has long outlasted the alternatives, and every so often we have to hoist the black flag to protect it- and we will.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 24, 2026 08:33 AM (K+75H)

148 Posted by: Do NUNS Get Defrocked, Or Only Priests? at July 24, 2026 08:25 AM (JM9I6)

In the RCC, a nun can be 'laicized,' meaning to be stripped of their vows and returned to the lay state. Orthodox churches can do the same thing to nuns, though they tend to call it 'defrocking.'

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 24, 2026 08:33 AM (qRla/)

149 Orthodox churches can do the same thing to nuns, though they tend to call it 'defrocking.'
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 24, 2026 08:33 AM (qRla/)

Wasn't that a Tesla song?

Don't defrock me, don't DEfrock ME!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:34 AM (2YhKe)

150 >Orthodox churches can do the same thing to nuns, though they tend to call it 'defrocking.'

Holy unsustainable.

Posted by: Nunz punz? at July 24, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)

151 Automating all harvesting is going to be a tall order. I'm sure many will try it. But... by removing the migrants from the equation it certainly puts an emphasis on moving that process along.

Until then, there's not much motivation to get it done when a cheap alternative is readily available.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 24, 2026 08:28 AM (jehhT)

This brings us back to the topic of artificial silicone gripping fingers from a few weeks ago….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 24, 2026 08:35 AM (26GAh)

152 127
On the topic of a "living wage", I am thoroughly sick and tired of hearing the dead weight do-nothing Bernie Sanders
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Posted by: Krebs v Carnot:
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Stop listening to him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:35 AM (vC80E)

153 >>As I have said elsewhere, I am at the point that when I read about a journalist getting killed my first reaction is "What did they do to deserve it?"

We hear daily, often from our own side, have awful and extreme our side is while downplaying at best how bug fuck nuts the left has become.

Just yesterday we had a liberal sports writers slamming Caitlin Collins and her defenders for killing Emmett Till for the crime of defending against black lesbian attackers. That's today's Democrat Party and it's getting increasingly selective.

We are becoming the Big Tent Party by default because unless you support black racism, trannies, open borders, crime, fraud, etc. you are now far right.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 24, 2026 08:35 AM (viF8m)

154 ‘Republicans’ Worst Nightmare’ is Apparently a Socialist Man Who Thinks He’s a Woman

That's not a joke - that's true...although replace thinks with play-acts as, b/c those are the smart predators who get access to women where they are vulnerable...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 24, 2026 08:36 AM (tOcjL)

155 I bet lots of horde members have a pair of Vise-Grips in their tool box or a drawer somewhere. Petersen or something like that - DeWitt Nebraska. Not a huge town, at one time it was the largest employer.

That’s all gone now. But, I bet they have Methamphetamine and illegal aliens, tax base dried up, shitty roads, and a dollar general.

This is why you got Trump. Can Democrats figure this out, or do they care? Fucked up big cities, dystopian countryside. What’s next?

Posted by: Common Tater at July 24, 2026 08:36 AM (E4+QS)

156 Former CNN Star Reduced To Posting Risqué Photos, Blogging About Sex Life

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Harvard Touts ‘Counter-Zionist’ Professor, Palestinian Liberation Erotic Poetry Journal as Evidence of Progress Against Jew-Hate

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Pron ain't what it used to be.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 24, 2026 08:37 AM (ndZc7)

157 "Judges across the country have ordered the release of 65,000 detainees from federal immigration custody, revealing the extent of a massive operation to undermine the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration."

This should be one of the biggest motivators to get out the vote. We need to replace judges and confirm judges. We will be at neutered if we don't win the majority in the Senate in 2026 and win the White House in 2028.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 24, 2026 08:37 AM (NpAcC)

158 I fully intend to go out with a bang, not a wimple.

Posted by: Ex-CNN Reporterette at July 24, 2026 08:37 AM (JM9I6)

159 There Are No Ag ‘Jobs Americans Won’t Do’ If They Earn A Living Wage

I looked up the stats a while back and there are only 1M farm hand jobs in the US.

