The Morning Report — 9/ 17 /26

Good morning kids. We're all gonna die! Run away! The bogeyman du jour is of course Artificial Intelligence. Yes, as CBD and I discussed or in our case yammered on about on the latest episode of the podcast linked here as well as in the sidebar and at the popular outlets listed at the bottom of this post, like anything else man has discovered or created, from fire to the wheel to atomic energy to a jet airliner and in one horrific instance 25 years ago box cutters and then jet airliners can be used both for the betterment of humanity and to enslave and/or massacre us. AI is and will be no different. Greed and the lust for absolute power are powerful motivators, just as the real or delusional notion as in the case of Islam and Leftism, of creating paradise on earth.

If you needed another reminder why this year’s midterm elections are so important, Barack Hussein Obama II is back to make the case: Democrats intend to seize control over artificial intelligence and shape it to their advantage. . . Obama’s not against the technological reality of artificial intelligence; he just wants to make sure Democrats are in complete control of it. This is what disciples of Big Government do: They write laws, rules, and regulations that give preferred companies monopoly power within a given industry, and in return, the corporate beneficiaries of these unfair privileges do Big Government’s bidding.
This is the leftist, globalist, crony-capitalist model of governance throughout the West. First, governments conjure a problem that can be used to scare the public. Then their partners in the corporate news media hammer that problem until the public demands government action. Finally, governments propose new laws that infringe upon the public’s freedoms while allocating new powers to the fearmongering governments. Scaring people until they beg for more government is how authoritarianism and totalitarianism take hold.

On a separate note, and speaking of the midterm elections, I give you the madness that is the Democrat Left.

Lawrence, a former DSA member running in a swing district, made the comment during a Swarthmore College debate that also saw him endorse abortion rights 'whether you're a man or a woman or any other gender' . . . William Lawrence, the far-left Democrat nominee for a competitive House race in Michigan, called for "abolishing the institution of marriage," arguing that because it "comes from a particular religious and cultural background," it is at odds with the "separation of church and state," video footage obtained by the Washington Free Beacon shows.

Yeah makes total sense, and from that abortion we go to the utterly repulsive on every level...

Hollywood actress, writer, and producer Lena Dunham is welcoming her first baby into the world, despite saying in the past that abortion is “a huge part of who I am.”

My initial reaction after projectile vomiting trying to imagine the process of inseminating this disgusting mass of lipids was to have pity on the poor turkey baster that had to do the job. Even a Muslim rape gang would run the other way!!! Dunham is so out of the public eye that my thought was that she would only have the baby so as to arrange a live television event on inbred beady-eyed mouth breathing banjo boy Scarborough and concubine Mitzi Baryshnikov's Morning Joke wherein she could take advantage of Lindsay Clancy's notoriety and love affair/near beatification from Leftists and she could boost her career by strangling the infant to death a la Clancy with her bare hands, followed by the regular Al sharpton railing against diamond merchants and white interlopers!

That's show biz, baby. And with that bit of insanity and depravity I bid you all to have a good day.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

Victor Davis Hanson: The Iran war could reshape the midterms as Democrats, Iran’s regime, dissidents, and Kurdish rebels weigh the political and military stakes of the next 50 days.
Iran, the Midterms, and October Surprises

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

Analysis of the modern American leftwing power network continues.
The Democrat Party and Its Supporters Are a Hive, Part Two
In a notice of claim, obtained by The Federalist, Kirk’s family accuses Utah Valley University of failing to protect the slain conservative icon.
Notice: ‘A Series Of Stunning Failures’ Left Charlie Kirk A Target For Assassination
Lena Afridi, who makes $185,000 a year at City Hall, is also an editor at Pinko magazine, ‘a collective for thinking gay communism
EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani Taps ‘Gay Communist’ for Senior Government Role: New Adviser Called for ‘Abolition of Police’ and ‘Undoing Capitalism,’ Condemned Gandhi as ‘Anti-Black Misogynist’’
The Michigan Democrat denounced 'the Pink Ribbon Lobby' in essay published during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Abdul El-Sayed Railed Against 'Disturbing' Funding for Breast Cancer Research, Said Disease Affects People With 'Social Power and Privilege'
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
This represents a major achievement for the Trump administration, which has put border enforcement and immigration control at the forefront of its policy program. The data draws a sharp contrast with the Biden government, which was widely criticized for its failure to curb illegal crossings of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump Hits 16-Month Streak of Zero Border Releases.
“...and it’s absolutely ridiculous that these folks are being rounded up because they’re hardworking people,” Shoffner said on Free Arkansas with host Andy McNeill. “They’re some of the best people we know, and honestly, we’d trade five Americans for just one of them because of how hard they work.”
Arkansas Democrat Hallie Shoffner: ‘We’d Trade Five Americans’ for One ‘Undocumented Immigrant’
Gomez had a criminal warrant for his arrest after having been charged with failure to register as a sex offender and illegal re-entry.
ICE Arrests Previously Deported Illegal Alien Sex Offender in Philadelphia
THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)
“We urge all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz at an early date,” said Wang, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
China Pressures Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz as Foreign Minister Visits Beijing
The attacks threaten to further disrupt global oil supplies by damaging a major Saudi export route that provides an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, potentially adding upward pressure to crude prices and energy costs worldwide. Continued Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure and Red Sea shipping could also deepen regional instability and increase risks to global trade and energy security.
Saudis Halt Oil Shipments to Europe Following Houthi Attacks.
The talks highlight the Trump administration’s effort to prevent the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis from disrupting one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints, while avoiding a broader U.S. military commitment in Yemen. Keeping the Bab al-Mandeb Strait open could help protect global shipping and energy supplies, but renewed Houthi attacks or a collapse of the U.S.-Houthi ceasefire could increase regional instability and pressure Washington to become more directly involved.
Trump Admin Negotiating With the Houthis to Keep Red Sea Open.
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY
“If things go the way they should, Syria will take part, Lebanon will take part, and it’s going to be a third world war.”
‘Louisiana Man’ Accused of Taking Part in Oct. 7 Attack Joked About Massacre, Mocked Victims on Phone
THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
We were told Somalis needed to come to the United States to flee Said Barre. But we didn't differentiate between victims and perpetrators
A Somali War Criminal’s Kids Are In The U.S. — And Linked To Fraud Scheme
3 Afghans, 2 Somalis, 5 Syrians, and an Iraqi. (walk into a bar, and blow it up! - jjs)
3 Mohammeds Charged w/Day Care Fraud in San Diego
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
David Harsanyi: Which should we spend more money on?
Welfare & Bombs
The city this week paid that much to settle a lawsuit over the illegal seizure of residential units in 2018, yet Mamdani aims to amp up that de Blasio-era practice of grabbing private property from “bad actors” to turn it over to “responsible” nonprofits.
$60 million NYC housing-seizure debacle doesn’t deter Mamdani’s geniuses
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Lawyers press for disclosure of records, citing 'sustained editorial failure'
New York Times Owns Up to Two Israel-Related ‘Editing Errors’ in Two Days

