Mid-Morning Art Thread

La muerte de Girardot en Bárbula
Cristóbal Rojas

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at October 22, 2026 09:31 AM (Bep7s)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 22, 2026 09:31 AM (NcvvS)

3 No boobs.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 22, 2026 09:31 AM (KitMy)

4 He daid.

He daid too.

Posted by: fd at October 22, 2026 09:32 AM (tYz7x)

5 when the cave dwellers began slaughtering the rainbow coalition.

Posted by: cmeat at October 22, 2026 09:32 AM (Bep7s)

6 Peninsular War?

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

7 No boobs.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty
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True, but the sniper is implied.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 22, 2026 09:33 AM (XeU6L)

8 cristobal griffin -> cristobal rojas

Posted by: cmeat at October 22, 2026 09:33 AM (Bep7s)

9 Where's Barbula and why does the flag look like Venezuela's?

Posted by: pookysgirl, asking important questions at October 22, 2026 09:34 AM (Wt5PA)

10 Dying with style!

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at October 22, 2026 09:34 AM (xdNr6)

11 Interesting story on Wiki about him. Served under Bolivar in South America.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 22, 2026 09:34 AM (NcvvS)

12 Gotta say the set up makes no sense. Guy in background shooting down, but everybody seems to be getting picked off from above.I

Posted by: From about That Time at October 22, 2026 09:35 AM (sl73Y)

13 "Guy in background shooting down, but everybody seems to be getting picked off from above."

Spooky.

Posted by: fd at October 22, 2026 09:36 AM (tYz7x)

14 Olympic floor event gone bad.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 09:36 AM (JzUSu)

15 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around.
Dang. Never understood white pants on a battlefield. And look where it got him.
Oh well.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 22, 2026 09:36 AM (2WIwB)

16 Shoot if you must this old, gray, head, but spare your country's flag, she said.

Posted by: Barbara Fritchie at October 22, 2026 09:36 AM (EdP2u)

17 Knowing nothing about Columbian history I thought this painting might portray the Spanish Civil War, but instead it portrays the fight for independence from Spain in Columbia, and (I guess) by extension all of South American countries.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 22, 2026 09:36 AM (msMYi)

18 Peninsular War?
Posted by: Bulg

Nope. Latin-American Wars of Independence. From Wiki:

"Manuel Atanasio Girardot Díaz (French: [atanazjo ʒiʁaʁdo]; May 2, 1791 – September 30, 1813) was a Neogranadine military officer and one of the heroes of the Colombian and Venezuelan wars of Independence. He is famous for having died during the Battle of Bárbula, trying to plant the republican flag on Bárbula Hill."

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 09:36 AM (77rzZ)

19 Trippy angle. Kinda makes me woozy.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 22, 2026 09:36 AM (rOKnE)

20 If you are waving a colorful banner, you're just making yourself an easy target.

Posted by: dantesed at October 22, 2026 09:36 AM (Oy/m2)

21 Sniper spotted.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 22, 2026 09:37 AM (6vuXd)

22 Swords and rifles for sale-gently used.

Posted by: Facebook Marketplace at October 22, 2026 09:37 AM (EdP2u)

23 The other guys were dead that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at October 22, 2026 09:38 AM (GfYaW)

24 Hey! That guy is wearing the same boots Jill Biden did.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 22, 2026 09:38 AM (2WIwB)

25 I found the sni....

Posted by: Girardot at October 22, 2026 09:39 AM (KRh8R)

26 Sky is rendered nicely.

Posted by: On The Upside at October 22, 2026 09:39 AM (EdP2u)

27 "Swords and rifles for sale-gently used.
Posted by: Facebook Marketplace "

Only dropped once?

Posted by: French Arms Collector at October 22, 2026 09:39 AM (8sFcp)

28 Let your freak flag fly....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 22, 2026 09:39 AM (RORbl)

29 I found the sni....
Posted by: Girardot

He couldn't hit an eleph...
-- John Sedgewick

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)

30 Oooo. I like the boots!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 22, 2026 09:40 AM (XgKq6)

31 Peninsular? I just met her!

Posted by: Rimshot at October 22, 2026 09:40 AM (GfYaW)

32 Simón Bolívar ordered that Girardot's heart be extracted, carried in a solemn procession to Caracas, and entombed in the cathedral, while rendering him the highest honors of a liberator.

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Well, isn't that precious?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 09:40 AM (ndZc7)

33 A very gay death
Don't think I'd hang this one .
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 22, 2026 09:40 AM (vJPf4)

34 Nancy Sinatra was inspired by this masterpiece.

Posted by: Dames, Booze, Chains, and Boots at October 22, 2026 09:40 AM (EdP2u)

35 Are those gay boots?

Posted by: But what does Piper say? at October 22, 2026 09:40 AM (GfYaW)

36 Mornin', nurse!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 22, 2026 09:40 AM (KRh8R)

37 I like it when CBD posts historical or mythological art. Always puts me some knowledge.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 09:41 AM (77rzZ)

38 Were those the Spanish colors during the peninsular war? They're not French. Doesn't look right.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 09:42 AM (JzUSu)

39 35 Are those gay boots?
Posted by: But what does Piper say? at October 22, 2026 09:40 AM (GfYaW)

The flag is a pride flag non?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 22, 2026 09:42 AM (x0n13)

40 Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the songs of angry men.
It is the music of a people
who will not be slaves again.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 22, 2026 09:42 AM (FZ29D)

41 La muerte de Girardot en Bárbula
Cristóbal Rojas

**************

Lookin' Good, G! - a limerick

Girardot's falling as the enemy shoots
Grabs the flag, clicks his heels, and salutes
Then he staggers for a while
And prepares to die in style
In tight white trousers and knee-high boots!

Posted by: muldoon at October 22, 2026 09:42 AM (I0N4X)

42 Were those the Spanish colors during the peninsular war? They're not French. Doesn't look right.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

It's a flag of one of the early South-American republics.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 09:43 AM (77rzZ)

43 "The painting represents the death of the Colombian hero Athanasius Girardot who was killed by troops on September 30, 1813... during the Battle of Barbula..Currently the painting is exhibited in the Bolivarian Museum of Caracas."

Posted by: runner at October 22, 2026 09:43 AM (AKptf)

44 RMBS!

Howdy sir! Hope your trip to TX was all you wanted it to be!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 22, 2026 09:43 AM (yEz+x)

45 Not quite as iconic as the Iwo Jima flag-planting.

Posted by: Joe Rosenthal at October 22, 2026 09:44 AM (EdP2u)

46 He's not doing the Safety Dance correctly.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 09:44 AM (l3cgK)

47 The official painting of the 2028 Democratic National Convention.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 22, 2026 09:45 AM (Sco7b)

48 Rainbow flag..

Posted by: It's me donna at October 22, 2026 09:45 AM (+gK6I)

49 The historical content for the painting is unimportant. It could stand for any righteous rebellion and those committed to it, even to death. The dead and wounded, the broken swords, the pose of the dying Giradot, still resisting, against the bright sky and colorful flag (which s not damaged) makes the sacrifice all the more poignant. It is an effective, emotional painting that goes beyond the actual event.

I can imagine David doing this during the Napoleonic era.