So if the argument is we need 40M illegals to do 1M jobs well...that's a stupid argument.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2026 08:38 AM (sKqQm)

160 That ex-CNN lady… just sad

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 24, 2026 08:38 AM (26GAh)

161 Colorado Dem Running for Congress as 'Friend' of Ranchers Urged Meat Producers To 'Transition' to Plants To Fight Climate Change

That is someone who knows absolutely nothing about Colorado, or intends to destroy Colorado's agriculture economy.

CO farms and ranches make up 29.2 million acres, of that classic row crops are approximately 5 million.

Most of CO's land and climate is incompatible with growing crops but excels at herding and pastureland. The state's natural comparative advantage is livestock—particularly cattle, sheep and dairy feed production.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 08:38 AM (xE0sV)

162 >>>Option A: The Iranian regime is toppled, its leaders killed or forced to flee, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is completely dismantled.

Option A is ground war. Who is sending their own kids? Bueller?

It's a false option, and the article is a stinking pile of ground war, false dilemma, propaganda garbage.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 24, 2026 08:38 AM (dK+Kv)

163 The terms "affordability" and "living wage" are feelings- based terms, not fact-based. It's symptomatic of living in an increasingly feminized society where feelings matter more than facts.

Posted by: The More You Know at July 24, 2026 08:39 AM (2Ez/1)

164 Anyway. . .

Currently it is 66 and sunny here at Stately Poppins Manor. I'm just cruising through the thread with a hot cup of Ty-Phoo tea, psyching myself up to get back to work on my novel.

I had a missed opportunity yesterday. I was driving along MA Route 1 when I passed by a modified bicycle with the sign "Ride For Suicide Prevention" pulled up at the side of the road, with the rider resting on the grass. As soon as I blew past, I realized I should have turned around, but then thought that the fellow was riding to raise money, not as an invitation for every nickelfucker to stop and unload their misery on him. I'm going to have to see if the fellow has a website that I can donate to.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 24, 2026 08:40 AM (qRla/)

165 Ex-CNN Reporterette

** Golf clap **

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2026 08:40 AM (u82oZ)

166
Stop listening to him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:35 AM (vC80E)

I have a cousin that visited with her mother during one of Bernie's campaigns for President. I saw the sticker on her car and said "You're a communist?"

She wasn't pleased. "Do YOU make $250k a year?"

"No, but why should I be punished if I do?"

She went away pretty mad......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:40 AM (2YhKe)

167 80% of ‘Squad’ Members Moved Money to ‘Squad-Husbands’

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Well, those squad-husbands have had to crawl on their bellies like reptiles and do things that would cause a normal man to die by unstoppable vomiting.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 24, 2026 08:41 AM (ndZc7)

168 We are becoming the Big Tent Party by default because unless you support black racism, trannies, open borders, crime, fraud, etc. you are now far right.

Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign platform is far reich wing extremism per the left now.

That discussion between a reporter and Karen was kind of interesting in how the FNM tries to frame this too "oh there has been a shift in the terrain to the left"...no you bint leftwing politicians are legislating things they said were rightwing fever dreams a few years ago.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2026 08:42 AM (sKqQm)

169 742 and thru da links

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 24, 2026 08:42 AM (/+uur)

170 Objection, your honor. There is no such thing, nor has there ever been, such a thing as a "CNN Star."

Posted by: Sustained at July 24, 2026 08:42 AM (2Ez/1)

171 Living wage is a stupid phrase, but it's just semantics. Illegal immigration is a wage suppression scheme. It's allowing these companies to dodge a number of expenses, both directly (minimum wage laws) and indirectly (employees beneath taxation threshold, or simply not paying them). They can shove off a number of other expenses their employees need on the taxpayer. These people are also provided healthcare by the taxpayers, and their housing is being subsidized.

And of course, the general condition of illegals does a lot of heavy lifting. Even absent those other advantages, these people are ventilating their low wages into a third world economy with a weak currency, and living ten to a unit in Section 8 slave kennels.

