The Morning Rant

Well, this is entirely unsurprising, based on the absolute insanity that seems to be the status quo in Portland! Of course it is an amusing but unimportant statistic unless compared to something else, like for instance the percentage of people who identify as "transgender," or Democrat, or progressive! I'll bet that correlation is damned strong!

Oregon adults have the highest rate of mental illness in the US at 31.6%

The ten states, including the District of Columbia, that had the highest rate of mental illness in 2023 to 2024 included: Oregon (31.6 percent), Vermont (29.1 percent), Washington, DC (29 percent), West Virginia (28.1 percent), Washington state (27.9 percent), New Hampshire (27.7 percent), Tennessee (27 percent), Maine (26.7 percent), Utah (26.7 percent), and Arkansas (26.6 percent).

Show me the comparison between voting tendencies, self-proclaimed "gender," and mental illness! But... I think we all have a pretty good idea what that will tell us. Blue cities are far crazier than red rural areas. That's a guess, but I'll wager I am correct.

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. And if you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow me it would be much appreciated!

Posted by: CBD at 10:50 AM

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1 First!! & Sponge!!

Posted by: Nazdar at October 13, 2026 11:02 AM (NcvvS)

2 Nooded, and posted the URL because it has yesterday's date.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 13, 2026 11:04 AM (NcvvS)

3 So 1 in 4 people are nuts. And it isn't me.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 11:05 AM (jmpEl)

4 Oregon adults have the highest rate of mental illness in the US at 31.6%

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ADHD counts, and ADHD is over diagnosed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 13, 2026 11:06 AM (R0rrx)

5 Hmmm....

West Virginia (28.1 percent)

I'd bet a fair number are faking it for the $$. Or a family member who's tired of the old man's shit has him committed.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 13, 2026 11:07 AM (RORbl)

6 From the article. New Jersey's got their crap together, relatively speaking...

"According to the report, "In 2023–2024, Oregon had the country's highest rate of mental illness at 31.6%, 10.1 percentage points greater than the national rate. New Jersey had the lowest rate at 18.1%, 3.4 percentage points less than the nation overall."

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 13, 2026 11:07 AM (Sco7b)

7 For some reason the local ABC station has decided TWICE this month to carry "The Wizard of Oz". I can't stand that movie. I've never watched it once from start to finish, not even as a kid.

Its has none of the charm nor depth of "Point Break".

Posted by: Crusader at October 13, 2026 11:07 AM (TN0g+)

8 Well, you would have to be crazy to want to live in Oregon.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 13, 2026 11:08 AM (LOvBA)

9 Oregon adults have the highest rate of mental illness in the US at 31.6%

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ADHD counts, and ADHD is over diagnosed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Crap.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 11:08 AM (jmpEl)

10 Blog is back, was worried.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 13, 2026 11:08 AM (2GVsD)

11 It figures. I quote Philip Larkin and get willowed.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 13, 2026 11:08 AM (qRla/)

12 I used to think 10% of the people walking around out there were batshit crazy. Apparently, I was misinformed.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)

13 Pay for people to be crazy and suddenly you'll find you have a bunch of crazy people

Posted by: 18-1 at October 13, 2026 11:09 AM (sKqQm)

14 Vermont being crazy, I understand. But New Hampshire over Massachusetts? Something's wrong there.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 13, 2026 11:09 AM (qRla/)

15 I bet those numbers are low. I wonder how those figures were arrived at.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:09 AM (77rzZ)

16 Vermont being crazy, I understand. But New Hampshire over Massachusetts? Something's wrong there.
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I would argue Massachusetts is demonic rather than crazy.

Posted by: Crusader at October 13, 2026 11:10 AM (TN0g+)

17 AWFLs love their drugs.

Posted by: And everybody knows it at October 13, 2026 11:10 AM (OVboP)

18 14 Vermont being crazy, I understand. But New Hampshire over Massachusetts? Something's wrong there.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 13, 2026 11:09 AM (qRla/)

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MA is undiagnosed insanity.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 13, 2026 11:11 AM (R0rrx)

19 People are stealin' my lucrative gig!

Posted by: Fugitive From The Board of Mental Health at October 13, 2026 11:11 AM (EdP2u)

20 TN, AR, WV pretty high in the rankings. That doesn't give their "backwoods cousins marrying cousins" reputation any help. They are all pretty red, I think.