Posted by: JTB at October 22, 2026 09:45 AM (yTvNw)

50 It’s interesting to me the notion of planting, or raising a flag to signify victory.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 22, 2026 09:46 AM (yEz+x)

51 It's a flag of one of the early South-American republics.
Posted by: Bulg
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In that case, I don't buy that the dead guys would have been that well uniformed.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 09:46 AM (JzUSu)

52 Despite taking off their red shirts, the grays still died...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 09:47 AM (l3cgK)

53 This battle made Juan Valdez and his mule Conchita possible.

Posted by: Sa-lute! at October 22, 2026 09:47 AM (EdP2u)

54 51 It's a flag of one of the early South-American republics.
Posted by: Bulg
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In that case, I don't buy that the dead guys would have been that well uniformed.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 09:46 AM (JzUSu)

Ecuador.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 09:48 AM (l3cgK)

55 Wait, you guys don't recognize that horizontal tricolor? A couple countries still use it.

HINT: One's been in the news lately when its leader met an unexpected end to his term in office.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 22, 2026 09:48 AM (BI5O2)

56 In that case, I don't buy that the dead guys would have been that well uniformed.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

It was the Napoleonic Era. All the officers dressed to the hilt, in every army.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 09:48 AM (77rzZ)

57 Well this is gayer than hell.

Posted by: Weasel at October 22, 2026 09:50 AM (LRYfP)

58 His men died with their firearms beside them, or literally in hand, dirty and bloody And our subject, in his last gasp waves a flag in his desperation to have his enemies stand in the shadow of his efforts.

Or something like that.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 22, 2026 09:50 AM (yEz+x)

59 57 Well this is gayer than hell.

Posted by: Weasel at October 22, 2026 09:50 AM (LRYfP)

Just wait when the wake up in Hell...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 09:50 AM (l3cgK)

60
It was the Napoleonic Era. All the officers dressed to the hilt, in every army.
Posted by: Bulg

And well after that!

Posted by: Kolonel Wilhelm Klink at October 22, 2026 09:51 AM (EdP2u)

61 Every art thread comes with a history lesson.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 22, 2026 09:51 AM (ua/lL)

62 It’s interesting to me the notion of planting, or raising a flag to signify victory.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming;
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there:
Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Posted by: Francis Scott Key at October 22, 2026 09:51 AM (XeU6L)

63 58 His men died with their firearms beside them, or literally in hand, dirty and bloody And our subject, in his last gasp waves a flag in his desperation to have his enemies stand in the shadow of his efforts.

Or something like that.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 22, 2026 09:50 AM (yEz+x)

The Chinese cleaners did a great job on his uniform.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 09:51 AM (l3cgK)

64 In that case, I don't buy that the dead guys would have been that well uniformed.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

It was the Napoleonic Era. All the officers dressed to the hilt, in every army.
Posted by: Bulg
_________

Yeah, but I'm referring to the three guys on the ground. Did an early 19th century South American country have the ability to issue uniforms?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 09:51 AM (JzUSu)

65 So He's shot dead, but where's the wound? the blood?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 09:52 AM (l3cgK)

66 Well this is gayer than hell.
Posted by: Weasel at October 22, 2026 09:50 AM (LRYfP)

Now damn it Weasel, don't mince words. Tell us what you really think.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 22, 2026 09:52 AM (2WIwB)

67 The Chinese cleaners did a great job on his uniform.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

"We need more Calgon!"

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 09:52 AM (77rzZ)

68 I can imagine David doing this during the Napoleonic era.

Posted by: JTB

I thought he killed Goliath.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 09:53 AM (ndZc7)

69 He lost his thrill, on Bábula hill.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 09:53 AM (l3cgK)

70
Now damn it Weasel, don't mince words. Tell us what you really think.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 22, 2026 09:52 AM (2WIwB)
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Apologies. I'm still recovering from the drive home from Texas!

Posted by: Weasel at October 22, 2026 09:54 AM (LRYfP)

71 He hates the flag! Stay away from the flag!

Posted by: Athanasius Girardot Johnson at October 22, 2026 09:54 AM (wVcYX)

72 Yeah, but I'm referring to the three guys on the ground. Did an early 19th century South American country have the ability to issue uniforms?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Probably they were repurposed Spanish uniforms. Or from some other power fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)

73
Didn't See THAT Coming - another damn limerick

Girardot, (in his leadership position)
Submitted a resupply petition
But the request was rejected
Because no one expected
An actual Spanish Requisition

Posted by: muldoon at October 22, 2026 09:54 AM (I0N4X)

74
Yeah, but I'm referring to the three guys on the ground. Did an early 19th century South American country have the ability to issue uniforms?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 09:51 AM (JzUSu)
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The revolution was partly bankrolled.by wealthy Europeans, so, yes, to an extent. Note that the soldados uniforms are simply designed for the period, just white tunics and trousers with red cuffs and facings.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 22, 2026 09:54 AM (amcLV)

75 Did y’all play “capture the flag” when you were kids?

Did you let the girls play?

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 22, 2026 09:57 AM (yEz+x)

76 Hey weasel!

Did WW get her buc’ees tshirt?

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 22, 2026 09:58 AM (yEz+x)

77 HINT: One's been in the news lately when its leader met an unexpected end to his term in office.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Maduro?

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 09:58 AM (77rzZ)

78 69 He lost his thrill, on Bábula hill.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 09:53 AM (l3cgK)

Demmit, kin't speel.

He lost his thrill, on Bárbula Hill.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Atanasio_Girardot

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 09:58 AM (l3cgK)

79 Posted by: nurse ratched at October 22, 2026 09:58 AM (yEz+x)
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Yes she did, and from a new Arkansas location!

Posted by: Weasel at October 22, 2026 09:59 AM (TMF5Z)

80 75 Did y’all play “capture the flag” when you were kids?

Did you let the girls play?

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 22, 2026 09:57 AM (yEz+x)

Nope. But we did play a variant of "Horse" called "Puto"...and yes, it used a basketball.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:00 AM (l3cgK)

81 75 Did y’all play “capture the flag” when you were kids?

Did you let the girls play?
Posted by: nurse ratched

No, I lived in a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn. More likely to play Smear the Queer.

Posted by: Jubilant Delinquent at October 22, 2026 10:01 AM (EdP2u)

82
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 22, 2026 10:01 AM (eRlcH)

83 Alternate title:

Pride parade gone wrong

Posted by: rickb223 at October 22, 2026 10:01 AM (R9abx)

84 I thought he killed Goliath.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

At Goliad.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

85 It’s interesting to me the notion of planting, or raising a flag to signify victory.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Just after the ceasefire in Desert Storm, I flew up with my CG to our most forward Battalion. The oil well fires were raging and the smoke was going thousands of feet into the air. Tanks were still smoking, and there was the stench. We had been told not to fly the American flag so as to not offend our host nation and allies. The Battalion command post did so anyway. A small splash of red, white, and blue against the billowing black of smoke. Every one of us were wiping tears. Most beautiful thing ever!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 22, 2026 10:02 AM (2WIwB)

86 Are there Bolivars today?

Posted by: Eromero at October 22, 2026 10:02 AM (LHPAg)

87 68 I can imagine David doing this during the Napoleonic era.

Posted by: JTB

I thought he killed Goliath.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 09:53 AM (ndZc7)

Some folks harp about it, but David only played the lyre.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:02 AM (l3cgK)

88 Nope. But we did play a variant of "Horse" called "Puto"...and yes, it used a basketball.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Also known as "Whack, Fuck!"???