The better way to state it is "jobs Americans won't do at artificially low wages a law-abiding American family can't live on, but one in Guatemala can, as long as everyone turns a blind eye to the whole scam."

It's the same as every other thing America. Major institutions reaping huge dividends by screwing the subject classes at every turn.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 24, 2026 08:43 AM (BI5O2)

172 Cloward Piven and the cheap illegal labor problems go hand in hand. We can't have "open borders" AND incredibly "generous" social welfare programs, but that is what the cost has been for not just the ag markets (and meat packers), but also the housing builders, and other labor intensive industries.

Even the more educated class of programmers and such keep getting their cheap labor from India and other places, while they kick out Americans while forcing them to train their replacements ("you will not replace us" chants ring in my head).

And yet so much of the wealthier half of America keep pouring chunks of their paychecks into the inflated stock markets, which keep soaring, apparently on "the greater fool theory". Greenspan himself (and Trump may have said this as well, iirc), that the government could/should "invest" in the stock (and bond) markets.

So how to unwind that bubble, without shaking The Economy? idk, but we must start with a stoppage of the giving away of our country itself, to foreigners that hate us and call us racist, and are electing their own anti-American foreigners to congress. It is insane, but no one wants to dent all the 401Ks.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 24, 2026 08:43 AM (vbXSk)

173 We are becoming the Big Tent Party by default because unless you support black racism, trannies, open borders, crime, fraud, etc. you are now far right.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 24, 2026 08:35 AM (viF8m)

That was one of the most bizarre claims yet - Emmit Till? So one tragic murder by a couple idiots 65 years ago justifies all black violence against any white man or women forever? That fool saying doesn’t even realize that’s the recipe for a race war like Charlie Manson wanted.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 24, 2026 08:43 AM (T2w7I)

174 Part of the shift to transient/illegal labor was inflation and the devaluation of the currency that began with Nixon and accelerated by Carter. Companies could not keep up with necessary wage increases and remain viable.

The value of money began to change radically in the 70's.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:43 AM (vC80E)

175 80% of ‘Squad’ Members Moved Money to ‘Squad-Husbands’

Ayanna Pressley's net wealth went from -$12K to $8M in the 8 years she's been in congress making $174K/year.

Amazing how that works.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2026 08:43 AM (sKqQm)

176 Will American ag workers shit on the produce, too?

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 24, 2026 08:43 AM (wVcYX)

177 Anyone who paid big bucks to stay at fancy beach houses in NC this week is getting skunked. It hasn't stopped raining, no sun in sight.

Posted by: No Sunburn Risk, Though at July 24, 2026 08:44 AM (JM9I6)

178 "Option A is ground war. Who is sending their own kids? Bueller?"

No one is "sending their own kids" Every single member of the Military volunteered to be where they are knowing full well that POTUS could send them into harms way at any time.

Posted by: Will Robinson at July 24, 2026 08:45 AM (SExz7)

179 I suspect that if we really clamped down on illegals working in agriculture a lot of the work would end up being automated rather than replaced by American labor. Whatever. I want the illegals gone.

Posted by: Bigsmith at July 24, 2026 08:45 AM (1Au9i)

180 80% of ‘Squad’ Members Moved Money to ‘Squad-Husbands’

Ayanna Pressley's net wealth went from -$12K to $8M in the 8 years she's been in congress making $174K/year.

Amazing how that works.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2026 08:43 AM (sKqQm)

It must involve calculus, or one of them other hi-falutin' maths.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 24, 2026 08:45 AM (wVcYX)

181 They are not illegal immigrants.
They are illegal aliens.

Posted by: Please make a note of it at July 24, 2026 08:45 AM (2Ez/1)

182 >>Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign platform is far reich wing extremism per the left now.

Elon brought that up in the interview. He said he likes to recite portions of speeches to people and tell them they were said by Trump. He claims they usually react by going on a tirade about Trump being a monster.