Posted by: illiniwek at October 13, 2026 11:11 AM (vbXSk)

21 The article doesn't really mention how they define mental illness which makes me suspect it's some group angling for sweet, sweet government cash.

This reminds me of the poverty projects where you're considered poor despite the newest video game system, huge tv, housing and weighing 250 pounds.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 13, 2026 11:11 AM (Sco7b)

22 Crazy dedication and why Wikipedia can't be trusted.

Over a seven-year period, 2005 to 2012, one person did over 87,000 edits to Wikipedia to create a false narrative of an Islamic Golden Age.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 13, 2026 11:11 AM (2GVsD)

23 Yeah, I'll believe it.

Fetterman utilized national media attention to deliberately pitch Braddock around the country as a highly affordable place to live, which successfully drew in new residents from out-of-state hubs like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago.

And they drifted to the other side of the damn commonwealth, too. Between them and interesting folks from Virginia, Good Golly! for SE Pennsylvania.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 13, 2026 11:11 AM (NFX2v)

24 The national average for mental illness is over 20% with some states over 30%? Gimme a break. They're just defining "mental illness" to mean just about anything.

I also can't tell how they collected this data. Was it self-reporting?

There's surely a bunch of loonies among us, but 30%? Nah.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 13, 2026 11:12 AM (iFTx/)

25 We stand ready to help. We once hosted 16,000 residents/patients.

Posted by: Pilgrim State Hospital! at October 13, 2026 11:12 AM (EdP2u)

26 TN, AR, WV pretty high in the rankings. That doesn't give their "backwoods cousins marrying cousins" reputation any help. They are all pretty red, I think.
Posted by: illiniwek

We conservatives can have mental health issues, too.

Ask me how I know.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:12 AM (77rzZ)

27
This reminds me of the poverty projects where you're considered poor despite the newest video game system, huge tv, housing and weighing 250 pounds.

I recall someone did an analysis of welfare in PA and it paid significantly more then working class people earned meaning if you worked for a living you are a sucker.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 13, 2026 11:12 AM (sKqQm)

28 Crazy and stupid are not the same thing.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 13, 2026 11:12 AM (LOvBA)

29 Everyone has ADD/ADHD just for the Adderall. Then they need Xanax to sleep.

Posted by: Big Pharma! at October 13, 2026 11:13 AM (EdP2u)

30
MUNKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 13, 2026 11:13 AM (iqcvy)

31 I'd bet a fair number are faking it for the $$.

It's almost like you get more of what you incentivize.

Posted by: nuttier than squirrel poop at October 13, 2026 11:13 AM (Ebz8b)

32 I don't believe this nonsense. Call me crazy, but I think it's all bunk.

Posted by: Crazy Joe Davola at October 13, 2026 11:14 AM (VNBA8)

33 I was suddenly getting "can't find website" errors...but the site is back now...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 13, 2026 11:14 AM (l3cgK)

34 15 I bet those numbers are low. I wonder how those figures were arrived at.
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:09 AM

You gotta peel the onion back about six layers deep to get the answer. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 13, 2026 11:14 AM (OVboP)

35 I have serious road rage. Does that qualify as a mental illness? I'll bet it does, according to this study.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 13, 2026 11:14 AM (iFTx/)

36 *Rummages in the memory banks*

IIRC back in the 1970s there was an article in Reader's Digest where a legal firm had one of their secretaries do research on what benefits she could get from the government. Turns out she would make more on the dole than working.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 13, 2026 11:15 AM (2GVsD)

37 Reportedly, Pennsylvania ranks 17th in the nation, with about 19.70% of adult Pennsylvanians experiencing a mental illness (translating to nearly 2 million residents), which is close to the national average.

I'd say underreporting, by leaps and bounds.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 13, 2026 11:15 AM (NFX2v)

38 Also, I think that every normal person has some mental-health issue at some point in their lives, even if only in the teenage years.

Mental illness is kinda the whole point of puberty. Forces you to figure out who you are as you make the great leap from childhood to adulthood.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:15 AM (77rzZ)

39 How do they define mental illness? I hate the term "neurodivergent ". Isn't that considered mental illness? It seems to be a lib term for mentally ill people. To call them neurodivergent instead of mentally ill doesn't hurt their feelings. But if you're mentally ill everything hurts your feelings, so call them what they really are. The purple haired, multiple piercing, 300 pound man who's wearing a dress screams he's just neurodivergent and we're just supposed to not call him crazy.

