Supreme Court Will Decide Major "Environmental" Case, Deciding If Leftists May Use the Power of the Lawsuit to Steal Democracy From the Hands of the People

The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its 2026 term next week with what will be one of its biggest cases of the year. And according to several legal specialists, there's much more to the dispute than meets the eye.
The case in question is Suncor v. Boulder, which deals with the lawfare that Boulder, Colorado, launched against Suncor Energy companies and the Exxon Mobil Corporation. The city is seeking monetary damages based on claims that the oil giants' activities are contributing to "climate change" and that such activities are harming Boulder residents.
Before SCOTUS is the question of whether federal law prevents state-law claims "seeking relief for injuries allegedly caused by the effects of interstate and international greenhouse-gas emissions on the global climate." The justices will also consider whether they have jurisdiction to hear the case.
During a Tuesday virtual press conference, Alliance for Consumers Executive Director O.H. Skinner said that Democrats and their allies are attempting to make the suit out to be nothing more than a "basic tort case" that is "trying to hold people accountable for their actions." In reality, however, he noted that the lawsuit is effectively "a Swiss Army knife for them to accomplish social change through a court system."
"It's actually bigger than 'climate change,'" Skinner said. "It's about [Democrats'] overall ability to weaponize courts to accomplish policy goals that are sweeping and that are multibillion-dollar in scale, and they could end up with an order that basically rewrites the American economy [if they prevail]."
Should the Supreme Court endorse Boulder's position that states and localities can pursue these types of state-based claims against Suncor and Exxon, the AFC executive director said, such a ruling would open up Pandora's box for leftists to advance similar lawfare against other industries they disfavor. He specifically noted that standard could apply "across all sorts of different social questions, all the way down to guns."

One bad thing is that Alito has recused himself, due to an investment in energy companies.

I don't know why righties recuse themselves. Lefties never do.

Another case will be decided by the Supreme Court: a "landmark" lawsuit against the Muslim government of Dearborn, Michigan making non-Muslims dhimmis.

In Sept. 17, the American Freedom Law Center filed a landmark lawsuit on behalf of a Dearborn, Michigan, resident, alleging that the Arab-majority Detroit suburb, led by Muslim officials, has promoted Islam and discriminated against and fostered hostility towards Christians and Jews -- in violation of the Constitution's establishment clause.
The details of the case brought by my courageous colleague, Federalist Senior Legal Correspondent Margot Cleveland, are shocking. She alleges that Dearborn's leaders have endorsed glitzy Ramadan displays and advertised an iftar dinner with public funds. Conversely, they have allegedly ignored Cleveland's requests for comparable commemorations for Christian and Jewish holidays and sidestepped concerns over public rallies glorifying jihadism. They have also berated a Christian pastor and fellow constituent. Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud called Pastor Ted Barham a "bigot" and "Islamophobe" who "is not welcome here" when he questioned the city's renaming of a city street for an avowed Hamas and Hezbollah supporter.
The complaint cites past instances where courts have found the city to have discriminated against non-Muslims.
Having petitioned her elected leaders to treat all religions equally, only to face stonewalling, Cleveland has taken them to court in defense of her and her neighbors' sacred rights.
A victory for AFLC could end such discrimination and set a powerful precedent. It would send a message to other like-minded officials nationwide. Cleveland's complaint should also serve as a clarion call for Americans about the potential consequences of Islamization.

Meanwhile:

Have you ever suspected that left-wing Lawsuit Slop Firms work hand-in-glove with left-wing media operations?

James Varney:

Many Americans may be losing trust in journalism, but attorneys at the Clarkson Law Firm are apparently not among them.
In recent years, the Southern California-based firm filed at least four class-action lawsuits in federal courts that appeared to rely heavily on investigative articles published by ProPublica, STAT News, and other news outlets. Most of the suits came on the heels of negative stories about some of the country's biggest health insurers, including UnitedHealth Group, Cigna, and Humana. Facebook's owner, Meta, also seems to have come into Clarkson's crosshairs following a news report about privacy concerns regarding its high-tech eyeglasses.
Clarkson, which advertises itself as a "public interest law firm," was also quick to amend suits by adding plaintiffs that appeared in the articles, most of which alleged insurers were cheating Medicare patients through AI algorithms that denied patients care.
Legal experts say this pattern raises questions because attorneys are generally required to conduct their own inquiries before filing class action suits. News reports are considered hearsay, so filing suits largely based on them is forbidden by the rules of procedure that govern federal courts.
"Relying solely on an article in a newspaper, journal or other publication would not satisfy the class action requirement," said Arthur Landry, a veteran insurance defense attorney in famously litigious Louisiana. "The class actions against the health insurers in question for alleged wrongful denial of claims appear on their face to be based entirely upon publications, and there is no reference in the suits to counsel having attempted to verify the contents of the articles."
"The apparent connections between the publications and the lawsuits, including close time relation between the press coverage and the filing of pleadings, raise serious questions," he told RealClearInvestigations.
While RCI found no evidence that Clarkson and the news outlets coordinated their efforts, the repetitive timeline of stories and lawsuits, stories about the lawsuits, and social media doubling or tripling each gives the appearance of an operation rather than individual efforts, a pattern that has become a modern-day loop used by those looking to influence public policy not just on health care but other major issues such as artificial intelligence, global warming and the like. When the work of nonprofits, academic researchers, and other groups that share the same public policy goal is added, there is a cascade effect that makes their position more formidable.
One of the most striking examples of this dynamic started on March 13, 2023. That day, STAT News, a respected online outlet that focuses on healthcare and is available only with a subscription, published the first in a series of articles on alleged attempts by UnitedHealth to deny coverage, expensive hospital visits, and the like to its Medicare Advantage patients.
Eight months later, on Nov. 14, 2023, STAT published another article in the series, which would become a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting, reporting that a UnitedHealth subsidiary, NaviHealth, used an AI algorithm to try to shorten patients' rehabilitation stays to boost profits.
On that same day, Clarkson filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth that largely recounts the March and November stories. The lawsuit footnotes the STAT articles eight times in the 45-page filing. Two of the footnotes refer to the STAT story published that same day in November.
The lawsuit also repeats language in the Nov. 14 article. One paragraph in the Nov. 14 lawsuit involves an allegation STAT published that day, namely that NaviHealth "set a target for 2023 to keep rehab stays within 1 percent of the days projected by the algorithm," thereby turning something reported that day into a pleaded factual allegation.
The lawsuit also appears to have cribbed language from STAT's March article. STAT's claim that company algorithms "compare a patient's diagnosis, age, living situation, and physical function... in a database of six million patients" and that they were used "to pinpoint the precise moment when they can plausibly cut off payment" are repeated verbatim in Clarkson's filing.
Later in the complaint, Clarkson alleges the algorithm's "generic recommendations fail to adjust for a patient's individual circumstances and conflict with basic rules on what Medicare Advantage plans must cover," the exact language STAT used in March.
STAT did not respond to RCI's questions about whether they were in contact as the articles were being prepared, and Clarkson declined comment. STAT's investigative pieces do not mention Clarkson.
After the lawsuit was filed, STAT published -- again on Nov. 14, 2023 -- a story boasting its work had been the basis for the litigation, and all parties trumpeted their work on social media posts, thereby achieving the cascade effect and creating a public relations crisis for UnitedHealth.

More on the Democrat Media Party's coordinated lawfare/"journalism" scam at the link.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:10 PM

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1 Is this the one Alito recused from?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 01:11 PM (ExV1e)

2 primo!

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 01:11 PM (AKptf)

3 James Varney

He hasn't been the same since Vern died.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 01:11 PM (4NO2D)

4 I haz nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 01:12 PM (ExV1e)

5 The Supremes will also decide if Trump can continue to hold illegals without bond.

Their decision will either double or halve deportations.

I know what I'm expecting them to do.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:12 PM (gLYp7)

6 Oh, and just for the record, your tax dollars were used to fund this lawsuit.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 01:13 PM (0U5gm)

7 Oh, and just for the record, your tax dollars were used to fund this lawsuit.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

Of course it was. It's how they roll.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:14 PM (bIH8o)

8 "One bad thing is that Alito has recused himself, due to an investment in energy companies."

Even worse is that he initially said "fuck you, I'm not recusing," but then eventually caved to the left.

That's never a good look. Alito is usually rock-solid. Not this time.

I suspect that he already knows how the case is gonna turn out, and that his vote will be meaningless. I hope that means we have the votes to win.