He then tells them they are portions of speeches by Obama and Hillary from a few ago.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 24, 2026 08:46 AM (viF8m)

183 They can shove off a number of other expenses their employees need on the taxpayer./i]

Yep. We replaced one American, who probably ended up on some form of welfare with an illegal who gets paid half as much...but with that illegal and his whole family ALSO on welfare.

So we saved 5 cents of labor costs on a head of lettuce in return for double digit inflation, an almost $40T in debt, and a federal and state budgets many times higher then they should be.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2026 08:46 AM (sKqQm)

184 Why Are Dems Dodging Questions About The DSA’s Radical Platform?

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The Donks are looking for that sweet spot lie that doesn't repulsed the normals but satisfies the wackos. You know, that Goldilocks zone of crazy enough but not too crazy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 24, 2026 08:46 AM (ndZc7)

185 Objection, your honor. There is no such thing, nor has there ever been, such a thing as a "CNN Star."

Posted by: Sustained at July 24, 2026 08:42 AM (2Ez/1)

I'm doin' yo girlfriend, that's sumpthin you can't believe.....

Posted by: Brian 'Sex Machine' Stelter at July 24, 2026 08:46 AM (2YhKe)

186 Amazing how that works.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2026 08:43 AM (sKqQm)
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What is more amazing is the lack of accountability and media interest about unethical emolument among elected and appointed officials.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 24, 2026 08:47 AM (JvZF+)

187 A 47 year old reporter is trying to move into the THOT market?

That's an even more crowded field then leftwing infotainment media...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2026 08:47 AM (sKqQm)

188
This is a great article about a Manhattan(?) dinner party "discussion" of Israel and Palestine:

Funny in all the right ways. Very cleverly written.

Would make a great one-act play or perhaps a key scene in a smart social comedy.

Read it all:

"The Peoplle Who Know Nothing Know Everything"

https://tinyurl.com/4fhuxrh4

Posted by: naturalfake at July 24, 2026 08:49 AM (iJfKG)

189 Not sure who Caitlan Collins but I don't follow the WNBA (except for Sophie Cunningham pissing off the right people)

Posted by: one hour sober at July 24, 2026 08:49 AM (J4Dwc)

190 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at July 24, 2026 08:49 AM (oUopv)

191 187 A 47 year old reporter is trying to move into the THOT market?
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Learn to coal.

Posted by: The West Virginia Employment Commission at July 24, 2026 08:49 AM (2Ez/1)

192 Emmit Till did not fall far from his Dad's rotten tree. Both received justice in their own way.

Posted by: Fairy Tales Are For Children at July 24, 2026 08:49 AM (JM9I6)

193 So how to unwind that bubble, without shaking The Economy? idk, but we must start with a stoppage of the giving away of our country itself, to foreigners that hate us and call us racist, and are electing their own anti-American foreigners to congress. It is insane, but no one wants to dent all the 401Ks.

Posted by: illiniwek
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One of the first escalators of the illegal flood was free stuff.
Than you SCOTUS. Until the mid 80's illegals were not entitled to medical or any services without paying. illegal children could be enrolled in schools. Same with free school breakfast or lunch.
The bad began.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:50 AM (vC80E)

194 Russia Tells Rubio America Sending More Weapons to Europe, Attempts to ‘Inflict Strategic Defeat’ are ‘Unacceptable’

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Well, why don't you hold your breath until your face turns blue and you pass out.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 24, 2026 08:50 AM (ndZc7)

195 A 47 year old reporter is trying to move into the THOT market?

You cannot make this shit up.

Posted by: Zombie Kevin Samuels at July 24, 2026 08:50 AM (wVcYX)

196 It's a false option, and the article is a stinking pile of ground war, false dilemma, propaganda garbage.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 24, 2026 08:38 AM (dK+Kv)

No one is proposing ground troops in mainland Iran. But the other option is Forever War, just like Iraq, just like Afghanistan. As one poster said above, there is a third option, do like Biden and just surrender and run away.

Im not being glib or facetious, can you come up with any possible option now outside of those three?