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The opposition comes as President Donald Trump’s administration has made expanding American AI infrastructure a national priority. Trump signed an executive order in July 2025 directing federal agencies to accelerate permitting for qualifying data center projects and identifying potential financial support including loans, grants and tax incentives.
House Democrats Target Data Center Tax Breaks as Trump Pushes AI Expansion
When Obama tells you to be afraid, he wants something from you.
Blowhard Obama Is Back to Stoke AI Fears
9/11/01 25 years on
The response to the attack was to teach too many Americans to hate their own country—a country that does not deserve this hatred.
The Terrorists’ Real Victory Wasn’t The Towers; It Was Much Worse
The consequences of this smoke may be just as lethal as the consequences of the smoke from the collapsing buildings.
The Smoke of September 11
Does “Operation Bojinka” ring a bell?
The Mysterious 9/11 Apology By Condoleezza Rice
The long-delayed trial could provide new evidence and testimony about who was responsible for the Lockerbie bombing and the broader Libyan role in the attack. A conviction could also mark a significant development in the decades-long effort to establish accountability for the 270 deaths, while potentially shedding further light on disputed aspects of the case.
Suspected Lockerbie Bomber to Stand Trial 38 Years After Pan Am Attack Killed 270.
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Sometimes government indifference is just as dangerous as government overreach.
The Nonexistent Government Office That Enables Algeria to Persecute Christians
TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS AFTERMATH
We don’t know if the FBI questioned the donor to establish a motive for such largesse. It could be simple compassion for the Crooks family — but there could be a sinister reason.
Miranda Devine: Trump was nearly assassinated more than 2 years ago. We deserve the truth
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
The unanimous decision brings the federal funds rate to a range between 3.75 percent and 4.0 percent.
Unanimous Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates for First Time in 3 Years
Trump’s remarks highlight a sharp contrast with the Federal Reserve’s current monetary policy, which aims to combat inflation by raising rates. His call for drastic rate cuts underscores his belief that lower interest rates could further stimulate economic growth and reduce trade deficits with other countries.
Trump Demands Major Interest Rate Cut Following Fed Hike.
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
The judge said Krasner and another might have obstructed justice and possibly committed other crimes.
Judge Refers Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner for Criminal Investigation
Marcel said Desronvil was "very well spoken, very nice, very kind" with him on the phone, and noted that he is a conservative Catholic.
Lone Holdout Juror Revealed to be Black Republican, Conservative Catholic in Interview With YouTuber After Being Doxxed By Media
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
The top-performing states were overwhelmingly conservative and had less politically powerful unions — of the 23 top-performing states, 13 were Republican majority and just 4 were Democratic hubs, according to the New York Post.
Study: Students Show Lower Literacy in Blue States With Strong Teachers’ Unions
The state fails to measure what works, apply the evidence in the classroom, or hold its leaders accountable.
Why New York’s Massive Education Spending Achieves Only Mediocre Results
THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
The operative: “If I was a Republican, I would be pissed. I would be like, ‘That’s shady as f**k.'”
Texas Democrat Caught on Video Explaining $25 Program to Influence Voters
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS
Under questioning from Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, Patel also confirmed … that members of Round River misclassified documents to conceal evidence of Biden family corruption.
Sen. Grassley Vindicated Thrice-Fold On Alleged Scheme To Hinder Biden Family Investigation
POLITICS
Outside of some unforeseen event, JD Vance will be the 2028 Republican nominee. The fact that people still underestimate this guy is both puzzling and good news. We want him underestimated.
Poll — Vance and Harris Lead Respective Parties in 2028 Presidential Race
“I made a promise four years ago that I would work every day to build the safest, most affordable big city in America by investing in people, and that’s exactly what we’ve done”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to Seek a Second Term
This week, we are all Chuck Grassley in our souls.
Congress Always Sucks, But The Histrionics Are About To Explode Like A High School Theater Festival
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
China has documented a dramatic decline in its birth rate over the past decade, defying the government’s decision to do away with the Mao Zedong-era “one-child policy” in 2015 and ultimately allowing families up to three children before forced government abortions and sterilization.
China Launches Ambitious National Plan to Reverse Birth Rate Collapse
China understands that its national power depends as much on its ability to innovate and build at scale as it does on traditional military power. America needs to understand the same.
The 50-State Strategy for America’s Competition with China
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
The report, produced by The Wellness Company’s Chief Medical Board together with the McCullough Foundation, followed 197 cancer patients who received the company’s U.S.-compounded formulation: 25 mg of Ivermectin paired with 250 mg of Mebendazole.
Ivermectin + Mebendazole: Groundbreaking Study Reports 84.4% Clinical Benefit Rate in Cancer Patients
“We are concerned that the proposed regulation places schools in an untenable position between parents and public health authorities.”
Does Josh Shapiro’s Radical Health Code Go Too Far? A Leading Education Group Thinks So.
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
The star, about 450 light years away, is itself thought to be very young, only about a million years old. That this exoplanet not only formed in that short time but was also able to create the gap in the debris disk is significant, and forces a rethinking of the present very preliminary models describing the formation of solar systems in young stars. It was generally thought previously that it took longer to form such Jupiter-sized planets as well as the gaps.
Archival imagery confirms existence of very young exoplanet
As always, this is a fight over pork...Note however that the present boom in the space industry occurred without such a government academy. Moreover the success or failure of this space boom will happen whether or not this government institute is formed.
Multiple states submitting bids to get NASA’s proposed Space Academy
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Lawrence, a former DSA member running in a swing district, made the comment during a Swarthmore College debate that also saw him endorse abortion rights 'whether you're a man or a woman or any other gender'
EXCLUSIVE: Left-Wing Michigan House Hopeful William Lawrence Called for 'Abolishing the Institution of Marriage'
The collapse of the most corrosive ideology known to man – and woman – has begun.
Feminism is Imploding
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
Sweeney’s real offense is not that she posed provocatively. It is that she will not apologize for who she is, conform to the Left’s expectations, or allow its outrage machine to dictate her choices.
Sydney Sweeney’s Provocative Sports-Betting Ad Sends the Left Into Another Meltdown
Christian Toto: Far-Left outlets rage against DailyWire+ original (but praised THIS film)
The War on ‘Run Hide Fight: Infidels’ Begins (As Expected)
It's not just Trump.
Who’s Renaming Everything on the Map?
Plans to emulate Lindsay Clancy and strangle infant on first birthday live on MSNOW! - jjs
Lena Dunham Welcomes 1st Baby Decade After Saying I ‘Haven’t Had an Abortion, But I Wish I Had’

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1 Morning, everyone!

Posted by: NR Pax at September 17, 2026 07:30 AM (lXoJ5)

2 Happy Thursday

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 17, 2026 07:30 AM (/+uur)

3
JJS is here

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 17, 2026 07:31 AM (/+uur)

4 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 17, 2026 07:31 AM (NcvvS)

5 Peter Max has died. Now he's really far out.

Posted by: fd at September 17, 2026 07:31 AM (MWfyi)

6 They’re some of the best people we know, and honestly, we’d trade five Americans for just one of them because of how hard they work.

"And the songs they sing while they work the plantation is so uplifting!"

Posted by: NR Pax at September 17, 2026 07:32 AM (lXoJ5)

7 Good morning again dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 17, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)

8 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 17, 2026 07:33 AM (u82oZ)

9 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 17, 2026 07:34 AM (2Cry5)

10 5 Peter Max has died. Now he's really far out.
Posted by: fd at September 17, 2026 07:31 AM (MWfyi)

Fairly certain I had a Peter Max poster in my room as a kid. RIP.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 17, 2026 07:34 AM (x0n13)

11 Good Morning.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 17, 2026 07:34 AM (RJBgA)

12 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at September 17, 2026 07:35 AM (IfYAC)

13 "Arkansas Democrat Hallie Shoffner: ‘We’d Trade Five Americans’ for One ‘Undocumented Immigrant’"

Can we trade Hallie Shoffner for someone useful?