Yes, I may be doing what I often accuse others of doing: wishcasting.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)

9 >Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud called Pastor Ted Barham a "bigot" and "Islamophobe" who "is not welcome here"

Keep Fucking Around, asswipe. You're about half a millimeter away from Finding Out exactly who "is not welcome here".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:15 PM (qlLNh)

10 The Supremes will also decide if Trump can continue to hold illegals without bond.

Their decision will either double or halve deportations.

I know what I'm expecting them to do.
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Sometime's up (ooh, ooh)
Sometime's down (ooh, ooh)
So won't you hurry boy
Come see about me

Posted by: The Supremes at October 02, 2026 01:16 PM (mJVit)

11 [WILLOWED:]

That aircraft, since dubbed the F-47 ...

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In honor of Trump, I presume?

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 01:16 PM (94QNV)

12 Keep Fucking Around, asswipe. You're about half a millimeter away from Finding Out exactly who "is not welcome here".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:15 PM (qlLNh)

Someday, someone's actually going to mean that. Then things get spicy. I think there would be a ripple effect through the whole country.

Sarajevo, here we come!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:17 PM (gLYp7)

13 Muzzies not welcome here

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 02, 2026 01:17 PM (m7sTw)

14 Just more evidence that the left is always at war, always scheming.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 01:17 PM (RORbl)

15 So with Alito recused what happens if the decision is a 4-4 tie? What what that even mean? Would they have to play an overtime period?

Sam, you glorious SOB… why you playing their game??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (M+uMR)

16 Happy Friday, everyone!

I hope you had a nice week.

Posted by: bonhomme at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (mkw2N)

17
James Varney

He hasn't been the same since Vern died.
Posted by: toby928(c)

I know what you mean.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (Cqx++)

18 Sitting judges should just have a blind trust or some sort of S&P500 type investment only. Ridiculous that Alito has stock in some energy company and recuses himself before a case that could literally destroy the US economy. It's just absurdly selfish.

I would hope the remaining 5 would not allow every left-wing college town to sue energy companies for trillions, but I guess it comes down to John Roberts.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (UgMlZ)

19 You can't have this discussion without including the career hack ideologues in the various Govt. Institutions that issue Federal grant money to these "Public Interest" organizations with the express purpose of that lawsuits filed to change the official policy of the institution.

The EPA is one of the most egregious offenders of this. There is STILL $20 Billion sitting in escrow over at Citibank that was federal grant money earmarked for Green House Gas "Public Interest" organizations that Lee Zeldin thankfully was able to freeze by court injunction.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (dIske)

20 Deciding If Leftists May Use the Power of the Lawsuit to Steal Democracy From the Hands of the People

The answer is yes, because that's what we designed it for and why we infest so much of that space.

Posted by: Leftists at October 02, 2026 01:19 PM (y0LCM)

21 Another case will be decided by the Supreme Court: a "landmark" lawsuit against the Muslim government of Dearborn, Michigan making non-Muslims dhimmis.

==
good, about time

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 01:19 PM (AKptf)

22 One bad thing is that Alito has recused himself, due to an investment in energy companies.

So all the lefties vote lefty, and all the squishes vote "of course they can sue because that gives the courts more power."

And Thomas writes a dissent consisting of the single sentence "You talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded."

Posted by: mikeski at October 02, 2026 01:19 PM (VHUov)

23 I would hope the remaining 5 would not allow every left-wing college town to sue energy companies for trillions, but I guess it comes down to John Roberts.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (UgMlZ)

So you're saying we're fucked?
- Lloyd Christmas, finally understanding what time it is

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:19 PM (gLYp7)

24 ProPublica is running an old-fashioned protection racket.

They love to run exposes about the finances of billionaires, but only those billionaires who don't contribute to ProPublica.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 02, 2026 01:19 PM (u6/wt)

25 (looks at map) Dearborn is close enough that it should be possible to frogmarch them all the way to the Gordie Howe Memorial Bridge and kick their asses into Canada.

Let "Con" Carney deal with them, since he likes them so much.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:20 PM (qlLNh)

26 More Bessent fun from X

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
31m
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

LONG OVERDUE.

No doubt this can be used to advance mass deportations and the elimination of fraud!

Make illegals WANT TO LEAVE 👋🏻 https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2101683290545504428/video/1

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 01:20 PM (E4rtv)

27 We are living in ‘State of Fear’ by the late Dr. Crichton.

Posted by: Eromero at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (LHPAg)

28 🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

This dude's a stone-cold killer.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (gLYp7)

29 Just more evidence that the left is always at war, always scheming.

I think their religion forbids productivity, so they have, over thousands of years, acheived excellence as parasites.

Posted by: t-bird at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (Uqjn+)

30 So with Alito recused what happens if the decision is a 4-4 tie? What what that even mean? Would they have to play an overtime period?

Sam, you glorious SOB… why you playing their game??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (M+uMR)
______

If it's 4-4 then the lower ruling stands, which didn't go our way ....

Note that there's a standing issue in the case which could be an easy way to get 5-3 to just get rid of the entire case, which would be a win for us.

I suspect Roberts and ACB are looking for off-ramps to avoid having to decide the merits of the case.

If that is true, then we probably win this without Alito.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (iFTx/)

31 Also funny is that people are saying Kagan should recuse because she wrote a forward to a book that has a chapter on the subject.

Her defense is that she did not read the chapter before writing the forward, and still has not read it.

This sounds very strange. A justice pleading laziness and ignorance. I guess also stating that her forwards are not well considered and the book is not worth reading. Allll righty then.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (G+1P3)

32 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

Not so fast..

Posted by: The Honorable Judge Kiki Manaluaha at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (4NO2D)

33
Suncor/Exxon to Boulder, CO: Okay, fuck you. We're closing down every gas station, franchise, fuel and lubricant shipment into your shit-hole city. That includes motor oil in your local WalMart, adhesives and polymers used in a shitload of other products, and yo mama's supply of whore condoms.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (y9nCu)

34 26 Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
31m
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

LONG OVERDUE.

No doubt this can be used to advance mass deportations and the elimination of fraud!

Make illegals WANT TO LEAVE 👋🏻 https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2101683290545504428/video/1

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 01:20 PM (E4rtv)

========

Just keep expanding the known pool of illegals and hollowing out immigrant communities to encourage more illegals to go.

At least, bare minimum, 3.3 million have left (that's what the admin says they've pushed out through legal means, it has no estimate on self-deportations).

If 6-7% of them voted, that's between 180,000 and 210,000 illegal voters that are now gone. If the move gets the 6-7% percentage down to 5% and we have, say, 50 million illegals, that's at least 500,000 still around who won't vote.

Take out nearly a million Democrat voters with this one neat trick.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:23 PM (42WUB)

35 Let us remember that the FBI and Intel agencies fed stories to the media on the QT, and then used the published stories as casus belli to further the Russiagate investigation.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at October 02, 2026 01:23 PM (QaH55)

36 Also funny is that people are saying Kagan should recuse because she wrote a forward to a book that has a chapter on the subject.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (G+1P3)

Kagan literally drafted language in Obamacare and went right ahead and ruled on it's legality.

The left can go fuck itself with recusals.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:24 PM (gLYp7)

37 You have to kill democracy in order to harvest its organs and claim to save democracy...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:24 PM (l3cgK)

38 Lawsuits are a tax. I’ll allow it.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:24 PM (W3Srb)

39 27 We are living in ‘State of Fear’ by the late Dr. Crichton.
Posted by: Eromero at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (LHPAg)

Izat the one with the blue ringed octopus as a murder weapon? I always liked that one.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 02, 2026 01:25 PM (r7+Q7)

40 Suncor/Exxon to Boulder, CO: Okay, fuck you. We're closing down every gas station, franchise, fuel and lubricant shipment into your shit-hole city. That includes motor oil in your local WalMart, adhesives and polymers used in a shitload of other products, and yo mama's supply of whore condoms.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

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I would agree, but they never, ever do that. See CA for an example.

CA just a passed a law regulating how energy efficient tires be. What I'm hearing is basically all the tire manufacturers are going to just have to play ball instead of just not making ridiculous tires for CA residents.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:25 PM (UgMlZ)

41 I don't know why righties recuse themselves. Lefties never do.

Leftists don't care about hypocrisy...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:25 PM (l3cgK)

42 And Alito has recused himself.
What in the world?
Is it too early for a drink?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (iLKq8)

43 40 Suncor/Exxon to Boulder, CO: Okay, fuck you. We're closing down every gas station, franchise, fuel and lubricant shipment into your shit-hole city. That includes motor oil in your local WalMart, adhesives and polymers used in a shitload of other products, and yo mama's supply of whore condoms.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

===

I would agree, but they never, ever do that. See CA for an example.