Posted by: rickb223 at October 22, 2026 10:02 AM (R9abx)

89 Capture the flag? Is that a game? No. We weren't allowed to play games, but rather worked in factories and mines.

Posted by: Weasel at October 22, 2026 10:02 AM (TMF5Z)

90 Rally 'round the flag, muchachos! Er...muchachos? C'mon hombres...rally...the flag...amybody...hello?!!

Posted by: muldoon at October 22, 2026 10:02 AM (I0N4X)

91 84 I thought he killed Goliath.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

At Goliad.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

Such a Philistine!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:03 AM (l3cgK)

92
After this, he spent 15 minutes reciting his last will and testament.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 22, 2026 10:03 AM (eRlcH)

93 Some folks harp about it, but David only played the lyre.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:02 AM (l3cgK
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Lyre, lyre, pants on fire.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 22, 2026 10:03 AM (amcLV)

94 A very serious case of male cameltoe is evident.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 22, 2026 10:03 AM (vBZcw)

95 Nope. But we did play a variant of "Horse" called "Puto"...and yes, it used a basketball.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
_________

We played Kick the Can, where captured enemies were brought back to a circle surrounding a can. If a remaining enemy could bust through and kick the can, then all the prisoners went free.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 10:04 AM (JzUSu)

96 95 Nope. But we did play a variant of "Horse" called "Puto"...and yes, it used a basketball.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
_________

We played Kick the Can, where captured enemies were brought back to a circle surrounding a can. If a remaining enemy could bust through and kick the can, then all the prisoners went free.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 10:04 AM (JzUSu)

Seems like Girardot kicked the can. Did he win?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:05 AM (l3cgK)

97 We weren't allowed to play games, but rather worked in factories and mines."

And walked uphill. Thru snow. Both ways.

Posted by: man at October 22, 2026 10:05 AM (pfXMo)

98 Such a Philistine!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

It's "Palestinian," H8er!

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)

99 67 "no tickee, no shirtee!"

Posted by: cmeat at October 22, 2026 10:06 AM (Bep7s)

100 but rather worked in factories and mines.

And how did you feel about that, Mr. Dickens?
-- Victorian therapist

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:07 AM (77rzZ)

101 Are there Bolivars today?
Posted by: Eromero at October 22, 2026 10:02 AM (LHPAg)

Bolivar Peninsula is just across from Galveston Island and is connected by the Bolivar Ferry, operated by TxDOT at no charge to ferry riders.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 22, 2026 10:07 AM (wVcYX)

102 94 A very serious case of male cameltoe is evident.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 22, 2026 10:03 AM (vBZcw)

It's called a wedgie...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:07 AM (l3cgK)

103 Some folks harp about it, but David only played the lyre.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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Lyre, lyre, pants on fire.
Posted by: Captain Obvious

*********

So, where'd he stash the lute?

Posted by: muldoon at October 22, 2026 10:07 AM (I0N4X)

104 We played Kick the Can, where captured enemies were brought back to a circle surrounding a can. If a remaining enemy could bust through and kick the can, then all the prisoners went free.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Yo Mama so poor, I seen her kickin' a can down the street. I said, "Mama, what you doin'"?
She say, "Movin'".

Posted by: Yo Mama Joke #327 at October 22, 2026 10:08 AM (EdP2u)

105 Are there Bolivars today?
Posted by: Eromero

Do they still make wristwatchhes?

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)

106 75 yup and yup. but kick the can more often.

Posted by: cmeat at October 22, 2026 10:08 AM (Bep7s)

107 Soundtrack:

I feel pretty,
Oh, so pretty,
I feel pretty and witty and bright!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 22, 2026 10:08 AM (vBZcw)

108 OT, but twitter X is addictive as all get out. It just served up Norm MacDonald, via Spencer Pratt, which is a good morning break.

https://tinyurl.com/2hj868xs

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 22, 2026 10:09 AM (BFjnM)

109 97 We weren't allowed to play games, but rather worked in factories and mines."

And walked uphill. Thru snow. Both ways.

Posted by: man at October 22, 2026 10:05 AM (pfXMo)

I walked to the uni uphill both ways too......walked down from one hill, then up another hill, both ways...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:09 AM (l3cgK)

110 Just after the ceasefire in Desert Storm, I flew up with my CG to our most forward Battalion. The oil well fires were raging and the smoke was going thousands of feet into the air. Tanks were still smoking, and there was the stench.

We had been told not to fly the American flag so as to not offend our host nation and allies.
Posted by: Diogenes

Fuck 'em. If you're good enough to die under that flag, you're good enough to fly it when you win.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 22, 2026 10:09 AM (R9abx)

111 Some folks harp about it, but David only played the lyre.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Early Chinese influence in the region is attested by the fact that David spoke Mandolin.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:10 AM (77rzZ)

112 105 Are there Bolivars today?
Posted by: Eromero

Do they still make wristwatchhes?
Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:08 AM

Last well known was general Simon Bolivar Buckner.

Posted by: Eromero at October 22, 2026 10:10 AM (LHPAg)

113 King Saul threw a spear at David whilst he was playing the harp, but missed.

Posted by: Not a Lyre at October 22, 2026 10:10 AM (EdP2u)

114 103 Some folks harp about it, but David only played the lyre.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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Lyre, lyre, pants on fire.
Posted by: Captain Obvious

*********

So, where'd he stash the lute?

Posted by: muldoon at October 22, 2026 10:07 AM (I0N4X)

Dunno, but there were strings attached...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:11 AM (l3cgK)

115 King Saul threw a spear at David whilst he was playing the harp, but missed.
Posted by: Not a Lyre

David played the harp so that the crazy king would psalm down.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:13 AM (77rzZ)

116 113 King Saul threw a spear at David whilst he was playing the harp, but missed.

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He missed because good harp playing requires the use of both hands.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 22, 2026 10:13 AM (vBZcw)

117 This painting could be titled ‘The Last Cheerleader’ NFL Paris.

Posted by: Eromero at October 22, 2026 10:15 AM (LHPAg)

118 Simón Bolívar ordered that Girardot's heart be extracted, carried in a solemn procession to Caracas, and entombed in the cathedral
===========================
"Extracted" the heart? Yeah, we do that a lot.

Posted by: The Aztecs up north at October 22, 2026 10:15 AM (EdZlF)

119 A very serious case of male cameltoe is evident.
Posted by: Cicero

*************

There IS a code for that

2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code LB-56

Self-induced bifid scrotum

Posted by: muldoon at October 22, 2026 10:15 AM (I0N4X)

120 Lyre! All the cool kids play the kithara.

Posted by: Arion and Some Dolphin at October 22, 2026 10:15 AM (vBZcw)

121 118 Simón Bolívar ordered that Girardot's heart be extracted, carried in a solemn procession to Caracas, and entombed in the cathedral
===========================
"Extracted" the heart? Yeah, we do that a lot.

Posted by: The Aztecs up north at October 22, 2026 10:15 AM (EdZlF)

Well, you guys used to...but no longer have the heart to do it.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:16 AM (l3cgK)

122 I'm in the belly of the beast -- Portland, OR -- for my daughter's wedding on Saturday.

Driving around the area of my hotel (Wood Village) yesterday, ho-lee-shite, the number of freaks I saw walking around on sidewalks and in the coffee shop I stopped at...my mind got boggle-fied.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 22, 2026 10:16 AM (DdFGx)

123 Last well known was general Simon Bolivar Buckner.
Posted by: Eromero

His son, Simon Junior, commanded the US and Canadian forces in the Aleutians Campaign in WWII, and was the highest-ranking US officer killed by enemy fire during the War, at Okinawa.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:16 AM (77rzZ)

124 112 they cornered the robusto puros market.