Posted by: fd at September 17, 2026 07:35 AM (MWfyi)

14 I think I had one as well

Posted by: Skip at September 17, 2026 07:36 AM (IfYAC)

15 Willowed:

According To Nicole (Toronto YouTuber) has an interesting personal experience with AI takeover. Her filming set was hijacked.

https://youtu.be/DC4GwPPmTc8

Posted by: Quarter Twenty, who rarely willows at September 17, 2026 07:36 AM (2Ez/1)

16 "Fairly certain I had a Peter Max poster in my room as a kid. RIP.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton"

Me too. Next to the black light poster of Shangrila.

Posted by: fd at September 17, 2026 07:36 AM (MWfyi)

17 arguing that because it "comes from a particular religious and cultural background," it is at odds with the "separation of church and state,"

Then why did Sodomites who categorically reject the Biblical model of marriage want to be married?

All of these arguments are retarded and lies. Marriage has been an institution that has been enjoyed by all cultures since the beginning of recorded history.

The "separation of church and state" was just as invented as the "right to abortion". Up until this new invention was eisegeted into the Constitution, there was prayer in schools, Bible reading in public classrooms, ten commandments in public buildings like schools and court houses, and worshipful banners in the public square during Christmas and Good Friday/Easter. No one had a problem with it under the Constitution. Then the Leftists decided to evict God

And now the "separation of church and state" has been crushed under the integration of Islam into our government, plus Climate Cultism, Feminism and a vast myriad of other faith systems integrated and enforced by government.

Every religion is part of the State EXCEPT the one religion the United States was founded on.

Posted by: Community Notes at September 17, 2026 07:37 AM (/TiS1)

18 Arkansas Democrat Hallie Shoffner

'I have a list of 5 Democrat office holders that I will trade for 15 South African farmers.

But not 15 North Koreans.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 17, 2026 07:37 AM (u82oZ)

19 New York Times Owns Up to Two Israel-Related ‘Editing Errors’ in Two Days
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Fagz.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 17, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

20 "...and a vast myriad of other faith systems integrated and enforced by government."

Sitting right here, boss.

Posted by: Recycling at September 17, 2026 07:39 AM (2Ez/1)

21 “I made a promise four years ago that I would work every day to build the safest, most affordable big city in America by investing in people, and that’s exactly what we’ve done”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to Seek a Second Term

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That's some funny $h!t right there.

Posted by: Molly k. at September 17, 2026 07:40 AM (j/yko)

22 You boomers, with your blacklight posters and dipsticks. What a bunch of losers.

Posted by: Pawl Drool at September 17, 2026 07:40 AM (MWfyi)

23 "Texas Democrat Caught on Video Explaining $25 Program to Influence Voters"

There are probably dozens of groups doing this, this guy just got caught.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at September 17, 2026 07:41 AM (I43vL)

24 it is at odds with the "separation of church and state,"

Found in the penumbra and emanation clause.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 17, 2026 07:41 AM (lXoJ5)

25 Good morning!

>>Obama’s not against the technological reality of artificial intelligence; he just wants to make sure Democrats are in complete control of it.

Yeah, we saw how je and the FBI abused the NSA FISA dbs to deep-dive on political enemies, and when that was shut down, he abused the FISA court with a manufactured Russia collusion hoax..

Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 07:41 AM (rOKnE)

26 There used to be a Peter Max cartoon in the Sunday paper that you could color in. Psychedelically of course.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 17, 2026 07:42 AM (RIvkX)

27 ***Democrats intend to seize control over artificial intelligence and shape it to their advantage.
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Regulate, we must regulate.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 17, 2026 07:42 AM (vPv7/)

28 Paul gets his oil checked regularly.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 17, 2026 07:42 AM (RJBgA)

29 >>“I made a promise four years ago that I would work every day to build the safest, most affordable big city in America by investing in people, and that’s exactly what we’ve done”

Um, how?
Please specify and quantify your improvements since elected.

Seriously.

Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 07:45 AM (rOKnE)

30 Trump Demands Major Interest Rate Cut Following Fed Hike.

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Hasn't the horse already left the barn? The rates were raised. They aren't going to rescind the hike. I guess the only thing Trump can do it protest it.

I'm feeling like there are a lot of forces working in tandem to make the Rs lose the House...at the very least. Thereby cutting Trump's last 2 years off at the knees.

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 17, 2026 07:46 AM (qBdHI)

31 Mornin’, All. Happy Thursday.

Posted by: Bulg at September 17, 2026 07:47 AM (77rzZ)

32 Lizzy

If only there was an industry that could investigate those claims, evaluate the data, and report the finding to the public. If only.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 17, 2026 07:47 AM (u82oZ)

33 You think it’s weird now always remember, the lights are on, food on the shelves at the grocery, water flows from the tap, garbage gets picked up on Thursdays, etc etc.

Things go a little bit sideways, and things are gonna be Biblical.

Posted by: Common Tater at September 17, 2026 07:48 AM (wzze2)

34 ***China Pressures Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz as Foreign Minister Visits Beijing
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Yellow man speak with forked tongue. He give Iran aid, sustenance and weapons of war then say open canal. What does he want, really?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 17, 2026 07:48 AM (vPv7/)

35 Regulate, we must regulate."

Gotta keep those upstarts down"

/Largest firms

Posted by: man at September 17, 2026 07:49 AM (pfXMo)

36 @20

>>Hasn't the horse already left the barn? The rates were raised. They aren't going to rescind the hike. I guess the only thing Trump can do it protest it.

Cutting rates would be inflationary at this point.

What Trump needs to do is get this Iranian situation under control.

That alone would have numerous positive knock-on effects.

One of them being regular gas which in my neck of Pa is now around 4.60 a gallon would go down. I don't even want to speak of the cost of diesel, diesel the fuel that drives the US economic engine is ludicrous right now.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 17, 2026 07:49 AM (XV/Pl)

37 Morning, all. My job prayers today:
I have training for substitute teaching today - this should get me some irregular and modest income. On the plus side, the 'are you available today?' nature of it, should keep me flexible for interviews for better work.

This afternoon I have an interview.

Sometime in the next few days, possibly a different interview.

Still waiting to hear back from my best 'in progress' prospects

Lord Jesus, let the right job come through, let the wrong ones politely decline (and inform me of such), and let it be soon!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 17, 2026 07:50 AM (aJQbY)

38 Braenyard

The Red Sea stoppage has to hurt. The Chinese have a large strategic oil reserve. But that is finite, and not being refilled.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 17, 2026 07:50 AM (u82oZ)

39 “I made a promise four years ago that I would work every day to build the safest, most affordable big city in America by investing in people, and that’s exactly what we’ve done”

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"Investing in people..."

What nonsensical pablum that means nothing. I'm sure that dumb, reckless boob will be easily reelected. Or "reelected." Either way leaves him in office to continue sinking the ship.

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 17, 2026 07:50 AM (qBdHI)

40 What Trump needs to do is get this Iranian situation under control.

That alone would have numerous positive knock-on effects.