CA just a passed a law regulating how energy efficient tires be. What I'm hearing is basically all the tire manufacturers are going to just have to play ball instead of just not making ridiculous tires for CA residents.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:25 PM (UgMlZ)

I'll just go to Arizona to get my tires changed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)

44 > I think their religion forbids productivity, so they have, over thousands of years, acheived excellence as parasites.
Posted by: t-bird at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (Uqjn+)

Their role model is Bernie Sanders, who's been in Congress for 30 years and only managed to pass 5 or 6 bills, all of which were gimmies dealing with the naming of post offices in Vermont -- the kind of thing where everyone votes yes out of courtesy (although I'm surprised Bernie didn't try to name one after Stalin).

Earlier, of course, he made history by becoming the only person ever kicked out of a hippie commune for being too lazy.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (qlLNh)

45 42 And Alito has recused himself.
What in the world?
Is it too early for a drink?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (iLKq

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Remember, Alito is the based of the based and never does anything wrong on SCOTUS.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (42WUB)

46 Yeah, tires are the problem.

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (UjdFS)

47 This dude's a stone-cold killer.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (gLYp7)

He's impressive. Ice water in his veins.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (bIH8o)

48 The real issue is,

How the fuck did this POS lawsuit, which basically allows tyranny and socialism into our system through the cat door of "harm to Boulder residents" and would make Wikard v. Filburn look like a blowie from Syndy Sweeny , rise to this level?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (G+1P3)

49 47 This dude's a stone-cold killer.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (gLYp7)

He's impressive. Ice water in his veins.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (bIH8o)

=======

He learned it from Soros:

"Soros Fund Management: Bessent spent a large portion of his Wall Street career working for George Soros. From 1991 to 2000, he served as the managing partner of the London office for Soros Fund Management (SFM). He later returned to the firm as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) from 2011 to 2015."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (42WUB)

50 Tired of the Supreme Court. Tired of our country's fate hostage to them.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (F8UH0)

51 I know what I'm expecting them to do.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung
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They need an adjustment.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:28 PM (iLKq8)

52 With Alito out and with the three democrats all voting for evil, as usual, it will take all five of Roberts, Barrett, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Thomas to win the day.

All five, including all three of Roberts, Barrett, and Kavanaugh.

ehhh

Posted by: Shenanigans at October 02, 2026 01:28 PM (qmxL/)

53
We are living in ‘State of Fear’ by the late Dr. Crichton.
Posted by: Eromero at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (LHPAg)

As long as we get live video feeds of the Martin Sheen character's fate. In glorious 4k

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 01:28 PM (y9nCu)

54 "That day, STAT News, a respected online outlet that focuses on healthcare and is available only with a subscription, published the first in a series of articles on alleged attempts by UnitedHealth to deny coverage, expensive hospital visits, and the like to its Medicare Advantage patients.

Eight months later, on Nov. 14, 2023, STAT published another article in the series, which would become a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting, reporting that a UnitedHealth subsidiary, NaviHealth, used an AI algorithm to try to shorten patients' rehabilitation stays to boost profits."

Were these stories not true ?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 01:28 PM (AKptf)

55 CA just a passed a law regulating how energy efficient tires be. What I'm hearing is basically all the tire manufacturers are going to just have to play ball instead of just not making ridiculous tires for CA residents.
Posted by: Leupold

Every car is built for California emissions rules, regardless of where it’s sold. With a market as big as California, they can dictate policy nationally because they know no manufacturer will give up the market or spend money to bifurcate ca and non ca products.

iIRC there was some lawsuit against this and scotus or an appellate court said CA can do whatever it wants.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:28 PM (W3Srb)

56 I'll just go to Arizona to get my tires changed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)

Good luck getting back into California with those contraband tires!
- Director, California Department of Tire Inspection, Border Division

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (gLYp7)

57 Actually the person who never does anything wrong is Thomas.

Nine Thomas's could have set this country on the right track for 100 years. One of the greatest Americans, from the pool of dead or alive.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (mJVit)

58 Every car is built for California emissions rules, regardless of where it’s sold. With a market as big as California, they can dictate policy nationally because they know no manufacturer will give up the market or spend money to bifurcate ca and non ca products.

iIRC there was some lawsuit against this and scotus or an appellate court said CA can do whatever it wants.
Posted by: John Roberts

===

It's a shame these companies dont band together and do this, but it's like the scorpion and the frog.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (UgMlZ)

59 The recuse word rubs me the wrong way. Didn’t Jeff Sessions recuse himself as AG and as a result we got Rod Rosenstein and Russia Russia Russia for the entirety of Trump 1.0

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (M+uMR)

60 Meanwhile... there has been an organized, coordinate effort to attack non-leftist attorneys with continual bar association complaints.

This sounds very strange. A justice pleading laziness and ignorance

Sounds pretty on brand for Kagan though

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:30 PM (nIKjK)

61 My first thought was that this was a strategic recusal -- he did it because he knows it has no impact on ruling, and to set a precedent (that the left will ignore).

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:30 PM (G+1P3)

62 59 The recuse word rubs me the wrong way. Didn’t Jeff Sessions recuse himself as AG and as a result we got Rod Rosenstein and Russia Russia Russia for the entirety of Trump 1.0

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (M+uMR)

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Jeff Sessions wasn't a wartime consiglieri.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:30 PM (42WUB)

63 CO, Carbon Monoxide...
Bolder, a large rock capable of crushing everything in front of it when rolling.

When put together capable of causing untold mayhem.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at October 02, 2026 01:30 PM (Q/FnY)

64 Never recuse, never apologize, always respond — Trump’s Rules

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:31 PM (M+uMR)

65
I'll just go to Arizona to get my tires changed...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)

Vegas, Reno or Laughlin, 3-day weekend. 2 days for gambling and party time, 1 day to get the tires changed.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 01:31 PM (y9nCu)

66 Been retired since 8/20/07, yet oddly I'm still happier on Fridays. Couldn't figure it out until one day I realized....

Posted by: ...No Art Thread Until Monday at October 02, 2026 01:31 PM (Fn+3X)

67 Manufacturers don’t really care though. As long as as everyone is subject to the same rules why would Goodyear give a fuck if the price increases by $10 a tire, it’s just passed on to the consumer.

The extra regulations don’t really impact the manufacturers.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:32 PM (W3Srb)

68 I'll just go to Arizona to get my tires changed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)

Good luck getting back into California with those contraband tires!
- Director, California Department of Tire Inspection, Border Division
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (gLYp7)
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The new CA tire rule is basically nothing. Our side is just doomsaying because too many of us are prone to that, and because we hate CA and magnify the importance of anything they do.

The major tire companies secretly are in favor of the new rule, as it will disproportionately impact the cheap Chinesium imports.

The rule has no affect on any tires that come with the car. Only when the tires are being replaced. Replace it with the same or similar tire, there's no issue. But people are replacing their tires with cheapo Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (iFTx/)

69 "55 CA just a passed a law regulating how energy efficient tires be. "

The state that demands greater energy efficiency is the state that just passed a law making any journalistic inquiry into their bureaucratic inefficiency and fraud a potential life-destroying liability risk.

We should know by now, and be repeating over and over again by now, that this t has nothing to do with energy efficiency. I has to do with bureaucratic control over more and more of your life.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (F8UH0)

70 So, you want to enter the US? Stay awhile? Got papers? Yes...

That'll be $1K

Refundable when you leave. Minus the various taxes and fees.
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Here's your refund; $12.45

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (RORbl)

71 "... because attorneys are generally required to conduct their own inquiries before filing class action suits. News reports are considered hearsay, so filing suits largely based on them is forbidden by the rules of procedure that govern federal courts."
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Is this really some rule specifically applicable to class actions, or just the general Rule 11 requirement that "factual contentions have evidentiary support"?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (JzUSu)

72 Manufacturers don’t really care though. As long as as everyone is subject to the same rules why would Goodyear give a fuck if the price increases by $10 a tire, it’s just passed on to the consumer.

The extra regulations don’t really impact the manufacturers.
Posted by: John Roberts

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Exactly and CA knows this.

They basically dictate policy to all 50 states.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (UgMlZ)

73 I’ve been watching the Sopranos again recently. We could use some Tony Soprano types in the GOP. No f’s to give…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:34 PM (M+uMR)

74 70 So, you want to enter the US? Stay awhile? Got papers? Yes...