Posted by: cmeat at October 22, 2026 10:16 AM (Bep7s)

125 An amusing anecdote to add to the "leftists are all hypocrites" pile.

Stuart Gordon, film director of the first Re-Animator and fairly far-left political voice, spent a few months discussing sequel ideas (Bride of Re-Animator) with his producer David Yuzna. However, Gordon's agent convinced him to not do the sequel because it wasn't good for his career to do a sequel.

So, Yuzna took over the writing on his own.

However, Gordon wasn't happy. Yuzna was using ideas that they had discussed together. If Yuzna was going to use those ideas, Yuzna had to pay Gordon.

Now, this is fairly standard stuff in the film industry, but Gordon is a radical leftist who hates capitalism. Who won't let a fellow creative, someone he worked well with, just have some ideas that they worked on together without causing problems, much less demanding personal lucre.

Extremely minor point of film history and an example of hypocrisy that will convince no one of anything other than that leftist love money for themselves no matter what they say. Still, it entertained me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:17 AM (qGAQr)

126 Driving around the area of my hotel (Wood Village) yesterday, ho-lee-shite, the number of freaks I saw walking around on sidewalks and in the coffee shop I stopped at...my mind got boggle-fied.

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We will all revel in our nation's new third world status.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 22, 2026 10:18 AM (vBZcw)

127 Mann blows Evans for fifty-one minutes:
youtube.com/watch?v=Srf_6infEKE

Posted by: gp at October 22, 2026 10:18 AM (Jr5Lq)

128 123 Last well known was general Simon Bolivar Buckner.
Posted by: Eromero

His son, Simon Junior, commanded the US and Canadian forces in the Aleutians Campaign in WWII, and was the highest-ranking US officer killed by enemy fire during the War, at Okinawa.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:16 AM (77rzZ)

Senior was in his early 60's when Junior was born...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:19 AM (l3cgK)

129 Obviously, back then, there would have been nothing gay about this. Unfortunately, in our age of stupid, guys moving like this would raise alarm bells. And the flag doesn't help.

Keeping all the outfits and the flag the same, to make it less gay, I guess he'd have to be planting the flag in a manly manner.

Preferably through the chest of the first dead guy.

Okay, and the WNBA hasn't hired snipers to shoot at people trying to attend their games....yet. But they just need to get it over with. Gateway.

"WNBA prevents Enes Kanter Freedom from sitting in the seats he purchased for the WNBA game in State Farm Arena on Wednesday night.

Enes Kanter Freedom was not allowed into the seats he purchased for Wednesday night’s WNBA game. He had courtside seats, but he was not allowed to sit in them."

He really needs to stop trying to score with these women.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 22, 2026 10:19 AM (Sco7b)

130 127 Mann blows Evans for fifty-one minutes:
youtube.com/watch?v=Srf_6infEKE

Posted by: gp at October 22, 2026 10:18 AM (Jr5Lq)

With a description like that, I woulda expected a Bootyjuice sock...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:20 AM (l3cgK)

131 His son, Simon Junior, commanded the US and Canadian forces in the Aleutians Campaign in WWII, and was the highest-ranking US officer killed by enemy fire during the War, at Okinawa.
Posted by: Bulg

Aleutians to Okinawa? It was the Climate Change that did him in.

Posted by: Green Nude Eel at October 22, 2026 10:20 AM (EdP2u)

132 Senior was in his early 60's when Junior was born...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Hey, some of us old guys still got it.
-- Zombie John Tyler

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)

133 "WNBA prevents Enes Kanter Freedom from sitting in the seats he purchased for the WNBA game in State Farm Arena on Wednesday night.

Enes Kanter Freedom was not allowed into the seats he purchased for Wednesday night’s WNBA game. He had courtside seats, but he was not allowed to sit in them."

He really needs to stop trying to score with these women.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 22, 2026 10:19 AM (Sco7b)

Seems a refund and other compensation are in order...he should sue if he hasn't.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:22 AM (l3cgK)

134 Merry Christmas Virginia morons.

>>@AndrewKolvet
·
5m
>>🚨BREAKING: VA Dem Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas has just been arrested by federal authorities and is in federal custody.

>>She is charged with drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud, and a firearms charge.

>>WOW

Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:22 AM (viF8m)

135 134 Merry Christmas Virginia morons.

>>@AndrewKolvet
·
5m
>>🚨BREAKING: VA Dem Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas has just been arrested by federal authorities and is in federal custody.

>>She is charged with drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud, and a firearms charge.

>>WOW

Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:22 AM (viF8m)

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Drug trafficking? Wow...VA Democrats are real special.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:23 AM (qGAQr)

136 Aleutians to Okinawa? It was the Climate Change that did him in.
Posted by: Green Nude Eel

At least he missed Okinawa tipping over.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:23 AM (77rzZ)

137 >>She is charged with drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud, and a firearms charge.

>>WOW

Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:22 AM (viF8m)

"See! SEE! The Rethuglicans are abusing their power again! OrangemanBad's a Notsee Fascist Russian Collaborator! RhEEEEeeeee"--liberals

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:24 AM (l3cgK)

138 JJ posted this on the Morning Report but shouldn't it be on the tech thread?

Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz Steered Millions To Pay for Disgusting ‘Booty Bumping’ Kits that Help Junkies Take Drugs Through ‘the Rectum’

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)

139 137
"See! SEE! The Rethuglicans are abusing their power again! OrangemanBad's a Notsee Fascist Russian Collaborator! RhEEEEeeeee"--liberals

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:24 AM (l3cgK)

========

Saying anti-Trump things makes one immune from law enforcement for any crime.

It's in the constitution.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:24 AM (qGAQr)

140 Louise Lucas has been dirty for a long time and I'd honestly thought they'd have booked her ass already.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 22, 2026 10:25 AM (88C+u)

141 138 JJ posted this on the Morning Report but shouldn't it be on the tech thread?

Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz Steered Millions To Pay for Disgusting ‘Booty Bumping’ Kits that Help Junkies Take Drugs Through ‘the Rectum’

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)

No Turkey Basters were harmed by this message...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:25 AM (l3cgK)

142 >>She is charged with drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud, and a firearms charge.

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Sad. If Trump hadn't made things so unaffordable she could have gotten by on her regular salary.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 22, 2026 10:25 AM (vBZcw)

143 Seems a refund and other compensation are in order...he should sue if he hasn't.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

He could serve process on them by wrapping it around a flying green dildo.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:25 AM (77rzZ)

144 A rythmic gymnast celebrates on the battlefield?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 22, 2026 10:26 AM (WEm6E)

145 127 Mann blows Evans for fifty-one minutes:
youtube.com/watch?v=Srf_6infEKE
Posted by: gp

You'd think they'd be done after, like, seven.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 22, 2026 10:26 AM (88C+u)

146 Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz Steered Millions To Pay for Disgusting ‘Booty Bumping’ Kits that Help Junkies Take Drugs Through ‘the Rectum’
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Huh. There's a kit for that sick shit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 22, 2026 10:26 AM (6vuXd)

147 A very serious case of male cameltoe is evident.
Posted by: Cicero

I believe it's called moose knuckle

Posted by: one hour sober at October 22, 2026 10:27 AM (DdFGx)

148 Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz Steered Millions To Pay for Disgusting ‘Booty Bumping’ Kits that Help Junkies Take Drugs Through ‘the Rectum’

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)
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Rectum? Damn near killed 'im!
--just the punchline

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 22, 2026 10:27 AM (amcLV)

149 Saying anti-Trump things makes one immune from law enforcement for any crime.

It's in the constitution.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:24 AM (qGAQr)

They should take a constitutional...right off a cliff.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:27 AM (l3cgK)

150 Standing in a line across from the other army standing in a line with both shooting at each other has to be the most ignorant thing humans have ever done. And we've done a lot.