One of them being regular gas which in my neck of Pa is now around 4.60 a gallon would go down. I don't even want to speak of the cost of diesel, diesel the fuel that drives the US economic engine is ludicrous right now.

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ITA, Thomas. It has me very concerned. The window to November is closing very quickly.

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 17, 2026 07:52 AM (qBdHI)

41 cost of diesel,"

Hey, let's convert refineries to "renewable diesel"! That'll fix it!

/oh, wait.

Posted by: man at September 17, 2026 07:53 AM (pfXMo)

42 I have training for substitute teaching today

Good luck. Establish dominance early on and make them fear you-

Wait...wrong slide. I'll be right back.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 17, 2026 07:53 AM (lXoJ5)

43 El-Sayed's essay relied heavily on an American Sociological Review study on the lobbying of "single-disease interest groups," in particular those dedicated to fighting breast cancer and HIV/AIDS. Curiously, El-Sayed omitted HIV/AIDS organizations from his scathing analysis, even though breast cancer killed more than three times as many Americans as HIV/AIDS in 2012.

Effective Altruism allows you to spend money on YOUR favored groups and at the same time denounce those with CLASS privilege.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 17, 2026 07:53 AM (/+uur)

44 Finally saw the Sydney Sweeney ad.

Very nice.

Posted by: Bulg at September 17, 2026 07:54 AM (77rzZ)

45 I always figured to die, it's the "where, when and how" part that is still in question

Posted by: Kittens! at September 17, 2026 07:54 AM (LOZbR)

46 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 07:54 AM (ccf/V)

47 ***Saudis Halt Oil Shipments to Europe Following Houthi Attacks.
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Remember when Trump asked you to help out with Hormuz?
Freeze in the dark, bitches.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 17, 2026 07:55 AM (vPv7/)

48 Lena Dunham had a hysterectomy at 31, so at least no one had to have sex with her for this baby. It's one small mercy in the surrogacy craze.

Posted by: FollyHerself at September 17, 2026 07:55 AM (Ccqgk)

49 “They’re some of the best people we know, and honestly, we’d trade five Americans for just one of them because of how hard they work.”

And she feels that she can represent well the people she clearly hates, despises and wishes to replace with turd-world illiterate slaves.

Notice, she doesn't give any care or thought to culture, civility, traditions, human flourishing, community—she purely focuses on the work output. This by a woman who is a stranger to labor and any meaningful work. The Demonic Party slave holders then and slave holders now.

With cheap energy, its pretty easy and far more productive to use machinery to perform the stoop labor this communist wants people to perform. But she wants to ban energy, productivity and prefers sipping a wine while the slaves toil out in the sugar cane fields.

Posted by: Community Notes at September 17, 2026 07:56 AM (9Hs2w)

50 I still think Barack Owebama believes he's the 12th imam here to bring mass destruction and Armageddon so allah (PissBUH) comes to Earth.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 07:56 AM (ccf/V)

51 Lena Dunham was so invested in abortion that she made her book tour a series of paid events, where proceeds went to Planned Parenthood.

Her show's attempt to de-stigmatize abortion contained the most viscerally offensive, yet unintentionally revealing, depictions of what ghouls these abortion activists are:
https://tinyurl.com/bdd9aw83

That poor kid!

Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 07:57 AM (rOKnE)

52 I have training for substitute teaching today - this should get me some irregular and modest income. On the plus side, the 'are you available today?' nature of it, should keep me flexible for interviews for better work.
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Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 17, 2026 07:57 AM (RIvkX)

53 ****A Gaza terrorist who fled to the U.S. after the October 7 attack mocked his victims and joked about the bloodbath on the phone, transcripts released by federal prosecutors show. Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi, accused of committing acts of terror on October 7, 2023, was arrested last year at his home in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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If they tied him to a chair in front of a mirror allowing him to watch as he slowly bled out. Would that be a bad thing?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 17, 2026 07:58 AM (vPv7/)

54 Lena Dunham having a child?

Italian giallo directors longingly looking at their 9mm Beretta, "Amica, we may create Naziploitation films but we ain't going to film that."

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 17, 2026 07:58 AM (2GVsD)

55 It's called The Tobacco Gambit.

First demonize something, the call for the item to be regulated by the government for people's safety and welfare, then segregate or outright ban the item before getting John Morgan involved to sue the item's manufacturers for big dough, all the while the item remains legal so everyone involved makes money.

Posted by: Smoke Em If You Gots Em at September 17, 2026 07:58 AM (P4iUb)

56 My initial reaction after projectile vomiting trying to imagine the process of inseminating this disgusting mass of lipids was to have pity on the poor turkey baster that had to do the job. Even a Muslim rape gang would run the other way!!!

Dunham had a hysterectomy when she was 31. This was a surrogate birth.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 07:58 AM (ccf/V)

57 she purely focuses on the work output."

She hasn't a clue.

BTW - noticing NG prices dropping, too...

Posted by: man at September 17, 2026 07:58 AM (pfXMo)

58 Obama subscribes to Pinko magazine.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 17, 2026 07:59 AM (RIvkX)

59 Hollywood actress, writer, and producer Lena Dunham is welcoming her first baby into the world

Sefton! For the love of all that's holy, man, put a bigger warning label on that!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 17, 2026 07:59 AM (P6lWH)

60 “They’re some of the best people we know, and honestly, we’d trade five Americans for just one of them because of how hard they work.”

"best people we know" - and I lay odds she doesn't speak Spanish and they don't speak English.

I can believe this statement because since she is morally on her back in the lowest parts of the gutter, even illegal alien rapists and murderers look good compared to her contemporaries in the Demonic Party.

Posted by: Community Notes at September 17, 2026 07:59 AM (9Hs2w)

61 Braenyard

You are much too kind. First, he has to watch the View for a week.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 17, 2026 07:59 AM (u82oZ)

62 I have training for substitute teaching today
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Good luck. Establish dominance early on and make them fear you-

Wait...wrong slide. I'll be right back.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 17, 2026 07:53 AM (lXoJ5)

Is that advice for the classroom or the Teachers Lounge? Both?

Posted by: Count de Monet at September 17, 2026 07:59 AM (wVcYX)

63 Um, how?
Please specify and quantify your improvements since elected.

Seriously.
Posted by: Lizzy

That's cute. You want facts and details.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 17, 2026 07:59 AM (RJBgA)

64 >>If only there was an industry that could investigate those claims, evaluate the data, and report the finding to the public. If only.

Heh!

. . . and then Speak Truth To Power by reporting the results!!

Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 08:00 AM (rOKnE)

65 Transhumanist faggot Peter Thiel only has your best interests at heart, so let's spend a trillion tax dollars on AI.

So this is the new based, conservative ethos, huh?

Posted by: Interesting at September 17, 2026 08:00 AM (H8R4Z)

66 Lena Dunham has allowed herself to get so disgusting and fat and she clearly has mental problems.

These Hollywood people need to be trebucheted into outer space.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 17, 2026 08:00 AM (XV/Pl)

67 Hollywood actress, writer, and producer Lena Dunham is welcoming her first baby into the world

Give it a few years and the kid's lifeless body will be swinging from a rafter in the boat house.

Posted by: Community Notes at September 17, 2026 08:00 AM (nAS9C)

68 Just wait until Lena Dunham has Lindsay Clancy babysit the sprout.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 17, 2026 08:01 AM (2GVsD)

69 I'm not sure the Democrats have to do much to control AI. Most of the outfits, with the possible exception of Musk's 'grok' are run by raging leftists anyway.