That'll be $1K

Refundable when you leave. Minus the various taxes and fees.
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Here's your refund; $12.45

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (RORbl)

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"You want in? Well, you have to find and take back at least 3 illegal immigrants with you."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:34 PM (42WUB)

75
Good luck getting back into California with those contraband tires!
- Director, California Department of Tire Inspection, Border Division
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (gLYp7)

Actually, I got these tires changed out in CA prior to the tire ban. No, I don't keep the receipts, and I paid cash.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 01:34 PM (y9nCu)

76 58 Every car is built for California emissions rules, regardless of where it’s sold. With a market as big as California, they can dictate policy nationally because they know no manufacturer will give up the market or spend money to bifurcate ca and non ca products.

iIRC there was some lawsuit against this and scotus or an appellate court said CA can do whatever it wants.
Posted by: John Roberts
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Johnny, the rules have changed the old adage, as CA goes so goes the rest, has lost its pull. Manufacturers discovered that 'no like CA' is a top selling point.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:35 PM (iLKq8)

77 Those hacks get a lifelong sinecure paying $300k+ annually.

No more outside private investments aside from pension funds and 401ks like regular ol' citizens.

If they want more $$$, they can retire early and blow people for book deals & cable news hits like everyone else in government.

At least then they'd go away before the darkest part of senescence encroaches on their bony old brains.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 02, 2026 01:35 PM (BI5O2)

78 We could use some Tony Soprano types in the GOP. No f’s to give…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:34 PM (M+uMR)

It's coming to that. Trump is just a warm-up act.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 02, 2026 01:35 PM (F8UH0)

79 Jeff Sessions wasn't a wartime consiglieri.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:30 PM (42WUB)

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Sessions was a pimp. He could've never outfought Santino.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 02, 2026 01:35 PM (2UnvF)

80 I’ve been watching the Sopranos again recently. We could use some Tony Soprano types in the GOP. No f’s to give…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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His organization was riddled with rats, so we kind of already do.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:36 PM (JzUSu)

81 Actually the person who never does anything wrong is Thomas.

Nine Thomas's could have set this country on the right track for 100 years. One of the greatest Americans, from the pool of dead or alive.

I've said before my dream SCOTUS lineup would include Thomas, Thomas Sowell, and Dr. Walter E. Williams (still my favorite Rush Limbaugh guest host, and he coincidentally died not long before Rush).

Posted by: John Lennon at October 02, 2026 01:36 PM (2ocoG)

82 Didn’t Jeff Sessions recuse himself as AG and as a result we got Rod Rosenstein and Russia Russia Russia for the entirety of Trump 1.0

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM

It was morbidly interesting to watch a politician blow up his career and legacy. The last time he ran for Senate before being AG, he was unopposed, not just in the primary but in the General Election.

When he ran for the same seat after being AG, he was crushed by a former Auburn football coach.

It was ... boggling.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 01:36 PM (4NO2D)

83 I hope these energy efficient tires burn just as good as the old ones.

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (UjdFS)

84 because attorneys are generally required to conduct their own inquiries before filing class action suits. News reports are considered hearsay, so filing suits largely based on them is forbidden by the rules of procedure that govern federal courts."
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Is this really some rule specifically applicable to class actions, or just the general Rule 11 requirement that "factual contentions have evidentiary support"?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (JzUSu)
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Certain types of class actions -- such as securities class actions -- have higher pleading standards. But in reality, if the lawyer is clever he or she can find away around that. Many lawyers are clever.

In my experience with motions to dismiss or for SJ, the result is usually more dependent on the judge than the actual pleadings in the case.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (iFTx/)

85 Tired of the Supreme Court. Tired of our country's fate hostage to them.

Of all the things the founders could have gotten better with the constitution, it is the lack of controls and limitations on the judicial branch. It relies on nonexistent honor and restraint in lawyers

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (nIKjK)

86 On CA regs --

Many other states have adapted the CARB standards. I think 10 or so in total, but it's a lot of people.

In past, many cars had special emission packages that only applied in CA. Other option packages or engine options were excluded from CA. So the CA laws do not *necessarily* apply nationwide, but that certainly is their goal.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (G+1P3)

87 68 I'll just go to Arizona to get my tires changed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)

Good luck getting back into California with those contraband tires!
- Director, California Department of Tire Inspection, Border Division
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (gLYp7)
_______

The new CA tire rule is basically nothing. Our side is just doomsaying because too many of us are prone to that, and because we hate CA and magnify the importance of anything they do.

The major tire companies secretly are in favor of the new rule, as it will disproportionately impact the cheap Chinesium imports.

The rule has no affect on any tires that come with the car. Only when the tires are being replaced. Replace it with the same or similar tire, there's no issue. But people are replacing their tires with cheapo Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (iFTx/)

What'll happen to my Kumhos?

Posted by: Korean Tire Afficionado at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (l3cgK)

88 rule has no affect on any tires that come with the car. Only when the tires are being replaced. Replace it with the same or similar tire, there's no issue. But people are replacing their tires with cheapo Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Not quite. Most OEM tires are shit. Not Chinese level level but as shitty as can be without being Chinese garbage.

A lot of people replace their tires right away with performance tires. I often do. Plus there’s the entire winter tire market which is 100% replacement tires. All these tires will now cost significantly more. Not just in California but everywhere since whatever California imposed becomes the de facto national rule as manufacturers build to the highest regulation.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (W3Srb)

89 I hope these energy efficient tires burn just as good as the old ones.
Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM

Shoulda socked Winnie Mandela.

Posted by: John Lennon at October 02, 2026 01:38 PM (2ocoG)

90 We could use some Tony Soprano types in the GOP. No f’s to give

Tony was not that way because he didn't care what anyone thought. He was that way because he needed to in order to survive and stay in power. It was exactly BECAUSE he worried what others thought of him.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:38 PM (nIKjK)

91 What'll happen to my Kumhos?

Don't worry, she's running in 2028.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:39 PM (2ocoG)

92 81 Actually the person who never does anything wrong is Thomas.

Nine Thomas's could have set this country on the right track for 100 years. One of the greatest Americans, from the pool of dead or alive.

I've said before my dream SCOTUS lineup would include Thomas, Thomas Sowell, and Dr. Walter E. Williams (still my favorite Rush Limbaugh guest host, and he coincidentally died not long before Rush).

Posted by: John Lennon at October 02, 2026 01:36 PM (2ocoG)

While the Left would put someone less qualified than Thomas the Tank Engine...

Posted by: Korean Tire Afficionado at October 02, 2026 01:40 PM (l3cgK)

93 One bad thing is that Alito has recused himself, due to an investment in energy companies.

I don't know why righties recuse themselves. Lefties never do.

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Odds that Benedict Roberts' handlers' punt it ensuring a 4-4 decision?

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 01:40 PM (94QNV)

94 Is it too early for a drink?
Posted by: Braenyard

You haven't started yet???

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 01:40 PM (77rzZ)

95 What'll happen to my Kumhos?

Don't worry, she's running in 2028.
Posted by: Ian S.

Contender here....

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:41 PM (bIH8o)

96
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

This dude's a stone-cold killer.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider

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You are here: Filed
Approved
Struck down by Hawaiian judge
Appealed through several levels
Upheld
Executed

Posted by: Just saying at October 02, 2026 01:41 PM (mmrXZ)

97 Odds that Benedict Roberts' handlers' punt it ensuring a 4-4 decision?
Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 01:40 PM (94QNV)

It’s a tax bro. 4-4 it is.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:41 PM (W3Srb)

98 rule has no affect on any tires that come with the car. Only when the tires are being replaced. Replace it with the same or similar tire, there's no issue. But people are replacing their tires with cheapo Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Not quite. Most OEM tires are shit. Not Chinese level level but as shitty as can be without being Chinese garbage.

A lot of people replace their tires right away with performance tires. I often do. Plus there’s the entire winter tire market which is 100% replacement tires. All these tires will now cost significantly more. Not just in California but everywhere since whatever California imposed becomes the de facto national rule as manufacturers build to the highest regulation.
Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (W3Srb)
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That is not true. The vast majority of OEM tires are high quality and efficient, because the auto company wants to maximize efficiency and thus mpg ratings.

Snow tires and off-season tires are specifically excluded from the new rule.

Performance tires are partially exempted. Track tires are totally exempted.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (iFTx/)

99 Alito recusing himself isn't so much an issue is that the other judges simply refuse to. Again, this comes down to the entire judicial system being on the honor system with people who have no honor.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (nIKjK)

100 48 The real issue is,

How the fuck did this POS lawsuit, which basically allows tyranny and socialism into our system through the cat door of "harm to Boulder residents" and would make Wikard v. Filburn look like a blowie from Syndy Sweeny , rise to this level?
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (G+1P3)

We have a rogue judiciary that largely suffers from TDS. None of our CongressCritters have the testicular fortitude to impeach rogue judges, and our squish of a GOPe Senate Majority leader refuses to allow many of Trump's appointments to come to a vote.