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 24, 2026 08:50 AM (T2w7I)

197 Wait, wut? Is Stelter on OnlyFans now? Dear lord.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 24, 2026 08:51 AM (BI5O2)

198 The Dems aren't answering questions about the DSA because they set them loose and have no idea how to fight them
The Dems by and large want the same things as the DSA but the Dems wanted to do in slower and milk the change for political power. Unfortunately for them the Bolsheviks are stomping on the Mensheviks

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 24, 2026 08:52 AM (NemxU)

199 I like the "Patience" option.

Let the naval blockade keep going. Bomb the shit out of everything in the south of Iran. Kill IRGC from the air.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 24, 2026 08:52 AM (qFwJc)

200 Okay, after Googling, I guess Straw meant Caitlin Clark

Posted by: one hour sober at July 24, 2026 08:52 AM (J4Dwc)

201 This is a great article about a Manhattan(?) dinner party "discussion" of Israel and Palestine:

Funny in all the right ways. Very cleverly written.

Would make a great one-act play or perhaps a key scene in a smart social comedy.

Read it all:

"The Peoplle Who Know Nothing Know Everything"

https://tinyurl.com/4fhuxrh4

Posted by: naturalfake at July 24, 2026 08:49 AM (iJfKG)

+1, very funny..in a sad kinda way! Someone should make a short (AI will work) and post on the intertubes. Because people don't read.

Posted by: runner at July 24, 2026 08:53 AM (GD0B3)

202 Right, the dollar shit the bed and wages have been stagnant since the first oil shocks and embargo and all that in ‘74. ”Full Service” gasoline was the standard. A guy could make a living as a Milkman. Raise a family. Not get rich, but he could get by OK. Savings were viable, and interest rates meant prices stayed at least somewhat stable.

Hollowing out an economy means hollowing out the people, too.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 24, 2026 08:53 AM (E4+QS)

203 >>Okay, after Googling, I guess Straw meant Caitlin Clark

Clearly, I don't watch girls basketball either.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 24, 2026 08:53 AM (viF8m)

204 Here is a fun one with cases like Emmet Till...

Is it ok for a man to aggressively ask a woman to go on a date with him including touching her against her will or should that merit strong action from the not just the authorities but the other people present?

The current NPC software will degenerate into REEEEing

Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2026 08:53 AM (sKqQm)

205 Im not being glib or facetious, can you come up with any possible option now outside of those three?
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 24, 2026 08:50 AM (T2w7I)

I don’t think of the status quo as “forever war”… semantics i know but most associate forever war with a ground quagmire. We can continue current operations indefinitely with the risk to our military personnel essentially equivalent to the risks of peacetime training

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 24, 2026 08:54 AM (26GAh)

206 Colorado Dem Running for Congress as 'Friend' of Ranchers Urged Meat Producers To 'Transition' to Plants To Fight Climate Change

Rutinel clearly doesn't understand what the term "Representative" means and thinks it is a synonym for Tyrannical Rule.

Someone with no skin in the game, mentally retarded, a cultist in a dying faith system, zero understanding of economics, either personal or regional, confesses that they hate their fellow man and refuses to allow people to make their own choices in the most basic functions of life like choosing a career or choosing what to eat—both in order to simply survive.

Your life is nothing compared to my dogged obedience to a Sadistic Malthusian dominated faith and my need to force that on to others.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 24, 2026 08:54 AM (NzX/y)

207 Morning, Horde. Vacation starts today so I can spend a lot more time loafing around here and watching the slap-fights.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 24, 2026 08:54 AM (SgdqL)

208 > A 47 year old reporter is trying to move into the THOT market?
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I'd wager the 4 guys she purports to have had sex with are reevaluating their life choices about now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 24, 2026 08:54 AM (jehhT)

209 "The Economist" was started by Fabian Socialists.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 24, 2026 08:54 AM (qFwJc)

210 Why Are Dems Dodging Questions About The DSA’s Radical Platform?

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The Donks are looking for that sweet spot lie that doesn't repulsed the normals but satisfies the wackos. You know, that Goldilocks zone of crazy enough but not too crazy.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 24, 2026 08:46 AM (ndZc7)

This is why The New Bill Clinton is coming. (Sorry, Blue Dress)

I'm pretty sure that except for Blue Shithole and Zones of Massive Vote Fraud the DSA candidates will all prove to be duds.