And it's pretty clear. Much of the anecdotal information seems to indicate many AI models "lean hard left."

The Democrats get any sort of power and they'll control at least some of the AI infrastructure. What they'll do with it is not hard to guess.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 17, 2026 08:01 AM (2Cry5)

70 Washington State House candidate ( D) said being and crying after failing DUI tests. What do you pray for at that point -Please God, let me not be found guilty of drunk driving?

https://tinyurl.com/3tm9fv63

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 17, 2026 08:01 AM (JrHfD)

71 >>“They’re some of the best people we know, and honestly, we’d trade five Americans for just one of them because of how hard they work.”

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE SHE NEEDS THE VOTES OF THOSE 5 AMERICANS SHE'S SO DEARLY WANTS TO TRADE AWAY.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at September 17, 2026 08:01 AM (rOKnE)

72 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at September 17, 2026 08:02 AM (Za/mt)

73 Democrats:

Perfectly comfortable bartering human beings as chattel, since the 1800s.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 17, 2026 08:02 AM (aKiSo)

74 https://tinyurl.com/bdd9aw83

That poor kid!
Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 07:57 AM (rOKnE)

That has to be one of the most disturbing things ever put to film/digital media.........How heartless and cruel.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:02 AM (ccf/V)

75 The Lena Dunham with baby costume.

Not coming to Target, Wal-Mart, or Spirit Halloween ever.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 17, 2026 08:02 AM (2GVsD)

76 and producer Lena Dunham is welcoming her first baby into the world"

So, not actually "hers" at all. Whew.

Posted by: man at September 17, 2026 08:03 AM (pfXMo)

77 The federal government spends around $1.3 trillion each year on means-tested welfare and “anti-poverty” programs.

It is interesting that when we cut means-tested welfare and “anti-poverty” programs that average incomes increase and poverty goes down.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 17, 2026 08:03 AM (/+uur)

78 Thomas Bender

North Koreans and sharks both need protein.

Helicopters not included.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 17, 2026 08:03 AM (u82oZ)

79 Dunham had a hysterectomy when she was 31. This was a surrogate birth.

Typical Demoncrat — take credit for someone else's work.

Posted by: Community Notes at September 17, 2026 08:03 AM (nAS9C)

80 70- darn autocorrect-" Seen praying and sobbing"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 17, 2026 08:04 AM (JrHfD)

81 The Midwitch Cuckoos have nothing on American Democrats.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 17, 2026 08:04 AM (2GVsD)

82 Lena Dunham underwent a hysterectomy in 2018 at age 31 to manage severe endometriosis pain after years of surgeries and failed treatments.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 17, 2026 08:04 AM (/+uur)

83 These little town blues
Are melting away
I'll make a brand new start of it
In old New York

I want to wake up
In a city that never sleeps
And find I'm a number one

Top of the list
King of the hill
In old New York

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 17, 2026 08:05 AM (vPv7/)

84 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 17, 2026 08:05 AM (ExV1e)

85 Good morning Horde, thx JJ.
When I saw Feminism is Imploding, all I could think was AWFLs screaming "we'll implode if we want , you patriarchal bastards"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 17, 2026 08:06 AM (oUMhY)

86 I'm betting Dunham will announce the baby is some sort of nonbinary trans thing within the first 6 weeks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:06 AM (ccf/V)

87 I’m re-evaluating my thinking on the Houthi.

Anybody willing to shoot missiles at Mecca can’t be completely wrong. And it turns that the Houthi, whose armed forces are about 3% of a population
Of about 10 million, are on their own ground more powerful than the entire EU.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 17, 2026 08:06 AM (tOqvK)

88
The Lena Dunham story horrifies me.

Prayers for the baby. I hope she gets a chance for life at a minimum.

Posted by: Auspex at September 17, 2026 08:07 AM (Y8DZL)

89
Typical Demoncrat — take credit for someone else's work.
Posted by: Community Notes at September 17, 2026 08:03 AM (nAS9C)

But, she was in the room during delivery, so she, like, experienced all of it, ya know.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:07 AM (ccf/V)

90 Energy is the lifeblood of any industrial economy. Bitchin about the cost of gas is the perfect way to remind people what the ramifications are of policies that make 'energy costs necessarily skyrocket', closing down refineries, draining the SPR and shutting down nuclear power. Maybe remind everyone too, that oil is traded on a speculative market, so whenever there's uncertainty that condition becomes a lever to boost prices.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 17, 2026 08:07 AM (3Ope8)

91 The Lena Dunham story horrifies me.

Prayers for the baby. I hope she gets a chance for life at a minimum.
Posted by: Auspex at September 17, 2026 08:07 AM (Y8DZL)

Much like the dog she once had, I'm hoping she realizes she's not fit to be a mother and gives the child a fighting chance by giving it away.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:07 AM (ccf/V)

92 Prayers for the baby. I hope she gets a chance for life at a minimum.
Posted by: Auspex

I pray that raising this child changes Lena's viewpoints on certain topics.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 17, 2026 08:07 AM (lXoJ5)

93 >>That has to be one of the most disturbing things ever put to film/digital media.........How heartless and cruel.

Right?! It takes your breath away.

And we wonder how women can support Clancy, well look at what their media has been feeding them.
Congratulations, you've normalized baby-killing!

Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 08:08 AM (rOKnE)

94 But, she was in the room during delivery, so she, like, experienced all of it, ya know."

I look forward to the pics (similar to Pete Buttgigger's) of her in the hospital bed holding the young'n...

Posted by: man at September 17, 2026 08:08 AM (pfXMo)

95 Tom Servo

Remember, that same population humbled the Egyptian military in the '60s. They were poison gassed by Egypt for resisting.

That war is North Yemen is called the Egyptian Vietnam.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 17, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

96 >>I'm betting Dunham will announce the baby is some sort of nonbinary trans thing within the first 6 weeks.

"I know, right?"

-- Dunham's gay activist sister, who was sexually abused by Dunham when they were kids

Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 08:09 AM (rOKnE)

97 Congratulations, you've normalized baby-killing!
Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 08:08 AM (rOKnE)

I mean, she threw that out there as nonchalant as a fart joke at a watching party.

"We can't do that because I had an abortion yesterday. HEHEHEHEHEHEHE!"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:10 AM (ccf/V)

98 Congratulations, you've normalized baby-killing!"

Well, if the story out of the Netherlands is true...

Posted by: man at September 17, 2026 08:10 AM (pfXMo)

99 What are the odds that Lena Dunham tragically suffocated the baby by rolling over on it in its sleep?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 17, 2026 08:10 AM (oUMhY)

100 "But Israelis still largely view themselves as the victims of Oct. 7,"

NYT says the darndest things

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 17, 2026 08:10 AM (/+uur)

101 "But Israelis still largely view themselves as the victims of Oct. 7,"

NYT says the darndest things
Posted by: r hennigantx at September 17, 2026 08:10 AM (/+uur)

They apologized for the glitch in the system, geez.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:11 AM (ccf/V)

102 My brain simply cannot fathom the evil degeneracy and rotted brain cells it would take to not have had an abortion...but regretting that you never had one. It's absolutely surreal how sick this is.