Posted by: Polka will never die at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (BwOu7)

101 Big Mike, talking about if men could become pregnant:

"Men would film themselves going into labor, and honoring their pain, you know? There would be trophies given," she said. She went on to say that "there would be the birth-Olympics," and then played the part of one fella congratulating another. "Well done, dude! Bob, you did that without an epidural!"

Hold up, I was assured that men *can* become pregnant. (Also, Big Mike talking about this is hilarious).

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (2ocoG)

102 Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.

Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Shop Tires at Discount Tire - Discount Tire Official Site
or
Pirelli Performance All-Season Tire 4218300 $135.53
YOKOHAMA AVID ASCEND GT All_ Season Radial $123.18

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (iLKq8)

103 Remember, it was a 6-3 decision in WV v EPA, written by Roberts, that ended the EPA's ability to regulate based on CO2 levels as a pollutant.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (42WUB)

104 Tony was not that way because he didn't care what anyone thought. He was that way because he needed to in order to survive and stay in power. It was exactly BECAUSE he worried what others thought of him.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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He wasn't very good at it. Didn't see the Junior hit coming. Or what Richie was scheming.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:43 PM (JzUSu)

105 The vast majority of OEM tires are high quality and efficient, because the auto company wants to maximize efficiency and thus mpg ratings.

Run-flats have entered the chat.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:43 PM (2ocoG)

106 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

This dude's a stone-cold killer.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider

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So every single person here illegal alien is committing multiple crimes. If youre working here, you need a SS#. So they are either commiting tax fraud or identity theft. There's no legal way you can work here and be an illegal alien.

That's obviously in addition to breaking into our country

If a non illegal alien commits tax fraud identity theft, or just doesnt pay their taxes, what do you think happens to them?

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (UgMlZ)

107 Suncor case is largely over jurisdiction rather than the merits. we shouldn't punish companies for doing nothing more than meeting the market demand of the general public.

Although I would like to hold Nabisco legally accountable for my dad bod...

The difference is that your choice affects you, but Suncor’s choice to pollute affects the public. It more like my neighbor dumping his garbage on my property.

I can't imagine our current SCOTUS turning down an opportunity to put monied corporate interests ahead of individuals, so I'd say the result in a foregone conclusion. But the principle of "suing a company that caused you material damage" is a principal of civil jurisprudence that should not be overridden by excuses based on market demand.

If SCOTUS is willing to hear it, it means they are interested in making a significant ruling. That could be good. That could be bad.

With this SCOTUS, I'm certainly not holding my breath. I'm expecting some bullshit like Boulder doesn't have standing to sue.

Exxon has known anthropogenic climate change since the 70's. We all know how this turns out. The corporations win. The little guys lose.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (+/CWD)

108 talking about if men could become pregnant

One of the dumbest things feminists do is claiming how much different the world would be if men went through x thing women did. Like somehow magically female-only ailments would all have been cured if men got them. Because the only thing that is holding back these miracles is that men don't care enough about them.

Which seems like a very odd thing for women to say, but here we are.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (nIKjK)

109 101 Big Mike, talking about if men could become pregnant:

"Men would film themselves going into labor, and honoring their pain, you know? There would be trophies given," she said. She went on to say that "there would be the birth-Olympics," and then played the part of one fella congratulating another. "Well done, dude! Bob, you did that without an epidural!"

Hold up, I was assured that men *can* become pregnant. (Also, Big Mike talking about this is hilarious).

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (2ocoG)

Baby Beer Pong...who can pop out the baby in the bucket on the other side of the table?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (l3cgK)

110 A victory for AFLC could end such discrimination and set a powerful precedent.

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If ignored, who would enforce it -- The DOJ?

And if so, why haven't they prosecuted these violations already?

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (94QNV)

111 107 Exxon has known anthropogenic climate change since the 70's. We all know how this turns out. The corporations win. The little guys lose.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (+/CWD)

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50 years of 4, no 12, no 8 more years to do anything or we're all dead and it's too late.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (42WUB)

112 108 talking about if men could become pregnant

One of the dumbest things feminists do is claiming how much different the world would be if men went through x thing women did. Like somehow magically female-only ailments would all have been cured if men got them. Because the only thing that is holding back these miracles is that men don't care enough about them.

Which seems like a very odd thing for women to say, but here we are.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (nIKjK)

Some woman cared for her kid to death recently...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (l3cgK)

113 @96 Yep : "The Trump administration has proposed requiring U.S. taxpayers to disclose their citizenship and work authorization status to the IRS on the annual tax form that nearly all workers file each year.

The administration claims the proposed requirement would help federal officials stop illegal migrants from collecting federal benefits they are not eligible for, which officials argue could save taxpayers up to $2 billion.

The IRS posted its draft 1040 form for 2026 in late August, which includes the question, "At the time you file your return, are you, and your spouse if filing jointly, a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or an alien lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.?" The form has "Yes" and "No" checkboxes for both the filer and their spouse.

A draft of a second form, Schedule 3-A, which is used to claim refundable tax credits, features a similar question."

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (AKptf)

114 I leared that Alito inherited stock in company that is party to the case. That seems a flimsy reason to recuse. He could sell the crap. IDK why he didn't sell.

Posted by: torabora at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (BmQWk)

115 ...though how many illegals file IRS forms anyway...

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (AKptf)

116 He wasn't very good at it. Didn't see the Junior hit coming. Or what Richie was scheming.

Yeah he had his blind spots, usually due to personal feelings or loyalty. He let Richie get away with way, way too much because he felt he owed the man.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (nIKjK)

117 The rule has no affect on any tires that come with the car. Only when the tires are being replaced. Replace it with the same or similar tire, there's no issue. But people are replacing their tires with cheapo Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

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This is short sighted,

China targets the low end of the market. They are Chinese because they are cheap, as well as being cheap because they are Chinese

The way to regulate quality and roadworthiness is not through emission considerations (and it is regulated elsewhere so not really an issue) in CA.

you sound like someone who never bought a used car and just wanted a set of cheap tire that last, not super efficient tires that cost more than the car and how the fuck do I pay for this shit tires.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (G+1P3)

118 Of all the things the founders could have gotten better with the constitution, it is the lack of controls and limitations on the judicial branch. It relies on nonexistent honor and restraint in lawyers
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Congress has tools to rein in the judiciary. Impeachment and Exception clause. They can also re-arrange the circuits and reduce funding. Congress though prefers the perks of elected office and leaves all the work up to the Administrative Branch of the govt. The one that's not in the Constitution.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (Dv3i1)

119 >>Snow tires and off-season tires are specifically excluded from the new rule.

Performance tires are partially exempted. Track tires are totally exempted.

Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Same tire - re-brand it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (iLKq8)

120 Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.

Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Shop Tires at Discount Tire - Discount Tire Official Site
or
Pirelli Performance All-Season Tire 4218300 $135.53
YOKOHAMA AVID ASCEND GT All_ Season Radial $123.18

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (iLKq

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I use Tirerack (which I think merged with Discount Tire) and probably have researched and bought more sets of tires than most people will in their lives. Why? I go through 3-4 full sets a year due to racing and track days.

The merger of two major discount tire sellers probably increased prices more than the CA rule will. But nobody said boo about that merger.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:46 PM (iFTx/)

121 Alito recusing himself isn't so much an issue is that the other judges simply refuse to. Again, this comes down to the entire judicial system being on the honor system with people who have no honor.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

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I like Alito a lot, he's basically perfect, but I do have to callout the selfishness.

Youre the top court/judge in the land, you don't have investments that dont allow you to do your job. And I would wager this a piddly, nothing investment.

Sell it, buy the S&P500 and do your job that gives you a salary and lifetime pension.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:46 PM (UgMlZ)

122 I don't know why righties recuse themselves. Lefties never do.
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Because conservative judges are executing the role of judges. They are trying to be judges and follow the standards.

The lefties are dedicated to a cause and the power vested in judges is stripped of all standards of the role.

It is an interception.

That's why it is my opinion that "countering" the left actually turns--perhaps innocently--the Supreme Court into that super-legislature the Federalist Papers said would invalidate the entire thing.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)

123 Exxon has known anthropogenic climate change since the 70's. We all know how this turns out. The corporations win. The little guys lose.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (+/CWD)

Yeah, it was called "Global Cooling" back then...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:47 PM (l3cgK)

124 Snow tires and off-season tires are specifically excluded from the new rule.

Performance tires are partially exempted. Track tires are totally exempted.

Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Same tire - re-brand it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (iLKq

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They will do that, as they have for the TW numbers. It's all a scam and a game.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)

125 OEM tires and high quality? May be the first time I’ve ever seen those words together. We may have different interpretation of the word.

I’m not talking track tires. I mean your Michelin or Pirelli high end tires. Those don’t come standard aside from your Porsches or AMGs. Even BMW puts on pretty meh OEMs for the most part.

And even for the Camrys or Suburbans out there, people want something less harsh or less noisy or just a little better grip on wet pavement. OEMs may be fine for high mpg but that doesn't make it a desirable rite for everyone.

All those replacement tires will be subject to the California rule.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:47 PM (W3Srb)

126 122 That's why it is my opinion that "countering" the left actually turns--perhaps innocently--the Supreme Court into that super-legislature the Federalist Papers said would invalidate the entire thing.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)

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And yet, people see that the left has already made SCOTUS the super legislature and wonder why the right should just cede the battlefield.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:47 PM (42WUB)

127 Are my eyes deceiving me or does the font look tiny all of the sudden?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (M+uMR)

128 Congress has tools to rein in the judiciary. Impeachment and Exception clause.

The problem is that congress relies on the judiciary to do the things they don't want to. If its a topic that can cost them reelection or donations, they punt it to judges who don't have to worry about that stuff.

They really don't want to antagonize the judicial branch by actually reining them in.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (nIKjK)

129 > Men would film themselves going into labor, and honoring their pain

When I broke my leg, I didn't swear, scream, cry, or generally carry on in any way. I remember wiping my hand reflexively over my face several times.

Generally, it's only feminized men who, "honor their pain." When manly men talk about their pain, it's almost universally to talk up how they pushed through it and achieved their goals despite it.

If men could give birth, they'd probably talk about how it hurt like a SOB, but they birthed the hell out of that baby and they're ready to do it again!

Posted by: bonhomme at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (mkw2N)

130 If SCOTUS is willing to hear it, it means they are interested in making a significant ruling. That could be good. That could be bad.

MENSA candidate right here.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (bIH8o)

131 The courts are corrupt and every citizen has seen that for themselves. Especially in the last two years with Supreme Court decisions like birthright citizenship, it is completely evident this is no longer about the constitution. It’s about a court that is rewriting the constitution to their personal proclivities. ACB has been an absolute disaster, and has buttressed left leaning fools like Roberts. I have zero confidence they will vote to uphold the Second Amendment in the upcoming term. Even if they do allow AR’s they will no doubt give the states weapons such as registration to use against us. It’s really a post constitutional court who won’t even reign in the lower courts who have continually trampled the executive and congressional branches while consolidating their own power. They’ve become despots by any definition, seizing power that was never meant to be, nor should be , theirs.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (Cuw0G)

132 The difference is that your choice affects you, but Suncor’s choice to pollute affects the public. It more like my neighbor dumping his garbage on my property.
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Man made carbon emissions are a tiny fraction of overall carbon emissions. It's more like your neighbor breathing while on his property.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (Dv3i1)

133 I can't wait until political Islam is ruled unconstitutional separately from religious Islam as a set of unconstitutional practices.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (dK+Kv)

134 Exxon has known anthropogenic climate change since the 70's. We all know how this turns out. The corporations win. The little guys lose.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM

The cultists never notice that the climate hasn't changed since the '70s. It's literally a case of don't believe your lying eyes.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (4NO2D)

135 Vote for Barry Goldwater on November 3rd.

Posted by: Blast From the Past at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (Fn+3X)

136 130 If SCOTUS is willing to hear it, it means they are interested in making a significant ruling. That could be good. That could be bad.

MENSA candidate right here.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (bIH8o)

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Like 95% of SCOTUS rulings, especially under Roberts, are extremely narrow with no real precedent except in extremely specific areas of law.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (42WUB)

137 The healthcare companies and insurance companies should fight back with lawsuits against the publications and law firms for conspiracy to defraud. The discovery alone would be how interesting ties between the groups

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (jivel)

138 Lots of content for a Friday. Thank you ace!

Posted by: Max Power at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (SwyyQ)

139 135 Vote for Barry Goldwater on November 3rd.

Posted by: Blast From the Past at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (Fn+3X)

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My heart knows I should.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (42WUB)

140 Man made carbon emissions are a tiny fraction of overall carbon emissions. It's more like your neighbor breathing while on his property.

Also, North America is a net carbon sink. Air leaving the east coast has less CO2 than when it entered the west coast. Because the continent has a fuck ton of trees.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:50 PM (2ocoG)

141 119 >>Snow tires and off-season tires are specifically excluded from the new rule.

Performance tires are partially exempted. Track tires are totally exempted.

Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Same tire - re-brand it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (iLKq

the Duff Beer of tires...

https://youtu.be/RqfLOJGS_7o&t=84s

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:50 PM (l3cgK)

142 140 Man made carbon emissions are a tiny fraction of overall carbon emissions. It's more like your neighbor breathing while on his property.

Also, North America is a net carbon sink. Air leaving the east coast has less CO2 than when it entered the west coast. Because the continent has a fuck ton of trees.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:50 PM (2ocoG)

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So...we should cut down all of our trees to build solar stations?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:50 PM (42WUB)

143 66 Been retired since 8/20/07, yet oddly I'm still happier on Fridays. Couldn't figure it out until one day I realized....
Posted by: ...No Art Thread Until Monday

I totally get it...

Posted by: Weird Dave Friday night post at October 02, 2026 01:51 PM (Y8DZL)

144 Every new truck I bought I immediately swapped the tires out for BF Goodrich All-Terrains. Then I'd go to Baja and beat the shit out of them.

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 01:51 PM (UjdFS)

145 The cultists never notice that the climate hasn't changed since the '70s. It's literally a case of don't believe your lying eyes.

One of the reasons the elites pivoted off of the climate apocalypse is that we're now 30 years past when the first major climate models were released that show that right now it will be 350 degrees outside in Buffalo, NY. And we can obviously fact-check that. I hear the left likes fact-checking...

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:51 PM (2ocoG)

146 Did anyone catch Steven Crowder's debate with the Harvard professor at Harvard? The expression "mopping the floor" comes to mind. Crowder, with only a high school education, made the Princeton, Harvard and Oxford graduate, author of five books and tenured for two decades, come off as a clueless boob. The students in the Q&A were of course worse--pretentious, emotional, factless. If Crowder keeps this up, he'll go to the top of the hit list.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 02, 2026 01:52 PM (F8UH0)

147 Also, North America is a net carbon sink. Air leaving the east coast has less CO2 than when it entered the west coast. Because the continent has a fuck ton of trees.
Posted by: Ian S.

So where's our carbon credits from China?

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 01:52 PM (Y8DZL)

148 Here's another one on the docket, crazy:

The second case,Grand v. University Heights presents a similar courthouse-door problem in an almost comically petty setting. Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jew, can’t drive on the Sabbath. Because existing synagogues were a difficult walk for his family, he invited a small group of friends to pray at his home. University Heights, Ohio, promptly sent a cease-and-desist letter threatening penalties unless he obtained a special-use permit. The mayor reportedly told him that even ten Jews—the number needed for a minyan (quorum)—couldn’t pray together without one.

Grand canceled the gathering and applied for a permit, after which he alleges that the city subjected him to a hostile public hearing, police surveillance, and a criminal investigation. The Sixth Circuit held that his claims weren’t ripe because he had never obtained a final land-use decision—even though the city later conceded that a home prayer gathering required no permit.

The question is whether the usual land-use finality rule displaces the First Amendment’s chilling-effect doctrine.

Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 01:52 PM (kX27y)

149 Man made carbon emissions are a tiny fraction of overall carbon emissions. It's more like your neighbor breathing while on his property.

Also, North America is a net carbon sink. Air leaving the east coast has less CO2 than when it entered the west coast. Because the continent has a fuck ton of trees.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:50 PM (2ocoG)

Reading my kids (homeschool) science textbook, because I help out with labs, and I was pleasantly shocked to see a surprisingly even handed and comprehensive (given the 4-5 pages of text) case against blindly accepting leftist/government AGW dogma.

Well done.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 01:52 PM (dK+Kv)

150 130 If SCOTUS is willing to hear it, it means they are interested in making a significant ruling. That could be good. That could be bad.

MENSA candidate right here.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (bIH8o)

Look up what it means to call someone a mensa or menso in Mexican Spanish...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:53 PM (l3cgK)

151 One of the dumbest things feminists do is claiming how much different the world would be if men went through x thing women did. Like somehow magically female-only ailments would all have been cured if men got them. Because the only thing that is holding back these miracles is that men don't care enough about them.