TNBC will arise specifically to prove the Democrats aren't all insane, blue-haired, gross, trannie, communist monsters or enablers.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 24, 2026 08:55 AM (iJfKG)

211 144 Sad thing is, there ARE parents, or at minimum, mothers that celebrate that shit......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I'm not the least bit surprised and that annoys me.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 24, 2026 08:56 AM (/k3in)

212 End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
How will ICE ever recover from this?

https://tinyurl.com/mswatz77

Posted by: redridinghood at July 24, 2026 08:56 AM (NpAcC)

213 "The Economist" was started by Fabian Socialists.

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DEPORT!

Posted by: runner at July 24, 2026 08:56 AM (GD0B3)

214 _Without SCOTUS we would not have same sex marriage or any of the equal rights sexuality crap that came along.
_We would not have pornography, whores on the internet, or any of the like.
_We would not have socialist proponents in education.
_We would not be buying other families children breakfast and lunch.
_We would not have a welfare class that our taxes support.
_We would not have an influx of illegals that we have.

Every degradation of family, country and quality of life has been brought about by a permissive SCOTUS.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 24, 2026 08:56 AM (vC80E)

215 I have a cousin that visited with her mother during one of Bernie's campaigns for President. I saw the sticker on her car and said "You're a communist?"

She wasn't pleased. "Do YOU make $250k a year?"

"No, but why should I be punished if I do?"

She went away pretty mad......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 24, 2026 08:40 AM (2YhKe)

If we cap annual income, for everyone other than politicians (cuz you know they'll still be getting more), at $200k per year, how is YOUR life improved?

None of them can answer that one either.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 08:57 AM (ExV1e)

216 At least the ex-CNN chick isn’t bad looking.

Posted by: Bulg at July 24, 2026 08:57 AM (77rzZ)

217 Is this "quagmire" time yet ?

Posted by: runner at July 24, 2026 08:57 AM (GD0B3)

218 From the Italy names problem link. "Today, American journalists tend to be average writers, but they make up for it by knowing nothing."

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OK, we'll give him that one.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 24, 2026 08:57 AM (ndZc7)

219 >>I'm pretty sure that except for Blue Shithole and Zones of Massive Vote Fraud the DSA candidates will all prove to be duds.

Axlerod is out whining today that the Wisconsin governors race is in danger of driving the Democrats off the cliff and potentially handing a House seat to Republicans because of the DSA. Van Jones, Snake Head and other old timey Dems are equally worried about the direction of the Party.

They might even start losing ground.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 24, 2026 08:59 AM (viF8m)

220 _We would not be buying other families children breakfast and lunch.

I am darkly amused that we have both a food stamp program and a hot breakfast/lunch program in the schools.

Apparently the yutes won't get fed unless we pay the schools to feed them even though their mother is home all day getting $$$ from Uncle Sugar to feed her kids.

So why don't we just END food stamps/EBT and have the schools provide free dinner too?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2026 08:59 AM (sKqQm)

221 A 47 year old reporter is trying to move into the THOT market?

That's an even more crowded field then leftwing infotainment media...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2026 08:47 AM (sKqQm)

There's no saturation value though. Sluts will always find guys willing to fuck them.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 24, 2026 08:59 AM (ExV1e)

222 She wasn't pleased. "Do YOU make $250k a year?"

"No, but why should I be punished if I do?"

She went away pretty mad......

I know a bunch of people that support Bernie that do make $250K/year. They also tell me THEY are taxed too much already

Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2026 09:00 AM (sKqQm)

223 Hollowing out an economy means hollowing out the people, too.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 24, 2026 08:53 AM (E4+QS)

Hold on. I'm seeing plenty of spherical people when out and about. Mass effect, even.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 24, 2026 09:00 AM (wVcYX)

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