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 17, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

103 Maybe remind everyone too, that oil is traded on a speculative market, so whenever there's uncertainty that condition becomes a lever to boost prices.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead
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Also remind them that we have an abundant amount of coal, ready for use.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 17, 2026 08:12 AM (vPv7/)

104 Braenyard

Nuclear power for baseline power.

Natural Gas for export dollars.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 17, 2026 08:13 AM (u82oZ)

105 "I'm betting Dunham will announce the baby is some sort of nonbinary trans thing within the first 6 weeks."

Has it been called a boy or girl yet? I would bet no.

Posted by: Pawl Drool at September 17, 2026 08:13 AM (MWfyi)

106 83 I loathe that song.

Little towns are where it’s at, not that urban hellhole.

Posted by: Bulg at September 17, 2026 08:14 AM (77rzZ)

107 >Trump Admin Negotiating With the Houthis to Keep Red Sea Open.

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I don't get it
does a wolf negotiate with a rabbit?

We have B-52s, FFS

Posted by: Don Black at September 17, 2026 08:14 AM (ZxPkt)

108
Also remind them that we have an abundant amount of coal, ready for use.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 17, 2026 08:12 AM (vPv7/)

The Monticello coal fired plant near Mt. Pleasant, Texas was shut down and disassembled during the Owebama administration in a deal made with then Governor Rick Perry.

The plant sat near multiple lignite deposits that was used to fuel the facility. At the time of shutdown, it was estimated that at current consumption rates, there was a minimum of 150 years of lignite available to the plant close enough to it where trains wouldn't need to be used for transport.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:15 AM (ccf/V)

109 Thank goodness the “environmental” lobby and lunatic government regulators were able to throttle domestic energy production, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear for the last 50 years in favor of endangered cockroaches, baitfish, etc.

Posted by: Common Tater at September 17, 2026 08:15 AM (wzze2)

110 The lack of a Peter Max painting on the Art Thread redounds to our shame. And who knew there is a podcast?

Posted by: Hippie Dippy Moron at September 17, 2026 08:15 AM (Fn+3X)

111 Texas Democrat Caught on Video Explaining $25 Program to Influence Voters

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You have to hand it to them for creativity. They want to lure young people to an informercial symposium on why they should vote for Talarico and hate all things Republican. It's mass indoctrination for young people who are so susceptible to it already. The only fault is I'm surprised they didn't also offer weed and pizza to attend the propaganda-fest.

I note that Talafreako is also pounding on Flock cameras, which hits all the right notes for the young skulls full of mush. I hope you all are right and that he will still get hammered in November.

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 17, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)

112 I thought hysterectomies were supposed to make you less hysterical....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 17, 2026 08:16 AM (aKiSo)

113 And who knew there is a podcast?
Posted by: Hippie Dippy Moron at September 17, 2026 08:15 AM (Fn+3X)
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They have good bumper music.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 17, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)

114 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 17, 2026 08:12 AM (vPv7/)

True dat. Everyone is hyper-focused on gas prices because that's what they feel most directly.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 17, 2026 08:17 AM (3Ope8)

115 The House is on vacation again?? Until after the midterms? 🤡🤡

Posted by: runner at September 17, 2026 08:17 AM (AKptf)

116 I thought hysterectomies were supposed to make you less hysterical....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 17, 2026 08:16 AM (aKiSo)

Bishes still be cray, yo......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:18 AM (ccf/V)

117 Cutting rates would be inflationary at this point.

Raising rates means that we spend more interest on the debt. Since Congress won't cut spending, that means borrowing - or printing - more money in order to deal with it.

That is inflationary.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 17, 2026 08:18 AM (ExV1e)

118 The House is on vacation again?? Until after the midterms? 🤡🤡
Posted by: runner at September 17, 2026 08:17 AM (AKptf)

Johnson knew Thune wasn't going to bring ANYTHING up for vote, so they called it a year.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:18 AM (ccf/V)

119 I would call the GOP pathetic losers but I don't want to insult pathetic losers.

Posted by: fd at September 17, 2026 08:19 AM (MWfyi)

120 Because Maxine Waters needs a rest.

Posted by: Just the punchline at September 17, 2026 08:20 AM (2Ez/1)

121 Because Maxine Waters needs a rest.
Posted by: Just the punchline at September 17, 2026 08:20 AM (2Ez/1)

It could be that they're just covering for the zombie twins, Maxine and Mitch.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:20 AM (ccf/V)

122 Miranda Devine: Trump was nearly assassinated more than 2 years ago. We deserve the truth

fuck you

then quit running a 5 or 6 year old picture of Crooks

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 17, 2026 08:20 AM (/+uur)

123 How do I know Republicans are winning the midterms?

The left has their agents doing their best to stir up a war on the right.

You thought the white supremacist/Nazi smear was dead?

Oh no, just rebranded:
Now we have Erick Erickson splashing a big "expose" of all these conservative organizations and churches that are being funded by Nazis and white supremacists.

Gee, wow--what a coincidence that is exactly the main line of attack of Osoff against Morris in GA.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 17, 2026 08:21 AM (3cUTc)

124 I pray that raising this child changes Lena's viewpoints on certain topics.
Posted by: NR Pax at September 17, 2026 08:07 AM (lXoJ5)

Sadly, the child is trans, as is required for the children of all celebrities.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 17, 2026 08:21 AM (ExV1e)

125 I would call the GOP pathetic losers but I don't want to insult pathetic losers.

Posted by: fd at September 17, 2026 08:19 AM (MWfyi)

I appreciate that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:21 AM (ccf/V)

126 Everyone is hyper-focused on gas prices"

Media is focused. Egg prices, anyone?

The answer, of course, is more refining capacity, not less.

It's almost as if there's a link between supply, demand, and prices...

Almost.

Posted by: man at September 17, 2026 08:21 AM (pfXMo)

127 True dat. Everyone is hyper-focused on gas prices because that's what they feel most directly.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 17, 2026 08:17 AM (3Ope

Gas cost is about 2% of the average family budget.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 17, 2026 08:22 AM (/+uur)

128 I’ve always read for years the U.S.A. is #1, the “Saudi Arabia” of Coal, with huge proven reserves of Coal, the good stuff. Then an article a couple years back put us at #17. Somebody is lying now, which doesn’t surprise me.

The leftists seem to have a bit of Pol Pot in them. Or at least seem determined to prevent resource extraction or manufacturing of any kind. Under the guise of the “environment” no logging, mining, factories, etc. dependent on foreign nations for everything.

We don’t have to import Food. At least, not yet. I can’t think of any particular reason this can’t happen over time. Maybe they can destroy Ranching and Farming too. They seem to hate that too, so why not.

Posted by: Common Tater at September 17, 2026 08:22 AM (wzze2)

129 Democrats are trying to appeal to younger voters by sounding alarms on Data Centers, Flock cameras, expensive gasoline and foreign entanglements.

Thank goodness Republicans won't stoop to that level and are holding fast to traditional conservative values like expensive gas, foreign entanglements and total government surveillance.

Posted by: Interesting at September 17, 2026 08:22 AM (H8R4Z)

130 No child deserves that.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 17, 2026 08:22 AM (36x1j)

131 >>Lawrence, a former DSA member running in a swing district, made the comment during a Swarthmore College debate that also saw him endorse abortion rights 'whether you're a man or a woman or any other gender'

Spoiler alert: That's always been the goal, which started with gay marriage. At the time of the SSM push, advocates admitted that A) gays didn't want marriage, they were just the camel's nose under the tent in redefining marriage, and B) the goal was redefine it to cover any sort of relationship (siblings, friends, whatever) to the point that it lost all meaning.