Which seems like a very odd thing for women to say, but here we are.

It's such a hilarious talking point. If they're so magical, why do they have to wait for men to solve their problems?

Plenty of women work in pharmaceuticals, medicine, research, etc. But you're still waiting for the men to fix things?

Posted by: bonhomme at October 02, 2026 01:53 PM (mkw2N)

152 Also, North America is a net carbon sink. Air leaving the east coast has less CO2 than when it entered the west coast. Because the continent has a fuck ton of trees.
Posted by: Ian S.
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There is more forest acreage in the US today than there was in 1900.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:53 PM (JzUSu)

153 On Thomas,

Even when Scalia was around, Thomas was a standout and his opinions (that agreed with Scalia) were always worth reading. He has a way of looking at the law very clearly and understanding long term implications of sloppy rulings. Scalia too, but often they looked at it from different angles.

Thomas has been a SCOTUS superstar from the start. It always really pissed me off when the Left said he was stupid and didn't speak much because he was clueless.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:53 PM (G+1P3)

154 127 Are my eyes deceiving me or does the font look tiny all of the sudden?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

The font was in the pool!

Posted by: Significant Shrinkage at October 02, 2026 01:53 PM (Fn+3X)

155 The lefties are dedicated to a cause and the power vested in judges is stripped of all standards of the role.
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I heard that Kagan has an even more direct reason to recuse from the Boulder case. But she's probably salivating at the thought of teaming up with one or two of the 'principled' cons on the court to get a win for the Cloward-Piven wing.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 02, 2026 01:54 PM (Dv3i1)

156 Want cheaper tires? Used is the way to go. Marketplace is full of barely used tires at 50%or less than the price of new. Especially winter tires. People get a set of those, use it one winter and sell the car. They’re stuck with tires and just want to get rid of them, they’ll take 200 for a set that cost $1000 new since it has no value to them otherwise.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:54 PM (W3Srb)

157 If Crowder keeps this up, he'll go to the top of the hit list.
Posted by: Ordinary American

MK Ultra activate!!!!!

Posted by: Furry Fucker Tyler Robinson, No Plumber Luigi Mangione, and other murderous Lefty freaks at October 02, 2026 01:55 PM (+/CWD)

158 In case anyone is interested in the science curriculum, it is from Apologia.

https://www.apologia.com

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 01:55 PM (dK+Kv)

159 What if you sell and then render an opinion that can be said to have negatively affected the value?

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 01:56 PM (mJVit)

160 Kagan didn't recuse herself from the Obamacare case despite the fact she worked on it in the Obama administration. It's different for Dems, don't you know

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 01:57 PM (jivel)

161 The question is whether the usual land-use finality rule displaces the First Amendment’s chilling-effect doctrine.
Posted by: beckster

Everyone's a "rabbi" in New Square and every house a temple or shul. Those tricky Jews know every tax dodge.

Posted by: Squeeze The Buffalo Right Off The Nickel at October 02, 2026 01:57 PM (Fn+3X)

162 Look up what it means to call someone a mensa or menso in Mexican Spanish...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Heh

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (bIH8o)

163 133 I can't wait until political Islam is ruled unconstitutional separately from religious Islam as a set of unconstitutional practices.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

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They are the same damn thing.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (G+1P3)

164 Reading my kids (homeschool) science textbook, because I help out with labs, and I was pleasantly shocked to see a surprisingly even handed and comprehensive (given the 4-5 pages of text) case against blindly accepting leftist/government AGW dogma.

Your child abuse and damaging misinformation has been noted in your files.

Posted by: Local Lefty Child Protective Services at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (+/CWD)

165 164 Your child abuse and damaging misinformation has been noted in your files.

Posted by: Local Lefty Child Protective Services at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (+/CWD)

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They're all armed with exercise bands!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (42WUB)

166 They're all armed with exercise bands!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (42WUB)

That is NOT funny.

Posted by: Harry Reid at October 02, 2026 01:59 PM (mJVit)

167 They are the same damn thing.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (G+1P3)

Good luck with that effort.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 02:00 PM (dK+Kv)

168 There is more forest acreage in the US today than there was in 1900.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

You can thank Bill Clinton for saving the spotted owl AND our precious forests!!!

Posted by: Lefties at October 02, 2026 02:00 PM (+/CWD)

169 108 Which seems like a very odd thing for women to say, but here we are.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026

This never made sense to me, either. It’s not like women don’t have agency - is the suggestion they don’t have the ability? Or that women don’t care enough to “solve” it? You can’t be better than men on one hand, and unable to solve problems that affect only you on the other. Those things don’t live together well.

As for childbirth, God being great, designed it the way it is for a reason. Pain is part of the feedback that increases natural oxytocin (the Ferguson reflex), which strengthens contractions, leading to the actual birth. It also increases beta endorphins, which modulates pain naturally. Now I am not at all suggesting giving birth doesn’t hurt, no matter what your level of beta endorphins may be, but it is the reason women have been able to manage giving birth naturally since the dawn of time. In an uncomplicated birth, going natural reduces the time you are in active labor, and your body does amazing things to allow you to focus on just this despite what is going on physically.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 02:00 PM (ZdaMQ)

170 A certain person's real name is Lucy Craig, allegedly, by the way. It's all over X. Southern redhead, so those boys' souls had no chance.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:01 PM (2ocoG)

171 The Party works with the Media, who works with the State, who works with the Party.

As ever. It's all the same thing.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 02, 2026 02:02 PM (BI5O2)

172 The thing that irks me about the whole bullsh*t with CO2 and so-called climate change is this, the earth is a closed system, all the c02 that is already here, has been here and ain't going anywhere and we ain't adding any net c02.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 02, 2026 02:03 PM (XV/Pl)

173 As for childbirth, God being great, designed it the way it is for a reason. Pain is part of the feedback that increases natural oxytocin (the Ferguson reflex), which strengthens contractions, leading to the actual birth.

If only the same feedback mechanism existed for taking a giant shit after a night of drinking and 3am Taco Bell gluttony. God must not approve.

Posted by: Sad late 20s drunk at October 02, 2026 02:03 PM (+/CWD)

174 certain person's real name is Lucy Craig

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I read that as Larry Craig for a second and was deeply confused and intrigued. 😳

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 02:04 PM (W3Srb)

175 170 A certain person's real name is Lucy Craig, allegedly, by the way. It's all over X. Southern redhead, so those boys' souls had no chance.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:01 PM (2ocoG)

Who knew the souls of men reside in their dicks...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 02:04 PM (l3cgK)

176 174 certain person's real name is Lucy Craig

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I read that as Larry Craig for a second and was deeply confused and intrigued. 😳

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 02:04 PM (W3Srb)

LOL. There was some smashing, but not of feet on the bathroom floor...AFAIK...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 02:05 PM (l3cgK)

177 If Crowder keeps this up, he'll go to the top of the hit list.

He spends literally tens of thousands of dollars on security every time he goes out. He knows even better than you the danger, he's gotten the threats to him and his family all his career.

Southern redhead, so those boys' souls had no chance.

She's like my kryptonite: cute lil redhead with freckles, its like she was designed to destroy my heart. I wonder what drove her to become what she did?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:06 PM (nIKjK)

178 The city is seeking monetary damages based on claims that the oil giants' activities are contributing to "climate change" and that such activities are harming Boulder residents.

Dear SCOTUS,

Let me save you some work and write the opinion for you so that you can proceed to other, more important matters.

"It is hereby ordered that:

HA HA. Get out' here wit' dat stupid sh*t, you dumb muttaf*ckers."

I presume we're only here because the circuit court lacked the intelligence and/or the stones to write that in the first place.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 02:06 PM (vTZFs)

179 I want more CO2 in the atmosphere since it makes my kale and arugula grow bigger and faster, not to mention my killer pot, man.

Posted by: Mr. Natural Home Remedies at October 02, 2026 02:06 PM (Fn+3X)

180 Problem with this case, is conservatives reject Mass v EPA and say Clean Air Act cannot regulate CO2.

So now you can't use Clean Air Act to argue for a federal standard that overrules states.

So instead you have to pursue am argument that you can't interfere with actions elsewhere, which creates lots of problems in other issues.

The article I read describing this surmised that Alito recused because the Supremes do not want to reach a decision here.

Posted by: MikeN at October 02, 2026 02:06 PM (zMYdC)

181 Baby Beer Pong...who can pop out the baby in the bucket on the other side of the table?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (l3cgK)

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OUT: Australian Rules Midget-Tossing.
IN: Australian Rules Baby-Tossing.