Posted by: polynikes at October 22, 2026 10:27 AM (Ti9vn)

151 132 Senior was in his early 60's when Junior was born...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Hey, some of us old guys still got it.
-- Zombie John Tyler
Posted by: Bulg

I'll say!

Posted by: Zombie Tony Randall at October 22, 2026 10:28 AM (EdP2u)

152 The moment I saw how addictive Twitter was, back in 2010, I quit. I had a few days where I was enjoying it - back in the AttackWaaatch days, but didn't like what it was doing to my brain so I backed off and started using it for promotion only.

I realized in that moment it had been engineered to drive an addiction - and give the user an essentially totally fake experience of being engaged with others - and said nope.

Posted by: ... at October 22, 2026 10:28 AM (ldlqW)

153 Saying anti-Trump things makes one immune from law enforcement for any crime.
It's in the constitution.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

That'll be in next year's proposed state amendments.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 22, 2026 10:28 AM (88C+u)

154 They should take a constitutional...right off a cliff.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

They just right it off?

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)

155 144 A rythmic gymnast celebrates on the battlefield?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 22, 2026 10:26 AM (WEm6E)

It was a synchronized event, but his partner's routine was shot.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:28 AM (l3cgK)

156 So the Young Turks blowhard claims he has proof of a sitting Republican Senator being gay.

20 years ago, all the lefties just like him were giddy and cackling because they were sure they had proof Rick Perry was gay.

Related:
Some duffus behind the taking down our Ambassador to Greece was claiming he had video proof that would bring down Trump, Vance and Wiles.
And if they didn't apologize to him and pay him $1 million he'd release it.
He did.
It was just some corrupt shipping robber baron from Greece with an axe to grind just making unsupported, wild allegations.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 22, 2026 10:29 AM (3cUTc)

157 Fuck 'em. If you're good enough to die under that flag, you're good enough to fly it when you win.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 22, 2026 10:09 AM (R9abx)

Exactly.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 22, 2026 10:29 AM (2WIwB)

158 Standing in a line across from the other army standing in a line with both shooting at each other has to be the most ignorant thing humans have ever done. And we've done a lot.
Posted by: polynikes
_____________

Alternative? Keeping in mind the range of smoothbore muskets.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 10:30 AM (JzUSu)

159 113 King Saul threw a spear at David whilst he was playing the harp, but missed.
Posted by: Not a Lyre

A simple "boo" would have sufficed, you know.

Posted by: David at October 22, 2026 10:30 AM (88C+u)

160 The "Abolish the Senate" thing is beyond stupid. It would require a Constitutional amendment, passed by Congress, and there's no way the Senate is going to vote to abolish itself.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

161 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:24 AM (qGAQr

Did you see the bizarre clip of Sayed "owning" a maga? Very weird and dumb.

He basically pulled the ol' "pocket constitution" move. Boy do the libs love that one.

I wish he had done it with me. I would have asked him immediately to explain how Sharia Law is compatible with The Constitution.

Posted by: ... at October 22, 2026 10:31 AM (ldlqW)

162 151 132 Senior was in his early 60's when Junior was born...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Hey, some of us old guys still got it.
-- Zombie John Tyler
Posted by: Bulg

I'll say!

Posted by: Zombie Tony Randall at October 22, 2026 10:28 AM (EdP2u)

Indeed!

Posted by: Zombie Anthony Quinn at October 22, 2026 10:31 AM (l3cgK)

163 There IS a code for that

2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code LB-56

Self-induced bifid scrotum
Posted by: muldoon at October 22, 2026 10:15 AM (I0N4X)

Is there some medical reason to differentiate self-induced as opposed to someone else inducing?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 22, 2026 10:31 AM (ExV1e)

164 ABC News
@ABC
Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there.

-
Maybe she and Louise Lucas could move in together.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 10:31 AM (ndZc7)

165 So the Young Turks blowhard claims he has proof of a sitting Republican Senator being gay.
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If the guy is sitting he can't be that gay.

Posted by: ... at October 22, 2026 10:32 AM (ldlqW)

166 Senior was in his early 60's when Junior was born...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Hey, some of us old guys still got it.
-- Zombie John Tyler
Posted by: Bulg
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I think Strom Thurmond was 72 when his last kid was born.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 22, 2026 10:32 AM (XeU6L)

167 Alternative? Keeping in mind the range of smoothbore muskets.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 10:30 AM (JzUSu)

I'm sure you don't need my help thinking of a dozen or more alternatives.

Posted by: polynikes at October 22, 2026 10:32 AM (Ti9vn)

168 Maybe she and Louise Lucas could move in together.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 10:31 AM (ndZc7)

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They could open a business that sells wine and guns.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 22, 2026 10:33 AM (vBZcw)

169 For any of you looking to follow the stuff DataRepublican is dropping, and you should, she just started a thread where she posted her previous drops and where she will be dropping all future stuff.

There is an active and ongoing color revolution being run against us right now. It's well organized and very well funded. The best thing we can do to fight back is understand what's going on and spread the truth because there are going to be lots of lies coming. Tell friends. Tell everyone.

https://tinyurl.com/md7uhbjs

Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:33 AM (viF8m)

170 What'd I miss?

Posted by: Don Black at October 22, 2026 10:33 AM (ZxPkt)

171 Are those gay boots?
Posted by: But what does Piper say? at October 22, 2026 09:40 AM

Kinky Boots.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 22, 2026 10:33 AM (KRh8R)

172 VA Dem Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas...
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A "fundamentally non-serious" selection.

Posted by: Crusader at October 22, 2026 10:34 AM (TN0g+)

173 The moment I saw how addictive Twitter was, back in 2010, I quit. I had a few days where I was enjoying it - back in the AttackWaaatch days, but didn't like what it was doing to my brain so I backed off and started using it for promotion only.

I realized in that moment it had been engineered to drive an addiction - and give the user an essentially totally fake experience of being engaged with others - and said nope.
--
It's a firehose of nothing. Joined in 2009.

Been checking it out more the last few weeks.
Even the community notes don't help.
I've concluded that everyone on there is lying, even the people I agree with.
It's only value is "what are people talking about" but not what they are saying.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 22, 2026 10:34 AM (3cUTc)

174 166 Senior was in his early 60's when Junior was born...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Hey, some of us old guys still got it.
-- Zombie John Tyler
Posted by: Bulg
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I think Strom Thurmond was 72 when his last kid was born.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 22, 2026 10:32 AM (XeU6L)

Anthony Quinn was 80 or 81 when his last kid was born...

Posted by: Zombie Anthony Quinn at October 22, 2026 10:34 AM (l3cgK)

175 The moment I saw how addictive Twitter was, back in 2010, I quit. I had a few days where I was enjoying it - back in the AttackWaaatch days, but didn't like what it was doing to my brain so I backed off and started using it for promotion only.