Posted by: Megthered at October 13, 2026 11:15 AM (PYs58)

40 I thought there was a study that found that mental illness is much higher amongst people on the left than conservatives...given all those who support people like Lindsay Clancy and trannies and people that join groups like "Chickens for KFC" and "Queers for Palestine", I can believe it.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 13, 2026 11:16 AM (l3cgK)

41 I recall someone did an analysis of welfare in PA and it paid significantly more then working class people earned meaning if you worked for a living you are a sucker.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 13, 2026 11:12 AM (sKqQm)

I believe that.

Zero dollars is pretty much the only way to clean crap up.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 13, 2026 11:16 AM (Sco7b)

42 I have serious road rage.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Finally, something I have in common with the Blade.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:17 AM (77rzZ)

43 How do they define mental illness? I hate the term "neurodivergent ". Isn't that considered mental illness? It seems to be a lib term for mentally ill people. To call them neurodivergent instead of mentally ill doesn't hurt their feelings. But if you're mentally ill everything hurts your feelings, so call them what they really are. The purple haired, multiple piercing, 300 pound man who's wearing a dress screams he's just neurodivergent and we're just supposed to not call him crazy.

Isn't The Spew looking for a new host?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 13, 2026 11:17 AM (2GVsD)

44 Also, I think that every normal person has some mental-health issue at some point in their lives, even if only in the teenage years.

Mental illness is kinda the whole point of puberty. Forces you to figure out who you are as you make the great leap from childhood to adulthood.
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:15 AM (77rzZ)
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True, but that shouldn't be considered a mental illness. Mental illness is or should be an aberration -- something is wrong that shouldn't be -- not something that happens to everyone at a certain point in their lives.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 13, 2026 11:17 AM (iFTx/)

45 38 Also, I think that every normal person has some mental-health issue at some point in their lives, even if only in the teenage years.

Mental illness is kinda the whole point of puberty. Forces you to figure out who you are as you make the great leap from childhood to adulthood.
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:15 AM (77rzZ)

If you define mental illness so broadly that everyone has it at one point or another, then you've deprived the definition of useful meaning.

Posted by: nuttier than squirrel poop at October 13, 2026 11:18 AM (Ebz8b)

46 39 How do they define mental illness? I hate the term "neurodivergent ". Isn't that considered mental illness?
...

Posted by: Megthered at October 13, 2026 11:15 AM (PYs5

The same way of calling the killing of non-combatants and the destruction of civilian areas as "collateral damage"...just euphemisms for a harsher truth.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 13, 2026 11:18 AM (l3cgK)

47 Very interesting rant topic today, CBD. Thanks.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:18 AM (77rzZ)

48 We conservatives can have mental health issues, too.

Ask me how I know.
Posted by: Bulg

Boobmania is not a disease!

Posted by: Compulsion, Maybe at October 13, 2026 11:18 AM (EdP2u)

49 >>Everyone has ADD/ADHD just for the Adderall. Then they need Xanax to sleep.

Except that for people with ADD/ADHD Adderall calms them down. Wife has ADD, has a cup of coffee in the morning, and then takes a nap. So keep your Big Pharma cozening to yourself!

Posted by: Nazdar at October 13, 2026 11:19 AM (NcvvS)

50 True, but that shouldn't be considered a mental illness. Mental illness is or should be an aberration -- something is wrong that shouldn't be -- not something that happens to everyone at a certain point in their lives.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 13, 2026 11:17 AM (iFTx/)

There is a period of time once a month for wimmins...

Posted by: Don't Kill Me! at October 13, 2026 11:19 AM (l3cgK)

51 China Used Military-Linked Kindergarten to Build Relationship With Mitch McConnell’s Wife

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"Military-Linked Kindergarten"? You have three hand grenades. You throw one at the running dog lackeys of the bourgeoisie. How many do you have left?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)

52 >>I was suddenly getting "can't find website" errors...but the site is back now...

Somebody fixed the main page to get the Rant up top.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 13, 2026 11:20 AM (NcvvS)

53 what is the definition of mental illness these days? im sad that its going to be hot all week and its october. is that mental illness?