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 02:08 PM (94QNV)

182 Did anyone catch Steven Crowder's debate with the Harvard professor at Harvard? The expression "mopping the floor" comes to mind. Crowder, with only a high school education, made the Princeton, Harvard and Oxford graduate, author of five books and tenured for two decades, come off as a clueless boob. The students in the Q&A were of course worse--pretentious, emotional, factless. If Crowder keeps this up, he'll go to the top of the hit list.
Posted by: Ordinary American at October 02, 2026 01:52 PM (F8UH0)
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Yes I've seen some of it the delicious parts.

That professor was humiliated and doesn't know it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 02:09 PM (RIvkX)

183 137 The healthcare companies and insurance companies should fight back ...
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They run the show. If there is new law regarding insurance companies there is new profit for them. Count on it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 02:09 PM (iLKq8)

184 170 A certain person's real name is Lucy Craig, allegedly, by the way. It's all over X. Southern redhead, so those boys' souls had no chance.
Posted by: Ian S.

No links? I'll do the legwork.

https://tinyurl.com/5ctt9z8y

She's really the whole package. We all SAY to stay out of the crazy/hot zone, but it's easy to say because the opportunities are so rare...

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at October 02, 2026 02:10 PM (+/CWD)

185 Did anyone catch Steven Crowder's debate with the Harvard professor at Harvard?

The professor is an obvious unqualified DEI hire and doesn't even know it.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:10 PM (2ocoG)

186 It was morbidly interesting to watch a politician blow up his career and legacy. The last time he ran for Senate before being AG, he was unopposed, not just in the primary but in the General Election.

When he ran for the same seat after being AG, he was crushed by a former Auburn football coach.

It was ... boggling.
Posted by: toby928(c)

Scuttlebutt false or true in the Southlands is that there was a lil bastard Jeff Session Jr running around that Jeff did not want disclosed.

Strom Thurmond is notable for his black daughter out of wedlock and Lindsay probably had a fair chunk of his former boytoys as mourners at his funeral.

Being compromised by personal misdeeds can lead to political cowardice going forward as old skeletons come out of the closet and dance. Better to either be a Trump and do your scandals out in the public limelight or be a Democrat where the media will hide it.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:10 PM (E4rtv)

187 Posted by: Squeeze The Buffalo Right Off The Nickel at October 02, 2026 01:57 PM

Peddle your antisemitism somewhere else.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 02:10 PM (/C5Rl)

188 @182

>>That professor was humiliated and doesn't know it.

These people are highly credentialed buy poorly educated.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 02, 2026 02:11 PM (XV/Pl)

189 Just for the record, a threesome with two dudes and a girl is just gayer than Liberace's hairdresser from how I see it. The second threesome is even worse.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:11 PM (nIKjK)

190 She's really the whole package. We all SAY to stay out of the crazy/hot zone, but it's easy to say because the opportunities are so rare...
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
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Never been to strip bar I guess. Plenty of opportunities there.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:11 PM (E4rtv)

191
The bad thing about Cuba collapsing is all those 70's plane hijackers coming back and becoming big city mayors.

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 02:12 PM (Y8DZL)

192 We really do need a better quality of troll here. Ours suck.*

*by choice

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 02:12 PM (/C5Rl)

193 189 Just for the record, a threesome with two dudes and a girl is just gayer than Liberace's hairdresser from how I see it. The second threesome is even worse.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

There might also have been a third. Reports are clouded on that as the girl admitted being out of it by that point by drugs, exhaustion, and drinking. I am sure we will get a blow by blow description in the legal trials to come.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:12 PM (E4rtv)

194 She's like my kryptonite: cute lil redhead with freckles, its like she was designed to destroy my heart. I wonder what drove her to become what she did?

I hear ya. Even knowing what she did it's a struggle to call her a "no".

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:13 PM (2ocoG)

195 The Suncor v. Boulder case is one of hundreds that are bubbling out there. If SCOTUS rules in favor of Boulder there is a high probability that the Communists will flood the zone with hundreds of such cases. The goal here is not to protect the planet; it is about driving the oil economy out of existence. The stakes here are extremely high.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 02, 2026 02:13 PM (VyD10)

196 Nood

What strippers use.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 02:13 PM (TRLfq)

197
As for childbirth, God being great, designed it the way it is for a reason.

Posted by: Piper

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Halt. I recall that man's punishment for eating the apple was that "he must till the soil." For woman, that "she must bring forth her children in sorrow."

It wasn't originally intended to be painful. I can't imagine all that screaming and pushing in the Garden of Eden.

Posted by: Just saying at October 02, 2026 02:13 PM (mmrXZ)

198 The professor is an obvious unqualified DEI hire and doesn't even know it.

He is a perfect example of how someone can be incredibly well educated and even intelligent but a fool and it ruins everything they think and say. That man is obviously smart and has enormous credentials. His career is star studded, he's got a resume the length of a Torah scroll.

But he's a fool and as Crowder himself said, he's never been seriously challenged on any of his ideas.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:15 PM (nIKjK)

199 Lawyers bottom feeding again?

Falstaff to a white courtesy phone, please.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 02:15 PM (3kXhz)

200 WA passed SB5974, which sets additional requirements on law enforcement leaders, volunteers, cadets, and specially commissioned officers.

Four Sheriffs joined a lawsuit to stop implementation of this law. In argument today, Sheriff Swank reports "hate group" affiliation is a major point of contention. If the Sheriff (or other leader) is a member of a "hate group," they can be removed.

Example of a hate group: You belong to a church which teaches there are only two genders.

http://tiny.cc/gygb101

Posted by: bonhomme at October 02, 2026 02:16 PM (mkw2N)

201 183 137 The healthcare companies and insurance companies should fight back ...
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They run the show. If there is new law regarding insurance companies there is new profit for them. Count on it.

Posted by: Braenyard

That, more than anything, is the result of that bastard Obamacare law. It purposefully created Big Medicine groups centered around hospital chains to combat with Big Med Insurance while the poor sob patients are scrabbling for the crumbs left between those assholes.

Medicare had already created price floors and a plausible reason for Big Insurance to deny coverage for things Medicare did not pay for. Obamacare completed the transition between the independent doctors that saw patients instead of $ and corporate style patient farming for revenue.

And patients/voters got suckered by the promise of something for nothing. Free shit from insurance which turned out to raise premiums sky high.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:16 PM (E4rtv)

202 Their role model is Bernie Sanders, who's been in Congress for 30 years and only managed to pass 5 or 6 bills, all of which were gimmies dealing with the naming of post offices in Vermont -- the kind of thing where everyone votes yes out of courtesy (although I'm surprised Bernie didn't try to name one after Stalin).

Earlier, of course, he made history by becoming the only person ever kicked out of a hippie commune for being too lazy.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (qlLNh)

A little history of Bernie Sanders.
https://tinyurl.com/yk7nk3tx

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 02, 2026 02:17 PM (hmYU4)

203 I saw the Crowder debate

- Mad props to the prof for showing up.
- Mad props to the prof for admitting he was an affirmative action beneficiary.

He must think he is a genius, but he came across as very mid-wit. His debate tactic seemed to be to talk really slow and say nothing of substance. Could you imagine taking a class by that moron? It really was sad, but what was sadder is he thinks he belongs at that level and that AA only gave him what he deserved. That is a big problem that I think is widespread.

- Crowder was good, and wiped the floor with him, but his arguments were often weak and resorted to repeating the same statistics and data over and over. I think he did well, but I often wanted to make points that were obvious and more relevant, but he did not. I often would pause and anticipate the response but Crowder would just go back to his notes. He was *very* prepared.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 02:27 PM (G+1P3)

204 Does it get Luigi more empathy? Yes or no?

Posted by: L - No nic...navigating DE & MD at October 02, 2026 02:29 PM (Wl7PO)

205 @201
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:16 PM (E4rtv)

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[Per Grok:] "In the early 1980s, roughly 76% of physicians were practice owners. By 2012 (early post-ACA period), owners were 53.2%; employees were 41.8%. By 2022, owners fell to 44% and employees rose to 49.7% (plus ~6% independent contractors). More recent 2024 data show ownership stakes even lower (around 35%).

Private practice (practices wholly owned by physicians, including owners + employed physicians working there): 60.1% in 2012 → 46.7% in 2022 → 42.2% in 2024.

Hospital-owned practices rose from 23.4% (2012) to 31.3% (2022) to 34.5% (2024); direct hospital employment/contracting roughly doubled from ~5.6% to ~9–12%."

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 02:32 PM (94QNV)

206 Alito recusing himself is an unforced error

Posted by: Its hard to beat a person who never gives up at October 02, 2026 02:48 PM (I0Wuq)

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