I found it interesting when I made my account. Then it got flagged for suspicious activity - somehow - so I get zero interaction. That makes it significantly less addictive. I still look at stuff but not as compulsively and it's easier to walk away.

I choose to not look into how to clear the flag. It's doing me a favor.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 22, 2026 10:35 AM (ExV1e)

176 I never had a Twatter account or Instagram or TikTok.

I have LinkedIn because I get a lot of work there. I go on occasionally to comment or like a post to keep the algorithm happy and keep me from becoming invisible to searches.

I have Facebook but only use it for marketplace. Last time I used it for “Facebook stuff” was 11, 12 years ago.

Posted by: Whatever at October 22, 2026 10:35 AM (y7ZqC)

177 Search assist

James Doohan's last child, Sarah, was born in 2000 when he was 80 years old.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 22, 2026 10:36 AM (Sco7b)

178 Tony Randall and Larry King had kids when they were in their 70's:

Posted by: polynikes at October 22, 2026 10:36 AM (Ti9vn)

179 AI sez: The oldest man to father a child is Ramjit Raghav, who reportedly had his second son at the age of 96 in 2012. He first gained attention when he fathered his first child at 94 in 2010

Unless it's like that joke with the 100-year-old man visiting his doctor regarding knocking up his girlfriend...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:36 AM (l3cgK)

180 The "Abolish the Senate" thing is beyond stupid. It would require a Constitutional amendment, passed by Congress, and there's no way the Senate is going to vote to abolish itself.
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It'll be the "pen and a phone" route. They have no intention of passing a Constitutional amendment--they'll simply ignore the Constitution and the law and (attempt to) do whatever they want.

Posted by: Crusader at October 22, 2026 10:36 AM (TN0g+)

181 130 127 Mann blows Evans for fifty-one minutes:
youtube.com/watch?v=Srf_6infEKE

Posted by: gp at October 22, 2026 10:18 AM (Jr5Lq)
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I'm listening now, really nice. Thanks for posting.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at October 22, 2026 10:36 AM (JNTt1)

182 Alternative? Keeping in mind the range of smoothbore muskets.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 10:30 AM (JzUSu)

I'm sure you don't need my help thinking of a dozen or more alternatives.
Posted by: polynike
__________

I do, actually. What else could they have done when the range is 100 yards? You can't go to ground because it's nearly impossible to reload a smoothbore muzzle loader while lying flat.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 10:36 AM (JzUSu)

183 165 So the Young Turks blowhard claims he has proof of a sitting Republican Senator being gay.
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If the guy is sitting he can't be that gay.

Posted by: ... at October 22, 2026 10:32 AM (ldlqW)

I dunno, Newsom looks real fagish when sitting.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 22, 2026 10:37 AM (6ydKt)

184 Anthony Quinn was 80 or 81 when his last kid was born...
Posted by: Zombie Anthony Quinn

He had 12 kids altogether, including 5 with his first wife, Cecil B. DeMilles's adopted daughter, Katherine.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:38 AM (77rzZ)

185 183 165 So the Young Turks blowhard claims he has proof of a sitting Republican Senator being gay.
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If the guy is sitting he can't be that gay.

Posted by: ... at October 22, 2026 10:32 AM (ldlqW)

I dunno, Newsom looks real fagish when sitting.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 22, 2026 10:37 AM (6ydKt)

It's hilarious that Cenk thinks that matters. Are they GOPe is more pertinent.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 22, 2026 10:38 AM (Y/06r)

186 Posted by: Whatever at October 22, 2026 10:35 AM (y7ZqC)

Similar. Never had those three.
Have a LinkedIn, last updated when I was laid off.
Last used Facebook after wife died, turned her Facebook into a memorial...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:38 AM (l3cgK)

187 >>It'll be the "pen and a phone" route. They have no intention of passing a Constitutional amendment--they'll simply ignore the Constitution and the law and (attempt to) do whatever they want.

They're already telling us what they are going to do. They aren't going to use the current system to "reform" itself. They are going to try and tear the system down and rebuild it their way.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:38 AM (viF8m)

188 I guess they play Capture the Flag differently in South America.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at October 22, 2026 10:39 AM (MDua2)

189 The wit and wisdom of Kamala.

https://tinyurl.com/4b7xnmt4

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 10:39 AM (ndZc7)

190 > The "Abolish the Senate" thing is beyond stupid. It would require a Constitutional amendment

It's even worse than that. Equal representation in the Senate is one of the very few things in the Constitution that CAN'T be amended, according to Article V.

The only way to get rid of the Senate would be to scrap the entire Constitution and start from scratch.

Posted by: Charles Darwin at October 22, 2026 10:41 AM (qlLNh)

191 Tony Randall was 78 when his last child was born. Had one at 75, too. His wife was somewhat younger.

Posted by: Odd Couple? at October 22, 2026 10:41 AM (EdP2u)

192 Mann blows Evans for fifty-one minutes:
youtube.com/watch?v=Srf_6infEKE
Posted by: gp at October 22,

Clever. You get a push push for that.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 22, 2026 10:42 AM (sl73Y)

193 >>The only way to get rid of the Senate would be to scrap the entire Constitution and start from scratch.

Which is exactly what they want to do.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:42 AM (viF8m)

194 Tony Randall was 78 when his last child was born. Had one at 75, too. His wife was somewhat younger.
Posted by: Odd Couple?

Didn't Al Pacino have a kid recently in his 80s?

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:43 AM (77rzZ)

195 190 > The "Abolish the Senate" thing is beyond stupid. It would require a Constitutional amendment

It's even worse than that. Equal representation in the Senate is one of the very few things in the Constitution that CAN'T be amended, according to Article V.

The only way to get rid of the Senate would be to scrap the entire Constitution and start from scratch.

Posted by: Charles Darwin at October 22, 2026 10:41 AM (qlLNh)

========

It requires the consent of the state to have its senatorial representation stripped.

So, it's technically possible to end the Senate. You just have to get all 50 states to agree.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:43 AM (qGAQr)

196 There is an active and ongoing color revolution being run against us right now. It's well organized and very well funded. The best thing we can do to fight back is understand what's going on and spread the truth because there are going to be lots of lies coming. Tell friends. Tell everyone.
---
the scariest part is where she said, "what if I have the timeline wrong? that it's not 2027, but 2026?"

And that really lines up with their current moves:
- fake polls that show the Dems crushing Rs
- Rs win is proof they stole the election
- Dem govs declare they are "protecting democracy" by allowing riots and declaring R wins illigitimate.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 22, 2026 10:43 AM (3cUTc)

197 187 >>It'll be the "pen and a phone" route. They have no intention of passing a Constitutional amendment--they'll simply ignore the Constitution and the law and (attempt to) do whatever they want.

They're already telling us what they are going to do. They aren't going to use the current system to "reform" itself. They are going to try and tear the system down and rebuild it their way.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:38 AM (viF8m)

Reminds me of the movie "As Good As It Gets", where the Jack Nicholson Character describes how he writes women characters so accurately, except...

"How do you describe Democrats so accurately?"
"I take a Republican, and take away all reason and accountability and the restraints of the Constitution and Law"

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:44 AM (l3cgK)

198 193 >>The only way to get rid of the Senate would be to scrap the entire Constitution and start from scratch.