Posted by: nckate at October 13, 2026 11:20 AM (enNUy)

54
This reminds me of the poverty projects where you're considered poor despite the newest video game system, huge tv, housing and weighing 250 pounds.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 13, 2026 11:11 AM (Sco7b)

Have you ever driven past an urban housing project building? I once had to do a job at an ATT Wireless compound across the street from an Oakland project, about 20 stories tall. Every balcony had a satellite dish. Looked like the annex of a Soviet embassy compound.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 13, 2026 11:20 AM (iqcvy)

55 Military linked kindergarten?

The Red Guard lives.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 13, 2026 11:21 AM (2GVsD)

56 I'm betting Nashville and Memphis are driving the crazy in TN.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at October 13, 2026 11:21 AM (Q/FnY)

57 I'm pretty sure me and CBD are the only sane people on here!

Posted by: I'm Certified! at October 13, 2026 11:21 AM (EdP2u)

58 It's almost as if living somewhere where the weather sucks 90% of the time makes people unhappy.

Posted by: ballistic at October 13, 2026 11:21 AM (oqH4h)

59 57 I'm pretty sure me and CBD are the only sane people on here!

Posted by: I'm Certified! at October 13, 2026 11:21 AM (EdP2u)

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You may be certified, but you ain't bonafied.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 13, 2026 11:21 AM (R0rrx)

60 Reportedly, Pennsylvania ranks 17th in the nation, with about 19.70% of adult Pennsylvanians experiencing a mental illness (translating to nearly 2 million residents), which is close to the national average.

I'd say underreporting, by leaps and bounds.
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 13, 2026 11:15 AM (NFX2v)

They don't know they're mentally ill because everyone around them is, too.

Posted by: LASue at October 13, 2026 11:22 AM (lCppi)

61 Talarico would fit right in.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 13, 2026 11:22 AM (9uxYx)

62 True, but that shouldn't be considered a mental illness. Mental illness is or should be an aberration -- something is wrong that shouldn't be -- not something that happens to everyone at a certain point in their lives.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Everyone gets a cold at least once in their life, too. But it's still considered an illness.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:22 AM (77rzZ)

63 Turns out she would make more on the dole than working.
Posted by: Anna Puma

UK gives new cars every three years to "disabled" people with tennis elbow, gluten intolerance, dyslexia

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 11:22 AM (ndZc7)

64 Certified credentialed.

But you can still be a cretin.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 13, 2026 11:22 AM (2GVsD)

65 What’s going on with the election is classic game theory bluffing and information concealment. The entire objective is to cloud the outcome.

Therefore I expect a lot of shenanigans and I have zero trust in the electronic systems.

Something is rotten in Denmark.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 13, 2026 11:23 AM (xn33A)

66 57 I'm pretty sure me and CBD are the only sane people on here!

Posted by: I'm Certified! at October 13, 2026 11:21 AM (EdP2u)

And I'm sure you have doubts about CBD, as the saying goes (my grandmother told me the saying when I was a wee lad. LOL).

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 13, 2026 11:24 AM (l3cgK)

67 UK gives new cars every three years to "disabled" people with tennis elbow, gluten intolerance, dyslexia

Well, that is one way to reduce the glut of unsold Jaguars.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 13, 2026 11:24 AM (2GVsD)

68
Its has none of the charm nor depth of "Point Break".
Posted by: Crusader
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You might enjoy a little film titled "Hot Fuzz".

Posted by: Crow at October 13, 2026 11:24 AM (anL5R)

69 53 what is the definition of mental illness these days? im sad that its going to be hot all week and its october. is that mental illness?
Posted by: nckate

Yes, Ma'am. When the friendly men in the white coats show up at your door, just quietly get in the van.

Posted by: They'll Be There Shortly. at October 13, 2026 11:25 AM (EdP2u)

70 61 Talarico would fit right in.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 13, 2026 11:22 AM (9uxYx)

I thought it was things fitting right into Talarico...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 13, 2026 11:25 AM (l3cgK)

71 UK gives new cars every three years to "disabled" people with tennis elbow, gluten intolerance, dyslexia

Does that explain why the Royal Navy has only two aircraft carriers, no planes to put on them, and 11 escort ships?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 13, 2026 11:25 AM (9uxYx)

72 >>what is the definition of mental illness these days?

Look at the list of Top 10 crazy places. The definition is apparently voting Democrat.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 13, 2026 11:25 AM (viF8m)

73 68
Its has none of the charm nor depth of "Point Break".
Posted by: Crusader
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You might enjoy a little film titled "Hot Fuzz".