The Beyond Marriage organization laid it all out in detail, but the site has since disappeared.
https://tinyurl.com/3372t7aw

Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 08:22 AM (rOKnE)

132 Johnson knew Thune wasn't going to bring ANYTHING up for vote, so they called it a year.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:18 AM (ccf/V)

OK, Sponge, looks like there isn't much going on at work , why don't you take 2 months off, until something pops up!

---Sponge's Boss

Posted by: runner at September 17, 2026 08:22 AM (AKptf)

133 PDTS should just tell congress to stay home. They're not doing their basic job, let alone doing anything constructive. FFS we don't even have a budget and haven't had one for a couple of decades, maybe even more. What legitimate business operates without a budget?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 17, 2026 08:22 AM (3Ope8)

134 ..oh, and your paycheck will not be affected...cheers!

Posted by: runner at September 17, 2026 08:23 AM (AKptf)

135 Have you seen the price of arugula lately?

Posted by: B.O. at September 17, 2026 08:23 AM (2Ez/1)

136 The House is on vacation again?? Until after the midterms?

Does it matter? They went out in an orgy of votes and sent multiple bills to the Senate, none of which will be voted on. What, exactly, do you want them doing in DC. At least now, some of them will return to their districts and might get an earful from their constituents.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 17, 2026 08:23 AM (ExV1e)

137 Don Black

It is a fork attack on the Saudis by America.

The Saudi's turned down the Abraham Accords.
The Saudi's were told to do it yourself.
The new Saudi Defense pact with Pakistan and Turkey failed to help them.

Areas of the world most affected are the EU, with the Saudi's declaringforce majeure, and China. Also make US energy exports earn more money. Esp. natural gas as LPG>

The second best military in the region is Israel. If the Saudi's ask for military assistance from Israel, this is a US win.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 17, 2026 08:24 AM (u82oZ)

138 @117

>>That is inflationary.

Since politicians and by extension the voters have boxed the US into a corner, everything at this point is inflationary.

The World Financial System is best viewed as a Clown riding a unicycle while spinning plates, with flames completely surrounding him whilst getting pelted by baby porcupines.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 17, 2026 08:25 AM (XV/Pl)

139 In TX, we have Cornyn, Rove and the rest of the GOPe attacking conservatives for being racist.

Really, wow, the guy who hailed the "Indian Century" coming to the US is bought-and-paid by Indians?

So we have in GA and TX, two red states, Democrat operatives are trying to drive up Democrat votes via their tried-and-true racial fearmongering and split conservatives less 60 days before the Election.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 17, 2026 08:25 AM (3cUTc)

140 Have you seen the price of arugula lately?
Posted by: B.O. at September 17, 2026 08:23 AM (2Ez/1)

Now with bonus fecal contamination!

Posted by: Count de Monet at September 17, 2026 08:25 AM (wVcYX)

141 There is no such thing as "separation between church and state."

If Massachusetts decided to make Satan-worship the official religion, they could. The U.S. Constitution says the Federal govt. cannot do that. But individual states could.

You might even say Mass. has actually already done that.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 17, 2026 08:25 AM (36x1j)

142 >>then quit running a 5 or 6 year old picture of Crooks

A bit difficult to run a recent photo.

Just the other day, the FBI arrested a young guy in Butler County, same place Crooks tried to murder Trump, on weapons charges and charges he was planning a terrorist attack in support of ISIS.

Seems a bit coincidental.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 17, 2026 08:26 AM (viF8m)

143 Maybe they can destroy Ranching and Farming too."

How hard can that be?

/

*remember during the o'bumble years when we'd get charming tales of some bubbly female who was turning their* building's roof into a "garden", as if 2,000 square feet could produce enough calories to feed...

*where they lived. Didn't own it, though. Whatever happened to those "gardens"?

Posted by: man at September 17, 2026 08:26 AM (pfXMo)

144 The World Financial System is best viewed as a Clown riding a unicycle while spinning plates, with flames completely surrounding him whilst getting pelted by baby porcupines.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 17, 2026 08:25 AM (XV/Pl)
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End of the quarter is coming. Pay me!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 17, 2026 08:26 AM (RIvkX)

145
It's almost as if there's a link between supply, demand, and prices...

Almost.
Posted by: man at September 17, 2026 08:21 AM (pfXMo)

Most people don't KNOW that Democrats have been shutting refineries down left and right over the last decade. Most people don't KNOW that California was a significant location for these refineries and Democrat policies made them mostly ILLEGAL to operate within the state.

Most people don't KNOW that we haven't built a new refinery for the better part of 50 years.

All issues are belong to Democrats.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:26 AM (ccf/V)

146 Pinko Magazine and The Anal Retentive are the only print magazines I still subscribe to.

Posted by: The Grand Poof at September 17, 2026 08:26 AM (Fn+3X)

147 The entire $40 Trillion national government debt rolls over every four (4) years, roughly. Very short term. A legacy of the Clinton years. It isn’t spread out with long duration securities.

Consequently it is like a land mine, when interest rates tick up it immediately requires an ever increasing amount of cash to service the interest payments on the debt.

Posted by: Common Tater at September 17, 2026 08:26 AM (wzze2)

148 10 T yield fell under 5%; magic!

Posted by: runner at September 17, 2026 08:26 AM (AKptf)

149 So...US House of Representatives... what is it exactly you'd say you DO around here?

Posted by: The two Bobs at September 17, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)

150 @117

>>That is inflationary.

Since politicians and by extension the voters have boxed the US into a corner, everything at this point is inflationary.

The World Financial System is best viewed as a Clown riding a unicycle while spinning plates, with flames completely surrounding him whilst getting pelted by baby porcupines.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 17, 2026 08:25 AM (XV/Pl)

I was expecting a reference to flaming clown boners. (h/t to ace)

Posted by: Count de Monet at September 17, 2026 08:27 AM (wVcYX)

151 I’ve always read for years the U.S.A. is #1, the “Saudi Arabia” of Coal, with huge proven reserves of Coal, the good stuff. Then an article a couple years back put us at #17. Somebody is lying now, which doesn’t surprise me.

According to wiki, which I tend to believe in this case, the US is first, Russia, China, Australia, and India follow with, roughly, 2/3 the reserve of the US each.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 17, 2026 08:27 AM (ExV1e)

152 The Houthi's are smacking the shit out of the Saudi military. Yesterday, or the day before, these clowns were able to down a Saudi Air Force F-15. Allegedly with gunfire. From the ground.

For all the billions of dollars of military gear and training the SA military has spent... they're comical in their incompetence.

This is why there are talks with the Houthi's about the Red Sea and not the Saudi's.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 17, 2026 08:27 AM (2Cry5)

153 OK, Sponge, looks like there isn't much going on at work , why don't you take 2 months off, until something pops up!

---Sponge's Boss
Posted by: runner at September 17, 2026 08:22 AM (AKptf)

WOOT! #Winning!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:27 AM (ccf/V)

154 Everyone knows that roof rafters can hold an infinite amount of weight.

They're triangles, dammit.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 17, 2026 08:28 AM (aKiSo)

155 Most people don't KNOW that Democrats have been shutting refineries down left and right over the last decade"

Huh. It's not been on The Daily Show, or TikTok...