Which is exactly what they want to do.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:42 AM (viF8m)

=======

And I want Dolley to say yes to that threesome with Alexandria Daddario.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:44 AM (qGAQr)

199 Once guns were rifled, standing in lines was perhaps less justified. But the concern was that allowing dispersion would take men outside the command of officers, and they would never advance.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 10:44 AM (JzUSu)

200 The only way to get rid of the Senate would be to scrap the entire Constitution and start from scratch.

==

They want to take it to the point that the US Constitution becomes irrelevant. The USSR had a very liberal, human right conscious Constitution.

Posted by: runner at October 22, 2026 10:44 AM (AKptf)

201 Kara Swisher says Elon Musk might be in jail right now if Kamala Harris was in office and “he knows what’s coming” if Democrats take back power.

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Him and his damn flying cars!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 10:45 AM (ndZc7)

202 It requires the consent of the state to have its senatorial representation stripped.

So, it's technically possible to end the Senate. You just have to get all 50 states to agree.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:43 AM (qGAQr)

What if the number was reduced below the quorum?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:45 AM (l3cgK)

203 196 the scariest part is where she said, "what if I have the timeline wrong? that it's not 2027, but 2026?"

And that really lines up with their current moves:
- fake polls that show the Dems crushing Rs
- Rs win is proof they stole the election
- Dem govs declare they are "protecting democracy" by allowing riots and declaring R wins illigitimate.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 22, 2026 10:43 AM (3cUTc)

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Baltimore burns itself to the ground -> constitutional order collapses.

I'm reading this stuff, and I'm seeing dedicated people with little power and less understanding of how their plans will play out.

I imagine the Trump admin is taking it seriously, but I can't imagine this plan coming close to actually working.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:45 AM (qGAQr)

204 148 Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz Steered Millions To Pay for Disgusting ‘Booty Bumping’ Kits that Help Junkies Take Drugs Through ‘the Rectum’

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)

Think about how many meetings and people were involved in this.

The trouble with an educational system where you're simply trained to be compliant and never question or challenge anyone because it may affect your grade is that eventually you get a group of 'Yes men.'

And no-one has the balls to say 'You're an idiot and that's a retarded idea. Also, men and women can't change.'

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 22, 2026 10:46 AM (Sco7b)

205 They're all rotten to the core!

Open Source Intel @Osint613
15m

Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas has reportedly been arrested and taken into federal custody on charges including drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud and firearms offenses. A DOJ press conference is expected shortly.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 22, 2026 10:46 AM (yvwca)

206 And I want Dolley to say yes to that threesome with Alexandria Daddario.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:44 AM (qGAQr)

I think you'd need Alexandria Daddario's consent as well, unless you intend on doing a Bill Cosby...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:46 AM (l3cgK)

207 202 What if the number was reduced below the quorum?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:45 AM (l3cgK)

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It's no state shall have its representation in the senate removed without their consent.

Not, 24 states can remove the senate representation from the other 26 if the other 26 aren't in the room.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:46 AM (qGAQr)

208 206 And I want Dolley to say yes to that threesome with Alexandria Daddario.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:44 AM (qGAQr)

I think you'd need Alexandria Daddario's consent as well, unless you intend on doing a Bill Cosby...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:46 AM (l3cgK)

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Who says I don't have it already?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:47 AM (qGAQr)

209 199 Once guns were rifled, standing in lines was perhaps less justified. But the concern was that allowing dispersion would take men outside the command of officers, and they would never advance.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 10:44 AM (JzUSu)

And without advancement, you'd never turn a private into a corporal...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:47 AM (l3cgK)

210 A man and his wife check into a nice hotel. The man notices a woman in the lobby and tells his wife that she's a hooker.

The wife says no way... she's just wearing sexy clothes for a party or something.

To prove his point, the man approaches the hooker and offers her $50 (intentionally low-balling it, because he doesn't want her to actually accept).

She refuses and tells him it's $200.

The man has been been proven right.

Later in the evening, the man and his wife are eating dinner in the hotel restaurant.

The whore walks in, spots the couple, and says to the man: "You see? That's what you get for $50."

Posted by: Charles Darwin at October 22, 2026 10:47 AM (qlLNh)

211 There is an active and ongoing color revolution being run against us right now. It's well organized and very well funded. The best thing we can do to fight back is understand what's going on and spread the truth because there are going to be lots of lies coming. Tell friends. Tell everyone.

It's worth noting that they ran a first attempt at it last year (in the form of a military coup) with the Seditious Six, led by walking penis Mark Kelly. That failed because Pete Hegseth's done a decent job clearing out the dead wood in the services.

I'm not sure how their current attempt is intended to work. It appears Kash has a reasonable handle on the FBI, even if CIA is still significantly rogue, and I can't see state and local LEOs putting much of a dent in things.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 22, 2026 10:47 AM (2ocoG)

212 >>🚨BREAKING: VA Dem Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas has just been arrested by federal authorities and is in federal custody.

>>She is charged with drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud, and a firearms charge.

>>WOW
Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:22 AM (viF8m)
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"Close associate" of CIA Spanberger.....

Posted by: The Aztecs up north at October 22, 2026 10:48 AM (pRv/j)

213 Who says I don't have it already?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Yeah, but wait until she finds out about your love for Prometheus.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

214 207 202 What if the number was reduced below the quorum?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:45 AM (l3cgK)

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It's no state shall have its representation in the senate removed without their consent.

Not, 24 states can remove the senate representation from the other 26 if the other 26 aren't in the room.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:46 AM (qGAQr)

24+ states consent to remove their own representation...then what? Yeah, suicidal, but below the quorum, so you don't need all 50.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:49 AM (l3cgK)

215 Fuck 'em. If you're good enough to die under that flag, you're good enough to fly it when you win.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 22, 2026 10:09 AM (R9abx)
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Exactly.
Posted by: Diogenes
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If you havn't seen it, Brit SAS discusses his feelings re serving with US forces. The flag commentary begins at 3:50. Pretty moving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybIFDj-z3u0

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 22, 2026 10:49 AM (XeU6L)

216 "I'll let Chicago burn. Trump invokes the Insurrection Act. The people rise up and overthrow DC because they want Chicago burn to the ground."
-I mean...suddenly I'm convinced

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:49 AM (qGAQr)

217 132 pops was 59 sneakin' an 8th past the goalie.

Posted by: cmeat at October 22, 2026 10:49 AM (Bep7s)

218 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:47 AM (qGAQr)

Ahahahaha!
sniff, that was a good one!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:50 AM (l3cgK)

219 And without advancement, you'd never turn a private into a corporal...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Napoleon once said, "It's a poor soldier who doesn't want to be a general."

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:50 AM (77rzZ)

220 >>And I want Dolley to say yes to that threesome with Alexandria Daddario.

The people behind this have been running color revolutions and overturning governments for decades. They might be evil but they aren't entirely stupid.

They understand the challenges posed by our Constitution and other institutions. So they aren't planning on using them. Seriously, DR has been able to get her hands on a massive amount of their internal communications and she is posting it on X, the place where nothing happens. It's starting to get covered on Fox. Senator Mike Lee is getting involved.

I think we've all lived through enough conspiracy theories that turned out to be actual conspiracies to know that ignoring these seditious bastards instead of trying to get ahead of them is a very bad idea.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:50 AM (viF8m)

221 214 24+ states consent to remove their own representation...then what? Yeah, suicidal, but below the quorum, so you don't need all 50.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:49 AM (l3cgK)

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So, those 24 lose all of their seats in the Senate while the other 26 retain their seats and have total control?