Posted by: Crow at October 13, 2026 11:24 AM (anL5R)

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Yeah, mother fucker.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 13, 2026 11:26 AM (R0rrx)

74 We conservatives can have mental health issues, too.

Ask me how I know.
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:12 AM (77rzZ)
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*snort*

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 13, 2026 11:26 AM (dkM11)

75 It's almost as if living somewhere where the weather sucks 90% of the time makes people unhappy.
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*Ponders Cleveland's mental health rate*

Oh wait, the Guardians won again last night - its all good.

Posted by: what's in a name at October 13, 2026 11:26 AM (anL5R)

76 Mental illness, unlike a physical disability, is pretty easy to fake.

If you're gonna' take everyone at their word, or everyone who's ever been to a shrink, or prescribed a med "typically" to treat some sort of mental condition... you can certainly pump those numbers up.

Like everything... I find it suspect.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 13, 2026 11:26 AM (RORbl)

77 True, but that shouldn't be considered a mental illness. Mental illness is or should be an aberration -- something is wrong that shouldn't be -- not something that happens to everyone at a certain point in their lives.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Everyone gets a cold at least once in their life, too. But it's still considered an illness.
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:22 AM (77rzZ)
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Yea, but it's not like at a defined point in their lives, everyone gets a cold as a matter of human development. Getting a cold is still aberrational, even if not unusual.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 13, 2026 11:26 AM (iFTx/)

78 The new cars thing is a drop in the bucket compared to NHS funding.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 13, 2026 11:27 AM (2GVsD)

79 I'm pretty sure me and CBD are the only sane people on here!

Posted by: I'm Certified! at October 13, 2026 11:21 AM (EdP2u)
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Bless your heart.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 13, 2026 11:27 AM (dkM11)

80 78 The new cars thing is a drop in the bucket compared to NHS funding.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 13, 2026 11:27 AM (2GVsD)

==

"This person thought about limiting NHS services. Sentence them to death."
-the Tories

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 13, 2026 11:27 AM (R0rrx)

81 Everyone gets a cold at least once in their life, too. But it's still considered an illness.
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:22 AM (77rzZ)

Why do you think viral infections are analogouse to mental illness? The two don't seem meaningfully comparable.

Posted by: nuttier than squirrel poop at October 13, 2026 11:28 AM (Ebz8b)

82 IDK anymore. Roughly 27% of the local schools have categorized kids as "Special Education."

While there are 13 categories for Child with a Disability, all understandable.

But then there is also:
"PA schools: Emotional disturbance is defined at 34 CFR § 300.8(c)(4) as:

An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.
An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.
Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances.
A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.
A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.

If a child is identified by a school district as "thought-to-be" disabled and in possible need of specially designed instruction under IDEA and Chapter 14, the district should move forward with a special education evaluation under IDEA and 22 PA Code Chapter 14."

School budget killers.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 13, 2026 11:28 AM (NFX2v)

83 Washington State comes in at 5th. Hmmmm....
I'm surprised it is that low, given the comments lately from many of my colleagues ref: the Hasan execution announcement.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 13, 2026 11:29 AM (2WIwB)

84 I have serious road rage.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Finally, something I have in common with the Blade.
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
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And sadly, drivers are only getting worse, so my mental illness will only increase. The number of retards on the road is shocking.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 13, 2026 11:29 AM (iFTx/)

85 Suppose that Oregon is 60% D - that means about 52% of Democrats in Oregon are struggling with mental illness, which I think would be a reasonable estimate for the country as a whole.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 13, 2026 11:29 AM (2ap+5)

86 Looks like certain entities want to spread the crazy around in more red areas.
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A Washington think tank whose immigration program receives Soros funding has identified hundreds of American counties as destinations for migrants. 96.5% of selected counties are majority White .

Residents would have no say.

Its November 2025 immigration blueprint urges policymakers to “enable local governments and private entities to sponsor immigrants directly.” It also proposes state visa programs and “incentivizing new arrivals to stay in specific states and regions.”

https://tinyurl.com/5etb59y7

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 13, 2026 11:31 AM (dkM11)

87 Bless your heart.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy

Hey, I'm Southern, I know what you mean by that.

Posted by: Weren't Born Yesterday at October 13, 2026 11:31 AM (EdP2u)

88 It can be lunch time

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2026 11:31 AM (gselI)

89 I really don't feel road rage anymore now that I am retired and have more time to drink.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 13, 2026 11:31 AM (2ap+5)

90 "enable"

Leftist argot for the word "force."