Posted by: man at September 17, 2026 08:28 AM (pfXMo)

156 New York spends more than any other state on public education, pays teachers more generously than most other states, and has more students classified with a disability than almost any other state. After inflation, education spending has increased by 82 percent since 1993. Yet enrollment in public schools has fallen by 9 percent, and eighth-graders now read at a lower level than they did ten years ago.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 17, 2026 08:28 AM (/+uur)

157 Gas cost is about 2% of the average family budget.

Maybe so, but it's paid out of pocket every few days and it's direct effects are very real. I wonder if we could apply that same process to federal income tax and SS/Medicare taxes if the reaction would be the same.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 17, 2026 08:28 AM (3Ope8)

158 https://tinyurl.com/3f6zskfv

@townhallcom
NEW: A House Judiciary report just dropped screenshots of ActBlue's internal Slack messages.

They show staff knowingly waved through foreign donations—using "verification" methods you won't believe. . .

This is unreal:

When ActBlue's own legal counsel Zain Ahmad tried to report this, IT deleted his messages in real time.

This one says "Please stop deleting my requests. You are violating the laws and policies of our company." Deleted 5 seconds later.

They freaking blew off and deleted advice from counsel that they were breaking the law -- then fired the legal staff!

Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 08:29 AM (rOKnE)

159 Hopefully the nanny or au pair that raises Lena Dunham’s baby has a good head on her shoulders.

Posted by: MJ at September 17, 2026 08:29 AM (XOmY9)

160 If Massachusetts decided to make Satan-worship the official religion, they could. The U.S. Constitution says the Federal govt. cannot do that. But individual states could.

You might even say Mass. has actually already done that.

Posted by: no one of any consequence
__________

Congregationalism was the established church in Massachusetts until 1833. But the first amendment was then grafted onto the states by the 14th.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 17, 2026 08:29 AM (XvL8K)

161
Calling All Anti-AItards!

Please read and digest this bit of wisdom from the HQ's Spiritual Godfather:

"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to 'safety') by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
HL Mencken, written in 1921.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 17, 2026 08:30 AM (iJfKG)

162 It's a good thing I'm not in charge.

Posted by: Don Black at September 17, 2026 08:30 AM (ZxPkt)

163 154 Everyone knows that roof rafters can hold an infinite amount of weight.

They're triangles, dammit.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Who do you truss?

Posted by: Johnny and Ed at September 17, 2026 08:31 AM (Fn+3X)

164 >>Maybe they can destroy Ranching and Farming too."

How hard can that be?

"Not very: Reintroduce the wolves into Colorado's prime cattle ranching space!!"

-- Jared Polis

Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 08:31 AM (rOKnE)

165 They freaking blew off and deleted advice from counsel that they were breaking the law -- then fired the legal staff!
Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 08:29 AM

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at September 17, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)

166 >>Maybe so, but it's paid out of pocket every few days and it's direct effects are very real. I wonder if we could apply that same process to federal income tax and SS/Medicare taxes if the reaction would be the same.

Anyone getting a paycheck ever week or two can see how much the government takes. I bet it's a bit more than most people are spending on gas.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 17, 2026 08:31 AM (viF8m)

167
They freaking blew off and deleted advice from counsel that they were breaking the law -- then fired the legal staff!
Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 08:29 AM (rOKnE)

And yet not one person has been fined, arrested or hauled in front of a grand jury for it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:32 AM (ccf/V)

168 Don Black

You could issue decrees, but your federal bureaucracy would evade, delay, and nullify your wishes.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 17, 2026 08:32 AM (u82oZ)

169 Well, now you've done it!

Robert De Niro breaks down in tears while discussing Donald Trump on Amy Poehler’s podcast: "It’s so upsetting to see what’s happening"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 17, 2026 08:32 AM (ndZc7)

170 EXCLUSIVE: Left-Wing Michigan House Hopeful William Lawrence Called for 'Abolishing the Institution of Marriage'
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They just want to visit each other in the hospital.

Posted by: ... at September 17, 2026 08:32 AM (kM43H)

171 I wonder if we could apply that same process to federal income tax and SS/Medicare taxes if the reaction would be the same."

You'll never know.

/zombie FDR

Posted by: man at September 17, 2026 08:33 AM (pfXMo)

172
Yup, gas prices broke $5 today and you'd think it was the end of the world on local T.V.

They did point out it got to $5.25 here after the Ukes got invaded.

Posted by: Auspex at September 17, 2026 08:33 AM (Y8DZL)

173 How'd I miss this obvious harbinger of the end times?

"Malibu residents evacuate after massive, expanding sinkhole opens at Nicolas Cage’s house"
https://tinyurl.com/yckepdra

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at September 17, 2026 08:33 AM (cWLG3)

174 Robert De Niro breaks down in tears
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Dear Lord, shave your labia, you addled fop

Posted by: ... at September 17, 2026 08:33 AM (kM43H)

175 You could issue decrees, but your federal bureaucracy would evade, delay, and nullify your wishes.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 17, 2026 08:32 AM (u82oZ)
====

I would see nothing but opportunities.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 17, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)

176 162 It's a good thing I'm not in charge.
Posted by: Don Black

Amen to that!

Posted by: Chrome Toaster Patriot at September 17, 2026 08:33 AM (Fn+3X)

177 Robert De Niro breaks down in tears while discussing Donald Trump on Amy Poehler’s podcast: "It’s so upsetting to see what’s happening"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 17, 2026 08:32 AM (ndZc7)

What, exactly, is happening, runt?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:33 AM (ccf/V)

178 >> Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.”

Isaiah 9:7

Posted by: Marcus T at September 17, 2026 08:34 AM (K+75H)

179 Pray for Lena Dunham's baby, that he lives past the Clancy line.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 17, 2026 08:34 AM (UlNBK)

180 What is this thing called "local TV?"

Posted by: Most people at September 17, 2026 08:34 AM (2Ez/1)

181
"Malibu residents evacuate after massive, expanding sinkhole opens at Nicolas Cage’s house"
https://tinyurl.com/yckepdra
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at September 17, 2026 08:33 AM (cWLG3)

Why was there a port-o-potty at Nick Cage's house?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at September 17, 2026 08:34 AM (ccf/V)

182 Robert De Niro breaks down in tears while discussing Donald Trump on Amy Poehler’s podcast: "It’s so upsetting to see what’s happening"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

The Orange Man is taking over his brain and it's terrifying.

Posted by: Auspex at September 17, 2026 08:34 AM (Y8DZL)

183 @169

>>Robert De Niro breaks down in tears while discussing Donald Trump on Amy Poehler’s podcast: "It’s so upsetting to see what’s happening"

De Niro is quite literally a TDS eaten up lunatic.

If you asked exactly why he hates Trump, he more than likely wouldn't be able to explain why.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 17, 2026 08:35 AM (XV/Pl)

184 >>If Massachusetts decided to make Satan-worship the official religion, they could. The U.S. Constitution says the Federal govt. cannot do that. But individual states could.

Oh, hey, lookee here!

"VISIT TST

64 Bridge Street In Salem, Massachusetts, Serves As The International Headquarters For The Satanic Temple (TST), A Non-Theistic Religious Organization With Active Congregations Worldwide."

https://tinyurl.com/4zamn2j5

Posted by: Lizzy at September 17, 2026 08:35 AM (rOKnE)

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