Okay. I hope they try it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:50 AM (qGAQr)

222 The whore walks in, spots the couple, and says to the man: "You see? That's what you get for $50."

Posted by: Charles Darwin at October 22, 2026 10:47 AM (qlLNh)

"Tricks on her! His wife cost a hell of a lot more than $50!"

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:51 AM (l3cgK)

223 When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way!

Federal court rules switchblades are protected under the 2nd Amendment

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 10:51 AM (ndZc7)

224 Apparently, Louise Lucas' family members have also been arrested.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 22, 2026 10:52 AM (pRv/j)

225 141 that was the highest that gerbil ever got.

Posted by: cmeat at October 22, 2026 10:52 AM (Bep7s)

226 220 They understand the challenges posed by our Constitution and other institutions. So they aren't planning on using them. Seriously, DR has been able to get her hands on a massive amount of their internal communications and she is posting it on X, the place where nothing happens. It's starting to get covered on Fox. Senator Mike Lee is getting involved.

I think we've all lived through enough conspiracy theories that turned out to be actual conspiracies to know that ignoring these seditious bastards instead of trying to get ahead of them is a very bad idea.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:50 AM (viF8m)

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These are midwits who got poorer, less intelligent populaces already at odds with their corrupt governments, who are largely enthralled to outside nations for economic stability, to go along with a coup.

"We can just do this in America, too," is the thinking of a midwit well outside their level of competence.

Yes, they have plans. Mike Tyson had some thoughts about plans.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:53 AM (qGAQr)

227 It requires the consent of the state to have its senatorial representation stripped.

So, it's technically possible to end the Senate. You just have to get all 50 states to agree.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:43 AM (qGAQr)

What if the number was reduced below the quorum?
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What states would be fool-hardy enough to remove their own voice FIRST and then count on the rest of the conspiracy to continue along according to the plan?

Posted by: Crusader at October 22, 2026 10:53 AM (TN0g+)

228 I think we've all lived through enough conspiracy theories that turned out to be actual conspiracies to know that ignoring these seditious bastards instead of trying to get ahead of them is a very bad idea.

100%, but their first plan failed and while I'm not up on everything DR's dug up I don't get how this one is intended to work either.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 22, 2026 10:53 AM (2ocoG)

229 > Once guns were rifled, standing in lines was perhaps less justified.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 10:44 AM (JzUSu)

I think it took the invention of the machine gun to finally convince the brass that advancing in ranks was a Bad Idea.

Posted by: Charles Darwin at October 22, 2026 10:53 AM (qlLNh)

230 217 132 pops was 59 sneakin' an 8th past the goalie.

Posted by: cmeat at October 22, 2026 10:49 AM (Bep7s)

Dad was...almost 61 when Mom miscarried the last one...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:53 AM (l3cgK)

231 227 What states would be fool-hardy enough to remove their own voice FIRST and then count on the rest of the conspiracy to continue along according to the plan?

Posted by: Crusader at October 22, 2026 10:53 AM (TN0g+)

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States in secession. Not much else.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:54 AM (qGAQr)

232 You can't go to ground because it's nearly impossible to reload a smoothbore muzzle loader while lying flat.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 10:36 AM (JzUSu)
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You can - the technique is described in Hardee's - but it's awkward and slow.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 22, 2026 10:55 AM (amcLV)

233 228 100%, but their first plan failed and while I'm not up on everything DR's dug up I don't get how this one is intended to work either.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 22, 2026 10:53 AM (2ocoG)

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"The people will be so mad at Trump for stopping the burning and looting of blue states that they will rise up in revolution. Or, at least, they'll accept people invading the White House to preserve the burning of Baltimore."

It's stupid thinking by people who don't understand America.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:55 AM (qGAQr)

234 223 When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way!

Federal court rules switchblades are protected under the 2nd Amendment

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 22, 2026 10:51 AM (ndZc7)

2nd amendment says arms, not firearms, so covers swords, knives, pitchforks, maces, clubs...anything that can be used as a weapon that would make one considered armed.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:56 AM (l3cgK)

235 Posted by: Charles Darwin at October 22, 2026 10:53 AM (qlLNh)

Is this a sock fail, or intentional? We were talking about Darwin on a thread yesterday.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:56 AM (77rzZ)

236 What states would be fool-hardy enough to remove their own voice FIRST and then count on the rest of the conspiracy to continue along according to the plan?

Gavin Newsom is that stupid. And Hocul and Spanberger and Tim Walz.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 22, 2026 10:56 AM (2ocoG)

237 ... the burning of Baltimore...
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"And nothing of value was lost..."

Posted by: Crusader at October 22, 2026 10:56 AM (TN0g+)

238 It wasn't just muskets aimed at the lines.

Posted by: polynikes at October 22, 2026 10:57 AM (Ti9vn)

239 nood, you filth!

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 22, 2026 10:57 AM (5FlBj)

240 NOOD CBD rant

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:57 AM (l3cgK)

241 Whatever they are planning the media will be running cover.

Posted by: ... at October 22, 2026 10:57 AM (ldlqW)

242 I think it took the invention of the machine gun to finally convince the brass that advancing in ranks was a Bad Idea.

Posted by: Charles Darwin
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Even that didn't do it. There were a fair number of machine guns in the Russo-Japanese War, but the Japanese still prevailed with frontal assaults. (At huge cost.) So the lesson remained that elan overcomes bullets.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 22, 2026 10:57 AM (JzUSu)

243 There is an active and ongoing color revolution being run against us right now. It's well organized and very well funded. The best thing we can do to fight back is understand what's going on and spread the truth because there are going to be lots of lies coming. Tell friends. Tell everyone.

https://tinyurl.com/md7uhbjs
Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:33 AM (viF8m)

I've noticed a lot of conservative commentators have started referencing her. Glenn Beck did a decent podcast special on it.

I've said for years that we had no idea the damage and the extent the Barky years (including Biden's term) have inculcated the whole national system of governance. And we'll be uncovering even more as time goes on.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 22, 2026 10:58 AM (g8Ew8)

244 anything that can be used as a weapon that would make one considered armed.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

*sobs*
-- Michelle Fields

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)

245 >>100%, but their first plan failed and while I'm not up on everything DR's dug up I don't get how this one is intended to work eithe

Do you remember the other day when the WaPo reported that "national security experts" were briefing governors and other state level pols on the possibility of Trump rigging the midterms and options for response? At least one of their tactics appears to be claiming Trump rigged the elections, call the federal government illegitimate and corrupt, you know like they do in all color revolutions, and have at least some states that are run by fine upstanding Democrats refuse to cooperate with the federal government.

Chaos, anarchy, an illegitimate government. Time for a fresh start to save our precious democracy.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 22, 2026 10:58 AM (viF8m)

246 235 Posted by: Charles Darwin at October 22, 2026 10:53 AM (qlLNh)

Is this a sock fail, or intentional? We were talking about Darwin on a thread yesterday.

Posted by: Bulg at October 22, 2026 10:56 AM (77rzZ)

Hey, it was cromulent.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 22, 2026 10:58 AM (l3cgK)

247
And I want Dolley to say yes to that threesome with Alexandria Daddario.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 22, 2026 10:44 AM (qGAQr)
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I'll bet 2 of the three in that proposal will say no.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at October 22, 2026 10:58 AM (JNTt1)

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