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 13, 2026 11:31 AM (2GVsD)

91 True, but that shouldn't be considered a mental illness. Mental illness is or should be an aberration -- something is wrong that shouldn't be -- not something that happens to everyone at a certain point in their lives.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Everyone gets a cold at least once in their life, too. But it's still considered an illness.
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well its not like either of your are wrong -

torturing the analogy further - there are some people with impaired immune systems who get sick quite a bit more than others. I suspect those with chronic mental health issues, have a system that makes them less resilient. Because its mental health, that system isn't just between your ears. It is also who and what you are around and what you put into your brain.

Most people suffer from depression, anxiety, obsessions (boobs) compulsions (Admiral Akbar) stuff like that but are functional or self limited. Others simply can't function without their obsession taking over their lives (Prometheus). Its a matter of degree, as with most things. Moderation in all things my fellow morons.

Posted by: Not Dr. Phil at October 13, 2026 11:32 AM (anL5R)

92 Hey, I'm Southern, I know what you mean by that.
Posted by: Weren't Born Yesterday at October 13, 2026 11:31 AM (EdP2u)
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Heh.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 13, 2026 11:32 AM (dkM11)

93 The national average for mental illness is over 20% with some states over 30%? Gimme a break. They're just defining "mental illness" to mean just about anything.

I also can't tell how they collected this data. Was it self-reporting?

There's surely a bunch of loonies among us, but 30%? Nah.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 13, 2026 11:12 AM (iFTx/)

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Probably something to this. The whole Mental Health Medical Profession,while absolutely necessary, is in my opinion, completely inflated in numbers and government money.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 13, 2026 11:33 AM (2WIwB)

94 Why do you think viral infections are analogouse to mental illness? The two don't seem meaningfully comparable.
Posted by: nuttier than squirrel poop at October 13, 2026 11:28 AM (Ebz8b)
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I don't think he's meaning to compare the two except as to say that they're both things that befall pretty much everyone at some point in their lives.

Posted by: ballistic at October 13, 2026 11:33 AM (oqH4h)

95 And sadly, drivers are only getting worse, so my mental illness will only increase. The number of retards on the road is shocking.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Then stay away from the DC area. Especially Maryland. Maryland drivers are nuts. Virginia drivers are pretty bad, too, but at least they drive at a slower speed, so they are at less risk of killing someone by their mistakes.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:33 AM (77rzZ)

96 I've come across more than one person who was acting nuts to get social security. I'd bet a paycheck is somewhat of a driving force.
G.G. Liddy, in one of his books, bitched about it and he used to on the radio too. Said it was a way for the crazy left to kill two birds with one stone. One. Get a paycheck for nothing and two, further bankrupt America.

Posted by: Reforger at October 13, 2026 11:33 AM (Ae6Br)

97 Then stay away from the DC area.
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Not a problem.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 13, 2026 11:34 AM (dkM11)

98 The people who profit from "treating" mental illness want you to know that you probably have it.

Posted by: t-bird at October 13, 2026 11:34 AM (Gue38)

99 My road rage starts the second I leave the driveway.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 13, 2026 11:34 AM (RORbl)

100 >>Probably something to this. The whole Mental Health Medical Profession,while absolutely necessary, is in my opinion, completely inflated in numbers and government money.

How many people in the US are on some drug for mental health issues?

Pharma is one of the most dominant industries in the world. Healthy people don't need drugs. There are usually easy answers to most questions.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 13, 2026 11:35 AM (viF8m)

101 And sadly, drivers are only getting worse, so my mental illness will only increase. The number of retards on the road is shocking.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

I used to get upset driving, but now I'm very chill. I'm pleasantly surprised when people behave. It's much better for my mental health.

Posted by: Rollin' With The Punches at October 13, 2026 11:35 AM (EdP2u)

102 The Meds Must Flow!!!!!

Posted by: tubal at October 13, 2026 11:35 AM (Gqar8)

103 The national average for mental illness is over 20% with some states over 30%? Gimme a break. They're just defining "mental illness" to mean just about anything.

I also can't tell how they collected this data. Was it self-reporting?

There's surely a bunch of loonies among us, but 30%? Nah.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 13, 2026 11:12 AM

I do know that they have redefined the definition of autism to the point we have 20% of all school age children diagnosed with it and on medication for it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 13, 2026 11:35 AM (I43vL)

104 102 The Meds Must Flow!!!!!

Posted by: tubal at October 13, 2026 11:35 AM (Gqar

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"He who controls the meds, controls the universe."
-Chinese manufacturing

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 13, 2026 11:36 AM (R0rrx)

105 Then stay away from the DC area. Especially Maryland. Maryland drivers are nuts. Virginia drivers are pretty bad, too, but at least they drive at a slower speed, so they are at less risk of killing someone by their mistakes.
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:33 AM (77rzZ)
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Come to Texas! Where, by my educated estimation, approximately 1.5% of drivers know what the fuck the left lane of a multi-lane roadway is for!

Posted by: ballistic at October 13, 2026 11:36 AM (oqH4h)

106 Posted by: Not Dr. Phil at October 13, 2026 11:32 AM (anL5R)

Well put, thanks.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:36 AM (77rzZ)

107 Pharma is one of the most dominant industries in the world. Healthy people don't need drugs. There are usually easy answers to most questions.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 13, 2026 11:35 AM (viF8m)

Big Pharma has been going bust in the cardiac field with anti-inflammatories flaming out. They need some wins.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 13, 2026 11:37 AM (2ap+5)

108 I do not trust Chinese import food - but Chinese Meds are forced on us.

Posted by: tubal at October 13, 2026 11:37 AM (Gqar8)

109 This is getting even more ridiculous, the whole Voice Actors for Palestine debacle.

The organizer is running around saying "trust me! I've worked with them for three years." They deleted the original Tweet to remove the Community Note that called out Operation Olive Branch for links to Hamas only to post the Tweet again and get the Community Note added back.

Totes trustworthy.

But the most outrageous thing I think is finding out that the Gaza municipality, in spite of all the money the UN funnels to it, is asking for donations from people for basic functions like water services.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 13, 2026 11:38 AM (2GVsD)

110 https://x.com/davidslosttt/status/
2109818489578103175

@davidslosttt
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MICHIGAN EARLY VOTING UPDATE

Michigan early voting returns point to a Trump+4.3 electorate, a R+2.8 swing to the right from 2024. This shift is being driven by juiced exurban and rural turnout, a trend that hasn't been seen in other states

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Um...early voting in Michigan seems to be going REALLY badly for Democrats.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 13, 2026 11:38 AM (R0rrx)

111 I used to get upset driving, but now I'm very chill. I'm pleasantly surprised when people behave. It's much better for my mental health.

I'll never understand why (some) people think driving on public roads is some sort of competition.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 13, 2026 11:38 AM (vTZFs)

112 Prometheus was released in 2012. Mental Illness has soared since then. Coincidence, or....

Posted by: ....Causation? at October 13, 2026 11:39 AM (EdP2u)

113 The New York Times assures me every single f'ing day that voting R in the mid-terms is pointless.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 13, 2026 11:39 AM (2ap+5)

114 NUTS!

Posted by: Gen. Anthony McAuliffe at October 13, 2026 11:39 AM (l3cgK)

115 I've come across more than one person who was acting nuts to get social security. I'd bet a paycheck is somewhat of a driving force.
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correlating rate of mental illness and rate of disability in blue states . . . .

*NOT SHOCKED FACE*

Posted by: Not AI at October 13, 2026 11:39 AM (anL5R)

116 Everyone has ADD/ADHD just for the Adderall. Then they need Xanax to sleep.

Except that for people with ADD/ADHD Adderall calms them down. Wife has ADD, has a cup of coffee in the morning, and then takes a nap. So keep your Big Pharma cozening to yourself!
Posted by: Nazdar

Agreed. I had 30mg upon waking, 20mg around 2:00 pm and was ready for bed around 9:30. Like clockwork.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 11:40 AM (jmpEl)

117 Most people suffer from depression, anxiety, obsessions (boobs) compulsions (Admiral Akbar) stuff like that but are functional or self limited. Others simply can't function without their obsession taking over their lives (Prometheus). Its a matter of degree, as with most things. Moderation in all things my fellow morons.
Posted by: Not Dr. Phil at October 13, 2026 11:32 AM (anL5R)

And woe to that poor bastard that keeps hiding my coffee every morning!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 13, 2026 11:40 AM (2WIwB)

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